Summary: The article discusses Hunan province's efforts to attract and retain young people by addressing their concerns regarding employment, entrepreneurship, housing, and social integration. Hunan has implemented measures such as job fairs, financial support for startups, and affordable housing options to create a youth-friendly environment. The province offers incentives such as rent reduction, free short-term lodging to job seekers and a fund dedicated to student owned enterprises. Hunan Party Secretary Shen Xiaoming emphasized that prioritizing young people is a long-term strategy for the province's development. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: Ahead of International Children's Day, Xi Jinping sent a letter to Young Pioneer narrators at the Memorial of the First National Congress of the CPC and the Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall, encouraging them to carry forward revolutionary traditions. Narrators expressed excitement and vowed to continue telling red stories and passing on revolutionary spirit. Officials emphasized the importance of cultivating a love for the party, the country, and socialism in children, and transmitting revolutionary spirit from generation to generation. The letter underscored the need for society's involvement in children's development, with institutions like the China Science and Technology Museum promoting scientific spirit.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang signed a State Council decree, releasing regulations concerning overseas investment, set to take effect July 1, 2026. These 34 articles aim to promote high-level opening up, high-quality development of overseas investment, and effective management while safeguarding national interests. The regulations emphasize a comprehensive service system, risk prevention, and classified supervision throughout the investment process. They encourage adherence to high international economic and trade standards, promote high-quality "Belt and Road" construction, and promote international cooperation in industrial and supply chains. The regulations also aim to protect investors' legitimate rights and interests through strengthened monitoring, risk assessment, and international cooperation.
Summary: To commemorate the 105th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), People's Daily highlights the historical significance of the First National Congress of the CCP, held in Shanghai in 1921. The article emphasizes the Party's dedication to serving the people and its historical achievements, which have drawn increasing numbers of visitors to the site, including nearly 100,000 international visitors in 2025. The CCP First Congress site in Shanghai is presented as a window into understanding China and the CCP. The article references international praise for the CCP's achievements, with a visitor from Germany expressing admiration for the progress made under the Party's leadership.
Summary: Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira in Beijing on June 1st. Han stated that under the guidance of Xi Jinping and Lula da Silva, the China-Brazil community with a shared future is progressing steadily. China views the relationship strategically and is willing to implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state, promoting high-level strategic coordination to safeguard the interests of developing countries and promote common development. Vieira emphasized the importance of deepening the China-Brazil community amid unprecedented challenges to multilateralism. Both sides expressed willingness to leverage the China-Brazil High-Level Coordination and Cooperation Commission (COSBAN) to deepen cooperation in various fields.
Summary: Ningxia has officially commenced electricity transmission to Fujian, marking the opening of the "Ningdian Entering Fujian" channel. Fujian organized discussions between its power users and Ningxia's renewable energy companies, resulting in a deal to transfer 120 million kilowatt-hours of electricity between June and December. The electricity transmitted from Ningxia will consist entirely of green energy generated from photovoltaic and wind power. This collaboration is intended as an example of electricity cooperation for the 30-year "Mountain and Sea bond" between Fujian and Ningxia.
Summary: A National Health Commission press conference reported significant improvements in Chinese children's health indicators, placing China among the leading middle-to-high income nations globally. By the end of 2025, a multi-tiered network of hospitals and healthcare facilities will provide pediatric services nationwide, improving access to care. The infant mortality rate has fallen to 3.8‰, and the under-five mortality rate to 5.4‰. These improvements were achieved during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. The report did not mention any connection with the United States.
Summary: Politburo member and United Front Work Department head Li Ganjie addressed the opening of the All-China Students Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese (欧美同学会) national congress. Li emphasized the importance of Xi Jinping Thought in guiding the organization's work and its role in contributing to China's economic and social development, particularly regarding the upcoming "15th Five-Year Plan." He urged the Federation to leverage its strengths as a talent pool, think tank, and force in people-to-people diplomacy. Ding Zhongli, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and President of the All-China Students Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, delivered a work report.
Summary: State Councilor and Director of the State Council Women and Children Working Committee, Chen Yiqin, attended the "Children's Community - Children's Art Exhibition" at the China Women and Children's Museum on June 1st. She conveyed Xi Jinping's greetings to children nationwide on International Children's Day, referencing his letter to Young Pioneers, and emphasized the importance of remembering Xi's instructions to cultivate ideals, patriotism, and a spirit of struggle. Chen encouraged children to embrace a sense of community and love for their country, and encouraged the adults present to guide them well. The event showcased over 700 art pieces centered on national unity and shared destiny.
Summary: A recent report details Fuzhou's implementation of the national long-term care insurance (LTCI) policy, which aims to provide financial support for citizens with severe disabilities. Fuzhou, a pilot city, has expanded coverage from the severely disabled to the moderately disabled and has established a funding mechanism tied to existing medical insurance contributions, with individuals contributing a small amount annually to receive substantial monthly benefits. The city is working to expand the policy to cover all residents and has built a system to regulate the use of funding. The city is also leveraging digital monitoring to oversee service providers. The report quoted Lin Husheng, an official at the Fuzhou Municipal Medical Insurance Bureau.
Summary: This article discusses Fuzhou's experience with long-term care insurance (LTCI) as a model for national implementation, highlighting its importance in addressing the challenges faced by families due to an aging population. Fuzhou's approach emphasizes sustainability through independent operation, basic coverage, city-level coordination, and a low starting point. The system focuses on both service provision and regulation, including disability assessment, service payments, performance evaluations, and dynamic rate adjustments. The article underscores the LTCI's role in providing social security and the importance of fairness and shared responsibility in ensuring its long-term viability and benefit to families.
Summary: As of December 31, 2023, China has 112 million Young Pioneers, according to the National Work Committee for the Young Pioneers. The country also has roughly 3 million instructors in primary and secondary schools. There are also 172,000 Young Pioneer committees in primary and secondary schools, 172,000 brigades, and 2.83 million detachments. The report does not mention the United States or US-China relations.
Summary: China has released new guidelines for calculating non-fossil fuel electricity consumption, establishing a unified standard for the first time. The new guidelines, jointly issued by five departments including the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration, aim to address inconsistencies in calculation rules and improve the implementation of carbon emissions controls. The guidelines detail methods for physical identification, transaction identification, and allocation to determine the attribution of each kilowatt-hour of non-fossil fuel electricity consumption. The guidelines also clarify calculation methods for provincial, municipal, and electricity consumer levels, ensuring unified data and avoiding double counting.
Summary: Tongnan District in Chongqing is implementing unmanned rice planting technology, including the use of BeiDou navigation, to address labor shortages and improve efficiency in its fragmented and hilly farmlands. The unmanned rice planters are more efficient and precise, allowing for better ventilation and light exposure for the rice, and leading to significant labor cost savings. The district has equipped itself with over 30 modern agricultural machines, including BeiDou-assisted rice planters and smart tractors, increasing the mechanization rate of rice cultivation. No U.S. related issues were observed in the article.
Summary: As of June 1st, China has harvested 95.19 million mu of summer wheat, representing 28.06% of the total. The harvest is progressing rapidly in Anhui, Henan, Jiangsu, and Shaanxi provinces, with scattered harvests in Shandong and Shanxi. The Southwest region has completed its wheat harvest. To mitigate the impact of rainfall, nine key wheat-producing provinces have mobilized agricultural machinery service centers and emergency response teams to ensure timely harvesting and drying. The total winter wheat planting area this year is approximately 340 million mu.
Summary: China's winter wheat harvest is in a critical period, with alternating periods of clear and rainy weather expected across the country's wheat-producing regions over the next 10 days. Experts are advising farmers to take advantage of sunny spells for harvesting and drying, particularly in northern areas, while also managing late-maturing wheat fields. The forecast includes periods of light to moderate rain in Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, and Anhui, with some areas experiencing heavier rainfall that could hamper harvesting. The report also advises that farmers monitor weather forecasts closely and take necessary precautions. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The "2026 World Mayor Dialogue·Huangshan" was held in Huangshan City, Anhui Province, focusing on the dual empowerment of world heritage and urban development, with representatives from ten countries including Germany, Serbia, and Italy participating. Discussions centered on world heritage protection, cultural inheritance, and green development, culminating in the "Huangshan Initiative" and memorandums of understanding to promote experience sharing and cooperation. Foreign guests visited local heritage sites like Hongcun and Tunxi Old Street to observe ancient water management and the balance between historical preservation and commercial development. Participants also experienced new technologies such as wearable exoskeletons, and discussed topics of ecological protection and rural development. German representatives specifically noted the benefits of environmental protection that have been realized in the Huangshan area.
Summary: The article emphasizes China's growing role as a global leader in artificial intelligence, particularly in open-source models, with Chinese models surpassing the US in global downloads. It highlights the success of models like DeepSeek V4, which offers free access to its weights and code. The piece contrasts China's open and collaborative approach with the protectionist tendencies of "individual countries" erecting barriers, likely alluding to the United States. China views open-source development as a means to promote shared innovation and benefit the global community, while accelerating its own domestic economic growth through the proliferation of AI applications. This approach is presented as a way to avoid AI becoming a game for "rich countries and rich people".
Summary: During the 5th China-Brazil Foreign Ministers' Comprehensive Strategic Dialogue in Beijing, Wang Yi met with Brazilian Foreign Minister Vieira. Wang stated that under the leadership of both Xi Jinping and Lula da Silva, China-Brazil relations have reached a new level. Both sides should deepen the building of a China-Brazil community with a shared future, jointly resist external challenges, and cooperate to advance their respective modernization processes. Wang Yi expressed China's appreciation for Brazil's adherence to the one-China principle. Vieira stated that Brazil adheres to the one-China principle and hopes to consolidate strategic mutual trust and deepen pragmatic cooperation with China.
Summary: Politburo member and Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission Chen Wenqing visited Kazakhstan from May 29 to June 1, meeting with Kazakh Security Council Secretary Nurdauletov and Almaty Mayor Satibaldy. Chen emphasized the deepening political trust and expanding cooperation between China and Kazakhstan under the guidance of Presidents Xi Jinping and Tokayev, highlighting the success of the Belt and Road Initiative. He expressed China's willingness to comprehensively advance law enforcement and security cooperation with Kazakhstan to safeguard peace and stability. The Kazakh side lauded China's role in addressing international security issues and expressed their commitment to deepening practical cooperation in various fields.
Summary: Lao People's Revolutionary Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith will conduct a state visit to China from June 2nd to 6th at the invitation of CCP General Secretary and President Xi Jinping. Thongloun, born in 1945, has a background in policy, foreign affairs, and held various ministerial positions before becoming Prime Minister and later President. He has been a member of the LPRP Central Committee since the 4th Congress and General Secretary since the 11th Congress. He was re-elected as General Secretary in January 2026 and as President in March 2026. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Former Brazilian Tourism Minister Vinicius Lummertz highlighted the success of the "Brazil-China Culture Year" and expressed hope for increased collaboration in tourism, culture, and youth exchange. Lummertz noted the 45% increase in Chinese investment in Brazil in 2023, and emphasized tourism's role in fostering mutual understanding, praising China's integrated approach to tourism development. He also noted that he is currently working as an advisor for the Silk Road Tourism Alliance, and he expressed interest in how China has developed its tourism industry. He believes that cultural and creative industries can bridge the gap between Brazil and China.
Summary: National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Vice Chairman Wang Guangqian met with representatives from the 10th China-France Young Leaders Forum in Beijing on June 1st. Wang emphasized that the future of Sino-French relations lies in the youth, and both sides should strengthen exchanges and promote friendship between the two peoples, guided by the important consensus reached by the two countries' heads of state. He stated that this would advance the continuous development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and France.
Summary: International scholars, including Japanese academics Fujita Takakage and Mori Masataka, visited the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Tokyo Tribunal. Fujita expressed remorse for the Nanjing Massacre and criticized the current Japanese government's denial of history, while Mori emphasized the importance of conveying the truth about the massacre to future generations. Mori viewed the archives of an American deputy prosecutor at the Tokyo Tribunal, which contained reports of evidence collected in China, and stated that denial of the Tokyo Tribunal and the Nanjing Massacre in Japanese society is shameful. Other international scholars also expressed grief and advocated for remembering history to prevent future atrocities.
Summary: The article discusses the construction and utilization of National Cultural Parks in China, focusing on the Great Wall, Grand Canal, and Long March parks. These parks employ digital technologies like VR to recreate historical scenes and offer immersive experiences, such as interactive theaters and simulated boat rides. The parks aim to integrate cultural tourism and provide visitors with a deeper understanding of Chinese history and culture through stories, exhibits, and interactive activities. For instance, the Long March park in Gansu showcases the history of the communist revolution through oil lamps and experiential learning programs. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article discusses Tie嶺 city's "one data source" reform aimed at reducing bureaucratic burdens on local officials in Yinzhou district. The reform consolidates data from various sources into a single, unified system, eliminating redundant and inaccurate information. This streamlined system allows community workers to complete tasks like filling out subsidy forms more quickly, freeing up time for other community work. The district has integrated data from 42 departments, 8 townships, and 83 communities. The system also allows different departments to access relevant data with specific permissions.
Summary: The article discusses the data management reform in Yinzhou District, Tieling City, Liaoning Province, which aims to consolidate and streamline data from various sources to improve efficiency and reduce burdens on local officials. This "one data, one source" approach seeks to address issues of redundant data entry, conflicting information, and difficulties in data retrieval. The reform involves data consolidation, quality control, and breaking down data silos to unlock the potential of data and support grassroots work. The article emphasizes the importance of strategic data management for effective governance and public service delivery.
Summary: The State Council has appointed Yuan Gujie as the new Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong. This appointment fills the vacancy left by the removal of Liu Guangyuan from the same position. The announcement, made by Xinhua News Agency, signals a personnel change within a key institution overseeing Beijing's relationship with Hong Kong. There is no mention of the United States or of U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: The Long March-12 Y1 carrier rocket successfully launched from the Dongfeng commercial aerospace innovation test zone at 16:40 Beijing time on June 1st. The rocket successfully placed the Qianfan polar orbit 08 group of satellites into their intended orbit. The launch mission was declared a complete success. The article did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China's Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), along with other ministries, jointly released regulations on multi-channel distribution of internet information content, set to take effect September 1st. The regulations aim to standardize the sector, requiring registration and permits for service providers. Platforms must sign agreements with these distributors and report their presence to provincial CAC offices. The rules also prohibit misleading content, ban minors under 16 from livestreaming, and seek to regulate livestreaming e-commerce via product selection and error correction mechanisms.
Summary: Wan Xuewen, former Vice Chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Congress Standing Committee and former Chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party (CPWDP), passed away in Nanchang on May 25, 2026, at the age of 85. Central leaders expressed their condolences to Wan's family after his death. Wan held various positions in Nanchang's urban planning and construction sectors before rising to prominence within the CPWDP and the Jiangxi Provincial People's Congress. Wan joined the CPWDP in 1981 and contributed to the system of multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
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Summary: The article discusses the relocation efforts in Yunnan's Deqin County, where residents are being moved from areas prone to natural disasters to new settlements. This relocation is framed as a reflection of the Chinese Communist Party's commitment to improving people's lives and solving problems related to difficult natural conditions, drawing parallels with similar poverty alleviation programs in other regions. The piece emphasizes the importance of scientific decision-making, systematic planning, and a people-centered approach in such large-scale projects. It also alludes to broader themes of balancing development with environmental protection, citing examples like the Yangtze River Economic Belt. The article does not directly reference the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: An article discusses the increasing prevalence of streamlined government services in China and how to further improve their quality and efficiency. Hubei province is cited as an example for encouraging cross-regional integration of government service resources to reduce costs, aligning with the broader goals of government transformation and thriftiness. The article emphasizes optimizing resource allocation and breaking down barriers between administrative levels to better meet the needs of individuals and businesses, especially as cross-regional activities become more common. It highlights the importance of balancing cost reduction with maintaining service quality and standards, advocating for efficient resource utilization and improved public service delivery through measures like information technology, standardization, and inter-regional collaboration. The article concludes that the key to successful government service reform lies in shifting from extensive to precise resource allocation, building a new public service system that "follows the people", and prioritizing people's satisfaction to promote the transformation of government services from "can be done" to "easy to do".
Summary: The article discusses the importance of establishing a "fault-tolerant" mechanism to encourage innovation in China's science and technology sectors, particularly in areas like quantum computing and AI. It highlights the need to distinguish between genuine failures in exploration and misconduct, emphasizing the importance of clear and quantifiable standards for accountability. Examples from Sichuan and Zhejiang provinces are provided, showcasing efforts to integrate fault tolerance with existing policies to promote innovation. It emphasizes that by fostering an environment that tolerates failure while maintaining accountability, China can cultivate a more robust and innovative ecosystem for scientific advancement. The article makes no mention of the United States, or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Chinese courts are expanding their reach into rural and remote areas through mobile, horseback, and waterborne courts, as well as adjusting schedules to accommodate local work patterns. The number of People's Tribunals has increased to 11,035, improving service efficiency. These courts also conduct legal education and cultivate local "rule of law leaders" to strengthen legal awareness. The aim is to ensure fairness and justice across the country. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the text.
Summary: The first article discusses a local government meeting on improving the business environment where departments avoided discussing problems and instead focused on achievements. The author argues that avoiding problems only exacerbates them and calls for a more honest self-assessment to identify and address issues effectively. The second article advocates for a more strategic approach to development, urging officials to focus on local strengths and avoid trying to do everything at once. It emphasizes the importance of aligning local initiatives with national development goals and adopting a long-term perspective on achieving results. Neither article mentions the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on a Chinese petroleum scientist's perspective on innovation in oil extraction, emphasizing the importance of perseverance and learning from failure. He recounts his team's experience in developing a new oil displacement agent, highlighting the numerous setbacks and the need for meticulous data analysis. The scientist stresses the importance of integrating research with practical application, advocating for a collaborative approach between laboratories and oil fields. He also notes that inspiration often comes from accumulated knowledge and dedicated effort.
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Summary: This article commemorates the 130th anniversary of the birth of Li Weihan, a veteran CCP member and revolutionary. It highlights his early Marxist beliefs, leadership in the Hunan peasant movement, and key roles during the revolutionary war. The article also details Li's contributions to united front work, ethnic affairs, and religious affairs after the founding of the PRC, emphasizing his dedication to serving the Party. The piece concludes by positioning Li as a role model for his loyalty, innovation, and commitment to practical work. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: A National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee inspection group held its first plenary meeting on June 1 in Beijing to arrange enforcement inspections of the Vocational Education Law. NPC Standing Committee Vice Chairpersons Cai Dafeng, Tie Ning, and Losang Jamcan attended the meeting. Cai Dafeng emphasized the significance of the inspection on the 30th anniversary of the law's promulgation, calling for thorough study and implementation of Xi Jinping's important discourses on vocational education. He urged accurate grasp of the inspection's objectives and focus to ensure the law is properly implemented and to promote the construction of a strong educational country.
Summary: The National People's Congress Standing Committee initiated an enforcement inspection of the Vocational Education Law on June 1st. The inspection aims to promote the implementation of the revised law, advance the modern vocational education system, and enhance the adaptability and attractiveness of vocational education. The inspection will involve field visits to seven provinces/regions and entrust provincial-level people's congresses to conduct inspections in five others. The focus will be on seven key areas, including the implementation of statutory responsibilities, the establishment of a modern vocational education system, and the deepening of industry-education integration.
Summary: Construction is proceeding on the highway connection project for the Ma'anshan Yangtze River Road-Rail Bridge, part of the Chaohu-Ma'anshan High-Speed Railway, in Dangtu County, Ma'anshan City, Anhui Province. The project aims to improve the regional high-speed rail network and facilitate the flow of resources within the Yangtze River region upon completion. The article focuses solely on domestic infrastructure development. There is no mention of U.S.-China relations.
Summary: National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) member Huang Jinhui delivered a lecture on "Creating a New Form of Intelligent Economy" at the CPPCC Auditorium. Huang outlined the development of AI, focusing on large models and intelligent agents, and analyzed China's unique advantages in implementing "AI+". He shared thoughts on addressing AI challenges and fostering public understanding of AI. The lecture was part of the CPPCC's efforts to promote science education, reflecting Xi Jinping's directives on popularizing science.
Summary: A CRH5 test train ran from Harbin to Yichun on June 1st, marking the first such run since trial operations began on May 30th for the Harbin-Yichun High-Speed Railway. This railway, an extension of the Beijing-Harbin-Hong Kong/Macau corridor, traverses challenging permafrost conditions. The current testing focuses on signal systems, crucial for future operations. The line aims to reduce travel time between Harbin and Yichun from seven hours to under two, fostering regional economic development. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Chongqing is advancing the construction of "15-minute high-quality living service circles" to improve public services and living standards, with plans to expand the project to 300 communities by 2025. The initiative focuses on optimizing resources in areas like elderly care, childcare, education, and healthcare, aiming for residents to access essential services within a 15-minute radius. The effort includes improving transportation, expanding community services, and enhancing cultural activities through volunteer programs. Residents can now handle medical insurance and business licenses within their communities. The article does not mention the United States.
Summary: The article discusses Chongqing's "15-minute high-quality living service circle" initiative, emphasizing its people-centered approach to urban development, as instructed by Xi Jinping. This initiative aims to enhance residents' daily lives by addressing needs such as elderly and childcare, healthcare, and recreation within a 15-minute walking radius. The "service circle" relies on shared governance, encouraging resident participation alongside government guidance. This project hopes to improve urban quality of life, enhance the sense of belonging for residents, and contribute to the modernization of grassroots governance.
Summary: Bowl Kiln Village in Yunnan Province has revitalized its 300-year-old pottery tradition and transformed into a cultural tourism destination. By preserving and innovating the local pottery techniques, the village has renovated old houses into boutique homestays and cultural shops. Young entrepreneurs like Yang Junyu are establishing businesses and integrating local art into their creations. The village established a cooperative to consolidate workshops, expand sales channels, and increase collective income. With a focus on cultural preservation and economic development, the village has significantly improved the lives of its residents.
Summary: The Second World Classical Studies Conference, themed "Dialogue Between Past and Present: Modern Enlightenment of Classical Wisdom," will be held in Athens, Greece, from June 9-10, 2026. Organized jointly by entities including the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Chinese Ministry of Education, the conference aims to provide a platform for scholars from various disciplines to discuss classical civilization. Parallel forums will cover topics such as classical education, ethical communities, global order, and the humanities in the digital age. The event will feature the release of a joint initiative, a scholar residency program, and an exhibition showcasing classical works and achievements in archaeological research. Attendees will also participate in activities relating to Traditional Chinese Medicine and a visit to the joint Chinese-Greek archaeological site of Angelokastro.
Summary: The Ministry of Civil Affairs and six other departments have jointly issued a notice to conduct the "Nourishing Hearts, Accompanying Growth, Protecting the Future Together" themed activities from June 1st to 10th. The activities will focus on cultivating the spiritual qualities of children, providing care and support services, safeguarding safety, and showcasing the spirit of the times, especially benefiting children in difficult circumstances. Activities include flag-raising ceremonies, storytelling by veterans and role models, visits to educational sites, and artistic performances. The initiative also calls for visits to vulnerable children and institutions, providing psychological counseling, and strengthening collaboration with the 12355 youth hotline to assist children, particularly those facing economic hardship, medical care, education, or guardianship issues.
Summary: Lipo City, Guangxi province, known as "China's Hanger Capital," boasts a comprehensive industrial chain producing over 4 billion hangers annually. With more than 300 companies and 3,000 types of products, the hanger industry is Lipo's leading sector. Over 80% of Lipo's wooden hangers are exported to over 100 countries and regions globally. The hanger industry has become a prominent driver of the county's export economy.
Summary: Eight Chinese government departments jointly issued guidance to accelerate the high-quality development of marine drugs and functional products, focusing on marine health foods, drugs, and biomaterials. The guidance aims to upgrade the marine health food industry by focusing on popular health functions, such as anti-oxidation. The State Administration for Market Regulation will support R&D and application of new ingredients and functions for marine health foods. The goal is to better meet the health needs of the population through the development of marine health foods.
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Summary: The city of Handan in Hebei province is promoting the use of livestreaming e-commerce to sell industrial products such as heavy trucks and fasteners, helping local industries overcome reliance on traditional sales methods. Local officials are providing support and training to encourage more industrial enterprises to embrace livestreaming and expand their market reach. Companies are using livestreaming to directly engage with customers, gather feedback for product development, and even conduct cross-border sales. This initiative has led to increased sales, business transformation, and higher profits for participating companies in Handan. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: The article discusses the increasing popularity of toys among adults in China, driven by the rise of domestic cultural IPs. The transformation of these IPs into sales relies on a responsive and innovative industrial chain. The article emphasizes the importance of flexible manufacturing and industrial clusters in rapidly producing and supplying these toys. Technological advancements such as 3D printing and digitalized workshops enable smaller orders and faster turnaround times. This development reflects China's manufacturing sector's shift from simple production to creative design and branding.
Summary: Chinese airlines are increasingly charging fees for carry-on luggage, leading to passenger confusion due to inconsistent standards and lack of transparency. Airlines justify these fees as a way to offer lower base fares, especially as they face rising fuel costs, while passengers can purchase tickets with additional services if needed. Experts suggest airlines and travel platforms need to improve communication about baggage policies to avoid surprises at the airport. Some airlines offer different baggage allowances based on the fare class purchased, from economy to business class. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) allows airlines to set their own baggage policies.
Summary: The G217 Duku Highway in Xinjiang reopened on June 1st with daytime access and nighttime closures to accommodate construction on national projects like the G3033 Duku Expressway and Yia Railway. Passage is permitted daily from 8:00 to 19:00 for vehicles with 7 seats or less, and cargo trucks of 5 tons or less. Closure times for the Kuruli to Nalati entrance of the G217 may be extended to 21:00 based on traffic and weather conditions. Alternate routes are suggested for vehicles restricted from entering during closure periods.
Summary: According to the article, Huishang Bank is increasing financial support for tech companies in Anhui, offering specialized loan products and streamlining the application process. Chairman Liang Xu of Anhui Dezhi Hangchuang Technology noted Huishang Bank's support helped his company's sales revenue increase significantly. Huishang Bank General Manager Ding Yong stated the bank has established specialized departments and branches to serve tech companies and has implemented measures to mitigate risk aversion among lenders. Huishang Bank President Kong Qinglong stated that the bank will continue to improve its technology financial service system, promoting the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation. The article does not mention the United States.
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Summary: In a study session on November 28, 2025, Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of a long-term mechanism for governing the internet ecosystem, stressing the need to uphold the leadership of the Party, prioritize the people, remain innovative while upholding fundamental principles, safeguard the rule of law, and maintain a systematic perspective. The article argues that the rule of law is not merely a tool but an essential component for a sustainable internet governance system. It advocates for a comprehensive legal framework covering areas like content management, data security, and algorithm governance to ensure a well-regulated and healthy online environment. The author emphasizes that the construction of the legal system in cyberspace should reflect the will of the people. By establishing clear boundaries for rights and obligations, the legal framework will ensure the long-term stability and predictability of the internet ecosystem.
Summary: This article emphasizes the need to construct an independent body of Chinese economic knowledge rooted in socialist political economy with Chinese characteristics. It highlights the importance of identifying "typical facts" within China's economic development, like its resilient industrial system, and using these facts to create unique concepts and categories. It stresses that economic theories should address and guide China's economic practices, drawing from Marxism and adapting existing economic knowledge while discarding capitalist ideologies. The author calls for the development of academic concepts like "socialist market economy" and "new productive forces," to build a comprehensive theoretical system. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: This article emphasizes Xi Jinping's idea that local characteristics are advantages and potential for development. It critiques cadres who blindly imitate development models instead of leveraging unique local resources and conditions. The piece uses the example of Ningde, Fujian, where Xi Jinping encouraged utilizing local mountains and coastlines for development, transforming perceived disadvantages into advantages. It advocates for cadres to deeply understand their local areas, foster innovation, and focus on long-term potential. Finally, it encourages a system that rewards those who take risks and innovate based on local characteristics.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of Yunnan provincial leaders emulating the model CCP member Yang Shanzhou by prioritizing public service, maintaining unwavering loyalty to the party, and avoiding special privileges. It highlights General Secretary Xi Jinping's focus on cadres maintaining close ties to the people and the party's commitment to improving livelihoods in Yunnan, especially in border regions. The piece calls for cadres to focus on long-term development, economic transformation, and fighting corruption in order to advance modernization. It stresses the importance of practical work, problem-solving, and incorruptibility. The article makes no mention of the United States or US-China relations.
Summary: This article discusses the issue of taxi drivers being unwilling to take short-distance fares from transportation hubs due to long wait times. To address this, cities like Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai, and Yinchuan are implementing policies allowing drivers who take short fares to return to the head of the queue more quickly. Yinchuan's airport is increasing awareness of their existing "green channel" for short-distance return trips. The author argues that these small adjustments to existing systems can create fairer outcomes for drivers, passengers, and administrators, ultimately improving public services.
Summary: The Supreme People's Procuratorate released the "White Paper on Juvenile Procuratorial Work (2025)," summarizing the past year's efforts in areas such as the punishment, education, and rehabilitation of juvenile offenders and comprehensive judicial protection. The white paper indicated that theft, affray, rape, robbery, and other crimes accounted for over 70% of juvenile crime cases in 2025. Prosecutions of juvenile suspects aged 14-16 decreased by 13.4% in 2025, following a 7.4% decrease in 2024. The Supreme People's Procuratorate approved the prosecution of 24 individuals aged 12-14 for serious violent crimes, while also disapproving the arrest and prosecution of many other juvenile suspects.
Summary: The Chinese Navy hospital ship "Silk Road Ark" departed from Zhanjiang on May 31st for the South China Sea and coastal islands. The ship will provide free medical services to stationed troops and their families through onboard treatments, island visits, and door-to-door care. The mission will also include medical exercises, training, and equipment maintenance. The ship is equipped with both Chinese and Western medical facilities to address common ailments like neck and back pain, skin conditions, and chronic diseases. The "Silk Road Ark" also includes cultural support to provide entertainment for the troops.
Summary: The PRC Ministry of Justice released five exemplary legal aid cases concerning minors, encompassing criminal and civil infractions affecting vulnerable groups like left-behind children and students. These cases, part of the ongoing "Law Aid Protects Seedlings" campaign initiated in 2024, address key areas such as school bullying, parental support, and personal injury. Legal aid organizations nationwide have handled over 380,000 minor-related legal aid cases and provided legal advice to over 300,000 minors in the past two years. One highlighted case involved a school bullying incident in Jiangxi Province, where legal aid focused on issues of joint tort, guardian responsibility, and compensation for emotional distress.
Summary: Nanning is integrating labor security supervision, mediation, union, and legal resources to establish an integrated labor rights protection service system covering all urban districts. Nanning has set up dedicated labor rights protection workstations to handle rights protection demands and address prominent issues such as wage arrears. A "mobile arbitration tribunal" was dispatched to a district-level social governance center, publicly arbitrating a labor dispute case involving unpaid wages and severance. One employee reached a settlement, while the other was awarded compensation of 8,500 yuan through arbitration. This initiative aims to reduce the cost for laborers to defend their rights.
Summary: A fire at a lamb restaurant in Taizhou, Jiangsu province prompted local police from the "Pomegranate Seed Studio" to coordinate with various government departments and the city's Charity Federation to raise over 30,000 yuan in aid for the owner. These studios were established in 2018 to better serve the city's 28,000 ethnic minority residents and have assisted over 1200 people in 187 cases. According to Taizhou Public Security Bureau Deputy Director Xu Jun, the city has set up six such studios and many more workstations. The city has also built pomegranate-themed parks and cultural corridors to promote ethnic unity. In 2022, the Taizhou Public Security Bureau was named a "National Model Unit for National Unity and Progress" by the State Ethnic Affairs Commission.
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Summary: This article presents the stories of five individuals dedicated to preserving and promoting the cultural heritage of the Grand Canal. The individuals discuss their personal connections to the canal, including photographing its landscapes, writing books about its history, performing in a folk art troupe, crafting model boats, and designing cultural products inspired by it. One individual took part in the China Cultural and Creative Design "Belt and Road" Exhibition. These individuals aim to ensure the canal's legacy is passed on to future generations. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The director of the film "A Letter to Grandma" discusses the inspiration and creation of the movie, which is based on the historical "Qiaopi" (僑批), letters and remittance slips from overseas Chinese to their families. The director highlights the themes of family, homesickness, and trustworthiness depicted in the film and drawn from real Qiaopi, emphasizing the emotional connection with audiences through sincerity. The director also mentions stories of overseas Chinese supporting their hometowns, including one about a man in Malaysia raising money to build a road in his ancestral village after China's opening up.
Summary: A National Film Administration representative stated at the 2026 Film Technology Development and Innovation Symposium in Wuxi that the "15th Five-Year Plan" is crucial for the film industry to seize technological advantages and reshape industrial competitiveness. The official emphasized using new quality productive forces to optimize film creation and production, integrating film development into Chinese-style modernization, and exploiting opportunities in next-generation imaging. The symposium, guided by the National Film Administration, featured discussions on film technology trends, domestic achievements, and AI applications. The event included the screening of nine VR films, including experiments in synchronized showings of "walkable" VR cinema. The symposium was hosted by the China Film Science and Technology Research Institute.
