Summary: During President Trump's state visit to China, Xi Jinping emphasized that the two countries must avoid the "Thucydides Trap" and jointly address global challenges. Xi proposed a new positioning for U.S.-China relations as a "constructive strategic stable relationship," emphasizing cooperation, managed competition, and controlled differences. He stressed the importance of properly handling the Taiwan issue, warning that mishandling it could lead to conflict. Trump affirmed the strong U.S.-China relationship and his respect for Xi and the Chinese people, and he brought a delegation of American business leaders to encourage further cooperation. The two leaders also discussed international issues, including the Middle East, Ukraine, and the Korean Peninsula.
Summary: President Xi Jinping hosted U.S. President Donald Trump at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. Xi highlighted the site's historical significance and philosophical underpinnings, linking it to the Chinese Communist Party's commitment to serving the people. Trump expressed admiration for the Temple's architecture and China's traditional culture, advocating for deeper mutual understanding and friendship between the two nations. Cai Qi, Wang Yi, and Yin Li were reported to be in attendance. The leaders previously visited the Forbidden City in 2017.
Summary: Xi Jinping hosted a banquet for U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing, emphasizing the importance of the U.S.-China relationship for both nations and the world. Xi stated that both countries' goals of national rejuvenation and making America great again were compatible and mutually beneficial. He recalled the history of U.S.-China relations, including "ping-pong diplomacy," and stressed the importance of mutual respect and win-win cooperation. Trump reciprocated, acknowledging the importance of the U.S.-China relationship and the need for cooperation. Li Qiang, Cai Qi, Wang Yi, and He Lifeng were reported to be present at the banquet.
Summary: During President Trump's state visit to China, he and President Xi Jinping agreed to frame U.S.-China relations as a "constructive strategic and stable relationship." Both leaders emphasized cooperation and the importance of managing differences. American figures interviewed expressed optimism about U.S.-China relations, highlighting the economic interdependence and mutual benefits of cooperation, while cautioning against decoupling. They also emphasized the importance of people-to-people exchanges to foster understanding and dispel misconceptions, referencing initiatives like increased visa-free transit and youth exchange programs. Many Americans believe that the U.S. should acknowledge China's growth as an opportunity, rather than a threat.
Summary: According to this commentary, President Xi Jinping met with U.S. President Trump in Beijing on May 14, emphasizing the importance of stable and healthy U.S.-China relations for global stability and prosperity. The author argues against "decoupling," highlighting the mutually beneficial economic relationship and the potential for cooperation. The author also notes the positive experiences of Americans visiting China, suggesting increased people-to-people exchanges can improve understanding and promote goodwill. The author implores the U.S. to abandon zero-sum thinking, and work towards mutual success. The author concludes that cooperation between the two countries can address global challenges and contribute to a better world.
Summary: American economist Jeffrey Sachs, in an interview, highlighted China's remarkable development and achievements since the reform and opening up, emphasizing its progress in poverty alleviation, innovation, and green technology. Sachs stressed the importance of U.S.-China cooperation, particularly in maintaining peace, promoting economic collaboration, and addressing climate change through green technology. He noted that China's approach to high-quality development and green innovation benefits not only its own people but also the rest of the world. Sachs also criticized the zero-sum mentality in international relations, particularly the perception of China's rise as a loss for others, advocating for cooperation and adherence to international law under the UN charter. He cited China's global initiatives as a pathway beyond zero-sum thinking.
Summary: Quincy Institute Senior Fellow Dennis Simon stated that a stable U.S.-China relationship is crucial for the world and beneficial to both nations, emphasizing the importance of predictable relations between the world's two largest economies to reduce global economic risks. Simon advocated for abandoning zero-sum thinking and accepting cooperation and competition, noting the resilience of U.S.-China economic cooperation despite recent trends. He urged against broad restrictions, emphasizing the need for open communication channels and cooperation in areas like AI governance, while also stating that more stable visa policies would allow for more international air travel and tourism. Simon believes the public of both countries are amicable and the bilateral relationship can foster cooperation. The U.S.-China relationship should promote a stable, healthy, and sustainable path.
Summary: Xi Jinping's special envoy, Losang Jamcan, Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, attended Ugandan President Museveni's inauguration in Kampala at Museveni's invitation. Losang Jamcan conveyed Xi's congratulations and emphasized the high-level development of the China-Uganda comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership under the guidance of both presidents. China is willing to strengthen strategic alignment with Uganda and deepen cooperation in all fields, contributing to a closer China-Africa community with a shared future. Museveni expressed gratitude to Xi for sending a special envoy and affirmed Uganda's commitment to supporting China on issues concerning core interests and major concerns, while also promoting pragmatic cooperation in various fields.
Summary: Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiajun announced that China will host the second APEC Senior Officials' Meeting in Shanghai from May 18-19. The meeting will review APEC cooperation this year and prepare for the Leaders' Meeting. Prior to the high-level meeting, APEC committees and working groups will hold nearly 40 meetings from May 11-17 on topics including trade, investment, and food security. Over 1,000 representatives from APEC member economies, the secretariat, and observers are expected to attend. Guo emphasized Shanghai's economic importance and welcomed media coverage of the event.
Summary: The "2026 World Mayor Dialogue·Chengdu" was held in Chengdu, Sichuan, focusing on the theme of "Park City·Harmony and Coexistence." Representatives from 32 cities across 26 countries and 5 international organizations attended the event to discuss urban development and cooperation. The event included dialogues, site visits, and experiences centered around topics like technological innovation, industrial collaboration, and ecological security. Chengdu Mayor Chen Shuping stated the event aimed to build a high-level dialogue platform to promote understanding and exchange among cities.
Summary: The "2026 China-Central Asia Human Rights Development Forum," co-hosted by the China Human Rights Development Foundation, convened in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, focusing on promoting human rights through high-quality development. Li Hongkui advocated for deeper integration of the Belt and Road Initiative with Central Asian development strategies. Akmal Saidov quoted Xi Jinping, emphasizing the continuous improvement of human rights and regional cooperation. Ambassador Yu Jun expressed China's willingness to work with Central Asian countries to build a closer community and advance the global human rights cause. A memorandum of understanding was signed between the China Human Rights Development Foundation and the Uzbekistan National Human Rights Center, resulting in the release of the "China-Central Asia Human Rights Development Forum Tashkent Initiative."
Summary: Premier Li Qiang met with U.S. business leaders visiting China with President Trump, including representatives from Apple, Nvidia, Meta, Cargill, and Boeing, among others. Li stated that President Xi Jinping's meeting with Trump provided strategic guidance for U.S.-China relations and emphasized the importance of a stable and healthy bilateral relationship, which is conducive to both countries' interests and global economic growth. He encouraged U.S. businesses to invest in China, highlighting the stability and growth potential of the Chinese market, and pledged a stable and open policy environment. The U.S. representatives affirmed the importance of U.S.-China relations and expressed optimism about China's development prospects and the expansion of cooperation. Wu Zhenglong also attended the meeting.
Summary: At a press conference on May 14th concerning Jiangsu's "15th Five-Year Plan," Jiangsu Governor Liu Xiaotao stated the province would focus on high-quality development, improved living standards, and efficient governance. Jiangsu aims to enhance its manufacturing base, develop service industries, and foster technological innovation to contribute to national development. They plan to boost domestic demand and foreign investment, treating state-owned, private, and foreign enterprises equally in areas like industrial funds and land use. Liu also emphasized risk management in areas like real estate and local government debt, as well as promoting green development.
Summary: Politburo member and Vice Premier Liu Guozhong conducted research in Yunnan province, emphasizing the implementation of Xi Jinping's instructions and the consolidation of poverty alleviation achievements for rural revitalization. He stressed the importance of preventing large-scale return to poverty and ensuring basic living standards through social assistance and employment support. Liu called for continued support for relocated communities and improved disease prevention measures, especially for mosquito-borne illnesses. He also urged against formalism and bureaucracy in poverty alleviation efforts. The article makes no mention of the United States.
Summary: A Chongqing neighborhood in the Liangjiang New Area has implemented a "community partner" system, where the community provides space and subsidies to businesses in exchange for discounted services for residents, particularly the elderly. This initiative aims to address the shortage of professional elder care services by utilizing previously unused spaces and attracting social capital. The "community partner" system has expanded beyond elder care to include childcare, community dining, and other services, creating a more vibrant community hub. This model allows businesses to operate sustainably by reducing costs through subsidized rent and leveraging economies of scale. The community has established 45 service stations covering areas such as elderly care, childcare, dining assistance, health, culture and tourism.
Summary: This article discusses the importance of community services in China's urban governance, highlighting areas like elderly care, childcare, and housing. It notes the advancement of initiatives like "15-minute convenience circles" and smart communities, improving residents' quality of life. The article mentions a new "space-for-service" model in Chongqing's Yubei community, aiming for both social and economic benefits. The article concludes by expecting more community service models and new business formats will be explored to better meet residents' needs and encourage innovation. There is no explicit mention of the United States or US-China relations in the provided text.
Summary: The People's Bank of China's monetary policy report for Q1 2024 indicates that moderately loose monetary policy has continued to show effects, with reasonable growth in aggregate financing and M2. Lending rates for enterprises and personal housing loans are at historically low levels, with credit structure continues to be optimized, with technology, green, inclusive, elderly care, and digital economy loans all growing at double-digit rates. The PBOC will continue to implement a moderately loose monetary policy, increase re-lending for agricultural and small businesses by 500 billion RMB and provide 1 trillion RMB re-lending for private enterprises. The report emphasizes enhancing policy foresight, flexibility, and pertinence while coordinating monetary and fiscal policies to promote economic stability and price recovery.
Summary: In early 2026, China launched a six-month incentivized e-invoice lottery program in 50 cities, involving over 2.6 million businesses in eight sectors. As of May 13th, over 520 million people have participated in uploading invoices for the lottery. Daily participation peaked during the Spring Festival, Qingming, and May Day holidays, boosting holiday consumption. The 50 pilot cities have invested 4.89 billion yuan in prize money, with 208.82 billion yuan in invoices participating in the activity, demonstrating a significant effect on boosting consumption. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Two revised mandatory national standards, the "Agricultural Plant Quarantine Regulations at Origin" and the "Agricultural Plant Quarantine Regulations for Transfer," were recently released and will take effect on April 1, 2025. The revisions aim to standardize and improve the efficiency of agricultural plant quarantine work to safeguard food security and agricultural production safety. The revisions to the "Agricultural Plant Quarantine Regulations at Origin" consolidate multiple origin quarantine regulations for single crops and optimize the scope of agricultural plants, procedures, and operational requirements for origin quarantine. The "Agricultural Plant Quarantine Regulations for Transfer" optimize all aspects of transfer quarantine. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: A Chinese research team at the University of Science and Technology of China has developed a programmable quantum computing prototype called "Jiuzhang IV." This new prototype can manipulate and detect up to 3050 photons, setting a new world record in quantum information technology. Jiuzhang IV solves Gaussian boson sampling problems 10^54 times faster than the world's fastest supercomputer. The findings were published in *Nature* on May 13th.
Summary: At a State Council Information Office press conference, five representatives from the express delivery industry discussed their experiences. Meiduo Qusang, head of a Jingdong Logistics station in Tibet, described overcoming logistical challenges in remote areas. Lei Liangyuan, a Yuantong representative in Chongqing, noted the increasing volume of deliveries to rural villages and the employment opportunities created. Other representatives highlighted improved delivery times, expanded market access for rural products, and technological advancements like AI-powered logistics optimization. They noted that China's growing express delivery market is driving technological innovation and reducing carbon emissions. The press conference did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article focuses on China's efforts to protect and develop the Yellow River Basin, highlighting ecological restoration and water conservation initiatives. It details specific projects in the upper, middle, and lower reaches of the river, including grassland restoration in Gansu, sand control in Inner Mongolia, and efficient water use in Henan. The article emphasizes the importance of coordinated management and conservation to ensure the river's continued flow and ecological health, noting that the country's water distribution plan is written into law. The article alludes to the scarcity of water resources and the need for efficient water management in the Yellow River Basin. The United States is not mentioned.
Summary: The article discusses the integration of secondary and higher vocational education in Jinchang, Gansu, exemplified by the collaboration between Yongchang Vocational Secondary Professional School, Jinchang Polytechnic Secondary Professional School, and Gansu Nonferrous Metallurgical Vocational Technical College. This integration involves curriculum alignment, resource sharing (including teachers and equipment), and a focus on practical application to improve student motivation and skill development. The goal is to provide students with a clear path to higher vocational education and skilled careers, boosting the proportion of local secondary vocational graduates pursuing further studies within the city. President Guo Qiming stated that the school intends to continue to promote integrated reform and help more students embark on the road of skilled service to the country. There is no mention of U.S.-China relations in the provided text.
Summary: Gansu Nonferrous Metallurgical Vocational Technical College has implemented a vocational education model that avoids redundancy between secondary and higher vocational levels. The approach emphasizes foundational skills in secondary vocational education, building toward more advanced practical applications in higher vocational programs. This tiered system requires integrated curriculum design, shared resources, and coordinated teacher training to ensure students are well-prepared for their respective stages of learning. The goal is to provide a clear path for vocational students to develop marketable skills.
Summary: China is prepared for the summer grain harvest, anticipating the purchase of approximately 100 million tons of wheat, about 70% of the total yield, which is similar to last year. The average purchase price of wheat in major producing areas is currently 1.25 yuan per pound, exceeding the national minimum purchase price of 1.19 yuan per pound. The National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration has outlined a plan focused on market-oriented purchases and policy-based storage to ensure farmers can sell their grain and maintain reasonable prices. Authorities report that current storage capacity is sufficient to meet farmer's needs. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Lao Tian Village in Anhui Province, a designated traditional Chinese village, is leveraging its cultural and tourism resources to cultivate diverse nighttime consumption formats. The village is focusing on dining, travel, shopping, and entertainment to create immersive consumer experiences and boost its nighttime economy. A photo depicts tourists watching intangible cultural heritage performances in the village on May 13th. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of reading and continuous learning, particularly with the recent implementation of the "National Reading Promotion Regulations." It advocates for a proactive and engaged approach to learning, moving beyond rote memorization to a deeper understanding and application of knowledge. The piece highlights the need to overcome distractions and avoid a purely utilitarian approach to reading, instead focusing on long-term accumulation and personal growth. It encourages readers to connect their learning to practical needs and to think critically, especially Party members regarding Marxist theory. The goal is to improve both theoretical understanding and practical abilities, ultimately contributing to societal progress.
Summary: The article discusses the importance of establishing a clear and complete chain of evidence for the repatriation of cultural artifacts that have been illegally removed from China. It highlights France's recent law simplifying the return of illegally obtained artifacts, but emphasizes that concrete evidence is still needed. The piece uses the example of the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts to illustrate how detailed research can create a solid basis for repatriation efforts. The article advocates for comprehensive research and database development on lost cultural relics, to strengthen China's position in diplomatic and legal avenues for their return. It notes the increasing international consensus on returning lost cultural relics.
Summary: The article discusses Taizhou, Zhejiang's innovative approach to building harmonious labor relations within industrial chains through the "leading," "linking," and "common" approach. "Red Collar Chain Leaders" (红领链长), like Chai Zhonghua from Yinlun Machinery, are assigned to assist weaker companies within the supply chain, improving efficiency and employee cohesion. The initiative focuses on Party building to guide harmonious labor relations, linking enterprise development with employee advancement, and ensuring workers benefit from and contribute to the industrial chain's growth, with notable increases in skilled worker wages and labor dispute resolution rates. This approach aims to balance market principles with the value of labor, promoting both enterprise benefits and employee rights. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: According to data recently released by the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China's TCM standardization efforts are accelerating. The country has implemented numerous national, industry, local, and group standards related to TCM. These standards aim to provide a solid foundation for the inheritance and innovation of traditional Chinese medicine. The increasing number of standards developed and implemented are expected to ensure the quality and safe application of TCM practices. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The first article reports on the recent implementation of "no homework days" in some primary and middle schools, arguing it's a form of education that allows students to explore interests outside of academics, develop well-rounded skills, and promotes better teaching quality and parent-teacher relations. The second article warns against over-reliance on numerical data, both in personal life and governance, highlighting the risk of "numerical achievements" becoming ineffective and detached from real-world problems and public sentiment. It calls for using data as a tool for improvement rather than an end in itself, emphasizing the importance of qualitative factors and subjective well-being.
Summary: The article discusses the importance of staying true to fundamental principles, using the example of bookstores that have become overly commercialized and lost their focus on books. It argues that like bookstores needing to prioritize books, officials must adhere to the core principle of serving the people, criticizing officials like Li Zaiyong and Cao Jiongfang for prioritizing personal achievements over the well-being of the populace. It highlights successful bookstores like Beijing's All Saints Bookstore and Zhongshuge as examples of maintaining their core identity while adapting to modern trends. The piece concludes that local development should focus on unique strengths rather than blindly chasing trends, emphasizing the need for clarity and stability in the face of popular trends. There is no discussion on the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: Please provide the article you would like me to summarize. I need the text of the article to provide an accurate summary for professional analysts of Chinese politics. Once you provide the article, I will give you a concise, five-sentence summary in English, focusing on key figures, their statements, and any mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Shenzhen Pinghu South Comprehensive Logistics Hub has completed its ground-level railway infrastructure, integrating it into the national rail network. This project utilizes vertical development, building a logistics park above the existing railway, and is expected to become Asia's largest multimodal transport center, increasing logistics efficiency by 30% and cutting costs by 20%. The project integrates railway, highway, and sea transport, facilitated by technologies like BIM for precise construction, and aims to handle 1.4 million TEUs of sea-rail intermodal transport. The project invested approximately 9.039 billion yuan and covers a total construction area of 1.11 million square meters.
Summary: A training session on the ecological and environmental code was held in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, from May 13-14, organized by the National People's Congress (NPC) Environment and Resources Protection Committee. NPC Standing Committee Vice Chairpersons Wang Dongming and Ding Zhongli attended and spoke at the training. Wang Dongming emphasized the importance of implementing the code and translating legislative achievements into tangible results for building a beautiful China. Ding Zhongli stressed the need for a practical approach and adapting ecological protection to local conditions. The training aimed to thoroughly study and implement Xi Jinping's thought on the rule of law and ecological civilization, as well as the spirit of the fourth session of the 14th NPC.
Summary: Feng Wei, a painting and calligraphy restorer at the Shenyang Palace Museum, has repaired over 500 ancient works using her craftsmanship. She has refined her techniques, including restoring Wen Zhengming's hand scroll and Zheng Banqiao's ink bamboo and rock painting. The Shenyang Palace Museum's ancient painting and calligraphy mounting and restoration techniques, thanks to Feng and her colleagues, were listed as a provincial intangible cultural heritage project in 2015. Feng was awarded the title of "Shenyang Craftsman" in September 2025. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The China Soong Ching Ling Foundation's "Master Class for Children" program visited Ningxia, holding events in Yongning County and Pengyang County. Scholars Tang Jigen, Hu Fengyi, and Lei Zhanxu engaged students on the topics of history, agricultural technology, and aerospace. Lei Zhanxu discussed China's aerospace development, from early efforts to achievements in lunar exploration and the BeiDou navigation system. The program aimed to foster patriotism, scientific literacy, and cultural confidence among the students. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: An article reports that teachers at the Jinbei Kindergarten in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, are guiding children in physical activities during outdoor playtime. The kindergarten leverages outdoor exercise to enhance children's physical fitness, foster an appreciation for nature, encourage exploration, and improve concentration. The article does not discuss any Chinese officials or the United States and its relationship with China.
Summary: The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced plans to establish National Demonstration Zones for Innovative Development of Service Trade, a key policy decision by the Party Central Committee and the State Council. MOFCOM, collaborating with other departments, has formulated a comprehensive plan outlining goals, tasks, and pathways for these zones. Initially, 17 regions, including Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai, will become demonstration zones, aiming to reach 35 by 2035. The zones will focus on supply chain innovation, promoting competition, efficient resource allocation, high-level opening-up, and fostering domestic and international cooperation.
Summary: The third Vocational Education Forum was held in Jinan, Shandong, focusing on aligning vocational education with the needs of new quality productive forces through systematic reform and innovation. Participants from over 100 vocational schools discussed talent cultivation, digital transformation, and the integration of industry and education. During the forum, People's Daily Online released a report on innovative practices in integrating industry and education within vocational schools, highlighting 34 exemplary cases across various fields. The forum also launched a "Vocational Students Reading Party Newspapers" program. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the provided article.
Summary: As of May 14th, the Erenhot Immigration Inspection Station in Inner Mongolia has processed over 1 million entries and exits, a 4.17% year-on-year increase. Erenhot, the largest land port between China and Mongolia, has seen increased cross-border travel, study tours, and trade. The inspection station is innovating its service models, including promoting a reservation platform and dedicated lanes for tour groups. These changes are intended to facilitate efficient customs clearance for travelers and vehicles, but no reference is made to the United States.
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Summary: An area in Fujian province, Xinghua Bay, has been designated a "Beautiful Bay," due to its improved water quality and development of green industries. Local authorities have focused on both treating the symptoms and addressing the root causes of pollution, including upgrading aquaculture equipment and establishing marine sanitation teams to clear debris. Land-based pollution sources were also addressed through measures like upgrading sewage treatment facilities and implementing stricter regulations on industrial wastewater discharge. The area has also seen growth in green energy, including wind power, and the development of a "carbon neutral" industrial park.
Summary: Cuihuangkou, a town in Tianjin, is a major global carpet production hub, experiencing a shift from traditional methods to intelligent manufacturing. The town's carpet industry, with over 1200 businesses, is upgrading production with automation and embracing e-commerce. Local companies are actively participating in international trade shows to secure overseas orders, including in Europe, focusing on innovative and eco-friendly designs. The town government supports these efforts, including organizing group participation in trade shows to boost exports. One company secured a trial order from a German buyer for an environmentally friendly carpet made from recycled plastic bottle yarn.
Summary: China's State Administration for Market Regulation announced that 6,750 entities are participating in the national smart metrology supervision platform for electronic scales. During the 14th Five-Year Plan, authorities inspected millions of electronic scales and gas pumps, addressing violations related to inaccurate measurements and consumer complaints; over 60,000 gas stations have publicly committed to honesty in measurement. They also inspected tens of thousands of quantitative packaging producers and batches of goods. The platform allows consumers to easily verify the accuracy of electronic scales. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: Archaeologists in Jingmen, Hubei province, are conducting dynamic monitoring of a Qing Dynasty stone arch bridge to collect data on its structural integrity. This work is part of the Fourth National Cultural Relics Census, during which Jingmen has discovered 536 new cultural relics. The local government has established a long-term monitoring and inspection mechanism to protect historical and cultural heritage in rural areas. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Ministry of Finance announced a further allocation of 500 million yuan to support 41,000 primary and secondary schools with football programs, focusing on training and competition. This follows an existing central government allocation of 1 billion yuan for 2025-2026, intended to boost local capabilities in school football. The Ministry will guide local governments to optimize spending in order to support football activities in schools, cultivate talent, and promote the development of football. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Five villages in Hunan Province—Aikou, Changputang, Nanmuqiao, Shibadong, and Zhushan—were selected as model villages by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's "Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)." The selection criteria focused on natural village landscapes, traditional food culture, agro-tourism integration, and technological innovation. Each village was chosen for its unique approach to integrating local characteristics with international standards, such as Aikou's tea culture and Shibadong's leveraging of its history as the origin of "precision poverty alleviation." The villages will also be added to the GIAHS' food and agriculture museum and network. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China's Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development reports that the nation's urban reclaimed water usage is projected to exceed 22 billion cubic meters by 2025. Reclaimed water, treated to meet specific standards for various purposes, is becoming a stable "second water source" for Chinese cities. Uses for reclaimed water include agricultural irrigation, urban landscaping, industrial cooling, and supplementing surface water. China has implemented specific standards regarding water quality of reclaimed water based on its planned usage. The country is also addressing water conservation through public water network management in 50 cities and "sponge city" construction in 60 cities.
Summary: A research team at Northwest A&F University successfully cloned six high-yield dairy goats. These cloned goats, derived from donor cells of goats producing over 2800 kg of milk annually, exhibit superior milk quality and resilience. This breakthrough, according to experts, reduces the breeding cycle compared to traditional methods and addresses the industry's challenges of slow propagation and trait separation. The achievement is aimed to provide a technological path for China's independent control of core dairy goat breeds. The article does not reference any United States policy or relationship.
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Summary: Rongchang district in Chongqing is promoting its intangible cultural heritage (ICH) to boost the local economy. The district aims to build a city of ICH with systematic protection, creative transformation, and innovative development. Rongchang is focused on talent cultivation and attracting investment to vitalize traditional crafts like pottery and linen weaving. The district leverages "ICH+" initiatives, integrating heritage with modern design, tourism, and cultural events to increase revenue and create jobs. Rongchang aims to transform its cultural resources into economic advantages, aiming to become a nationally attractive destination for Bayu culture and lifestyle.
Summary: Marking the 10th anniversary of Xi Jinping's speech on philosophy and social sciences, this article emphasizes the importance of Marxism and Chinese traditional culture in guiding the development of China's philosophy and social sciences. It highlights achievements over the past decade, including deepened research on Xi Jinping Thought, construction of academic and discourse systems, and increased international academic exchange. The article stresses the need for theoretical innovation, serving China's modernization, and fostering a positive academic environment. It calls for building Chinese academic schools and promoting interdisciplinary research. There is mention of the importance of international relations.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of leveraging digital technologies like IoT, big data, and AI to enhance ecological and environmental governance in China, aligning with Xi Jinping's directives. It advocates for a comprehensive, integrated monitoring system utilizing air, space, land, and sea-based technologies to oversee various environmental elements. The author stresses the need for inter-departmental data sharing to facilitate coordinated governance and break down existing data silos. Furthermore, it proposes the development of intelligent algorithms for precise environmental law enforcement, enabling proactive identification and tracing of violations, and supporting informed decision-making in ecological protection. There is no explicit mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: An article by Xinhua News Agency reports on China's efforts to expand and improve the quality of its service industry, highlighting its importance for economic growth, industrial upgrading, and meeting people's needs. The article quotes officials like Li Chunfang from the National Development and Reform Commission, who emphasized the need for demand-driven development, reform, technological empowerment, and opening up. Experts discussed the potential for growth in areas like elderly care and the need to cultivate more "Chinese service" brands. The article mentions China's continued opening up of the service sector to foreign investment, including easing restrictions on foreign ownership. The United States is not mentioned.
Summary: China's robot exports have accelerated in the first quarter of this year, with cleaning robots accounting for nearly 70% of the total robot export value, reaching 7.75 billion yuan. This surge is attributed to advanced technologies like LiDAR and AI, a large domestic market providing diverse scenarios for product refinement, and a collaborative industrial chain. The trend of export structure optimization is clear, including high-tech and green products. Exports of high-tech and high-value-added mechanical and electrical products increased by 17.6%, supporting the global demand for green and low-carbon development.
Summary: Guangdong Customs reported that in the first four months of 2024, the nine mainland cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) saw a year-on-year increase of 18.4% in imports and exports, reaching 3.37 trillion yuan. This accounts for 20.7% of China's total import and export value, contributing 24.9% to the national growth. Private enterprises were the main driver of this growth, with a 24.2% increase in imports and exports. Exports of mechanical and electrical products also increased, with significant growth in both traditional products and emerging sectors like 3D printers and drones. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: China's digital economy experienced significant growth in Q1 2024, with revenues reaching 9.5 trillion yuan, a 12.9% year-on-year increase. Profits in the digital sector also surged, reaching 737.8 billion yuan, up 23.6% compared to the same period last year. This growth was driven by strong performance in electronic information manufacturing and advancements in digital infrastructure. By the end of March, China had built 4.958 million 5G base stations and expanded its computing power infrastructure.
Summary: The third Northeast Book Trade Fair opened in Changchun, Jilin Province, on May 14th. Over 300 exhibitors participated, showcasing over 400,000 publications. The event featured cultural and creative products for attendees. There is no mention of specific political figures or U.S.-China relations in the report.
Summary: Zhejiang Province has announced thirteen measures to stimulate private investment and promote the high-quality development of the private economy, focusing on technological innovation, sector opening, factor reform, and legal safeguards. The measures open up nine sectors including railways and nuclear power to private capital, encouraging a minimum of 10% private equity stake in eligible projects, and increasing it to "no less than 20%" for nuclear and deep-sea wind power. Support for private investment projects in funds, land, and energy will be increased from "no less than 70%" to "no less than 80%". The measures also aim to increase the scale of loan renewals without principal repayment, with a target of more than 500 billion yuan by 2026 and a subsequent annual balance growth of more than 5%.
Summary: The article discusses the rise of "one-person companies" in Chengdu, Sichuan, leveraging AI for creative content generation. Zhang Genming, founder of Sichuan Orca Palu Technology, is developing an AI operating system for artists to generate videos from natural language inputs, while Yuan Xin, founder of Chengdu Sankeqi Idea Animation Technology, is creating a multi-agent system for automated comic and animation production. These entrepreneurs are benefiting from local government support, including co-working spaces and subsidized cloud computing resources, to overcome challenges in talent acquisition and system development. The aim of these companies is to streamline content creation and make it more accessible.
Summary: Hainan province has implemented new regulations streamlining business registration and relocation processes, effective May 1st. The province's Market Supervision Bureau has upgraded services for intra-provincial business relocations, allowing for online, efficient transfers without separate relocation procedures if no paper documents are involved. Inter-provincial relocations are also simplified via the "Hainan e-registration" system, enabling a one-time application for registration changes and archive transfers to the destination province, encompassing multiple departments. These reforms are aimed at facilitating seamless business mobility within and beyond Hainan. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
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Summary: This article discusses efforts across various Chinese locales to strengthen rule of law and improve government responsiveness to citizen concerns. In one instance, a villager's complex land compensation dispute was resolved through an elevated administrative review process involving multiple levels of government. Another example shows how public input, including participation in hearings, shaped water price adjustments in Shandong Province. A third case describes how a citizen complaint about bus stop parking led to a city-wide review and correction of illegal parking spots near bus stops, demonstrating an "Internet + hotline + supervision" model. The United States is not mentioned.
Summary: This article discusses a police unit in Yunnan province that patrols the popular but rugged "丙察察线" (Bingchacha Line) route to Tibet. After rescuing a stranded motorist, officer Ma Defei and his colleagues began providing services to tourists, such as hot drinks, snacks, medicine, and phone charging, after recognizing the difficulties travelers faced. The article emphasizes the importance of proactively understanding and addressing the needs of the people through direct engagement and service. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: Jiangxi Province has issued a new management regulation for tendering agencies involved in engineering construction projects, set to take effect on August 1, 2026, for a two-year trial period. The regulation, jointly issued by 12 departments including the Jiangxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission, establishes a management system for agencies and personnel through a province-wide platform. This system includes mandatory annual information registration and an "one project, one evaluation" system with quantitative scoring. The evaluation system, comprised of basic information, performance capacity, and adverse conduct, will be used to implement differentiated regulation based on the scores, with lower scoring agencies facing stricter oversight.
Summary: A volunteer service event was held in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, on May 14, organized by groups like the district's senior science association and volunteer federation. The event included specialized zones offering services like consumer rights protection, legal education, and safety information targeting senior citizens. The event featured legal advice from young volunteers from the local court. The article does not discuss or allude to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Songshan District of Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, has upgraded its Party-Masses Service Centers to provide services throughout the day for all age groups. The upgrades include separating activity and office areas with independent access, extended hours, and reservation services. The district also launched affordable meal programs for the elderly and childcare services for working parents. Li Zongming, head of the Organization Department of the Songshan District Party Committee, emphasized the importance of Party building in leading these initiatives to provide tangible and accessible services for all community residents.
Summary: Guanghe Community in Guangzhou resolved a dispute over a non-operational elevator through its community comprehensive management service center (综治中心). The elevator's maintenance contract had expired, leading to its shutdown, and a resident responsible for managing funds was hesitant to renew it without being present. Community officials, Zhong Yonghui and Weng Qianru, intervened by consulting legal counsel and mediating between residents, the elevator company, and the responsible resident. They arranged for a temporary contract renewal, resolving the issue and restoring elevator service. Guangzhou is upgrading these centers for more effective local governance.
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Summary: Recent data from the National Bureau of Statistics indicates a rebound in new and used housing prices in first-tier cities in March, with a broader market recovery. Shanghai's used housing market saw a five-year high in transactions and an end to a 33-month price decline, attributed to new policies like "Huqi No. 7." Shenzhen also experienced increased housing transactions following the release of new policies relaxing purchase restrictions and increasing public housing loan amounts. The article notes that a meeting of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee in April called for efforts to stabilize the real estate market. Overall, the article suggests a trend of stabilizing real estate markets in major Chinese cities due to supportive policies.
Summary: Zhejiang University doctoral student Yang Shaochen, specializing in mechanical engineering, is dedicated to improving tunnel boring machines (TBMs) with intelligent systems, aiming for breakthroughs in core technologies. His research involves both theoretical work and on-site validation in challenging environments like underwater tunnels. Yang's experience in a national career planning competition and guidance from Zhejiang University's career services helped him refine his job application skills, focusing on translating research into practical abilities. He is now aiming to apply his research to real-world applications, and is hoping to contribute to China's infrastructure development. Yang's goal is to develop a world-leading intelligent TBM.
Summary: China's National Health Commission has announced the "Management Measures for the Creation of National Fertility-Friendly Cities and Units," initiating a program to establish such entities nationwide. The initiative aims to reduce the burdens of childbearing, raising, and educating children by improving support in areas like the economy, time allocation, services, and culture within cities. For workplaces, the program focuses on creating supportive environments for employees to balance work and family life through policy implementation and cultural shifts. The measures include 32 assessment criteria for cities and 20 for workplaces, covering various aspects of support. The move is intended to promote high-quality population development by fostering a more positive environment for families.
Summary: Ahead of the upcoming *zhongkao* and *gaokao* exams, the Jinan Public Security Bureau's Shizhong District branch, in collaboration with the Qixian Police Station, provided ID card services to students at Quanhai School in Jinan. This "green channel" for ID card processing aims to ensure students can smoothly participate in the crucial examinations. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article describes how villagers in Lanhua Village, Sichuan Province, collectively helped a neighbor, Song Yuqiong, with her farm work after she was hospitalized. Neighbors coordinated to plow, plant, and water her fields, showcasing a spirit of mutual assistance. Song Yuqiong, known for her own helpfulness in the village, expressed her gratitude upon returning home. The article emphasizes the reciprocal nature of neighborly support in the rural community. The United States and U.S.-China relations are not mentioned in the article.
Summary: China's National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA) has reported the first major case of fraud involving long-term care insurance (LTCI). Two Shanghai-based organizations, Shanghai Xin'an Kangshentongda Elderly Service Development Center and Shanghai Yangpu Yicheng Elderly Care Assessment Center, colluded to fraudulently obtain over 2 million yuan in LTCI funds by falsifying disability assessments for elderly individuals. The investigation revealed that individuals were coached to feign disability during assessments, and the assessment center manipulated the results to secure higher levels of LTCI benefits for ineligible applicants. Authorities have arrested five suspects, recovered the misappropriated funds, imposed fines, and revoked the organizations' LTCI service agreements. The NHSA official stated that they will focus on "fake assessment, fake service, fake disability" to combat LTCI fraud and protect fund security. The report did not mention the United States.
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Summary: The article discusses the trend of preserving historical relics discovered during subway construction in several Chinese cities, including Taiyuan, Tianjin, Nanjing, and Xi'an. It highlights the shift from reactive salvage archaeology to proactive preservation, exemplified by the "archaeology first, then construction" principle. Officials like Ren Hongmin from the Taiyuan Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics emphasized the importance of reporting discovered relics promptly. Various protection methods are employed, including on-site preservation, temporary relocation, and the integration of relics into subway station designs to enhance cultural awareness.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of balancing urban development, specifically subway construction, with the preservation of cultural relics, arguing that these goals should be mutually reinforcing rather than contradictory. It highlights the revised Law on the Protection of Cultural Relics, which mandates archaeological surveys before construction projects can proceed. The piece cites examples of cities like Taiyuan and Tianjin that have implemented innovative approaches to protect historical sites during subway construction. The article further notes the importance of raising public awareness and integrating cultural heritage into modern life through initiatives like turning subway stations into "museums."
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Summary: An algal technology "small yard" in Xiangshan County, Zhejiang Province, is upgrading the local seaweed industry by focusing on the entire industrial chain and promoting ecological product value through blue carbon trading. This initiative involves collaboration between the local government, universities, and leading enterprises, resulting in increased income for villagers via new employment and algae harvesting. The project includes exploration of blue carbon trading, with the first transaction involving 2,340.1 tons of carbon sink volume. Local fishermen are incentivized to protect the marine environment.
Summary: A Sino-foreign research team led by Gao Jing and Yao Tandong of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research has revealed the vertical conveyor belt mechanism of water vapor transport on the Tibetan Plateau under stable winter and spring weather conditions dominated by westerlies. The study, based on 32 high-altitude tethered balloon observations, shows that large-scale westerly advection transports water vapor in the free troposphere, while local sources shape water vapor distribution within the boundary layer. At night, subsided westerly-transported water vapor interacts with local residual water vapor, leading to condensation and the integration of external water into the local water cycle. Approximately 30% of the free tropospheric water vapor flux from westerly advection is integrated into the local atmospheric water cycle through this nighttime vertical "conveyor belt," which helps maintain water vapor accumulation within the boundary layer. The findings provide a basis for improving atmospheric models and climate predictions related to the accelerated water cycle on the Tibetan Plateau.
Summary: The National Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters (国家防总) and the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部) convened a meeting with meteorological, water resources, and natural resources departments, along with representatives from six key provinces (Guangdong, Guizhou, Hunan, etc.), to assess the development trend of recent heavy rainfall and to deploy flood prevention work in key areas. A Level IV emergency response for flood control was initiated for Guangdong and Guizhou. The meeting emphasized the need to prioritize the safety of the people, strictly implement responsibility at all levels of government, and work together to prevent mountain floods, geological disasters, and urban flooding. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: Dong'an County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, is promoting a "rice + regenerated rice + rapeseed" crop rotation model. The initiative aims to increase land use efficiency and farmer income by leveraging the area's favorable geographic and climatic conditions. The provided image depicts farmers transplanting rice seedlings in a field after the rapeseed harvest in Phoenix Village, Jingtouwei Town on May 14th. The article does not discuss U.S. or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The China Resources Recycling Group Battery Co., Ltd. has launched a trial operation of its battery recycling service platform to improve the battery recycling chain. The platform aims to address pain points in the battery recycling industry by streamlining the flow of retired batteries to compliant recycling companies. It facilitates cross-regional allocation of battery resources and aims to standardize and scale the battery recycling industry. The platform features data traceability, compliant transactions, carbon asset management, and recycled material certification, creating a closed-loop regulatory system for the entire battery lifecycle.
Summary: The first generating unit of the Jinchuan Hydropower Station in the Dadu River basin has been connected to the grid. Several other hydropower stations in the Dadu River basin, including the Pillow Dam Level 2 and Shaping Level 1, have also recently connected to the grid. The Laoyingyan Level 2 hydropower station successfully completed river closure. These developments collectively enhance the clean energy supply system in Southwest China. The Jinchuan Hydropower Station, a key project in Sichuan's 14th Five-Year Plan, has a total installed capacity of 860,000 kilowatts and an annual power generation of approximately 3.5 billion kilowatt-hours.
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Summary: The article discusses the growing popularity of air volleyball, particularly among middle-aged and elderly individuals, and provides guidance on proper techniques and rules. It emphasizes mastering correct postures for serving, receiving, and passing. It details common mistakes, such as incorrect hand positioning during passing, and stresses the importance of controlling the lighter ball's power. The article also outlines common fouls, such as stepping over the service line or touching the net, and provides safety tips for older players.
Summary: Yongchuan District in Chongqing is implementing a program to teach all fourth-grade students how to swim, utilizing a "school-built pool + school-hall cooperation" model. District Party Committee Standing Committee member and Deputy District Mayor Song Wen noted that the program addresses challenges such as lack of venues, teachers, and safety guarantees, with the government subsidizing costs to encourage participation from social resources. The program involves government departments coordinating with social swimming pools, following teaching standards and safety regulations set by the District Education Commission. Schools in rural areas are building mobile pools with professional coaches, water maintenance and safety support provided by the district. The district has invested 2 million yuan, trained 28,000 students, and significantly improved the popularization rate of drowning prevention knowledge.
Summary: Chinese weightlifter He Yueji won three gold medals in the men's 65kg category at the 2026 Asian Weightlifting Championships in India. He set new world records in the clean and jerk (183kg) and total (329kg). Fellow Chinese athlete Ding Hongjie secured a silver in snatch and two bronzes in clean and jerk and total in the same category. Zhao Jinlan also won three gold medals in the women's 53kg category.
Summary: The city of Ziyang in Sichuan province is focusing on developing its "6+4" key industries, including the dental industry, transportation equipment, health foods, and emerging sectors like digital intelligence and green energy. Ziyang aims to integrate itself into regional development plans, with several of its projects being included in provincial and national economic development outlines. The city is actively working on attracting investment and improving its business environment through streamlined services and financial support, with industrial loan balances increasing by 18.7%. Ziyang's industrial growth is demonstrated by increased production in railway locomotives, beverages, and electricity, along with the expansion of pre-fabricated food production lines. There is no explicit mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
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Summary: The 2026 Africa Tourism Leadership Forum in Durban, South Africa, highlighted Africa's growing tourism sector, with over 30 Chinese travel agencies participating, signaling confidence in the African market. South African President Ramaphosa emphasized tourism's role in African economic growth and called for increased cooperation. The forum also discussed digital transformation, visa facilitation, and regional cooperation. China has signed bilateral tourism cooperation documents with 31 African countries and listed 34 African countries as destinations for Chinese group tours. South Africa's tourism department is actively promoting its resources on Chinese social media platforms like Xiaohongshu and Weibo.
Summary: A film screening and lecture on Japanese war crimes during WWII in China was held in Paris, organized by French national Marcus Dretzes and his associates, Zhong Haosong and Bai Shijie. The event, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Tokyo Trials, aimed to raise awareness in Europe about Japan's wartime atrocities, including the Nanjing Massacre and biological warfare. Dretzes highlighted the contrast between European awareness of the Nuremberg Trials and relative ignorance of the Asia-Pacific theater of WWII. Attendees noted historical revisionism in Japan and a lack of understanding of the conflict's legacy in Europe. The organizers plan to continue holding similar events in Europe and the United States.
Summary: The WHO released a report on May 13th, stating that while global health has progressed, it is uneven and slowing, calling for urgent action. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted both progress and persistent inequalities, noting that many, especially women, children, and those in resource-poor areas, lack basic healthcare. Separately, the UK's economy grew by 0.6% in the first quarter of 2024, driven mainly by the service sector. Finally, a fire broke out at a ship dismantling yard in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, with evacuations ordered for nearby residents.
Summary: A conference was held in Geneva focusing on China's cross-border e-commerce development and its potential for South-South cooperation. Commerce Ministry official Wang Zhihua stated that cross-border e-commerce has become a new driver of China's foreign trade, benefitting Southern countries by providing access to Chinese markets and facilitating the import of goods from those nations. The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) acknowledged China's experience in e-commerce and its efforts to promote South-South cooperation through initiatives like "Export to China". Nepal's representative highlighted China's progress in digital infrastructure as a valuable lesson for developing countries.
Summary: Brazil has launched a six-year "National Strategy for a Sea Without Plastic" to combat marine plastic pollution through cross-sector collaboration and strengthened policies. The strategy focuses on the entire lifecycle of plastics, emphasizing the role of scavengers, like fishermen participating in the "Fishing for Waste Project," in recycling. This project incentivizes fishermen to collect plastic waste, which is then recycled or properly disposed of, providing them with income and cleaning the ocean. Brazil has also enacted laws and initiatives to improve waste management and promote a circular economy, including supporting scavenger cooperatives and developing biodegradable plastic alternatives. Despite these efforts, challenges remain due to high plastic consumption and low overall recycling rates.
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Summary: According to a review, Yale historian Valerie Hansen's book, *The Year 1000*, challenges the conventional narrative that globalization began in the 15th century, arguing instead that it started around the year 1000. The book highlights the interconnectedness of various civilizations, with Song Dynasty China playing a central role as a global economic and manufacturing hub, fostering trade and cultural exchange with regions like the Middle East and Africa. The review also notes that early globalization was marked by conflict and xenophobia, similar to modern challenges, and that studying historical responses to these issues can inform contemporary solutions. The review emphasizes that China's open approach to trade during the Song Dynasty demonstrates a historical pattern of openness, connectivity, and pragmatism in its foreign relations. The article does not discuss or allude to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article describes Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, and its significance to the Anangu people of Australia. It details the geological formation and visual characteristics of the massive sandstone rock. The article further explains the historical context of the site, including its renaming by European explorers and the eventual return of the land to the Anangu. The article also discusses the recent permanent closure of the climbing route on Uluru out of respect for the indigenous people's connection to the land. It concludes by noting a shift in visitor behavior towards appreciating the cultural and environmental significance of the site.
Summary: This article discusses the enduring appeal of Agatha Christie, particularly her novel *Murder on the Orient Express*, and a recent stage adaptation in China. The play, produced by the Shanghai Mousetrap Drama Studio and directed by Lin Yi, focuses on the complexities of human nature and the conflict between law and morality, rather than simply revealing the murderer's identity. The adaptation emphasizes the emotional impact of the story, exploring themes of collective revenge and the difficult choices faced by detective Poirot. Christie's works are praised for their ability to blend entertainment with serious reflection on human nature and ethical dilemmas.
Summary: A forestry delegation from Guangzhou visited Sequoia National Park in California, U.S., to study the giant sequoia trees, also known as California redwoods. The delegation learned about the sequoias' resilience to wildfires due to their thick, fire-resistant bark and ability to thrive in the nutrient-rich soil left after fires. They visited the General Sherman Tree, the largest single-stem tree by volume on Earth. The sequoias' height is limited by water transport to the crown. The article notes that the sequoias demonstrate a patient growth strategy, turning challenges into opportunities for development.
Summary: This article provides contact information for the People's Daily international forum, including an email address for submissions and the name of the page designer. No statements or actions of officials, U.S.-China relations, or U.S. involvement are mentioned. Therefore, no further summary is possible.
Summary: This article discusses the evolving Chinese consumer demand for diverse, high-quality vegetables, spurred by dietary recommendations like the 2022 guidelines suggesting at least 300 grams of fresh vegetables daily. This demand is driving innovation in the agricultural sector, including the development of specialized varieties, improved cold chain logistics, and new business models such as vegetable-themed tourism and experiences. The piece highlights the need for the supply side to adapt to the growing demand for higher quality and more diverse vegetables to promote the high-quality development of the vegetable industry. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article discusses the transformation of the tofu industry in China, driven by the "Great Food View" and a focus on healthy eating. It highlights innovations in production, preservation, and the diversification of tofu products to meet modern consumer demands. The piece also notes the increasing use of tofu as a plant-based protein source and the technological advancements in soybean processing, including the utilization of byproducts. Furthermore, it emphasizes the impact of this evolving industry on agricultural practices, including the development of specialized soybean varieties. Ultimately, tofu represents a broader trend of agricultural modernization and dietary innovation within China.
Summary: Ji Qiyu, a seventh-generation inheritor of Zhuang brocade weaving in Qingyuan, Guangdong, is revitalizing the local Zhuang brocade culture, which was facing decline due to low efficiency and limited sales channels. Ji established a cooperative to innovate the weaving process, introduce new materials and dyes, and create diverse products. He implemented a training model to employ villagers and increase their income, contributing to rural revitalization. The local government is promoting tourism centered around Zhuang culture, with the "Jinxui Flower Sea" tourism line selected by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Ji is also using livestreaming to further promote Zhuang brocade.
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Summary: The article discusses the rapid growth of internet hospitals in China, noting that while they offer convenience, patients are experiencing issues like long wait times and poor communication. It suggests solutions such as better online-offline coordination, optimized scheduling, and improved performance evaluation for doctors. The piece also advocates for technological upgrades like AI-powered pre-diagnosis and clearer displays of doctor availability to streamline the patient experience. Furthermore, the article emphasizes the need for unified standards and stronger regulation to ensure service quality and address potential safety concerns within the virtual healthcare sector, highlighting a pilot program for initial online consultations in Beijing. The ultimate goal is to make internet hospitals more patient-centric, intelligent, and user-friendly.
Summary: The development of internet hospitals in China is facing challenges such as long wait times, slow responses, and a lack of unified service standards, despite their potential to alleviate the burden of seeking medical care. A fragmented system of standards, where the national government sets principles, local governments set standards, and institutions set specific rules, leads to inconsistent service quality and difficulties in regulation. Some doctors admit to struggling to balance online consultations with heavy offline workloads, and hospitals face issues with integrating online services into existing workflows. To improve the experience, hospitals are implementing measures such as simplified interfaces for the elderly, dedicated online consultation teams, and systems to triage patients to appropriate specialists.
Summary: The article cautions against viewing so-called "superfoods" like chia seeds, avocados, and quinoa as miracle cures or replacements for a balanced diet. While these foods offer specific nutritional benefits, they also have limitations and potential drawbacks if consumed improperly or in excess. The author emphasizes the importance of a diverse and balanced diet using readily available, common foods, and advises consulting with nutrition professionals for personalized dietary plans. The article suggests incorporating "superfoods" as supplements to a healthy diet, not as a primary source of nutrition.
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Summary: This article recounts the author's evolving understanding of who reads and appreciates classical Chinese poetry. Initially, the author believed that interest in classical poetry was limited to those with a traditional Chinese education. However, the author discovered that people from diverse backgrounds, including scientists, engineers, businesspeople, and even prisoners, find resonance and meaning in classical verse. The author emphasizes that this appreciation often stems from personal experiences and a desire to connect with fundamental human emotions. Ultimately, the author concludes that the appeal of classical poetry lies in its ability to bridge the gap between the past and present, offering insights into the universal human experience.
Summary: The article summarizes Ye Shuping's new book, "Glory Pavilion: Stories of Grassroots Social Governance from Caixi," which chronicles the work of police officers in Caixi Township, Fujian Province. These officers are dedicated to maintaining social order and resolving disputes in a rural area that has seen economic development alongside challenges like an aging population and rural crime. The book emphasizes the importance of the "Fengqiao experience," focusing on community-based problem-solving and relying on the masses. It highlights the innovative approaches of the Caixi police, such as the "two shouts and one no bark" method, to build trust and effectively address local issues, linking their work to the broader national strategy of rural revitalization.
Summary: This article, written by the head of Peking University's Weiming Reading Club, discusses the enduring appeal of traditional reading among Gen Z students. The author highlights the club's focus on reading physical books and engaging in thoughtful discussion, emphasizing the value of slowing down and reflecting in an age of rapid information access. The article also mentions how students use reading to prepare for field work and to connect with others, sharing insights and recommendations. The reading club's activities are contrasted with data-driven "guess-what-you-like" information feeds.
Summary: The article discusses the book "Deep Sea's Calling: Ye Cong and His Team," a sequel focusing on the spirit of those involved in China's deep-sea submersible development, particularly Ye Cong. It details China's advancements in deep-sea exploration, highlighting the development of submersibles like "Fendouzhe" which reached the Mariana Trench. Ye Cong, as the chief designer, is portrayed as a key figure who led the team to overcome challenges and achieve historic records in deep-sea diving. The book emphasizes the growth of the team and the spirit driving their achievements in deep-sea technology. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
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Summary: The book "Treasure Trove China: Encountering 80 Rare Animals Here" aims to showcase China's biodiversity and conservation efforts through a blend of scientific knowledge, cultural narratives, and striking imagery. Structured around China's three-tiered terrain, the book profiles 80 rare species within their ecological and cultural contexts, highlighting both conservation successes and ongoing challenges. It emphasizes the integration of scientific data, ecological interdependence, cultural heritage, and modern conservation practices to foster a sense of responsibility towards the environment. The author suggests the book promotes an understanding and respect for the shared fate of all life.
Summary: This short notice from the *People's Daily* publishing arm provides contact information for submissions to the literary section of the newspaper, including an email address and the name of the page designer. There is no discussion of Chinese politics, U.S.-China relations, or specific statements or actions of officials. The notice is purely logistical in nature.
This newspaper reported from Beijing on May 14th (Reporter Yang Qiaochu (杨翘楚)) On the morning of May 14th, State President Xi Jinping (习近平) held talks with US President Donald Trump (特朗普), who was in China for a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (北京).
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that the current century is undergoing accelerated changes, and the international situation is intertwined with chaos. Can China and the United States transcend the "Thucydides Trap" and create a new paradigm for major-country relations? Can we work together to address global challenges and inject more stability into the world? Can we focus on the well-being of the two peoples and the future destiny of mankind, and jointly create a better future for the relations between the two countries? These are historical questions, global questions, and questions from the people, and they are also the answers that leaders of major countries need to write together in this era. I am willing to work with President Trump (特朗普) to steer the great ship of China-US relations well, so that 2026 will become a historic and landmark year for China-US relations to build on the past and open up the future.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that China is committed to the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of China-US relations. President Trump (特朗普) and I agreed to establish a "China-US constructive strategic stability relationship" as a new positioning for China-US relations, which will provide strategic guidance for China-US relations in the next three years or even longer, and I believe it will be welcomed by the people of both countries and the international community. "Constructive strategic stability" should be positive stability with cooperation as the main focus, benign stability with competition within limits, normalized stability with controllable differences, and lasting stability with peace in sight. The "China-US constructive strategic stability relationship" is not just a slogan, but should be an action of moving towards each other.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that the essence of China-US economic and trade relations is mutual benefit and win-win. In the face of differences and frictions, equal consultation is the only correct choice. Yesterday, the economic and trade teams of the two countries reached an overall balanced and positive result, which is good news for the people of both countries and the world. The two sides should work together to maintain the current hard-won good momentum. China's door to opening up will only open wider and wider. American companies are deeply involved in China's reform and opening up, and China welcomes the United States to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation with China.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that the two sides should implement the important consensus we have reached and further make good use of political and diplomatic and military communication channels. Expand exchanges and cooperation in the fields of economy and trade, health, agriculture, tourism, culture, law enforcement, and other fields.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that the Taiwan issue is the most important issue in China-US relations. If it is handled well, the relations between the two countries can maintain overall stability. If it is not handled well, the two countries will collide or even conflict, pushing the entire China-US relationship into a very dangerous situation. "Taiwan independence" is incompatible with peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. Maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait is the greatest common denominator between China and the United States. The US must be extremely cautious in handling the Taiwan issue.
Trump (特朗普) said that he was very honored to pay a state visit to China. The US-China relationship is very good. I have established the longest and best relationship between US and Chinese heads of state in history with President Xi Jinping (习近平), maintaining friendly communication and solving many important issues. President Xi Jinping (习近平) is a great leader, and China is a great country. I have great respect for President Xi Jinping (习近平) and the Chinese people. Today's meeting is an important meeting that has attracted worldwide attention. I am willing to work with President Xi (习近平) to strengthen communication and cooperation, properly resolve differences, and open the best US-China relationship in history, creating a better future for the two countries. The US and China are the most important and powerful countries in the world, and US-China cooperation can do many great and good things for the two countries and the world. I brought outstanding representatives of the American business community on this visit. They all respect and value China, and I actively encourage them to expand cooperation with China.
The two heads of state exchanged views on major international and regional issues such as the Middle East situation, the Ukraine crisis, and the Korean Peninsula.
The two heads of state unanimously agreed to support each other and successfully host this year's APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and the G20 Summit.
During the talks, Trump (特朗普) introduced the accompanying entrepreneurs to Xi Jinping (习近平) one by one.
Before the talks, Xi Jinping (习近平) held a welcome ceremony for Trump (特朗普) at the East Gate Square of the Great Hall of the People.
When Trump (特朗普) arrived, the honor guard stood in salute. The two heads of state ascended the reviewing stand, the military band played the national anthems of China and the United States, and 21 salute shots were fired in Tiananmen Square (天安门广场). Trump (特朗普), accompanied by Xi Jinping (习近平), reviewed the honor guard of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and watched the parade.
Cai Qi (蔡奇), Wang Yi (王毅), and He Lifeng (何立峰) attended the talks.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on May 14th (Reporters: Gong Han (巩晗), Wang Rong (王嵘)) On May 14th, State President Xi Jinping (习近平) accompanied U.S. President Trump (特朗普), who was in China for a state visit, to visit the Temple of Heaven (天坛).
In the early summer, the Temple of Heaven (天坛) was filled with ancient cypress trees, and a gentle breeze was blowing. Xi Jinping (习近平) welcomed Trump (特朗普) at the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests (祈年殿).
Xi Jinping (习近平) and Trump (特朗普) took a photo together in the spacious Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests (祈年殿) square.
The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests (祈年殿) is magnificent, with its multi-layered eaves shining with glazed tiles. The two heads of state ascended the steps and entered the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests (祈年殿) together, admiring the precise fit of the mortise and tenon brackets and the perfect integration of astronomy, calendar, and palace structure, feeling the concept of harmony with all things and compliance with the times.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that in 2017, we visited the Forbidden City (故宫) along the central axis of Beijing (北京). The Temple of Heaven (天坛), which we are visiting today, is the same age as the Forbidden City (故宫), and it embodies the concept of "round sky and square earth," demonstrating the Chinese people's view of the universe and philosophy of life. Ancient Chinese rulers held sacrificial ceremonies at the Temple of Heaven (天坛) to pray for national prosperity and peace, and favorable weather, reflecting the traditional Chinese idea of the people as the foundation of the country, and the foundation being solid ensures the country's stability. The Communist Party of China (中国共产党) inherits and develops the people-oriented thought of Chinese civilization, always adheres to the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, and receives the firm support and heartfelt support of the people.
Trump (特朗普) said that his visit to the Forbidden City (故宫) years ago is still fresh in his memory. The Temple of Heaven (天坛) has stood majestically for more than 600 years, demonstrating China's exquisite classical architectural art and profound traditional culture, which is admirable. Both the United States and China are great countries, and the people of both countries are great people, full of wisdom. The two countries should deepen mutual understanding and enhance people-to-people friendship.
Cai Qi (蔡奇), Wang Yi (王毅), Yin Li (尹力), and others participated in the above activities.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 14th (Reporters Wen Xin and Feng Xinran) On the evening of May 14th, President Xi Jinping (习近平) held a banquet in the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂) in Beijing (北京) to welcome US President Donald Trump's (特朗普) visit to China.
