Summary: President Xi Jinping met with Tajik President Rahmon in Beijing, celebrating 35 years of Tajik independence and emphasizing mutual support as the core of China-Tajikistan relations. Xi highlighted the signing of a treaty of good-neighborliness, and expressed China's support for Tajikistan's development path, and its efforts to maintain national independence, sovereignty, and security. Both leaders pledged to deepen cooperation across various sectors, including trade, investment, green energy, digital economy, and security, particularly in combating the "three evil forces." Rahmon reaffirmed Tajikistan's adherence to the One China principle, and expressed desire to strengthen cooperation in areas such as critical minerals, AI and scientific innovation.
Summary: President Xi Jinping met with Brunei Crown Prince Billah in Beijing, emphasizing the close ties between China and Brunei, framing them as a model of mutually beneficial cooperation between countries regardless of size. Xi called for strengthening strategic communication and deepening pragmatic cooperation to inject positive energy into regional peace and stability, based on the consensus reached with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on building a China-Brunei community with a shared future. He emphasized aligning China's "15th Five-Year Plan" with Brunei's "2035 Vision" to elevate bilateral cooperation, including in areas like artificial intelligence and the digital economy, and promoting closer ties within ASEAN. Billah reaffirmed Brunei's commitment to the one-China policy and praised China's role in promoting global peace and stability. Wang Yi was also present at the meeting.
Summary: Xi Jinping met with UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay in Beijing, emphasizing UNESCO's role in global governance and China's support for its work. Xi stated that Cold War thinking, hegemonism and unilateralism are making a comeback, and that global governance is at a new crossroads. He expressed China's commitment to multilateralism and support for the UN's authority. Xi called for deepened cooperation in AI, open science and digital education, and advocated for respect for diverse civilizations, while also calling for increased cooperation with Global South nations. Wang Yi was present at the meeting.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang met with Tajik President Rahmon, stating China's willingness to deepen cooperation in trade, investment, and various sectors like mineral resources and digital economy, while opposing external interference. Li also emphasized coordination within multilateral platforms like the UN and SCO. Rahmon expressed gratitude for China's support and desire for closer ties in various sectors, including digital economy and clean energy. Separately, Zhao Leji met with Rahmon, underscoring the importance of strategic trust and cooperation and China's willingness to cooperate with Tajikistan to promote China-Central Asia cooperation.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang congratulated Tamás Sulyok on becoming Hungary's President, stating that China views Hungary as a key partner in Europe. Li expressed China's willingness to work with Hungary to deepen cooperation, strengthen political trust, and promote the steady and long-term development of China-Hungary relations. He added that this cooperation would benefit both countries. The message did not include any discussion or allusions to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Vice President Han Zheng met with Brunei's Crown Prince Billah in Beijing, emphasizing the deep-rooted friendship and the consensus reached between Xi Jinping and Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on building a China-Brunei community with a shared future. Han called for mutual support on core interests, deepened cooperation in various sectors under the Belt and Road Initiative, and strengthened multilateral collaboration to address global challenges, furthering China-ASEAN ties. Billah expressed appreciation for China's development, reaffirmed Brunei's one-China policy, and expressed his desire to deepen bilateral cooperation in energy, agriculture, education, and sports. The Crown Prince also voiced support for Xi's global initiatives, highlighting Brunei's commitment to regional peace and prosperity.
Summary: China and Tajikistan signed a treaty on May 12, 2026, reaffirming mutual support for each other's core interests, including Tajikistan's support for the One China principle and China's support for Tajikistan's national sovereignty. The agreement emphasizes strengthening cooperation within multilateral frameworks like the UN, SCO, and the China-Central Asia mechanism, while opposing unilateralism, protectionism, and economic bullying. Both sides pledge to deepen counter-terrorism cooperation, particularly against the "East Turkistan" forces. The treaty aims to enhance their comprehensive strategic partnership and build a community of shared future. The agreement does not mention the United States.
Summary: At the invitation of Xi Jinping, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon conducted a state visit to China from May 11-14, 2026. The two leaders agreed to deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership and build a community of shared future, emphasizing mutual support on core interests and opposition to external interference. Tajikistan reiterated its firm support for the One China principle and China's positions on Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and Tibet. Both sides underscored the importance of the China-Central Asia mechanism and cooperation within frameworks like the SCO, while also agreeing to advance cooperation in areas like counter-terrorism, trade, and digital technology, including AI. Both countries expressed their concerns about terrorism in Afghanistan.
Summary: New measures have been introduced to enhance the comprehensive bonded zones (CBZ) in China, aiming for a 16% share of national foreign trade by 2025, according to Pan Cheng, Director of the General Administration of Customs Free Trade Zone and Special Zone Development Department. These measures focus on integrating high-standard international economic and trade rules and promote the transformation of CBZs towards high-end manufacturing and services, including R&D support and improved bonded maintenance policies, as well as encouraging linking CBZs to ports for improved logistics. The measures also aim to leverage technology for smarter and more efficient customs supervision and administration within the zones. These efforts will see comprehensive bonded zones play an important role in China's international logistics.
Summary: Wang Yi spoke with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Dar, where Dar discussed Pakistan's mediation efforts between Iran and the United States. Wang commended Pakistan's role in facilitating U.S.-Iran talks and reiterated China's support for their mediation efforts, particularly regarding the Hormuz Strait. Both parties agreed to strengthen coordination and cooperation on regional peace and stability. They also discussed the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties and pledged to deepen all-round cooperation and multilateral coordination.
Summary: Politburo member Li Hongzhong met with a Tongan parliamentary delegation led by Speaker Vaea in Beijing. Li stated that China is willing to work with Tonga to deepen political mutual trust and cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative, following the consensus reached between Xi Jinping and King Tupou VI last November. Vaea affirmed Tonga's adherence to the One China Principle and expressed a desire to deepen exchanges and cooperation with China in various fields, including legislative bodies. The meeting underscored China's efforts to build a China-Pacific Island Countries community with a shared future.
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Summary: According to the article, President Trump is scheduled to visit China from May 13th to 15th at the invitation of President Xi Jinping. The piece emphasizes the importance of the meeting for stabilizing U.S.-China relations and providing certainty to a turbulent world, particularly in light of the upcoming "15th Five-Year Plan" for China and the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in 2026. The article highlights the need for the U.S. and China to manage their differences through dialogue and cooperation rather than confrontation. It portrays China as committed to a stable, healthy, and sustainable relationship with the United States based on mutual respect and win-win cooperation. The article suggests that the U.S. needs to adopt a more equal perspective towards China and acknowledge the futility of attempts to contain its development.
Summary: Multiple U.S. figures interviewed by the paper emphasized the importance of stable and healthy U.S.-China relations, viewing them as vital for global peace and prosperity. They highlighted the role of head-of-state diplomacy as a "compass" and "stabilizer," anticipating that upcoming meetings would strengthen relations and inject certainty into global affairs. Interviewees such as Craig Allen, President of the US-China Business Council, stressed the need for predictable bilateral relations for economic and trade cooperation. Some also expressed hope that the U.S. would reassess its China policy and recognize the mutually beneficial nature of China's development, suggesting that cooperation could address global challenges and avoid confrontation. Lawrence Freeman, an international affairs expert, stated that the U.S. should cooperate more with China to promote world prosperity and abandon "zero-sum thinking".
Summary: U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by his wife Melania, will make a state visit to China from May 13th to 15th at the invitation of President Xi Jinping. The article notes Trump's background, including his education at Wharton and prior career in real estate. It mentions that Trump was initially elected as the 45th President in 2016, and then again as the 47th President in 2024. The article notes that Trump was born in New York City in 1946, and has three sons and two daughters.
Summary: NPC Standing Committee Vice Chairman Zheng Jianbang met with a New Azerbaijan Party delegation led by Deputy Chairman and Chief of Staff of the Central Office, Budagov, in Beijing on May 12th. Both sides expressed their commitment to implementing the consensus reached by the two countries' heads of state. The goal is to enrich the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Azerbaijan. There was no mention of the United States or US-China relations in the provided text.
Summary: At the invitation of Xi Jinping, President Trump will make a state visit to China from May 13th to 15th, the first such visit in nine years. The article emphasizes the significance of this meeting for developing China-U.S. relations and suggests that the two countries can strengthen mutual support and promote economic development. It highlights the importance of managing differences, particularly concerning Taiwan, where the author identifies continued U.S. arms sales to Taiwan as a point of contention. The author advocates for increased people-to-people exchanges, especially among youth, and expresses optimism that the visit will inject stability and positive energy into the world. The article concludes by calling on the U.S. to work with China to ensure a successful visit and open a new chapter in U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Tajikistan's President Rahmon laid a wreath at the Monument to the People's Heroes in Tiananmen Square on the morning of May 12th. The Xinhua report focuses solely on this symbolic gesture and does not mention any accompanying officials or any issues related to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Vice President Han Zheng met with Brunei's Crown Prince Billah in Beijing, emphasizing the deep-rooted friendship and the consensus reached between Xi Jinping and Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on building a China-Brunei community with a shared future. Han called for mutual support on core interests, deepened cooperation on Belt and Road Initiative projects, and expanded collaboration in areas like digital and green economies. He also highlighted the importance of multilateral cooperation and the construction of a closer China-ASEAN community. Billah reaffirmed Brunei's commitment to the one-China policy and expressed eagerness to deepen cooperation in various fields, supporting Xi's global initiatives for regional peace and prosperity.
Summary: China is focused on improving its disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief capabilities, emphasizing proactive prevention and technological innovation. Officials highlighted the establishment of a comprehensive emergency management framework and improvements in emergency response efficiency, exemplified by the rapid response to a 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Tibet. Efforts include strengthening disaster monitoring and early warning systems, equipping disaster-prone areas with better communication equipment, and establishing a five-tier disaster information reporting system. The country aims to transition from reactive responses to proactive prevention, enhancing public safety and security. There was no mention of the United States in this article.
Summary: A joint initiative by the National Disaster Reduction Commission Office, the Ministry of Emergency Management, CCTV, and the Jiangxi Provincial Government marked the 18th National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day in Nanchang, Jiangxi. The event, centered on raising disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief capabilities, featured public safety lessons, recognition of exemplary disaster relief workers, and emergency scenario simulations. The activities aimed to enhance public awareness and self-rescue skills related to common Jiangxi disasters like floods and forest fires. The event also involved video links to sub-venues in Beijing, Shaanxi, Sichuan and other locations.
Summary: A conference on disaster prevention and mitigation, co-sponsored by the China Public Relations Association and the China Disaster Prevention Association, was held at the University of Emergency Management. Over 200 attendees from government, academia, media, and industry discussed leveraging technology and safety education to improve disaster risk prevention. A national initiative for the 2026 National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day was released, calling for enhanced public awareness and emergency response capabilities. The initiative urged a focus on disaster preparedness to contribute to China's modernization. The article makes no mention of the United States.
Summary: State Councillor and Director of the State Council Working Committee on Disability Affairs, Chen Yiqin, conducted research in Beijing on disability affairs in anticipation of the 36th National Day for Helping the Disabled. Chen emphasized implementing Xi Jinping's instructions on caring for disabled people and protecting their equal rights to promote comprehensive development of the disability cause. She highlighted the importance of employment and rehabilitation services for disabled people, calling for improved job support and expanded channels for employment and entrepreneurship. Chen stressed promoting equality, integration, and sharing to improve public services and foster a supportive social environment for disabled individuals.
Summary: The article discusses how inland regions in China can overcome geographical disadvantages to achieve economic development by adopting a "frontier mindset" rather than an "inland consciousness." It highlights examples like Chongqing's foreign trade growth and Foping's tourism success, arguing that improved connectivity and strategic planning are key. The piece emphasizes breaking down traditional mindsets, fostering regional cooperation, and maintaining strategic focus to transform "peripheral" areas into hubs. It also touches upon the potential of western regions to contribute to emerging industries like AI, turning resources into new forms of energy. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China's National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA) has issued new coding rules for medical imaging equipment, creating a unified "medical insurance identification code." This standardization aims to improve the management and tracking of medical imaging devices under the national healthcare system. The initiative is expected to enhance the reliability of diagnostic results, clarify cost settlements, and improve the overall patient experience. For medical institutions, the coding enables full lifecycle management of imaging equipment, while for manufacturers, it promotes quality control and a more regulated market. The NHSA anticipates this system will strengthen oversight of medical insurance funds by precisely linking equipment to claims.
Summary: A courier in Guiyang, Guizhou, named Tan Huaiguo, diligently delivers packages and participates in volunteer work in his community. Tan is part of a 769-member volunteer service team, that helps resolve urban management issues by reporting problems such as damaged infrastructure. He highlights the convenience of "warm-hearted stations" (暖心驿站) that provide amenities for workers like himself. Tan believes that the city's care for new employment groups motivates them to participate in urban governance.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang met with Tajik President Rahmon, stating that under the guidance of both countries' leaders, China is willing to deepen political trust and mutual support on core interests, and oppose external interference. Li expressed China's willingness to expand trade, investment, and cooperation in various sectors, including mineral resources and the digital economy, while also increasing imports of Tajik products. Rahmon thanked China for its support and expressed his country's desire to deepen cooperation in various fields. Separately, Zhao Leji met with Rahmon, stating China is willing to deepen strategic trust and expand practical cooperation, while Rahmon reaffirmed Tajikistan's adherence to the one-China principle.
Summary: This article discusses the importance of revitalizing small rivers and streams in China, emphasizing their ecological, cultural, and economic value. It highlights initiatives like the "Beautiful Rivers and Lakes" project aimed at extending environmental protection to smaller waterways. The piece argues that improving water quality and restoring natural beauty enhances quality of life, attracts investment, and fosters sustainable development, citing examples like the transformation of the Guiyang River in Hunan. Ultimately, the article suggests that these efforts contribute to both ecological progress and economic prosperity. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the provided text.
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of supporting China's over 60 million SMEs, which are seen as crucial to the nation's economic potential and vitality. It highlights the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's "Together Benefit Enterprises" service action plan for 2026, which includes 66 specific tasks aimed at reducing costs, improving quality, and promoting upgrading for SMEs. The article stresses the need for stable, targeted, and easily accessible policies to address challenges like digitalization and access to computing power, citing Guangdong's "Yue Suan" action plan as an example. It argues that effective policy implementation, including utilizing big data and AI to understand SME needs, is crucial for translating policies into tangible benefits and fostering high-quality development. There is no mention of the United States or US-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the spirit of laborers in the new era, highlighting model workers and their contributions to China's development. It emphasizes the importance of continuous learning and skill development for workers to adapt to technological advancements and contribute to high-quality development. The piece notes China's economic growth, transitioning from industrial limitations to becoming a global manufacturing leader. It further calls for safeguarding the rights and interests of workers by providing more places of rest, skills training, and rights protection. The article concludes that modern socialist China provides more opportunities for laborers to contribute to national development.
Summary: This article highlights advancements in Chinese agricultural technology, including smart breeding robots that shorten breeding cycles and reduce labor costs. It also mentions agricultural machinery adapted for hilly and mountainous terrain, addressing a previous shortcoming. Smart farms are implementing intelligent management across the entire agricultural chain, improving water and fertilizer efficiency. Overall agricultural technology progress has contributed 64% to advancements, and the comprehensive mechanization rate of crop planting and harvesting has reached 76.7%. These technological applications are driving agricultural modernization.
Summary: A joint directive from 15 departments, including the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and the Central Cyberspace Administration, calls for deepening the construction of youth development-oriented cities. The directive emphasizes attracting young people by making cities "younger" through initiatives like spatial upgrades, supporting youth-run businesses, and creating new social opportunities. The directive also stresses the importance of addressing young people's pain points, such as simplifying entrepreneurship subsidies and providing support for housing and education. The goal is to create an environment where young people can "enter, stay, live in peace, and succeed in their careers." There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: The article highlights the importance of nuclear energy and technological self-reliance for China's high-quality development and national security. It cites the operationalization of the first "Hualong One" nuclear power unit in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area as an example of advancements in domestically developed nuclear technology. The piece emphasizes that secure energy supply is crucial for competition in science and technology, especially with the growth of data centers and AI. It also notes the need to address shortcomings in areas like smart microgrids and hydrogen storage to ensure future energy security.
Summary: Yiwu's foreign trade in the first four months of the year reached 272.23 billion yuan, an increase of 17.7%, demonstrating its unique development from nothing. The city's success lies in its global vision, rapid response to market trends, and ability to transform ideas into reality, which means it is not restricted by its land area and inland status. Yiwu's growth is attributed to its proactive approach to seizing opportunities and its focus on what it "wants" to achieve rather than what it "has." The article emphasizes Yiwu's ability to accurately grasp market trends and continuously explore innovative paths. The article did not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: A Tsinghua University professor, Hong Bo, discusses the development and approval of the NEO system, a semi-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) designed to help patients with spinal cord injuries regain hand movement. The NEO system uses wireless communication and power to transmit brain signals from electrodes placed outside the dura mater, balancing safety and signal quality. Clinical trials have shown that the system allows patients to control hand movements and may even induce some nerve repair. The team hopes this technology will advance fields like AI and biomedicine. The article also highlights the importance of breaking away from established technological paths to create meaningful innovation.
Summary: The 2026 Cross-Strait Ocean Culture Exchange Platform, focusing on the Austronesian civilization and cross-strait integration, was held in Fujian. Su Hui, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC, emphasized the shared history and cultural identity of people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Liu Cigui, Director of the Committee for Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese Affairs of the National Committee of the CPPCC, stated that Austronesians originated from the southeastern coast of China. Former Vice Chairman of the KMT, Tseng Yung-chuan, expressed a desire to continue cross-strait cooperation under the "1992 Consensus." The event included exhibitions, speeches, and dialogues with experts and representatives from both sides.
Summary: The National Ethnic Affairs Commission launched the "Shared Spiritual Home of the Chinese Nation" themed cultural event in Henan, focused on "Shared Origin, Shared Garden, Shared Wish." The event, emphasizing mass participation, aims to showcase Henan's achievements in building this shared spiritual home through activities like folk performances and cultural experiences. An official from the commission stated the event upholds the centrality of strengthening the sense of community of the Chinese Nation and uses shared ideals to unite the people and cultivate cultural confidence. The activities, initiated in 2023, seek to integrate central directives with local practices to promote the construction of this shared spiritual home.
Summary: The Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries-constructed Qingzhou V and VII offshore wind power projects in the Three Gorges Yangjiang feature the world's largest offshore converter stations. These stations, measuring 82.5m x 85.5m x 44m, will utilize flexible DC technology to provide green energy to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area. The project aims to promote large-scale offshore wind power development and contribute to China's dual carbon goals. On May 12th, the world's largest offshore converter station completed loading and is ready to depart. There is no mention of the United States or US-China relations in the article.
Summary: China has successfully initiated an International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) project for a new international standard, "Digital Product Carbon Footprint (CFP)—Part 2: CFP Data Exchange Format and Guidelines." This marks China's first internationally-led effort in setting a digital product carbon footprint standard. The standard aims to address inconsistencies in data exchange methods and formats that impede the effective transmission of CFP data within the global electronics industry supply chain. The standard will define requirements for CFP data exchange and provide application guidelines applicable to the entire lifecycle of electronic products. This initiative seeks to provide solutions for effective CFP data transfer, which will bolster China's global influence in green and low-carbon standardization.
Summary: China successfully launched the Qianfan 09 group of satellites into a predetermined orbit using the Long March-6C carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. This launch marked the 642nd flight mission for the Long March series carrier rockets. The article does not mention any statements or actions of an official. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Gansu province issued guidelines to promote high-quality development of elderly care services, aiming to meet the diverse needs of the elderly population and synergize the elderly care sector with related industries. The guidelines focus on optimizing the elderly care service network at the county level, promoting integrated home, community, and institutional care models, and supporting rural elderly care as part of the rural revitalization strategy. The province encourages the development of specialized industries like tourism-based elderly care, including the establishment of an alliance for such services. The directives also emphasize social participation and the integration of healthcare with elderly care services.
Summary: This article profiles Yang Chasheng, a Shanghai resident and former decorator, known locally as "Little Yang," who has spent over 30 years providing free repair services to his community, particularly the elderly and disabled. Inspired by his upbringing and a desire to help others, Yang offers assistance through his "Little Yang Hotline," going beyond simple repairs to provide support during emergencies. Despite initial skepticism, Yang's dedication has inspired others, leading to the creation of the "Yang Chasheng Learn from Lei Feng Alliance Shop," a network of volunteer stores offering similar services. With the support of the Party organization, Yang's volunteer team has grown to nearly 200 people, extending its reach to multiple cities. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
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Summary: Karamay, Xinjiang, has transformed from a barren landscape to an oasis with thriving biodiversity due to ecological restoration efforts. These efforts include converting polluted areas into ecological parks and reforesting abandoned mines, attracting diverse wildlife. The improved environment has led to the return of endangered species like the white-headed duck, now breeding in the area. Local residents and organizations actively participate in wildlife protection through monitoring, rescue efforts, and public education. The city collaborates with external organizations, including universities, to ensure scientific guidance in their ecological initiatives.
Summary: A Shenzhen company, Zibianliang Robotics, in collaboration with 58 Group, has launched a smart cleaning service employing humanoid robots to assist human cleaners in homes in Shenzhen and Beijing. The robots handle repetitive tasks like tidying and dusting, while human cleaners focus on more complex cleaning, with the goal of improving efficiency and adapting to varied home environments through machine learning. The service is priced the same as a human cleaner and is in high demand. The company is working to improve the robots' adaptability and coordination with human workers.
Summary: The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) announced a nationwide initiative to regulate short-form video content, addressing issues of unclear sources, misinformation, and deceptive content. Since January, the CAC has overseen the removal of over 520,000 misleading videos and penalized 68,000 accounts. Twelve major platforms, including Douyin, Kuaishou, and Tencent, piloted content labeling systems in March. The CAC is now mandating all platforms to implement mandatory content labels for short videos, including categories such as "containing fictional content," "AI-generated content," "marketing information," "reposted content," "personal opinion," or "no label needed".
Summary: This article describes the modernized Sany Heavy Truck Industrial Park in Changsha, Hunan, highlighting its advanced automation and green technology. Over one hundred welding robots and 700 AGVs contribute to a production rate of one new energy heavy truck every six minutes. The report emphasizes the park's transformation and revitalization of traditional industries through intelligent and green upgrades. There is no mention of US-China relations.
Summary: The 2026 APEC Food Safety Cooperation Forum (FSCF) reported that China's food trade import and export volume reached 594.86 billion yuan in the first four months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 6.5%. Trade with other APEC economies accounted for 58.9% of this total. China Customs pledged to deepen cooperation with APEC economies, embracing digital revolution and regulatory innovation to promote trade facilitation. The forum also highlighted the use of new technologies like AI and blockchain in food safety governance and the importance of an open and transparent regional food trade system.
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Summary: Baixiang Food Co. Ltd. spearheaded the drafting of a new "Old Hen Soup" standard (T/CIFST 031—2026), organized by the Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology. The standard aims to regulate the "Old Hen Soup" category, focusing on ingredient requirements, product specifications, and testing methods. Baixiang, a leading company in the instant food sector, initiated this standard based on its 29 years of experience, demonstrating its commitment to product quality and industry development. The standard seeks to quantify indicators to improve product transparency and foster quality-centered competition. Baixiang collaborated with research institutions and upstream/downstream enterprises to break down technical barriers during the standard-setting process.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of drawing upon China's 5,000-year civilization to construct a unique Chinese philosophy and social science framework. It argues that this framework should incorporate original concepts and characteristics found within Chinese culture, including those present in Chinese literature and historical records. The author highlights the value of historical texts in shaping academic discourse and providing theoretical inspiration for various disciplines. It also advocates for adapting traditional cultural elements to contemporary society, strengthening China's cultural identity, and contributing to a distinct Chinese academic system. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article emphasizes Xi Jinping's call for cadres to balance adherence to central directives ("looking upwards") with responsiveness to the needs of the people ("looking downwards") to cultivate a correct view on performance evaluation. "Looking upwards" allows cadres to understand the larger strategic picture, while "looking downwards" ensures policies are grounded in reality and address the populace's concerns. Neglecting either, the article argues, leads to either formalism and detachment or parochialism and a lack of strategic vision. The correct view on political achievement is formed by unifying the demands of both. Ultimately, cadres should be "clear-headed people" that the Party Central Committee can rely on and "intimate people" that the masses trust.
Summary: The article discusses the ongoing reforms to China's talent evaluation system, emphasizing a shift towards valuing innovation, quality, practical impact, and contributions, particularly for young talent. It highlights the need to adapt evaluation methods to the diverse development paths of young talent, moving away from traditional metrics like academic titles and quantity of output. The author advocates for diversified evaluation bodies, including employers, experts, and market assessments, and optimized evaluation methods that account for different research types and career stages. Furthermore, the article calls for better coordination between talent evaluation and other aspects of resource allocation and project assessment, and emphasizes creating a supportive environment for innovation.
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of constructing a Chinese discourse and narrative system by creating new concepts, categories, and expressions to enhance China's communication and influence. It argues that these new elements should be rooted in both China's specific realities, drawing from practices guided by Xi Jinping Thought, and its traditional culture. Furthermore, it discusses the need for a self-consistent analytical framework to avoid dependence on Western-dominated narratives. The article stresses the importance of truthful, relatable, and precise expressions for effectively communicating Chinese ideas and values to both domestic and international audiences, particularly in the context of global challenges and common interests. The article does not directly mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Yuzhong County in Gansu province is promoting a circular economy for agricultural plastic film (农膜) by increasing the minimum thickness of the film to facilitate recycling and establishing a network of collection points. The county has established a system where farmers are incentivized to return used film in exchange for new film or other goods. Companies like Lanzhou Jintudi Plastics are recycling the collected film into new plastic products, using a closed-loop water system to minimize waste. The county's efforts have led to a significant increase in the amount of agricultural film recycled annually. Recent demonstrations showcased advanced machinery to improve the efficiency of film retrieval, indicating an ongoing commitment to sustainable agricultural practices.
Summary: Zhang Linbing, an aquaculture entrepreneur in Tongling, Anhui, utilizes technology like underwater cameras to monitor fish growth and improve efficiency. After setbacks due to fish diseases and breed degradation, Zhang invested in importing and breeding new strains of fish, including the "Wan Lu" black bass, which boasts improved disease resistance and growth. His company now has 1400 mu of aquaculture area, with a yearly output of over 54 million RMB. Zhang also provides technical support to local farmers to help them breed black bass.
Summary: The Xi'an-Shiyan High-Speed Railway (HSR) has begun full-line testing, a crucial step toward its eventual operation. The comprehensive testing train DJ602 departed from Xi'an East Station and arrived at Shiyan East Station, marking the achievement. This HSR, a key component of China's "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed rail network, will reduce travel time between Xi'an and Shiyan to within one hour, and Xi'an to Wuhan to approximately 2.5 hours. The project is positioned to aid the revitalization of rural areas in the Qinba Mountains and boost high-quality economic and social development along the route.
Summary: According to Tianjin Customs, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region's import and export value for the first four months of the year reached 1.6 trillion yuan, a 12% year-on-year increase, accounting for 9.9% of the national total. State-owned enterprises provided stability, while private enterprises led in growth. Trade with the EU and ASEAN remained significant, and trade with emerging markets like Latin America and Africa saw substantial increases. Machinery and electronic product exports accounted for nearly 60% of the region's total exports. No mention of the United States or US-China relations was made in the article.
Summary: The article reports on the success of Lianjiang, Zhanjiang in exporting bamboo, wood, and grass products, with exports reaching 36.53 million yuan in 2023. Tang Hui, head of Xinchang Craft Products Co., Ltd., stated that her company's bamboo and rattan woven products are exported to Europe, America, and Southeast Asia. Tang Hui also described the process of winning a large order to produce rattan perfume bottles for an overseas perfume brand, requiring extensive training and innovation. The article highlights the support from Zhanjiang Customs in streamlining inspection and quarantine procedures to facilitate exports, particularly to the EU, North America, and ASEAN.
Summary: Haikou Customs reports that since the implementation of Hainan's new offshore duty-free policy in November 2025 through April 30, 2026, duty-free shopping totaled 22.22 billion yuan involving 2.973 million shoppers purchasing 17.45 million items. This represents year-on-year increases of 22.6%, 9.4%, and 5.5% respectively. The new policy optimized regulations for tourists, residents, and outbound travelers, expanding the range of duty-free goods from 45 to 47 categories. Haikou Customs will strengthen supervision and promote the continued release of policy dividends.
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Summary: A recent meeting in Jilin Province focused on alleviating burdens on local communities by combating formalism, specifically addressing issues such as excessive paperwork and unnecessary inspections. 朝阳村 serves as an example where the implementation of a "one-form system" (一表通) has significantly reduced the reporting burden on village officials, allowing them to focus on development projects such as agriculture and tourism. The province has also streamlined inspection processes, reducing the frequency of visits to villages and the burden of hosting them. 吉林 province has focused on clarifying the responsibilities of community-level organizations, reducing the number of required certifications and allowing them to focus on resident satisfaction.储晓东, the head of the Jilin Provincial Party Committee Social Work Department, stated that Jilin will continue to reduce the burden on grassroots organizations and consolidate the results of solving the problem of "small horses pulling big carts" in grassroots governance, and promote more resources and forces to be tilted towards the grassroots.
Summary: This article discusses the problem of excessive bureaucratic burdens on local officials in China, such as filling out forms and accompanying research trips, which detract from their ability to serve the people. It argues for streamlining bureaucratic processes by eliminating redundant reporting, clarifying responsibilities, and reducing the frequency of evaluations. The piece advocates for establishing clear guidelines for local officials' responsibilities to prevent arbitrary task assignments. It also emphasizes the need to institutionalize these reforms to create a long-term mechanism for reducing burdens and enabling officials to focus on serving the public.
Summary: The article is a first-person account from a veteran of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake rescue efforts, who is now the director of the Equipment Department of the Leshan Public Security Bureau in Sichuan Province. He recounts his experience as a paratrooper during the earthquake relief, emphasizing the importance of providing adequate emergency supplies. He also describes his transition to a support role, highlighting the importance of meticulous work in ensuring the safety and well-being of frontline officers and disaster victims. He emphasizes his dedication to serving the people, whether on the front lines or in a supporting role. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Qing'an County in Heilongjiang Province has established a "1+4+N" anti-corruption education system to promote a culture of integrity. The system involves annual conferences, quarterly meetings with anti-corruption content, and tailored activities by local departments, including visits to educational bases and the use of online platforms. Since 2023, the county has conducted 140 anti-corruption education events, reaching over 5,000 party members and cadres. The county aims to further improve the system, strengthen the building of a clean culture in the new era, and cultivate a positive atmosphere. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The 2026 World Digital Education Conference in Hangzhou highlighted the increasing integration of "AI + Education," showcasing innovations like AI-powered virtual labs and intelligent learning platforms. Zhejiang province is actively promoting this integration, with schools adopting AI for tasks ranging from grading to personalized learning. The conference featured collaborations between educational institutions and industries, with several international cooperation projects signed covering areas such as curriculum sharing and teacher training. Experts at the conference discussed the need for educators to adapt to new technologies and for curriculum to be updated quickly. The National Smart Education Public Service Platform was upgraded with new services including a global AI education service platform.
Summary: Chengdu has launched "Poetry Road" sightseeing buses, featuring drivers dressed as the poet Du Fu and guides as Li Bai, to promote the city's cultural heritage. These buses, decorated with poetry and landscapes, connect cultural landmarks and create immersive experiences for tourists. The "Qu Shua" bus initiative has expanded to include over 60 themed routes, serving nearly 4 million passengers and integrating culture, commerce, tourism, and sports. Chengdu also introduced the "Panda Express" tourist train and the "Night Tour Jinjiang" river cruise to further enhance travel experiences. A Chengdu cultural official stated that the city will continue to develop new scenarios that fuse transportation and tourism to meet the diverse needs of tourists.
Summary: Chinese researchers are proposing the construction of a "Space Cloud" ecosystem to integrate various satellites, including remote sensing, communication, and computing satellites, into an intelligent space-based information service system. Led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Aerospace Information Innovation Research Institute, the initiative aims to transform the application model from "single-function satellites" to an "intelligent nebula" through in-orbit collaboration. Academic Dean Wu Yirong highlights the potential of the "Space Cloud" to improve system timeliness and availability. The project seeks to capitalize on China's advancements in high-resolution remote sensing and high-throughput communication satellites while accelerating the development of space-based computing. The initiative will enhance the comprehensive application efficiency of China's space-based resources.
Summary: Wuhan has been promoting city-wide reading initiatives, including the "Reading in Wuhan" campaign for the past 15 years, aiming to enhance citizens' cultural literacy and city cohesion. These initiatives involve creating easily accessible reading resources like "cloud libraries" in subway stations and a "12-minute public cultural service circle." Activities include reading seasons, lectures, and the creation of a science and technology map and themed study routes to make knowledge more tangible. Special attention is given to providing reading materials to special groups such as deaf children. A Wuhan Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department representative reported on these efforts.
Summary: Anhui province's quantum computing chip key laboratory has launched the "Benyuan Wukong-180," China's fourth-generation superconducting quantum computer. The computer, developed by Benyuan Quantum Computing Technology (Hefei) Co., Ltd., features a 180-qubit superconducting quantum chip. All key systems, including the chip, measurement and control systems, environment support system, and operating system, were independently developed by Benyuan Quantum. The computer is now accepting global quantum computing tasks.
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Summary: A newly revised marriage registration regulation, implemented in May 2025, has streamlined and enhanced marriage services across China. The new regulation extends service chains by encouraging marriage counseling, eliminates regional restrictions through "nationwide processing," and optimizes procedures by integrating services like household registration. As a result of the regulation, over 682,000 marriage registrations have been processed nationwide and over 653,800 “marriage and household registration” joint applications have been completed. The new regulation also helps combat customs such as large betrothal gifts and banquets, encouraging instead simple weddings.
Summary: After a farmer from Yangxian County in Hanzhong, Shaanxi, suffered a stroke while selling apples in Xianfeng County, Enshi Prefecture, Hubei, local residents and hospitals quickly sold all his produce. In response, Yangxian County offered free admission to its tourist attractions for Enshi Prefecture residents for a year, which Xianfeng reciprocated for Yangxian residents. This exchange of goodwill led to broader cultural and tourism benefits between the two cities. The article highlights the positive image built by both cities and the impact of mutual support. The piece does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: In the first quarter of 2026, China's consumer associations handled 470,100 complaints, an increase of 1.8% year-on-year, resolving 277,267 cases and recovering 216 million yuan in economic losses for consumers. The primary issues reported were related to after-sales service, contracts, and product quality. Goods-related complaints accounted for 50.46% of the total, while service-related complaints represented 45.33%. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) Hubei Branch is focusing on integrating technological, industrial, and financial innovation to support Hubei's development as a strategic hub in central China. The bank is increasing lending to manufacturing, technology, green industries, and strategic emerging industries, with a focus on supporting technological innovation projects. It is also collaborating with local government entities and research institutions to improve financial services. ICBC Hubei is providing tailored financial solutions and promoting data-driven credit products to support technology companies of all sizes and promote the commercialization of technological advancements. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Yibin High-Tech Zone in Sichuan is fostering a green photovoltaic (PV) industry cluster by leveraging clean energy and green microgrids, promoting cleaner manufacturing and circular resource utilization. Companies in the zone, such as Yingfa Runeng, are implementing energy-saving upgrades and green technologies to produce PV products, including on-site solar power generation and integration with the district's green microgrid, which sources clean energy from the surrounding areas. These companies are also focusing on reducing waste and emissions through technological upgrades and resource recycling, with the goal of achieving zero-carbon industrial parks. The improvements have resulted in substantial reduction of carbon emissions. The high-tech zone has become a pilot zero-carbon industrial park in Sichuan.
Summary: This article highlights the increasing adoption of green practices in China, from manufacturing to daily life. It describes the use of green energy in photovoltaic production in Sichuan, resource recycling in Zhejiang, and collaborative carbon reduction efforts in Anhui. The article also notes the growing popularity of green consumption patterns in cities like Taiyuan and Wuhan, with citizens embracing practices such as recycling and trading in old items. The trend indicates a deepening commitment to energy conservation, carbon reduction, and a transition toward a greener economy.
Summary: The Central Meteorological Observatory and the Ministry of Water Resources jointly issued warnings for heavy rain and potential mountain floods in regions including Fujian, Jiangxi, and Hunan. The National Flood Control Office and the Ministry of Emergency Management convened discussions with meteorological, water conservancy, and natural resource departments to assess rainfall trends and deploy flood prevention and disaster reduction efforts. These departments predict heavy rainfall with potential severe weather across southern China, urging local authorities to prioritize risk assessment, emergency response preparedness, and proactive evacuation measures, emphasizing accountability at all levels of government. The discussions emphasized the importance of close monitoring and responsiveness to risks, especially in vulnerable areas. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Gansu province has launched a two-year campaign to improve management of rural rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. The initiative, led by the provincial water resources, environment, and agriculture departments, will focus on remediation efforts in selected areas within each county. Key objectives include restoring basic functions, improving ecology, managing shorelines, preventing pollution, and establishing management mechanisms, all under the River Chief system. The effort calls for inter-departmental coordination and public awareness campaigns to enhance overall protection. No mentions were made regarding the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: By the end of 2025, China's rural tap water coverage reached 96%, with 71% of the rural population covered by large-scale water supply projects and 72% under county-level unified management. The Ministry of Water Resources has promoted a "3+1" standardized construction and management model for urban and rural water supply integration, achieving significant improvements in rural water supply and completing the 14th Five-Year Plan targets two years ahead of schedule. A rural water supply system has been continuously improved with 3.816 million rural water supply projects, forming a water supply network covering 850 million rural population. The Ministry of Water Resources will further implement the rural water supply "3+1" standardization construction and management model to accelerate the transformation of rural water supply from "having water to drink" to "drinking good water."
Summary: The first phase of the Chao Lake ecological dredging and wetland restoration project in Hefei, Anhui, focuses on dredging, sediment consolidation, tailwater purification, and lakeside wetland restoration. As a key project for comprehensive Chao Lake management, it aims to reduce pollution load and improve the lake's self-purification capacity and ecological quality through ecological dredging. The project is expected to continuously improve the water ecology of Chao Lake. Construction was ongoing as of May 12th.
Summary: A panel of experts recently convened in Nanning to approve the "Growth Model and Value Assessment Report of Main Precious Tree Species in Guangxi National Reserve Forest," signifying Guangxi's achievement in precisely quantifying the value of precious tree species. Launched in May 2025, the project, commissioned by the Guangxi Forestry Bureau, assessed the ecological, economic, and social value of four key tree species, including Phoebe zhennan, Acacia melanoxylon, Castanopsis hystrix, and Cinnamomum cassia. The report indicates substantial economic potential for these species under intensive management, exceeding that of traditional fast-growing trees. The study was conducted using resource distribution surveys, sample plot investigations, and market research. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: A joint expedition by staff from the Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve and the Kunming Institute of Botany discovered wild *Ficus motuoensis* plants in Yunnan's Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, marking the first recorded instance of the species in Yunnan Province. The species, formally identified in 2022 and previously known only in Medog, Tibet, was found to be growing well. This discovery enriches the regional wild plant species list and highlights the effectiveness of biodiversity monitoring and in-situ conservation efforts in the Gaoligong Mountain area. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
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Summary: The second Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit, focusing on urban development and sustainability, featured significant participation from Chinese enterprises showcasing advanced technologies and equipment. Emirati officials expressed interest in closer collaboration with Chinese firms to leverage these innovations for infrastructure development. The UAE prioritizes infrastructure development to diversify its economy and has aligned its national strategies with China's Belt and Road Initiative. Chinese companies are involved in key projects such as the UAE Federal Railway and the Sindagha Corridor upgrade, demonstrating the deepening cooperation between China and the UAE in infrastructure. These projects are seen as contributing to the UAE's sustainable development goals and regional connectivity, while there was no mention of the U.S. or U.S. relations.
Summary: Tajikistan's GDP grew by 8% in the first quarter of 2024, driven by fixed asset investment, industrial production, and foreign trade. The country is focusing on digital economy and electric vehicles to promote industrialization and modernization, including a focus on AI development with a strategy document released at a SCO meeting. Tajikistan plans to cooperate with Chinese companies on electric vehicle production, aiming to become a regional hub and has already converted Dushanbe taxis to be 100% electric. China became Tajikistan's largest trade partner in 2023, with over 700 Chinese enterprises investing in the country. President Rahmon stated that the Belt and Road Initiative has opened a new chapter in Tajikistan-China relations, bringing practical outcomes and promoting investment and job creation.
Summary: **Summary of WHO and Hantavirus Article:** WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, alongside Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, stated that while the Hantavirus outbreak on the Hondius cruise ship does not appear to be escalating, the response is ongoing. Eleven cases have been reported, with three deaths and nine confirmed as Andes virus; the WHO assesses the overall global public health risk as low but expects potential new cases due to the virus's incubation period. Sánchez noted Spain coordinated the evacuation of over 120 individuals of various nationalities. **Summary of Japanese Household Spending Article:** Japanese household spending declined for the fourth consecutive month in March, influenced by rising prices and the ongoing Middle East conflict, leading to increased household frugality.
Summary: A recent report from Statistics South Africa indicates job growth in key sectors like manufacturing, mining, and agriculture. The South African government is implementing various measures to support youth employment, including a 2.5 billion Rand youth fund focused on agriculture, renewable energy, and industrial development. Deputy President Masupha highlighted the Basic Education Employment Initiative, which provided jobs for 205,000 youths in the first half of 2025. The government is also prioritizing skills training through initiatives like the National Youth Service and preferential procurement policies for youth-owned businesses. President Ramaphosa mentioned in his 2026 state of the nation address that employment stimulus programs had created 2.5 million jobs.
Summary: A Japanese student learning about the Nanjing Massacre at an international school sparked outrage from their father, who then spread right-wing revisionist narratives online. This incident highlights a larger trend of Japanese right-wing groups using online platforms and AI to spread disinformation, including false narratives about China and denials of historical atrocities. The Japanese government's funding of "strategic information dissemination" is also contributing to anti-China sentiment and the promotion of a revisionist historical narrative. These efforts ultimately aim to justify military expansion and undermine the post-war international order by creating a climate of fear and external threat. This is done, the article argues, to clear domestic objections to the Japanese government's increase in military expenditure.
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Summary: The article highlights the ongoing "5-Year, 50,000 Youth" initiative, stemming from Xi Jinping's announcement in San Francisco, aimed at increasing U.S.-China youth exchanges to strengthen bilateral ties. The initiative has fostered collaboration in arts, sports, and innovation. American students are quoted expressing their positive experiences in China, emphasizing the warmth of the people and the deepening of friendships. The article notes that exchanges like "pickleball diplomacy" and joint musical performances further cultural understanding, as does visits to Chinese tech companies. Both Chinese and American figures believe these exchanges are crucial for the future of U.S.-China relations and for fostering mutual understanding.
Summary: This article discusses China's "5-Year 50,000 U.S. Youth Invitation Program," announced by Xi Jinping in San Francisco in 2023, aimed at enhancing people-to-people exchanges between the U.S. and China. The program has already brought American youth from all 50 states to China to experience Chinese culture, learn the language, and engage in various activities. Xi Jinping has repeatedly written to participants and supporters of the initiative, encouraging American youth to contribute to U.S.-China friendship. The article emphasizes the program's role in fostering understanding and cooperation between the two countries, ultimately aiming to solidify the foundation and future prospects of U.S.-China relations. The program hopes to encourage a new generation of envoys of friendship, and serves as a source of momentum for the steady, healthy and sustainable development of U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: A recent press conference from the Ministry of Finance revealed that coordinated fiscal and financial policies to boost domestic demand have yielded significant results in the first quarter of 2026, with over 8.8 trillion yuan in new loans issued and over 540 billion yuan in sales generated by the trade-in program. The measures have benefited over 2.7 million businesses and 54 million consumers, highlighting the effectiveness of counter-cyclical policies. However, some regions are experiencing delays in policy implementation, hindering access to promised subsidies and impacting business operations. The article urges streamlining inter-agency coordination, improving data sharing, and enhancing oversight mechanisms to ensure timely policy execution and maximize the impact of fiscal and financial stimulus on economic growth and stability in China.
Summary: The article reports on the success of Hangji Town in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, which has become a global hub for toothbrush production, accounting for 90% of China's toothbrush exports. The town's success is attributed to a combination of artisanal tradition, continuous innovation in production technology (including smart manufacturing and automation), and strategic market exploration, including participation in the "Belt and Road" initiative to find new customers in places like Southeast Asia. Companies like Sanxiao Group, a family-owned company, have leveraged new technologies to expand overseas. To facilitate trade, the company acquired AEO certification with the assistance of local customs authorities.
Summary: The article emphasizes the strategic importance of digital finance in China, highlighting its role in integrating finance and technology to better serve the real economy. While acknowledging the rapid development and expansion of digital finance, it points out challenges such as security risks in data management, regulatory gaps, and inequalities in access to digital financial services. To promote sustainable development, the article advocates for a balanced approach that prioritizes security, inclusiveness, and innovation through improved regulations, technological advancements, and risk management. The article also touches on the need to make the digital financial services provided more readily available to rural areas.
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Summary: A recent survey in Shanghai indicates that AI is increasingly used by consumers for shopping advice, with over 94% aware of AI tools. While AI is seen as helpful for information filtering and potential price transparency, concerns exist about manipulated AI recommendations and misinformation. The article warns of "consumption traps" due to false information fed into AI and calls for consumers to be cautious and platforms to strengthen data verification. The article further emphasizes the need for regulators to build robust consumer protection mechanisms in the age of AI. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Rural tourism in China is booming, with revenues expected to reach 950 billion yuan in 2025, driven by unique cultural and agricultural experiences. Anhui's Xixinan village revitalized its ancient heritage by offering immersive cultural activities like fish lantern-making, attracting over 200,000 visitors during the recent holiday. Chongqing's Nanqiao village focuses on agricultural experiences, while Qingdao's Liuqing Bay promotes seaside leisure, offering activities such as fishing and marine culture experiences. These regions focus on creating immersive experiences by blending traditional culture with modern tourism, which has significantly increased tourist spending.
Summary: A set of Northern Song Dynasty wooden female musician figurines unearthed in Anhui Province in 2014 are inspiring contemporary artistic creations. A dance drama section titled "Dream Return" was inspired by these figurines and aims to recreate the music, dance, and costumes of the Song Dynasty. Additionally, Anhui Engineering University has recreated 53 pieces of clothing from 10 sets of the Northern Song Dynasty musician figurines and put on shows in academic settings and exhibitions. The goal is to bring cultural relics to life and promote traditional culture, and there is no mention of the United States.
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Summary: The article discusses Shanghai's efforts to eliminate the practice of residents carrying chamber pots ("拎马桶") by 2025. It focuses on the experiences of residents and local officials involved in the renovation of old neighborhoods to install private toilets, often requiring creative solutions due to space constraints and historical preservation regulations. The narrative highlights the challenges of coordinating these projects and balancing residents' needs with historical preservation. One anecdote mentions local officials offering only bottled water at meetings after a dispute led to tea being thrown. The transformation aims to improve living conditions and dignity in Shanghai's older districts.
Summary: This short text provides contact information for the "Dadi" section of the People's Daily newspaper, including an email address (dadi@peopledaily.cn). It also credits Zhao Ciru for the page layout design. There is no discussion of Chinese politics, official statements, or U.S.-China relations within the provided text. Therefore, there is nothing further to summarize.
Xi Jinping (习近平), President of the People's Republic of China, held talks with Tajik President Rahmon (拉赫蒙), who was in China for a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (北京) on the afternoon of May 12, according to a Xinhua News Agency (新华社) report from Beijing (北京) on May 12 (Reporter Wen Xin (温馨)).
Xi Jinping (习近平) congratulated Tajikistan on the 35th anniversary of its independence and its significant achievements in national construction. Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that mutual firm support is the core essence of China-Tajikistan relations. No matter how the external environment changes, China and Tajikistan will always be good neighbors helping each other, good friends with sincere mutual trust, and good partners for joint development. The signing of the "Treaty of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation Between China and Tajikistan" will fully demonstrate the high level of political mutual trust between the two countries and provide a solid guarantee for the long-term friendship between China and Tajikistan. China is willing to work with Tajikistan to promote the building of a closer China-Tajikistan community with a shared future, so as to better benefit the two peoples.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that China will, as always, support Tajikistan in following a development path that suits its own national conditions, and support Tajikistan in safeguarding its national independence, sovereignty, and security. This year is the first year of China's "15th Five-Year Plan," and Tajikistan is also fully promoting the "National Development Strategy to 2030." The two sides should take high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" as the main line, deeply connect development strategies, and help each other achieve their development goals. It is necessary to consolidate the good momentum of economic and trade cooperation, tap cooperation potential, and simultaneously increase the scale and quality of trade and investment; it is necessary to ensure the implementation of key projects, expand cooperation in green energy, the digital economy, smart cities, artificial intelligence, and other fields, and enhance the driving force of scientific and technological innovation; it is necessary to deepen cultural exchanges, create new paradigms for local cooperation, and promote mutual understanding and affinity between the two peoples; it is necessary to strengthen law enforcement and security cooperation, resolutely crack down on the "three evil forces," and jointly maintain regional stability. China welcomes Tajikistan's accession to the International Mediation Institute and is willing to strengthen cooperation within the frameworks of the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and the China-Central Asia Mechanism, practice true multilateralism, and promote the building of a more just and reasonable global governance system.
Rahmon (拉赫蒙) said that the comprehensive strategic partnership between Tajikistan and China in the new era is constantly deepening and developing, and cooperation in trade, investment, transportation, agriculture, and other fields has been fruitful. Major projects are progressing smoothly, and cultural exchanges are becoming increasingly close, bringing benefits to the two peoples. The signing of the "Treaty of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation Between Tajikistan and China" today marks a new historical stage in the relations between the two countries and will open up new prospects for long-term cooperation between the two countries. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, and Tajikistan firmly adheres to the one-China principle. Tajikistan looks forward to strengthening practical cooperation with China in key minerals, artificial intelligence, scientific and technological innovation, and other fields, facilitating personnel exchanges, strengthening educational exchanges, and promoting greater development of relations between the two countries. President Xi Jinping's (习近平) proposed global governance initiatives are of great significance to the world. Tajikistan highly appreciates China's unremitting efforts to politically resolve international hotspot issues and its important role in easing the situation in the Middle East. Tajikistan is willing to strengthen multilateral cooperation with China, jointly combat the "three evil forces" and transnational crime, and maintain regional stability.
After the talks, the two heads of state signed and issued the "Treaty of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation Between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Tajikistan" and the "Joint Statement Between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Tajikistan on Deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in the New Era," and witnessed the signing of more than ten cooperation documents in the fields of party exchanges, economic and trade investment, artificial intelligence, green minerals, and media.
During the visit, the two sides also signed more than ten cooperation documents in the fields of agriculture, culture, education, housing construction, inspection and quarantine, and market supervision.
Before the talks, Xi Jinping (习近平) held a welcome ceremony for Rahmon (拉赫蒙) at the East Gate Square of the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂).
When Rahmon (拉赫蒙) arrived, the honor guard lined up to salute. The heads of state of the two countries ascended the reviewing stand, the military band played the national anthems of China and Tajikistan, and 21 salute shots were fired at Tiananmen Square (天安门广场). Rahmon (拉赫蒙), accompanied by Xi Jinping (习近平), reviewed the guard of honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (中国人民解放军) and watched the march-past.
In the evening, Xi Jinping (习近平) held a welcome banquet for Rahmon (拉赫蒙) in the Golden Hall of the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂).
Wang Yi (王毅), Wang Xiaohong (王小洪), and others participated in the above activities.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 12 (Reporter Wen Xin) On the afternoon of May 12, President Xi Jinping (习近平) met with Brunei's Crown Prince Billah (比拉) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, who was in China for an official visit.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that China and Brunei are close neighbors, and the Maritime Silk Road closely connects the two countries. China-Brunei cooperation has not only brought tangible benefits to the people of both countries, but has also set a model of equal treatment and win-win cooperation between large and small countries. Last year, I reached an important consensus with Sultan Hassanal (哈桑纳尔苏丹) on building a China-Brunei community with a shared future, opening a new chapter in bilateral relations. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brunei. Facing the intertwined international situation of change and disorder, the two sides should take the building of a China-Brunei community with a shared future as a guide, strengthen strategic communication, deepen pragmatic cooperation, and inject more positive energy into regional peace and stability.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that this year is the first year of China's "15th Five-Year Plan," and Brunei is striving towards "Wawasan Brunei 2035 (2035宏愿)". The two sides should take this as a point of convergence to promote China-Brunei cooperation to a new level. First, we must be highly trusted strategic partners, continue to firmly support each other, and coordinate the promotion of exchanges and cooperation in various fields. Second, we must be mutually beneficial and win-win development partners, promote major flagship cooperation projects, and expand cooperation in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence and the digital economy. Third, we must be civilized partners who know and love each other, jointly practice the Global Civilization Initiative, strengthen people-to-people exchanges, and create new highlights in connecting hearts and minds. Fourth, we must be partners in global governance, and work with ASEAN countries to promote the building of a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future, and build this region into a demonstration highland of peace, stability, development and prosperity amidst the century-long changes.
Billah (比拉) conveyed Sultan Hassanal's (哈桑纳尔苏丹) sincere greetings to President Xi Jinping (习近平). Billah (比拉) said that China is a long-term friend of Brunei, and the friendship between the two peoples is profound. Brunei firmly adheres to the one-China policy and is willing to work with China to jointly promote the vision of building a community with a shared future determined by the two heads of state, deepen the strategic partnership, maintain close high-level exchanges, strengthen trade and investment cooperation, and benefit the people of both sides. Under the wise leadership of President Xi Jinping (习近平), China has made significant achievements in economic and social development, and its poverty alleviation achievements are world-renowned. It is believed that China will successfully implement the new blueprint of the "15th Five-Year Plan" and achieve greater development. China has played a key role in promoting world peace and stability and maintaining multilateralism and the international order. Brunei highly appreciates President Xi Jinping's (习近平) concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind and the Global Governance Initiative. The ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership brings benefits to the region. Brunei looks forward to working closely with China to deepen ASEAN-China cooperation and safeguard regional prosperity and stability.
Wang Yi (王毅) attended the meeting.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 12th (Reporter Wen Xin) On the afternoon of May 12th, President Xi Jinping (习近平) met with UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (北京人民大会堂).
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that UNESCO has made important contributions to enhancing mutual understanding and trust among people of all countries and promoting exchanges and mutual learning among different civilizations. It has also played a positive role in reforming and improving global education, science, and cultural governance. China actively supports UNESCO's work, and both sides have done a lot to safeguard world peace and promote global development. China is willing to deepen strategic cooperation with UNESCO to better benefit the people of all countries in the world.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that the trend of the times featuring peace, development, cooperation, and mutual benefit has not changed, but the Cold War mentality, hegemonism, and unilateralism are making a comeback, and global governance has reached a new crossroads. China has always firmly practiced true multilateralism, supported and safeguarded the authority of the United Nations, and supported UNESCO in playing an important role in global governance. China is willing to work with UNESCO to implement the four major global initiatives, so that people of all countries can share the fruits of education, science, and cultural development, better cope with the common challenges facing human society, and work together to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. The two sides should deepen cooperation in artificial intelligence, open science, and digital education, advocate respect for the diversity of world civilizations, promote mutual respect and harmonious coexistence among different civilizations, strengthen cooperation with Global South countries, and promote cultural heritage protection and civilization exchange and mutual learning.