Summary: A "Peking Opera Martial Role (武旦) Talent Cultivation Class" for 2026, funded by the National Arts Fund, opened in Luotian County, Huanggang City, Hubei Province. This initiative by the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts follows the 2022 "National Peking Opera Martial Arts Talent Training Class." The program aims to cultivate talent in this rare Peking Opera role and supports the "Three-Year Action Plan for the Revitalization of Drama (2026-2028)." The class includes 25 students from multiple performance troupes, with instruction from veteran, middle-aged, and young Peking Opera artists. The curriculum focuses on fundamental skills and character development, using classic plays such as "The Eight Immortals Cross the Sea" (八仙过海) and "Female General Kills Four Gates" (女杀四门).
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Summary: The Lanzhou Marathon is evolving from a city festival into an economic engine, generating significant direct and indirect economic benefits for Lanzhou through increased tourism and consumption, with 2025 seeing 1.33 million visitors. The marathon integrates sports, culture, and tourism, showcasing the city's landmarks and promoting local cultural heritage through events and activities. Lanzhou is leveraging the marathon to stimulate its economy through a "ticket stub economy", offering discounts and incentives to participants at local businesses. The city aims to transform its geographic limitations into advantages by using the marathon as a catalyst for modern service industries and urban development. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang has signed State Council Decree No. 837, promulgating the "Regulations on Foreign Investment by the State Council," effective July 1, 2026, to promote high-level opening up and high-quality development of foreign investment. The regulations aim to manage foreign investment, protect investor rights, and safeguard national sovereignty and security. They support investors engaging in international cooperation and competition based on market principles, while also opposing unilateralism and protectionism to foster an open world economy. The regulations include provisions for national security reviews of foreign investments and countermeasures against countries or organizations that take discriminatory measures against China. They also reference the "Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law" allowing for countermeasures against those implementing discriminatory measures.
Summary: BMW Brilliance released its 13th annual sustainability report, detailing progress in green production, supply chain collaboration, recycling, energy transition, and social responsibility in China. The report highlighted a reduction of over 5.4 million tons of carbon emissions across BMW's China value chain in 2025, with supply chain emissions down by 1 million tons compared to 2019. BMW is emphasizing source reduction, cleaner production, and recycling in anticipation of China's upcoming ecological and environmental code. The company also reported increased use of renewable energy and recycled water, alongside efforts to promote biodiversity and traffic safety through public programs. The report also noted collaboration with State Grid to increase green energy usage at charging stations.
Summary: An ecological restoration project in Nantong's Wushan area has led to a resurgence of biodiversity, including the Yangtze finless porpoise, and improved water quality. The area has transitioned from an industrial zone to an ecological zone by relocating ports and industries, prioritizing ecological preservation and high-tech industries, which have allowed residents access to the waterfront. The relocation of the port has enabled the creation of public spaces, with the area now serving as both an urban living space and a recreational area for residents. The area now promotes high tech development, providing an improved standard of living for the area's residents.
Summary: China officially entered flood season on June 1st, with predictions of increased rainfall in parts of the south and decreased rainfall in the north. The Ministry of Water Resources is enhancing monitoring, implementing emergency response protocols, and coordinating water project operations to mitigate flood risks, particularly in major river basins. Focus is being placed on the defense of small and medium rivers, including removal of impediments, as well as ensuring the safety of reservoirs, and concurrently addressing drought conditions. The Ministry is also working with other agencies, such as the Ministry of Emergency Management and the China Meteorological Administration, to strengthen flood prevention and disaster reduction efforts.
Summary: The National Climate Center reports that the equatorial central and eastern Pacific sea temperatures entered El Niño conditions in May, with the El Niño event now in its development phase. They predict a moderate to strong El Niño event will develop in the summer and autumn, peaking in the autumn and winter, with an increasing probability of a strong El Niño event that may persist until next spring. The rapid development of El Niño this spring and summer will lead to a significant atmospheric response, favoring a strengthened Northwest Pacific subtropical high and guiding more water vapor to mainland China. The report does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Ministry of Natural Resources, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, and the China Geological Survey have jointly released a catalog of innovative and applicable ecological restoration technologies, encompassing 35 technologies across ten ecological restoration scenarios. These technologies, validated through practical application, aim to provide "toolkits" for diverse ecological restoration needs during the 15th Five-Year Plan period. The agencies plan to promote these technologies nationwide, integrate them into natural resource management, and foster further innovation, including through the use of artificial intelligence. The initiative focuses on systematic governance, precise restoration, collaborative integration, and improved efficiency in ecological restoration. The agencies aim to establish a comprehensive ecological restoration technology system covering all elements, chains, and regions.
Summary: The Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden in Yunnan province is experiencing peak firefly season, attracting numerous tourists. According to He He, head of the environmental education center, the garden's warm, humid climate, abundant vegetation, and water sources provide an ideal habitat for over ten known firefly species, including rare synchronous fireflies. He emphasized the importance of responsible viewing practices, such as avoiding bright lights and refraining from capturing the insects. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: This article discusses the integration of unique and engaging sports into Chinese primary and secondary schools. Beijing No. 57 Middle School has popularized dart throwing, emphasizing its benefits for concentration and mental fortitude. Guangxi Nanning Wuming National Middle School practices throwing embroidered balls, a traditional Zhuang ethnic activity that enhances physical coordination and teamwork. Chongqing Jiulongpo Xieji湾 Jinmao Primary School offers tree climbing classes, which improve students' physical strength, coordination, and courage.
Summary: The article discusses the development and current state of school sports in China, noting a renewed focus on student physical fitness through initiatives like mandatory daily exercise and the promotion of diverse sports activities. It highlights regional variations in sports offerings, including ice sports in Jilin and traditional ethnic sports in Guangxi. The piece emphasizes the increasing popularity of intra- and inter-school competitions, exemplified by Beijing's "Ban Chao" league, and claims the nation has witnessed a positive trend in students' overall health and a decline in nearsightedness. The success of the government’s efforts to improve children's health has been credited in part to the new athletic programs. No mention of United States or U.S.-China relations can be found in this article.
Summary: The principal of Tangfang Elementary School in Guizhou Province describes transforming the school by prioritizing sports and play for students. Faced with high truancy rates, the school implemented daily sports classes, annual sports events, and diverse activities to cater to children's interests. This approach reportedly improved academic performance, fostered self-confidence, and instilled discipline in students. The principal argues that sports provide valuable lessons in resilience and contribute to well-rounded development. The school aimed to give the children the joy of sport, and the school was repaid with trust.
Summary: Chinese athlete Niu Chun'ge won the women's pole vault at the 2026 National Athletics Grand Prix with a jump of 4.73 meters, breaking the Asian record of 4.72 meters previously held by Li Ling. Separately, Wang Wenjie won third place in the 10,000-meter race at the Japan University Distance Running meet with a time of 27:47.53, improving his own national record. Wang also won the Beijing Half Marathon in April with a record-setting time. This season has seen multiple national records broken in events like the men's marathon, shot put, and pole vault. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Wu Yize, a 22-year-old Chinese snooker player, won the 2026 World Snooker Championship in Sheffield, England. Wu stated that he is still adjusting to the increased attention and pressure following his victory. He expressed gratitude towards his parents for their support, highlighting their sacrifices in enabling his career. Wu admitted to facing significant pressure and self-doubt in the past but emphasized the importance of self-belief and resilience. His next goal is to defend his title and break the historical pattern of first-time champions failing to win the subsequent year.
Summary: At the Madrid leg of the IFSC Climbing World Cup, China secured one gold and two bronze medals in speed climbing. Chu Shouhong won gold in the men's speed event, setting a personal best time. Yang Jie also secured a bronze medal in the same event, defeating U.S. athlete Zach Hammer. Zhang Shaoqin earned a bronze medal in the women's speed event.
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Summary: A media forum was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, focusing on deepening media cooperation between China and Kyrgyzstan to promote the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Participants discussed economic development, cultural exchange, and media collaboration, aiming to build consensus and strengthen ties between the two countries. Chinese participants expressed a desire for media to build bridges of understanding with constructive reporting, and to showcase the successes of the SCO. The forum also highlighted the potential for cooperation in tourism, logistics, and technology, including artificial intelligence, and the importance of media in promoting mutual understanding and addressing challenges like misinformation. Several participants noted the role of media in advancing cooperation between China and Kyrgyzstan, and promoting mutual understanding.
Summary: A report jointly released by the "Belt and Road" News Cooperation Alliance and the Global Times at the 2026 China-Kyrgyzstan Media Cooperation Forum in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, focuses on SCO youth perceptions and trends. The report, based on a 2025 survey, indicates strong support among SCO youth for the organization's role in development and global governance. Specifically, the report highlights that over 90% of surveyed youth outside of China believe that cooperation with China can positively impact their country's development and modernization. Furthermore, the report emphasizes the importance of cultural exchange and emerging trends like AI among SCO youth. The report suggests this youth support provides a strong foundation for future SCO cooperation.
Summary: On May 27th, People's Daily and Kyrgyzstan's Flag Information Publishing Group signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen bilateral cooperation. This agreement, finalized during the 2026 China-Kyrgyzstan Media Cooperation Forum, establishes a regular cooperation mechanism. The mechanism includes news exchange, joint events, and expanded personnel exchanges to promote China-Kyrgyzstan cultural exchange. The Flag Information Publishing Group is a national media organization formed by merging four entities in early 2026.
Summary: A photo exhibition and "Overseas China Week" event in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, highlighted Chinese achievements and cooperation with Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) countries, including Kyrgyzstan. The event, attended by media representatives, experts, and business figures from the upcoming 2026 China-Kyrgyzstan Media Cooperation Forum, featured displays on multilateralism, security cooperation, and cultural exchange. Participants emphasized the importance of SCO-led security cooperation and highlighted specific projects like a Chinese-invested waste-to-energy plant, which improved the environment. The event also showcased China's ecological protection efforts with a focus on snow leopards, a shared symbol for both countries, and celebrated growing connectivity through projects like the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway. The event promoted the "Overseas China Week" as an important instrument to promote China's image and international cooperation.
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Summary: According to Spanish scholar Marta Montoro, China has developed a unique path to modernization, distinct from the Western paradigm, that emphasizes civilizational continuity and comprehensive, coordinated development. She argues that China's modernization integrates technology with social progress, exemplified by advancements in cities like Shenzhen and rural revitalization efforts in areas like the village of Shibadong. She notes that China's approach offers an alternative for developing countries seeking modernization while preserving their cultural identity. China's Belt and Road Initiative promotes infrastructure connectivity and win-win cooperation, contrasting with expansionist models. China's development model offers a new possibility to the world and contributes Chinese wisdom and solutions to the progress of human civilization.
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Summary: Jin cheng, a former coal and iron hub, has successfully transitioned to a thriving optoelectronic industry cluster, achieving an average annual growth rate exceeding 42% over the past five years. Local officials, recognizing the limitations of a coal-dependent economy, strategically chose optoelectronics due to its fit with national development goals and the city's existing manufacturing base. Officials emphasized the importance of deeply understanding technology and industry, leading to initiatives like sending cadres to work in companies and facilitating collaboration between tech firms and traditional industries like coal mining. The city focused on attracting strategic emerging industries and high-level talent to bolster its optoelectronic sector, and local officials actively work to connect local technology firms with the needs of local coal mining firms to spur innovation. The article does not directly address the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article criticizes officials who avoid addressing past problems ("old accounts") by claiming they are not responsible for previous administrations' decisions. It argues that officials should adopt a fact-based approach to resolve legacy issues, addressing those that hinder progress while maintaining beneficial policies. The author emphasizes that resolving these issues is essential for maintaining public trust and fostering a positive business environment. Moreover, the article suggests that organizations should support officials who are willing to work hard to take on problems from prior administrations. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A local inspection team in Guangxi Province discovered financial irregularities in a village's collective funds, leading to an investigation. The investigation revealed that Mao, the former deputy secretary of the village's Party branch, had misappropriated 400,000 yuan for personal investment in financial products without proper authorization. Mao received a Party warning and was forced to return the profits. The local discipline inspection commission then launched a special inspection to regulate village collective fund management.
Summary: The city of Zigong is leveraging Party building initiatives to boost local industry, focusing on integrating Party organizations within industrial chains to address company needs and promote development. Specific examples include establishing Party branches within major projects, dispatching Party building instructors to key industries, and creating "Party building benefit packages" to integrate Party affairs services with policy implementation. Local officials emphasize coordinating with Party organizations to help companies resolve bottlenecks and improve their innovative capacity. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: To celebrate its 70th anniversary, the China National Theatre for Children is showcasing the children's musical "Hua Mulan," which tells the classic story with music and rhythm appealing to both children and adults. The article notes a trend in the children's theater market towards both simplistic, interactive shows and overly adult narratives, arguing that good children's theater should respect children's development and encompass broader life experiences, including difficult topics like loss and death. It emphasizes the importance of theater as a shared, emotional experience that fosters intergenerational understanding and allows for exploration of the world. It concludes that good children's theater should be a gift to everyone, not just children.
Summary: The TV series "Protagonist" tells the story of a young woman's rise to fame as a Qinqiang opera star, highlighting the art form's fate and individual struggles. The protagonist's success stems from her "non-competing" nature, a characteristic reflecting both her personality and the art form's essence. Qinqiang opera itself, despite facing modern entertainment trends, perseveres through steadfast dedication to its traditions, foregoing trendy appeals. Similarly, the TV series embraces a slow-paced narrative, focusing on authentic portrayal of life rather than sensationalism. Ultimately, the drama suggests that true prominence arises from dedication and quality rather than aggressive competition.
Summary: The article analyzes the popularity of the Chinese suspense drama "Low IQ Crime," which distinguishes itself from other suspense dramas by using comedy and coincidences instead of the typical dark and serious themes. It argues that the show successfully breaks from the "standard formula" of suspense dramas by blending the genre with comedic elements and focusing on humor and everyday life. While the show sacrifices some crime-solving logic for comedic effect, it still offers social commentary and resonates with audiences seeking lighthearted entertainment. The article concludes that "Low IQ Crime" represents a valuable experiment in genre-bending and a step towards diversifying the suspense drama landscape.
Summary: The article criticizes the increasing trend of performance groups and scenic spots using "risqué" or "ambiguous" interactions with audiences to attract attention and boost ticket sales. It argues this practice, fueled by social media algorithms, risks normalizing inappropriate content, especially for young audiences. The piece urges content creators to exercise self-discipline and calls on cultural regulators and platforms to enforce stricter oversight to prevent the degradation of artistic quality. The author claims this behavior is driven by the pursuit of profit, and the reliance on short-video platform popularity. Instead, the author suggests focusing on more wholesome interactions.
Summary: AI-generated animated shorts ("AI 漫剧") are experiencing rapid growth in China, with viewership reaching 70 billion in the past year. Traditional Chinese IPs like "Classic of Mountains and Seas" and "Journey to the West" are proving popular due to their cultural resonance and deviation from formulaic content. The ease of creation afforded by AI is shifting the focus to content quality, demanding greater imagination, aesthetic sense, and cultural understanding from creators. Success in the market hinges on crafting compelling narratives, well-developed characters, and engaging stories from these traditional sources. Meeting these standards will be critical to preventing the phenomenon of AI-generated content from being a short-lived trend.
Summary: Chinese Gen Z designers are revitalizing traditional cultural elements like oracle bone script and porcelain through fashion and digital media, achieving overseas popularity. They are blending traditional arts like the Yingge dance with modern elements, garnering billions of views on international platforms. This generation's approach contrasts with the traditional "grand narrative" style of cultural dissemination, focusing instead on relatable, everyday stories and immersive experiences. Through creative reconstruction and digital technology, they are making Chinese culture more accessible and engaging globally. This new form of cross-cultural dialogue is driven by aesthetic creativity and technological empowerment.
Summary: This short article provides contact information for the *People's Daily* literary and art section, including an email address (wenyipl@peopledaily.cn) and the name of the page designer (赵偲汝, Zhao Siru). The article does not contain any information on Chinese politics, official statements, or US-China relations. Therefore, further summarization is not possible.
By: 本报记者 袁 泉 颜 珂 申智林
3D printing of mechanical parts is common, but creating biological tissues is rare. On June 1st, upon entering Changsha SuLing Intelligent Manufacturing Technology Co., Ltd. (长沙素灵智造科技有限公司), a 3D printer used precise light projection to achieve layer-by-layer stacking of "bio-ink," gradually revealing a liver tissue with cellular activity.
The company's founder, Liang Bangchao (梁邦朝), is a 2021 doctoral student at the College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering of Hunan University (湖南大学机械与运载工程学院). In the past year, he has embarked on a new stage of his life: obtaining 1 million yuan from the Hunan Provincial University Student Entrepreneurship Investment Fund, releasing the first bio-printing material of his startup company, and receiving a stream of overseas orders. "Incubating technological 'golden ideas' into entrepreneurial 'golden seeds,' I personally feel the innovative vitality of Hunan," Liang Bangchao (梁邦朝) said with emotion.
Youth has the greatest innovative enthusiasm and motivation. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Care for the growth of young people and support the vast number of young people in making achievements."
In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, Hunan, based on its own reality and focusing on future development, is committed to solving the urgent and difficult problems that young people are concerned about, such as employment and entrepreneurship, living environment, and social integration, so as to promote Hunan's true friendliness to young people and enable young people to achieve greater success in Hunan.
Making young people willing to come:
On May 16th, the "Wisdom Gathering in Xiaoxiang, Talent Gathering in Hunan" (智汇潇湘 才聚湖南) special recruitment event entered the Guangdong Science Center (广东科学中心). This event was specifically designed to promote employment and entrepreneurship among college graduates and has been held 17 times both inside and outside Hunan Province since last year. This recruitment season, more than 7,200 employers in Hunan Province provided a total of 256,000 job openings.
With 5 national advanced manufacturing clusters, 6 trillion-yuan-level industries, and 17 hundred-billion-yuan-level industries, Hunan provides a broad stage for young people. In the past 5 years, Changsha (长沙) has seen an average annual inflow of 128,000 people, about 80% of whom are young people. In December 2025, Hunan issued the "Implementation Opinions on Building a Young People-Friendly Province," proposing to implement four major friendly actions for youth employment, entrepreneurship, life, and growth, in order to attract young people to grow and succeed in Hunan with greater efforts.
Making young people able to stay:
For graduates seeking jobs in other places, housing and transportation are major expenses. Liu Kunxue (刘坤雪), a master's graduate from Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (上海对外经贸大学), was once worried about this. In April of this year, she received interview notices from two companies in Changsha (长沙), but the interview times were 6 days apart. After seeing the message "Free accommodation at Changsha Youth Talent驿站" (长沙青年人才驿站免费入住) on social media, Liu Kunxue (刘坤雪) applied on her mobile phone in the afternoon and was approved that evening. A 60-square-meter house in the驿站 became her free residence during her job search in Changsha (长沙).
"Changsha's 23 Youth Talent驿站 with 787 beds can provide job seekers with free accommodation services for up to 14 days," said Chen Maolian (陈茂莲), a administrator from the Changsha Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League (共青团长沙市委) stationed at the驛站. Since 2024, the Changsha Youth Talent驛站 has served more than 40,000 people.
Allowing young people to "come to work and start businesses with their backpacks," Hunan provides young people with diverse housing options: providing a short-term free "bed" for college graduates from other places, revitalizing existing talent apartments for "a room," and innovating financial products to support young people in purchasing "an apartment." In Changsha (长沙), more than 50,000 young people have benefited from heartwarming housing policies.
Changsha Shubi Technology Co., Ltd. (长沙数彼科技有限公司), which mainly develops games, moved to the incubation center of Malanshan Video Cultural and Creative Industrial Park (马栏山视频文创产业园) last year. The average rent for office space is only 1/4 of what it was before, and the entrepreneurial partners live in a commercial community across the street, walking to and from work, with a monthly rent of more than 1,000 yuan per person. "I experienced what is called 'low-cost entrepreneurship and high-quality life'," said Lian Zhan (连战), the head of the company.
Making it easier for young people to start businesses:
Liu Lian (刘恋), a post-95 Changsha (长沙) girl who returned from studying abroad, was attracted to return to her hometown to start a business by the advertisement "Come to Changsha (长沙) to start a business." It coincided with the establishment of the University Student Entrepreneurship Investment Fund in Hunan Province, and Liu Lian (刘恋) submitted an application, and the first investment was quickly in place. Staff from the Hunan Xiangjiang New Area University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Park (湖南湘江新区大学生创新创业园) immediately came to the door to provide full-chain services, allowing her startup company to quickly enter the park. "Entrepreneurs are not easy, but in Changsha (长沙), we are not alone," said Liu Lian (刘恋).
Grasping the laws of innovation and entrepreneurship among college students, Hunan has introduced special measures to provide practical support to college student startup teams from multiple dimensions such as policies, funds, and mentor teams. The Hunan Provincial University Student Entrepreneurship Investment Fund is based on investing early, investing small, investing long-term, and investing in hard technology, with a total scale of 505 million yuan. Currently, it has accumulated 367 projects through investment decision review, with a proposed investment amount of more than 188 million yuan.
According to statistics, as of the end of March this year, the number of university students in Hunan Province who started and operated business entities increased by 21,991 compared with the end of September 2024, of which the number of enterprises started increased by 10,362, an increase of 70.88% and 66.05% respectively.
"Hunan's construction of a young people-friendly province is not an expedient measure, but a long-term choice. Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment, as a central inland province, Hunan must develop well, and we must do a good job in the article of people, especially the article of young people," said Shen Xiaoming (沈晓明), Secretary of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 杨 昊
As the "June 1st" International Children's Day approaches, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) replied to a letter from the Young Pioneer Red Scarf narrators of the Memorial of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall, giving them cordial encouragement and wishing them and the children of the whole country a happy holiday.
General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) reply is heart-warming and inspiring, encouraging the vast number of children and children's workers to strengthen their ideals, strive to pursue their dreams, run a good historical relay race on the new journey, and continue to struggle for the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.
"This year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. At this particularly important time, Grandpa Xi's (习爷爷) reply makes us feel extremely excited." Wang Yaqing (王雅晴), a Young Pioneer Red Scarf narrator of the Memorial of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China and a student of Luwan No. 1 Central Primary School in Huangpu District (黄浦区), Shanghai (上海), who wrote to General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), said excitedly, "I will keep Grandpa Xi's (习爷爷) instructions in mind, continue to tell the red stories well, and pass on the red baton."
The "Red Trumpet" Little Narrator Club of Luwan No. 1 Central Primary School, founded in 2006, is the first primary school Young Pioneer volunteer narrator club in the country dedicated to serving the Memorial of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China. "General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) reply is a great encouragement to our grassroots educators to adhere to red education, and it is also full of earnest entrustment to inherit the red gene and cultivate new people of the times." Wu Rongjin (吴蓉瑾), Secretary of the Party Branch and Principal of Luwan No. 1 Central Primary School, introduced that over the past 20 years, these Young Pioneer Red Scarf narrators with an average age of 10 have given more than a thousand lectures to the general public, not only gaining exercise and growth, but also deeply cultivating deep feelings of loving the Party, loving the country, and loving socialism in their hearts.
Upon receiving General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) reply, Wang Youming (王宥茗), a Young Pioneer Red Scarf narrator of the Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall and a Young Pioneer of the East Campus of Jiaxing Experimental Primary School (嘉兴市实验小学东校区) in Jiaxing (嘉兴), Zhejiang (浙江), was filled with excitement and pride. "Grandpa Xi's (习爷爷) reply is full of care and expectations for us. I will read more red classics extensively, constantly improve my comprehensive qualities, and lead more friends to inherit the red gene well."
Zhou Suhong (周苏红), Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League and Director of the Provincial Working Committee of the Young Pioneers, deeply realized the great significance of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) emphasis on "holding high the team flag and following the Party." "We must focus on the cultivation system of 'red root' guardians, focus on creating work brands such as 'Red Boat Little Narrator', and let the Young Pioneers pass on the fire of ideals and beliefs from generation to generation in the role transformation from 'listeners' to 'narrators'." Zhou Suhong (周苏红) said.
"I will rely on local red resources to tell the stories of the Party, the stories of pioneer role models, and the achievements of the times, and integrate red stories and people-benefiting deeds into team lessons and theme activities to guide rural teenagers to remember history and learn from role models," said Pu Litao (蒲力涛), instructor of the squadron of Shibatong Primary School (十八洞小学) in Shuanglong Town (双龙镇), Huayuan County (花垣县), Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (湘西土家族苗族自治州), Hunan Province.
"General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) encouraged the children to inherit the red gene, which is precisely our original intention in creating the 'Little Raindrop' Red Scarf Volunteer Service Team." Zhou Feifei (周菲菲), head of the Primary and Secondary School Education Section of the Social Education Department of the Yuhuatai Martyrs Memorial Hall (雨花台烈士纪念馆) in Nanjing (南京), Jiangsu Province, and off-campus instructor of the Young Pioneers, said that she will bring characteristic courses such as the "Teenage Light Chasing Theater" into the campus, so that the Young Pioneers can strengthen their ideals and beliefs in telling the stories of the martyrs and infect the hearts of teenagers with the voices of teenagers.
Before the "June 1st" International Children's Day last year, Liu Yuxin (刘雨欣), a student of the Hong 26th Army Red Army Primary School (红二十六军红军小学) in Yan'an (延安), Shaanxi Province, listened to General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) congratulatory letter on the spot as a representative of the Ninth National Congress of the Young Pioneers. This year, General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) reply deeply encouraged the children to "run a good historical relay race on the new journey," which made her feel extremely excited. "I will keep Grandpa Xi's (习爷爷) instructions in mind, increase my knowledge and skills, tell the red stories well, and continue to struggle with the strength of teenagers."
The healthy growth of children cannot be separated from the joint participation, care and support of the whole society.
The China Science and Technology Museum innovatively constructs a "big hand in small hand" mentoring mechanism of "scientists + science instructors + Red Scarf narrators," allowing the spirit of scientists to directly reach the hearts of teenagers through personal example and verbal instruction. "The Red Scarf narrators active in the exhibition halls of the Science and Technology Museum have become a new force in inheriting the red gene, educating and guiding children to take scientists as role models and strive to be good new-era teenagers who love the Party, love the country, are self-reliant, and strive for progress." Guo Zhe (郭哲), curator of the China Science and Technology Museum, said.
Yang Jia Yi (杨家毅), Secretary of the Party Branch and Curator of the Xiangshan Revolutionary Memorial Hall (香山革命纪念馆), said that it will give full play to the role of the National Patriotic Education Demonstration Base, train the Red Scarf narrator team well, guide children to cultivate deep feelings of loving the Party, loving the country, and loving socialism, build a broader platform for learning and exchange, and let the revolutionary torch pass on from generation to generation.
(Our reporter Cao Lingjuan (曹玲娟) participated in the writing)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 1st (Reporter). Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) recently signed a State Council decree, announcing the "Regulations of the State Council on Foreign Investment" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations"), which will come into effect on July 1, 2026.
The "Regulations" aim to promote high-level opening up to the outside world, promote high-quality development of foreign investment, effectively implement foreign investment management, protect the legitimate rights and interests of investors and their foreign investments, and safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests. The "Regulations" consist of 34 articles, mainly stipulating the following contents:
First, clarify the scope of application. Foreign investment, that is, overseas investment, applies to activities in which investors within China directly or indirectly obtain relevant rights and interests in enterprises, assets, etc. of other countries (regions). The management of investors' investments in Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan shall be implemented with reference to these regulations.
Second, clarify the overall requirements. Foreign investment work shall implement the overall national security concept, improve the foreign investment management service system, and improve the quality and level of foreign investment. Proactively connect with international high-standard economic and trade rules, promote high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" ("一带一路"), and promote international cooperation in industrial and supply chains. Support investors in carrying out foreign investment activities in accordance with market principles.
Third, improve comprehensive services. The state improves the overseas comprehensive service system, and the people's governments at or above the provincial level and their relevant departments improve the ability and level of public services. Support professional service institutions to provide high-quality professional services. Industry associations, chambers of commerce, and trade and investment promotion organizations provide services such as information consultation and rights protection in accordance with their articles of association.
Fourth, effectively implement management. Improve regulation and control measures, implement classified and graded supervision of the entire process, strengthen risk prevention and control, and improve the scientificity and security of foreign investment. The relevant departments of the State Council formulate, adjust, and implement foreign investment policies, and guide and supervise investors to regulate investment and business activities. Investors shall go through procedures such as verification and filing, information reporting, and cross-border capital registration in accordance with relevant national regulations. Strengthen the main responsibility of investors and shall not disrupt the order of the foreign investment market.
Fifth, strengthen foreign investment protection. The relevant departments of the State Council strengthen monitoring, early warning, and risk assessment, and guide and help investors do a good job in security risk prevention. Carry out international cooperation and exchanges, actively negotiate and sign international economic and trade agreements, and improve the level of protection. Encourage resolving investment disputes through various methods such as negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and litigation. Establish an investment barrier investigation system, etc., to effectively safeguard the safety and legitimate rights and interests of investors and their foreign investments, as well as the country's overseas interests.
(The full text of the "Regulations" is on page 13)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 曹玲娟 史一棋
Opening Remarks
This year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. Over the past century, the Communist Party of China has united and led the Chinese people with the **大无畏** (dà wú wèi - "utter fearlessness," displaying extreme courage and selflessness) spirit of "sacrificing much to fulfill one's ambition, daring to make the sun and moon shine in new skies," writing the most magnificent epic in the thousands of years of Chinese history. The great road we have opened up, the great cause we have created, and the great achievements we have made will surely be recorded in the history of the development of the Chinese nation and the history of human civilization!
Starting today, this newspaper launches the "Great Journey" column, following the Party's path of struggle to systematically showcase the great achievements of the Communist Party of China for the country and the nation. Let us strengthen our historical confidence in inheriting the red bloodline and contribute to comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization.
Starting from the renovated former site of the delegates' dormitory of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China, turning past the intersection, there is a simple Shikumen residence surrounded by greenery.
This road, 105 years ago, was also walked by a group of young people with an average age of 28.
In that summer 105 years ago, representatives from early Communist organizations from various places and representatives from the Communist International came to Shanghai and secretly gathered in the Shikumen of the French Concession in Shanghai. It was here, at 76 Xingye Road (兴业路), Shanghai, formerly 106 Wangzhi Road (望志路), in an 18-square-meter Shikumen hall downstairs, that the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held.
Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) once used "**开天辟地**" (kāi tiān pì dì - "separate heaven and earth," epoch-making; unprecedented) to describe the extraordinary significance of the birth of the Communist Party of China. The Chinese Communists lit the first spark in the deep darkness.
105 years later, on the shore of Taiping Lake (太平湖), the waves are sparkling, and children wearing red scarves are running. "I feel like I have come into history and know where today's good life comes from," said Fu Yu'en (傅语恩) from the No. 71 Middle School Affiliated to Tongji University (同济大学) when talking about his experience of visiting the site.
In the site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the furnishings are all in the old style. The weight of history comes from the endowment of time. On the evening of July 23, 1921, the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China officially opened.
The First National Congress of the Communist Party of China held seven meetings, the first six of which were held here. Because the venue was noticed by secret agents and searched by foreign police, the representatives successively moved to Jiaxing (嘉兴), Zhejiang (浙江), and held the last day's meeting on a cruise ship on Nanhu Lake (南湖) in Jiaxing.
In early August 1921, the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China closed. This cruise ship gained a name that will be forever recorded in history - the Red Boat.
The First National Congress of the Communist Party of China passed the Party's first program and first resolution, declaring the official establishment of the Communist Party of China. This was a great beginning. Holding the truth, the Communist Party of China, this Marxist party, set out from here and embarked on a great journey.
Today, when people enter the exhibition hall of the Memorial Hall of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the national first-class cultural relic - the first Chinese full translation of the *Communist Manifesto*, translated by Chen Wangdao (陈望道) and published in August 1920, is quietly placed in the central exhibition cabinet. More than a hundred years ago, the Chinese Communists firmly chose Marxism and spread the spark of truth of "seeking the interests of the vast majority of people" on the land of China.
"Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our Party has led the people to win the largest battle against poverty in human history. More than 3 million first secretaries and village-based cadres have fought on the front line, and more than 1,800 people have set their lives on poverty alleviation positions..." Whenever this passage is explained, Zhang Xinyi (张欣怡), a guide at the Memorial Hall of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China, always sees tears in the eyes of visitors.
There are few political parties in the world like the Communist Party of China, which regards selflessness and dedication and sacrifice as the basic moral requirements for party members.
In recent years, "Why the Communist Party of China can, why Marxism works, and why socialism with Chinese characteristics is good" has become a hot topic in the world. The site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China is like a red magnet, attracting visitors to open a "window" to understand China and the Communist Party of China.
Chen Yinhua (陈殷华), Secretary of the Party Committee and Curator of the Memorial Hall of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China, introduced: "In 2025, our museum received more than 3.23 million visitors, and the number of overseas visitors reached nearly 100,000, both of which set new historical highs."