The Golden Hall (金色大厅) of the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂) was brightly lit, and the two heads of state delivered speeches one after the other.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that this year is the opening year of China's "15th Five-Year Plan." More than 1.4 billion Chinese people, based on the profound foundation of more than 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, are comprehensively promoting Chinese-style modernization with high-quality development. This year also marks the 250th anniversary of American independence, and more than 300 million American people are revitalizing their patriotic, innovative, and pioneering spirit to promote American development towards a new journey. The people of China and the United States are both great people, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and making America great again can completely coexist, mutually achieve, and benefit the world.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that 55 years ago, China and the United States launched "Ping-Pong Diplomacy," opening the door to more than 20 years of frozen relations between China and the United States, becoming a major event in the history of contemporary international relations. Since then, China and the United States have continuously written stories of friendship through many open cooperation stories. Under the new situation, my multiple meetings and phone calls with President Trump (特朗普) have promoted the overall stability of Sino-US relations. We unanimously believe that Sino-US relations are the most important bilateral relations in the world today, and they can only be improved and not damaged. Cooperation between the two countries benefits both, while confrontation hurts both. We should become partners rather than opponents. We agreed to build a constructive strategic and stable relationship between China and the United States, promote the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of Sino-US relations, and bring more peace, prosperity, and progress to the world.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that, looking at the development of Sino-US relations, whether we can achieve mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation is the key to the stable development of bilateral relations. Sino-US relations bear the well-being of more than 1.7 billion people in the two countries and are related to the interests of more than 8 billion people in the world. We should jointly shoulder this historical responsibility and promote the steady progress of the giant ship of Sino-US relations along the correct course.
Trump (特朗普) said that he is very grateful to President Xi Jinping (习近平) for his warm hospitality during his visit to China. Today is a beautiful day. This is an important visit, and the two sides have had positive and constructive dialogues. The American and Chinese people appreciate and respect each other, and their friendship has a long history. US-China relations are the most important bilateral relations in the world. The two countries should strengthen cooperation to create a better future for the world.
Li Qiang (李强), Cai Qi (蔡奇), Wang Yi (王毅), He Lifeng (何立峰), and others attended the banquet.
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On May 14th, Chinese President Xi Jinping (习近平) held talks with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (北京), who was in China for a state visit. President Xi Jinping (习近平) and President Trump agreed to establish a "constructive strategic and stable China-U.S. relationship" as a new positioning for China-U.S. relations, which will provide strategic guidance for China-U.S. relations for the next three years or even longer. People from all walks of life in the United States interviewed by this newspaper said that head-of-state diplomacy plays an irreplaceable strategic leading role in the development of bilateral relations. The U.S. and China have broad common interests, and expanding cooperation space will continuously inject new impetus into the development of bilateral relations and create more favorable conditions for the common prosperity and development of the two countries and the world.
"It sends a strong and positive signal to the world, which is of great significance."
President Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that "constructive strategic stability" should be a positive stability dominated by cooperation, a benign stability with measured competition, a normal stability with controllable differences, and a lasting stability with peaceful expectations. The "constructive strategic and stable China-U.S. relationship" is not just a slogan, but should be an action of moving in the same direction. President Trump said that he is willing to work with President Xi (习近平) to strengthen communication and cooperation, properly resolve differences, and start the best U.S.-China relationship in history, creating a better future for the two countries.
"The meeting between the heads of state of the U.S. and China in Beijing (北京) again after 9 years sends a strong and positive signal to the world, which is of great significance." said Myron Brilliant, Senior Advisor at Albright Stonebridge Group. "I have been observing U.S.-China relations for more than 30 years, and I firmly believe that one thing remains unchanged: as long as both sides choose pragmatic cooperation rather than confrontation, they can reach a consensus. It is important to manage the differences and frictions between the U.S. and China and avoid escalation. This head-of-state meeting provides a rare opportunity to promote the development of bilateral relations."
Craig Allen, President of the U.S.-China Business Council, said that the U.S.-China head-of-state meeting is an important opportunity for us to focus on areas where the two countries can cooperate. The two sides work together to build a bilateral relationship that can bring more positive contributions to the world. This is what the business community expects. "As the world's two largest economies, the U.S. and China are full of vitality, and their technological strength is also leading the world. The two countries can achieve better development by working together."
Jim Sutter, CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council, is full of confidence in the development of U.S.-China relations. He said: "We need to maintain communication, continue to cooperate, and continue to move forward on the basis of existing consensus."
Kenneth Quinn, President Emeritus of the World Food Prize Foundation from Iowa, said that this year is a "big year" for bilateral relations. Although there are differences between the U.S. and China, the two sides have broad common interests and realistic cooperation needs. We look forward to the two countries working together to jointly address many global challenges, including food security.
"We look forward to the meeting between the heads of state of the two countries to promote dialogue and cooperation between the two countries, and then play a positive role in world economic growth and improving global governance," said Sourabh Gupta, a senior researcher at the U.S.-China Research Center.
"There is no choice but cooperation"
As the world's two largest economies, the U.S. and China account for more than 1/3 of the world's total economic output, and the value of trade in goods accounts for about 1/5 of the world's total. U.S.-China interaction has an important impact on the economies of both countries and the world. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that the essence of U.S.-China economic and trade relations is mutual benefit and win-win. In the face of differences and frictions, equal consultation is the only correct choice. President Trump said that the U.S. and China are the most important and powerful countries in the world, and U.S.-China cooperation can do many great and good things for the two countries and the world.
Myron Brilliant said that the U.S. and China have huge economies, and the economic and trade relations between the two sides are very important. "There is no choice but cooperation." The U.S. and China are in the same world, and differences are inevitable. A large-scale "decoupling" will seriously damage the economies of the two countries.
Recently, the latest "American Business in China White Paper" released by the American Chamber of Commerce in China shows that most of the surveyed companies have good financial performance in 2025, and more than half of the surveyed companies still list China as one of the top three priority investment destinations in the world. 74% of companies believe that foreign-funded enterprises in this industry enjoy the same or better treatment. According to this white paper, 52% of the surveyed companies are expected to achieve profitability in 2025, an increase of 6 percentage points from the previous year. Jeffrey Sachs, an American economist and professor at Columbia University, said: "The United States should re-examine its policy thinking toward China and recognize that China's development is an opportunity for the United States, not a threat."
Craig Allen said that in the past few years, China has made great progress in scientific and technological research and development. The United States needs to face up to China's development achievements, understand China's actual situation more deeply, and have a clearer understanding of China's future development direction.
"A more stable and constructive U.S.-China economic and trade relationship will benefit the entire world," said Carlos Gutierrez, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce.
Thomas Fingar, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State and researcher at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, said that although there are frictions in U.S.-China economic and trade relations, a large number of American companies that have established production bases in China have not withdrawn from China, but have grown together with the Chinese market, which is enough to show that the foundation supporting U.S.-China relations is very solid.
Tom Watkins, former consultant of the Michigan China Innovation Center, said: "The U.S. and China should build bridges to manage differences, formulate a common development agenda for the future, move in the same direction on issues of mutual concern, and seek win-win solutions."
"More exchanges between the U.S. and China will help break down misunderstandings and eliminate false perceptions"
The hope of U.S.-China 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. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that the two sides should implement the important consensus we have reached and further make good use of political and diplomatic and military communication channels. Expand exchanges and cooperation in the fields of economy and trade, health, agriculture, tourism, culture, law enforcement, etc.
Lynn Eisenhower, a music teacher at Lincoln High School in Washington State, has led American students to visit China many times, witnessing batches of American and Chinese teenagers overcoming language and cultural differences and establishing deep and lasting friendships. She said that the exchanges between the American and Chinese people contain great power, and the kindness and friendship between individuals can make the world a better place in subtle and lasting ways.
Jeffrey Sullivan, Director of the Sports Department of the Montgomery County Education Bureau in Maryland, said that he has led American students to visit China many times in the past two years, and Chinese students have also visited American schools in return. This kind of exchange not only enhances the friendship between the youth of the two countries, but also teaches them how to seek common ground while reserving differences in cross-cultural exchanges. "We sincerely thank the '50,000 in 5 Years' initiative for opening the door to exchanges between American and Chinese youth, and also for building a good exchange platform for the people of the two countries."
Myron Brilliant said that China's 240-hour visa-free transit policy for 55 countries, including the United States, and the "50,000 in 5 Years" initiative are all very correct measures. When Americans and Chinese people increase their understanding in travel and exchanges, they are more likely to transcend the present and see a longer-term future.
Craig Allen said that the U.S. and China need to strengthen exchanges and cooperation at all levels, including government, enterprises, and people. Dean Baker, a senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, believes that "more exchanges between the U.S. and China will help break down misunderstandings and eliminate false perceptions."
"Every conversation makes me truly feel that we have many things in common, and the hopes and dreams we hold are also very similar." Eisenhower said with deep feeling that in every journey in China, she and her students have made many Chinese friends and have shared experiences with Chinese friends. We look forward to the U.S. and China continuing to encourage exchanges between the youth of the two countries, "so that the friendship between the people of the two countries will continue and last forever."
The U.S.-China Civil Pickleball Friendship Tournament has just ended. Luke Allen Calvert, a college student from Oregon who came to China to participate in the competition, said that he hopes that the meeting between the heads of state of the U.S. and China can promote exchanges and cooperation between the two countries and allow more American and Chinese youth to "deepen understanding and build friendship."
"We need to strengthen exchanges more than ever, so that friendship can be passed down from generation to generation and create a better world together," said Anders Ibsen, Mayor of Tacoma, Washington.
(Washington, D.C., May 14th, this newspaper)
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The cooperation between the United States and China will inject strong impetus into global stability, development, and prosperity, making the world a better place.
On May 14, Chinese President Xi Jinping (习近平) held talks with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (北京), who was in China for a state visit. The meeting between the heads of state of the United States and China is crucial for both countries and the world. As the world's two largest economies, the decisions made by the United States and China and their future policy directions will have a significant impact on the world. This meeting between the two heads of state sets the tone and direction for the development of U.S.-China relations and is a crucial opportunity to promote the sound development of U.S.-China relations, which is of great significance.
Maintaining dialogue and communication between the United States and China helps to enhance mutual trust, manage differences, expand consensus, and promote cooperation. The United States and China are important trading partners for each other. The two sides have their own advantages in natural endowments, markets, capital, technology, and other fields, and are highly complementary. There is broad space for cooperation. Those who advocate for "decoupling" and "breaking chains" clearly lack rational consideration. Against the backdrop of rising uncertainty in the current international environment, maintaining the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of U.S.-China economic and trade relations is conducive to maintaining the stability of the global industrial and supply chains, boosting market confidence, and serving the common interests of the people of both countries. It will also inject more stability and certainty into the world economy. Tariff wars and trade wars have no winners. The U.S. should abandon zero-sum thinking, fully recognize the enormous potential of U.S.-China cooperation, establish a concept of win-win cooperation, and contribute to improving the livelihoods of people in all countries and promoting common development.
In fact, the American people have a friendly aspiration towards China and eagerly look forward to visiting China for exchanges. Two years ago, I visited Beijing (北京) and stayed for nine days. I personally felt the sincerity, enthusiasm, and friendliness of the Chinese people, and I also experienced their sincere expectation for friendly exchanges between the American and Chinese people. Recently, my friend traveled to China and had a very pleasant experience, deeply appreciating the Chinese people's hospitality. Precisely because of my previous wonderful experiences in China, this summer, my family and I plan to travel to China again. This meeting between the heads of state of the United States and China injects vitality into promoting friendly exchanges between the two peoples, enhances the American people's understanding of China, and encourages them to truly approach this extremely charming country and witness firsthand the vivid picture of the ancient civilization and modern development complementing each other.
Looking at the international situation and the development of bilateral relations, the United States and China have no reason to move towards confrontation. The United States and China both benefit from cooperation and are both harmed by confrontation. The two countries can completely achieve each other and prosper together. The cooperation between the United States and China will inject strong impetus into global stability, development, and prosperity, making the world a better place. We look forward to the two countries jointly maintaining a stable, healthy, and sustainable bilateral relationship, jointly addressing global challenges, jointly committing to reducing hunger and poverty, helping underdeveloped countries achieve industrialization, promoting sustainable world economic growth, and maintaining world peace and prosperity.
(Author is an American expert on international issues)
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"Since my first visit to China in 1981, I have visited China almost every year, witnessing China's changes and development." American economist and Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs (杰弗里·萨克斯) said in a recent exclusive interview with this reporter that over the past 40 years of reform and opening up, China has undergone earth-shaking changes, achieved unprecedented historical achievements, and created a miracle in the history of human development.
China and the United States are the world's largest developing country and the largest developed country, respectively, and Sino-US relations are the most important bilateral relationship in the world today. "US-China cooperation will bring tangible win-win results." Sachs (萨克斯) said that maintaining peace is the top priority of US-China cooperation, and this cooperation should be based on mutual respect and non-interference in each other's internal affairs. At the same time, economic cooperation remains an important focus of cooperation between the two sides.
"Through reform and opening up, China has gone through a process that took Western developed countries hundreds of years to complete in less than half a century, and has achieved a historic transformation from poverty and backwardness to prosperity and strength." Sachs (萨克斯) said that China has not only successfully lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, allowing people to gradually become prosperous, but has also joined the forefront of global innovation. "China's innovative achievements in the green field, especially electric vehicles, zero-carbon energy, etc., provide strong support for global sustainable development," Sachs (萨克斯) said.
This year is the first year of China's "15th Five-Year Plan." In Sachs's (萨克斯) view, China has a very clear plan for the future. "China is focusing on promoting high-quality development and using advanced technology to benefit the people." Sachs (萨克斯) said that high-quality development covers improvements in health, education, ecological environment, social inclusiveness and cultural identity. He believes that this is the right path of development, which will not only continue to improve the well-being of the Chinese people, but also benefit other parts of the world and promote the realization of true win-win cooperation.
Talking about the value of technology to mankind, Sachs (萨克斯) believes that mankind's ability to improve well-being has never been so strong, and technology should truly benefit mankind. He himself often uses cutting-edge achievements in the field of artificial intelligence, including open-source large models such as DeepSeek (深度求索). In his opinion, the speed of China's technological iteration is amazing. Just in March of this year, a multilingual humanoid robot also gave him a wonderful tour. "I often visit Shenzhen (深圳), and sometimes even if it's only a few months apart, I can find major professional and technical breakthroughs," Sachs (萨克斯) said.
Sachs (萨克斯) is also the director of the Columbia University Center for Sustainable Development and the chairman of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Sachs (萨克斯) believes that the current global climate crisis is intensifying, the global warming trend is obvious, and the ocean circulation system is continuing to slow down. "We must accelerate the transition to green technologies, promote the decarbonization of energy systems, optimize land use, stop deforestation, restore degraded land, and enhance the carbon sink capacity of surface vegetation and soil, etc." Sachs (萨克斯) believes that in this regard, China's role is becoming increasingly important. "China is at the forefront of the world in the field of green technology, sharing the software and hardware needed for green and low-carbon transformation with other countries, and making practical contributions to the global response to climate change."
In Sachs's (萨克斯) view, the current world is undergoing profound changes, and the international community needs to revive the spirit of the United Nations Charter, return to the track of international law, and effectively promote the realization of collective security. He said that zero-sum thinking is still 沉渣泛起 (chén zhā fàn qǐ - "sediment rises to the surface," negative elements resurface or re-emerge), and this erroneous thinking believes that countries must compete for limited resources in order to survive, but the operating logic of the modern economy is not like this. Some countries take it for granted that China's rise is a loss to themselves, which is a huge conceptual error. "The key to achieving sustainable prosperity shared by everyone lies in peace and cooperation, not conflict and zero-sum thinking," Sachs (萨克斯) said. "The four major global initiatives proposed by China provide a useful path for the international community to transcend zero-sum thinking."
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"A stable U.S.-China relationship is crucial for the world, benefiting both peoples and the globe." Dennis Simon, Senior Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, said in an exclusive interview with this reporter that this year is a "big year" for U.S.-China relations. The meeting between the heads of state of the U.S. and China will help enhance trust, manage risks, and create space for more cooperation in the future. "The series of cooperative achievements reached by both sides will create more favorable conditions for improving and developing U.S.-China relations. This is of great significance in the current global environment," Simon said.
Simon emphasized that as the world's two largest economies, the stability of U.S.-China relations lies in maintaining its predictability. Only in this way can the risk of global economic shocks be reduced, supply chain resilience be enhanced, and progress be made on transnational issues such as climate change. Without a stable U.S.-China relationship, the global system, including the technology ecosystem, financial and regulatory systems, will be affected. "This will drive up costs for all countries, especially developing countries. No one wants to see the global order heading towards division."
"To handle U.S.-China relations, it is necessary to abandon zero-sum thinking and accept that cooperation and competition can coexist," Simon said. The economies of the U.S. and China are highly interdependent. "Pan-securitization" will damage mutually beneficial and win-win economic efficiency. Judging from the development in recent years, U.S.-China economic and trade cooperation is more resilient than many observers imagine.
Simon said that companies need a stable and predictable environment for long-term investment. The innovation ecosystem can also benefit from cross-border cooperation and complementary integration. Broad and indiscriminate restrictions should be avoided. Both sides can conduct risk management while carrying out cooperation. Both sides need to keep communication channels open at all levels, including taking practical actions in artificial intelligence governance cooperation. "A stable U.S.-China relationship will significantly improve the business expectations of multinational corporations, reduce uncertainty in global supply chains, and thus enhance confidence in international markets," Simon said.
Promoting the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of U.S.-China relations will benefit the lives of people in both countries. Simon believes that the meeting between the heads of state will have a wide range of follow-up effects. For ordinary people, more stable visa policies will facilitate people-to-people exchanges, the scale of international students and academic exchanges may also expand, and more international routes will help the development of tourism. Simon said that the people of the U.S. and China have friendly feelings towards each other, which provides a solid public opinion foundation for both sides to strengthen cooperation.
Dennis Simon (丹尼斯·西蒙)
Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft (昆西治国方略研究所)
**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)
Xinhua News Agency, Kampala, May 14th (Reporter Nie Zuguo) On May 12, 2026, local time, at the invitation of Ugandan President Museveni, Xi Jinping (习近平), President of the People's Republic of China's Special Envoy, and Losang Jamcan (洛桑江村), Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, attended President Museveni's inauguration ceremony in Kampala (坎帕拉), the capital of Uganda. On the 14th, Museveni met with Losang Jamcan at the Presidential Palace.
Losang Jamcan conveyed President Xi Jinping's (习近平) warm congratulations and best wishes to Museveni, stating that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping (习近平) and President Museveni, the China-Uganda comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership has maintained a high level of development. China is willing to work with Uganda to continue the traditional friendship, strengthen the alignment of development strategies, and comprehensively deepen cooperation in various fields, so as to make greater contributions to building a closer China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era.
Museveni asked Losang Jamcan to convey his cordial greetings and high respect to President Xi Jinping (习近平), thanked President Xi Jinping (习近平) for sending a special envoy to attend his inauguration ceremony, highly praised China's development path and Uganda-China relations, and expressed his willingness to firmly support each other with China on issues involving each other's core interests and major concerns, promote pragmatic cooperation in various fields, and continuously benefit the people of both countries.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on May 14th (Reporter Cui Qi (崔琦)) Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jia Kun (郭嘉昆) stated on the 14th that China will host the Second Senior Officials' Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Shanghai (上海) from May 18th to 19th this year.
Guo Jia Kun (郭嘉昆) stated at a regular press conference that the APEC Senior Officials' Meeting is the main channel for preparing outcomes for the Leaders' Meeting and is held 4 to 5 times each year. As the host of APEC in 2026, China will host the Second APEC Senior Officials' Meeting in Shanghai (上海) from May 18th to 19th. This meeting will take stock of APEC cooperation this year, gather early harvests, and lay the groundwork for various activities and Leaders' Meeting outcomes in the second half of the year.
"In addition, prior to this Senior Officials' Meeting, APEC committees and working groups will also hold nearly 40 meetings from May 11th to 17th, involving areas such as trade and investment, economic and technical cooperation, women, telecommunications, and food security. It is expected that more than 1,000 representatives from APEC member economies, the Secretariat, observers, and others will participate in the meeting," said Guo Jia Kun (郭嘉昆).
Guo Jia Kun (郭嘉昆) stated that Shanghai (上海), the venue for the meeting, is China's (中国) largest economic center city and a globally important economic hub. Shanghai's (上海) total economic output ranks among the top five cities globally, and its port trade volume and container throughput remain the highest in the world. "We welcome all journalists to closely follow and report on the relevant situation of the Second Senior Officials' Meeting and continue to pay attention to and support APEC's 'China Year'."
Return to TopThis newspaper Chengdu, May 14th (Reporters Zhu Yueying (朱玥颖) and Song Haoxin (宋豪新)) From May 13th to 15th, the "2026 World Mayor Dialogue·Chengdu" event, guided by the State Council Information Office (国务院新闻办公室) and hosted by the Information Office of the People's Government of Sichuan Province (四川省人民政府新闻办公室) and the Chengdu Municipal People's Government (成都市人民政府), was held in Rongcheng. Representatives from 32 cities in 26 countries and 5 international organizations gathered in Chengdu (成都) to conduct cross-border exchanges and dialogues, jointly plan urban development, and deepen opening-up and cooperation.
The theme of this event is "Park City·Harmonious Coexistence." Chinese and foreign guests will focus on scientific and technological innovation, industrial collaboration, cultural exchange, and ecological security to jointly explore practical paths for harmonious coexistence, openness, and win-win cooperation.
According to reports, this event organized a variety of dialogues, visits, and experience projects, including 1 mayor roundtable dialogue, 2 scenario dialogues, and 5 themed interview routes. During the event, participating guests will visit the Chengdu Humanoid Robot Innovation Center (成都人形机器人创新中心), Chengdu International Railway Port (成都国际铁路港), the ancient Dujiangyan Irrigation System (都江堰), and the Tianfu New Area Planning Hall (天府新区规划厅), among other locations, to jointly explore how to achieve high-quality urban development, high-level opening-up, high-quality living, and efficient governance, and to seek new development paths for future-oriented modern cities.
In May, Chengdu (成都) is filled with bougainvillea in full bloom and jacaranda trees with romantic purple flowers. After visiting the Tianfu Changdao Digital Cultural and Creative Park (天府长岛数字文创园) in Chengdu High-tech Zone (成都高新区), the Deputy Mayor of Granada, Spain, Vito Episcopo, said that Chengdu's (成都) digital cultural and creative industry is developing rapidly, and it has produced a phenomenal global IP like "Nezha." The creative atmosphere is strong, and he hopes to further strengthen cooperation with Chengdu (成都) in cultural and creative, economic, and trade fields in the future.
At the mayor roundtable dialogue, Chen Shuping (陈书平), the Mayor of Chengdu (成都市), said that the "World Mayor Dialogue" event builds a high-level dialogue platform with cities as windows, which will effectively promote mutual understanding, exchange of experiences, and consensus among cities. "We sincerely hope that everyone will speak freely, express insightful opinions, share valuable experiences, and spark more 'intellectual sparks' of urban governance and bear more 'wisdom fruits'," said Chen Shuping (陈书平).
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Astana on May 14th (Reporter Li Qiang (李强)): Tashkent News: The "2026 China-Central Asia Human Rights Development Forum," co-sponsored by the China Human Rights Development Foundation (中国人权发展基金会) and the Uzbekistan National Human Rights Center (乌兹别克斯坦国家人权中心), was held on the 14th in Tashkent (塔什干), the capital of Uzbekistan. The theme of the forum was "Promoting Human Rights Progress through High-Quality Development," and nearly 100 people, including officials, experts, and scholars in the field of human rights from China and the five Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, attended.
Li Hongkui (李宏葵), Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the China Human Rights Development Foundation (中国人权发展基金会), stated that China and the five Central Asian countries should adhere to promoting development through cooperation and promoting human rights through development, strengthen the deep integration of the "Belt and Road" initiative with the development strategies of Central Asian countries, help promote high-quality development of China-Central Asia cooperation, and lay a solid foundation for the realization of various human rights.
Akmal Saidov (阿克马尔·赛义多夫), Director of the Uzbekistan National Human Rights Center (乌兹别克斯坦国家人权中心), quoted President Xi Jinping's (习近平) important statement that "there is no best in human rights protection, only better," advocating the deep integration of development and human rights. He stated that human rights are an important topic for exchanges and mutual learning between Central Asian countries and China, and strengthening regional cooperation is a pragmatic solution to addressing human rights challenges.
Yu Jun (于骏), the Chinese Ambassador to Uzbekistan, pointed out that the current China-Central Asia cooperation mechanism is developing rapidly. Facing the complex and severe world situation, China is willing to work with all parties to make positive contributions to building a closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future and promoting the progress of the world's human rights cause.
Samadi Shohin (萨马迪·绍欣), Deputy Secretary-General of the China-Central Asia Mechanism Secretariat, believes that holding the China-Central Asia Human Rights Development Forum is conducive to expanding the connotation of human rights concepts and deepening regional civilization exchanges and mutual learning. The China-Central Asia Mechanism Secretariat will continue to provide support.
During the forum, the China Human Rights Development Foundation (中国人权发展基金会) and the Uzbekistan National Human Rights Center (乌兹别克斯坦国家人权中心) signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation and released the "Tashkent Initiative of the China-Central Asia Human Rights Development Forum," advocating actively practicing the four major global initiatives, promoting the "China-Central Asia Spirit," and working together to promote the coordinated development of human rights in China and Central Asian countries, and building a closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 14th (Reporter Dong Xue) On the afternoon of May 14th, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) met with representatives of the American business community accompanying US President Donald Trump on his visit to China at the Great Hall of the People. Heads of companies such as Apple, Nvidia, Meta, Cargill, Tesla, Boeing, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, GE Aerospace, Qualcomm, Visa, Micron Technology, Mastercard, BlackRock, Blackstone, High Ridge, Illumina, and the New York Stock Exchange attended the meeting.
Li Qiang (李强) said that this morning, President Xi Jinping (习近平) held talks with President Trump, and exchanged in-depth views on major issues of common concern, providing strategic guidance for the development of bilateral relations. Against the backdrop of increasing instability and uncertainty in the current international situation, it is of great significance for China and the United States to maintain candid and smooth dialogue and communication, and actively maintain stable and healthy bilateral relations. It will also inject certainty and positive energy into the global cause of peace and development. China is willing to work with the United States to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, strive for more positive results, achieve mutual success and promote common prosperity, and better benefit the two countries and the people of the world.
Li Qiang (李强) pointed out that in today's world of intertwined changes and chaos, stability is even more precious and needs to be jointly safeguarded. A stable and predictable Sino-US economic and trade relationship is in the interests of both countries and the world. Sino-US economic and trade cooperation is large in scale, and the market and industrial links are extensive. Strengthening cooperation between the two sides can not only promote mutual benefit and win-win results, but also benefit global economic growth. As the world's two largest economies, China and the United States should meet each other halfway, take the lead in promoting opening up and cooperation, properly handle and manage differences, maintain good economic and trade relations between the two countries, and be a force for global stability and construction. A stable and developing Chinese economy will provide more opportunities for companies from all countries, including American-funded enterprises. We are implementing the "15th Five-Year Plan." The scale, growth, and stability of the Chinese market are very obvious. New demands are being released at an accelerated pace, new momentum is constantly growing, and the economy continues to stabilize and improve. We welcome more foreign companies to come to China to explore the market and share opportunities. A stable and open policy environment is a long-term commitment of the Chinese government. We will adhere to expanding high-level opening up, as always provide good services for foreign-funded enterprises, continuously improve various policies, improve administrative efficiency, fully listen to opinions and demands, and actively help solve problems, so that enterprises can plan their future with peace of mind and focus on their own development.
Li Qiang (李强) said that the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of Sino-US relations requires the joint efforts of all aspects of the two countries. It is hoped that more American-funded enterprises will continue to deeply cultivate the Chinese market, and connect the bond of win-win cooperation between China and the United States more closely. At the same time, they should continue to be a bridge for communication and dialogue between the two countries, promote a more objective and rational view of China's development in all sectors of the United States, and promote mutual trust and friendship between China and the United States.
The representatives of the American business community stated that US-China relations are crucial. The successful meeting between the two heads of state has injected new impetus into US-China economic and trade cooperation and provided certainty for the world economy. They look forward to strengthening dialogue and communication between the two countries, expanding common interests, and achieving common prosperity. The American business community is optimistic about China's development prospects, positively evaluates China's continuous promotion of high-level opening up and the creation of a first-class business environment, and is willing to expand cooperation with China and make greater efforts to enhance mutual understanding and cooperation between the two countries.
Wu Zhenglong (吴政隆) attended the meeting.
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On May 14th, the "15th Five-Year Plan" Jiangsu Special Press Conference was held in Nanjing (南京). Liu Xiaotao (刘小涛), Deputy Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee and Governor of Jiangsu Province, stated that they will thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech on Jiangsu's work, take the modernization construction of "Strong, Rich, Beautiful, and High-level" New Jiangsu as the guide, bravely shoulder the heavy responsibility, strive for practical results and take the lead, and strive to promote a good start for the "15th Five-Year Plan," contributing Jiangsu's strength to building a strong country and national rejuvenation.
Economic powerhouse provinces shoulder the heavy responsibility, consolidating the foundation for development.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Jiangsu's economic strength achieved a leap in level, with its total economic volume surpassing 4 trillion-yuan milestones, reaching 14.2 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth of 5.7%. The scale of imports and exports ranks second in the country, and the added value of manufacturing accounts for 13.8% of the country.
As a major economic province, Jiangsu has sufficient volume, strong industries, and vigorous vitality. "Settle down to practice internal skills, strengthen muscles and bones, consolidate the foundation, and continuously work hard to enhance economic resilience," said Liu Xiaotao (刘小涛).
Enhance the ability to resist external shocks. Solve key technical problems, coordinate the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent, and continue to increase investment. Accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system, focusing on the direction of intelligence, greening, and integration, and promote the renewal of traditional industries, the expansion of emerging industries, and the cultivation of future industries in an integrated manner, striving to form about 9 trillion-yuan-level industrial clusters, and forge an industrial matrix that is "large and strong, firm and resilient."
Tap into the endogenous driving force of economic growth. Adhere to expanding domestic demand as a strategic base point, deeply tap the potential of domestic demand, and unblock circulation bottlenecks. Strengthen traditional consumption such as automobiles and home appliances, and optimize characteristic consumption such as cultural tourism and health care; coordinate industrial investment, investment in people's livelihood, investment in the construction of the "six networks" of infrastructure, and private investment.
Continuously enhance development vitality. Expand and strengthen service trade, digital trade, green trade, and cross-border e-commerce; improve the quality of foreign investment utilization, promote reinvestment of foreign capital in China, expand localized production, continuously optimize the business environment, implement the "direct train for government and enterprises" mechanism, and treat state-owned enterprises, private enterprises, and foreign-funded enterprises equally in terms of industrial funds, financial credit, land indicators, and energy consumption allocation.
Enhance the prevention and control capabilities of various risks and hidden dangers. Adhere to the bottom line of safety, establish and improve an emergency plan system, and strengthen risk prevention and disposal in the fields of safety production, real estate, local government debt, energy, and food.
Work hard and pragmatically to promote high-quality development to go steady and far.
Focusing on what Jiangsu should, can, and must do during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Liu Xiaotao (刘小涛) said that it is necessary to unswervingly promote high-quality development, strive to create a high-quality life, and focus on promoting high-efficiency governance.
Unswervingly promote high-quality development. Focusing on building an important base for developing new quality productive forces, building an internationally competitive advanced manufacturing base, and accelerating the development of modern service industries. Build an industrial science and technology innovation center with global influence, and strive to achieve a research and development investment intensity of about 3.7% and more than 70,000 high-tech enterprises by the end of the "15th Five-Year Plan." Actively serve the construction of a new development pattern, deepen the comprehensive reform pilot of market-oriented allocation of factors, serve and integrate into the construction of a unified national market, steadily expand institutional opening-up, and accelerate the construction of a bidirectional open hub with aggregation power.
Strive to create a high-quality life. Vigorously promote science and technology to strengthen agriculture, implement an income increase plan for urban and rural residents, and strive to reduce the income ratio between urban and rural residents to about 1.9:1 and the per capita GDP ratio between southern and northern Jiangsu to about 1.75:1. Invest more in people and serve people, and focus on solving urgent and difficult problems in the fields of employment, medical care, education, and "the elderly and the young."
Focus on promoting high-efficiency governance. Better coordinate development and security, strengthen the summary of practical experience and early warning and prediction of security risks, improve response plans in advance, deeply promote the fundamental tackling of safety production and disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief work, improve the social governance system, effectively prevent and resolve various risks and hidden dangers, and achieve a virtuous interaction between high-quality development and high-level security.
Coordinate the promotion of high-quality development and high-level protection. Consolidate the results of pollution control with stricter standards, and achieve full coverage of beautiful city construction in prefecture-level cities by 2030. Promote green transformation with greater efforts, cultivate more than 10 provincial-level zero-carbon parks and more than 50 provincial-level zero-carbon (near-zero-carbon) factories, and expand new momentum for green development. Empower governance with deeper reforms, deeply carry out the "Artificial Intelligence +" ecological environment action, and provide smarter and more efficient environmental services to ensure high-quality economic development.
Focus on the needs of the masses and guarantee and improve people's livelihood with greater efforts.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Jiangsu's new urban employment averaged more than 1.3 million people per year, the per capita disposable income of residents increased by an average of 6% per year, and 257 provincial government livelihood projects were implemented cumulatively in 5 years, and the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security continued to improve.
During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Jiangsu will set an example in promoting common prosperity for all the people, systematically promote annual livelihood projects, guarantee and improve people's livelihood with greater efforts, and allow the people of the province to share the fruits of modernization.
Vigorously promote high-quality and full employment. Deeply implement the employment-first strategy, promote actions to stabilize jobs, expand capacity, and improve quality, achieve 6 million new urban jobs in 5 years, and ensure that zero-employment families are dynamically cleared. Enhance the effect of entrepreneurship driving employment, support innovative entrepreneurship models such as artificial intelligence OPC (one-person company), and support more than 500,000 urban and rural workers to successfully start their own businesses in 5 years.
Focus on promoting prosperity and increasing income for the people. Implement an income increase plan for urban and rural residents, improve the wage determination, reasonable growth, and payment guarantee mechanism for workers, deepen the reform of the income distribution system focusing on "expanding the middle" and "raising the low," and continue to expand the scale of the middle-income group. Increase new types of property income represented by intellectual property rights and data elements. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the per capita disposable income of residents will remain synchronized with the growth of regional GDP.
Continuously improve the social security system. Accelerate the development of a multi-level and multi-pillar pension insurance system, and expand the coverage of enterprise annuities and personal pensions. Improve the multi-level medical security system, and by 2030, the basic medical insurance participation rate and long-term care insurance participation rate will be stabilized at more than 95%.
Continuously improve the balance and accessibility of basic public services. Further optimize fertility support policies and incentive measures, and achieve a proportion of inclusive childcare places of about 85% by 2030. Improve the "Su-style elderly care" service system and continue to expand the coverage of inclusive elderly care services. Implement a number of youth "rooting in Jiangsu" projects, build a number of youth communities, and increase policy support and incremental policy supply.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Kunming, May 14th. Liu Guozhong (刘国中), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, conducted research in Yunnan (云南) from May 12th to 14th. He emphasized the need to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speeches and instructions, implement the deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, consolidate responsibilities, and meticulously implement normalized and precise assistance work. This aims to continuously consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation, promote the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas, and provide a fundamental support for advancing Chinese-style modernization.
Liu Guozhong (刘国中) visited Yuxi City (玉溪市), Honghe Prefecture (红河州), and Wenshan Prefecture (文山州), going deep into poverty-alleviated villages, industrial bases, assistance workshops, resettlement communities, schools, and township health centers. He visited those at risk of falling back into poverty and those who had been lifted out of poverty, investigating the "three guarantees" (三保障) and industrial employment assistance. He emphasized that this year is the first year of carrying out normalized assistance, and it is necessary to do a good job in connecting policies and work, and to **守牢** (shǒu láo - "firmly hold," to firmly guard) the bottom line of preventing large-scale return to poverty. It is necessary to improve the monitoring and assistance system, scientifically determine and dynamically adjust assistance targets, and achieve early detection, early intervention, and early assistance. It is necessary to accurately implement education, health assistance, and housing security policies, and continuously consolidate the achievements in rural drinking water safety. It is necessary to strengthen classified guidance and long-term cultivation of industries according to local conditions, improve the long-term management mechanism of assistance project assets, do a good job in employment assistance through multiple channels, and promote increased income for farmers. It is necessary to continue to do a good job in follow-up support for resettlement, ensuring that the relocated people can settle down and gradually become prosperous. Eligible assistance recipients should be included in the social assistance scope in a timely manner, rural public welfare positions should be used in a coordinated manner, and the bottom line of people's livelihood security should be secured. It is necessary to provide classified assistance to underdeveloped areas, focus on supporting key assistance counties for rural revitalization to accelerate development, and stimulate endogenous动力. It is necessary to strengthen the application of assessment results, and focus on rectifying problems found in the assessment to ensure effective results.
Liu Guozhong (刘国中) emphasized the need to improve the working mechanism of central coordination, provincial responsibility, and implementation at the city, county, and township levels. Adhering to the principle of "five-level secretaries grasping together" (五级书记一起抓), ensure the orderly advancement of normalized assistance work. It is necessary to deepen and expand East-West collaboration, optimize the fixed-point assistance of central units, and give full play to the role of resident cadres and social forces in providing assistance. It is necessary to establish and practice a correct view of performance, pay attention to the effectiveness of work, resolutely prevent formalism and bureaucracy, and effectively reduce the burden on the grassroots.
During his stay in Yunnan (云南), Liu Guozhong (刘国中) also investigated the improvement of the rural living environment and the prevention and control of mosquito-borne infectious diseases. He emphasized that with rising temperatures, the risk of transmission of infectious diseases such as dengue fever and chikungunya fever is increasing. It is necessary to adhere to the principle of preventing multiple diseases simultaneously and preventing external import, strengthen monitoring and early warning, carry out patriotic health campaigns on a regular basis, implement various prevention and control measures, effectively improve the health literacy of the masses, and comprehensively build a solid epidemic prevention line.
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The Yubei Community (渝北社区) Elderly Care Service Station in Guanyinqiao Subdistrict (观音桥街道), Liangjiang New Area (两江新区), Chongqing (重庆), is a place where 80-year-old Chen Yuanxiu (陈远秀) practices calligraphy, the air filled with the faint scent of ink; where old neighbors chat and play chess at the game table; and where songs resonate from the next room.
This cozy 300-square-meter station was once an idle space. In June 2025, Yubei Community (渝北社区) freed up the space and recruited partners from the community.
The "Community Partner" is a new mechanism launched by Yubei Community (渝北社区) called "exchanging space for services." The government builds the platform to attract resources, relying on idle public spaces, and reduces the investment threshold through preferential rents and site guarantees. Social capital can then "travel light," using the cost advantages of light capital and scaled operations to provide sustainable low-cost services. The community, businesses, and residents jointly govern the idle space.
"Elderly residents account for 20% of Yubei Community (渝北社区), and there is a clear gap in the supply of professional and high-quality elderly care service stations in the surrounding area," said Hu Nannan (胡楠楠), head of the Yubei Community (渝北社区) station of Chongqing Muzhiai Elderly Care Service Co., Ltd. (重庆沐之爱养老服务有限公司). The community has space and needs, while the company has experience and a team. Through bidding, Muzhiai (沐之爱) became one of the first partners of Yubei Community (渝北社区).
The community waives part of the rent and provides stable venues and operating subsidies. Government departments reduce the operating costs of the station by issuing subsidies and implementing civil water and electricity charging standards, and build a supply and demand docking service platform. Muzhiai (沐之爱) promises to provide 15 free services and more than 20 low-cost services, with transparent pricing. As the mechanism gradually improved, the elderly care service station was quickly established.
From meal assistance and accompanying medical visits to purchasing and paying bills on behalf of residents, and health monitoring, the elderly care service station implements closed-loop management of "order—dispatch—service—evaluation," with standardized processes and traceable procedures. "We don't do standardized 'assembly lines,' but instead go into homes to understand the elderly's taste preferences, physical conditions, and wishes," said Hu Nannan (胡楠楠). The service station not only provides care services, but also organizes collective activities such as handicraft classes, science lectures, and morning exercises.
"I used to have nothing to do at home, but now it's so lively here; I used to handle everything myself, but now someone lends a hand," said Xing Dahua (邢大华), a community resident. The elderly care service station has become a daily destination for more and more people, serving an average of more than 80 elderly people per day.
"Many community residents find it inconvenient to pick up and drop off their children or eat meals themselves, so we thought, can we bring in childcare and meal assistance as well?" Hu Nannan (胡楠楠) proactively suggested to the community and "bridged the gap" for new partners.
The community seized the opportunity to introduce professional childcare institutions and community canteens. The "partnership" effect was unleashed, and new projects in elderly care, childcare, health management, intangible cultural heritage experiences, and youth salons are constantly being incubated, and community services are gradually expanding.
"The community is becoming more and more like a big family," said a young mother. The elderly in her family pick up their children in the afternoon and stop by the community canteen to get a meal, then take the children to the activity room to do handicrafts. On weekends, she also participates in community parent-child activities, book salons, or fitness classes.
Diverse service formats also gather customers from the surrounding area, broadening the revenue sources for the service station. Hu Nannan (胡楠楠) has a clear understanding of the situation: the community provides venues with a monthly rent of 20 yuan/square meter, while shops in the same location have a monthly rent of more than 100 yuan/square meter. This alone saves more than 20,000 yuan per month. Coupled with the cost dilution of scaled operations, the company can achieve sustainable development on the premise of low-cost and inclusive benefits.
"The community and its partners are not simply a supply and demand connection, but rather mutually achieve and empower each other," said Yang Xin (杨欣), Secretary of the Party Committee of Yubei Community (渝北社区). The community has gathered various partners to establish 45 service stations, covering elderly care, childcare, meal assistance, health, culture, and tourism, with an average daily traffic of more than 1,500 people.
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The community is the basic unit of the urban governance system. Community services are closely related to the front lines of people's livelihoods, such as elderly care, childcare, and housing. The people have the most say in whether they are done well.
In recent years, the construction of 15-minute convenient living circles, embedded service facilities, smart communities, and other projects has been continuously promoted. Seniors can eat nutritious and delicious meals in community canteens, young people can make new friends in neighborhood centers, and children can participate in interest classes at their doorsteps. More and more residents are enjoying high-quality community services. Behind this, there is strong support from various regions and departments, the hard work of community cadres, and the full participation of business entities.
The "Opinions on Promoting the Expansion and Quality Improvement of the Service Industry" recently released, deploys the upgrading of the development level of key areas of the life service industry. Yubei Community (渝北社区) in Liangjiang New Area (两江新区), Chongqing (重庆) is exploring an "exchange services for venues" operation model, striving to achieve a "double harvest" of social and economic benefits, providing a new path for the sustainable development of community services.
It is believed that in the future, various regions will explore more new models and new formats of community services to better meet the needs of residents, stimulate the enthusiasm of all parties to participate in innovation and optimize supply, and form a virtuous circle of dynamic matching of supply and demand.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on May 14th (reporter Wu Qiuyu (吴秋余)) - The People's Bank of China (中国人民银行) released its first-quarter monetary policy implementation report, showing that the effects of the moderately loose monetary policy implemented this year continue to manifest.
The total amount of financing has grown reasonably. At the end of March, the stock of aggregate financing to the real economy and the broad money supply (M2) increased by 7.9% and 8.5% year-on-year, respectively, and social financing conditions were relatively loose. The comprehensive social financing cost is at a historically low level. In March, the interest rates for newly issued corporate loans and personal housing loans were both around 3.1%. The credit structure continues to be optimized. At the end of March, science and technology loans, green loans, inclusive loans, elderly care industry loans, and digital economy industry loans increased by 13.7%, 17.6%, 10.5%, 26.3%, and 22.4% year-on-year, respectively, all maintaining double-digit growth and continuing to be higher than the growth rate of all loans.
Since the beginning of this year, the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行) has comprehensively used various monetary policy tools such as reverse repos, medium-term lending facilities, and treasury bond trading operations to maintain ample liquidity. It lowered the interest rate of structural monetary policy tools by 0.25 percentage points, continued to release the effectiveness of the loan prime rate (LPR) reform, and effectively exerted the role of the market-based adjustment mechanism for deposit rates. It improved structural monetary policy tools and increased support, further helping the transformation and optimization of the economic structure, merged the re-lending and re-discount quotas for supporting agriculture and small businesses, increased the re-lending quota for supporting agriculture and small businesses by 500 billion yuan, and separately established a 1 trillion yuan re-lending facility for private enterprises. It increased the re-lending quota for technological innovation and technological transformation by 400 billion yuan, and included private small and medium-sized enterprises with high R&D investment levels in the scope of support.
The report proposes that in the next stage, it is necessary to continue to implement a moderately loose monetary policy, enhance the forward-looking, flexible, and targeted nature of policies, grasp the intensity, pace, and timing of policy implementation according to the domestic and international economic and financial situation and the operation of the financial market, strengthen the coordinated cooperation of monetary and fiscal policies, smooth the monetary policy transmission mechanism, and promote stable economic growth and a reasonable rebound in prices.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on May 14th (Reporter Luo Shanshan (罗珊珊)): In early 2026, China launched a six-month prize-winning invoice pilot program in 50 cities. As of May 13th, over 2.6 million merchants in eight industries, including retail and catering, had participated in the program, with over 520 million people uploading invoices for lottery draws. During the Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, and "May Day" holidays, the average daily participation in prize-winning invoices reached 6.62 million, 6.07 million, and 6.9 million respectively, and holiday consumption continued to heat up.
Various regions have expanded invoice upload channels, optimized the lottery process, and improved risk prevention and control measures, making it more convenient for consumers to participate. Some cities, combined with their actual situations, have closely integrated prize-winning invoices with local consumption promotion activities, forming a superimposed effect and achieving multiple surprises with one consumption. The prize-winning invoice pilot program has stimulated offline consumption vitality by increasing customer traffic and 聚人气 (jù rén qì - "gather popularity," to attract a crowd; to boost morale). As of May 13th, the 50 pilot cities had invested 4.89 billion yuan in prize money, with 208.82 billion yuan in invoices participating in the activity, and the effect of boosting consumption was obvious.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on May 14th (Reporter Yu Jingxian (郁静娴)): The newly revised "Agricultural Plant Place of Origin Quarantine Regulations" and "Agricultural Plant Transfer Quarantine Regulations," two mandatory national standards, were recently released and will officially take effect on April 1st of next year. China's agricultural plant place of origin quarantine work will be more unified, standardized, scientific, and efficient, further playing a fundamental role in safeguarding food security and agricultural production safety.
The revision of the two mandatory national standards aims to strengthen the prevention of agricultural plant quarantine pests and achieve full-chain standardization of related management operations. Addressing the risk of spread through seeds and seedlings, the newly revised "Agricultural Plant Place of Origin Quarantine Regulations" integrates multiple place of origin quarantine regulation standards separately formulated for single crops, optimizing and refining the scope of agricultural plants subject to place of origin quarantine, place of origin quarantine procedures, and operational requirements. Addressing the risk of long-distance transmission, the newly revised "Agricultural Plant Transfer Quarantine Regulations" optimizes all aspects of transfer quarantine based on the integration of the original standards.
Return to TopReporters recently learned from the University of Science and Technology of China (中国科学技术大学) that the research team of the university, in conjunction with multiple universities, research institutions and other units, has developed a programmable quantum computing prototype machine "Jiuzhang IV" (九章四号), which for the first time manipulated and detected quantum states of up to 3,050 photons, once again breaking the world record of quantum photon information technology. Solving the Gaussian boson sampling problem is 10 to the power of 54 times faster than the world's fastest supercomputer. The internationally renowned academic journal "Nature" published the results on May 13. The picture shows a partial view of the "Jiuzhang IV" (九章四号) quantum computing prototype machine.
People's Daily reporter Xu Jing (徐靖)/text, Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhou Mu (周牧)/photo
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The express delivery industry connects thousands of cities and industries, and links thousands of households. Express delivery practitioners are creators and guardians of the people's better life, and are known as "diligent little bees." Working non-stop all year round, with irregular meals, and constantly on the move are their normal working conditions.
On May 14, the State Council Information Office (国务院新闻办) held a meeting with Chinese and foreign journalists on "Strivers on the New Journey," inviting five outstanding representatives from the express delivery industry to exchange ideas on "Youth Runs Through Mountains and Seas, Delivery Connects Thousands of Homes."
"In 2019, I chose to stay in Lhasa (拉萨) as an ordinary courier. Three years later, I returned to my hometown and started from scratch to build the company's first logistics business department." Meiduo Qusang (美朵曲桑), station manager of the Shannan (山南) Business Department of JD Logistics in Tibet (西藏), shared that Shannan (山南) has a vast area and sparse population, with steep mountain roads. The round trip from the business department to the farthest delivery point is 180 kilometers, and they have to cross a mountain pass at an altitude of 5,000 meters. Under the conditions of hypoxia on the plateau and panting even when walking, the team overcame the "hard bone" of express delivery in pastoral areas, just to deliver every package to farmers and herdsmen.
With faster delivery times, same-day delivery can be achieved even on the plateau; with a wider market, special products from pastoral areas can be easily shipped out of Tibet (西藏); and with closer relationships, stations cover more remote pastoral areas... Rooted in the snowy plateau for many years, Meiduo Qusang (美朵曲桑) has participated in and witnessed the rapid development of the express delivery and logistics industry. "The increasingly dense express delivery network has opened up new channels for farmers and herdsmen to increase their income and become rich."
Lei Liangyuan (雷亮远), the person in charge of the Yuantong (圆通) network in Chengkou County (城口县), Chongqing (重庆), is also silently working in the depths of the mountains. "In the past, I only delivered a few express packages a day; in recent years, express delivery has achieved deep access to villages, and there are more than 2,000 express packages in the 173 villages in the county every day." Rooted in the Daba Mountains (大巴山) for 16 years, Lei Liangyuan (雷亮远) has a deep understanding of the changes in the industry.
"The time for express delivery to enter the village has been shortened from 6 days to 3 days, and the villagers no longer have to count the days on their fingers when waiting for express delivery." Lei Liangyuan (雷亮远) introduced that the network has also absorbed more than 10 disabled people and more than 40 left-behind mothers to find employment nearby, turning the package transfer station into a happy post in the mountains.
Through the large network of express delivery and logistics, happiness is constantly transmitted and spread. "The most heartwarming delivery is to deliver traditional Chinese medicine that needs to be taken on time to elderly people living alone, and the most attentive delivery is to deliver letters seeking relatives with unclear addresses." Xiao Meibin (肖梅滨), a postman who has worked in Gulangyu (鼓浪屿), Xiamen (厦门), Fujian (福建) for 30 years, has another identity - the captain of the "Gulangyu Good Brother" Express Youth Service Team.
"Over the years, on Gulangyu (鼓浪屿), a small island where you have to walk to get around and rely on boats to go out to sea, my teammates and I push trolleys weighing hundreds of kilograms every day and measure 300 alleys with our feet." Xiao Meibin (肖梅滨) said emotionally that it is these trips that have earned the trust of the island's residents, who think of the "Good Brothers" when they need help.
From carrying on people's backs and shoulders to cloud delivery, from walking and trekking to intelligent distribution, China's express delivery and logistics network is accelerating towards digital intelligence.
"In the past, delivering mail in Huangshan (黄山) relied entirely on physical strength. Many tourists said that I was a 'backpacker' in Huangshan (黄山)." Xie Feijun (谢菲俊), a deliveryman at the Tangkou (汤口) Collection and Delivery Department of the Anhui (安徽) Huangshan (黄山) Branch of China Post (中国邮政), is the fourth generation of walking postmen in the scenic area, carrying mailbags on foot to Huangshan (黄山) every day. In the past 10 years, he has walked a total of more than 30,000 kilometers on mountain roads.
"In recent years, we have actively explored low-altitude logistics distribution by drones, which not only solves the problem of manual distribution, but also has the capacity to expand new businesses such as delivering luggage, sending lost items, and packaging special products." Xie Feijun (谢菲俊) said that at the beginning of this year, the "Easy Travel Luggage Delivery" service project was launched. Tourists can hand over their luggage to the post office before climbing the mountain, and the staff will deliver the luggage to the scenic area transfer center or the hotel where they are staying, allowing tourists to enjoy the scenery lightly.
From "sweat logistics" to "smart logistics," Huang Yixiao (黄一潇), a senior operations optimization algorithm engineer at SF Technology (顺丰科技), has a personal experience. "What I do is to transform complex logistics scenarios into precise mathematical models through the application of algorithm theory, so that each express package can run faster, be delivered more stably, and emit less." Huang Yixiao (黄一潇) introduced that the digital twin system built through artificial intelligence technology has helped the industry save nearly 10 billion yuan in operating costs in the past 7 years, achieve accelerated delivery of more than 1 billion packages, and reduce millions of tons of carbon emissions at the same time.
In 2025, China's express delivery volume will be close to 200 billion pieces, setting a new record and accounting for about 60% of the world's total express delivery volume. "Behind the increasing number of express deliveries, faster speeds, and more attentive services is the continuous updating of the upper limit of China's express delivery by technology." In Huang Yixiao's (黄一潇) view, China's huge express delivery market has built the world's most complex and largest "technology test field." "Every line of code we write will be transformed into the 'wings' for China's express delivery to strengthen itself towards 'new' and move towards 'green'."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王 浩 张文豪 宋朝军
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "The Yellow River's tranquility is the millennial expectation of the Chinese people."
The people's governance of the Yellow River has spanned eighty years. The Yellow River, which once breached its banks every two or three years and changed its course every century, now flows peacefully and vigorously. It has not only achieved continuous flow for 26 years but also realized a high-quality functional continuous flow integrating ecology, water supply, flood control, and other functions.
Compared to 2020, water consumption per 10,000 yuan of GDP in the Yellow River Basin has decreased by 30%, and water consumption per 10,000 yuan of industrial added value has decreased by 32%. In the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin continue to advance.
-- Editor
The Yellow River has nine bends and eighteen turns, winding around and flowing eastward to the sea.
In each bend, the terrain undulates, the water势 surges, and fertile soil is deposited. One can see the beauty of the Yellow River, as well as the danger of the great river and the difficulty of governing it.
Governing the Yellow River emphasizes protection and governance. Stepping into the embrace of the Mother River, the upper, middle, and lower reaches "jointly focus on major protection and collaboratively promote major governance," and the image of a happy river is gradually becoming clear.
"First Bend" Sees Grass
Grass Flourishes, Sand Retreats, Strengthening Water Source Conservation
Green grasslands, clear river water. The Yellow River "turns its head," carving out a 433-kilometer-long "big bend" in Maqu County (玛曲县), Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (甘南藏族自治州), Gansu (甘肃) Province. The "first bend" of the Yellow River is also known as the "First Bend of the Yellow River under Heaven."
In the "first bend," the boundless grasslands are like "water-absorbing blankets," intercepting and storing water, preventing wind and fixing soil, and regulating runoff. Maqu County has more than 8 million mu of natural grassland and is an important ecological functional area for water source conservation and replenishment in the upper reaches of the Yellow River.
Daoji Renqing (道吉仁青), 39, grew up on the Hequ Horse Farm (河曲马场) grassland and has been herding with his parents since he was a child. At that time, the cattle herds ate wherever they went, and clumps of grass were gnawed sparsely.
As the grass retreated and the sand advanced, the grassland thinned, and the cattle and sheep became thin. Everyone said, "We can't continue raising them like this."
The county carried out returning grazing land to grassland, banning grazing and resting grazing, and determining livestock based on grass. Daoji Renqing followed suit, learned from experience, and embarked on the path of scientific breeding.
In 2021, the county's "10,000 Yak" breeding base was built, and many herders' yaks moved into "collective dormitories." The warm sheds are bright and ventilated, so there is no worry about wintering. The yaks have "ID cards" hanging on them, and their feed, vaccines, and growth conditions are clearly recorded.
Daoji Renqing's family raised half as many yaks, but after calculating the accounts, it was still worthwhile: combining pen-raising and free-range raising, and scientifically matching feed, the yaks ate well, grew quickly, and their income increased substantially.
By reducing livestock and transforming, Maqu County has gradually achieved a dynamic balance between grass and livestock, allowing the tired grasslands to recuperate.
How to treat degraded grasslands? Ma Chunlin (马春林) told the story of fighting yellow sand and governing the grasslands.
Ma Chunlin is a cadre of the Maqu County Natural Resources Bureau. More than 10 years ago, everyone went to Minqin (民勤) in Gansu Province and other places to learn desertification control technology, moved it to the Maqu grassland, and found that it was "unsuitable" because "high altitude, lack of oxygen, strong wind, and heavy frost, ordinary grass squares could not withstand it."
How to adapt to local conditions? Maqu County gradually explored and summarized technical methods for governing alpine desertified grasslands. "First level the land, use grass squares to 'lock' quicksand, and then plant *Salix psammophila*, sea buckthorn, etc." Ma Chunlin talked about the upgraded version of grass squares.
The roots of shrubs are deep and have a large windbreak area. Combined with mixed sowing of pasture, covering with soil and fertilizing, and soil improvement, the grass turned green, and the sand retreated. The comprehensive vegetation coverage of Maqu County's grassland reached 98.3%, and the Yellow River's water source replenishment capacity was greatly improved.
The upper reaches are the main source area of the Yellow River's runoff. Protecting the "reservoir" is related to the ecological health of the Mother River. Relevant officials from the Yellow River Conservancy Commission (黄河水利委员会) of the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部) introduced that the upper reaches are strengthening measures such as banning grazing and closing mountains for afforestation, promoting determining livestock, grazing, and cultivation based on grass, strengthening desertification control in key areas, and protecting important water source replenishment areas, providing a strong guarantee for the high-quality functional continuous flow of the Yellow River.
"Zigzag Bend" Sees Sand
Planting Greenery to Fix Sand, Adjusting the Relationship Between Water and Sand
The Yellow River travels eastward, encountering the Helan Mountains (贺兰山), Yin Mountains (阴山), and Lüliang Mountains (吕梁山), turning out a "zigzag bend," with ten major Kong兑 flowing directly into it.
"Kong兑 is the Mongolian word for 'mountain torrent ditch.' The ten major Kong兑 are the ten first-level tributaries of the Yellow River." Wang Lijun (王利军), director of the Water Conservation Office of the Dalad Banner (达拉特旗) Water Resources Bureau in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), is an "old water conservancy" expert who has been dealing with Kong兑 since he started working. "Kong兑 is a dry sandy beach in dry times and becomes a mountain torrent ditch when it rains. The flood carries mud and sand into the Yellow River all the way, and in severe cases, it can block out a sand dam."
The "yellowness" of the Yellow River lies in the uncoordinated relationship between water and sand.