Audrey Azoulay said that she is very honored to visit China for the first time as the Director-General of UNESCO. I look forward to uniting all member states, advocating dialogue and cooperation, promoting mutual understanding, enhancing mutual learning among civilizations, and building a UNESCO that serves humanity. I thank China for its long-term strong support for UNESCO. We still have vivid memories of President Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech during his visit in 2014. UNESCO looks forward to continuing to strengthen cooperation with China, improve global education and cultural levels, promote scientific and technological exchanges, deepen artificial intelligence cooperation, jointly implement the four major global initiatives, and enhance the well-being of all mankind.
Wang Yi (王毅) attended the meeting.
Return to TopPremier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) met with Tajik President Rahmon (拉赫蒙) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (北京人民大会堂) on the morning of May 12, who was in China for a state visit.
Li Qiang (李强) stated that currently, under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, both sides are working closely together to build a China-Tajikistan community with a shared future at a higher level. President Xi Jinping (习近平) will hold talks with the President to map out a new blueprint for the continued deepening of China-Tajikistan relations. China is willing to further consolidate political mutual trust with Tajikistan, increase mutual support on issues involving each other's core interests, resolutely oppose any interference by external forces, promote the continuous deepening and solidifying of the China-Tajikistan comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era, and add more impetus to the development and revitalization of the two countries.
Li Qiang (李强) pointed out that China is willing to continue to leverage the role of the intergovernmental economic and trade cooperation committee with Tajikistan, steadily expand the scale of trade, improve the quality and efficiency of investment cooperation, deepen cooperation in mineral resources, green industries, the digital economy, infrastructure and other fields, and better serve the modernization construction of the two countries. China is willing to import more high-quality products from Tajikistan and encourage more capable Chinese-funded enterprises to invest in Tajikistan. The two sides should continue to deepen exchanges and cooperation in culture, education, health, local and other fields, accelerate the establishment of mutual cultural centers, and further consolidate the public opinion foundation of friendship between the two countries. China and Tajikistan are both important forces in the Global South and should closely coordinate and cooperate on platforms such as the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (上合组织), and the China-Central Asia mechanism, to promote all parties to jointly uphold multilateralism, promote open and win-win cooperation, and build a more just and reasonable global governance system. China will fully support Tajikistan in hosting this year's meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the SCO member states.
Rahmon (拉赫蒙) said that under the wise leadership of President Xi Jinping (习近平), China has made great achievements in economic and social development. China is a friendly neighbor and reliable strategic partner of Tajikistan. In recent years, Tajikistan-China mutually beneficial cooperation has yielded fruitful results. Tajikistan appreciates China's strong support for Tajikistan's national development and looks forward to further strengthening high-level exchanges with China, deepening cooperation in trade, industry, agriculture, and connectivity, expanding cooperation in emerging fields such as the digital economy, green minerals, clean energy, and high technology, and promoting cultural and local exchanges. He welcomes more Chinese-funded enterprises to invest and develop in Tajikistan. Tajikistan is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with China in multilateral fields and continuously enrich the connotation of the Tajikistan-China comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era.
Wu Zhenglong (吴政隆) attended the meeting.
Zhao Leji (赵乐际), Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会), met with Tajik President Rahmon (拉赫蒙) in Beijing (北京) on May 12.
Zhao Leji (赵乐际) said that under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping (习近平) and the President, China-Tajikistan relations have achieved leapfrog development. China is willing to work with Tajikistan to take the important consensus of the two heads of state as the fundamental guideline, deepen strategic mutual trust, expand pragmatic cooperation, promote the high-quality development of China-Central Asia cooperation, and build a China-Tajikistan community with a shared future that is friendly from generation to generation, shares weal and woe, and is mutually beneficial and win-win. The National People's Congress of China is willing to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with the Parliament of Tajikistan to provide legal guarantees for the long-term, healthy and stable development of China-Tajikistan relations.
Rahmon (拉赫蒙) said that Tajikistan firmly adheres to the one-China principle and fully supports the four global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平). Tajikistan is pleased with the great achievements China has made in its modernization drive and is willing to strengthen pragmatic cooperation in various fields such as politics, economy, and culture, deepen exchanges between legislative bodies, and continuously enhance the friendly feelings between the two peoples.
Tie Ning (铁凝) attended the meeting.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 12th (Xinhua) - On May 12th, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) sent a congratulatory message to Maojiao'er Peter (毛焦尔·彼得), congratulating him on his assumption of office as Prime Minister of Hungary.
Li Qiang (李强) stated that China has always regarded Hungary as an important partner in the European region and is willing to work with Hungary to inherit the traditional friendship, enhance political mutual trust, deepen pragmatic cooperation, and promote the steady and long-term development of China-Hungary relations, so as to better benefit the people of both countries.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 12th (新华社北京5月12日电) On May 12th, Vice President Han Zheng (韩正) held talks with Brunei's Crown Prince Billah (比拉) in Beijing (北京).
Han Zheng (韩正) stated that the China-Brunei friendship is rooted in friendly exchanges spanning thousands of years and is a model of equal treatment and mutually beneficial cooperation between countries. Last year, President Xi Jinping (习近平) and Sultan Hassanal (哈桑纳尔) reached an important consensus on building a China-Brunei community with a shared future, drawing a new blueprint for the development of China-Brunei relations. President Xi Jinping (习近平) just met with you and put forward important opinions on the development of China-Brunei relations. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brunei. China is willing to work with Brunei to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, inherit the traditional friendship, enhance strategic cooperation, and promote the construction of a China-Brunei community with a shared future to a new level.
Han Zheng (韩正) stated that the two countries should support each other on issues involving each other's core interests, give full play to the role of the China-Brunei Intergovernmental Joint Steering Committee mechanism, further promote the flagship projects of the "Belt and Road" initiative, and expand cooperation in fields such as artificial intelligence, the digital economy, the green economy, energy, and agriculture. We should organize a series of celebration activities for the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in tourism, education, local areas, and sports, and further facilitate personnel exchanges. The two sides should strengthen multilateral cooperation, work together to address global and regional challenges, accelerate the building of a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future, and promote regional stability and prosperity.
Billah (比拉) highly praised China's (中国) great achievements in economic and social development, and said that the friendship between Brunei and China has a long history and fruitful practical cooperation. Brunei firmly adheres to the one-China policy and looks forward to taking the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries as an opportunity to further deepen exchanges and cooperation in energy, agriculture, education, sports and other fields. Brunei supports the major global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平) and is willing to maintain close communication and cooperation with China to contribute to regional peace, security and prosperity.
Return to TopThe People's Republic of China and the Republic of Tajikistan (hereinafter referred to as the "Contracting Parties"),
Bearing in mind the historical tradition of good-neighborliness and friendship between the two peoples,
Considering the "Treaty of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Tajikistan" signed on January 15, 2007, to be of great significance,
Reaffirming their commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and other universally recognized principles and norms of international law,
Based on their respective domestic laws and the interests of both parties,
Reaffirming their firm support for each other's national independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the inviolability of borders,
Based on the high level of cooperation between the two countries and the common desire to elevate bilateral relations to a new level, continuously deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Tajikistan in the new era, and promoting the building of a bilateral community of shared future,
Desiring to consolidate and pass on the friendship between the two peoples from generation to generation,
Have agreed as follows:
Article 1
The Contracting Parties shall, in accordance with the universally recognized principles and norms of international law, comprehensively develop a long-term and stable strategic partnership on the basis of the principles of mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, mutual non-aggression, mutual non-interference in internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit, and peaceful coexistence.
Article 2
The Contracting Parties shall comprehensively strengthen mutual trust and strategic coordination, support each other's choice of development path and development model in accordance with their respective national conditions, support each other's positions on issues concerning core interests, and mutually support each other's implementation of economic development strategies.
The Republic of Tajikistan firmly supports the One China principle, recognizes that there is only one China in the world, that Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory, and that the Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China. The Republic of Tajikistan opposes any form of "Taiwan independence," reiterates that it will not engage in any form of official exchanges with Taiwan, supports all efforts made by the Chinese government to achieve national reunification, and believes that the authority of Resolution 2758 of the United Nations General Assembly is beyond question.
The People's Republic of China supports the efforts of the Republic of Tajikistan to consolidate national sovereignty, safeguard national security and stability, achieve development and prosperity, and promote universal human values.
Article 3
The Contracting Parties shall strictly abide by all border agreements and documents signed between the two countries and are committed to building the border between the two countries into a border of permanent peace and lasting friendship.
Article 4
Neither Contracting Party shall participate in any alliance or group that harms the sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity of the other Contracting Party, nor shall it take any such action, including concluding such treaties with third countries, or support any actions hostile to the other Contracting Party.
Neither Contracting Party shall allow a third country to use its territory to engage in any activities that harm the interests of the other Contracting Party, including using its territory to harm the sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity of the other Contracting Party.
Neither Contracting Party shall allow the establishment of organizations or groups on its territory that harm the sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity of the other Contracting Party, and shall prohibit their activities.
Article 5
In the event of complex international and regional situations or the outbreak of crises that may pose a threat to the peace or security interests of either Contracting Party, the Contracting Parties shall immediately consult and formulate measures to prevent the threat.
Article 6
The Contracting Parties are willing to utilize high-level exchanges and meeting mechanisms at all levels, give full play to the role of the China-Tajikistan Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue mechanism, and exchange views and coordinate positions on bilateral relations and international and regional issues of common concern in a timely manner.
The Contracting Parties shall promote the deepening of cooperation between legislative bodies by strengthening the work of friendship groups, carrying out mutual visits of delegations, and coordinating positions on the international stage, so as to consolidate the social and public opinion foundation of China-Tajikistan friendship.
Article 7
The Contracting Parties shall strengthen the alignment of the "Belt and Road" initiative with Tajikistan's national development strategy, follow the principles of joint consultation, joint construction, and shared benefits, give full play to the role of the China-Tajikistan Intergovernmental Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation, the Agricultural Cooperation Committee, and the Science and Technology Cooperation Committee, deepen cooperation in trade, investment, energy, connectivity, minerals, agriculture, science and technology, digital economy, green development, and other areas of common interest, and jointly ensure the safe and smooth progress of cooperation projects.
Article 8
The Contracting Parties believe that close people-to-people and cultural exchanges are of great significance for enhancing mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples. The Contracting Parties are willing to take necessary measures to strengthen exchanges of experience in governance, and promote exchanges and cooperation in culture, education, health care, tourism, sports, news and publishing, think tanks and research institutions, and other areas of common interest.
The Contracting Parties support deepening local cooperation and encourage the establishment of more friendly province/state and city relationships.
Article 9
In accordance with their respective national laws and international obligations, as well as the "Agreement between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Tajikistan on Cooperation in Combating Terrorism, Separatism and Extremism" and the "Shanghai Convention on Combating Terrorism, Separatism and Extremism," the "Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Anti-Terrorism Convention," and the "Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Anti-Extremism Convention," the Contracting Parties shall strengthen the coordination and cooperation of relevant departments of the two countries, and continue to take strong measures within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to jointly combat all forms of terrorism, separatism, and extremism, including the "East Turkistan" terrorist forces.
The Contracting Parties shall effectively combat international organized crime, illegal trafficking of drugs and weapons, cybercrime, illegal immigration, and other transnational criminal activities.
Article 10
The Contracting Parties shall continue to deepen mutual trust in the military field, carry out military and military-technical cooperation that is not directed against third parties, strengthen military exchanges at all levels, expand mutually beneficial cooperation in military personnel training, and safeguard the common interests and regional security of the Contracting Parties.
Article 11
The Contracting Parties shall strengthen communication and coordination within the framework of the United Nations and its specialized agencies, the China-Central Asia mechanism, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and other multilateral mechanisms in which both parties participate. The Contracting Parties shall promote the establishment of institutional arrangements for trade and investment facilitation and jointly commit to promoting global and regional peace, security, and sustainable development.
The Contracting Parties shall deepen cooperation under the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind and the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative, which are of great significance for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and maintaining world peace and security.
The Contracting Parties jointly oppose unilateralism, protectionism, and economic bullying, and support and uphold the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization (WTO) at its core and based on rules. The Contracting Parties reaffirm the importance of development issues in the work of the WTO and support WTO reform to enhance its effectiveness and play a greater role in global economic governance.
Article 12
This Treaty is not directed against any third country and does not affect the rights and obligations of the Contracting Parties as parties to other bilateral and multilateral international treaties.
Article 13
Any disputes or differences arising from the interpretation and implementation of this Treaty shall be resolved by the Contracting Parties through friendly negotiations and consultations.
Article 14
The Contracting Parties may, through consultation and agreement, supplement and amend this Treaty separately in the form of protocols, which shall be an integral part of this Treaty and shall enter into force in accordance with the procedures stipulated in Article 15 of this Treaty.
Article 15
This Treaty shall remain in force for a long period. The Contracting Parties shall notify each other through diplomatic channels after completing the domestic legal procedures required for the entry into force of this Treaty, and this Treaty shall enter into force on the date of receipt of the latter written notification.
Either Contracting Party may terminate this Treaty by notifying the other Contracting Party in writing through diplomatic channels. This Treaty shall expire twelve months after the date of such notification.
This Treaty was signed in Beijing (北京) on May 12, 2026, in duplicate, each in the Chinese, Tajik, and Russian languages, all texts being equally authentic.
For the People's Republic of China: Xi Jinping (习近平)
For the Republic of Tajikistan: Emomali Rahmon (埃莫马利·拉赫蒙)
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), May 12)
Return to TopAt the invitation of President Xi Jinping (习近平) of the People's Republic of China, President Emomali Rahmon (埃莫马利·拉赫蒙) of the Republic of Tajikistan paid a state visit to the People's Republic of China from May 11 to 14, 2026.
The two heads of state held talks in a cordial and friendly atmosphere, and had an in-depth exchange of views on the relations between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Tajikistan (hereinafter referred to as "the two sides"), deepening all-round equal cooperation, and international and regional issues of common concern, reaching broad consensus.
The two sides highly appreciated the progress of bilateral relations since the signing of the "Joint Statement on Developing a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in the New Era between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Tajikistan" in July 2024, and unanimously agreed to further deepen the China-Tajikistan comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era, guided by the spirit of lasting friendship, **休戚与共** (xiū qī yǔ gòng - "share weal and woe," to share the same fate) and mutual benefit and win-win results, and promote the building of a bilateral community with a shared future.
I. The two sides emphasized that high-level exchanges are of great significance to the development of China-Tajikistan relations, and are willing to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state. Further strengthen exchanges and cooperation between central and local governments, legislative bodies, political parties and other fields, and deepen the exchange of experience in governance.
The two sides emphasized the importance of establishing a strategic dialogue mechanism between the two foreign ministers, and are willing to give play to the role of this mechanism to promote cooperation between the two countries.
II. The Chinese side highly appreciates the achievements made by the Republic of Tajikistan under the leadership of President Emomali Rahmon (埃莫马利·拉赫蒙) in consolidating national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, and promoting opening up to the outside world. The Chinese side, as always, firmly supports Tajikistan's independent choice of development path, respects Tajikistan's implementation of an open, pragmatic and peaceful foreign policy, and believes that Tajikistan's policy not only enhances its international reputation, but also becomes a major stabilizing factor in the Central Asian region.
The Tajik side highly appreciates that under the leadership of President Xi Jinping (习近平) of the People's Republic of China, China is comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization. The Tajik side congratulates the Chinese side on the successful completion of the various goals of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and believes that the Chinese side will surely achieve a good start to the "15th Five-Year Plan."
III. The two sides emphasized that they will firmly support each other on issues involving each other's core interests, resolutely oppose external forces interfering in internal affairs, and resolutely oppose double standards.
The Tajik side firmly supports the one-China principle, recognizes that there is only one China in the world, 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 Tajik side opposes any form of "Taiwan independence," reiterates that it will not engage in any form of official exchanges with Taiwan, supports all efforts made by the Chinese government to achieve national reunification, and emphasizes that the authority of UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 is beyond doubt. The Tajik side firmly supports China's just position on issues related to Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet.
The Chinese side, as always, firmly supports Tajikistan's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, supports Tajikistan's independent choice of development path, and supports its efforts to safeguard national security and stability, development and prosperity, and protect historical and cultural identity and promote universal human values.
IV. The two sides emphasized that ensuring security and sustainable development are important issues facing the international community. In view of this, it is of great significance for the two countries to strengthen security cooperation.
The two sides will jointly combat the "three evil forces," as well as money laundering, drug and arms smuggling, cybercrime, transnational organized crime, economic crime, cross-border corruption and illegal immigration.
The two sides agreed to continue to strengthen security measures for the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" project to ensure the safety of enterprises and personnel of the two countries.
In view of this, the two sides emphasized the importance of the "Dushanbe Process" on combating terrorism and its financing as a multilateral platform for strengthening international counter-terrorism and extremism cooperation, and believe that it is necessary to continue to support the development of the process and maintain international and regional stability.
The Chinese side welcomes and supports Tajikistan's holding of the Fifth High-Level Conference within the framework of the "Dushanbe Process" at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in June 2026.
The two sides will strengthen exchanges and cooperation in the field of emergency management, and build and utilize the China-Tajikistan safety production regulations and standards retrieval platform. The Chinese side is willing to support Tajikistan in building a search and rescue training center and a mine safety technology center, and jointly strengthen emergency management capacity building.
The two sides positively evaluated the work of the China-Tajikistan Joint Boundary Commission and instructed relevant departments to further strengthen the construction of this mechanism.
The two sides positively evaluated the level of friendly and cooperative relations between the two militaries and are willing to continue to strengthen cooperation in the field of defense, carry out mutual visits of delegations, personnel training and joint counter-terrorism cooperation.
V. The two sides highly appreciated the fruitful results achieved in the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" between China and Tajikistan, and will take the entry of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" into a new stage of high-quality development as an opportunity, and are willing to continue to promote the docking of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative with Tajikistan's "National Development Strategy to 2030," and tap the potential for cooperation in the fields of industry, information and communication, economy and trade, investment, connectivity, and green minerals, and ensure the smooth implementation of practical cooperation projects between the two countries.
The two sides highly appreciated the important role played by the China-Tajikistan Intergovernmental Economic and Trade Cooperation Committee. The two sides will take effective measures to further expand the scale of bilateral trade, optimize the trade structure, deepen cooperation in the fields of trade in services, e-commerce, digital economy and sustainable development, jointly maintain the stability and security of the industrial chain and supply chain, and explore new opportunities for trade and innovation cooperation between the two countries.
The two sides emphasized the importance of strengthening regional transportation and port infrastructure connectivity within the framework of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative. The two sides are willing to promote the establishment of a bilateral port cooperation mechanism, strengthen practical port cooperation, continue to promote the modernization and transformation of the China-Tajikistan highway and Karasu-Kulma port, ensure the smooth operation of the port, and improve the port clearance capacity and the level of connectivity between the two countries.
The two sides emphasized the importance of continuously deepening scientific and technological innovation cooperation, and highly appreciated the important role played by the China-Tajikistan Scientific and Technological Cooperation Committee. The two sides will actively promote exchanges between young scientists, promote practical results in technology transfer, joint research, and joint construction of scientific research platforms, and provide solid support for the two countries to jointly cultivate new quality productive forces.
Based on Tajikistan's key role in promoting the water resources and climate agenda, the two sides are willing to provide support for the activities of the Dushanbe Regional Glacier Center. The Chinese side will provide technical assistance in the field of monitoring glacier melting using modern remote sensing technology.
The two sides are willing to deepen agricultural cooperation and continue to expand practical cooperation in agricultural trade, investment, science and technology, and agricultural professional personnel training.
The two sides are willing to develop the entire industrial chain cooperation in the mineral field based on the principle of mutual benefit and win-win results, and strengthen joint training of talents.
The two sides are willing to implement joint renewable energy projects, including cooperation in photovoltaic, wind power, energy storage and other green energy fields equipment, technology, and standards.
VI. The two sides pointed out that people-to-people and cultural exchanges are of key significance to further enhancing mutual understanding between the two peoples, consolidating lasting good-neighborly friendship, and consolidating the social foundation of bilateral relations.
The two sides are willing to strengthen educational cooperation and continue to give full play to the role of Luban Workshops and Confucius Institutes in promoting China-Tajikistan people-to-people and cultural exchanges and cooperation in various fields. The Chinese side welcomes and encourages more Tajik students to study in China. The two sides will continue to promote the work of establishing cultural centers in each other's countries.
The two sides are willing to actively study further simplifying visa procedures, promote the facilitation of personnel exchanges, and strengthen tourism cooperation.
The two sides support further expanding cooperation in the fields of medical and health care and traditional medicine. The Chinese side is willing to assist Tajikistan in training medical experts and deepen bilateral and multilateral cooperation with Tajikistan in disease prevention and control, border health and quarantine, and health emergency response.
The two sides will continue to strengthen cooperation in the field of intellectual property rights and jointly promote the scientific and technological progress and high-quality economic and social development of the two countries.
The two sides support expanding cooperation between friendly provinces, states and cities of the two countries, and make full use of local cooperation to promote comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.
VII. In the face of unprecedented global challenges, the two sides will firmly defend the international system with the United Nations as the core, the international order based on international law, and the basic norms of international relations based on the purposes and principles of the UN Charter. The two sides are committed to promoting an equal and orderly world multipolarization and an inclusive economic globalization that benefits all, oppose all forms of unilateralism and protectionism, call for practicing genuine multilateralism, promote the democratization of international relations, and jointly safeguard international fairness and justice. The two sides will strengthen coordination and cooperation within the framework of the United Nations, maintain cooperation on issues of common concern on multilateral occasions, and promote the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system.
The two sides are willing to further deepen all-round strategic coordination within the framework of the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the China-Central Asia Mechanism, and the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia, and jointly address global and regional challenges.
The two sides highly appreciated the important role played by the China-Central Asia Mechanism in strengthening cooperation between China and Central Asian countries, and will strive to ensure the complete success of the Third China-Central Asia Summit to be held in China in 2027.
The Tajik side highly appreciates and supports the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind proposed by the Chinese side, as well as the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative and the Global Governance Initiative, and believes that the above-mentioned initiatives are of great significance for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals and maintaining world security and development.
The Chinese side welcomes Tajikistan's accession to the International Organization for Mediation, and the two sides are willing to use this as a platform to promote the peaceful settlement of international disputes and contribute to promoting the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction.
The Chinese side noted Tajikistan's leading role in promoting the water resources and climate agenda on the international stage, and welcomes and supports Tajikistan's hosting of the Fourth High-Level Conference of the 2018-2028 Decade of Action "Water for Sustainable Development" in 2026.
VIII. The two sides believe that the development of digital technology, artificial intelligence and innovation cooperation is of great strategic significance and is a key factor in ensuring the long-term stable development of the economy and society. The two sides will promote the formulation of joint plans in the field of artificial intelligence research and practical application, including in the fields of e-management, digital government affairs, smart agriculture, industrial automation and network security. The Chinese side is willing to provide Tajikistan with advanced digital technology and capabilities, and jointly train high-quality talents in this field.
The Tajik side believes that the Chinese side's initiative to establish the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization is a practical action to promote the benevolent and inclusive development of artificial intelligence, and will work with the Chinese side to jointly promote global governance and international cooperation in artificial intelligence.
The two sides emphasized the importance of the UN General Assembly's adoption of the resolution proposed by Tajikistan on "The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Creating New Opportunities for Sustainable Development in Central Asia," and believe that the implementation of the resolution, including the establishment of the Dushanbe Artificial Intelligence Center through cooperation between the two countries, will create new opportunities for sustainable development in Central Asia.
IX. The two sides reaffirmed that an independent, neutral, unified, peaceful Afghanistan, free from terrorism, war and drugs, and living in peace and harmony with all its neighbors, is in the common interests of the Afghan people and all countries in the region. The two sides support Afghanistan in pursuing sound governance, focusing on development, resolutely fighting terrorism, and maintaining good-neighborly friendship, so as to achieve long-term peace and stability at an early date.
The two sides noted that the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan remains severe and support the international community in continuing to provide necessary assistance to the war-torn and suffering Afghan people.
The two sides called on regional countries and the international community to strengthen bilateral and multilateral counter-terrorism cooperation with Afghanistan. The two sides welcome comprehensive measures to eliminate terrorism as soon as possible and address all challenges and threats from within Afghanistan.
The two sides reaffirmed that they will continue to promote the construction of the China-Tajikistan-Afghanistan transport corridor.
X. The two sides emphasized that maintaining frequent communication between the two heads of state is of great strategic guiding significance for deepening and upgrading the China-Tajikistan comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era.
XI. President Rahmon (拉赫蒙) of Tajikistan expressed his heartfelt thanks to President Xi Jinping (习近平) of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese people for the warm and friendly reception given to the Tajik delegation, and invited President Xi Jinping (习近平) to visit Tajikistan at a time convenient to both sides.
Xi Jinping (习近平), President of the People's Republic of China
Emomali Rahmon (埃莫马利·拉赫蒙), President of the Republic of Tajikistan
Beijing (北京), May 12, 2026
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), May 12)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 欧阳洁
The "Several Measures on Promoting the Expansion and Quality Improvement of Comprehensive Bonded Zones" were recently introduced, proposing 24 reform measures. In 2025, the total import and export value of comprehensive bonded zones nationwide reached 7.2 trillion yuan, accounting for 16% of the country's total foreign trade import and export value during the same period, which strongly promoted the development of China's open economy. How can the role of comprehensive bonded zones be further leveraged? How can the implementation of various reform measures be promoted to achieve effective results? The reporter recently conducted an interview.
Recently, an international transportation vehicle with a GMS (Greater Mekong Subregion) special logo drove out of the Shenzhen Qianhai Comprehensive Bonded Zone (深圳前海综合保税区) under customs supervision, exited through the Guangxi port, and went directly to Vietnam, marking the landing of the first GMS international road transport business in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区), and a new cross-border logistics route connecting the Greater Bay Area and Southeast Asia was launched.
Under the new regulatory model, after the goods are loaded and sealed at the place of origin, they can be directly transported to the destination for unpacking without the need to change vehicles for loading and unloading, realizing "one entrustment, one order to the end, and one container direct access" for cross-border freight. According to Shenzhen Customs (深圳海关) statistics, in the first four months of this year, the import and export of Qianhai Comprehensive Bonded Zone (前海综合保税区) was 201.54 billion yuan, an increase of 59.8%, ranking first among the national comprehensive bonded zones. The 168 comprehensive bonded zones are important carriers of China's opening up to the outside world, and play an important role in developing foreign trade, promoting regional coordinated development, and promoting industrial upgrading. As China accelerates the construction of a new development pattern, the connection between comprehensive bonded zones and the domestic market is becoming increasingly close. The original development model of "two ends outside, large-scale import and export" is difficult to adapt to the innovative development of foreign trade, and it is urgent to realize expansion and quality improvement through institutional innovation.
Pan Cheng (潘城), Director of the Free Trade Zone and Special Zone Development Department of the General Administration of Customs (海关总署), introduced that the several measures are based on the bonded functions and policy integration advantages of comprehensive bonded zones, actively connect with international high-standard economic and trade rules, and at the same time, combine the regional functional positioning of various regions, the actual needs of enterprises, and the outstanding problems that need to be solved, and propose 24 reform measures from 4 aspects.
Efforts should be made to promote the transformation of the industrial form of comprehensive bonded zones from traditional processing and logistics to the deep integration of diversified and high-end production and services.
Bonded maintenance is a new business form that has developed rapidly in recent years. Comprehensive bonded zones adopt a positive list management for maintenance products, and 276 types of commodities in industries such as aviation and high-end equipment can carry out bonded maintenance in comprehensive bonded zones. This time, we will explore the implementation of negative list management for bonded maintenance products, allow bonded maintenance finished products to continue to carry out production and processing in the zone and then leave the country for export, promote the transfer of bonded maintenance finished products to domestic sales step by step, and allow domestic processing and manufacturing of export products to enter the comprehensive bonded zone from overseas for maintenance and then re-export, without being restricted by the maintenance product catalog and the prohibited import of used mechanical and electrical products catalog, and support enterprises to improve the after-sales service system.
According to reports, in 2025, enterprises in comprehensive bonded zones nationwide will achieve a maintenance import and export value of 375.73 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.2%.
The biopharmaceutical industry is highly dependent on original research and development innovation and key core technology breakthroughs. "In the early stage of research, we found that, limited by the high initial investment cost of existing laboratories and the reality of integrated research and development and manufacturing, biopharmaceutical companies outside the zone cannot independently move the research and development link to the comprehensive bonded zone, and at the same time, they hope to share the bonded research and development dividends in the zone." Zhang Zheng (张征), Deputy Director of the Free Trade Zone and Special Zone Development Department of the General Administration of Customs (海关总署), introduced that since enterprises "cannot enter", let the policy "go out", and grant comprehensive bonded zone customs registration codes to qualified biopharmaceutical research and development enterprises outside the zone, so that enterprises outside the zone can also enjoy the bonded research and development policies of enterprises in the zone.
Support the coordinated development of comprehensive bonded zones and ports. The several measures propose to set up aviation pre-stations in comprehensive bonded zones with conditions, build joint operation facilities and supporting service facilities for China-Europe Railway Express assembly centers and international road transport assembly centers, and further improve the level of international transportation facilitation.
The construction of China's international logistics corridors has been significantly accelerated, and transportation modes such as sea-rail intermodal transport, road-rail intermodal transport, and water-rail intermodal transport are booming, and enterprises have more diversified logistics choices. In 2025, the China-Europe Railway Express (Xi'an) (中欧班列（西安）) will assemble and ship 140,000 TEUs through the Xi'an Comprehensive Bonded Zone (西安综合保税区), equivalent to 1,709 trains, a year-on-year increase of 21.2%; the total value of assembled goods will be 33.65 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.8%, accounting for 46.1% of the total import and export volume of the trains.
Improve the effectiveness of intelligent supervision and collaborative governance. In recent years, Customs has innovated the intelligent comprehensive bonded zone supervision model around the characteristics of enterprises in the zone, and promoted pilot projects in some application scenarios. For example, explore the implementation of regulatory models such as "Internet + audit and investigation" and "self-inventory + self-tax payment", and use information technology to achieve smooth data interaction between the comprehensive bonded zone and the port, so that "data runs more, and enterprises run less".
The several measures will further increase the application of new technologies and new equipment such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, digital twins, and blockchain in customs supervision, promote embedded networked supervision, embed customs supervision into the production and operation process of enterprises in the zone, and encourage various regions to combine the construction of digital government to build a comprehensive service management platform to provide one-stop services for enterprises in the comprehensive bonded zone.
Pan Cheng (潘城) introduced that the proposed optimization and improvement of the comprehensive bonded zone full life cycle management system will further improve the establishment standards, adhere to strict access, guide the innovative development of comprehensive bonded zones, and various regions should do a good job in industrial planning according to local conditions, increase investment promotion, and promote the differentiated development and characteristic development of comprehensive bonded zones, and strive to establish one and run it well.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 12th. Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, spoke on the phone with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (达尔) on the evening of the 12th.
Dar (达尔) briefed on Pakistan's mediation efforts regarding recent talks between Iran and the United States, thanked China for supporting Pakistan's efforts to promote talks, and expressed his hope to strengthen coordination and cooperation with China to jointly play a positive role in maintaining regional peace and stability.
Wang Yi (王毅) reiterated China's principled position, praised Pakistan for facilitating US-Iran negotiations and extending the temporary ceasefire, and expressed his hope that Pakistan would maintain confidence, increase mediation efforts, and contribute to the proper resolution of the Strait of Hormuz opening issue and the early restoration of regional peace, which is also the universal aspiration of the international community. China will continue to support Pakistan's mediation and make its own efforts in this regard.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that in a few days, China and Pakistan will usher in the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. The two sides should jointly organize commemorative activities, strengthen high-level exchanges, strengthen strategic communication, consolidate the ironclad friendship, and promote pragmatic cooperation to better safeguard each other's core interests and the common interests of China and Pakistan, and promote the China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperative partnership to a new level. Facing a world intertwined with changes and chaos, the two sides should voice the just voice of China and Pakistan on multilateral platforms such as the United Nations and jointly defend multilateralism.
Dar (达尔) said that Pakistan is willing to take the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries as an opportunity to deepen all-round cooperation with China, strengthen multilateral collaboration, and promote new development in the Pakistan-China all-weather strategic cooperative partnership.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 12th. Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, met in Beijing on the 12th with a joint parliamentary-government delegation led by Speaker of the Tongan Legislative Assembly, Lord Fakafanua (瓦伊阿).
Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠) stated that in November of last year, President Xi Jinping (习近平) met with King Tupou VI (图普六世), who was visiting China, and reached important consensus on deepening China-Tonga relations. China is willing to work with Tonga to continuously enhance political mutual trust, deepen cooperation on the joint construction of the "Belt and Road," enhance mutual understanding and affinity between the people, promote the continuous, healthy, and stable development of China-Tonga relations, and jointly build a China-Pacific Island countries community with a shared future.
Lord Fakafanua (瓦伊阿) stated that Tonga adheres to the one-China principle and is willing to deepen exchanges and cooperation with China in various fields, including legislative bodies.
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At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping (习近平), U.S. President Trump will pay a state visit to China from May 13 to 15.
After twists and turns, China-U.S. relations have reached a new historical position. Another handshake between the Chinese and U.S. heads of state will surely be a new milestone.
Looking back, in the face of turbulent times, the head-of-state diplomacy has steered the giant ship of China-U.S. relations through rapids and dangers time and again, returning it to the correct course. The two peoples moving towards each other have accumulated hope for China-U.S. relations at their lowest points, making the vast Pacific Ocean no longer an insurmountable barrier.
2026 is a year of special significance for both China and the United States. China's "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" begins, and the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence. Looking at the world, an increasingly turbulent world urgently expects China and the United States to work together to provide more certainty and stability. How can 2026 become a year in which China and the United States move towards mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation? How can the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of China-U.S. relations demonstrate the responsibility of major countries for world peace and development? Global attention is focused on Beijing (北京), hoping to explore answers about the future from another historic interaction between the Chinese and U.S. heads of state.
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The scale of time is often clearest when looking back. The resilience of relations between countries always becomes more apparent after experiencing wind and rain.
International observers point out that in the past 10 years, China-U.S. relations have experienced two cycles of ups and downs, from falling to the bottom to returning to the right track. The first cycle began with the U.S. initiating a trade war against China in 2018. It took years of complex games and multiple rounds of dialogue for the relationship to gradually stabilize. The second cycle was condensed in 2025. In just a few months, China-U.S. relations experienced a process from the storm clouds gathering to a return to stability.
Amidst the waves, there are changes in form, but the roots remain unchanged.
From years to months, from the磨合 (móhé - "running-in") of "fighting and talking" to gradually accumulating consensus and clarifying direction, through repeated confrontations and dialogues, the mentality and methods of China and the United States in dealing with each other have gradually changed. Today, the dialogue between the two sides is more equal, the communication is more pragmatic, and the bottom lines are clearer. China-U.S. relations show the possibility of opening up new prospects amidst resilience.
Looking at the current China-U.S. relations, the confidence of all sectors in both countries and the international community in resolving differences through equal consultation is rising. Behind the change in confidence is a deeper change in understanding and a change in the overall situation.
The most important thing for China and the United States, two major countries, to deal with each other is to establish a correct strategic understanding and to answer the fundamental question of whether China and the United States are rivals or partners.
China does not challenge or seek to replace the United States and is happy to see the United States prosper and develop. At the same time, China's determination to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests is also unwavering. In recent years, in the face of tariff wars and trade wars, China has been willing to "talk" and dare to "fight," adhering to principles and bottom lines, which not only demonstrated its hard-core strength and won international respect but also created the possibility for both sides to return to the negotiating table and resolve differences through dialogue and consultation.
Amidst the changing situation, China has adhered to its consistent goals: the goal of stable, healthy, and sustainable development of China-U.S. relations has not changed; the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation in handling China-U.S. relations have not changed; the position of firmly safeguarding its sovereignty, security, and development interests has not changed; and the desire to continue the traditional friendship between the Chinese and American people has not changed. In describing the current China-U.S. relations, the international community often uses keywords such as "trustworthy" and "responsible" to position China's role and interpret China's role.
The change in the China-U.S. interaction model has made more people realize that China's development and growth is an irreversible historical trend, and any attempt to contain and suppress China will not succeed. It has become the consensus of the international strategic community that the interaction between China and the United States is becoming more and more equal, and the United States is looking at China more equally. This is not only a reflection of the development trend and the pattern of power but also a return to rationality and maturity.
History is vast and its lessons are clear. As two countries with different civilizations, different systems, and different paths, as long as China and the United States adhere to the spirit of equality, respect, and mutual benefit and move towards each other, they can find the wisdom and methods to resolve differences, work together to explore the correct way to get along peacefully and develop together on the earth, and promote the development of bilateral relations in a direction that is beneficial to both countries and the world.
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"There are signs that the Chinese and U.S. heads of state may create another historic moment." On the eve of the meeting between the Chinese and U.S. heads of state, an international scholar made such a prospect. International public opinion generally believes that the current period is a "window of opportunity for China and the United States to recalibrate their goals and interaction methods."
This weighty international expectation stems from both the observation of history and the contemplation of the future. Along the way, what has been relied upon to stabilize the fundamentals of China-U.S. relations in the face of turbulent waves? Looking to the long term, what guides the two major countries to gradually find the right way to get along?
The most critical answer lies in the strategic guidance of the head-of-state diplomacy with its broad vision, ensuring that the giant ship of China-U.S. relations does not run aground, deviate from its course, or lose speed.
Turning the clock back to 2017, at Mar-a-Lago, President Xi Jinping (习近平) met with President Trump for the first time. At the time of the 45th anniversary of the issuance of the Sino-U.S. Shanghai Communiqué, President Xi Jinping (习近平) raised a "question for the future": "How will China-U.S. relations develop in the next 45 years?"
With a grand pattern and a broad vision, handling this bilateral relationship that affects the fate of the world well demonstrates the mind and responsibility of a responsible major country: "Cooperation is the only correct choice for China and the United States. Our two countries can absolutely become very good partners."
Whenever storms strike, the role of the head-of-state diplomacy as a "compass" and "stabilizer" becomes more prominent. Last year, when the tariff tsunami alarmed the world, the Chinese and U.S. heads of state personally calibrated the course for the two countries' economic and trade giants. Under the guidance of the consensus of the heads of state, the Chinese and U.S. teams have held six rounds of consultations to date and are holding a new round of consultations, continuously enhancing consensus, managing differences, strengthening cooperation, and promoting the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of China-U.S. economic and trade relations.
Last October, President Xi Jinping (习近平) held a meeting with President Trump in Busan, South Korea, and had in-depth communication on major issues concerning China-U.S. relations and world peace and development, guiding the giant ship of China-U.S. relations through rapids and dangers and maintaining the correct course. Since the Busan meeting, China-U.S. relations have been generally stable and improving, which has been widely welcomed by both countries and the international community.
Strategic leadership is also demonstrated in the clear marking of dangerous reefs. The Taiwan issue is the most important and sensitive core issue in China-U.S. relations, and it also concerns the political foundation of China-U.S. relations. President Xi Jinping (习近平) has repeatedly stated China's principled position on the Taiwan issue to President Trump, emphasizing that Taiwan is China's territory and that China must defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity and will never allow Taiwan to be separated. Clarifying the principles and bottom lines is the responsible commitment to prevent serious risks in China-U.S. relations.
Those who grasp the big picture can take care of the small things. In the spirit of being responsible to history, to the people, and to the world, China has always taken head-of-state diplomacy as its guide, actively promoting the exploration and construction of a strategic, constructive, and stable China-U.S. relationship, and adding stability to the turbulent world with the benign interaction between China and the United States.
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Economy and trade are not only areas where China and the United States have prominent differences in recent years but also a window to see the essence of the relations between the two countries.
Last September, when China-U.S. economic and trade frictions faced another escalation, Jim Sutter, CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council, urgently visited the Chinese Ambassador to the United States. He brought two consensuses from U.S. soybean exporters: first, they hoped that the United States and China would reach an agreement through equal consultation as soon as possible; and second, they were determined to form a delegation to China to participate in the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE). This move is not an isolated case. Despite constant political interference, the desire of the Chinese and U.S. business communities to deepen their ties and cooperation has never changed. The firm choice from the forefront of the market clearly and powerfully demonstrates the essence of China-U.S. economic and trade relations—mutual benefit and win-win results.
The latest "American Business in China White Paper" released by the American Chamber of Commerce in China provides strong evidence: In 2025, the financial performance of most surveyed companies was good, with 52% of the surveyed companies expecting to achieve profitability, an increase of 6 percentage points over the previous year; more than half of the surveyed companies listed China as one of the top three priority investment destinations in the world; and 74% of the companies believed that foreign-funded enterprises in their industry enjoyed the same or better treatment as domestic enterprises.
Looking at a broader dimension: Currently, there are more than 7,000 Chinese-funded enterprises in the United States, and the total number of U.S.-invested enterprises in China is about 80,000; U.S. exports to China and Chinese enterprises' investment in the United States have driven about 1 million jobs in the United States, respectively; U.S. enterprises have maintained the first place in the exhibition area of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) for seven consecutive years, and the number of exhibitors in the China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) has always ranked first among foreign enterprises. These heavy data are the real scenes of China and the United States achieving each other and prospering together.
In the era of the global village, blowing out other people's lights will not make oneself brighter; blocking other people's roads will not make oneself go further. In recent years, the United States has unilaterally launched tariff wars and trade wars against China, generalized the concept of national security, and introduced strict control measures in the field of science and technology. These practices, which disrupt normal economic and trade cooperation, have not only failed to solve its trade deficit and industrial competitiveness problems but have also made U.S. enterprises and consumers pay a heavy price.
The twists and turns of China-U.S. economic and trade relations have brought important enlightenment to both sides. From economy and trade to the overall situation, a conclusion is becoming clearer: dialogue between China and the United States is better than confrontation, cooperation is better than zero-sum, and stability is better than turmoil.
In recent years, the reason why China-U.S. relations have frequently encountered difficulties is fundamentally because some people in the United States are obsessed with zero-sum games and have fallen into the wrong logic of "you lose, I win" and "you rise, I decline." This kind of concept and mentality is out of tune with today's era. Winner-take-all and zero-sum games are not the way to human development. Only by getting rid of narrow vision can we see broad space for cooperation.
President Xi Jinping (习近平) solemnly pointed out: "China's development and revitalization are not mutually exclusive with President Trump's goal of 'making America great again.' China and the United States can absolutely achieve each other and prosper together." Adhering to starting from reality and focusing on trends, it is not difficult to see that under the current situation, the common interests of China and the United States have not decreased but increased; the strategic value of cooperation between the two sides has not declined but increased.
China's adherence to high-quality development and high-level opening up will bring broader incremental space for China-U.S. cooperation. Opening the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" outline, this "opportunity list": "Strengthen the coordination of imports and exports, with equal emphasis on goods and services" "Attract and utilize foreign investment with greater efforts"... In the future, China will not only be the "world factory" but also the "world market," which will bring more opportunities to global enterprises, including U.S. enterprises. Calculating the big picture and looking at the long term, China and the United States can continuously make the cake of cooperation bigger, so that they can better achieve each other and benefit the people of both countries on the road to development.
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Natural harmony reverberates leisurely under the stone arch bridge, and the simple Dong folk songs and fashionable a cappella collide to create a wonderful resonance, turning the scene into a joyful ocean of songs. This is the moving scene when the Yale University Whiffenpoofs A Cappella Choir visited Liping County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, not long ago.
What shapes the direction of China-U.S. relations is also a deeper and more lasting force.
In February of this year, a letter arrived in Iowa, USA, across the ocean. President Xi Jinping (习近平) replied to friends in Iowa and sent back New Year cards, encouraging them to continue to be committed to promoting friendly relations between the two peoples. President Xi Jinping (习近平) once again pointed out: "The hope of China-U.S. relations lies in the people, the foundation lies in the grassroots, the future lies in the youth, and the vitality lies in the local areas."
Looking back at history, from "ping-pong diplomacy" using "small balls to move big balls" to the Philadelphia Orchestra building bridges with music; from the "Kuling Love" writing a cross-century friendship to the Flying Tigers spirit being passed down from generation to generation; from old friends in Iowa coming and going frequently to the vigorous development of youth exchanges... Whether it is the "seize the day" moment of breaking the ice between China and the United States or when the relations between the two sides fall into a trough, the simple desire of the two peoples to know and be close to each other has never changed.
The will of the people is like a deep stream of still water, containing an unstoppable force.
"The achievements of China-U.S. relations are primarily attributed to the joint efforts of the people of the two countries; the continued development of China-U.S. relations needs to rely more on the people of the two countries." President Xi Jinping (习近平) personally promotes friendly relations between the Chinese and American people, interacts with American friendly people in various ways, and has left many warm moments. Focusing on the long-term development of the friendly cause of the two peoples, President Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed the initiative of "inviting 50,000 American teenagers to China for exchanges and study in the next five years" in San Francisco in 2023, injecting strong impetus into youth exchanges between the two sides.
This year marks the 55th anniversary of "ping-pong diplomacy," and the inheritance of China-U.S. friendship is opening a new chapter. "Pickleball diplomacy" is paving a new bridge for exchanges, "Black Myth: Wukong" and Labubu have attracted countless fans in the United States, and China-U.S. cultural exchanges are more "trendy" and "cool." From the banks of the Mississippi River to the banks of the Yangtze River, from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, China-U.S. local cooperation is full of vitality. Various exchanges, such as the China-U.S. high-level second-track dialogue, continue to gather the insights of people of insight from both countries. Looking to the future, the tree of friendship between the two peoples will take root deeper and grow towards a higher and farther sky.
The deepening and solidifying of exchanges has brought about positive changes in cognition. Recent U.S. polls show that U.S. public opinion on China is steadily improving, and supporting engagement and cooperation with China has become the mainstream, and the younger generation is becoming a new force in the cause of people-to-people friendship. The unscripted live broadcast of the China trip of the American internet celebrity "Hyperthyroidism Brother," the "mutual reconciliation" of Chinese and American netizens on Xiaohongshu, and the American youth showing off Chinese-style life have set off a "becoming Chinese" craze... More and more Americans are observing China with their own eyes, measuring China with their own steps, and breaking information cocoons with real experiences, accumulating more rationality and positive energy for China-U.S. relations.
Observing from the long cycle of history, people's cognition and emotions are the most basic and fundamental factors affecting relations between countries. China and the United States need to draw inspiration from the history of their interactions and create more convenient conditions for the exchanges between the two peoples, so as to consolidate the social foundation for the development of bilateral relations. At present, China has implemented a 240-hour transit visa-free policy for 55 countries, including the United States, and continues to upgrade service guarantees and optimize the entire chain of services such as customs clearance, payment, transportation, and accommodation. The United States should also respond to the demands of the people, solve the pain points such as visa difficulties, entry difficulties, and fewer direct flights, and provide more convenience for the exchange and dialogue between the two peoples.
For any great cause to succeed, it must find its roots in the people, gather strength from the people, and be jointly completed by the people. China-U.S. friendship is such a great cause.
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At present, the international situation is undergoing the most profound changes since the end of World War II, with frequent geopolitical conflicts, the reversal of economic globalization, a more prominent global governance deficit, and unprecedented challenges facing humanity.
In the face of the changes of the times, as permanent members of the UN Security Council and the world's two largest economies, China and the United States shoulder heavier responsibilities. Whether the two sides can show the pattern of major countries, take the responsibility of major countries, and do more major, practical, and good things that are beneficial to the world is related to the well-being of the two peoples and the future destiny of mankind.
Promoting global development is inseparable from China-U.S. cooperation. The world economy cannot withstand the two largest economies falling into "decoupling and breaking chains." The two sides should be partners and friends, so that economic and trade cooperation can continue to be the ballast stone of China-U.S. relations and the propeller of world economic growth, and jointly maintain the stability of the global industrial chain and supply chain. This year, China and the United States will respectively host the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and the G20 Summit. Both meetings will have an important impact on global economic governance. The two sides should support each other, respond to regional and global expectations, and strive to add momentum to global development with positive results.
Maintaining peace and security requires cooperation between China and the United States. At present, the situation in the Middle East continues to be tense, and the risk of conflict spillover is rising. China always believes that force is not the solution to the problem, adheres to running for peace, and supports all efforts conducive to restoring peace. To achieve lasting peace and security in the world, we must maintain the stability of the international order. During the World Anti-Fascist War, China and the United States fought side by side to establish the post-war international order and paid huge sacrifices. Today, the two sides should jointly safeguard this hard-won important achievement, consolidate the foundation of order for peaceful coexistence among countries, and create a good environment.
Improving global governance requires cooperation between China and the United States. There are still many problems in the world today. In areas such as combating illegal immigration and telecom fraud, anti-money laundering, artificial intelligence, and responding to infectious diseases, China-U.S. cooperation is essential. It is the hope of the people and the hope of the world that the two countries work together to meet challenges and create the future together. Major countries have more resources and greater capabilities, and should take the lead in abiding by rules, keeping promises, and complying with the rule of law. China is willing to work with the United States to promote the construction of an equal and orderly multipolar world, abide by universally recognized international rules, and promote the improvement of the global governance system based on the principle of joint consultation, joint construction, and shared benefits.
When China and the United States cooperate, the world is safe; when China and the United States fight, the world is worried. Faced with new situations and new challenges, both China and the United States should uphold a sense of responsibility, release more stable signals, broaden the path of cooperation, and inject stronger positive energy into the world's response to challenges and creation of the future.
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As times change, China-U.S. relations cannot go back to the past; gathering rationality and mutual benefit, China and the United States can have a better future.
Every handshake is a writing of the future; every dialogue is a sowing of peace. History will remember the major-country choices made at critical crossroads for world peace and development.
When two major countries choose to move forward hand in hand, they illuminate not only each other's path, but also the future of the entire world.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李志伟
Promoting the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of China-U.S. relations and finding a correct way for China and the U.S. to get along is the common aspiration of the people of both countries and the expectation of all countries in the world. Recently, many people from all walks of life in the United States said in interviews with reporters from this newspaper that the overall China-U.S. relationship has remained stable, and that properly handling differences and frictions is of great significance to world peace and prosperity. Head-of-state diplomacy has always been the "compass" and "stabilizer" of bilateral relations. It is hoped that the upcoming meeting between the heads of state of the two countries will lay a more solid foundation for the development of bilateral relations and inject greater certainty and positive energy into world peace and prosperity.
Craig Allen (谭森), President of the U.S.-China Business Council (美中贸易全国委员会), said that maintaining good communication at the highest level between the U.S. and China helps to enhance stable expectations, make bilateral relations more predictable, and create a friendly environment for economic and trade exchanges between the two countries.
Sourabh Gupta (苏拉布·古普塔), a senior researcher at the U.S.-China Research Center (美国中美研究中心), said that the head-of-state meeting will provide an opportunity for the further stable development of China-U.S. relations. "This meeting is expected to be a new starting point for bilateral relations."
Kenneth Hammond (肯尼思·哈蒙德), a professor at New Mexico State University (美国新墨西哥州立大学), said that the head-of-state meeting will calibrate the course for the overall development of bilateral relations. He said: "By seeking consensus, the head-of-state meeting will point the way for the development of bilateral relations."
Jeffrey Sachs (杰弗里·萨克斯), an American economist and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University (哥伦比亚大学可持续发展中心), said that the meeting between the heads of state of the U.S. and China is expected to improve and develop relations between the two countries. China's economic development has benefited the world and the United States. Some people in the United States should re-examine their erroneous policy ideas toward China and recognize that China's development is mutually beneficial and win-win for the United States, not a threat. Sachs (萨克斯) said that the world is currently facing many severe challenges, such as the increasing risk of climate change and the dilemma of artificial intelligence governance. "Strengthening cooperation between the U.S. and China will help effectively address global challenges and avoid the risk of confrontation and misjudgment."
Dean Baker (迪恩·贝克), a senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (美国经济与政策研究中心), said he hopes that this head-of-state meeting will promote the further normalization of bilateral trade relations. Expanding trade exchanges can give both sides the opportunity to benefit.
"Over the past few months, I have been emphasizing to people that it is normal and inevitable that there will be some differences and frictions between the two major countries of the U.S. and China," said Jim Sutter (苏健), CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council (美国大豆出口协会). "The U.S. and China can work more closely together to set a benchmark for the world, especially in green development, low-carbon transition, and sustainable development."
"The head-of-state meeting is crucial to the U.S. and China and even the entire world," said Lawrence Freeman (劳伦斯·弗里曼), an American expert on international issues. The U.S. and China are the world's two largest economies. The decisions made by the two countries for their respective countries, as well as future policy trends, will have a significant impact on the world. The interaction between the two countries' top leaders will "set the tone for future U.S.-China relations." It is believed that this head-of-state meeting will play a key role in building a stable and sound relationship between the U.S. and China.
Freeman (弗里曼) said that the United States should see the potential for cooperation with China, and the two sides can jointly promote the prosperity and development of the world. "Some people should abandon the ‘零和思维’ (líng hé sī wéi - "zero-sum thinking," a situation in which one person’s gain is equivalent to another’s loss, so the net change in wealth or benefit is zero) and view U.S.-China cooperation with the concept of ‘互利共赢’ (hù lì gòng yíng - "mutual benefit and win-win," a situation or solution in which all parties involved benefit)." He emphasized that there is great potential for mutually beneficial economic and trade cooperation between the U.S. and China. "A stable bilateral relationship is in the common interest of the people of both countries."
(Reported by this newspaper, Washington (华盛顿), May 12)
Return to TopAt the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping (习近平), US President Donald Trump (唐纳德·特朗普) will pay a state visit to China from May 13 to 15.
Trump (特朗普) was born in New York City (纽约市), USA, in June 1946. In 1968, he received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (宾夕法尼亚大学沃顿商学院), and subsequently worked in a real estate company.
Trump (特朗普) was elected as the 45th President of the United States in November 2016 and was sworn into office on January 20, 2017. He won the presidential election again in November 2024. He was sworn into office on January 20, 2025, becoming the 47th President of the United States.
His wife is Melania (梅拉尼娅). He has 3 sons and 2 daughters.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), May 12)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 12th (Xinhua) On May 12th, Zheng Jianbang (郑建邦), Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, met in Beijing (北京) with a delegation from the New Azerbaijan Party of Azerbaijan (阿塞拜疆), led by Budagov (布达戈夫), Deputy Chairman of the Party and Head of the Central Office. Both sides expressed their willingness to jointly implement the important consensus reached by the heads of state of the two countries and continuously enrich the connotation of the China-Azerbaijan (中阿) comprehensive strategic partnership.
Return to TopBy: 章思远
At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping (习近平), US President Trump will pay a state visit to China from May 13th to 15th. This is the first visit to China by a US president in nine years, the first visit by President Trump in his second term, and the first face-to-face meeting between the Chinese and US heads of state this year. The upcoming meeting between the Chinese and US heads of state in Beijing (北京) is attracting worldwide attention. This visit is of great historical significance for the development of Sino-US relations in the new era.
Both China and the United States have many important agendas this year. The Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress (全国人民代表大会) of China reviewed and approved the "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五规划纲要), which pointed out the direction for economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. The people of the whole country are working hard to achieve a good start to the "15th Five-Year Plan." The steady advancement of Chinese-style modernization will bring more opportunities to all countries, including the United States. The United States is celebrating its 250th anniversary of independence. China will host the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, and the United States will host the G20 Leaders' Summit. Through this meeting between the two heads of state, China and the United States can further exchange experiences in governance, strengthen mutual support, promote greater economic and social development in both countries, and make positive contributions to promoting world stability and prosperity.