On the message wall in the tail hall of the Memorial Hall of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China, there are many foreign language message strips. Jens (延斯) from Germany wrote: "We praise the achievements made by the Chinese people under the leadership of the Communist Party."
In early summer, on the Huxin Island (湖心岛) of Nanhu Lake (南湖) in Jiaxing (嘉兴), despite the hot weather, many tourists are still queuing to pay their respects to the Red Boat. In the Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall (南湖革命纪念馆), visitors listen attentively to the explanation, reliving the great story of "**开天辟地**" (kāi tiān pì dì - "separate heaven and earth," epoch-making; unprecedented).
"The century-old Red Boat is as new as ever. No matter how the times change, the purpose of the memorial hall remains unchanged, that is, to strive to tell the story of the original aspiration and mission of the Chinese Communists," said Wu Jianhua (吴建华), curator of the Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall.
From "Wangzhi" (望志) to "Xingye" (兴业), from Shikumen to Tiananmen (天安门), the struggle and exploration of a political party has led a nation from **筚路蓝缕** (bì lù lán lǚ - "driving a cart with a bamboo pole and wearing tattered clothes," starting an undertaking in hardship) to great rejuvenation... 105 years, history and reality converge here -
At the intersection of Xingye Road (兴业路) and Huangpi South Road (黄陂南路), red flags are flying, flowers are blooming, and volunteer guides are introducing: "Welcome everyone to the birthplace of the Communist Party of China..."
Return to TopOn June 1st, Vice President Han Zheng (韩正) met with Brazilian Foreign Minister Vieira in Beijing (北京).
Han Zheng (韩正) stated that under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping (习近平) and President Lula, the building of a China-Brazil community with a shared future is steadily advancing. China always views and develops China-Brazil relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, and is willing to work with Brazil to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, promote high-level strategic coordination, and demonstrate the responsibility of major countries in safeguarding the interests of developing countries and promoting common development. China-Brazil pragmatic cooperation is highly complementary and has strong endogenous动力 (dòng lì - "driving force," inherent impetus). The two sides should better leverage the role of mechanisms such as the China-Brazil High-Level Coordination and Cooperation Commission (中巴高委会) to promote cooperation towards higher technological content, greater added value, and stronger strategic direction.
Vieira said that in recent years, political mutual trust between Brazil and China has been further strengthened through interactions between the heads of state. At present, multilateralism is suffering unprecedented blows, and deepening the construction of a Brazil-China community with a shared future is particularly important. Brazil is willing to work with China to jointly leverage the coordinating role of the High-Level Coordination and Cooperation Commission (高委会) and deepen cooperation in various fields.
Return to TopThis newspaper Yinchuan (银川) June 1st (Reporter Zhang Wen (张文)) It was learned from the Ningxia Electric Power Trading Center (宁夏电力交易中心) that Ningxia (宁夏) officially began sending electricity to Fujian (福建) starting June 1st. This marks the official opening of the Ningxia-to-Fujian power transmission channel.
To facilitate Ningxia electricity entering Fujian and to optimize resource allocation, Fujian organized electricity users to consult and negotiate with Ningxia new energy power generation enterprises to carry out power transmission transactions from June to December this year. Currently, the transaction volume has reached 120 million kilowatt-hours, providing a model of electricity cooperation for the 30-year Minning (闽宁) "Shan Hai Qing (山海情)" (Mountain and Sea bond). The electricity sent from Ningxia to Fujian this time is all green electricity composed of photovoltaic power generation and wind power.
Return to TopAccording to a press conference held by the National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委), China's children's health level has significantly improved, and many children's health indicators are among the highest in middle- and high-income countries globally.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's children's health work has made considerable progress. A children's health service network covering urban and rural areas, with distinct levels and coordinated linkages, has been accelerated. As of the end of 2025, there are 4,845 secondary and tertiary public hospitals, 1,763 secondary and tertiary maternal and child health hospitals, and 40,000 primary healthcare institutions nationwide that can provide pediatric services, further improving children's access to medical care. In 2025, China's infant mortality rate fell to 3.8‰, and the mortality rate for children under 5 years old fell to 5.4‰. Both of these indicators are among the highest in middle- and high-income countries globally.
Bai Jianfeng (白剑峰) reported from Beijing (北京) on June 1st.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on June 1st (Reporter Li Changyu (李昌禹)) The Second National Congress of Members of the Western Returned Scholars Association (European and American Alumni Association) (欧美同学会) (China Overseas-educated Scholars Association) was held in Beijing (北京) on the 1st. Li Ganjie (李干杰), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央统战部), attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.
Li Ganjie (李干杰) stated that over the past five years, the Western Returned Scholars Association (European and American Alumni Association) (欧美同学会) has adhered to Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as its guiding principle, thoroughly implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speeches and congratulatory letters, always prioritized political construction, strengthened ideological guidance, served the central tasks of the Party and the country, and continuously improved the construction of the organizational system, creating a new situation in the development of the cause.
Li Ganjie (李干杰) stated that the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core attaches great importance to the work of overseas students, and General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has made a series of important expositions, pointing out the direction and providing fundamental guidelines for doing a good job in the work of overseas students in the new era. The Western Returned Scholars Association (European and American Alumni Association) (欧美同学会) must adhere to the correct political direction and strengthen the unity and guidance of overseas students. It is necessary to focus on the economic and social development tasks and requirements of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period and give play to the advantages and roles of "talent pool for serving the country with overseas study, think tank for offering suggestions and suggestions, and fresh troops for people-to-people diplomacy." It is necessary to carry forward the spirit of reform and innovation and continuously improve leadership, organization, and service capabilities.
Ding Zhongli (丁仲礼), Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) and President of the Western Returned Scholars Association (European and American Alumni Association) (欧美同学会), delivered a work report on behalf of the Eighth Council. Yang Zhen (杨震), Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协), attended the opening ceremony. He Junke (贺军科), Secretary of the Party Group of the China Association for Science and Technology (中国科协), delivered a congratulatory speech on behalf of mass organizations. More than 530 member representatives and more than 80 observers attended the meeting.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 1st. On June 1st, State Councilor and Director of the State Council's Working Committee on Women and Children, Chen Yiqin (谌贻琴), visited the China Women and Children's Museum to attend the "Community in Children's Eyes – Exhibition of Fine Art Works by Children and Adolescents" themed event, extending holiday greetings to the children. She pointed out that on the occasion of the "June 1st" International Children's Day, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) replied to Young Pioneer red scarf docents, wishing children across the country a happy holiday. She expressed her hope that the children would keep the General Secretary's instructions firmly in mind, strengthen their ideals and beliefs, cultivate patriotic feelings, foster a spirit of struggle, and enhance their comprehensive qualities, so as to run the historical relay race well on the new journey.
The museum during the festival was full of childlike innocence and fun. Children dressed in ethnic costumes sang "Loving Our China," and more than 700 fine art works with the themes of unity in diversity, splendid homeland, shared destiny, Spring Bud blossoming, and boundless love were wonderfully presented. Chen Yiqin (谌贻琴) interacted cordially with the children, encouraging them to be close to each other like brothers and sisters, to have great love in their hearts, and to establish a sense of community for the Chinese nation and a concept of a community with a shared future for mankind from an early age. She expressed her hope that parents would be their children's first teachers, cultivating good thoughts, good character, and good habits in children; that the majority of children's workers would adhere to fostering virtue through education, and be good guides, guardians, and dream-builders for children's growth; and that the whole society would care for and love children and adolescents, and wholeheartedly protect their healthy growth.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 施 钰
In late March of this year, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央办公厅) and the General Office of the State Council (国务院办公厅) issued the "Opinions on Accelerating the Establishment of a Long-Term Care Insurance System," clarifying the establishment of a long-term care insurance system that adapts to China's basic national conditions, covers the entire population, integrates urban and rural areas, is fair and unified, safe and standardized, and sustainable. Several provinces have introduced relevant implementation opinions. As one of the pilot cities, Fuzhou (福州) City, Fujian (福建) Province, has leveraged more than 1,000 yuan per month in long-term care insurance benefits for severely disabled individuals through an average annual funding of more than 100 yuan per person. How can the sustainable operation of long-term care insurance be achieved? Recently, a reporter interviewed in Fuzhou (福州) to understand the implementation of the policy.
Severely Disabled Insured Individuals Enjoy Benefits at a Standard of 1,800 Yuan per Month
"Thank you for taking care of my mother today." Ms. Zheng (郑女士), who had something to go out for, hurriedly handed over with Zhu Qinghua (朱清华), a caregiver from Fujian Minkang Medical Care and Elderly Care Industry Development Co., Ltd. (福建省民康医养养老产业发展有限公司), who provides home services.
A few years ago, Ms. Zheng's (郑女士) mother was bedridden, and her daily life could only be taken care of by Ms. Zheng (郑女士) and her father in turns. "My father is getting older and older, and I have to take care of my children, so sometimes I am really overwhelmed," said Ms. Zheng (郑女士).
The emergence of long-term care insurance has given Ms. Zheng (郑女士) a breather.
As one of the second batch of pilot cities in the country, Fuzhou (福州) launched a pilot program for long-term care insurance in June 2021, with the scope of protection covering insured employees who are in a long-term state of severe disability. Eligible severely disabled insured individuals enjoy benefits at a standard of 1,800 yuan per month, with a monthly service duration of no less than 30 hours. In 2024, Fuzhou (福州) City expanded the scope of protection to insured employees who are in a long-term state of moderate disability, who can enjoy benefits at a standard of 1,200 yuan per month, with a monthly service duration of no less than 20 hours.
"As soon as we learned about the policy, we applied for a professional medical assessment and started enjoying nursing services at the end of December 2021," said Ms. Zheng (郑女士). The long-term care insurance fund can reimburse 85% of the cost of home care according to the standard, "reimbursing 1,530 yuan per month, and then paying 270 yuan out of pocket to enjoy professional nursing services."
Participate in Insurance and Pay Premiums Simultaneously with Medical Insurance, and the Individual Burden is Deducted and Paid on Behalf of the Individual Medical Insurance Account
A new type of insurance faces many difficulties from scratch and in its implementation and promotion. Where does the long-term care insurance fund come from? How to build a funding mechanism?
"For Fuzhou (福州) employees and flexible employment personnel, long-term care insurance has achieved simultaneous participation in insurance and simultaneous payment of premiums with medical insurance." Lin Husheng (林呼声), head of the Fund Planning and Regulations Division of the Fuzhou (福州) Municipal Medical Security Bureau, introduced that the long-term care insurance fund uses the basic medical insurance payment base of urban employees in the current period as the payment base, and the payment ratio is 0.25%, which is shared by employers and individuals at a ratio of 1:1. The individual burden is paid by the individual and deducted and paid on their behalf from their individual medical insurance account; retirees use the average level of pensions as the long-term care insurance payment base, and the payment ratio is 0.125%, which is also deducted and paid on their behalf from their individual medical insurance account. For example, if the monthly medical insurance payment base of an employed employee is 6,000 yuan, the individual only needs to pay 7.5 yuan per month for long-term care insurance premiums, which are automatically deducted directly from the individual medical insurance account. "Calculated, the average annual funding of more than 100 yuan per person leverages more than 1,000 yuan per month in long-term care insurance benefits," said Lin Husheng (林呼声).
In accordance with the principles of independent operation, guaranteeing the basics, municipal-level overall planning, and starting at a low level, focusing on solving problems such as fund shortages and uneven burdens, the Fuzhou (福州) long-term care insurance fund first guarantees severe cases and then expands to moderate cases, giving priority to guaranteeing basic living care and related medical care, and first establishing the system. In terms of management, the long-term care insurance fund has a separate account and separate accounting, and the financial special account is managed and used for special purposes; the city has a unified fee rate and a unified benefit standard, and the fund is collected and paid out in a unified manner, with strong and weak sharing and risk sharing.
Shen A'bo (沈阿伯), who is 89 years old this year, has been living in the Fuzhou Ren'ai Elderly Apartment (福州市仁爱老年公寓) for more than 5 years due to hemiplegia caused by a stroke a few years ago. In September 2021, Shen A'bo's (沈阿伯) son, Mr. Shen (沈先生), learned about the long-term care insurance policy and applied through the elderly care institution. After professional medical personnel assessed the level of disability on-site, he signed a nursing service agreement with the elderly care institution. "Institutional care reimburses 75% of the cost according to the standard, saving 1,350 yuan per month. The handling agency directly pays the reimbursed nursing fee to the nursing institution every month, which saves us money and worry," said Mr. Shen (沈先生). Shen A'bo (沈阿伯) can enjoy services such as massage and rehabilitation exercises in the elderly care institution.
On the basis of guaranteeing basic services, Fuzhou (福州) City optimizes the handling services for the long-term care insurance pilot program, implementing online application, medical staff assessment, city-wide handling, and professional nursing. As of the end of April this year, the balance of the Fuzhou (福州) long-term care insurance fund reached 800 million yuan, and a cumulative total of more than 18,000 people have enjoyed long-term care insurance services.
Guarantee Service Supply and Strengthen Supervision with the Help of Digital Means
"Whether the long-term care insurance effect is good or not depends on the service supply, and the quantity and quality of the nursing staff must keep up." The relevant person in charge of the Fuzhou (福州) Municipal Medical Security Fund Center introduced that starting in 2021, the Fuzhou (福州) Medical Insurance, Human Resources and Social Security, and Finance departments jointly implemented the "free training + continuing education" model, training a total of 3,293 people in 37 sessions, and 2,900 nursing staff from 123 designated nursing institutions provided professional services to disabled families.
With a guaranteed supply, supervision must also be strong. "In order to ensure service quality, we conduct assessments of designated nursing service institutions from multiple perspectives such as location, team, system, and service quality, and return 5% of the service quality deposit according to the assessment grade," said the relevant person in charge of the Fuzhou (福州) Municipal Medical Security Fund Center.
"According to the evaluation standards, we will actively improve the system and improve service quality," said Lin Song (林嵩), general manager of Fuzhou Ren'ai Elderly Care Service Co., Ltd. (福州仁爱养老服务有限公司).
"In order to ensure the safety of the long-term care insurance fund, we compare the list of disabled people applying for reimbursement with public transportation travel data every month and conduct targeted verification," said Chen Ren (陈仁), assistant director of the Fuzhou (福州) Municipal Medical Security Service Behavior Monitoring Center. With the help of digital means to strengthen supervision, Fuzhou (福州) long-term care insurance is gradually building a complete policy system covering funding, benefits, nursing, assessment, supervision and other links.
Currently, Fuzhou (福州) City is exploring a funding mechanism to expand long-term care insurance to urban and rural residents. "We will also establish a dynamic fee rate adjustment mechanism to adjust it appropriately with economic growth, fund balance, and benefit levels, and explore providing subsidies for the personal payment part of special groups such as eligible people in need, in order to further reduce the pressure on personal payments," said Lin Husheng (林呼声).
Return to TopBy: 何 彪
As the aging of the population accelerates, the saying "one person loses ability, the whole family is unbalanced" has become a real dilemma for many families. The exploration in Fuzhou (福州), Fujian Province (福建省) provides valuable experience for the promotion of the national long-term care insurance system.
To make long-term care insurance more heartwarming for the people, the long-term solution lies in the sustainability of the system design. Fuzhou (福州) adheres to independent operation, basic protection, municipal-level overall planning, and a low-level start, which reflects the wisdom of being steady and pragmatic, and acting according to one's capabilities. Emphasis is placed on both supply and supervision. From disability assessment to service payment, from performance evaluation to dynamic rate adjustment, a complete policy closed loop is gradually being formed.
The underlying tone of long-term care insurance is people's livelihood security, and the key is fairness and mutual assistance. With the joint efforts of all parties, this system can truly stand the test of time, so that more families with disabilities can get help and reduce pressure in times of difficulty. 稳扎稳打 (wěn zhā wěn dǎ - "steady camp steady fight," describes a cautious and methodical approach)
Return to TopBeijing, June 1st (Reporter Yang Hao (杨昊)) - A reporter learned from the National Work Committee for the Young Pioneers (全国少工委) that as of December 31, 2025, there are 112 million Young Pioneers nationwide and 2.989 million Young Pioneer instructors in primary and secondary schools. There are 172,000 Young Pioneer Work Committees in primary and secondary schools, 172,000 Young Pioneer brigades, and 2,828,000 Young Pioneer platoons.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on June 1st (Reporter Wang Yunshan (王云杉)) Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), the National Energy Administration (国家能源局), and other five departments issued the "Accounting Guidelines for Non-Fossil Energy Power Consumption (Trial)" (《非化石能源电力消费核算指南（试行）》), marking that China has a unified "standard" for the accounting of non-fossil energy power consumption, laying an institutional foundation for better promoting the implementation of the dual control system for carbon emissions.
It is understood that 95% of China's non-fossil energy is consumed in the form of electricity. Accurately accounting for this part of electricity is the basis for measuring the proportion of non-fossil energy consumption and carrying out dual control assessments of carbon emissions. Previously, the accounting of non-fossil energy power consumption faced problems such as inconsistent accounting rules, insufficient coverage of accounting objects, and the need to strengthen the connection between different policy mechanisms. The guidelines bring together the consensus of all parties and uniformly clarify the accounting methods for non-fossil energy power consumption at the provincial and municipal levels and for electricity users.
Categorize the attribution of each kilowatt-hour of non-fossil energy power consumption. The guidelines clarify three identification methods: First, physical identification, including self-use electricity consumption of non-fossil energy power, self-use electricity consumption of new formats and models such as direct green electricity connection, and electricity consumption for production of non-fossil energy power generation projects; Second, transaction identification, including non-fossil energy power participating in electricity energy transactions and green certificate transactions; Third, allocation identification, mainly for non-fossil energy electricity that has not participated in physical identification and transaction identification, and included in inter-provincial allocation and intra-provincial allocation to ensure the integrity of accounting.
Clearly define the accounting method of non-fossil energy power consumption by layer. The guidelines clarify the specific accounting methods of non-fossil energy power consumption for provinces, cities, and electricity users, which not only considers the connection and unification of data calibers at different levels, but also avoids double counting. In the accounting at the same level, each kilowatt-hour of non-fossil energy power consumption only adopts one identification method and is only identified to one subject, ensuring the scientific nature of the accounting method.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘新吾
Gently undulating hills, tender green rice seedlings, arranged in rows. In Shuikou Community (水口社区), Tongnan District (潼南区), Chongqing (重庆), farmers shuttle between the ridges, carefully checking the growth of the seedlings and replanting them in a timely manner. Two days ago, this plot of land had just finished rice transplanting.
"This year, we introduced unmanned rice transplanters, which can also use Beidou navigation!" Mi Hong (米宏), head of the Junu Agricultural Machinery Professional Cooperative (巨牛农机专业合作社) in Tongnan District (潼南区), was full of joy.
Tongnan District (潼南区) is located in the hilly hinterland of western Chongqing (重庆), with fragmented arable land and large differences in terrain. Rice transplanting is one of the most laborious farm tasks for local farmers.
Recalling the past, Mi Hong (米宏) has a lot to say, "Most of the young and middle-aged people in the village go out to work, and the main force in farming is the elderly left behind. Manual rice transplanting requires bending over the whole time, and your back aches after a day."
During the peak season of rice transplanting, the labor shortage is further expanded. "It is not only difficult to find temporary workers, but the price is also high, and the cost is 噌噌涨 (cēng cēng zhǎng - "rising rapidly," describes a rapid increase in price or cost)." Mi Hong (米宏) said that he had used old-fashioned rice transplanters before, but there were many problems - the local fields were narrow and mostly sloping, and only skilled drivers could handle them. Even experienced farmers could not transplant some plots well.
As an important grain and oil production base in Chongqing (重庆), Tongnan District (潼南区) has a perennial rice planting area of nearly 400,000 mu. In response to these problems, the local government has been trying to find ways and put efforts into promoting agricultural mechanization.
"We are leveraging technology to guide large grain growers to establish centralized seedling raising facilities and promote machine transplanting. Especially this year, we have introduced a batch of unmanned rice transplanters, which are worry-free and labor-saving." Deng Hao (邓豪), head of the Grain and Oil Station of the Agricultural Science and Technology Extension Center (农业科技推广中心) in Tongnan District (潼南区), said that as long as the route is set in advance, the machine can autonomously move straight, turn flexibly, and automatically return, and the seedling placer only needs to lend a hand.
Thanks to its small size, light weight, and flexible steering, the operating efficiency of unmanned rice transplanters has been greatly improved. One machine can complete the transplanting of thirty to forty mu of rice fields per day, which is dozens of times the efficiency of manual transplanting. Moreover, compared with old-fashioned rice transplanters, unmanned rice transplanters are less expensive, saving about 7 yuan per mu of rice field in labor costs.
Not only is it faster to transplant, but it is also more precise. With the support of the Beidou (北斗) assisted driving system, the operation accuracy of unmanned rice transplanters can reach the centimeter level, and the row spacing error of rice seedlings is controlled within 2.5 centimeters, with uniform plant spacing. This allows for better ventilation and light transmission in the rice fields, and field management is also more convenient. "In the past, when it came to standardized planting, everyone thought it was only suitable for large plains, but now we also have advanced equipment." Mi Hong (米宏) squatted down and carefully checked the newly transplanted seedlings, which were arranged horizontally and vertically, full of greenery.
It is understood that Tongnan District (潼南区) has been equipped with more than 30 sets of modern agricultural machinery such as Beidou (北斗) assisted driving rice transplanters and intelligent tractors, and the mechanization rate of the entire process of rice cultivation, planting, management, and harvesting has steadily increased to 68%, with significant cost reduction and efficiency increase.
Beijing, June 1st (Reported by Yu Jingxian (郁静娴) of this newspaper) According to the latest agricultural situation dispatch from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部), as of 17:00 on June 1st, the country has harvested 95.19 million mu of summer grain wheat, with a harvest progress of 28.06%. On that day, 19.06 million mu were harvested, with 229,400 combine harvesters put into operation (on the same day last year, 4.35 million mu were harvested, with 78,300 combine harvesters put into operation).
From the perspective of various regions, the wheat harvest progress in Anhui (安徽) has exceeded half, Henan (河南) has exceeded 35%, Jiangsu (江苏) and Shaanxi (陕西) have exceeded 10%, Shandong (山东) and Shanxi (山西) have sporadic harvests, and the wheat harvest in the Southwest region has been successfully completed.
This year, the national winter wheat planting area is approximately 340 million mu. To cope with the adverse effects of rainy weather, nine key wheat-harvesting provinces (the eight Huang-Huai-Hai provinces and Sichuan (四川)) have organized more than 3,300 regional agricultural machinery socialization service centers, more than 2,000 regional agricultural emergency disaster relief centers, and more than 5,900 standing agricultural machinery emergency operation service teams to go all out to ensure that mature wheat is harvested quickly and in a timely manner, and that it is dried as much as possible.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on June 1st (Reporter Jiang Xuehong (蒋雪鸿)) that China's winter wheat region is currently in a crucial period of summer harvest. On the 1st, the reporter learned from the Central Meteorological Observatory (中央气象台) that the weather in the north and south has been frequently switching between sunny and rainy recently. Experts suggest avoiding rainfall and seizing sunny periods for concentrated harvesting.
In the next 10 days, the weather in the wheat harvesting area will show phased characteristics: From June 1st to 2nd and after the 7th, most of the northern winter wheat area will have predominantly sunny weather, which is conducive to winter wheat grain filling and mechanized harvesting operations. It is expected that from the 3rd to the 4th, northeastern Henan (河南), Hebei (河北), Shandong (山东), northern Jiangsu (江苏), and northern Anhui (安徽) will experience intermittent rainfall, with most areas receiving light rain. Northeastern Hebei (河北), western Shandong (山东) will reach moderate rain, and local areas in Shandong (山东) will reach heavy rain, which will slightly affect the progress of the wheat area. Southern Jiangsu (江苏) and southern Anhui (安徽) will experience moderate to heavy rain, with local areas experiencing torrential rain, which is not conducive to wheat harvesting and drying. It is expected that from the 5th to the 7th, the scope of rainfall in the northern winter wheat area will expand, and most of the North China (华北) and Huanghuai (黄淮) winter wheat areas will experience intermittent rainfall, with most areas receiving light rain. Central and northern Hebei (河北), central and northern and southwestern Shanxi (山西), northern and eastern Henan (河南), and southern Anhui (安徽) will reach moderate rain, and some areas in northwestern Shanxi (山西) will reach heavy rain, which is not conducive to wheat harvesting and drying.
Phased rainfall and severe convective weather have both advantages and disadvantages. Experts suggest that the northern wheat area should pay close attention to rolling weather forecasts, seize sunny periods for concentrated harvesting, and dry the harvested wheat in a timely manner before storing it in warehouses. At the same time, do a good job in field management of late-maturing wheat, promote full grain filling, and increase grain weight. The northeastern region needs to strengthen classified field management, apply topdressing fertilizer as needed after completing rice transplanting, and reinforce greenhouse facilities to resist severe convective weather. At the same time, all regions need to strengthen the monitoring and green prevention and control of crop diseases and insect pests, and comprehensively consolidate the foundation of agricultural production.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 田先进
From May 28th to 31st, the "2026 World Mayors Dialogue·Huangshan" event, themed "Civilization Exchanges·Heritage Brilliance: Two-way Empowerment of World Heritage and Urban Development," was held in Huangshan City (黄山市), Anhui Province (安徽省). City representatives from 10 countries, including Germany, Serbia, Italy, Thailand, and Malaysia, gathered in this city of mountains and rivers in southern Anhui to conduct in-depth exchanges on topics such as world heritage protection, cultural inheritance, and green development. The event released the "Huangshan Initiative" and various parties signed memorandums of understanding on friendly exchanges and cooperation, further promoting the sharing of experiences and practical cooperation among world heritage cities.
Strengthening Exchanges and Communication to Enhance Governance
Hongcun Village (宏村), Yi County (黟县), Huangshan City (黄山市), is an ancient Huizhou (徽州) village with hundreds of years of history, known as "the countryside in Chinese painting." Its exquisite water system is the soul of the entire village. "The main body of the Hongcun water system is a water channel of more than 1,000 meters, which draws water into the village, passes through Moon Pond (月沼) and flows into South Lake (南湖), and then flows out to irrigate farmland, forming a cycle. This design takes into account both irrigation and flood control needs," said He Yi (何毅), Mayor of Huangshan City (黄山市), to Chinese and foreign guests.
Cheng Li Pin (郑莉薲), a board member of the Kuching Water Board in Malaysia, said, "This is my first time in Huangshan City (黄山市), and I have been looking forward to learning about the experience here in water resource protection, utilization, and water system management. The trip to Hongcun (宏村) has been very rewarding. The wisdom of the ancient Chinese in water management hundreds of years ago can still provide lessons for modern society."
Tunxi Old Street (屯溪老街) in Tunxi District (屯溪区), Huangshan City (黄山市), was built in the Song Dynasty (宋代) and is one of the most well-preserved ancient streets in China. The German delegation came here to visit: learning about the selection of materials and production process of She Inkstones (歙砚) at Sanbai Yan Zhai (三百砚斋), feeling the cultural and artistic characteristics of Huizhou (徽派) architecture at Wan Cui Lou (万粹楼), and reminiscing with Chinese friends about the construction process of the Chunhua Garden (春华园), the Huizhou (徽派) waterside garden in Frankfurt, Germany...
"How to balance the protection of ancient buildings and commercial development is a difficult problem in urban governance. In Tunxi Old Street (屯溪老街), a balance has been achieved between traditional ancient buildings and commercial operations. It has both historical features and modern vitality," said Steffi Behrendt, Director of the Culture, World Heritage and Media Bureau of Stralsund, Germany. "Everyone can share experiences, exchange ideas, and jointly achieve better urban development."
Foreign guests experienced a unique mountain climbing experience in Huangshan (黄山). They put on mountaineering exoskeleton equipment, which can provide real-time power according to different sports states. "I feel like 'Iron Man'," said Andrea Crescentini, Mayor of Serravalle, San Marino. "China's technological development is amazing. Such equipment can provide convenience for people and has great application prospects."
Dana Raj Acharya, Mayor of Pokhara, Nepal, said, "Pokhara also has mountain-type scenic spots. We hope to introduce relevant technologies to help tourists climb mountains easily."
Continuing the Cultural Heritage and Strengthening Activation and Utilization
Huangshan City (黄山市) has a total of 5 items of human intangible cultural heritage, 24 national-level intangible cultural heritage items, and 78 provincial-level intangible cultural heritage items. It is a veritable city of intangible cultural heritage. In 2006, the traditional production techniques of Huizhou (徽州) three carvings were selected into the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. Among them, Huizhou (徽州) wood carvings are unique. The pen holders, incense burners, and small screens displayed during the event attracted many foreign guests to stop and watch.
Gofar Ismail, Head of the Yogyakarta Business Office in Indonesia, said, "Wood carving has been popular in our country for a long time. It is somewhat different from Chinese craftsmanship. The carvings in Anhui are more delicate and exquisite." He said that he hopes to invite Chinese carving artists to visit and exchange ideas in Indonesia, so that more Indonesian young people can understand this traditional skill.
Foreign guests also experienced Huizhou (徽州) fish lantern painting. Filippo Gasperi, Mayor of Gradara, Italy, said, "Gradara is located by the sea, and the local people regard fish as a symbol of wealth and good luck. Compared with traditional practices, Huizhou (徽州) fish lanterns have been improved in craftsmanship, making them more suitable for tourists to operate and experience. This is a vivid practice of the activation and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage."
"Adhere to the fundamentals, protect authenticity; actively undertake, integrate into modern life; build and share together, so that protectors become beneficiaries." At the main dialogue session of the "World Mayors Dialogue·Huangshan," He Yi (何毅) shared Huangshan City's (黄山市) practical experience in continuing the city's cultural heritage. "Heritage protection should not only focus on immediate interests, but also consider the long-term and be sustainable."
Michalovce, Slovakia, like Huangshan City (黄山市), is an important area for folk culture and intangible heritage inheritance. "I believe that through these days of visits and exchanges, all participants have been inspired. I will bring these experiences back to my country to promote the heritage protection work in our city," said Timea Sotáková, Deputy Mayor of Michalovce.
Consolidating the Ecological Foundation and Achieving Green Development
Lundu Village (轮渡村) is located in Longmen Township (龙门乡), Huangshan District (黄山区), Huangshan City (黄山市), and is a beautiful village by the side of Taiping Lake (太平湖). Many years ago, it was a poor village. By basing itself on ecological advantages and vigorously developing tea culture tourism, homestays and other industries, Lundu Village (轮渡村) has embarked on a path of ecological enrichment and has become a provincial-level beautiful rural demonstration village.
In a Taiping Monkey Tea (太平猴魁) garden in the village, foreign guests carried tea baskets and experienced manual tea picking under the guidance of professionals. "Our country also has a history of tea planting. There are many tea gardens in the northern part of Chiang Rai Province (清莱府)," said Suwapan Gutprechup, wife of the Deputy Governor of Chiang Rai Province (清莱府), Thailand. "The mountains are clear, the waters are beautiful, and the trees are green. The environment is beautiful, and tea picking is also a pleasure."
Nearby, Jhalak Prasad Subedi, advisor to the Mayor of Pokhara, Nepal, sang a song from his hometown. Songs, applause, and laughter intertwined. "This song is about the tea gardens in our hometown, describing the people living around the tea gardens living a happy life, just like here, everything is so beautiful," he said. When he learned that local villagers could earn a good income by helping to pick tea in the tea gardens every year, he nodded repeatedly: "Very good, the development of the tea industry has really improved everyone's living standards."
At Anbo Qingzhou Homestay (岸泊轻舟民宿), the owner, Zhou Tao Ning (周涛宁), introduced his entrepreneurial experience to the Serbian delegation. Data shows that Lundu Village (轮渡村) currently has 48 lake-view homestays with more than 500 rooms. The village received nearly 200,000 tourists in 2025, with a tourism income of nearly 20 million yuan. "The environment here is very good. When you open the window, you can see the lake and mountains. More importantly, relying on the homestay industry, local people can have a stable job without leaving their hometown," said Jelena Medakovic, representative of the Mayor of Belgrade, Serbia.
By the side of Taiping Lake (太平湖), mayors and representatives from various countries sat together and exchanged in-depth views on topics such as ecology, environmental protection, and rural development.
"Some people think that developing the economy and protecting the natural environment are contradictory. Huangshan City's (黄山市) practice tells us that protecting the natural environment can create new opportunities and possibilities, which is very inspiring to us," said Alexander Badrow, Mayor of Stralsund, Germany.
"The water of Taiping Lake (太平湖) is clear and the surrounding mountains are surrounded by mountains. I feel the harmonious coexistence between this land and the villagers," said Cheng Li Pin (郑莉薲). "Whether it is tea picking activities or the homestay economy, it makes me realize that '**绿水青山就是金山银山**' (lǜ shuǐ qīng shān jiù shì jīn shān yín shān - "green waters and green mountains are gold and silver mountains," lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets) is not just a slogan, but a vivid practice and development. We hope to learn from it."