The ten major Kong兑 flow through hilly areas, sandy areas, and plain areas, with crisscrossing gullies, little water, and a lot of sand. At one time, they transported about 27 million tons of sediment to the Yellow River every year, accounting for about 1/10 of the total sediment entering the Yellow River.
Xiliu Gully (西柳沟) is one of them, flowing through Chaodeng Gacha (柴登嘎查), Zhaojun Town (昭君镇), Dalad Banner. Qidoulin (奇斗林), the Party branch secretary of Chaodeng Gacha, which is next to the Kubuqi Desert (库布其沙漠), remembers clearly: In the past, after heavy rains, the flood rose sharply, carrying mud and sand; when the sandstorm came, it was dark and the sun was covered, and the lights had to be turned on during the day, and the bowls were full of sand.
To achieve long-term tranquility of the Yellow River, we must firmly grasp the "bull nose" of regulating the relationship between water and sand.
An action to systematically control soil erosion is continuously unfolding in the ten major Kong兑. The water conservancy department has prescribed different prescriptions for the upper, middle, and lower reaches of Kong兑:
The upper reaches are mostly hilly, planting trees on the top of the mountains to wear "hats," returning farmland to grassland on the slopes to wear "robes," planting *Caragana korshinskii* on the waist of the mountains to tie "belts," and building silt dams in the mountain gullies to wear "boots"; the middle reaches have large wind and sand, building artificial sand barriers and protective forest and grass belts to prevent wind and fix sand; the lower reaches of Kong兑 enter the Yellow River, focusing on building strong dikes to enhance flood control capabilities.
Practical measures have taken effect. Chaodeng Gacha has been green and continuous, with grass fixing sand, forests blocking wind, and dikes protecting water.
Relevant officials from the Water Resources Department of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region stated that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, all levels in the region have cumulatively arranged 1.379 billion yuan to implement comprehensive management. The soil and water conservation rate in the ten major Kong兑 areas reached 60.70%, and significant results have been achieved in soil and water loss management, effectively reducing the amount of sediment entering the Yellow River.
Mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, and grasslands are all governed, with desertification control driving the governance of all elements. The Yellow River Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources urges and guides local authorities to implement comprehensive management of small watersheds, construction of silt dams, and comprehensive improvement of sloping farmland. The Loess Plateau continues to turn green. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the soil and water conservation rate in the Yellow River Basin reached 69.75%, an increase of 2.81 percentage points compared to 2020.
"Last Bend" Sees Water
"Tightening" Valves, Using Water Carefully
The eastern Henan Plain (河南), the lower reaches of the Yellow River, flows and revolves, carving out the "last bend" of the great river.
Lankao County (兰考县), Henan, is where Jiao Yulu (焦裕禄) led the masses to control the "three harms." After fighting against wind and sand, draining waterlogging, and controlling saline-alkali land, Lankao is now green and watery, with continuous farmland. The green wheat seedlings in the fields drink Yellow River water.
The water comes from the Sanyizhai (三义寨) Yellow River Diversion Irrigation Area. The irrigation area has undergone many renovations, with channel lining and combined irrigation and drainage.
The canal system is smooth, and the equipment is upgraded. In Hongmiao Town (红庙镇), Lankao County, high-standard farmland is "growing" with intelligent integrated water and fertilizer equipment, and farmers rely on "fingertips" to irrigate the land. "The Yellow River water reaches my family's fields, the time is shortened by 2/3, each mu saves more than 30% of water, and the yield increases without increasing water." Grain grower Chai Yan (柴严) said.
From the fields to the workshops, the faucets are all "tightened."
At Guangda Environmental Energy (Lankao) Co., Ltd. (光大环保能源（兰考）有限公司), the reverse osmosis membrane system is optimized to reduce water intake at the source; the process flow is optimized to reduce water consumption in the middle. All water consumption indicators of the company have achieved a steady decline.
"Water use red lines force water conservation." Relevant officials from the Lankao County Water Resources Bureau introduced that the county allocates 95 million cubic meters of Yellow River water diversion indicators throughout the year, retaining water from the sky, regulating and storing surface water, saving groundwater, and using recycled water, carefully using Yellow River water. Lankao County combines grasping water conservation, protecting tranquility, and "clearing the four disorders" (清理乱占、乱采、乱堆、乱建 - cleaning up illegal occupation, mining, stacking, and construction) to restore the ecological functions of river and lake water areas and coastlines.
Acting according to water availability and prioritizing water conservation is not only in Lankao.
The biggest contradiction in the Yellow River Basin is the shortage of water resources. There is a set of data: the Yellow River Basin uses 2% of the country's water resources to undertake the water supply tasks of 12% of the country's population, 17% of the cultivated land, and more than 50 large and medium-sized cities. 有多少汤泡多少馍 (yǒu duō shǎo tāng pào duō shǎo mó - "how much soup, how much bread," to live within one's means) is the fundamental way out.
First determine "how much soup there is." In 1999, the Yellow River implemented unified scheduling of trunk stream water volume, setting a precedent among major rivers in the country. After years of practice, the experience has become increasingly perfect. "The state implements unified allocation of Yellow River water volume" is written into the Yellow River Protection Law.
Then determine "how much bread to soak." Based on the "87" water distribution plan, all water use indicators are refined to the prefecture-level cities and tributaries, while resolutely suppressing unreasonable water use needs, and cumulatively reducing idle water volume by about 1.3 billion cubic meters.
Relevant officials from the Yellow River Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources stated that all parts of the Yellow River region determine cities, land, people, and production based on water availability, use Yellow River water well, and the "Yellow River Cantata" of the new era is more resounding, and the foundation for ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin is continuously consolidated.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 曾亦辰
Support the integrated development of secondary and higher vocational education.
——Excerpt from the "15th Five-Year Plan" Outline
"When I first entered Yongchang Vocational Secondary Specialized School (永昌职业中等专业学校), I felt a bit lost and didn't know how to improve myself. Thanks to the integrated secondary and higher vocational education, my future plans became clearer," said Wang Zhe (王喆), a student at the School of Intelligent Metallurgy and Materials Engineering of Gansu Nonferrous Metallurgical Vocational Technical College (甘肃有色冶金职业技术学院) and a gold medalist in the materials competition of the WorldSkills Competition Finals.
The "integrated secondary and higher vocational education" that Wang Zhe (王喆) mentioned is a practice that Jinchang City (金昌市), Gansu (甘肃) has been promoting in recent years. In 2022, Yongchang Vocational Secondary Specialized School (永昌职业中等专业学校) and Jinchang Institute of Technology Secondary Specialized School (金昌市理工中等专业学校) were both placed under the trusteeship of Gansu Nonferrous Metallurgical Vocational Technical College (甘肃有色冶金职业技术学院). In 2025, the two secondary specialized schools officially adopted the name of the secondary vocational department of Gansu Nonferrous Metallurgical Vocational Technical College (甘肃有色冶金职业技术学院中职部), and more resources began to flow and be shared across schools.
"In the past, students often complained that they didn't know why they had to learn theoretical knowledge in secondary vocational school. We also noticed that there were some repetitive contents in the courses of higher and secondary vocational schools," Du Guifeng (杜贵锋), head of the Academic Affairs Office of Gansu Nonferrous Metallurgical Vocational Technical College (甘肃有色冶金职业技术学院), admitted. "So we set up courses in a graded manner. For example, there is overlapping content between the 'Mechanical Basics' of secondary vocational school and the 'Mechanical Design Basics' of higher vocational school, so we merged the overlapping parts and optimized the connection. We follow one standard: what higher vocational school needs, secondary vocational school should lay the foundation first; what secondary vocational school has learned, higher vocational school will never revisit."
In the college's Intelligent Manufacturing Industry-Education Integration Training Center, Wang Guoliang (王国良), a 2023 student from the secondary vocational department's main campus, is closely following the up and down movement of the industrial robot's mechanical arm. "Before, when I took courses related to mechanical drawing and electrical engineering basics, I didn't know what applications they could have in practice. Today, after the teacher explained it, I realized that behind the robot's track operation is the collaboration of sensors and motors mentioned in the textbook. It turns out that what I learned is useful!" said Wang Guoliang (王国良).
With the courses connected, teacher resources and equipment must also be mobilized.
"In recent years, the student structure has changed, with fewer secondary vocational students and more higher vocational students, so we started to optimize the allocation of teachers in 2025," Du Guifeng (杜贵锋) introduced. The school's organization and personnel department has completed the training of 240 secondary vocational teachers to help them obtain higher education teacher qualification certificates, so as to realize the cross-school flow and post adaptation of teachers.
In the past, secondary vocational students could not enter the higher vocational training building. "Now, secondary and higher vocational schools share training equipment. Four people operate one machine, and compared with the past when 15 people shared one machine, each student has more opportunities to practice," introduced Yao Zhanzhen (姚占珍), head of the training center.
Secondary vocational education lays the foundation, and higher vocational education refines the technology. This is the path to growth for Wang Zhe (王喆). "The continuous training has given me five consecutive years to delve into the metallurgical industry, and I am full of expectations for the future." Data shows that the proportion of secondary vocational graduates in Jinchang City (金昌市) who are willing to enter higher vocational education locally has increased from less than 10% before 2022 to more than 50%.
In the past three years, Gansu Nonferrous Metallurgical Vocational Technical College (甘肃有色冶金职业技术学院) has delivered more than 2,100 technical and skilled talents to various large enterprises. "In the next step, we will continue to promote integrated reform and use a more connected training path to help more students embark on the road of serving the country with skills," said Guo Qiming (郭启明), president of Gansu Nonferrous Metallurgical Vocational Technical College (甘肃有色冶金职业技术学院).
Return to TopBy: 余 璇
What are the differences between secondary vocational and higher vocational education? How can integrated secondary and higher vocational education better empower the growth of vocational students? The practice of Gansu Nonferrous Metallurgical Vocational Technical College (甘肃有色冶金职业技术学院) provides a useful reference: "What higher vocational education will use, secondary vocational education should lay the foundation first; what secondary vocational education has learned, higher vocational education will never rehash."
This graded training model progresses step by step, precisely matching the growth needs of students at different stages. The secondary vocational stage focuses on consolidating the theoretical foundation and laying a solid practical foundation. The higher vocational stage focuses on deepening and improving, promoting better integration of knowledge and practice, and realizing the leap from "knowing how to operate" to "mastering technology."
To achieve this graded training, comprehensive supporting measures are indispensable. In terms of training programs, it is necessary to make a good connection and guide students in the period of youthful confusion to strive in the right direction. In terms of teaching staff, practical training equipment, and curriculum systems, it is necessary to coordinate sharing and optimize allocation to ensure that students can learn, practice, and apply what they have learned.
By building a talent ladder with a scientific gradient, so that more vocational students can acquire expertise, apply their skills, and achieve success in their careers, we expect vocational education reform to inject stronger talent momentum into high-quality development.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, May 14th) (Reporter Wang Donghui (王东辉)) The reporter learned from the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration (国家粮食和物资储备局): At present, all preparations for the summer grain purchase have been completed. It is estimated that the peak season purchase volume of wheat this year will reach about 100 million tons, accounting for about 70% of the output, which is basically the same as last year. The current average purchase price of wheat in the main producing areas is 1.25 yuan per jin, which is higher than the national minimum purchase price of 1.19 yuan per jin.
The National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration (国家粮食和物资储备局) has formulated a summer grain purchase work plan in light of the actual situation, guaranteed grain purchase funds through multiple channels, prepared grain purchase storage capacity in advance, and made overall plans to do a good job in digesting grain inventories. At present, various regions have prepared 110 million tons of summer grain purchase storage capacity, which can meet the needs of farmers to sell grain. The next step will focus on strengthening overall organization, highlighting market-oriented purchases, carefully organizing policy-based purchases and storage, continuously optimizing services for farmers, and maintaining a good purchase order in five aspects to fully grasp the summer grain purchase, resolutely safeguard the bottom line of farmers being able to "sell grain after planting," and promote grain prices to remain at a reasonable level.
Wheat is one of China's important food crop varieties, with an annual output of about 140 million tons and a demand of about 130 million tons, showing a situation of production exceeding demand. In mid-to-late May, the main wheat-producing areas will usher in a concentrated harvest period. The peak season for summer grain purchases starts in late May and ends at the end of September. According to scheduling, the summer grain harvest time this year is about a week later than last year, and summer grain in Hubei (湖北), Sichuan (四川) and other places has been sporadically launched on the market. Recently, the wheat market as a whole has shown the characteristics of "prosperous market purchase and sales, and stable price operation." Business entities have shifted their focus to new wheat, and some grain trading entities and grain-using enterprises have vacated warehouses in advance and improved purchase preparations.
Return to TopAs one of the sixth group of Chinese traditional villages, Laotian Village (老田村), Jiuhua Township (九华乡), Jiuhuashan Scenic Area (九华山风景区), Chizhou City (池州市), Anhui Province (安徽省), leverages its cultural and tourism resources to vigorously cultivate diverse nighttime consumption formats encompassing "food, travel, shopping, and entertainment," creating immersive consumption experiences and promoting the continuous warming of the nighttime economy. The photo shows tourists watching intangible cultural heritage performances in Laotian Village (老田村) on May 13.
He Qing (何清) photographed (Image China (影像中国))
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Enrich theoretical literacy with "books with words" and explore practical knowledge from "books without words," striving to achieve a harmonious integration of what is learned, thought, done, and used.
This year, the "National Reading Promotion Regulations" officially came into effect, and the overall reading environment is improving. What kind of attitude and posture should individuals adopt to engage in it?
Wrong state, wasted effort. After leaving campus and entering the workforce, many people lament that they lack the time and mood for reading and learning. To solve the learning problem, "finding the right state" is a good entry point.
A sense of urgency is essential. The work requirement that "the most fundamental skill is theoretical literacy," the current situation of "the knowledge update cycle is greatly shortened," the innovative trend of "new technologies such as artificial intelligence are booming, greatly improving humanity's ability to understand and transform the world," and the progressive trend of "learning for a lifetime to keep up with the pace of the times" make reading and learning urgent, requiring sustained effort.
Once a student with uneven academic performance, now a leader in the field of embodied intelligence, Wang Xingxing (王兴兴), the founder of Yushu Technology (宇树科技), maintains his passion and energy for learning every day and actively absorbs new knowledge. It is not difficult to find that only by making learning an internalized instinct, actively accelerating knowledge updates, optimizing knowledge structures, and broadening horizons and perspectives can one master the initiative of development, win competitive advantages, and move towards a bright future.
The urgency of reading and learning is not the spread of anxiety, but a responsibility for self-growth and a response to the tides of the times. Intensifying reading and learning is not about greed for everything, but about learning what is lacking; it is not about passively coping, but about actively recognizing and responding to changes.
In today's fragmented information environment, impatience and superficiality are major taboos in reading and learning. Roaming the sea of books should not only seek "checking in" quantity, and learning knowledge should not be concerned with immediate returns. Being too concerned about "whether it is useful" or "whether it can be monetized," blindly pursuing "crash course reading lists" and "knowledge fast food," reading and learning will be reduced to an appendage of utilitarianism, and it will be difficult to truly change and shape people.
Calming down is the key to getting rid of utilitarian interference and achieving deep learning. Only by understanding and mastering the theory and thoroughly understanding the laws can we achieve both breadth and depth. Many tacit and implicit knowledge must be obtained through personal experience and quiet reflection.
A steady stream can converge into a sea. Learning is a process of seeking truth and knowledge, which requires slow and long-term effort. We don't have to worry about "how much to learn in a day," even if we squeeze out half an hour a day, even if we read a few pages of a book or learn a knowledge point every day, as long as we persist for a long time, we will definitely be able to accumulate little by little, gather sand into a tower, and produce a "compound interest" effect.
"In-state" learning needs to have an "anchor point." Liu Songbai (刘松柏), a "chicken doctor," devoted himself to the front line of production, studied massive amounts of data, and created a nutritional value database of native Chinese chicken feed raw materials, filling the industry gap and standing on the podium of the "Annual Craftsman of a Great Power." As he said, "Knowledge will become obsolete, but the ability to learn will not." Reading and learning are not only hobbies and spiritual comfort, but also the reliance of strivers in all walks of life. Based on the job and originating from needs, the motivation for reading and learning will be stronger.
Reading is the foundation of learning, and thinking is the soul of learning. "In-state" learning is based on the thorough understanding of the knowledge system. Learning should not be rote memorization or copying, but should be thinking in reading, understanding in thinking, and practicing in understanding. Especially for party members and cadres, deeply studying and understanding the party's innovative theories, reading and studying Marxist classics and classic chapters of the Sinicization of Marxism, the purpose is not to memorize the articles, but to master the Marxist stance, viewpoints, and methods that run through them, and internalize them in the heart and externalize them in action.
Reading and learning, in the final analysis, is to enhance the ability to transform the subjective world and the objective world. Cultivating the mentality and "finding the right state," enriching theoretical literacy with "books with words," exploring practical knowledge from "books without words," and striving to achieve a harmonious integration of what is learned, thought, done, and used, will surely gather a surging and upward force.
Return to TopBy: 王 珏
From excavation to loss, from circulation to hiding place, the more verifiable and closed-loop the process, the smoother the path for the return of lost cultural relics.
Every lost cultural relic is a solitary boat adrift, waiting to return to its old shore.
All cultural relics acquired through illegitimate channels should be returned unconditionally, which is a moral imperative. Recently, France enacted a law on the return of illegally acquired cultural relics. Under the conditions for return, foreign cultural relics obtained by France through theft, looting, etc., between 1815 and 1972 can be approved through administrative procedures without the need to formulate special laws one by one.
The simplification of return procedures by the holders of cultural relics is undoubtedly a good thing for the recovery of lost cultural relics. However, relying solely on moral awareness and general appeals is not enough to allow lost cultural relics to embark on the road home. While introducing the bill, France made it clear that only those cultural relics that have been identified as illegally acquired through scientific methods and in accordance with strict legal standards will be returned.
In other words, in the case of the holders of cultural relics respecting history and actively cooperating, the pursuers of cultural relics should preferably establish a complete chain of evidence. From excavation to loss, from circulation to hiding place, the more verifiable and closed-loop the process, the smoother the path for the return of lost cultural relics.
The pursuit of the Zidanku Silk Manuscript (子弹库帛书) is a clear proof. In the past, the process of the Zidanku Silk Manuscript's loss was unclear: how it was excavated, how it was taken abroad, and what kind of circulation it experienced in the United States, each had its own version. Li Ling (李零), a professor at Peking University (北京大学), has been studying the Zidanku Silk Manuscript since the 1980s, sorting out its excavation and circulation process, and clarifying the relevant nodes one by one. Based on these results, the National Cultural Heritage Administration (国家文物局) formed a solid and complete chain of evidence of illegal loss, initiated the pursuit, and finally promoted the return of cultural relics.
China has a large number of cultural relics lost overseas, and it is necessary to concentrate on doing basic research and evidence accumulation on lost cultural relics in order to promote the establishment of an institutionalized solution framework. The earlier such basic work is done, the better, and the more systematic, the better.
It is gratifying that there are now more and more institutions, projects and achievements studying cultural relics lost overseas. The recently published "Collection of Chinese Bronzes in Overseas Collections" (《海外藏中国青铜器集录》), the compilation team spent 14 years visiting more than 10 countries to comprehensively "archive" Chinese bronzes overseas; the planned publication of 20 to 30 volumes of "Essence of Ancient Chinese Cultural Relics in Overseas Collections" (《海外藏中国古代文物精粹》) brings together the strength of Chinese and foreign scholars to systematically sort out and study ancient Chinese cultural relics collected by overseas museums. These hardcore academic achievements are effective tools for the recovery of cultural relics.
Comprehensively sorting out cultural relics lost overseas, strengthening the construction of relevant databases, etc., and forming reliable and detailed research results will help to gain greater initiative in diplomatic consultations, legal proceedings, and negotiated negotiations, and more effectively promote the return of cultural relics.
In recent years, based on the integration of archaeology, history, law and other fields, China has comprehensively used bilateral law enforcement cooperation, diplomatic negotiations, donation and return, and other methods to successfully recover and return a record number of cultural relics, with a large time span and high level of returned cultural relics. This is not only a victory for historical justice, but also the result of the combined effect of multiple favorable factors such as increased awareness of cultural heritage protection, continuous improvement of working mechanisms, and continuous deepening of international cooperation.
Lost cultural relics return to the cultural matrix, just like the pages of a book returning to the scroll, so that they have a complete vitality. At present, the international community is forming an increasingly strong moral consensus on correcting historical injustices and returning lost cultural relics. Make 100% efforts, clarify the context with solid research, improve efficiency with innovative mechanisms, and gather joint efforts with broad participation, set clear road signs, and will surely promote the return of more cultural treasures scattered overseas to their countries of origin and radiate new brilliance.
Return to TopBy: 江 南
"It's completely different from the disorganized scene in the workshop tool area half a year ago." Chai Zhonghua (柴中华) said with deep feeling as he once again entered the production workshop of Tiantai Tianti Plastic Technology Co., Ltd. (天台县天梯塑胶科技有限公司) (hereinafter referred to as "Tianti Plastic") in Tiantai County (天台县), Taizhou City (台州市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省).
Chai Zhonghua (柴中华) is one of the heads of Zhejiang Yinlun Machinery Co., Ltd. (浙江银轮机械股份有限公司) (hereinafter referred to as "Yinlun Shares") and recently acquired the identity of a "Red Collar Chain Leader." He spearheaded the establishment of a key project team tasked with representing Yinlun Shares (浙江银轮机械股份有限公司), the leading enterprise in the chain, to assist weaker companies in the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain.
Tianti Plastic (天梯塑胶) has been supporting Yinlun Shares (银轮股份) in the production of hoses. Rapid development also quickly exposed problems: an imperfect lean management system, a lack of development planning and talent reserves, and weak internal collaboration and labor relations coordination. Thanks to the help of the "Red Collar Chain Leader" and the team, Tianti Plastic's (天梯塑胶) production efficiency is improving, and employee cohesion is strengthening.
Taizhou (台州) has innovatively established a mechanism for industrial chain linkage to create a community of harmonious labor relations. How can it show practical results? The key can be seen from the three words "Lead," "Chain," and "Common."
Focus on the word "Lead," with Party building leading the construction of harmonious labor relations in the industrial chain.
Tiantai (天台) takes leading enterprises as the "industrial chain leader" and industry associations as the "regional chain leader" to coordinate and promote cross-enterprise collaboration. It also selects more than 100 Party member backbones from Party and government organs to "reside in enterprises" to "help enterprises." At the same time, it integrates "red service positions" such as industrial chain Party-masses service centers and trade union stations, and establishes a joint mediation center for labor disputes in the industrial chain to provide legal services for enterprises and workers. It promotes joint protection of rights and interests, joint mediation of relations, joint education of teams, joint consultation on wages, and joint public welfare, transforming the organizational advantages of the Party into institutional advantages for coordinating labor relations.
Highlight the word "Chain," "linking" high-quality enterprise development with high-quality employment for employees.
Problems encountered by chain enterprises affect the stable operation of the entire industrial chain and supply chain. By solving the problems of one enterprise, the overall efficiency of the industrial chain can also be improved. Tiantai's (天台) exploration of the industrial chain wage collective bargaining mechanism coordinates enterprise development and employee growth. Initially, the negotiation focused on ensuring employee income and safeguarding workers' rights and interests. Now, the mechanism orderly increases the weight of labor, skills, knowledge, innovation, and other factors in income distribution, better meeting the multiple needs of employee growth and enterprise operation.
Focus on the word "Common," so that employees become active contributors and common beneficiaries of industrial chain development.
Let's look at a set of data: Taizhou (台州) has created 32 harmonious labor relations industrial chains. Since 2025, the salaries of skilled talents above intermediate level in chain enterprises have generally increased by more than 8%. In Tiantai (天台), the success rate of labor dispute mediation has reached 91.89%. This innovative exploration not only unites the confidence and synergy of industrial chain enterprises for common development but also unites employees. Issues of general concern to enterprise employees, such as income, canteens, dormitories, childcare, bookstores, and fitness venues, have been effectively resolved, and the sense of gain is continuously improving.
When "people" are seen and respected, and when the word "Common" falls into specific and tangible production and life scenarios, enterprise efficiency and employee income increase in the same direction, which can maximize the unity of respecting market laws and respecting labor value, pursuing the unity of enterprise benefits and safeguarding employee rights and interests, and promoting technological progress and promoting the all-round development of people.
The three keywords ultimately come down to "Harmony." Facing the new situation, actively building harmonious labor relations, a new picture of harmonious and beautiful common prosperity is unfolding.
(The author is a reporter from the Zhejiang Branch of this newspaper)
Return to Top97 national standards and 15 industry standards for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) have been released, more than 1,300 local standards for TCM have been formulated, and more than 2,000 current and valid TCM group standards exist... Not long ago, the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (国家中医药管理局) released data, outlining the latest picture of the construction of China's TCM standard system. In recent years, the construction of TCM standardization in China has entered a fast lane, and more and more standards have been formulated and implemented, providing solid support for the inheritance and innovation of TCM.
This is precisely:
With a benevolent heart and skillful hands, the medical kit is opened,
With the aim of benefiting the world, the pot is hung, representing traditional Chinese medicine.
Picking hundreds of herbs requires adherence to standards,
Protecting the people to enjoy peace and health.
Shen Qiu (沈丘)
Return to TopEducational "Blank Space" is Not a Waste
Meng Yasheng (孟亚生)
Recently, many primary and secondary schools have implemented "No Homework Day" every Wednesday, canceling written homework on that day and returning the complete after-school time to students, creating a moderate "blank space" for education.
Educational "blank space" is not about letting go and being lazy, but a wisdom in nurturing people. Temporarily putting down textbooks, children can immerse themselves in the fragrance of books, expanding their cognitive boundaries and enriching their spiritual world in words; they can run to the playground, strengthening their physique and honing their tenacious will in running and jumping; they can devote themselves to housework, experiencing the warmth of family affection and learning life skills in labor... A well-placed "blank space" can allow children to perceive all aspects of life, adhere to their inner passions, and gain comprehensive qualities beyond textbooks.
Educational "blank space" is also an opportunity to promote the improvement of teaching quality and build a good home-school ecology. The implementation of "No Homework Day" puts higher demands on classroom teaching, allowing teachers to further improve efficiency in the classroom. For parents, "blank space" can also alleviate the anxiety of tutoring homework, open up more space for parent-child communication and interaction, and form a joint force for home-school education.
Moderate educational "blank space" will certainly not be a waste. It will allow children to stretch their bodies and minds in a relaxed state, cultivate their passions, and accumulate strength in the sedimentation of time, ultimately blooming with their own growth brilliance.
(Excerpted and compiled from *Xinhua Daily* (《新华日报》), originally titled *Educational "Blank Space" Will Certainly Not Be a Waste*)
Use Numbers Well, Don't Be Trapped by Numbers
Li Shu (李姝)
Standing on the scale, the moment the number jumps out, the mood is set: lighter, secretly pleased; heavier, annoyed. Today, we are surrounded by numbers: daily steps, sleep scores, calorie intake... Numbers should be tools for understanding the state, improving efficiency, and assisting judgment, but if we pay too much attention, they may become a constraint.
This tendency, when placed in governance, can easily form a trap of "numerical achievements." Some places engage in "data screens" and "smart platforms," spending a lot of money, collecting a lot of information, and making beautiful charts, but they do not solve practical problems. Once numbers become "bonsai," they lose their effectiveness.
Stay awake, return to common sense, and let numbers become tools rather than ends. For individuals, true growth is often difficult to quantify: the inspiration after reading a good book, a sincere exchange with a colleague, the sudden enlightenment after solving a tricky problem—these are not completely defined by a few numbers.
For development, we must also be wary of the tendency to "only consider numbers." Whether performance is good or not has never been about whether the numbers are beautiful, but about whether the voices of the masses are heard, whether the things the masses care about are done well, and whether the masses' sense of gain, happiness, and security has been enhanced.
Numbers used incorrectly are anxiety; used well, they are effective tools for enhancing well-being.
(Excerpted and compiled from *Liaoning Daily* (《辽宁日报》), originally titled *Digital Anxiety, How to Break It*)
Return to TopBy: 常 晋
Bookstores, a place many people yearn for. Strolling amidst the fragrance of books, casually flipping through pages, that sense of tranquility and freedom makes one feel grounded. However, recently, in search of a book, I visited two places in a row, only to return disappointed.
One large bookstore, several floors high, was filled with snack shops and toy stalls, bustling like a market, but devoid of books. It wasn't until the third floor, amidst a maze of small shops, that I finally found a few bookstores.
Stepping into one of these bookstores, the first thing that caught my eye was a coffee bar in the center, followed by various postcards and refrigerator magnets, and further inside, various "Instagrammable" spots. After searching left and right, I finally saw a row of "selected books" on a side wall.
"A bookstore should have books," and books should be placed in prominent locations. Admittedly, facing the impact of online sales, it is understandable for bookstores to develop diversified business formats to survive; expanding a single book-selling space into a composite cultural venue should be encouraged. But if the secondary overshadows the primary, is the bookstore still a bookstore in the true sense?
Just as the online discussions about cultural workers needing culture and actors needing acting skills are so popular, the reason they resonate with people is that everyone agrees on a simple truth – "name" must match "reality." Only by guarding the foundation of one's existence and grasping the most essential and core elements can one walk steadily and go far.
Following this line of thought, whether it is for personal conduct or the long-term development of a place, one cannot do without reverence for and adherence to the "fundamentals."
The fundamental purpose of our Party is to serve the people wholeheartedly. If leading cadres lose this fundamental purpose, even the best data is a castle in the air, unable to withstand the test of practice and time. Li Zaiyong (李再勇), former Secretary of the Liupanshui Municipal Committee (六盘水市委) in Guizhou (贵州), engaged in grand image projects, disregarding differences in altitude, geology, and environment, and promoted the planting of more than 1 million mu of prickly ash in a "one-size-fits-all" manner, resulting in no harvest for many years in some areas. Cao Jiongfang (曹炯芳), former Secretary of the Xiangtan Municipal Committee (湘潭市委) in Hunan (湖南), was eager to produce quick results, incurring debts of tens of billions of yuan for projects, leaving behind 33 unfinished projects... Once deviating from the coordinates of serving the people, failing to distinguish between primary and secondary, and failing to guard the fundamentals, the so-called "achievements" will only degenerate into "political ills" that harm the people's hearts and damage public trust, and the so-called "grand plans" will ultimately be nothing more than "grand failures."
Beijing Wansheng Bookstore (北京万圣书园) has relocated several times, but has always maintained the purity of reading. "High bookshelves, detailed author labels, monthly rankings, a flowing feast of ideas" – in the eyes of readers, it is a "real bookstore" and a "small spiritual home." "We use beauty to attract readers to the bookstore, but the core of the bookstore must be book selection," Zhongshuge (钟书阁), known as the "most beautiful bookstore," is located in many cities and has diversified business formats, but the design with books as the core and humanistic aesthetics has always been its irreplaceable development foundation. Every bookstore should have its own "personality." By adapting to customers and changing with the times, continuously optimizing book selections, and introducing suitable new business formats, it can form its own temperament and attractiveness.
This reminds me that the development of a place should be based on its own endowments, and one should not pursue whatever is popular or fashionable, otherwise one will only fall into the vicious cycle of 一哄而上、一哄而散 (yī hòng ér shàng, yī hòng ér sàn - "swarm up and then disperse," to rush into something all at once and then scatter quickly, indicating a lack of planning and sustainability). The real foundation for development has never been about chasing how many trends, but about whether one can cultivate one's own responsibility field and create unique characteristics.
Guarding the fundamentals is not about rejecting new things, but about having more clarity and more determination in the face of trends. Only by finding one's own coordinates, promoting strengths and avoiding weaknesses, and deeply cultivating advantages can one embark on a path that truly belongs to oneself.
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By: 本报记者 李 纵
"'Building a logistics park on top of a railway' was our bold idea, and now it has become a reality." Gu Feng (谷峰), project leader of the Shenzhen Engineering and Construction Headquarters of China Railway Guangzhou Bureau Group Co., Ltd. (中国铁路广州局集团有限公司), said excitedly that Pinghu South (平湖南) in Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东) used to be a railway freight yard that had been silent for many years, but now it is full of "steel forests" rising from the ground, and the lines on the design drawings are gradually becoming intertwined steel bones in reality...
On December 30, 2025, the ground-level railway project of the Shenzhen Pinghu South Comprehensive Logistics Hub was completed and ready for operation. This marks the official implementation of the core railway transportation function of the hub, successfully connecting to the national railway network.
"Building a logistics park on top of a railway" refers to the ground floor being railway land, and the space above the railway being logistics and warehousing land. While retaining the existing railway freight yard, the space is expanded upwards, and smart logistics warehouses are built on the cover conversion layer, realizing the three-dimensional development of railway land. "This method effectively integrates railway resources and local industrial resources, which can greatly increase the output value of land. It not only saves more than 300 mu of land, but also uses new technologies such as intelligent sorting systems and unmanned warehousing to revitalize traditional railway freight stations with digital vitality," Gu Feng (谷峰) introduced.
Overlooking from the air, the steel structure skeletons of 11 logistics warehouses stretch out vertically and horizontally, like the spine of a giant dragon poised to take off. This "city of steel" is of astonishing size. It is understood that the total amount of steel structure in the project exceeds 140,000 tons, which is equivalent to more than two "Bird's Nests" in terms of steel consumption. The total investment is approximately 9.039 billion yuan, and the total construction area reaches 1.11 million square meters.
In the stockyard of the Pinghu South (平湖南) Comprehensive Logistics Hub project, steel structural members with a length of over 11 meters and a weight of nearly 3 tons come into view. Inside the steel columns, a large amount of concrete will also be poured for force bearing. "In the future, these steel structural members will be hoisted and connected to form logistics warehouses," a site construction worker introduced.
In order to precisely connect the total amount of over 140,000 tons of steel structural members, the project engineer team put a lot of thought into it. With so many components, errors are inevitable when assembling them on the construction site. If the problem of errors is solved after they are transported to the site, it will be time-consuming and greatly increase the difficulty of construction. How to solve this problem? "We tried to use Building Information Modeling (BIM) to virtually assemble and monitor and adjust in real time in advance to improve the efficiency and accuracy of steel structural member connection," said a team engineer.
"We use digital acquisition equipment to scan, first digitize the steel columns on site, and then transmit the data to the system." Under the demonstration of the operator, it can be seen that the virtual steel structure warehouse model on the screen is located in the center, and the data indicators such as steel beam and steel column connection parameters and stress monitoring are listed on the left. By clicking the button, the arch ribs begin to be virtually assembled, and many complex spatial relationships are immediately displayed. In the three-dimensional model constructed by BIM technology, the situation of all components is clear at a glance.
When a deviation is found in the virtual assembly result, the operator can immediately adjust the size of the steel structural member, re-simulate the assembly result, and after confirming that there is no error, send the data to the steel structural member processing plant for fine-tuning. "Each processed steel column has a unique identity QR code, which contains 12 parameters including component size, lifting weight, and installation coordinates," said engineer Duan Rong (段荣).
Eliminating potential errors before installation is only the first step in completing the precise installation work.
During construction, 6,795 steel columns and 32,624 steel beams must be installed and connected in sequence. How to achieve this? Gu Feng (谷峰) said: "Under normal circumstances, the construction team needs to manually measure and repeatedly adjust to ensure accurate installation. Now, the team first establishes a 1:1 BIM three-dimensional model in the computer, accurately specifying the parameters of each steel structural member to the millimeter level, and then plans the crane station position, lifting point position, and lifting angle in advance through simulated hoisting. It's like installing 'navigation' on the components. During hoisting, the BIM model is used to compare the on-site data in real time, and an automatic warning is issued if the deviation exceeds 3 millimeters." After testing, the qualification rate of the steel structural members that have been hoisted is 100%.
Gu Feng (谷峰) introduced that after the overall completion of the project, the Pinghu South (平湖南) Comprehensive Logistics Hub will undertake about 1.4 million TEUs of sea-rail intermodal transport tasks in Shenzhen (深圳), promote the improvement of regional logistics efficiency by 30% and the reduction of costs by 20%, and will become the largest "road, rail, and sea" multimodal transport center and national comprehensive logistics hub in Asia, helping Shenzhen (深圳) move towards the goal of a global logistics hub city and injecting strong impetus into the economic development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区).
Extended reading
Shenzhen Pinghu South (深圳平湖南) Comprehensive Logistics Hub is the only project in the country that uses traditional railway freight yards for layered rights confirmation and comprehensive development. The project takes the lead in exploring the development model of "intensive utilization of existing land in railway freight yards" in the country, adopts three-dimensional development, organically integrates railway, highway and sea transportation functions, and builds a super logistics platform with "lower-level railway penetration, upper-level smart warehousing, and surrounding road network". After the project is fully completed, the cargo throughput is expected to reach 30 million tons in 2035.
The ground-level railway project, which is ready for operation, is the "steel artery" of the hub's operation. The project team needs to build and renovate approximately 4.6 kilometers of railway lines on the basis of the existing railway freight yard, covering arrival and departure lines, shunting lines, and container operation lines. Facing challenges such as high safety risks in construction adjacent to operating lines and limited operating windows, the project team innovatively applied intelligent dispatching systems and modular track construction technology, and introduced intelligent methods such as AI video surveillance and intelligent helmet recognition to realize risk warning and intelligent control throughout the construction process, ensuring the normal operation of the existing railway while efficiently completing the line renovation.
For builders, intelligent construction is not only a technological upgrade, but also a change in engineering concepts. The construction team's breakthroughs in virtual pre-assembly, real-time correction and other links have not only ensured the advancement of the project, but also accumulated valuable experience for subsequent similar projects in China. In the future, with the development of more new business forms such as "high-speed rail + logistics" and "subway + logistics", and the continuous breakthroughs in intelligent construction technology, there will be more possibilities for the new pattern of urban logistics in the future, providing strong infrastructure support for reducing the logistics costs of the entire society.
(Reported and compiled by reporter Li Zong (李纵) of this newspaper)
Return to TopThis newspaper's Xi'an (西安) May 14th dispatch (Reporter Peng Bo (彭波)) The National People's Congress (全国人大) Environment and Resources Protection Committee held an ecological environment code training class in Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi (陕西) from May 13th to 14th to thoroughly study and implement Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law and Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on ecological civilization, implement the spirit of the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress (十四届全国人大四次会议), and promote the comprehensive and effective implementation of the ecological environment code. Wang Dongming (王东明) and Ding Zhongli (丁仲礼), Vice Chairmen of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会), attended and delivered speeches.
Wang Dongming (王东明) pointed out that it is necessary to deeply understand the great significance of implementing the ecological environment code, comprehensively promote the effective implementation of the code based on the responsibilities of the National People's Congress (全国人大), earnestly do a good job in the environmental resources work of the National People's Congress (全国人大), and transform major legislative achievements into vivid practices and significant results in the construction of a beautiful China.
Ding Zhongli (丁仲礼) emphasized that it is necessary to adhere to **实事求是** (shí shì qiú shì - "seek truth from facts," be practical and realistic) and implement the various provisions of the ecological environment code; adhere to adapting to local conditions and improve the ecological environment protection and governance system that adapts to local realities; strengthen scientific and technological empowerment, and improve the ability and level of ecological environment protection and governance.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 郝迎灿
Highlights:
Feng Wei, a calligraphy and painting restorer at the Shenyang Palace Museum (沈阳故宫博物院), has repaired more than 500 ancient calligraphy and paintings with her skillful hands and craftsmanship. She constantly improves her skills and innovates her techniques, repairing Wen Zhengming's (文徵明) hand scroll of "Record of the Pavilion of the Old Drunkard" with severe creases and handling Zheng Banqiao's (郑板桥) ink bamboo and rock painting with a broken core. Thanks to her and her colleagues' efforts, the ancient calligraphy and painting mounting and restoration techniques of the Shenyang Palace Museum (沈阳故宫博物院) have formed a relatively mature technical system, and in 2015, it was included in the fifth batch of provincial-level intangible cultural heritage representative project list in Liaoning Province (辽宁省).
On a workbench, a Qing Dynasty (清代) landscape painting is laid flat. After years of weathering, the silk of the painting core shows signs of embrittlement and peeling. "Mending silk is like performing a skin graft on an ancient painting, requiring the replacement of silk threads thinner than hair, according to the density of the warp and weft and the thickness of the fibers." Feng Wei (冯维) holds her breath and carefully transplants the silk threads to the damaged areas with tweezers.
"Most of the materials used in ancient Chinese calligraphy and painting are paper and silk. Due to their thin texture, coupled with environmental problems and natural aging, they are prone to varying degrees of damage." Feng Wei (冯维), 42 years old, is a calligraphy and painting restorer in the Collection Department of the Shenyang Palace Museum (沈阳故宫博物院). With her skillful hands and craftsmanship, she has "cured and prolonged the life" of more than 500 ancient calligraphy and paintings.
This "calligraphy and painting doctor" was originally an English tour guide. Due to her work needs, Feng Wei (冯维) often consulted the Collection Department for relevant professional knowledge and gradually developed a strong interest in calligraphy and painting.
"We are still short of a calligraphy and painting restorer. You have strong hands-on skills. Would you consider changing careers?" In 2012, the then leader of the Collection Department approached Feng Wei (冯维) for her opinion. "No need to consider, I couldn't wish for more." Without hesitation, Feng Wei (冯维) blurted out.
Changing careers is like crossing a mountain, starting from scratch halfway. "Restoring a calligraphy and painting is like performing a surgical operation, and every step is very particular." Under the guidance of her master, Feng Wei (冯维) started by learning the most basic skills of making paste and mounting materials, and gradually transitioned to core processes such as cleaning the painting core, unmounting, patching, and overall coloring.
Not long after completing her apprenticeship in 2015, a national first-class cultural relic in the museum's collection was handed to Feng Wei (冯维). This was the first time she had received the task of restoring a national first-class cultural relic. "Carefully peeling off the backing paper and carefully inspecting it under the light, I saw dozens of meandering creases, some of which had already formed cracks." After "diagnosis," Feng Wei (冯维) decided to use the "crease strip pasting" method to repair this work, "which is to accurately paste the cut slender paper strips on the creases on the back of the painting core to play a role in reinforcement and connection."
It sounds simple, but it is actually very difficult to do: the cut crease strips are required to be only slightly wider than the crease itself, so that they can just cover and reinforce the fracture; the paste needs to be applied thinly and evenly; the center line of the crease strip must be aligned with the crease without any error... More than a month later, the task was completed, and the edges of the pasted strips were smooth and flat, with almost no traces of "patches." From then on, colleagues began to look at "Little Feng" (小冯) with new eyes.
Feng Wei (冯维) is not only meticulous and strives for perfection in her work, but also often comes up with clever ideas to solve many problems.
"The climate in Northeast China (东北地区) is dry, and the moisture evaporates too quickly when the painting core is stretched on the wall, coupled with inconsistent thickness, it is easy to damage, which is a problem we encounter in our restoration work." Zhang Guobin (张国斌), director of the Collection Department of the Shenyang Palace Museum (沈阳故宫博物院), introduced. Through continuous experimentation, Feng Wei (冯维) and her colleagues gradually explored a method suitable for the dry climate of Northeast China (东北地区), "Brush an appropriate amount of moisture on the back of the painting core, and absorb one or two layers of bark hemp paper and arrange them tightly and flat, which is equivalent to adding a protective cover to the painting core."
In 2022, Feng Wei (冯维) and her colleagues received the task of mounting and restoring a set of Qing Dynasty (清代) paintings. "In the process of mounting and restoration, the painting core needs to be turned and rolled up many times. Due to the huge size of the painting and the increase in weight after soaking in water, multiple people operating it will cause damage to the painting core due to uneven force during pulling." Faced with the problem, Feng Wei (冯维) and her team innovatively created a "scroll-type lifting platform," using wood and foam board to make a rotatable scroll, laying the painting core flat on it, and adjusting the angle by slowly rotating it, so that two people can easily roll up the huge painting.
She repaired Wen Zhengming's (文徵明) "Record of the Pavilion of the Old Drunkard" hand scroll with severe creases, and handled Zheng Banqiao's (郑板桥) ink bamboo and rock painting with a broken core... Last September, at the "Eternal Palace Collection - Exhibition of Cultural Relics Protection and Restoration Achievements of the Shenyang Palace Museum (沈阳故宫博物院)" launched by the Shenyang Palace Museum (沈阳故宫博物院), many precious calligraphy and painting cultural relics personally restored by Feng Wei (冯维) were exhibited, attracting many visitors to stop and watch.
Up to now, the ancient calligraphy and painting mounting and restoration techniques of the Shenyang Palace Museum (沈阳故宫博物院) have gone through four generations of inheritance, forming a relatively mature technical system, and in 2015, it was included in the fifth batch of provincial-level intangible cultural heritage representative project list in Liaoning Province (辽宁省). In September 2025, Feng Wei (冯维) was awarded the honorary title of "Shenyang Craftsman" (沈阳工匠).
"Restoring cultural relics is to continue the life of historical culture." Feng Wei (冯维) said with emotion, "Only by guarding the art with awe and passing on the soul with innovative strategies can the millennium-old cultural context flow at our fingertips."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 杨 昊 秦瑞杰
"Can rice be grown on Mars?" "What is the connection between aerospace technology and our daily lives?"... A unique lecture was held at the No. 2 Primary School in Minning Town (闽宁镇), Yongning County (永宁县), Yinchuan (银川), Ningxia (宁夏). Not long ago, the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation (中国宋庆龄基金会)'s "Master Lecture Hall for Children" entered Ningxia (宁夏), with the theme of "Youth Standing on Mountains and Seas: Ancient Silk Road · New Journey," and held two events in Minning Town (闽宁镇), Yongning County (永宁县), and Pengyang County (彭阳县). The activities revolved around the three themes of "History and Culture," "Science and Technology Agriculture," and "Aerospace." Tang Jigen (唐际根), Chair Professor of Southern University of Science and Technology, Hu Fengyi (胡凤益), Dean of the College of Agriculture of Yunnan University (云南大学), and Lei Zhanxu (雷占许), Chief Information Officer of the 510 Institute of the Fifth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (中国航天科技集团), created a classroom for young people to communicate face-to-face with experts and scholars through immersive interaction and wonderful speeches.
At the event site, Tang Jigen (唐际根) brought customized archaeological molds and invited students to feel the temperature of history with hand shovels. The students "excavated" by hand, and porcelain pieces, pottery pieces, and oracle bone inscriptions were gradually revealed from the sand, as if the children were touching thousands of years of history.
"Why do farmers work so hard every year to bend over and transplant rice seedlings? Can we plant rice once and harvest it for many years, just like planting fruit trees?" Hu Fengyi (胡凤益) took the children into the past and present of rice. The perennial rice he displayed was cultivated through hybridization, with one transplanting and multiple harvests. When he talked about Academician Yuan Longping (袁隆平)'s "dream of enjoying the cool under the rice," warm applause rang out from the audience.
Lei Zhanxu (雷占许) recounted the development history of China's aerospace industry, from the difficult start of the "Two Bombs, One Satellite" (两弹一星), to the breakthrough of manned spaceflight, and then to the brilliant achievements of the Lunar Exploration Project and the Beidou Navigation (北斗导航). He also shared the stories of aerospace personnel who are rooted in their posts and silently dedicated themselves, allowing the children to understand the connotation of the aerospace spirit.
In two days, the students had dialogues with experts and scholars on the same stage, looking back on history, feeling the present, and looking forward to the future. They understood their ancestors in oracle bone inscriptions, listened to scientific wisdom in the rice paddies, and touched the vigorous power of the motherland's aerospace technology from deep space exploration, cultivating national sentiments and scientific literacy, and strengthening cultural confidence.
"I hope to meet more scientists and cultural celebrities in the future and learn more knowledge." Wei Xuewen (魏雪雯), a student from Minning Town (闽宁镇) No. 1 Middle School, wrote her wish on a message card after the lecture.
It is understood that the "Master Lecture Hall for Children," as a key public welfare science popularization brand created by the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation (中国宋庆龄基金会), has built a platform for young people to have dialogues with experts and scholars, allowing the seeds of science, the genes of culture, and the power of dreams to take root and sprout in the hearts of children.
Return to TopMay 13th, Jinbei Kindergarten, Tianzhu County (天柱县), Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture (黔东南苗族侗族自治州), Guizhou Province (贵州省), teachers guide children in physical activities. The kindergarten uses outdoor exercise time to allow children to enjoy the fun of sports, enhance their physical fitness, cultivate their perception and desire to explore nature, and improve their concentration.
Gong Xieyan (龚偕延) Photo (Image China)
Return to TopAccording to a report from this newspaper in Beijing on May 14th (Reporter Luo Shanshan (罗珊珊)), on the 14th, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) introduced that building a national demonstration zone for innovative development of service trade is a major decision and deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council. The Ministry of Commerce (商务部), together with relevant departments, has formulated an overall plan, clarifying the overall goals, main tasks, and creation paths for the construction of the demonstration zone. Based on the pilot program for innovative development of service trade, it emphasizes demand-driven, reform breakthroughs, technology empowerment, and open cooperation, successively creating a number of major open cooperation platforms for service trade with leading scale, high-end factor aggregation, outstanding innovation capabilities, trade-industry linkage, and significant radiation effects, cultivating a number of internationally competitive service export enterprises and key service industry clusters, forming a more sound innovation development system and business environment, and leading the innovative development of service trade across the country.
The Ministry of Commerce (商务部) will take the lead in launching the construction of demonstration zones in 17 regions, including Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), Shanghai (上海), Chongqing (重庆), Dalian (大连), and Xiamen (厦门), and will build a total of 35 demonstration zones by 2035. Specifically, it will focus on exploring integrated innovation of industrial chains and supply chains, cultivating competitive advantages of business entities, promoting efficient supply of production factors, promoting high-level opening up to the outside world, and building a domestic and foreign promotion system, and carry out differentiated exploration. At the same time, it will guide local areas to base themselves on resource endowments and location advantages to promote coordinated and联动 development of service trade, investment, consumption, and industry. Next, the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) will work with relevant departments and local authorities to implement the plan, support and guide other cities that meet the conditions to actively apply for the establishment of demonstration zones, and continuously promote the high-quality development of service trade.
Return to TopThis newspaper Jinan (济南) May 14th (Reporter Ding Yasong (丁雅诵)) The third Vocational Education Forum with the theme of "Starting a New Chapter and Strengthening Education to Build a Foundation" was held in Jinan (济南), Shandong (山东) on the 14th. The forum focused on the development needs of new quality productive forces, aiming to explore how vocational education can achieve precise matching of talent cultivation and industrial needs through systematic reform and innovation, and provide ideological impetus and practical solutions for the construction of a modern vocational education system. Guests from more than 100 vocational colleges and universities across the country conducted discussions and exchanges on topics such as "Cultivating High-Quality Technical and Skilled Talents for New Quality Productive Forces," "Paths and Model Innovation for Digital Transformation of Vocational Education," and "Deepening the Practice of Municipal Production and Education Consortia and Industry Communities."
At the forum, People's Daily Online (人民网) released the "Report on Innovative Practices of Industry-Education Integration in Vocational Colleges (2026)," selecting 34 typical cases of innovative practices of industry-education integration in vocational colleges, covering advanced manufacturing, digital economy, modern agriculture, low-altitude economy, modern logistics, smart healthcare and elderly care, and other fields. At the same time, the "Vocational Education Students Reading Party Newspapers" campus reader program was launched, inviting young students from vocational colleges to be "readers" of the times, and let the good voices of youth tell the stories of Chinese vocational education workers' struggles. This forum was hosted by People's Daily Online (人民网), co-organized by the Shandong Vocational and Technical Education Society (山东省职业技术教育学会), and undertaken by People's Daily Online Shandong Channel (人民网山东频道) and Jinan Vocational College (济南职业学院).
Return to TopThis reporter Zhang Cheng (张枨) reports from Hohhot (呼和浩特) on May 14th: As of May 14th this year, the Eren Immigration Inspection Station (二连出入境边防检查站) of the Inner Mongolia General Station of Immigration Inspection has processed over 1 million inbound and outbound passengers, an increase of 4.17% year-on-year. This milestone was reached 4 days earlier than last year, setting a new historical record.
The Erenhot Port (二连浩特口岸) in Inner Mongolia is a comprehensive hub port open to Mongolia and the largest land port between China and Mongolia. With its unique location advantages, convenient transportation conditions, and comfortable customs clearance environment, it has become a "golden channel" for economic and trade exchanges between China and Mongolia and a preferred destination for inbound and outbound passengers.
Since the beginning of this year, cross-border tourism, study tours, and border trade between China and Mongolia have continued to heat up, and the flow of inbound and outbound people, vehicles, and goods has grown rapidly. The Eren Immigration Inspection Station (二连出入境边防检查站) continues to innovate its duty mode, continuously promotes the "Border Inspection Pass" filing and reservation service platform, opens special channels for tourist groups, and provides "classification and diversion" and "pre-inspection" services. During peak traffic periods, it promptly releases "two announcements and one reminder" to guide passengers to arrange their trips reasonably and travel at different times, ensuring orderly and convenient customs clearance for inbound and outbound passengers and vehicles.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 施 钰
The bay is a key area for promoting the continuous improvement of the marine ecological environment. The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes to strengthen the overall planning of major bays. The "Beautiful Bay Construction and Improvement Action Plan" clarifies that more than 110 beautiful bays will be prioritized for construction by 2027.
Currently, China has selected four batches of excellent cases of beautiful bays. Bays with clear waters, clean beaches, flocks of fish and gulls, and harmony between humans and the sea are becoming high-quality spaces that leverage economic development and empower a better life. The "Exploration" section of this edition launches a series of reports on "Bay Development," exploring the development paths of beautiful bays in various regions.
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Chen Yunbin, a breeder in Jiangxia Village (江下村), Shapu Town (沙埔镇), Fuqing City (福清市), Fuzhou (福州), Fujian (福建) Province, looked at the blue sea and calculated last year's harvest. "The yield of kelp and Gracilaria increased by more than 20% per mu, and the quality has also improved. This is due to the better water quality in Xinghua Bay (兴化湾)," Chen Yunbin (陈云彬) said.
The Fuzhou (福州) section of Xinghua Bay (兴化湾), where Jiangxia Village (江下村) is located, stretches from Shapu Town (沙埔镇), Fuqing City (福清市) in the east to Xincuo Town (新厝镇), Fuqing City (福清市) in the west. At the end of last year, the Fuzhou (福州) section of Xinghua Bay (兴化湾) was built into the fourth batch of national-level beautiful bays and was rated as an excellent case of beautiful bays. While undertaking national-level port-adjacent industries, this area continues to improve its environment and steadily move towards green industries, forming a green industrial beautiful bay development model. How did the green industry "grow"? The reporter went to the coastal areas to explore.
Treating both symptoms and root causes, cleaning the sea and protecting the ecology
Chen Yunbin (陈云彬), who has been engaged in aquaculture for more than 20 years, is most afraid of typhoons. "When a typhoon comes, the wind and waves blow, and garbage fragments in the sea are washed into the nearshore, often tearing the kelp and Gracilaria," Chen Yunbin (陈云彬) said. The foam buoys floating on the sea are also a headache. "The foam particles falling off the buoys stick to the kelp and Gracilaria, which will affect their growth, and the breeding loss is not small."
"The aquaculture area in Shapu Town (沙埔镇) reaches 24,000 mu," introduced Lin Jicai (林继彩), a second-level director科员 of Shapu Town (沙埔镇). Every typhoon season or astronomical tide, foam buoys, discarded fishing nets, and other marine debris easily accumulate on the shore, which adversely affects the growth of marine products.
At the end of 2021, Fuzhou (福州) City established maritime sanitation teams by county (city, district), and Fuqing City (福清市) also fully launched maritime sanitation work. "Shapu Town (沙埔镇) is equipped with 20 professional sanitation workers, 1 compression vehicle, and 2 salvage boats, etc., to carry out routine cleaning of the sea surface and shore within 200 meters of the nearshore, realizing normalized cleaning of the entire coastline," said Lin Jicai (林继彩).
Treating the symptoms, but also treating the root causes.
At the end of 2021, Fuqing City (福清市) launched an action to transform and upgrade marine aquaculture, transforming traditional aquaculture rafts into plastic aquaculture rafts, and upgrading the foam buoys used for raft-style hanging culture to environmentally friendly plastic buoys.
"The government subsidizes 50% of the cost. As soon as I learned about the policy, I immediately replaced them," Chen Yunbin (陈云彬) said. In 2022, Chen Yunbin (陈云彬) replaced all the foam buoys in his home with plastic buoys. "Now, everyone's aquaculture facilities have been updated, and there is no more foam floating around."
Lin Jicai (林继彩) introduced that Shapu Town (沙埔镇) has also established a garbage collection system for fishing raft living waste at sea, guiding fishermen to equip themselves with garbage collection and storage devices, and improving the garbage collection and transportation system in coastal villages to realize "village collection, town transfer, and county disposal."
Treating both symptoms and root causes has immediate results. In the Hutou Bay (虎头湾) section where Shapu Town (沙埔镇) is located, the garbage distribution density decreased from 256 square meters/kilometer in 2022 to 116 square meters/kilometer in 2025.
"Marine products are selling well, and tourism has also developed," Chen Yunbin (陈云彬) said. In the past two years, the town has built coastal tourist attractions. "In summer, the beach is full of tourists, and the village's homestays are hard to find, bringing real benefits."
Land-sea integration, controlling pollution at the source
For bay environmental management, the problem is in the sea, and the source is on the shore.
Fuzhou (福州) City compiled the "Beautiful Bay Protection and Construction Plan (2024-2035)", clarifying the implementation plan of "one bay, one policy." After full research by the expert team, strengthening the overall management of land sources was placed at the top of the countermeasures for managing the Fuzhou (福州) section of Xinghua Bay (兴化湾). At the same time, Fuqing City (福清市) issued the "Fuqing City (福清市) Several Measures for Accountability for Water Management in the Whole Region", urging relevant units to fulfill their responsibilities such as controlling and improving the water quality of estuaries.
Ni Wenqiang (倪文强), Deputy Director of the Fuqing (福清) Ecological Environment Bureau of Fuzhou (福州) City, introduced that the Jiangyin Port City Economic Zone (江阴港城经济区) on the north bank of Xinghua Bay (兴化湾) is the chemical new material zone in the "Two Bases and One Special Zone" of the petrochemical industry in Fujian (福建) Province, with a regulated industrial output value of 123.88 billion yuan in 2025.
"We have learned a profound lesson from not coordinating the relationship between economic development and ecological environmental protection," Ni Wenqiang (倪文强) recalled that in 2019, the Second Central Ecological Environmental Protection Inspection Team pointed out that the Jiangyin Port City Economic Zone (江阴港城经济区) had problems with illegal discharge of wastewater by enterprises and failed to implement the task of upgrading the sewage treatment plant. "Industrial development was rapid, but the environmental protection infrastructure did not keep up. After painful reflection, the Jiangyin Port City Economic Zone (江阴港城经济区) carried out open pipe transformation of the sewage pipe network and upgraded the sewage treatment plant," Ni Wenqiang (倪文强) said.