Head-of-state diplomacy has an irreplaceable strategic guiding role in Sino-US relations. Since last year, the two heads of state have maintained close communication on Sino-US relations and international and regional hot issues through the Busan meeting and five phone calls, leading the ship of Sino-US relations through winds and waves and moving forward steadily. This year is a "big year" for Sino-US relations, and the agenda for high-level exchanges has already been placed on the table of both sides. China and the United States should work together to take President Trump's visit as an opportunity to further strengthen strategic communication, make top-level designs for the development of bilateral relations, promote the continued overall stability and new development of bilateral relations, benefit the two countries and the world, and make 2026 a landmark year for Sino-US relations to move towards stable, healthy, and sustainable development.
At present, the once-in-a-century changes are accelerating, and the international situation is intertwined with turmoil. Strengthening cooperation between China and the United States is the common expectation of the world. As the world's two largest economies and permanent members of the UN Security Council, if China and the United States do not engage with each other, it will only lead to misunderstandings and misjudgments. Whether they can handle their relationship well is even more crucial to the future and destiny of the world. China and the United States benefit from cooperation and are harmed by confrontation. The two countries can become partners and friends, achieve mutual success, and prosper together. This is a lesson of history and a need of reality.
President Xi Jinping (习近平) summarized the experiences and lessons of decades of Sino-US exchanges and proposed that China and the United States should respect each other, coexist peacefully, and cooperate for mutual benefit, and that China and the United States must find the right way to get along. The Earth is big enough to accommodate the respective and common development of China and the United States. It is believed that President Trump's visit to China will help both sides find the right way to get along; help lengthen the list of cooperation between the two countries, compress the list of problems, and inject new impetus into the development of bilateral relations; and help both sides work together to do more major, practical, and good things that are beneficial to both countries and the world.
As two major countries with different national conditions, it is inevitable that there will be some differences between China and the United States. The key is to respect each other's core interests and major concerns and find ways to properly resolve problems. China is in a critical period of comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization, and its determination to safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests is unwavering. The Taiwan issue is the most important of China's core interests, the foundation of the political foundation of Sino-US relations, and the first red line that cannot be crossed in Sino-US relations. The US side should take practical actions to abide by the one-China principle and the three Sino-US joint communiqués, immediately stop selling arms to Taiwan, and properly handle the Taiwan issue. Since last year, China and the United States have carried out six rounds of economic and trade consultations in the spirit of equality, respect, and mutual benefit, and are conducting a new round of consultations, which have achieved a series of consultation results. This fully shows that the two sides can completely manage differences and achieve results that satisfy the people of both countries and reach consensus welcomed by the international community through equal dialogue and consultation.
The hope of Sino-US relations lies in the people, the foundation lies in the people, the future lies in the youth, and the vitality lies in the local areas. Since President Xi Jinping (习近平) announced the initiative to "invite 50,000 American teenagers to China for exchanges and study in the next five years" in November 2023, many American teenagers have actively responded and participated, demonstrating the vigorous vitality of cultural exchanges between the two countries. At the end of last year, a poll by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs showed that 53% of Americans support friendly cooperation and engagement with China. "Becoming Chinese" continues to be popular on US social media, demonstrating the desire of the people of the two countries to know and be close to each other. There is a need for more and more "friendship ambassadors" spanning the Pacific between China and the United States. It is hoped that President Trump's visit to China will promote more movement, more exchanges, and more communication between the people of the two countries, and write more stories of friendship between the people of the two countries in the new era.
The prospects for Sino-US relations are bright. With the joint efforts of both sides, the vision of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation between the two countries will eventually be realized. It is hoped that the US side will work with the Chinese side in the same direction to jointly promote the success of President Trump's visit to China, open a new chapter in Sino-US relations, and inject more stability and positive energy into the world.
(The author is an international affairs observer)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 12th (Reporter). On the morning of May 12th, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon (拉赫蒙) went to Tiananmen Square (天安门广场) and laid a wreath at the Monument to the People's Heroes (人民英雄纪念碑).
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 12th (新华社北京5月12日电) On May 12th, Vice President Han Zheng (韩正) held talks with Crown Prince Billah (比拉) of Brunei in Beijing (北京).
Han Zheng (韩正) stated that the China-Brunei friendship is rooted in friendly exchanges spanning thousands of years and is a model of equal treatment and mutually beneficial cooperation between countries. Last year, President Xi Jinping (习近平) and Sultan Hassanal (哈桑纳尔) reached an important consensus on building a China-Brunei community with a shared future, drawing a new blueprint for the development of China-Brunei relations. President Xi Jinping (习近平) just met with you and put forward important opinions on the development of China-Brunei relations. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brunei. China is willing to work with Brunei to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, inherit the traditional friendship, enhance strategic cooperation, and promote the construction of a China-Brunei community with a shared future to a new level.
Han Zheng (韩正) stated that the two countries should support each other on issues involving each other's core interests, give full play to the role of the China-Brunei Intergovernmental Joint Steering Committee mechanism, deeply promote the joint construction of "Belt and Road" flagship projects, and expand cooperation in fields such as artificial intelligence, the digital economy, the green economy, energy, and agriculture. We should organize a series of celebration activities for the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in tourism, education, local areas, and sports, and further facilitate personnel exchanges. The two sides should strengthen multilateral cooperation, work together to address global and regional challenges, accelerate the building of a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future, and promote regional stability and prosperity.
Billah (比拉) highly praised China's (中国) great achievements in economic and social development, and said that the friendship between Brunei and China has a long history and fruitful practical cooperation. Brunei firmly adheres to the one-China policy and looks forward to taking the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries as an opportunity to further deepen exchanges and cooperation in energy, agriculture, education, sports and other fields. Brunei supports the major global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平) and is willing to maintain close communication and cooperation with China to contribute to regional peace, security and prosperity.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘温馨 王 浩
Disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief are crucial to the overall economic and social development and the peaceful and happy life of thousands of families.
On April 28, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized while presiding over the 25th collective study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee: "We must stand at the strategic height of coordinating high-quality development and high-level security, fully recognize the importance of doing a good job in disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief, focus on improving the ability to prevent and respond to natural disasters, and effectively safeguard the lives and property of the people."
This year, May 12 is the 18th National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day, and May 11 to 17 is the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Publicity Week. In recent years, China's disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief capabilities have been continuously improved. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the annual average number of people affected by natural disasters, the number of deaths and missing persons due to disasters, and the proportion of direct economic losses due to disasters in GDP decreased by 36%, 22.6%, and 38.7% respectively compared with the average of the previous five years.
Improving effectiveness, with practical combat as the standard.
"We have basically built a comprehensive safety and emergency framework that integrates the overall response to all types of disasters, unified management of the entire process, proactive prevention around the clock, and orderly coordination of all forces," said the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部).
On January 7, 2025, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Dingri County (定日县), Tibet (西藏).
The emergency mechanism was activated immediately! Ten minutes after the earthquake, rescue planes arrived over the disaster area; in less than half an hour, troops, firefighters, and other forces in the earthquake center area were breaking through to rescue; that night, the first batch of central disaster relief supplies arrived in the disaster area; in less than a day, local communications, networks, roads, and power supply gradually recovered, and the affected people basically moved into emergency tents...
Today, Dingri County (定日县) has smooth roads and staggered buildings. After the joint efforts of all parties, the local area completed the reconstruction of more than 22,000 houses, with a total area of 3.1 million square meters, and repaired and reinforced more than 10,500 houses.
The rescue was rapid and orderly, the assistance was precise and standardized, the material transportation was efficient, and the reconstruction was stable and meticulous. The "one game of chess" was highly coordinated, fully demonstrating the advantages of China's emergency management system.
Emergency response is more efficient. The National Emergency Command Headquarters maintains 24-hour audio and video communication with the emergency command headquarters at the provincial, municipal, and county levels, building an emergency command system that connects top and bottom and coordinates and links. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the national disaster relief emergency response was launched 91 times, effectively responding to major disasters such as the Luding Earthquake in Sichuan (四川泸定地震), Typhoon "Mojo" (摩羯台风), the extraordinarily heavy rain and flood in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) region, and the flash flood in Yuzhong, Gansu (甘肃榆中山洪), and a total of more than 40 billion yuan of central disaster relief funds were coordinated and allocated for living assistance.
The team's capabilities are more outstanding. The scale of the national comprehensive fire and rescue team has increased to nearly 220,000 people, 6 national regional emergency rescue centers have been fully completed, and 113 national work safety and 22 national-level engineering emergency rescue professional teams have been ordered to move and move towards danger in a series of major disaster accident response and disposal. "Last year, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake occurred in Myanmar (缅甸). China (我国) was the country that sent the most rescue personnel, arrived in the disaster area the fastest, and rescued the most survivors, fully demonstrating China's speed and China's strength," said the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部).
The security system is more sound. The central disaster relief materials have realized the management model of "county management, township storage, and village use." In the past year, nearly 400,000 pieces of central disaster relief materials have been pre-positioned and sunk to 400 counties with high disaster risks to ensure that disaster relief materials can quickly arrive in the event of road, power, and network outages. At the same time, all localities have further improved the emergency material transportation and delivery capacity, improved the efficiency of transfer, and strengthened the delivery capacity.
"Except for special circumstances such as a few remote areas, after receiving the allocation order, it is basically ensured that the first batch of emergency materials will arrive in the disaster area within 6 hours at the county level, 8 hours at the city level, and 10 hours at the provincial level," said Wang Chao (王超), deputy director of the Disaster Relief and Material Security Department of the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部救灾和物资保障司). During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the central emergency rescue and disaster relief material reserves increased by 39.6% compared with the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan," and emergency rescue and disaster relief material reserves at the county level and above have achieved 100% full coverage.
Prioritize prevention, anchoring the main line of pre-event prevention.
To reduce disaster risks and losses, we must adhere to the bottom-line thinking and extreme thinking, and consolidate the foundation of "prevention."
China (我国) has entered the flood season, and flood prevention and preparation should prioritize prevention.
Above the Yi River (沂河), the Liujiadaokou Water Conservancy Hub (刘家道口水利枢纽) in Linyi, Shandong (山东临沂) stands, undertaking the important task of regulating and intercepting the water from the upper reaches of the Yi River (沂河). "During the flood season this year, floods and droughts may occur frequently in northern regions. We think about the risks ahead of time and work ahead of time, and maintain electromechanical equipment, gates, hoists, etc. in a timely manner," said Wang Weitao (王伟涛), director of the Liujiadaokou Bureau (刘家道口局) of the Yishusi Bureau (沂沭泗局) of the Huaihe River Conservancy Commission (淮河水利委员会) of the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部).
Clarify the risks, implement the plans, and take sufficient measures. All localities and departments are making efforts in multiple ways and promoting systematically, building an all-round, multi-level, and three-dimensional pre-event prevention system to promote the transformation of disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief work from "passive response" to "active prevention."
Clarifying the "family property" of natural disasters is a preemptive move.
In 2024, the "First National Natural Disaster Comprehensive Risk Census Bulletin" was released, realizing the assessment and zoning of six categories and 23 types of disaster risks and comprehensive risks, forming assessment and zoning results covering the national, provincial, municipal, and county levels.
Zhou Hongjian (周洪建), director of the Disaster Reduction Assessment Division of the Comprehensive Disaster Reduction and Reform Coordination Department of the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部综合减灾和改革协调司), said, "Continue to make good use of the census results to promote risk source control and refined management of hidden dangers." The national natural disaster comprehensive risk basic database is running stably, storing more than 1.7 billion pieces of various risk data.
Weave a dense institutional network and continuously improve the pre-event prevention system.
Formulate and revise the "National Emergency Response Plan for Sudden Public Events" and various special plans, and continuously carry out the "Emergency Mission" series of comprehensive practical exercises; organize special actions such as infrastructure disaster risk investigation and forest and grassland fire major hidden danger investigation. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the central government arranged nearly 60 billion yuan of national debt funds to implement natural disaster emergency capacity improvement projects, grasping the source, eliminating hidden dangers, and solving problems before they germinate and become disasters.
Cultivate the concept of prevention and improve the ability of grassroots people to prevent and rescue themselves from disasters.
39 houses were buried by a landslide, but no one was injured or killed. How was this done? At 11:00 on December 10, 2025, in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture (临夏回族自治州), Gansu (甘肃), Zhang Deyuan (张得元), a disaster risk hidden danger information reporter, found signs of a landslide when riding an electric bicycle past a mountain and reported it immediately. 118 households and 462 people were quickly evacuated. Only 20 minutes later, the landslide re-activated and slid.
China (我国) has built a five-level disaster information officer team of "province-city-county-township-village" totaling more than 1.15 million people, who have played an important role in disaster reporting, hidden danger investigation, and emergency avoidance, building a "people's defense line" for disaster prevention and mitigation.
"A major improvement in the concept and practice of emergency management in China (我国) during the '14th Five-Year Plan' period is the transformation of the governance model to pre-event prevention," said the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部). We will continue to comprehensively strengthen the work of "prevention," put more effort into planning ahead and preventing problems before they occur, and better grasp the initiative in maintaining and shaping public safety.
Innovation is essential to consolidate the supporting foundation for disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief.
Officially equipped! In August 2024, in Xi'an, Shaanxi (陕西西安), two "Modern Ark" 60 firefighting aircraft (新舟60灭火飞机) designed and developed by China Aviation Industry Corporation (中国航空工业集团) were delivered, marking a breakthrough in China's (我国) large and medium-sized fixed-wing firefighting aircraft.
What are the strengths of firefighting aircraft?
"The maximum water capacity is 6 tons, which means that a single water drop can effectively suppress large-area fires," said Liu Xinjun (刘新军), deputy director of the Rescue Coordination and Emergency Plan Administration of the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部救援协调和预案管理局). The "Modern Ark" 60 firefighting aircraft (新舟60灭火飞机) integrates water dropping firefighting, fire monitoring, communication command, personnel transportation, and material transportation, and can carry 28 rescue personnel or transport 3.7 tons of emergency materials, adapting to various emergency rescue scenarios.
To improve the modernization level of disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief capabilities, we must be guided by innovation, continuously promote technological innovation and industrial innovation in the emergency field, and focus on improving the ability to prevent and respond to natural disasters.
Look at monitoring and early warning. At the end of 2025, the "Jiu'an" large model 2.0 (久安大模型2.0) for emergency management was officially released, which can "see" clearly and calculate accurately, and big data "runs" in the front. All-weather intelligent inspection, accurately locating waterlogging points from tens of thousands of videos within 30 seconds; the intelligent analysis system realizes cross-regional linkage command and intelligently generates disposal plans such as forest fire fighting.
Look at equipment support. "In order to solve the 'three breaks' problem in disaster areas, in recent years we have pre-positioned large and medium-sized drone communication platforms, emergency communication base stations, satellite phones, and 370 MHz walkie-talkies in high-risk areas. 102,000 disaster-prone remote villages have basic communication equipment," said Hou Xianjun (侯贤军), deputy director of the Science and Technology and Informatization Department of the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部科技和信息化司). A batch of equipment and scientific research results such as complex terrain rescue robots and rapid sand and gravel packaging machines have been put into practical application, helping to further improve the disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief capabilities of the grassroots.
The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部) stated that comprehensively improving the comprehensive prevention and control level of natural disasters with source governance as the focus, continuously enhancing the emergency response support capabilities with practical combat as the guidance, and focusing on building a new pattern of public safety governance with the grassroots as the main battlefield will promote the high-quality development of the emergency management cause to a new and greater step, and provide a more powerful security guarantee for continuing to advance Chinese-style modernization.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Nanchang (南昌) May 12th dispatch (Reporters Wang Dan (王丹) and Hao Ping (郝萍) from People's Daily Online): May 12th of this year is the 18th National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day, with the theme of "Everyone Talks About Safety, Everyone Knows Emergency Response - Improving Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Relief Capabilities." The Office of the National Disaster Reduction Committee, the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部), China Media Group (中央广播电视总台), and the People's Government of Jiangxi Province (江西省人民政府) jointly held the main event of the National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day and Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Publicity Week in Nanchang City (南昌市), Jiangxi Province (江西省) on the 12th.
This event, with the theme of "One Class, One Tribute, One Experience," further popularized disaster prevention and mitigation knowledge and enhanced public awareness of disaster prevention and avoidance and self-rescue and mutual rescue capabilities through activities such as conducting national safety public classes, publicizing touching stories of disaster prevention and avoidance, and simulating emergency scenarios. At the event site, 12 outstanding representatives of national grassroots disaster prevention and avoidance were commended.
The main venue in Nanchang (南昌) closely followed the characteristics of natural disasters in Jiangxi (江西), presenting a "National Safety Public Class" to the audience, focusing on the four typical disasters that occur frequently in Jiangxi (江西) in spring, summer, autumn, and winter: severe convective weather, floods, forest fires, and rain, snow, and freezing, using scenario-based performances to popularize risk identification and avoidance, and self-rescue and mutual rescue skills. The event site also had video links with sub-venues in Beijing (北京), Shaanxi (陕西), Sichuan (四川), and other places, showcasing the highlights of disaster prevention and mitigation themed activities held simultaneously in various regions.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on May 12th (Reporter Liu Wenxin (刘温馨)): On the 11th, the theme event "Disaster Prevention and Mitigation: Science and Technology Empowers Safety, Education Guards Life," jointly organized by the China Public Relations Association (中国公共关系协会) and the China Disaster Prevention Association (中国灾害防御协会), and hosted by the University of Emergency Management (应急管理大学), was held at the University of Emergency Management (应急管理大学).
More than 200 people, including leaders from government departments, industry experts and scholars, industry practitioners, and representatives of social organizations from the fields of emergency management, disaster prevention, public relations, university think tanks, media, and enterprises, gathered at the scene to jointly discuss the development of disaster prevention and mitigation, explore new paths for the integration of technology empowerment and safety education, continuously consolidate the comprehensive disaster risk prevention and control line of the whole society, and enhance the public's awareness of disaster prevention and avoidance and emergency self-rescue and mutual rescue capabilities, so as to safeguard the high-quality development of Chinese-style modernization with a high level of security.
During the event, the "Everyone Talks About Safety, Everyone Knows Emergency Response - Improving Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Relief Capabilities" 2026 National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day Initiative was released. The initiative calls on the whole society to join hands and, with a sense of responsibility of 时时放心不下 (shí shí fàng xīn bù xià - "constantly worried," a constant feeling of unease and concern), to implement all disaster prevention, mitigation and relief work in a solid and meticulous manner, so that "everyone talks about safety, everyone knows emergency response" becomes a common practice, and to contribute to the promotion of Chinese-style modernization.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on May 12th (Reporter Yi Shuran (易舒冉)) As the 36th National Day for Helping the Disabled is approaching, State Councilor and Director of the State Council Working Committee on Disability Affairs, Chen Yiqin (谌贻琴), conducted research on disability affairs in Beijing and visited and expressed sympathy to people with disabilities. She emphasized that it is necessary to thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions on giving special care and attention to people with disabilities, and in accordance with the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, to effectively protect the equal rights and interests of people with disabilities and promote the comprehensive development of the cause of people with disabilities.
Chen Yiqin (谌贻琴) visited the Beijing Massage Hospital (北京按摩医院) to investigate the employment, skills training, and rights protection of people with disabilities. She pointed out that employment is the biggest livelihood issue and an important way for people with disabilities to realize their life values and create a better life. It is necessary to establish and improve a full-chain service system for employment support, skills enhancement, career development, and rights protection, and further broaden the channels for employment and entrepreneurship for people with disabilities. It is necessary to focus on the rehabilitation needs of people with disabilities, further promote precise rehabilitation services, and accelerate the realization of the goal of "everyone enjoying rehabilitation services."
The theme of this year's National Day for Helping the Disabled is "Protecting the Equal Rights and Interests of People with Disabilities and Promoting the Integrated Development of People with Disabilities." Chen Yiqin (谌贻琴) emphasized the need to vigorously promote the value concept of "equality, integration, and sharing," continuously improve the quality of public services for people with disabilities, and actively create a good atmosphere and environment in which the whole society understands, respects, cares for, and helps people with disabilities.
Return to TopBy: 盛玉雷
In traditional understanding, geographical location is a key factor determining development. Whether it's access to rivers and seas, a strategic passage, or a regional hub, the more advantageous the location, the easier it is to attract resources and industrial clusters, thereby seizing the initiative in development.
Does that mean that inland areas without first-mover advantages can only remain in a corner and achieve little? Let's first look at these two places.
Without bordering the coast or the sea, the total value of foreign trade import and export reached 221.55 billion yuan in the first quarter of this year, an increase of 34.3% year-on-year, setting a new record for the same period and quarter in history. This is the momentum of Chongqing (重庆).
Deep in the Qinling Mountains (秦岭), the forest coverage rate exceeds 90%, and the distribution density of wild giant pandas is the highest in the country. This small city with only 35,000 permanent residents receives millions of visitors every year. This is the story of Foping (佛坪), Shaanxi (陕西).
Today, network communication reduces the altitude of knowledge, high-speed trains and airplanes cross mountains and seas, and commodities, services, and data flow on a larger scale. Although the constraints of geographical environment on development still exist, they are no longer insurmountable.
From the in-depth promotion of the construction of a unified national market to the increasingly refined co-construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative, a new historical orientation is generating new development logic. More and more inland "terminals" are focusing on differentiation and becoming "pivots," "hubs," and "gateways" serving the new development pattern.
The difference between inland and frontier, in the geographical sense, contains contemplation at the conceptual level. As some scholars have pointed out, "The biggest 'inland' is not between mountains and rivers, but in the depths of thought."
It is easy to connect physical space and time, but difficult to break fixed mindsets. Abandoning the waiting-and-seeing, closed-off and conservative "inland consciousness" and establishing an open, inclusive, and enterprising "frontier thinking" can reshape the value coordinates of geographical regions and win the initiative in development with ideological initiative.
To turn passivity into proactivity, the key is to enhance foresight, accurately grasp the development trend of things, and lead the future with scientific strategies and tactics.
Neither a traditional industrial powerhouse nor in a first-tier metropolitan area, and without resources such as lithium mines, Liyang (溧阳), Jiangsu (江苏) scientifically assessed and planned early, fully grasped the outbreak window of the new energy vehicle industry, and jumped to become a city with a hundred-billion-yuan power battery industry.
Opportunities are seized, and ambition is the driving force. Combining one's own endowments, establishing advantages and finding the right positioning in industrial transformation and upgrading, and maintaining the courage to be a pioneer and stand at the forefront, one can win a place in fierce competition.
From a low-lying area to a high ground, it is necessary to break internal competition and practice internal skills, and open up the development vision in regional coordination.
Nanyang (南阳), Henan (河南) and Xiangyang (襄阳), Hubei (湖北), the "Zhuge" (诸葛) dispute was protracted. Now the "enemies" have become teammates, mutually promoting routes, sending tourists to each other, and sharing resources. Ma'anshan (马鞍山), Anhui (安徽) and Nanjing (南京), Jiangsu (江苏) have opened the first domestic inter-provincial, jointly-built, jointly-managed, and jointly-operated city (suburban) railway, making the "heart of the cabbage" in the Yangtze River Delta more formed...
The more capable one is to connect resources, the more regional competitiveness one has. Breaking the shackles of 画地为牢 (huà dì wéi láo - "draw a circle on the ground and make it a prison," to be restricted by one's own limitations), being good at leveraging, gathering, and taking advantage of the situation, and integrating into the overall national development with an open and cooperative attitude, the "rear" can also be in the "front row."
To transform from the end to the hub, it is also necessary to maintain strategic focus, "Once a strategy is formed, it must be adhered to for a long time, grasped to the end, and done well."
The computing power used by tourists taking pictures on the beach in Southeast Asia and using AI to retouch them may come from a small western city in China - Qingyang (庆阳), Gansu (甘肃). Today, the wind, light, water, soil and other resources in the west are being transformed into "crude oil" in the AI era, flowing to the world along optical cables.
Anchoring goals, creating conditions, and combining "good planning and execution," more and more places are likely to become growth poles for high-quality development.
From "inland consciousness" to "frontier thinking," it is ultimately a transformation of thought. Breaking path dependence, following models, and closed mindsets, and enhancing innovative courage, reform spirit, and a sense of responsibility for the times, we will witness more rise, breakthroughs, and transformations.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on May 12th (Reporter Sun Xiuyan (孙秀艳)) The National Healthcare Security Administration (国家医保局) recently issued the "Medical Insurance Medical Equipment (Imaging Category) Coding Rules and Methods," establishing a unified "medical insurance identity code" for national imaging medical equipment, marking a new stage of standardized and refined medical insurance management of medical imaging equipment.
Medical imaging equipment is an important support for clinical diagnosis and treatment, running through the entire process from routine physical examinations to disease diagnosis and treatment monitoring. The imaging medical equipment code, as an important component of the "Medical Insurance Image Cloud Index," is directly related to the equipment that generates image files. Previously, there was no unified medical insurance coding standard for medical imaging equipment in various regions, which led to challenges in promoting the application of the "Medical Insurance Image Cloud Index."
For the public, relying on the supporting role of coding in optimizing diagnosis and treatment services, controlling equipment quality, and strengthening fund supervision, examination results are more reliable, expense settlements are clearer, the medical treatment experience is continuously improved, and legitimate rights and interests are more firmly protected. For medical institutions, equipment coding can be used to achieve full life cycle management. For industry enterprises, coding can accurately trace back to the manufacturer, which can effectively promote enterprises to strengthen quality control, improve product quality, and help create a standardized, transparent, fair, and orderly industry market environment. For medical insurance departments, coding can achieve precise binding and one-to-one correspondence with imaging equipment, strengthening the full-process supervision of medical insurance funds from the source.
According to reports, following the principles of "unified planning, unified classification, unified release, and unified management," the code consists of 5 parts and a total of 19 code digits. The comprehensive implementation of this coding system will further improve the application level of medical image retrieval and promote the improvement of medical service quality and efficiency.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 苏 滨
"Whirr, whirr," early in the morning, at a courier service outlet in Yunyan District (云岩区), Guiyang City (贵阳市), Guizhou Province (贵州省), the rolling shutter door was pulled open. Courier Tan Huaiguo (谭怀国) bent over to count the packages, the barcode scanner beeping from time to time.
Sorting, handing over, loading the vehicle... At 8:10, Tan Huaiguo, as usual, started his electric tricycle and shuttled through the crisscrossing streets and alleys. Ten minutes later, the tricycle arrived at Zhongtian Century New City (中天世纪新城). Tan Huaiguo took out two stacks of pre-sorted packages from the vehicle, pushed a trolley into the unit door, and greeted the residents he met.
31st floor, 25th floor, 19th floor... Coinciding with the peak of residents' travel, Tan Huaiguo deliberately chose a top-down route to save elevator running time. "Delivering packages seems simple, but to be on time and ensure everyone is satisfied with receiving their packages, you need to plan the area route well, and also be familiar with residents' receiving habits. There are quite a few tricks to it," said Tan Huaiguo.
"This one can be placed directly at the door."
"This household likes to sign in person, you can knock on the door."
"This family doesn't like to be disturbed in the morning, so I have to come back later to deliver."
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Having been in the industry for 8 years, Tan Huaiguo knows the receiving habits of many residents by heart. He mainly serves two large communities with a total population of over 20,000, delivering and picking up over 200 packages on average every day. "We are not only delivering packages, but also conveying the warmth of the city." In his words, Tan Huaiguo is full of recognition for his work.
Volunteer is another identity of Tan Huaiguo.
In 2024, Tan Huaiguo took the initiative to join the Yunyan District (云岩区) volunteer service team, helping to solve the problem of urban "terminal governance" through "flash help" within his ability, "flash shooting" of bad phenomena, "flash publicity" of public welfare, "flash removal" of random postings, and "flash reporting" of emergencies. The four words "volunteer service" are engraved in his daily life: helping elderly people in the community buy medicines and pay water and electricity bills; helping residents throw garbage on the way to delivery; helping lost children find their families... One act of kindness after another adorns every road he has traveled.
"We walk through the streets and alleys every day, and we are familiar with the people and the area. When we encounter situations such as pipe damage, missing manhole covers, and random parking of vehicles, we can take photos and report them to the volunteer service group in time to help deal with safety hazards. This is not only responsible for ourselves and the residents, but also makes this work more meaningful," said Tan Huaiguo. The extra attention of couriers and deliverymen can enable some grassroots problems to be "discovered early, reported early, and dealt with early." "Our volunteer service team already has 769 members. As more and more colleagues join, we will definitely make the city better."
After running around all morning, at noon, Tan Huaiguo found a restaurant nearby, ordered a bowl of noodles, and packed it to the nearby warm-hearted station. "The station is spacious and clean. It's comfortable and comfortable to eat, charge, and rest here. If you bring your own food, you can also heat it in the microwave." If there is enough time, Tan Huaiguo will also take a nap at the station.
In recent years, the Social Work Department of the Yunyan District (云岩区) Party Committee has implemented precise policies to solve the problems of "difficult parking" and "expensive meals" for new employment groups, and has also built a number of warm-hearted stations to provide rest, drinking water and other services. In Tan Huaiguo's view, the city's care and love for new employment groups has stimulated everyone's enthusiasm to participate in urban governance. More and more people are actively participating in it, doing what they think are "very ordinary" small things every day on the road, and also warming the city.
Return to TopPremier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) met with Tajik President Rahmon (拉赫蒙) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (北京人民大会堂) on the morning of May 12, who was in China for a state visit.
Li Qiang (李强) said that currently, under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, the two sides are working closely together to build a China-Tajikistan community with a shared future at a higher level. President Xi Jinping (习近平) will hold talks with the President to map out a new blueprint for the continued deepening of China-Tajikistan relations. China is willing to work with Tajikistan to further consolidate political mutual trust, increase mutual support on issues involving each other's core interests, resolutely oppose any interference by external forces, promote the continuous deepening and consolidation of the China-Tajikistan comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era, and add more impetus to the development and revitalization of the two countries.
Li Qiang (李强) pointed out that China is willing to continue to leverage the role of the intergovernmental economic and trade cooperation committee with Tajikistan, steadily expand the scale of trade, improve the quality and efficiency of investment cooperation, deepen cooperation in mineral resources, green industries, the digital economy, infrastructure and other fields, and better serve the modernization construction of the two countries. China is willing to import more high-quality products from Tajikistan and encourage more capable Chinese-funded enterprises to invest in Tajikistan. The two sides should continue to deepen exchanges and cooperation in culture, education, health, local and other fields, accelerate the establishment of cultural centers in each other's countries, and further consolidate the public opinion foundation for friendship between the two countries. China and Tajikistan are both important forces in the Global South and should closely coordinate and cooperate on platforms such as the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (上合组织), and the China-Central Asia mechanism, and promote all parties to jointly safeguard multilateralism, promote openness and win-win cooperation, and build a more just and reasonable global governance system. China will fully support Tajikistan in hosting this year's meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states.
Rahmon (拉赫蒙) said that under the wise leadership of President Xi Jinping (习近平), China has made great achievements in economic and social development. China is a friendly neighbor and reliable strategic partner of Tajikistan. In recent years, Tajikistan-China mutually beneficial cooperation has yielded fruitful results. Tajikistan appreciates China's strong support for Tajikistan's national development and looks forward to further strengthening high-level exchanges with China, deepening cooperation in trade, industry, agriculture, and connectivity, expanding cooperation in emerging fields such as the digital economy, green minerals, clean energy, and high technology, and promoting cultural and local exchanges. He welcomes more Chinese-funded enterprises to invest and develop in Tajikistan. Tajikistan is willing to strengthen communication and cooperation with China in multilateral fields and continuously enrich the connotation of the Tajikistan-China comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era.
Wu Zhenglong (吴政隆) participated in the meeting.
Zhao Leji (赵乐际), Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会), met with Tajik President Rahmon (拉赫蒙) in Beijing (北京) on May 12.
Zhao Leji (赵乐际) said that under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping (习近平) and the President, China-Tajikistan relations have achieved leapfrog development. China is willing to work with Tajikistan to take the important consensus reached by the two heads of state as the fundamental guideline, deepen strategic mutual trust, expand pragmatic cooperation, promote high-quality development of China-Central Asia cooperation, and build a China-Tajikistan community with a shared future that is friendly from generation to generation, shares weal and woe, and achieves mutual benefit and win-win results. The National People's Congress of China is willing to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with the Parliament of Tajikistan to provide legal guarantees for the long-term healthy and stable development of China-Tajikistan relations.
Rahmon (拉赫蒙) said that Tajikistan firmly adheres to the one-China principle and fully supports the four global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平). Tajikistan is pleased with the great achievements China has made in its modernization construction and is willing to strengthen pragmatic cooperation in various fields such as politics, economy, and culture, deepen exchanges between legislative bodies, and continuously enhance the friendly feelings between the two peoples.
Tie Ning (铁凝) participated in the meeting.
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The small rivers and trickling streams in urban and rural areas are not only an important part of the ecosystem, but also carriers of culture. With the rising and setting of the sun and the changing of the seasons, small rivers and streams contain not only natural connotations, but also traditional culture.
The reappearance of the beautiful scenery of small bridges and flowing water not only helps to create ecological advantages, but also enhances a city's attractiveness to enterprises and talents, thereby enhancing the city's development resilience and vitality.
Early summer is the first choice for many people to spend their holidays with water-friendly trips.
In Beijing's Beixiao River (北京北小河), tourists take a sculling boat to experience the charm of "the boat travels in the flowers, and people swim in the painting"; in Guiyang Sanjiangkou Waterfront Park (贵阳三江口滨河公园), Guizhou (贵州), the river is crystal clear, the banks are lush with green plants, and the waterfront trails reflect the riverside landscape.
One in the north and one in the south, from the black and smelly rivers of the past to the popular check-in spots of today, demonstrate the tangible results of ecological civilization construction, and also reflect the importance of solving the water ecological environment problems around the masses.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五规划纲要) proposes: "Continue to deepen the prevention and control of pollution, and improve the quality of the atmosphere, water, and soil environment with higher standards." Not long ago, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (生态环境部) revised and issued the "List of Beautiful Rivers and Lakes Protection and Construction" (美丽河湖保护与建设清单) to promote the protection and construction of beautiful rivers and lakes to extend to "capillaries" such as small and micro water bodies.
In the critical period of basically realizing socialist modernization, why should we accelerate the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development? Analyzing from the perspective of humanistic economics, we can better understand the far-reaching impact of enhancing green development momentum.
The small rivers and trickling streams in urban and rural areas are not only an important part of the ecosystem, but also carriers of culture. With the rising and setting of the sun and the changing of the seasons, small rivers and streams contain not only natural connotations, but also traditional culture.
In the spring, strolling through the countryside along the stream, you can better appreciate the gentleness of "the spring is silent and cherishes the trickle, and the shade of the trees loves the sunny and soft water"; in the early summer, with the cicadas chirping, standing quietly on the bank of the stream, you can better understand the leisure of "the stream is ruthless but affectionate, and you can walk together for three days into the mountains"; after the autumn rain, listen to the sound of the water, you can better feel the vastness of "the bright moon shines among the pine trees, and the clear spring flows over the stones"; after the first snow in winter, walking by the river, you can better experience the tranquility of "late in the evening, the stream path is on the side, and the snow presses the small bridge low."
The great rivers and rivers nurture a historical and cultural context, and the small rivers and streams nurture a local traditional heritage. Governing the ditches and streams around the masses is not only to strengthen source governance and open up the "last mile" of river and lake protection and governance, but also to retain nostalgia and enrich people's spiritual world.
Clear water and green banks can not only bring a good ecological experience, but also expand consumption scenarios and enhance the consumption experience. The renewal of scenes and the upgrading of experience, in turn, can promote the concept of ecological civilization to be more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Not long ago, the water market in Shanghai Qingpu Panlong New World (上海青浦蟠龙新天地) opened lively, and tourists can not only take canoes to shuttle through the water market and immerse themselves in the fun of "water shopping", but also stroll along the river bank to enjoy the scenery. The form of water-friendly interaction and water-bank market brings people a different experience of the Jiangnan water town with one scene at a time and one boat at a time, and further consolidates the ecological consensus of "respecting nature, conforming to nature, protecting nature, and promoting the harmonious coexistence of man and nature."
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Ecological civilization construction can bring the most sense of gain to the people, and the people have the deepest experience of environmental improvement." Making clear water and green banks, fish swimming in shallow water, and harmonious coexistence between man and water a permanent landscape at the doorstep of the people enhances the ecological sense of gain and cultivates ecological culture.
The slowly flowing small rivers and streams can also provide beneficial assistance to economic development. A good ecological environment is also an important consideration for many enterprises to invest and start businesses. The reappearance of the beautiful scenery of small bridges and flowing water not only helps to create ecological advantages, but also enhances a city's attractiveness to enterprises and talents, thereby enhancing the city's development resilience and vitality.
From inferior Class V water quality and listed supervision to systematic governance as the first national-level beautiful river in the province, the comprehensive management of the Guitang River (圭塘河) Basin in Changsha (长沙), Hunan (湖南) is a vivid practice of "green waters and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains." The "water management account" is also a "development account": the upstream strictly controls the intensity of development and strengthens the "flower and tree + cultural tourism" industrial chain, with an annual output value of more than 1.3 billion yuan; the midstream integrates urban renewal, and a good environment improves the building investment rate and enhances the happiness of citizens; the downstream introduces high-end service industries and the digital economy to help the Changsha (长沙) Area of the Hunan Free Trade Pilot Zone (湖南自贸试验区), Yuhua Digital Valley (雨花数谷), and the China-Africa Economic and Trade Deep Cooperation Pilot Zone (中非经贸深度合作先行区) generate wealth by "green", and realize the two-way empowerment of ecology and industry. The transformation of the Guitang River (圭塘河) vividly illustrates that ecological quality is the quality of life, and the ecological environment is the development environment. With a better ecology, urban and rural areas will have vitality, and development will have momentum.
In the small rivers and streams, there are cultural pulses, ecological concepts, and economic momentum. Promoting the protection and construction of beautiful rivers and lakes from the "main arteries" of large rivers and rivers to the "capillaries" such as tributaries and small and micro water bodies is to continuously meet the needs and expectations of the people for a beautiful ecological environment, and also to accumulate endogenous power for economic and social development.
By: 韩 鑫
The trending humanoid robots and the everyday, down-to-earth atmosphere in the streets and alleys – these seemingly unrelated economic scenes both feature the presence of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). As the main force in the national economy and social development, over 60 million SMEs are spread across thousands of industries and connected to millions of households, representing the potential and vitality of the Chinese economy.
For these "small entities" to unleash "great energy," they need both internal strength and external support. Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) collaborated with relevant departments to launch the 2026 "Working Together for the Benefit of Enterprises" SME service campaign. This action list covers seven service areas and outlines 66 specific tasks to help SMEs reduce costs, increase efficiency, improve quality, and upgrade, reflecting a "practical" value orientation.
Practicality lies in stability. Continuing to work on one thing after another is the only way to "**一步一步往上走**" (yī bù yī bù wǎng shàng zǒu - "step by step upwards," to make steady progress).
Maintaining the stability and continuity of policies does not mean that policies should remain unchanged, but rather that they should gradually refine the granularity and reflect a sense of progression. Take financing support policies as an example. After years of policy improvement, interest-subsidized loan products supporting SMEs and innovative credit products supporting science and technology innovation enterprises are becoming increasingly mature. Now, deeply implementing the "One Chain, One Policy, One Batch" SME financing promotion campaign further emphasizes policy synergy, allowing financial resources to nourish the entire industrial chain, which is more conducive to enhancing the security of the industrial chain. Consistent policy guidance and continuous improvement in policy design can maximize governance effectiveness.
Since the beginning of this year, the impact of external shocks has increased, and the pressure on SMEs has not diminished. Maintaining the general direction of policy support unchanged, while progressively advancing and intensifying specific designs to effectively help SMEs reduce burdens, address shortcomings, and strengthen advantages, is precisely what cultivates the strong resilience of the Chinese economy.
Practicality lies in targeting. Making efforts to solve new problems is the only way to open up new spaces for development.
The new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating, creating new opportunities for millions of business entities while also bringing many "transformation troubles." Adapting to new trends and acting in accordance with them is the only way to calibrate the accuracy of policies and strengthen policy effectiveness.
Adapting to new trends requires enhancing the "innovativeness" of policies. For example, how to effectively use computing power to achieve innovative breakthroughs in the process of digital and intelligent transformation is a new problem faced by many SMEs.
Focusing on the goal of "inclusive computing power," a closer look at Guangdong's policy trajectory reveals that in 2024, the "Yue Computing" action plan was launched to support the grid connection and collaboration of computing resources; in 2025, the first batch of "Training Power Vouchers" will be issued to accurately solve the "unaffordable" problem; and recently, Guangzhou proposed creating a computing-electricity integrated demonstration project to reduce the comprehensive cost of computing power. Policies supporting innovation must also have innovative thinking, adhering to both policy support and innovative thinking, and "**在研究新情况、解决新问题上下功夫、出经验**" (zài yán jiū xīn qíng kuàng, jiě jué xīn wèn tí shàng xià gōng fū, chū jīng yàn - "put effort into studying new situations, solving new problems, and gaining experience"), which will better support innovation and creation.
Practicality lies in penetration. Clearing the "last mile" is the only way to release policy dividends.
No matter how good preferential policies for enterprises are, they are only truly good if they can reach the enterprises. The details of policy implementation often determine the quality and effectiveness of problem-solving. Emphasizing direct and rapid access to policies conveys a clear orientation of advocating practical work and vigorously implementing policies.
Relying on big data and artificial intelligence technology to accurately "profile" the needs of SMEs; implementing special actions to clean up and standardize policies and measures involving enterprise-related charges to truly reduce the burden on enterprises... All of these are aimed at enhancing the sense of gain for enterprises and ensuring that various policies to alleviate difficulties and benefit enterprises are transformed from "on paper" to "on the books," truly translating into tangible benefits for enterprises.
Practicality lies in the method and the process. The process of solving problems is the process of development and progress, and it is also the process of "**以实干出政绩**" (yǐ shí gàn chū zhèng jì - "achieving political achievements through practical work," to produce tangible results through hard work). In response to old problems, we will continue to advance and exert continuous efforts. In the face of new challenges, we will proactively recognize changes and adapt accordingly. We believe that thousands of "small entities" will continue to unleash the "great energy" of high-quality development, writing a new narrative that SMEs thrive, and the Chinese economy thrives.
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[Keywords] National May 1st Labor Award
[Event] Rooted in the mine for thirty years, leading the completion of more than 60 intelligent transformations, passing on maintenance experience to more young people; leading the team to complete a number of key projects, creating a total output value of 610 million yuan, supporting the development of agricultural equipment with ingenuity and safeguarding national food security... Not long ago, the National May 1st Labor Award was announced, and the touching deeds of the model workers reflected the spiritual outlook of the laborers in the new era.
[Commentary]
"Labor is glorious, and laborers are respectable!" "Labor is the most beautiful, and struggle is the sweetest!" In the comment area of the relevant reports on the National May 1st Labor Award, netizens spontaneously expressed their respect. Short and meaningful, the netizens' tribute conveys the warmth of unity and progress, and carries the strong true feelings of praising labor.
Diligence in labor and excellence in creation are the spiritual qualities of the Chinese nation and the collective portrait of laborers in the new era. From "not being able to build a car, an airplane, a tank, or a tractor" to becoming the only country with all industrial categories in the United Nations industrial classification and the "locomotive" of global manufacturing; from facing the danger of "being expelled from the ball" to the total economic volume reaching a new level of 140 trillion yuan, becoming an "oasis of certainty" in a turbulent world... In the magnificent development picture, the dream-chasing poems of China's working class and the broad masses of laborers who grow and progress with the times are a rich and colorful chapter.
On the road to growth, hardships are inevitable; labor and hard work have their own answers. From a macro perspective, China's development has entered a new stage, with external challenges of high winds and rapid waves, as well as turbulent shoals with increasing uncertain and unpredictable factors. From an individual perspective, the yearning for a better life and the pursuit of happiness have never stopped, and a more brilliant future awaits everyone to create. Solving various problems in development and realizing individual beautiful dreams constantly sends out a lasting and profound call for labor and hard work.
If you want to establish something, you must first improve your ability. With the progress of science and technology and the transformation and upgrading of industries, the times are calling for high-quality laborers and looking forward to the accelerated rise of a large army of knowledgeable, skilled, and innovative industrial workers. "Technology is constantly being updated. If you don't study for a day, you will be eliminated. You must maintain enthusiasm and keep pace with the times." Following the master to learn, participating in training to learn, and studying hard on his own, Zeng Xiangzong (曾祥宗) has grown from a "maintenance electrician" to an "intelligent equipment operation and maintenance worker," leading the completion of 12 core technology research and development projects in the past 5 years. With the ambition of "doing something for the country," from phosphate compound fertilizer to organosilicon, and then to lithium extraction from salt lakes, Zhang Huaxia (张华夏) has entered unfamiliar fields time and time again, and has broken out of "new roads" time and time again. Keeping up with the pace of the times, actively learning new knowledge, mastering new skills, and improving new abilities can make contributions on the stage of high-quality development and be a firm actionist and pragmatist in the construction of Chinese-style modernization.
When the tide rises, it is appropriate to ride the waves, and when the wind is right, you can set sail. At present, the times have created more favorable conditions for labor and hard work. New occupations and new types of work continue to emerge in the process of economic and social development, and the "puzzle" of access, training, and evaluation systems is constantly being completed, opening up new spaces for laborers to choose careers and establish businesses; trade union stations innovate services, providing laborers with a resting place for cooling off and warming up, drinking water and eating, and also becoming a "gas station" for skills training and rights protection... Further strengthening the protection of laborers' rights and interests in all aspects, and using more heart-warming measures to promote the solution of the urgent needs and expectations of employees, and to cheer and pave the way for all kinds of talents to stand out, can further stimulate the enthusiasm of the broad masses of laborers, release creative potential, and allow laborers to bravely pursue their dreams, work hard with confidence, and climb tirelessly.
The era has great potential, and striving has great promise. The "15th Five-Year Plan" outlines the grand blueprint for the next five years of development, providing an "opportunity list" for those who want to start a business, and also urgently requires the broad masses of laborers to strengthen their beliefs, practice their internal skills, and innovate and create. In the warm continuation of the labor story in the new era, Chinese-style modernization will steadily change from a "vision map" to a "real scene map."
Return to TopIntelligent breeding robots significantly shorten breeding cycles and reduce labor costs; articulated agricultural machinery adapts to hilly and mountainous terrain, addressing the shortcomings of agricultural machinery in mountainous areas; smart farms achieve intelligent management and maintenance across the entire chain, saving water and fertilizer, and improving efficiency... Currently, the overall effectiveness of agricultural science and technology innovation in China has been further improved, the contribution rate of agricultural science and technology progress has exceeded 64%, and the comprehensive mechanization rate of crop cultivation, planting, and harvesting has reached 76.7%. The widespread application of scientific and technological equipment is injecting strong momentum into agricultural modernization.
This is precisely:
Agricultural machinery shuttles back and forth, helping with busy farming,
Precise management and maintenance lead to strong benefits.
Science and technology empower the fertile fields,
The drums of harvest resound in all directions.
Liao Yuanwen (廖沅文)
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What kind of city is the "ideal type" for young people? Recently, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League (共青团中央), the Central Cyberspace Administration of China (中央网信办), and 15 other departments jointly issued opinions to deepen the construction of youth development-oriented cities and help build modern people's cities. The related measures are enlightening.
To attract young people to take root, the city must first be "young" enough. In recent years, many cities have adapted to local conditions and accelerated the construction of youth development-oriented cities, starting from their own temperament to create a strong magnetic field that attracts young people. Some have carried out space transformation suitable for young people to increase the city's "youth content"; some have helped young people run businesses, allowing youth shops to take root and flourish; some have held night schools + open-air concerts to create new ways for young people to make friends; and so on. These measures make young people feel more belonging and make the city more vibrant.
To make the city suitable for young people, it is also necessary to truly solve the pain points that plague them. For example, simplify the application process for entrepreneurial subsidies, eliminate activities that 流于形式 (liú yú xíng shì - "become a mere formality," to do something perfunctorily or superficially), and provide convenience for their housing and children's education. Solving problems is itself improving the city's attractiveness. Only by truly thinking about young people and doing practical work can we create a development environment where they can "enter, stay, live in peace, and succeed in their careers."
(Excerpted and edited from *Sichuan Daily* (《四川日报》), originally titled "Let the City and Youth Become 'Best Partners'")
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Not long ago, the first "Hualong One" ("华龙一号") nuclear power unit in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区), the China General Nuclear Power Group (中广核) Guangdong Taipingling Nuclear Power Project (广东太平岭核电项目) Unit 1, was put into operation and power generation. It is estimated that the annual power generation can meet the annual production and living electricity needs of millions of residents. The clean energy project adds a strong engine for the green development of the Greater Bay Area and opens a window for us to understand the overall planning of high-quality development and high-level security.
To support high-level security, high-level self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology is a strong support. Today, China's nuclear power has formed a complete industrial system. As of the end of 2025, China has maintained the world's first place in the installed capacity of nuclear power units under construction for 19 consecutive years. Through continuous scientific and technological innovation, from uranium resource exploration, mining, smelting to nuclear fuel assembly processing, from equipment manufacturing to engineering construction, from operation management to decommissioning disposal, we have achieved independent, safe and controllable in every link. For example, the "Hualong One" ("华龙一号")'s original double-layer containment can withstand magnitude 9 earthquakes and large aircraft impacts, and the dual safety system can rely on natural forces to ensure safe shutdown in extreme cases.
The more powerful and effective high-quality development is, the more guaranteed high-level security is. In January of this year, the No. 1 nuclear island of the Jiangsu Xuwei Nuclear Energy Heating and Power Generation Plant (江苏徐圩核能供热发电厂) began concrete pouring. Here, nuclear energy can not only generate electricity, but also supply large-scale high-quality low-carbon industrial steam for the trillion-level petrochemical industrial base. Today, clean energy projects not only provide diversified power supply, but also directly serve terminal energy needs such as industrial production, transportation, and urban heating in various forms such as heat and hydrogen energy. By connecting the entire chain of innovation and achieving a high-level dynamic balance between supply and demand, the green energy transition can be more stable and more motivated.
High-level security also broadens the space for high-quality development. Looking at the present, energy supply capacity is becoming a new variable in the technological competition among major countries. By 2030, the electricity demand of global data centers is expected to more than double, and artificial intelligence is a powerful driving force behind this demand. Behind the competition for computing power is also the competition for electricity supply. The quality and resilience of energy supply are directly related to the size of a country's staying power in technological competition.
In recent years, China has made forward-looking arrangements for the power and energy system, leaving enough room for future development. The controllable nuclear fusion device "EAST" ("东方超环") continues to break operating records, and the "artificial sun" is accelerating from scientific feasibility to engineering verification; ultra-high voltage power transmission transports photovoltaic and wind power green electricity from the western Gobi Desert to eastern cities thousands of miles away, creating an "energy artery"; the development of a complete set of 500-megawatt large-scale impulse hydro-generator units will provide strong support for the construction of hydropower bases in the southwest... The deep synergy and efficient innovation of energy development will powerfully safeguard the vigorous development of future industries.
It should be noted that China still has shortcomings in cutting-edge technology fields such as smart microgrids, long-term energy storage, and hydrogen energy storage and transportation. Concentrating superior resources to overcome key problems and improving the entire chain mechanism from basic research to industrialization will allow scientific and technological achievements to move from "bookshelves" to "shelves" faster, and the vitality of energy innovation can continue to burst forth.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" (“十五五”规划纲要) proposes to "accelerate high-level self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology" and "deeply implement the new energy security strategy." Energy security and security are related to the national economy and the people's livelihood and must not be ignored for a moment. A new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating, and only by mastering core technologies in our own hands can energy security have a foundation; only with solid energy security can technological innovation have the confidence. By firmly holding the energy rice bowl and building a strong country in science and technology, we are moving forward with sonorous steps and a promising future.
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In the first four months of this year, the total value of imports and exports in Yiwu City (义乌市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), reached 272.23 billion yuan, an increase of 17.7%. The twelve characters "Moming Qimiao," "Wuzhongshengyou," and "Dianshichengjin" fully express its legendary transformation from nothing to something, and also provide inspiration for the high-quality development of the county economy.
The wonder of Yiwu lies in its vision. Although it is a small inland city, it has never confined itself to a limited area. Instead, it has focused on the world and managed to secure a coordinate on the world trade map. The speed of Yiwu lies in its responsiveness. From "Crying Horse" dolls to "Palm Sun Hats," Yiwu can immediately mass-produce an idea from netizens. Today's Yiwu is like a "wishing well" that can instantly turn fantasies into reality.
In Yiwu, the height of development is never determined by "what there is," but by "what one thinks." Small commodities breaking into the big world never rely on luck, but on the accurate grasp of the market pulse, the continuous exploration of innovative paths, and the spirit of not waiting or relying on others, but taking the initiative to attack.
Opportunities will not favor those who 守株待兔 (shǒu zhū dài tù - "guard stump wait rabbit," to rely on luck or wait idly for opportunities). Instead of waiting for the wind to come, it is better to chase the wind.
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Return to TopBy: 洪 波
Not long ago, the R&D-developed Neural Electrical Operation (NEO) system, an implanted brain-computer interface (BCI) for hand motor function compensation, was approved for marketing. It is the world's first semi-invasive BCI that has undergone large-scale clinical validation. It can help patients with spinal cord injuries restore hand motor function, achieve brain-controlled grasping, and improve their ability to take care of themselves.
Our team began exploring brain-computer interfaces more than 20 years ago. At that time, there were mainly two technical routes for brain-computer interfaces: non-invasive and invasive. The former places non-invasive sensing electrodes outside the scalp, which is safe but has weak signals; the latter directly implants sensing electrodes into the cerebral cortex, which has accurate signals but high long-term risks.
We have been exploring whether there is a third way.
In 2013, we proposed the concept of a semi-invasive brain-computer interface, placing the electrodes outside the dura mater. It does not touch brain tissue, does not damage nerve cells, and has no risk of electrode displacement, but it is more stable than non-invasive scalp collection of brain electrical signals, finding a balance between safety and signal quality.
To truly implement this idea, several difficulties need to be overcome.
The first is how to enable implanted devices to collect and transmit brain signals reliably for a long time. After repeated attempts, we finally adopted near-field wireless communication and power supply technology. On the one hand, we abandoned the traditional wired plug design and wirelessly transmitted brain electrical signals to the outside of the body; on the other hand, we removed the internal battery and wirelessly powered the processor, avoiding the risk of secondary surgery caused by repeated charging and battery failure. This "integrated signal and energy, internal and external cooperation" design makes the implanted device reliable for life.
The second is to overcome the difficult problem of accurate decoding of brain electrical signals. The electrodes of the NEO system are outside the dura mater, and signal attenuation is an unavoidable problem. Through experiments, we split the signal into different frequency bands, constructed a "virtual signal channel," and incorporated the synergistic changes between frequency bands into the decoding features. Through this technology, the NEO system uses only 8 electrodes to achieve a grasping decoding accuracy rate of over 90%, and the decoding delay is controlled within hundreds of milliseconds, which can accurately and quickly translate the patient's motor intentions, allowing the patient to "move when they want to move."
In addition, we must try to minimize implantation trauma. We combined pre-operative magnetic resonance imaging, CT imaging, and intraoperative neuroelectrophysiological testing to ensure accurate electrode implantation and reduce the space occupied by the electrodes and the implant. Currently, the NEO system has completed long-term implantation in 36 patients, with a cumulative number of days of safe home use exceeding 10,000 days.
There is also closed-loop feedback training technology. The NEO system does not use a robotic hand, but instead allows the patient to wear a pneumatic glove, which is controlled by brain signal decoding to inflate and deflate the fingers of the pneumatic glove, thereby driving the paralyzed fingers to "move." Surprisingly, many patients showed signs of nerve repair during use. We speculate that it may have induced specific repair of the spinal cord neural circuit.