(Our reporter Lin Rui (林芮) and Li Bowen (李博文) participated in the writing)
The world's attention is focused on China's artificial intelligence industry, not only seeing the rapid technological breakthroughs and vibrant industrial ecosystem, but also understanding the digital China that adheres to open source, openness, and promotes intelligent good.
China's Yushu humanoid robot was "invited" to participate in a Polish TV program, and DeepSeek's new generation open source model V4 "dominated" major foreign media... Recently, cases of China's artificial intelligence industry development in the international vision have become more vivid. Standing in the era of the vigorous rise of artificial intelligence, China is based on its own characteristics of open source development path, steadily realizing the advancement and transformation of the artificial intelligence industry, and while tempering its own innovation strength, it is injecting inexhaustible momentum into the global digital and intelligent industry development.
Data is the most intuitive measure of the vitality of the technology ecosystem. A spring 2026 global open source artificial intelligence ecosystem report released by a well-known international open source platform shows that in the past year, 41% of the large model downloads on the platform came from models developed in China, and China has become one of the most active and fastest-growing regions in the world for open source model supply. A report jointly released by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (麻省理工学院) and the platform earlier also pointed out that last year, the global download volume of open source models developed in China exceeded that of the United States for the first time, ranking first in the world. The influence of China's open source models is continuing to expand from the technology circle to the industry level, and many foreign companies have chosen Chinese artificial intelligence models to carry out practical applications. Bill Ready, CEO of Pinterest (拼趣) in the United States, said that the choice of open source technology path by Chinese artificial intelligence companies has promoted the explosive development of global open source models.
The reason why China's open source models have won the favor of global developers is due to their outstanding technical level and open and inclusive development attitude. Taking the DeepSeek open source model V4 as an example, it has made new technological breakthroughs, creating high-performance products with a million-token ultra-long context window, and at the same time, it is free to open model weights and underlying code to global developers, becoming an important basic carrier for global technology research and development. After long-term cultivation, China has now formed a complete artificial intelligence industry system, with more than 6,000 artificial intelligence companies, and the industrial chain covers all key links such as intelligent chips, computing power clusters, model research and development, and scenario applications. The Malaysian Star (马来西亚《星报》) website published an article believing that China's artificial intelligence products focus on practical implementation and have reached the world's leading level in integrating resources, and its open source and shared developer ecosystem effectively promotes the rapid popularization of technology at home and abroad and its application in energy, transportation, and medical and other fields.
The open source and shared development model not only promotes the universal benefit of intelligent achievements to the world, but also activates new potential for domestic economic growth in China. Tongyi Qianwen (通义千问), Moonshot AI Kimi (月之暗面Kimi), DeepSeek (深度求索) and other domestic open source models have broken the barriers between technology and industry, enabling global creators and developers to quickly carry out technology deployment and application development. For China, the vigorous development of the open source ecosystem is being transformed into a new engine for economic growth. The daily average of more than 140 trillion token calls and the scale of more than 600 million domestic generative artificial intelligence users have spawned a rich and diverse range of intelligent application scenarios. The collaborative innovation of enterprises, universities and research institutions makes artificial intelligence a public technology resource that benefits all parties.
Open source is not only a technology development model, but also a development concept of collaboration and symbiosis. At present, artificial intelligence is profoundly changing the way people produce and live, but it should not become a "game for rich countries and rich people," nor should it slide into a zero-sum game of competition. Individual countries build technical barriers, cut off industrial chains, and artificially hinder the transnational flow of innovative elements, the consequence of which is a further increase in the technology gap and development imbalance, and ultimately damage the global innovation ecosystem. China has become an important contributor to open source software and open models in the world, and has written "promoting the construction of an open source system" into the "15th Five-Year Plan" ( “十五五”规划) outline. The development practice of China's artificial intelligence industry shows that the more cutting-edge the technology, the more open cooperation is needed; the more global the challenges, the more shared innovation results are needed. Only by adhering to innovation and openness, deepening international cooperation, and jointly creating an open, equal, fair, and non-discriminatory artificial intelligence development environment can artificial intelligence develop in a direction that benefits the people and becomes an international public product that truly benefits mankind.
The road to open source leads to innovation and win-win. The world's attention is focused on China's artificial intelligence industry, not only seeing the rapid technological breakthroughs and vibrant industrial ecosystem, but also understanding the digital China that adheres to open source, openness, and promotes intelligent good. China will continue to give play to its own advantages and work with all parties to help narrow the global intelligence gap and jointly write a new chapter in global scientific and technological development.
Return to TopBeijing, June 1st (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, held the fifth China-Brazil Foreign Ministers' Comprehensive Strategic Dialogue with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira in Beijing (北京) on June 1st.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping (习近平) and President Lula (卢拉), China-Brazil relations have achieved a milestone leap from a comprehensive strategic partnership to a community of shared future. The two sides should implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, continuously deepen the construction of the China-Brazil community of shared future, jointly resist various external challenges, form more synergy for promoting their respective modernization processes and the joint self-improvement of countries in the Global South, and provide more valuable certainty for a turbulent world.
Wang Yi (王毅) stated that China appreciates the Brazilian government's long-term adherence to the one-China principle and supports Brazil in safeguarding national sovereignty, maintaining independence and autonomy, and achieving greater development. The two sides should leverage their respective advantages to create more cooperative achievements. It is necessary to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state on hosting the 2026 "China-Brazil Culture Year" and promote exchanges and cooperation in various fields. It is necessary to strengthen communication and coordination under multilateral mechanisms, actively implement the four global initiatives, promote the establishment of a more just and reasonable global governance system, maintain world peace and stability, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of developing countries. China is willing to work with regional countries, including Brazil, to promote the continued in-depth development of overall China-Latin America cooperation.
Vieira said that Brazil-China relations are a benchmark for developing countries to adhere to independence and self-reliance and strengthen unity and cooperation, and also a model for the development of stable and predictable relations between major countries. Brazil has always adhered to the one-China principle and looks forward to consolidating strategic mutual trust and deepening pragmatic cooperation with China. Brazil is willing to strengthen multilateral cooperation with China.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Astana, June 1st (Reporter Zhang Jiye) Chen Wenqing (陈文清), Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (中央政法委), visited Kazakhstan from May 29th to June 1st. During the visit, Chen Wenqing (陈文清) met with Secretary of the Security Council of Kazakhstan Nurdauletov (努尔达乌列托夫) and Almaty Mayor Satbaldy (萨特巴尔德), respectively.
Chen Wenqing (陈文清) stated that under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping (习近平) and President Tokayev (托卡耶夫), the political mutual trust between China and Kazakhstan has continued to deepen, exchanges and cooperation in various fields have become increasingly close, high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" has achieved fruitful results, and China-Kazakhstan relations have continued to achieve leapfrog development. China and Kazakhstan are friendly neighbors connected by mountains and rivers, and permanent comprehensive strategic partners as close as lips and teeth. Both countries are at a critical stage of their respective development and revitalization. The Chinese side is willing to work with the Kazakh side to comprehensively promote law enforcement and security cooperation in all directions, maintain peace and tranquility in both countries, consolidate the foundation of China-Kazakhstan friendship with diversified cultural exchanges, and better benefit the people of both countries.
The Kazakh side highly praised the achievements of cooperation between the two countries, appreciated the important role played by China in resolving international security issues, and stated that the Kazakh side will continue to consolidate China-Kazakhstan friendship and is willing to work with the Chinese side to deepen pragmatic cooperation in law enforcement, security, and other fields, and promote the continuous development of the permanent comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.
Return to TopAt the invitation of Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President of the People's Republic of China, Thongloun Sisoulith (通伦), General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President of the Lao PDR, will pay a state visit to China from June 2 to 6.
Thongloun Sisoulith (通伦) was born in 1945 in Houaphan Province (华潘省), northern Laos (老挝). He studied in the Soviet Union twice, earning a Master of Arts degree and a Doctor of Philosophy in History. From 1985 to 1997, he served as Director of the Policy Research Office of the Prime Minister's Office, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister of Labor and Social Welfare. From 1997 to 2016, he served as a member of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the State Planning Committee, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He served as Prime Minister from 2016 to 2021. He served as President from 2021 to 2026. In March 2026, he was re-elected as President at the first session of the 10th National Assembly of Laos (老挝第十届国会).
Thongloun Sisoulith (通伦) is a member of the 4th to 12th Central Committees of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (老挝党), and a member of the 7th to 12th Politburos of the Central Committee. He was elected General Secretary of the Central Committee at the 11th National Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (老挝党十一大) in January 2021. He was re-elected General Secretary of the Central Committee at the 12th National Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (老挝党十二大) in January 2026.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), June 1)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 时元皓
"This year is the 'China-Brazil Culture Year'. I am fortunate to participate in many cultural events jointly organized by China and Brazil. These activities not only demonstrate the outstanding achievements of the two countries in the fields of culture and art, but also reflect the deep friendship between the two sides." Former Brazilian Minister of Tourism Vinicius Lummertz (维尼休斯·鲁梅尔兹) said in a recent interview with our reporter, hoping that China and Brazil will strengthen exchanges in tourism, culture, youth and other fields, and inject more power into the development of friendly relations between the two countries.
The latest data released by the China-Brazil Business Council shows that in 2025, China's investment in Brazil increased by 45% year-on-year, and Brazil ranks among the top popular destinations for China's overseas investment. Lummertz (鲁梅尔兹) believes that the growth of this data reflects the strong connection between the two countries and also promotes the flow of people and exchanges and cooperation in various fields.
Lummertz (鲁梅尔兹) has visited many cities in China and actively promoted China-Brazil cultural tourism cooperation during his tenure. "Tourism is one of the most effective ways to promote mutual understanding, and culture can build bridges that transcend language. China attracts Brazilian tourists with its unique history, culture and modern development. For business people, students and ordinary tourists, the diversity of China is extremely attractive." Lummertz (鲁梅尔兹) said that in recent years, tourism between the two countries has continued to grow, and there is still great potential to be released.
Lummertz (鲁梅尔兹) is currently an advisor to the World Tourism Cities Federation and is full of interest in the development of China's tourism industry. He said that China has achieved coordinated construction in infrastructure, tourist attractions, urban planning and tourist services, strengthened the entire tourism industry chain, and improved the tourist experience. "This model of combining infrastructure construction with the development and management of tourist destinations is unique and has important reference significance for countries such as Brazil."
"The development of China's tourism industry also reflects the integration of strong guidance at the national level and full empowerment of local governments." Lummertz (鲁梅尔兹) cited the example of Lijiang (丽江) in Yunnan (云南), which demonstrated that the development of tourism and the protection of cultural heritage can go hand in hand, Jingdezhen (景德镇) proved that traditional culture can evolve into a modern creative economy, and the tourism industries of Beijing (北京) and Shanghai (上海) reflect internationalization and innovation capabilities.
Lummertz (鲁梅尔兹) said that the cultural and creative industry is also a bridge connecting Brazil and China, and youth exchanges are particularly important. He believes that young people are more likely to accept different cultures during their growth stage, and this exchange is not only at the knowledge level, but also an emotional connection.
"China is an ancient civilization that is焕发新生 (huàn fā xīn shēng - "radiating new life," to rejuvenate; to be full of vitality), and Brazil is a diverse and vibrant country. Both countries seek development and prosperity, and both peoples value culture, social interaction and quality of life, and have an open and curious attitude towards each other." Lummertz (鲁梅尔兹) said that looking to the future, cooperation between China and Brazil in trade, technology, cultural tourism and other fields will bring more mutually beneficial and 互利共赢 (hù lì gòng yíng - "mutual benefit win-win," win-win situation) opportunities, and will also enhance mutual understanding and trust.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 1st (Reporter). Wang Guangqian (王光谦), Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协), met with representatives of the 10th China-France Young Leaders Forum in Beijing (北京) on the 1st. Wang Guangqian (王光谦) stated that the future of China-France relations lies in the youth. Both sides should be guided by the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, strengthen youth exchanges, tighten the bonds of friendship between the two peoples, and promote the continuous development of the China-France comprehensive strategic partnership.
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On May 29th, Chinese and foreign experts and scholars participating in the international seminar commemorating the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trial visited the Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, to view the "Exhibition of Historical Facts of the Nanjing Massacre" and the "Unshakable Justice Trial - Exhibition of Archival Documents of the Tokyo Trial from the Collection."
Takakage Fujita (藤田高景), Chairman of the Japanese "Inherit and Develop the Murayama Statement Association," visited the memorial hall for the third time. He said, "The invading Japanese army massacred a large number of Chinese civilians and raped women, committing such brutal acts. As a Japanese, I feel extremely sorry." In front of the moving images of the Nanjing Massacre recorded by American pastor John Magee (约翰·马吉), he shed tears: "We must never let this happen again! However, the current Japanese government has not faced up to this history. They don't want to face the problems in history textbooks. This is wrong! I strongly urge again that the Japanese government should face up to the crimes it committed."
During the visit, Takakage Fujita (藤田高景) frequently exchanged views with Japanese scholar Masataka Mori (森正孝). When they saw a historical picture of the Japanese army bombing Nanjing (南京), they simultaneously raised their cameras and mobile phones to take pictures. According to historical records, on the evening of August 19, 1937, the Japanese air force launched its first night air raid on Nanjing (南京). Fourteen Type 96 land-based attack aircraft belonging to the Kisarazu Air Group took off from Adler Airport on Jeju Island (济州岛), South Korea, and went straight to Nanjing (南京). "The ruins of this airport are still there, and there are still activities commemorating the victims of the Nanjing Massacre," said Takakage Fujita (藤田高景).
Masataka Mori (森正孝) is a Japanese historical documentary director and expert in the study of germ warfare. Since the 1980s, he has exposed the crimes of the Japanese army's germ warfare by visiting veterans of the invading Japanese army and conducting field visits to victims of germ warfare in China. The "Unshakable Justice Trial - Exhibition of Archival Documents of the Tokyo Trial from the Collection" exhibition area displays the archives of American Deputy Prosecutor Sutton (萨顿), who participated in the Tokyo Trial. Among them, seven diaries record his personal experience of the Tokyo Trial, as well as his reports on collecting evidence in China. After carefully viewing the historical materials, Masataka Mori (森正孝) said: "The Nanjing Massacre is a very cruel history, and it is a historical fact that must be admitted. There are still voices in Japanese society today that deny or downplay the Tokyo Trial and the Nanjing Massacre, which is shameful. Japan needs to convey the true history to the next generation from the perspective of historical education and form a correct view of history."
Chinese and foreign experts and scholars came to the Nanjing Massacre Victims' Name Wall and the "Ten Thousand Corpse Pit" ("万人坑"). Seeing the numerous white bones of the victims in the "Ten Thousand Corpse Pit" ("万人坑"), Lin Jiahao (林家豪), curator of the Malaysian Chinese Museum, told reporters that British Malaya during World War II was occupied by Japan for about 3 years and 8 months, and the Japanese army killed at least 150,000 people there, most of whom were Chinese. The "Great Inspection" ("大检证") was particularly appalling, with a large number of local civilians arbitrarily killed by the Japanese army in the name of "identification." In order to punish the local Chinese for their support of the Chinese War of Resistance, the Japanese army forcibly forced the Chinese to pay "voluntary contributions." Japan also established the largest germ warfare unit outside the Chinese battlefield in Singapore, Unit 9420 of the Oka Detachment (冈字第9420部队), whose branches spread throughout many Southeast Asian countries.
Chinese and foreign experts and scholars also came to the Eternal Flame, stood in silence, and presented flowers to express their deep condolences to the victims of the Nanjing Massacre.
Neil Boister (尼尔·博伊斯特), a professor at the University of Canterbury (坎特伯雷大学) in New Zealand, said that he has been studying relevant history, and he still felt shocked when he actually stood in the memorial hall and saw these contents. He felt deep sorrow for the victims who suffered the atrocities of the Japanese army: "I think it is very powerful to remember history in this way."
At the end of the visit, Chinese and foreign experts and scholars wrote messages, praying for peace.
Takakage Fujita (藤田高景) wrote: The massacre launched by the Japanese army is absolutely unacceptable, and I, as a Japanese, deeply apologize for this. In order to prevent Japan from launching another war of aggression, we will fight with all our strength.
Hwang Woo-yeo (黄祐吕), former Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea, wrote: Comfort the soul and pray for lasting peace in Asia and the world.
Chai Wan (柴湾), a professor at the Federal University of Maranhão (马拉尼昂联邦大学) in Brazil, wrote: Not forgotten, forever in our hearts. Pray for all the victims, may they rest in peace.
Masataka Mori (森正孝) wrote in Chinese: 前事不忘，后事之师 (qián shì bù wàng, hòu shì zhī shī - "Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future," learning from past mistakes to avoid repeating them).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 焦思雨 李俊杰 曾亦辰
The "15th Five-Year Plan" outline proposes to "build and utilize the Great Wall, Grand Canal, Long March, Yellow River, and Yangtze River National Cultural Parks well." National Cultural Parks carry the profound meaning of Chinese culture and are symbols of civilization, symbols of the spirit, and carriers of culture.
The Great Wall National Cultural Park (Ningxia Section) uses virtual reality and other digital technologies to vividly reproduce the scenes of ancient soldiers guarding the border; the Grand Canal National Cultural Park (Anhui Section) enriches the content of exhibitions and provides immersive experiences with the help of trails, ancient towns, and food; the Long March National Cultural Park (Gansu Section) allows visitors to truly feel the red history by digging into stories and extending scenes... Many places are working hard to build and utilize national cultural parks well, and are conducting in-depth explorations in areas such as cultural and tourism integration and experience innovation.
——Editor
Great Wall National Cultural Park (Ningxia Section)
Immersive Experience Created by Interactive Theater
Located in Yanchi County, Ningxia, the Great Wall National Cultural Park (Ningxia Section) welcomes batches of tourists with its mottled Ming Great Wall walls and beacon towers.
"Welcome to Shazhou Post. Today, you will transform into an ancient person and shoulder the important task of guarding the Great Wall." At the foot of the Great Wall Pass, not far from the Ningxia Great Wall Museum, the "Great Wall" immersive interactive theater is staging a "City Seeking Journey" spanning hundreds of years. With the help of virtual reality and other digital technologies, the scenes of ancient soldiers guarding the border are vividly reproduced, which amazes tourists.
"Very shocking," said tourist Shen Ning (沈宁). "I can 'fly' into the air to overlook the Great Wall, shuttle through the bustling border market, and stand on the beacon tower to guard the city with the soldiers. The wind, flames, and bumps are all realistically restored, as if I were there."
Li Yuexin (李月新), Party Secretary of the Yanchi County Culture, Tourism, Radio and Television Bureau, introduced: "We introduced this interactive theater to transform the Great Wall, a symbol of the spirit of the Chinese nation, into a perceptible and interactive immersive cultural experience."
In 2020, the "Toudabian" section of the Ming Great Wall in Yanchi County was listed as one of the first batch of national-level important points of the Great Wall and became one of the demonstration sections of the Great Wall National Cultural Park (Ningxia Section). Since then, the local area has focused on building a core exhibition area for the Great Wall National Cultural Park theme, relying on ancient villages along the line to create a Great Wall cultural tourism sightseeing belt, grasping the protection and utilization of key nodes of the Great Wall site, and forming a development pattern of "one core, one belt, and multiple points."
Starting from the Great Wall Pass, a tourist sightseeing belt extending along the Ming Great Wall connects ancient villages and beacon tower sites such as Xingwuying and Hero Fort. A scenic corridor of 23 kilometers has been built along the route, attracting tourists and bringing tourism income and employment opportunities to the surrounding villages.
"Great Wall protection is the cornerstone of the construction of the Great Wall National Cultural Park," said Li Yuexin (李月新). The local area will systematically promote the protection of the Great Wall site, implement repairs and reinforcements to important nodes such as ancient cities and beacon towers, and use digital archiving, grid management, and other methods to build a solid long-term protection network.
Grand Canal National Cultural Park (Anhui Section)
Ancient Ferry and Ancient Town Reproduce the Atmosphere of the Market
In Liuzi Village, Suixi County, Huaibei City, Anhui Province, a building shaped like a sail stands on the old site of the Sui and Tang Grand Canal—the Liuzi Canal Bridge Site Museum.
Inside the museum, tourist Han Kang (韩康) is immersed in virtual reality, focusing on experiencing the driving of a grain boat. "It's not as easy to control the rudder as I thought. I almost hit the shore just now." After the experience, Han Kang (韩康) said with a smile, "Traveling back to thousands of years ago to be a boatman can give me a more intuitive understanding of the history and culture of the Grand Canal."
In May 2025, the Liuzi Canal Bridge Site Museum opened in the Grand Canal National Cultural Park (Anhui Section), becoming a "new key" to decoding the Anhui section of the Grand Canal.
Zhao Long (赵龙), director of the Suixi County Cultural Relics Protection Center, introduced that Liuzi is located on the main road of the Tongji Canal of the Sui and Tang Grand Canal. Historically, it was an important town on the canal, with merchants and travelers constantly coming and going. After two archaeological excavations in 1999 and 2012, a large number of cultural relics such as bridge piers, sunken ships, and porcelain that had been sleeping here for thousands of years were rediscovered, proving the prosperity of the Sui and Tang Grand Canal.
"However, after the early excavations, our work focused on the protection of the site. In addition, due to the limited on-site conditions, the site has not been opened to the public," said Zhao Long (赵龙).
The transformation stems from the promotion of the construction of the Grand Canal National Cultural Park (Anhui Section). In 2023, Suixi County decided to establish the Liuzi Canal Bridge Site Museum on the site, exploring a new stage of "multi-wheel drive" such as cultural relic protection, ecological restoration, and cultural tourism integration.
Inside the museum, the immersive experience area is full of colorful lights and is fascinating. The museum restores the "wooden bank narrow river" water conservancy project, and tourists can participate in the process of setting up wooden stakes to directly feel the wisdom of the ancients in water management; the "Huaibei Rudder" simulation cabin experienced by Han Kang (韩康) uses digital restoration technology to allow tourists to control the rudder while enjoying the natural scenery and market atmosphere on both sides of the canal.
Xu Zhongqiu (许仲秋), a staff member of the museum, said: "We hope to show the local characteristics as much as possible and make the museum a thick and vivid 'local chronicle'."
Outside the museum is equally exciting. On the old canal course after ecological restoration, winding trails connect landscapes such as imitation Song rainbow bridges and ancient building display areas, and water birds can be seen foraging on the lawn. The local area has also launched a "Grand Canal Culture Day Trip" route: tourists explore archaeology in the museum in the morning, taste "canal transportation banquet" food at noon, and then go to Suixi Ancient City and Linhuan Ancient Town in the afternoon to feel the human fireworks nourished by the canal.
"From ancient sites buried deep underground to cultural and tourism landmarks that are 'watchable, playable, and feelable,' the development of the Liuzi Canal Bridge Site has revitalized and flowed the thousand-year-old canal culture. This is a vivid microcosm of the construction of the Grand Canal National Cultural Park (Anhui Section)," said Wang Fei (王飞), a member of the Party Leadership Group of the Suixi County Culture, Tourism and Sports Bureau.
Long March National Cultural Park (Gansu Section)
Cave Oil Lamps Engrave Red Memories
"Teacher Wang (王老师), why is there a wooden stake in the oil lamp?" In the Nanliang Starfire Museum, the core exhibition park of the Nanliang Revolutionary Base in the Long March National Cultural Park (Gansu Section), a tourist asked a question. The narrator Wang Xiaoping (王小平) opened the conversation: "In the past, materials were scarce. A hole was dug in the middle of the tree stump, some oil was poured in, and a cotton thread was inserted to make an oil lamp."
The Nanliang Starfire Museum is a special exhibition space with red objects such as cave oil lamps as its theme. Wang Xiaoping (王小平), a 67-year-old retired cadre, is the collector of more than 2,000 oil lamps in the museum and a volunteer narrator invited by the park. For more than 40 years, he has traveled all over the Loess Plateau to collect various cave oil lamps and opened them to the public for exhibition through the Nanliang Starfire Museum.
In front of the display cabinet, Wang Xiaoping (王小平) pointed to a porcelain oil lamp engraved with the words "Fight the local tyrants and divide the land" and said to the tourists: "This is the 'fire' brought by the Red Army. Wherever the Red Army went, they brought this slogan." On another stone oil lamp, the engraving of "Do it yourself, have enough food and clothing" is a bit blurred. Wang Xiaoping (王小平) explained: "This lamp reflects the history of the military and civilians in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region engaging in large-scale production."
"Oil lamps carry the red memories of the Nanliang Revolutionary Base." He Jiuyong (贺九勇), the person in charge of the park, introduced, "From caves to command posts, countless oil lamps were lit in the Nanliang Revolutionary Base, and everywhere was busy with revolutionary work."
In recent years, the Long March National Cultural Park (Gansu Section) has built a Long March cultural theme line and two Long March cultural areas, the Victory Meeting in the North and the Revolutionary Base in Shaanxi and Gansu, with a spatial layout of "one line, two areas, and multiple nodes," focusing on building and protecting nodes such as the Huining Red Army Meeting Site and the Nanliang Revolutionary Base Site. Among them, the Nanliang Revolutionary Base Core Exhibition Park integrates red education, cultural inheritance, and tourism and leisure functions, and is one of the core projects of the Long March National Cultural Park (Gansu Section).
Not far from the Nanliang Starfire Museum, in the Nanliang Seal Society, tourist Duan Jiani (段佳妮) stamped marks such as "Departure from Ruijin," "Crossing the Grassland," and "Meeting in Huining" in the corresponding positions on the album. "Every time I stamp a seal, I silently recite a place name in my heart to feel the great significance of the Long March."
In a corner of the South Square of the exhibition park, An Xinyao (安芯瑶), a fifth-grade student, and her classmates cooperated to complete the red research project "Unicycle Transporting Grain." "I only learned about the hardships of the Red Army's Long March in books before. Today, pushing this heavy unicycle and walking through the bumpy 'transportation road' has given me a deeper understanding of the Long March," said An Xinyao (安芯瑶).
"We have extended and deepened the Nanliang revolutionary history in a situational and experiential way, and transformed the Nanliang Revolutionary Base Core Exhibition Park into an open and perceptible experience space." He Jiuyong (贺九勇) introduced that the park will also link up with other Long March cultural attractions in Gansu Province to string red memories into a chain on the Longyuan land.
This issue is coordinated by: Chen Zhen (陈震)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 胡婧怡
Deeply carry out the work of rectifying formalism and reducing burdens at the grassroots level.
——Excerpt from the "15th Five-Year Plan" Outline
In Juran Community of Tiexi Street, Yinzhou District, Tieling City, Liaoning Province (辽宁铁岭市银州区铁西街道居然社区), community worker Wang Siyi (王思懿) logs into the grassroots collaborative office system on her computer. The taskbar prompts that two items, disability subsidies and subsidies for elderly people, are yet to be filled in. Wang Siyi confirms that there have been no changes in the personnel and amounts for this month, and then "one-click fills the form," and the form information from last month is automatically entered into this month's form.
"The whole process takes less than 10 minutes, which saves a lot of time compared to manual entry," Wang Siyi (王思懿) said.
The improvement in work efficiency is due to the "One Number, One Source" reform promoted by Yinzhou District (银州区) since 2021. This reform aims to solve the previous problem of "one number, multiple sources" and confusion. "The same person fills in information in different occasions and handles different businesses, and the information filled in is sometimes not completely consistent. This will cause multiple statistics and data conflicts," said Wang Shibo (王士博), director of the Smart City Command Center of Yinzhou District (银州区智慧城市指挥中心主任).
How to clarify the data ledger? "In the early stage, the system background compared various parties and sorted out various doubtful and invalid data," Wang Shibo (王士博) introduced. By checking errors, clearing redundancies, and merging similar items, the "One Number, One Source" reform gradually removed the dross and kept the essence of the data, improving its authenticity and accuracy. This laid a solid foundation for helping the grassroots reduce burdens in the later stage.
According to statistics, the Smart City Command Center of Yinzhou District (银州区智慧城市指挥中心) has connected a total of 44.45 million data from the entire district. Through data governance, it finally formed 32.87 million data, which is equivalent to eliminating tens of millions of invalid data.
With a clear ledger, it is even more important to make full use of it. Since 2023, the "One Number, One Source" reform has entered a new stage of truly empowering the grassroots.
"Only by thoroughly understanding the business can digital reform truly become a helper for the grassroots," said Wang Zuokun (王作坤), project manager of the Smart City Command Center of Yinzhou District (银州区智慧城市指挥中心项目经理). As a participant in this reform, he ran to community streets and agency departments to understand which data is frequently used and which fields can be merged, etc., and worked with his colleagues to conduct research and coordination to open up data transmission channels.
"The grassroots collaborative office system is a major achievement of the reform. We built the data cloud to the community level, realizing the synchronous update of community data and the system database," Wang Shibo (王士博) introduced. "This is like storing data from different sources in the district into the same 'warehouse', which is sorted by the system background. Each unit uses different 'keys' to open data related to its own business."
Taking the application for "Five Guarantees Households" subsidies as an example, the application information comes from the community, and the real estate information comes from the Real Estate Bureau. The Civil Affairs Department can accurately determine whether the applicant meets the conditions through background data comparison, realizing data "one-time entry, multi-party sharing."
In order to enable grassroots staff to master the operation methods of the new system, Yinzhou District (银州区) has successively carried out more than 10 centralized trainings and on-site guidance, teaching community staff to sort out forms, import data, and iterate updates. Up to now, Yinzhou District (银州区) has achieved data connection of 42 departments, 8 streets (townships), and 83 communities in the district, and standardized collection of 52 report data.
After the burden of filling out forms was reduced, Yang Li (杨丽), secretary of the Party Committee of Juran Community (居然社区党委书记), freed up more time and energy to do practical things for the masses. Revisiting the neighbors who resolved disputes some time ago, recommending employment positions for unemployed people in the community... Yang Li (杨丽) found in practice that various tasks have also become smoother due to the clarity and connection of data.
"Digital reform has indeed reduced the burden and added motivation to the grassroots," Yang Li (杨丽) said.
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Repetitive form-filling, data inconsistencies, difficulty in searching... In work and life, people encounter "data-related troubles" from time to time. Yinzhou District (银州区) of Tieling City (铁岭市), Liaoning Province (辽宁省) has implemented the "one data, one source" reform, merging similar data from various sources, removing the dross and selecting the essence, thereby facilitating retrieval and use. Functions such as "one-click form filling" reduce the burden on the grassroots, which is applauded.
In the era of information and intelligence, data should be an aid to people, not a burden. The reason why data use is not convenient and intelligent enough is, in the final analysis, due to each doing things in their own way, being broad and generalized, and lacking overall coordination and careful calculation. Only by doing a good job of "addition" to fill loopholes, "subtraction" to eliminate impurities, "multiplication" to form synergy, and "division" to break down barriers can the considerable potential of data be released, laying a solid foundation and creating benefits for various tasks.
In some places and fields, data ledgers may be complex and dusty for many years. Whether there is the determination and courage to "sort out old accounts," whether "current accounts" and "long-term accounts" can be clearly calculated, and whether "confused accounts" can be turned into "clear accounts" tests the knowledge and responsibility of those in power. Truly grasping and doing practical work, skillfully and competently, refining and integrating massive, rough raw data into high-quality "big data" will truly reduce the burden and empower the grassroots, allowing the grassroots to better serve the people and create benefits for the people. 真抓实干 (zhēn zhuā shí gàn - "really grasp solid work," to work diligently and practically)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 1st (Reporter). The State Council has appointed and removed national personnel.
Yuan Gujie (袁古洁) (female) has been appointed Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (中央人民政府驻香港特别行政区联络办公室).
Liu Guangyuan (刘光源) has been removed from the post of Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (中央人民政府驻香港特别行政区联络办公室).
Return to TopPeople's Daily, Beijing, June 1st (Reporter Liu Shiyao (刘诗瑶)) At 16:40 today, the Long March 12 Y-1 carrier rocket was launched from the Dongfeng Commercial Aerospace Innovation Pilot Zone (东风商业航天创新试验区), successfully sending the Qianfan Polar Orbit-08 Group (千帆极轨08组) satellite into its predetermined orbit, achieving complete success in the flight test mission.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) June 1st dispatch (Reporter Jin Xin (金歆)) The reporter learned from the State Internet Information Office (国家网信办): The State Internet Information Office (国家网信办), the Ministry of Public Security (公安部), the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (文化和旅游部), the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局), and the National Radio and Television Administration (广电总局) recently jointly announced the "Provisions on the Administration of Multi-Channel Distribution Services for Internet Information Content," which will take effect on September 1st of this year. The aim is to promote the standardized and healthy development of multi-channel distribution services for Internet information content, protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons, and other organizations, and create a positive online ecosystem.
The provisions require that multi-channel distribution service organizations for Internet information content shall register as business entities in accordance with the law and obtain corresponding administrative permits in accordance with the law; platforms shall sign entry agreements with multi-channel distribution service organizations for Internet information content and promptly report the entry status to the provincial-level cyberspace administration departments where they are located; platforms shall display the name of the multi-channel distribution service organization for Internet information content to which the account belongs on the information page of the contracted Internet user's public account in a prominent manner.