In the Jiangyin Port City Economic Zone (江阴港城经济区), steel pipe corridors extend along the roads, with pipes crisscrossing up and down. On each gray pipe, the names of different companies are marked - these are the newly built open sewage pipes.
"Previously, the sewage pipe network in the Jiangyin Port City Economic Zone (江阴港城经济区) was underground. On the one hand, with the subsidence of surface sand and soil, the pipes were damaged and leaked; on the other hand, it was difficult to effectively supervise the sewage discharge of enterprises through underground pipes," said the relevant person in charge of the Jiangyin Port City Economic Zone (江阴港城经济区) Management Committee. Industrial enterprises in the Jiangyin Port City Economic Zone (江阴港城经济区) are connected to the Jiangyin Sewage Treatment Plant (江阴污水处理厂) with "one pipe per enterprise." The sewage treatment capacity of the Jiangyin Sewage Treatment Plant (江阴污水处理厂) has been increased from 40,000 tons/day to 80,000 tons/day, and the effluent implements the Class A standard of the "Pollutant Discharge Standard for Urban Sewage Treatment Plants". By the end of 2025, the Jiangyin Port City Economic Zone (江阴港城经济区) had cumulatively built and renovated approximately 41.5 kilometers of open sewage pressure pipes.
Zheng Deyuan (郑德源), a third-level researcher at the Fuzhou (福州) Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment, introduced that Fuzhou (福州) City adheres to land-sea integration and shore-sea linkage, connecting source governance, process control, and terminal restoration, and promoting the "investigation-measurement-tracing-treatment-management" of sewage outlets into the sea in the entire chain, completing the centralized treatment of industrial wastewater in 14 provincial-level and above industrial parks in the city.
Energy conservation and emission reduction, developing green industries
Walking into the Fujian Three Gorges Offshore Wind Power International Industrial Park (福建三峡海上风电国际产业园) in the Jiangyin Port City Economic Zone (江阴港城经济区), towering wind turbine blades slowly rotate, and photovoltaic systems covering an area of more than 100,000 square meters are arranged in an orderly manner on the roofs of factories.
"The wind power generation system and rooftop photovoltaic system in the park can generate about 58 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year, and about 50% of the park's electricity consumption is 'green electricity'," said Chen Qingsen (陈庆森), Deputy General Manager of Three Gorges Industrial Park Operation Co., Ltd. (三峡产业园运营有限公司).
There are also "green" designs in the office building not far from the factory building. "This building uses building materials with good thermal insulation effects, which effectively reduces air-conditioning electricity consumption. The building fully considers lighting and also reduces the use of lights," Chen Qingsen (陈庆森) said. The building also designed a special rainwater recovery system for use in the green areas within the office area.
Through carbon reduction measures such as green energy substitution, energy conservation and emission reduction, and trading green electricity certificates, in May 2021, Three Gorges Industrial Park (三峡产业园) successfully obtained the "Carbon Neutral" certificate issued by the Beijing Green Exchange (北京绿色交易所) and became a "carbon neutral" industrial park.
Xinghua Bay (兴化湾) is moving towards "green" and "new". In August last year, the world's largest 26-megawatt offshore wind turbine unit independently developed by Dongfang Electric Corporation (东方电气集团) was successfully installed at the Dongying Wind Power Equipment Testing and Certification Innovation Base (山东东营风电装备测试认证创新基地) in Shandong (山东), breaking two global records for installed single-unit capacity and impeller diameter. This wind turbine unit was rolled off the production line from the Three Gorges Industrial Park (三峡产业园).
Chen Qingsen (陈庆森) introduced that Three Gorges Industrial Park (三峡产业园) has introduced leading enterprises such as Goldwind Technology (金风科技) and Dongfang Electric (东方电气), and has the capacity to produce more than 3 million kilowatts of wind turbines and major components annually, forming a wind power industry cluster integrating offshore wind power technology research and development, equipment manufacturing and testing, equipment installation and operation and maintenance, and talent training.
Xinghua Bay (兴化湾) has also become an offshore wind farm. Looking along the coastline of Xinghua Bay (兴化湾), wind turbine units stand on the blue sea, and the blades turn slowly as the sea breeze blows.
Currently, the Xinghua Bay Offshore Wind Farm (兴化湾海上风电场) has installed 59 wind turbine units with a total installed capacity of 357.4 megawatts. Since it was put into operation, it has generated more than 7 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, which is equivalent to reducing coal consumption by about 2.1 million tons and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 5.3 million tons.
"We will continue to promote the high-quality development of the bay area economy with the high-level protection of the bay's ecological environment, and achieve the same frequency resonance of environmental management and industrial upgrading at a higher level," said the relevant person in charge of the Fuzhou (福州) Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 靳 博
In early summer, Chen Yong (陈勇), the person in charge of Tianjin Shirong Carpet Co., Ltd. (天津世朗地毯有限公司), walked into the workshop. Large looms emitted a "da da" sound, and yarns of various colors were being rapidly woven into the carpet surface. "This is a spring/summer new product series order rushed for European customers." He picked up a sample that had just come off the line, "It takes a month by sea, and it must be shipped by the end of the month, as they are waiting for it to be put on the shelves over there."
Cuihuangkou Town (崔黄口镇) in Wuqing District (武清区), Tianjin (天津), where Chen Yong (陈勇) is located, is known as one of the three major global carpet industry clusters, along with Dalton (道尔顿) in the United States and Gaziantep (加济安泰普) in Turkey. The town has a population of 52,000 and more than 1,200 upstream and downstream carpet enterprises. The aroma of thermal transfer ink and the slight hum of digital printing machines are woven into hundreds of millions of carpets, spreading to more than 50 countries and regions.
According to the oral traditions of the older generation, Cuihuangkou's (崔黄口) connection with carpets dates back a century. Artisans spread the technique of "cutting carpets," and during the agricultural slack season, every household set up wooden beams on their kang (炕) (heated brick bed) and worked together stitch by stitch. Over time, Tianjin (天津) gradually developed into a national carpet manufacturing center and a major foreign trade export hub. "After the reform and opening up, the older generation who first devoted themselves to the carpet industry turned workshops into small factories, receiving drawings and orders from foreign trade companies. Neighbors and relatives followed suit, one family leading another, and the orders grew like a snowball. Today, in Cuihuangkou (崔黄口), from raw material procurement and design drafts to production and manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, the entire chain can be completed without leaving the town," said Zhang Hongying (张宏瑛), Secretary of the Party Committee of Cuihuangkou Town (崔黄口镇党委书记).
However, the "growing pains" also followed: labor costs became increasingly expensive, and young people were unwilling to learn "carpet cutting"; the requirements for foreign orders became higher and higher, demanding new patterns and faster delivery. For a while, the carpet industry in Cuihuangkou (崔黄口) was like a taut thread on a loom.
The turning point came from intelligent transformation. Walking into the production workshop of Tianjin Yunrui Carpet Co., Ltd. (天津云瑞地毯有限公司), one cannot see the noisy scene of traditional carpet factories. Instead, robotic arms move regularly according to preset programs, skillfully completing the carpet weaving process, and intelligent production lines operate efficiently and accurately. On the fully automated production line of Tianjin Kaili Carpet Co., Ltd. (天津凯利地毯有限公司), the "thermal transfer" process can "spray" out a carpet on average every 5 seconds.
Zhang Bingjuan (张炳娟), who has been in the carpet industry for nearly 40 years, initially shook her head at these "new gadgets." But she soon discovered that these machines really had "brains." "In the past, it took several days for experienced masters to lay out a complex pattern from design to machine weaving. Now, designers use computer software to draw, and the data is directly transmitted to the machine, and samples can be produced in a few hours." From an average of 0.07 square meters per day for manual carpet weaving to an average of 100 square meters per day per person for intelligent production, the century-old carpet industry has achieved both quantitative and qualitative improvement.
Today, Cuihuangkou (崔黄口) no longer waits for traders to come to their door as it did in the early years, but actively "goes out." "We regularly organize enterprises to participate in large-scale exhibitions at home and abroad to achieve 'group going overseas'," said Gong Jianxing (龚建兴), Deputy Mayor of Cuihuangkou Town (崔黄口镇副镇长). In the past three years, Cuihuangkou's (崔黄口) "order-grabbing team" has successively appeared at global industry events, accumulating orders of approximately US$80 million, and exports to Europe increased by 10% last year.
Not long ago, led by the town government, 23 high-quality carpet enterprises showcased their star products at the 139th Canton Fair (广交会). On the exhibition stand, there were both Chinese-style carpets and modern designs. "A German buyer saw an environmentally friendly carpet woven from recycled plastic bottle yarn and immediately placed a trial order," said Yuan Zhihua (袁志华), head of Tianjin Yawen Carpet Co., Ltd. (天津雅文地毯有限公司). "To weave this carpet, we overcame four technical problems such as fiber stability, which is in line with the trend of green consumption. Major exhibitions at home and abroad are key stepping stones for us to move towards the world. The overseas merchants received at this year's Canton Fair alone cover Europe, America, Southeast Asia, Oceania and other regions."
There is more than one way to go overseas. Young people in the town are playing e-commerce, and with a click of the mouse, carpets can be sold to the other side of the world. The "Zhicaigong - Cuihuangkou International Carpet Culture Exhibition Hall (织采宫——崔黄口国际地毯文化展览馆)" at the doorstep integrates exhibition halls, training centers, and industry-university-research integration centers to promote the inheritance of skills, industrial innovation, and product exports, attracting many young people to come and check in.
In 2025, the total output value of the carpet industry in Cuihuangkou Town (崔黄口镇) will exceed 5 billion yuan, and the export volume will account for 40% of the total national carpet exports and 80% of Tianjin's (天津) exports for a long time. This northern town with an annual output of over 100 million carpets has undergone an upgrade from "weaving" to "intelligent manufacturing." "Just like our carpets in Cuihuangkou (崔黄口), they are strong and resilient," said Zhang Hongying (张宏瑛).
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京) May 14th (Reporter Lin Lili (林丽鹂)) reported: The State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) recently announced that the total number of units registered on the National Smart Metrology Supervision Platform for Electronic Weighing Scales is 6,750. This includes 177 electronic weighing scale manufacturers, 21 type approval agencies, 21 type evaluation agencies, 2,174 metrological verification institutions, 913 authorized maintenance units, and 3,444 market supervision departments. The smart metrology supervision platform for electronic weighing scales can provide the public with convenient electronic weighing scale information inquiry services. By "scanning" or "tapping," one can know whether an electronic weighing scale is registered on the platform, and then judge whether it is "accurate."
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, 5.41 million electronic weighing scales were inspected nationwide, 67,000 unqualified electronic weighing scales were seized, 20,000 cases of related metrological violations were investigated and dealt with, and more than 130 types of problems were identified. More than 70,000 gas stations and 317,000 fuel dispensers were inspected, 1,633 unqualified fuel dispensers were investigated and dealt with, 827 cases of fuel dispenser metrological violations were investigated and dealt with, and 10,767 related complaints and reports from the public were handled. 63,732 gas stations nationwide have made public commitments to honest metrology. 21,865 quantitative packaged goods production enterprises were inspected, and a total of 67,942 batches of quantitative packaged goods in the food, daily necessities, agricultural materials and building materials, and other categories were sampled.
Return to TopOn May 13th, in Tuanfang Village (团坊村), Zhanghe Town (漳河镇), Zhanghe New District (漳河新区), Jingmen City (荆门市), Hubei Province (湖北省), archaeologists from the Jingmen City Museum (荆门市博物馆) conducted dynamic monitoring of a stone arch bridge from the Jiaqing (嘉庆) period of the Qing Dynasty (清朝), collecting and recording data such as bridge settlement in real time.
During the fourth national cultural relics census, Jingmen (荆门) has cumulatively discovered 536 various types of cultural relics, including ancient buildings, stone carvings, and modern and contemporary important historical sites. At present, the local area has established a long-term mechanism combining dynamic monitoring and daily inspections to protect the historical and cultural heritage scattered in the countryside.
Photo by Zhao Ping (赵平) (Image China (影像中国))
Return to TopBeijing, May 14th (Reporter Qu Zhehan (曲哲涵)) - It was learned from the Ministry of Finance (财政部) that the central government recently allocated another 500 million yuan in reward and subsidy funds to support 41,000 distinctive soccer schools in compulsory education to carry out soccer training and competitions.
The central government has allocated a total of 1 billion yuan for 2025-2026 to support and guide local governments to improve the training and competition capabilities of distinctive soccer schools. Next, the Ministry of Finance (财政部) will guide local governments to further optimize the expenditure structure, support distinctive soccer schools to carry out soccer training and competitions in an orderly manner, help select and cultivate soccer talents, and promote the revitalization and development of soccer.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Changsha, May 14th) (Reporter Yang Xun) Recently, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (联合国粮农组织) announced the list of selected demonstration villages for the "Village Recognition Initiative." Aikou Village (隘口村) in Jishou City (吉首市), Changputang Village (菖蒲塘村) in Fenghuang County (凤凰县), Nanmuqiao Village (楠木桥村) in Mayang Miao Autonomous County (麻阳苗族自治县), Shibadong Village (十八洞村) in Huayuan County (花垣县), and Zhushan Village (竹山村) in Fenghuang County (凤凰县), Hunan Province (湖南省), were successfully selected and simultaneously included in the Food and Agriculture Museum and network system.
The selection of demonstration villages focused on aspects such as the appearance of natural villages, traditional food culture, agricultural tourism integration experience, technological innovation, and digital empowerment. It centrally recognizes a group of distinctive villages that possess both resilient characteristics, innovative vitality, and cultural heritage attributes, showcasing their indispensable role in integrating traditional wisdom with contemporary practices, supporting local agricultural food systems, and safeguarding agricultural and dietary traditions.
The five villages selected in Hunan Province (湖南省) are based on their resource endowments and are courageous in innovative practices, deeply integrating local characteristics with international standards. Aikou Village (隘口村) takes tea culture as its theme, driving villagers to increase income and become rich. Changputang Village (菖蒲塘村) vigorously develops fruit industries such as kiwifruit and honey pomelo to achieve revitalization. Nanmuqiao Village (楠木桥村) explores a new model of Party building leadership of "joint village co-creation and concerted efforts to overcome difficulties" (连村联创、抱团攻坚 (lián cūn lián chuàng, bào tuán gōng jiān - "joint village co-creation, concerted efforts to overcome difficulties," villages working together to achieve common goals)). Shibadong Village (十八洞村) deeply explores red genes, green resources, and ancient cultural heritage, writing a story of the tremendous changes in the mountain village that was the first place to advocate targeted poverty alleviation. Zhushan Village (竹山村) innovatively develops the rural tourism industry, becoming an internet-famous village and a wealthy village.
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京) May 14th (Reporter Li Xinping (李心萍)) - The reporter learned from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (住房城乡建设部): According to preliminary statistics, in 2025, the national urban reclaimed water utilization will exceed 22 billion cubic meters, and reclaimed water has become a stable "second water source" for cities, effectively alleviating the contradiction between water resource supply and demand.
Reclaimed water, also known as "intermediate water" or "recycled water," refers to urban sewage that has been treated by appropriate regeneration processes to meet certain water quality requirements, meet certain usage function requirements, and can be used beneficially. The reclaimed water that meets the standards can be used for farmland irrigation, afforestation and seedling cultivation, etc.; it can also be used for urban greening, toilet flushing, road cleaning, vehicle washing, fire fighting, etc.; it can also be used for industrial cooling, washing, boiler water replenishment, process water, etc.; as well as for recreational and ornamental landscape environments and wetland environments. In addition, reclaimed water can also be used to replenish surface water.
In China (中国), reclaimed water has special standards according to different uses. These standards have clear limits on key indicators such as ammonia nitrogen, heavy metals, organic matter, and microorganisms to ensure that reclaimed water is safe and reliable in its respective application scenarios.
In order to promote urban water supply and water conservation, China (中国) has currently carried out leakage management of public water supply networks in 50 key cities, and has carried out sponge city construction demonstrations in 60 cities across the country, with a cumulative completion of more than 10,000 sponge city demonstration projects.
Return to TopThis newspaper Xi'an (西安) May 14th (Reporter Jia Fengfeng (贾丰丰)) The reporter learned recently from Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University (西北农林科技大学): The university's sheep genetic improvement and bio-breeding innovation team has overcome key core technologies, and six ultra-high-yielding somatic cell cloned dairy goats were successfully born at the Fuping Dairy Goat Industry Research Institute (富平奶山羊产业研究院) experimental base. This is the first time China has achieved mass cloning of ultra-high-yielding dairy goats, marking a step into the world's leading position in dairy goat bio-breeding.
As a core germplasm resource with Chinese characteristics, dairy goats have problems such as insufficient supply of excellent breeds, long breeding cycles, and low propagation efficiency, which have long restricted industrial transformation and upgrading.
Professor Wang Xiaolong (王小龙), the head of the team, introduced that the ultra-high-yielding dairy goats cloned this time are 4 males and 2 females. The annual milk production of the ewes providing their donor cells can reach more than 2,800 kilograms, and the key quality indicators such as milk fat rate and milk protein rate are significantly better than the ordinary population. At the same time, they have the advantages of stable reproductive performance, strong environmental adaptability, and good disease resistance.
Industry experts believe that compared with traditional breeding, which takes 8-10 years to cultivate excellent breeds, cloning technology can shorten the breeding cycle and solve industry pain points such as slow propagation of top-quality rams, long generation intervals, and easy separation of excellent traits, providing a technical path for the independent control of core dairy goat breeds in China.
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Return to TopA city of intangible cultural heritage, a land of prosperity. Stepping into Rongchang District (荣昌区), Chongqing (重庆), a vivid scroll of intangible cultural heritage inheritance and development is slowly unfolding:
In the pottery workshops of Antao Town (安陶小镇), the dancing kiln fire illuminates the focused faces of the craftsmen, as Rongchang pottery (荣昌陶) pieces, known for being "as red as dates, as thin as paper, as resonant as chimes, and as bright as mirrors," await their firing;
In the intangible cultural heritage workshops of Xiabu Town (夏布小镇), wooden shuttles weave back and forth, as bolts of ramie fabric, as thin as cicada wings, are slowly woven;
On the opera stage of the Huguang Guild Hall (湖广会馆) in Wanling Ancient Town (万灵古镇), the Sichuan opera's (川剧) high-pitched melodies resonate, while the Chan Si Quan (缠丝拳) boxing style by the Darong Bridge (大荣桥) exudes strength, integrating intangible cultural heritage into the footsteps of tourists;
In the Rongchang Folding Fan Inheritance Experience Hall (荣昌折扇传承体验馆), rows of exquisite folding fans, carrying the ancient craftsmanship, are neatly displayed, attracting tourists to stop and examine them;
In the Rongchang Braised Goose (荣昌卤鹅) shops, the aroma of braised geese fills the air, as people line up in an orderly fashion, waiting to take this "intangible cultural heritage flavor" home;
On the "Intangible Cultural Heritage Grand Stage" in People's Square (人民广场), the Qingjiang Huang Family Acrobatics (清江黄氏杂技), Hebao Meat Dragon Dance (河包肉龙舞), Jinqianban (金钱板) and other intangible cultural heritage performances are presented in a dazzling array...
In Rongchang (荣昌), intangible cultural heritage is not just static exhibits in museums, but a living culture flowing through the streets and alleys.
Rongchang (荣昌), named with the meaning of "prosperity and flourishing," was established as a county in the first year of the Tang Dynasty's Qianyuan era. Over 1,000 years of city-building history have accumulated a profound cultural heritage, with Rongchang pottery (荣昌陶器), Rongchang ramie fabric (荣昌夏布), and Rongchang folding fans (荣昌折扇) being renowned far and wide. On this land, 3 national-level intangible cultural heritage items, 24 municipal-level intangible cultural heritage items, and 205 district-level intangible cultural heritage items shine brightly. Currently, Rongchang (荣昌) is closely focusing on the construction goal of an intangible cultural heritage city, strengthening its foundation with systematic protection, empowering it with creative transformation, and improving its quality with innovative development, so that the dormant cultural heritage can radiate new brilliance, and the intangible cultural heritage can continue to integrate into modern life, transforming into a "rich mine" for increasing the income of the masses.
Protecting the Millennium Cultural Heritage, Letting Intangible Cultural Heritage "Come Alive"
Walking into Antao Town (安陶小镇), in the pottery workshops of Tao Bao Ancient Street (陶宝古街), intangible cultural heritage inheritors are teaching apprentices how to trim the clay, with each stroke of the knife, clay shavings fall away, and the shape becomes more rounded and upright; in the pottery classroom of Rongchang District Vocational Education Center (荣昌区职业教育中心) in Chongqing (重庆), more than a dozen students are sitting around the pottery wheels, their hands covered in mud, focused on shaping the clay in their hands; in the exhibition hall of the Rongchang Pottery Museum (荣昌陶博物馆), the exhibits are dazzling, and the newly added QR code guide system records the "past and present" of each exhibit... A multi-level, three-dimensional intangible cultural heritage inheritance and protection system is accelerating its formation in Rongchang (荣昌).
The key to the living inheritance of intangible cultural heritage lies in people. Rongchang (荣昌) has taken a series of practical measures, such as holding training courses for intangible cultural heritage inheritors, establishing a "mentor-apprentice" mechanism, and offering pottery vocational education courses, carrying out more than 1,000 intangible cultural heritage skills trainings annually, and reserving a continuous stream of skilled talents for intangible cultural heritage protection and industrial development. Not only that, in order to solve the dilemma of intangible cultural heritage inheritance of "people leaving and skills being lost," Rongchang (荣昌) has introduced the "Ten Measures (Trial) for Accelerating the Gathering of Rongchang National Intangible Cultural Heritage Talents (加快集聚荣昌国家级非遗人才十条措施（试行）)," covering housing subsidies and project funding for intangible cultural heritage talents, attracting young talents and foreign craftsmen to take root in Rongchang (荣昌) with real money.
As policy dividends continue to be released, more and more talents are returning to their hometowns to learn skills, and creators are taking root in entrepreneurship. As of now, Rongchang (荣昌) has 5 national-level representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritage, 35 municipal-level inheritors, and more than 1,040 district-level inheritors, forming a team of intangible cultural heritage inheritors led by the national level, supported by the municipal level, and prospered by the district level. In 2025, more than 50 new representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritage projects such as ramie weaving skills and Rongchang pottery making skills will be added, driving the opening of more than 100 new intangible cultural heritage studios (shops), allowing intangible cultural heritage culture to be inherited and developed in intergenerational transmission.
At the same time, in order to let the millennium cultural heritage have "branches to rely on," Rongchang (荣昌) actively strengthens platform construction, builds a solid "foundation" for intangible cultural heritage protection and inheritance, and has successively created two intangible cultural heritage characteristic towns, Xiabu Town (夏布小镇) and Antao Town (安陶小镇), as well as Wanling Ancient Town (万灵古镇) and other living inheritance sites for intangible cultural heritage festivals and folk customs, and has built 14 intangible cultural heritage theme venues such as the Rongchang Pottery Museum (荣昌陶博物馆), the China Ramie Fabric Museum (中国夏布博物馆), and the Rongchang Folding Fan Inheritance Experience Hall (荣昌折扇传承体验馆), 3 national-level intangible cultural heritage productive protection demonstration bases, cultural industry demonstration bases, and traditional craft workstations, and has cultivated more than 120 municipal and district-level intangible cultural heritage productive protection bases, inheritance education bases, inheritance institutes, and intangible cultural heritage workshops, and has successfully created the Chengdu-Chongqing Ancient Road (Rongchang) Cultural Ecological Protection Experimental Zone (成渝古道（荣昌）文化生态保护实验区). Currently, the entire district is making every effort to create a national-level Bashu Culture (Chongqing) Ecological Protection Zone (巴蜀文化（重庆）生态保护区), building an all-round intangible cultural heritage inheritance matrix, and striving to achieve the goal of "rich heritage, strong atmosphere, distinctive characteristics, and benefits for the people."
Blooming with New Era Charm, Letting Intangible Cultural Heritage "Go Viral"
In the cultural and creative store of Xiabu Town (夏布小镇), products such as ramie clothing, ramie folding fans, and ramie paintings are refreshing. More than ten kilometers away in Antao Town (安陶小镇), a craftsman born in the 1990s is live streaming on his mobile phone, interacting with netizens from all over the world while pulling the clay, and new order prompts pop up on the screen from time to time.
In Rongchang (荣昌), intangible cultural heritage has jumped out of museums and old workshops, and has been deeply integrated with modern design, cultural tourism markets, etc., radiating vigorous vitality and becoming an important engine driving the innovative development of multiple industries. In recent years, Rongchang (荣昌) has promoted creative transformation and innovative development with the "intangible cultural heritage +" model.
On the one hand, it breaks the boundaries of skills, promotes industrial restructuring, and establishes more than 20 intangible cultural heritage workshops, allowing pottery, ramie fabric, folding fans and other works to be integrated with modern design and international fashion, and innovatively develops more than a thousand intangible cultural heritage products such as Chinese-style home furnishings, everyday clothing, and portable cultural and creative items, allowing intangible cultural heritage products to enter ordinary people's homes. At the same time, it connects design, production and marketing and other links to form a sustainable development closed loop of "skill inheritance - product innovation - market expansion - feedback to people's livelihood."
On the other hand, it creates characteristic carriers, promotes cultural and tourism integration, vigorously implements the "intangible cultural heritage into scenic spots" project, builds intangible cultural heritage characteristic carriers such as Antao Town (安陶小镇) and Xiabu Town (夏布小镇) to a high standard, and builds a full-chain business format of "experience + research + cultural creation + sales." Among them, Xiabu Town (夏布小镇) integrates cultural display, intangible cultural heritage experience, industrial incubation, and tourism and sightseeing, receiving more than one million tourists annually; Antao Town (安陶小镇) has created the "Kiln Fire Millennium" intangible cultural heritage research base, developed hundreds of practical courses, and attracted a large number of young people to come and experience; Wanling Ancient Town (万灵古镇) deeply cultivates its ancient charm and regularly holds traditional festival activities such as the Qixi River Lantern Tourism and Culture Festival (七夕河灯旅游文化节) and the Dragon Boat Race during the Dragon Boat Festival, creating an immersive experience scene of "festivals + folk customs," allowing the ancient town to have folk customs every day and inheritance every festival.
The integration of culture and tourism adds vitality, and the revitalization of intangible cultural heritage nourishes people's hearts. In order to further deepen the integration of culture and tourism development and revitalize the inheritance and innovation of intangible cultural heritage, Rongchang (荣昌) takes competition activities as the starting point, continues to expand the intangible cultural heritage consumption chain, enhance the influence of intangible cultural heritage, and form a unique brand of intangible cultural heritage tourism activities. It continues to hold the Qixi River Lantern Tourism and Culture Festival (七夕河灯旅游文化节), the Millennium Rongchang Historical and Cultural Week (千年荣昌·历史文化周) and other activities, and actively integrates into the construction of the Bashu Cultural Tourism Corridor (巴蜀文化旅游走廊), holding the Rongchang Pottery Art Skills Competition (荣昌陶陶艺技能大赛), the Ramie Weaving Skills Competition (夏布织造技艺大赛), and the Ten Thousand Overseas Chinese Celebrating the New Year in Chongqing (万名华侨华人在重庆过大年) and other activities, attracting tourists from home and abroad to visit and check in.
Promoting Resource Transformation, Letting Intangible Cultural Heritage "Fill Pockets"
In the afternoon, in the braised goose shops in Rongchang (荣昌) city, the shouts rise and fall. The experienced chefs busy in the back kitchen hold long chopsticks and accurately scoop out the braised delicacies from the rolling old soup, the braised geese are golden red in color and shiny with oil. On the side, the staff skillfully carry out vacuum packaging, their movements are swift, and braised geese depart from here, sold online and offline to all parts of the country.
Rongchang Braised Goose (荣昌卤鹅), as a Chongqing municipal-level intangible cultural heritage specialty food, has become a bright culinary name card of Rongchang (荣昌) with its unique flavor. Currently, Rongchang Braised Goose (荣昌卤鹅) has established more than 200 chain stores in many places, promoting the coordinated development of the entire chain of large-scale poultry breeding, standardized processing, cold chain full-area distribution, and offline catering services, driving nearly 10,000 people in the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain to find employment and increase income nearby, with annual sales exceeding 700 million yuan.
In Rongchang (荣昌), stories of intangible cultural heritage leading to wealth are staged everywhere. In Antao Town (安陶小镇), more than 140 handmade pottery studios, youth creator workshops, etc. are connected into a trend, and skilled intangible cultural heritage inheritors and energetic young entrepreneurs take root here, using online live streaming to attract customers and offline experiences to divert traffic, so that intangible cultural heritage-related products have wider sales channels and stronger brands. Since Antao Town (安陶小镇) opened in 2018, it has received more than 4 million tourists, with total tourism revenue exceeding 2 billion yuan.
Walking into the fields of Panlong Town (盘龙镇), patches of ramie sway in the wind and grow luxuriantly. The harvested ramie is transformed into fine and smooth ramie fabric after more than 20 pure handmade processes such as beating hemp, spinning hemp thread, threading buckles, brushing pulp, and combing cloth. Villagers pick and weave nearby, and can work and earn money at their doorstep. In order to further drive villagers to become rich, the local area has introduced 7 agricultural technology companies, adopting the "company + cooperative + farmer" model, which has increased the yield of ramie from 80 kg per mu to 200 kg per mu, with a cumulative output value of more than 5 million yuan. The Gongnong Tea Industry Community (工农茶业产业社区) in Guangshun Street (广顺街道) relies on handmade tea making skills to strengthen the characteristic tea industry and continue to swell the "money bags" of the masses. Wanling Ancient Town (万灵古镇) relies on traditional festival activities to transform intangible cultural heritage into income-increasing power in living inheritance: During the 2025 Qixi River Lantern Tourism and Culture Festival (七夕河灯旅游文化节), the comprehensive tourism income of related restaurants, homestays, stalls, etc. reached 0.79 billion yuan, realizing the resonance of festival activities and the prosperity of the masses.
From skilled intangible cultural heritage inheritors to energetic young entrepreneurs, from local villagers to business owners, more and more people are eating "intangible cultural heritage meals." Currently, Rongchang (荣昌) adheres to revitalizing industries with culture and enriching the people with industries, promoting the transformation of intangible cultural heritage resources into industrial advantages and people-enriching effects. The intangible cultural heritage industry in the entire district has driven the cumulative employment of more than 10,000 people in the upstream and downstream, and the total output value of intangible cultural heritage-related industries exceeds 10 billion yuan, helping Rongchang's (荣昌) high-quality economic development.
A city of intangible cultural heritage prospers hundreds of industries, and a millennium of cultural heritage nourishes people's livelihoods. Striving for the "15th Five-Year Plan," Rongchang (荣昌) will take the goal of building a leading pole for innovative development in the central part of Chengdu and Chongqing as a traction, create a Bashu-style living place with national appeal, make every effort to build an intangible cultural heritage city, actively integrate into the Bashu Cultural Tourism Corridor (巴蜀文化旅游走廊), transform cultural resource advantages into economic development advantages, and make the intangible cultural heritage industry a powerful engine for driving employment, promoting income increase, and promoting common prosperity, allowing the millennium Rongchang (荣昌) to radiate the brilliance of the times.
Data source: Publicity Department of the Rongchang District Committee of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee (中共重庆市荣昌区委宣传部)
Return to TopBy: 高 翔
The flourishing of morality and learning leads the way in thought. On May 17, 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) presided over a symposium on philosophy and social sciences and delivered an important speech (hereinafter referred to as "the Speech"), profoundly elucidating the great significance, status, and role of philosophy and social sciences. It scientifically answered a series of fundamental, principled, and strategic questions concerning the long-term development of China's philosophy and social sciences, systematically outlining the grand blueprint for accelerating the construction of Chinese philosophy and social sciences, and pointing out the direction and providing fundamental guidance for the prosperity and development of contemporary Chinese philosophy and social sciences. Over the past 10 years, under the guidance of the spirit of "the Speech," China's philosophy and social science circles have held high the banner, explored laws, pursued truth, inherited civilization, and promoted theoretical innovation and academic prosperity around serving Chinese-style modernization. A new academic landscape full of passion, vitality, and vigor has thus been formed. Practice has proven that contemporary Chinese philosophy and social sciences must have their own dignity and win a brilliant future by firmly advancing in the direction guided by the spirit of "the Speech."
Thought Leadership
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "A country without developed natural sciences cannot be at the forefront of the world, and a country without prosperous philosophy and social sciences cannot be at the forefront of the world." Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), standing at the strategic height of promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, has personally planned and guided China's philosophy and social sciences. In the history of academic development in the new era, "the Speech" has important milestone significance. In the 10 years since then, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has delivered a series of important speeches and made a series of important instructions and approvals based on the development and changes of the situation and the specific advancement of various fields and aspects of philosophy and social sciences. These important speeches and important instructions and approvals, together with "the Speech," constitute the academic chapter of Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
Upholding and consolidating the guiding position of Marxism, establishing the soul for Chinese philosophy and social sciences. Adhering to Marxism as a guide is the fundamental symbol that distinguishes contemporary Chinese philosophy and social sciences from other philosophy and social sciences. On this fundamental issue concerning the hearts and minds of the world, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has taken a clear-cut stand, not only presiding over a series of thematic meetings and making important instructions and approvals on the Marxist theory research and construction project for many times, but also, in the face of the mutual agitation of Chinese and foreign thoughts, guiding the academic circles to hold high the banner and show the sword, promote the clear and suppress the turbid, and defend the guiding position of Marxism in the ideological field. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that "we must not adopt a dogmatic attitude towards Marxism, nor should we adopt a pragmatic attitude" and "adhering to problem orientation is a distinct feature of Marxism," pointing out the direction for Chinese academia in the new era.
Inheriting and promoting the excellent traditional Chinese culture to ensure that Chinese philosophy and social sciences are deeply rooted and leafy. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The Chinese culture that has lasted for thousands of years is the profound foundation for the growth and development of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics." Since the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has been concerned about the destiny of the country and the cultural context, personally planning, personally deploying, and personally promoting the establishment of the Chinese Academy of History (中国历史研究院) and the National Archives of Publications and Culture (中国国家版本馆), and making a series of important instructions and approvals on inheriting and promoting the excellent traditional Chinese culture. In particular, on June 2, 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attended a symposium on cultural inheritance and development and delivered an important speech, profoundly expounding the outstanding characteristics of Chinese civilization, incisively revealing the great significance of the "two combinations," and issuing the strong voice of the era of "better undertaking new cultural missions" and "working together to create a new culture belonging to our era." This is a profound Marxist cultural declaration, indicating that our Party's understanding of the laws of cultural development, its understanding of traditional Chinese culture, and its understanding of the cultural mission of the new era have reached a new height, and the historical responsibility and cultural responsibility of contemporary Chinese philosophy and social sciences are more clearly presented to the people.
Advocating exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, leading Chinese academia to the world. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We should not only let the world know 'China on the tip of the tongue,' but also let the world know 'China in academia,' 'China in theory,' 'China in philosophy and social sciences,' and let the world know 'China in development,' 'China in opening up,' and 'China contributing to human civilization.'" General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) presided over the collective study of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to study and strengthen the construction of China's international communication capacity, and also delivered speeches on many important international occasions, advocating exchanges and dialogue among civilizations, and encouraging Chinese and foreign scholars to promote mutual learning among civilizations through academic dialogue and promote the progress of civilization through knowledge innovation. Under the leadership of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), China's international communication capacity has been significantly enhanced, and the dialogue between Chinese and foreign civilizations has continued to deepen, providing more ideological academic support and more innovative intellectual support for building a community with a shared future for mankind.
Strengthening and improving the Party's leadership over philosophy and social sciences, creating a positive academic ecology. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "The cause of philosophy and social sciences is an important cause of the Party and the people, and the front line of philosophy and social sciences is an important front line of the Party and the people." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has devoted deep affection and high hopes to the vast number of philosophy and social science workers, emphasizing that "we must care for, cultivate, and use this team well," "we must conscientiously implement the Party's policy on intellectuals," "achieve full political trust, active ideological guidance, create conditions for work, and care for life, and do more practical things, good things, and difficult things for them," and require "leading cadres to treat philosophy and social sciences with a scientific attitude, and respect the hard work and research results of philosophy and social science workers." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) also encouraged philosophy and social science workers to solve the problem of academic style, promote the formation of a good academic style that advocates excellence, rigorous scholarship, emphasizes integrity, and pays attention to responsibility, and create an academic ecology that is upright, mutually learning, and positive.
Brilliant Achievements
Engels pointed out: "Since history has also been explained by materialism, a new path of development has also been opened up here." Along the direction guided by "the Speech," China's philosophy and social sciences have ushered in the best period of development in history, achieved a series of remarkable achievements, and presented a vigorous vitality of comprehensive leap in ideological leadership, academic creativity, realistic interpretation, and international influence, contributing academic wisdom to the successful promotion and expansion of Chinese-style modernization.
The research and interpretation of the Party's innovative theories have continued to deepen, and the guiding position of Marxism has been further consolidated. Over the past 10 years, the philosophy and social science front has adhered to Marxism as a guide, taken the promotion of the systematic and rational interpretation of Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the primary task, taken the deepening of the basic theory of Marxism and the history of academic thought as the basic project, and integrated the Party's innovative theories into all fields and the entire process of Chinese philosophy and social science research. The publication of the first to fifth volumes of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" (《习近平谈治国理政》第一卷至第五卷), the first and second volumes of "Selected Readings from Xi Jinping" (《习近平著作选读》第一卷、第二卷), the high-quality promotion of the construction of the Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era Research Center (Institute), and the full coverage of the ideological research of the Party's innovative theories in various fields; organized and implemented a number of national-level research projects around the research and interpretation of the Party's innovative theories; built overseas "Xi Jinping (习近平) General Secretary's Works Bookstores," and held the "Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era Overseas Research International Forum," the Party's innovative theory research has gradually become a prominent subject at home and abroad. The in-depth implementation of the Marxist Theory Research and Construction Project, the successive publication of the "Library of Marxist-Leninist Classical Writers" (《马列主义经典作家文库》) and the "Marxist Collection" (《马藏》); the leading role of Marxism in philosophy and social sciences has become more prominent, and scholars' application of the Marxist stand, viewpoint, and method has become more conscious and free; the construction of Marxist colleges has flourished, the number of ideological and political teachers in colleges and universities has doubled, the quality has been improved, and the guarantee has been strengthened, and young students have grown up healthily under the nourishment of the Party's innovative theories.
The construction of the discipline system, academic system, and discourse system has been advanced in depth, and the foundation for building an independent knowledge system has been more solid. Over the past 10 years, we have taken the construction of the discipline system, academic system, and discourse system as the main direction of attack, deeply implemented the philosophy and social science innovation project, enhanced the subjectivity and originality of philosophy and social sciences, and accelerated the construction of an independent knowledge system of Chinese philosophy and social sciences. The discipline system is more systematic and complete, and the all-round, all-field, and all-element philosophy and social science discipline system has basically formed. Emerging disciplines and interdisciplinary disciplines such as the History of the Communist Party of China and Party Building, Discipline Inspection and Supervision, Regional and National Studies, National Security Studies, Humanistic Economics, and Frontier Studies have gradually emerged, and unpopular disciplines with important cultural value and inheritance significance have received key support. The construction of the textbook system, which is a solid support for the discipline system, has achieved fruitful results, and the construction of important information platforms such as the National Philosophy and Social Science Documentation Center has been fully promoted. At the same time, the academic community has gradually formed a number of analytical paradigms with Chinese characteristics, and in-depth research and interpretation of a number of original concepts and iconic concepts such as new quality productive forces and cultural subjectivity; the discourse system is more vivid and fresh, and original concepts and iconic concepts such as Chinese-style modernization, whole-process people's democracy, and a community with a shared future for mankind have profoundly influenced the international academic community and become the "golden key" for international scholars to enter the knowledge hall of China in the new era.
The unique role of serving Chinese-style modernization and national rejuvenation has become more prominent, and the practical significance of academic service to the country and application to the world has become more prominent. Over the past 10 years, the philosophy and social science circles have conscientiously studied and implemented General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions on "adhering to the research orientation of putting the people at the center," full of national feelings and serving national rejuvenation. Scholars have closely followed the pulse of the times, responded to the concerns of the times, focused on implementing the new development concept, promoting common prosperity, developing new quality productive forces, forging a strong sense of community of the Chinese nation, strengthening the governance of China's borders, high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road," and promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind and other major practical issues, put forward a series of insightful views, and launched a number of pragmatic and effective research results; established a multi-level and institutionalized consultation and suggestion mechanism from the central to the local level, and the good atmosphere of strengthening scientific decision-making and attaching importance to expert opinions has become increasingly strong.
China's academic subjectivity has been unprecedentedly enhanced, and Chinese and foreign academic exchanges have entered a new era of equality and mutual learning. The country prospers, and the culture prospers. Over the past 10 years, with the significant improvement of China's comprehensive national strength and international status, the cultural confidence of philosophy and social science workers has been unprecedentedly enhanced. Scholars have adhered to the Chinese cultural position and cultural subjectivity, consciously excavated new materials and put forward new viewpoints from the magnificent modernization construction and from the long and vast historical and cultural depths of the Chinese nation, and strived to build a knowledge system with distinctive Chinese characteristics. A number of masterpieces that can represent the academic spirit and cognitive level of China in the new era have been disseminated overseas. We adhere to both basing ourselves on our own national reality and opening up research, and participate in international academic exchanges and dialogues with a broad vision, a broad mind, and an equal and confident attitude. China is becoming an important force in global academic governance. This is a remarkable historical transformation and has milestone significance in the history of Chinese academic development since modern times.
The philosophy and social science talent team has continued to grow and the structure has been improved day by day. Over the past 10 years, a group of famous masters with solid theoretical foundation have been at the forefront of academic progress, bravely opening up the atmosphere and leading the trend; a large number of young talents have emerged and grown up healthily under the care of the Party and the government; the construction of talent teams in esoteric disciplines and interdisciplinary disciplines has been significantly strengthened. "Each generation produces its own talents," and Chinese academia has successors. The academic literacy of the people has continued to improve, and mass academia is becoming a new academic ecology of universal chemistry in the digital age. As a new thing, mass academia calls for and promotes professional knowledge to go out of the "ivory tower."
While fully affirming the achievements, we also soberly realize that: compared with the ardent expectations and requirements of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) and the Party Central Committee, and compared with the realistic needs of the great practice of Chinese-style modernization, there are still large gaps in contemporary Chinese philosophy and social sciences. Whether it is the quality of the team or the quality of the results; whether it is the ability to innovate or the academic ecology, there is a large room for improvement. The mission of Chinese academia in the new era is on its shoulders, and the road ahead is long and arduous.
Valuable Experience
10 years of exploration, extraordinary achievements. Looking back on this academic journey full of passion and poetry, there are many experiences worth summarizing.
The Party's innovative theory is the banner and soul of Chinese philosophy and social sciences in the new era. Looking back at the history of human academia, it is not difficult to find that: all scientific activities, especially theoretical and academic explorations, are never aimless wandering, but a rational process with positions, goals, and norms. Adhering to Marxism as a guide is the most fundamental conclusion drawn from the development of Chinese academia since the May Fourth Movement. By mastering Marxism, Chinese academia has fundamentally grasped its own future. Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is contemporary Chinese Marxism and 21st century Marxism. To achieve sublimation and win a bright future commensurate with the times, Chinese academia in the new era must unswervingly take the Party's innovative theory as the banner and soul, and adhere to and strengthen the Party's leadership over philosophy and social sciences. Only in this way can our independent knowledge system stand, act correctly, and go far.
Promoting theoretical innovation is the only way for the prosperity and development of Chinese philosophy and social sciences. The human academic cause has always been a process of pioneering and advancing in exploration. Without innovation, academia has no vitality, let alone a future. Of course, we must inherit the excellent academic tradition, but the purpose of inheritance is sublimation rather than adherence. The precious quality of Marxist theory is keeping pace with the times. Among all kinds of academic forms of mankind, Marxist academic vision is the broadest, the mind is the broadest, the most free from sectarianism, the best at drawing wisdom and nutrition from all progressive ideas and civilization achievements, and the best at determining the direction of progress and drawing progressive power through the combination of theory and practice, history and reality. To build an independent knowledge system of Chinese philosophy and social sciences, scholars need to explore boldly and innovate boldly, and promote academic progress and civilization sublimation with scientific achievements full of wisdom and inspiration.
Serving Chinese practice is the sacred mission of Chinese philosophy and social sciences in the new era. National feelings and application to the world are the excellent traditions of Chinese academia, which are profound, long-standing, and consistent. The view that regards philosophy and social science research as an emotionless, cold, and mechanical process is a distortion and blasphemy of academic spirit and humanistic tradition. Throughout the history of human academia, the most epoch-making outstanding achievements are all full of humanistic feelings, face social reality directly, and undertake the mission of the times. Chinese-style modernization has explored a brand-new path of development and created a magnificent picture that Western modernization has never achieved. There are a large number of new practical topics that need to be answered theoretically, and a large number of deep-seated hot and difficult issues that need to be explained and solved. The constantly emerging practical experience needs theoretical generalization and improvement. Philosophy and social science workers must consciously devote themselves to the tide of the times of Chinese-style modernization and strengthen the research on overall, strategic, forward-looking, and regular issues. Drawing wisdom and strength for theoretical innovation from the great practice of the people in transforming the world is our responsibility and mission, and it is also the only way to promote academic leap.
Creating a good academic ecology is the basic prerequisite for achieving academic progress. Philosophy and social science research is a serious scientific undertaking that requires the blessing of feelings, morality, and norms. It is necessary to create an academic ecology that is upright, open, inclusive, and pragmatic. The Chinese academic community in the new era should promote the spirit of science, strictly abide by scientific norms, and encourage scholars to adhere to the unity of being a person, doing things, and doing scholarship. It is necessary to strengthen the construction of scientific research integrity, and promote scholars to have integrity, results with taste, and halls with dignity through a combination of soft constraints and hard measures.
Moving Forward
Steadfastly Moving Forward
Marx once lamented: "Philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it." The world today is the most complex the human race has ever faced, and also the fastest-changing. China's development has entered a period where strategic opportunities and risk challenges coexist, and uncertain and unpredictable factors are increasing. A new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, represented by artificial intelligence, is impacting all fields of production and life at an unprecedented speed. Workers in philosophy and social sciences must follow the direction guided by the spirit of the "Speech," cherish valuable experience, consciously stand at the high ground of history and the times to do scholarship, accelerate the construction of an independent knowledge system of Chinese philosophy and social sciences, and create new academic brilliance in China.
Supporting the construction of an independent knowledge system with Chinese schools of thought. Building an independent knowledge system of Chinese philosophy and social sciences is the direction of contemporary Chinese academic development. Strengthening the cultivation and construction of schools of thought is a necessary prerequisite and support for achieving this grand goal. Ancient Chinese academic culture has a long and profound tradition of schools of thought, and Marxist scholarship has valuable experience in cultivating and developing schools of thought. We must be guided by the Party's innovative theories, inherit the Chinese academic lineage, base ourselves on Chinese practice, adhere to the Chinese spirit, and create Chinese schools of thought in philosophy and social sciences with distinct Chinese characteristics in terms of problem perspective, research paradigm, academic concepts, and theoretical discourse, to provide knowledge support for building an independent knowledge system of Chinese philosophy and social sciences, and to provide academic confidence for Chinese scholars and the international academic community to engage in equal dialogue and exchange.
Devoting ourselves to and leading the new trend of the technological revolution. "Science is a revolutionary force that plays a driving role in history." Every major change in science and technology brings about updates in thinking methods and knowledge systems. At present, a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, represented by artificial intelligence, is profoundly changing the objects, methods, and boundaries of philosophical and social science research, and is and will inevitably deeply reshape the trends and forms of academic research. Facing the future, workers in philosophy and social sciences must unswervingly devote themselves to the torrent of epochal change, promote the systematic transformation of research methods, research tools, and organizational methods, explore new models of human-machine collaborative research, and achieve the organic unity of technological empowerment and theoretical innovation on the basis of adhering to the humanistic spirit and value judgments. We must attach great importance to the profound impact of the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, represented by artificial intelligence, on lifestyles, governance methods, international relations, and other aspects, and carry out forward-looking research. We must actively guide and regulate the development of mass scholarship, explore knowledge expression and dissemination methods for the masses, and enrich and enhance the academic level of the masses.
Innovating research organization methods. In today's world, no discipline can solve major theoretical and practical problems on its own, and at the same time, academic progress is increasingly built on the achievements of related disciplines. Breaking down disciplinary barriers and promoting interdisciplinary integration is becoming a new normal in academic development worldwide. Measures should be taken to further liberate academic productivity and produce results and talents by promoting interdisciplinary integration. We should build comprehensive research platforms for multidisciplinary joint research, encourage outstanding scholars to "take up the challenge," form interdisciplinary comprehensive innovation teams, form new types of academic communities with rich connotations and distinct characteristics, and open up new perspectives, construct new systems, cultivate new knowledge, and achieve new breakthroughs.
Upholding and strengthening the Party's overall leadership. The Party's leadership over philosophy and social science work is an inevitable requirement and fundamental guarantee for the prosperity and development of China's philosophy and social sciences, and cannot be ambiguous or wavered at any time or under any circumstances. We must adhere to taking the Party's political construction as the guide, further deepen the reform of the scientific research system and mechanism, and establish a modern management system and mechanism that adapts to the development of Chinese philosophy and social sciences in the new era. We must firmly grasp the fundamental issue of talent, further increase the efforts to build a talent team, especially focusing on the cultivation of young talents, and strive to build a large-scale, complete, and echelon-connected team of outstanding talents in philosophy and social sciences. We must continuously optimize the academic ecology, improve the evaluation and incentive mechanisms, encourage exploration, and support innovation. We must improve and perfect the scientific research integrity system to ensure that our academic community is clean and upright.
Years change, and the world transforms. Looking back on the past and present, "the way of governance and the way of the world are both prosperous, and the literary fortune and the national fortune are both prosperous, it is the right time." Following the direction guided by the "Speech," Chinese philosophy and social sciences have achieved brilliant achievements in the past 10 years, writing a magnificent academic chapter. Looking forward to the future, we will unswervingly follow the direction guided by the "Speech" and provide ideological and intellectual support for the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. As General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized, "This is an era that needs theory and will surely produce theory, and this is an era that needs thought and will surely produce thought. We must not fail this era."
(The author is the President and Party Secretary of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院))
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General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Deepen the application of digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, construct a digital governance system for a beautiful China, and build a green and intelligent digital ecological civilization." The Ecological Environment Code stipulates: "People's governments at all levels and their relevant departments shall strengthen the construction of ecological environment protection supervision and management capabilities, and improve the level of informatization, digitization, and intelligence of ecological environment protection supervision and management." We must thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech, fully empower ecological environment governance with technologies such as the Internet of Things, big data, and artificial intelligence, construct an efficient and collaborative intelligent ecological environment governance system, and ensure the accurate implementation of the Ecological Environment Code.
Improve the intelligent monitoring system to enhance the effectiveness of ecological environment supervision. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Accelerate the establishment of a modern ecological environment monitoring system and improve the integrated monitoring network of sky, earth, and sea." Strengthening ecological environment monitoring is a prerequisite for enhancing the supervision and management capabilities of ecological environment protection. The development and application of modern information technology can effectively expand the spatial and temporal scope of ecological environment monitoring, improve the efficiency of information transmission and processing, help to grasp the changing trends of the ecological environment in real time, strengthen the supervision of the impact of human activities on the ecological environment, and accurately identify illegal acts and fix illegal evidence.
To achieve comprehensive monitoring and rapid response to the state of the ecological environment, the level of informatization of ecological environment governance can be improved in the following aspects. First, densify the monitoring network and thoroughly promote full coverage of ecological environment element monitoring. Relying on diversified information collection technologies such as satellite remote sensing, aerial observation, underwater robots, and the Internet of Things, establish an integrated ecological environment monitoring system of sky, earth, and sea to comprehensively grasp the status of various ecological environment elements such as atmosphere, water, and soil. Second, strengthen the whole-process supervision and management and establish an information-based supervision system. Establish a whole-process information-based supervision system for key controlled new pollutants, including the links of generation, collection, storage, transfer, utilization, and disposal, dynamically grasp pollutant control and prevention information, and strengthen intelligent early warning capabilities. Third, promote non-on-site supervision to realize online supervision of key industries and enterprises. By deploying sensors, video surveillance, and other methods, implement "unperceived supervision" such as intelligent inspection of problem clues and online inspection of law enforcement tasks, promote the transformation of law enforcement methods from "human defense-based" to "technical defense-first," and comprehensively improve the effectiveness of supervision and management while ensuring the normal production and operation of enterprises.
Achieve data interconnection and promote collaborative ecological environment governance. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must strengthen target coordination, multi-pollutant control coordination, departmental coordination, regional coordination, and policy coordination, and constantly enhance the systematicness, integrity, and coordination of various tasks." The various elements of the ecological environment are interrelated and inseparable, and high systematicness and coordination are the inherent requirements of ecological environment governance. We must adhere to the concept of the system, use digital means to promote collaborative governance, and take into account overall planning and overall measures. Promote the interconnection and law enforcement coordination and unification of cross-departmental data in multiple fields such as ecological environment, natural resources, industry and information technology, and water conservancy, realize system integration, build a solid foundation for ecological environment data, and promote the leap of the ecological environment governance pattern from "decentralized operations" to "overall collaboration."
The key to embedding digital technology into ecological environment governance lies in breaking down data barriers, realizing integration and sharing, fully exploring the value of ecological environment data resources, and driving the restructuring and model optimization of the ecological environment law enforcement system. On the one hand, accelerate the drawing of a "single map" of national ecological environment data, collect and integrate monitoring data such as natural resources, pollution discharge, and ecological restoration, promote cross-departmental, cross-level, and cross-regional sharing and circulation of data, and realize resource sharing and complementary advantages with "more data running." On the other hand, build a unified ecological environment supervision platform, establish and improve a clue transfer and joint investigation mechanism for cross-departmental and cross-regional ecological environment violations, form a joint force for ecological environment supervision and management, and protect green waters and green mountains with the strictest system and the strictest rule of law.
Strengthen intelligent analysis and application to ensure precise ecological environment law enforcement. Intelligent ecological environment governance is based on high-quality data resources, supported by a safe and efficient computing power system, and centered on advanced algorithm models. We must accelerate the construction of an intelligent law enforcement platform, focus on developing ecological environment algorithm models with the capabilities of perception and early warning, command and decision-making, precise management, and immediate response, and provide solid data support and precise decision-making reference for scientific pollution control and precise pollution control through the integrated analysis and deep mining of massive ecological environment data, and promote the intelligent transformation of ecological environment law enforcement from "experience judgment" to "data analysis."
First, strengthen intelligent identification and precise traceability. Based on the intelligent perception and comparative analysis of multi-source data, accurately identify and trace ecological environment violations, and promptly push illegal clues such as secret discharge and tampering with monitoring data to law enforcement personnel, improve the speed of monitoring, early warning, and law enforcement response, and realize "early identification and early disposal" of ecological environment violations. Second, use artificial intelligence to assist ecological environment law enforcement. Embed laws and regulations, standards and norms, and on-site inspection guidelines for key industries into the intelligent law enforcement platform to assist law enforcement personnel in accurately applying laws and regulating law enforcement procedures. Relying on the ecological environment administrative penalty discretion benchmark and similar case analysis, provide precise discretion suggestions for administrative law enforcement, ensure that penalties are commensurate with offenses and discretion is based on evidence, and make law enforcement both powerful and warm. Third, deepen the research and development of algorithm models and multi-scenario applications. Optimize algorithm models with high-quality ecological environment data and professional knowledge, and continuously improve their intelligence level. Synchronously develop general ecological environment large models and professional models for specific scenarios, enhance the professional response capabilities of artificial intelligence for specific governance tasks such as pollution prevention and control, ecological restoration, and risk early warning, enable it to deeply study and judge the causes and evolution trends of ecological environment problems, and provide scientific and accurate decision-making suggestions for ecological environment governance, and correctly handle the relationship between high-quality development and high-level protection with refined governance.
(The author is the Deputy Dean of the School of Law of China University of Political Science and Law (中国政法大学))
Return to TopThe service industry is linked to investment on one end and consumption on the other, connecting production and life, creating a large number of jobs, and affecting thousands of industries and households.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has made important instructions on the development of the service industry, requiring the complete, accurate, and comprehensive implementation of the new development concept, highlighting demand-driven, reform-focused, technology-enabled, and open cooperation, deeply implementing the service industry capacity expansion and quality improvement action, promoting the extension of producer services towards specialization and the high end of the value chain, promoting high-quality, diversified, and convenient development of consumer services, cultivating more "China Service" brands, and striving to create a new situation in the high-quality development of the service industry.
In the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," focusing on the development of the service industry, a series of deployments have been intensively launched: the "15th Five-Year Plan" outline and the "Government Work Report" have both made special deployments for the development of the service industry; the National Service Industry Conference was held from April 7th to 8th; the State Council's "Opinions on Promoting Service Industry Capacity Expansion and Quality Improvement" was released on April 21st; and the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局) meeting held on April 28th pointed out that the service industry capacity expansion and quality improvement action should be deeply implemented.
On May 14th, Xinhua News Agency (新华社) launched the thirty-second issue of the "China Economic Roundtable" large-scale all-media interview program, inviting Li Chunfang (李春芳), Deputy Director of the Industrial Development Department of the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), Liu Tao (刘涛), Deputy Director of the Institute of Market Economy of the Development Research Center of the State Council (国务院发展研究中心), Liu Gang (刘钢), General Manager of China Quality Certification Center Co., Ltd. (中国质量认证中心有限公司), and Zhang Chengcheng (张程程), Chairman of Ronghua Elderly Care Service Co., Ltd. (荣华养老服务有限责任公司), to jointly discuss the expansion and quality improvement of the service industry.
Developing the service industry is the trend, the need of the industry, and the expectation of the people.
The service industry is an important part of the national economy and plays a pivotal role in the overall development of the country.
Li Chunfang (李春芳) said that deeply implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions on the development of the service industry and the spirit of the National Service Industry Conference, and promoting the high-quality and efficient development of the service industry, is both the trend, the need of the industry, and the expectation of the people.