How does nerve repair occur in clinical trials? How can this change be accelerated? These mysteries remain to be solved. As scientific researchers, we will focus on the unknown phenomena discovered in clinical trials and conduct in-depth research to reveal the secrets behind them. This is our goal for the next stage.
Bringing achievements to clinical application and industry often means devoting more time and energy. Team members have also experienced the pressure and confusion of "slowing down the publication of articles." As exploration deepened, we gradually found another value of scientific research in real-world applications. A student told me that when he saw patients skillfully completing instructions through brain-controlled wheelchairs, his heart was filled with joy, and he immediately felt the significance of his participation in this research. Every small technological advancement we make brings new hope to patients and their families.
At present, the integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation is becoming increasingly close. I also have a wish that more young people can use their original achievements to drive technological changes in cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence, integrated circuits, new materials, high-end equipment, and life health, and use the power of youth to change the future.
(The author is a professor at the School of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University (清华大学), interviewed and compiled by Li Junqiang (李君强), a reporter from this newspaper)
Extended Reading
Key Technologies of Brain-Computer Interfaces Continue to Achieve Breakthroughs
Not long ago, the National Medical Products Administration (国家药监局) officially approved the medical device registration certificate for the first domestic implanted brain-computer interface product, realizing the world's first launch of a brain-computer interface medical device. The implanted brain-computer interface hand motor function compensation system approved for marketing this time adopts a minimally invasive implantation method outside the dura mater and has achieved innovation in key technologies such as wireless power supply communication, virtual channel decoding, and closed-loop feedback training. In multi-center clinical trials, all patients achieved free grasping under brain control, and some patients also showed certain signs of nerve repair.
A brain-computer interface is a technology that achieves direct interaction between humans and devices by collecting and decoding brain signals. Simply put, it is to turn "thoughts" into "actions."
In the medical field, this technology is mainly used to help patients with damaged nervous systems restore function. For example, patients with spinal cord injuries often lose motor ability because brain signals cannot be transmitted to the limbs. Brain-computer interfaces can "bypass" damaged pathways and directly convert brain signals into control commands to drive external devices to complete actions.
With the continuous breakthroughs in key technologies, brain-computer interfaces are moving from the laboratory to clinical applications. In the future, they are expected to further help patients with spinal cord injuries recover and even treat major diseases such as stroke, depression, and Alzheimer's disease, truly allowing the application of technology to improve patients' quality of life.
Reporter's Notes
Dare to Get Rid of Path Dependence in Research
In a cutting-edge field, once a mainstream technical route is formed, latecomers often tend to follow the existing path to catch up. The brain-computer interface field has long had two routes: non-invasive and invasive. The former is safe but has limited signals, while the latter is accurate but has higher risks. However, the Hong Bo (洪波) team chose a more uncertain and more difficult technical route.
This "non-following" often means a longer research cycle, slower output of results, and also means that before the technical route has been verified, it will continue to be subject to questioning and pressure. From repeated debugging in the laboratory to layer-by-layer verification in clinical trials, every step requires blazing a trail. In the process of promoting experimental results to clinical application and industrial development, the team needs to switch thinking and constantly break through between "writing papers" and "making products." It is precisely this persistence that allows the team to see the practical significance of the research. When patients who have been paralyzed for many years can complete grasping actions and drink water and eat by themselves, team members can also feel heartfelt joy.
Daring to get rid of path dependence in cutting-edge fields, repeatedly polishing around real-world scenarios and needs, and allowing innovation to move from "feasible" to "usable," today's technological innovation requires more courage and ability to insist on "non-following."
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Fuzhou, May 12th (Reporter Wang Chenghao (王承昊)) The 2026 Cross-Strait Marine Culture Exchange Platform's main event, themed "Crossing Mountains and Facing the Sea: Tides Converging into One," was held on May 12th in the Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone (平潭综合实验区), Fujian (福建). Approximately 300 representatives of ethnic minorities, experts, scholars, and people from all walks of life from both sides of the Taiwan Strait gathered to focus on the origins of the Austronesian civilization, the inheritance of marine culture, and the integrated development of both sides, jointly tracing the source of civilization, discussing the path of integration, and building a covenant of unity.
Su Hui (苏辉), Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协) and Chairman of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (台盟中央), stated in her opening address that in the thousands of years of the Chinese nation's history, people of all ethnic groups, including Taiwan compatriots, have jointly developed the rich and magnificent homeland and jointly pioneered the vast sea frontiers. They have not only left behind many precious historical relics recording the generations of ancestors' survival, migration, integration, and development, but also engraved in Chinese culture the great unity tradition of "nine regions connected, diverse yet unified" and the profound national sentiment of "cultivating oneself, managing the family, governing the state, and having responsibility for the rise and fall of the nation." We must maintain firm historical confidence, continue to consolidate our identification with the Chinese nation, Chinese culture, and the great motherland, and be upright Chinese people.
Liu Cigui (刘赐贵), member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协) and Director of the Committee for Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese Affairs, stated in his speech that a large number of archaeological discoveries and authoritative multidisciplinary research have long irrefutably proven that the Austronesian peoples originated in the southeastern coastal areas of China and are an important part of the Chinese nation's family. It is hoped that this event will serve as an opportunity for both sides of the Taiwan Strait to work together to deeply cultivate the historical and cultural research of the Austronesian peoples, restore the truth of history with conclusive evidence, clear up the fog, consolidate the root identity of both sides with solid academic theory, cultivate national emotional bonds, promote the spiritual harmony of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and pass on the Chinese marine culture and national sentiment from generation to generation.
Tseng Yung-chuan (曾永权), former Vice Chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang (中国国民党), stated in his speech that the Austronesian peoples occupy an important position in the Chinese nation, and their unique marine culture and navigation traditions are an important contribution to the diversity of human culture as a whole. Looking to the future, we should, on the basis of the "1992 Consensus" (九二共识), actively promote the peaceful development of cross-strait relations, continue exchanges and cooperation in various fields, resolve misunderstandings, reduce differences, and jointly build a community of common destiny for cross-strait win-win and common prosperity.
During the keynote speech session, experts and scholars from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and representatives of Taiwan's ethnic minorities shared their views on topics such as Austronesian studies and the integrated development of both sides.
This main event is co-sponsored by the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (台盟中央), the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部), and the All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots (全国台联), and includes a marine culture-themed exhibition, an opening ceremony, keynote speeches, and round-table dialogues. It will last until the 13th. During this period, the Fujian Marine Culture Carnival series of activities will be held simultaneously.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Zhengzhou, May 12th (Reporter Tang Jianhui (唐健辉)) The "Themed Cultural Activities for Building a Shared Spiritual Home for the Chinese Nation - Henan Chapter" organized by the State Ethnic Affairs Commission (国家民委) was launched on May 12th in Anyang (安阳), Henan (河南) Province.
The event, themed "Same Origin, Same Garden, Same Aspirations," focuses on the people as the main body, organizing folk custom performances, cultural experiences, heritage study tours, thematic education, and other activities to showcase Henan Province's innovative practices and fruitful achievements in promoting the construction of a shared spiritual home for the Chinese nation.
A relevant person in charge of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission (国家民委) stated at the launching ceremony that this event adheres to the main line of forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation without wavering, and uses common ideals and beliefs to strengthen the soul. It nourishes the spiritual home with culture, deeply explores cultural connotations, cultivates cultural self-confidence, fosters civilized customs, and effectively enhances the sense of identity and pride in Chinese culture among the people of all ethnic groups. Adhering to a people-centered orientation, it emphasizes facing the grassroots and the masses, and continuously promotes the common prosperity of the people's spiritual life. It promotes the construction of a shared spiritual home for the Chinese nation in a tangible, perceptible, and effective manner, 绵绵用力、久久为功 (mián mián yòng lì, jiǔ jiǔ wéi gōng - "exerting continuous effort, achieving success over time," to work persistently and diligently towards a goal), grasping it practically and doing it meticulously.
It is understood that the themed cultural activities for building a shared spiritual home for the Chinese nation were innovatively launched in 2023, aiming to take the forging of a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation as the main line, take the core socialist values as the guide, combine the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee with the actual work of various regions, and promote the construction of a shared spiritual home for the Chinese nation through various activities with clear themes, diverse forms, and broad participation.
Return to TopThe offshore converter stations for the Yangjiang Qingzhou V and Qingzhou VII offshore wind power projects in the Three Gorges (三峡) area, constructed by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Group (上海振华重工集团), are the world's largest offshore converter stations (in terms of single unit capacity, equipment integration density, and overall structural scale). Their external dimensions are 82.5 meters × 85.5 meters × 44 meters.
After completion, the project will inject new impetus into the green and low-carbon development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区) through advanced flexible DC technology, becoming an important force in promoting the large-scale development of offshore wind power in China and helping to achieve the "dual carbon" goals.
The picture shows the world's largest offshore converter station completing loading on May 12, ready to set sail.
Photo by Xu Congjun (许丛军) (Image China (影像中国)).
Return to TopAccording to reports from our newspaper in Beijing on May 12th (Reporter Lin Lili (林丽鹂)), the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) announced on May 12th that the international standard project "Digital Product Carbon Footprint (CFP) - Part 2: CFP Data Exchange Format and Guidelines" proposed by China has been successfully approved by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). This is the first digital product carbon footprint international standard led by China.
Product carbon footprint is a key indicator for measuring the level of green and low-carbon development of industries, and implementing product carbon footprint management is an important measure to implement the national "dual carbon" strategic goal. Currently, in the context of trade globalization, the electronic and electrical product industry chain spans multiple fields such as materials, components, and modules. However, inconsistent product carbon footprint data exchange accounting standards, different data exchange methods, and different data exchange formats lead to product carbon footprint data not being effectively transmitted in the industry chain, affecting product carbon footprint accounting results. The international standard project approved this time addresses the above problems and will clarify the exchange format requirements for product carbon footprint data, propose application guidelines and related use cases, and is applicable to the entire life cycle carbon footprint data exchange scenarios for the upstream and downstream of the electronic and electrical product industry chain.
The successful approval of this standard will provide solutions for the effective transmission of global product carbon footprint data in the industry chain, and simultaneously enhance China's international influence in the field of green and low-carbon standardization.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on May 12th (Reporter Liu Shiyao (刘诗瑶)): At 19:59 on May 12th, China successfully launched the Qifan Polar Orbit 09 Group satellite into space using the Long March 6A carrier rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (太原卫星发射中心). The satellite smoothly entered its predetermined orbit, marking a complete success for the launch mission.
This mission was the 642nd flight of the Long March series carrier rockets.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Lanzhou, May 12th) (Reporter: Zeng Yichen (曾亦辰)) Recently, the General Office of the People's Government of Gansu Province issued the "Opinions on Promoting the High-Quality Development of the Elderly Care Service Industry," implementing the national strategy of actively responding to the aging of the population, continuously meeting the multi-level and high-quality elderly care service needs of the elderly, and promoting the coordinated development of the elderly care cause and the elderly care industry.
Regarding promoting the optimization and upgrading of the elderly care service network, the opinions require improving the level of elderly care services in counties, formulating guidelines for the construction of a three-level elderly care service network in counties, promoting the establishment of "elderly care alliances" by various elderly care service institutions within the county, and realizing regional linkage of elderly care services.
Regarding building a coordinated development model for home-based, community-based, and institutional elderly care, the opinions clarify that the basic role of home-based elderly care should be consolidated, policies supporting family elderly care should be improved, family elderly care beds should be built and included in the management of elderly care institution beds; the capacity of community elderly care services should be improved, the supply of community elderly care services should be expanded, and household services, property management, and Internet platform enterprises should be supported to expand elderly care service businesses. At the same time, the development of rural elderly care services should be regarded as an important part of implementing the rural revitalization strategy. Villages with the necessary conditions are encouraged to use collective economic income in accordance with the law to support the operation of village elderly care service facilities and develop public welfare positions to help the elderly.
Regarding actively cultivating and developing the elderly care industry, the opinions propose that various regions should develop characteristic industries in accordance with local conditions. The opinions encourage various regions to develop tourism and health preservation, create high-quality tourism and health preservation routes, and strengthen the connection between supply and demand for tourism and health preservation. Establish a provincial tourism and elderly care service alliance, and promote qualified elderly care institutions to use their remaining beds for the development of tourism and elderly care, and enjoy operating subsidies in accordance with regulations.
In addition, the opinions also regulate the full play of the social participation role of elderly care services and the promotion of deep integration of medical and health services and elderly care services.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王崟欣
In Shanghai, there's a "Master Xiao Yang," in Huajing Town (华泾镇), Xuhui District (徐汇区). Xiao Yang (小杨) walks among the neighborhood, and almost everyone knows him.
"Xiao Yang, you're back." "Xiao Yang, my doors and windows are broken again, come and help me take a look." "Xiao Yang, the kitchen knife is dull."... Xiao Yang always smiles, agreeing to each request, noting them down one by one, and visiting each home.
Xiao Yang's full name is Yang Chasheng (杨茶生). He used to work in decoration, but he has been using his spare time to help people with minor repairs for many years. In Shanghai (上海), minor repairs are not cheap, but Xiao Yang doesn't charge a penny, and he has been doing it for more than 30 years.
The reporter was curious, why not charge money, and even affect the main business, what's the point?
Xiao Yang couldn't explain it clearly, but he told his own experience. In 1992, at the age of 19, he came to Shanghai (上海) alone from his hometown in Jiangxi (江西). Xiao Yang came to Shanghai (上海), originally also for a promising future. Anyi (安义), Jiangxi (江西), this famous red hot land, the hometown of Chinese doors and windows, forged Yang Chasheng's (杨茶生) good craftsmanship, and also created his enthusiasm for helping others in his bones.
Because of his good craftsmanship, neighbors often asked him to repair things. Xiao Yang's (小杨) father taught him from an early age: "Help neighbors, respect the old and help the weak." Therefore, Yang Chasheng (杨茶生) didn't charge a penny. More and more people asked him for help, so Xiao Yang simply hung a small blackboard at the entrance of the store, which read: "Free repairs every weekend after 3 pm! Priority for elderly people living alone, families of revolutionary martyrs and soldiers, and disabled people." Later, it didn't matter what weekend it was, as long as someone called him, he would go no matter how far away. People affectionately called his phone "Xiao Yang Hotline." Yang Chasheng (杨茶生) simply shouted the slogan: "If you have difficulties, find Xiao Yang, Xiao Yang is by your side!"
"Xiao Yang Hotline" repairs more than just hardware. Once, late at night, an old lady's toilet was blocked, and water flooded the floor. Xiao Yang, who didn't bring tools, repaired the toilet with his bare hands. Another time, an elderly person living alone was feeling unwell at home, and their children were not around. When Yang Chasheng (杨茶生) received the call, he immediately put down his work and rushed to take the elderly person to the hospital, register, and buy medicine, all of which he paid for in advance.
Is it worth it? Yang Chasheng (杨茶生) smiled embarrassedly: "Helping others is more important than making money."
Many people don't understand Yang Chasheng's (杨茶生) actions, and few understand. But those who didn't understand were infected by Xiao Yang's (小杨) spirit after learning about his story.
During the interview, an elderly person who had been helped said: "It's so rare to have such a helpful person."
Yang Chasheng (杨茶生) has good craftsmanship and is willing to work hard, it's not difficult to make money, "But I think helping others is very happy." He kept smiling during the interview. Someone affectionately called him "Xiao Yang (小杨)," he smiled; an old lady held his hand and wouldn't let go, he smiled; an aunt saw him come to the door and cut fruit for him, he ate and smiled.
"Xiao Yang Hotline" has already connected into a network. At the suggestion of many people, the "Yang Chasheng (杨茶生) Learn from Lei Feng (雷锋) Alliance Store" plan has been launched. Voluntary joining, doing a few good deeds every month, the store providing free charging, free umbrella borrowing services... Yang Chasheng (杨茶生) didn't expect that many people would sign up, and 37 stores have been established so far. Yang Chasheng (杨茶生) is a party member. With the support of the party organization, Yang Chasheng's (杨茶生) volunteer team has nearly 200 people, and the scope of activities covers Beijing (北京), Hangzhou (杭州), Ningbo (宁波), Wuxi (无锡) and other places.
"Good Person of China" Yang Chasheng (杨茶生) is driving more people to send warmth to thousands of households...
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 贺 勇 李亚楠
"The vast Gobi Desert is like a boundless sea of fire," "You have no grass, no water, not even birds fly here"... The "Karamay Song," created in the 1950s, described the natural environment at the beginning of the construction of Karamay (克拉玛依) City, Xinjiang (新疆). More than 60 years have passed, and the Gobi oil city has changed its appearance - water birds fly happily in the ecological parks with lush aquatic plants, wild animals roam freely in the oilfield production sites and around the city, and protecting the environment and nature has become a consensus among citizens.
In recent years, Karamay has focused on improving the urban environment and enhancing biodiversity. The ecological environment of the waters around the city has been continuously optimized, attracting a large number of wild birds such as cormorants, gulls, egrets, ruddy shelducks, and mallards to inhabit and breed here. Goitered gazelles (鹅喉羚), argali (盘羊), foxes and other wild animals have become familiar "regulars" to the citizens.
Beautiful Parks Built in Waterlogged Areas
Ecological Oasis, Water Birds Fluttering
In early summer, at the Guhai Ecological Park (古海生态公园) in the southern suburbs of Karamay City, egrets, ruddy shelducks, red-billed gulls, gray geese, cormorants and other birds that have migrated here in succession form flocks. "There is water and grass here, and the environment is very good," said Yuan Mei (袁枚), a citizen who came for a walk.
This artificial ecological park is now one of the most popular bird-watching spots for Karamay citizens. More than 10 years ago, it was still a stinky puddle. Local people introduced that the Guhai area is located in the low-lying area of the city, where rainwater and domestic sewage gather, and there are many scattered small puddles. Oil was also mined nearby, and brick factories and slaughterhouses were built, which caused the small puddles to often emit a foul smell.
Since 2014, the Karamay Municipal Housing and Construction Bureau has expanded the original pits into ecological water surfaces on the basis of retaining the original ecological red willows, reeds and other organisms, and at the same time built a sewage treatment plant with a daily treatment capacity of 100,000 cubic meters. Domestic sewage is treated to become reclaimed water that meets the Class A discharge standard, and is diverted to the Guhai area. Through artificial design, the structure and function of the natural ecology are simulated for water quality improvement.
"In August 2022, we discovered the white-headed duck, a national first-class protected wild animal, for the first time in Guhai Ecological Park. Now this rare species has settled in this oasis for several consecutive years. Last year, we also found that they successfully hatched ducklings here," said Min Yong (闵勇), vice president of the Karamay Wildlife Conservation Association (克拉玛依市野生动植物保护协会). There are only more than 13,000 white-headed ducks left in the world, mainly inhabiting Europe, Central Asia and Africa, and now dozens of them have settled in Karamay in the wild.
Not just Guhai Ecological Park. In recent years, Karamay has launched ecological restoration work on historical abandoned mines, with a cumulative investment of 306 million yuan, and completed the ecological restoration of more than 20,000 mu. On the former abandoned mines, patches of Haloxylon ammodendron forests have grown. On the 940 square kilometers of desertified land around the central urban area and Baijiantan District (白碱滩区), the local area has continued to increase the area of shrubs and grasses by means of artificial intervention, enclosure and afforestation, and returning grazing land to forests, and has cumulatively planted 185,000 mu of desert vegetation such as red willows, Haloxylon ammodendron, and camel thorns, providing good natural conditions for the reproduction and survival of wild animals.
According to incomplete statistics, there are 154 species of terrestrial vertebrate wild animals that have been observed in the Karamay jurisdiction, including more than 30 species of national key protected wild animals. Goitered gazelles, argali, Siberian ibex, Pallas's cat, lynx, tiger weasel, wolves, foxes and other wild animals have become "permanent residents" of Karamay.
Retired Employees Establish Conservation Association
Love Nature, Harmonious Coexistence
Zhao Lansheng (赵兰生), the founder of the Karamay Wildlife Conservation Association, often lies on the ground for several hours, just to capture the dynamic moments of wild animals with a camera.
It is hard to imagine that this 70-year-old man was once a hunter when he was young. "I came to the oilfield to work when I was less than 20 years old. At that time, the living conditions were not good, so I followed others to hunt animals to improve my diet," Zhao Lansheng said. After the 1980s, everyone learned about the importance of protecting wild animals through publicity, and hunting gradually stopped.
"Now that life is getting better and better, I want to make up for what I did when I was young." After retirement, Zhao Lansheng fell in love with photography, began to photograph wild animals, and promoted animal protection to everyone he met. In 2018, with the support of the local Forestry and Grassland Bureau, he and a group of like-minded friends established the Karamay Wildlife Conservation Association to carry out public welfare volunteer activities such as wildlife protection and popular science. He often travels in the wild to rescue injured wild animals and promptly dissuade behaviors that damage vegetation, such as digging wild vegetables.
In Zhao Lansheng's lens, there are goitered gazelles, rabbits, and also rare lynx and Pallas's cats. Previously, he took a photo of several goitered gazelles overlooking Karamay City from a high place, and also won the championship of the People and Nature Group of the China Wildlife Photography Annual Competition.
"These animals not only live around the city, but are also very common in the urban area. Citizens' awareness of protecting nature is constantly increasing. No one harms animals, and animals are gradually less afraid of people," Zhao Lansheng took out a photo of a goitered gazelle, an oil extraction machine, and oil workers in the same frame. The oil workers in red work clothes were busy under the derrick, and the goitered gazelle was looking around not far away. "People and animals get along freely and harmoniously."
"In the past, when walking around the wells, I would sometimes see one or two animals, and they would run away when they saw people; now, whether walking or driving, groups of wild animals are often seen in the work area. As long as they are not too close, they will not run away," said Chen Qiliang (陈其亮), an employee of the Second Oil Production Plant of Xinjiang Oilfield (新疆油田采油二厂). Everyone will consciously stop when they see wild animals and continue driving after they have gone far away. There is even a fox that often runs to the vicinity of the station to find food, and the oilfield workers like it very much.
Multi-Party Participation Forms a Joint Protection Force
Scientific Guidance, Better Protection
Zhai Jinkang (翟金康), a staff member of the Karamay Forestry and Grassland Bureau (克拉玛依市林草局), likes to browse his mobile phone album whenever he has time. It contains many wild animal images captured by infrared cameras. "We have set up more than 160 infrared cameras in the wild for 24-hour uninterrupted monitoring. These 'natural blind boxes' often bring us surprises," Zhai Jinkang introduced that the infrared cameras are set up in 4 areas around the city. The images they capture include the entire process of goitered gazelles from toddling to running happily, and the heartwarming moment when a little argali that sneaked away was chased back by its mother, which is very precious.
"These image data not only bring us visual enjoyment, but also contain important scientific research value," Zhai Jinkang said that through infrared camera monitoring, they found that culverts and passages under national highways and expressways are vital life corridors for migrating wild animals.
In order to improve public participation in protecting wild animals, these image data are also published in the government service mini program "Likeban (立克办)". Citizens can click on the mini program to see where wild animals will appear. "Everyone is very concerned. Last year, a stray swan stayed in Karamay for the winter. Many citizens, under the organization and guidance of the Forestry and Grassland Bureau, fed it suitable food to help it safely spend the winter," Zhai Jinkang said.
Zhai Jinkang has been engaged in wildlife protection for many years. In recent years, he has felt that the cooperation and scientific nature of his work are getting stronger and stronger, and the effect of wildlife protection is getting better and better. "We cooperate with the Altay (阿勒泰) Region Nature Conservation Association to ask them to provide professional guidance on the location of outdoor infrared cameras. We also cooperate with universities such as Beijing Forestry University (北京林业大学) to jointly build an ecological protection and high-quality development research center, invite experts to provide technical guidance and personnel training, and jointly apply for scientific research projects to better protect the ecological environment," Zhai Jinkang said.
Under the guidance of experts, attraction racks were set up in the Guhai Wetland, and artificial floating islands were built in areas with large water areas for birds to inhabit, and drinking water supply points were built for the animals. These supply points are located in the desert around the city. Shallow pools were dug, seepage prevention treatment was done, and the edges were made into gentle slopes to prevent animals from falling into the pools when drinking water. "When passing by the supply points, you can often see many animals drinking water, which is really gratifying," Zhai Jinkang said.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 程远州
The doorbell rang, and Chen Zishun (陈子舜), a resident of Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东) Province, opened the door to find a new "colleague" accompanying the cleaning lady – a humanoid robot with a slender robotic arm.
Not long ago, Segments Robotics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (自变量机器人科技（深圳）有限公司) partnered with 58 Group (58集团) to launch smart cleaning services in Shenzhen, with the first batch of robot cleaners "taking up their posts," working alongside cleaning ladies to complete household cleaning services. For a time, there were many early adopters, with a two-week waiting list. Chen Zishun "snatched" an order.
As cleaning began, the robot was responsible for cleaning up garbage and tidying up desktops in the living room and dining room, while the cleaning lady went straight to the bedroom to start working. In the living room, the robot carefully avoided obstacles, moved forward slowly, accurately grabbed scattered debris, sorted and neatly arranged them, and then picked up a rag to clean the desktop, its movements slow but orderly.
Li Ziwen (黎子文), Shenzhen City Manager of 58 Group, introduced that in the human-robot collaboration cleaning model, robots currently undertake repetitive, high-intensity work, including tidying up desktops, organizing sofas, and placing shoes, while cleaning ladies are responsible for complex, detailed, and deep cleaning work, such as corner cleaning, countertop tidying, kitchen and bathroom deep treatment, disinfection, etc., with a clear division of labor between the two.
The robot cleaners learn and rapidly iterate their capabilities by studying massive amounts of home scenes. "After each task is completed, it will send the desensitized perception data and operation data back to the training platform to help the model iterate and upgrade," said Li Ziwen. "The first time it entered a home for testing, it took more than ten minutes to pick up a towel, but after a week, it could independently wipe the table, and now it has mastered skills such as cleaning up pet feces and folding clothes."
The reporter saw on the scene that by observing packaging, the robot cleaner can finely classify medicines and can also independently sort out expired snacks. However, based on safety considerations, this robot has not yet participated in water-related procedures, and its movements are also set to be relatively slow.
About 3 hours passed, and the cleaning lady had finished cleaning the other rooms, and the robot had also completed the tidying of the living room and dining room. In the past, for a house of this size, 130 square meters, a routine cleaning usually took 4-5 hours.
What is the prospect of smart cleaning robots entering homes?
Market feedback has strengthened Li Ziwen's confidence: on the 58.com (58同城) online platform, smart cleaning service reservations are booming, with 8 orders open per day, and reservations already scheduled for half a month later. The price of booking smart cleaning and manual cleaning is the same, with a 3-hour routine cleaning service costing about 140 yuan. Not long ago, Segments Robotics and 58 Group also launched smart cleaning services in Beijing (北京).
In the industry, the home scene is considered the "last mile" in the field of humanoid intelligence. However, smart cleaning robots still face considerable challenges: the number of cleaning scenarios in which robots can participate is relatively small, the efficiency of human-robot collaboration needs to be improved, the ability of robots to cope with complex home environments still needs to be improved, and customer acceptance is still relatively low, and so on.
"In the home scene, robots need to be like adults, able to **随机应变** (suí jī yìng biàn - "adapt to circumstances," to be able to adjust to changing situations)." said Wang Jiashen (王家燊), on-site application engineer at Segments Robotics. Unlike repetitive labor in industrial scenarios, home service requires robots to be smarter. To this end, Segments Robotics has developed the humanoid intelligence foundation model WALL-B, which allows robots to have real-time adjustment capabilities and immediately adjust after making mistakes.
Wang Jiashen introduced that the R&D team is focusing on improving the robot's adaptability to the home environment, optimizing navigation and obstacle avoidance, making the robot more "home-savvy," while ensuring that the robot is stable and reliable in real-world scenarios. In terms of human-robot collaboration, the R&D team is optimizing the standard system, reducing waiting time and repetitive labor, and making human-robot cooperation smoother and services more standardized.
Currently, Segments Robotics cleaners have served hundreds of families in Shenzhen and Beijing. In the after-sales feedback message, Chen Zishun wrote: "Perhaps in the near future, booking a robot cleaner to provide independent door-to-door service will be as natural as seeing a robot vacuum cleaner and a driverless car now."
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on May 12th (Reporter Jin Xin (金歆)): This reporter learned on the 12th from the Cyberspace Administration of China (中央网信办) that, in response to prominent issues such as unclear sources, difficulty in distinguishing truth from falsehood, and the potential to mislead in some short videos, the Cyberspace Administration of China (中央网信办) has comprehensively deployed and promoted the standardization of short video content labeling this year. Since January, it has guided websites and platforms to thoroughly clean up more than 520,000 non-compliant short videos such as fake staged videos, severely punished more than 68,000 non-compliant accounts, issued 54 governance announcements, and centrally exposed typical cases. In March, it guided 12 platforms, including Douyin (抖音), Kuaishou (快手), Tencent (腾讯), Xiaohongshu (小红书), Bilibili (哔哩哔哩), Weibo (微博), Taobao (淘宝), Jingdong (京东), Pinduoduo (拼多多), Alipay (支付宝), Meituan (美团), and Baidu (百度), to conduct pilot programs, improve content labeling tags, and optimize and test content labeling functions.
Recently, the Cyberspace Administration of China (中央网信办) summarized the trial experience of 12 platforms and guided various regions and website platforms to comprehensively promote the implementation of three tasks: standardize short video content labeling tags, clarify that website platforms must provide users with six types of "required tags," and may provide other "optional tags" according to their own actual situations. The "required tags" include "containing fictional interpretation content," "containing AI-generated content," "containing marketing information," "content is reproduced," "content is personal opinion," and "no labeling required"; short videos of real-life records can choose the "no labeling required" tag, which is not displayed on the short video page. Make content labeling a necessary step in short video publishing, and publishers must choose one item from the "required tags" before they can publish the short video. Strengthen the review of newly added short video labeling, retrospectively review existing short videos in batches, supplement or correct those that are not standardized, and provide education and warnings to relevant publishers to promote the realization of short video content being labeled as much as possible, 应标尽标 (yīng biāo jìn biāo - "label everything that should be labeled," to ensure all content is properly tagged).
Return to TopOn May 12, workers were working in the complete vehicle assembly workshop of the Sany Zhilian Heavy Truck Industrial Park (三一智联重卡产业园) in Changsha (长沙), Hunan (湖南).
On the intelligent production line in the industrial park, more than 100 welding robots are working precisely, more than 700 AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles) are efficiently shuttling, and a new energy heavy truck rolls off the production line every 6 minutes. Intelligent and green iterative upgrades have rejuvenated traditional industries in the transformation.
Xinhua News Agency reporter Xue Yuge (薛宇舸) photo
Return to TopShanghai, May 12th (Reported by Ouyang Jie (欧阳洁)) According to the 2026 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Food Safety Cooperation Forum (FSCF) conference held on the 12th, in the first four months of this year, the total import and export value of food trade in China reached 594.86 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.5%, of which imports were 409.22 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.8%; exports were 185.64 billion yuan, an increase of 1.9%.
In the first four months, China's import and export of food to other APEC economies was 350.38 billion yuan, accounting for 58.9% of the total import and export value of food trade in the country. Among them, imports were 229.83 billion yuan and exports were 120.55 billion yuan. Imports and exports of meat, dairy products, and alcoholic beverages were 21.48 billion yuan, 20.11 billion yuan, and 11.83 billion yuan, respectively.
Food safety has always been a key issue in APEC cooperation. At present, new technologies represented by artificial intelligence, blockchain, and big data are profoundly changing the food safety governance model. The Asia-Pacific region's economies have different resource endowments, development stages, and governance models. China Customs (中国海关) will further deepen cooperation with various economies, embrace the digital revolution and regulatory innovation, and promote trade facilitation with technology empowerment and digital intelligence efficiency; deepen rule alignment and standard mutual recognition, build an open and transparent regional food trade system, effectively promote the safety, stability, and smooth flow of regional supply chains, make trade smoother, and consumers more at ease; strengthen capacity building and collaborative governance, consolidate the foundation of food safety and trade facilitation, and jointly consolidate the safety cornerstone of international agricultural and food trade.
Return to TopLaying a solid foundation for quality and standardizing industry development has become a consensus among food industry practitioners. On April 30th, the 《Old Hen Soup》 Group Standard (T/CIFST 031—2026), organized and formulated by the Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology and drafted by Baixiang Food Co., Ltd. (白象食品股份有限公司) (hereinafter referred to as "Baixiang (白象)"), was officially released. Starting from safeguarding consumer rights, the standard aims at the "Old Hen Soup" category and formulates a complete chain of technical specifications for the production side from the dimensions of raw material requirements, product requirements, and inspection methods, providing standard guidance for improving the product quality of the "Old Hen Soup" category.
As a pioneer in the "Old Hen Soup" instant food category, Baixiang (白象)'s leadership in drafting this standard is based on its 29 years of technical accumulation and market accumulation in the food industry, demonstrating the responsibility and commitment of a leading enterprise in the industry. Behind this commitment is Baixiang (白象)'s consistent adherence to product quality.
Scientific Quantitative Indicators
Turning Invisible Quality into Understandable Basis
Standards are the ballast stone of quality and the vane of industry development. In recent years, China's food industry has undergone a transformation from scale expansion to quality improvement. Consumers' demand for food has been upgraded from basic energy supply to the pursuit of nutrition and taste, and dietary consumption has shifted from "eating enough" to "eating well and eating healthy." During this period, the market size of the "Old Hen Soup" instant food category has increased significantly, becoming an important engine for industry growth.
In order to further standardize product production and promote industry development, the 《Old Hen Soup》 Group Standard released this time clarifies quantitative indicators in different dimensions, providing clear normative guidance for "Old Hen Soup" category products.
The 《Old Hen Soup》 Group Standard mainly regulates raw material definitions, cooking processes, and quality indicators, and proposes limited requirements for products through sensory requirements and physical and chemical indicators, providing a reference basis for raw material selection, processing, and quality specifications of old hen soup products.
The standard transforms the raw material selection and process flow that consumers cannot see into specific standards that are clear and identifiable, helping to promote the improvement of the raw material quality level of "Old Hen Soup." Scientific quantitative indicators are conducive to improving product information transparency and making consumers more assured.
For enterprises, standards can promote enterprises to continuously improve in terms of nutritional balance, taste restoration, and quality upgrades, organically integrating the "slow work" of traditional cooking with the "high precision" of modern industry, creating more high-quality products, and benefiting thousands of households. Standards will also help the industry create an orderly competitive landscape. A unified quality evaluation system helps guide the industry into a virtuous competition centered on quality, allowing "Chinese flavors" to move towards the global market in a more standardized and professional manner.
In the process of leading the formulation of standards, Baixiang (白象) has jointly cooperated with scientific research institutes such as the School of Food and Health of Beijing Technology and Business University (北京工商大学食品与健康学院) and upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain, taking the initiative to break down technical barriers and share core process parameters, fully demonstrating the responsibility of a leading enterprise in the industry.
29 Years of Quality Pursuit
From Category Innovation to Process Improvement, Laying a Solid Foundation for Quality
Leading the drafting of group standards is a vivid portrayal of Baixiang (白象)'s pursuit of excellent quality and a systematic summary of the company's 29 years of practical results. With a deep insight into the industry, Baixiang (白象) has set a benchmark for the industry with continuous quality control and technological exploration.
In order to cook a good bowl of soup, Baixiang (白象) has put in enough "slow work." As early as 2003, Baixiang (白象) keenly captured consumers' demand for nutritional and taste upgrades and developed the bone soup instant noodle "Big Bone Noodle," opening up the process innovation from "plain water instant noodles" to "bone soup instant noodles." In 2012, Baixiang (白象)'s "Stewed Big Bone Noodle" won the "Global Food Industry Award" at the World Food Science and Technology Conference.
In 2018, based on the market accumulation of the "Zhen Bone Soup" series of products, Baixiang (白象) continued to deeply cultivate "soup assets" and launched the Baixiang (白象) "Soup Tastes Good" high soup noodle series products represented by "Old Hen Soup Noodle," driving sales growth. "Soup Tastes Good" high soup noodles innovatively adopt a three-stage extraction and low-temperature vacuum concentration process. The soup base, which is slowly simmered for 6 hours, achieves a good balance in terms of flavor restoration and nutritional retention. At the same time, the traditional powder and sauce packets are upgraded to high soup packets, which also promotes the continuous upgrading of high soup noodle product forms.
In 2026, based on its deep process accumulation and R&D advantages, Baixiang (白象) kept up with the national healthy diet trend, continued to broaden the boundaries of R&D, and explored the depth of category value. Relying on traditional health concepts, Baixiang (白象) continued the classic 6-hour slow simmering process, selected black-boned chicken soup base, and added warm and nourishing ingredients such as ginseng, angelica, codonopsis, and jade bamboo, supplemented with yam noodles, and launched new flavors such as ginseng wolfberry black-boned chicken soup noodles and angelica jade bamboo black-boned chicken soup noodles, promoting the further exploration of "high soup noodles" in the direction of food nourishment.
In the continuous pursuit of product quality, Baixiang (白象) has formed a sustainable development system that runs through the entire process of R&D, production, and packaging.
In terms of R&D, Baixiang (白象) not only has a number of bone soup-related invention patents, but its "Soup Tastes Good" series of products has also won honors such as the "Excellent Innovative Product of China's Instant Food Industry" from the Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology. In terms of production, Baixiang (白象) has established a complete chain of quality management system from raw material selection, process control to factory inspection, promoting the continuous improvement of all links of the production line towards standardization and standardization. In terms of packaging, Baixiang (白象) instant noodle packaging film has obtained the "Double Easy" certification certificate issued by the international certification body TÜV Rheinland, implementing environmental protection concepts from the source of packaging.
Baixiang (白象) has always deeply cultivated technology research and development and tackled process problems. It has now successfully approved the construction of Henan Province-recognized enterprise technology center and Henan Province engineering technology research center, and has 272 effective patents including independent research and development and joint research. Baixiang (白象) has also established in-depth cooperative relationships with a number of scientific research institutions in the food field, jointly carrying out research on noodle innovation, soup simmering, and nutritional component analysis, empowering product process improvement and breakthroughs with technology, and is committed to promoting the progress and development of the food science field with the collaborative power of industry, academia, and research.
29 years of adherence to innovation, from innovative product categories to drafting group standards, Baixiang (白象) is promoting the technological iteration and standard improvement of the instant food industry with practical actions, injecting new vitality into industry development, and helping more "Chinese flavors" accelerate to the world.
Data source: Baixiang Food Co., Ltd. (白象食品股份有限公司)
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General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out at the symposium on philosophy and social sciences: "We must, based on China, learn from foreign countries, explore history, grasp the present, care for humanity, and face the future, focus on building a philosophy and social science with Chinese characteristics." The treasure trove of more than 5,000 years of Chinese civilization contains rich ideological wisdom. Drawing academic resources from it is an important way to build an independent knowledge system of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics and a concrete manifestation of adhering to the "two combinations." We should consciously use the concepts and theories therein to enrich academic research and continuously shape a disciplinary system, academic system, and discourse system with Chinese characteristics, Chinese style, and Chinese spirit.
The treasure trove of Chinese civilization contains rich ideological resources, providing an inexhaustible source of wisdom for building an independent knowledge system of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics.
The unique symbols accumulated by Chinese civilization are indispensable ideological references for promoting academic development. Chinese civilization is the only civilization that has not been interrupted for thousands of years, and its most core content has become the most basic cultural gene of the Chinese nation. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "These most basic cultural genes are the unique symbols of the Chinese nation and the Chinese people that have gradually formed in the process of self-cultivation, family management, state governance, peace-keeping, respecting time and keeping position, knowing the constant and adapting to change, opening up things and accomplishing tasks, and building meritorious careers." In the process of following its own path of development, the Chinese nation has, through continuous accumulation, formed unique and unparalleled ideological resources in the world, which constitute the continuity of Chinese civilization, and fundamentally determine that the Chinese nation must follow its own path, and also determine that we must build an independent knowledge system of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics. As early as the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, various schools of thought, such as Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, and Legalism, wrote books and debated with each other, forming a situation of "百家争鸣" (bǎi jiā zhēng míng - "hundred schools contend," a period of great intellectual and cultural flourishing), ushering in the first ideological awakening and ideological prosperity in the history of Chinese civilization. Since then, there have been several periods of academic and ideological prosperity, such as the Classics Studies of the Han Dynasty, the Metaphysics of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and the Neo-Confucianism of the Song and Ming Dynasties. These have continuously and profoundly shaped the spiritual background of the Chinese people, and also endowed the ideological resources of Chinese civilization with distinctive Chinese characteristics.
The Chinese literature shining in Chinese civilization provides rich theoretical basis and discourse reference for promoting academic development. Historical facts show that the most basic cultural genes of the Chinese nation have strong vitality and dissemination power. Chinese literature is an important carrier for recording the unique symbols of Chinese civilization and promoting the dissemination of Chinese civilization. China has a literature and classics system that has continued for more than 3,000 years, is orderly inherited, and is complete in system. This system has a long history, including Yin Shang oracle bones, Zhou Dynasty bronze inscriptions, Qin and Han bamboo and silk books, as well as various types of classics carriers such as paper books, block printing, and movable type printing. Chinese literature is vast, and the number of classics remains is huge and complete in categories, which is unique in world civilization. As early as the Tang Dynasty, China formally established a four-part classification system of classics, history, philosophy, and literature, which was followed and improved by later generations. The content of the classics covers fields such as thought, history, literature, art, and science and technology. These literatures with a wide coverage provide important academic discourse reference and theoretical innovation ideas for contemporary Chinese philosophy and social science research. Whether it is economics, political science, law, or history, sociology, the research of many key disciplines can draw wisdom and inspiration from Chinese literature. Among the handed down classics, the *Siku Quanshu* (四库全书) alone contains more than 3,000 books and more than 79,000 volumes, and the *Zhongguo Guji Zongmu* (中国古籍总目) records about 200,000 kinds of existing Chinese ancient books, plus local chronicles, genealogies, archives, and documents, the total amount is very considerable. These rich and precious Chinese literatures provide important first-hand information for building an independent knowledge system of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics.
Chinese historical records, a typical representative of Chinese literature, have special value for promoting academic development. From oracle bone inscriptions and bronze inscriptions, to classics such as the *Shangshu* (尚书), the *Chunqiu* (春秋), and the *Zhushu Jinian* (竹书纪年), the pre-Qin period formed rich historical records, systematically recording the civilization trajectory of the Chinese ancestors. Sima Qian (司马迁), a historian of the Western Han Dynasty, wrote the *Records of the Grand Historian* (*Shiji* 史记) with the lofty ambition of "exploring the relationship between heaven and man, understanding the changes of ancient and modern times, and forming a unique perspective," casting China's first general history in biographical style. The Twenty-Four Histories, a vast system formed by the long-term continuous compilation of many historians, is a precious historical document in the treasure trove of Chinese civilization and an immortal miracle in the history of world civilization. The Twenty-Four Histories have a total of more than 3,000 volumes, accumulating thousands of years of precious historical materials of the Chinese nation, recording the historical events, regulations and systems, and figures of the dynasties before the Qing Dynasty, and comprehensively reflecting the evolution and development of China's political, economic, military, legal, and other systems, the people's production struggles and scientific and technological inventions, as well as the origins of literature and art. Among them, there are both coherent narratives and a sense of great unity, with clear divisions and clear veins, which is an important basis for firm cultural self-confidence and a true portrayal of the uninterrupted historical vein of Chinese civilization. The detailed and specific historical records in Chinese historical records have irreplaceable historical value and are a spiritual garden that must be cherished and a knowledge treasure trove that can be continuously explored for building an independent knowledge system of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics.
Extract original concepts and iconic concepts from outstanding traditional Chinese culture, and consciously draw precious academic resources from them.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must strengthen the excavation and elaboration of outstanding traditional Chinese culture, so that the most basic cultural genes of the Chinese nation are adapted to contemporary culture and coordinated with modern society." To draw academic resources from the treasure trove of Chinese civilization, we must adhere to the principle of making the past serve the present, weeding out the old to bring forth the new, and promoting the creative transformation and innovative development of outstanding traditional Chinese culture. Academic concepts are the distinct symbols and important content of academic resources, and a series of scientific and accurate academic concepts are the cornerstone of building a disciplinary system, academic system, and discourse system of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics. An important aspect of drawing academic resources from the treasure trove of Chinese civilization is to extract original concepts and iconic concepts from outstanding traditional Chinese culture, so as to provide a solid foundation for building an independent knowledge system of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics.
Academic concepts are important carriers of Chinese academic resources. The important content that distinguishes Chinese civilization from other civilizations lies in the fact that it has many original concepts and iconic concepts. These concepts are not only the iconic achievements of the Chinese ancestors in the process of translating specific things into words in practice, but also the prerequisites for the formation, dissemination, and preservation of Chinese literature. They carry the precise meaning of important ideological concepts in Chinese civilization and realize the precise transmission of complex ideas. The original concepts and iconic concepts in the treasure trove of Chinese civilization not only profoundly shape the cognitive patterns of the Chinese people at the ideological level, but also lay a solid foundation for building a disciplinary system, academic system, and discourse system of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics at the practical level. Based on the profound heritage of Chinese civilization, extracting local theoretical concepts and academic terms, inheriting the rich concepts left by the ancestors and giving them new contemporary connotations are the basic and long-term work to accelerate the construction of an independent knowledge system of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics.
Academic concepts are an important manifestation of the cultural subjectivity of the Chinese nation. In the development process of more than 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, the Chinese nation has created a series of concepts with rich connotations. For example, "己所不欲，勿施于人" (jǐ suǒ bù yù, wù shī yú rén - "Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire," the principle of reciprocity), "勿以善小而不为，勿以恶小而为之" (wù yǐ shàn xiǎo ér bù wéi, wù yǐ è xiǎo ér wéi zhī - "Do not fail to do good because it is small, and do not do evil because it is small," be careful about small things), "士不可以不弘毅，任重而道远" (shì bù kě yǐ bù hóng yì, rèn zhòng ér dào yuǎn - "A scholar cannot but be broad and resolute, for his burden is heavy and his road is long," a scholar should have lofty ideals and perseverance), "天行健，君子以自强不息" (tiān xíng jiàn, jūnzǐ yǐ zì qiáng bù xī - "As heaven maintains vigor through movement, a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement," self-improvement), "胜人者有力，自胜者强" (shèng rén zhě yǒu lì, zì shèng zhě qiáng - "He who overcomes others has force; he who overcomes himself is strong," self-conquest). These are all spiritual qualities and codes of conduct condensed by the Chinese nation in practice. These concepts not only consolidate the foundation of Chinese cultural identity, but also greatly stimulate the cohesion and creativity of the Chinese nation, and are an important manifestation of the cultural subjectivity of the Chinese nation. Building an independent knowledge system of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics is inseparable from the inheritance and promotion of important concepts in outstanding traditional Chinese culture.
Academic concepts are an important reflection of the prominent characteristics of Chinese civilization. Many concepts in Chinese civilization directly present the prominent characteristics of Chinese civilization. For example, concepts such as "薪火相传" (xīn huǒ xiāng chuán - "the torch is passed on," passed down from generation to generation), "一脉相承" (yī mài xiāng chéng - "inherited in one continuous line," inherited in the same line), and "源远流长" (yuán yuǎn liú cháng - "the source is distant and the flow is long," of long standing and well-established), reflect the continuity of Chinese civilization; concepts such as "革故鼎新" (gé gù dǐng xīn - "abolish the old and establish the new," to reform) and "与时俱进" (yǔ shí jù jìn - "advance with the times," keep pace with the times), reflect the innovation of Chinese civilization; concepts such as "九州共贯" (jiǔ zhōu gòng guàn - "the nine provinces are connected," unified country) and "六合同风" (liù hé tóng fēng - "the whole world shares the same customs," universal harmony), reflect the unity of Chinese civilization; concepts such as "兼容并蓄" (jiān róng bìng xù - "inclusive," to be inclusive), "有容乃大" (yǒu róng nǎi dà - "greatness lies in tolerance," tolerance is a virtue), and "求同存异" (qiú tóng cún yì - "seek common ground while reserving differences," seek common ground while reserving differences), reflect the inclusiveness of Chinese civilization; concepts such as "亲仁善邻" (qīn rén shàn lín - "be kind to neighbors," be kind to neighbors) and "以和为贵" (yǐ hé wéi guì - "harmony is precious," harmony is to be prized), reflect the peacefulness of Chinese civilization. These concepts contain regular understanding and reflect Chinese characteristics, Chinese style, and Chinese spirit. Excavating and extracting original concepts and iconic concepts from the treasure trove of Chinese civilization and combining them with philosophy and social science research is not only an important method for building an independent knowledge system of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics, but also a necessary way to draw academic resources from the treasure trove of Chinese civilization.
Building a disciplinary system, academic system, and discourse system of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics is a complex systematic project that needs to start from the basics. The treasure trove of Chinese civilization has inexhaustible and inexhaustible rich resources. In this treasure trove, there are not only the unique moral norms and spiritual pursuits of the Chinese nation, but also the regular understanding that transcends time and space, transcends regions, and is full of vitality, and even the classics that provide correct guidance for mankind. We must consciously draw academic nourishment and resources from the treasure trove of Chinese civilization, and contribute to the construction of an independent knowledge system of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics through creative transformation and innovative development.
(The author is the director of the History Theory and Historiography Research Center of Beijing Normal University (北京师范大学))
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General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out, "Our Party serves the people. The central government's consideration is to do things for the people. Cadres at all levels cannot always look upwards. Everything must be looked at both upwards and downwards," emphasizing, "We must often ask ourselves, are we busy with things that are completely unrelated to the Party's fundamental purpose? Are we wholeheartedly doing things for the people? Are we working around the central tasks of the Party and the country?" "Looking upwards" reflects the political consciousness of anchoring the correct political direction and grasping the overall situation; "looking downwards" demonstrates the original aspiration of rooting in the people and seeking truth from facts. To establish and practice a correct view of performance, Party members and cadres should often examine their original intentions and review their words and deeds, firm their ideals and beliefs by "looking upwards," cultivate a people-centered sentiment by "looking downwards," and strive to create achievements that can withstand the test of practice, the people, and history.
"Looking upwards" means looking at the direction, the overall situation, and the Party's heart. Only by frequently looking upwards can we clarify the direction, understand the overall situation, see the standards and requirements, and consciously think about problems and handle affairs from the overall situation of the Party and the country's development. The key for Party members and cadres to establish and practice a correct view of performance lies in consciously positioning, planning, and promoting the work of their regions and departments within the overall development of the Party and the country. Only by having the overall situation in mind and focusing on the long term can we maintain strategic focus in the face of complex contradictions and challenges, and truly place the focus of development on improving the quality and efficiency of development. "Looking downwards" means looking at the people's hearts, the actual situation, and the foundation. Only by frequently looking downwards can we regard serving the people as the greatest achievement, understand the "major issues" of the people's hearts from seemingly trivial matters of people's livelihood, discover new situations, study new problems, summarize new experiences, see through the truth and grasp the laws behind the myriad phenomena, and find effective ways to solve problems.
Adhering to both "looking upwards" and "looking downwards" ultimately means unifying being responsible to superiors with being responsible to subordinates. If we only stare upwards and ignore "looking downwards," we can easily fall into the quagmire of formalism and bureaucracy. In fact, if the implementation of policies from higher authorities deviates from the actual conditions of the region and department, and is numb to the urgent needs and expectations of the masses, even the best policies will become empty words and difficult to implement. Conversely, if we only "look downwards" and not "look upwards," being responsible to subordinates can easily turn into localism, only caring about immediate local interests, shrinking into one's own small territory, and lacking foresight and systematicness in work due to a lack of deep understanding and accurate grasp of the Party Central Committee's major policies.
A correct view of performance is formed in the unity of "looking upwards" and "looking downwards." Only by thoroughly understanding the spirit of the Party Central Committee and comprehensively and accurately understanding the overall considerations and long-term plans of the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments can we find the "outline" for guiding our work. Only by adhering to "looking downwards" and deeply understanding the actual situation at the grassroots level and the demands of the masses can we find the "details" for implementing the spirit of the Party Central Committee. By achieving 纲举目张 (gāng jǔ mù zhāng - "when the main rope of a net is pulled up, all the meshes open," the key link goes, everything else follows), we can both "connect with the heavens" and be "grounded" in our work.
To adhere to both "looking upwards" and "looking downwards," Party members and cadres need to have both the overall situation in mind and be down-to-earth, consciously calibrate their ideological compass, fully draw their action bowstrings, firm their beliefs and grasp the direction by "looking upwards," cultivate their sentiments and draw strength by "looking downwards," transform the results of studying and understanding the spirit of the Party Central Committee into practical measures to serve the grassroots and the masses, elevate the problems discovered in grassroots research into decision-making references for improving top-level design, and be "sensible people" who reassure the Party Central Committee and "intimate people" who are trusted by the people, writing real achievements and true performance into the overall situation of the Party and the country's cause and into the hearts of the people.
Return to TopBy: 吴 田
In recent years, China's talent evaluation system reform has continued to advance in depth. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized at the Central Talent Work Conference that it is necessary to "accelerate the establishment of a talent evaluation system guided by innovation value, ability, and contribution," which has anchored the fundamental direction and pointed out the scientific ideas for the reform of talent evaluation in the new era. The "Decision" of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed "establishing a talent evaluation system guided by innovation ability, quality, effectiveness, and contribution," which further enriches and improves the talent evaluation system; the "15th Five-Year Plan" outlines the overall deployment of talent evaluation reform with project evaluation, institutional assessment, and income distribution reform, promoting talent evaluation reform from single-point breakthroughs to systematic integration.
Talent evaluation is the core link of talent development governance. A scientific and complete evaluation system is an important basis for identifying, cultivating, using, and motivating talent, and it is also a solid institutional support for the integrated advancement of education, science and technology, and talent undertakings. Talent evaluation reform is a strategic adjustment of talent evaluation concepts and work directions, breaking the model that overemphasizes the quantity of achievements and academic titles, and shifting to a comprehensive evaluation that focuses on innovation ability, actual quality, practical effectiveness, and real contribution. This reflects our Party's deepening understanding of the laws of talent growth and innovation development, and conforms to the era requirements of China's promotion of new quality productive forces. Young people are active in thinking and dare to break through, and are the fresh troops of innovation and creation, and also the key group of concern for talent evaluation reform. Talent evaluation reform and national strategic needs work in the same direction, and resonate with the growth needs of young people, which will fully release the innovation vitality of young people and activate the development momentum of young people.
At present, the structure of China's talent team, especially the young talent group, is becoming increasingly diverse, and the development path is becoming more differentiated. The existing evaluation system still has problems such as insufficient adaptation and poor connection with the diversified and personalized development needs of young talents. The prominent manifestations are the incompatibility of traditional evaluation inertia with the growth rhythm and talent development scenarios of young people, the insufficient fit between evaluation standards and the innovation practice and cross-border development needs of young people, the imperfect evaluation coordination mechanism, and the need to improve the evaluation ecology. Based on the laws of young people's growth and talent development and the needs of the Party and the country's undertakings, further deepening the reform of talent evaluation and supporting young people to be good pioneers and fresh troops will fully stimulate the internal motivation of young people, create an atmosphere for them to concentrate on research and continuous innovation, improve the talent echelon reserve, and provide a strong talent guarantee and strong intellectual support for promoting and expanding Chinese-style modernization.