The regulations clarify that it is forbidden to engage in activities such as confusing the public and misleading the public; it is not allowed to provide network live broadcast publishing-related services to minors under the age of sixteen; and the management of network live broadcast marketing activities shall be strengthened, and a standardized mechanism for selecting live broadcast products and a correction mechanism shall be established.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Nanchang, June 1st (Reporter). Mr. Wan Xuewen (万学文), a close friend of the Communist Party of China, member of the 10th National People's Congress Standing Committee, former Deputy Director of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Congress Standing Committee, and former Chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party, passed away in Nanchang (南昌) on May 25, 2026, due to illness, at the age of 85.
After the death of Comrade Wan Xuewen (万学文), relevant central leaders expressed their condolences in various ways and expressed their condolences to his relatives.
Wan Xuewen (万学文) was born in Nanchang (南昌), Jiangxi (江西) in September 1941. From 1958 to 1967, he studied at Tsinghua University (清华大学) and had a postgraduate degree. From 1968 to 1987, he served as a technician at the Nanchang (南昌) Urban Planning and Design Institute, a technician at the Nanchang (南昌) Resin Factory, an assistant engineer, engineer, senior engineer, deputy director, and director of the Nanchang (南昌) Urban Planning and Design Institute. From 1987 to 2002, he served as Deputy Director of the Nanchang (南昌) Urban and Rural Construction Bureau, Deputy Chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party, Deputy Director of the Nanchang (南昌) Construction Committee, and Deputy Director and Researcher of the Nanchang (南昌) Urban Planning Bureau. After 2002, he served as Chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party, and Deputy Director of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Congress Standing Committee.
Comrade Wan Xuewen (万学文) joined the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party in January 1981 and made positive contributions to upholding and improving the system of multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the Communist Party of China.
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The transformation of a land has the spirit of "making mountains bow their heads and rivers give way," and also the standard of "the people's satisfaction is the only true measure."
Relocation to one's homeland is deeply rooted in the homesickness of the Chinese people. However, there is a kind of collective migration that transcends ordinary sorrow and highlights the value orientation of the times.
In Deqin (德钦), Yunnan (云南), a relocation across a 1,600-meter elevation difference is being steadily advanced.
Why relocate? Deqin is located at the junction of Sichuan (四川), Tibet (西藏), and Yunnan, and is the throat of the Ancient Tea Horse Road (茶马古道), surrounded by 165 geological disaster hidden danger points such as landslides, collapses, and mudslides. In 2020, the overall relocation project of Deqin County (德钦县) was launched. In mid-May of this year, the first batch of relocation houses in Deqin County were handed over, and the new Deqin is growing vigorously. For the people of Deqin, from the panic of "a sword hanging over their heads" to the peace of mind of "facing the Lancang River (澜沧江)," relocation is a measure to prevent problems before they occur and a portrayal of improved living conditions.
Understanding the choice of relocation through Deqin can better understand the performance evaluation of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党).
Among them, it reflects the original intention of serving the people to "live a good life."
What if a land cannot support its people? The southern mountainous area of Gulang (古浪) in Gansu (甘肃), which once suffered from water shortage, has relocated three towns to the Huanghuatan (黄花滩) Immigration Area as a whole. 96 various water storage ponds have been completed, and clean water is directly supplied to people's homes, greenhouses, and industrial parks; Xihai Gu (西海固) in Ningxia (宁夏), known as "the most barren land in the world," has seen more than 230,000 impoverished people move out of the mountains one after another, settle in Hongsipu (红寺堡), create characteristic industries, use clean energy, and an ecological new city has risen in the desert Gobi...
Why is relocation regarded as "China's great poverty alleviation initiative"? One of the most important aspects is that it always firmly adheres to the belief that "the happiness of the people is the cause of the Party," solves the long-term problems that plague poor areas such as harsh natural conditions and lack of resources, and helps millions of families achieve a turning point in their destiny from barrenness to abundance and from hardship to hope.
Looking back on history and looking at the world, it is only possible in China to solve the problems of people's housing and living on such a large scale and systematically. This is driven by the original intention and is also the mission.
Among them, it contains the scientific decision-making of "doing things according to the rules."
Urban and rural construction must deal with the relationship between man and nature. From Deqin County avoiding disadvantages, to the relocation of people in poor mountainous areas, it is not a "head-on collision," but to find the optimal solution in the balance between man and nature, and to actively seek change and follow the trend under the joint action of many factors such as geographical economic development, population spatial distribution, and infrastructure supply.
Looking at it from a broader perspective. The Yangtze River Economic Belt (长江经济带) "jointly protects the environment and does not engage in large-scale development," benefiting the present and benefiting future generations; the construction of a modern people's city "the key lies in adhering to the connotative development of the city," which conforms to the laws of development and maintains historical patience; the development of new quality productive forces "cannot be a 大呼隆 (dà hū lōng - "a big roar," a disorganized and chaotic approach), a rush, or a dispersal," the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, the active development of emerging industries, and the advanced layout of future industries... Correctly understanding the laws, deeply grasping the laws, and scientifically applying the laws are the scientific methods of starting a business, and also the distinct characteristics of our party's governance in the new era.
"We have inherent laws in everything we do." Proceeding from reality and doing things according to the rules tests the ability to think, tempers political determination, and demonstrates the courage to take responsibility.
Among them, it also reflects the pragmatic style of "systematic planning."
Moving is not easy, and moving a city is even more difficult. As the first group of people in Deqin received the keys to their new homes, recruitment information for more than 150 companies and more than 400 positions was also announced.
"Moving out must also be able to stabilize," relocation is not a scattered resettlement, but a systematic project from "moving out of the poor nest" to "changing the poor industry" and then to "uprooting the poor root"; it is not a simple physical displacement, but a comprehensive practice that integrates new urbanization, national unity and progress, and ecological civilization construction.
I can't help but think of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) inspection of Xujiachong Village (许家冲村), a new village for Three Gorges (三峡) immigrants in Yichang (宜昌), Hubei (湖北). Inspecting the sewage treatment plant, the convenient laundry pool, and the e-commerce service station demonstrates a systematic thinking that takes into account production, life, and ecology.
From this, we can better understand that starting from rural environmental improvement, from point to surface, iterative upgrading, the "Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" ("千万工程") experience has become a practical model for promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside; we also have a deeper understanding that in the "15th Five-Year Plan," we will consolidate the foundation of talent with education, lead industrial transformation with science and technology, and activate innovation with talent, and gather high-quality development synergy. Pragmatism is an essential quality of communists. From "solving a problem" to "solving a class of problems," planning before acting, establishing before breaking, and proceeding in an orderly manner can continuously enhance the certainty and sustainability of development.
The transformation of a land has the spirit of "making mountains bow their heads and rivers give way," and also the standard of "the people's satisfaction is the only true measure." This is the footprint of where we came from, and it also guides the direction of the road to modernization.
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"One-window" and "one-stop" processing are becoming increasingly popular. How can government services be further improved in quality and efficiency?
Breaking down the boundaries of administrative levels and regions and optimizing resource allocation is a feasible approach. Not long ago, Hubei Province (湖北省) issued a work plan (for trial implementation) to promote the comprehensive reform of government service centers, encouraging cities, counties, townships, villages, and functional zones to integrate government service resources across regions and levels, and share them intensively to reduce operating costs. This reform is in line with the inherent logic of the transformation of government functions and also meets the rigid requirements of running all undertakings thriftily.
In the past, the construction of government service centers often concentrated government services in the same region and at the same level, mainly to solve the problem of "running to multiple places." Hubei's (湖北) exploration aims to further clear obstacles, solve the problem of "running up and down," and solve the problem of inefficient and idle resources, so as to better implement the service concept of "efficiently handling one matter."
Government service reform is connected to the operating costs of the government on one end and the experience of the people on the other. It is not a one-way reform, but rather a search for the optimal path among multiple constraints and multiple goals. The quality of the reform depends not only on how much the convenience of the people has been improved, but also on how many service barriers have been broken down, and how much the efficiency of public resource utilization has been improved.
Currently, people are working and living in different places, and enterprises are operating across regions with increasing frequency. The people's expectations for handling affairs are not limited to "nearby and one-time handling" in their place of residence, but also expect more matters to be "handled across regions." At the same time, living frugally has become a compulsory course for governments at all levels. Under the circumstances of increased financial constraints, better meeting the new needs and high expectations of the people is the difficulty of government service reform, as well as the mission and weight of it.
In other words, to promote government service reform, it is necessary to practice thrift and avoid waste, but the premise is to ensure that services are not reduced and standards are not lowered.
To achieve this goal, it is necessary to systematically sort out idle resources and compress ineffective links, but more importantly, it is necessary to simultaneously do a good job in resource allocation, mechanism optimization, and level coordination, further solve deep-seated bottlenecks, and leverage higher-quality public services with fewer public resources.
On the one hand, it is necessary to optimize service processes through informatization and standardization construction, and include more livelihood matters in the scope of general handling. For example, Ya'an (雅安), Sichuan (四川) has realized the acceptance and handling of the same matter without any difference and with the same standards throughout the city through joint personnel management, process reengineering, and functional restructuring.
On the other hand, it is necessary to take strengthening joint construction and sharing as a starting point, accelerate the solution of resource mismatch and cross-regional connection problems, and better adapt to the demand changes brought about by population mobility. For example, Beijing (北京) and Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区), Hebei (河北) have realized "city-wide" handling of 278 government services and mutual recognition of 209 qualification certificates, and have achieved interconnection in multiple scenarios such as human resources, medical treatment, and transportation.
In the reform of government services, the key to achieving both cost reduction and practical work lies in further promoting the transformation of resource allocation from extensive to precise, and building a new public service system that "follows people."
In this sense, the integration of government service centers focuses not on the specific increase or decrease of institutions, but on how much the overall efficiency has been improved and how much the service supply has been optimized. Merging or revitalizing idle facilities and not blindly building new service positions is targeted optimization; launching special class services and special personnel assistance and agency mechanisms for industrial parks is targeted improvement.
The ultimate goal of public services is actually people's satisfaction. Putting the people's experience in a priority position and earnestly practicing the concept of "investing in people" can realize the precise adaptation of services and people, and promote the transformation of government services from "can be handled" to "easy to handle and easy to handle."
“足国之道，节用裕民” (zú guó zhī dào, jié yòng yù mín - "the way to enrich a country is to be frugal and benefit the people," the way to make a country rich is to practice thrift and benefit the people). Promoting government service reform, calculating the two accounts of benefiting the people and saving money, is not an either-or choice, but a careful calculation and precise policy based on governance efficiency, and a dynamic adaptation and empathy based on the needs of the people. Making every investment count and using every effort to benefit the people, government services will be more efficient, more textured, and more warm, and will continue to stimulate development vitality in facilitating people and benefiting enterprises.
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【Phenomenon】In February of this year, the world's first large-scale quantum key distribution network based on integrated optical quantum chips, "Weiming Quantum Chip Network" (未名量子芯网), was launched, marking a key step towards the practical application and scaling of quantum communication. Recently, Huawei officially released "Tau (τ) Law" (韬（τ）定律), which is expected to achieve new breakthroughs in transistor density and system performance through logic folding technology. Scientific and technological innovation itself has high risks and high uncertainties. China's basic research and key core technology fields are reporting frequent successes, and the increasingly sound innovation fault-tolerant mechanism has played an important role.
【Commentary】
In the fields of computer science and engineering, fault tolerance refers to the ability of a system to operate normally even when some components fail. Today, the original meaning of this concept, "tolerance of failure," is widely used in the field of innovation, reflecting China's continuous deepening of scientific and technological exploration activities into unknown fields, cutting-edge technologies, and complex systems, as well as a scientific grasp of the laws of innovation.
Currently, China's artificial intelligence is experiencing explosive development. Technological breakthroughs are based on an increasingly perfect innovation ecosystem. This year's "Supreme People's Court Work Report" mentioned a case: a generative artificial intelligence provided services with errors, but the developers had fulfilled their duty of care and did not actually harm the plaintiff's rights, and the court ruled that it did not constitute infringement. Adhering to inclusive prudence, while severely punishing acts that use artificial intelligence to infringe on the legitimate rights and interests of others in accordance with the law, and accurately grasping the fault-tolerant space for scientific and technological innovation, is conducive to continuously cultivating fertile ground for innovation and development.
Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary, emphasized at a symposium on strengthening basic research, "Create an open, inclusive, and failure-tolerant innovation environment." "Innovation has always been a 九死一生 (jiǔ sǐ yī shēng - "nine deaths one life," a narrow escape from death; a very dangerous situation)," and basic research and tackling key core technologies are even more so. To make a name for oneself, one must allow "ten years of silence." Supporting responsibility, encouraging innovation, allowing trial and error, and tolerating failure are not relaxing requirements, but a manifestation of respecting the laws, and it is the inherent meaning of enhancing original innovation capabilities and spawning more breakthrough and disruptive results.
"Fault tolerance" is just two simple words, but it is not easy to implement in practice. Tolerance is not leniency, and it is not without principles or bottom lines. On the contrary, the more we want to tolerate innovation failures, the more we need to build a complete mechanism with precise thinking to fully stimulate the courage of scientific researchers to explore boldly and the vitality of business entities to innovate and develop.
In reality, some places have formed institutional documents on innovation fault tolerance, but they are too directional and principled, and it is "unclear" when encountering specific situations, making it difficult to form effective incentives. How to strictly distinguish between failures that occur due to daring to be the first, boldly exploring, and challenging the unknown, and violations of discipline and law such as falsification, negligence, breach of trust, and seeking personal gain? How to prevent a few people from using tolerance as a "protective talisman"? The key to straightening out these question marks lies in formulating scientific, accurate, clear, standardized, and quantifiable verification standards and implementation rules for duty exemption. The clearer the boundaries and the clearer the scales, the more it can escort true innovation and make false innovation nowhere to hide.
Precise implementation of policies is also reflected in the reasonable connection with existing policies to form a governance synergy of "1+1>2". In Sichuan (四川), the work guidelines for duty exemption for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, in conjunction with existing policies, have built a complete chain of "incentive + guarantee + fault tolerance" to promote the transformation of innovative resource advantages into industrial development advantages. In Zhejiang (浙江), emphasis is placed on judicial protection of original innovation, and the exploration and improvement of governance rules for emerging industries and future industries. Combining outcome incentives, tolerance of trial and error, and constraint correction, and establishing a clear orientation that innovators benefit and infringers are punished, can stimulate greater vitality for innovation and creation.
Last year, a Shenzhen (深圳) company in Guangdong (广东) specializing in the research and development of implantable brain-computer interface technology cooperated with a hospital, and an ultra-flexible thin-film electrode with a thickness of only 0.01 mm was successfully covered on the cerebral cortex of a patient with cerebral cavernous hemangioma. The innovation exploration in cutting-edge fields is making solid progress, and behind it is the confidence given by mechanisms such as tolerance of failure and duty fulfillment recognition.
One case is better than a stack of documents. Strengthening the application of the results of the fault-tolerant system design, carefully irrigating the fertile ground of the innovation ecosystem, and allowing more enterprises and scientific and technological workers to truly feel that fault tolerance is around them and that protection and incentives are real, will surely reap fruitful results in scientific and technological self-reliance.
Return to Top"Mobile courts," "horseback courts," and "waterborne courts" cover remote areas; "flexible-time courts" and "market-day courts" do not interfere with work hours or farming seasons; regular case-based legal education and delivering law to rural areas guide the cultivation of a large number of "rule-of-law leaders" and "legal明白人" (fǎlǜ míngbái rén - "legal experts," people who understand the law)... Currently, the number of people's tribunals in China has increased from 10,759 five years ago to 11,035, with improved service quality and efficiency, powerfully safeguarding fairness and justice.
This is precisely:
Good laws secure the country,
Uprightness nourishes China.
Serve the people with practical work,
Integrity protects every family.
By Jin Yuanwen (金圆文)
Return to TopThe more you fear trouble, the harder it is to succeed.
By Guan Yanling (关艳玲)
Not long ago, a certain place held a reporting meeting on law enforcement inspections regarding the optimization of the business environment. However, some departments went off-topic, only talking about what work they had done and what results they had achieved. They all avoided the problems that needed to be rectified.
The reason for this is that some requirements were not implemented, so they could only pretend to be ignorant and do superficial work; some involved historical legacy issues, which were all hot potatoes, and they were eager to avoid them; and some had carried out some work and felt good about themselves, feeling that talking about problems would make their work seem in vain... The process of starting a business is the process of resolving contradictions and solving problems. The more you fear trouble, the harder it is to succeed. Opening "beauty filters" and adding "filters" will not "heal" the problems, but will instead lead to missed opportunities to solve them because of 讳疾忌医 (huì jí jì yī - "conceal one's sickness and avoid treatment," to conceal one's faults for fear of criticism).
Only by accurately identifying the crux of the problem can we eradicate stubborn and chronic diseases. We might as well have a real "seat assignment": in this department and field, compare one by one what problems there are. Actually go through the process of enterprises and the masses handling affairs, handle affairs at the service window, and see where exactly it is stuck. After accurate "pulse taking," distinguish between the important and urgent, find a breakthrough in promoting the work, and earnestly solve the problem. Of course, "seat assignment" is not about following suit, let alone engaging in "uniform thickness from top to bottom." Closely integrating with reality, taking on the responsibilities that should be taken, and doing the things that should be done, can create real achievements, reassure the organization, and satisfy the masses.
(Excerpted from *Liaoning Daily* (辽宁日报), originally titled "Reporting the Situation, Why Not Talk About the Theme?")
Accomplishing Less, to Accomplish More
Commentator, *Hubei Daily* (湖北日报)
Seeking truth from facts and acting according to the laws are the inherent requirements for establishing and practicing a correct view of performance. To grasp development, we must adhere to doing some things and not doing others. Some places "want to do everything." On the surface, it seems that they are highly motivated to do things, but in reality, it exposes that some cadres have not calibrated the benchmark of their performance view.
To promote development, we must proceed from reality and adapt to local conditions, preventing wanting to do everything and ending up accomplishing nothing. Calmly examine one's own resources, adhere to "make soup according to the amount of steamed bread," base oneself on the local industrial foundation and advantages to develop in a differentiated manner, and resolutely abandon the thinking of "seeking bigness and comprehensiveness" and "rushing headlong." We must also strengthen the overall concept and maintain strategic focus. When thinking about problems and making decisions, jump out of one's own "small plot of land," and examine what one is suitable to do and can do in the grand coordinate system of national development, so as to serve the overall needs with the actions of one region.
There is no shortcut to starting a business, and it is impossible to "smash out a golden doll with one punch." We must have the mind of "achieving success does not necessarily have to be me" and the responsibility of "achieving success must have me." Accomplishing less is ultimately for the sake of accomplishing more. Behind the choice of "doing" and "not doing" is a clear understanding of oneself and a firm adherence to the original intention and mission. By assessing the situation with a developmental perspective, focusing on advantageous areas, exerting efforts in key links, taking the initiative, and actively doing good, we can embark on a path of high-quality development that suits the actual conditions of the region.
(Excerpted from *Hubei Daily* (湖北日报), originally titled "Preventing Wanting to Do Everything and Ending Up Accomplishing Nothing")
Return to TopBy: 姜祖明
Having devoted myself to petroleum research for many years, I am often asked if there is a secret to innovation. To be honest, I am not sure how to achieve rapid success, but I have accumulated a lot of experience in dealing with failure. In scientific research, who hasn't stumbled? But whether you can get up after falling and whether you dare to continue running is what distinguishes the best. The fruits of innovation are often hidden in the tenacious persistence of being able to "try again" after repeated failures.
Oil extraction is not simply a matter of extracting oil if it exists, or extracting it fully. For example, in the Shengli Oilfield (胜利油田), due to its long history of development and high intensity of extraction, the average crude oil recovery rate was only about 30% for a long time. Our mission is to compete with the cracks in the rocks and "drive" the oil from the depths of the rock formations through innovative technologies. Today, the new viscoelastic particle flooding agent developed by our team has significantly increased the recovery rate to 63.6%.
This "oil extraction road" faces not just 81 difficulties, but 427. At that time, we successively deployed three technical routes, but the experimental results were always less than expected. I don't know how many people came to advise us, "Don't 钻牛角尖 (zuān niú jiǎo jiān - "drill bull's horn tip," to waste time on an insoluble problem or get into a dead end)," but everyone always held their breath. Failure is not terrible; being frightened by failure is what really ends things. Scientific research is like panning for gold; 99% of the process is filtering out impurities, and the remaining 1% is the dream result. Setbacks are helping us eliminate wrong answers. To encourage everyone, I wrote on the whiteboard in the laboratory: "The 427th failure - but one step closer to success."
Learning to accept failure means learning from it and gaining insights. After that, we did not blindly continue the experiment, but calmed down and sorted out and reviewed the massive amount of data one by one, like detectives peeling away layers to find loopholes. Through repeated demonstrations, optimizations, and process innovations, we finally successfully developed a new type of oil displacement agent. Looking back now, it was the hundreds of trials and errors that allowed us to understand the reaction rules of chemical agents, laying a solid foundation for subsequent technological breakthroughs. Doing scientific research sometimes requires being a "slow person." Slow is not waiting, but cultivating a "calmness," not being impatient or discouraged. Being afraid of being slow may prevent you from finding the right path.
Scientific research requires not only tenacity but also inspiration. So-called inspiration is not a surprise falling from the sky, but an accumulation of daily efforts. Taking the process of improving the stability of the oil displacement agent as an example, once, I accidentally saw a small stone falling on a spider web in the corner, breaking a few strands of silk, but the spider web was still intact as a whole. Isn't the molecular structure of the new oil displacement agent like a net? If it is optimized to be as dense and uniform as a spider web, will the problem be solved easily? It was this inspiration that opened up our thinking.
Seemingly inadvertent inspiration actually stems from wholehearted dedication. To improve the oil displacement effect of chemical agents, we stayed in the laboratory for more than ten hours at a time; to verify an idea, we often discussed it until late at night, and even deduced formulas in our dreams. All efforts are laying the foundation for that moment, and even without the accidental touch of a spider web, there will be the next burst of inspiration. It is the deep-rooted dedication that has led to technological breakthroughs. The team successfully crossed technical barriers and developed a new type of viscoelastic particle flooding agent with a temperature resistance of 85 degrees Celsius. This experience has also made me believe that hard work will definitely pay off. Perhaps one day, it will quietly arrive in the form of inspiration.
Scientific research requires dedication, but it must not be done behind closed doors. No matter how advanced the technology is, if it cannot be applied and solve production problems, it will ultimately be 纸上谈兵 (zhǐ shàng tán bīng - "discussing military tactics on paper," theoretical discussion that is impractical). In our work, we have taken detours and fallen into the misunderstanding of "the laboratory determines the plan, and the front-line site strongly promotes it," which has led to acclimatization and greatly reduced the effect. After careful consideration, we simply moved the laboratory to the well site and established a two-way linkage mechanism between the "laboratory and the production front line." Scientific researchers regularly squat down, and production and research jointly investigate problems and carry out targeted technological innovation. This set of working models has greatly shortened the transformation cycle. The chemical oil displacement technology independently developed by us has been promoted and applied in multiple blocks of the Shengli Oilfield (胜利油田).
This "oil extraction road" is still very long, and we will continue to work hard, turning failure into a stepping stone for progress, and letting innovative achievements gush out from the front line of oil wells.
(The author is the chief expert in chemical flooding agent research and development at the Shengli Oilfield Exploration and Development Research Institute (胜利油田勘探开发研究院) of China Petrochemical Corporation (中国石化)).
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Return to TopBy: 中共中央党史和文献研究院
This year marks the 130th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉). Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) was an outstanding member of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), a long-tested and loyal communist fighter, an outstanding proletarian revolutionary, and a famous theorist and outstanding leader of the Party and the state in the united front and ethnic work. He was an old member of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) in its early days, devoted himself to the great course of the Chinese revolution, construction, and reform, personally experienced many key moments and major turns in the history of the Party, and was a highly respected veteran proletarian revolutionary. Comrade Li Weihan's (李维汉) life was linked to the arduous struggle history of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) leading the Chinese people, and his great achievements for the motherland and the nation will be forever recorded in history.
1. Establishing Marxist Beliefs, Leading and Promoting the Rapid Development of the Hunan Workers' and Peasants' Movement during the Great Revolution, and Holding Important Leadership Positions within the Party during the Land Revolution War
On June 2, 1896, Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) was born into a poor intellectual family in Changsha County (长沙县), Hunan Province (湖南省). As early as his youth, he hated "the suffering of the working people being oppressed" and planted the seeds of resisting oppression and pursuing liberation in his heart. In 1916, Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) was admitted to the First Normal School of Hunan Province (湖南省立第一师范学校). During his time at the school, he met advanced youths such as Mao Zedong (毛泽东) and Cai Hesen (蔡和森), and together they explored the truth of saving the country and the people. The New People's Study Society (新民学会) they organized in Changsha (长沙) was a progressive group with considerable social influence at the time.
In 1919, Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) went to France to study and work. During his stay in France, under the influence of Comrade Cai Hesen (蔡和森), he accepted and believed in Marxism. In 1922, he, Zhou Enlai (周恩来), Zhao Shiyan (赵世炎) and other comrades formed the European Chinese Communist Youth League (旅欧中国少年共产党), and was responsible for organizational work, actively contacting students who were studying and working in France. In the same year, Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) returned to China, and soon after was introduced by Comrades Mao Zedong (毛泽东) and Cai Hesen (蔡和森) to join the Communist Party of China (中国共产党).
In April 1923, Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) succeeded Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) as the secretary of the CPC Xiang District Executive Committee (中共湘区执行委员会) (later renamed the CPC Hunan District Executive Committee (中共湖南区执行委员会)), until April 1927. During the Great Revolution, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), the workers' and peasants' movement in Hunan (湖南) rose rapidly on an unprecedented scale, and Hunan (湖南) became the center of the national peasant movement at that time. In early 1927, Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) went to Hunan (湖南) to investigate the peasant movement and wrote the famous "Report on an Investigation of the Peasant Movement in Hunan" (湖南农民运动考察报告). The CPC Hunan District Committee (中共湖南区委) and Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) fully agreed with this report and first published it in full in the district committee's journal "Soldier" (战士). Under the influence of Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东), Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉), in response to the criticism of the peasant movement being "excessive," proposed that "it is necessary for poor peasants to fiercely attack local tyrants and evil gentry," and that "this is the only way to overthrow the current feudal politics in the countryside." He led the CPC Hunan District Committee (中共湖南区委) to support the peasants' struggle to automatically confiscate the land of landlords, helped the peasant associations establish peasant self-defense forces, and promoted the Hunan (湖南) peasant movement to a new stage. In May 1927, at the First Plenary Session of the Fifth National Congress of the Party, Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) was elected as a member of the Central Political Bureau.
On the eve of the failure of the Great Revolution, in mid-July 1927, the Party Central Committee was reorganized. Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) and Comrades Zhou Enlai (周恩来), Li Lisan (李立三), and Zhang Tailei (张太雷) formed the Provisional Standing Committee of the CPC Central Political Bureau (中共中央政治局临时常委会) and made important decisions to hold the Nanchang Uprising (南昌起义), the Autumn Harvest Uprising (秋收起义), and convene a Central Emergency Meeting. At the August 7th Conference (八七会议), Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) served as the chairman of the meeting, was elected as a member of the new Provisional Central Political Bureau, and was elected as a member of the Standing Committee at the first meeting of the Provisional Central Political Bureau. The August 7th Conference (八七会议) focused on criticizing the right-leaning opportunist errors within the Party in the later period of the Great Revolution and determined the policy of implementing land revolution and armed uprisings. The Chinese revolution thus began a historic transition from the failure of the Great Revolution to the rise of the Land Revolution War.
In 1928, the Sixth National Congress of the Party (党的六大) was held in the suburbs of Moscow (莫斯科), Soviet Union (苏联). Comrades Li Weihan (李维汉), Ren Bishi (任弼时), and Luo Dengxian (罗登贤) stayed in China to be responsible for the daily work of the Central Committee. Staying in the Central Committee, they were committed to establishing a mass base for urban work, carrying out urban workers' movements, rectifying and developing rural work, organizing and guiding peasant riots, rectifying and developing party organizations, and strengthening the party's secret work, and successfully completed the important tasks entrusted by the Party Central Committee.
After the Sixth National Congress of the Party (党的六大), Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) successively served as a central inspector, the Minister of Organization and Secretary of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee and Shanghai Municipal Committee (中共江苏省委兼上海市委), and other positions. In 1931, he went to Moscow (莫斯科) to study. After returning to China in 1933, he went to the Central Revolutionary Base Area (中央革命根据地) and successively served as a staff member, deputy minister, and minister of the Central Organization Department. During the Long March (长征), he unreservedly supported the resolutions of the Zunyi Conference (遵义会议) and supported Comrade Mao Zedong's (毛泽东) leadership in the Central Committee.
In October 1935, after arriving in Wuqi Town (吴起镇), northern Shaanxi (陕北), Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) was dispatched by the Party Central Committee as a member of the vanguard team to find the Northern Shaanxi Red Army (陕北红军). When he learned that the Shaanxi-Gansu Revolutionary Base Area (陕甘革命根据地) was carrying out a purge and that Comrades Liu Zhidan (刘志丹) and Xi Zhongxun (习仲勋) had been wrongly arrested, he immediately reported the situation to the Party Central Committee. The Party Central Committee immediately ordered the cessation of arrests, the cessation of investigations, and that everything be subject to the Central Committee's resolution. Soon, Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) participated in the 5-person "Party Affairs Committee" (党务委员会) headed by Comrade Dong Biwu (董必武), promptly corrected the wrong purge, released Comrades Liu Zhidan (刘志丹), Xi Zhongxun (习仲勋) and other wrongly accused comrades, and turned the Shaanxi-Gansu Revolutionary Base Area (陕甘革命根据地) from danger to safety.
2. Experiencing the Severe Tests of the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation, Committing to the Consolidation and Development of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, and Devoting Heart and Soul to the Preparation for the Founding of New China
On the eve of the outbreak of the all-out War of Resistance Against Japan, Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) served as the president of the Central Party School (中央党校). Subsequently, he successively served as the vice president, branch president, and president of the Shaanbei Public School (陕北公学), the deputy minister of the Central Cadre Education Department, and the deputy minister of the Central Propaganda Department, engaging in the Party's theoretical propaganda and cadre education work, and cultivated a large number of talents for the construction of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region (陕甘宁边区) and the national War of Resistance. At the Central Party School (中央党校), he led the improvement of the curriculum system, established an academic appraisal system, and assessed or evaluated the students' study of Marxist-Leninist theory, with remarkable results. At the Shaanbei Public School (陕北公学), he conscientiously implemented the Party Central Committee's policy of "making education serve the long-term War of Resistance," carried out Marxist-Leninist enlightenment education and military training, and called on students to "go to the front line after graduation." More than 1,000 of the first batch of graduates from the Shaanbei Public School (陕北公学) branch went to the southeastern Shanxi (晋东南) front line. In cadre education work, he actively responded to Comrade Mao Zedong's (毛泽东) call to "transform our study," proposed "to liquidate dogmatism in cadre education," reformed teaching content and methods, and cooperated with the in-depth development of the Yan'an Rectification Campaign (延安整风).
In September 1942, Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) was transferred to be a member of the CPC Central Northwest Bureau (中共中央西北局) and the Secretary-General of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Government (陕甘宁边区政府) and Director of the Policy Research Office. Before leaving, Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) had a long talk with him, hoping that the Border Region Government would play a leading and exemplary role in implementing the Party's various policies. In accordance with Comrade Mao Zedong's (毛泽东) instructions, Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) presided over the drafting of the "Outline for the Implementation of Streamlining Administration in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region" (陕甘宁边区简政实施纲要), promoted streamlining administration; implemented the "three-thirds system" (三三制) of political power, united non-Party democratic人士; organized the Great Production Movement (大生产运动), and developed cultural and educational undertakings. These measures played an important role in building the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region (陕甘宁边区) into a model anti-Japanese base area and a solid rear for the Party to lead the War of Resistance Against Japan.
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, in April 1946, Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉), as a member of the CPC delegation, participated in the Kuomintang-Communist negotiations and the Political Consultative Conference under the leadership of Comrade Zhou Enlai (周恩来). In Chongqing (重庆), Nanjing (南京), Shanghai (上海) and other places, he actively contacted people from all walks of life, publicized the Party's propositions and expanded the Party's influence in an extremely difficult and complex environment. After the breakdown of the Kuomintang-Communist negotiations, the CPC delegation returned to Yan'an (延安). Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) wrote in his diary that day: "The Kuomintang-Communist negotiations have broken down, but our Party has returned with the hearts of the people."
From December 1946, Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) successively served as the Deputy Minister and Minister of the Central Urban Work Department (中央城市工作部). In September 1948, the Central Urban Work Department (中央城市工作部) was renamed the Central United Front Work Department (中央统一战线工作部), and he continued to serve as the Minister and was responsible for the preparatory work for the New Political Consultative Conference.