From the perspective of economic development trends, the level of service industry development is an important indicator for measuring the degree of economic development and modernization of modern society. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the scale of China's service industry has continuously reached the levels of 60 trillion yuan, 70 trillion yuan, and 80 trillion yuan, and its role in stabilizing growth has continued to strengthen, effectively promoting China's economic evolution towards a higher form. Accelerating the development of the service industry is an objective requirement for complying with the laws of economic development and promoting high-quality development.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (党的十八大), the scale of China's service industry has steadily expanded, its quality and efficiency have continued to improve, and it has played an important role in supporting industrial upgrading, meeting people's needs, and driving employment expansion. Data shows that in the first quarter of this year, the added value of the service industry accounted for 61.7% of the gross domestic product, an increase of 0.4 percentage points compared with the same period last year; its contribution to economic growth was 63.2%, an increase of 4.0 percentage points compared with the same period last year, driving the growth of gross domestic product by 3.2 percentage points.
From the perspective of industrial support, advanced manufacturing and modern service industries support each other and complement each other. Li Chunfang (李春芳) said that China's manufacturing scale has ranked first in the world for 16 consecutive years, providing a broad market space for the service industry. The service industry is a key engine for industrial upgrading, and only a strong "China Service" can support a more high-end "Made in China."
Liu Gang (刘钢) believes that producer services, including the inspection, testing, and certification industry, still have a lot of room for expansion. The service coverage needs to be further expanded to serve not only the transformation and upgrading of traditional manufacturing, but also the development of emerging industries such as new energy, the digital economy, and intelligent manufacturing. At the same time, the service chain also needs to be further extended to form a more complete and higher-value service closed loop.
"The better the service industry develops, the more guaranteed the people's high-quality life will be," said Li Chunfang (李春芳). From the perspective of the structure of people's livelihood needs, China's per capita gross domestic product has exceeded 13,000 US dollars, and residents' consumption demand is accelerating from commodity consumption to service consumption. The service industry is also the "main channel" for employment, with more than 70% of new jobs in China each year being in the service industry.
Elderly care services are related to the well-being of hundreds of millions of people. Zhang Chengcheng (张程程) said that according to estimates, by 2035, the scale of China's silver economy is expected to exceed 30 trillion yuan, and the upgrading of elderly care services will usher in a valuable period of opportunity.
Liu Tao (刘涛) said that China's service industry has achieved remarkable results, but there are still some gaps compared with the requirements of high-quality development. The world's century-old changes are accelerating, and emerging technological innovations such as artificial intelligence are constantly breaking through, achieving application in multiple service fields first. China's service industry development faces both rare opportunities and needs to actively respond to challenges.
"Accelerating the development of the service industry is not only a practical move to address the prominent problems in the current economic operation, but also a strategic choice to promote Chinese-style modernization. All sectors of society highly agree with this, actively respond to it, and are full of expectations," said Li Chunfang (李春芳).
Accurately Grasp the Direction of High-Quality Development of the Service Industry
"Demand-driven, reform-focused, technology-enabled, and open cooperation" - General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions have clarified the direction of efforts for the high-quality development of the service industry in the current and future periods.
"Demand-driven is the 'source of living water,' reform-focused is the 'ice-breaking move,' technology-enabled is the 'quality improvement engine,' and open cooperation is the 'ladder to climb high,'" said Li Chunfang (李春芳). These sixteen-character requirements are the "golden key" to creating a new situation in the high-quality development of the service industry. They are interlocked and complement each other, pointing out the direction and giving practical moves, clearly outlining a new path for the development of the service industry.
The characteristic of the service industry is to meet production and living needs and create value by providing services. Liu Tao (刘涛) believes that at this stage, it is necessary to promote the expansion and quality improvement of the service industry with the needs of industrial transformation and consumption upgrading as the guidance.
"The root of the service industry lies in demand. Whether it is producer services such as research and development and logistics needed for manufacturing upgrading, or consumer services such as elderly care and cultural tourism that people expect, they all contain huge development space. We must move towards demand and revolve around demand, so that the service industry can 'live' in meeting demand and 'strengthen' in leading demand," said Li Chunfang (李春芳).
Liu Gang (刘钢) believes that starting from the needs of industrial upgrading, comprehensively strengthening the key links of producer services, including inspection, testing, and certification, will consolidate the quality foundation for China's economic transformation and upgrading, allowing innovation to land faster and industries to be more resilient.
At present, there are still some obstacles in the institutional mechanisms of China's service industry in terms of market access, factor flow, regulatory models, integrated development, and open cooperation. Li Chunfang (李春芳) introduced that in order to solve these problems, the "Opinions on Promoting Service Industry Capacity Expansion and Quality Improvement" has clarified reform measures such as optimizing access, enriching scenarios, innovating regulation, deepening pilots, and expanding opening up, so that the service industry can gain new momentum in reform and open up new space in the market.
Li Chunfang (李春芳) emphasized that technology is like installing an "accelerator" for the service industry. The expanded application of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and the industrial internet has spawned new business forms such as smart logistics and digital cultural tourism, allowing traditional service industries to "sprout new buds from old trees" and emerging service industries to "grow from small seedlings into big trees," injecting powerful forces into cost reduction and efficiency improvement for the service industry.
When discussing the development of the elderly care industry, Zhang Chengcheng (张程程) said that the company will fully utilize technologies such as the Internet of Things, big data, and intelligent monitoring to improve the level of safety保障 with technology and reduce operating costs with digitalization, so that the elderly can enjoy more convenient and efficient modern services.
With the clearing of foreign investment access restrictions in manufacturing, the service industry has become an important focus for China to expand high-level opening up to the outside world. In 2025, China's actual use of foreign capital in the service industry was 545.12 billion yuan, accounting for more than 70% of the country's actual use of foreign capital; the total import and export of service trade exceeded 8 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.4% year-on-year.
Liu Tao (刘涛) said that in recent years, China has continued to expand the opening up of the service industry to the outside world, mainly adopting three types of measures. The first is to relax foreign investment access, including continuously reducing the negative list for foreign investment access and establishing and improving a negative list management system for cross-border service trade; the second is to expand open platforms, and the comprehensive pilot programs for expanding the opening up of the service industry have continued to expand, currently reaching 20, covering the eastern, central, western, and northeastern regions; the third is to deepen the opening up of key areas, including piloting the cancellation of foreign equity restrictions on a number of value-added telecommunications businesses and piloting the establishment of wholly foreign-owned hospitals.
"If the service industry wants to fly high and go far, it must further open its doors and embrace the world," said Li Chunfang (李春芳). It is necessary to "bring in" advanced experience and "go out" to showcase the "China Service" brand, practice skills and expand space in international cooperation, and achieve mutual benefit, win-win results, and common development.
Seize Opportunities to Cultivate More "China Service" Brands
The "Opinions on Promoting Service Industry Capacity Expansion and Quality Improvement" clarifies that by 2030, significant progress will be made in the high-quality development of the service industry, the total scale of the service industry will reach the 100 trillion yuan level, a development pattern with higher quality, better structure, better quality, and more vitality will be basically formed, more "China Service" brands will be cultivated, the global competitiveness and influence of the service industry will be significantly enhanced, and the people's sense of gain will continue to increase.
"Capacity expansion" focuses on "growing in volume and expanding space," making the service industry larger in scale and stronger in carrying capacity; "quality improvement" focuses on "optimizing structure and improving energy levels," making the service industry more optimized in connotation and higher in level.
Li Chunfang (李春芳) said that the incremental space of the service industry during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period is about 20 trillion yuan, providing a larger stage for enterprise development. The opinions clarify 10 fields and 26 industries as the focus of service industry capacity expansion and quality improvement. A clear path for industrial upgrading allows enterprises to have direction and focus in their development.
How to further expand the number of high-quality operating entities in the service industry and cultivate more "China Service" brands?
Li Chunfang (李春芳) said that the first is to deepen reform and continuously optimize the business environment. The second is to focus on the pain points and difficulties of service industry enterprises and increase financial support. Through "two major projects," "two new projects," central budget investment, new policy-based financial instruments, etc., the ability to support infrastructure will be improved; the role of the National Venture Capital Guidance Fund, national-level mergers and acquisitions funds, etc. will be brought into play to meet the financing needs of enterprises to grow bigger and stronger; the quality financing credit enhancement system will be improved to make it easier for enterprises to obtain loans; the implementation of the loan interest subsidy policy for service industry operating entities will be optimized to reduce the loan cost burden of enterprises, etc. The third is to be pragmatic and innovative, and support the strengthening of brand building.
To brighten the "China Service" brand, macro policies are needed to provide support, and more importantly, the vast number of service industry enterprises need to strengthen their development confidence and take active initiatives.
"We will be committed to enhancing the credibility, industrial support, and international influence of the institution, benchmarking against international first-class levels, meeting the needs of domestic economic and social development, promoting international mutual recognition of inspection, testing, and certification results, making Chinese standards and Chinese manufacturing more leading, and helping China's industrial development from 'big' to 'strong,'" said Liu Gang (刘钢).
In terms of creating elderly care service brands, Zhang Chengcheng (张程程) believes that it is necessary to adhere to integrating the excellent traditional Chinese culture into the entire service process, focusing on family companionship, spiritual care, and cultural nourishment, promoting intergenerational integration and neighborhood mutual assistance, so that elderly care services have strength and warmth, quality and sentiment.
Logistics companies are reaching the world, cross-border e-commerce is busy "going overseas," and Chinese cultural tourism is sweeping the world... With the acceleration of the opening up of China's service industry, "China Service" is accelerating its journey to the world. The latest data shows that in the first quarter, China's service exports were 704.52 billion yuan, an increase of 11.2% year-on-year.
In Liu Gang's (刘钢) view, it is particularly important to enhance China's quality and the international voice of Chinese standards for "China Service" to stand out in the global market. "We will more actively connect with international rules, expand overseas service networks, obtain international authoritative qualifications, help more service industry enterprises connect with international standards, and enhance service capabilities and brand influence."
Service empowers development, and quality determines the future.
Starting from the beginning of the "15th Five-Year Plan," with the implementation of a series of service industry capacity expansion and quality improvement policies, China's service industry will continue to extend towards specialization and the high end of the value chain, stimulate strong new momentum for industrial development, and more high-quality, diversified, and convenient life services will enter thousands of households, better meeting the people's yearning for a better life.
(Xinhua News Agency (新华社), Beijing (北京), May 14th, Xinhua News Agency (新华社) reporter)
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Behind a cleaning robot "sweeping" towards the globe is the convergence of cutting-edge technology transforming into everyday use, a huge market honing internal strength, and the coordinated overseas expansion of upstream and downstream industrial chains. It is also a vivid microcosm of the continuous optimization of China's foreign trade structure.
In the first quarter, China's robot exports accelerated. According to statistics from the General Administration of Customs (海关总署), China's total exports of various separately listed robots reached 11.32 billion yuan, with products sold to 148 countries and regions. As a newly added robot tariff category this year, the export value of cleaning robots reached 7.75 billion yuan, accounting for nearly 70% of the total robot exports.
Why are cleaning robots so popular, from being broadly categorized to being listed separately?
First, look at the core technology. LiDAR, AI (Artificial Intelligence) vision, autonomous navigation, semantic recognition... Cutting-edge technologies are integrated into one device, allowing it to not only autonomously map and dynamically avoid obstacles, but also to adapt calmly to diverse scenarios such as courtyards, windows, and swimming pools.
Then, look at the ecological scene. China's huge market is like a high-intensity training ground. Massive usage scenarios and instant feedback drive companies to hone their internal skills such as navigation algorithms, obstacle avoidance capabilities, and cleaning efficiency to the extreme. Automatically remember cleaning preferences, understanding you more as it sweeps; the dual-wheel leg structure flexibly adjusts its posture, making it easy to climb stairs; integrating autonomous flight modules, it can go to any floor... Being close enough to user needs and iterating technology fast enough, the product constantly refreshes its competitiveness in the market.
The story of cleaning robots is not an isolated case. In the entire export report card, the trend of structural optimization is even clearer.
In terms of product structure, the "intelligence content" and "green content" are increasing. In the first four months of this year, exports of high-tech and high-value-added mechanical and electrical products increased by 17.6% year-on-year, of which exports of green and low-carbon products such as electric vehicles, lithium batteries, and wind turbine generator sets increased by 68.1%, 43.2%, and 40.7% respectively. Foreign trade is no longer a simple "increase in quantity," but a significant "improvement in quality," effectively supporting the global green and low-carbon development of consumer demand.
In terms of market structure, the circle of friends is getting bigger and bigger. In the first four months, China's imports and exports to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" (一带一路) reached 8.28 trillion yuan, an increase of 13.5% year-on-year. The diversified market layout continues to advance, and the cooperation of industrial chain and supply chain is deepening and becoming more practical, bringing richer choices and higher-quality products to consumers in various countries.
What goes overseas are commodities, and what is carried is a quality life. Behind a cleaning robot "sweeping" towards the globe is the convergence of cutting-edge technology transforming into everyday use, a huge market honing internal strength, and the coordinated overseas expansion of upstream and downstream industrial chains. It is also a vivid microcosm of the continuous optimization of China's foreign trade structure. China's manufacturing is constantly upgrading, which will bring a Chinese solution for a better life to the world.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on May 14th (Reporter Ouyang Jie (欧阳洁)): According to statistics from the Guangdong Branch of the General Administration of Customs (海关总署广东分署): In the first four months of this year, the total import and export volume of the 9 mainland cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区) reached 3.37 trillion yuan, an increase of 18.4% year-on-year, accounting for 20.7% of the country's total import and export value, an increase of 0.6 percentage points compared with the same period last year, contributing 24.9% to the national growth.
In April alone, the import and export volume of the 9 mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area (大湾区) was 911.86 billion yuan, an increase of 15.3%, maintaining double-digit growth for four consecutive months since the beginning of this year.
Private enterprises are the "main engine" of growth. In the first four months, the import and export volume of private enterprises in the 9 mainland cities of the Greater Bay Area (大湾区) was 2.26 trillion yuan, an increase of 24.2%, accounting for 67.1% of the total value, contributing 84% to the import and export growth of the 9 mainland cities of the Greater Bay Area (大湾区) during the same period. Foreign-invested enterprises continued the growth trend, with imports and exports of 1 trillion yuan, an increase of 12.4%, accounting for 29.8% of the total value.
Export commodities are more diversified. In the first four months, the export of mechanical and electrical products from the 9 mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area (大湾区) was 1.43 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.8%, accounting for 71.5% of its total export value, an increase of 2.7 percentage points compared with the same period last year. Among them, electronic components, electrical equipment, computers and their parts and other traditional major export commodities increased by 34.4%, 30%, and 10.9% respectively; the export of new growth points such as 3D printers, digital cameras, the "new three items" (新三样), and drones achieved faster growth, increasing by 123.3%, 75%, 37.4%, and 34.1% respectively.
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京), May 14th (Reporter Liu Wenxin (刘温馨)) reported: According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部): In the first quarter, the digital industry achieved revenue of 9.5 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.9%, an increase of 3.5 percentage points compared with the same period last year.
Driven by the strong profit growth of the electronic information manufacturing industry, the digital industry achieved a total profit of 737.8 billion yuan in the first quarter, a year-on-year increase of 23.6%, an increase of 16.6 percentage points compared with the same period last year. The revenue profit margin was 7.8%, an increase of 1 percentage point compared with the same period last year.
The capability of digital infrastructure continues to strengthen. As of the end of March, 4.958 million 5G base stations had been built nationwide, and 168 communities, factories, and parks in 86 cities across the country had carried out pilot deployments of 10-Gigabit optical networks. 5G-A has covered 330 cities. Computing power infrastructure is accelerating its layout. The standard racks of computing power centers in use in China have reached 14.45 million, the scale of intelligent computing power has reached 1882EFLOPS (1882 hundred billion floating-point operations per second), and more than 70 computing power superhighways have been built around the computing power hubs.
The quality and efficiency of digital manufacturing have been further improved. In the first quarter, the added value of electronic information manufacturing above designated size increased by 13.6% year-on-year, which was 7.5 percentage points higher than the industrial growth rate and 2.1 percentage points faster than the same period last year. By industry, the profit growth rate of many industries has doubled. The growth rate of the electronic component manufacturing industry is far ahead. Among the nine medium-sized industries, seven achieved positive profit growth.
Return to TopOn May 14th, the 3rd Northeast Book Trade Fair opened in Changchun (长春), Jilin (吉林). At this Book Fair, more than 300 exhibitors showcased over 400,000 kinds of publications. The picture shows visitors selecting and purchasing cultural and creative products at the site.
Xinhua News Agency reporter Yan Linyun (颜麟蕴) photographed.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Hangzhou (杭州) May 14th dispatch (Reporter Liu Junguo (刘军国)): The Zhejiang (浙江) Provincial Government held a policy briefing on the 14th, releasing the "Thirteen Measures to Further Stimulate Private Investment and Promote High-Quality Development of the Private Economy." The measures released this time focus on four dimensions: technological innovation, field opening, factor reform, and rule of law guarantee. They introduce a number of measures such as independent talent identification, support for private enterprises to participate in artificial intelligence, precise financial support, upgraded rights protection, and improved efficiency of enterprise services.
The private economy is a calling card of Zhejiang's (浙江) development. The measures clearly define that 9 fields, including railways and nuclear power, are open to private capital. The shareholding ratio of private capital in qualified projects shall not be less than 10%, and the shareholding ratio of private capital in nuclear power and deep-sea wind power projects shall be increased to "not less than 20%". It is clarified that fund, land use, and energy use support for private investment projects will be increased from the original "3 no less than 70%" to "3 no less than 80%". Efforts will be made to increase the scale of loan renewal without principal repayment, with an increase of more than 500 billion yuan by 2026, and the subsequent balance will maintain an annual growth of more than 5%.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王永战
In the studio, two computers are running at high speed. On one computer, 8 intelligent agents process and refine information; the other uses a large model to generate a video – a cat traveling through time looking around. Zhang Genming (张根铭), head of Sichuan Orca Palu Technology Co., Ltd. (四川虎鲸帕鲁科技有限公司), while closely watching the screen in front of him, introduced, "This is a video generated for a school's art festival, using the artificial intelligence creation operating system I developed."
In the era of artificial intelligence, with the support of AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools, individual entrepreneurs can complete product planning, platform development, and content generation. In Chengdu High-tech Zone (成都高新区), Sichuan (四川), many entrepreneurs have founded one-person companies and are engaged in AI entrepreneurship. Zhang Genming is responsible for building an AI operating system that serves artists' creations. "Using the system, creators input natural language, and the system can provide different styles of scripts, videos, subtitles, special effects, etc., to generate a video content," Zhang Genming said. Now, this system has initially possessed video generation capabilities.
After graduating in 2015, Zhang Genming became a university teacher. "At that time, I taught advertising-related professional courses," Zhang Genming said. At that time, he often participated in advertising competitions, and making an advertisement often took a week or even longer, which was time-consuming and laborious. Creative planning, script writing, shooting scenes, post-production... Zhang Genming not only had to complete many shooting tasks alone, but also had to find partners to jointly produce. "I found that many artists are not good at using software tools, and those who are good at using tools often lack the creativity of artists," Zhang Genming said. The heavy production tasks made him have an idea: Could there be a system that can automatically generate videos based on people's ideas, shorten the creation cycle, and serve artistic creation?
Last May, as artificial intelligence technology became more mature, Zhang Genming's entrepreneurial idea was ignited. "With large models, the difficulty of generating short videos is greatly reduced," Zhang Genming wanted to build a system to provide creators with different style options, so as to generate the desired script or picture. In this way, Zhang Genming founded a one-person company. Recently, he has also received letters of intent for orders. "By undertaking project orders, we can both test and update the system and create revenue for the company's operation," he said excitedly.
Also in the artificial intelligence entrepreneurship track, Yuan Xin (袁欣), a 32-year-old girl from Xinjiang (新疆), founded Chengdu Sankeqixiang Animation Technology Co., Ltd. (成都三刻奇想动漫科技公司), which just settled in Tianfu Software π Cube OPC (One-Person Company) Community (天府软件π立方OPC (一人公司)社区) in Chengdu High-tech Zone at the end of last year. She chose to focus on the problems of process fragmentation and difficult style consistency control in traditional film and animation production, and developed the "Ju Ling Hui" multi-agent collaboration system (“剧灵绘”多智能体协作系统) to realize the automation of the entire process of video drawing, audio synthesis, etc.
Yuan Xin, who previously studied engineering management abroad, was previously responsible for industrial investment in a company. At the end of 2024, seeing the development wave brought by artificial intelligence technology, she devoted herself to entrepreneurship, "I like comic dramas very much, so I wanted to develop a platform that can generate comic dramas in the whole process."
Entering the exclusive community of one-person companies, Yuan Xin felt multiple empowerments. Last December, after project roadshows and reviews, she and more than 10 other entrepreneurs settled in together. "Soon, Luo Cheng (罗诚), a community staff member, took the initiative to contact me to complete the change of enterprise registration matters," Yuan Xin said. The community also provides entrepreneurs with a "one-year free incubation" policy, with independent studios or silent workstations. The community management department also jointly launched a 30% discount on computing power with Huawei Cloud (华为云) to help entrepreneurs get started quickly. "After my system is tested and launched, I can apply for this computing power discount," Yuan Xin said.
Turning from employment to entrepreneurship, Yuan Xin also encountered many challenges: the team lacked technical talents, and she was not familiar with relevant policies. To this end, Chengdu (成都) has introduced a number of policies and measures to support entrepreneurs in recruiting talents and developing intelligent agent products. "A while ago, I also went to universities with the community management department to recruit software engineering talents," Yuan Xin said. Now, her "Ju Ling Hui" system is being tested intensively and is expected to be launched within the year.
Return to TopAccording to a report from our newspaper in Haikou on May 14th (Reporter Sun Haitian (孙海天)), Hainan officially implemented the "Standard for Registration Documents of Business Entities (2026 Edition)" and the "Standard for Submission Materials for Registration of Business Entities (2026 Edition)" starting May 1st. Taking this as an opportunity, the Hainan Provincial Administration for Market Regulation comprehensively upgraded the enterprise migration registration service process within the province. Enterprise migration has moved from a "multi-window offline run" to a new stage of "efficient online processing," achieving barrier-free flow.
In the upgraded service process, enterprises in Hainan Province migrating across cities and counties or across regions, if not involving the transfer of paper archives, can achieve free migration within the province through change registration without the need to separately handle migration procedures. For enterprises migrating across provinces due to business needs, there is no need to travel back and forth between the registration authorities of the place of relocation and the place of departure. They only need to log in to the "Hainan e-Registration" system and submit an application for change registration and archive relocation to the registration authority of the place of relocation at one time, and they can complete the "packaged" handling of matters from multiple departments such as market supervision, taxation, social security, and housing provident fund.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 窦 皓 王 者 方 敏
Editor's Note: How can one "seek redress" (讨说法) more efficiently when encountering problems and applying for administrative reconsideration? How can legitimate and pressing demands be incorporated into administrative decision-making? How should public issues be reported to government departments?
These crucial details are all closely related to the construction of a government under the rule of law. To continuously advance the construction of a government under the rule of law in depth, various regions are further exploring innovation, building long-term mechanisms, focusing on solving prominent problems that the people strongly reflect, addressing shortcomings, strengthening weaknesses, and bringing more legal gains to the masses.
Resolving complex cross-regional and cross-level disputes through a single reconsideration prevents the risk of 一案结、多案生 (yī àn jié, duō àn shēng - "one case concludes, multiple cases arise," preventing one case from leading to many more).
"The People's Government of ZhouShan City (舟山市人民政府) upgraded the trial of my administrative reconsideration application, and departments at all levels also helped me find solutions. I believe the government can uphold justice." When Zhang (张), the applicant, received the administrative reconsideration decision from the ZhouShan City (舟山市) government in Zhejiang Province (浙江省), he could not hide his excitement and immediately decided to withdraw five of the eight reconsideration applications.
Zhang (张) is a villager in a certain village in a certain district of ZhouShan City (舟山市). His family's land was occupied by a village project, and he did not receive part of the compensation. He wanted to protect his rights, but he didn't know which unit to turn to, so Zhang (张) could only "cast a wide net."
Speaking of his experience of "seeking redress" (讨说法) over the years, Zhang (张) looked tired. Because the project involved multiple links, he constantly complained, reported, and petitioned to departments at all levels, and then filed eight administrative reconsideration applications with the municipal and district administrative reconsideration bureaus, involving village affairs supervision, application for performance of duties, and other aspects.
In order to find out the root cause of Zhang's (张) demands, Huang Xuwen (黄旭雯), director of the Administrative Reconsideration Division of the ZhouShan City (舟山市) Bureau of Justice, led cadres at the municipal and district levels to conduct joint visits many times, listening to opinions face-to-face. It turned out that the functional area management committee to which Zhang's (张) village belonged had a special system and faced historical and practical reasons such as adjustments in powers and responsibilities. Zhang (张) could not find the respondent or the reconsideration agency during the process of protecting his rights, so he had no choice but to take "net-casting" rights protection measures.
"This kind of complex cross-regional and cross-level dispute is often difficult to respond to quickly and accurately with the traditional single case handling model." Huang Xuwen (黄旭雯) said that the ZhouShan City (舟山市) Administrative Reconsideration Bureau relies on the cross-regional joint handling and upgrading trial mechanism to vertically connect the five-level governance chain of villages, townships, counties (districts), functional areas, and municipal departments, and horizontally coordinate the government, judicial administration, natural resources, and other mediation forces to jointly study and judge case risks, formulate trial plans, hold hearings, and conduct on-site inspections to clarify the crux of the dispute step by step.
After centralized review, the ZhouShan City (舟山市) government依法依法 upgraded the trial of three cases under the jurisdiction of the district reconsideration bureau. During this period, the ZhouShan City (舟山市) Administrative Reconsideration Bureau also promptly corrected the improper behavior of relevant departments, preventing the risk of 一案结、多案生 (yī àn jié, duō àn shēng - "one case concludes, multiple cases arise," preventing one case from leading to many more) from the source. "Through mechanisms such as all-area acceptance, centralized review, and cross-regional joint handling, the reconsideration agency can promptly grasp the administrative dispute risks behind the case, revitalize reconsideration resources, and promote the substantial resolution of administrative disputes." Huang Xuwen (黄旭雯) introduced that the series of cross-level and cross-regional cases involving multiple reconsideration applications have now all been handled.
A major administrative decision has rules to follow and laws to abide by, and residents participate in the entire process of water price adjustment.
"Crash..." Turn on the faucet, and clear water flows into the pot. At noon, Wang Feng (王峰), a villager in DongDianZi Village (东店子村), FuZhuang Subdistrict (傅庄街道), LuoZhuang District (罗庄区), LinYi City (临沂市), Shandong Province (山东省), is busy washing rice and cooking.
"The water flow is stable, and the water quality is good." Wang Feng (王峰) said while busy, "More importantly, the price is fair, 2 yuan per cubic meter!"
Just a few years ago, the water in Wang Feng's (王峰) home was still 3.8 yuan/cubic meter. At that time, rural water prices in LuoZhuang District (罗庄区) were chaotic, and the 12345 hotline received more than 3,000 complaints about the disorderly water supply prices every year.
Water price adjustment is a major decision concerning people's livelihoods. How to ensure it is scientific, standardized, and effective? LinYi City (临沂市) runs the entire process of reform decision-making with the thinking of the rule of law, builds a whole-chain mechanism for major administrative decisions, and compiles and issues the "Flow Chart of Major Administrative Decisions," clarifying 10 links and 24 nodes, including plan formulation, soliciting public opinion, expert argumentation, and entrusted evaluation, and making specific and detailed regulations and requirements.
"Uncle Wang (王), do you have any comments or suggestions on the water bill at home?" When soliciting opinions, Chen Xuefeng (陈学峰), a staff member of the Development and Reform Bureau of LuoZhuang District (罗庄区), knocked on Wang Feng's (王峰) door, handed him a questionnaire, and listened to his opinions on rural water supply prices.
"The water price is too expensive, more than 3 yuan a ton, I can't afford it." Wang Feng (王峰) said bluntly. "We will seriously consider your opinion." After saying goodbye to Wang Feng (王峰), Chen Xuefeng (陈学峰) hurried to the next household. Regarding water price adjustments, LuoZhuang District (罗庄区) widely mobilized public participation, collected 318 opinions and suggestions, and adopted 121 rationalization suggestions.
A month later, Chen Xuefeng (陈学峰) came to Wang Feng's (王峰) home again. This time he brought a "clarification paper" to inform him where the water came from and how much it cost. After listening to Chen Xuefeng's (陈学峰) explanation, Wang Feng (王峰) still had some concerns, "I understand the cost, but what is the final pricing?"
"The pricing will have to go through multiple links such as evaluation and argumentation before it can be determined. You are invited to participate in the final hearing, okay?" Chen Xuefeng (陈学峰) said.
"That's great, it's a deal!" Wang Feng (王峰) responded.
After multiple rounds of consultation with water supply companies, through accurate accounting and comprehensive adjustment of urban water supply surpluses, and after expert argumentation, relevant departments in LinYi City (临沂市) initially set the water price at 2 yuan/cubic meter, and then listened to opinions at the hearing. When the staff announced that the water price was set at 2 yuan/cubic meter, Wang Feng (王峰) showed a solid smile.
LinYi City (临沂市) takes the whole-chain mechanism of major administrative decisions as the entry point for the construction of a government under the rule of law, so that decisions are both down-to-earth and in line with the people's hearts. Yang Rongtao (杨荣涛), director of the LinYi City (临沂市) Bureau of Justice, said: "We optimize the whole-chain management before, during, and after decision-making. We strive to make major administrative decisions have rules to follow and laws to abide by, protect the people's right to participate in public decision-making, improve the quality of decision-making, and avoid illegal decision-making."
A hotline is supervised, and the "Internet + hotline + supervision" model ensures that problems are rectified in place.
"I was almost hit by an electric car when I got off the bus that day!" Chen Xiangfeng (陈向锋), a resident of YiCheng District (驿城区) in ZhuMaDian City (驻马店市), Henan Province (河南省), still has lingering fears when he thinks about this.
At that time, Chen Xiangfeng (陈向锋) got off the bus at the bus stop in front of his house, and an electric car suddenly sped over. Fortunately, Chen Xiangfeng (陈向锋) dodged to the side and was not knocked down. Chen Xiangfeng (陈向锋) angrily accused him, but the electric car owner was a little helpless: "Parking spaces are planned near the bus stop, so I can only pass by the car."
But is this reasonable? With doubts in his mind, Chen Xiangfeng (陈向锋) dialed the 12345 hotline. After receiving the report, the 12345 operator "blew the whistle" to the relevant departments according to the procedure.
"Recently, we have received many such complaints, but this is not something that one department can handle, and it also involves legal issues." Liu ZiChen (刘子晨), director of the 12345 Government Service Convenience Hotline Center in ZhuMaDian City (驻马店市), according to the disposal procedures, jointly with the judicial administration and related responsible departments, launched consultations on the issue of "delineating parking spaces in front of bus stops."
During the consultation, some people questioned: Do all the parking spaces in front of the bus stop need to be dealt with? "Just handle it according to law." The staff of the Municipal Bureau of Justice reminded. Opening the Implementation Regulations of the Road Traffic Safety Law, everyone found the answer. Article 63, Paragraph 3 stipulates that parking is not allowed in front of bus stops, first-aid stations, gas stations, fire hydrants or fire brigades (stations), and within 30 meters of the above-mentioned locations, except for those using the above-mentioned facilities.
"According to the law, those that are illegal will be cleaned up; those that are legal will be retained." Following this principle, under the coordination of the 12345 hotline, the public security department took the lead in organizing the Municipal Bus Company, the Municipal Housing and Construction Bureau Parking Management Office, the Chengtou Company and other units to form a special class to investigate the delineation of parking spaces in front of bus stops in the city, and依法依法 cleaned up 248 parking spaces within 30 meters of bus stops and other places, removed 61 ground magnetic sensors, involving 11 bus lines and 59 bus stop signs.
Has the cleanup work been carried out in a solid manner? The 12345 hotline also联合联合 the municipal government's supervision department to continue to follow up and supervise through on-site supervision, telephone dispatch, and news media supervision to ensure that the work is implemented. In recent years, ZhuMaDian City (驻马店市) has innovatively launched the "Internet + Hotline + Supervision" model. The Internet platform provides support, the 12345 hotline collects information, and the government supervision promotes implementation, unblocking channels for the masses to reflect their demands and improving the quality and efficiency of problem rectification.
The parking spaces delineated in front of the bus stop are more reasonable, the bus traffic has become smoother, and residents are more at ease when getting on and off the bus. Seeing these changes, Chen Xiangfeng (陈向锋) gave a thumbs up: "12345, reliable work."
Li BaoGang (李保刚), Deputy Secretary-General of the ZhuMaDian City (驻马店市) Government, said: "By strengthening the social supervision of the 12345 hotline and government supervision, it has become routine for government departments to依法依法 handle affairs. We use the thinking of the rule of law and the methods of the rule of law to solve problems, without favoritism or favoritism. When solving the demands of the masses and resolving conflicts and disputes, it is more standardized, more proactive, and more efficient, and the results are more easily accepted by the parties concerned."
(Liu Hao (刘浩) and Chen Niu (陈牛) participated in the writing)
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The masses won't always voice their difficulties; learning to proactively engage with them, offering a helping hand, and chatting a bit more are essential to accurately understanding their needs and providing precise services.
There's a popular self-driving route into Tibet: the Bingchachha Line (丙察察线). For an interview, the reporter came to Bingzhongluo Town (丙中洛镇), Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture (怒江傈僳族自治州), Yunnan Province (云南省), which borders Tibet and Yunnan. Along the way, the reporter met some tourists, many of whom said they had drunk the "police tea" from the Bingzhongluo Border Checkpoint—mung bean soup in summer, sweet tea in winter, and so on.
This kind of "police tea" hasn't always been available. Last autumn, police officer Ma Defei (马德飞) led a patrol and encountered a car stuck in a ditch at the Yunnan-Tibet border overlook. The car owner, Mr. Wang (王先生), was anxiously pacing around—there was no one on the road, no internet on his phone, and his child was huddled in the car, frightened. Ma Defei and his colleagues immediately started the rescue, working for more than half an hour to finally push the car out of the ditch. At that time, Ma Defei only had a bottle of cool mineral water in his car, but the child didn't drink it because it was too cold.
Back at the station, Ma Defei pulled his colleagues together to chat, listing the problems tourists encountered on patrol: self-driving tourists running out of water after their cars broke down in uninhabited areas, elderly people with altitude sickness having no medicine, lost tourists with dead phones... After walking along the Bingchachha Line for 3 days with his colleagues, Ma Defei summarized the most common problems tourists encountered: difficulty in replenishing supplies, difficulty in emergency assistance, and difficulty in communication—especially in tourist-dense areas such as overlooks and popular photo spots, where the problems were more prominent.
If the masses have needs, the police should respond accordingly. Initially, some colleagues worried that patrol tasks were already heavy, and adding public service would divert energy. Ma Defei said, "We can't ignore the difficulties of the masses. Without affecting the patrol, bringing more things can also help." After several discussions, hot water, sweet tea, snacks, emergency medicine, and power banks were all loaded onto the police car. Now, next to the Yunnan-Tibet border overlook, tourists often gather around the police car to drink hot drinks and take a break. The originally deserted mountain road has become a bit warmer.
In early spring this year, Mr. Wang traveled the Bingchachha Line with his child again, making a special detour to the checkpoint to express his gratitude. Unlike last time, the child took the sweet tea and said "thank you" with a smile.
From a bottle of water that couldn't be handed out, to a cup of sweet tea that was gladly accepted by a child; from an accidental rescue, to a series of heartwarming services. These small work innovations give us inspiration: we must not only solve the immediate problems of the masses, but also understand the needs behind them. The masses won't always voice their difficulties; learning to proactively engage with them, offering a helping hand, and chatting a bit more are essential to accurately understanding their needs and providing precise services.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Nanchang (南昌) May 14th dispatch (Reporter Zhou Huan (周欢)) The Jiangxi Province Development and Reform Commission (江西省发展改革委) and 12 other departments (units) jointly issued the "Jiangxi Province Engineering Construction Project Bidding Agency Management Measures (Trial Implementation)," which, through the construction of a province-wide bidding agency management system, establishes a regulatory system for agency organizations and practitioners, further strengthening the supervision and punishment of agency organizations and practitioners. The measures will be implemented on August 1, 2026, with a trial period of 2 years.
In terms of unified information registration, relying on the "Digital Development and Reform" platform and the "Jiangxi Housing and Construction Cloud" platform, the measures require agency organizations to confirm their business status and personnel social security information before April 30th each year. For those who fail to update or confirm on time, the system will automatically mark them as abnormal and suspend the push of information to the National Construction Market Supervision Public Service Platform. In terms of standardizing professional conduct, the measures propose that agency business must determine a project leader, who must be selected from the registered practitioners, be responsible for the entire process of bidding plan planning, document preparation, bid opening and evaluation organization, and objection complaint assistance, and the name must be stated in the bidding announcement.
In addition, the measures propose the establishment of a "one agency, one evaluation" quantitative scoring system. The evaluation system consists of three parts: basic information, performance capability, and adverse behavior. The evaluation results are automatically updated daily and made public to society. Administrative supervision departments will implement differentiated supervision based on the evaluation scores, and agencies with lower evaluation scores will be included in the scope of key supervision.
Return to TopOn May 14th, the Lianyungang Lianyun District (连云区) Senior Citizens' Science and Technology Association (老年科协), Volunteer Federation (志愿者联合会), and other organizations in Jiangsu Province (江苏省) organized volunteer service activities, setting up special zones for consumer rights protection, legal popularization, and safety science popularization to provide services for the elderly. The picture shows young volunteers from the court providing legal consultation services to citizens.
Photo by Zhu Huanan (朱华南) (Image China (影像中国)).
Return to TopThis newspaper Hohhot (呼和浩特) May 14th (Reporter Wu Yong (吴勇)) The Songshan District (松山区) of Chifeng City (赤峰市), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), adheres closely to the concept of "sharing at all times and ages," optimizing and upgrading the Party-Masses Service Center to allow high-quality services to run throughout the day and cover the old, middle-aged, young, and children.
In the past, the activity rooms of many community Party-Masses Service Centers were only open during office hours, making it inconvenient for residents to use them at any time. To solve this problem, Songshan District (松山区) carried out a dynamic and static zoning transformation of the Party-Masses Service Center, distinguishing between office areas and resident activity areas. The activity area is equipped with an independent access channel, and residents who have registered their real-name information can independently use various functional spaces; the office area maintains access control isolation to ensure the security of government affairs information and internal management is not affected. At the same time, the Party-Masses Service Center still retains extended appointment window services to provide staggered convenience for the people who handle affairs.
In response to the dining needs of the elderly, Songshan District (松山区) has also built benefit-the-people restaurants, launching affordable nutritious meals and home delivery services. At the same time, it revitalizes the public areas of the community Party-Masses Service Center, builds childcare spaces, and equips them with full-time staff and volunteers to carry out after-school care and holiday care, solving the childcare problems of dual-income families. Some communities have also opened youth night schools and skills training classes, attracting a large number of middle-aged and young people to participate.
"The Party-Masses Service Center should closely meet the needs of people's livelihoods and effectively serve community residents," said Li Zongming (李宗明), Minister of the Organization Department of the Songshan District (松山区) Party Committee. "We strengthen Party building leadership, so that all-time, all-weather online services, precise care for all ages and all cycles, and the mutual integration and sharing of multiple subjects can truly be implemented, making the services of the Party-Masses Service Center feelable, accessible, and shared by everyone."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王云娜
In the afternoon, Ms. He, a resident of Guanghe Community, Tianhenan Street, Tianhe District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province (广东省广州市天河区天河南街道广和社区), returned to the community and took the elevator directly to the 8th floor. "Thanks to the community's Comprehensive Management Center, the elevator shutdown dispute was resolved. Now it's easy to go up and down the stairs, and I don't have to worry about carrying heavy objects," she said with a smile.
At that time, the elevator installed in the community suddenly stopped running, and the residents' group instantly exploded. It turned out that the elevator maintenance contract had expired. The management company provided services for more than two months beyond the deadline, but had been waiting for the renewal, and could not bear the pressure of operating costs, so it shut down the elevator.
There are 18 households in this building. The elevator installation was launched in 2019, and Mr. Wen (文先生), a resident, was the leading representative. In 2021, the elevator passed the acceptance inspection, and a government subsidy of 100,000 yuan was received. He was also responsible for keeping the funds, contacting the maintenance company, and paying the operation and maintenance costs.
Elevators are special equipment, and the law has clear regulations: the user unit must sign a contract with a qualified maintenance unit to ensure standardized maintenance, safe operation, and protect the lives of elevator passengers. Renewing the contract became the fastest way to restart the elevator.
To solve the problem, some residents called Mr. Wen. But Mr. Wen said that he was on a business trip and could only come back in a week to deal with the renewal.
Is it a real business trip, or is there a hidden story? When will the elevator be able to resume operation? Questions lingered in the minds of the residents. Without an elevator, it was even more difficult for high-rise residents to travel. Several residents simply went straight to the community for help.
In the Guanghe Community Comprehensive Management Center workstation, Zhong Yonghui (钟永辉), Deputy Secretary of the Community Party Committee, and Weng Qianru (翁倩茹), Deputy Director of the Community Neighborhood Committee, received them. The residents' demands were very clear: renew the fee as soon as possible, use the elevator as soon as possible, and the contract will be signed after Mr. Wen returns.
After sending the residents away, Zhong Yonghui immediately contacted Mr. Wen. This nearly sixty-year-old owner finally expressed his concerns: "I am in charge of everyone's money, I am not on site and I am not clear about the specific situation, and I don't know if the residents all agree to renew the contract."
Mutual distrust turned a small matter into a problem. Zhong Yonghui and Weng Qianru immediately consulted the legal counsel of the community's Comprehensive Management Center workstation and learned that the practice of "renewing the contract first and then paying the fee" was more appropriate, which not only complied with legal regulations, but also solved practical problems.
They gathered enthusiastic community residents and representatives of the elevator company and called Mr. Wen again to carry out online and offline joint mediation. During this period, the elevator company representative understood Mr. Wen's concerns and agreed to renew the contract first and then pay the fee. Considering that Mr. Wen was not in Guangzhou (广州) and could not sign the contract, everyone elected another enthusiastic resident to sign the contract on his behalf, and then Mr. Wen transferred the payment. After that, the elevator immediately resumed operation. The residents were able to take the elevator as they wished, and a dispute was resolved in its infancy.
"In the past, mediation relied entirely on verbal persuasion, and many problems were difficult to solve," said Weng Qianru. "After the establishment of the community's Comprehensive Management Center workstation in August 2023, it not only assumed the responsibility of resolving conflicts, but also had professional support. "Our ability to solve problems has been strengthened, and residents' satisfaction has also increased."
Since 2022, Guangzhou (广州) has started to promote the upgrading of town and street comprehensive management centers and extend the construction of village and community comprehensive management center workstations. As of the end of 2025, 1 municipal-level, 11 district-level, and 177 town (street)-level comprehensive management centers have been built. At present, comprehensive management centers at all levels in Guangzhou (广州) implement one-stop acceptance, one-stop mediation, and full-chain resolution of conflicts and disputes. "The Comprehensive Management Center has realized the entry of multiple departments to handle the demands of the masses in accordance with the law, striving to resolve cases and resolve both the matter and the heart," said Luo Jian (罗剑), Director of the Grassroots Social Governance Division of the Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee Political and Legal Affairs Commission (广州市委政法委).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李心萍 田 泓 程远州 秦瑞杰
Data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows that in March, the sales prices of new and second-hand residential properties in first-tier cities rebounded month-on-month. Among 70 large and medium-sized cities, the number of cities with month-on-month increases in new and second-hand housing prices both increased compared to February, indicating an expansion in the market recovery. Recently, reporters visited the front lines of the real estate markets in Shanghai (上海), Shenzhen (深圳) in Guangdong (广东), and Yinchuan (银川) in Ningxia (宁夏) to experience the true temperature of the market.
Shanghai (上海): Volume rises and prices stabilize, entering a recovery phase.
The "Little Spring" in the Shanghai (上海) real estate market remains hot. In March of this year, the second-hand housing market set a new high in nearly 5 years with a transaction volume of 31,215 units, ending a 33-month decline in prices. The transaction volume in April even reached a new high for the same period in the past 10 years, reaching 28,742 units, an increase of approximately 22.3% year-on-year.
"In the past two months, the progress of various tasks in the store has been overfulfilled," said Wang Tao (王涛), a senior broker at Lianjia Xuhui Leshan Main Store (链家徐汇乐山总店). Since Shanghai (上海) released the optimized new "Shanghai Seven Measures" (沪七条) in February of this year, the number of online inquiries and offline viewings at the store has significantly increased. The average number of online inquiries received by a single broker each month has risen from around 30 to 50 previously to over 100.
The Xujiahui (徐家汇) and Xinhua Road (新华路) sectors where the Leshan Main Store (乐山总店) business area is located have mature supporting facilities. Xiao Wang (小王), who works in Xujiahui (徐家汇) and is a "Shanghai drifter" (沪漂), has been renting a house in the past. Benefiting from the adjustment of purchase restrictions in the new "Shanghai Seven Measures" (沪七条), Xiao Wang (小王) obtained the qualification to purchase a house. With the increase in the upper limit of the housing provident fund loan amount, calculated at a down payment ratio of 30%, the monthly mortgage is similar to the rent. "So I decided to buy a house and settle down in Shanghai (上海) for development." In addition, policies such as the temporary exemption of individual housing property tax have also accurately released the replacement needs of some groups, opening up the replacement chain.
"Recently, the mentality of both buyers and sellers has become more rational. Sellers have not been reluctant to sell or raise prices due to the improvement in the market, and buyers no longer significantly cut prices," Wang Tao (王涛) told reporters. The increase in volume and stable prices of second-hand houses around the store also benefit from the increased efforts in urban renewal, such as the installation of elevators in old communities, the renovation of beautiful homes, and the widening of roads, which have improved the quality of housing and made buyers feel that it is "worth the money."
While the second-hand housing market is hot, the new housing market is also recovering simultaneously.
During the "May Day" holiday this year, the new project China Overseas Grand Mansion (中海·环宇玖章) located in the Putuo (普陀) "Zhenru Emerald Valley" (真如翠谷) sector received a total of 500 groups of customers and sold 15 units. Chen Hang (陈航), the person in charge of the project, told reporters that the project is located between the inner and middle ring roads and is a typical improvement-oriented housing.
In the project's model room, reporters met Mr. and Mrs. Li (李先生夫妇) who came to see the house in person. Mr. Li (李先生) said that they bought a house here through replacement and liked the design of the 270-degree bay window in the master bedroom very much.
In September 2025, Shanghai (上海) introduced new residential design specifications, which improved the product power of new houses by optimizing the space design of "half-area" or "non-calculated area" such as balconies, equipment platforms, and bay windows.
The improvement in the expectation of the Shanghai (上海) real estate market is also reflected in the positive linkage between the new housing market and the land market.
In the 2026 Shanghai (上海) third batch of commercial residential land plots publicly transferred on April 21, the Xuhui Botanical Garden (徐汇植物园) plot was traded after 82 rounds of bidding, with a total transaction price of 3.3 billion yuan and a transaction floor price of approximately 87,000 yuan/square meter, with a premium rate of 25%. The relevant person in charge of the Xuhui District Housing Security and Housing Management Bureau (徐汇区住房保障和房屋管理局) stated that in the process of urban renewal, the Changqiao Street (长桥街道), where the plot is located, focuses on strengthening the upgrading of commercial energy, and simultaneously promotes the construction of park city demonstration areas, the layout of rail transit stations, and the renewal of the riverside area. The regional development vision superimposed on the effect of the new policy effectively stabilizes market expectations.
Yan Yuejin (严跃进), Deputy Dean of the E-house China R&D Institute (上海易居房地产研究院), believes that the Shanghai (上海) real estate market presents a positive trend of "volume rising and prices stabilizing," market confidence is being repaired, and the replacement chain is gradually being opened up. The subsequent performance is worth looking forward to.
Shenzhen (深圳): New policies promote transaction volume growth and help the real estate market stabilize and rebound.
On April 29, Shenzhen (深圳) released a new round of real estate market optimization policies, relaxing purchase restrictions in areas such as Futian District (福田区), Nanshan District (南山区), and Xin'an Street (新安街道) in Bao'an District (宝安区), and increasing the housing provident fund loan amount. During the "May Day" holiday this year, reporters visited many places in Shenzhen (深圳) and found that under the stimulation of the new policies, the Shenzhen (深圳) real estate market showed a trend of "stable prices and increased volume, with high-quality leading the way."
Data from the Shenzhen Municipal Housing and Construction Bureau (深圳市住房和建设局) shows that from April 30 to May 5, the online signing sales of new commercial residential properties in Shenzhen (深圳) was 492 units, an increase of 68.5% year-on-year; the online signing sales of second-hand residential properties was 337 units, an increase of 54.6% year-on-year.
On the afternoon of May 5, the marketing center of the China Construction First Group Pengchen Yunzhu (中建壹品鹏宸云筑) project in Longhua District (龙华区), Shenzhen (深圳) was a busy scene, with citizens coming to consult, select houses, and sign contracts in an endless stream.
Wu Qi (吴启), the marketing director of the project, introduced that since the end of February this year, customers' willingness to buy houses has increased significantly, and the transaction cycle has been significantly shortened.
At the sales office, Xu Hui (徐辉), who came to see the house for the third time, subscribed for a new house. "I had been waiting and watching before, but seeing that this building was about to be sold out, I took action," Xu Hui (徐辉) said with a smile. The new policy prompted him to make up his mind - the couple's housing provident fund can loan more than 2.7 million yuan, and the monthly supply pressure is greatly reduced.
"The stabilization and rebound of the Shenzhen (深圳) real estate market is not a short-term fluctuation, but a trend of improvement after market adjustment," judged Li Yan (李妍), director of the Shenzhen Real Estate and Urban Construction Development Research Center (深圳市房地产和城市建设发展研究中心).
This time, Shenzhen (深圳) relaxed purchase restrictions in areas such as Futian (福田), which greatly reduced the threshold for foreign customers to enter the market; the housing provident fund loan amount was significantly increased, with the maximum loan amount for individuals being 1.89 million yuan and the maximum loan amount for families being 3.51 million yuan. In addition, it pioneered the policy of supporting newly married and newly育 families to use housing provident fund loans. Only one week after the implementation of the new policy, the average loan amount per housing provident fund in the city increased from 1.24 million yuan to 1.49 million yuan, effectively reducing the pressure on first-time and improved families to purchase houses.
He Ling (贺玲), marketing president of Leyoujia Group (乐有家集团), introduced that during the "May Day" holiday this year, the number of inquiries and transactions from foreign customers increased significantly; in addition, Leyoujia (乐有家) monitoring data showed that the signing volume of second-hand houses in Nanshan District (南山区), Futian District (福田区), and Bao'an District (宝安区) increased by 103%, 97%, and 150% year-on-year, respectively.
"There is still room in the policy toolbox, but the market has entered a stage of relying on products and quality," said Li Yan (李妍). First-line sales staff feel this more directly. "Good houses that can meet the needs of the people are not worried about selling," said Xie Weijie (谢伟杰), marketing director of the China Overseas Dayun Grand Mansion (中海大运玖章) project in Longgang (龙岗), Shenzhen (深圳). He believes that the current differentiation of the Shenzhen (深圳) real estate market is intensifying. "Projects with quality assurance and location advantages can be quickly de-stocked without lowering prices."
Li Yan (李妍) introduced that the stabilization and rebound of the Shenzhen (深圳) real estate market is not a universal increase in prices and popularity. The rigid demand market with lower total prices and high-end luxury homes have rebounded first, while the performance of mid-end improvement projects is relatively flat; areas such as Futian District (福田区), Nanshan District (南山区), and Bao'an Central District (宝安中心区) are rapidly de-stocked, while the inventory pressure in remote suburban areas is greater.
"The new policy has a significant boosting effect on the real estate market in major areas, greatly increasing the support for rigid demand housing purchases, and the Shenzhen (深圳) real estate market is accelerating towards a healthier, more stable, and sustainable new stage of development," said Li Yan (李妍).
Yinchuan (银川): Housing demand shifts from "having it" to "having it good."
During the "May Day" holiday this year, the Xixia Wanda Plaza (西夏万达广场) in Yinchuan (银川) was crowded with people. The "Gathering in Xixia District (西夏区) · Enjoying a Better Home" 2026 Xixia District (西夏区) Real Estate Enterprise Brand Tour Exhibition was held here, with many high-quality real estate projects appearing together.
"I was still struggling with whether to change houses, but after asking on the spot, the policy subsidy plus the second-child family housing provident fund floating policy can save a total of more than 20,000 yuan, which can be used to buy new home appliances," said Mr. Wang (王先生), a citizen who came to see the house with two children. He said that he could ask about the subsidy conditions and handling steps at the tour exhibition, which was worry-free and reassuring.
Which houses sell well? "Taking second-hand housing sales as an example, customers ask three things when they enter the door: whether there is an elevator, whether the apartment type is good, and whether the surrounding area has been renovated," Zhang Lei (张磊), a property manager at Zhongcheng Real Estate (中诚地产) in Xixia District (西夏区), told reporters. In the past two years, Xixia District (西夏区) has focused on promoting the "micro-transformation" of old communities, and the environment of many old communities has been greatly improved. "As long as the environment improves, the number of customers who come to see the house will increase significantly, and the transaction volume can also increase."
At the Shengshi Xuefu (盛世学府) sales office in Xixia District (西夏区) at the exhibition site, three or four groups of customers surrounded the sand table, and the sales staff were busy introducing the floor plan. Mr. Zhang (章先生), a citizen who came to see the house, told reporters: "The original house was not soundproof, and I wanted to change to a house with a good environment and complete supporting facilities." The on-site sales staff introduced that the project introduced a whole-house intelligent system during construction, which can voice control lights, curtains, home appliances, etc., which attracted many customers.
Behind the market differentiation is the shift in housing demand from "having it" to "having it good."
Cao Deling (曹德玲), Director of the Housing, Urban-Rural Development and Transportation Bureau of Xixia District (西夏区住房城乡建设和交通局), introduced that since last year, Xixia District (西夏区) has gradually implemented the renovation of urban villages and dilapidated houses in 51 areas and 6,388 households, which not only eliminated safety hazards but also released a batch of improved housing demand.
Policies are also reducing the burden on homebuyers. In January of this year, Yinchuan (银川) issued the "Several Measures on Promoting the Stable and Healthy Development of the Real Estate Market" (Yin Ba Tiao) (银八条), which implemented precise policies from eight aspects such as residential community planning and design and "good house" construction.
"These policies give people the confidence to change houses," said Shi Renbao (石仁宝), head of the Real Estate Management Section of the Yinchuan Municipal Housing and Construction Bureau (银川市住建局房地产管理科). "Yin Ba Tiao" (银八条) further increased the standard on the basis of the original housing purchase subsidy, and the housing provident fund loan amount for multi-child families was increased by 200,000 yuan to 300,000 yuan.
"With the implementation of various measures and the steady progress of urban renewal projects, the number of visits and transactions in several new real estate projects in Xixia District (西夏区) has rebounded," said Cao Deling (曹德玲).
Policy benefits are concentrated and released, and the real estate market in hot cities is heating up.
The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局) held a meeting on April 28 to analyze and study the current economic situation and economic work. The meeting pointed out that "efforts should be made to stabilize the real estate market and steadily promote urban renewal," once again releasing the signal that China (中国) will continue to promote the stable and healthy development of the real estate market.
In addition to Shenzhen (深圳), Guangzhou (广州) in Guangdong (广东) issued the "Sui Ba Tiao" (穗八条) new policy, with a maximum subsidy of 30,000 yuan for "selling the old and buying the new"; Wuhan (武汉) in Hubei (湖北) launched the "Han Qi Tiao" (汉七条), relaxing the recognition of first homes and increasing housing credit support.
The simultaneous introduction of multiple cities and multiple measures has effectively lowered the threshold for home ownership. From the recent market performance, the policy effect has initially appeared, and the transaction of new and second-hand houses in some key cities has rebounded significantly.
In terms of new houses, data from the China Index Academy (中指研究院) shows that during the "May Day" holiday this year, driven by the dual factors of new real estate policies and holiday marketing activities, the online signing area of new commercial residential properties in 26 key cities was 518,000 square meters, an increase of 12.5% year-on-year. In terms of second-hand houses, data monitored by the Beike platform (贝壳平台) shows that from May 1 to 12, the transaction volume of second-hand houses in 50 key cities across the country increased by more than 30% year-on-year. The transaction volume of second-hand houses in cities such as Guangzhou (广州), Shenzhen (深圳), Suzhou (苏州), Wuhan (武汉), Ningbo (宁波), Xiamen (厦门), Fuzhou (福州), Dongguan (东莞), Foshan (佛山), Hefei (合肥), Yinchuan (银川), and Guiyang (贵阳) has increased significantly, and the growth rate of transaction volume is significantly higher than the volume of consultation and viewing. Currently, customers' willingness to enter the market is more active than last year, and market confidence has improved significantly.
Tao Qi (陶琦), a senior analyst at the Beike Research Institute (贝壳研究院), analyzed that since the beginning of this year, a series of policies to stabilize the real estate market have been implemented one after another, accurately targeting the rigid demand group and effectively activating market demand. Overall, the market is expected to enter a stabilization phase.
Zhang Dawei (张大伟), chief analyst at Centaline Property (中原地产), said that the overall characteristics of the real estate market recently are that first-tier cities are generally warming up and strong second-tier cities are differentiated, showing a trend of "volume rising, viewing increasing, and bargaining narrowing." **不过** (bù guò - "however," indicates a shift in thought or a qualification of the previous statement), "however, the overall market differentiation still exists and requires more policy support."
The interviewed experts said that with the continuous improvement of the long-term mechanism of the real estate market, the foundation for the high-quality development of real estate will be continuously consolidated, and market expectations are expected to be steadily repaired.
This issue is coordinated by: Min Fangzheng (闵方正)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 黄 超
Yang Shaochen (杨少晨), a doctoral student in mechanical engineering at Zhejiang University's Zijingang Campus (浙江大学紫金港校区), returned to campus after work. For the past few dozen days, he had been at a construction site for an underwater tunnel project in Shanghai (上海), working alongside frontline technicians to solve abnormal tunneling parameters in the intelligent system of a tunnel boring machine (TBM). "I found my career direction in the forward-extending tunnel," Yang Shaochen (杨少晨) said, his eyes shining.
As an indispensable national heavy equipment for subway, high-speed rail, and cross-sea tunnel projects, TBMs urgently need a more intelligent "brain," which is also Yang Shaochen's (杨少晨) research topic. From theoretical deduction in the laboratory to on-site verification deep in the tunnel, countless stooping advances were made. "Water inrush, collapse, and even jamming and shutdown caused by human misjudgment, the intelligent upgrade of underground construction is imminent." Yang Shaochen (杨少晨) vividly remembers his first time down a tunnel, an experience that made him determined to devote himself to this industry.