Clarify the evaluation orientation and fit the characteristics of young people. Give full play to the guiding role of talent evaluation, put political standards first, guide young people to strengthen their ideals and beliefs, cultivate their feelings of home and country, and consciously integrate their personal growth into the overall situation of national development. Firmly establish an evaluation orientation with innovation ability, quality, effectiveness, and contribution as the core. Based on the actual situation that young talents have shallow qualifications, outstanding potential, and are in the key stage of growth and accumulation, reasonably adjust the weight of short-term quantitative indicators and title qualifications, and focus on examining their original innovation ability, long-term development potential, and realistic work performance. Around different fields and levels such as basic research, applied technology, humanities and social sciences, and skills and techniques, formulate differentiated and refined evaluation standards by category, promote the evaluation system to better fit the laws of talent growth, and guide young people to concentrate, be pragmatic, and act diligently.
Enrich the evaluation subject and build a diversified pattern. Give employers greater autonomy in talent evaluation, support them to formulate more targeted evaluation rules for young talents based on the actual situation of industry attributes, development positioning, and job requirements, so that the evaluation is closer to the front line and fits the real work scene. Improve the peer expert review mechanism, widely absorb front-line scientific research backbones, technical authorities, and core team members to participate in the evaluation, and improve the professionalism, pertinence, and accuracy of the evaluation. Appropriately introduce market evaluation, industry evaluation, social evaluation and other parties to ensure that the evaluation results comprehensively and truthfully reflect the ability level, actual contribution and growth potential of young talents.
Optimize evaluation methods and broaden growth space. Adhere to the implementation of policies according to different categories, implement long-cycle evaluation for young talents in basic research, give sufficient exploration time and trial and error space, and encourage them to concentrate on deep cultivation; implement an evaluation method combining short-cycle and long-cycle for young talents in applied technology, grass-roots service, etc., focusing on stage effectiveness, job performance, and mass feedback, not only looking at the landing of results, but also looking at the ability of continuous contribution. Strengthen process evaluation and growth orientation, establish and improve the growth files of young talents, and comprehensively consider their growth progress and struggle process. With the help of artificial intelligence and other technical means, accelerate the digital transformation of talent evaluation, realize automatic collection, intelligent analysis, and accurate verification of evaluation data, and improve the objectivity, accuracy, and scientificity of the evaluation system through technical empowerment.
Strengthen evaluation linkage and promote multi-party collaboration. Promote the deep integration and concerted efforts of talent evaluation reform with project evaluation, institutional assessment, resource allocation, incentive guarantee and other links, establish a collaborative promotion mechanism, break down departmental barriers, straighten out the relationship between rights and responsibilities, and avoid problems such as repeated evaluation and multi-head reporting across departments and fields. Integrate various evaluation resources, unify evaluation standards, standardize evaluation processes, and realize mutual recognition and sharing of evaluation results, so that young talents can free up more time and energy to devote themselves to scientific research and innovation practice. Improve supporting policies such as staffing, salary and treatment, professional title evaluation and appointment, and assessment and promotion, unblock the entire chain of evaluation, training, use, and incentive for young talents, form a virtuous circle of evaluation promoting growth, growth promoting development, and development promoting innovation, and improve the overall effectiveness of talent evaluation reform.
Cultivate the evaluation ecology and create a good environment. Establish a clear orientation of employing talents in an unconventional manner, and give preference to young people in terms of resource allocation, platform construction, and opportunity provision, so as to create favorable conditions for young talents to stand out. Improve the innovation tolerance and error correction mechanism, clarify the tolerance boundary, refine the tolerance situation, and encourage young talents to boldly challenge innovative topics with high difficulty, long cycle, and subversiveness. Continue to optimize service guarantees, and comprehensively consider the soft and hard environment, and focus on unblocking the difficulties and blockages of young talents in evaluation declaration, achievement transformation, resource docking, etc., and coordinate supporting guarantees, so that young talents can work with peace of mind and concentrate on starting a business.
不拘一格 (bù jū yī gé - "not stick to one pattern," unconventional; not sticking to one form or style).
Return to TopBy: 王晓晖
Accelerating the construction of a Chinese discourse and narrative system is an inherent requirement for enhancing the appeal and influence of Chinese civilization, and an important bridge connecting China with the world and enhancing international understanding and mutual trust. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Use Chinese theory to interpret Chinese practice, use Chinese practice to sublimate Chinese theory, and create new concepts, new categories, and new expressions that integrate China and foreign countries, to more fully and vividly showcase Chinese stories and the ideological and spiritual forces behind them." We must deeply study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition on accelerating the construction of a Chinese discourse and narrative system, and through creating new concepts, new categories, and new expressions that integrate China and foreign countries, more proactively promote China's propositions, disseminate Chinese culture, and showcase China's image to the world.
Taking new concepts as the cornerstone and origin
Concepts are an indispensable basic support for a scientific theoretical system, and are most directly and fundamentally related to the right to speak. Proposing original and iconic concepts that belong to us and can effectively explain ourselves and the world can help us get rid of the thinking patterns set by others and build an independent discourse system. Accelerating the construction of a Chinese discourse and narrative system requires taking new concepts as the core, adhering to the "two combinations," and realizing the organic unity of theoretical logic, historical logic, and practical logic.
Combining with China's specific reality, seeking the source of motivation from vivid practice. New concepts reflect the essential or unique attributes of things, and are not only a basic form of rational thinking, but should also respond to practical needs and summarize practical experience. In the new era, to improve the country's cultural soft power and enhance its international right to speak, we must use Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to observe practice, interpret practice, and lead practice. For example, "whole-process people's democracy" is a profound summary of socialist democratic politics with Chinese characteristics, covering all aspects such as democratic elections, democratic consultation, democratic decision-making, democratic management, and democratic supervision, vividly interpreting how "the people being masters of the country" specifically becomes a reality in China. This original and iconic concept injects fresh and credible contemporary connotations into the discourse system of Chinese democratic politics, and provides a real and vivid story blueprint for the narrative system of Chinese democratic politics.
Combining with the outstanding traditional Chinese culture, drawing spiritual nourishment from the cultural roots. The outstanding traditional Chinese culture is the spiritual gene pool of Chinese discourse and a valuable asset for promoting theoretical innovation in the new era. Whether it is the governance wisdom of "the people are the foundation of the country" (民惟邦本), the way of dealing with the world of "harmonious coexistence of all nations" (协和万邦), or the enterprising spirit of "**革故鼎新**" (gé gù dǐng xīn - "reform the old and establish the new," to innovate and reform), all provide cultural anchors for interpreting contemporary China. For example, the "Xiaokang society" (小康社会) can be traced back to the simple wish of "the people have worked hard, and can have a little peace" (民亦劳止，汔可小康) in the *Book of Songs* and the social ideal described in the *Book of Rites*. The Chinese Communists have carried out creative transformation and innovative development, transforming it into a measurable, achievable, and beneficial goal for all the people, realizing the deep integration of traditional cultural genes and the contemporary context.
Taking new categories as the logical framework
New categories have systematicness, comprehensiveness, and academic rationality. They integrate scattered concepts into organic concept groups, build the logical framework of the Chinese discourse and narrative system, and form an internally unified and hierarchical theoretical structure. It is an important link for the discourse system and narrative system to become clear and mature.
Establish an independent analysis framework that can self-interpret and is logically self-consistent. For a long time, the discourse framework of the international academic community and public opinion field has been mainly dominated by the West, and China's image has largely been "shaped by others" rather than "self-shaped." Establishing new categories that integrate China and foreign countries is to break this dependence and establish a "self-shaped" analysis framework. For example, Chinese-style modernization has five aspects of Chinese characteristics, which not only conform to China's reality, but also provide new choices for human modernization. This new category can not only clearly explain the internal logic and value orientation of China's development, but also provide value increments in the historical changes of the international discourse order.
Build a clear and well-organized narrative framework. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "China is not short of vivid stories, the key is to have the ability to tell stories well." A good story should not only have moving details, but also have a clear structure, so that the audience can smoothly understand the story's development and deep logic. New categories play this role. For example, "building a community with a shared future for mankind" redefines the relationship between countries with "shared destiny," covering lasting peace, universal security, common prosperity, openness and inclusiveness, and a clean and beautiful environment. Around this new category, a logically rigorous narrative framework for Chinese stories can be constructed. For example, telling the ecological story of "clean and beautiful" through the "dual carbon" commitment and the Global Development Initiative, demonstrating the global value of Chinese stories, and greatly expanding the narrative radius of Chinese stories.
Taking new expressions as the landing carrier
New expressions are the communication bridge of the narrative system and the landing carrier of the discourse system, transforming abstract theoretical connotations into vivid, concrete, and perceptible language, making them deeply rooted in the public, integrated into life, and heading towards the international arena.
New expressions should be "true." Tell true, three-dimensional, and comprehensive Chinese stories, and move people's hearts in a "**润物细无声**" (rùn wù xì wú shēng - "moistening things silently," to influence subtly) manner. For example, showing cases of young people returning to their hometowns and using e-commerce platforms to sell agricultural products to the whole country, and telling the stories of scientific researchers who have been silently tackling key problems for decades. These micro-narratives based on individual experiences and full of life, connected with new expressions such as "comprehensive rural revitalization" and "high-level scientific and technological self-reliance," can fully and effectively show a true, upward, and vibrant China.
New expressions should be "plain." In the information age, lengthy and obscure language is difficult to attract the public, and simple and friendly expressions are more likely to resonate with people. For example, the concept of "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" fundamentally subverts the traditional Western concept of opposing economic development and environmental protection, and emphasizes the synergy between the two. Its narrative is simple and unadorned, and the imagery and scene-based expressions empower the rational core, reducing resistance to public communication. This ability to simplify complexity and make light of heavy tasks based on deep cognition and complete observation is the embodiment of the vigorous vitality of new expressions.
New expressions should be "precise." For the same ideological core, different discourse strategies and expressions need to be adopted for different audiences. From practical experience, in external narratives, we should explain concepts and convey values from the perspectives of improving people's livelihoods, narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor, and achieving inclusive growth, using more universal language. For example, the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind focuses on the interdependent relationship of "you in me and me in you" and emphasizes the common challenges and interests faced by all mankind, which is more easily accepted by the international community, thereby achieving effective reach and communication.
(The author is a professor at the School of Information and Communication, Nankai University (南开大学))
(This article was organized by the *News Front* (新闻战线) magazine and edited by the Theory Department of the *People's Daily* (人民日报社))
By: 本报记者 宋朝军
The wheels are turning, the motors are roaring, and rolls of agricultural film products are rapidly forming.
In Jinya Town (金崖镇), Yuzhong County (榆中县), Lanzhou City (兰州市), Gansu Province (甘肃省), the workshop of Lanzhou Jintudi Plastic Products Co., Ltd. (兰州金土地塑料制品有限公司) is urgently producing a batch of plastic bag products. More than a dozen workers are skilled in their movements, stacking bundles and rolls of products into "small mountains." In a little while, these products will be loaded onto trucks and leave the factory.
However, they are all recycled products from used agricultural film. Before this, rolls of agricultural mulch film and greenhouse film, after completing their mission in the fields, are recycled here and re-produced into various ordinary plastic bags for circular use.
In recent years, Yuzhong (榆中) has continued to promote the recycling and utilization of used agricultural film, protect and improve the agricultural ecological environment, and build a circular industrial chain of "production-sales-use-recycling-processing-regeneration."
Thickened and strengthened to ensure recyclable and reusable agricultural film.
In Yuzhong (榆中), agricultural film is a "rigid demand" for most agricultural production. It is not only an important highland summer vegetable production area in the country, but also the birthplace of Gansu's (甘肃) dryland agriculture full film double ridge furrow sowing technology. The local climate is dry with little rain and large temperature differences between day and night. Agricultural film can play a role in increasing temperature, preserving moisture, stabilizing production, and can also cooperate with technology to achieve rainwater collection, drought resistance, and weed suppression. From the greening of winter wheat to the preparation and sowing of corn and potatoes, from the seedling cultivation of highland summer vegetables to the planting of characteristic crops, more than 3,000 tons of mulch film and greenhouse film run through the entire process of agricultural production on 500,000 mu of land in the county every year.
The matter of reproduction must be "set" from the first step.
In the agricultural film production workshop of Lanzhou Jintudi Plastic Products Co., Ltd. (兰州金土地塑料制品有限公司), General Manager Jin Xinhai (金鑫海) picked up a roll of finished product to check the quality: "0.01 mm of mulch film is the minimum standard, and many of our products are thicker and stronger."
Why are thickness and strength so important? "The thickness meets the standard to ensure the strength and facilitate picking, so as to ensure that the mulch film can be recycled from the source." Jin Xinhai (金鑫海) explained that most agricultural films are replaced once every one to two years, which will inevitably be accompanied by post-use treatment problems. If the used mulch film is too broken and scattered every year, it will not only affect the cleaning efficiency, but also easily seep into the soil and affect the quality of the land.
In 2013, Gansu (甘肃) issued China's first local regulation on the recycling and utilization of used agricultural film, the "Gansu Province Regulations on the Recycling and Utilization of Used Agricultural Film" (《甘肃省废旧农膜回收利用条例》), which has also been revised in the past 10 years. It clearly stipulates that: "It is forbidden to produce, sell and use agricultural ground covering film with a thickness of less than 0.01 mm or other indicators that do not meet the mandatory national standards."
Since 2022, Gansu Province (甘肃省) has begun to pilot the promotion of thickened high-strength mulch film; in 2025, nearly 17 million mu of crops have used 0.015 mm thickened high-strength mulch film. In recent years, Jin Xinhai's (金鑫海) team has also cooperated with scientific research institutions such as the Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (甘肃省农科院) and Lanzhou University (兰州大学) to develop and produce various types of thickened high-strength mulch film with a thickness of more than 0.015 mm.
According to calculations, the recycling cost of general agricultural film is 80-100 yuan per mu, but these thickened mulch films are relatively complete after use, and the average recycling cost per mu is reduced by 10-30 yuan, and the field picking rate is increased by 20%.
Now, the ex-factory price of 0.01 mm agricultural film is about 10,000 yuan per ton. Jin Xinhai (金鑫海) picked up a roll of 0.6 mm agricultural film product developed by the company and started calculating: "Initially, the ex-factory price per ton is more than 700 yuan higher than the 0.01 mm model. But after the test, it was found that it can last at least 7 years in the field and achieve multiple crops for many years." According to the frequency of replacing the 0.01 mm model every year, on average, 30 yuan can be saved per mu per year, and 100% full recycling can be achieved. Now, Jin Xinhai's (金鑫海) team has 37 patented technologies surrounding agricultural film production and application, helping to reduce costs and increase efficiency.
Improve the recycling system and build a circular industrial chain.
Every autumn or the following spring, agricultural film begins to return to the factory.
In the Lanzhou Jintudi Used Agricultural Film Recycling and Processing Base (兰州金土地废旧农膜回收加工基地), heavy trucks are lined up waiting. Yang Keyun (杨柯云), a transporter from the recycling station, unloaded a truck of agricultural film and prepared to return to Xinying Village (新营村), Xinying Town (新营镇). He is both a user of agricultural film and an exchanger of used agricultural film.
In Yuzhong (榆中), 44 fixed used agricultural film recycling stations are scientifically set up throughout the county, covering major townships and planting areas, so as to facilitate farmers to sell nearby. Each station establishes standardized transportation ledgers and centralized transportation to ensure that used agricultural film can be "collected, transported, and disposed of."
Farmers take the initiative to hand in, and the enthusiasm comes from both environmental awareness and material encouragement. When recycling, the local area generally exchanges new film or items according to volume. Yang Keyun (杨柯云) has been involved in this work for 7 years, and he opened the ledger to calculate: "The weight ratio corresponding to the volume will change, but on average, more than 10 kilograms of old film can be exchanged for one kilogram of new film; if the amount of old film is small, it will be exchanged for plastic bags, laundry detergent, etc. This deal is cost-effective."
For farmers, used agricultural film always has to be disposed of, and it is a sure profit to exchange it for some practical products; for recycling stations, their new film and other materials come from special government subsidies, and they can earn the recycling price difference by pulling the old film into the factory; for used agricultural film recycling and processing factories like Jintudi (金土地), every 5,000 yuan invested in recycling costs can eventually produce more than 10,000 yuan of re-produced plastic products, and the profit margin is also relatively large after deducting labor, site and other expenses.
The re-production of used agricultural film has formed a sustainable industrial chain. "Agricultural film from surrounding provinces is also sent to me." Jin Xinhai (金鑫海) said. Last year, Jintudi Company (金土地公司) recycled more than 20,000 tons of used agricultural film inside and outside the county. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the recycling rate of used agricultural film in Yuzhong County (榆中县) continued to increase from about 80% at the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan" and stabilized at more than 85%. The annual recycling volume in the county has increased from more than 2,400 tons in the early stage to more than 6,200 tons in 2024 (including the cleanup of historical residues).
Up to now, Gansu Province (甘肃省) has 133 used agricultural film recycling and utilization enterprises and 1,671 recycling outlets, basically covering the main film-covered townships, and building a three-level recycling system of "counties have processing enterprises, townships have recycling outlets, and villages have stacking places," opening up the "last mile" of agricultural film picking and selling.
Circular water use to create a green and environmentally friendly production model.
Agricultural film is re-produced, how to avoid resource waste and plastic pollution?
Jin Xinhai (金鑫海) repeatedly thought: "To make re-production a real industry, we must consider all aspects." The recycled used agricultural film must be cleaned, crushed, and granulated to be processed into recycled plastic particles, and then re-produced into polyethylene pipes, plastic containers, drip irrigation belts and other products. Taking the water used to clean and treat agricultural film as an example, Jintudi Company (金土地公司) needs a total of nearly 5,500 cubic meters of water. To this end, they began experimenting in 2009 and built a circular line for sewage treatment and reuse.
"We rarely purchase new industrial water, and these, plus normal rainwater replenishment, are enough." Jin Xinhai (金鑫海) said.
For large water users, this circular line saves huge water costs and does not flow out - the surface soil and crop residues washed down are rich in organic matter, and they collect these to make mud bricks, which are provided to the landscaping department for free.
In the three factories of Jintudi Company (金土地公司), from the factory of a new agricultural film to its "rebirth," more than 200 employees from surrounding rural areas "escort" it.
Not long ago, the Gansu Provincial (甘肃省) agricultural machinery integration pilot project residual film recycling machine on-site demonstration meeting was held in Yuzhong County (榆中县). As the focus of this demonstration, the high-performance, lightweight and simplified residual film recycling machine completes the entire process of film lifting, film-soil separation, film rolling, and film unloading at one time. The picking efficiency is high, the separation effect is good, and the operation efficiency is more than 10 times higher than that of manual labor. The residual film picking rate is more than 85%, which effectively solves the problem of residual film recycling in hilly and mountainous areas and creates a green and environmentally friendly production model.
"We need to constantly innovate technology and improve the mechanism in order to improve efficiency and truly benefit the masses." Jin Xinhai (金鑫海) is even more motivated.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 田先进
At 9 a.m., Zhang Linbing, a practitioner in aquaculture, was busy in front of the computer at Anhui Zhanglin Fisheries Co., Ltd. (安徽张林渔业有限公司) in Yi'an District (义安区), Tongling City (铜陵市), Anhui Province (安徽). With a click of the mouse and a login to the system, the real-time images of various locations of the breeding base were displayed on the large screen in the office in a short while.
"Look, this is the picture taken by the underwater camera, and the growth of the fish can be seen clearly. If you want to see where, you can directly retrieve the picture without having to go to the site for inspection," Zhang Linbing said with a smile. "Now the technology of fish farming is higher, and the efficiency of breeding and the quality of products have also been improved."
The Zhang Linbing in front of him, with short hair and dark skin, is over fifty years old, but still full of energy.
In 1993, Zhang Linbing, who left the campus, came to work in a breeding farm in Tongling (铜陵). "At that time, the farm raised a lot of Clarias leather catfish, and the output and benefits were very good." Zhang Linbing recalled, "Young people, with the energy to do things and start a business, see that the aquaculture industry is in good condition, and also want to make their own business." In this way, Zhang Linbing resigned and began to work alone.
In 1994, Zhang Linbing only contracted a pond to raise Clarias leather catfish, and had more than 20,000 yuan in sales. This was a considerable income at the time, and Zhang Linbing further expanded the scale of breeding. But the good times did not last long. When Zhang Linbing's breeding scale expanded to 14 acres, a fish disease turned all his efforts into nothing. Later, he partnered with friends to sell fish, accumulating step by step.
In 2011, Zhang Linbing returned to his hometown, founded a company, and prepared to start a new stage of his fish farming career. "At the beginning, I contracted 111 acres of fish ponds to raise Leiocassis longirostris, and later the breeding area continued to expand, and the varieties of fish also increased, including Micropterus salmoides and other varieties." Seeing that it was getting better, Micropterus salmoides began to get sick and died in large areas. Zhang Linbing told reporters that through testing and multi-party understanding, he learned that due to the lack of domestic germplasm resources and long-term inbreeding, the Micropterus salmoides varieties had degraded and their disease resistance had declined.
"Seed industry revitalization is the key to agricultural science and technology innovation. If the seed source is not good, there will be no income no matter how hard you try to raise it." Zhang Linbing knows this very well, and he made a bold decision: to introduce and breed seeds at a high price. Since 2016, Zhang Linbing has successively introduced 8,000 Micropterus salmoides from the place of origin; at the same time, with the help of relevant scientific research institutions, he has carried out superior selection and breeding of fish fry.
"We implant chips in the bass to observe its growth, and at the same time, we specially establish growth files and formulate strict selection and breeding standards. During the breeding season, we select and breed the best to avoid inbreeding and ensure the stable inheritance of excellent traits." Zhang Linbing introduced that at the same time, he also adopted the "graded and screened breeding method", "ecological purification + circulating water" model, etc., which solved a number of problems in the breeding process.
After unremitting efforts, in 2024, Zhang Linbing cultivated a new strain of "Wanlu (皖鲈)" with independent intellectual property rights. "Compared with the original variety, 'Wanlu' has strong disease resistance, fast growth, wide back and thick meat, and good shape, which is more suitable for breeding." Zhang Linbing said. With the breakthrough of varieties, the company's benefits are getting better and better, and Zhang Linbing has not forgotten the folks around him. "For farmers who want to raise 'Wanlu', the company uniformly provides fish fry, technical services and sales channels to maximize the benefits of farmers." Zhang Linbing said with a smile.
According to reports, the company's breeding area has reached more than 1,400 acres, with an annual output value of more than 54 million yuan, and has cumulatively led more than 2,000 farmers to develop bass farming, training more than 1,200 farmers. "'National Model Worker', 'National Top Ten Farmers', 'Good People of Anhui (安徽好人)'" Zhang Linbing is full of honors, but he has not stopped. Facing the future, he said that he will use diligence and hard work to lead the villagers to live a better life and contribute to the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.
Return to TopOn May 12th, the DJ (动检) 602 comprehensive inspection train departed from Xi'an East Railway Station (西安东站) in Xi'an, Shaanxi (陕西西安), traveling along the main line of the Xi'an-Shiyan High-Speed Railway (西十高铁), traversing the Qinling Mountains (秦岭) directly to Shiyan East Railway Station (十堰东站) in Shiyan, Hubei (湖北十堰). This marked the official start of the full-line integrated testing of the Xi'an-Shiyan High-Speed Railway, signifying a major milestone in the integrated commissioning phase and laying a solid foundation for subsequent trial operations and official opening.
The Xi'an-Shiyan High-Speed Railway is an important component of the national "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed rail network. After the line is completed and opened to traffic, it will take only 1 hour to travel from Xi'an (西安) to Shiyan (十堰), and about 2.5 hours to travel from Xi'an (西安) to Wuhan (武汉), which is of great significance for helping the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas in the Qinba Mountains (秦巴山区) and promoting high-quality economic and social development along the route.
The picture shows the DJ602 comprehensive inspection train departing from Xi'an East Railway Station (西安东站).
Photo by Liu Yijiang (刘一江) (Xinhua News Agency) (新华社发)
Return to TopThis Tianjin (天津) report on May 12th (Reporter Jin Bo (靳博)) According to Tianjin Customs (天津海关) statistics: In the first four months of this year, the import and export value of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) region was 1.6 trillion yuan, an increase of 12% year-on-year, accounting for 9.9% of the country's total foreign trade import and export value. Among them, exports were 494.69 billion yuan, an increase of 11.3%; imports were 1.11 trillion yuan, an increase of 12.3%.
The "ballast stone" effect of state-owned enterprises is prominent, and private enterprises are leading the growth. In the first four months of this year, state-owned enterprises in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) region imported and exported 817.24 billion yuan, an increase of 9.6%, accounting for 51% of the total import and export value of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) region during the same period (the same below), providing a stable driving force for foreign trade output in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) region. During the same period, private enterprises imported and exported 477.67 billion yuan, an increase of 26%, 14 percentage points higher than the average growth rate, accounting for 29.8%.
Import and export trading partners are diversified, and the development momentum in emerging markets is good. The European Union and ASEAN still occupy a major position, with imports and exports of 179.31 billion yuan and 138.51 billion yuan respectively, an increase of 3.4% and 15.1% respectively, accounting for a total of 19.8%. During the same period, imports and exports to emerging markets such as Latin America, Africa, and Oceania increased by 33.1%, 15.5%, and 50.1% respectively, accounting for a total of 27.2%, driving the overall import and export growth rate of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) region by 7.1 percentage points.
Exports of mechanical and electrical products account for nearly 60%, and commodities such as electronic components and automobiles have a significant driving effect. Exports of mechanical and electrical products were 295.38 billion yuan, an increase of 17.6%, accounting for 59.7% of the total value of exported goods in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) region during the same period.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 洪秋婷
In the Lingnan region during summer, the heat gradually intensifies. Inside the workshop of Xinchang Arts and Crafts Co., Ltd. (信昌工艺制品有限公司) in Jinshan Industrial Park (金山工业园区), Lianjiang City (廉江市), Zhanjiang (湛江), Guangdong (广东), the air is filled with the faint fragrance of rattan and bamboo. In front of two production lines for rattan, bamboo, and grass products, more than 50 workers' fingers fly, skillfully weaving rattan perfume bottles, and coloring and polishing the woven products.
"Our company mainly produces arts and crafts products made of bamboo, wood, grass, and rattan, including rattan and bamboo woven flower baskets, rattan perfume bottles, etc. Our products are sold to Europe, America, Southeast Asia and other regions. We have stable foreign trade orders and sufficient production and supply capacity," said Tang Hui (唐慧), head of Xinchang Arts and Crafts Co., Ltd. (信昌工艺制品有限公司).
Small bamboo, wood, and grass contain a large industry. Data shows that Zhanjiang's (湛江) bamboo, wood, and grass products industry maintained steady growth last year, with the value of related products exported under the supervision of Zhanjiang Customs (湛江海关) reaching 537 million yuan for the year. Among them, the export value of bamboo, wood, and grass products in Lianjiang City (廉江市) was 36.5342 million yuan, and the products are exported to 20 countries and regions including the European Union, North America, and ASEAN. The export value in the first four months of this year was 10.9836 million yuan, an increase of 13.3% year-on-year.
A green bamboo, a bundle of cattails, and a square of raw wood are transformed into characteristic light industrial products that sell well overseas after being carefully crafted by craftsmen. The bamboo, wood, and grass products industry is not only a traditional industry that has been passed down for hundreds of years in the local area to enrich the people, but also a well-known iconic export product of western Guangdong.
In 2007, Tang Hui (唐慧) returned to her hometown to start a business and founded Xinchang Arts and Crafts (信昌工艺). The company uses rattan, bamboo, wood, iron, and grass as raw materials, combines local traditional weaving techniques with modern science and technology, and makes full use of the abundant bamboo, wood, rattan, and grass resources around Lianjiang (廉江) to develop rattan and bamboo woven flower baskets, rattan fruit baskets, and other products. Once launched, they were widely welcomed in overseas markets and quickly opened up foreign sales channels. "Environmentally friendly, healthy, strong and durable, and purely handmade, these are the biggest features and advantages of our products," said Tang Hui (唐慧), picking up a beautiful rattan basket.
Once, when attending the Canton Fair (广交会), Tang Hui (唐慧) received a buyer from an overseas perfume brand. Amazed by the craftsmanship and texture of Lianjiang's (廉江) traditional bamboo, wood, and grass woven products, the merchant proposed that Xinchang Arts and Crafts (信昌工艺) use bamboo and rattan weaving techniques to produce rattan perfume bottles for a certain brand.
However, the process of transforming business opportunities into orders was not smooth sailing. "The weaving of the shoulder of the perfume bottle is difficult. It needs to be woven perfectly with a certain curvature, which requires basic technical skills and a high degree of proficiency." In order to improve the quality of handmade weaving of products, Tang Hui (唐慧) and another technician went door-to-door to provide technical training to workers, teaching them craft skills hand-in-hand. After about a year, Tang Hui (唐慧) built three production lines, and workers who had undergone systematic training could weave 15 to 20 perfume bottles a day. "I spent half a year to get this order. From the selection of raw materials to the determination of weaving methods such as plain weaving and vertical weaving, we constantly innovated and polished to finally meet the customer's requirements," said Tang Hui (唐慧). Finally, the perfume brand reached a long-term cooperation with Xinchang Arts and Crafts (信昌工艺), and the annual export volume of the brand's perfume bottles can reach up to 2.2 million.
Outside the workshop, the reporter saw nearly 3,000 exquisite rattan fruit baskets neatly packed and ready to be shipped. A month later, they will arrive at overseas supermarkets. "Declare on the same day, inspect on the same day, and release on the same day! Look at my container, I can complete all the inspection and quarantine procedures at my doorstep without running back and forth, so that we can catch up with the shipping schedule, seize orders, and gain a firm foothold in the market," said Tang Hui (唐慧).
"In order to better support the export of characteristic products, the customs continues to deepen the hierarchical and classified supervision of export bamboo, wood, and grass products enterprises, strictly control the entire chain to build a solid quality foundation, and implement a remote local inspection and quarantine model to increase operating efficiency by nearly 90%. Superimposed with a 7×24-hour all-weather reservation inspection green channel, export goods can be inspected and released immediately upon declaration, with zero detention throughout the process, and continuously improve the level of customs clearance facilitation," said Li Yufeng (李瑜峰), head of the Inspection and Quarantine Section of Lianjiang Customs (廉江海关) affiliated to Zhanjiang Customs (湛江海关). The customs closely monitors the dynamics of overseas policies and regulations on bamboo, wood, and grass products, accurately judges and helps enterprises reasonably arrange export plans, adapt to international rules, help promote the development of international markets, and further cultivate and strengthen the characteristic industries that enrich the county.
Return to TopAccording to Haikou Customs (海口海关), since the implementation of the new Hainan offshore duty-free policy in November 2025 to April 30, 2026, customs supervised offshore duty-free shopping amounted to 22.22 billion yuan, with 2.973 million shoppers purchasing 17.45 million items, representing year-on-year increases of 22.6%, 9.4%, and 5.5% respectively. This was reported on May 12th from Haikou (海口) by our newspaper (reporter Cao Wenxuan (曹文轩)).
The new offshore duty-free policy optimizes rules for three consumer groups: general tourists, island residents, and outbound travelers. It addresses shortcomings in commodity supply, expands the range of duty-free goods, increasing the number of duty-free commodity categories from the original 45 to 47, and optimizes and expands existing commodities to better meet customers' diverse consumption needs.
"After the implementation of the new policy, we implemented a one-item-one-code management system for in-store sales, on-site pickup, and offshore verification," said the relevant person in charge of the Supervision Department of Haikou Customs (海口海关监管处). They added that they will increase support for expanding the variety of duty-free goods, deepen intelligent supervision, and promote the continuous release of policy dividends.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 汪志球 郑智文
Editor's Note: The Central Special Work Mechanism Meeting on Rectifying Formalism and Reducing Burdens at the Grassroots Level, held in January this year, emphasized the need to further deepen the "six rectifications": rectifying the pursuit of quick success and instant benefits and blind decision-making, rectifying statistical fraud, rectifying irregular and disguised commendation and demonstration activities, rectifying hidden burdens at the grassroots level, rectifying the "mountains of documents and seas of meetings" (文山会海), and rectifying formalism in supervision, inspection, assessment, research, investigation, and horizontal exchanges.
For some time, what has been the effect of burden reduction? What are the remaining difficulties and blockages? This newspaper's reporters went deep into the grassroots level to address typical problems, focusing on the institutional measures taken by various regions to reduce hidden burdens and optimize the system of powers and responsibilities, presenting concrete practices to deepen both symptomatic and radical solutions with pragmatic measures, and creating a good atmosphere of taking responsibility, focusing on practical work, and seeking practical results.
On the weekend, Chaoyang Village (朝阳村), Dongliao County (东辽县), Liaoyuan City (辽源市), Jilin Province (吉林省), became lively.
In the amusement park, children slid down the slides; on the food street, fresh wild vegetables were displayed on the stalls, and the cries of vendors rose and fell; in the fields, the sound of machinery rumbled, and agricultural machinery shuttled back and forth, scattering grains of seeds on the black soil.
"There are a few too many children in the amusement park, and someone needs to guide them to line up in an orderly manner." "Some of the aunts on the food street don't speak Mandarin very well, come over and help communicate." Lü Chunling (吕春玲), deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Chaoyang Central Village (朝阳中心村), was busy with various projects in the village, and the phone kept ringing. "I'm busy every day, but I enjoy it. It shows that our village is popular."
Chaoyang Village (朝阳村) has a thriving industry, and in recent years it has insisted on the integrated development of the primary, secondary, and tertiary industries—green rice planting to create an agricultural brand; hosiery factories have sprung up, and production lines are running non-stop; the village has built a food street, and rural cultural tourism is developing vigorously. Last year, the village's collective operating income reached 9.6 million yuan.
The village has new changes every year. "We have a lot of new ideas and new projects, the key is to implement them, and we can see results in practical work." Although she is busy 脚打后脑勺 (jiǎo dǎ hòu nǎo sháo - "feet kicking the back of the head," extremely busy), Lü Chunling (吕春玲) is very satisfied. She said: "It's nothing to be busy, but it must be busy in practice. In the past, filling out forms, receiving guests, and issuing certificates took a lot of effort, and we were just as busy, but it was hard to say what we were busy with."
In the village's Party and Mass Service Center, Han Li (韩丽), secretary of the Party Committee of Chaoyang Central Village (朝阳中心村), had just finished negotiating a blueberry planting cooperation project with agricultural experts. "In the past, village cadres had to stay here almost every working day, busy with inspections and reporting. Now everyone is busy on the front lines of various projects." Speaking of the changes, Han Li (韩丽) said with deep feeling, "Take reporting as an example. Different units require different form formats and different calibers. We often have to fill out several different versions of the same thing. Isn't this a hidden burden? Now the 'One Form System' takes care of everything."
With a click of the mouse, Han Li (韩丽) logged into the "One Form System" and selected a sample form to start filling out. "The basic information is the same. Now it is entered once, shared, and used together. If there is a new form, it must be approved before it can enter the system. With the 'One Form System,' duplicate reporting is largely eliminated at the source." Han Li (韩丽) introduced, "In the past, village cadres had to spend a lot of time filling out forms. In order not to affect other work, everyone often worked overtime."
In response to the problem of many reports and heavy burdens on villages (communities), Jilin Province (吉林省) insists on addressing both the symptoms and the root causes, making great efforts to cut forms, develop the "One Form System," establish a strict review mechanism, and set up grassroots burden reduction observation points... With a set of "combined punches," the number of forms issued by provinces, cities, counties, and townships to villages (communities) has been greatly reduced, and grassroots cadres have more time and energy to grasp implementation and do practical things.
Rectifying hidden burdens at the grassroots level reduces more than just the pressure of filling out forms. As a typical example of a beautiful village in the local area, many units go to Chaoyang Village (朝阳村) to investigate, research, and exchange ideas, and reception is naturally indispensable. "At the busiest time, we can receive more than a dozen units a day. We have to accompany them every time they come, and we have to introduce our village from scratch every time." Han Li (韩丽)'s words reveal the hidden burden behind it. "We take inspections very seriously, and we are happy to share and exchange ideas, but the frequency is too high, which inevitably affects daily work."
Now, Liaoyuan City (辽源市) optimizes the way of investigation and research, promotes a multi-departmental group inspection model, integrates the inspection needs of various departments, and tries to avoid separate visits and repeated inspections by various departments, effectively reducing the reception pressure at the grassroots level. At the same time, it improves the overall efficiency of investigation and research, and reduces the situation of repeated accompaniment and repeated introduction of work at the grassroots level. In Chaoyang Village (朝阳村), multi-departmental group investigation and research has gradually become the norm. "Now there is much less reception. Except for necessary situations, there is more communication by phone." Han Li (韩丽) said with a smile.
Rectifying hidden burdens at the grassroots level and unloading the burden on the grassroots level aims to better serve the masses.
In the afternoon, Zhang Xinyan (张新燕), secretary of the Party Committee and director of the Neighborhood Committee of Hongcheng Community (红城社区), Xi'an District (西安区), Liaoyuan City (辽源市), moved a small stool and chatted with community residents. "Now there are more parking spaces in the community, there are fewer cars parked randomly on the roadside, and it is safer to go out." "Aunt Wang (王大娘), what other suggestions do you have?"
In the past, she had to stay in the office for most of the working day. "An important task was to issue certificates to residents. For greater efficiency, we also bought introduction letter format forms to make it easier for residents to come and stamp them." Zhang Xinyan (张新燕) said with some helplessness.
Opening the filing cabinet, Zhang Xinyan (张新燕) took out 4 blue folders, each folder marked with the year, and after unfolding them, there were more than a dozen stacks of certificate archives. "Residence certificates, death certificates, no criminal record certificates... Residents want the community to issue various certificates, but we do not have the corresponding functions." Zhang Xinyan (张新燕) said, "On the one hand, it is what the masses expect, and on the other hand, it is the requirements of the handling units. We have to issue many certificates."
"From the perspective of functional positioning, the community does not have the statutory authority to issue most certificates." Li Zhuoyan (李琢言), chief of Section 1 of the Social Work Department of the Liaoyuan Municipal Party Committee (辽源市委), said, "We took 10 communities as pilots, screened 565 certificate bases one by one, and sent letters to more than 10 municipal departments 'one-to-one' to remind them and strictly clarify the boundaries of powers and responsibilities."
For matters dispatched to villages (communities), Jilin Province (吉林省) strengthens provincial source management and municipal and county-level classification, and issued the "Jilin Province Village and Community Organization Work Affairs Access Measures (Trial)" (《吉林省村社区组织工作事务准入办法（试行）》), and issued the "Jilin Province Village and Community Organization Work Affairs, Mechanism Brands, and Certificate Matters Guidance Catalog" (《吉林省村社区组织工作事务、机制牌子和证明事项指导目录》), and annually clarifies the list of organizational work matters dispatched to villages (communities) by provincial and central departments stationed in Jilin (吉林), and cancels 36 types of unreasonable certificate matters in villages (communities).
The "Certificate" folder of Hongcheng Community (红城社区) since 2025 contains only a few dozen archives. "The Municipal Party Committee and the District Party Committee's Social Work Department have clarified the list of work matters dispatched by higher-level departments to us, clearly indicating which certificates can be issued by the community and which certificates are not our responsibility to issue. Now, we only retain 3 reasonable certificates. After a period of adaptation, there are now significantly fewer residents coming to the community to issue certificates." Zhang Xinyan (张新燕) picked up a stack of blank certificate introduction letters and said.
If the community issues fewer certificates, how can residents obtain the certificates they need? "Reducing burdens does not reduce services. We issue what we can according to the actual situation, and we guide residents to go to relevant units to issue what we cannot." Zhang Xinyan (张新燕) pointed to the guidance map in the hall of the community's Party and Mass Service Center and said.
In recent years, the Social Work Department of the Jilin Provincial Party Committee (吉林省委) has taken rectifying formalism and reducing burdens at the grassroots level as an important political task, and carried out the "Five Reductions and Two Satisfactions" (五减两满意) campaign, namely "reducing reports, reducing APPs, reducing accompanying meetings, reducing assessments, and reducing nameplates, so that grassroots cadres are satisfied and residents are satisfied," focusing on rectifying hidden burdens at the grassroots level. "Jilin (吉林) will continue to deepen the empowerment of burden reduction for the grassroots level, further consolidate and expand the work results of solving the problem of 'small horses pulling big carts' in grassroots governance, promote more resources and forces to be tilted towards the grassroots level, implement the list of responsibilities of townships (streets), strictly control the access of work matters in villages (communities), and let the grassroots focus on what they should do and can do." Chu Xiaodong (储晓东), Minister of the Social Work Department of the Jilin Provincial Party Committee (吉林省委), said.
Return to TopBy: 迟嘉瑞
In grassroots work, some cadres are occupied with routine tasks such as filling out forms and accompanying investigations for a long time. Their time and energy are squeezed, and their work state cannot be improved. Rectifying formalism and reducing the burden on the grassroots level is to create conditions for cadres to "do useful things well" and put their minds and efforts into serving the masses.
Governance resources are limited, so we must use good steel on the blade and calculate the "utility account." Repeated reporting due to inconsistent calibers, apportioning due to unclear powers and responsibilities, and hidden burdens caused by excessive and frequent assessments are all "useless work" that consumes governance efficiency. Find non-urgent, repetitive items and achieve combined completion and centralized completion through innovative mechanisms and coordination and communication. When there are fewer forms and fewer accompanying meetings, cadres can move from the "desk" to the "field."
Reducing burdens is not a one-time achievement. The key is to improve the system from top to bottom and address both the symptoms and root causes. Establish a responsibility access list to clarify what the grassroots "should do and can do" and eliminate arbitrary apportioning; standardize the review mechanism, open up data barriers, and coordinate and control the total amount and frequency of assessments and research to avoid multiple and repeated instructions... Consolidate the measures to reduce burdens into a long-term mechanism so that grassroots cadres can truly travel light and see farther and do more practically in serving the people. 把好钢用在刀刃上 (bǎ hǎo gāng yòng zài dāo rèn shàng - "use good steel on the blade," to use resources effectively and efficiently).
Return to TopBy: 王君伟
Whether on the drop zone or the support line, what we are guarding is the safety of the people. Although the position has changed, the mission remains the same.
Recently, while sorting out the emergency material warehouse of the Public Security Bureau, looking at the rows of neatly stacked life jackets and lighting equipment, I couldn't help but recall that morning 18 years ago—May 14, 2008. At that time, I was an airborne soldier.
At that time, nearly 48 hours had passed since the Wenchuan Earthquake. Maoxian County (茂县) in the disaster area was still an isolated "island" cut off from the world. Ground rescue could not enter at all, and we became the only hope to enter the disaster area to understand the disaster situation. Without meteorological data, command guidance, or ground markers, my comrades and I jumped out of the cabin from a height of 5,000 meters and "blindly jumped" into the epicenter.
After landing, we quickly launched reconnaissance and rescue operations. Forty minutes after landing, the first disaster intelligence was sent out. In the following seven days and seven nights, we walked 220 kilometers and used our feet to forge a path, providing first-hand intelligence for higher-level decision-making.
That jump was the mission of an airborne soldier, and even more the responsibility of a Communist Party member. Now, my job is to build a solid security defense line for frontline comrades. Although the position has changed, the mission remains the same.
In 2009, I transferred to a local position, and I went from being the Deputy Chief of Staff of a Special Operations Brigade of the Airborne Forces to a "new recruit" on the police support front. To be honest, I felt a sense of loss at the beginning—leading troops in exercises and parachuting from high altitudes in the army, but dealing with equipment, materials, and warehouse ledgers every day in the local area. But the old policeman who mentored me said something to me: "Comrades are fighting desperately on the front line, and we are providing support in the rear. A loose screw can cause problems." I kept these words in my heart, and like folding a parachute back then, I repeatedly checked every piece of equipment I handled.
Over the past ten years, more than 3 million pieces (sets) of equipment and materials have passed through my hands without a single mistake. In 2019, in response to the long-standing problems of low emergency support efficiency and substandard reserves, we repeatedly conducted research and argumentation, explored a socialized service model for public security emergency material reserves, and promoted the establishment of six major standard systems.
When the Leshan (乐山) "8·18" extraordinarily large flood occurred in 2020, we withstood the test. At 5 a.m., after receiving the order, I led the convoy to the old city. The water was too deep, and the car stalled. We carried the life jackets on our shoulders and waded through the shoulder-deep flood to deliver them, with only one thought in our minds: the disaster-stricken people are waiting. After the supplies were delivered, we returned to the unit. Ignoring the cuts and bruises on our legs, and without changing our wet clothes, I organized people to transfer the emergency supplies from the underground warehouse. We carried more than 20 tons of equipment worth more than 1 million yuan for more than 5 hours. After all the materials were safely transferred, I blacked out and fainted—the high-intensity labor and hunger for more than ten consecutive hours finally caused my body to "protest."
Eighteen years in the military, from soldier to Deputy Chief of Staff; 17 years in the police force, from ordinary policeman to Director of the Equipment Office. That jump in 2008 was a letter of request as a Communist Party member to "let me go"; the current position is also a letter of commitment as a Communist Party member to "let me come." Whether on the drop zone or the support line, what we are guarding is the safety of the people. Comrades are charging forward, and I have to make sure they have bullets in their guns, armor on their bodies, and confidence in their hearts. Every life jacket and every lighting equipment are life-saving things at critical moments.
I am willing to be this "unsung hero." Because I know that when the emergency lights illuminate the night sky in the disaster area, when the life jackets lift up the disaster-stricken people, I and myself who jumped out of the 5,000-meter high altitude that year are still standing in the same battle position.
(The author is one of the 15 airborne soldiers who were brave during the Wenchuan Earthquake, and is currently the Director of the Equipment Office of the Police Support Section of the Leshan (乐山) Public Security Bureau in Sichuan Province (四川省). Interview and compilation by Li Kaixuan (李凯旋), reporter of this newspaper)
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Return to TopIn recent years, Qing'an County (庆安县), Suihua City (绥化市), Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省), based on its county's reality, has innovatively constructed a "1+4+N" integrity warning education system to promote the institutionalization and normalization of integrity education. Through immersive warning education, the concept of integrity is deeply rooted in people's hearts. "1" serves as a key traction, that is, holding a county-wide warning education conference every year to strengthen the awareness of integrity and self-discipline among party members and cadres; "4" serves as a regular support, with the first county party committee standing committee meeting of each of the four quarters arranging integrity education content, tightening the string of discipline and consolidating the foundation of integrity through studying video materials on comprehensively and strictly governing the party, watching warning education films, and reporting typical cases. Party organizations at all levels follow up simultaneously to achieve horizontal coverage to the edge, vertical coverage to the bottom, and full coverage of integrity warning education; "N" serves as a characteristic extension, encouraging all townships and departments to create differentiated "optional actions" in combination with regional endowments and industry characteristics, forming a powerful supplement to the integrity warning education system. Today, Qing'an County's (庆安县) "1+4+N" integrity warning education system is constantly improving and developing.
Under the promotion of the "N" characteristic activities, cadres at all levels, in combination with their actual work, study in batches at the municipal and county-level integrity warning education bases. The County Party Committee Organization Department (县委组织部) and the County Party School (县委党校) and other departments have established a cooperation mechanism to incorporate integrity knowledge into the main county-level training courses for party members and cadres, and conduct collective integrity talks with newly promoted cadres, young cadres, and cadres in key positions respectively, emphasizing discipline requirements. The county's integrity education base, integrity 版画 (banhua) (printmaking) exhibition hall, Liuhe "May Seventh" Cadre School Historical Museum (柳河五七干校历史博物馆), and Qingfengling Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall (青峰岭抗联纪念馆) ("one base, one hall, two museums") have become important positions for integrity warning education for party members and cadres throughout the county; the "Qinglian Qing'an" (清廉庆安) WeChat official account has opened special columns such as "Integrity Nourishes Green Township" and "Integrity Classroom" to activate "cloud" education carriers.
Under the exemplary leadership of the Qing'an County Party Committee (庆安县委), party organizations at all levels pay attention to combining with reality and innovatively carry out diverse forms of educational activities. Tongfa Village (同发村) in Tongle Town (同乐镇) continuously injects integrity elements into the exhibition boards on the village civilization street, telling integrity stories and conveying harmonious concepts in plain and easy-to-understand local language and vivid images; the County Women's Federation (县妇联) carries out a series of activities such as the "Qingfeng Advocates Integrity Storytelling Conference" and the "Qingfeng Nourishes Family Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition" to promote the construction of integrity families.
Since 2025, relevant units in Qing'an County (庆安县) have jointly carried out 140 various integrity education activities, educating more than 5,000 party members and cadres, effectively integrating integrity education into daily life and grasping it regularly, promoting party members and cadres to know awe, maintain vigilance, and adhere to the bottom line, and creating a strong atmosphere of advocating integrity and cleanliness. In the next step, Qing'an County (庆安县) will focus on the construction of a "don't want to be corrupt" mechanism, continue to improve the "1+4+N" integrity warning education system, strengthen the construction of integrity culture in the new era, continuously cultivate the foundation of integrity, and cultivate a clean and upright atmosphere.
Data source: Publicity Department of the Qing'an County Party Committee (中共庆安县委宣传部)
By: 本报记者 吴 丹 黄 超 孙亚慧
Headline Highlights
From May 11th to 13th, the 2026 World Digital Education Conference was held in Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang Province. Inside the venue, a series of innovative achievements in digital technology and education were showcased; outside the venue, "Artificial Intelligence + Education" has become the norm... Facing the future of digital education, a trend is becoming increasingly clear: the "experimental field" of "Artificial Intelligence + Education" requires industry and education to "cultivate" together.
In a virtual simulation workshop, college students are conducting high-difficulty experiments; in the teacher's office, an intelligent learning diagnosis platform is working; in the Chinese classroom, artificial intelligence is acting as a teaching assistant... In Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang, "Artificial Intelligence + Education" has become standard equipment in many schools.
From May 11th to 13th, the 2026 World Digital Education Conference, co-hosted by the Ministry of Education (教育部) and the People's Government of Zhejiang Province (浙江省人民政府), was held in Hangzhou (杭州). How can artificial intelligence better promote educational development? How can industry-education integration transform artificial intelligence from a laboratory concept into a reality that empowers both industry and education? The reporter conducted interviews inside and outside the venue.
Education Becomes a Livelihood Area for Intensive Digital Technology Implementation
Walking into the Hangzhou Embodied Intelligence Exhibition and Application Promotion Center (杭州市具身智能展示与应用推广中心), embodied intelligence robots are collectively taking up posts, engaging in various professions.
"The government has built a platform, gathering 87 upstream and downstream cooperative enterprises such as Unitree Robotics (宇树科技), providing nearly 40 application scenarios, allowing start-ups to achieve technological upgrades without heavy investment," said the relevant负责人 (fù zé rén - "person in charge") of the center, adding that education has become a livelihood area for intensive technology implementation and product transformation for artificial intelligence enterprises.
Strolling through the Chongwen Century City Experimental School (崇文世纪城实验学校) in Xiaoshan District (萧山区), Hangzhou (杭州), "Accompanying Learning Spaces" can be seen everywhere: in the art space, artificial intelligence tools allow for composition, poster design, and work polishing in one go; in the intelligence space, intelligent Rubik's Cubes and other fun games bring bursts of laughter... In more than 30 "Accompanying Learning Spaces," students manage themselves, digital technology assists, and teachers accompany them throughout the process.
Small entry points, deep applications, "Artificial Intelligence + Education" has become the norm in Hangzhou (杭州). Primary and secondary schools in Binjiang District (滨江区) comprehensively apply intelligent homework marking technology, cooperate with local enterprises to create a batch of practical scenarios such as psychological health protection and digital sports classrooms; Jianlan Middle School (建兰中学) constructs an intelligent evaluation system, promoting the transformation of comprehensive quality evaluation for junior high school students from static experience-based judgment to dynamic data-driven decision-making...
Looking at Zhejiang Province (浙江省), in Zhoushan City (舟山市), Putuo District (普陀区) has built an "offline + cloud" research and training platform to solve the problem of teaching and research in island schools, increasing teacher training participation rate from less than 40% to 75%; in Wenzhou City (温州市), Longwan District (龙湾区) has introduced artificial intelligence evaluation and correction systems in 34 schools. Schools set questions, enterprises answer them, and industry and education grow together in every scenario. "We leverage the first-mover advantage of the digital economy to promote educational change with artificial intelligence," said the relevant 负责人 (fù zé rén - "person in charge") of the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Education (浙江省教育厅).
Launching the "Zhejiang Micro School (之江微校)" digital learning space, the "Zhejiang Teaching and Research (浙里教研)" digital virtual teaching and research office; releasing applications such as "Zhe Xiao Yue (浙小阅)" and "Smart Canteen One Thing (食堂智治一件事)," exploring effective ways for artificial intelligence to empower education management and teacher-student services; iteratively launching the primary and secondary school information technology and artificial intelligence learning platform, serving 520,000 primary and secondary school teachers and students in the province... One application scenario after another is being implemented on campuses, which is not only a "testing ground" for artificial intelligence technology, but also a new progress in the high-quality development of digital education.
Concentrated Display of Industry-Education Integration Innovation Achievements
At the Global Digital Education Achievement Exhibition of the 2026 World Digital Education Conference, a series of innovative achievements focusing on industry-education integration and school-enterprise collaboration were concentratedly displayed, demonstrating the vigorous vitality of the deep integration of digital technology and education.
From joint research by universities and enterprises to the innovation of practical training in vocational colleges, from the improvement of teachers' professional abilities to the upgrading of talent training models, education and industry are moving towards each other, exploring a talent cultivation path that takes digitalization as the link and industrial needs as the guidance.
In the exhibition hall, the artificial intelligence blackboard jointly created by iFlytek (科大讯飞) and the Chinese Academy of Educational Sciences (中国教育科学研究院), South China Normal University (华南师范大学) and other units makes the future classroom quite imaginative. Real-time synchronization of handwritten content, one-click generation of function images, dynamic demonstration of geometric models, and virtual teaching assistants leading students to read aloud with authentic pronunciation... Teaching equipment is transformed into interactive intelligent partners, improving classroom teaching efficiency.
Vocational education is also ushering in "intelligent changes." Zhejiang Institute of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering (浙江机电职业技术大学) has built a practical training platform that combines online simulation and offline practical operation, taking industrial tasks such as tire debugging as the carrier. "Students first complete parameter debugging, risk prediction and other simulation training online, and artificial intelligence provides real-time feedback on operational shortcomings and gives improvement suggestions, and then carry out offline practical training with a clearer task list." The relevant 负责人 (fù zé rén - "person in charge") of the school said that the platform will generate a suitability evaluation based on the comprehensive online and offline training results.
"Zhi Xing Da Xian Sheng (知行大先生)" is a large model independently developed by Guangdong Vocational College of Science and Technology (广东科学技术职业学院), adopting a "platform + scenario + resource" human-machine collaborative education model. The school guides teachers to participate in the creation of teaching scripts, integrating skill training and other content into intelligent interactive scenarios. In skills teaching such as product structure design and live broadcast operation, interactive exploration and real-time evaluation are realized, making vocational education classrooms more vivid.
Wuchuan (务川), Guizhou (贵州), is a land of folded mountains. Today, "Teacher Gao (高老师)," a special intelligent entity for teacher development created by Higher Education Press (高等教育出版社), has entered the mountains. With the help of intelligent systems, teachers can analyze children's emotions and learning status through the "classroom learning situation time series diagram" drawn by elements such as "participation" and "behavioral consistency."
"Through audio and video collection and intelligent analysis, it can help teachers polish their teaching skills." The staff of the Higher Education Press (高等教育出版社) exhibition area said that the platform has served nearly one million teachers, relying on massive teaching data to form teacher group portraits and regional teaching models, providing data support for education management departments to implement precise policies and scientifically plan training projects.