In June 1949, the first plenary meeting of the Preparatory Committee of the New Political Consultative Conference was held in Beiping (北平). Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) was elected as the Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the Preparatory Committee of the New Political Consultative Conference and the leader of the First Group, responsible for agreeing on the units and representative quotas and lists to participate in the New Political Consultative Conference. He assisted Comrade Zhou Enlai (周恩来) in widely contacting people from all walks of life and did a lot of investigation, research, communication and coordination work. After more than 3 months of deliberation, a list of 662 representatives including parties, regions, armies, groups and special invitations was determined. This list was widely representative, reflecting the unprecedented great unity of the people of the whole country on the basis of patriotism, and was praised by Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) as "an all-encompassing heavenly book."
3. After the Founding of New China, He Was in Charge of United Front, Ethnic, and Religious Work for a Long Time, Making Outstanding Contributions in Theory and Practice
Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) successively served as the Secretary-General of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协), the Secretary-General of the Government Administration Council (政务院), the Chairman of the Nationalities Affairs Commission of the Central People's Government (中央人民政府民族事务委员会), the Deputy Director of the Financial and Economic Committee of the Government Administration Council (政务院财政经济委员会), the Director of the Eighth Office of the State Council (国务院第八办公室), the Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the First and Second National People's Congress (全国人大常委会), and the Vice Chairman of the Second and Third National Committees of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (政协全国委员会).
From 1948 to the end of 1964, Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) served as the Minister of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee (中央统战部) all the time. He was good at combining the basic principles of Marxism with the specific reality of China, and around the central tasks of the Party and the state, he put forward theoretical viewpoints and policy principles suitable for the national conditions, and made outstanding contributions to the Party and the state's united front, ethnic, and religious work in both theory and practice.
In terms of united front work, Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) proposed that "the united front is an important part of the Party's general line and general policy," and the fundamental task of the united front is to widely unite all forces that can be united to serve the Party's central work. In 1953, he put forward an important suggestion on the peaceful transformation of capitalist industry and commerce through state capitalism, which was adopted by the Party Central Committee and Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) and became a pioneering work in using the policy of peaceful redemption to complete the socialist transformation of capitalist industry and commerce. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he suggested that democratic parties and the industrial and commercial circles hold "immortal gatherings" (神仙会), adopt the "three self-reliance principles" (三自方针) (raising questions themselves, analyzing questions themselves, and solving questions themselves) and the "three no-ism" (三不主义) (no hitting with sticks, no putting on hats, no grabbing braids) to continue self-education, creating a good method of ideological and political work in a gentle and rain-like manner, which was fully affirmed by Comrades Zhou Enlai (周恩来) and Deng Xiaoping (邓小平). In 1962, he deeply analyzed the fundamental changes in China's class relations and the united front, and proposed that the contradictions within the united front should be handled by the method of "unity-criticism-unity" (团结—批评—团结), and that "more emphasis should be placed on unity, emphasis on promoting democracy, and carrying out criticism and self-criticism," which is of great significance for enhancing unity within the united front and mobilizing all positive factors for socialist construction.
In terms of ethnic work, in 1951, Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉), as the chief plenipotentiary representative of the Central People's Government (中央人民政府), was responsible for negotiating with the plenipotentiary representatives of the Tibetan local government on the peaceful liberation of Tibet (西藏), and reached the "Agreement on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet" (关于和平解放西藏办法的协议), which effectively safeguarded China's national sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity. He emphasized that social reform must be adapted to the specific conditions of each ethnic group, and that it is necessary to achieve reform through peaceful, roundabout and tortuous methods in some ethnic minority areas. He proposed "universally and massively cultivating cadres of all ethnic minorities," promoted the establishment of ethnic colleges and ethnic cadre schools, and promoted the growth of ethnic minority cadres and the development of various undertakings in ethnic minority areas.
In terms of religious work, Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) pointed out that China's religions have mass character, long-term character, international character, and complexity. He emphasized that it is necessary to adhere to the Party's policy of freedom of religious belief, unite all religious and non-religious masses, and jointly devote themselves to socialist construction; it is necessary to strive to cultivate a large number of representative figures who both support the Party's leadership and the socialist system and have higher religious knowledge; religion must adapt to the socialist system. In 1958, on the basis of investigation and research, he put forward suggestions on reforming the religious system and abolishing religious oppression and exploitation, which were adopted by the Party Central Committee.
4. After the Reform and Opening Up, Even in His Old Age, He Still Devoted Himself to the Cause of the Party and the State and Actively Summarized Historical Experience
Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) was cruelly tortured during the "Cultural Revolution" (文化大革命) and was imprisoned for 8 years. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Party (党的十一届三中全会), the Party Central Committee officially rehabilitated him. From 1979, Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) successively served as the consultant of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee (中央统战部), the vice chairman of the Fifth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (政协全国委员会), and the standing committee member and deputy director of the Central Advisory Commission of the Communist Party of China (中共中央顾问委员会). Regardless of his old age and frailty, with the tenacious perseverance of "I am still worried about collecting firewood, and I cherish the late sunshine in my remaining years," he raced against time and worked hard, contributing his last strength to the cause of the Party.
Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) was very concerned about the Party's construction work. In September 1982, he made a written statement at the Twelfth National Congress of the Party (党的十二大), resolutely supporting "carrying out Party rectification in a planned and step-by-step manner to fundamentally improve Party conduct." He believed that the Party rectification work should adhere to the policy of **惩前毖后，治病救人** (chéng qián bì hòu, zhì bìng jiù rén - "punish the past to prevent the future, treat the illness to save the patient," to learn from past mistakes to avoid future ones and to be lenient in dealing with offenders), "clarify thinking and unite comrades"; it should be promoted from top to bottom, step by step; and it should hold high "the weapon of criticism and self-criticism." His opinions were adopted by the Party Central Committee.
Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) resolutely safeguarded the historical status of Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) and Mao Zedong Thought (毛泽东思想). He actively promoted Mao Zedong Thought (毛泽东思想), especially Mao Zedong's (毛泽东) united front thought. In April 1983, when he learned that the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee (中央统战部) was holding the first united front theory symposium since the founding of New China, he personally wrote an outline despite his 86 years of age and made a theoretical report lasting as long as 3 hours. Soon after, he published an article entitled "The Chinese United Front Under the Guidance of Mao Zedong Thought" (毛泽东思想指导下的中国统一战线), comprehensively summarizing the basic laws of united front work, which aroused widespread repercussions inside and outside the Party.
Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) attached great importance to studying the history of the Party, summarizing experiences and lessons, and proposed to "leave the experience behind, give it to the Party, and leave it to future generations." In his later years, he devoted great efforts to writing memoirs, and until 3 months before his death, he was still modifying the manuscript on his sickbed with an oxygen tube inserted. He talked about several principles for writing memoirs: first, to focus on the collective, focusing on writing about collective activities, appropriately linking oneself, and opposing highlighting individuals; second, to be realistic and seek truth from facts, with truth as the first priority, and strive to write the original face of history; third, to attach importance to summarizing experience, including positive and beneficial experience, as well as negative experience that needs to be taken as a warning; fourth, to hold an analytical attitude towards personal activities, adhere to the truth, correct mistakes, and dare to self-criticize. His memoirs "Recollections and Studies" (回忆与研究) are rich in content and detailed in materials, and are a valuable resource for studying and researching Party history. He himself was also praised as a "very good Party history teacher."
On August 11, 1984, Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) died of illness in Beijing (北京) at the age of 88. "It's as if the firewood is still burning," and "exerting the remaining light and heat as much as possible" is a true portrayal of Comrade Li Weihan's (李维汉) later years.
5. "Always Our Role Model"
Comrade Li Weihan's (李维汉) brilliant achievements and noble demeanor are a valuable asset left to us. The noble qualities of the proletarian revolutionary embodied in him "will always be our role model and will always be worth learning from."
Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) is a model of firm belief and loyalty to the Party. He once said that as a communist, one must have the great ideal of communism and the revolutionary perseverance of never turning back in order to withstand severe tests under any circumstances. During the period of white terror, he educated his daughter: if you are caught by the enemy, you would rather sacrifice yourself than expose secrets. We are father and daughter, but if you betray, you will no longer be father and daughter, but enemies, and we can only meet with swords and guns. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Loyalty to the Party is the primary political quality of communists." In learning from Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉), we must temper our loyalty to the Party with firm ideals and beliefs, consciously strengthen political training, accept strict tempering in intra-Party political life, and interpret our loyalty to the Party with practical actions.
Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) was a model of firm belief and loyalty to the Party. He once said that as a Communist Party member, one must have the great ideal of communism and the revolutionary perseverance to overcome all setbacks in order to withstand severe tests in any situation. During the White Terror period, he educated his daughter: If you are caught by the enemy, you must sacrifice yourself rather than reveal secrets. We are father and daughter, but if you betray us, we will no longer be father and daughter, but enemies, and we will only meet with swords and guns. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Loyalty to the Party is the primary political quality of a Communist." In studying Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉), we must use firm ideals and beliefs to temper our sincere loyalty to the Party, consciously strengthen political experience, accept the tempering of strict intra-Party political life, and interpret our loyalty to the Party with practical actions.
Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) was a model of courage in exploration and innovation. He was good at closely integrating theory and practice, constantly studying new situations, solving new problems, and summarizing new experiences to the theoretical height of Marxism to carry out work creatively. In the process of drafting the "Common Program," he proposed that according to China's history and current situation, it is not appropriate to implement a federal system, but rather to implement ethnic regional autonomy within a unified People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国). This suggestion was adopted by the Party Central Committee and Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东). Ethnic regional autonomy is a major creation of the Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党) in using Marxist ethnic theory to solve China's ethnic problems. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Those who are courageous in innovation advance, and those who are good at creation win." In studying Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉), we must boldly explore in practice, promote the development of the cause with integrity and innovation, and strive to create fresh experiences that can be replicated and promoted.
Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) was a model of enthusiasm, sincerity, and making friends widely. He maintained close ties with the masses, especially making friends with non-Party members, and they were "affectionate and inseparable, and of one mind in handling affairs." In the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region (陕甘宁边区), he took the initiative to have heart-to-heart talks with enlightened gentry such as Mr. Li Dingming (李鼎铭), inspiring their enthusiasm for participating in politics, and changing their attitude towards the border region government from "your party" to "our group." After the founding of New China, he often visited non-Party members, explained the Party's line, principles, and policies, listened to their opinions, and solved their problems. Non-Party members regarded him as a "good teacher and helpful friend" and an "enlightenment teacher on the road to revolution." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "In the final analysis, the united front is about doing people's work." In studying Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉), we must be good at making friends and strengthen unity and ties with non-Party members, and make a large number of non-Party friends who are devoted to the Party.
Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) was a model of advocating practical work and not pursuing vanity. He regarded the Party's cause as the most important thing, was pragmatic and steadfast, and never cared about the level of status or personal gains and losses. His work posts changed several times, and he was able to obey happily without complaint. During the preparation for the New Political Consultative Conference, he was conscientious and dedicated, personally taking care of everything, and often "exchanging letters and telegrams, deliberating again and again, and spending weeks" to determine a representative candidate. Comrade Zhou Enlai (周恩来) summarized the preparatory work and said: "Comrade Weihan (维汉) contributed the most." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must educate and guide leading cadres at all levels to adhere to making achievements for the people and making achievements through practical work." In studying Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉), we must overcome impetuous emotions, abandon selfish distractions, take a dim view of personal advancement and retreat, speak the truth, do practical things, seek practical results, and produce real achievements and real achievements.
In his youth, Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) actively explored a good way to "eliminate all inequality." He chose Marxism and devoted his life to the cause of communism. Today, we can tell Comrade Li Weihan (李维汉) and other older generation revolutionaries that the Party has united and led the people through continuous struggle to achieve the first centenary goal and embarked on a new journey of building a socialist modern country in all respects and marching towards the second centenary goal. We must inherit and carry forward the valuable spiritual wealth of the older generation of revolutionaries, unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, establish and practice a correct view of political achievements, 不忘初心、砥砺前行 (bù wàng chū xīn, dǐ lì qián xíng - "not forget the original intention, encourage to move forward," remain true to our original aspiration and forge ahead), and strive unremittingly to comprehensively promote the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization!
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on June 1st (Reporter Qi Yukun (亓玉昆)) The National People's Congress (全国人大) Standing Committee's (常委会) enforcement inspection group for the Vocational Education Law (职业教育法) convened its first plenary meeting in Beijing (北京) on June 1st to deploy enforcement inspection work. Vice Chairpersons of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) Standing Committee (常委会) Cai Dafeng (蔡达峰), Tie Ning (铁凝), and Losang Jamcan (洛桑江村) attended.
After listening to relevant reports and suggestions, Cai Dafeng (蔡达峰) pointed out that carrying out this enforcement inspection on the 30th anniversary of the promulgation and implementation of the Vocational Education Law (职业教育法) is of great significance. It is necessary to thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on vocational education, improve the political stance and awareness of the rule of law in implementing the Vocational Education Law (职业教育法), and effectively ensure that the Party Central Committee's (党中央) various decisions and deployments on vocational education are implemented. It is necessary to accurately grasp the goals, tasks, and key contents of the enforcement inspection, complete the inspection work with high quality, enhance the pertinence and effectiveness of supervision, compare with legal provisions and the requirements for building a strong education country, find the outstanding contradictions and problems that restrict the development of vocational education, urge relevant departments to implement the law in place, and promote better implementation of the Vocational Education Law (职业教育法).
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) June 1st dispatch (Reporter Qi Yukun (亓玉昆)) To promote the comprehensive, correct, and effective implementation of the Vocational Education Law, advance the construction of a modern vocational education system, promote the integration of vocational and general education, the integration of industry and education, enhance the key operational capabilities of vocational schools, and further enhance the adaptability and attractiveness of vocational education, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) launched an enforcement inspection of the Vocational Education Law on June 1st.
The Vocational Education Law was promulgated and implemented in 1996 and comprehensively revised in 2022. The reporter learned on June 1st from the first plenary meeting of the enforcement inspection team of the Vocational Education Law of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会), that this enforcement inspection will adopt a combination of on-site inspections in local areas and entrusting the standing committees of provincial people's congresses to conduct inspections, to improve the overall quality and efficiency of the enforcement inspection. From June to September, the enforcement inspection team will conduct on-site inspections in seven provinces (autonomous regions, and municipalities) including Tianjin (天津), Liaoning (辽宁), Jiangsu (江苏), Zhejiang (浙江), Jiangxi (江西), Hunan (湖南), and Ningxia (宁夏), and entrust the standing committees of the people's congresses of five provinces (autonomous regions) including Fujian (福建), Henan (河南), Sichuan (四川), Shaanxi (陕西), and Xinjiang (新疆) to inspect the implementation of the Vocational Education Law within their respective administrative regions. The inspection team will comprehensively understand the implementation of the law and accurately identify and clarify the main problems existing in the implementation of the law through methods such as listening to reports from local governments and relevant departments, holding symposiums, conducting on-site inspections, questionnaire surveys, and random checks.
During the enforcement inspection, the focus will be on inspecting seven aspects: the implementation of statutory responsibilities and the construction of relevant supporting systems; the establishment of a modern vocational education system; the deepening of the integration of industry and education and school-enterprise cooperation; the promotion of coordinated development of vocational and general education; the enhancement of key operational capabilities of vocational schools; the strengthening of support and guarantees for vocational education; and the problems, difficulties, opinions, and suggestions existing in the implementation of the law.
Return to TopRecently, in Dangtu County (当涂县), Ma'anshan City (马鞍山市), Anhui Province (安徽省), the highway connection project of the Ma'anshan Yangtze River Highway-Railway Bridge (马鞍山长江公铁大桥) on the Chao-Ma High-Speed Railway (巢马高速铁路) is seizing the construction window to advance the construction of the connection project. After the completion of the Chao-Ma High-Speed Railway (巢马高速铁路), it will further densify the high-speed rail network in the Wanjiang (皖江) area and facilitate the flow of regional factors. The picture shows the construction site bathed in the warm glow of the setting sun.
Photo by Wang Yushi (王玉实) (People's Vision)
Return to TopPeople's Daily, Beijing, June 1 (Reporter Jiang Jie (姜洁)) The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) (全国政协) held a popular science lecture at the CPPCC Auditorium (全国政协礼堂) on June 1 as part of the "CPPCC Members' Science Lecture Hall." CPPCC National Committee member and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (香港中文大学), Huang Jin-hui (黄锦辉), delivered a report entitled "A Brief Discussion on 'Creating a New Paradigm for the Intelligent Economy.'"
From the perspective of the extensive integration of artificial intelligence with the economy and society, Huang Jin-hui (黄锦辉) systematically reviewed the global development of artificial intelligence, focusing on the origin and development of artificial intelligence disciplines, the paradigm shift in artificial intelligence research, the development trends of technologies such as large models and intelligent agents, and how "Artificial Intelligence +" can promote revolutionary leaps in productivity and profound changes in production relations. He deeply analyzed China's unique advantages and broad prospects for implementing the "Artificial Intelligence +" initiative, shared his thoughts on addressing the challenges of artificial intelligence and cultivating national artificial intelligence literacy, and interacted with the audience.
The "CPPCC Members' Science Lecture Hall" is a practical action by the CPPCC National Committee (全国政协) to thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition on doing a good job in popular science work, and plays a positive role in helping to form a social atmosphere of loving and respecting science.
Return to TopThe People's Daily, Beijing, June 1 (Reporters Li Xinping (李心萍) and Zhu Dawei (祝大伟)) At 7:25 AM on June 1st, inside Harbin Station (哈尔滨站) in Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省), a CRH5 model test EMU (动车组) headed towards Yichun West Station (伊春西站). This is the first EMU test train to run since the start of the joint commissioning and testing of the Harbin-Yichun High-Speed Railway (哈伊高铁), the northernmost high-speed railway, on May 30th.
The Harbin-Yichun High-Speed Railway is an extension of the Beijing-Harbin (京哈)—Hong Kong-Macau (京港澳) corridor of China's "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed rail network and an important transportation artery in Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省) connecting the provincial capital Harbin (哈尔滨) with "Forest Capital" Yichun (伊春). The line starts from Harbin City (哈尔滨市), passes through Suihua City (绥化市), and ends in Yichun City (伊春市). Because the entire line is located in a permafrost region, the construction process overcame difficulties such as complex geological conditions and low winter temperatures at high latitudes, accumulating valuable experience for future high-speed rail construction in higher latitude regions in China.
Joint commissioning and testing involves using test trains and related testing equipment to dynamically test the performance and interfaces of various systems such as track, roadbed, bridges, power and traction power supply, communication signals, and customer service information before the high-speed rail is opened. It verifies and optimizes various parameters so that the overall function of the entire line system meets design and safe operation requirements. The purpose of this EMU operation is to carry out signal equipment system testing, providing important technical support for the subsequent opening and operation of the line.
After the Harbin-Yichun High-Speed Railway opens, the travel time from Harbin (哈尔滨) to Yichun (伊春) will be reduced from 7 hours to within 2 hours, and a new transportation pattern of a "one-hour, two-hour economic circle" will be formed between the two places. This is of great significance for helping the comprehensive revitalization of the Northeast, promoting the development of ice and snow tourism and ecological resources along the route, and improving the regional road network layout.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王欣悦
Taking a bus to your doorstep, completing medical insurance procedures with just a few minutes' walk, and experiencing diverse public cultural services without leaving the community... Chongqing (重庆) is promoting the construction of "15-minute high-quality living service circles," responding promptly to the needs of the people, promoting the extension of public services to the community and upgrading their quality, so that "15 minutes" can illuminate a better life.
The "14th Five-Year Plan" for urban renewal recently issued by the State Council (国务院) proposes to improve embedded service facilities in urban communities and promote the expansion and upgrading of the 15-minute convenient living circle construction.
In accordance with the principle of using points to drive the whole area and promoting it in an all-round way, Chongqing (重庆) is promoting the construction of "15-minute high-quality living service circles." During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, it will expand the construction of 300 "15-minute high-quality living service circles" and optimize the supply of resources for elderly care, childcare, education, medical care, and other services.
How to build a "15-minute high-quality living service circle"? What is the living experience like? The reporter visited three communities in Chongqing (重庆) to conduct on-the-spot investigations.
Timely Grasp of the Needs of the Masses
Going to school and shopping within 15 minutes
"It used to be very anxious to take the children to school every day, but now it's much more convenient to take the bus!" At 8 a.m., citizen Tang Xueqin (唐雪琴) took her two children to the bus stop opposite the residential area and boarded a No. 653 bus. After a few stops, they arrived at Liangjiang New Area People's Primary School (两江新区人民小学). While serving the daily travel of citizens, this bus has also become a warm "school bus" in the "15-minute high-quality living service circle."
Initially, the No. 653 bus route did not pass through the school. The change in the route came from a community courtyard meeting.
"In order to better build the living circle, the community organizes a courtyard meeting every quarter," said Wang Xiaojiao (王晓娇), Secretary of the Party Committee of Jinzhou Community (金州社区), Yuanyang Street (鸳鸯街道), Liangjiang New Area (两江新区). "We have set up Party-masses service stations at multiple locations in the residential area, prepared tea and snacks, and discussed practical matters related to people's livelihoods with residents face-to-face."
"It doesn't seem far from the residential area to the school, but it's not fast to walk with children, and you have to cross several intersections." At several courtyard meetings to solicit opinions, Tang Xueqin (唐雪琴) and her old neighbors suggested modifying the bus route. "If the No. 653 bus can be rerouted, the route change will not be large, and it will be more convenient and safer for children to go to school."
After the meeting, the community sorted out the transportation needs raised by the residents and reported them to the relevant departments. Finally, the No. 653 bus realized the adjustment of shifts and routes, connecting the two local primary schools and residential areas.
"The service radius is 15 minutes, which is the basic requirement of a high-quality living service circle," said Wang Xiaojiao (王晓娇). Based on this, Jinzhou Community (金州社区) continues to improve infrastructure construction, turning the benefits of urban development into the convenience of people's lives. "If the people reflect that travel is inconvenient, we will focus on optimizing transportation routes. Now, it takes no more than 15 minutes to walk from each building to the bus station; if the people reflect that there are few schools, five new primary and secondary schools have been built in the community; if the people have diverse consumption needs, pharmacies, coffee shops, gyms, fruit shops, hair salons, etc. have opened one after another."
Today, the "15-minute high-quality living service circle" in Jinzhou Community (金州社区) has taken shape, benefiting not only the 18,000 residents of the community but also driving the improvement of the quality of life of more than 70,000 residents in the surrounding area.
Government Services Handled Online
Medical treatment and employment, data replaces the masses running errands
At 9 a.m., in the Party-masses Service Center of Democratic Village Community (民主村社区), Jiulongpo District (九龙坡区), 75-year-old resident Lei Zeying (雷泽英) walked to the service window, "Xiao Qu (小屈), help me see what materials are missing for this out-of-town medical record?"
Qu Liping (屈利萍), a community comprehensive service specialist, took the materials and retrieved the electronic file, "Only the ID card is needed for out-of-town medical record. You need to register in our system where you need to go and which hospital." While speaking, the supporting materials have been uploaded.
"In the past, to handle out-of-town medical record, I had to go to the district administrative service center, which took most of the day." Lei Zeying (雷泽英) was very happy, "Now I can do it in the community, which is really convenient!"
As soon as Lei Zeying (雷泽英) left, resident Lao Li (老李) came over again, "I want to open a small shop, what are the procedures for applying for a business license?"
"Please put your ID card on the sensing area of the device first." Qu Liping (屈利萍) opened the registration page for individual industrial and commercial households and skillfully operated it.
"I really didn't expect that I could apply for a business license in the community." Lao Li (老李) was very happy to receive the newly issued license. "This is also thanks to the 'Cloud Comprehensive Window' equipment." Qu Liping (屈利萍) said while patting the equipment next to her.
Intelligent equipment is widely used to facilitate the handling of various matters - Jiulongpo District (九龙坡区) has deployed a total of 18 "Cloud Comprehensive Windows," which can handle 85 personal and legal entity projects, including business licenses and food safety health certificates. The District Administrative Service Center can also provide remote guidance; on the intelligent job search machine set up by the District Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, residents can easily view job information and salary benefits, and achieve one-click resume delivery; the driver's "smart physical examination all-in-one machine" allows residents to handle the relevant procedures for renewing their driver's license upon expiration without leaving the community.
"We rely on the street's integrated governance and intelligent governance platform to carry out grid management and refined services, and strive to create a '15-minute government service circle' so that the masses can enjoy 'nearby and anytime' services," said Wu Chengli (伍成莉), Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Neighborhood Committee of Democratic Village Community (民主村社区).
Rich and Colorful Cultural Services
Painting and dancing, literary and artistic conveners show their strengths
"Grandpa Ren (任), the firefighter I painted won a school award!" After school, elementary school student Ah Hua (阿华) ran all the way with his schoolbag to the community activity room and handed the certificate of award to the elderly Ren Dongsheng (任东升).
The starting point of this "old and young" friendship originated from the "Sunshine Shiyang (阳光石洋)" brand activity planned by Shiyang Street Community (石洋街社区), Lianhua Street (莲花街道), Banan District (巴南区).
Diao Weina (刁维娜), Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Lianhua Street (莲花街道), introduced that in response to the large elderly population in the jurisdiction and the lack of interaction and emotional connection among residents, each community in the street has created brand activities such as "Sunshine Shiyang (阳光石洋)" and other "15-minute quality cultural life circles." By establishing mass literary and artistic teams and cultural volunteer teams, various activities are carried out on a regular basis to make people's lives more colorful.
In the summer of 2024, Shiyang Street Community (石洋街社区) began to form a team of literary and artistic conveners. "Residents with literary and artistic specialties are very enthusiastic and look forward to serving the community with their expertise. When they heard our ideas, they all readily agreed," said Huang Na (黄娜), a community comprehensive service specialist. Today, this team has more than 70 people. "Literary and artistic conveners show their strengths. Some teach dance, some teach paper-cutting, and some are responsible for planning activities."
Giving an art class to children in the community activity room every day has become the daily routine of literary and artistic convener Ren Dongsheng (任东升); collective aerobics in the community square also brings more happiness to Zhao Xiaoling (赵小玲), a 70-year-old literary and artistic convener... "The community transforms residents from service objects into governance subjects through cultural empowerment, forming a virtuous circle of 'government guidance - capable people driving - universal participation'," said Diao Weina (刁维娜).
With the growth of the literary and artistic convener team, the infrastructure of Shiyang Street Community (石洋街社区) has also been gradually upgraded.
Huang Na's (黄娜) work ledger records the improvements in the community's cultural and sports infrastructure - in recent years, 10 upgrade projects such as runway paving and street lamp installation have been completed, 18 new ball game venues and 12 fitness trails have been added, and 107 themed activities and 45 film screenings have been held relying on the literary and artistic convener team, benefiting more than 10,000 residents.
"According to the relevant work deployment of the city and district, Banan District (巴南区) will achieve full coverage of the '15-minute quality cultural life circle' by 2030, and full coverage of the '15-minute quality cultural life circle' in urban built-up areas (street establishment) by the end of 2027. This year, we plan to build 14 cultural life circles. The cultural life circle not only has basic public cultural facilities, but also builds new public cultural spaces such as cultural stations and deploys and installs equipment such as intelligent book lending cabinets according to the size of the resident population and cultural needs," said the relevant person in charge of the Banan District Culture and Tourism Development Committee (巴南区文化和旅游发展委员会).
Illustration: Shen Yiling (沈亦伶)
Return to TopBy: 汪艳霞
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that urban construction must prioritize making cities livable and suitable for living for the people. Chongqing's promotion of the "15-minute high-quality living service circle" construction not only facilitates the lives of the masses but is also an active exploration of how megacities can achieve connotative and refined development.
The exploration wins people's hearts because it is people-oriented. Strengthening planning guidance and refining grassroots responses, the shaping of urban space is closely centered around the daily life trajectories of residents. From optimizing bus routes based on residents' demands to introducing "cloud service windows" in communities for handling government affairs, and then to cultivating literary and artistic conveners to enrich cultural life, every detail points to the same goal: to systematically solve high-frequency needs such as elderly and child care, medical treatment, handling affairs, and cultural and sports leisure within walking distance, making daily life more convenient.
The key to the good operation of the "service circle" is to activate the governance momentum of co-construction and sharing. It breaks the traditional model of single government supply and transforms residents from service recipients to governance subjects through community deliberation platforms, volunteer services, and the driving role of capable individuals. This virtuous interaction of government guidance, social collaboration, and resident participation not only accurately matches diversified livelihood needs but also cultivates residents' sense of identity and cohesion, laying a solid social foundation for the modernization of urban grassroots governance.
"15 minutes" is not only a time concept but also an important yardstick for measuring the temperature of a city. Promoting the extension of public services to communities and upgrading their quality can not only effectively solve "big city problems" but also enhance residents' sense of belonging and happiness. Continuing to improve service standards and evaluation mechanisms, and promoting the balanced distribution of high-quality resources, will surely enable more people to share a high-quality life.
(The author is an associate professor at the School of National Governance, Southwest University (西南大学), and this article was compiled from interviews by Wang Xinyue (王欣悦), a reporter from this newspaper.)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李茂颖
In the summer, wisps of smoke curl over Wanyao Village (碗窑村), Boshan Town (博尚镇), Linxiang District (临翔区), Lincang City (临沧市), Yunnan Province (云南省). In the dragon kilns, relics of the Qing Dynasty (清代), pieces of earthenware are being baked by the intense heat. Amidst the roaring kiln fire, simple pottery gradually takes shape.
The pottery-making skills of Wanyao Village (碗窑村) have been passed down for more than 300 years. Relying on Yunnan Province's (云南省) intangible cultural heritage of earthenware production techniques, the village has gradually transformed from an old village into a new cultural tourism village through development with protection and innovation with inheritance.
Blue stone slab roads run through the village. Walking through the village lanes, ancient residences are scattered in a well-arranged manner. Pottery workshops, boutique homestays, and cultural and creative shops line the streets. The original earth and wood old houses give the village a strong ancient charm and are full of life.
Just a few years ago, these old houses were still a "worry" for the villagers. "The houses were dilapidated, leaking wind and rain. It was not good to live in, and no one wanted to come," said villager Yang Zhangfang (杨章防). In the past, the village's infrastructure was backward, and the pottery industry was scattered and extensive. The villagers guarded their ancestral craftsmanship but did not earn much money.
Should the village be renovated with large-scale demolition and construction, or should the roots of the ancient village be protected and gradually improved? "The village has such a long history and pottery-making skills. We believe that preserving the village's culture will benefit the villagers more," said Li Jiasheng (李家升), deputy secretary of the general party branch of Wanyao Village (碗窑村).
In 2025, Wanyao Village (碗窑村) introduced social capital to carry out protective micro-renovation of the village's idle old houses. Without destroying the original building structure, the living functions were optimized, the courtyard landscape was improved, and a boutique homestay cluster called "Tutaoju" (土陶居) was created.
Yang Junyu (杨钧宇), a young entrepreneur from Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture (红河哈尼族彝族自治州), spearheaded this project. Earlier, he had settled in the village to start a business, renovating the abandoned cowshed in the leased courtyard and building a unique "Cowshed Cafe." "Although there is no exquisite style of urban cafes here, it hides a different kind of rural charm," said Yang Junyu (杨钧宇).
Soon, the adobe houses in the village were uniformly renovated and upgraded, transforming into composite homestays suitable for short-term rest and long-term stays. Even the guest rooms are named after local pottery elements such as "Dragon Kiln" (龙窑) and "Glaze" (釉光). The indoor lighting, cups, and potted ornaments are all handmade by local craftsmen. "Now the old houses have been renovated and can be rented out, and young people also like to come to the village to check in and play," Yang Zhangfang (杨章防) personally felt the benefits brought by the village renovation.
The renovation of old houses has revitalized the resources of the ancient village, and the pottery-making skills have also broken through bottlenecks in the persistence and innovation of the new generation of craftsmen.
Born in 1993, Yang Pixiang (杨丕翔) is a native of Wanyao Village (碗窑村) and has been familiar with pottery-making skills since childhood. In 2023, he chose to return to his hometown to start a business. "The rough texture of the local clay is our unique natural advantage. We must make the taste of Wanyao (碗窑)," he said. To this end, he abandoned the assembly line process and focused on retaining the natural texture of the soil, which was indeed unique.
In order to let the old craftsmanship tell local stories, Yang Pixiang (杨丕翔) also boldly integrated elements such as Cangyuan Rock Paintings (沧源崖画) and Wamao (瓦猫) into his creations, turning old-fashioned pottery into cultural and creative products loved by young people.
Today, nearly 80% of the villagers master pottery-making skills. In order to broaden sales channels, Wanyao Village (碗窑村) established a cooperative to integrate all the pottery workshops in the village and uniformly undertake orders. This not only changed the past situation of fighting alone and low-price involution, but also took the initiative to walk out of the mountains and rush to the Shanghai (上海) cultural and creative exhibition to develop the market.
Old houses are reborn, the soil is fragrant, and tourists flock to them. During this year's "May Day" holiday, many tourists made a special trip to stay in the village and experience the fun of pottery making. Wanyao Village (碗窑村) took advantage of the situation to launch special activities such as overnight stays in dragon kilns and firewood burning experiences, making the ancient village more vibrant and lively.