Finding a job and choosing an industry is more about choosing a career. After consulting information, conducting research, and interning on the front lines for several months, he selected the leading enterprise in the TBM industry—China Railway Engineering Equipment Group Co., Ltd. (中铁工程装备集团有限公司). "I spend several months of the year stationed at the company, going down into the tunnels with them for debugging," Yang Shaochen (杨少晨) said. Close contact made him realize that this type of position requires comprehensive talents who can connect basic research, engineering applications, and industrial transformation.
At the 3rd National Career Planning Competition for College Students National Finals held in April this year, Yang Shaochen (杨少晨) confidently and calmly narrated his scientific research achievements and career ideals, and finally won the gold award, adding another experience to his job search journey.
"When I first participated in the campus selection competition, I was nervous as soon as I got on stage," Yang Shaochen (杨少晨) said. Through repeated polishing and practical experience, he learned how to better tell his career plan, transforming scientific research terms into vivid struggle stories. At the scene, a business judge from the transportation field commented: "Your narration is very inspiring to us, and we hope that we can work together for China's transportation industry in the future." This sentence made Yang Shaochen's (杨少晨) heart surge: "What I do is closely linked to the needs of the country and the industry."
From participant to beneficiary, Yang Shaochen's (杨少晨) experience reflects the refined and full-process employment education landscape of Zhejiang University (浙江大学). Cao Lei (曹磊), director of the Employment Guidance and Service Center of Zhejiang University (浙江大学就业指导与服务中心), introduced that the school is committed to building a talent training system covering the entire chain of career enlightenment, ability improvement, and job matching.
Precise docking starts with forward-looking insights. The school launched the "Qizhen Exploration" (启真探业) off-campus industry mentor program, bringing together more than 130 experts and alumni covering 16 key areas such as intelligent technology and advanced manufacturing, providing "one-on-one" cutting-edge guidance. It created the "Qizhen Exploration Training Camp" (启真探业训练营), leading students into multiple companies to immerse themselves in the real workplace. "This kind of zero-distance observation and exchange allows us to truly feel the pulse of the industry and see our own ability gaps," Yang Shaochen (杨少晨) said.
Providing services to the students' hearts. The large-scale recruitment fairs organized by the school are not only distribution centers for positions, but also training grounds for abilities. Employment guidance experts provide on-site services such as resume modification and interview coaching. Yang Shaochen (杨少晨) remembers that an expert once pointed out the problems in his resume sharply: "Don't just list papers and awards, but explain clearly what key problems you solved in the project and what specific abilities you formed." This reminder taught him how to accurately transform solid scientific research accumulation into the main competitiveness when looking for a job.
"Career choices should not only look at treatment, but also whether professional accumulation can continue and whether personal interests can resonate with national needs." Thanks to the guidance of the career planning competition and the guidance of the school, Yang Shaochen (杨少晨) has clearly planned his employment direction. He has now reached a preliminary employment intention with relevant companies. "They highly recognize my research and expect my joining to bring new power to intelligent TBMs."
Looking to the future, his goal is very clear: relying on the strength of the team, promote the research of intelligent TBMs from pilot to full application, "**潜心研发** (qián xīn yán fā - "devote oneself to research and development," to focus intently on research and development)," to build an intelligent TBM that can lead the world.
Over the years, Yang Shaochen's (杨少晨) footprints have involved the underwater construction site in Shanghai (上海), the snow mountain tunnel in Xinjiang (新疆), and the complex strata in Henan (河南). At one tunnel, in order to locate the operating fault of the intelligent system, he stayed for more than 20 hours, repeatedly troubleshooting until the problem was solved.
Someone asked him: Why does a doctoral student from Zhejiang University (浙江大学) choose this job that is accompanied by noise, dust, and high ground temperature all year round? Yang Shaochen (杨少晨) quoted what Dilinu'er (迪丽努尔), a tour guide in Xinjiang (新疆), said to tourists when telling the story of the Tianshan Tunnel (天山隧道): "It is not easy to penetrate the Tianshan Mountains (天山), but there are people on the other side of the Tianshan Mountains (天山)."
"If I can participate in the construction of such a project and get such an evaluation, that would be my greatest career pursuit." Yang Shaochen's (杨少晨) young face showed determination.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on May 14th (Reporter Bai Jianfeng (白剑峰)) - The National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委) announced on the 14th the "National Fertility-Friendly City and Fertility-Friendly Unit Creation Management Measures," launching the national fertility-friendly city and fertility-friendly unit creation work.
A national fertility-friendly city refers to a city that, as a unit, effectively reduces the burden of family childbearing, raising, and education by improving support measures in areas such as economy, time, services, and culture, striving to achieve public satisfaction, family happiness, and social harmony, and promoting high-quality population development. The measures revolve around strengthening organizational leadership, strengthening fertility service support, strengthening the construction of childcare service systems, strengthening support measures such as education, housing, and employment, and creating a fertility-friendly social atmosphere, with a total of 32 evaluation criteria set across 5 dimensions.
A national fertility-friendly unit refers to an employer that, as a unit, implements fertility support policies, creates favorable conditions for employees to have, raise, and educate children, supports employees in balancing work and family relationships, and strives to create a social atmosphere that respects and supports childbearing. The measures revolve around strengthening the protection of fertility-friendly rights and interests, building fertility-friendly workplaces, and cultivating fertility-friendly concepts and culture, with a total of 20 evaluation criteria set across 3 dimensions.
Return to TopOn May 13th, the Basic Control Brigade of the Shizhong District Branch of the Jinan Public Security Bureau (济南市公安局) in Shandong Province (山东省), together with police officers from the Qixian Police Station (七贤派出所), came to Quanhai School (泉海学校) in Shizhong District (市中区) of Jinan City (济南市) to process ID cards for senior high school entrance examination candidates. With the middle and high school entrance examinations approaching, the Shizhong District Branch (市中区分局) contacted schools in its jurisdiction to open a "green channel" for ID card processing, ensuring that candidates can successfully participate in the examinations.
Photo by Hao Xincheng (郝鑫城) (Image China).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 游 仪
In Lanhua Village (兰花村), Zitong County (梓潼县), Mianyang City (绵阳市), Sichuan Province (四川省), under the sun, a group of villagers were busy sowing, fertilizing, and watering in a field. It turned out that after learning that their neighbor Song Yuqiong (宋玉琼) was hospitalized, everyone spontaneously came to help her with farm work.
"The rapeseed has just been harvested, and the land hasn't had time to be plowed. I'm afraid that if it's left for too long, the soil will harden and be difficult to plow," Song Yuqiong (宋玉琼) said to her daughter Wang Ruiping (王瑞萍). Lying in bed, she still worried about the farm work in the field.
Song Yuqiong (宋玉琼) didn't expect that her neighbors had already planned it for her.
At noon on May 7, Huang Zhifen (黄芝芬) and several neighbors were eating and chatting about Song Yuqiong's (宋玉琼) hospitalization and the fact that no one was doing farm work at home. Someone mentioned that the ditch in front of the Wang's (王) house was a good place to release water, which was a good time to water the land. Someone else said that Pu Zaiyin (蒲在银) could drive a rotary tiller, so plowing the land would not be a problem. Everyone agreed that while they were not busy these days, they would help Song Yuqiong (宋玉琼) plant the land.
Huang Zhifen (黄芝芬) bent over and sowed corn seeds one handful at a time, and Zhou Zonghua (周宗华) followed behind to fertilize; Wang Xiuqun (王秀群) and Zhou Wenyu (周文玉) each used a hoe to dig ditches and cover the soil, while Xie Bingshun (谢炳顺) was responsible for diverting water to irrigate the land; then, Pu Zaiyin (蒲在银) drove the agricultural machinery to plow the remaining land smooth and flat. In just over an hour, more than five minutes of land was neatly planted.
On May 9, Song Yuqiong (宋玉琼) was discharged from the hospital and returned home, and immediately saw the field - plowed, planted, and thoroughly watered. Learning that it was her neighbors who helped, she quickly called everyone: "Thank you for your concern, I'm sorry to trouble you."
Huang Zhifen's (黄芝芬) hearty laughter came from the other end of the phone: "What's there to say, you often help us with this and that, don't mention it."
In Lanhua Village (兰花村), Song Yuqiong (宋玉琼) is a well-known enthusiastic person. Whenever someone's family is too busy peeling peas or planting corn, she always quietly goes over to lend a hand; if there are elderly people in the village who can't drive, she helps them pull grain and take people to the street. "She has also helped us a lot. Everyone is a neighbor, and 人心换人心 (rén xīn huàn rén xīn - "hearts exchange for hearts," treat others as you wish to be treated)." Huang Zhifen (黄芝芬) said.
What is planted is corn, and what grows is the concern between neighbors.
Return to TopThe People's Daily, Beijing, May 14th (Reporter Sun Xiuyan (孙秀艳)) The National Healthcare Security Administration (国家医保局) announced on the 14th a case involving fraudulent long-term care insurance, which is also the first long-term care insurance fraud case investigated by the medical insurance department.
The announcement shows that in October 2025, the Shanghai Municipal Medical Insurance Department (上海市医保部门) discovered through tip-offs and long-term care insurance fraud identification model screening that the disability level assessment for long-term care insurance of 324 elderly people at Shanghai Xin'an Kang Shentongda Elderly Service Development Center (上海心安康身通达为老服务发展中心) was completed by Shanghai Yangpu District Yicheng Elderly Care Assessment Center (上海杨浦区益诚老年照护评估中心), and the assessment address was "Shiguang Xincun Elderly Care Home (市光新村长者照护之家)"; the service address of 25 elderly people was registered as the registered address of the institution, and the contact person was the same institutional manager. After on-site verification, "Shiguang Xincun Elderly Care Home (市光新村长者照护之家)" belongs to an affiliated institution of Xin'an Kang Service Center (心安康服务中心). The above-mentioned 324 elderly people did not actually live in "Shiguang Xincun Elderly Care Home (市光新村长者照护之家)". Xin'an Kang Service Center (心安康服务中心) and Yicheng Assessment Center (益诚评估中心) are suspected of major fraud.
Accordingly, the Shanghai Municipal Medical Insurance Department (上海市医保部门) quickly established a special investigation team to cross-verify data such as disability assessment files of relevant long-term care insurance participants, long-term care insurance settlement details, and medical insurance treatment records. It was found that some elderly people with an assessment level of 6 (severe disability) were able to move freely and had traveled many times.
The Shanghai Municipal Medical Insurance Department (上海市医保部门) promptly initiated reassessment of the disability status of some elderly people and transferred the case to the public security organs to strengthen the connection between administrative and criminal justice and cooperate with each other. After investigation by the public security department, Zhu (朱), the head of Xin'an Kang Service Center (心安康服务中心), and Su (苏), the legal representative of Yicheng Assessment Center (益诚评估中心), colluded to recruit elderly people by "helping to apply for 'long-term care insurance' and promising to guarantee the passage of disability level assessment," and successively induced more than 200 people to entrust Xin'an Kang Service Center (心安康服务中心) to apply for "long-term care insurance" on their behalf. Xin'an Kang Service Center (心安康服务中心) arranged for applicants to live together to receive assessment and incited the elderly to "deliberately fail to get out of bed," "deliberately fail to walk," and "deliberately fail to stand alone" during the assessment to feign disability and dementia. Yicheng Assessment Center (益诚评估中心) artificially manipulated indicators according to the agreed list. Knowing that the applicants were not actually disabled or demented, they falsely assessed the elderly who should have been rated as level zero to one as level three to six disability levels with disability characteristics such as "unable to walk independently and paralyzed in bed." Xin'an Kang Service Center (心安康服务中心) dispatched caregivers to the homes of the elderly, but did not provide care services, but provided housekeeping services such as cleaning. As of the time of the incident, the assessment level of 234 elderly people was reduced through reassessment of disability status, of which 144 people no longer enjoyed long-term care insurance benefits; the two institutions illegally obtained more than 2 million yuan of long-term care insurance funds.
Currently, Zhu (朱), Su (苏), and other 5 criminal suspects have been arrested and brought to justice. In accordance with relevant laws and regulations, the Shanghai Medical Insurance Department (上海医保部门) terminated the long-term care insurance service agreements of the above-mentioned two institutions, recovered more than 2.02 million yuan of illegally obtained long-term care insurance funds, imposed an administrative fine of more than 5.56 million yuan, terminated the long-term care insurance fund settlement qualifications of 6 assessment personnel, and prohibited 4 institutional managers from engaging in the management of designated long-term care institutions within 5 years.
The relevant person in charge of the National Healthcare Security Administration (国家医保局) stated that, in the next step, the medical insurance department will focus on severely cracking down on fraud such as "fake assessment, fake service, and fake disability" to effectively safeguard the safety of long-term care insurance funds.
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Introduction
The "May Day" holiday has passed, but the Zhenyuan Bridge Relics Museum (镇远桥遗址馆) in Taiyuan (太原), Shanxi (山西) Province, remains crowded. Tourists stand before the ancient bridge, either gazing intently or conversing in hushed tones. The relics museum is not large in size, but its popularity is high, receiving hundreds of citizens and tourists every day.
This Ming Dynasty (明代) moat bridge, once deeply buried underground, was discovered in August 2017 during the construction of the Beidajie Station (北大街站) on Taiyuan Metro Line 2 (太原地铁2号线). Subsequently, a relics museum was built on the original site for its preservation, allowing it to be reborn.
Today, above the relics museum is an elevated highway with heavy traffic, and below is a subway station bustling with people. The towering new bridge, the ancient bridge with its vicissitudes, and the efficient subway form a three-dimensional transportation panorama that blends the ancient and the modern, becoming a vivid footnote to the high-quality development of the city in the continuation of its cultural heritage.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized at the Central Urban Work Conference held in July 2025: "We must improve the historical and cultural protection and inheritance system, and attach importance to protecting the city's unique historical context, human geography, and natural landscape."
When subway construction encounters underground cultural relics, how can we ensure the smooth progress of the project while properly protecting and rationally utilizing the relics? As the International Museum Day on May 18 approaches, reporters visited Tianjin (天津), Taiyuan (太原) in Shanxi Province (山西省), Nanjing (南京) in Jiangsu Province (江苏省), and Xi'an (西安) in Shaanxi Province (陕西省) to investigate.
Discovery
Shifting from passive "encounter" to proactive "foresight," and from salvage excavation to protective excavation
In January of this year, the Zhenyuan Bridge Relics Museum (镇远桥遗址馆) officially opened, and visitors have been flocking to it ever since. Not just to take the subway, many people come specifically to see the ancient bridge. On social media, "subway encounters cultural relics" has become a trending topic.
This is not an isolated case. In 2017, the site of the east city wall of the ancient Tianjin Wei (天津卫) city from the Ming and Qing Dynasties (明清) was discovered in the engineering area of the Southeast Corner Station (东南角站) on Tianjin Metro Line 4 (天津地铁4号线); in 2021, Ming and Qing Dynasty (明清) brick-paved road remains were archaeologically excavated at the Confucius Temple Station (夫子庙站) on Nanjing Metro Line 5 (南京地铁5号线); in 2022, the second phase of the Xi'an Metro Line 6 (西安地铁6号线) was opened and put into operation, and passengers were surprised to find two ancient wells well-preserved in the passage connecting Line 2 (2号线) and Line 6 (6号线) at the Bell Tower Station (钟楼站)...
"In cities with a rich historical heritage, a large number of traces of ancient human activities are deeply buried underground in the form of relics and artifacts," said Gong Juping (龚巨平), Dean of the Nanjing Cultural Heritage Protection Research Institute (南京市文化遗产保护研究院). He explained that underground cultural relics in the Nanjing (南京) area are generally buried 1 to 4 meters deep. Subway tunnels are buried deeper than this, but subway station construction usually involves digging downwards from the surface, so encounters with cultural relics are sometimes unavoidable.
On one side are major livelihood projects such as urban rail transit, and on the other side are irreplaceable and non-renewable cultural relics. Wherever cultural relics are discovered during construction, archaeological teams rush to the site to carry out salvage excavations.
Over the years, many places have explored and established the principle of "archaeology first" in practice. Elevating the reform achievements of cultural relic protection and utilization that have proven effective in practice to legal institutions, the newly revised Cultural Relics Protection Law, which came into effect on March 1, 2025, added a pre-protection mechanism of "investigation before construction" for above-ground cultural relics and "archaeology before land transfer" for underground cultural relics. Currently, archaeological work in basic construction such as subways is shifting from passive "encounter" to proactive "foresight," and from salvage excavation to protective excavation.
For the Taiyuan (太原) Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Department, the discovery of the Zhenyuan Bridge Relics (镇远桥遗址) was a prepared "encounter."
Ren Hongmin (任红敏), Deputy Director of the Taiyuan Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics (太原市文物局), introduced that archaeological work in basic construction generally includes three stages: archaeological investigation, archaeological exploration, and necessary archaeological excavation. After archaeological investigation, as the first subway line in Taiyuan (太原), Taiyuan Metro Line 2 (太原地铁2号线) passes through the Taiyuan Fucheng (太原府城) area during the Ming and Qing Dynasties (明清), and cultural relics may be discovered. "According to the requirements at the time, a special patrol system was implemented for these key areas, and the construction party was required to report any discovery of cultural relics in a timely manner," said Ren Hongmin (任红敏).
In August 2017, the subway construction party was clearing the surface of the site, and when the excavator was working at a depth of 1.2 meters from the original ground, the bridge deck of the Zhenyuan Bridge Relics (镇远桥遗址) was discovered. "Clearing the surface is a prerequisite for archaeological exploration. Generally, after the surface is cleared, the cultural relics protection department organizes the exploration unit to enter the planned land area to carry out archaeological exploration. We didn't expect to make a discovery so quickly at that time," said Ren Hongmin (任红敏). Archaeological excavation was then carried out, and subway construction was temporarily suspended to cooperate.
"The discovery of the Zhenyuan Bridge Relics (镇远桥遗址) was in the height of summer, and by the time the archaeological excavation was basically completed, it was already winter," recalled Pei Jingrong (裴静蓉), Director of the Archaeological Research Institute of the Taiyuan Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics Protection (太原市文物保护研究院). "At that time, everyone was under a lot of pressure, working overtime, on the one hand, for fear of omissions, and on the other hand, for fear of delaying the subway construction schedule."
Archaeological work is meticulous and complex, from investigation to exploration to excavation, lasting from a few months to several years. Are there any technical means to speed up the process?
"In practice, exploration techniques such as resistivity methods and electromagnetic methods have been applied, which have the characteristics of fast speed, low labor intensity, and little damage to the site. However, affected by natural conditions, the detection is sometimes inaccurate; related technologies have not yet been fully popularized," Wen Zhang (文璋), Deputy Director of the Archaeological and Cultural Relics Protection Department of the Tianjin Cultural Heritage Protection Center (天津市文化遗产保护中心), admitted frankly. At present, in the archaeological exploration work of infrastructure construction, it mainly relies on manual operation and human eye identification. The most commonly used tool is the exploration shovel, also known as the "Luoyang shovel" (洛阳铲) in folk parlance, which is lightweight, flexible, efficient, and cost-effective.
How to find a balance between archaeological protection and construction efficiency?
Since 2024, the Shaanxi (陕西) cultural relics protection department has innovatively implemented a graded and classified archaeological work mechanism: areas that are assessed by archaeological investigation and evaluation as unlikely to contain buried cultural relics will no longer be archaeologically explored; areas with a low probability of buried cultural relics will scientifically optimize the exploration area and appropriately widen the hole spacing, that is, reduce the detection density; areas that may contain buried cultural relics will no longer be archaeologically investigated and evaluated, and archaeological exploration can be carried out directly.
"Since the implementation of the optimization measures, the project construction time and cost have been greatly reduced, and the efficiency of archaeological work in basic construction has been significantly improved," said Sun Zhouyong (孙周勇), Deputy Director of the Shaanxi Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics (陕西省文物局). After investigation, 45 projects were exempted from archaeological exploration or did not require exploration, reducing the area by more than 30 million square meters, accounting for 78% of the project land area, and saving exploration costs of 165 million yuan.
"Archaeology first not only protects cultural relics but also avoids work stoppage losses caused by accidental encounters with cultural relics during construction, saving construction costs," said Tan Peng (谭鹏), Chief of the Supervision Section 1 of the Nanjing Rail Transit Construction Project Quality and Safety Supervision Station (南京市轨道交通建设工程质量安全监督站), before changing the subject, "But it's not the earlier the better. If it is brought forward to the beginning of the track design, the archaeological boundaries, implementation entities, etc. have not yet been clarified. The specific step to bring it forward needs to be combined with actual conditions and scientifically evaluated."
Protection
Combining subway construction conditions and cultural relic characteristics, adapting to local conditions, and comprehensive consideration
The distribution of ancient relics and the logic of modern urban development and subway route selection are consistent, mostly located in areas with flat terrain and concentrated population flow. From this perspective, the encounter between subways and cultural relics is sometimes "destined." The protection of movable cultural relics is relatively flexible, but how to deal with immovable cultural relics?
The Cultural Relics Protection Law stipulates that the site selection of construction projects should avoid immovable cultural relics as much as possible; if it cannot be avoided due to special circumstances, on-site protection should be implemented as much as possible.
Nanjing Metro Line 5 (南京地铁5号线) passes through 25 cultural relic protection units and crosses 6 underground cultural relic protection zones. "The initial design of Chaotiangong Station (朝天宫站) entered the construction control zone of Chaotiangong (朝天宫), a national key cultural relic protection unit. After repeated adjustments, the station and line were finally moved to the west side of the road, achieving overall avoidance," said Geng Tianshuang (耿天霜), Deputy Director of the General Engineering Office of Nanjing Metro Construction Co., Ltd. (南京地铁建设有限责任公司).
If avoidance is impossible due to special circumstances, under the circumstances where demolition and relocation are permitted by the Cultural Relics Protection Law, local authorities usually adopt the "on-site protection + temporary relocation and restoration" plan: temporarily demolishing and relocating the cultural relics through technical means, and then returning the cultural relics to their original site for restoration and protection after the relevant stage of construction is completed. This avoids the cultural relics from becoming "isolated specimens" detached from their original historical environment, maintains the connection between the cultural relics and the historical site and stratum information, and does not affect construction efficiency.
After the discovery of the Zhenyuan Bridge Relics (镇远桥遗址), the Taiyuan (太原) Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Department took the lead in organizing construction parties and experts in architectural design, structural mechanics, and other fields to hold meetings and discussions on how to protect it.
"The stone bridge is made of sandstone, which is easily worn, so on-site protection is the best," said Chen Kaiyu (陈凯瑜), a cultural relics museum staff member at the Archaeological Research Institute of the Taiyuan Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics Protection (太原市文物保护研究院). However, as a key project in Shanxi Province (山西省), the distance between the stations on Taiyuan Metro Line 2 (太原地铁2号线) is fixed. If it is to be changed, all stations will have to move with it, and the line will also have to be changed, which is extremely costly. In the end, the "on-site protection + temporary relocation and restoration" plan was selected.
Before the stone bridge was dismantled and relocated, the Archaeological Research Institute conducted a comprehensive survey and mapping, photographic recording, and three-dimensional scanning of the Zhenyuan Bridge (镇远桥) to archive it. "Even the height difference between the stones used to build the bridge body must be recorded to ensure that important cultural relic information such as rut marks is restored during reconstruction," Chen Kaiyu (陈凯瑜) recalled. The dismantling took place in the cold winter, and many parts of the bridge body were frozen, making dismantling very difficult. "Hot water could not be used to melt it, nor could machinery be used. Only drills and hammers could be used to knock the stones down one by one."
In the end, the bridge deck was dismantled into 265 pieces in sequence, and each stone was stored separately, waiting for the project to end before being relocated and restored. "The whole process is like assembling building blocks. It seems simple, but it is very difficult. The delicate characteristics of cultural relics determine that no mistakes can be made," Chen Kaiyu (陈凯瑜) said with emotion.
Compared with the Zhenyuan Bridge (镇远桥), the protection of the site of the east city wall of the ancient Tianjin Wei (天津卫) city from the Ming and Qing Dynasties (明清) at the Southeast Corner Station (东南角站) on Tianjin Metro Line 4 (天津地铁4号线) is more complicated.
"This city wall site witnessed the urban changes and filled the gap in the material carrier of Tianjin's traditional regional culture, which is of great significance. Moreover, the city wall is an earthen structure and can only be protected on its original site, in its original location, and in its original state," Zhu Lei (朱磊), Director of the Cultural Relics Protection Institute of the Tianjin University Research Institute of Architectural Design and Urban Planning (天大设计院), told reporters. The construction site is rich in water and soft soil, with poor self-stability, and the city wall site is located in the middle layer, with roads to be sealed and opened to traffic above and subway tracks to be built below, making it very difficult to achieve non-destructive separation of the site from the surrounding soil.
In order to solve the problem, the Engineering Technology Research Institute and the Cultural Relics Protection Institute of the Tianjin University Research Institute of Architectural Design and Urban Planning (天大设计院), and the subway construction party repeatedly discussed technical solutions. In the end, they first put "armor" on the city wall with steel plates to complete vertical protection and ensure that the earthen wall would not collapse; then, they precisely inserted concrete pipes into the ground under the city wall to form a stable temporary support structure; between the support structure and the city wall, they added a special lifting plate to steadily "hold" the city wall; then, they excavated under the city wall to build a permanent intermediate plate, and installed 44 sets of spring supports between the permanent intermediate plate and the lifting plate, like "shock absorbers," which can effectively reduce the vibration generated by train operation; finally, they precisely dismantled the temporary support structure to allow the city wall to sit stably on the permanent intermediate plate.
"During the construction process, we also encountered difficulties such as the narrow construction environment. We developed scissor-type lifting machines, small hydraulic transport platforms, etc., for transporting construction materials in narrow spaces," said Niu Lianchao (牛连超), Deputy Manager of the Project Management Center of the Metro Group under the Tianjin Rail Transit Group Co., Ltd. (天津轨道交通集团有限公司). Through a series of technological innovations, we finally achieved on-site, in-situ, and original-state protection, "providing a reference solution for similar projects."
"Subway construction is subject to multiple rigid constraints such as passenger flow demand, line design, geological conditions, and existing buildings, while cultural relic protection needs to consider its own characteristics, historical value, distribution range, and potential damage that subway vibration may cause," Zhu Lei (朱磊) said. Therefore, whether it is adjusting the line, "on-site protection + temporary relocation and restoration," or on-site, in-situ, and original-state protection, it is necessary to adapt to local conditions and consider comprehensively.
Coexistence
Optimizing presentation, carefully guarding, letting cultural relics out of museums and into daily life
During the "May Day" holiday, the Confucius Temple Station (夫子庙站) on Nanjing Metro Line 5 (南京地铁5号线) welcomed an average of nearly 100,000 passengers every day. Stepping out of the carriage, one can see the Ming and Qing Dynasty (明清) brick-paved road remains lying quietly in the station hall where people come and go. The remains are enclosed by half-height transparent glass, and the main body is a road paved with green bricks on their sides in a staggered pattern, with a center seam, edging stones, and road ditches, restoring the original form of the main urban road during the Ming and Qing Dynasties (明清). An exhibition board on one side is illustrated with pictures and texts, detailing the excavation process of the remains.
"I can't believe I can see cultural relics in the subway station. Nanjing (南京) is so culturally rich..." Hu Min (胡敏), a tourist from Anhui (安徽), took photos while looking at the exhibition board. "The speeding subway train and the ancient road coexist in the same time and space, forming a unique landscape where ancient and modern intersect."
Using subway public spaces to display cultural relics, letting cultural relics out of museums and into daily life, has become a new cultural communication path.
"Subway stations have dense crowds and diverse passenger groups. Displaying cultural relics here can achieve better communication results. At the same time, the remains can be presented on or near the original site, making it easier for the audience to establish historical connections," said the relevant负责人 (fù zé rén - "person in charge," responsible person) of the Cultural Relics Management Office (Archaeology Office) of the Nanjing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism (南京市文化和旅游局).
Similar explorations are constantly emerging. On September 30, 2025, the site of the east city wall of the ancient Tianjin Wei (天津卫) city from the Ming and Qing Dynasties (明清) at the Southeast Corner Station (东南角站) on Tianjin Metro Line 4 (天津地铁4号线) was opened to the public, becoming another "museum on rails." In early 2026, the site was "expanded" and upgraded, adding the display of unearthed movable cultural relics (replicas), and reopened on January 28. Since its opening, the exhibition hall has attracted more than 40,000 visitors.
"Cultural relic protection is moving from the professional field to the public eye, and the 'subway + museum' model is just right," said Bai Junfeng (白俊峰), Director of the Tianjin Cultural Heritage Protection Center (天津市文化遗产保护中心). This model turns "waiting for the audience to come" into "sending the exhibition over," making history visible and tangible during the commute.
In addition to display, careful maintenance is also required. In August 2025, Nanjing Metro Line 5 (南京地铁5号线) was fully opened and put into operation, and the daily passenger flow at the Confucius Temple Station (夫子庙站) reached 20,000.
"Steel spring floating slabs were installed during construction, which can reduce train vibration to an extremely low level, avoiding vibration damage to the brick-paved road remains," introduced Wang Zhaoyang (王兆洋), Deputy General Manager of the Engineering Branch of Nanjing Metro Operation Co., Ltd. (南京地铁运营有限责任公司). The subsequent maintenance strictly follows the principles of minimum intervention and reversible protection, taking into account the safety of the remains and operational needs:
The subway company regularly monitors the temperature and humidity of the station hall and uses the ventilation system to maintain environmental stability; it uses a low-pressure micro-wet wiping method, combined with a special mild detergent for cleaning, to avoid chemical corrosion or water seepage into the bottom layer of the remains.
Local authorities are also continuously optimizing the presentation methods.
"After the subway was built, when the cultural relics were restored, we supplemented some bridge arches and side railings and balusters in accordance with the principles of identifiability and reversibility of cultural relic protection and restoration, so that the Zhenyuan Bridge (镇远桥) could be presented to the public in its complete appearance," said Ren Hongmin (任红敏). "This bridge was originally built on the moat. Next, we plan to restore the historical scene and enhance the interactive experience."
Interesting and culturally rich. Ren Hongmin (任红敏) envisions the future: The Zhenyuan Bridge (镇远桥) is located in the city center and is an important landmark of the Taiyuan Fucheng (太原府城) during the Ming and Qing Dynasties (明清). The cultural relics department will create a "cultural salon" in the relics museum, set up permanent exhibitions and rest areas, and attract more scholars, citizens, and enthusiasts of history and culture and art to visit and exchange ideas. "**一座遗址馆，也是一座城市的文化会客厅**" (yī zuò yí zhǐ guǎn, yě shì yī zuò chéng shì de wén huà huì kè tīng - "A relics museum is also a city's cultural living room," meaning the museum serves as a central hub for cultural exchange and appreciation within the city).
Carrying beautiful aspirations, the new story of "subway encounters cultural relics" will continue to be staged.
(Reporter Zhang Danhua (张丹华) of this newspaper participated in the writing)
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Subway, carrying the convenience and efficiency of modern life; cultural relics, precipitating the profound and lasting historical context. When the two unexpectedly meet underground, how to properly handle them reflects the city's governance capabilities and tests the coordination between protection and development.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that a modern people's city should be a city where material and spiritual civilizations are coordinated. The construction process should be rooted in outstanding traditional Chinese culture, highlighting Chinese characteristics and Chinese style.
Development is the absolute principle, but development and construction should not conflict with cultural relic protection. Where construction unearths cultural relics, archaeologists rush to the site for hasty rescue—such a passive response reflects the lagging nature of cultural relic protection in traditional infrastructure construction. When subways and cultural relics meet, the best answer is not an either-or choice, but a symbiotic and mutually beneficial "two-way rush."
The newly revised Law on the Protection of Cultural Relics, which came into effect on March 1 last year, added a pre-protection mechanism of "survey first, construction later" for above-ground cultural relics and "archaeology first, transfer later" for underground cultural relics, promoting the transformation of archaeological work in basic construction such as subways from passive "meeting" to active "foresight" and from rescue excavation to protective excavation.
The change of concept is only the starting point; implementation and effectiveness are the key. Facing cultural relics that cannot be bypassed, various regions implement policies according to local conditions and precise measures: the Zhenyuan Bridge (镇远桥) site at the Beidajie Station (北大街站) of Taiyuan (太原) Subway Line 2 in Shanxi (山西) retains the historical texture by means of "block-by-block coding, temporary relocation, and original site restoration"; the Ming and Qing Tianjin Garrison (天津卫) Old City East Wall site at the Southeast Corner Station (东南角站) of Tianjin (天津) Subway Line 4 achieves "original site, original location, and original state" protection with the help of scientific protection measures...
The practices vary, but the concept is the same: adhere to the principle of protection first and minimal intervention, while seeking the best balance between cost, efficiency, and technical feasibility. Every scheme refinement and every technological innovation is a reverence for history and a cherishing of civilization.
More valuable is that cultural relic protection is entering the public eye from professional fields. When subway stations are transformed into "museums on rails," cultural relics can step out of museums and approach the public, the space for display and dissemination is extended, the distance between citizens, tourists, and cultural heritage is quietly narrowed, and the historical context can be better integrated into modern life.
With the system as a guarantee, with technology as support, and with people's livelihood as the guidance, let development leave space for inheritance, and let inheritance cultivate the foundation for development, the city's cultural taste can be further demonstrated, and the city's civilization level can be continuously improved.
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In Xiangshan County (象山县), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), the seaweed science and technology small courtyard, focusing on the entire seaweed industry chain and jointly built by multiple parties, promotes the transformation and upgrading of the seaweed industry from traditional extensive to modern intensive, realizes the value of ecological products through blue carbon trading, and helps the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.
Xihu Port (西沪港) in Huangbikao Township (黄避岙乡), Xiangshan County (象山县), Ningbo City (宁波市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), the laver harvesting season has just ended. "The small courtyard gave me more than 60,000 yuan in harvesting remuneration." Qiu Yonggao (邱永高), a villager in Baiyu Village (白屿村), said happily, "I never thought that the laver on the tidal flats could be sold for money."
Huangbikao Township (黄避岙乡) is close to the East China Sea (东海). Along the coastline, the four villages of Gaoni (高泥), Xingjiao'ao (骍角岙), Baiyu (白屿), and Hugang (沪港) are strung together like beads. On the tens of thousands of acres of high-quality tidal flats, algae plants such as laver, kelp, and seaweed grow vigorously. The "small courtyard" in Qiu Yonggao's (邱永高) mouth is the Xiangshan Seaweed Science and Technology Small Courtyard (象山海藻科技小院) jointly built by the local government, universities, and leading enterprises, focusing on the entire seaweed industry chain and promoting the transformation and upgrading of the seaweed industry from traditional extensive to modern intensive.
Bidding farewell to "relying on the sky for farming," laver, kelp, and seaweed are moving towards branded development.
In Huangbikao Township (黄避岙乡), seaweed is an unavoidable topic for the villagers. Laver, kelp, and seaweed are known locally as the "Three Treasures of Xihu (西沪三宝)" - laver is harvested in April, followed by kelp, and then the seaweed harvest season in September and October, with three harvest seasons a year.
In May last year, the China Association for Science and Technology announced 285 approved science and technology small courtyards, and the Zhejiang Xiangshan Seaweed Science and Technology Small Courtyard (浙江象山海藻科技小院) was selected. With the help of the Xiangshan Seaweed Science and Technology Small Courtyard (象山海藻科技小院), the local seaweed industry has formed a complete industrial chain from breeding to processing, from the domestic market to the overseas market, driving more than 180 villagers to increase their income.
Walking into the seaweed production base, in the 900-square-meter seedling workshop, staff are exploring indoor seaweed cultivation.
"The seaweed produced here is purchased in large quantities by well-known foreign snack companies for use as food seasonings." Zhu Wenrong (朱文荣), head of the production base and chairman of Xiangshan Xuwen Seaweed Development Co., Ltd. (象山旭文海藻开发有限公司), said, "Relying on the natural ecological advantages, the seaweed near Xihu Port (西沪港) is of high quality and rich in various nutrients."
Adopting the "company + farmer" model, the base provides free seedlings and technical guidance to growers, and also promises "guaranteed price acquisition." During this year's abundant seaweed harvest season, more than 100 local villagers participated in the harvest every day, with a maximum of more than 80,000 kilograms of fresh seaweed acquired in one day. Relying on harvesting, each villager can earn up to 1,500 yuan a day.
Combining the growth cycle of seaweed, the base has successively introduced high-quality kelp seedlings and seaweed seedlings, and built a "sea vegetable garden" in Xihu Port (西沪港), bidding farewell to the traditional "relying on the sky for farming," and precisely controlling the environment by monitoring seawater temperature and pH with intelligent equipment. "Look at this kelp, the leaves are wide and the flesh is thick, and each kilogram can be sold for about 10 yuan." Zhu Wenrong (朱文荣) pointed to the kelp rack in the sea and introduced that last year the kelp production was stable at more than 2,000 tons, most of which were sold to supermarkets and restaurants in Shanghai (上海) and Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江). The seaweed produced in Huangbikao Township (黄避岙乡) is also often in short supply, and the "Three Treasures of Xihu (西沪三宝)" are gradually moving towards branded development.
Exploring blue carbon trading and consciously protecting the marine ecology
One kilogram of seaweed seedlings can grow into 1,000 kilograms of seaweed, which can play a role in nitrogen fixation and carbon fixation during the growth process. Now, after scientific calculation, the amount of carbon fixed during the growth of seaweed can be measured, opening up new ideas for industrial development.
On February 28, 2023, on the colorful coastline square of Huangbikao Township (黄避岙乡), with the fall of the auctioneer's hammer, the first blue carbon auction transaction in the country was completed - 2340.1 tons of carbon sink from Xihu Port (西沪港) fisheries in one year, traded at a price of 106 yuan per ton, with a total amount of about 248,000 yuan.
"Blue carbon trading makes the path to realizing the value of ecological products clearer." Yang Yang (杨扬), deputy director of the Xiangshan County Marine Economy Development Center (象山县海洋经济发展中心), said.
Behind this blue carbon auction transaction, on the one hand, is the formal implementation of industry standards such as marine carbon sink accounting methods, laying the foundation for blue carbon measurement and trading; on the other hand, the Xiangshan County Development and Reform Bureau (象山县发改局) actively joined forces with the Ningbo Marine Research Institute (宁波海洋研究院) and the base production party to form a "government-institute-enterprise" tackling team to jointly promote the completion of carbon sink project design and carbon sink resource assessment, methodology application, and carbon sink quantification monitoring.
After the success of the first auction, Xiangshan County (象山县) continued to "break the circle" in the field of blue carbon. In March 2024, property rights institutions in Ningbo (宁波) and Xiamen (厦门), Fujian (福建) established the first cross-provincial co-built blue carbon ecological carbon account in the country to achieve "standard co-construction, regional mutual recognition"; in June 2024, property rights transaction institutions in Ningbo (宁波), Xiamen (厦门), Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东) and other five places jointly released a blue carbon transaction innovation initiative, and the national blue carbon transaction group standard was officially established... As of now, Huangbikao Township (黄避岙乡) has completed 9 seaweed carbon sink transactions with a total volume of over 6,000 tons and a total amount of over 450,000 yuan.
The distribution of blue carbon trading revenue also allows villagers to truly feel the value of ecological protection. According to the distribution plan, the transaction income is used to purchase seaweed seedlings and give them to the villagers for free to continue farming. "Last year, I received seaweed seedlings worth 1,200 yuan, which is money earned by protecting the sea!" He Shichang (何世昌), a villager in Hugang Village (沪港村), said that now, fishermen are extra careful when operating their fishing boats and consciously protect the marine ecological environment.
Innovation also includes judicial models related to blue carbon. In March 2024, after Xiangshan (象山) established the first cross-provincial co-built blue carbon ecological carbon account in the country, it completed the first "blue carbon + property rights + judicial" transaction in the province - in a criminal incidental civil public interest litigation case of illegal fishing of aquatic products heard by the Xiangshan County People's Court (象山县人民法院), the defendant voluntarily subscribed to 422.5 tons of blue carbon ecological value products in Huangbikao Township (黄避岙乡), Xiangshan County (象山县), and deposited them into the Xiangshan County Blue Carbon Ecological Carbon Account (象山县蓝碳生态碳账户).
Lin Ying (林鹰), director of the Administrative Trial Court of the Xiangshan County People's Court (象山县人民法院行政审判庭庭长), introduced that the environmental resource trial model of "criminal crackdown + civil compensation + ecological restoration" explores the use of blue carbon trading to perform alternative ecological restoration functions through individual cases in the field of environmental justice, promoting the organic connection between ecological justice and carbon sink trading.
Multiple parties work together to help the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside
"The establishment and achievements of the Xiangshan Seaweed Science and Technology Small Courtyard (象山海藻科技小院) are the result of the joint efforts of the government, universities, science associations, enterprises, and other parties." Zheng Bobo (郑波波), secretary of the Huangbikao Township Party Committee (黄避岙乡党委书记), said.
Song Binglin (宋炳林), deputy secretary of the Xiangshan County Party Committee (象山县委副书记), introduced that Xiangshan County (象山县) has included the seaweed industry in the overall marine economic plan, and the County Science Association promotes the science and technology small courtyard to become an important platform for seaweed industry technology research and achievement transformation through a multi-party linkage mechanism; the County Fisheries Bureau formulates aquaculture technical standards; the Huangbikao Township Government (黄避岙乡政府) assists in solving problems such as sea area leasing and infrastructure construction. The "combination punch" of policies creates a good environment for industrial development.
At the scientific research level, Ningbo University (宁波大学) sent a seaweed health cultivation and resource utilization team led by researcher Chen Haimin (陈海敏) to be stationed in the Seaweed Science and Technology Small Courtyard (海藻科技小院) for a long time. The small courtyard has a joint graduate training base, and graduate students are stationed for more than 100 days each year, optimizing the industry-university-research model, allowing resident students to directly contact production, discover problems, study problems, and solve problems in practice.
"In the past, universities were worried about technology transformation. Now, the achievements in the laboratory can be verified and promoted in the sea area of Xihu Port (西沪港)." Chen Haimin (陈海敏) said that at present, the new seaweed varieties created by the team have been carried out scientific and precise seedling cultivation and seedling collection demonstrations in the Xiangshan (象山) seaweed industry aquaculture area.
Not only that, the participation of social forces also adds vitality to the seaweed industry. In Gaoni Village (高泥村), the "Lihai Lotus Pond (里海荷塘)" marine pastoral complex combines seaweed farming with rural tourism, explores the "rice field fish farming" and "rice field crab farming" models, and also links citrus planting bases and boutique homestays, driving more than 30 villagers to employment. "Tourists come to experience harvesting and can also buy some seaweed products to take back." Villager Chai Zhiai (柴志爱) said.
In today's Huangbikao Township (黄避岙乡), tourists can experience aquaculture fishing, catering and leisure, and also learn about blue carbon knowledge through science exhibition halls; in the Xiangshan Marine Carbon Sink Comprehensive Exhibition Center (象山海洋碳汇综合展示中心), the "Blue Carbon Digital Map" presents real-time changes in marine carbon sinks, making ecological assets "visualized"; in the science and technology small courtyard, an ecological mixed farming model of "algae-shell-fish" is being explored and improved, with fish farming in the upper layer, shellfish farming in the middle layer, and algae farming in the lower layer, forming a circular pattern of "one water for three uses."
From "seaweed" in the tidal flats to a complete industrial chain, from "invisible carbon sinks" to "tradable ecological assets," the practice of Huangbikao Township (黄避岙乡) shows that the ocean, this "blue granary," is providing broad prospects for promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.
Return to TopThe atmospheric water cycle on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and its influence by mid-latitude westerlies has long been a subject of considerable interest. Recently, supported by the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program, Researcher Gao Jing and Academician Yao Tandong of the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (中国科学院青藏高原研究所) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), in collaboration with domestic and foreign partners, revealed the regulation mechanism of the vertical transport belt of water vapor transport on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau under the stable weather conditions of winter and spring dominated by westerlies.
The water cycle on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is regulated by the seasonal alternation of mid-latitude westerlies and the Indian summer monsoon. Although the Indian summer monsoon contributes approximately 70% of the total annual precipitation in the southern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, more research indicates that westerlies are an important dynamic regulatory factor in the evolution of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau's water cycle. Westerlies not only dominate the hydrological and climatic processes in the northern and western regions of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau but also regulate seasonal changes in precipitation and the intensity of the Indian summer monsoon through westerlies-monsoon interactions, thereby affecting spring snow accumulation, glacier mass balance, and spatial heterogeneity of water resources in the region. Therefore, accurately constraining the spatiotemporal variations of westerly water vapor transport is of great significance for understanding and predicting the future water resource stability and risk management of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
However, due to the scarcity of observational data, it remains unclear how water vapor transported by westerly advection is integrated into the atmospheric water cycle of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the mechanisms involved. In particular, under precipitation-free conditions, the systematic understanding of how complex terrain, boundary layer processes, and residual water vapor interact with exogenous water vapor transported by westerlies to alter regional atmospheric water vapor content and distribution is still lacking. The analysis of this process is particularly important for understanding the sources of atmospheric water vapor and changes in the regional water cycle during the non-monsoon season.
To solve this key problem, the research team, after eight years of scientific research, successfully completed 32 comprehensive three-dimensional observations of atmospheric water vapor stable isotopes and meteorological elements using tethered balloons in high-altitude areas. Combining these observations with isotope theoretical models and simulations using isotope-tracing atmospheric circulation models, they revealed the regulation mechanism of the vertical transport belt of water vapor transport on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau under the stable weather conditions of winter and spring dominated by westerlies.
"Research has found that stable isotopes of atmospheric water vapor are a powerful tracer for understanding atmospheric dynamic processes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Thirty-two sets of vertical profiles of stable isotopes of atmospheric water vapor reveal the stratified structure of atmospheric water vapor and its significant seasonal differences," said Gao Jing. At the same time, there is an atmospheric water vapor mixing layer of approximately 600 to 1600 meters between the free troposphere and the boundary layer. The bottom of the boundary layer (at a height of approximately 100 meters) exhibits the largest vertical variability in isotopes, specific humidity, and temperature.
Research shows that vertical water vapor transport on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is driven by a dual "transport belt": water vapor transported by large-scale westerly advection is mainly distributed in the high-altitude free troposphere, while locally sourced water vapor shapes the water vapor distribution within the boundary layer on a daily scale. At night, exogenous water vapor transported by westerlies sinks and interacts with local residual water vapor with different thermodynamic properties, triggering inversion and condensation processes, thereby inhibiting inter-layer vertical mixing of water vapor, which in turn leads to decoupling between free tropospheric water vapor and atmospheric boundary layer water vapor. As the decoupling process occurs, water vapor in the atmosphere condenses, allowing exogenous water vapor transported by westerlies to enter the local water cycle in the form of water droplets or ice crystals.
Simulation results show that, in the absence of precipitation, approximately 30% of the free tropospheric water vapor flux transported by westerly advection can be integrated into the local atmospheric water cycle through the nocturnal vertical "transport belt." This process is an important way for westerly advected water vapor to net input into the local water cycle of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and maintain water vapor accumulation within the boundary layer.
"The results of this study can provide key evidence for improving atmospheric models, optimizing climate predictions of accelerated water cycle on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and promoting climate interpretation of regional ice core isotope records," said Gao Jing.
The research team also reminds that, since the tethered balloon observations used in this study were only conducted under relatively stable weather conditions, the relevant research conclusions are more suitable for identifying the continuous water vapor transport mechanism in dry seasons or arid environments without strong convective weather, rather than for a complete depiction of all weather scales throughout the year.
This important study on the influence and regulation of westerlies on water vapor transport on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau was jointly completed by the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (中国科学院青藏高原研究所) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), the Aerospace Information Research Institute (中国科学院空天信息创新研究院) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), and multiple research teams from China and abroad. The related paper was recently published online in relevant international academic journals.
Return to TopThe People's Daily, Beijing, May 14th (Reporters Liu Wenxin (刘温馨) and Jiang Xuehong (蒋雪鸿)) From May 15th to 19th, a wide range of rainfall will occur in the central and eastern regions of China from west to east. Heavy rain or torrential rain is expected in parts of eastern Southwest China, the Jianghuai region, the central and western and northern parts of the Jiangnan region, and South China, with localized torrential rain and severe convective weather such as thunderstorms, strong winds, and short-term heavy precipitation in some areas. Moderate to heavy rain or thunderstorms are expected in parts of eastern Northwest China, western and northern North China, the Huanghuai region, the Jianghuai region, and Inner Mongolia, with localized heavy rain.
At 18:00 on May 14th, the Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a blue warning for heavy rain and a blue warning for severe convective weather. The Ministry of Water Resources and the China Meteorological Administration jointly issued a yellow meteorological warning for mountain torrent disasters. The Ministry of Natural Resources and the China Meteorological Administration jointly issued a meteorological risk warning for geological disasters.
On May 14th, the 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, as well as six key provinces including Guangdong (广东), Guizhou (贵州), and Hunan (湖南), to discuss and assess the recent development trend of heavy rainfall and deploy flood control work in key areas. According to the relevant provisions of the "National Flood Control and Drought Relief Emergency Plan," the State Flood Control Headquarters launched a Level IV emergency response for flood control in Guangdong (广东) and Guizhou (贵州) at 18:00 on the 14th.
The meeting emphasized that all localities and relevant departments must adhere to the bottom-line thinking and extreme thinking, adhere to the principle of putting the people first and lives first, and make every effort to do a good job in all flood control work. It is necessary to improve the political stance, always keep the flood control safety string tight, strictly implement the main responsibility of the Party committee and government for flood control and disaster relief, the regulatory responsibility of industry departments, and the basic-level responsibility system, closely link the chain of responsibility, and form a joint working force. It is necessary to strictly prevent mountain torrents and geological disasters, keep a close watch on registered mountain torrent and geological disaster risk areas and hidden danger points, especially high-risk areas such as mountain torrent gully mouths and narrow flood discharge channels, as well as key places such as nursing homes, construction site sheds, homestays, reservoirs, dikes, underground spaces, and highway bridges and tunnels. Strengthen hidden danger investigation and risk warning, and resolutely transfer threatened people in accordance with the "four all" requirements. It is necessary to strictly prevent floods in small and medium-sized rivers, pay close attention to the development of flood conditions, implement patrol and defense responsibilities, preposition emergency rescue forces and equipment in a targeted manner, achieve early detection and early disposal of dangerous situations, and resolutely avoid major disasters from minor floods. It is necessary to strictly prevent urban waterlogging, focus on strengthening the patrol and defense of low-lying areas, sunken overpasses, subway tunnels, and underground spaces, improve emergency plans for urban waterlogging-prone points in advance, preposition drainage and flood discharge forces, strengthen safety management and control, and make every effort to ensure the normal operation of the city.
Return to TopIn recent years, Dong'an County (东安县), Yongzhou City (永州市), Hunan Province (湖南省), relying on its superior geographical conditions and climatic advantages, has vigorously promoted the "rice + ratooning rice + rapeseed" rotation model to promote the efficiency of cultivated land and increase the income of villagers. The picture shows on May 14, in Fenghuang Village (凤凰村), Jingtouwei Town (井头圩镇), Dong'an County (东安县), villagers transplanting rice seedlings in paddy fields after rapeseed harvesting.
Cai Xiaoping (蔡小平) photographed (Image China).
According to a report from our Tianjin (天津) correspondent on May 14th (Reporter Jin Bo (靳博)), China Resources Recycling Group Battery Co., Ltd. recently launched a trial operation of a battery recycling service platform to accelerate and streamline the battery recycling chain.
The battery recycling service platform directly addresses the pain points and bottlenecks in the development of the battery recycling industry. It integrates compliance, digitalization, and intelligence, aiming to guide the compliant flow of retired batteries to formal recycling enterprises, achieve efficient cross-regional allocation of national battery resources, streamline the retired battery transaction chain, and promote the standardized, high-value, and scaled development of the battery recycling industry. It aims to open up supply and demand channels in the upstream and downstream of the industry and accurately match buyers and sellers.
The platform has four major functions: data traceability, compliant transactions, carbon asset management, and recycled material certification. It uses digital means to build a closed-loop supervision of the entire battery life cycle, implement the requirements of the "Interim Measures for the Recycling and Comprehensive Utilization of Waste Power Batteries for New Energy Vehicles," and promote the high-quality development of the industry.
Return to TopThe first unit of the Jinchuan Hydropower Station (金川水电站), located in the Dadu River (大渡河) basin, was recently officially connected to the grid for power generation, reported our Chengdu (成都) May 14th dispatch (reporter Li Kaixuan (李凯旋)). Recently, the Zhentouba (枕头坝) Second-Level and Shaping (沙坪) First-Level hydropower stations in the Dadu River (大渡河) basin have achieved centralized grid connection for power generation, and the Laoyingyan (老鹰岩) Second-Level Hydropower Station has successfully achieved river closure. The clean energy supply system in Southwest China has added another pillar.
The Jinchuan Hydropower Station (金川水电站) is located in Jinchuan County (金川县) and Markang City (马尔康市), Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (阿坝藏族羌族自治州), Sichuan Province (四川省). It has a total installed capacity of 860,000 kilowatts and is equipped with 4 mixed-flow turbine generator units with a single unit capacity of 215,000 kilowatts. Its annual power generation is approximately 3.5 billion kilowatt-hours. It is a key construction project in the "14th Five-Year Plan" for energy development in Sichuan Province (四川省), and is of great significance for improving the power supply structure of the regional power system and promoting the coordinated development of the economy, society, and environment.
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 杨颜菲
Gansu Tianshui City Sports Center Gymnasium (甘肃天水市体育中心体育馆), the scene of the 2026 Yellow River Nine Provinces and Western Cities Air Volleyball Open, with athletes' powerful spikes and thrilling saves drawing cheers from the audience.
In 2017, at the 13th National Games (第十三届全国运动会), air volleyball was officially listed as a mass sports program. Due to its ease of learning and less intense competition, air volleyball has attracted more and more middle-aged and elderly people to participate. Many people think that air volleyball is a "simplified version" of volleyball, but this is not the case. To play air volleyball well, you need to master the correct posture and technique, and fully understand the rules of the game.
Many people who are new to air volleyball tend to have problems such as stiff movements and uncoordinated hands and feet. "Incorrect posture not only affects technical performance but can also lead to sports injuries," said Shen Hui (沈慧), Deputy Secretary-General of the Jiujiang City (九江市) Senior Sports Association of Jiangxi Province (江西省) and national-level air volleyball referee. "Mastering the correct posture is the first step to playing air volleyball well."
When serving, using an overhand float serve is very effective. The float serve has the characteristics of unpredictable trajectory and precise landing point, which can effectively disrupt the opponent's first pass.
The ready position should be to keep the knees bent in a half squat, with the feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart, and the heels slightly raised to ensure that the body's center of gravity is slightly forward. At the same time, the arms should be relaxed and naturally bent, with the hands placed in front of the abdomen, watching the trajectory of the ball, and the feet in a ready state to respond to possible changes in the ball's path.
When receiving the ball, instead of using the forearm to bump the ball, it is generally better to use the fingers to touch the ball, with the palms facing up, the fingers naturally spread, the palms retracted, and all fingers touching the ball. Depending on the situation, such as receiving the opponent's serve, receiving a teammate's pass, or passing to a teammate, air volleyball has techniques such as "holding, lifting, passing, and scooping."
How to pass the ball?
When passing, the wrist should be "tilted back and slightly inward," and the distance between the hands should be well controlled so that the lower 2/5 of the ball is "exposed" below the horizontal line of the index finger and thumb, ensuring that the center of gravity of the ball falls fully into the fingers. The body should actively turn to the passing direction and pass the ball to the attack point in front of the two-meter line. Beginners easily habitually pass the ball facing the direction of the incoming ball, or facing the person they want to pass to. "In the game, we often see that even when the first pass is very good, the setter passes the ball behind the two-meter line, making it difficult for the attacking player to perform at a normal spiking level," said Shen Hui (沈慧).
Avoid the following common mistakes.
Mistake 1: Touching the ball with the web of the thumb and index finger – it is easy to not reach the height when passing.
Mistake 2: Thumb pointing upwards when touching the ball – at the moment the hands touch the ball, the tip of the thumb pokes the ball, which will change the original direction of the pass.
Mistake 3: Arms parallel to the body – the distance between the thumbs of both hands is too large when passing, affecting the quality of the pass.
How to hit the ball accurately?
Air volleyball is light in texture, weighing only 1/2 of a hard volleyball (120 grams to 140 grams), but its volume is larger than a basketball, making it more susceptible to air resistance. Therefore, precise control of the hitting force is particularly important.
In the offensive phase, spiking with medium force should be used to ensure the stability of the hit. At critical moments, the force can be appropriately increased when trying to break through the opponent's defense. When defending, a light hit should be used to maintain control of the ball and prevent the ball from going out of bounds.
To master the skills of force exertion, you can try the following exercises.
Passing force training: Improve the level of force control through single-person wall training and two-person passing training. Through continuous training, gradually explore a control method that suits you.
Area serving training: Divide the court into areas of different distances and try to serve the ball to the designated area with different forces.
Fixed-point spiking training: Select a fixed position and try to spike the ball with different forces, observing the ball's flight speed and landing point.
Dink skill practice: When hitting the ball, consciously reduce the force and control the ball's flight arc and landing point.
What situations constitute a foul?
When serving, the foot cannot step on the line or cross the service line. The ball must be served within 8 seconds after the referee blows the whistle, otherwise, it will be judged as a foul.
When hitting the ball, if the same player hits the ball twice in a row (except for the first hit after a block), or a team hits the ball more than 3 times in a row, it will also be judged as a foul.
Special attention should be paid to net touch fouls. It is a foul for a player to touch the net within the boundary markers or to touch the boundary markers. Near the net, it is also a foul for any part of the body other than the feet to cross the center line and touch the opponent's court.
Tips
Sports safety is the most important thing
For middle-aged and elderly people participating in air volleyball, sports safety is the top priority.
It is very important to choose a pair of sports shoes with soft, non-slip, and cushioning soles. It is best to choose professional volleyball shoes or comprehensive training shoes. Volleyball often requires kneeling or diving to save the ball, and a suitable set of protective gear can help ensure safety. You can choose suitable knee pads and elbow pads. For players with poor eyesight, it is recommended to use eyeglass straps to secure their glasses or choose sports glasses. In addition, it is best to remove any jewelry worn before participating in the competition to avoid accidents during exercise.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 沈靖然
As the weather gets warmer, the swimming pool at the Yongchuan District (永川区) Sports Center in Chongqing (重庆) is packed. Accompanied by bursts of laughter, the water in the pool churns as 220 fourth-grade students from a local school train in batches.