The innovative application of "Artificial Intelligence + Education" is bridging the education gap. Wang Huijun (王会军), director of the Zhejiang Provincial Education Technology Center (浙江省教育技术中心), said that through virtual simulation training in vocational education, customized resources in special education, and digital twin campuses in higher education, digital education will improve the quality of educational equity.
Education is moving towards the new. From urban classrooms to classrooms in the depths of the mountains, an intelligent blackboard connects the boundaries of imagination; from laboratories to production lines, industry-education integration opens up the "last mile" of technology implementation.
The Transformation of the Education Model Must Keep Up with Technological Changes
Artificial intelligence technology is rapidly iterating and updating, but the adjustment of curriculum systems and teaching content may require a long cycle; in some schools, artificial intelligence education remains at the level of theoretical indoctrination, lacking connection with the industry and lacking the support of real application scenarios.
Facing the challenges of real scenarios, how should "Artificial Intelligence + Education" respond? How to cultivate talents that meet the needs of the artificial intelligence era? The reporter walked into the Future Learning Center of Zhejiang University (浙江大学) to find answers.
From scientific research and exploration to stimulate interest, to hands-on training and ability improvement, and then to team cultivation, project incubation, ecological connection, and innovation and creation, the whole-chain education path of "classroom-competition-market" is being opened up. "The problem we want to solve is 'how to cultivate people who can create'. To this end, the school has launched the 'Education and Teaching Artificial Intelligence Advancement Plan', comprehensively cultivating students' artificial intelligence literacy and ability, and using artificial intelligence to reshape the professional education connotation," said Wu Fei (吴飞), Dean of the Undergraduate School of Zhejiang University (浙江大学本科生院).
From technology application to cognitive system reconstruction, the impact of artificial intelligence on education is not only the updating of classroom tools, but also involves the cognitive changes of individuals and organizations towards artificial intelligence. The relationship between schools, teachers, and students and the structure of the education system need to be rethought.
"As technology iteration accelerates, universities must transform their roles from knowledge transmitters to capability collaborators, and actively integrate into the industrial ecosystem," said Yang Zongkai (杨宗凯), Director of the Expert Advisory Committee of the World Digital Education Alliance. The classroom in the artificial intelligence era puts forward new requirements for the role of teachers. In the future, teachers need to realize the shift of focus from "teaching" to "education": artificial intelligence undertakes repetitive work such as knowledge transmission and homework correction, while teachers will invest more energy in "education", stimulating critical thinking and cultivating innovation ability.
When artificial intelligence is deeply integrated into education, how to avoid students from developing "path dependence" while solving problems and improving efficiency?
"The data generated in the teaching process should be transformed into usable 'educational assets' to help teachers see the characteristics of each child and teach students in accordance with their aptitude. At the same time, enterprises should shift from providing 'product functions' to serving educational results when providing services to schools," said the relevant 负责人 (fù zé rén - "person in charge") of Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group (阿里云智能集团).
The transformation of student training models must also keep up with technological changes in a timely manner. "In recent years, we have set up 'Youth Cloud Classrooms', relying on the underlying technology base of the industry source to realize the synchronous update of teaching platforms and industrial technologies. In teaching, we focus on the cultivation of underlying thinking and problem-solving abilities," said Xu Tong (胥彤), Director of the Information Center of Hangzhou Xuejun Primary School Education Group Qiantang Foreign Language School (杭州市学军小学教育集团钱塘外语学校信息中心).
Li Xiaokun (李校堃), Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (中国工程院院士) and President of Wenzhou Medical University (温州医科大学), believes that artificial intelligence is guiding the industry from the laboratory to the factory, realizing the efficient transformation of scientific research results. During this period, a talent training system closely connected with industrial needs is synchronously constructed to promote the two-way empowerment of education and industry.
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A Number of International Cooperation Projects in Artificial Intelligence Education Signed
During the 2026 World Digital Education Conference, a total of 20 international cooperation projects in artificial intelligence education were signed, injecting strong impetus into the global digital transformation of education; the signed achievements cover Europe, Southeast Asia, Africa, Central Asia and Hong Kong (香港), focusing on curriculum sharing, hardware construction, teacher empowerment, platform operation, standard output, joint scientific research and other forms, comprehensively building a new ecology of equal, mutually beneficial and win-win international cooperation in artificial intelligence education.
From the perspective of cooperation categories, it is divided into 4 categories. There are 3 government department cooperation projects, the Ministry of Education of China (中国教育部) and the Ministry of Preschool and School Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan (乌兹别克斯坦共和国学前和中小学教育部), and the Ministry of Education of the Federative Republic of Brazil (巴西联邦共和国教育部) respectively signed cooperation agreements on artificial intelligence education cooperation and digital transformation of education; there are 7 inter-school cooperation projects, including Zhejiang University (浙江大学), Fudan University (复旦大学), Beijing Foreign Studies University (北京外国语大学), etc.; there are 6 local government and association organization cooperation projects, including the China Education Association for International Exchange (中国教育国际交流协会), the Center for International People-to-People Exchange, Ministry of Education (教育部中外人文交流中心), etc. cooperate with the Asia-Europe Foundation, the Finnish Innovation Institute for Education, and the Central Asia Artificial Intelligence Association; there are 4 school-enterprise cooperation projects, including NetEase Youdao (网易有道), Xinfada Group (信发集团), Zhongxing Xinyada (中兴信雅达), and Chint Group (正泰集团), etc.
At the same time, the National Smart Education Public Service Platform (国家智慧教育公共服务平台) has been newly upgraded, and 3 updated sections are open to the world. Among them, the Global Artificial Intelligence Education Service Platform is oriented to governments, schools, enterprises and other entities, gathering products in the global artificial intelligence education field, using big data and artificial intelligence technology to achieve accurate and efficient matching of supply-side resources and demand-side scenarios, and creating an online portal integrating resource display, supply and demand docking, and achievement release; the lifelong learning zone launches 4 columns: vocational skills training, knowledge update education, social and cultural life education, and leisure education, and the first batch of 60 high-quality courses are launched; the "Love Chinese (爱中文)" learning community relies on the international Chinese education knowledge map and professional corpus core knowledge engine to integrate massive high-quality resources, providing personalized content recommendation, real-time interaction, intelligent lesson plan generation, ready-to-use artificial intelligence tools and other functions to promote the full-element integration, full-process connection and full-scenario coverage of artificial intelligence and international Chinese education, and provide global Chinese learners with all-weather companion learning experience.
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"Greetings everyone, let us embark with poetic inspiration on a journey to a better place!" With this warm greeting, the "Fun Bus - Poetry Road" sightseeing bus in Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川) set off!
The driver, dressed in traditional attire, transformed into "Poet Saint Du Fu" (诗圣杜甫) to warmly welcome passengers. The guide "Li Bai" (李白) accompanying the bus explained poetic allusions along the way, cleverly using "Flying Flower Order" and poems to introduce the city's history. This "mobile cultural and tourism scene" is refreshing.
Starting from Du Fu Thatched Cottage (杜甫草堂), the "Fun Bus - Poetry Road" sightseeing line connects several well-known cultural landmarks in Chengdu. The exterior of the bus is painted with patterns based on the thatched cottage of Du Fu Thatched Cottage, matched with carefully drawn landscape paintings. The interior is decorated with famous poems related to Chengdu, and a newly built small stage complements the themed backdrop. The bus has been transformed into a poetry gallery, allowing citizens and tourists to experience the poetic atmosphere of Chengdu.
"We tried to combine the Du Fu IP (Intellectual Property) with bus operations to bring poetry culture out of books, and the response has been very good," said Lan Xiang (兰翔), General Manager of Chengdu Bus Group Yunxing Bus Co., Ltd. (成都公交集团运兴巴士有限公司). Relying on Chengdu's profound historical heritage, the poetry bus continues to iterate and upgrade, from basic decoration to creating a "mobile Tang poetry theater," enriching the cast, including not only "Li Bai," but also "Gao Shi" (高适), "Xue Tao" (薛涛), and others. "Before visiting the scenic spots, I actually got on a bus driven by 'Du Fu' first. This experience is so unique!" said Huang Ping (黄平), a tourist from Wuhan (武汉). During the "May Day" holiday this year, many tourists came to check in and experience it, and the Chengdu "Fun Bus" line served 354,000 passengers.
Behind the rich cultural and tourism scenes is the meticulous attention to detail. Li Yihao (李怡豪), who plays "Du Fu" on the sightseeing line, told reporters that in addition to being familiar with poetry, he often spends his spare time studying the speaking rhythm and demeanor of the ancients in front of the mirror, repeatedly polishing his tone, expression, and behavior, striving for both physical and spiritual resemblance. "Only by entering history myself can I bring everyone an immersive poetic atmosphere and inherit the excellent traditional Chinese culture," said Li Yihao.
Enjoying the flavors of life in the hot pot bus, admiring the lights on the night tour bus, listening to elegant rhymes in the opera bus... In recent years, Chengdu has taken the "Fun Bus" brand as its starting point, accurately focusing on the diverse travel experience needs of citizens and tourists, building a new scene for the integrated development of "bus + culture, commerce, tourism, and sports," and carefully transforming the originally single bus carriage into a mobile and warm "urban cultural living room" and leisure space. As of now, "Fun Bus" has launched more than 60 special lines, covering a full-scene travel network including suburban hiking, cultural and museum exploration, urban night tours, and ancient town leisure, serving nearly 4 million passengers.
"It must be fun, but also safe." Lan Xiang said that Chengdu Bus Group regularly inspects vehicles, strengthens driver safety training, and the accompanying commentators also strictly implement passenger safety responsibilities. "On the basis of safe travel, we will explore new scenes of transportation and tourism integration in a more warm and creative way."
Innovation is not only in buses, but Chengdu's map of transportation and tourism integration is constantly expanding. Not long ago, the "Panda Express - Splendid Tianfu" (熊猫专列·锦绣天府号) departed from Chengdu Anjing Station (成都安靖站) to Mianyang (绵阳), starting its first trial ride. The train takes the Chinese-style "Shu Brocade Song Rhyme" as its design theme, integrating giant panda elements and Song Dynasty aesthetics. It has 18 carriages and a total of 46 rooms, integrating travel, rest, and sightseeing.
Lian Hua (连华), General Manager of Sichuan Tourism Investment Group (四川省旅游投资集团), introduced that since the launch of the "Panda Express" tourism product in 2021, it has covered more than 30 destinations including Guizhou (贵州), Yunnan (云南), Shandong (山东), Xinjiang (新疆), Gansu (甘肃), and Heilongjiang (黑龙江), forming a brand matrix of quality, comfort, and inclusiveness. Relying on immersive scene creation, customized and attentive service, and cross-regional line connections, it comprehensively enhances the travel experience.
In addition to convenient and diverse land transportation, Chengdu has created the "Night Tour Jinjiang" (夜游锦江) project relying on the Jinjiang River (锦江) that has flowed for thousands of years. The route connects characteristic areas such as urban leisure and Dongmen Market (东门市集). When the lights are on, you can take a quaint cruise ship to enjoy the fireworks on both sides of the Jinjiang River. The project also innovatively carries out the "cruise + " integration model, launching various themed cruise ships such as digital cruise ships and Jinjiang Tea Boats, allowing tourists to immerse themselves in the beautiful artistic conception.
"In the future, Chengdu will continue to deeply explore the city's historical heritage, create more new scenes of transportation and tourism integration, and meet the diverse, personalized, and high-quality travel needs of tourists with high-quality supply, and help the high-quality development of the cultural and tourism industry," said a relevant person in charge of the Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Film and Tourism (成都市文化广电旅游局).
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on May 12th (Reporter Wu Yuehui (吴月辉)) At the Second Aerospace Information Technology Conference, the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with more than a hundred research institutes and universities, jointly proposed to build a "Space Cloud" ecosystem and promote the formation of a "Space Cloud" space-based information service system. In the future, "Space Cloud" is expected to play an important role in many fields such as emergency disaster reduction, public services, and emerging industries, and improve the intelligent and systematic comprehensive application efficiency of space-based resources.
"Space Cloud" refers to integrating various satellites in space, such as remote sensing satellites, communication satellites, and computing power satellites, through technical means to form an intelligent space-based information service system, realizing the leap from "functional single star" to "intelligent nebula." "'Space Cloud' changes the traditional application mode of satellites 'ground-based centralized control, single-satellite in-orbit observation, and data backhaul processing' through the in-orbit collaboration of multiple types of satellites, greatly improving the timeliness and availability of the system," said Wu Yirong (吴一戎), Academic Dean of the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
At present, China's technical level and the number of high-resolution remote sensing satellites in orbit have reached the international leading level, and the construction of high-throughput communication satellites has entered a period of rapid development. At the same time, space computing power, as a new strategic competitive highland in the aerospace field, is fully entering a stage of accelerated development. The establishment of the "Space Cloud" ecosystem and the creation of the "Space Cloud" space-based information service system will greatly improve the comprehensive application efficiency of China's space-based resources.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 吴 君
Walking into the reading station inside Huangpu Road Station of Wuhan Metro Line 8 in Hubei (湖北), scanning the QR code on the platform allows you to choose your favorite audiobooks. This is the "Metro Cloud Bookstore" that Wuhan (武汉) has built this year, distributed in 6 subway stations, with a total of more than 1.2 million digital resources. "This is the citizens' 'pocket library'. Every passenger can download these books to their mobile phones and read and listen to books while riding the subway," said Huang Yan (黄彦), propaganda supervisor of the Party and Mass Work Department of Wuhan Metro Operation Company.
In Wuhan (武汉), reading resources are 触手可及 (chù shǒu kě jí - "within easy reach," easily accessible): public libraries at all levels, community libraries, city study rooms, physical bookstores, etc. have completed interconnection, forming a convenient "12-minute public cultural service circle"; entering the "Shuxiang Wuhan (书香武汉)" WeChat official account and the "Shuxiang Wuhan (书香武汉)" video account, you can get nearly one million e-books and a large number of audio and video knowledge content.
Wuhan (武汉) has been carrying out the "Shuxiang Wuhan (书香武汉)·National Reading Month" activity for 15 consecutive years. "In April 2012, Wuhan (武汉) proposed to build a 'City of Reading' and designated April of each year as National Reading Month." The relevant person in charge of the Wuhan Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department (武汉市委宣传部) introduced that Wuhan (武汉), as a national historical and cultural city, hopes to create a strong atmosphere of reading and enhance citizens' cultural literacy and urban cohesion by holding activities.
Now, every April, the fragrance of books can be smelled everywhere in Wuhan (武汉): Jiangcheng (江城) Reading Season, Community Parent-Child Reading Season, Wuhan Teachers' Reading Conference, New Era Rural Reading Season, citizens taste books and meet friends to share the joy of reading; in libraries, science and technology museums, "National Reading Lecture Hall," "Academician Science Popularization Studio" and other reading places, experts and writers communicate with readers face-to-face and share the stories of creation.
"We have formed a five-level linkage of provinces, cities, districts, streets (townships), and communities (villages), and a large reading work pattern with the participation of government, academia, enterprises, communities, and research institutes. The social organizations and the masses' reading consciousness, initiative, and creativity are constantly stimulated." The relevant person in charge of the Wuhan Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department (武汉市委宣传部) introduced that in the past 10 years since the National Reading Month was launched, more than 1,000 mass reading organizations that carry out activities throughout the year have emerged, such as the Wuhan National Reading Promotion Association (武汉市全民阅读促进会), the Wuhan Education Reading Alliance (武汉市教育读书联盟), the Dandelion Reading Town (蒲公英悦读小镇), the Caterpillar Reading Station (毛毛虫阅读小站), and the Jiangcheng (江城) Readers.
In addition, for special groups such as deaf and mute children, Wuhan (武汉) will meet their reading needs through co-construction and delivery every year; for elderly people, Wuhan (武汉) has opened a radio column to meet the needs of listening to books in audio and video. "We build a universal and equal national reading service system to narrow the gap in reading resources between different regions and groups," said the relevant person in charge of the Wuhan Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department (武汉市委宣传部).
In order to make the knowledge in books more perceptible and accessible, the "Shuxiang Wuhan (书香武汉)" Science and Technology Innovation Perception Map was released not long ago. "The map marks 27 characteristic points, including five categories: important science popularization venues, key scientific facilities, and key technology companies, including high-quality science popularization resources in the fields of artificial intelligence, laser, quantum, and low-altitude economy." The relevant person in charge of Wuhan Publishing Group (武汉出版集团) introduced that the opening hours, reservation methods, fees, and warm reminders of each point are displayed on this science and technology innovation perception map, and readers can clearly find the content they want to see along the route of the map.
In April this year, Wuhan (武汉) also released the "Reading Accompanied by Fragrance · Walking with You and Me" National Reading Theme Study Route. "There are 12 specific routes and five major themes, connecting points such as the Yellow Crane Tower (黄鹤楼), Guqin Terrace (古琴台), Wuhan Revolution Museum (武汉革命博物馆), and Optics Valley (光谷) science and technology innovation enterprises, so that the entire city becomes a readable, perceptible, and tourable 'three-dimensional book' in the mode of 'reading + on-site + experience'," said the relevant person in charge of the Wuhan Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department (武汉市委宣传部).
Return to TopThis newspaper Hefei (合肥) May 12th (Reporter Xu Jing (徐靖)) It was learned from the Anhui Province Quantum Computing Chip Key Laboratory (安徽省量子计算芯片重点实验室) that China's fourth-generation independent superconducting quantum computer "Origin Wukong-180 (本源悟空—180)" has recently been launched and is now accepting global quantum computing tasks.
The main technical parameters of the fourth-generation independent superconducting quantum computer "Origin Wukong-180 (本源悟空—180)" are: equipped with a single-core 180-qubit superconducting quantum chip, realizing hundred-qubit quantum computing on a single-chip architecture, with 180 computational qubits that can be directly put into actual operation, a single-qubit logic gate fidelity of 99.9%, a two-qubit logic gate fidelity of 99%, and another 251 coupling qubits.
This superconducting quantum computer is independently developed by Origin Quantum Computing Technology (Hefei) Co., Ltd. (本源量子计算科技（合肥）有限公司), with the entire chain being independently controllable. The four key systems it carries, namely the quantum computing chip system, the quantum computing measurement and control system, the quantum computing environment support system, and the quantum computer operating system, are all independently developed by Origin Quantum (本源量子) with a full stack.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 吴储岐
"We're married!"
On the Qixi Festival in 2025, in Gulangyu (鼓浪屿), Xiamen (厦门), Fujian (福建), the sea breeze blew through the carved window lattices of a century-old villa. Mao Yujie (毛妤婕) and Liao Guicheng (廖贵成) held up their red and gold-lettered marriage certificates, their eyes crinkling with smiles. The Xiamen Gulangyu Marriage Registration Center (厦门鼓浪屿婚姻登记中心) where they were located is the first park-style marriage registration venue in the country to be located in a World Cultural Heritage site.
The young couple from Hubei (湖北) work side-by-side in the local civil affairs system, witnessing couples entering the halls of marriage. Mao Yujie (毛妤婕) had always had a wish in her heart: to go to Gulangyu (鼓浪屿) and get a marriage certificate by the sea. Liao Guicheng (廖贵成), who is introverted, kept this in mind and booked tickets to Xiamen (厦门) before Qixi, traveling thousands of miles with Mao Yujie (毛妤婕) to embrace romance. During the "Romantic World Heritage·Happy Qixi" event that day, when the two recited their vows, Liao Guicheng's (廖贵成) voice trembled slightly, and Mao Yujie's (毛妤婕) tears fell instantly.
On May 10, 2025, the newly revised "Marriage Registration Regulations" (婚姻登记条例) (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations") officially came into effect. Over the past year, this regulation, which concerns the happiness of thousands of households, has extended the service chain, broken down regional barriers, and cleared departmental blockages. The smiling faces of couples, the stability of families, and the romance of mutual commitment all demonstrate the warmth of civil service.
Extending the Service Chain
Established 4,747 Marriage and Family Counseling Rooms
Hand in hand, Qiao Jian (乔健) and Yang Qiulin (杨秋琳) walked across the bluestone streets of the ancient city of Jimo (即墨古城) and entered the Marriage Registration Center of the Civil Affairs Bureau of Jimo District (即墨区民政局婚姻登记中心), Qingdao (青岛), Shandong (山东).
Verifying materials, signing their names, and pressing their fingerprints, two marriage certificates were quickly handed to the two newlyweds.
At the certificate awarding ceremony held in the awarding hall, they read the solemn vows aloud. Afterwards, the staff handed them a booklet on popular science about marriage and childbirth, explained in detail the policies on promoting optimal birth and parenting and various pro-fertility benefits, and accompanied them into the marriage and family counseling room, listening to professional teachers share their experiences on how couples get along.
The heartwarming service in Jimo District (即墨区) is a vivid microcosm of the nationwide full-cycle protection of marriage and family since the implementation of the "Regulations."
"The most important thing in life is mutual understanding and tolerance." In Taohuahu Park (桃花湖公园), Shangcheng District (上城区), Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江), an old couple who have been together for half a century are sharing their secrets to happiness with newlyweds who have just received their certificates. The Marriage Registration Office of the Shangcheng District Civil Affairs Bureau (上城区民政局婚姻登记处) integrates marriage registration, family education, and the display of marriage customs and culture into public spaces, invites model couples to conduct marriage mini-classes, and delivers the wisdom of staying together and the inheritance of family traditions to every couple.
A happy marriage requires careful management and the support and protection of the entire society. The "Regulations" allow the certificate receiving process to break away from the traditional model of "only handling registration and certification," and integrate marriage and family counseling and marriage-friendly support into the service. As of now, marriage registration authorities above the county level nationwide have achieved full coverage of marriage and family counseling rooms, with a total of 4,747 counseling rooms established. In 2025, various regions provided marriage and family counseling services 3.465 million times, helping many families resolve conflicts with professional services.
From the "Five Olds" Studio in Beijing (北京) and the "Three Teas" Counseling Room in Yunnan (云南), to the "Family Harmony Plan" project in Chongqing (重庆), various regions continue to innovate service models and extend marriage counseling to communities and families. Since the implementation of the "Regulations," the Ministry of Civil Affairs has continued to promote the construction of a marriage and fertility-friendly society. Various regions have focused on the marriage and love needs of young people, improved the service chain, and reduced the cost of marriage and childbirth. Thirty provinces have already issued policy plans related to marriage and family counseling and marriage and fertility support. From extending marriage leave and adding parental leave, to issuing marriage and fertility subsidies and carrying out public welfare matchmaking activities, a series of practical measures are being taken to actively create a marriage and fertility-friendly social atmosphere.
Removing Geographical Restrictions
"Nationwide Processing" Opens Up 3 Types of Processing Scope
In the hutong ancient buildings of Beijing (北京), photographer Gao Yuhao (高雨浩) has captured the moment of many newlyweds receiving their certificates. When pressing the shutter, a thought always flashes through his mind: he wants to get married with his girlfriend of many years in Beijing (北京).
Both of them are registered in other places. In their rented house in Beijing (北京), the walls are covered with photos of ancient building eaves taken by Gao Yuhao (高雨浩). His girlfriend, Dong Jianan (董佳楠), always says with a smile: "It would be so wonderful if we could get married in these beautiful buildings." After the implementation of the "Regulations," "nationwide processing" of marriage registration was fully promoted. In April of this year, they got their wish and entered the Huguo Guanyin Temple (护国观音寺) outdoor marriage registration point of the Xicheng District Civil Affairs Bureau (西城区民政局), making their vows under the witness of this ancient temple.
The Marriage Registration Service Center of the Xicheng District Civil Affairs Bureau (西城区民政局婚姻登记服务中心) focuses on the needs of newly employed groups, strengthens convenient services, and takes a series of caring measures to help strivers achieve "settling down locally." The "Regulations" break down geographical restrictions and transform the previous pilot results of "inter-provincial processing" into institutional norms. "'Nationwide processing' opens up 3 types of processing scope." The person in charge of the Department of Social Affairs of the Ministry of Civil Affairs introduced that the first is "nationwide processing" for mainland residents, the second is "nationwide processing" for foreign-related and Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan personnel, and the third is the realization of "nationwide processing" for reissuing and re-handling marriage registration. In the year since the implementation of the "Regulations," a total of 682,000 marriage registrations have been processed "nationwide."
In order to make romance more textured, various regions have upgraded and built marriage registration service venues. Marriage registration authorities across the country have generally equipped waiting halls, certificate awarding halls, marriage and family counseling rooms, and other functional areas, and have achieved full coverage of intelligent office equipment, making the certificate receiving process more convenient. As of now, a total of 525 park-style marriage registration points and 1,330 outdoor certificate awarding bases have been built nationwide.
The mobile registration point in the Grand Canal Forest Park (大运河森林公园) in Beijing (北京) allows the ancient canal to witness marriage vows; the registration point in the Sayram Lake (赛里木湖) scenic area in Xinjiang (新疆) turns the snow-capped mountains and lakes into a backdrop for love; Huabiao Island (花鸟岛) in Shengsi (嵊泗), Zhejiang (浙江) offers permanent free admission to newlyweds who receive their certificates... Various regions continue to expand the service dimension, turning registration and certificate receiving into a unique emotional experience, and "rushing to a city to get a certificate" has become a choice for young people today.
Optimizing Procedures
Handled 653,800 "Marriage Settlement" Joint Handling Items
For newlyweds, getting a certificate is only the first step in starting a family, and the subsequent household registration change procedures used to be a happy trouble.
"I originally thought it would take several days and several departments, but I didn't expect to complete the certificate and household transfer in just 1 hour!" Before the Spring Festival in 2026, Du Yuhuan (杜玉环) said in surprise at the Marriage Registration Office of the Zigui County Civil Affairs Bureau (秭归县民政局婚姻登记处) in Yichang (宜昌), Hubei (湖北).
Du Yuhuan's (杜玉环) household registration is in a neighboring county, and her husband, Tian Ling (田令), is a local in Zigui (秭归). When preparing for the wedding, the young couple were worried about the cumbersome household registration transfer procedures, so they took special leave and prepared to travel back and forth. But as soon as they walked into the registration office, the "One-Time Marriage Settlement" brochure on the window brightened their eyes.
After receiving the marriage certificate, Du Yuhuan (杜玉环) submitted an application for household registration transfer under the guidance of the staff. The review and transfer are jointly reviewed and handled by the civil affairs and public security departments in the background, and they will be notified by SMS after completion. They only need to go to the nearest police station to print a new household registration book.
"The time saved is just enough to take wedding photos!" Du Yuhuan (杜玉环) said happily. This is the effect of Yichang City's deepening of the joint handling reform of "One-Time Marriage Settlement," replacing "people running errands" with "data running errands," and pressing the accelerator button for a happy life.
As of now, a total of 284,306,600 pieces of historical marriage registration data have been supplemented and improved nationwide, with a completion rate of 99.4%; 429,775,000 copies of marriage registration archives have been digitized. On this basis, various regions have deepened the coordinated linkage of civil affairs, public security, health and other departments, and integrated marriage registration, birth registration, household registration changes, and other matters into "One-Time Marriage Settlement." A total of 386,341,000 electronic marriage registration certificates have been generated nationwide, and 653,800 "Marriage Settlement" joint handling items have been successfully handled.
Various regions continue to innovate methods and promote the formation of civilized marriage customs. Since the implementation of the "Regulations," various regions have deepened the reform of marriage customs, focusing on outdated customs and bad habits such as high bride prices, extravagant banquets, and human relations comparisons, and promoting the return of marriage to the true meaning of love and companionship. Jiangxi (江西) has guided 21,000 villages to write standards for handling happy events into village rules and regulations; Gansu (甘肃) has advocated setting the standard for human relations gifts at 100 to 200 yuan and the number of wedding banquet tables at no more than 20; Guyuan (固原) City, Ningxia (宁夏) has clarified that the bride price should not exceed 6 times the per capita disposable income of local rural residents in the previous year... The concept of simplifying wedding arrangements is gradually becoming deeply rooted in people's hearts.
"In the future, we will strive to promote more efficient government services, a clearer new style of marriage customs, and more powerful family protection," said the person in charge of the Department of Social Affairs of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
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From a group of people helping one person, to one city responding to another, the warmth of reciprocal dedication is the real and moving power around us.
The story of selling over 4,000 kilograms of apples in 19 hours has a heartwarming sequel.
Ji Yaozhong (吉耀仲) from Yang County (洋县), Hanzhong City (汉中市), Shaanxi Province (陕西省), suffered a sudden cerebral infarction while driving to Xianfeng County (咸丰县), Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (恩施土家族苗族自治州), Hubei Province (湖北省) to sell apples. Local hospitals and citizens in Xianfeng (咸丰) joined forces to sell all of Ji Yaozhong's (吉耀仲) 4,000+ kilograms of apples in 19 hours. Yang County (洋县) recently announced that all its fee-charging scenic spots would be free to citizens of Enshi Prefecture (恩施州) for one year; Xianfeng County (咸丰县) quickly responded by offering a one-year free admission policy to fee-charging scenic spots for residents of Yang County (洋县). The warmth continues, and Enshi Prefecture (恩施州) and Hanzhong City (汉中市) have subsequently launched cultural and tourism preferential policies for each other's citizens.
A truckload of apples sparked a relay of love. Ji Yaozhong (吉耀仲) was sick in bed, and a truckload of apples faced the risk of spoilage and being unsold. The hospital issued an appeal, the staff took the lead in responding, and enthusiastic citizens came spontaneously, doing their part to recover the family's losses. Some actively forwarded the message, and some took the initiative to help pack and weigh after get off work... Everyone's thoughts are very simple: if others encounter difficulties, lend a hand if you can. It is the kindness engraved in people's bones that helped Ji Yaozhong's (吉耀仲) family overcome the difficulties and also converged into an upward and benevolent torrent in society.
A good deed built a bridge of warm interaction between two cities. One city responded to kindness with gratitude, and the other city immediately gave a warm "return gift." Back and forth, the relay of love from a group of people turned into a reciprocal dedication between two cities. The two places also use goodwill as a bond to extend their friendship infinitely. This warmth of reciprocal dedication is the beautiful appearance of mutual assistance between people and between cities.
Kindness paves the way, and invisibly enhances the image of the city. Kindness is also a valuable city card. The temperature of a city is hidden in the courage to stand up in times of crisis, and also in the sincere response of returning good for good. After the warm stories of the two cities spread, netizens left messages: "Remember Xianfeng (咸丰), a warm small city" and "I also want to go to Yang County (洋县) to see the crested ibis"... This "traffic" gathered by kindness did not dissipate with the end of the story, but instead transformed into a real "retention", opening up the popularity of the two small cities, and allowing the seeds of mutual help to take root in the hearts of more people.
Kindness is an instinct, but also a choice. From a group of people helping one person, to one city responding to another, the warmth of reciprocal dedication is the real and moving power around us. May this kindness continue to be passed on.
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京), May 12th (Reporter Qi Zhiming (齐志明)) According to statistics on complaints accepted by national consumer associations, in the first quarter of 2026, national consumer associations accepted a total of 470,100 consumer complaints, an increase of 1.8% year-on-year, resolved 277,267 cases, and recovered economic losses of 216 million yuan for consumers. They received 162,300 visits and consultations from consumers.
According to the nature of the complaints, after-sales service problems accounted for 27.82%, contract problems accounted for 22.34%, quality problems accounted for 19.44%, false advertising problems accounted for 8.79%, safety problems accounted for 6.6%, price problems accounted for 5.15%, counterfeiting problems accounted for 3.77%, personality rights problems accounted for 1.42%, measurement problems accounted for 0.87%, and other problems accounted for 3.8%.
Among all complaints, commodity complaints numbered 237,224, accounting for 50.46% of the total complaints, a decrease of 2.81 percentage points compared with the first quarter of 2025; service complaints numbered 213,099, accounting for 45.33% of the total complaints, an increase of 4.10 percentage points; other types of complaints numbered 19,777, accounting for 4.21% of the total number of complaints.
Return to TopAnchoring the goal of becoming a financial powerhouse, contributing to the Hubei practice of Chinese-style modernization, and serving Hubei's accelerated construction into an important strategic fulcrum for the rise of the central region, the Hubei banking industry bravely shoulders its responsibilities and strives tirelessly to build Hubei into a nationally influential hub for scientific and technological innovation. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Hubei Branch (工行湖北省分行), hereinafter referred to as "ICBC Hubei Branch," takes serving Hubei's "fulcrum" construction as its mission, closely focusing on the integration of "three innovations": technological innovation, industrial innovation, and financial innovation, enhancing service quality and efficiency, demonstrating responsibility, and striving to inject strong financial impetus into Hubei's high-quality economic development.
Serving the overall situation, it is an unshirkable responsibility.
Hubei possesses profound scientific and technological talent and advantages in scientific and technological innovation. ICBC Hubei Branch always regards refining and deepening the major article on science and technology finance and comprehensively empowering scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation as an unshirkable responsibility; it has issued special plans such as the "Implementation Rules for Further Supporting Hubei's Accelerated Construction into an Important Strategic Fulcrum for the Rise of the Central Region," closely focusing on the province's "51020" modern industrial clusters and "61020" full-chain scientific and technological innovation system, continuously optimizing investment and financing layout, and increasing credit issuance. In 2025, the year-on-year growth rates of the bank's manufacturing, technology, green, and strategic emerging industry loans reached 15.47%, 36%, 16.66%, and 19% respectively, all higher than the average growth rate of the bank's various loans. Among them, loans to technology-based enterprises increased by 30.6 billion yuan compared to the beginning of 2025, maintaining a rapid growth momentum.
Improving mechanisms, innovative collaboration to gather strength.
ICBC Hubei Branch continues to optimize its service model and improve communication and connection mechanisms. It proactively connects with departments such as the Hubei Provincial Department of Science and Technology (省科学技术厅) and the Economic and Information Technology Department (经济和信息化厅), dynamically grasps the list of innovation platform construction and financing needs, deeply participates in the planning and establishment of scientific and technological innovation projects, launches exclusive credit granting and characteristic products, and provides differentiated and comprehensive financial service solutions. ICBC Hubei Branch accelerates ecological co-construction, relying on the Digital Finance Joint Innovation Center jointly built with the Provincial Data Bureau (省数据局), actively promotes the data credit product "Shu Yi Dai (数易贷)," and helps promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and industrial upgrading. At the same time, it signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with the Hubei Academy of Social Sciences (省社会科学院), established and implemented the "Research Plan on the Deep Integration of Financial Empowerment of Scientific and Technological Innovation and Industrial Innovation" project, strengthened talent exchanges, jointly formed a "three innovations" practice team, and formed a "policy research + financial practice" cross-system collaboration model, providing a solid organizational guarantee for cooperation fields such as science and technology finance track support.
Deeply rooted, industrial service improves efficiency.
ICBC Hubei Branch improves the organizational system of science and technology financial services, builds an operating structure of "Provincial Branch Science and Technology Finance Development Committee + Provincial and Municipal Science and Technology Finance Centers + Regional Science and Technology Finance Sub-centers + Key Science and Technology Innovation Sub-branches," and forms a science and technology financial service network covering key areas of the province. For the five trillion-yuan-level industrial corridors in Hubei, it respectively designates one second-level branch president as the corridor leader, implements the "corridor leader responsibility system," coordinates the resources and strengths of branches along the corridor, strengthens cross-regional collaborative services, improves cluster service efficiency, and helps the province's advantageous industries develop in clusters. Strictly implement the coordination mechanism for supporting the financing of small and micro enterprises, solidly carry out the "Thousands of Enterprises and Tens of Thousands of Households Visit (千企万户大走访)" activity, and continuously improve the coverage, accessibility, and satisfaction of inclusive financial services. In 2025, inclusive loans increased by 22.37 billion yuan compared to the previous year, with the increase and growth rate ranking among the top in the industry.
Innovation empowers, tailored policies promote development.
ICBC Hubei Branch increases its support for medium and long-term loans and credit loans to technology-based manufacturing enterprises, focusing on serving the technological innovation needs of central enterprises and state-owned enterprises; implements a list-based management system for medium-sized technology-based enterprises, promotes exclusive products such as "Science and Technology Innovation Cloud Digital Intelligence Loan (科创云数智贷)," "Science and Technology Innovation Leading Loan (科创领军贷)," "Science and Technology Innovation Growth Loan (科创成长贷)," and "Science and Technology Innovation R&D Loan (科创研发贷)," accurately adapting to the financing needs of high-tech enterprises and specialized and new enterprises; focuses on digital financial services for small and micro technology-based enterprises, takes "Innovation Points Loan (创新积分贷)" and "Knowledge Value Credit Loan (知识价值信用贷)" products as the starting point, and strives to solve the problems of difficult access and difficult financing for small and micro technology-based enterprises. Actively promote the transformation and upgrading of scientific and technological achievements and industries, grant credit of 11.9 billion yuan to 583 data element enterprises, release loans of over 5 billion yuan, and the cumulative release amount of "Knowledge Value Credit Loan" for technology-based enterprises is 37.4 billion yuan; successfully underwrite and issue "two new" bonds of 1 billion yuan, achieving a new breakthrough in science and technology innovation bonds.
In the next step, ICBC Hubei Branch will practice its financial mission from a higher perspective, deeply cultivate the "five major articles" of finance, continue to promote the integration of "three innovations": technological innovation, industrial innovation, and financial innovation, conscientiously implement the "four stability" work requirements, fully support the implementation of major strategies and the construction of key projects in Hubei, effectively demonstrate the responsibility of a large state-owned bank, and make new and greater contributions to Hubei's accelerated construction into an important strategic fulcrum for the rise of the central region.
Data source: ICBC Hubei Branch.
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Relying on the advantages of clean energy and green microgrids, Yibin High-tech Zone (宜宾高新区), Sichuan (四川) Province, gathers upstream and downstream enterprises in the photovoltaic industry chain to produce green products with green energy, promote the cleaning of the manufacturing process and the recycling of resource utilization, reduce pollutant emissions, and gradually enhance the competitiveness of green products.
In the factory area, machines roar. In the production workshop, machines operate automatically, texturing, cleaning, coating... photovoltaic battery wafers emerge one after another. On the roof of the workshop, battery wafers are connected end to end to form a photovoltaic matrix, converting sunlight into a continuous source of production power.
Stepping into Yibin High-tech Zone (宜宾高新区), Sichuan (四川) Province, upstream and downstream enterprises in the photovoltaic industry chain gather into a park, many of which are green factories and zero-carbon factories. The park promotes energy-saving upgrades and transformations, produces photovoltaic products with green energy and green technology, and the shipment volume of photovoltaic battery wafers ranks among the top in the world, widely used in the field of photovoltaic power generation.
Photovoltaic power generation produces photovoltaic products, and clean energy is consumed locally.
Climbing onto the roof of the workshop, holding a controller, Zhang Qiu (张秋) manipulates a crawler robot, spraying water mist to clean the photovoltaic battery wafers. In one morning, thousands of square meters of battery wafers are cleaned.
The 160,000-square-meter rooftop distributed photovoltaic power station in front of him was completed in March 2024. Zhang Qiu (张秋) serves as the deputy station manager of Huashu Power Station of Sichuan Yingfa Ruineng Technology Co., Ltd. (四川英发睿能科技股份有限公司), undertaking daily management and cleaning and maintenance responsibilities.
Yingfa Ruineng (英发睿能) is located in Yibin High-tech Zone (宜宾高新区) and is one of the main local manufacturers of photovoltaic battery wafers. The photovoltaic battery wafers produced here are widely used in photovoltaic power generation fields in various places, and their own products are also used in the daily production and life of the factory area.
Zhang Qiu (张秋) introduced that the photovoltaic power station has established a green power supply system of "self-generation for self-use, and surplus power上网 (shàngwǎng - "go online," connect to the grid)." As of now, the photovoltaic power station has generated more than 53 million kilowatt-hours of electricity.
Parking, taking out the charging gun, and charging new energy vehicles... At Yingfa Ruineng's (英发睿能) photovoltaic charging station, Pu Yi (蒲易), Minister of the Environmental, Social and Governance Department of the company, habitually starts charging the car, using the electricity generated by the photovoltaic power station. "This parking lot can charge more than 400 new energy vehicles, meeting the daily car needs of employees."
"In addition to photovoltaic power generation, the factory area is also connected to the park's green microgrid, using clean energy from the main grid." Zhang Qiu (张秋) said that the company uses about 1.3 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity every year, and the clean energy of the main grid is the main source of power supply.
In February 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) and seven other departments issued guidance, proposing to "encourage enterprises and parks with the conditions to build industrial green microgrids, promote efficient and complementary multi-energy utilization, and utilize renewable energy on a large scale and high proportion nearby."
The green microgrid mentioned by Zhang Qiu (张秋) is the microgrid jointly built by Yibin High-tech Zone (宜宾高新区) and Sichuan Energy Development Group (四川能源发展集团). "We have planned and built independent dedicated lines and the 110 kV Nanwan Substation (南湾变电站), gathering clean energy such as hydropower and photovoltaics from Yibin (宜宾) and surrounding areas such as Liangshan (凉山) and Panzhihua (攀枝花) in Sichuan (四川), and accurately transporting it to enterprises in the park." Ding Tongyu (丁同宇), Deputy Director of the Economic Cooperation and Industry Bureau of Yibin High-tech Zone (宜宾高新区经合产业局), introduced that the green electricity supplied by the microgrid has also been certified by international organizations.
Green energy is widely used, and green factories and green industrial parks are accelerating their formation. Today, Yibin High-tech Zone (宜宾高新区), with crystalline silicon photovoltaics as the leading industry, has been selected into the first batch of zero-carbon industrial park pilot construction list in Sichuan (四川) Province, and many public parking lots and hospitals in the park also directly use battery wafers from photovoltaic companies to generate electricity.
Apply green and low-carbon technologies and strive to achieve cleaner manufacturing processes and recycling of resource utilization.
On the big screen, the data of two sets of organic exhaust pipes are clearly visible. In the Deyao Power Control Center (德耀动力控制中心) of Yingfa Ruineng (英发睿能), the production monitoring data of the enterprise is clear at a glance. Compared with the past, through optimizing management methods, the enterprise's electricity and water consumption has been greatly reduced.
"To promote green and low-carbon transformation, the first thing is management energy saving." Hu Jiubao (胡久宝), Director of Deyao Power (德耀动力),娓娓道来 (wěiwěi dào lái - "narrate slowly," to explain something in detail). "In the past, in order to ensure the temperature of the production workshop, the enterprise had a higher exhaust frequency. Last year, according to past data, the enterprise reduced the frequency of the fans, and the exhaust volume was reduced but did not affect the production of photovoltaic modules." Hu Jiubao (胡久宝) said that the enterprise also saves tens of millions of kilowatt-hours of electricity every year by optimizing the lighting brightness of the workshop, reducing the outlet temperature of the hot water machine, and optimizing the pure water supply pressure.
The key to improving the "green content" of manufacturing is to build a green manufacturing system. "We encourage enterprises to carry out energy-saving transformation to achieve cleaner manufacturing processes and recycling of resource utilization." Ding Tongyu (丁同宇) said.
Green factories save more than just electricity. In the production of battery wafers by photovoltaic companies, pure water cleaning is an important method, which often needs to be carried out many times, consuming a lot of water resources. However, the preparation rate of pure water from tap water was only 60% in the past.
Optimizing production management, Yingfa Ruineng (英发睿能) also focused on water conservation. Last year, the enterprise optimized the water use method, reusing the used water in several cleaning processes, thereby reducing the amount of water used. "We re-purify the remaining water after preparing pure water, and increase the pure water preparation rate to 80%." Hu Jiubao (胡久宝) said.
Technological transformation is also an important way to achieve green production. In 2025, Yingfa Ruineng (英发睿能) implemented 35 energy-saving technical transformation projects to improve energy use efficiency.
Walking into the production workshop, after the photovoltaic battery wafers pass through the screen printing process, they will enter a high-temperature oven for drying. Previously, the enterprise adopted resistance heating, and the heat conversion efficiency was relatively low. "Last year, we replaced resistance heating with infrared heating lamps, which have higher heat conversion efficiency and reduce energy consumption by nearly 30%." Hu Jiubao (胡久宝) said.
There are many other energy-saving technical transformation methods: installing energy-saving fans to replace the original equipment; replacing and using insulation furnace tubes in production equipment to reduce heat loss; introducing artificial intelligence technology to build an efficient computer room temperature control system, thereby dynamically adjusting the parameters of central air-conditioning equipment...
Reduce carbon emissions through energy-saving transformation and optimized management.
Inside a giant sewage treatment pool, the water is azure blue. Looking closely, the upper layer of clean water enters the park's public pipeline through the overflow weir. In the lower layer of the treatment pool, the precipitated sludge accumulates layer by layer. Below the treatment pool, after being treated by professional equipment, trucks transport the sludge away.
In the production process of photovoltaic battery wafers, a lot of wastewater, waste gas and solid waste will be generated. "Enterprises moving towards green management must first reduce pollutant emissions." Ding Tongyu (丁同宇) said.
Yingfa Ruineng (英发睿能) cooperates with environmental protection enterprises to add lime to the sewage treatment pool to extract calcium fluoride from the sludge, thereby reducing the pollutant emissions of solid waste. "Environmental protection enterprises will utilize and harmlessly treat the sludge resources, changing the past treatment method of direct landfill." Zhang Min (张敏), head of Yingfa Ruineng (英发睿能), said.
The wastewater discharged by enterprises also enters the resource utilization link. Yibin High-tech Zone (宜宾高新区) has successively built two sewage treatment plants in recent years to promote the recycling of water resources. "The wastewater discharged by enterprises is treated and becomes reclaimed water, which is used for municipal road cleaning and can also be used for watering green belt plants." Ding Tongyu (丁同宇) introduced.
The production of photovoltaic battery wafers will also emit nitrogen oxides and other organic waste gas. "We reduce the working frequency of the exhaust fan to allow nitrogen oxides to more fully integrate with the silicon wafers, thereby reducing nitrogen oxide emissions." Hu Jiubao (胡久宝) introduced that for organic waste gas, the emission reduction is achieved by means of activated carbon adsorption.
Today, digital technology is widely empowering production management. In the construction of the zero-carbon industrial park in Yibin High-tech Zone (宜宾高新区), Yingfa Ruineng (英发睿能) has established an energy-carbon management platform, and data such as annual electricity consumption, coal consumption, and natural gas consumption are visually visible on the screen. The data module simulates the enterprise's energy storage production chain, and finely manages carbon emissions.
"We connect the electricity meters in the production workshop to the system and conduct energy efficiency comparison and analysis from time to time." Pu Yi (蒲易) said, "By summarizing and analyzing the electricity consumption structure, we can form our carbon emission data. Last year, through energy-saving transformation and management optimization, we reduced carbon emissions by about 94,000 tons."
In addition to the production and manufacturing links, carbon emission data from product design, raw material supply, and logistics and transportation links are also included. "From the perspective of product design, photovoltaic battery wafers themselves are green products." Pu Yi (蒲易) introduced that the enterprise will choose cooperative partners who can provide carbon emission data as raw material supply chain partners, use new energy vehicles for logistics and transportation, and choose enterprises near the park to cooperate, forming a complete carbon footprint management system. Yingfa Ruineng (英发睿能) has obtained carbon footprint certification for many products.
Promoting green management, the competitiveness of green products is steadily improving. "As of now, the province has cumulatively cultivated 943 national and provincial-level green factories and 114 green industrial parks." The relevant person in charge of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology (四川省经信厅) introduced.
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Rooftop photovoltaic panels shine brightly in the sun, workshop production lines operate with low carbon emissions, and employees drive new energy vehicles to and from work... In Yibin High-tech Zone (宜宾高新区), Sichuan (四川), green details are clearly presented from production to life.
Applying green energy to produce photovoltaic products, which in turn generate green electricity, this production line with a high "green content" is an epitome of the continuous upgrading of green manufacturing and the vigorous development of green industries.
Looking across various regions, Yiwu Huachuan Circular Economy Industrial Park (义乌华川循环经济产业园) in Zhejiang (浙江) is building a resource recycling network to 吃干榨净 (chī gān zhà jìng - "eat dry squeeze clean," to exploit something to the fullest extent); Guangde Economic Development Zone (广德经济开发区) in Anhui (安徽) encourages upstream and downstream enterprises to collaborate in reducing carbon emissions... From green products to industrial clusters, and then to zero-carbon industrial parks, the effectiveness of energy conservation and carbon reduction is prominent, and the green transition is steadily advancing.
As more and more green products enter ordinary households, the low-carbon concept of resource recycling is becoming more deeply rooted in people's hearts. Taiyuan (太原), Shanxi (山西), promotes trade-ins, and green and low-carbon lifestyles are becoming a new consumption trend; citizens in Wuhan (武汉), Hubei (湖北), actively participate in garbage sorting and the utilization of old items... As green lifestyles permeate daily life, the green chain will also become longer and longer.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing (北京) on May 12th (Reporter Liu Wenxin (刘温馨) and Jiang Xuehong (蒋雪鸿)) Meteorological monitoring shows that on the daytime of May 12th, moderate to heavy rain occurred in Fujian (福建), Jiangxi (江西), Hunan (湖南), Xinjiang (新疆) and other places, with local heavy rain.
At 18:00 on May 12th, the Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a blue rainstorm warning, and the Ministry of Water Resources and the China Meteorological Administration jointly issued a yellow meteorological warning for mountain torrent disasters. It is expected that from 20:00 on May 12th to 20:00 on May 13th, some areas in western Fujian (福建), eastern and western Jiangxi (江西), and eastern Hunan (湖南) may experience mountain torrent disasters (blue warning), and the possibility of local mountain torrent disasters is relatively high (yellow warning).
The General Office of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management organized departments such as meteorology, water resources, and natural resources to conduct consultations and judgments on the recent development trend of heavy rainfall, and deployed flood control and disaster reduction work in key areas.
The consultation pointed out that it is expected that from May 12th to 14th, some areas in Jiangnan, South China, and eastern Guizhou (贵州) will experience heavy rain or rainstorms, with local heavy rainstorms, and local areas will be accompanied by severe convective weather such as thunderstorms, strong winds, and hail. Attention should be paid to preventing mountain floods and geological disasters, small and medium-sized river floods, and urban waterlogging.
The consultation emphasized that all localities and relevant departments must attach great importance to this round of rainfall, firmly establish a bottom-line mentality, prevent and resolve risks, and go all out to do a good job in various flood control and disaster reduction tasks. It is necessary to strengthen the implementation of flood control responsibilities, tighten the main responsibility of Party committees and governments for flood control and disaster relief, the regulatory responsibility of industry departments, and the responsibility of grassroots contracting, and strengthen supervision and guidance on the implementation of grassroots responsibilities. It is necessary to strengthen the "call response" and tracking feedback of early warning of impending disasters, conduct rolling joint consultations, strictly implement the "call response" and tracking feedback mechanism of early warning of impending disasters directly to the grassroots level, focus on transferring and avoiding risks, and resolutely and decisively transfer threatened people in accordance with the "four all" requirements. It is necessary to strengthen the investigation and rectification of risk hazards, closely monitor weak embankments, dangerous reservoirs, narrow flood discharge channels, mountain torrent gully mouths, and key parts such as nursing homes, construction sites, work sheds, homestays, and tourist attractions, and eliminate risk hazards before disasters occur. It is necessary to strengthen the pre-positioning and deployment of teams and materials, pre-position necessary rescue forces and emergency supplies, and ensure that once a dangerous situation or disaster occurs, emergency rescue and disaster relief work can be carried out quickly.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Lanzhou (兰州) May 12th dispatch (Reporter: Zeng Yichen (曾亦辰)) Recently, the Gansu Province (甘肃省) Department of Water Resources, the Department of Ecology and Environment, and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs jointly issued the "Gansu Province Rural River, Lake, and Reservoir Management and Protection Tackling Action Plan," and comprehensively launched the rural river, lake, and reservoir management and protection tackling action.
This action relies on the river and lake chief system, adheres to local responsibility, departmental linkage, problem orientation, highlighting key points, adapting to local conditions, and implementing precise policies. It plans to use two years to select 1 to 2 rural rivers, lakes, and reservoirs in each county (city, district) throughout the province to carry out centralized remediation, restore the basic functions of rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, and repair and improve the ecological environment of rivers, lakes, and reservoirs.
The plan clarifies four major key tasks: carrying out remediation of water areas and bank slopes, clearing silt and dredging river channels, remediating collapsed bank slopes, connecting river water bodies, and enhancing the regulation and storage functions of rivers, lakes, and reservoirs and the self-purification capacity of water bodies; strengthening shoreline management and protection, deeply promoting the normalization and standardization of "cleaning up the four disorders" in rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, and maintaining the flood storage and detention functions of rivers, lakes, and reservoirs; strengthening water pollution prevention and control, rectifying illegal sewage discharge, promoting coordinated treatment of toilet manure and domestic sewage, basically eliminating black and odorous water bodies in rural areas, and improving the rural ecological environment; improving the daily management and protection mechanism, giving play to the main role of grassroots organizations and the masses, encouraging innovation in investment mechanisms and management and protection models, exploring the transformation of the ecological product value of rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, clarifying the management and protection entities, implementing the responsibilities of all parties, and consolidating and enhancing the effectiveness of rural river, lake, and reservoir governance and protection.
The plan requires that river chiefs at all levels strengthen organization, coordination, tracking, and guidance. The water affairs, ecological environment, agriculture, and rural affairs departments should strengthen the integration of resource elements, regularly dispatch and promote, and ensure that all tasks of the tackling action are completed on schedule. At the same time, strengthen publicity and guidance, popularize river and lake protection knowledge, enhance the public's awareness of cherishing rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, and use the tackling action as a demonstration to drive the overall improvement of the level of rural river, lake, and reservoir management and protection in the province.
Return to TopThe Ministry of Water Resources (水利部) reported on May 12th from Beijing (北京), (Reporter Li Xiaoqing (李晓晴)) that by the end of 2025, the national rural tap water coverage rate reached 96%, the proportion of rural population covered by large-scale water supply projects reached 71%, and the county-level unified management ratio reached 72%. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部) comprehensively promoted the "3+1" standardized construction and management model of integrated urban and rural water supply, scaled-up centralized water supply, standardized small-scale water supply, and professional county-level unified management, and promoted the promulgation of the "Water Supply Regulations (供水条例)". The degree of rural water supply security has been significantly improved, completing the "14th Five-Year Plan" target two years ahead of schedule.
The rural water supply project system is constantly improving. By the end of 2025, there were 3.816 million rural water supply projects nationwide, forming a water supply security network covering 850 million rural people. Remote mountainous areas and areas with water difficulties have gradually gained access to tap water. Among them, 438,000 rural centralized water supply projects serve 830 million people. The population mainly relying on water cellars and water tanks for water supply has decreased by 79% compared with the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, and the pattern of rural water supply projects mainly based on large-scale water supply is accelerating.
The county-level unified management of rural water supply is accelerating. Based on county-level integration of resources, unified management models such as integrated urban and rural management, unified management by professional institutions, and entrusted third-party agency management have been explored and formed. The unified management entity is clarified through franchise, authorized operation, and purchase of social services to ensure full service coverage, and the professional and standardized level of rural water supply management and protection has been significantly improved.
The foundation for water quality assurance has been continuously strengthened. The Ministry of Water Resources (水利部), together with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (生态环境部), the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部), and the National Disease Control Bureau (国家疾控局), has carried out special actions to improve rural water supply quality, promoted local areas to basically complete the demarcation of drinking water source protection zones at the township level and the establishment of signs, and worked with the Ministry of Finance (财政部) to arrange 2.2 billion yuan of central water conservancy development funds to comprehensively strengthen the allocation of purification and disinfection facilities and equipment, water quality monitoring and health supervision, and accelerate the improvement of the water quality assurance system from the source to the tap.
Emergency security capabilities have been comprehensively improved. An emergency security system for rural water supply that combines peacetime and emergency use has been built. By scientifically arranging emergency water intake points, promoting the integration of county-level water supply pipe networks and regional networking, the disaster resistance resilience of projects has been improved. Guidance has been given to local areas to improve rural water supply emergency plans, improve working mechanisms, and effectively respond to various natural disasters and emergencies such as floods, droughts, and earthquakes.