Behind the booming industry, Wanyao Village (碗窑村) innovated the profit distribution method and built a win-win sharing system for enterprises, village collectives, and farmers. In 2025, the collective economic income of Wanyao Village (碗窑村) increased to 524,000 yuan, with cultural tourism income accounting for more than 30%, and the annual per capita net income of villagers reached 24,900 yuan.
The once dilapidated and backward mountain village is now full of pottery charm and prosperous. The once unpopular coarse pottery mud is now out of the mountains and its value has doubled. "I have gone from being a hurried traveler to a 'new villager' who doesn't want to leave, and I want to make more people fall in love with this place," Yang Junyu (杨钧宇) said in the courtyard, handing coffee to tourists in pottery, and also conveying the unique taste of the ancient village of Wanyao (碗窑).
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on June 1st (Reporter Chen Shangwen (陈尚文)): A reporter learned from the press briefing for the Second World Congress of Classical Studies held by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院) in Beijing (北京) on June 1st that the Second World Congress of Classical Studies, themed "Dialogue between Past and Present: Modern Enlightenment of Classical Wisdom," will be held in Athens (雅典), Greece (希腊) from June 9th to 10th, 2026. The conference will widely invite Chinese and foreign scholars specializing in classical studies, as well as experts and scholars in the fields of civilization, culture, and archaeology, to participate in in-depth dialogues on topics related to classical civilization, providing an important platform for researchers of world classical civilization to exchange ideas and build consensus.
The conference is co-sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院), the Chinese Ministry of Education (中国教育部), the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism (中国文化和旅游部), the Greek Ministry of Culture (希腊文化部), and the Academy of Athens (希腊雅典科学院). In addition to the opening ceremony, plenary session, and closing ceremony, the conference will also hold four parallel sub-forums on topics such as "Virtue and Education: Modern Interpretation of Classical Education," "Friendship and Community: Ethical Community in the Change of Ancient and Modern Times," "Peace and Order: Civilizational Solutions to Global Changes," and "Technology and Civilization: The Humanistic Spirit in the Era of Digital Intelligence."
During the conference, the "Joint Initiative to Illuminate the Path of Human Progress with Classical Wisdom" and the "Global Scholars Residency and Visiting Program of the Chinese Academy of Classical Civilization" will be released. A supporting exhibition themed "Let the Classics Enter the Modern Era - Exhibition of World Classical Civilization Achievements" will be held, showcasing Chinese and foreign classical books, research literature, Chinese traditional medicine classics, major achievements in scientific and technological archaeology and cultural heritage protection, etc. Dynamic displays and experience activities of traditional Chinese medicine culture will be organized to promote interdisciplinary dialogue and mutual learning among civilizations through multi-dimensional and immersive exhibition methods. After the conference, participating guests will be organized to visit the Angelokastro Archaeological Site (安杰洛卡斯特洛考古遗址), the first joint archaeological project between China (中国) and Greece (希腊).
Return to TopBeijing, June 1st (Reported by Wu Chuqi (吴储岐)) - This reporter learned from the Ministry of Civil Affairs (民政部): The Ministry of Civil Affairs (民政部) and other seven departments recently jointly issued a notice, deploying a centralized "Nourishing Hearts to Accompany Growth, Working Together to Protect the Future" themed activity from June 1st to 10th.
The themed activity focuses on cultivating the spiritual qualities of children, providing care and support services, safeguarding security, and showcasing the style of the times. It will carry out a series of "lighting up" activities to allow children, especially those in difficult circumstances, to deeply feel the care of the Party and the government, and the warmth of society.
During the themed activity, primary and secondary schools, children's welfare institutions, and juvenile assistance and protection institutions across the country will simultaneously carry out flag-raising ceremonies, and conduct thematic creation activities such as "Children's Hearts Painting the National Flag" and "Taking a Photo with the National Flag"; invite veteran party members, veteran revolutionary soldiers, and moral models to tell red stories; link up with red education bases, museums, memorial halls, and science and technology museums to organize children to carry out on-site learning education; and various places will combine with reality to hold "June 1st" International Children's Day cultural performances, children's painting and calligraphy exhibitions, charity sales of paintings and calligraphy by orphaned and disabled children, public welfare reading and other activities.
The notice requires that all regions conduct in-depth visits and condolences to families of children in difficult circumstances, children's welfare institutions, and juvenile assistance and protection institutions; organize psychological experts and volunteers to conduct psychological health lectures and one-on-one psychological counseling services; strengthen联动协作 (lián dòng xié zuò - "coordinated cooperation," working together in a coordinated manner) with the 12355 Youth Service Hotline, and collaboratively respond to the requests for help from children in difficult circumstances, especially migrant children with difficulties in life, medical treatment, and schooling, and left-behind children with guardianship deficiencies.
Return to TopOn May 31st, in the industrial park of Lipu City (荔浦市), Guilin (桂林), Guangxi (广西), workers at a hanger processing enterprise are stepping up the production of wooden hangers to rush orders. As the "Hanger Capital of China," Lipu City (荔浦市) has built a complete industrial chain covering eight supporting industries and more than 3,000 varieties. There are currently more than 300 enterprises with an annual output of more than 4 billion hangers, and more than 80% of wooden hangers are exported to more than 100 countries and regions around the world. The hanger industry has not only become the largest pillar industry in the local area, but also a bright name card for Guangxi's (广西) county export economy.
Huang Shenglin (黄胜林) photographed (Image China)
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on June 1st (Reporter: Lin Lili (林丽鹂)) Recently, the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部), the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局), the National Medical Products Administration (国家药监局), and other eight departments jointly issued the "Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the High-Quality Development of Marine Drugs and Functional Products," clarifying that marine health foods, marine drugs, and marine biological materials will be key areas for breakthroughs, and promoting the high-quality development of the marine industry.
China's marine health food industry is becoming increasingly mature, forming a complete industrial chain covering marine polysaccharides, marine polypeptides, and other raw material categories, and the scale of the industry continues to expand. According to the guiding opinions, the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局), on the basis of strictly supervising the registration and filing of health foods and ensuring product quality and safety, will focus on the strong market demand for health functions such as anti-oxidation, memory improvement, and fatigue relief. It will support scientific research institutions and industry enterprises to rely on modern biotechnology to promote the quality improvement and upgrading of the marine health food industry, accelerate the development and application of new raw materials and new functions for marine health foods, and focus on supporting the research and development of new functional marine health foods to better meet the health needs of the people.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 马 晨
Ordering snacks, clothing, and household goods in online live streaming rooms has long become a part of people's daily consumption. However, in Handan (邯郸), Hebei (河北) Province, the goods sold in the live streaming rooms are a bit special: heavy-duty trucks weighing more than ten tons, fasteners of various specifications, precise and durable hydraulic breakers... These industrial products, which usually appear in factory workshops, engineering projects, and offline exhibitions, have also gone online, forging a new path for industrial transformation through live streaming.
Breaking away from offline dependence and expanding the market through e-commerce live streaming.
At 4 p.m., in Cheng'an County (成安县), Handan City (邯郸市), the live streaming equipment is already set up in the showroom of Hebei Bo'ang Automobile Sales Service Co., Ltd. (河北伯昂汽车销售服务有限公司). As the camera turns on, the host, Wu Ranran (武然然), skillfully introduces the frame material, load-bearing parameters, and interior configuration of the customized heavy-duty truck. From time to time, she walks to the side of the truck, pulls the curtain, and demonstrates the product. In the live streaming room, "truckers" from all over the country and purchasing agents from logistics companies constantly ask questions, and Wu Ranran answers them carefully and interacts in real time.
"Two years ago, I couldn't have imagined that heavy-duty trucks worth hundreds of thousands of yuan could be sold in live streaming rooms," said Zhang Yingzhe (张英哲), chairman of Bo'ang Automobile Sales Service Co., Ltd. (伯昂汽车销售服务有限公司), looking at the ever-increasing number of viewers.
This company, which mainly deals in customized trucks, used to be very dependent on the traditional sales model. "In the past, we relied entirely on salesmen to run offline to find customers. They were constantly running around all year round, and the sales range was only in Handan (邯郸). The annual sales volume was only a few hundred units, and the company's development was limited," Zhang Yingzhe (张英哲) admitted that travel expenses and labor costs remained high, customer resources were difficult to expand, and expanding the market was even more difficult.
In Handan (邯郸), this predicament is not unique to Bo'ang Automobile (伯昂汽车). Yongnian (永年) fasteners, Cheng'an (成安) equipment, Wu'an (武安) casting, Quzhou (曲周) children's cars, Feixiang (肥乡) trailers and other characteristic industrial clusters have complete industrial chains and excellent product quality, but the number of enterprises is large, the competition for homogeneous products is fierce, and the offline market is saturated.
Yibang Machinery Technology (Handan City) Co., Ltd. (宜邦机械科技（邯郸市）有限公司) produces fasteners, relying on introductions from old customers and offline exhibitions to receive orders, and its products are sold to surrounding provinces and cities. "Salesmen run their legs off, but it's better to take a turn at the exhibition. However, there are only a few exhibitions a year, and the order conversion efficiency is low, and a large number of high-quality products are trapped locally," said Li Kaibao (李凯豹), general manager of the company.
"'Offline-based, online blank' has become a bottleneck restricting the development of local characteristic industrial clusters. It's not that industrial products are not suitable for online sales, but that the thinking has not changed," said Ren Gaofa (任高发), a second-level researcher at the Handan Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology (邯郸市工业和信息化局). With the rapid development of e-commerce live streaming, agricultural products, daily necessities, and other products have already opened up the market through live streaming. However, many business operators in Handan (邯郸) feel that "industrial products are expensive and highly specialized, and customers cannot place orders based on live streaming alone," sticking to offline marketing and missing the first opportunity for digital development.
How to break through? In 2025, Handan City (邯郸市) tried to deeply integrate the "one product, one broadcast" model with the sales of industrial products. The "one product, one broadcast" working group took the initiative to connect with industrial enterprises and suggested that enterprises try live streaming. Encouraged by the policy, more and more companies have entered the live streaming e-commerce track with their own industrial products.
At the beginning of this year, Handan City (邯郸市) issued the "Implementation Plan for Vigorously Promoting Live Streaming of Industrial Products," promoting industrial enterprises to embrace live streaming e-commerce in stages and steps. This year, it plans to promote more than 2,000 industrial enterprises to "touch the Internet," and realize more than 5,000 types of live streaming industrial products. At the same time, a series of support policies have been introduced around anchor training, scene construction, and logistics support.
The workshop becomes a live streaming room, accurately harvesting a large number of customer groups.
"For many years, my sales have been the third in the company, and I want to make a breakthrough," Wu Ranran (武然然) said, rubbing her hands, and was the first in the company to try live streaming.
"Although I know the specifications and applicable scenarios of each product like the back of my hand, because I am completely unfamiliar with the live streaming process, in the early stage of the broadcast, there were few viewers in the live streaming room and the atmosphere was cold," Wu Ranran (武然然) was once lost.
The turning point came from the help of the Cheng'an County (成安县) "one product, one broadcast" working group. E-commerce professionals went deep into enterprises to carry out live streaming skills training, from live streaming script planning, lens expression, on-site interactive Q&A, platform rules explanation, to account operation, order conversion, guiding employees to master live streaming skills. Wu Ranran (武然然) gradually explored the vertical and professional ideas of industrial product live streaming, and strengthened her confidence in exploration.
"After the live streaming room improved, I fixed the live streaming for two or three hours every day, and perseverance can make achievements," Wu Ranran (武然然) said. She moved the live streaming mobile phone bracket to the sales exhibition hall and production workshop, showing the vehicles in an all-round real scene, interpreting professional vehicle knowledge in easy-to-understand language, and calculating the cost of buying a car for every "trucker."
Liu Jun (刘军), a "trucker" from Hefei (合肥), Anhui (安徽) Province, finally placed an order for his favorite truck after watching and comparing it in the live streaming room for a long time. "The host combined my actual situation of transporting 'pallet goods' all year round, comprehensively considered the vehicle's fuel consumption, highway toll and other costs, and matched me with the most suitable model. After careful calculation, I can save more than 200,000 yuan in operating expenses every year," Liu Jun (刘军) said happily.
In 2025, Bo'ang Automobile's (伯昂汽车) annual sales reached 350 million yuan, of which 85% of the orders came from online live streaming rooms, and 70% of the customers came from other provinces, and the sales range expanded to more than 30 provinces.
From offline exhibitions to cloud live streaming rooms, from salesmen running the market to online accurate customer acquisition, Handan (邯郸) industrial product live streaming has taken a characteristic path of "professional + real scene + source." Without exaggerated rhetoric and frequent promotions, the live streaming is based on the product itself, turning the production workshop, testing workshop, and warehouse into a cloud exhibition hall, allowing customers to efficiently understand the whole process of product production and quality testing details through the screen.
"We understand products, understand the industry, and understand customer needs," Li Kaibao (李凯豹) said. Customers ask professional questions, such as the tensile strength of bolts, the matching specifications of nuts, and the production cycle of customized products, which can only be accurately answered by people who understand the products. In the first quarter of this year, the company's online channel revenue exceeded 15 million yuan, forming a virtuous circle of "live streaming customer acquisition, offline transaction."
"We have organized 272 industrial product anchor training sessions, with a cumulative training of 27,000 people, and successfully converted nearly 3,000 anchors. Talents who understand products and understand the industry have become the main force in industrial product live streaming," Ren Gaofa (任高发) introduced. The real production scene, professional product explanation, and quality assurance from the source factory have made Handan (邯郸) industrial product live streaming quickly out of the circle, accurately harvesting a large number of customer groups.
As of now, Handan (邯郸) has 1,892 industrial enterprises and 5,477 kinds of industrial products online for live streaming sales. Last year, 11 provincial key county characteristic industrial clusters in Handan City (邯郸市) achieved a profit of 19.7 billion yuan, an increase of 43.9% year-on-year, which was 27.9 percentage points higher than the provincial average. From January to April this year, the revenue of industrial clusters in Handan (邯郸) achieved an increase of 8.4%.
Facing end customers directly, shifting from extensive production to precise research and development.
At Brik Part (Hebei) Machinery Technology Co., Ltd. (布瑞克帕特（河北）机械科技有限公司), the host is conducting live streaming in English, promoting hydraulic breaker products to overseas customers in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and other regions, realizing cross-border live streaming sales.
"In the past, enterprises sold whatever they produced. Now we collect customer needs in the live streaming room and develop customized products in a targeted manner," said Zu Hailun (俎海伦), Minister of the Enterprise Management Department of Brik Part (Hebei) Machinery Technology Co., Ltd. (布瑞克帕特（河北）机械科技有限公司). Overseas customers watch products remotely, make demands, and discuss cooperation through live streaming. Since conducting live streaming in English, the company's overseas order volume has continued to rise, and the market share of products in overseas markets has continued to increase.
Orders in the live streaming room continue, the workshop production line is running at full speed, and the warehouse goods are packed in an orderly manner... Live streaming brings not only the growth of order volume and the expansion of sales radius, but also the comprehensive improvement of enterprises in product research and development, quality control, brand building, and service upgrades.
"Live streaming allows us to directly face end customers, and customer feedback can be transmitted to the production end in the first time, forcing us to continuously optimize products and improve quality," said Hao Jianli (郝建利), chairman of Handan Runtian Pump Industry Co., Ltd. (邯郸市润田泵业有限公司).
With the help of live streaming, Runtian Pump Industry (润田泵业) achieved e-commerce sales of 22 million yuan in 2025, accounting for nearly 50% of the annual total operating income. The rapid growth of orders has promoted enterprises to accelerate transformation and upgrading. In 2025, the company launched 8 series of new water pump products, and the permanent magnet AI intelligent water pump, which was originally planned to be put into production in 2027, was put on the market in small batches ahead of schedule.
"This intelligent water pump has high energy-saving efficiency and long service life, and it has become a hit as soon as it was launched," Hao Jianli (郝建利) said. Live streaming not only opened up sales channels, but also promoted enterprises to transform from extensive production to precise research and development, and the core competitiveness has been continuously enhanced. The average price of water pumps has also increased from 2,000 yuan to 4,000 yuan, and the company's benefits have been greatly improved.
For Handan (邯郸) characteristic industrial clusters, industrial product live streaming is an important opportunity to achieve group development and overall upgrading. "Many small enterprises have good product quality, but they do not have the ability to do live streaming. We build a platform to help them sell online, so that even two screws can be sold separately, driving the common development of the entire cluster of enterprises," Li Kaibao (李凯豹) said. They will build the live streaming room into a sales platform shared by the cluster, integrating the products of surrounding small and medium-sized enterprises. Among the more than 8,000 fastener products, more than 3,000 are from small and micro enterprises.
In the next step, Handan (邯郸) will continue to deepen the promotion of industrial product live streaming, create a batch of typical demonstration cases of live streaming, further expand the coverage of industrial product live streaming, and promote the quality and upgrading of the industrial economy with new formats and new models, so that more high-quality industrial products can go to domestic and foreign markets through the cloud.
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Turning traffic into sales and nurturing creativity into industry requires a solid foundation of rapid response, collaborative innovation across the industrial chain.
In recent years, every "June 1st" International Children's Day sees not only children celebrating, but also an increasing number of "old kids." Rewarding oneself with a POP MART series blind box, carrying a doll bag charm, chasing after newly released anime movie derivative dolls... the consumption of "not wanting to grow up" is particularly evident in front of the doll shelves.
Besides holidays, many adults also linger in front of the doll shelves on a daily basis. Dolls, once considered exclusive to children, have now broken through the boundaries of age and function, evolving into emotional carriers and consumer choices for people of all ages.
Why are small dolls popular in the market? On the one hand, the collective rise of domestic animation and domestic trends provides a sustainable source of content for dolls, creating eye-catching traffic culture IPs. On the other hand, turning traffic into sales and nurturing creativity into industry requires a solid foundation of rapid response, collaborative innovation across the industrial chain. From an image to a set of products, from a one-time hot sale to continuous operation, behind the blockbuster is a test of whether the industrial chain can turn quickly and supply stably.
The "speed" of the industrial chain comes from the "flexibility" of manufacturing methods. The emergence of blockbuster dolls has placed new demands on the manufacturing side: smaller orders, more batches, and faster updates. In the traditional model, the approach of spending tens of thousands of yuan to open a mold and then mass-produce to spread costs can no longer adapt to market changes. With the development of intelligent technology and the popularization of digital workshops, ordering from a few dozen pieces is no longer a problem, and even customization can be achieved through 3D printing technology. Doll production achieves "small order fast response" through flexible manufacturing, capturing market signals faster and completing design transformation faster, so that even occasional hot spots can be turned into market dividends.
The "stability" of the industrial chain comes from the "density" of industrial clusters. The production of a doll involves more than a dozen raw materials, covering multiple processes such as mold, injection molding, and spraying, which are distributed in multiple specialized factories. In Shipai Town (石排镇), Dongguan (东莞), Guangdong (广东), the production park is surrounded by a complete industrial chain of "IP design - intelligent manufacturing - packaging and logistics," with the time from drawing to finished product calculated in hours. In Ankang (安康), Shaanxi (陕西), by building centers for cultural and creative design, raw and auxiliary material wholesale, product release and display, e-commerce operation, and logistics and distribution, small dolls are growing into large clusters.
Small dolls connect cultural creativity, intelligent manufacturing, industrial clusters, and e-commerce logistics, reflecting the leap of Chinese manufacturing from being able to produce to being able to create, and from receiving orders to cultivating brands. By better combining creative advantages, manufacturing advantages, and chain group advantages, small dolls can also be "played" into a big industry.
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Recently, some passengers have reported being charged fees for bringing 20-inch suitcases on board by some airlines, and the implementation standards vary among different airlines. Is there a basis for airlines to charge fees for carry-on luggage? How can passengers know which air services are included in the ticket price and which require additional fees? In this regard, reporters interviewed relevant airlines and industry experts.
According to the "Rules on Price Behavior in the Domestic Air Transport Market of Civil Aviation" issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (中国民航局) and the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) in 2017, and the "Regulations on the Management of Passenger Services for Public Air Transport" promulgated by the Ministry of Transport (交通运输部) in 2021, the specifications for carry-on luggage, free baggage allowance, and excess baggage charges are independently formulated and publicly announced by airlines in accordance with the law. An official from Lucky Air (祥鹏航空) explained that airlines can provide differentiated services to passengers who purchase tickets at different prices. The passenger who reported the luggage fee this time purchased an ordinary economy class ticket from the airline, which limits carry-on luggage to 1 piece, 7 kg, and dimensions not exceeding 20×30×40 cm. If passengers choose to purchase business class tickets, they can carry 2 pieces of luggage, 7 kg each, with dimensions extended to 20×40×55 cm; if they purchase Yuexiang Economy Class or Shuxiang Economy Class tickets, they can carry 1 piece of 7 kg luggage, with dimensions also 20×40×55 cm. Passengers can also choose to upgrade to enjoy the corresponding cabin's carry-on baggage allowance.
After consultation, the dimensions of 20-inch suitcases sold by different merchants are not completely uniform. Luggage dimensions in the civil aviation industry are usually calculated in centimeters. If measured by the standard of 20×40×55 cm, the size is equivalent to a 20-inch suitcase.
Some passengers wonder why some airlines charge for carry-on luggage. Li Xiaojin (李晓津), director of the Institute of Aviation Economics and Development at the Civil Aviation University of China (中国民航大学), analyzed that in recent years, air ticket prices have generally been stable with a slight decrease, coupled with the recent rise in aviation fuel prices, airlines are facing cost pressures. Domestic airlines are mainly divided into full-service airlines and differentiated airlines. The former provides tickets that include passenger transportation services, as well as in-flight meals, free baggage allowance, etc.; the latter provides tickets that no longer include all services, mainly "selling seats," and meals, baggage allowance, etc. are purchased separately by passengers as needed. For differentiated airlines, after lowering ticket prices, some passengers traveling light can enjoy lower ticket prices, and charging fees for some excess baggage helps alleviate the cost pressure on airlines.
Based on market development trends and the diverse travel needs of passengers, some airlines in China have unbundled services such as baggage allowance and in-flight meals from air tickets for passengers to choose from. Passengers can purchase corresponding ticket products and value-added services according to their own luggage carrying situation and travel needs. An official from Lucky Air (祥鹏航空) suggested that if passengers have less luggage, they can choose basic fare tickets; if carry-on or checked baggage exceeds the free standard for the corresponding cabin, they can also purchase baggage allowance through official channels before the flight takes off.
Some passengers wonder why they only learned about the baggage fee when they were about to board the plane. Li Xiaojin (李晓津) believes that relevant companies need to improve the details of informing passengers about baggage services. For example, some passengers purchase tickets through online travel platforms. If the platform does not inform passengers about the airline's excess baggage fees, it will cause passengers to only find out about some excess baggage fees after arriving at the airport.
Chen Xiaoshuang (陈晓双), a researcher at the Qunar Travel (去哪儿旅行) Big Data Research Institute, introduced that when passengers book tickets, airline APPs and ticket purchase platforms should clearly display the checked baggage allowance and the weight and dimensions of carry-on luggage as required, reminding passengers to carefully read the baggage regulations before traveling.
Return to TopUrumqi, June 1st (Reporter Li Yanan (李亚楠)) The G217 Duku Highway will be open to traffic from June 1st. In order to balance the construction of national key projects such as the G3033 Duku Expressway and the Yia Railway with the need for public safety, the section will implement traffic guarantee measures of "ensuring traffic during the day and construction at night."
The G217 Usu Post to Kuruli section is open to traffic from 8:00 to 19:00 daily. Social vehicles such as small passenger cars with 7 seats or less and trucks with a load capacity of 5 tons or less are allowed to pass. Among them, the G217 Kuruli to Nalati entrance will flexibly adjust the closing time to 21:00 according to the actual daily traffic flow, weather changes, and other conditions. To ensure traffic safety and resolutely prevent construction vehicles from mixing with social vehicles, social vehicles are not allowed to enter the Nalati to Usu Post entrance and the Qiaorma to G217 entrance after 19:00. Restricted vehicles can detour from the Kucha to Hejing section of G3012, the Hejing section of G218, or the Kuytun to Qingshuihe section of G30 and the Qingshuihe to Yining section of G3016.
The Duku Highway, running vertically through the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, is a landmark scenic road. With deserts and Gobi, snow-capped mountains and canyons, wetland grasslands, and forest rivers, tourists can experience the beautiful scenery of "experiencing all four seasons in one day and different weather every ten miles." (一天游四季，十里不同天 (yī tiān yóu sì jì, shí lǐ bù tóng tiān - "one day travel four seasons, ten miles different sky," describes a place with highly variable weather and scenery)).
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"Focusing on the growth potential and technological capabilities of enterprises, we dare to invest and provide loans once we identify them, accompanying enterprises to grow together," said Liang Xu (梁旭), Chairman of Anhui Hefei Dezhi Hangchuang Technology Co., Ltd. (安徽合肥德智航创科技有限公司).
In 2022, Dezhi Hangchuang once faced a tight cash flow situation. Huishang Bank (徽商银行), after fully understanding the company's technical strength and growth prospects, provided 10 million yuan in credit support.
"Thanks to the bank's help, our sales revenue has increased from 2.7674 million yuan in 2021 to 23 million yuan in 2025," said Liang Xu (梁旭).
"Daring to invest and being good at investing" is the evaluation of Huishang Bank (徽商银行) by many technology companies. As a local legal person bank, Huishang Bank (徽商银行), based on the characteristics of Anhui's (安徽) science and technology innovation, explores new models of science and technology financial services, and strives to create seven categories of exclusive product systems that run through the entire chain and life cycle of technology-based enterprises, launching products such as "Science and Technology Talent Loan," "Science and Technology R&D Loan," and "Science and Technology Achievement Transformation Loan."
In 2025, Huishang Bank (徽商银行) also pioneered a knowledge property value self-assessment system in the province, launching the online collateral loan product "Zhi e Loan (知e贷)," realizing online services for the entire process of application, evaluation, registration, and approval. Since May 2025, it has provided more than 600 million yuan in financing support to more than 210 technology companies.
Anhui Jinguoyuan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (安徽金国源中药股份有限公司) was once limited in its development due to insufficient collateral during the critical period of industrial upgrading and intelligent equipment transformation and upgrading. When the company was in trouble, Huishang Bank (徽商银行) accurately connected with the company through "Zhi e Loan (知e贷)," and completed the issuance of a 5 million yuan loan in just 3 working days.
"It only took 72 hours from application to the arrival of funds, and the entire process was online. This was unimaginable in the past, and it truly solved our difficulties," said the relevant person in charge of the company. With the help of the bank, the company successfully completed the launch of 7 automated production lines.
In order to stimulate endogenous power, Huishang Bank (徽商银行) has introduced new ideas in its system and mechanism. "We took the lead in establishing a first-level science and technology finance department in the head office, set up science and technology finance centers in 21 branches, and created 20 'Science and Technology Home' characteristic sub-branches in 20 provincial-level parks to create a characteristic service system for science and technology finance in the park," said Ding Yong (丁勇), general manager of the Science and Technology Finance Department of Huishang Bank (徽商银行). "In terms of risk tolerance, we give tolerance to non-performing loans in science and technology credit business, formulate a negative list of duty-bound exemptions, and implement 'exemption as much as possible' for personnel who have not triggered the negative list to solve the problem of 'not daring to lend'."
In 2023, it became the first batch of pilot financial institutions for the "Common Growth Plan" of the Anhui Branch of the People's Bank of China (人民银行安徽省分行); the first batch of "Integral Loan" for scientific and technological innovation in Anhui Province was implemented; the first "double guarantee letter" high-end manufacturing intellectual property securitization product in the country was issued... Innovation is the gene of Huishang Bank (徽商银行) and the internal driving force for it to continue to do a good job in the major article of science and technology finance.
As of the end of 2025, the balance of Huishang Bank's (徽商银行) science and technology loans was nearly 210 billion yuan, serving more than 23,000 science and technology companies.
"In the next step, our bank will continue to practice the political and people-oriented nature of financial work, do a good job in the 'five major articles' of finance, focus on improving the science and technology financial service system, accelerate the deep integration of science and technology innovation and industrial innovation, and provide strong financial support for Anhui (安徽) to build a 'three places and one area'," said Kong Qinglong (孔庆龙), President of Huishang Bank (徽商银行).
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The governance of the online ecosystem is an important task in building a strong cyber nation, concerning national development and security, and the immediate interests of the people. On November 28, 2025, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out when chairing the 23rd collective study of the 20th CPC Central Political Bureau: "It is necessary to improve the long-term mechanism for governing the online ecosystem." "The practice of these years has made us deeply aware that to grasp the governance of the online ecosystem, we must adhere to the leadership of the Party, adhere to the people first, adhere to integrity and innovation, adhere to the rule of law, and adhere to the concept of the system." These important expositions are the focus and expansion of Xi Jinping (习近平)'s thought on the rule of law and General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平)'s important thought on building a strong cyber nation in the field of online ecological governance, revealing the inherent logical relationship between the rule of law and the long-term mechanism of online ecological governance: the rule of law is not an instrumental means external to the long-term mechanism, but a logical premise, effectiveness guarantee, and order destination that constitute the internal structure of the long-term mechanism. Only by practicing the governance requirements of foresight, accuracy, systematicness, and synergy with the thinking and methods of the rule of law can the long-term mechanism of online ecological governance truly mature and take shape. We should earnestly understand, organically integrate, and thoroughly implement Xi Jinping (习近平)'s thought on the rule of law and General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平)'s important thought on building a strong cyber nation, adapt to the new situation of accelerated iteration of digital and intelligent technology, deep integration of online business forms, and cross-border transmission of risks, adhere to the rule of law, and improve the long-term mechanism for governing the online ecosystem.
The rule of law is the implementation of Xi Jinping (习近平)'s thought on the rule of law and General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平)'s important thought on building a strong cyber nation.
Cyberspace is a new field of human social activities in the information age. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Cyberspace is the common spiritual home of hundreds of millions of people. A clear and clean cyberspace with a good ecology is in the interests of the people. A smoggy cyberspace with a deteriorating ecology is not in the interests of the people." This important exposition elevates the governance of the online ecosystem to the political height of people's well-being. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) stressed: "Cyberspace is not a 'place outside the law.' Cyberspace is virtual, but the subjects who use cyberspace are real, and everyone should abide by the law and clarify the rights and obligations of all parties." This important assertion fundamentally negates the tendency of online nihilism and technological anarchism, and lays a solid legal foundation for introducing the rule of law into the governance of cyberspace.
From a theoretical point of view, the rule of law is deeply rooted in the intersection and integration of Xi Jinping (习近平)'s thought on the rule of law and General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平)'s important thought on building a strong cyber nation in the online field. One of the core meanings of Xi Jinping (习近平)'s thought on the rule of law is to adhere to building a socialist modern country in an all-round way on the track of the rule of law; General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平)'s important thought on building a strong cyber nation clearly requires "adhering to governing the Internet according to law, running the Internet according to law, and surfing the Internet according to law." Adhering to the rule of law promotes the strategy of comprehensively governing the country according to law to the depth of cyberspace, revealing the inherent unity between the rule of law and online governance. In cyberspace, algorithm recommendation reshapes the order of information dissemination, data utilization touches on personal dignity and property rights, and platform rules affect the behavior patterns of hundreds of millions of users, all of which are related to the allocation of rights and obligations and the protection of public interests. If the theory of "technological neutrality" is allowed to obscure value orientation and "decentralization" dissolves the attribution of responsibility, it will inevitably damage fairness and justice and erode public interests. Adhering to the rule of law directly addresses these deep-seated contradictions, using the rule of law to clarify the direction, establish rules, and draw bottom lines for technological development, ensuring that the Internet always operates on the right track.
From the perspective of institutional function, the rule of law plays an important role in consolidating the foundation, stabilizing expectations, and benefiting the long term in the governance of the online ecosystem. Online technology iterates rapidly, new business forms and new models emerge one after another, and online chaos presents hidden, mutated, and cross-domain characteristics. Although campaign-style governance can form a phased deterrent, it is difficult to eradicate problems. The rule of law elevates governance experience to institutional norms, transforms policy requirements into legal obligations, and forms a long-term, stable, universally applicable, predictable, and supervised governance framework. Xi Jinping (习近平)'s thought on the rule of law emphasizes "adhering to building a socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics." When implemented in the governance of the online ecosystem, it is necessary to build a complete legal system covering online content management, data security protection, algorithm governance, platform responsibility, and protection of minors, so that governance has laws to rely on, law enforcement has laws to follow, and relief has laws to seek.
From the perspective of value orientation, the rule of law profoundly reflects the development thought of putting the people at the center. Xi Jinping (习近平)'s thought on the rule of law and General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平)'s important thought on building a strong cyber nation adhere to the people's position as the main body, and require that embodying the people's interests, reflecting the people's wishes, safeguarding the people's rights, and enhancing the people's well-being be implemented in all fields and throughout the entire process of comprehensively governing the country according to law. In cyberspace, this means that the construction of the rule of law is ultimately to create a clear, orderly, and upwardly good online space, so that hundreds of millions of people can enjoy more sense of gain, happiness, and security. This distinct people's position makes the rule of law not only a choice of governance tools, but also a manifestation of value commitment.