The venue is divided into multiple teaching areas. Beginners practice holding their breath and breathing, intermediate groups practice freestyle gliding, and advanced groups challenge the entire lane. With batch teaching and tiered training, 16 coaches and 4 lifeguards are busy by the lanes, their whistles and encouragement rising and falling. "Exhale, breathe... good! Pay attention to the rhythm." Swimming coach Tang Yonghao (唐永豪) demonstrates and patiently guides, his goal being to teach every child to swim as quickly as possible.
In 2025, Yongchuan District (永川区) launched the "Little Swimmer Development Action," opening swimming courses for fourth-grade students in all primary schools across the district, systematically and regularly carrying out swimming instruction. "The children of Yongchuan (永川) especially love playing in the water. We hope to improve the physical fitness and safety awareness of children by increasing the popularity of swimming courses," said Song Wen (宋文), member of the Standing Committee of the Yongchuan District (永川区) Committee and Deputy District Mayor. The district adopts a "school-based pool + school-venue cooperation" model to achieve organic linkage between the government, schools, and social venues, solving problems such as lack of venues, weak teachers, and difficult safety guarantees for swimming courses.
Government departments take the lead in connecting with social swimming pools, carrying out teaching according to the teaching standards and safety specifications formulated by the District Education Commission (区教委). For a tuition fee of less than 280 yuan, each student can complete the swimming course. "We take out a certain government subsidy to fully mobilize social resources to participate, so that operators do not suffer losses, and students benefit," said Song Wen (宋文). "Last year, many students signed up, and the response was good. This year, we will continue to promote this model."
Under the close consultation of the District Education Commission (区教委), the operator significantly reduced the charging standard and used the venue's free time to receive students for classes. At present, almost all schools in the district have full enrollment for swimming lessons. "Students learn to swim at group purchase prices, and the operator not only does not affect normal operations during peak hours, but also increases revenue, achieving a 双方共赢 (shuāng fāng gòng yíng - "both sides win," a win-win situation) situation," said Song Wen (宋文).
"Although the price has been reduced, the service level has not been reduced. With so many children concentrated here to learn to swim, we always put safety first and dare not 丝毫不敢懈怠 (sī háo bù gǎn xiè dài - "not dare to slack off even slightly," to not dare to be negligent at all)," said Tang Yonghao (唐永豪). The venue's roof has been specially equipped with intelligent cameras. When students stay underwater for too long or an abnormal situation occurs, the system will automatically identify and immediately send an alarm to the management personnel to prevent the risk of drowning.
In rural areas, schools have built mobile bracket-type swimming pools. The district arranges professional coaches to go to the countryside to teach, and provides water quality maintenance and safety guarantee services, so that rural children can also learn to swim at their doorstep.
Swimming lessons are officially included in the curriculum, and the children enjoy it. "Swimming can not only strengthen the body, but also help me relax, and even sleep better," said Wang Ziyi (王子艺), a fourth-grade student at Hongqi Primary School (红旗小学). He told reporters that he originally liked swimming, and now he has the opportunity to train with his classmates often, and his enthusiasm is getting higher and higher.
"Up to now, the district has invested about 2 million yuan, trained 28,000 students, and greatly improved the popularization rate of drowning prevention knowledge. Many children have also emerged in municipal and district-level swimming competitions," said Song Wen (宋文). Yongchuan District (永川区) will continue to improve the curriculum system, strengthen teacher training and safety supervision, and continue to explore a long-term mechanism combining school education and marketization, so that more children can enjoy the fun of swimming.
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京) May 14th (Reporter Li Shuo (李硕)) The 2026 Asian Weightlifting Championships opened in India on the 13th. In the men's 65kg competition, Chinese athlete He Yueji (何岳基) performed outstandingly, winning all 3 gold medals with a snatch of 146kg, a clean and jerk of 183kg, and a total score of 329kg, and breaking the world records for the clean and jerk and total score in this weight class.
In the snatch competition, He Yueji (何岳基) successfully lifted 141kg in his opening attempt, and then lifted 146kg in his second attempt, securing the snatch gold medal in advance. His third attempt to challenge the world record of 150kg failed.
In the subsequent clean and jerk competition, He Yueji (何岳基) successfully lifted 173kg, 179kg, and 183kg in all three attempts, and broke the clean and jerk world record of 181kg held by Maurice. He Yueji's (何岳基) total score also reached 329kg, increasing the original total score world record by 5kg. Another Chinese athlete, Ding Hongjie (丁红杰), won the silver medal in the snatch with 145kg, and two bronze medals in the clean and jerk and total score with 174kg and 319kg respectively.
In the women's 53kg competition held on the same day, Chinese athlete Zhao Jinlan (赵金兰) succeeded in all 6 attempts, winning all 3 gold medals with a snatch of 95kg, a clean and jerk of 121kg, and a total score of 216kg.
Return to TopStanding at a new starting point, Ziyang City (资阳市), Sichuan Province (四川省), is positioning itself in new areas and building momentum at higher levels, gradually turning industrial development plans into a realistic picture. In 2025, Ziyang City's (资阳市) regional GDP reached 115.08 billion yuan, with a growth rate of 13.3% in the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size. These figures demonstrate Ziyang's (资阳市) progress in industry, projects, and environment, showcasing its confidence in adapting to trends and seizing opportunities.
Planning across the board, directions are clearer.
As the city moves forward, the direction must first be clarified. Focusing on the "6+4" key industrial tracks, Ziyang's (资阳) development strategy for the "15th Five-Year Plan" period is becoming increasingly clear: grasping advantageous industries to form clusters on the one hand, and proactively planning for future industries on the other; stabilizing the basic manufacturing base on the one hand, and exploring new spaces for new quality productive forces on the other.
Ziyang (资阳) has completed the preparation of the "15th Five-Year Plan" development plan with high quality. 29 Ziyang (资阳) elements have been incorporated into the "Sichuan Province National Economic and Social Development 15th Five-Year Plan Outline" (《四川省国民经济和社会发展第十五个五年规划纲要》), and 10 major engineering projects have been reported to the state, which not only clarifies the main direction of future development, but also marks the city's coordinates in the new round of regional collaboration.
Industrial momentum, stronger muscles and bones.
Ziyang's (资阳) industrial recognition is first reflected in "Dental Valley" ("牙谷"). Today, it has accumulated 146 well-known domestic and foreign oral enterprises, obtained more than 400 product registration certificates or product filing certificates, and 430 "Ziyang-made" products are sold to more than 100 countries and regions. R&D, production, testing, education, and transformation are coordinated throughout the chain, and platforms, technology, talent, and services are working together. In 10 years, Ziyang's (资阳) oral industry has achieved from scratch and stringing points into chains.
Ziyang's (资阳) industrial muscles and bones are not only reflected in "Dental Valley" ("牙谷"). The transportation equipment industry, led by CRRC Ziyang Locomotive (中车资阳机车) and Sichuan Yixing Times (四川易行时代), is accelerating its transformation towards new energy, intelligence, and lightweighting; the healthy food track has gathered more than 100 enterprises such as Budweiser (百威) and Anjoy Foods (安井), and has built the third phase of the 100,000-ton pre-made dish production line of Anjoy Foods Southwest (Yanjiang) Production Base (安井食品西南（雁江）生产基地); the fashion consumption track relies on the Anyue (安岳) shoe and clothing industry base, gathers 115 enterprises, and extends to the downstream of the industrial chain such as brand operation and e-commerce live broadcasting. In the first quarter of this year, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size in the city increased by 16.2% year-on-year, of which the added value of manufacturing increased by 13.0% year-on-year, the added value of food manufacturing increased by 31.8% year-on-year, the added value of electricity and heat production and supply increased by 61.1% year-on-year, the output of railway locomotives increased by 11.1% year-on-year, and the added value of the beverage industry increased by 60.5% year-on-year. Multi-track coordinated development jointly supports the "hard spine" of Ziyang's (资阳) modern industrial system.
Project efforts, more sufficient stamina.
Industrial upgrading also depends on project efforts. In March of this year, Ziyang (资阳) officially released the "2026 Ziyang City Opportunity List" (《2026年资阳市城市机会清单》), releasing more than 44 billion yuan of urban investment opportunities, placing the six advantageous industries of oral medicine and equipment, locomotive equipment, healthy food, fashion consumption, e-commerce logistics, and cultural tourism alongside the four future industries of aerospace industry, digital intelligence industry, green energy, and advanced materials, and the ten industrial tracks and seven core sectors are developing simultaneously, making industrial coordinates clearer and urban opportunities more distinct. One project after another stands up, one track after another lights up, new quality productive forces are accelerated, and Ziyang's (资阳) development is more perceptible and more promising.
What Ziyang (资阳) is planning is not only today's projects, but also accumulating momentum for tomorrow's development. Relying on abundant natural gas resources and the first 9H-level gas power plant in Southwest China, the green energy industry is accelerating the layout of new business forms; relying on computing power infrastructure and scenario construction, the Chengdu-Chongqing (成渝) Artificial Intelligence and Industry Large Model Integration Application Center (成渝地区人工智能及行业大模型融合应用中心) with a computing power scale of approximately 881P has been built and put into use, and the digital intelligence industry is accelerating its development; future industries such as the aerospace industry and advanced materials are also accumulating momentum simultaneously. Looking at the present, the Petroleum Steel Pipe Plant (石油钢管厂) has delivered the first batch of 16 spiral submerged arc welded steel pipes and other orders for the National Pipeline Network Su-Wan-Yu Trunk Line Project (国家管网苏皖豫干线项目), with output value doubling compared with the same period last year; the Sichuan Investment (Ziyang) Gas Power Plant (川投（资阳）燃气发电厂) generated 774 million kWh of electricity from January to March this year, an increase of 32.5% year-on-year. Projects are accelerating their implementation, connecting the current momentum to long-term capabilities.
Environment optimization, more pleasant for visitors.
For enterprises, whether the business environment is good or not is mainly reflected in whether approvals are fast, costs are low, and services can keep up. Ziyang (资阳) continues to optimize the business environment brand of "responsive to needs and non-intrusive without needs" (有需必应、无事不扰), and the city's 2025 business environment provincial evaluation maintains a good rating, and general-level indicators achieve "zeroing"; the "Zi Xiaobang" (资小帮) cloud integrated window is launched, the "notification commitment + tolerance handling" is promoted, and the "one-time handling" of government affairs is achieved 100%; enterprise electricity costs are reduced by 37 million yuan, and the number of standard land supply acres is increased by 102.7%. As of the end of March this year, the balance of industrial loans was 128.4 billion yuan, an increase of 18.7% year-on-year, and the government industrial investment guidance fund with a total scale of 2.2 billion yuan, the "Zi+" (资+) series of financial products, and the "Zi Yidai" (资易贷) financial comprehensive service platform continue to exert their efforts. Policies, finance, and services are moving in the same direction, making "those nearby pleased and those far away attracted" a more distinct urban characteristic of Ziyang (资阳).
Today's Ziyang (资阳) is transforming its location advantages into development momentum, consolidating its industrial base into urban capabilities, and elevating its superior business environment into an atmosphere of openness. Positioning itself in new areas and building momentum at higher levels, Ziyang's (资阳) next journey is worth looking forward to.
Data source: Publicity Department of the CPC Ziyang Municipal Committee (中共资阳市委宣传部)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 戴楷然
From May 12th to 14th, the 2026 Africa Tourism Leadership Forum was held in Durban (德班), a coastal city in eastern South Africa. As the most influential tourism trade fair in Africa, this year's conference was themed "Limitless Africa: Strengthening Africa's Tourism Economy," attracting more than 1,200 exhibitors from 22 African countries and industry representatives from 44 countries and regions around the world. Among them, more than 30 Chinese travel agencies sent representatives to participate in the conference, showing the Chinese tourism industry's continued optimism about the prospects of the African market. Attendees believe that the African tourism industry is moving towards a new stage of growth, with digital transformation, visa facilitation, and regional cooperation injecting new impetus into industrial development.
Africa has become one of the fastest-growing regions in the global tourism industry.
According to the "World Tourism Barometer" released by the United Nations World Tourism Organization in January this year, Africa received 81 million international tourists in 2025, an increase of 8% year-on-year, becoming one of the most eye-catching regions in the global tourism industry.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (拉马福萨) said in his opening speech at the conference that tourism has become an important force in promoting African economic growth, promoting employment, and strengthening regional cooperation. Africa is not only gradually becoming one of the popular destinations for global tourists, but is also growing into an important market for global tourism investment. He called on African countries to strengthen cooperation, and within the framework of the African Union's "Agenda 2063" and the African Continental Free Trade Area, further promote the development of commerce, investment, and trade between African countries through the free and convenient flow of people, and promote inclusive growth in the tourism industry.
"The African tourism industry is moving from recovery to a new stage of sustained growth." Elcia Grandcourt, Director of the United Nations World Tourism Organization for Africa, said that the tourism industry currently contributes about 6.8% to Africa's GDP, and is expected to increase to more than 10% in the future. In South Africa, Morocco, Ethiopia and other countries, the tourism industry plays an important role in promoting economic diversification, expanding employment, and driving the development of small and medium-sized enterprises.
The "Africa Briefing" website reported that tourism has become one of Africa's largest sources of employment and foreign exchange, so the recovery of the industry is of great significance to African countries' economic growth and regional integration. In the future, with the continuous growth of the aviation industry and the continuous improvement of infrastructure construction, the growth momentum of African tourism will continue.
In addition to showcasing the rich tourism resources and diversified tourism products of African countries, this conference also held a number of special seminars on digital tourism, sustainable tourism, sports tourism, and the integration of film and television with tourism. Attendees believe that artificial intelligence, social media, and digital marketing are reshaping the development model of the global tourism industry, and the role of film and television works, sports events, and cultural activities in enhancing the international influence of tourist destinations is becoming increasingly prominent. African countries should further strengthen digital construction and regional tourism cooperation.
Promote tourism to become an important pillar of the African economy.
From the Sahara Desert, the East African grasslands to the pyramids and ancient city ruins, Africa has rich and diverse natural landscapes and cultural landscapes, which have a unique attraction for international tourists. In recent years, African countries have increased their support for the tourism industry and enhanced the international competitiveness of the African tourism industry.
Morocco is one of the fastest-growing countries in African tourism in recent years. The Moroccan government continues to promote the "2023-2026 Tourism Recovery Roadmap," and enhances international visibility by expanding international routes, increasing hotel capacity, and enriching tourism products. Data shows that the country received nearly 19.8 million tourists in 2025, an increase of 14% compared to 2024. As of the end of November 2025, foreign exchange income from tourism reached 12.4 billion US dollars. In order to accommodate the continued growth of international passenger flow, Morocco plans to invest approximately 4 billion US dollars to increase the passenger throughput capacity of national airports from 38 million to 80 million.
While continuing to consolidate the advantages of wildlife tourism resources, Kenya is actively developing sports tourism, coastal tourism, and conference and exhibition tourism, hoping to build the capital Nairobi (内罗毕) into an important regional conference and exhibition center. Kenya enhances the visibility of the tourism market by holding events such as the "Magical Kenya" Tourism Expo, and improves the convenience of international tourists entering the country. The Kenyan government launched an electronic travel authorization system in 2024 to further simplify the entry process for foreign tourists. In 2025, the country received approximately 7.9 million tourists, of which 2.7 million were international tourists, an increase of 9%.
In the past two years, the South African government has successively introduced policies such as the "Trusted Travel Agency Program" to simplify the visa process for tourists from key markets such as China and India, and strengthen cooperation with airlines to restore international routes. South Africa is also actively developing the conference and exhibition tourism industry. South African Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille (帕特里夏·德利莱) introduced that in the 2025-2026 fiscal year, thanks to South Africa's presidency of the G20, the South African National Convention Bureau bid for a total of 100 international conference and exhibition events, and successfully won the hosting rights for 52 of them. At the same time, the South African tourism department also launched the artificial intelligence tourism assistant "Siyanda," using artificial intelligence technology to provide personalized tourism recommendations to international tourists.
Driven by regional cooperation and cross-border tourism, more African countries are growing into new highlights in the international tourism market. For example, the Ugandan government, while consolidating the advantages of natural tourism resources such as mountain gorillas and national parks, is further developing cultural heritage tourism. The number of international tourists in 2025 rose to 1.6 million, a record high; Angola launched adventure tourism products and rich business travel services; Madagascar has attracted more and more attention due to its unique biodiversity and ecotourism products.
Virginia Messina, CEO of the African Tourism and Travel Association, said that Africa is an important participant in the global tourism industry and one of the fastest-growing regions in the tourism industry. African countries will introduce different policies to stimulate the tourism industry according to their own resource endowments, which will promote the African tourism industry to accelerate the tapping of growth potential and promote tourism to become an important pillar of the African economy.
Africa has become an important market for Chinese tourists' outbound travel.
Zhang Zongwu (张宗武), Executive Vice Chairman of the China-Africa Friendly Economic and Trade Development Foundation, introduced that China has signed bilateral tourism cooperation documents with 31 African countries, listed 34 African countries as destinations for Chinese citizens' group outbound tourism, and established 176 pairs of friendship cities with Africa. In recent years, with the continuous increase of China-Africa routes, the promotion of visa facilitation, and changes in Chinese tourists' consumption preferences, Africa is gradually becoming an important growth market for Chinese tourists' outbound travel. Taking Egypt as an example, 360,000 Chinese tourists entered Egypt in 2025, an increase of nearly 20% year-on-year.
Changes in Chinese tourists' consumption patterns have also made China-Africa tourism cooperation present a diversified development trend. Qiu Yan (邱妍), product manager of the African Department of Shanghai Youpai International Travel Service, said that since 2025, the number of Chinese tourists choosing tourism products in East Africa and Southern Africa has increased significantly, and personalized and experiential tourism products are popular. Liu Yang (刘杨), head of the South African market at Beijing Xiaoyaoxing International Travel Service, which has been deeply involved in the South African market for a long time, said that the needs of Chinese tourists are becoming more diversified, and have gradually shifted from traditional "sightseeing and check-in" to "in-depth experience." Guan Ruixin (关瑞欣), head of Mauritius Sunshine Travel Agency, said that Chinese tourists' travel to Africa is shifting from "single destination travel" to "cross-border route travel," and they pay more attention to cultural experiences.
"China is one of the most critical strategic source markets for South Africa's tourism industry." Goba N. Mankopane, Regional General Manager of Asia, Australasia and Middle East at South African Tourism, told this reporter that the South African tourism department is actively carrying out digital marketing and cooperating with social platforms such as Xiaohongshu (小红书) and Weibo (微博) to promote South Africa's tourism resources. South Africa is also actively promoting the restoration and encryption of international routes to further improve the convenience of Chinese tourists traveling to South Africa.
"Tourism cooperation is an important part of Mozambique's cooperation with China." Mozambican Minister of Economy Basílio Muhate (巴西利奥·穆哈特) said that Mozambique has approximately 2,700 kilometers of coastline and rich marine tourism resources. More and more Chinese tourists are traveling to Mozambique for sightseeing, driving investment growth in local hotels, transportation and other fields. He said that Mozambique is improving the level of visa facilitation through digital means to increase its attractiveness to Chinese tourists.
(Reported from Durban (德班), South Africa, May 14)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 尚凯元
Recently, the "Etoile Saint-Germain-des-Prés" cinema near Place Charles de Gaulle in Paris, France, held a screening of historical images of the Japanese invasion of China. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Tokyo Trials. The screening reviewed the history of the Japanese invasion of China through archival footage, calling on the international community to remember the enormous sacrifices made by the Chinese nation in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, jointly safeguard the truth of history, and maintain world peace.
The screening was jointly planned by French friend Marcus Dretzes (马库斯·德雷特斯) and his friends Zhong Haosong (钟灏松) and Bai Shijie (白士杰). Marcus (马库斯) and others have long been committed to collecting and disseminating historical materials on the Japanese invasion of China. In August 2025, they donated 618 historical photographs collected by his grandfather, Roger Pierre Laurence (罗杰·皮埃尔·劳伦斯), to the Shanghai Songhu War of Resistance Memorial Hall (上海淞沪抗战纪念馆) free of charge. These photos recorded the war and suffering of the people during the Japanese invasion of China. Around this precious historical material, the three jointly established the "Echoes of the World" Association to continuously promote the international dissemination and academic research of the history of China's War of Resistance.
In his speech at the screening, Marcus (马库斯) said that European society remembers the Nuremberg Trials and is familiar with Nazi atrocities, but does not understand the history of the Eastern main battlefield of World War II, and some history textbooks rarely mention the Tokyo Trials. "The Chinese nation made huge sacrifices for the victory of the War of Resistance and deserves to be remembered. I hope my grandfather's lens will help the world better remember this history."
The screening featured a short film lasting about 10 minutes, reviewing key historical facts of the Japanese invasion of China, covering the origins of militarist ideology, the Nanjing Massacre (南京大屠杀), germ warfare and other historical truths, while also exposing the current situation in which Japan deliberately downplays its history of aggression after the war. Bai Shijie (白士杰) said, "In Europe, we rarely understand Japanese militarism. If history is not properly disseminated, conflicts will continue to repeat themselves."
Christian Villard-Agion (克里斯蒂安·维拉德—阿吉翁), an audience member who worked as an electronics engineer at Mitsubishi Group (三菱集团) in Japan in the 1990s, personally felt the historical cognitive biases that exist in Japanese society. He once bought English history books in Japanese bookstores, in which the part about Japan's foreign aggression during World War II was clearly missing. When he tried to ask his Japanese colleagues about this doubt, the other party clearly avoided it. "I feel that this question is a 'taboo' in Japan, and it seems to have become a collective consciousness. But this 'historical memory gap' will only deepen related estrangement."
Peng Yuanshi (彭媛诗), an event volunteer born in France, told reporters that she had done a related class report on her family experience in high school World War II history class, but found that many students did not understand the history of the Japanese invasion of China and other Asian countries. Peng Yuanshi (彭媛诗) said: "Similar screenings help the European people understand the truth of history. If you don't understand this history, you can't understand the root cause of the tense relationship between Japan and its neighboring countries."
After the screening, the three initiators also held a special lecture on the topic of historical memory and contemporary communication. It is reported that the "Echoes of the World" Association will continue to hold historical screenings, special lectures and other activities in Europe and the United States. "All we do is not to continue hatred, but to restore history, face the facts, and not let the truth of history be buried," said Marcus (马库斯).
(Reported from Paris on May 14 by this newspaper)
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Global Health Progress Imbalance Urgently Requires Action
Xinhua News Agency, Geneva, May 14 (Reporter Wang Lu (王露)) The "2026 World Health Statistics" report released by the World Health Organization (世卫组织) on the 13th shows that although the global health field has made certain progress in recent years, the progress is imbalanced and the growth rate has slowed down. The WHO (世界卫生组织) calls for urgent action to strengthen health systems and protect existing development achievements.
The report points out that in the past 10 years, the world has made significant progress in the health field, and more people have benefited from better prevention and treatment and access to basic services. However, persistent and emerging challenges mean that the world is still struggling to achieve any health-related sustainable development goals by 2030.
The report summarizes the progress as follows: Between 2010 and 2024, the number of new HIV infections worldwide decreased by 40%; since 2010, global tobacco use and alcohol consumption have decreased; between 2015 and 2024, 961 million people gained access to safe drinking water, 1.2 billion people gained access to sanitation facilities, 1.6 billion people gained access to basic personal hygiene services, and 1.4 billion people gained access to clean cooking solutions.
The report also points out that since 2015, the global incidence of malaria has increased by 8.5%, and the prevalence of anemia in women of childbearing age is as high as 30.7%; in 2024, the overweight rate of children under 5 years old reached 5.5%... These persistent risks highlight the urgency of strengthening prevention and social security policies.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (谭德塞), Director-General of the WHO (世界卫生组织), said that these data not only show progress, but also reveal persistent inequalities. Many people, especially women, children and people in resource-poor areas, still cannot enjoy the basic guarantees needed for a healthy life. Investing in building stronger and more equitable health systems is essential for taking targeted actions, narrowing gaps and ensuring accountability.
UK Economy Grew by 0.6% Quarter-on-Quarter in the First Quarter
Xinhua News Agency, London, May 14 (Reporter Zhang Yadong (张亚东)) Data released by the UK Office for National Statistics on the 14th showed that in the first quarter of this year, the UK economy grew by 0.6% quarter-on-quarter, and the growth rate in the fourth quarter of last year was revised to 0.2% quarter-on-quarter.
The data shows that manufacturing, services and construction all contributed to the UK's economic growth in the first quarter, but the main driving force came from the service industry, which grew by 0.8% quarter-on-quarter in the quarter.
The British "Financial Times" analysis believes that the rebound in economic growth in the first quarter shows that the British economy still has a certain degree of resilience at the beginning of the year. In addition to the continued expansion of the service industry, some companies may have arranged production and operating activities in advance before energy costs further increase, which also supports short-term data.
However, affected by the impact of the Middle East war on energy supply, inflation in the UK remains high and benchmark interest rates remain high. Some research institutions speculate that whether the momentum of economic growth in the UK this year can continue remains to be seen, and the overall performance may be weak.
Fire at a Ship Dismantling Plant in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, May 14 (Reporters Chen Zean (陈泽安) and Liang Chen (梁晨)) According to Japan's Kyodo News, a fire broke out at a ship dismantling plant in Kure City (吴市), Hiroshima Prefecture (广岛县), Japan on the 14th. There are currently no reports of casualties. The local government has issued evacuation instructions to approximately 650 people living near the incident site.
According to reports, the Japanese fire department received a fire report at around 12:50 local time on the 14th (11:50 Beijing time on the 14th). Multiple ships caught fire at the scene, accompanied by explosions. In addition to the fire department, the Japan Coast Guard also dispatched ships to participate in the fire fighting.
Video footage from Japan Broadcasting Corporation shows a large amount of black smoke rising from the scene.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Geneva, May 14th (Reporter Jiao Qian) The thematic exchange meeting "China's Cross-border E-commerce Development and New Opportunities for South-South Cooperation" was held on the 13th at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland (瑞士日内瓦万国宫). The meeting focused on China's mature experience and practical cases in cross-border e-commerce in areas such as model innovation, regulatory governance, and tax collection and management. It conducted in-depth exchanges on topics such as cross-border e-commerce helping Southern countries to facilitate trade and upgrade industries, and explored new models, new paths, and new mechanisms for cross-border e-commerce to empower South-South cooperation.
Wang Zhihua (王志华), Director-General of the Department of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Commerce of China (中国商务部外贸司), said in his keynote speech that cross-border e-commerce has become a new driving force for China's foreign trade development, with significant development results. Cross-border e-commerce brings new opportunities for the development of Southern countries. China's development of cross-border e-commerce not only serves consumers in Southern countries and improves their quality of life, but also imports a large number of commodities from Southern countries. The Chinese government also helps relevant countries enhance their ability to conduct cross-border e-commerce through technical assistance, personnel training, and other means.
Acting Secretary-General Moreno of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (联合国贸易和发展会议（贸发会议）) said in his speech that the practical experience provided by China in e-commerce regulation, taxation, logistics, platforms, and payment is precisely what many UNCTAD members are concerned about and learning from. "We appreciate China's hosting of such exchange activities, while promoting initiatives such as the 'Export to China' campaign. These initiatives are designed to lay the foundation for South-South cooperation, enabling developing countries to benefit from access to China's ultra-large-scale consumer market."
Nepal's Permanent Representative to Geneva, Subedi (苏贝迪), said that China's progress in the field of e-commerce, especially in the construction of digital infrastructure, provides important experience and opportunities for the countries of the Global South.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 宋亦然
The Brazilian government recently launched a six-year "No Plastic in the Ocean" national strategy to promote cross-sectoral cooperation and increase policy efforts in regulation, prevention, removal, education, innovation, training, monitoring, and financing to prevent, reduce, and eliminate marine pollution caused by plastic waste.
This strategy runs through the entire life cycle of plastics, from production to disposal, while emphasizing the role of scavengers in plastic recycling. In Guanabara Bay (瓜纳巴拉湾) in Rio de Janeiro (里约热内卢), Brazil, many fishermen play the role of scavengers. Fishermen often catch plastic waste such as packaging bags and bottles when they go out fishing. In the past, these wastes would be discarded after reaching the shore. Now, with the help of the "Fishing for Waste Project," they not only bring new sources of income to fishermen but also effectively remove marine plastic waste pollution.
The "Fishing for Waste Project" was launched in 2021 by the local non-profit organization "Rio Green Bank" to encourage fishermen to collect plastic waste from bays and mangroves while fishing, and record the weight and type through a mobile app to ensure full transparency and traceability. These plastic wastes are then sent to recycling cooperatives for reuse or proper disposal. According to statistics from "Rio Green Bank," the project has so far cleared approximately 620 tons of plastic waste and brought income to hundreds of fishermen. "This project not only allows us to earn extra income but also improves the bay environment on which we depend for survival," said local fisherman Teres.
In recent years, facing the pressure of plastic pollution, the Brazilian government has strengthened its governance efforts. Data shows that Brazil ranks fourth in the world in terms of plastic waste generation, but only 1% is properly recycled and reused. To improve the plastic waste management mechanism, Brazil introduced the National Solid Waste Policy Law in 2010, laying the legal foundation for managing plastic waste. Brazil has also further improved relevant laws and regulations to restrict or prohibit the import of certain solid wastes, including plastics.
More and more grassroots governments and social organizations are mobilizing more people to participate in plastic waste recycling. For example, the support plan for scavenger cooperatives launched in Brazil in 2010 aims to incorporate scavenger cooperatives into the solid waste management system through cooperative regularization, equipment support, training, and financial assistance, and to give play to their role in the circular economy. For example, the Minas Gerais (米纳斯吉拉斯州) Scavenger Cooperative in Brazil is composed of 13 cooperatives in the region and has reached a long-term cooperation with a well-known footwear manufacturer to turn plastic bottles that were once ubiquitous into raw materials for the lining of sports shoes.
Brazil also focuses on reducing plastic waste pollution by developing a circular economy and developing plastic alternatives. Not long ago, the country launched the "Ecological Transition Plan," which includes the circular economy as one of its six pillars, involving expanding waste sorting, improving the recycling system, and promoting reuse. The Polymer Institute team at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (里约热内卢联邦大学) has developed a new type of bioplastic that can be quickly degraded into a form that can be completely digested by microorganisms in the natural environment, leaving no residue. This bioplastic integrates bioactive ingredients such as carrots and chia seeds, and its degradation performance is excellent. Another study focuses on a high-fiber plant in the Amazon (亚马孙) region. This type of plant has the characteristics of high fiber and renewability and is regarded as an environmentally friendly alternative to petroleum-based plastics. This new material is close to traditional plastics in terms of strength and durability, and its production process has less impact on the environment.
Although Brazil has taken various measures to control plastic pollution, it still faces considerable challenges in dealing with plastic pollution due to the large consumption of plastic products and the low overall recycling capacity. Adalberto Luis Val, coordinator of the Microplastics Working Group of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (巴西科学院), called on the entire society to earnestly take responsibility for the entire process of these materials from production to recycling.
Return to TopBy: 刘传平
When we talk about globalization, what often comes to mind is the sight of Columbus sailing across the Atlantic in 1492. For a long time, the historical narrative of "globalization beginning in the 15th century" has been deeply ingrained. However, in "Year 1000" (see picture, data picture), Valerie Hansen (韩森), a sinologist at Yale University in the United States, puts forward a new point of view with solid archaeological evidence and a broad global perspective: the prelude to globalization had already begun around the year 1000 AD. This book, which is both academic and readable, allows readers to understand the essence and predicament of current globalization while re-understanding early world history.
Hansen (韩森) breaks the historical narrative shackles of "Eurocentrism" and connects the global network around the year 1000 AD from the perspective of "equal interaction of civilizations." As a sinologist who has cultivated in the study of Chinese history and the Silk Road, she is not limited to the narrative of a single civilization, but turns her attention to the continents of Asia, Europe, Africa and North America, outlining a panoramic view of the coexistence and linkage of multiple civilizations.
In her writing, the year 1000 AD is not the prelude to the isolated development of various civilizations, but a key node for "explorers connecting the world": the Vikings sailed flexible longships to Newfoundland in North America, completing the transatlantic voyage about 500 years earlier than Columbus. Although their trade with Native Americans was short-lived, it was the first time that Europe and the Americas were connected; Kievan Rus' acted as an intermediary, closely linking the furs of Northern Europe, the slaves of Eastern Europe, and the culture of West Asia and the silver of Central Asia, building a land-based network spanning Eurasia; and the Song Dynasty (宋朝) of China became the core engine of this global network - Quanzhou (泉州), Guangzhou (广州) and other ports were full of ships, and porcelain and silk were sold to the Middle East and Africa. Arab craftsmen tried their best to imitate Chinese porcelain in order to compete for the market. Bianjing (汴京) had a population of one million, and was the most prosperous metropolis in the world at that time, supporting the Song Dynasty's status as the world's largest economy and manufacturing center.
The most enlightening part of the book is that through detailed archaeological evidence and historical narratives, we can see the real appearance of "early globalization." Hansen (韩森) focuses on the flow of materials, the spread of technology, and the fate of ordinary people, making this forgotten history of globalization tangible and perceptible. She mentions that Harald Bluetooth (哈拉尔·蓝牙), the Danish king, unified Denmark, and his name was later used to name the technology that connects electronic devices, just like the king's connection to the region in those years, which coincides with the essence of globalization; the Viking coins found in Maine in the United States confirm that the Vikings continued to trade with the Americas after abandoning their settlements in the Americas; 400,000 Arab inscription silver coins unearthed in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe reveal the "prototype of the global supply chain" in which the Middle East connects Eurasia through trade. These details not only make history vivid and fresh, but also use "material culture" as a key to prove that the world in 1000 AD had already formed an interactive network spanning mountains and seas.
As a scholar who has cultivated in the study of Chinese history, Hansen (韩森) uses a lot of space in the book to write about China. In the book, Chinese porcelain and silk were sold to the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf coast, and foreign merchants, religions, and products continued to enter the Central Plains. Long-term planning, open trade, inclusive culture, and emphasis on technology together constitute the picture of China's participation in early globalization. Hansen (韩森) breaks the Western-centric historical narrative and puts the Song Dynasty (宋朝) in the center of the stage - this most globalized core of civilization at that time, with an open attitude to undertake trade from all sides, and used long-term development wisdom to make China a key hub of early globalization, and also proved that the Chinese-style opening-up road has been open, connected, and pragmatic since ancient times.
Hansen (韩森) wrote about the year 1000 AD, but in fact she is responding to our era. A surprising finding in the book is that early globalization was also accompanied by conflict, xenophobia, and resistance. Cairo (开罗), Guangzhou (广州), and Constantinople (君士坦丁堡) all experienced rejection and riots against foreign merchants. This shows that trade brings prosperity, but also brings friction; connectivity creates opportunities, but also breeds anxiety. Today's people face the same problems as the ancients: whether to cooperate and trade with heterogeneous civilizations? How to deal with the competition brought about by the spread of technology? Does globalization strengthen one's own identity or destroy local culture? When we discuss trade competition, technological blockade, and cultural conflict, we do not know that our ancestors gave different answers to these questions a thousand years ago.
The openness and inclusiveness of the Song Dynasty (宋朝), the Viking's exploration and enterprising spirit, the Arab merchants' flexible adaptation, and the conflicts caused by differences between civilizations all provide us with valuable historical lessons for understanding the current globalization dilemma - as Hansen (韩森) said, "Our ancestors responded to the changes in the world in various ways in 1000 AD, and we must study their response strategies in order to better cope with the future."
The globalization of 1000 AD may be naive or fragile, but it planted the seeds for the subsequent interconnection of the world. Hansen (韩森) uses this book to tell us that the value of history lies in continuous questioning and continuous reconstruction, and in understanding the present and illuminating the future by looking back at the past. For every reader who wants to understand the essence of globalization and jump out of cognitive limitations, "Year 1000" is a masterpiece worth reading carefully - it can not only let us see a forgotten beginning of globalization, but also let us find the wisdom to deal with the current world in the interaction of thousands of years of civilization.
(Author's unit: Department of World Economy and Politics, Party School of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共江苏省委党校))
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The plane descends, and the low-hanging clouds cast mottled shadows on the red earth, moving slowly, like a flock of sheep herded by the wind. Amidst the interlacing cloud shadows, a fiery red monolith suddenly bursts into view—the passengers' faces are almost pressed against the windowpanes, gazing at Uluru (乌鲁鲁) (see picture, Zhang Yan (张燕) photographed), hailed as the "Heart of Australia."
I have also come for it. Many people are familiar with this massive rock: at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, the streamlined red architecture of the Australian Pavilion was inspired by it. Geologists speculate that this monolith formed in the seabed about 600 million years ago, and after several crustal movements, it was uplifted to the ground, standing alone in the wilderness about 450 kilometers southwest of Alice Springs (爱丽丝泉) in the Northern Territory (北领地). Its surface part is 348 meters high, with a circumference of 9.4 kilometers, and it is buried nearly 6 kilometers deep underground, making it the largest sandstone monolith in the world.
Uluru (乌鲁鲁) is rich in iron and has been oxidized for a long time, giving it its signature red color, rising alone in the wilderness. In the early morning, the sun has not yet fully risen, the sky is deep blue, and Uluru (乌鲁鲁) shrinks into a quiet black silhouette in the distance. As the light rises, the top of the rock first shows a faint gold, and then the entire dark red monolith begins to burn, and the edges of the clouds are reflected in orange-pink; in the afternoon, the clouds lower, and it rains, the monolith becomes even deeper red, and the sunlight slants down from the gaps in the clouds, refracting one, two, or even three rainbows above the monolith, half-covered in silver-gray mist.
Tourists surround it from different directions, quietly waiting for the colors to change. Beside them, birds stand on dead trees drying their wings, lizards and crested pigeons stroll leisurely on the red sand, and in the shadows of the bushes in the distance, one can occasionally glimpse wild camels lying down. In the nearby resort, groups of Aboriginal Anangu (阿南古人) people weave traditional handicrafts, and children run barefoot, laughing as they chase the shuttle bus.
Beneath the magnificent backdrop lies a history that is not light. On the map, this rock has two names—Uluru (乌鲁鲁), and Ayers Rock (艾尔斯岩). Why are there two names? The answer lies in "Tjukurpa (朱库尔帕)."
Archaeological evidence shows that the Anangu (阿南古人) people have lived on this land for at least 10,000 years. This monolith is both their shelter and the place where their ancestors return. The belief system that guides their lives is called Tjukurpa (朱库尔帕), sometimes translated as "Dreamtime." Legend has it that in ancient times, the ancestors of the Anangu (阿南古人) people roamed the continent, giving names to all things, singing out notes, gradually weaving together the real world, and all stories eventually converge at Uluru (乌鲁鲁). Without writing, the Anangu (阿南古人) people painted creation myths, hunting experiences, and the laws and history of the tribe on the rock walls: overlapping handprints, abstract lines, and vivid totems, forming a "wordless history book" passed down for thousands of years. For them, the stars are not just celestial bodies in the sky, but the eyes of their ancestors watching. As the gathering place of "Dreamtime (梦世纪)," each groove on the rock wall corresponds to a legend, and each pool of water has its sacred purpose.
This sacredness was once covered. In 1873, Australian explorer William Gosse (威廉·戈斯) saw this rock and named it "Ayers Rock (艾尔斯岩)" after the surname of an official from South Australia (南澳) who had never set foot here. For a long time afterward, miners and tourists poured in, and it was difficult for the Anangu (阿南古人) people to freely return to their homeland. After many years of effort, on October 26, 1985, the land title was returned to the Anangu (阿南古人) people at the foot of Uluru (乌鲁鲁). Eight years later, the name "Uluru (乌鲁鲁)" was revived and listed alongside "Ayers Rock (艾尔斯岩)"; it was not until 2002 that the order of the two names was finally reversed: "Uluru (乌鲁鲁)" returned before "Ayers Rock (艾尔斯岩)."
For a long time, tourists could climb the monolith along a fixed route, which coincided with the route that the ancestors of the Anangu (阿南古人) people took when they arrived at Uluru (乌鲁鲁). Years of trampling eroded the rock, and the garbage left on the summit was washed into the downstream water source by rainwater. On October 26, 2019, the climbing route was permanently closed. That day happened to be the 34th anniversary of the Anangu (阿南古人) people receiving the land title. From taking back the land to this land regaining respect, they walked for a full 34 years.
In the Aboriginal Cultural Centre, there is a passage that says: "We are not forbidding you, we are inviting you to know this land in another way." After the climbing ban, the number of tourists coming to Uluru (乌鲁鲁) has increased rather than decreased. Although there are many regulations in the park: some rock wall angles and pools are not convenient for photography, and some paths are not open to the public, people are no longer obsessed with conquering a rock. More tourists choose to walk around the monolith along the trails, listen to the Aboriginal people tell stories on the rock walls, and try to understand the true meaning of the land.
At dusk, I sit on the sand, the wind blows from the wilderness, and the monolith darkens little by little.
The Anangu (阿南古人) people believe that people belong to the land, belong to all things. In such a worldview, no one truly owns anyone, and people and nature are just fellow travelers borrowing from each other. For tourists who come from afar, Uluru (乌鲁鲁) is not only a geographically significant center, but also an entrance to understanding this land. It is the slowly beating heart of this continent, and the blood starts from here, flowing along the songs sung and the roads traveled by the ancestors, to every corner of Australia (澳大利亚), and then flowing back here. The heart does not need to be climbed or conquered. We are just passing by briefly, and it is already very good to be able to sit in its tens of thousands of years of shadow for an evening.
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Serious literature and genre fiction are distinctly different, with the former exploring the depths of human nature and questioning social ills, while the latter uses popular narratives to pursue readability and readership. However, the two quietly merge in the hands of a British female writer: with meticulous logical thinking, precise social observation, and in-depth depiction of human nature, she sounded the horn of the golden age of detective novels. She is Agatha Christie (阿加莎·克里斯蒂), the "Queen of Mystery."
2026 marks the 50th anniversary of Agatha Christie's death. Recently, the stage play "Murder on the Orient Express," produced by Shanghai Mousetrap Drama Studio (上海捕鼠器戏剧工作室) and written and directed by Lin Yi (林奕), concluded its tour in Beijing (北京). In the theater, audiences see not only meticulous logical deduction but also the complex subtleties of human nature—the boundaries of good and evil, the conflict between emotion and law, and the dilemma of morality are all questioned in the carriage.
A Female Writer's Golden Age
Born on September 15, 1890, in Devon (德文郡), England (英国), Agatha Christie was deeply influenced by her literature-loving mother, developing a love for reading from an early age, especially becoming fascinated by Sherlock Holmes written by Conan Doyle (柯南·道尔). Dickens's narrative tradition also captivated her.
After the outbreak of World War I, 24-year-old Agatha volunteered for service and was assigned to work in a hospital pharmacy. This job became her window into observing human nature and society, allowing her to come into contact with all kinds of people, understand the injustices brought about by class and gender, and gradually pursue more modern and equal working and living environments. These experiences also transformed into vivid character psychology and social portrayals in her novels.
In 1916, Agatha completed her first detective novel, "The Mysterious Affair at Styles." Hercule Poirot (赫尔克里·波洛), the "small Belgian detective with a black beard on his chin" in the novel, entered the readers' field of vision from then on.
What truly propelled Agatha to the throne of "Queen of Mystery" was "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd," published in 1926. This novel shocked the literary world with its bold narrative trick—having the murderer himself as the narrator—and established Agatha's unshakable position in the field of detective literature. From then on, until the publication of "Curtain," the final work in the Poirot series, in 1975, Agatha wrote tirelessly, creating more than 80 detective novels in her lifetime, which have been translated into more than 100 languages, with global sales exceeding 2 billion copies.
The period between World War I and World War II is often referred to as the "Golden Age" of detective novels, and Agatha was the pioneer and peak writer of this era. Before her, Edgar Allan Poe's (爱伦·坡) Dupin series and Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes series established the basic paradigm of detective novels: the detective uses extraordinary reasoning ability to defeat criminals and restore the disturbed social or legal order. However, at this time, detective novels were still immature in terms of ideological depth and literary accomplishment. For example, characters became "chess pieces" serving the mystery, and writers often lacked in-depth exploration of human nature, society, and morality. Agatha made fundamental innovations to the theme of detective novels: from "who did it" to "why did they do it," and then to "how should the crime be punished," thereby enabling detective novels to discuss serious legal issues and present the possibility of intertwined good and evil in human nature.
Complex Human Nature in a Detective Novel
Among Agatha's voluminous works, "Murder on the Orient Express" has a unique and lofty status. This novel, published in 1934, was inspired by the Lindbergh kidnapping case that shocked Europe and the United States. Agatha embedded it in this luxury train trapped by a snowstorm.
The story unfolds with the murder of wealthy businessman Ratchett on the train, and Poirot is ordered to find the murderer in the sealed carriage. The 13 suspects on the train, each with different identities—from a Russian noblewoman to an American salesman, from a Hungarian diplomat to an English governess—seemingly do not know each other, but are closely linked by a girl kidnapping case: they are all relatives and friends of the victim, seeking collective revenge on the murderer who cruelly killed the girl but escaped justice. Then they cooperate with each other to create the illusion that gang members committed the crime and escaped to avoid trial.
The uniqueness of this work lies in: when the law cannot provide justice, does private revenge have legitimacy? Poirot unravels the connections between each suspect and the kidnapping case, as well as the loopholes in their alibis, engaging in a difficult spiritual trek between truth and falsehood, right and wrong, emotion and reason. There are no long philosophical discussions or stream-of-consciousness psychological descriptions in the book, but Agatha integrates the proposition of "crime and punishment" into the suspenseful plot through the process of peeling away lies and approaching the truth.
This characteristic is also reflected in more of Agatha's works—on top of exquisite orthodox reasoning, she integrates the great social changes and human nature analysis of Europe between World War I and World War II into detective novels, achieving a fusion of entertainment and seriousness. "Agatha never pursues strange tricks; she always focuses on the unchanging parts of human nature." In Lin Yi's view, "writing for human nature and writing for life" is the fundamental reason why Agatha's works can transcend time and national boundaries.
"Honesty" is another characteristic of Agatha's novels. She neither avoids nor beautifies human nature, but only presents it objectively. Agatha rarely uses verbose rhetoric, and is good at using concise short sentences and a large amount of dialogue to advance the narrative. She sets up layers of fog from the beginning, firmly grabbing the reader's attention with tortuous plots and rich suspense, making the work have multi-layered readability. It can be read and entertained as a popular detective novel, and it can also be used to see through the various aspects of human nature and ethics in the face of evil.
A Theatrical Adaptation of a Classic Work
Closed space, distinct characters, strong dramatic conflict, and progressive suspense—these qualities make "Murder on the Orient Express" naturally suitable for the screen and stage. In Lin Yi's view, "The uniqueness of this stage play lies in—almost every audience member who enters the theater knows the murderer before the opening, so making the audience feel emotional impact is more meaningful than reviewing the reasoning."
Therefore, this version of the stage play shifts the focus from "who is the murderer" to "why is it so" and "how to bear it." The work does not place the restoration of the crime process in the truth revelation link, but before Poirot is about to leave the train and make the final decision—this structural adaptation allows the audience to see how 13 hearts swallowed by pain choose revenge in despair, and how a detective makes a difficult choice between law and human sentiment.
In terms of stage presentation, this version of the stage play pursues the Eastern aesthetics of "realism and freehand coexisting." Lin Yi believes that "Murder on the Orient Express" "most pursues Eastern aesthetics" in Agatha's works: the plot intertwines with both bright and dark lines, unlike other works that "directly give" clues and doubts to the audience, and the expression of characters' emotions is more implicit and restrained, with a quite introverted Eastern meaning. Therefore, the stage design creates a deep sense of perspective when designing the Istanbul (伊斯坦布尔) station, allowing the audience to "embark on a journey with this train"; in the final climax section, the director uses a highly symbolic freehand technique to place the actors behind the curtain and use light and shadow to present "revenge in turn." This restrained treatment precisely amplifies the power of emotion, allowing the audience to feel the despair and solemnity behind collective revenge.
From the publication of "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" to the present, more than a century has passed, and the "unchanging parts" of human nature captured by Agatha—greed and kindness, fear and courage, selfishness and dedication—still resonate in the hearts of readers in every era. When all the mysteries are solved, readers have deep thoughts about life and human nature. Perhaps for writers, the most difficult thing to write is not fictional imagination, but objective life, because people can always see themselves in these words.
(Intern Shen Zhexin (沈喆新) also contributed to this article)
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California, USA, is rich in forest resources, with evergreen pines and a vast expanse of green, and a forest coverage rate of about 33% across the state. However, this vast forest is also one of the regions with the highest incidence of wildfires in the world: an average of about 7,800 wildfires occur each year, and in the past 10 years, an average of 5,894 square kilometers of forest land have been burned each year. When raging flames strike, the giant sequoias in the forest stand tall and firm. After the wildfire burns out and the spring rain nourishes, they regain their vitality.
I once accompanied a forestry delegation from Guangzhou (广州市) to Sequoia National Park (巨杉国家公园) in the Sierra Nevada (内华达山脉) from Los Angeles (洛杉矶) in the dead of winter. After driving more than 200 kilometers along the winding mountain road, we arrived at the park at an altitude of more than 2,000 meters, where snow was flying.
The giant sequoia belongs to the cypress family and is also known as "California redwood" because its trunk is reddish-brown. Its leaves are blue-green, its trunk is thick and straight, its bark is soft and thick, and it soars into the sky with extraordinary vigor. Giant sequoias were once distributed throughout the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere, but due to drastic climate changes during the Quaternary glacial period, they became extinct on a large scale. Only 75 communities in a 400-kilometer strip on the western side of the Sierra Nevada survived. To protect these ancient lives, the United States government established Sequoia National Park in 1890; in 1976, Sequoia National Park and the adjacent Kings Canyon National Park (国王峡谷国家公园) were jointly designated by UNESCO as a "World Biosphere Reserve".
Upon entering the park, we suggested visiting the "Tree King," a tree with a hollow trunk large enough for a car to pass through. Our American friends regretted to say that the giant tree, which was 3,000 to 4,000 years old and about 27 stories high, had been blown down by strong winds and snowstorms. The current "Tree King" is the "General Sherman Tree," which is 83.82 meters high and requires 20 adults to hold hands to encircle it. This giant tree is about 2,200 years old and has survived more than a hundred wildfires. As of 2024, it is still the largest existing single tree on Earth in terms of volume.
The secret to the giant sequoia's longevity lies in its unique physiological structure and growing environment. Its root system is extremely wide, allowing it to absorb nutrients from the surface fertile soil; the local climate is humid with rain in winter and fog in summer. The bark of the giant sequoia splits regularly and vertically as the trunk thickens, and radial growth is not restricted; the tree is rich in tannic acid, which has anti-corrosion and anti-insect properties.
So, how does the giant sequoia safely survive wildfires? The bark of this tree near the ground is 30 to 60 centimeters thick, contains almost no flammable resin, but is rich in heat-insulating spongy material. After a wildfire, the giant sequoia is not only unscathed, but can also use the fertile soil after burning to gain more growing space, and the scattered seeds will also break ground, truly 野火烧不尽，春风吹又生 (yě huǒ shāo bù jìn, chūn fēng chuī yòu shēng - "wildfire burns endlessly, spring breeze brings new life," even after disaster, there is always hope for renewal).
In order to study the height limit of giant sequoias, researchers risked climbing to the top of trees nearly 100 meters high to observe and found that water transport is the core factor limiting tree height - the leaves at the top of the crown shrink due to insufficient water supply, inhibiting growth height. Theoretically, giant sequoias can grow up to 130 meters and live for three to four thousand years.
When leaving the park, the snow had stopped. Looking back at the silent giant trees, I suddenly felt a sense of composure - these trees are not in a hurry to grow upwards, but spend their energy rooting downwards and accumulating inwards. When wildfire comes, it turns the soil into fertilizer; when storms come, it gives the sunlight to new life. Perhaps, life does not have to unfold in a confrontational way, but every polishing of the long years should be regarded as nourishment for growth, year after year, and eventually it will grow into a towering tree.
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By: 王 浩
According to the "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022)", adults should consume at least 300 grams of fresh vegetables daily, with a variety of types and dark-colored vegetables accounting for more than half.
Recently, a potted kale plant that can be harvested and eaten was launched in supermarkets. The fresh experience of "harvesting and eating as you go, harvesting multiple times" attracted customers to place orders, driving the development of planting bases in Gaomi (高密), Shandong (山东), Weiyuan (渭源), Gansu (甘肃), and other places.
Entering summer, cold-season vegetables from Qinghai Province (青海省) are successively on the market, and broccoli, Chinese flowering cabbage, and other vegetables are very popular among consumers. Based on the characteristics of the cold climate, Qinghai (青海), which once relied heavily on other provinces for vegetable transportation, has now become a "vegetable basket".
The quiet changes in residents' "vegetable baskets" reflect the virtuous interaction and dynamic balance between supply and consumption.
From pursuing "eating enough" to pursuing "eating well." Since the implementation of the "vegetable basket" project, with stable acreage, improved quality, and increased varieties, China has become the world's largest vegetable producer and consumer. At present, the trend of personalized, diversified, and quality-oriented consumption in China's consumer market is becoming increasingly prominent. The "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022)" recommends that adults should consume at least 300 grams of fresh vegetables daily, with a variety of types and dark-colored vegetables accounting for more than half. It can be said that there is still huge growth space in domestic vegetable consumption.
From holding the "vegetable basket" firmly to enriching the "vegetable plate," new consumption potential is precisely the new space for industrial development. From "making do with a meal" to "exquisite meal," from seasonal and bulk supply to healthy and quality upgrades, optimizing supply with new demands as the guidance can improve the adaptability of supply and demand and continuously promote the high-quality development of the vegetable industry.
The "vegetable garden" closely follows the "vegetable plate," and the upgrading of demand forces the iteration of supply, which is the upgrading of the industrial chain. From selecting and breeding special varieties to promoting green and organic planting, and then to improving logistics networks and cold chain transportation, the entire chain is working hard to allow richer and fresher vegetables to go directly from the field to the "tip of the tongue." For example, the "Yellow Rose Cabbage" bred by the Nanjing Agricultural University (南京农业大学) team has tender yellow leaves clustered like a rose. It is not only beautiful, but also resistant to low temperatures, storage, and transportation, and has high nutritional value. The "Yellow Rose Cabbage" can be eaten and appreciated, and is popular in the market. This inspires us to strengthen the combination of industry, academia, and research, promote standardized planting, cultivate new agricultural business entities, and deeply cultivate the entire industrial chain innovation. By creating demand with supply and driving supply with demand, we can transform consumption demand into development momentum.
The "vegetable garden" closely follows the "vegetable plate," and needs to explore multiple functions such as leisure experience and cultural science popularization to promote value chain improvement. From the practice of various places, new formats such as picking experience, rural tourism, origin live broadcast, and adoption planting have emerged, and new products such as "light fruit and vegetable bottles," "hot pot vegetable platters," and "single-serving clean vegetables" are very popular, giving vegetables diverse functions such as lifestyles, farming experiences, and science popularization research, and also exploring space for improving the value of vegetable commodities. Promoting the cross-border integration of the vegetable industry with health, culture, and tourism, and creating more new consumption scenarios, can upgrade vegetables from "growing well" to "selling well" and "being well-known," making the "vegetable basket" more textured and warmer.
The small vegetable basket is connected to the major people's livelihood, and the small vegetables support the big industry. Adapting to diversified consumption needs with the quality and upgrading of the entire chain can make the vegetable industry both have the atmosphere of life and the vitality of development, and continuously meet the people's growing needs for a better life.
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In the early morning, a bowl of hot tofu pudding, as delicate as fat; a piece of pan-fried tofu on the stove, golden brown and fragrant. For thousands of years, this seemingly ordinary "white jade" has accompanied countless people's daily meals, and also contains the most simple dietary wisdom of the Chinese people.
Legend has it that more than 2,000 years ago, Liu An (刘安), King of Huainan of the Western Han Dynasty, refined elixir at the foot of Mount Bagong (八公山), grinding beans with mountain spring water and adding salt brine to the slurry. Inadvertently, he created a piece of tofu as warm and smooth as jade. Since then, the Chinese dining table has had one more lasting fragrance.
Today, under the guidance of the "Grand Food Approach" and the healthy initiative of "reducing oil, increasing beans, and adding milk," tofu is ushering in its own new opportunities.
From the "Chinese flavor" that crosses the sea, to the industrial innovation that breaks through the boundaries of preservation; from the "star protein" in the plant-based consumption wave, to the dedicated soybeans that force the field to be updated - every soybean is stringing together a constantly extending modern industrial chain, and also reflects the new look of China's agricultural transformation and upgrading.
The fragrance of beans travels far -
From the stone mill of Mount Bagong (八公山) to the dining table across the sea
The morning mist of Mount Bagong (八公山) always wakes up with the fragrance of beans.
At 5 a.m., at the foot of Mount Bagong (八公山) in Daquan Village (大泉村), Huainan City (淮南市), Anhui Province (安徽省), the sky was not yet bright, and the tofu workshops were already lit with warm yellow lights. Soybeans soaked overnight were slowly poured into the bluestone millstone. With the "creak, creak" sound of rotation, milky white soy milk flowed down the wooden trough, rising with wisps of heat.
Old man Hu Xuebing (胡学兵) stood guard in front of the stove, holding a spoon in his right hand and supporting a bucket in his left, holding his breath and waiting for the moment of "adding brine."
"Tofu is most afraid of impatience, so is adding brine, and so is doing things in life."
As soon as he finished speaking, salt brine was gently dripped into the boiling soy milk, and fine brine flowers surged like snow. A pot of tender and snow-white tofu quietly took shape in the morning light.
"The people of Huainan (淮南) have long integrated their feelings for tofu into their blood." Cheng Jincang (程晋仓), director of the Liaison Office of the Huainan Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (淮南市政协), a scholar who has been paying attention to the development and history of the local soy product industry, said with emotion, "From ancient handmade to modern industry, tofu here is not only a craft, a kind of food, but also a cultural gene that is continuously inherited."
The stone mill is still turning, but the tofu has already begun to travel far.
Wearing dust-proof clothing and passing through layers of air showers, the reporter walked into Anhui Douxiangyuan Food Co., Ltd. (安徽豆香园食品有限公司). Through the transparent glass, robotic arms in the sterile workshop were flying up and down, and boxes of purified water tofu were precisely stacked, ready to cross the ocean and enter overseas supermarkets.
Tofu, which could only be "made and sold on the same day" in the past, now has the confidence to travel across the ocean. In order to pass the strict quality inspection of overseas markets, the company has established a full-process traceability system from the planting base to cold chain transportation.