In the next step, the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部) will comprehensively promote the "3+1" standardized construction and management model of rural water supply, and accelerate the transformation of rural water supply from "having water to drink" to "drinking good water."
The first phase of the Chaohu Lake ecological dredging and wetland restoration project is located in the western half of Chaohu Lake and the Hangbu River (杭埠河) estuary in Hefei (合肥), Anhui (安徽) Province, focusing on sediment dredging, sediment consolidation, tailwater purification, and lakeside wetland restoration. As a key project for the comprehensive management of Chaohu Lake, the project aims to effectively reduce the pollution load in the lake through ecological dredging, enhance the water body's self-purification capacity and ecological space quality, and will continuously improve the water ecological environment of Chaohu Lake.
The picture shows the construction of the first phase of the Chaohu Lake ecological dredging and wetland restoration project in progress on May 12.
Photo by Xiao Benxiang (肖本祥) (People's Vision).
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Nanning (南宁) on May 12th (Zhang Yunhe (张云河), Zhang Lei (张雷)) – The acceptance meeting for the Guangxi National Reserve Forest Main Precious Tree Species Growth Model and Value Assessment Project was recently held in Nanning (南宁). After review by a top domestic expert group in the field of forest resource asset assessment, the "Guangxi National Reserve Forest Main Precious Tree Species Growth Model and Value Assessment Report" successfully passed acceptance, marking Guangxi's realization of precise quantification of precious tree species value.
The project was launched in May 2025, commissioned by the relevant competent departments of the Guangxi Forestry Bureau (广西林业局) and implemented jointly by the Guangxi National Reserve Forest Association (广西国家储备林协会) in conjunction with relevant top domestic research institutes and assessment agencies. The project team, through a combination of resource distribution surveys, sample plot investigations, and market surveys, scientifically constructed an accurate growth model, and comprehensively quantified the ecological, economic, and social values of four main precious tree species of the Guangxi National Reserve Forest, namely, Phoebe zhennan (闽楠), Black Wattle (黑木相思), Red Lauan (红锥), and Cassia (肉桂), in different regions and different growth stages. The assessment report shows that the four precious tree species exhibit huge economic potential under intensive management, and the long-term value of some tree species far exceeds that of traditional fast-growing tree species.
Return to TopThis newspaper Kunming (昆明) May 12th (Reporter Zhang Chi (张驰)) -- Recently, staff from the Gaoligong Mountain (高黎贡山) National Nature Reserve in Yunnan (云南) and the Germplasm Resource Bank team from the Kunming Institute of Botany (昆明植物研究所) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) discovered wild Ficus motuoensis plants for the first time in the Dulongjiang (独龙江) area of Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture (怒江傈僳族自治州), Yunnan (云南), during a joint scientific expedition. The plants are growing well.
This species was formally published as a new species endemic to Motuo (墨脱), Tibet (西藏) in 2022. This discovery is its first distribution record in Yunnan Province (云南省) and an important new achievement in the study of the flora of the Gaoligong Mountain (高黎贡山) area.
Ficus motuoensis was first discovered in Bencheng Township (背崩乡), Motuo (墨脱) in 2021 and formally published in an international taxonomy journal in 2022. Previously, it was only known to be distributed in the tropical monsoon forests of Motuo (墨脱) at an altitude of 700 to 2000 meters, often clinging to tree trunks or rocks.
The characteristics of the Ficus motuoensis plants discovered in the survey are highly consistent with the original description. The new discovery of Ficus motuoensis in Gaoligong Mountain (高黎贡山) further enriches the regional list of wild plant species and reflects the effectiveness of biodiversity surveys, monitoring, and in-situ conservation work in Gaoligong Mountain (高黎贡山).
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张志文
The second Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit opened on May 12 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre in Abu Dhabi (阿布扎比), the capital of the United Arab Emirates (阿联酋). With the theme of "City Evolution: Rethinking Cities, Redefining Our Lives," the summit brought together guests to exchange ideas on infrastructure construction, smart cities, green energy, and advanced engineering equipment, and jointly explore the future of sustainable urban development. The summit invited international engineering companies, including Chinese-funded enterprises, to participate in the exhibition, focusing on showcasing innovative achievements in the field of infrastructure around the world, especially new scenarios and applications of digital tools, artificial intelligence, and intelligent manufacturing in the field of infrastructure, jointly helping the United Arab Emirates to build a world-renowned livable, business-friendly, and tourist-friendly destination.
At this summit, China Harbour Engineering Company (中国港湾) showcased a number of "national treasures" representing China's high-end equipment manufacturing level, such as the "Tian Kun Hao" (天鲲号) cutter suction dredger and the China Communications Construction Company Tianhe (中交天和) shield machine, attracting the attention of many industry professionals. "Chinese-funded enterprises have brought a number of new technologies and processes, which have inspired us a lot," Ram Amman (拉姆·阿曼), the head of an engineering consulting company in the United Arab Emirates, told this reporter. Over the years, Chinese-funded enterprises have made important contributions to the infrastructure construction of the United Arab Emirates. Local enterprises in the United Arab Emirates look forward to carrying out closer cooperation with Chinese-funded enterprises, introducing more new Chinese equipment and technologies, and jointly promoting greater development of infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates.
In recent years, the government of the United Arab Emirates has placed infrastructure construction as a priority for national development, promoting economic diversification, transformation, and upgrading by improving transportation, energy, and digital infrastructure, attracting global investment, and enhancing national competitiveness. UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi (宰尤迪) recently stated that infrastructure, strategic projects, and development projects will be the top priorities for the country's future development. These projects will help strengthen cooperation between the government and the private sector, and make domestic production, logistics, and strategic infrastructure occupy a more important position in the long-term economic planning of the United Arab Emirates.
The United Arab Emirates was one of the first Arab countries to participate in the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative and is also a founding member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (亚洲基础设施投资银行). China and the United Arab Emirates are actively deepening the synergy between the "Belt and Road" initiative and the "We the UAE 2031" vision plan and the "50-Year Development Strategy for the Future," promoting effective complementarity between China's technology and experience and the United Arab Emirates' market demand. The two sides have continuously achieved fruitful results in cooperation fields such as infrastructure, contributing to promoting the sustainable, efficient, and resilient urban construction of the United Arab Emirates.
As one of the first Chinese-funded infrastructure companies to enter the United Arab Emirates market, China Harbour Engineering Company (中国港湾) has participated in the construction of key projects such as the Abu Dhabi Khalifa Port (阿布扎比哈利法港) container terminal, continuously contributing to the urban development and infrastructure upgrading of the United Arab Emirates. Not long ago, the UAE Federal Railway (阿联酋联邦铁路), which was jointly built by Chinese-funded enterprises, was printed on the country's new 100 dirham banknote. This project is regarded as a milestone in the development of railway infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates. As an important part of the country's federal railway network, the Al Ruwais Train Depot (拉哈耶尔动车段) project, which is being undertaken by Power Construction Corporation of China (中国电建), has entered the main construction stage. The project is located in Abu Dhabi (阿布扎比) and, upon completion, will be responsible for the maintenance of 15 passenger train sets on a daily basis, providing strong support for the efficient operation of the UAE railway network. In addition, smart city projects participated in by Chinese enterprises have achieved intelligent optimization of traffic signals and online public services, greatly improving urban management efficiency and the convenience of residents' lives.
In Dubai (迪拜), another major city in the United Arab Emirates, the Shindagha Corridor (辛达加走廊) upgrade project – the Dubai Island Bridge (迪拜岛跨海桥) project undertaken by China Construction Middle East (中建中东公司) has entered a critical stage of construction. This bridge, which is 1,650 meters long, connects the new and old urban areas of Dubai. Upon completion, it will reduce the travel time between Rashid Port (拉希德港) and Dubai Island (迪拜岛) from 30 minutes to 5 minutes, greatly improving regional traffic efficiency and urban accessibility, and helping Dubai's high-quality urban development. Qiang Lianhe (强联合), the person in charge of the project, told this reporter that the construction uses new processes and equipment such as a Bailey sheet-built offshore construction trestle and standardized rapid assembly ladder cages, which not only achieve rapid construction but also can be repeatedly disassembled and utilized. "We will also innovatively use steel cofferdam technology for the main bridge pier foundation, and these technologies are being used in the United Arab Emirates for the first time, which can minimize the impact on the Dubai Bay (迪拜湾) marine environment and practice green construction and sustainable development concepts."
Since the beginning of this year, infrastructure construction in the United Arab Emirates has entered a fast track, and a number of infrastructure projects covering key areas such as energy, water, transportation, road construction, urban development, and economic services have been launched one after another. With the joint efforts of Chinese and UAE enterprises, regional hub airport and high-speed rail infrastructure projects are being accelerated, which will not only help comprehensively improve the development level and quality of life of residents in various fields in the United Arab Emirates, but also inject new impetus into promoting regional connectivity, and promote the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" between China and the United Arab Emirates to a new level.
It is reported that this summit will last until May 14. During the summit, the participants will also discuss topics such as future travel networks, the circular economy in the construction field, and the creation of urban spaces, contributing to building a better urban living environment and achieving sustainable development goals.
(Abu Dhabi (阿布扎比), this newspaper, May 12)
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According to the latest statistics from the government of Tajikistan, the country's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 8% year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, continuing its strong growth momentum. Among them, fixed asset investment, industrial production, and foreign trade all achieved double-digit growth, increasing by 34%, 14%, and 22% year-on-year, respectively. The digital economy and the electric vehicle industry are becoming important drivers of Tajikistan's economic growth, helping the country's industrialization and modernization transformation. The Eurasian Development Bank expects Tajikistan's economic growth to reach 8.1% this year.
The digital economy is a major highlight of Tajikistan's economic diversification. Tajikistan promotes the digital transformation of its economy by introducing support policies, improving digital infrastructure, and building national data platforms and public service platforms. The country established the Agency for Innovation and Digital Technologies directly under the President in 2024, launched the "Artificial Intelligence Academy" initiative in 2025, and adopted the "National E-Commerce Plan for 2025-2029." Tajikistan has designated 2025 to 2030 as the "Year of Digital Economy and Innovation Development," aiming to accelerate the digital process of all industries and enhance the country's technological competitiveness. The country strives to increase the proportion of the digital economy to about 10% of GDP by 2027.
In April of this year, Tajikistan introduced its "Artificial Intelligence Development Strategy for 2040" at the meeting of heads of information and communication technology development departments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states. The document aims to promote the application of artificial intelligence in government governance, medical care, agriculture, ecological environment, and information security, and is the first similar strategic document in Central Asia. The software park located in the capital Dushanbe (杜尚别) is positioned as a development platform for start-ups and technology companies, driving the development of the digital economy and information technology through tax incentives and infrastructure support. Zavkizoda (扎夫基佐达), Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan, said that the Tajikistan Artificial Intelligence Research Institute has trained more than 500 professionals, and the government is supporting the development of artificial intelligence by building platforms and training talents, driving the digital transformation of more fields.
Tajikistan regards the development of electric vehicles as an important means to reduce dependence on imported fuel and develop a green economy. The country passed an amendment to the tax law in 2022, exempting import tariffs on electric vehicles; and launched the "Tajikistan Electric Vehicle Development Plan for 2023-2028," investing 230 million Somoni (1 RMB is approximately 1.38 Somoni) to support the promotion of electric vehicles. According to an administrative order signed by the Mayor of Dushanbe (杜尚别), the taxis operating in the capital have achieved 100% electrification by September 1, 2025.
While expanding the import of electric vehicles, Tajikistan is also promoting local assembly and industrial chain supporting extensions. Tajikistan plans to cooperate with Chinese companies to launch electric vehicle production projects before 2028. The cooperation content includes not only complete vehicle assembly and production, but also supporting service system construction such as power battery recycling and charging facilities. Tajikistan expects to strengthen cooperation with Chinese companies to strive to become a hub for electric vehicle production and trade in Central Asia.
In recent years, China's cooperation with Tajikistan in various fields has continued to deepen. In 2025, China (中国) became Tajikistan's largest trading partner. Currently, more than 700 Chinese-funded enterprises have invested in Tajikistan, covering energy, transportation infrastructure, construction, telecommunications, mining, and building materials production. In August 2025, the upgraded version of the China-Tajikistan bilateral investment agreement officially came into effect, providing a more complete institutional guarantee for investors from both sides, and for the first time incorporating investment and climate change clauses, reflecting the common willingness of China and Tajikistan to promote green and sustainable development.
Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon (拉赫蒙) recently stated that the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" has opened a new chapter in the history of Tajikistan-China relations, enriching the content of bilateral cooperation and bringing a large number of practical results. The joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative will further promote investment growth, create employment opportunities, promote industrial development, and help introduce advanced technologies, helping Tajikistan achieve its strategic goals of improving people's livelihoods and raising people's living standards. Tajikistan is willing to continue to actively participate in the joint construction of the "Belt and Road," and contribute to promoting regional stability, deepening economic ties, and achieving common prosperity.
Return to TopWHO: Response to Hantavirus Outbreak "Work Not Yet Finished"
According to Xinhua News Agency, Madrid, May 12 (Reporters Chen Yuzheng (陈雨峥) and Meng Dingbo (孟鼎博)) World Health Organization (世卫组织) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (谭德塞) said on the 12th that after the evacuation of personnel from the Hantavirus-affected cruise ship "Hondius," there are currently no signs of a larger-scale outbreak, but the related response work is not yet finished, and new cases are expected to appear in the coming weeks.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (桑切斯) jointly held a press conference at the Moncloa Palace (蒙克洛亚宫), the Spanish Prime Minister's residence, on the same day. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus thanked the Spanish government for agreeing to receive the epidemic-affected cruise ship and organizing the evacuation of personnel, while emphasizing that "work is not yet finished." The WHO will continue to work closely with relevant countries to track the health status of the evacuated personnel.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that as of now, there have been 11 reported cases of Hantavirus, all of whom were personnel on the epidemic-affected cruise ship, and 3 of them have died. Among the 11 cases, 9 have been confirmed to be infected with the Andes virus, a "family" of Hantavirus, and the other 2 are suspected cases. He said that currently, "we have not seen the beginning of a larger-scale outbreak." The WHO still assesses the risk posed by this event to global public health as "generally low," but considering the long incubation period of the virus, new cases may still appear in the coming weeks.
Pedro Sánchez said at the press conference that Spain coordinated 10 special flights to complete the evacuation of more than 120 people of different nationalities. The Spanish Ministry of Health (西班牙卫生部) stated on the 11th that all evacuated personnel from the epidemic-affected cruise ship have left Tenerife (特内里费岛), Spain.
Japan's Actual Household Spending Continues to Decline Year-on-Year for Four Consecutive Months
According to Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, May 12 (Reporters Li Shimeng (李诗萌) and Liu Chunyan (刘春燕)) The survey results released by the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (日本总务省) on the 12th showed that affected by rising prices and the prolongation of the Middle East war, Japan's actual household consumption expenditure in March this year continued to decline year-on-year for the fourth consecutive month, and Japanese households' willingness to "save money" has further increased.
The data showed that in March, the average monthly consumption expenditure of Japanese households with two or more people decreased by 1.3% year-on-year. After deducting price factors, it actually decreased by 2.9% year-on-year. Actual household consumption has continued to decline year-on-year for four consecutive months since December last year. The average propensity to consume, which reflects households' willingness to consume, fell to 82.7%, a year-on-year decrease of 7.2 percentage points. From the perspective of actual expenditure, the decline in transportation, communication, and food expenditures is the main factor dragging down consumption. Transportation and communication expenditures decreased by 16.8% year-on-year, a continuous decline for four months. Food consumption expenditure decreased by 2.9% year-on-year, a continuous decline for two months, of which alcohol expenditure decreased by 19.8% year-on-year, a continuous decrease for 12 months.
Multiple Armed Attacks in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
According to Xinhua News Agency, Kinshasa, May 11 (Reporter Shi Yu (史彧)) Local media in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (刚果（金）) reported on the 11th that the Ugandan anti-government armed group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) (民主同盟军) recently attacked multiple locations in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), causing at least 50 civilian deaths.
According to media reports, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) launched multiple armed attacks in North Kivu Province (北基伍省) and Ituri Province (伊图里省) in the past week, and carried out violent activities such as kidnapping, robbery, and arson. On the evening of the 10th, the armed group attacked Makumo Village (马库莫村) in the Mambasa (曼巴萨) area of Ituri Province, causing at least 15 deaths.
The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (联合国刚果（金）稳定特派团（联刚稳定团）) issued a statement on the 9th condemning the recent attacks on civilians in North Kivu Province and Ituri Province, but did not name specific armed groups. The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has not yet responded to the relevant attacks.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 邹 松
South Africa’s Statistics South Africa released a report on May 12 showing that in the first quarter of this year, the country saw an increase in employment in key manufacturing, mining, and agriculture sectors, with 38,000, 32,000, and 10,000 new jobs respectively. Youth employment is an important issue for South Africa’s people's livelihood and economic development. In recent years, the country's government has taken a combination of measures such as establishing special funds, expanding employment opportunities, strengthening skills training, and optimizing procurement policies to pave the way for expanding youth entrepreneurship and employment.
In order to solve the problem of difficult financing for youth entrepreneurship, the South African government officially launched a youth fund with a total amount of 2.5 billion Rand (1 Rand is approximately 0.41 RMB) at the end of October 2025. This support system has shifted from the previous small subsidy model to a medium- and long-term investment mechanism combining loans and equity, which has greatly increased the support. The fund focuses on agriculture, renewable energy, industrial development, real estate and other fields, and can provide enterprises with financial support of 750,000 to 2 million Rand. In terms of the source of funds, in addition to the National Youth Development Agency injecting 1.2 billion Rand of reserve funds and local governments providing matching donations, relevant departments have also jointly invested with financial institutions and mining companies, focusing on helping small and medium-sized enterprises with strong growth potential.
The Basic Education Employment Initiative is one of the largest youth employment projects in South Africa and an important part of the government's employment stimulus package, jointly promoted by the Department of Basic Education, the Department of Labor and other departments. The plan is currently in its fifth phase of implementation, covering approximately 22,000 schools nationwide, focusing on providing young people with campus-based support jobs. According to South African Deputy President Masatile (马沙蒂莱), in the first half of 2025 alone, 205,000 young people achieved employment through this plan, becoming an important tool to alleviate youth employment pressure.
While expanding job opportunities, South Africa is focusing on improving the competitiveness of youth employment and cultivating professional talents through projects such as the National Youth Service Program. The South African "National Youth Service" initiative, launched in May 2024, focuses on areas such as the food and agriculture value chain, marine economy, engineering construction, manufacturing and infrastructure, and digital technology, providing a platform for improving youth skills. At the policy level, South Africa formulated the "Public Procurement Law" in 2024, which clearly stipulates that government procurement should prioritize local youth start-ups, broaden market channels for young entrepreneurs, and build a dual support system of "training + market."
A series of measures have been implemented and have taken effect, stimulating the vitality of youth entrepreneurship in South Africa and driving more youth employment. For example, South African youth Trudy Mkhansi (特鲁迪·姆坎西) founded an outdoor products company in Johannesburg (约翰内斯堡) with entrepreneurial funds, and provided jobs for many young people after business expansion; Quizwe Lutuli (奎兹维·卢图利) relied on support funds to update equipment and expand printing and computer maintenance business operations, and also added employees. More and more cases prove that financial assistance and supporting training help young entrepreneurs form a virtuous cycle of "self-employment + driving employment."
Currently, employment support policies still face some practical constraints in the process of implementation. Some young entrepreneurs have reported that the application process and admission standards for large support funds are not transparent enough, and there is a lack of convenient application guidance; other entrepreneurs are at a clear disadvantage in financing applications due to a lack of collateral, insufficient credit records, and a lack of business planning experience. These problems restrict the full release of policy dividends. Facing challenges, the South African government and all sectors of society are actively seeking countermeasures to continue to stimulate the potential of youth entrepreneurship. South African President Ramaphosa (拉马福萨) mentioned in the 2026 State of the Nation Address that the employment stimulus plan has created more than 2.5 million job opportunities, and will further expand the coverage of public employment projects in the future. Masatile (马沙蒂莱) said that only by allowing the younger generation to have equal opportunities to participate in economic development can the South African economy truly achieve inclusive growth and sustainable development.
(This report was dispatched from Johannesburg (约翰内斯堡) on May 12 by intern Dong Jiayi (董嘉怡))
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Recently, a Japanese student, after learning about the historical facts of the Nanjing Massacre at an international school, expressed remorse at home, unexpectedly triggering a violent outburst from his father. This father posted on social media, angrily declaring that he would "boycott international education" and used right-wing-altered "historical materials" to mislead his daughter. Even more alarming is that his remarks quickly gained support from a large number of Japanese netizens, with some people slandering the relevant historical facts as "brainwashing children," and others demanding that the Japanese education authorities control international schools to prevent students from learning about the true history.
Such an absurd scene cannot help but make people ask: Facing the clear historical record, why has such a distorted perception formed on Japanese online platforms? Behind this, the long-term "poisoning" by the black hands of the Japanese right-wing is inseparable. According to a survey by the Japanese newspaper *Asahi Shimbun* (朝日新闻), the Japanese crowdsourcing platform CrowdWorks has long been paying netizens to deliberately collect or use AI to generate smear content such as "Chinese people are uncivilized," "anti-Japanese," and "the Nanjing Massacre is a lie," treating right-wing public opinion that distorts history and incites antagonism as a means to gain traffic and revenue, forming a black industrial chain. With the help of online platforms, the Japanese right-wing is manufacturing rumors and spreading extreme remarks in a platform-based and industrialized manner, further causing some Japanese netizens who are already misled by erroneous historical views to lose their ability to reflect on and criticize the war.
The reason why distorted historical perceptions and malicious anti-China public opinion are so rampant in Japanese society is inseparable from the real money and silver support of the Japanese right-wing government. According to statistics, since China first held a military parade in 2015 with the theme of commemorating the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (日本外务省) has invested a cumulative budget of over 56 billion yen (1 yuan is approximately equal to 23.22 yen) in the name of "overseas strategic information dissemination" to carry out public opinion smears against China. For example, it subsidizes foreign media, think tanks, and internet celebrities to spread false statements such as "China deliberately brings up old scores" and "incites anti-Japanese sentiment" on the internet, attempting to confuse international public opinion and whitewash itself. The budget originally used to guarantee the well-being of the people has been massively used to support right-wing forces to agitate propaganda, turning the online public opinion field into a breeding ground for systematically instilling erroneous historical views into Japanese citizens, especially young people.
From a deeper level, the real intention of this propaganda machine that drums up right-wing remarks is to tamper with the history of aggression, cover up war crimes, and clear social obstacles for the current Japanese government to expand its military and prepare for war. By continuously smearing China and deliberately exaggerating the "China threat," the Japanese right-wing is constantly creating a tense regional atmosphere, accumulating a public opinion foundation for breaking through the constraints of the "Peace Constitution" (和平宪法), expanding the functions of the Self-Defense Forces (自卫队), and promoting overseas military intervention. From distorting the history of World War II and beautifying the war of aggression to shaping external threats and inciting security anxiety, the ultimate goal of a series of actions by the Japanese right-wing is to create a social public opinion atmosphere for summoning back militarism and serve its strategic ambition of seeking the status of a "military power."
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trial (东京审判). However, 80 years of moral questioning, historical verdicts, and legal constraints have not fundamentally reversed the Japanese right-wing's stubborn erroneous historical perceptions, nor have they removed its deeply ingrained militaristic obsession. On the contrary, with the help of new media and AI technology iterations, the Japanese right-wing is constantly upgrading its means of manipulating public opinion and updating its communication paths, making extreme ideological remarks such as historical revisionism, militarism, and extreme nationalism more overwhelming and ubiquitous, comprehensively eroding cyberspace and misleading public perception.
The lessons of history are not far away. The Japanese right-wing is stirring up trouble through online public opinion, cheering for military expansion and war preparation, and fueling the effort to break through the post-war international order. It will only further poison and deceive its own people, tear apart social cognition, aggravate strategic mutual suspicion in the region, and ultimately lose credibility in the international community.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李志伟 王骁波
Developing friendly exchanges and cooperation is what the people of China and the United States want. In November 2023, President Xi Jinping (习近平) announced during his speech in San Francisco, USA, that "China is willing to invite 50,000 American youth to China for exchanges and study in the next five years." Adhering to the concept that "the hope of China-U.S. relations lies in the people, the foundation lies in the grassroots, the future lies in the youth, and the vitality lies in local areas," since the launch of the "5-Year 50,000" initiative, Chinese and American youth have been heading towards each other, resonating on the art stage, learning from each other on the sports field, collaborating in technological innovation, and becoming a new generation of envoys of friendship between the two countries through mutual understanding and affinity, injecting youthful momentum into enhancing China-U.S. people-to-people exchanges and promoting the development of bilateral relations.
Meeting Face-to-Face, Youth Heart-to-Heart
"What we remember most is the people here"
During the Spring Festival this year, a youth pickleball cultural exchange delegation from Maryland, USA, consisting of 45 teachers and students, came to China. They traveled north from Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东), passing through Shangyou (上犹), Jiangxi (江西), and Hebi (鹤壁), Henan (河南), to Beijing (北京), immersing themselves in the unique charm of Spring Festival folk culture in China, witnessing the vigorous innovative vitality of Chinese cities, the convenient and efficient transportation network, and truly feeling the rapid development of China. Chinese and American students sat together, writing Spring Festival couplets, cutting window decorations, and making dumplings, shortening the distance between their hearts and forging sincere friendships in folk experience and daily interaction.
"The trip to China was wonderful and unforgettable, and it was especially special to visit China during the Spring Festival. Thank you to countless Chinese friends for making us feel at home." Jeffrey Sullivan, Director of the Department of Sports, Montgomery County Board of Education, Maryland, USA, said that American and Chinese students have established solid friendships through face-to-face exchanges, "We are honored to build a bridge for the people of the United States and China to enhance friendship and actively contribute to the development of relations between the two countries."
A small episode in China left a deep impression on Sullivan. A Shanghai (上海) student made a special trip to Beijing to meet with American friends who came to China this time. In April 2025, Maryland students visited Shanghai, and the Shanghai student became friends with one of the students, and this time he made a special trip to reunite with his old friend. "We are very pleased to see these friendships continue and form new connections." Sullivan said that the Shanghai student also gave him a bracelet, saying that it would bring him good luck in the Year of the Horse, "From that moment on, I have been wearing it and never taken it off, which reminds us of the important significance of our visit to China."
With the in-depth development of the "5-Year 50,000" initiative, the enthusiasm for exchanges between Chinese and American youth continues to rise, the forms continue to innovate, and the highlights are wonderful. Many American youths have responded to the initiative to go to China for exchanges and study, becoming friendship ambassadors across the Pacific Ocean.
"Everyone we met in China was so warm, sincere, and generous. We visited many places with a long history and experienced a culture with profound heritage, but what we remember most is the people here," said Henry Collins, a student at the University of Puget Sound in the United States.
Miah, a high school student at Miami Diamond Leadership Academy in the United States, said that she hopes to see deeper friendships between the United States and China and promote better understanding of each other, "This inspires us to play a bridging role and share what we have seen and heard in China with more people."
"The activities we participated in were both fun and educational, allowing us to open our hearts, broaden our horizons, and gain an in-depth understanding of China. Today, our connection with China is closer than ever," said Mallory Black, a student at the University of Virginia in the United States.
Youth has no borders, and friendship crosses the ocean. One meeting after another across mountains and seas, one exchange after another between hearts and minds, allows Chinese and American youth to perceive the real China and harvest sincere friendship in activities.
Culture and Sports Build Bridges, Exchanges Promote Mutual Understanding
"The relationship between countries begins with the friendship between people"
The foundation of China-U.S. relations is built by the people, and the future depends on the creation of youth. Under the framework of the "5-Year 50,000" initiative, students from the two countries know and love each other in exchanges and cooperation, move forward hand in hand in mutual learning and mutual appreciation, jointly tighten the bonds of friendship, and cultivate a solid foundation of people-to-people friendship for promoting the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of China-U.S. relations.
Taking the ball as a medium and interacting with each other with heart, the "5-Year 50,000" initiative continues the fine tradition of "Ping-Pong Diplomacy."
"Language is not an obstacle to communication, and sports connect us. We communicate with gestures and body movements, and we quickly have a tacit understanding," said Vincent, an American student. In February this year, the American Maryland Youth Pickleball Cultural Exchange Delegation held four mixed-team competitions between Chinese and American youth during their visit. Vincent, who came to China for the first time, partnered with Chinese student Zhang Wenhao (张雯皓) and won the runner-up in the men's doubles in a pickleball match held in the North Gymnasium of Tsinghua University (清华大学). In one game after another, Chinese and American players teamed up to learn from each other and exchange ideas in depth. The crisp sound of hitting the ball intertwined with laughter, and the friendship continued to warm up.
Sullivan is very happy to see the youth of China and the United States compete side by side, share joy, and forge deep friendships. He said: "The relationship between countries begins with the friendship between people. Our efforts together through 'Pickleball Diplomacy' are playing a positive role."
Maddie Cherry, a high school student from Maryland, USA, came to China with her classmates last year and met many Chinese friends through pickleball competitions. He said: "Friendship will become deeper as we grow, and I believe that the relationship between the United States and China will become stronger and better because of us."
Making friends with songs and knowing each other with music, the "5-Year 50,000" initiative allows cultural exchanges to cross mountains and seas.
"Music allows children from China and the United States to cross cultural boundaries and harvest friendship from across the ocean," said Zhao Bin (赵彬), conductor of the Hangzhou Children's Choir. In January this year, the American One Voice Children's Choir and the Hangzhou Children's Choir jointly participated in an outdoor music exchange activity at Jixian Pavilion (集贤亭) in a park on West Lake (西湖) in Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江). The Hangzhou Children's Choir sang the Hangzhou city song "Dream Paradise" to warmly welcome American friends from afar. The American One Voice Children's Choir brought the Chinese song "As Wish," responding with sincere and moving melodies. The Chinese and American choirs also joined hands to perform the song "We Are Together," pushing the atmosphere to a climax.
Members of the Chinese and American choirs deepened their mutual understanding during tours and interactions. "This is my first time in Hangzhou. Singing duets on a painted boat among the green hills and clear waters, I immediately understood why it is called 'Paradise'," said Hannah, a member of the One Voice Children's Choir. She also exchanged gifts with her newly acquainted Chinese friends. "I received a beautiful pendant with the word '乐' embroidered on it, which means both happiness and music at the same time. It's so cool."
Taking culture as a bridge and creating resonance together, the "5-Year 50,000" initiative builds a bridge for mutual understanding.
"China is playing an increasingly important role on the international stage, and I hope to have an in-depth understanding of China's history and culture and become a 'China expert'," said Frowning, an American student who minored in Chinese and has been studying Chinese for 7 years. Last year, she participated in the cultural exchange camp held by the China University of Petroleum (Beijing) (中国石油大学（北京）). She said that learning Chinese and understanding China cannot only be in the classroom, but also requires face-to-face exchanges and using ears and eyes to perceive different cultures.
Compared with the summer camp in 2024, the exchange camp of China University of Petroleum (Beijing) in 2025 has increased the in-depth experience activities of Chinese culture, so that American youth can have a more comprehensive and three-dimensional understanding of China. In addition to visiting famous historical sites such as the Forbidden City (故宫) and the Great Wall (长城) to feel China's traditional history and culture, they also went to Baidu Science and Technology Park, Xiaomi Automobile Factory, Beijing Daxing International Hydrogen Energy Demonstration Zone and other places to feel the vigorous pulse of China's technological innovation industry development.
In the Beijing Daxing International Hydrogen Energy Demonstration Zone, American students frequently took photos and recorded various hydrogen energy models and products such as hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and household hydrogen generators, and learned about the entire industrial chain of hydrogen energy production, storage, transportation, refueling, and utilization. "China's innovation capabilities and the achievements of achieving a perfect balance between cultural protection and technological development have impressed me deeply," said Dai Qingtai, a student at the University of Tulsa in the United States. Developing clean energy and achieving green transformation are crucial to addressing climate change. "I look forward to the United States and China giving full play to their respective strengths and achieving green development through cooperation."
Messages Convey Consensus, Friendship Consolidates the Foundation
"The road of exchanges between American and Chinese youth is getting wider and wider and going further and further"
As one of the most important bilateral relations in the world, China-U.S. relations require the careful cultivation and long-term care of the people of the two countries. Regular youth exchanges are the most vibrant "spring plowing" to cultivate China-U.S. friendship and consolidate the foundation of bilateral relations.
"Youth are the most dynamic subject of people-to-people exchanges." Xie Feng (谢锋), Chinese Ambassador to the United States, said that he welcomes more American youth to participate in the "5-Year 50,000" initiative, to study, visit, and study in China, to personally walk and see the real, three-dimensional, and comprehensive China, to empower youth and add color to life. It is hoped that the youth of the two countries will continue to strengthen exchanges, deepen friendship, and become inheritors, practitioners, and pioneers of China-U.S. friendship.
Mu Yanling (穆言灵), an American friendly person, has visited China many times in the past two years and has personally witnessed the continuous new progress of the "5-Year 50,000" initiative. "In exchange activities, American youth perceive all aspects of China from daily life to historical culture," she said.
"Youth exchanges carry the far-reaching significance beyond the activities themselves." Sarah Lande, a friend of Iowa in the United States who actively responded to and promoted the U.S. participation in the "5-Year 50,000" initiative, said that people-to-people friendship is of great significance to the stability and development of U.S.-China relations. The "5-Year 50,000" initiative allows the youth of the two countries to have more opportunities to meet and know each other and better understand each other. "True friendship begins with understanding each other's culture and is achieved through tolerance of harmonious coexistence. Our goal is to allow more American youth to experience the charm of Chinese culture and art and the modern appearance of urban and rural areas up close, personally feel the warmth of friendship, and share their experiences and feelings with their relatives and friends."
Robert Lawrence Kuhn, chairman of the Kuhn Foundation in the United States, said that the "5-Year 50,000" initiative is an important measure to deepen U.S.-China people-to-people exchanges. Strengthening people-to-people exchanges can transcend geopolitical differences, improve the state of bilateral relations, and continuously promote mutual understanding and friendship among the people, which can build a solid public opinion foundation and consolidate the social foundation for the long-term healthy and stable development of U.S.-China relations. "People-to-people exchanges used to be the best way to narrow the distance between the United States and China and enhance mutual understanding. Today, it is still the key way to break down barriers and build consensus."
Kenneth Hammond, a professor at New Mexico State University in the United States, believes that in recent years, the exchange bridges built by U.S.-China educational institutions have continued to promote mutual understanding and enhance traditional friendship between the people of the two countries. Face-to-face immersive exchanges between young people can intuitively perceive each other's culture and forge pure friendship, which is an important way to enhance trust, dispel doubts, and promote the steady and long-term development of U.S.-China relations. The "5-Year 50,000" initiative is of great significance and injects vitality into reshaping trans-Pacific people-to-people connections and enhancing U.S.-China mutual trust.
Luca Berrone, a member of the board of directors of the Iowa Friendship Committee in the United States, said bluntly that the "5-Year 50,000" initiative is an important and pragmatic measure to stabilize and improve U.S.-China bilateral relations, and it uses practical actions to narrow the psychological distance between the people of the two countries and deepen mutual understanding and recognition. "The road of exchanges between American and Chinese youth is getting wider and wider and going further and further. Deeply cultivating youth exchanges and cultivating youth friendship is the solid foundation for building a long-term stable and mutually beneficial U.S.-China relationship. The larger the scale and the higher the frequency of youth exchanges, the more solid the foundation of people-to-people friendship between the United States and China, and the brighter the future prospects of bilateral relations."
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The hope of China-U.S. relations lies in the people, the foundation lies in the grassroots, the future lies in the youth, and the vitality lies in the local communities. In November 2023, President Xi Jinping (习近平) announced during his speech in San Francisco, USA, that "In order to expand exchanges between the people of China and the United States, especially the younger generation, China is willing to invite 50,000 American youths to China for exchanges and study in the next five years." This initiative, which benefits the youth of both countries and focuses on the long-term future, has injected warm and lasting youthful momentum into the development of China-U.S. relations, and has been widely recognized by both Chinese and American societies.
Since the launch of the initiative more than two years ago, young people from 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have been invited to China, with their footprints covering 31 provinces (regions, municipalities) and Hong Kong and Macao. From elementary schools to universities, from the East Coast to the West Coast, many American youths have come to China for the first time, personally experiencing a real, three-dimensional, and comprehensive China. The exchange activities involve cultural experiences, language learning, summer and winter camps, science and technology exchanges, competitive events, as well as studying for credits and degrees in China in various forms. The progress of the initiative has exceeded expectations, the effectiveness of the exchanges has exceeded expectations, and the global impact has exceeded expectations.
President Xi Jinping (习近平) has repeatedly replied to letters from young people and friends who have participated in and supported the "5-Year 50,000" initiative, encouraging more American youths to join the cause of China-U.S. friendship, to be a new generation of envoys of friendship between the two countries, and to make greater contributions to enhancing China-U.S. people-to-people exchanges and promoting the development of bilateral relations.
Seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times. American youths have visited the vast land of China, spending time with vibrant Chinese peers, enhancing understanding and seeking cooperation on common issues such as global governance, environmental protection, cultural heritage, and innovative development, opening an important window to perceive and understand China. During the activities, American youths witnessed China's development achievements, cultural heritage, and social outlook with their own eyes, bringing vivid Chinese stories back to the United States, and reshaping their understanding of China in their interactions with Chinese youths, becoming rational and objective voices in the China-U.S. public opinion field.
People-to-people exchanges are valuable in their persistence. 50,000 youthful figures mean 50,000 friendships, building 50,000 bridges of communication. In the future, they will become the backbone of China-U.S. exchanges, transforming the spirit of inclusiveness, openness, trust, and win-win cooperation accumulated in the activities into a solid foundation for the forward and positive development of bilateral relations, and becoming a source of vitality for the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of China-U.S. relations.
The power of youth surges endlessly, and people-to-people exchanges pave the way. The "5-Year 50,000" initiative uses youth as a pen and exchange as ink, and the youths of China and the United States have crossed the Pacific Ocean and written a magnificent chapter of friendship. In the future, we will explore and innovate richer forms, build more diverse platforms, and introduce broader social support, promote more institutionalized and sustainable mutual visits and exchanges, encourage more young people to become inheritors of China-U.S. friendship and promoters of peace and friendship, consolidate the foundation of friendship, and pass on the flame of hope.
The wheels of history roll forward, and time is the best witness. We firmly believe that as more and more Chinese and American youths become envoys of friendship, and as the trickles of heart-to-heart communication converge into a mighty force, the development of China-U.S. relations will surely have a more solid foundation and a brighter future.
(The author is the Director of the Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges and the Office of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs of the Ministry of Education)
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The Ministry of Finance's (财政部) press conference for the first quarter of 2026 revealed that the package of fiscal and financial policies introduced at the beginning of the year to promote domestic demand has achieved remarkable results. Newly issued related loans in the first quarter exceeded 8.8 trillion yuan, and as of mid-April, trade-ins of consumer goods have driven sales of related commodities to exceed 540 billion yuan. The package of policies has cumulatively benefited 2.71 million business entities and 54.19 million resident consumers, fully demonstrating the precise effectiveness of fiscal and financial policies in counter-cyclical adjustments.
In recent years, from the expansion and upgrading of the "two new" policies to the implementation and vigorous efforts of the "double subsidy" policy, from the establishment of a 100 billion yuan special fund for fiscal and financial collaboration to promote domestic demand to the continuous increase in ultra-long-term special treasury bonds, the policy combination punches have progressed layer by layer and continued to exert force, achieving solid results in stabilizing investment, promoting consumption, and stimulating vitality. However, it must also be seen that the temperature difference and time difference in policy implementation still exist: on the one hand, some regions have taken the initiative to open green channels for approval, promote direct and rapid access to policies, and enjoy dividends immediately upon application; on the other hand, some local business entities reflect that the application for the previous round of discounted interest funds is still stuck in the approval stage, and policy dividends cannot be realized for a long time, and the problem of obstruction in implementation needs to be solved urgently.
"Seize the opportunity when you see it," and many mature practice models have already emerged in various regions. For example, Shanghai (上海) has optimized cross-departmental coordination mechanisms, streamlined approval and review processes, and broken down barriers to government data. After enterprises submit applications for equipment renewal interest subsidies, all links strictly adhere to the time limit for review and approval to ensure that funds arrive as soon as possible. Jiangsu (江苏) focuses on key areas of consumer goods trade-ins, relying on an integrated online government service platform to achieve "one-stop" full-process online handling of subsidy applications, intelligent review, and fund allocation. Guangdong Shaoguan (广东韶关) innovatively constructs a linkage mechanism of "re-lending + financing credit enhancement + special subsidy loans," incorporating the expected subsidy repayment of enterprises into the core basis for credit granting, effectively alleviating the short-term cash flow pressure of merchants. Many places have based themselves on reality, accurately connected with market demand, cleared mechanism blockages, promoted the rapid implementation of policies, and effectively benefited the vast number of business entities and urban and rural residents.
However, some regions' policy implementation is still "**慢半拍**" (màn bàn pāi - "half a beat slow," slow to react or implement). In a certain city in the west of China, the discounted interest funds applied for by enterprises at the end of 2024 have not been realized as of the end of the first quarter of 2026. Although the local government has promised to gradually realize them, it has affected the capital turnover of enterprises. The Finance Department (财政厅) of a certain province frankly stated that in the implementation of the 2025 service industry business entity loan interest subsidy policy, there were prominent problems such as "poor coordination between government and banks, low review efficiency, and some projects not finding corresponding review departments." Such policy idling and delayed dividends not only cause business entities to miss development opportunities for transformation and upgrading and expanding operations, but also weaken the effectiveness of policy regulation and control, which is not conducive to forming a joint force for stabilizing growth and promoting development.
Insufficient timeliness of policy implementation is related to problems such as poor departmental coordination, imperfect systems and mechanisms, weak follow-up supervision, and lack of supervision and accountability. From the perspective of the implementation process, data barriers between multiple departments such as finance, finance, and industry authorities are still prominent, and layer-by-layer approval and repeated review increase institutional transaction costs. Coupled with the fact that some regions' fiscal revenue and expenditure are in a tight balance, the pressure on fund allocation is prominent. In addition, factors such as the high proportion of manual review and insufficient standardization of processes directly lengthen the policy realization cycle.
Improving the timeliness of policy implementation is not only a key measure to continuously consolidate the trend of economic recovery and stabilize market expectations, but also an important yardstick for testing local development performance and governance capabilities. For the problem of being "half a beat slow," we must take multiple measures, implement systematic policies, and solve problems in a targeted manner: improve the working mechanism of central overall planning and dispatch, local territorial implementation, and departmental collaborative linkage, eliminate data silos, open up information sharing channels, use technology to empower and compress approval links, shorten processing time limits, and build a full-chain management system for policy application, intelligent review, compliant allocation, and closed-loop supervision; improve the supervision and assessment system, consolidate the main responsibilities of local governments and departments, incorporate policy realization efficiency and business entity satisfaction into performance assessment, and unblock online and offline complaint feedback channels, so as to force the fulfillment of duties and improve service efficiency through rigid accountability.
The vitality of a policy lies in its implementation. Fiscal and financial regulation policies should not only strengthen their "gold content" but also ensure "timeliness." Only by being pragmatic, making practical moves, and seeking practical results, and fully opening up the "last mile" of policy implementation, can we fully release the counter-cyclical adjustment effectiveness of fiscal and financial policies, continuously consolidate the foundation for economic recovery, steadily promote high-quality development to improve quality and efficiency, and lay a solid economic and livelihood foundation for the good start and good start of the "15th Five-Year Plan."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 罗珊珊
Starting from Yangzhou East Station (扬州东站) in Jiangsu (江苏), drive south for about 3 kilometers, and when a sign with "China's Toothbrush Capital (中国牙刷之都)" comes into view, you have arrived at Hangji Town (杭集镇), Yangzhou (扬州).
This small town, with an area of just over 40 square kilometers, produces 7.5 billion toothbrushes annually, exporting to more than 80 countries and regions, accounting for about 90% of China's total toothbrush exports, making it the world's largest toothbrush production base. It has been awarded the title of "China's Toothbrush Capital (中国牙刷之都)" by the China National Light Industry Council. Earlier this year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) announced the 2025 list of "China Consumer Brand Names (中国消费名品)", and "Hangji Toothbrush (杭集牙刷)" was selected as a regional brand.
According to Yangzhou Customs (扬州海关) statistics, in 2025, the total export value of oral hygiene products in the Yangzhou (扬州) area exceeded 3 billion yuan, of which toothbrush exports alone exceeded 2.2 billion yuan, an increase of 3.5% year-on-year.
Why Hangji (杭集)? Why toothbrushes? The reporter visited Hangji Town (杭集镇), Yangzhou (扬州), and interviewed local enterprises and relevant departments to find out the historical causes and industrial practices behind it.
Craftsmanship Inheritance——
“Integrity in Every Bristle”
When did Chinese people start using toothbrushes? The China (Yangzhou) Oral Health Science and Technology Museum (中国（扬州）口腔健康科技馆) records the past and present of Chinese toothbrushes.
"Toothbrushes appeared in China as early as the Tang Dynasty (唐代). In 1826, Hangji (杭集) toothbrushes began to appear on the historical stage." According to the staff of the Science and Technology Museum, at that time, a Hangji (杭集) farmer named Liu Wanxing (刘万兴) used ox bone to make brush handles and manually implanted white horse tail hair to make "Samsung Brand (三星牌)" toothbrushes. Later, he used more economical and affordable pig bristles instead of horse tail hair, which greatly reduced production costs and promoted toothbrushes to become a necessity of life.
Since then, Liu's (刘氏) disciples have inherited the toothbrush making skills, "carrying toothbrush boxes on their backs and selling them everywhere."
After experiencing the rise of backpackers, small workshop manufacturing, factory production, company development, and cluster breakthroughs, in 200 years, Hangji (杭集) toothbrushes have grown from a "small craft" to support families into a large industry that leverages regional development, and inheritance and innovation have never stopped.
The Han Guoping (韩国平) family, awarded the title of "Toothbrush Family (牙刷世家)" by the China National General Merchandise Association, is a vivid example.
In 1989, Han Guoping (韩国平), who returned to his hometown to start a business, contracted the Hangji Daily Chemical Factory (杭集日化厂), which was on the verge of bankruptcy, and established Yangzhou Daqiao Toothbrush Factory (扬州市大桥牙刷厂). In 1996, it was restructured into Jiangsu Sanxiao Group Co., Ltd. (江苏三笑集团有限公司).
Over the past 30 years, Sanxiao Group (三笑集团) has experienced ups and downs. It had glory. In 2000, "Sanxiao (三笑)" brand toothbrushes were all over major domestic supermarkets, accounting for more than half of the domestic market share at that time, and the products were exported to 56 countries and regions around the world; it had silence. In the first decade of the 21st century, the figure of "Sanxiao (三笑)" brand toothbrushes gradually faded.
But the heart of "making a good toothbrush" has always been hot. In 2010, Sanxiao Group (三笑集团) restarted with the "Kejie Kejing (可洁可净)" brand, and in 2013, it once again expanded overseas markets. The average annual growth rate of foreign trade exports is about 50%. In 2025, the export value of toothbrushes reached 350 million yuan. The main trading partners are all over traditional markets such as Europe, America, Japan and South Korea, and emerging markets such as Indonesia and Vietnam account for more than 30%.
Why always take root in the toothbrush industry?
The development history of Sanxiao Group (三笑集团) is soaked with the efforts and persistence of three generations.
Han Guoping's (韩国平) father, Han Yongming (韩永明), opened a toothbrush workshop in Anhui (安徽) as early as 1936, producing bone-handled pig bristle toothbrushes; Han Guoping (韩国平) inherited the original intention of "integrity in every bristle" and founded Sanxiao Group (三笑集团); in 2015, the third generation Han Xiaotian (韩笑添) joined the toothbrush industry just after graduating from university, promoting Sanxiao Group (三笑集团) to transform to intelligent and green production.
A toothbrush, a century-old tradition; a piece of land, generations of inheritance. In Hangji (杭集), there are many examples of several generations making a toothbrush together.
A few years ago, Shuguang Toothbrush Factory (曙光牙刷厂), which explored the transformation of exports to domestic sales, opened the domestic market with a "three generations of factory directors live streaming" campaign. Now, the domestic and international markets are developing "on two legs," with an average daily production of about 1.2 million toothbrushes and an annual output value of about 200 million yuan.
This old toothbrush factory, built in 1976, started by relying on the supply and marketing cooperative channels for sales, then independently developed the international market by participating in the Canton Fair (广交会), and now integrates domestic and foreign trade development. It has been passed down through three generations: Tu Yongtao (屠永桃), Tu Jinxiang (屠金祥), and Tu Xinye (屠新业). In the tide of reform and opening up, it has adhered to the main business of "making a good toothbrush."
Tu Jinxiang (屠金祥), who is over 60 years old, can still recall his childhood when talking about the origin of Hangji (杭集) toothbrushes, "My grandfather would make toothbrushes himself at that time, sawing with a saw, filing with a file, polishing ox bones, and then threading pig bristles by hand, hanging them on his body in bamboo baskets and taking them out to sell." This is a simple silhouette of the development era of China's toothbrush handicraft industry, and it is also a touch of the craftsmanship inheritance of Hangji (杭集) toothbrushes.
Determined to Innovate——
“We Have What Others Don’t, We Excel at What Others Have”
From ox bones for brush handles to pig bristles for brush hair, the bloodline gene of Hangji (杭集) toothbrushes is written with innovation.
Speaking of innovation, Han Xiaotian (韩笑添) remembers a sentence that his father, Han Guoping (韩国平), often said, "We have what others don't, we excel at what others have."
"Starting in the 1990s, Sanxiao (三笑) invested in innovation around the needs of toothbrush production and operation, continuously introduced foreign technologies and equipment, and accelerated product innovation and large-scale production." Han Xiaotian (韩笑添) recalled that the company imported toothbrush packaging machines as early as 1993, and introduced German fully automatic toothbrush production and packaging lines in 1999. The injection molding workshop is equipped with more than 200 sets of computer program-controlled injection molding machines. Through technological innovation, the company has transformed from a manual workshop to a modern factory.
In 2015, when Han Xiaotian (韩笑添) entered Sanxiao (三笑), the toothbrush market environment had undergone great changes. Consumers paid more attention to oral health, and there were more diverse toothbrush brands on the market, which meant that market competition was more intense.
"Innovation must keep up with the development of the times." Han Xiaotian (韩笑添) constantly insighted into the cutting-edge trends of the industry through customer research and market analysis.
In 2023, in line with the new trend of "intelligent transformation and digital transformation," Sanxiao (三笑) invested 1 billion yuan to build a new 120,000-square-meter intelligent and green factory, increasing the production capacity from an average of 800,000 pieces per day to a maximum of 2 million pieces and an average of 1.5 million pieces per day.
Walking into the Sanxiao (三笑) intelligent factory, four-axis robots automatically grab materials and put them into the injection molding machine. In a short while, rows of toothbrush handles have been injection molded. In the bristle planting process, the robotic arm and the conveyor belt cooperate with each other, and clusters of bristles are quickly densely planted on the small brush head.
"In the early design stage, we anchored the layout for fully automated production, and classified and modularized the production of brush handles, bristles, molds, etc., changing the assembly line operation mode. This is not only more convenient for intelligent transformation, but also can meet the needs of flexible production." Han Xiaotian (韩笑添) said that now customers' needs are more diverse, and more than 100 new molds are opened every year. At present, from injection molding and bristle planting to bristle grinding, the entire process of the production line has basically achieved fully automatic production.
In recent years, Hangji Town (杭集镇) has promoted the transformation and upgrading of the toothbrush industry cluster through intelligent transformation. "Toothbrushes are a traditional industry, but traditional industries are not 'sunset industries'. As long as you dare to break through and try, they can still be rejuvenated." Wang Xiaozun (王晓尊), director of the Hangji High-tech Industrial Development Zone Management Committee (杭集高新技术产业开发区管理委员会), said, "The most taboo thing about intelligent transformation is 'one size fits all'. We must implement policies according to different enterprises and different stages of development, and cultivate them in stages, without engaging in 'greed for greatness and perfection'."
Wang Xiaozun (王晓尊) cited an example. For leading enterprises such as Sanxiao (三笑) and Liangmianzhen (两面针), they are encouraged to take the lead in building intelligent factories. For small and medium-sized enterprises that "dare not transform, cannot transform, and have no money to transform," it is necessary to explore the lightweight application of industrial Internet platforms, reduce the threshold for transformation, and allow enterprises to get on the fast track of digitalization and intelligence with a small amount of money. At present, Hangji Town (杭集镇) has cultivated 11 provincial-level or above intelligent factories (workshops), 23 provincial-level or above specialized and new enterprises, and 5 provincial-level green factories.
Forge Ahead——
“See Far and Go Steadily”
Behind the continued vitality of Hangji (杭集) toothbrushes, in addition to working hard and innovating internally, there is also looking up at the road and developing externally.
"The market is changing, we must remain敏锐 (mǐn ruì - "sharp, acute") , see far and go steadily." Han Xiaotian (韩笑添) said.
How to do it specifically? Han Xiaotian (韩笑添) believes that the traditional foreign trade base should not be lost, adhere to manufacturing advantages, do a good job in OEM orders, and gradually expand incremental growth. "The current foreign trade situation is very different from the 1990s. The country has provided a lot of assistance, such as proposing the 'Belt and Road' initiative and signing many free trade agreements. These are new opportunities that we can seize." Han Xiaotian (韩笑添) said.
Integrating into the "Belt and Road (一带一路)" construction, Sanxiao Group (三笑集团) has deeply visited emerging markets such as ASEAN and the Middle East to find potential customers. "In these new markets, we will look for high-quality local distributors and explore exporting under our own brand." Han Xiaotian (韩笑添) introduced that in the Philippine market, Sanxiao Group (三笑集团) has cultivated a distributor who originally did paper business. The paper business has a large volume and accounts for a high share of supermarkets and department stores, which means that this distributor has deeper cooperation with local retail channels and has more say.
"Have you considered building a self-operated team and investing in building overseas warehouses locally?" the reporter asked.
"We need to analyze specific problems and choose the path that suits us." Han Xiaotian (韩笑添) said, "Toothbrushes do not belong to products with high consumer brand loyalty, and there is not much after-sales service. Investing too much overseas may not get a good return on investment. We hope to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results through division of labor and cooperation. Local distributors have mature sales channels and maintenance experience, but they lack production. Our advantage lies in this. Why not use their strength?"
In order to fully enjoy preferential measures such as customs clearance facilitation, Sanxiao Group (三笑集团) took the initiative to apply for Customs AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) advanced certification.
When I met Qian Qingya (钱晴亚), a fourth-level senior officer of the Second Enterprise Management Section of Yangzhou Customs (扬州海关), she was carrying a thick notebook, which was the homework she did when serving Sanxiao Group (三笑集团) to apply for AEO certification. "The most impressive thing is Sanxiao Group's (三笑集团) efficient feedback, which shows that the company has high self-requirements for business norms." Qian Qingya (钱晴亚) said that applying for AEO certification requires meeting more than 60 standards in four major areas: internal control, financial status, compliance, and trade security, which puts higher demands on the company from personnel to venues. This is a considerable compliance investment for the company, not only a one-time investment, but also a continuous investment in daily operations. After obtaining AEO certification, companies enjoy better and more convenient management measures in daily inspection, customs clearance facilitation, and free trade agreement benefits.
"At present, China's Customs AEO certification has achieved mutual recognition with many countries, providing us with a credit certificate for developing high-quality customers." Han Xiaotian (韩笑添) said.
Shuguang Toothbrush Factory (曙光牙刷厂), which has tasted the sweetness of domestic e-commerce, is exploring how to better coordinate the two markets and two resources, domestic and international. "In the past, doing foreign trade was mainly OEM production, which did not require high capabilities for companies to develop new products. Now, in order to face the domestic market, we have specially established an e-commerce business department to continuously research and judge new consumer demands and trends, and improve the response efficiency of new product development. At present, based on traditional OEM (original equipment manufacturer), we are extending to ODM (original design manufacturer) to continuously enhance the advantages of participating in international competition." Tu Xinye (屠新业) said.
(Ren Yingying (任盈盈) participated in writing)
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The development of digital finance should adhere to security and controllability, inclusive sharing, and innovation-driven principles, making concerted efforts in top-level design, regulatory systems, technological innovation, and risk prevention and control.
As an important component of the "five major articles" of finance, the strategic position of digital finance is becoming increasingly prominent. It is an important engine for promoting the deep integration of finance and technology, and plays an important role in improving the efficiency of financial services for the real economy.
In recent years, China's digital finance has accelerated its development pace, application scenarios have continued to expand, and the regulatory system has been gradually improved. The rapid rise of artificial intelligence technologies represented by large models and intelligent agents has brought about deeper structural changes to digital finance. How to strike a balance between innovation and security and promote the sustainable and high-quality development of digital finance has become a key issue in current financial reform and opening up.
Relying on technologies such as big data, AI (artificial intelligence), blockchain, and cloud computing, the inclusiveness, convenience, and intelligence level of financial services have been significantly improved. Digital technology helps finance reach weak links in traditional finance such as small and micro enterprises and farmers. Digital credit business significantly shortens the financing cycle and lowers the financing threshold for small and medium-sized micro groups. Some leading financial institutions have begun to transform from "digital banks" to "AI-native banks," deeply embedding AI into the entire process of marketing, risk control, customer service, and research and development. Digital employees widely participate in daily operations, effectively improving operational efficiency and service quality. The construction of digital infrastructure is accelerating, and the improvement of supercomputing centers, financial cloud services, and data factor markets provides a solid underlying support for digital finance.
Although the development momentum of digital finance is strong, there are still multiple bottlenecks in practice. In terms of security and controllability, with the high digitization of financial business, data transmission, cloud storage, smart contracts and other links have become new risk aggregation points. Algorithm discrimination, system vulnerabilities, and data leakage may weaken public trust in digital finance. In terms of regulatory adaptation, the development speed of digital finance far exceeds the traditional regulatory boundaries, and there is a coexistence of "regulatory vacuum" and "multi-headed cross." In terms of fair sharing, the digital divide and the "model divide" are becoming increasingly prominent. Some groups face the challenge of "digital disconnection" due to information literacy limitations or insufficient digital access, making it difficult to fully enjoy digital dividends. Large financial institutions are accelerating AI layout with their strong capital, data and talent advantages, while a large number of small and medium-sized banks face the dilemma of less talent accumulation, large cost investment, and uncertain returns, making it difficult to keep up with the pace of AI intelligent transformation.
Looking to the future, the development of digital finance should adhere to security and controllability, inclusive sharing, and innovation-driven principles, making concerted efforts in top-level design, regulatory systems, technological innovation, and risk prevention and control.
On the one hand, accelerate the institutional construction of data ownership, privacy protection, and algorithm transparency. In the context of AI deeply penetrating the financial field, establish a "access-evaluation-exit" standard system for large-model financial applications, clarify the main responsibility boundaries of intelligent agents in financial business, promote financial regulatory authorities and cyberspace departments to form a coordinated and consistent regulatory framework, and establish a verifiable, traceable, and correctable digital financial governance system.
On the other hand, promote the construction of national-level financial data centers, integrated cloud platforms, and cybersecurity systems to achieve independent control of key core technologies. Actively explore a symbiotic model of "general basic large model + financial industry large model + institutional call small model," and reduce the intelligent transformation threshold for small and medium-sized financial institutions through public AI infrastructure. Strengthen algorithm review and model verification, promote financial institutions to establish a governance mechanism covering AI risks, and firmly hold the bottom line of preventing systemic financial risks.
In addition, it is also necessary to encourage financial institutions, technology companies, and industrial chain entities to collaborate and innovate, and promote financial services to better embed in key areas of the real economy such as manufacturing and agriculture, as well as green and low-carbon industries. Use artificial intelligence, blockchain and other technologies to optimize supply chain financing and trade settlement, and form a digital financial ecosystem that serves technological innovation and industrial upgrading. Promote the popularization of digital financial services that are suitable for the elderly, have low thresholds, and are scenario-based, and improve the financial accessibility of rural and remote areas. Through the construction of public digital financial infrastructure, ensure that different groups have the opportunity to fairly obtain financial resources.
(The author is the chief expert and director of the Shanghai Institute of Finance and Development (上海金融与发展实验室).)
Return to TopBy: 罗珊珊
"Please help me search for parent-child travel routes near Nanjing (南京)." "I want to buy an electric water heater, please recommend some practical ones..." Nowadays, more and more consumers are starting to regard AI (Artificial Intelligence) as their "personal consumption consultant." From planning travel routes to selecting hotels and homestays, to making daily shopping choices, many consumers are accustomed to asking AI tools first before making consumption decisions.
A recent special survey conducted by the Shanghai Consumer Rights Protection Commission (上海市消费者权益保护委员会) shows that AI intelligent agents have a high level of market awareness, with an overall awareness coverage of over 94%; in terms of core needs, 62.34% of respondents believe that it can "solve information overload," 54.34% recognize its "ability to distinguish authenticity," and 35.78% expect it to "achieve price transparency." Looking at the national market, these survey data have regional limitations, but some trends are worth noting: AI is accelerating the reconstruction of consumer market logic and has broad market space.
AI's deep integration into the entire consumption process not only brings a new experience to consumers but also injects new impetus into the consumer market. From the consumer side, AI can integrate massive amounts of information with one click, quickly screen the best solutions, and accurately match personalized needs, changing the traditional consumption decision-making model, effectively avoiding the difficulty of choice caused by information overload, and making the originally cumbersome price comparison, screening, and strategy formulation simple and easy. From the production side, AI can accurately capture consumer demand, gain insight into consumption trends, help businesses optimize product supply, improve service quality, promote efficient connection between supply and demand, stimulate potential consumption demand, and help upgrade the quality of multiple consumption fields such as cultural tourism and retail.
Technology is a double-edged sword. While AI assists consumption, some "consumption traps" emerge. Some unscrupulous merchants use GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) technology to publish a large number of false soft articles and fabricate false information to "feed" AI, distorting AI's recommendation results, and turning the strategies and evaluation content obtained by consumers into carriers of false marketing. In addition, some AI intelligent agents have information hallucination problems, such as incorrect product parameters, false price reports, and untrue service information. Seemingly professional consumption advice actually hides consumption traps. These problems not only lead consumers to make wrong decisions but also damage the foundation of integrity in the consumer market, weaken public trust in intelligent technology, and disrupt the fair and orderly market competition order.
Artificial intelligence has brought new opportunities to the consumer market, making consumption more convenient and intelligent, and also providing opportunities for lawbreakers. Faced with new technologies, consumers should remain rational and prudent, and should not over-rely on or blindly trust them. When referring to the consumption advice given by AI, they should verify the authenticity of the information from multiple sources, and cross-validate through official channels, real evaluations, and offline verification.
In order to regulate market order, platforms, as technology providers and ecological operators, must earnestly shoulder their main responsibilities, strengthen technical risk control capabilities, increase the review of AI training data, establish a full-process data traceability mechanism, and continuously optimize the recommendation mechanism. From the regulatory level, it is necessary to accelerate the construction of a consumer rights protection system in the AI era, improve the consumer rights protection mechanism, clarify the responsibility for AI-assisted consumption disputes, ensure smooth channels for rights protection, and promote the formation of a healthy, transparent, and credible AI consumption service ecosystem.
Only when consumers remain rational and keep their eyes open, platforms strictly adhere to the bottom line and operate in a standardized manner, and regulators continuously explore and improve mechanisms, can AI become a "good helper" to promote rational consumption and activate market vitality, and jointly safeguard a fair, honest, safe, and orderly consumption environment.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李 蕊 王欣悦 李俊杰
Now, more and more people are going to the countryside on weekends or holidays to relax their bodies and minds amidst the green hills and clear waters, to appreciate history in ancient village culture, and to enjoy the fun of farming in the rural fields... Many places are relying on their resource endowments to create distinctive experience projects, promoting the rooting and growth of cultural tourism consumption in the countryside and empowering rural development.
Data shows that in 2025, the national rural leisure tourism industry is developing well, with operating income reaching 950 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of about 5.8%. During this year's "May Day" holiday, a report released by Tongcheng Travel platform showed that the number of rural homestay bookings around cities increased by more than 70% year-on-year during the holiday.
Appreciating Intangible Cultural Heritage in Ancient Villages
Enjoying Elegant Charm Under the Black Tiles
As dusk falls, in the Xixinan Scenic Area (西溪南景区) of Huizhou District (徽州区), Huangshan City (黄山市), Anhui Province (安徽省), the lights of the ancient streets light up one after another, the evening breeze gently blows, and tourists are like weaving.
At 7:30 in the evening, the "Fish Lantern Night Tour" (鱼灯夜游会) kicks off on time. One after another, exquisite and translucent Huizhou fish lanterns (徽州鱼灯) slowly "swim" out from the well-arranged ancient village homestays, winding along the banks of the Fengle River (丰乐河).
"I used to watch videos of the Huizhou fish lantern parade online and only thought it was lively. Today, after experiencing it myself, I truly feel this unique ancient charm and worldly atmosphere of Huizhou," exclaimed Feng Yao (冯耀), a tourist from Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东).
During this year's "May Day" holiday, villagers and homestay managers in Xixinan Village (西溪南村) joined hands to launch a series of cultural tourism activities such as "Full Pond Beauty - Xixinan Wonderful Night" (满池娇·西溪南奇妙夜) and "Fish Lantern Night Tour", deeply integrating Huizhou's traditional folk customs with the rural night economy, presenting a splendid cultural feast for the majority of tourists, with the scenic area receiving more than 3,000 tourists every night.
Who would have thought that just two or three years ago, Xixinan, which boasts original ecological green scenery and ancient architectural heritage, was just a passing point on the Huangshan tourism route. However, during this year's "May Day" holiday, the occupancy rate of homestays in Xixinan Scenic Area reached as high as 95%, the average daily turnover of catering merchants in the area increased by 60% compared with usual, and the average length of stay of tourists increased by more than 50%.
"The transformation of Xixinan lies in the fact that we have jumped out of old ideas, stepped out of old frameworks, and abandoned the traditional sightseeing model of putting cultural heritage on a high shelf and displaying it statically," Hu Jianlin (胡剑霖), Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Xixinan Town (西溪南镇), said frankly. In recent years, the local area has insisted on revitalizing cultural context with creativity and activating resources with experience, transforming sleeping cultural heritage into perceptible, touchable, and participatory immersive scenes, allowing traditional culture to walk out of exhibition halls and into life.
In the intangible cultural heritage experience hall of the scenic area's visitor center, Bao Chenning (包承宁), a 19-year-old girl from Guiyang (贵阳), Guizhou (贵州), and her mother are sitting around a table making fish lanterns together. With bamboo strips gently wrapped and colored paper embellished, a lively fish lantern takes shape at their fingertips. Looking at the fish lantern she made with her own hands, Bao Chenning's eyes are full of joy, looking forward to walking through the ancient alleys and parading along the river with her own fish lantern after nightfall, heading to a romantic night in Huizhou.
Today, in Xixinan Scenic Area, there are more than 20 intangible cultural heritage workshops and research and study experience halls like this where tourists can experience fish lantern making, attracting more than 100,000 tourists to experience each year, driving consumption of nearly 20 million yuan.
In another corner of Xixinan, a group of children are surrounding a sand table, enthusiastically building a "miniature Huizhou weir". Feng Yuxin (冯宇忻), an 8-year-old girl from Shenzhen, is squatting on the ground, her brows slightly furrowed, carefully stacking small stones, trying to restore the water diversion secrets of the Huizhou weir.
As a World Irrigation Engineering Heritage, the Huizhou weir quietly lies across the Fengle River. The four Huizhou weir relics in the Xixinan area are still well preserved after years of baptism, and the original ecological stepping stones on the riverbank are popular among tourists. Today, the wisdom of water management hidden in the ancient villages for thousands of years has also been transformed into challenges and fun at the fingertips of children through innovative revitalization.
Immersive experience of Huizhou culture is a cultural tourism hotspot that Xixinan Town focuses on creating. Special projects such as ancient building mortise and tenon construction and Huizhou bamboo carving craftsmanship are all available, constantly enriching the play experience for all ages. At the same time, the local area also coordinates the six administrative villages of Xixinan, Shiqiao (石桥), Pa Village (琶村), Donghong (东红), Songtang (竦塘), and Kengshang (坑上) to promote differentiated development and overall linkage, building a culturally rich tourism supply system.
Now in Xixinan, you can visit ancient villages and make handicrafts during the day, and enjoy the night view and participate in the fish lantern parade at night. The all-time experience extends the consumption chain, and the passenger flow is truly transformed into revenue. Hu Jianlin introduced that during this year's "May Day" holiday, Xixinan Town received a total of 200,500 tourists, driving consumption of 27 million yuan.
Working in the Fields in the Pastoral
Enjoying Pure Joy in the Countryside
"In the morning, I followed the villagers into the bamboo forest to dig bamboo shoots. My shoes sank into the mud, and sweat dripped down my temples. At noon, I set up firewood in the courtyard and started a fire. The bamboo shoots were sliced and put into the pot, and with a squeak - the restaurants in the city can't cook this taste," said tourist Guo Xin (郭欣).
During the "May Day" holiday, in Nanqiao Village (楠桥村), Wanzhou District (万州区), Chongqing (重庆), the wooden door of the "Village Cafe" in the ancient tree courtyard was pushed open, and Guo Xin walked out with a cup of coffee. The bamboo shoot digging experience plus a firewood meal cost more than 100 yuan per person for a group of four. "This 'May Day' is too worth it, I will come again next holiday," said Guo Xin.
In just one day, from hoes to cups, this seemingly casual consumption chain is exactly what Nanqiao Village has been pondering for several years.
The ancient tree courtyard in Nanqiao Village is not big, with only more than 50 households. Citrus picking, stone-milled tofu, firewood farmhouse dishes, and even happy banquets, weddings, Hanfu, and tie-dyeing, a long list of fun "things to do" is densely packed. "Just looking at the scenery, tourists take two photos and leave, without 'keeping' them. Let them do it themselves, and the experience becomes consumption, bringing revenue," said Ding Quan (丁权), Secretary of the Party Branch of the village.
Nanqiao Village is backed by the Wanzhou Waterfall Group (万州大瀑布群), a national 4A-level tourist attraction, and has 1,800 acres of standardized Muscat orange orchards, with multiple titles such as "China's Beautiful Leisure Village" and "National Forest Village". Relying on its unique resources, the ancient tree courtyard specializes in agricultural experience and extends to leisure scenes. In 2025, the village received a cumulative total of about 500,000 tourists, with a total tourism income exceeding 60 million yuan.
Letting city dwellers find nostalgia in "sweat dripping down the soil" and gain a good experience, this kind of picture is no longer new in Wanzhou.
In the strawberry greenhouse in Tonghua Village (桐花村), Jiuchi Street (九池街道), a 7-year-old boy held up a bright red strawberry and shouted with a grin: "Mom, this one is the biggest!" His mother, Liu Xiaoli (刘晓丽), squatted down and smiled to wipe his sweat, "A basket costs dozens of yuan, and the child can play all day, which is much better than shopping in a mall."
Relying on Wanzhou's more than 570,000 mu of fruit industry, Muscat oranges, Cuiyu pears, and Qingcui plums take turns, and a "happy picking line" runs through the four seasons. "The orchard is a picture of harvest, but also a hot spot for consumption: what tourists pay for is not just the money for the fruit, but also the little sense of accomplishment of picking it by themselves and putting it in the basket," said the relevant person in charge of the Wanzhou District Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee (万州区农业农村委) in Chongqing.
If picking is the "entry-level version" of agricultural experience, then the "Fish Catching Festival" (摸鱼节) in Henghe Tujia Township (恒合土家族乡) is the "advanced version". Henghe Tujia Township, with an average altitude of 1,200 meters, is a natural air-conditioned room in summer, but it is an hour's drive from the city. In the past, many tourists would just take a circle up the mountain and leave, and all the eating, living, and consumption would "pass by".
How to keep people here? The local area came up with a way - roll up your trouser legs and jump into the rice field, splashing water everywhere, and the fish shuttle between your legs, with adults even more excited than children. Tickets, selling fish, on-site processing, and post-meal accommodation, the consumption chain is strung together by these slippery fish. In July 2025, this "cool mountain village" flooded with more than 100,000 tourists, and more than 130 characteristic homestays were in short supply, with accommodation and catering turnover increasing by 31.7% year-on-year.
On the tea mountain, there is another kind of agricultural fun. Lancaoshan Tea Mountain (兰草茶山) in Sunjia Town (孙家镇) and Fenghuang Tea Mountain (凤凰茶山) in Tai'an Town (太安镇), the end of spring tea picking is around "May Day". Tourists walk through the tea ridges with bamboo baskets on their waists, and with a pinch of their fingertips, one bud and one leaf fall into their palms; killing green, kneading, and drying, making fresh leaves into dry tea by hand has become a ritual for many tea drinkers.
"The tea I picked myself tastes especially fragrant," said Zhou Jiafu (周家福), a citizen who has brought his family to the mountain for the second year. When he goes down the mountain, there is an extra can of "handmade" tea in his backpack. This can of tea is the result of the experience and a willing consumption.
Experience keeps people here, and the chain lengthens consumption. In recent years, Wanzhou has cultivated 5 beautiful villages, stringing together 20 high-quality routes such as "citrus picking + agricultural experience + rural leisure". "Wanzhou has changed its thinking - not selling scenery, but selling experience; tourists have also changed their consumption concept - no longer paying for the same attractions, but for the exclusive memory of 'what I have done myself'," said the relevant person in charge of the Wanzhou District Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee in Chongqing.
Poetry Hidden in the Sound of the Tide
Seeking Seaside Fun Outside the Old Stone House
Qingdao (青岛), Shandong (山东), Liuqing Bay (流清湾). Looking out the window, the morning light gently sprinkles on the sea, the sparkling waves are like glittering broken gold; listening carefully, the sound of the waves is阵阵, and the birds are chirping, making the morning between the mountains and the sea particularly pleasant.
During this "May Day" holiday, Wang Duo (王铎), a tourist from Beijing (北京), and his family of three did not go to popular attractions to "check in", but drove to the Liuqing Bay Rural Revitalization Area (流清湾乡村振兴片区) in Laoshan District (崂山区), Qingdao City, and checked into "Encounter Meisu" (邂逅美宿) to start a two-day and one-night slow life.
"Opening the window is the sea, and you can hear the sound of the tide lying in bed, which is too healing," Wang Duo said, flipping through his mobile phone album, "My lover and children set up a tent on the beach and stayed there all day; as for me, I fished in the reef area. In the evening, I handed the fresh fish I caught to the homestay chef to cook and tasted the fruits of my labor, which tasted particularly delicious."
During the two days in Qingdao, it happened to be the homestay's "Children Painting Laoshan" (儿童画崂山) event. Wang Duo's child followed the sketching team into the mountains and recorded the scenery of Laoshan with his paintbrush; he and his wife went to pick cherries, ordered a cup of mountain coffee, and lay on the recliner, overlooking the entire Liuqing Bay. "For families like ours with children, this kind of relaxation without rushing and without worrying is really rare," Wang Duo said with emotion.
The "Encounter Meisu" where Wang Duo stayed is a typical representative of the Liuqing Bay area, and has been selected as one of the "Top Ten Most Beautiful Homestays" in Laoshan District and a five-star tourist homestay in Shandong Province. "Most of the guests who come to stay yearn for a slow life between the mountains and the sea. We focus on the 'sense of vacation', allowing tourists to truly stay and slow down, facing the sea and quietly enjoying the time," said Shan Bing (单冰), the manager of the homestay. The homestay building integrates local traditional elements with modern design concepts, with more than 30 guest rooms in different styles, and provides guests with interactive activities such as ancient tie-dyeing, calligraphy experience, and pet feeding.
There are more than 330 such boutique homestays in the Liuqing Bay area. In recent years, Shazikou Street (沙子口街道) has taken the development of homestay clusters as an important starting point for rural revitalization, preserving the original ecological appearance of the countryside, transforming the old stone houses in the village into boutique homestays, and creating the "Mountain and Sea Fairy Residence" (山海仙居) homestay brand. Taking the three villages of Dongmaiyao (东麦窑), Ximaiyao (西麦窑), and Liuqinghe (流清河) as the center, radiating to the surrounding areas, forming a diversified product matrix of "high-end vacation + fishing experience + cultural leisure".
Living in an old stone house, you can experience not only comfort, but also a strong fishing life. Before the start of the fishing moratorium on May 1st every year, there is a traditional folk custom in the local area - beach net pulling. The fishermen shouted slogans and worked together to drag the fishing net ashore, and the silvery fish and shrimp in the net jumped and rolled. "Tourists can take the caught fish and shrimp home to taste, and the freshness is incomparable to what you buy in the supermarket," said Shan Bing.
Even after the fishing season, the fun of catching the sea is not diminished at all. At low tide, the beach is full of tourists bending over to "hunt for treasure". Clams, small crabs, sea snails... The children carried small buckets and cheered every time they found a "trophy". Wang Duo's lover said with a smile: "The child refused to leave all day, saying that this is a 'treasure beach'."
From "living in a fisherman's courtyard and eating seafood feasts" to "experiencing net fishing and mountain and sea sketching", the homestay industry in the Liuqing Bay area is leaping from single accommodation to "homestay + marine economy" and "homestay + cultural experience". "During the 'May Day' holiday, the homestays ushered in a peak in passenger flow, and they were almost fully booked every day. For tourists who come for vacation, seeing the sea, climbing mountains, and tasting seafood are just standard configurations. What really touches people's hearts is the poetry hidden in the rising and falling tides, the satisfaction of harvesting seafood with their own hands, and the peace and comfort of falling asleep every night with the sound of the waves," Shan Bing said frankly.
When Wang Duo's family left, the child reluctantly put the shells he picked up into his backpack. "No need to go far away, poetry and fun are originally in this mountain and sea." Wang Duo said with a smile.
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In the warehouse of the Nanling County Museum (南陵县博物馆) in Wuhu City (芜湖市), Anhui Province (安徽省), a set of Northern Song Dynasty (北宋) wooden musical figurines lies waiting to be exhibited.
This set of musical figurines was unearthed in 2014 in Tieguai Village (铁拐村), Yijiang Town (弋江镇), Nanling County (南陵县). The complete set consists of 10 pieces, all female musical figurines, holding 10 different musical instruments such as clappers, panpipes, sheng, and pipa.
If the wooden figurines are lined up, a miniature female orchestra from the Northern Song Dynasty (北宋) appears vividly. "This set of wooden figurines provides valuable physical evidence for the study of music types and performance methods during the Northern Song Dynasty (北宋); from the perspective of clothing, their typical Northern Song Dynasty (北宋) clothing styles are direct materials for understanding the clothing culture at that time; from the perspective of carving art, the delicate shapes and lively expressions demonstrate the superb wood carving craftsmanship of the Northern Song Dynasty (北宋). At the same time, they also provide valuable physical materials for exploring the funeral customs and social customs of the Northern Song Dynasty (北宋)," said Yao Yun (姚耘), Deputy Curator of the Nanling County Museum (南陵县博物馆).
It is a pity if such precious cultural relics can only be appreciated through display cabinets.
On October 14, 2022, the dance drama "Dreaming Back to the Green Hills and Clear Waters" (梦回青山绿水间), produced by the Nanling County Cultural Center (南陵县文化馆) and mainly created by the School of Music of Anhui Normal University (安徽师范大学音乐学院), received enthusiastic responses after its premiere. Among them, the inspiration for the excerpt "Dream·Return" (梦·归) came from this "Northern Song Dynasty (北宋) female orchestra".
As the silk and bamboo music rises, the dancers lightly wave their water sleeves, and their figures are like willows swaying in the wind. Between gestures, the beauty of music, dance, and clothing of the Northern Song Dynasty (北宋) is fully displayed.
"The entire creation process lasted more than half a year. In order to restore the music and dance style of the Northern Song Dynasty (北宋) as much as possible, we conducted many field research and referenced a large number of historical documents and related materials," said Gao Shuang (高爽), Deputy Director of the Dance Department of the School of Music of Anhui Normal University (安徽师范大学音乐学院). "First, based on the wooden figurines, we replicated the body, expression, and musical instruments. In terms of choreography, we drew on court and folk songs and dances of the Song Dynasty (宋代) to determine the movements, amplitudes, and steps of the dance, and then integrated modern dance movements. Overall, we retained the gentle, introverted, elegant, and subtle style of Song Dynasty (宋代) music and dance." The music creation was completed by Sun Mengqi (孙梦琪), a teacher at the School of Music of Anhui Normal University (安徽师范大学音乐学院). Based on the characteristics of Song Dynasty (宋代) music style, combined with the emotional expression and narrative progression of different chapters of the dance, she used counterpoint and other composition techniques to connect and deepen the overall musical structure. After repeated revisions and polishing, she finally formed a musical text that combines traditional charm and modern expressiveness.
"'Dream·Return' (梦·归) is a beneficial attempt to 'activate' cultural relics and 'walk' to the people through new forms," said Yan Yang (燕杨), Deputy Director of the Art Practice and Exchange Center of the School of Music of Anhui Normal University (安徽师范大学音乐学院). "So far, we have conducted 22 various large-scale performances, attracting a cumulative total of more than 200,000 online and offline viewers, and we will re-arrange and continuously improve the work every year."
In 2024, Anhui University of Technology (安徽工程大学) completed the restoration and production of 10 sets of 53 Northern Song Dynasty (北宋) wooden musical figurine costumes, truly allowing people to wear Northern Song Dynasty (北宋) clothing.
"We accidentally learned about the existence of the Northern Song Dynasty (北宋) wooden musical figurines, and we rushed to the museum for research as soon as possible. In addition to being amazed, we had the idea of replicating the costumes," said Cheng Zihui (承梓惠), a teacher at the School of Textile and Garment of Anhui University of Technology (安徽工程大学纺织服装学院).
To this end, Cheng Zihui's (承梓惠) team carried out a lot of work. "In terms of clothing fabrics, we used the popular flower gauze in the Northern Song Dynasty (北宋). According to the wooden figurines, we used hair buns for hairstyles, narrow-sleeved short shirts and tube tops for tops, and underwear and outer pants for bottoms, with a skirt over the outer pants. Because the wooden figurines have no color, we finally drew on the famous Northern Song Dynasty (北宋) painting 'A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains' (千里江山图), using green as the main color, with yellow, blue, and other colors. In addition, we also considered makeup, combined with relevant historical documents, and depicted the popular willow leaf eyebrows and pearl face stickers at that time, presenting an overall fresh and soft style," said Cheng Zihui (承梓惠).
In the graduation performance of Anhui University of Technology (安徽工程大学) that year, the program "Song Rhyme and Elegance" (宋韵风雅) showcasing the image of Northern Song Dynasty (北宋) female musical figurines debuted, and then participated in many exhibitions and performances, receiving wide acclaim. In the future, some of the costumes replicated this time will be displayed in the Nanling County Museum (南陵县博物馆) as exhibits, allowing more people to experience the beauty of Song Dynasty (宋代) costumes up close.
"The replication of the Northern Song Dynasty (北宋) wooden musical figurine costumes has brought us many gains, allowing more students to be willing to participate in the study of traditional costume culture. We will continue to promote this work, such as through 3D restoration and other methods, to 'activate' more cultural relics," said Cheng Zihui (承梓惠).
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In the alleyways, people would wake up at four or five in the morning. The sounds of wooden chamber pots and enamel spittoons clanging in the lanes were like the crowing of roosters announcing the dawn. In winter, the damp cold would penetrate clothing. Because of emptying chamber pots, this cold was unavoidable.
In Shanghai (上海), using chamber pots and emptying them daily lasted for over a century, becoming a way of life.
Some say that "carrying chamber pots" is a unique part of Shanghai's (上海) vibrant, everyday life.
More people say it is the most undignified aspect of Shanghai's (上海) vibrant, everyday life.
Until September 2025, when Shanghai (上海) completed the renovation of 14,082 households that "carried chamber pots" ahead of schedule, officially bidding farewell to this way of life.
Shanghai's (上海) farewell to "carrying chamber pots" is a historical epic: the refuse station on a popular street, a historical conservation area, a batch of north-facing houses, bottled water on the negotiating table...
Refuse Station
—Narrative of Zhang Zimei (张自妹)
Standing on my own balcony, I can't help but see the family downstairs.
On the first floor of a two-story low building, there are several clothes racks on the security window, hanging some clothes and socks. Under the window is a sink, with a circle of buckets and basins next to it. The woman often rolls up her sleeves, squatting to wipe the floor, wiping the cement floor until it has a reflection.
I don't know the woman's name, I only know that it is a family of three who came to Shanghai (上海) from other places to work. The man leaves early and returns late, and the woman is at home all year round. When they first came, the child was held in their arms, but now they are carrying a schoolbag to school.
This family is quite different from most neighbors. One is the location, their home is directly opposite my balcony, making it difficult not to see their family life; the second is the toilet, they live in the only building in the community without a toilet.
"How do you live without a toilet?" some people ask.
To answer this question, we must start with the community I live in.
My name is Zhang Zimei (张自妹), I am 67 years old, and the community I live in is called Yanling Village (延陵邨), with the address Lane 1407, Yuyuan Road (愚园路), Changning District (长宁区).
Yanling Village (延陵邨) is almost 100 years old. Old Shanghai (上海) people know that residential areas named "Village (邨)" are generally older. Like Changle Village (长乐邨), Shannan Village (陕南邨), and Yugu Village (愚谷邨), they were all built before the founding of New China (新中国), are located in the city center, and are true "small western-style houses under plane trees."
In the community, 3 old houses are original, called New Lane Houses (新式里弄); a two-story low building is an addition, originally a dormitory, so there is no toilet. Later, 3 dormitories became civilian houses, and the family of three rented one of them.
I guess, perhaps because there is no toilet, the rent is cheap enough that they have lived there all along. But the trouble is that they have to "carry chamber pots" to the refuse station every day.
However, in the past, even those of us who had toilets at home had to go to the refuse station.
My house is more than ten square meters, and it is one room in a set of houses. This set of houses was originally designed for one family to live in, but now it is inhabited by 4 households. Although there is a flush toilet and a cast iron bathtub, it does not belong to any one family exclusively, but must be shared.
My family shares a bathroom with the neighbors downstairs. At most, a total of 8 people lived in the two families. The neighbor's father and son both had disabilities and were inconvenient to walk, so they took longer to use the toilet. When you need to use the toilet and someone is inside, you have to wait patiently. If you are in a hurry and want to urge them, you can't bring yourself to do it, so you have to go downstairs to borrow someone else's toilet, or find a public toilet.
But this method is only suitable for people with flexible legs. In old houses, the wooden stairs are narrow and steep, and you have to be careful when walking up and down, and the elderly really have to be careful.
When my mother was still alive, she was an elderly person who was prone to getting up at night and couldn't wait, so she had to prepare a hand-held chamber pot at home. After using it at night, she would go to the refuse station in the morning to empty it, just like the woman downstairs.
City center, small western-style houses, refuse station, these 3 words put together are too contrasting, but it is our real life.
Some young people don't understand the origin of the refuse station. When they see it, they exclaim: "This is the first time I've seen it since I grew up!" "I've learned something new!" Some take photos and videos and post them online, and even more people are surprised.
In recent years, Yuyuan Road (愚园路) has become a popular street in Shanghai (上海). Young people from all over the world drink coffee and pose for photos by the roadside, and some will sneak into Yanling Village (延陵邨) to take pictures here and there.
Whenever I see these outsiders, I feel quite proud, but also embarrassed. After all, there is a refuse station in the community.
After my mother passed away, my family didn't use the chamber pot much, but the bathroom was still shared, and we still had to queue to use the toilet.
Another trouble is the temperature. The old house has a very high roof and large windows. In winter, the wind blows in wantonly, and the water in the shower head cools down immediately, which is really unbearable for us older people.
For a while, I thought, is this how it will be with the toilet for the rest of my life? After all, living in the city center, it is convenient for us old couple to see a doctor and buy groceries. We can't bear to move away, so we just have to put up with the toilet.
Suddenly one day, the neighborhood committee cadres led the district cadres to our door, and they wanted to see the toilet as soon as they entered. They asked, would you agree to divide the toilet in two so that each family can use it exclusively?
Of course, that would be great. As soon as I said that, I felt a little rash, so I added, how much will it cost?
"You don't have to worry about the money." Leaving these words, the group went downstairs to the neighbor's house.
Soon, our old house became lively. First, the designer came with a ruler and drew every corner of the toilet on the drawing. Then, the construction team came, carrying in cement, tiles, and waterproof coatings.
The cast iron bathtub that was extremely difficult to step into when taking a bath was moved away. A wall was built in the toilet, dividing the space in two. New showers, toilets, and ceilings were installed. The draft in the toilet is not so cold anymore.
In just over a month, the shared bathroom became exclusively for our own use. When the community was quiet, I pushed open the door of the toilet, and the walls were warm white tiles, and next to it was a white flush toilet.
I tried to put a small cabinet in the space between the two, and it fit perfectly. In the past, I couldn't bear to put such a good cabinet in the shared toilet.
I'm not sure if the family downstairs on the balcony still has to go to the refuse station. After all, it was originally a dormitory and a rental house, and foreigners live there. Would anyone care about their life of "carrying chamber pots"?
Again, unexpectedly, the neighborhood committee cadres led people into the woman's home.
In the center of Shanghai (上海), the most valuable thing is space, and the 3 civilian houses are too small, and what they lack most is space. How can toilets be built?
Someone provided space. To be precise, a unit provided space. I heard that a district-level state-owned enterprise gave up a room it held in that building for the purpose of renovating toilets.
One room is divided into three, and all are equipped with toilets. Each of the 3 families has its own bathroom.
From then on, no one in the community should be "carrying chamber pots" anymore.
I walked to the location where the refuse station used to be. In the past, the outer part of this place was a men's urinal, and the inside was the place to empty chamber pots. The smell was sometimes light and sometimes strong all year round. Now, it is a smart garbage sorting room.
In the nearby flower beds, I planted many plants, wanting to add some color to the community, so that people know that even a century-old house can be lived in with taste.
Historical Conservation Area
—Narrative of Ma Mingyu (马明玉)
My name is Ma Mingyu (马明玉), and I work in the Huangpu District (黄浦区) Housing Management Bureau.
Shanghai (上海) has a regulation on the protection of historical conservation areas and outstanding historical buildings, which begins by stating: "In order to strengthen the protection of historical conservation areas and outstanding historical buildings in this city, and to promote the coordinated development of urban construction and social culture."
An important role of the regulation is to protect Shanghai's (上海) "old foundation."
In 2017, Shanghai's (上海) old city renovation changed from "demolition, renovation, and retention side by side, with demolition as the main focus" to "retention, renovation, and demolition side by side, with retention and protection as the main focus." This change means that while improving the living conditions of citizens, it also emphasizes the city's history, culture, and tradition.
Huangpu District (黄浦区) is the location of Shanghai's (上海) "old city," and there are many historical conservation areas.
Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street (南京路步行街) has People's Square (人民广场) at its west end and the Bund (外滩) at its east end. Generally, tourists come here to stroll along the road from west to east. But in recent years, I often walk to the north side of the road.
Looking at the satellite map on the phone, the north side is all red roofs, like small western-style houses. Walking closer, you will know that under the red tiles are century-old houses, but not glamorous western-style houses, but secondary old lane houses.
What is the state of secondary old lane houses? Just take a photo, and in the narrow alleyways, the wires are entangled like braids. In mid-air, several bamboo poles pass through, hanging clothes from who knows whose home.
Walking into the building is another scene: more than ten square meters is a family, and each household has a different layout, pieced together like a "tangram." The common point is that there is no toilet at home, and you need to "carry chamber pots."
When I went to investigate, I met 76-year-old Cheng Jinxin (程金鑫). He has lived here since he was born. When he first remembered things, the fecal truck came to the entrance of the alley to collect feces. Generally, at four or five in the morning, when people are sleeping soundly, regardless of whether the weather is hot or cold, windy or rainy, family members have to crawl out of bed to empty the chamber pot. If you miss this time, there is no place to empty it, so you can only put it at home and endure the stench for a day.
Later, a refuse station was built next to the Zhejiang Road Bridge (浙江路桥) on Suzhou Creek (苏州河), where you can go to empty it at any time, so you don't have to get up at four or five in the morning every day. Later, a urinal and a refuse station were built next to the alley, which is closer to home and more convenient.
Speaking of this, he stopped. I know that what he didn't say was "I hope for old city renovation, preferably relocation, to move away completely." But the Guizhou Road (贵州路) block happens to be a historical conservation area, which "cannot be demolished" and "cannot be moved." He has long been clear about this matter over the years, so he no longer said anything.
Although the Guizhou Road (贵州路) block "cannot be moved," it cannot be forgotten either. When the "carrying chamber pots" renovation started, we walked with the cadres of the street and community under the bamboo poles hanging clothes, walking and looking from house to house.
The renovation plan first considers indoor installation. If there are no conditions, try to renovate by removing households and build toilets in the space that is removed. If that doesn't work, implement a bottom-line plan—rent idle houses from other units and install toilets outdoors.
With the plan in place, the difficulty lies in implementation. The 239 households each have their own difficulties.
The house is already small, and you have to squeeze out one square meter. Space is the scarcest resource. The construction team tried every means to find space in the patio, sun deck, and under the stairs.
A resident on the second floor of a household finally squeezed out a place to install a toilet at home, but the downstairs neighbor strongly opposed it, so they had to adjust the plan again.
After changing it again and again, it was decided to install the toilet in the attic, and the drainage was connected to the outdoor sewage pipe from the outer wall, reducing the impact on the downstairs residents. When installing it, the residents on the first floor were also invited to come and see the construction in person, and finally both households were satisfied.
Solving the problem of "carrying chamber pots" is to "put yourself in other people's shoes" one household at a time.
What about families who have no space inside or outside the building? The district has implemented 3 houses for installing sanitary facilities through self-re-leasing. The Guizhou Road (贵州路) block also agreed to exchange 24 households for "removing households," and the space that was exchanged was all used for residents to make toilets. The sanitary facilities problems of 60 residents who could not install toilets in their homes were solved.
In June 2025, the Guizhou Road (贵州路) block completed the renovation without sanitary facilities.
When I went back to visit, Cheng Jinxin (程金鑫) told me that that day he carried the chamber pot out of the door for the last time, and he would never have this trouble again.
Walking southwest from the Guizhou Road (贵州路) block is the Hengfu Historical Conservation Area (衡复风貌区), which is popularly called the "Plane Tree District" on the Internet. It is the "watermelon core" area of Shanghai (上海).
There is a community here called Changle Village (长乐邨), which is an outstanding historical building in Shanghai (上海).
Changle Village (长乐邨) was formerly called "Verdun Garden." Feng Zikai (丰子恺), Dong Zhujun (董竹君), and Mo Feixian (莫非仙) lived there. The residents proudly say that in the past, this was also considered "high-end housing" in Shanghai (上海), with one household per building, a new-style lane house with its own separate set, with its own bathroom, shower room, kitchen, and large terrace.
However, with the surge in population, one building was split into several households. At most, nearly 30 people lived there. "Under the Eaves of Shanghai (上海屋檐下)" and "72 Tenants (七十二家房客)" are stories in TV dramas, but also the real "snail dwelling" life of ordinary Shanghai (上海) families.
Qiu Zonghe (裘宗河), 88 years old, has lived in Changle Village (长乐邨) for more than 60 years. For a long time, he and his lover shared a toilet with 3 other elderly households. When I walked in, the space was less than 1.5 square meters, and you had to queue to use the toilet and take a bath. For emergencies, each family always has a spittoon.
The houses in Changle Village (长乐邨) are very distinctive. For example, the roof is pointed at the top and wide at the bottom, like a tall and exquisite hat, called "Mansard style." "Mansard style" is beautiful, but it also has shortcomings: there are many trees and fallen leaves in the community. The leaves fall on the roof and continue to slide down, blocking the drain. On rainy days, the residents' homes flood inside and out, and they can only complain.
Changle Village (长乐邨) needs to be renovated, and it must be renovated to look like the old days, to restore the original appearance, and also to benefit the residents and facilitate life.
Throughout Changle Village (长乐邨), 122 sanitary facilities were added through relocation, division, and transfer of rooms. For elderly people like Qiu Zonghe (裘宗河), age-appropriate sanitary facilities must also be updated.
Outside the toilet, the decayed roof and aging brick and wood structure were completely replaced and reinforced. Outside the room, the garden, fish-scale patterned walls, dormer windows and other features were all preserved.
If you point the camera of your mobile phone at the roof and zoom in, you can see that a circle of metal mesh has been added to it. When leaves fall, they will be blocked by the mesh. The property management comes to clean it regularly, and the drain is no longer afraid of being blocked.
Over the years, as a participant, I am clear in my heart that solving the problem of "carrying chamber pots" is a systematic project, coordinating and involving multiple departments. The Shanghai (上海) Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, and the relevant district party committees and district governments use special bonds to provide strong financial support for the "carrying chamber pots" renovation and the "two old and one village" renovation. If expressed in terms of money, it can be called an astronomical figure.
For us grassroots cadres, to do this well, we need the wisdom of "**螺蛳壳里做道场**" (luó sī ké lǐ zuò dào chǎng - "performing Taoist rituals in a snail shell," to accomplish great things within severe limitations), the original intention of "putting the people in the most important position," and the responsibility of "finding a way to solve problems no matter how difficult they are." These are not just big words, nor can they be empty words, but must be implemented in concrete matters in a down-to-earth and step-by-step manner.
House "Transformation"
—Narrative of Liu Xiaodi (刘小娣)
My name is Liu Xiaodi (刘小娣), and I am from Tianjin (天津) and also a "New Shanghainese (新上海人)."
In my impression, Shanghai (上海) is glamorous, modern, and modern. It was not until I participated in the Shanghai (上海) old city renovation project as an architectural designer that my impression was somewhat updated.
The most unforgettable thing is a batch of houses in Caoxi Third Village (漕溪三村) in Xuhui District (徐汇区).
Before the renovation, I had passed by it on the road to the north. In two 3-story buildings, residents washed vegetables at the door on the first floor, and with a glance, they could see the dining table and bed in their home.
This is a batch of north-facing houses. As a designer, I am particularly sensitive to space, location, and direction. Different house orientations, different lighting, and very different living experiences.
According to the information, Caoxi Third Village (漕溪三村) was built in 1966, and the two buildings to be renovated were "squeezed" with more than 170 residents. Each family has an area of more than ten square meters, and 3 families share a kitchen. More importantly, there is not a single toilet in the two buildings. People who live here go to the public toilet in the park opposite the community every day to empty their chamber pots.
Hearing that I might be involved in the original demolition and reconstruction of Caoxi Third Village (漕溪三村), I quietly came to the entrance of the community, wanting to find an opportunity to go in and explore.
"Do you want to see the house?" An old uncle passing by thought I was a tenant. I went along with it and followed him into the building.
Dark—this is the first impression. First, the darkness due to insufficient lighting. The north-facing room has extremely poor light, and the floor height is low, making the entire room gloomy. Secondly, the darkness of the walls. I don't know if it is oil stains or mold, or both. The white walls have long been covered with a layer of black film.
The shared kitchen is outside. Sink, gas stove, a few wires pulled in the air, hanging a few light bulbs, pots and shovels hanging on the wall, and most of the wall skin has been lifted up.
Walking further in, a curtain divides the room into two halves, and a single bed is placed in the outer half. Well, how much money are you prepared to pay for this bed for a month?
Walking further inside, a curtain divided the room in half, with a single bed placed in the outer half. Look, how much are you willing to pay for this bed per month?
The rental was just for a bed.
Who lives in the bed inside? I asked. The uncle replied, my daughter also lives here.
After staying for a while, I said I wasn't interested and walked out. Roughly counting along the way, the rooms facing north in the two small buildings accounted for nearly 1/3. I thought to myself, when doing the renovation design, no matter what, there can't be no toilets, and there can't be any more north-facing rooms.
Achieving these two goals is not easy.
Demolishing and rebuilding on the original site means completely demolishing the old house and rebuilding it on the same site. It can be heightened, but it cannot affect other residences, the occupied area cannot be increased, the space used by each household cannot be reduced, and independent toilets and kitchens must be added. Where can we find the space?
A design unit came up with a version of the plan. In the plan, there were still north-facing rooms.
Facing north, it is humid in summer, and mold is everywhere in the house during the plum rain season; it is cold in winter, there is no heating, and the air conditioner cannot heat up no matter what. The residents were unwilling, so it had to be abandoned.
It is impossible for all houses to face south, so is it okay to face east or west? It's better than facing north anyway.
The plan was revised several times, and the general shape was formed. The building was raised to 8 floors, with the main body facing south, and rooms on both the east and west sides, forming a U-shaped layout facing south. I opened the drawings, and every household had its own toilet and kitchen, completely "eliminating" the north-facing rooms.
The houses on the east and west sides also have a "terraced" design, gradually becoming shorter from south to north, with more sun decks, which can be left for residents to dry clothes.
In early 2024, the residents moved out. At the end of September 2025, the project was completed and delivered.
The government paid for the renovation; the government also paid for the rent during the relocation.
Yan Weiming (严伟明), 70 years old, used to live in a small north-facing room. He was the first to move out. When moving back, he drew lots and was lucky enough to choose a south-facing house, and he was the first to move back.
In his new home, there is a curtain hanging, with the words "Good Persimmons in Succession" written on it. The solid wood table, solid wood bed, and solid wood cabinet in the house are all custom-made. He is willing to spend this money. The house was renovated without spending a penny, and he was happy to spend 40,000 yuan to buy these cabinets, tables, and chairs.
Gu Lanmei (顾兰妹), 68 years old, happily returned to Caoxi Third Village (漕溪三村) and received the keys to her new house. After exiting the elevator and opening the door, the first thing she did was rush to see the toilet.
The house was equipped with a toilet, but she didn't want it and spent 2,500 yuan to replace it with a smart toilet. She sat down, feeling warm; she pressed a button, and the water flushed away, and her tears also flushed out. She said that she had been carrying a chamber pot for half her life, and finally carried it into an elevator building and turned it into a smart toilet.
This is not a joke, it is Gu Lanmei's good life.
The residents who moved back gathered together, and after talking about it, they only used 4 words: 翻天覆地 (fān tiān fù dì - "earth-shattering change," a radical change).
On the computer, I wrapped the new building of Caoxi Third Village (漕溪三村) with a circle of red silk, dressed it up like a gift, and posted it on Moments, which attracted many likes.
But there are also shortcomings, such as drying clothes. Although sun decks were designed, residents reported that they were not enough after moving back, so some poles were added to the open space on the first floor. Another example is the balcony, residents all wanted a larger area, but due to objective conditions, it could not be fully satisfied.
As urban housing enters the era of stock, old housing renovation will be a long-term undertaking. Continuing to develop in this field, in the future, I want to listen to the opinions of residents more and transform old houses into a form that residents are more satisfied with.
Mineral Water
——Narrated by Zhu Weihong (朱卫红)
Qishan Village (岐山村) Community is a place where I have worked for many years. In the past, I was the Party Branch Secretary of the Qishan (岐山) Residential District. This year, I started as the head of the Street Secretary's Studio.
Whenever someone comes, I am used to handing them two bottles of mineral water. Even in cold weather, I don't serve a cup of hot tea to guests. Why? There is a story in it.
In 2021, Qishan Village (岐山村) launched the "Non-Complete Set of Lane Houses Living Conditions Improvement Project." Many toilets in the village were shared. A major task in the project was to split the shared toilets for each household.
The government pays for the free renovation, wouldn't everyone be happy?
It's too simple to think.
To split the toilets for each household, drainage and pipelines must be done. However, Qishan Village (岐山村) is an excellent historical building, and the renovation specifications are strict. The appearance and structure cannot be changed, and no drainpipe can be added to the exterior wall.
If the exterior wall cannot be added, we can only find a way inside the house. When soliciting opinions for the first time, when I heard that I had to find a place in the house to renovate the toilet, some residents stood up and left.
After surveying the situation, only 30% were willing to renovate.
Why is the willingness so low? Walking into the homes of Qishan Village (岐山村) residents, I understood somewhat.
A small room, a little more than 10 square meters, is a home. A bed, a table, and a cabinet have already taken up most of it. Take out another 1 square meter to build a toilet? Not even half a square meter!
Too little space is only one of the reasons. More complicated is the relationship between neighbors. Some grab places to pile things, some have conflicts all year round, and many have already rented out their houses, so it doesn't matter whether they renovate or not.
Only 30% are willing. I thought, either don't change it, and tell the superiors directly that the residents don't want to change it, the government doesn't need to spend money, and everyone will save trouble.
Auntie Dong (董阿姨) stopped me and asked, if we don't change it this time, when will we have to wait next time?
"That's hard to say."
Auntie Dong (董阿姨) was stunned for a while, Secretary, others don't care, I must change it.
"Why must you change it? What's the reason?"
Auntie Dong (董阿姨) gritted her teeth and told a story.
A mother and daughter shared a toilet with a household across the street. The household across the street rented out their house, and the tenants changed frequently. One day, she was washing clothes in the toilet when a male tenant suddenly came in and went straight to urinate. She scolded him, but he even scolded her.
Speaking of this, Auntie Dong's (董阿姨) tears had already fallen. She said that she must change it no matter what, even if her area is smaller.
More than 4 years have passed, and I still feel a pang in my nose when I think of this story. Such residents' wishes cannot be ignored and must be moved forward.
Still using the "magic weapon" of residential district work - visits. Taking residential district cadres and designers, we looked at each house and talked to each household.
Old houses have patios. By extending two beams, a room can be built. Seeing the designer come to the door, the residents responded with a smile: Just add a toilet in this built room, it's fine.
Auntie, looking at the drawings, this room is an illegal construction and definitely cannot be used to renovate the toilet. The designer quickly emphasized.
The smile disappeared immediately. Then what's there to see? What's good to change? What to change? The group was "invited" out.
Some designers didn't understand. It was obviously a good thing. When they went to talk again, they were scolded until their eyes were full of tears.
The mineral water incident happened at this time.
Two neighbors had a conflict. For the sake of which family occupied more or less of the public toilet, they had been at odds for many years. Because both had the intention to renovate, they were invited together, and two cups of tea were poured, thinking that each would give in a little and reconcile, and they would be able to reach an agreement.
Unexpectedly, they didn't agree, and one party directly picked up the tea and splashed it on the other person. Fortunately, the water was not hot. From then on, there was an extra rule. I told all the residential district cadres that we would never pour hot tea at coordination meetings, only give mineral water.
Walking and talking all the way, combined with the specific situation, there were 4 renovation plans: one is to divide the shared toilet into a separate one; the second is to encourage residents to take out 1 square meter of indoor space to add a toilet; the third is to increase the toilet position to improve the efficiency of use; the fourth is to renovate the existing sanitary facilities if the first three plans cannot be implemented.
Gradually, some people were willing to try. The residents who agreed to renovate changed from 30% to 70%.
I told Auntie Dong (董阿姨) that the renovation could be promoted. But she didn't say anything. I knew there was still a problem.
This time it was not the tenant across the street, but the landlord, an old uncle. Auntie Dong (董阿姨) wanted to renovate, and the toilet conditions also allowed it. She went to him excitedly, but the old uncle disagreed, saying he didn't need it, and if asked again, he would slam the door in her face.
I went to the door to find out the reason. The uncle was very polite, but he didn't say it directly. If once didn't work, I went twice, and if twice didn't work, I went three times. The uncle couldn't hold back and told me his thoughts. Auntie Dong (董阿姨) moved in later. The uncle had a conflict with the original residents. After Auntie Dong (董阿姨) moved in, she installed an air conditioner without asking him what he thought. After it was installed, the sound was a bit loud, and he had an opinion about it. Even if the uncle moved away later, he still couldn't let go of this matter.
You don't live here anymore, you are all neighbors, let's just forget about the past, I advised.
That's right, I don't live here anymore, I rent out the house, why should I change it? The uncle asked back.
I thought about it and threw out another sentence, Yuyuan Road (愚园路) is such a good place, maybe you will move back one day? The uncle didn't say anything.
I talked about it more than 20 times, and I said everything I could. I told Auntie Dong (董阿姨) that it wouldn't work if only one side was enthusiastic about the matter between the two families, so we could only wait.
Waiting, and it really had an effect. One day, the uncle strolled into the community and told me that his grandson was about to go to elementary school, and the elementary school on Yuyuan Road (愚园路) was famous. I added a sentence, then living in the old house and taking the children to school is just right, isn't it? The uncle nodded.
The matter between the two families was finally enthusiastic on both sides. Auntie Dong (董阿姨) did what she said. When one toilet was divided into two, she took the initiative to give up more space. After the matter was settled, she specially made a silk banner and sent it to the neighborhood committee. In the commemorative photo, Auntie Dong (董阿姨) was in the center, smiling brightly.
There is more than one Auntie Dong (董阿姨) in Qishan Village (岐山村). After talking to this family, I talked to the next family. In 7 months, I held more than 300 coordination meetings, and my voice was hoarse several times. In the end, Qishan Village (岐山村) completed 172 pilot renovations of sanitary facilities, and the environment of 486 households was improved.
I also kept a heart. Old houses have a "common problem": once someone sells their house, the neighbors will soon occupy the public space, and the people who come in later will have conflicts, and there are very few who don't quarrel. This time, all the renovated toilets were put on drawings, marked, signed, and filed, one copy for the property, one copy for the residents, and one copy for the neighborhood committee, so it was clear and there was no need to quarrel again.
Qishan Village (岐山村) is not the end. In the residential district, there are other communities, one of which is "Small Beam Thin Plate," which needs to be demolished and rebuilt on the original site. After the construction is completed, every family will have an independent kitchen and bathroom.
Even with such good conditions, some people disagree, saying that the house will be requisitioned sooner or later, and they can get a lot of money.
I told her, such a small piece of land, which developer would buy it? Rebuilding the house for you and not charging you a penny, who would do this except the government? She finally agreed.
Because of various reasons, old renovations cannot be done in one step, but they will always change little by little. Now the phenomenon of "carrying chamber pots" is slowly disappearing, and the possibility of shared toilets may also slowly disappear. It will definitely get better and better, right?
Epilogue
It is another morning in Shanghai (上海).
Under the city skyline, in the lanes, it gradually becomes lively with the dawn. Children carry their schoolbags, the elderly carry bags, takeaway deliverymen start delivering orders, and someone scans a code in front of a steamed bun shop, "Ding, 8 yuan has been received."
The sound is noisy, just like in the old days, but the sound of "哗啦啦" (huā lā lā) washing hands and carrying chamber pots is no longer heard.
Such changes, like new buds in spring, are constantly sprouting in this city. What remains unchanged is the pursuit and the promise.
A long-standing city, a modern city, a city of the people. In this city, people walk out of the lanes, onto the avenues, integrate into the rhythm of urban daily life, and jointly bathe in the golden light of the new era's morning glow.
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