A piece of tofu is redefining the economic map of a city. Shi Min (时敏), deputy director of the Huainan Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (淮南市农业农村局), introduced that Huainan (淮南), as the birthplace of tofu, has the Bagongshan (八公山) tofu making technique as a national intangible cultural heritage, and has formed a full industrial chain of raw material planting, processing and manufacturing, equipment manufacturing, and cultural tourism integration. Huainan City (淮南市) has developed more than 200 kinds of soy products and derivative dishes, effectively meeting multi-level consumer demand. In 2025, the city's entire soy product industry chain will exceed 5 billion yuan in output value.
And the new story of tofu is quietly happening on the Chinese dining table.
In the convenience store refrigerator, ready-to-eat tofu occupies a place: black truffle flavor, rattan pepper flavor, and sea salt basil flavor have become young people's "light food partners"; in coffee shops, soy milk lattes exude a faint bean fragrance; outside the gym, a box of high-protein tofu has become a new choice for many people to replace chicken breast.
"The soy product market is shifting from traditional ingredients to diversified healthy consumer categories, and the changes in category structure are particularly significant. Traditional fresh soy products such as tofu and soy milk still dominate the market, while emerging segmented categories such as casual soy products, ready-to-eat dried tofu, and functional fermented soy products are growing significantly." Yuan Xingxing (袁星星), a researcher at the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (江苏省农业科学院), keenly captured this trend.
The plant-based consumption boom has given tofu more room for imagination.
At Shandong Yuwang Ecological Food Co., Ltd. (山东禹王生态食业有限公司), the reporter tore open a bag of "vegetarian beef". The fibers were clearly distinct, and it was elastic and chewy, almost indistinguishable from the real thing. The high-purity plant protein extracted from soybeans is restructured into a fibrous structure through high-moisture extrusion texturization technology, and finally becomes another appearance.
More than 2,000 years ago, people used salt brine to make a pot of tofu; more than 2,000 years later, Chinese agriculture is using technology to light up a 10 billion-yuan industrial chain. Zhang Qing (张清), a professor at Sichuan Agricultural University (四川农业大学), introduced that more and more consumers regard tofu as a high-quality source of plant protein, rather than just an ordinary side dish. It is entering more scenarios such as breakfast, light meals, fitness meals, meal replacements, and instant consumption.
Industrial Change -
The Industrial Breakthrough of a Piece of Tofu
The softness of tofu is its most touching quality, and also its most difficult limitation to overcome.
High water content and high protein make it extremely susceptible to spoilage. In the past, a pot of hot tofu could only circulate in the morning market within a few dozen miles. "What determines whether tofu can go out of the local area is not only production capacity, but also cold chain and preservation technology." Zhang Qing (张清) pointed out the pain points of the industry in one word.
In order to allow tofu to go further, a quiet revolution is taking place in the workshop.
The micro-pressure boiling technology with precise temperature control removes the beany smell, the automatic brain-pointing process improves the texture stability, and the new sterile preservation and nitrogen-filled packaging extend the refrigerated shelf life of northern tofu to 21 days in one fell swoop. That delicate and easily damaged "white jade" has been given wings to travel far.
If preservation is the victory of technology, then "eating dry and squeezing clean" is another extreme embodiment of modern industrial wisdom.
In the central control room of Yuwang Ecological Food (禹王生态食业), Lei Jian (雷健), the workshop director, stared at the electronic screen, which showed the trajectory of every drop of circulating water. "In the past, this water was discharged after use. Now, every drop has to run another circle."
Equipment cleaning wastewater is re-entered into the production cycle after "sedimentation + centrifugation" treatment. This alone saves the company more than 1 million cubic meters of water annually, equivalent to the daily domestic water consumption of 7.6 million citizens.
Water is recycled, and the value of a soybean is also being rediscovered.
Soybean dregs, which were regarded as waste in the past, have now become high-fiber meal replacement raw materials; from the by-products of soy milk processing, even soybean trypsin inhibitors have been extracted - this medicinal ingredient, which is a key excipient for oral insulin, was once priced as high as $750 per gram in the international market, more expensive than the same weight of gold.
The protein residue, a by-product of soybean protein processing, has been transformed into fluffy and white cat litter, which is used in the global pet supplies market. In the standardized factory of Luohe Huayiyuan Pet Supplies Co., Ltd. (漯河华一源宠物用品有限公司), after multiple processes such as crushing, forming, and drying, 1 protein residue production line, 1 fully automatic cassava sand production line, and 3 fully automatic cat litter production lines work together. With its advantages of being environmentally friendly, degradable, low dust, and easy to flush into the toilet, cat litter has become one of the top products in the segmented market.
From functional foods to pharmaceutical raw materials, from by-products to new wealth, a soybean has been "eaten" to the extreme. The "China Food and Nutrition Development Outline (2025-2030)" clearly proposes that by 2030, the proportion of high-quality protein intake per capita per day will exceed 50%, and focus on developing high-quality protein sources such as soybeans and aquatic products.
"Under the dual promotion of national policies and social needs, the soybean industry is undergoing a profound leap from traditional tofu workshops to a modern food industry system." Wang Fengzhong (王凤忠), director of the Institute of Food and Nutrition Development of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部食物与营养发展研究所) and a processing post scientist of the National Soybean Industry Technology System (国家大豆产业技术体系), introduced that the soybean industry is currently crossing from planting-oriented to processing-oriented, which is not only an industrial upgrade, but also a system innovation and technological breakthrough for the Chinese people to solve food nutrition.
The Fragrance of Soil -
A Piece of Tofu Forces the Upgrading of a Seed
The end of the industry is on the dining table, but the roots are always deeply rooted in the soil.
In order to fulfill every new possibility of tofu, the soybeans in the fields must also undergo a reshaping of quality.
Innovation in the tofu industry is first reflected in the specialization of raw materials. "Making tofu is no longer 'just having beans', but choosing soybean varieties with high protein content, good coagulation, light beany flavor, and more suitable for forming." Zhang Qing (张清) introduced that breeding not only looks at yield, but also at processing suitability. After such soybeans enter the factory, the protein is more likely to form a stable gel, and the tenderness, elasticity, and yield of the tofu will be better.
Market demand is shaping seeds in reverse. Functional products such as high-protein tofu and low-fat tofu are very popular. When companies select soybeans, they pay more attention to protein structure, coagulation performance, and flavor performance. "The breakthrough of processing technology reversely guides the upstream breeding and planting to achieve precise targeted breeding and efficient production, and the path of specialization and high quality is becoming increasingly clear." Wang Fengzhong (王凤忠) introduced.
In Shandong (山东), scientific research institutions have cultivated the high-protein special variety "Yuwang No. 1" (禹王1号) after more than 10 years; in Huainan (淮南), Anhui (安徽), there are already 28 soybean varieties with a protein content of more than 40%, and the planting area of the main Kedo series accounts for as high as 97.2%.
From "just having beans" to "breeding according to beans," a piece of tofu begins to redefine a bean.
In Yangzhuang Village (杨庄村), Wanjin Town (万金镇), Shaoling District (召陵区), Luohe City (漯河市), Henan Province (河南省), Chen Shihua (陈世华), a grower, couldn't close his mouth with a smile as he looked at the soybeans in the warehouse that were running out and had been snapped up. "The soybeans grown last year did not have 'bean flower face', had good luster, and were snapped up by purchasers."
He calculated a clear account: after inoculating rhizobia and adopting compound planting, "the yield per mu increased by 40 jin, and the fertilizer decreased by dozens of jin. With one increase and one decrease, each mu earned nearly 200 yuan more." Cutting-edge technology has finally turned into smiles on farmers' faces.
And in the vast countryside, another kind of inheritance is also continuing warmly.
Near night, in Dawa Wang Village (大洼王村), Zhangzhuang Town (张庄镇), Yucheng City (禹城市), Shandong Province (山东省), the "Guyuan Soy Products Common Prosperity Workshop" (谷园豆制品共富工坊) is brightly lit. Wang Kun (王坤), 38 years old, worked in a city office building for many years, but now he is wearing an apron and standing in front of a steaming pot, carefully lifting a tofu skin as thin as cicada wings. "This is the craft passed down from my grandmother, and it cannot be broken."
The traditional brine point system is not efficient, but it preserves the most familiar old taste. Today, the small workshop has a stable daily turnover, which not only supports the livelihood of a family, but also drives nearly 10 villagers to find employment and increase income at their doorstep.
In Yingqian Ancient Town (营前古镇), Shangyou County (上犹县), Ganzhou City (赣州市), Jiangxi Province (江西省), the Hakka people are still using natural red yeast rice to dye red tofu. The plain white tofu is slowly dyed into a warm crimson color. Red tofu cooked in wine is homesickness; red tofu stuffed with meat is memory; fried tofu puffs are reunion.
The "slow process" of handmade grinding and gypsum or acid slurry pointing carries the relationship between people and the land, and has become a "cultural temperature" that is difficult to replace by industrialization. The intangible cultural heritage value of tofu also lies in its distinct regionality and living inheritance. Sichuan Jianmenguan Tofu (四川剑门关豆腐), Anhui Bagongshan Tofu (安徽八公山豆腐), Zhejiang Xishi Tofu (浙江西施豆腐)... Due to differences in water quality, soybean varieties, and brine pointing methods, different flavor systems have been formed in various places, and they have also been precipitated into an important part of local food culture.
The times are changing, the appearance of tofu is changing, but the fragrance of beans has never changed.
Some people prefer that bowl of delicate tofu pudding in the morning, some people are fond of a piece of old tofu on the stove in their hometown, and some people are re-acquainted with this gift from soybeans in urban convenience stores.
From the pot of stone-milled soy milk that has been rolling for more than 2,000 years at the foot of Mount Bagong (八公山), to the plant protein precisely extracted in the sterile workshop; from a plate of steaming home-style tofu on the stove, to the special varieties cultivated on demand in the fields - a piece of tofu, seemingly soft, supports the Chinese people's new hope for high-quality protein.
Seeds are still quietly growing in the vast soil, absorbing the nutrients of modern technology; what they are breeding is not just a piece of "white jade" on the table, but also a gentle force for Chinese agriculture to move towards the new and towards the future.
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"The curves on the 'turtle-back pattern' represent the courage to climb mountains." Ji Qiyu (冀麒宇), the seventh-generation inheritor of the Qingyuan Zhuang Brocade weaving technique, introduces the local Zhuang brocade culture to visitors.
Ji Qiyu's (冀麒宇) hometown is Taiping Village (太平村), Futang Town (福堂镇), Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County (连山壮族瑶族自治县), Qingyuan City (清远市), Guangdong Province (广东省), one of the birthplaces of Zhuang brocade.
Born in the 90s, Ji Qiyu (冀麒宇) grew up with the sound of looms. At 7, he started learning about Zhuang brocade from his mother; at 12, he began collecting pattern samples; at 16, he independently designed works; at 25, he established a cooperative... "Inheriting and promoting Zhuang brocade culture is not only my responsibility but also my unchanging wish since childhood," said Ji Qiyu (冀麒宇).
Zhuang brocade is woven with cotton yarn as the warp and colored velvet as the weft, using the method of passing warp and breaking weft. Once, due to high production costs, low production efficiency, and lagging sales channels, the inheritance of Zhuang brocade faced difficulties. "Most young and middle-aged people go out to work, and the older generation of weavers no longer weave brocade due to meager income, and even sell ancestral looms at low prices." Not only veteran artisans, but Qin Yanyun (覃燕云), a villager in Taiping Village (太平村) in her 40s who once made a living by weaving brocade, also stopped her craft in earlier years due to the lack of a market.
The Zhuang brocade technique faced the risk of being lost, and the three-shuttle jacquard technique, which has been passed down for more than 700 years, is only mastered by two elderly people in Lianshan County (连山县).
In 2020, Ji Qiyu (冀麒宇) took out three months' salary he had saved from work-study programs in college and bought back the century-old loom in the village. "To pass on Zhuang brocade, innovation is essential." Ji Qiyu (冀麒宇) established the Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County Zhuang Yao Style Brocade Professional Cooperative (连山壮族瑶族自治县壮瑶风采锦绣专业合作社) and improved the weaving process: the 200-jin bamboo cage loom was "slimmed down" to 80 jin, and the brocade weaving time was halved; biological protein fiber fabrics were used to increase comfort; new mordants and auxiliaries were used, and the colors of Zhuang brocade increased from the traditional 5 colors such as black, red, and yellow to more than 220 colors... "Now, from clothing to home textiles, Zhuang brocade products are more abundant," said Ji Qiyu (冀麒宇).
To solve the dilemma of skill inheritance, Ji Qiyu (冀麒宇) innovatively explored the "centralized training + decentralized order receiving" model, absorbing 926 household looms in 7 towns, training more than 1,000 people in total, driving more than 900 people to find employment, allowing villagers to achieve employment at their doorstep, and generally increasing the average annual income by more than 50,000 yuan.
"I earned more than 80,000 yuan last year by weaving brocade, and there are even more orders this year," said Qin Yanyun (覃燕云). "More and more young people are interested in Zhuang brocade and are returning to their hometowns to develop it, so there are successors to this craft."
Under the promotion of the "High-Quality Development Project of Hundreds of Counties, Thousands of Towns, and Ten Thousand Villages" in Guangdong Province (广东省), the former abandoned drying ground has been transformed into a plant dyeing workshop full of artistic atmosphere; the formerly abandoned farmhouses have been reborn as charming intangible cultural heritage homestays. Enjoying Zhuang brocade, listening to mountain songs, tasting delicacies... Qingyuan (清远) has created the "Brocade Flower Sea, Singing and Dancing Ethnic" tourism route, which has become one of the 32 selected "Flower Season Encounters" themed rural tourism boutique routes launched by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (文化和旅游部).
"Tourist traffic has been transformed into development increment, and Zhuang brocade experience classes are fully booked for three months," said Ji Qiyu (冀麒宇). The Zhuang brocade, which was once "hidden in the boudoir," has now become a shining name card for rural revitalization, and more than 1,000 intangible cultural heritage activities have allowed more people to understand the traditional culture of Zhuang brocade.
"I believe Zhuang brocade can change the lives of the villagers." In order to further promote Zhuang brocade, Ji Qiyu (冀麒宇) took the initiative to learn live streaming sales techniques. This young man who once rescued old looms is weaving a beautiful picture of rural revitalization with Zhuang brocade as his shuttle.
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Adhering to a patient-centered approach, strictly managing online diagnosis and treatment, accelerating the application of advanced technologies, and strengthening supervision, internet hospitals will become more "intelligent" and "friendly," providing more convenient and high-quality medical services to the vast number of patients.
"Zero people waiting ahead, but the doctor never answers," "The doctor replies too slowly, several times only replying near the end of the consultation time, the experience is very poor"... Some patients have reported that some internet hospitals have problems such as low diagnosis and treatment efficiency and poor user experience. Many netizens have left messages saying that they hope internet hospitals can improve their services. The original intention of building internet hospitals was to facilitate patients' access to medical treatment, but now it makes people feel inconvenient, which is worth pondering.
Compared with traditional hospitals, internet hospitals have unique advantages. Internet hospitals eliminate physical distance, and patients can use network terminals at home to consult experts thousands of miles away, saving the hardship and expense of long-distance travel. In addition, with internet hospitals, doctors can use fragmented time and internet terminals to provide online consultations, effectively improving diagnosis and treatment efficiency. It can be seen that internet hospitals break the limitations of time and space in offline medical treatment, which can effectively facilitate patients' access to medical treatment and improve the utilization efficiency of medical resources.
The vigorous development of internet hospitals in recent years is proof of this. Data released by the National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委) shows that as of September 2025, there were 3,756 internet hospitals in China, with 130 million visits in 2024. This shows that online medical treatment has become a new choice for many patients, and it also shows that internet hospitals have become an important part of China's medical service system.
While internet hospitals are developing rapidly, problems such as long waiting times, untimely replies, complicated operations, and disconnection between online and offline services have gradually emerged, leading to a poor medical experience. These problems are both technical and service-related, but the fundamental reason lies in the lack of internet service awareness of the underlying medical institutions, insufficient attention to internet hospitals, and imperfect management and operation systems, which cause inconvenience to patients. To give full play to the advantages of internet hospitals and better meet the medical needs of patients, it is necessary to solve the difficulties and bottlenecks.
Coordinate online and offline services, and strictly manage reception. The main reason for long waiting times for online consultations is the insufficient number of online doctors. Overall, many doctors are very busy with offline consultations. Doctors in hospitals with large consultation volumes may not even have time to drink water or go to the toilet when seeing patients, so it is indeed too much to ask them to participate in online consultations as well. Hospitals may wish to arrange shifts, especially for departments with large online consultation volumes, and can set up dedicated reception doctors who take turns on duty to avoid doctors being too busy with offline work to take care of online patients. More importantly, hospitals should improve the online reception performance appraisal mechanism, and it is best to treat online and offline services equally. It is possible to explore optimizing the charging standards for online and offline diagnosis and treatment to fully stimulate doctors' enthusiasm for online reception.
Empower with technology to make medical treatment easier. Patients who consult online care very much whether the consulting doctor is online in real time and whether the doctor's prescription can be notified in a timely manner, and hope that the system can give prompts. Internet hospitals may wish to add such functions. Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (浙江省人民医院) has upgraded the functions of its internet hospital, such as clearly marking the online status next to the doctor's name to facilitate patients to prioritize doctors who can reply immediately and reduce ineffective waiting time. At present, the online consultation time for doctors is generally 15-20 minutes per person each time, which is much longer than the offline consultation time, and the main reason is the long communication time. It is possible to introduce artificial intelligence pre-consultation, rely on text and voice recognition technology to carry out human-computer interaction, complete some simple triage, and collect information such as patients' chief complaints, medical history, symptoms, and medication to improve doctors' work efficiency.
Unify standards, strengthen supervision, and make service quality more guaranteed. After all, internet hospitals are still new things, and there are still inconsistencies in diagnosis and treatment norms, quality standards, and service models. In addition, due to the virtual nature of the internet, supervision is more difficult. On the one hand, we can refer to offline hospital standards to formulate and improve diagnosis and treatment norms and quality standards, further improve service levels, and strive to achieve the same quality of online and offline medical services. On the other hand, we should strengthen the supervision of internet hospitals, increase the rectification of phenomena that ignore patients' needs and have quality and safety problems, rectify what should be rectified, and urge operators to improve service quality.
At the beginning of this year, the first consultation in internet hospitals was launched on a pilot basis in two pediatric hospitals in Beijing (北京). If the first consultation is fully liberalized, internet hospitals will usher in new development opportunities. At present, the "inconvenience" of internet hospitals is only a stage problem in development. As a new model of medical service, internet hospitals carry the ardent expectations of the vast number of patients. Adhering to a patient-centered approach, strictly managing online diagnosis and treatment, accelerating the application of advanced technologies, and strengthening supervision, internet hospitals will become more "intelligent" and "friendly," providing more convenient and high-quality medical services to the vast number of patients.
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"Having to wait several days for a reply every time gives a very bad experience," complained Ms. Yang (杨女士) from Guangdong (广东). Three months after her surgery, she needed to go back for a follow-up examination and hoped to make an appointment for the relevant examination through the internet hospital, but encountered an online "cold shoulder."
Ms. Yang's (杨女士) experience is not an isolated case. On social media, many netizens have reported problems such as long waiting times, untimely replies, cumbersome operations, and disconnection between online and offline services when visiting internet hospitals.
In recent years, China's internet hospitals have developed rapidly. Data released by the National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委) shows that as of September 2025, there were 3,756 internet hospitals in China, with 130 million visits in 2024. As an important means to alleviate the "difficulty in seeing a doctor," internet hospitals are facing bottlenecks in actual operation.
The "scattered" service standards urgently need to be unified.
"Being able to enjoy Chengdu's (成都) high-quality medical resources in other places, internet hospitals used to be really convenient, saving us the trouble of running back and forth," said Ms. Sun (孙女士), who lives in Mianyang (绵阳), Sichuan (四川). Her mother is over 80 years old and suffers from high blood pressure, and basically has to go to the hospital for a follow-up examination every month. Since the opening of the internet hospital, she feels a lot more at ease.
But recently, she found that the doctor's response efficiency was significantly slower. "I opened the internet hospital mini-program and saw that there were many doctors in the hospital and the number of available appointments was also sufficient, but the doctor's consultation rate was low. Several times, they replied right on the deadline or didn't reply at all, and I had to go to the hospital offline myself," said Ms. Sun (孙女士).
Ms. Sun (孙女士) admitted that not all hospitals support third-party institutions to deliver medicines. Getting medicine is also a problem when getting a prescription through the internet hospital. The online settlement of some prescription drugs and examination and testing items has not yet been connected to the medical insurance system.
"The interface is too complicated. There are various sections on the mini-program, and I can't tell which one to choose at all," Ms. Sun's (孙女士) mother interjected. It turns out that the elderly are not proficient in using mobile phones, and their children usually help them operate it. Over time, Ms. Sun (孙女士) and her family felt that there were too many procedures for seeing a doctor in the internet hospital, which was not convenient. After thinking about it, it is better to take a trip offline to feel at ease.
"Many patients come from afar, especially some children with chronic diseases or post-operative follow-up visits. Solving this online through the internet hospital can not only reduce the burden on families, but also alleviate the pressure on the hospital's offline space," said Shao Qingliang (邵庆亮), director of the Department of Pediatrics at China-Japan Friendship Hospital (中日友好医院). Sheng Yujun (盛宇俊), deputy director of the Department of Dermatology at China-Japan Friendship Hospital (中日友好医院), said that internet hospitals can provide night and weekend clinic services for busy young people and elderly people with limited mobility in terms of optimizing resource allocation.
Li Rong (李蓉), vice president of Peking University Third Hospital (北京大学第三医院), introduced that at present, the state has not yet issued a unified and detailed service standard for internet hospitals nationwide, but the "Internet Diagnosis and Treatment Management Measures (Trial)" (《互联网诊疗管理办法（试行）》) and "Internet Diagnosis and Treatment Supervision Rules (Trial)" (《互联网诊疗监管细则（试行）》) and other relevant documents have clarified the general principles of medical record writing and diagnosis and treatment behavior, which have set a basic framework for local governments to formulate detailed rules. This generally forms a pattern of "the state sets principles, local governments set standards, and institutions set detailed rules," and the implementation requirements of various places and institutions will be different. Taking Beijing (北京) as an example, the "Technical Specifications for the Management of Electronic Medical Records for Internet Diagnosis and Treatment (Trial)" (《互联网诊疗电子病历管理技术规范（试行）》) was issued to refine the requirements for electronic medical record writing, archiving, and storage, and stipulates that medical record records must be completed and electronically signed within 24 hours of receiving a patient.
This decentralized standard system is in line with the characteristics of the early stage of internet diagnosis and treatment exploration, which is conducive to various places combining their actual conditions to flexibly innovate and promote according to local conditions. However, it will also bring about problems such as uneven services, uncoordinated supervision, and large differences in patient experience. Li Rong (李蓉) said, "In the future, on the premise of adhering to the bottom line of medical safety, we should accelerate the formation of a unified national quality control and service bottom line standard, and on this basis, allow local governments and institutions to optimize in a differentiated manner, achieve a balance between standardization and innovation, and promote the more balanced, orderly, and high-quality development of the industry."
Coordinated improvement is the only way to build and use it well.
The on-duty doctor will also receive online patient inquiries while seeing offline patients. In response to patients' complaints about poor communication in internet hospitals, a doctor in Chengdu (成都) revealed the truth: "The workload of offline diagnosis and treatment in large hospitals is already large. Doctors are often too busy, and can only use fragmented rest time to reply to online inquiries, so it is really difficult to be timely."
Many doctors said that they rarely operate their mobile phones during offline consultations, but will uniformly reply to online consultations after the consultation is over. Ward rounds, surgery, and meetings will also take up a lot of time, making it difficult to take care of online consultations. At the same time, most hospitals have not included online consultations in the assessment system, and coupled with the low registration fee, doctors generally do not have a high enthusiasm for participation.
In the early stage of the construction of internet hospitals, the difficulties faced are not limited to this. "When internet hospitals first started, there were no dedicated positions and performance appraisal standards," Ye Wenyi (叶文怡), director of the Internet Diagnosis and Treatment Center of Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (浙江省中医院), admitted that the problems caused by the lack of full-time staff "grew freely" - after the application for follow-up consultation was submitted, there was often no response within 24 hours due to the busy work of medical staff, no one reminded and managed, and the satisfaction of grassroots patients was very low.
Imperfect process standards also lead to insufficient connection between online diagnosis and treatment departments. After Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (浙江省中医院) initially launched online dispensing services, there were occasional delays in the delivery of medicines to patients for 3-5 days due to poor departmental connections. "There is a lack of clear operating specifications for the entire process from patients' online registration, consultation, prescription to drug delivery and follow-up consultation," said the relevant person in charge of the Quality Management Department of Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (浙江省中医院). In the early stage, the lack of cross-departmental coordination mechanisms and internet medical treatment involved multiple departments such as the Medical Affairs Department, Information Center, Pharmacy, Medical Insurance Office, and Finance Department, resulting in low coordination and communication efficiency.
On the other hand, the First Affiliated Hospital of the School of Medicine of Zhejiang University (浙江大学医学院附属第一医院) faced a prominent problem in the initial stage of the internet hospital: there was a certain deviation between patient needs and doctor supply. "A large number of patients habitually only register for famous experts, resulting in a backlog of online consultation requests from big experts, and their own offline clinical tasks are already very heavy, and they may not be able to respond in a timely manner; at the same time, many senior attending physicians have relatively sufficient time and strong professional abilities, but there are relatively few people who register," said the relevant person in charge of the Medical Affairs Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University (浙大一院). Follow-up consultations require the submission of medical records or relevant examination and test reports from other hospitals. Many patients actually only need to prescribe medicines, order examinations, or consult about their condition, and do not need in-depth diagnosis and treatment by experts, but because there is no suitable diversion mechanism, they are also crowded in the expert channel, which further exacerbates the imbalance between supply and demand.
In addition, as a new business form of medical and digital integration, internet hospitals face difficulties such as the mismatch between the cross-regional online diagnosis and treatment service and the territorial supervision model, and the difficulty in synchronizing regulatory rules and means with technological iteration. Li Rong (李蓉) said that the uneven level of institutions, the weak awareness and ability of compliance of some grassroots institutions or small internet hospitals, and limited regulatory resources have further increased the difficulty of control.
Optimize the process to make medical treatment more comfortable.
"In order to solve the problems of the 'digital divide' and inconvenient travel for the elderly, we have carried out age-appropriate transformation of the mini-program and launched the 'Care Edition' model," said Zheng Zhenzhen (郑珍珍), deputy director of the Internet Hospital Management Department of Chengdu First People's Hospital (成都市第一人民医院). The hospital has established an online and offline integrated homogeneous management internet medical service system with "patients as the center," focusing on services such as prescription renewal, examination ordering, and drug delivery to home, to provide patients with continuous medical services throughout the entire process.
"Now it is very convenient to see a doctor and get medicine. You can consult online with your mobile phone. The process is clear, and you no longer have to run back and forth," said Grandpa Zhang (张大爷), who suffers from high blood pressure, who completed the follow-up consultation and prescription renewal without leaving home through the Chengdu First People's Hospital (成都市第一人民医院) Internet Hospital mini-program.
The mini-program "Care Edition" not only has larger fonts and higher interface contrast, but also extracts high-frequency needs such as appointment registration, outpatient payment, and report inquiry into 6 one-click direct buttons, which greatly reduces the threshold for use.
"There is also a 'Call for Help' button on the interface. If you encounter a problem, you can press it to contact the staff to solve it," said Grandpa Zhang (张大爷).
As one of the first hospitals in Sichuan (四川) to support medical insurance mobile payment, Chengdu First People's Hospital (成都市第一人民医院) has realized the functions of WeChat and Alipay medical insurance personal account payment and outpatient expense co-payment reimbursement, and patients can complete medical insurance settlement on their mobile phones. Zheng Zhenzhen (郑珍珍) introduced that in 2025, the number of visits to Chengdu First People's Hospital (成都市第一人民医院) using the internet hospital reached 124,000, the patient waiting time was shortened by 66%, and the consultation time for elderly patients and special groups in the outpatient clinic was shortened by more than 75%.
Today, in Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (浙江省人民医院), the "three-day free online follow-up consultation" service is very popular. If offline expert outpatient patients have needs for medication adjustment or condition consultation after seeing a doctor in the outpatient clinic, they can directly contact the original attending doctor through the internet hospital within three days to complete the follow-up consultation. "This practice not only reduces the time for patients to repeatedly register and return to the hospital, but also helps doctors better carry out post-diagnosis follow-up and health management," said Yuan Fang (袁方), director of the Outpatient Department of Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (浙江省人民医院).
Through system optimization and process reengineering, the internet hospital has realized the transformation from a "pure technology platform" to a "technology + service platform." In April 2025, the Internet Diagnosis and Treatment Center was officially established internally in Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (浙江省中医院) as an independent department with 1 director, 7 full-time physicians, publicity, technology, customer service, and comprehensive personnel, clarifying the responsibilities and performance appraisal standards of each position. "From an online service platform to the core carrier of digital diagnosis and treatment in the hospital, realizing the specialization and professional management of internet medical treatment," said Ye Wenyi (叶文怡).
While improving the architecture, standardization is also very important. Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (浙江省中医院) clarified the scope of online diagnosis and treatment, the standards for prescription writing, and the review process; established a diagnosis and treatment quality control team to conduct irregular spot checks on online prescriptions and medical records, and interviewed physicians who did not respond in a timely manner, wrote medical records in an unstandardized manner, and issued unqualified prescriptions.
In response to supply and demand problems, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University (浙大一院) has built a diversified online consultation model. For mild and acute illnesses such as colds, fevers, and skin allergies, the internet hospital's on-duty doctors quickly respond within 1 hour of the patient initiating an online consultation to solve "urgent, difficult, and worrying" problems. At the same time, a special channel has been opened for follow-up patients with clear diagnoses who need regular follow-up. The "Convenient Clinic" is specially designed for patients with stable conditions who only need to renew prescriptions or have routine follow-up examinations, and is provided with efficient services by the attending physician of the medical team to avoid occupying expert resources. A "follow-up consultation exclusive QR code" is also launched to provide free online follow-up consultation services for patients who need offline follow-up consultation on the same day or the next day, and the attending doctor continues to provide continuous high-quality medical services online.
"The hospital has cultivated specialized disease management on the internet platform, forming significant characteristics," said Wu Qiaoling (邬巧玲), head of the Internet Hospital of China-Japan Friendship Hospital (中日友好医院). Experts in the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery of the hospital use internet hospital services to disperse patients with rare diseases in more than 30 provinces and establish a stable follow-up cohort. "This not only meets the needs of patients for follow-up consultations, but also realizes the long-term follow-up of scientific research cohorts, accumulating valuable scientific research value."
At the regulatory level, in recent years, the state and local governments have built internet diagnosis and treatment supervision platforms to realize data retention and online and offline homogeneous quality control, forming a normalized supervision system; at the same time, the supervision has always left enough space for innovation, clearly encouraging technological innovation and service model optimization under the premise of compliance. Li Rong (李蓉) said, "In the future, we must continue to promote the continuous, healthy, and innovative development of the industry through refined, intelligent, and cross-departmental collaborative supervision while adhering to the bottom line of medical safety."
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In recent years, ingredients such as turmeric, blueberries, chia seeds, quinoa, flax seeds, and avocados have been labeled as "superfoods," "extremely nutritious," and "the key to staying young." But is this really the case?
Some people treat "superfoods" as "health panaceas," neglecting the essence of a scientific diet. From a nutritional perspective, "superfood" is not a rigorous scientific definition; a more accurate term would be "super ingredient." They do have outstanding nutritional advantages, but they are by no means "omnipotent" and cannot replace the crucial role of a balanced diet.
These ingredients, called "superfoods," do have their unique nutritional highlights. Kale is low in calories and high in fiber, which can effectively promote intestinal peristalsis and improve people's insufficient intake of dietary fiber. Curcumin in turmeric has been proven to have certain anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. Quinoa is considered by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as a nutritionally comprehensive grain, and its protein quality is better than most grains. However, these nutritional advantages do not mean that they can "stand alone," nor can they cover up their own edible limitations.
No single ingredient is suitable for everyone. Before eating, people should fully understand the uniqueness and limitations of the ingredients. On the premise of moderate consumption, they should try to maximize their nutritional advantages, while minimizing the introduction of other ingredients such as oil, salt, and sugar, so that the final food meets the requirements of nutritional health. For example, chia seeds and quinoa are extremely high in dietary fiber, and excessive consumption by people with poor digestive function will increase the burden on the stomach and intestines, causing discomfort such as bloating and diarrhea. Flax seeds cannot be eaten raw and are high in calories, so obese or overweight people need to strictly control their intake. Although avocados are rich in high-quality fats, they are extremely high in calories. A medium-sized avocado has calories comparable to a bowl of rice. Random and large amounts of consumption can easily lead to excessive calories, increase the burden on weight, and people with high blood lipids and weak gastrointestinal function need to control their consumption.
The core principle of nutrition is a balanced diet. No single food can provide all the nutrients the human body needs. If you want to obtain healthy nutrition such as anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidation, high protein, and low fat, you cannot simply rely on a certain ingredient, but should cultivate more scientific eating habits in daily life. Eating ordinary, home-cooked, and easily available ingredients correctly is more cost-effective, safer, and more suitable for long-term consumption. Sweet potatoes, corn, and yams are rich in vitamins, potassium, and dietary fiber, low in calories, and have a strong feeling of fullness. They invigorate the spleen and nourish the stomach, and can also replace some refined rice and white flour, reducing the risk of weight gain. Broccoli, spinach, and romaine lettuce are rich in folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin K, and calcium, which are anti-inflammatory, protect the eyes, and help metabolism. Home-cooked stir-frying and cooking are very effective.
At the same time, we can use "superfoods" as a supplement to our daily diet, and consume them in moderation on the premise of understanding our own physical condition, so as to give full play to their nutritional advantages, such as using avocados to replace some butter and meat, and using chia seeds with porridge and yogurt, which not only enriches the variety of diet, but also obtains its nutritional benefits, but must never be regarded as a "health dependence." A healthy diet never depends on a single "magical ingredient," but on adhering to food diversification, a combination of coarse and fine grains, and a balance of meat and vegetables, combined with moderate exercise, to truly protect the body's health.
Dietary conditioning is an important part of health management, but it cannot replace professional medical guidance. If you have special nutritional needs or health problems, it is recommended to consult a professional nutritionist in time to develop a personalized diet plan, avoid blindly following the trend, and truly achieve scientific diet and protect your health.
(The author is the director of the Nutrition Department of the Fourth Medical Center of the People's Liberation Army General Hospital (解放军总医院))
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When I was studying for my doctoral degree under Professor Ye Jiaying (叶嘉莹老师), my senior classmates said that Yang Zhenning (杨振宁) and Chen Xingshen (陈省身) had also come to listen to her lectures in the past. Why would these science and engineering scholars come to listen to classical poetry lectures? At the time, I understood it as an old-fashioned practice, that these scholars generally had a good foundation in Chinese classics, especially in their later years, when poetry was not only an elegant pastime but also evoked memories of their youthful reading days. Later, I also saw the poetic exchanges between Mr. Gu Yuxiu (顾毓琇) and Professor Ye (叶老师) in miscellaneous books, which further solidified my impression: that reading science and loving classical poetry was probably related to some kind of top-level wisdom that I didn't understand.
In my second year of doctoral studies, I went to Canada on a government scholarship. When Professor Ye (叶老师) returned to Vancouver from Nankai University (南开大学) for summer vacation, I flew to see her. I didn't expect her to be busy even during the summer vacation, continuing to hold classes for Chinese people who gathered from Vancouver and even all over North America, with majors distributed in science, engineering, medicine, law, business, etc., and relatively few studying literature and history. Why did they also come to listen to classical poetry lectures? It probably had nothing to do with top-level wisdom, right? I received some simple answers, saying that poetry classes were pleasant to listen to; they didn't feel that way when they were young, but they began to understand after experiencing life.
The disturbance caused by these "non-standard readers" to me was temporary. In 2011, I started teaching at Jiangnan University (江南大学), and the audience was standard Chinese language and literature students. Later, I participated in teacher training, and the audience was primary and secondary school Chinese teachers, whose background was still standard Chinese language and literature students. In May and June, when the weather got hot, the classroom doors were open during class. After a light rain, the leaves of the wintersweet tree outside the window were filled with the flowing light of the Jiangnan (江南) rain. I was lecturing on "翩翩飞鸟，息我庭柯" (piān piān fēi niǎo, xī wǒ tíng kē - "lightly flying birds, rest in my garden branches") (Tao Qian's (陶潜) "Stopping Clouds" 《停云》), and when I turned my head, I saw groups of science students from the classroom next door, who had finished class early, casting surprised glances, as if saying, "We're all in college, what on earth are you doing with all this romantic stuff?" I felt a little embarrassed and quickly closed the door.
The turning point occurred after the publication of my two books, *Fourteen Poets* and *Nine Poems, Nine Minds*. They changed my view of the readership of classical poetry, and my writing also changed accordingly.
After the publication of the two books, students majoring in food or mechanical engineering began to appear in the classroom, and colleagues from the School of Design and the School of Pharmacy also sent me their impressions through the office system. One student told me that *Fourteen Poets* called the method of comparing seven groups of poets in pairs "CP," and he was attracted to Wang Wei (王维) and Li Shangyin (李商隐), so he came to listen to the class. A colleague also introduced me to one of his younger classmates. This younger classmate had just achieved great success in his career at that time, but when he looked around, all he saw was his peers connecting five villas and decorating them as magnificent as the Palace of Versailles. This made him feel inexplicably uneasy, and he wanted to ask me if Wang Wei (王维), who wrote "新家孟城口，古木余衰柳，来者复为谁，空悲昔人有" (xīn jiā mèng chéng kǒu, gǔ mù yú shuāi liǔ, lái zhě fù wèi shuí, kōng bēi xī rén yǒu - "New home at the mouth of Mengcheng, old trees and withered willows remain, who are those who come after, in vain I grieve for the possessions of the past") ("Mengcheng Ao" 《孟城坳》), had an answer.
At a friend's wedding, his father, who had just recovered from cancer, walked through the crowd towards me, holding a wine glass. This computer engineer from 30 years ago told me that he really liked my explanation of Shen Quanqi's (沈佺期) "Northern Mang Mountain" 《北邙山》. He and a group of old friends imagined sitting on their respective tombstones on a moonlit night after death, chatting, listening to the sound of pine and cypress trees, and watching over the lives of their relatives at the foot of the mountain, and felt that it was really good. "北邙山上列坟茔，万古千秋对洛城。城中日夕歌钟起，山上惟闻松柏声。" (běi máng shān shàng liè fén yíng, wàn gǔ qiān qiū duì luò chéng. chéng zhōng rì xī gē zhōng qǐ, shān shàng wéi wén sōng bǎi shēng - "On Northern Mang Mountain, tombs are lined up, facing Luoyang City for ten thousand ages. In the city, songs and bells rise day and night, on the mountain, only the sound of pine and cypress is heard.") An architect also liked this poem. He had just experienced the death of his father and ran from Beijing (北京) to find me, wanting me to take him to see the cemetery planted with pine and cypress trees, overlooking the lights of thousands of homes. That day, surrounded by mountains, we sat next to someone's tomb, the wind from Taihu Lake (太湖) blew from behind the mountain, and the bright moon rose behind the other side of the mountain. He said that he hoped to design a cemetery in the future.
People who talked to me about classical poetry in person were often relatively reserved, but those who found me through email had more to say. Before telling me about their love for poetry, the senders often wrote down their life experiences first. This allowed me to see a completely different way of thinking from the poetry reading comprehension in the college entrance examination: as if it was not the author's life, but the reader's life that was the key to understanding poetry. I received emails with titles written in business format, express deliveries from law firms printed and bound like legal documents, and registered letters in old-fashioned envelopes with stamps, delivered by postmen. Over time, I could guess the identity of the sender through the carrier of the letter. Among them were some groups that I never thought would read classical poetry.
I once received a letter from prison. The writer told me that he was imprisoned for economic problems and was "in the most confused and worst stage of his life." Reading classical poetry gave him a strong feeling and resonance. He decided to connect his future life path with literature, and for this reason, according to Confucius' (孔子) admonition "不学诗，无以言" (bù xué shī, wú yǐ yán - "if you do not study the Book of Poetry, you will be unable to speak properly"), he began to read the *Book of Poetry* 《诗经》 from the beginning. I didn't reply, but this letter cleansed my eyes. After that, I seemed to be able to see many similar stories. When someone told me that a middle-aged man who had been released from prison burned all his clothes and belongings before entering his home, leaving only a notebook full of old-style poems, I couldn't help but think of the iron bars of the prison in that handwritten letter.
After the publication of *Nine Poems, Nine Minds*, the most feedback I received was about Cao Pi (曹丕) and Li Ling (李陵). An entrepreneur told me that he read Cao Pi (曹丕) on the plane and felt the huge conflict between grand achievements and life happiness, and between endless power and the limitations of life. When reading "与朝歌令吴质书" (yǔ cháo gē lìng wú zhì shū - "Letter to Wu Zhi, Magistrate of Zhaoge") "白日既匿，继以朗月。同乘并载，以游后园。舆轮徐动，参从无声。清风夜起，悲笳微吟。乐往哀来，怆然伤怀" (bái rì jì nì, jì yǐ lǎng yuè. tóng chéng bìng zài, yǐ yóu hòu yuán. yú lún xú dòng, cān cóng wú shēng. qīng fēng yè qǐ, bēi jiā wēi yín. lè wǎng āi lái, chuàng rán shāng huái - "The white sun has hidden, followed by the bright moon. We ride together, side by side, to tour the back garden. The carriage wheels move slowly, the attendants are silent. A gentle breeze rises at night, and a sad reed pipe softly hums. Joy goes, sorrow comes, and I am filled with sadness"), he gained a long-lost aesthetic enjoyment. The plane was cruising at an altitude of 10,000 meters, and the phone was silent. At that moment, he felt that a "self" existed apart from his social identity, full of vitality and emotion.
I am often asked why modern people should read classical poetry. I always answer rebelliously: "I don't think it matters if you don't read it." But the more I say this, the more people I meet who are attracted to classical poetry spontaneously, not because they "should." Many of them are not necessarily literature lovers, nor do they particularly admire the past. When the opportunity for a fit with classical poetry comes, they don't even realize that the other party is an ancient person, but only feel that the words spoken by that person are more appropriate than those of all their closest relatives. Through the language of poetry, the vast river of history between the modern and ancient times can be easily crossed, and the most essential things in people's hearts resonate.
Through those "non-standard readers," I realized that the demand for classical poetry comes from every corner of the world. It is not particularly elegant, nor does it require any top-level wisdom. It is simply a record of the past struggles between human beings and the world, and people in the present and future are still engaged in the same degree of struggle. Whether within iron bars or at an altitude of 10,000 meters, classical poetry may inadvertently break into the life stories of modern readers. These are some long-buried sources of light, and when we move and wipe them, the light they emit will naturally shine on us, making us see our inner selves more clearly.
(The author is a professor at the School of Humanities, Jiangnan University (江南大学).)
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Ye Shuping's (叶淑平) new work, *Glorious Pavilion: Stories of Grassroots Social Governance from Caixi* (《光荣亭：来自才溪基层社会治理的故事》, hereinafter referred to as *Glorious Pavilion*), tells the story of a group of ordinary police officers from the Caixi Police Station (才溪派出所) of the Shanghang County (上杭县) Public Security Bureau (公安局) in Longyan City (龙岩市), Fujian Province (福建省), in plain and vivid language. Unlike the suspense dramas, they do not engage in life-and-death struggles or even bloodshed sacrifices with vicious criminals. For generations of police officers, for decades, most of the time they have been working silently and diligently, receiving praise from the people and winning the honorary title of "Fengqiao-style Public Security Police Station" (枫桥式公安派出所). The whole book closely follows the theme of ruling the country according to law, vividly presenting the real scene of grassroots social governance, and has strong practical significance.
Caixi (才溪) is an old revolutionary area. As early as the Red Army period, Caixi Township (才溪乡) was "the first glorious model in the entire Soviet area." Chairman Mao (毛主席) conducted in-depth investigations here and wrote *Investigation of Caixi Township* (《才溪乡调查》). *Glorious Pavilion* is a product of learning and inheriting the excellent tradition of investigation and research. The author does not avoid the contradictions and conflicts of real life, but directly faces the real problems of grassroots governance. Since the reform and opening up, through the development of the construction industry, the people of Caixi (才溪) have higher incomes and are wealthier than other places. However, the social problems that have arisen are also more prominent, and the task of governance is more difficult. For a period of time, most of the male laborers went to work in the cities, and problems such as "hollowing out" of the countryside, abandonment of land, health security for left-behind elderly people, children's education, and employment for left-behind women became increasingly prominent. Illegal and criminal problems such as gambling and telecommunications fraud also plagued rural life, increasing the difficulty of governance. Against this background, the work of the police officers at the Caixi Police Station (才溪派出所) is closely linked to the stability of the local society and the safety of people's lives. They crack down on various crimes, safeguard the lives and property of the people, and at the same time properly handle conflicts and disputes among the people to maintain the stability of rural society.
An important point of the "Fengqiao Experience" (枫桥经验) is "small things do not leave the village, big things do not leave the town, and contradictions are not turned over to higher authorities," believing in the masses, relying on the masses, and following the mass line. This concept runs through *Glorious Pavilion*. On the basis of learning from the "Fengqiao Experience" (枫桥经验), the Caixi Police Station (才溪派出所) actively explores the laws of social construction in old revolutionary areas and has also created its own experience. For example, the "two shouts and one no bark" mentioned in the work means that the police can call out the names of the villagers, the villagers can call out the names of the police in the area, and the dogs do not bark when the police enter the village. The latter "one no bark" is very vivid. When the dog regards the police as someone from its own village, it will not bark, and may even wag its tail to welcome them. It can be seen that the police not only have strong skills in doing practical things for the people, but also are meticulous and do their work in the hearts of the masses. The working model of "people-elected police chiefs" is also creative, has good social effects, and is highly praised by the masses. The work starts from these details, records the construction of the rule of law in the countryside, tells vivid and touching stories of the police station, and shapes a group of police images with flesh and blood.
On the basis of studying the Party's innovative theories and striving to grasp the "three rural issues," *Glorious Pavilion* refines its own creative theme. The work puts rural governance into the overall layout of the "five-sphere integrated plan" and presents the relationship between the work of the police officers at the Caixi Police Station (才溪派出所) and the governance of the country, seeing the big from the small. These stories of police officers are big and small, light and heavy, but no matter how big or small, light or heavy, they are closely linked to the major national affairs of rural revitalization, are helping to solve the "three rural issues," and are all for enhancing the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security. Readers can see that rural revitalization promotes the continuous solution of the "three rural issues," and rural social construction also presents a good situation. The unremitting pursuit of a better life by the people of Caixi (才溪) further stimulates the work enthusiasm of the police officers. In this way, small stories have big themes, and ordinary people are integrated into the "big scene."
(The author is a member of the Reportage Committee of the Chinese Writers Association (中国作协报告文学委员会委员).)
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"Youth is the best time to study." Reading is a timeless scene on university campuses.
As Gen Z, our reading seems increasingly light. It can be the deep blue light on the screen, the humorous interpretations in videos, or the personalized expressions in podcasts. The ways of reading are becoming more diverse, and the scenarios are becoming more generalized. However, the significance of the Peking University Weiming Reading Club (北大未名读书会), where I am, lies in the figures of students pausing and contemplating over physical books. In this era where artificial intelligence can instantly produce ten thousand-word articles, we certainly embrace technology, but we also cherish the time that allows people to calm down and slow down. Complex information retrieval can be left to digital tools, but deep or shallow reflections should still be left to the pages of books.
In the reading club, we open Li Dazhao's (李大钊) *Youth*, Chen Duxiu's (陈独秀) *Respectfully Informing the Youth*, or Cai Yuanpei's (蔡元培) *A History of Chinese Ethics*, looking back at the awakening of thought and the inheritance of culture in the lamplight of the Red Building. The reading lists compiled by famous scholars and the classics recommended by mentors at the reading club, such as *Das Kapital* and *From the Soil, the Foundations of Chinese Society*, have become the first books for many students to begin their professional academic training. Interdisciplinary exchange is a characteristic of campus reading salons. The warmth of the humanities and social sciences collides with the rigor of science and engineering. In the shared reading and mutual learning of *Concise Quantum Mechanics* and *Guns, Germs, and Steel*, we try to piece together a cognitive map. Under the unrestricted reading horizon, everyone discusses the innovative methods of artificial intelligence, reads the stirring epics of history, and appreciates the conflicting tension of novels. Especially whenever we are about to start field practice, more people participate in reading club activities. Everyone gathers to find information, share reference books, and exchange plans, looking forward to verifying the principles on the pages in the real countryside.
In the rich and colorful campus activities, books occupy an important place. Peking University Library's annual "Weiming Reading Star" (未名阅读之星) allows those who love to read and are good at reading to win their shining starlight. In the grand Reading Culture Festival, Professor Yan Buke (阎步克) guides the reading of *A New Account of Tales of the World* and Professor Luo Xin (罗新) guides the reading of *A Record of Buddhist Monasteries in Luoyang*, bringing the collision of wisdom. The book-drifting tradition passed down from various departments allows books such as *Beyond the Four Seasons* and *A History of Mathematics* to be seen by more people.
Reading is also a way for Gen Z to find resonance. Some people post to find "book buddies" in order to supervise and communicate with each other, to chew through *A Short History of Chinese Philosophy* and *Das Kapital* together, and to resist the inertia of the digital age. Some people are inspired by poetry and write a few moving short poems after reading *I and the Temple of Earth* and *To Live*. Some people read *From the Soil, the Foundations of Chinese Society* with an "NPC (non-player character) exchange guide" and read *Dream of the Red Chamber* with a "script murder game," seeking interesting souls and rebuilding the relationship between "I" and the book in a flat-viewing attitude towards the classics. In the blind box book event some time ago, students recorded their throbbing and feelings when reading, and wrote down their expectations and blessings for the new owners of the books, allowing books such as *Ordinary World* and *The Moon and Sixpence* to circulate to the next pair of hands with kindness and expectation. A student shared in their WeChat moments that after unpacking the blind box, they found that the book lying quietly inside was exactly the one they had been thinking about for a long time but had not yet purchased. The "guess you like" based on big data invisibly thickens the information cocoon, while the "guess you like" of the reading club is an unexpected "little happiness," becoming the "just right" between people.
On the shore of Weiming Lake (未名湖) in early summer, the wind blows the newly opened pages of the book, and these pages are the proof that we are establishing a connection with the vast world.
(The author is the head of the Weiming Reading Club of the Peking University Student Union (北京大学学生会))
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"The Call of the Deep Sea: Ye Cong (叶聪) and His Team" (hereinafter referred to as "The Call of the Deep Sea") is the sequel to "Deep Dive: A Documentary of China's Deep-Sea Manned Submersible R&D" (hereinafter referred to as "Deep Dive"). Unlike "Deep Dive," this work focuses on writing about people and their spirit. Zhang Aiping (张爱萍), the chief commander of China's first atomic bomb field test, once said: "The atomic bomb is not a weapon, it is a spirit, the spirit of the Chinese nation's 自强不息 (zì qiáng bù xī - "self-improvement without cease," constantly striving to become stronger)." This work also demonstrates this spirit.
The vast and mysterious ocean covers more than 70% of the Earth's surface. Although humans live on land, life originated in the ocean. Ocean exploration, especially deep-sea exploration, is no less important than space exploration. The stars and the sea are humanity's eternal aspirations. China is a major maritime country with vast territorial waters, a long coastline, and abundant marine resources. China's ocean exploration started relatively late, and its ocean detection and transportation tools were once 50 years behind the world's advanced levels.
More than 20 years ago, China launched the research and development of deep-sea manned submersibles, and the 702nd Research Institute (七〇二所) located on the shore of Taihu Lake (太湖) in Wuxi (无锡) undertook this important task. Ye Cong (叶聪), who had just graduated from Harbin Engineering University (哈尔滨工程大学) with a major in naval architecture and marine engineering, was a member of the team at that time. The R&D team started from scratch, working day and night, diligently studying, and continuously striving to climb the peak of deep-sea technology. They successively and successfully developed three deep-sea manned submersibles: "Jiaolong" (蛟龙号), "Shenhai Yongshi" (深海勇士号), and "Fendouzhe" (奋斗者号). The completion of this series of equipment marks a leap in China's deep-sea exploration. The "Fendouzhe" (奋斗者号) deep-sea manned submersible, with Ye Cong (叶聪) as the chief designer, successfully dived to the deepest part of the Earth's ocean—the Mariana Trench (马里亚纳海沟), creating a Chinese manned deep-diving historical record of 10,909 meters.
The achievements made in China's deep-sea exploration are worthy of our pride. What is even more valuable is that, from the initial lack of talent to the growth of the young team, the spirit of manned deep-diving has become the team's driving force, support, and values. Behind the great power instrument for exploring the deep sea are three generations of marine equipment engineers represented by Xu Qinan (徐芑南), Hu Zhen (胡震), and Ye Cong (叶聪).
"The Call of the Deep Sea" revolves around the process of China's deep-sea manned submersibles catching up with the world's advanced level, from follower to leader, showcasing Ye Cong's (叶聪) growth history, especially his research and accumulation in the field of deep-sea engineering technology. The book also deeply depicts the sea trial scenes: Ye Cong (叶聪) risked great danger and took the lead in diving as the main driver in sea trials at each depth.
At the 2025 CCTV Spring Festival Gala Wuxi (无锡) branch venue, Ye Cong (叶聪) served as the sail raiser, and the tall sail slowly rose under the shimmering light and shadows, with extraordinary momentum. In more than 20 years, Ye Cong (叶聪) has gone to sea countless times, dived countless times, and served as the helmsman for deep-sea voyages many times, leading the team to break through the limits time and time again, and create deep-diving glory.
I have interviewed Ye Cong (叶聪) and his team members in different ways, and every interview always brings a warm feeling of emotion. In August 2023, the Wuxi Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department (无锡市委宣传部) organized an interview that lasted for 3 days, which was very rewarding for me. These interviews, coupled with my previous understanding of Ye Cong's (叶聪) situation and the information I had, laid the detailed foundation for "The Call of the Deep Sea." In my work, I focused on telling the story of Ye Cong (叶聪) and his team's tempering and growth, and also recorded his impressions of Wuxi (无锡), the Jiangnan (江南) city where he has lived for more than 20 years, as well as some details of his family, making the image of this "deep-sea warrior" more real and vivid, with both admirable spiritual qualities and the emotions and life of ordinary people.
In today's world, where technology is reshaping the world and human concepts at an unprecedented speed, popular science works have become an important category favored by readers. Only by building a sufficient knowledge system and broadening the boundaries of cognition can we form a new perspective and write works with far-reaching ideas, clear viewpoints, rich emotions, and in-depth and detailed information. I am willing to take this as my goal, continue to learn, and do my best to contribute to it.
(This article is the postscript to the book "The Call of the Deep Sea: Ye Cong (叶聪) and His Team." This edition has been abridged, and the title was added by the editor.)
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"Treasure Trove China: Encountering 80 Rare Animals Here" (《宝库中国：在这里遇见珍稀动物80种》) (see Figure 1, published by New World Press (新世界出版社)), led by Zhang Jinshuo (张劲硕), curator of the National Zoological Museum (国家动物博物馆), and He Xin (何鑫), researcher at the Shanghai Natural History Museum (上海自然博物馆), as the opening work of the "Treasure Trove China" series, is not only a popular science book, but also a three-dimensional and poetic "Chinese business card." The book revolves around the global issue of biodiversity conservation, attempting to organically integrate rigorous scientific knowledge, vivid reading experiences, and profound cultural connotations, both telling Chinese stories well and responding to global common concerns, reflecting the creators' vision and responsibility.
The book constructs a dual narrative framework of "geography + culture," using the distinct "three-step" terrain pattern on China's vast land as its longitude and latitude, precisely anchoring 80 kinds of rare animals in unique ecological homes and cultural coordinates, weaving a panoramic picture of China's ecology and culture. From the snow leopard and Tibetan antelope on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (青藏高原), to the black-necked crane and Yunnan golden monkey on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau (云贵高原), and then to the crested ibis and Siberian tiger in the hills and plains, this logical arrangement based on altitude and landform changes takes readers on an ecological tour from the roof of the world to the edge of the sea and land. While gaining an in-depth understanding of rare animals, readers can also intuitively understand China's complex and diverse ecosystems and the profound connotation of the "mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, and grasslands" community of life.
The creative team designed four interpretation sections for each animal: "Giants Up Close" presents scientific observations, "Spirits in Mountains, Rivers, and Nature" focuses on ecological interdependence, "Born in Beautiful China" tells the story of Chinese animal protection practices, and "Hidden in Classics and Poetry" unfolds the tracing of cultural context. The content is both emotional and rational, with both realistic concerns and civilizational roots. The book not only uses scientific data to describe the morphological characteristics of animals, but also deeply reveals their survival wisdom, such as the cooperative breeding of the helmeted hornbill "sealing nests with mud" and the physiological adaptation of the argali walking on cliffs. It not only focuses on contemporary Chinese practices, recording the protection achievements such as the "downgrading" of the giant panda's endangered status and the reappearance of the glossy ibis, but also frankly discusses the new challenges after population recovery. In the "Hidden in Classics and Poetry" section, the black-necked crane inhabiting the plateau is connected to the crane in the poems of Cangyang Gyatso (仓央嘉措), and the Tibetan gazelle appears in the frontier poems of the Qing Dynasty (清代). Today's protection objects are also vivid images in the millennium-old cultural context, allowing readers to see the inheritance of civilization through ecological protection.
These four sections are like a quartet, jointly performing an ecological symphony with Chinese characteristics, transforming China's ecological governance achievements, animal protection stories, and traditional ecological wisdom into easy-to-understand ecological narratives, demonstrating China's practice and responsibility in the field of biodiversity conservation, and also silently conveying the common human values of respecting nature and harmonious coexistence.
Using a grand geographical framework to shape spatial cognition, using exquisite images to cultivate aesthetic taste, using profound humanistic accumulation to nourish cultural confidence, and using real protection stories to inspire a sense of responsibility for the homeland, "Treasure Trove China: Encountering 80 Rare Animals Here" presents a treasure trove of mountains, rivers, and living beings, as well as a treasure trove of civilization and bloodline. I believe that when readers hold this book in their hands, marvel at the elves of the snowy region, are moved by the birds of the wetlands, and then go on to understand the oriental land on which they depend, an understanding and respect based on the common concern of life will quietly sprout.
(The author is the Deputy Curator of the National Archives of Publications and Culture (中国国家版本馆)).
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