The rule of law is the key hub for improving the long-term mechanism for governing the online ecosystem.
Adhering to the leadership of the Party, adhering to the people first, adhering to integrity and innovation, adhering to the rule of law, and adhering to the concept of the system, these "five adherences" are a logically rigorous and closely linked organic whole. Adhering to the rule of law undertakes a special and key function, which is a key link to integrate the Party's leadership political principles, the people-first value position, the inherent vitality of integrity and innovation, and the overall method of the concept of the system into institutional practice, and is the only way for the governance of the online ecosystem to move from practical exploration to institutional shaping. The effective practices and successful experiences accumulated in the long-term practice of online ecological governance can only be transformed into long-term mechanisms with universal binding force and lasting vitality through the refinement and consolidation of the rule of law, so as to get rid of the dependence on specific situations and individual promotion. Therefore, in the "five adherences," adhering to the rule of law is the institutional carrier of the other four adherences, the core mechanism for transforming practical experience into institutional effectiveness, and a key link in the complete chain of "practice-theory-system."
The core meaning of adhering to the rule of law lies in implementing the basic strategy of comprehensively governing the country according to law completely and accurately in cyberspace, so that all work in the governance of the online ecosystem is carried out on the track of the rule of law. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) clearly requires "coordinating and promoting legislation, law enforcement, justice, and law popularization in the online field." Scientific legislation responds to the legal needs of new technologies and new business forms in a timely manner; strict law enforcement ensures that the law "grows teeth" in the digital space, so that violators are punished according to law and law-abiding people can travel unimpeded; fair justice establishes behavioral norms and delineates the boundaries of rights through individual case trials, giving play to the guiding and educational role of the rule of law; universal law-abiding requires extensive publicity and education on online rule of law, so that clarifying the rights and obligations of all parties is transformed from legal requirements into the behavioral consciousness of hundreds of millions of netizens. These four use legal means to ensure that all work in the governance of the online ecosystem is carried out on the track of the rule of law, forming an enforceable, supervisable, and accountable institutional arrangement.
Adhering to the rule of law responds to the major contemporary proposition of coordinating technological innovation and development with the construction of order in cyberspace. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "There is no national security without cyber security, and there is no modernization without informatization." This important assertion reveals a profound governance logic: the faster the technology develops, the wider the application, and the deeper the penetration, the less governance can rely on temporary measures and subjective judgments, and the more it needs the rule of law to provide a stable framework. On the one hand, the rule of law provides stable expectations and institutional guarantees for scientific and technological innovation, so that new technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data can develop in an orderly manner on the track of the rule of law, and realize "making the Internet better benefit the people"; on the other hand, the rule of law provides institutional support for preventing and resolving risks in cyberspace, and builds a solid cyber security barrier by improving laws and regulations such as the Cyber Security Law and the Data Security Law, so that technological development always maintains the correct direction of serving the people.
The significance of the rule of law for improving the long-term mechanism for governing the online ecosystem is concentrated in three fundamental transformations: First, transforming policy promotion into institutional driving, so that governance shifts from relying on special deployments to relying on the regular operation of laws and regulations; second, transforming centralized rectification into routine operation, so that governance shifts from phased tackling to institutionalized, proceduralized, and standardized operation; third, transforming a single subject into collaborative governance, clarifying the rights and responsibilities of all parties through law, forming a good governance pattern of the online ecosystem, and truly achieving long-term peace and stability.
The rule of law is the order destination for improving the long-term mechanism for governing the online ecosystem.
Regarding the improvement of the long-term mechanism for governing the online ecosystem, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Focus on improving the foresight, accuracy, systematicness, and synergy of governance." These four goal dimensions are also a logically rigorous whole: foresight is the prediction and guidance in the time dimension, focusing on using the system to predict the trend of technological change and governance risks, so that governance is ahead of problems; accuracy is the identification and adjudication in the operational dimension, focusing on using clear rules to achieve classified policies and appropriate penalties, and eliminating rough governance; systematicness is the integration and connection in the structural dimension, focusing on using a coordinated and integrated system to cover all fields and links in cyberspace, and avoiding fragmented governance; synergy is the linkage and synergy in the subject dimension, focusing on using the rule of law to allocate rights and responsibilities to build a co-governance pattern in which multiple subjects participate in an orderly manner. The four dimensions are mutually conditional and indispensable. The rule of law is the main line that runs through these four dimensions, that is, anchoring the rule framework with forward-looking legislation, realizing the effectiveness of the rules with accurate law enforcement, integrating the rule system with systematic institutions, and condensing the synergy of the rules with synergistic mechanisms. The four dimensions are integrated to jointly point to the order goal of "continuously creating a clear and upright online space."
The ultimate goal of the long-term mechanism is to form a normative order that can maintain itself, that is, "continuously creating a clear and upright online space." An order based on legitimate rules and universally followed has inherent stability and self-reinforcing ability. The rule of law is the central nervous system and institutionalized reproduction mechanism of this normative order. It establishes a clear boundary of rights and obligations, provides rational channels for dispute resolution, and establishes fair standards for evaluating behavior, so that order becomes an institutionalized and predictable normal existence.
The rule of law as the destination of order means that it constructs a clear and upright online space into an institutionalized order form in which rights are protected, obligations are balanced, responsibilities are accountable, and relief is available. In this order, the rule of law is not a one-way control tool, but embeds an institutional balance between the tension relationships such as information flow and content management, the right to express and the right to personality, and commercial interests and public interests by setting a fair and reasonable structure of rights and obligations. The value tensions in cyberspace—the balance between freedom and order, the coordination between innovation and security, and the coordination between efficiency and fairness—all need to find a dynamic balance point under the framework of the rule of law. The rule of law makes this balance stable and predictable, and directly transforms the institutional functions of stabilizing expectations and benefiting the long term into the inherent order law of cyberspace. At the same time, the rule of law integrates the core socialist values into the entire process of online governance, so that value requirements such as advocating morality and goodness, honesty and trustworthiness, and public order and good customs are transformed from advocacy discourse into institutional regulations with normative effect, providing institutional guarantees for abundant positive energy. The essential characteristic of this order form is that every online participant is not only a beneficiary of the order, but also a maintainer and builder of the order. The rule of law provides them with channels to participate in governance, ways to express demands, and guarantees to protect rights. This kind of order, because it is rooted in the legitimate rules that are universally observed by the subject, has inherent stability and self-reinforcing characteristics. It is a normalized and long-term institutional product, and makes a clear and upright online space a normative reality that can be experienced, expected, and sustained.
Improving the long-term mechanism for governing the online ecosystem is a systematic reshaping of governance concepts, institutional supply, and practical paths, aiming to transform the Internet, the "biggest variable," into the "biggest increment" of career development. Deeply grasping the guiding, normative, and guaranteeing nature of the rule of law, building a new governance pattern covering the entire chain of legislation, law enforcement, justice, and law-abiding, and escorting a high-quality online ecology with a high level of the rule of law will continuously inject strong impetus into promoting and expanding Chinese-style modernization.
(The author is the Dean of the Institute of Data Rule of Law, China University of Political Science and Law (中国政法大学))
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The basic core of China's independent knowledge system of economics is socialist political economics with Chinese characteristics. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must strengthen research and exploration, strengthen the summarization of regular understanding, continuously improve the theoretical system of socialist political economics with Chinese characteristics, and promote the construction of economics disciplines that fully embody Chinese characteristics, Chinese style, and Chinese manner." To accelerate the construction of an independent knowledge system of socialist political economics with Chinese characteristics, the key is to enhance problem awareness, adhere to problem orientation, and discover "typical facts" and condense iconic concepts and categories in answering and solving the contemporary problems facing China's economic development.
Enhance Problem Awareness
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Answering and guiding the solution of problems is the fundamental task of theory." In establishing problem awareness and adhering to problem orientation in the construction of an independent knowledge system of socialist political economics with Chinese characteristics, it is first necessary to have a deep understanding of what constitutes a "problem."
Problems are the voice of the times, and problems themselves have a contemporary nature. On the one hand, the posing of problems has a contemporary nature, that is, social development will always raise contemporary problems that need to be solved. On the other hand, the conditions for understanding and solving problems have a contemporary nature, that is, social development creates the possibility for solving corresponding problems. The construction of an independent knowledge system of socialist political economics with Chinese characteristics needs to be based on the historical process of China's socialist economic development, based on the ideological and practical conditions created by development itself, and respond from the perspective of political economics to the contemporary problems faced by socialism with Chinese characteristics entering a new stage of development.
Related to the contemporary nature of problems is practicality. Socialist political economics with Chinese characteristics has a strong practicality, mainly reflected in two aspects. On the one hand, socialist political economics with Chinese characteristics, as a theory that reveals the laws of economic operation of socialism with Chinese characteristics, especially the theory that reveals the laws of comprehensively promoting Chinese-style modernization with high-quality development, must answer the fundamental problems that truly have Chinese characteristics in China's economic development practice. On the other hand, science should have the attribute of verification or falsification. The verification or falsification of philosophy and social sciences cannot only be theoretical logical self-consistency and deduction, but also needs to be tested by the practice of social movements. As the latest achievement of socialist political economics with Chinese characteristics, Xi Jinping's Economic Thought (习近平经济思想) is not only a theoretical crystallization formed in China's economic development practice, but also a scientific theory that has been proven by practice.
It is this profound practicality that defines the national character of political economics. Economic development is first and foremost the economic activities and development of each country and nation, and economic theory must first respond to and guide the economic practice of its own country and nation. At the same time, only by first solving and handling the economic problems of one's own country and nation can one contribute to human economic development, and its economic theory can have a global impact. The vitality of socialist political economics with Chinese characteristics is precisely based on China, as the largest developing country in the contemporary world, achieving historic achievements in solving economic development problems and promoting Chinese-style modernization. This, to a certain extent, determines that socialist political economics with Chinese characteristics will gradually become an economic theory that goes from the nation to the world in the process of creating a new form of human civilization, with the characteristics of mutual connection and unity between nationality and globality, particularity and generality.
Discover "Typical Facts"
Whether theoretical innovation can reflect problem orientation depends on whether it can discover and interpret "typical facts." "Typical facts" are facts of great significance, facts that have both important and profound impacts on China's economic and social development, and have far-reaching and broad global significance. This kind of "typical fact" is a contemporary proposition that occurs in the practice of China's economic and social development, and the social conditions for its generation and solution are all contemporary.
On the basis of discovering "typical facts," it is necessary to further systematically describe and interpret "typical facts," not only to clearly describe the face of the facts themselves in the sense of socialist political economics with Chinese characteristics, but also to clarify the generation, development process, and motivation of the basic problems associated with them. This requires us to not only explain why there is this basic problem and the corresponding practice of solving the problem from the history of practical development, but also to summarize what kind of Chinese characteristics "typical facts" have from a broad international comparison.
Take China's industrial system as an example. China has the advantage of a complete industrial system and strong industrial chain resilience. A solid material and technological foundation and a broad market space constitute a solid foundation for the resilience of China's industrial chain, and also enable the resilience of China's industrial chain to rise against the trend under external shocks. This is a "typical fact" of China's industrial development. The resilience of China's industrial chain not only breaks through the limitations of Western economic theory, such as emphasizing international industrial division of labor and simply focusing on giving play to comparative advantages, which can easily lead to external dependence on key links and fragmentation of the industrial system; it also breaks through the logic of relying on spontaneous market regulation, such as completely letting the market pursue profits, which can easily lead to industrial hollowing out; it has also accumulated valuable practical experience, such as achieving efficient resource coordination through a new type of national system, and consolidating the foundation of industrial chain resilience by relying on a complete industrial system and a super-large market.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Socialist political economics with Chinese characteristics can only be enriched and developed in practice." The discovery and interpretation of "typical facts" in socialist political economics with Chinese characteristics must first clarify what position to stand on and what values to base on to distinguish what is a "typical fact," and on this basis, it is more necessary to establish a development view that conforms to objective laws. Because the discovery and selection of "typical facts" is based on practice, has profound historical motivations and corresponding development conditions, and thus has profound historical necessity. On the one hand, it is necessary to take the liberation and development of social productive forces as the fundamental standard, and recognize the progressiveness of "typical facts" from the contradiction movement of productive forces and production relations, economic base and superstructure. On the other hand, it is necessary to adhere to the "two combinations" and deeply grasp the objectivity of "typical facts" from the perspective of responding to the contemporary problems of economic and social development and adapting to the objective needs of historical development. In general, "typical facts" should be an organic unity of this progressiveness and objectivity. Only on the basis of discovering "typical facts" can we further refine ideological viewpoints, construct academic systems, and form logical structures to reveal the internal connections and evolutionary motivations of "typical facts" and theoretical viewpoints.
Condense Concepts and Categories
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Each discipline must construct a systematic discipline theory and concept." Constructing an academic system cannot only stay at discovering and describing "typical facts," nor can it stay at forming basic viewpoints and ideological criticism, but also needs to be deeply condensed to form academic concepts and categories, basic elements and ideological symbols necessary for constructing an independent knowledge system. This is what Engels called "the revolution of terminology." In the overall economic theory system, although economic theories reflecting the interests of different classes under different historical forms have the characteristics of fundamental opposition or even holistic negation, they have obvious inheritance in basic economic concepts and categories. Of course, this inheritance is mainly critical inheritance. Marxist political economics has carried out a profound terminology revolution, especially creatively proposing some academic concepts and ideological categories with extremely revolutionary significance. This shows that to create a theory system that is fundamentally different from bourgeois political economics, it is impossible to completely rely on the use of existing economic terminology in terms of concepts and categories.
Since the founding of New China, especially since the new era, the great practice of China's economic development has provided important support for creating a new form of human civilization. Among them, it not only contains rich materials for creating and developing socialist political economics with Chinese characteristics, but also puts forward a series of unprecedented propositions with major historical significance. Based on the theoretical exploration of this great practice, the Party's innovative theories have achieved a series of rich results, forming Xi Jinping's Economic Thought (习近平经济思想), opening up a new realm of the Sinicization and modernization of Marxist political economics, and providing action guidelines for the practice of China's economic development in the new era, while also providing ideological guidance for constructing an independent knowledge system of socialist political economics with Chinese characteristics. We must form a rationalized and systematic independent knowledge system of socialist political economics with Chinese characteristics under the guidance of Xi Jinping's Economic Thought (习近平经济思想). The key is to condense and abstract a set of systematic and complete academic concepts and categories.
While using the existing concepts and categories of Marxist political economics, we should pay attention to extracting academic categories and concepts from the Party's innovative theoretical achievements and from the benign interaction between China's economic practice and theoretical exploration, such as socialist market economy, socialist basic economic system, modern enterprise system with Chinese characteristics, private economy, modern economic system, new development concept, new development pattern, high-quality development, supply-side structural reform, new quality productive forces, and macroeconomic governance. We should also draw on existing economic knowledge, pay attention to drawing on the aspects of Western economics that reflect the general laws of socialized mass production and market economy in terms of finance, prices, currency, market, competition, trade, exchange rates, industry, enterprises, growth, and management; we cannot copy and apply the content that reflects the attributes of the capitalist system and values, and the content that has Western ideological colors. By condensing academic concepts and categories, we can promote the construction of a magnificent theoretical building of an independent knowledge system of socialist political economics with Chinese characteristics.
(The author is the former president of Renmin University of China (中国人民大学)).
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"By adapting to circumstances and seeking easy paths, one can achieve great success with minimal effort." China has a vast territory, with different customs every hundred miles and different traditions every thousand miles. Each place possesses unique local resources and cultural landscapes. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out: "Distinctiveness is an advantage, and it is potential." This insightful assertion contains the Marxist philosophical wisdom of analyzing specific problems in specific ways. It is not only a profound insight into the laws of economic and social development but also provides a "golden key" for party members and cadres to break free from the delusion of homogeneous development and establish and practice a correct view of performance.
Distinctiveness is the logical starting point of advantage, constructing the cornerstone of differentiated development; advantage is the realistic transformation of distinctiveness, accumulating a powerful driving force for releasing potential; potential is the extension of distinctiveness and advantage in the dimension of time, indicating a broad space for future development. To hold office is to benefit the people in one's jurisdiction. To create achievements that can withstand the test of practice, the people, and history, the key lies in truly understanding the land under one's feet, being good at making a difference, putting in effort, and finding breakthroughs in the word "distinctiveness," forging the "distinctiveness" that others cannot replicate into the "advantage" of core competitiveness, and transforming the irreplaceable "advantage" into a continuous stream of "potential." Only when party members and cadres truly master this art of governance based on reality and deeply tapping potential can they make brilliant moves in the game of high-quality development.
In the practice of grassroots governance and local development, a few party members and cadres suffer from "blind obedience" and fall into the quagmire of "path dependence." For example, some disregard local cultural heritage and blindly create uniform artificial landscapes; others deviate from objective reality, disregard local ecological carrying capacity and industrial foundations, and forcibly launch homogeneous projects. This "Dong Shi imitating Xi Shi" (东施效颦) style of imitation violates the objective laws of development and reflects a misplaced view of performance. These practices may bring temporary "visible achievements," but they overdraw the "vitality" of local long-term development. Distinctiveness is neither an empty gimmick fabricated out of thin air nor a bonsai that can be transplanted by administrative orders. Rather, it is naturally generated from the local soil and water and formed by the creation of the broad masses of the people. To find distinctiveness, one must completely jump out of the mindset of "copying homework," measure the land with one's feet, and penetrate appearances with discerning eyes. Furthermore, if one only focuses on the present, advantages are often easily exhausted in the pursuit of quick success and instant benefits. Establishing and practicing a correct view of performance lies not only in making good use of current advantages but also in continuously cultivating advantages as potential pointing to the future. Only by hammering one after another, allowing time to nurture potential, can the local distinctive resources be like a deep well that never dries up, continuously providing sweet water for high-quality development.
In the past, Ningde (宁德) in Fujian (福建) was one of the 18 concentrated and contiguous poverty-stricken areas in the country, and a sense of anxiety once permeated among cadres and the masses. After Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) took office, he went deep into the grassroots to conduct investigations and research, traveling to all the counties under the jurisdiction of Ningde (宁德). After understanding the family property, he proposed "relying on the mountains to eat mountains and sing mountain songs, relying on the sea to eat the sea and recite sea scriptures," guiding cadres and the masses to change their thinking and transform the continuous mountains and long coastlines, which originally hindered transportation and restricted development, into significant advantages for developing forestry, tea, fruit, bamboo, and marine aquaculture. It is this precise grasp and calm thinking about the long-term development of the region that has allowed Ningde (宁德) to truly find a realistic starting point for "weak birds to fly first." Only by taking a long-term view and patiently analyzing the local "special products" and "unique features" can we discover the unique advantages that "others do not have," magnify the local characteristics, and activate the potential heritage, thereby setting a scientific tone for future planning and layout.
To start a business, one must never stand on the shore forever for fear of stepping into mud pits. Unleashing the potential of distinctiveness calls for the daring of "tide riders" and the pioneering spirit of "land reclamation oxen." On the one hand, we must make good use of the performance appraisal baton, supporting and encouraging those cadres who dare to explore blind spots, wade through deep waters, and open up new paths in distinctive fields, so that the stable "peace officials" lose their safe harbor, the hypocritical "nice guys" have no protective umbrella, and the hard-working practitioners who forge ahead can rest assured. On the other hand, party members and cadres must temper the spirit of responsibility that I am the one, transforming the high degree of responsibility to the party and the people into the courage to overcome difficulties, immerse themselves in more research, calm down and think more, base themselves on local realities, and use a strong political responsibility and scientific working methods to find "distinctiveness" in "breaking new ground," cultivate "advantages" in "intensive cultivation," and stimulate "potential" in "**守正创新**" (shǒu zhèng chuàng xīn - "uphold the correct and innovate," maintain principles and innovate), creating solid achievements worthy of history, worthy of the times, and worthy of the people.
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Excellent Party Committee Secretary Yang Shanzhou (杨善洲) is a model for communists who prioritize the public good, uphold justice, and seek self-improvement through dedication to the greater cause. In carrying out the study and education on establishing and practicing a correct view of performance, the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee (云南省委) deeply studied and implemented General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on establishing and practicing a correct view of performance and the spirit of his important speech during his inspection of Yunnan (云南). By organizing the viewing of the film "Yang Shanzhou (杨善洲)" and studying and reviewing Comrade Yang Shanzhou's (杨善洲) advanced deeds, they educated and guided leaders at all levels to establish themselves with a correct worldview, exercise power with a correct view of power, engage in work with a correct view of career, and conduct themselves with a correct view of the masses, dedicating all their thoughts and energy to serving the Party and the people in their endeavors.
Like Comrade Yang Shanzhou (杨善洲), firmly follow the Party.
In January 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during his inspection of Yunnan (云南) that "truly making 'staying true to our original aspiration and keeping our mission firmly in mind' a permanent topic for strengthening Party building and a lifelong topic for all Party members and cadres." Being loyal and honest to the Party, believing in it and adhering to it for a lifetime, is a distinct political characteristic of Comrade Yang Shanzhou (杨善洲). In October 1952, Comrade Yang Shanzhou (杨善洲) wrote in his application to join the Party: "I will wholeheartedly serve the people to the end and always follow the Communist Party and Chairman Mao (毛主席)." During his more than 30 years as a leader at the prefectural and county levels, he firmly implemented the Party's line, principles, and policies, leading cadres and the masses to develop grain production and build water conservancy facilities, turning Baoshan (保山) into the "Grain Depot of Western Yunnan (滇西粮仓)"; after retirement, he led the masses in hard work for another 22 years, turning the 56,000 mu of barren mountains in Daliang Mountain (大亮山) into the "Oasis of Western Yunnan (滇西绿洲)"; until the last moment of his life, he still kept his original aspiration and mission firmly in mind: "As long as I am alive, I have the obligation and responsibility to help the masses do practical things, and the identity of a Communist Party member will never retire."
Comrade Yang Shanzhou's (杨善洲) firm faith and belief are rooted in the glorious tradition of "the Party's glory shines on the borderlands, and the people of the borderlands are devoted to the Party." On New Year's Day in 1951, people of all ethnic groups in Pu'er Prefecture (普洱专区) held an oath-taking conference, erecting a monument with vows written in the customs of ethnic minorities, expressing "unity of purpose and solidarity to the end, and striving to build an equal, free, and happy family under the leadership of the Communist Party of China!" Over the past 70 years, the Party has led the people of all ethnic groups in Yunnan (云南) to continue their struggle, promoting great strides in various undertakings. Especially in the new era, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, the province's 9.33 million rural impoverished people have been lifted out of poverty in one fell swoop and entered a comprehensive well-off society; along the 4,060-kilometer border line, 374 happy border villages have been built, and the per capita disposable income of local farmers has exceeded 24,000 yuan. The happy life in the border villages is a vivid microcosm of the tremendous changes in the mountains and villages of Yunnan (云南), and 47 million people of all ethnic groups are firmly listening to the Party, feeling grateful to the Party, and following the Party, and their lives are becoming more and more prosperous.
Striving forward on a new journey, for leading cadres to establish and practice a correct view of performance, it is necessary to be like Comrade Yang Shanzhou (杨善洲), "coming with a heart and leaving without taking a single blade of grass," and regard tempering a strong Party spirit as a lifelong task. Persistently use Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想) to strengthen the soul and use the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech during his inspection of Yunnan (云南) to unify thinking, lead development, and oversee work. Continue to strengthen the Party's leadership and Party building, unite and lead the people of all ethnic groups to safeguard ethnic unity, build a beautiful homeland, and protect the sacred territory, and take practical actions to firmly support the "Two Establishments" and resolutely achieve the "Two Safeguards."
Like Comrade Yang Shanzhou (杨善洲), wholeheartedly serve the masses.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) once said earnestly: "Stepping on the earth and being among the people will make people feel very grounded and powerful." Why does Comrade Yang Shanzhou (杨善洲) always live in the hearts of the people? It is because he always firmly rooted himself among the masses.
In 1985, a natural disaster occurred in Jinhua Township (金华乡), Changning County (昌宁县). Comrade Yang Shanzhou (杨善洲) demanded that the construction of the prefectural committee office building be stopped immediately and the funds be used for disaster relief. During his tenure as the leader of the county and prefectural committees, he spent most of the year running to the countryside, helping the masses nail horseshoes, hit stones, and graft fruit trees, and was known as the "straw sandals secretary."
Advanced models are vivid values. Comrade Yang Shanzhou (杨善洲) ate, lived, and worked with the masses, setting an example for leading cadres to learn and follow. The Yunnan Provincial Party Committee (云南省委) insists on taking serving the people as the greatest achievement, requiring leaders at all levels to think about and answer the "question of continuous income increase for the masses," summarize and promote the model of linking farmers and benefiting farmers, and do everything possible to promote income increase and wealth for farmers. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the average annual growth rate of per capita disposable income of farmers in the province reached 7.6%, higher than the economic growth rate. Vigorously promote local employment, and in the past three years, a total of 106 "Happy Neighborhood" community platforms and 207 odd-job markets have been built, allowing the masses to achieve employment at their doorsteps and earn money to take care of their families. Make every effort to protect the safety of the lives and property of the masses, create a "1262" early warning and response mechanism for flood control, and the number of casualties due to floods in the province has dropped significantly, effectively responding to 24 rounds of heavy rainfall in 2025.
Striving forward on a new journey, for leading cadres to establish and practice a correct view of performance, it is necessary to be like Comrade Yang Shanzhou (杨善洲), "going to the people to be a cedar," following the Party's mass line in the new era, practicing "going down to the grassroots in four aspects," listening to public opinion, observing public sentiment, and solving public concerns. Continue to focus on the three important tasks of increasing income, employment, and social harmony and stability, and do a good job in education, medical care, "the elderly and the young," and other practical matters related to people's livelihoods, so that "a life called Yunnan (云南)" becomes a tangible happiness for the people of all ethnic groups.
Like Comrade Yang Shanzhou (杨善洲), do a good job in laying the foundation for long-term benefits.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized, "Promote the spirit of 'achieving success does not necessarily have to be me, but achieving success must have me.'" In March 2025, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out during his inspection of Yunnan (云南) that "Yunnan coffee still represents China." Tracing back, this is closely related to the foundation laid by Comrade Yang Shanzhou (杨善洲) in those years. After the first National Coffee Conference was held in Baoshan (保山) in 1980, he calmed down to focus on technology, breeding, and the market, laying a solid foundation for Yunnan's small-grain coffee to become a "green Yunnan product" enjoying a high reputation at home and abroad. In order to solve the problem of the people having enough to eat, he started with half a mu of demonstration fields, experimented with the "three-forked nine-ridge" rice planting method, and led the masses to promote improved varieties of hybrid rice, which increased the yield per mu by three to four hundred catties.
One generation plants trees, and the next generation enjoys the shade. The ten thousand mu of forest farms planted by Comrade Yang Shanzhou (杨善洲) and the cadres and masses and the developed coffee industry continue to grow and benefit the masses. In recent years, the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee (云南省委) and the Provincial Government have implemented General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions on Yunnan's (云南) work, "one leap," "three orientations," and "creating a new situation for development," and planned and implemented the "3815" strategic development goal of "three years to reach a new level, eight years of great development, and fifteen years of great leap," vigorously developing the resource economy, park economy, and port economy. In 2023, the province's regional GDP historically reached a new level of 3 trillion yuan, and last year reached 3.28 trillion yuan. Vigorously undertake industrial transfer, and industries such as green aluminum, silicon photovoltaics, and new energy batteries have risen rapidly. The total output value of the entire chain of plateau characteristic agriculture has increased to about 3 trillion yuan, and "living in Yunnan (云南)" has become a new fashion. Last year, the number of people living in the province exceeded 5.5 million, and economic transformation and upgrading have taken shape, and the construction of modernization has taken solid steps.
Striving forward on a new journey, for leading cadres to establish and practice a correct view of performance, it is necessary to be like Comrade Yang Shanzhou (杨善洲), "once you have identified it, you must stick to it." With the perseverance of "running a marathon," give full play to Yunnan's (云南) unique resource advantages and location advantages, strengthen and optimize resource-based industries such as aluminum, silicon, and phosphorus, cultivate and expand plateau characteristic agriculture such as flowers, coffee, tea, fruits, and Chinese medicinal materials, actively develop new formats such as tourism, living, and creative tourism, and vigorously promote the construction of a green and beautiful Yunnan (云南), grasping it year after year and generation after generation.
Like Comrade Yang Shanzhou (杨善洲), be a good "construction captain."
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Implementation is the fundamental requirement of the Party's political line, ideological line, and mass line, and it is also an important symbol for measuring leading cadres' Party spirit and view of performance." The most common saying of Comrade Yang Shanzhou (杨善洲) is "Leaders go to the front line and lead by example, which is a silent order and an effective command." In 1962, when he was the Secretary of the Shidian County Party Committee (施甸县委书记), in order to promote new varieties of rice, he set up 40 mu of hybrid rice demonstration fields in the suburbs, leading cadres to work and showing the masses, cutting, harvesting, threshing, and weighing the yield on the spot, and setting up a large pot to cook for the villagers to taste, dispelling the masses' concerns about "fear of failure and unwillingness to plant," and also educating the cadres deeply: first, things must be done in a solid manner; second, mass work must be done with visible and tangible examples to educate and influence the masses; and third, comprehensive promotion should be carried out through experiments and demonstrations.
Comrade Yang Shanzhou (杨善洲) "commanded with actions," setting an example for leading cadres to grasp implementation. The Yunnan Provincial Party Committee (云南省委) deployed and carried out a revolution in work style and efficiency, vigorously advocating and establishing "ten distinct orientations," one of which is to be a good "construction captain," requiring leaders at all levels to lead everyone to work, lead everyone to do it, and work with everyone, pushing important work to the end, and promoting the implementation of the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments in a project-based, list-based, and specific manner, transforming them into tangible development results. Since 2022, the "top leaders" of Party and government at all levels have taken the lead in grasping industries, projects, and investment promotion, and have cumulatively promoted the implementation and construction of more than 10,000 projects, with more than 7,700 projects put into production, an annual output value of more than 500 billion yuan, and annual tax revenue of nearly 20 billion yuan, providing about 500,000 jobs, effectively promoting industrial value-added, enterprise efficiency, and mass income increase.
Striving forward on a new journey, for leading cadres to establish and practice a correct view of performance, it is necessary to be like Comrade Yang Shanzhou (杨善洲), taking work as a responsibility, taking work as an honor, and taking work as a pleasure. Use the working methods of actively thinking, working hard, and looking at the results, conduct extensive investigations and research, go to the front line of projects, go to production workshops, and go to the fields to discover problems and solve problems, and grasp the work in a specific and solid manner. Continue to rectify formalism to reduce the burden on the grassroots, so that the majority of grassroots cadres have more time and energy to grasp implementation, and promote the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments to reach the "last mile."
Like Comrade Yang Shanzhou (杨善洲), do not engage in any privileges.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The reason why the deeds of Comrades Jiao Yulu (焦裕禄), Yang Shanzhou (杨善洲), and others are touching and the masses are convinced is that a very important reason is that they absolutely do not engage in any privileges, and some things are even done to the point where they seem unreasonable to ordinary people, but it is precisely such cadres who can pass the test and have a good reputation among the masses." Comrade Yang Shanzhou's (杨善洲) second daughter and her husband were separated for a long time, and she tearfully pleaded with her father to approve a note to transfer her back. However, he said, "Public is public, and private is private. How can this seal be stamped?" He even suppressed the approval form for his family's "agricultural transfer to non-agricultural" for more than 30 years.
Public power is public, and the use of power is for the public. Comrade Yang Shanzhou's (杨善洲) "unreasonable" public-mindedness draws a clear boundary between public and private. The Yunnan Provincial Party Committee (云南省委) insists on giving full play to the political leadership and political guarantee role of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, implementing the "Ten Actions" for building a clean and honest Yunnan (云南), holding provincial warning education conferences for four consecutive years, and urging leading cadres to answer the "three questions of integrity": "Has the ideological defense line been built firmly? Have the discipline and rules been adhered to? Have words and deeds been respectful?" Innovatively carry out on-site research on the political ecology, focusing on key areas such as approval and supervision, engineering construction, project bidding, and selection and appointment of personnel, improve the institutional mechanism for managing power and governing officials, and strive to eliminate the soil and conditions for corruption. Deepen the rectification of work style and discipline and anti-corruption, focus on rectifying unhealthy tendencies and corruption problems around the masses, carry out special work on rural collective "three assets," resolutely punish "fly corruption and ant corruption," and let the people of all ethnic groups truly feel that fairness and justice and a clean and upright atmosphere are around them.
Striving forward on a new journey, for leading cadres to establish and practice a correct view of performance, it is necessary to be like Comrade Yang Shanzhou (杨善洲), engraving the word "public" in their hearts and implementing it in their actions. Correctly position the "small family" and the "big family," strengthen the construction of family education and family style, and guard the affection and human relations. Shoulder the political responsibility of managing the Party and governing the Party, be upright in work style, be fair in handling affairs, dare to fight against all unhealthy tendencies, consolidate and develop a clean and upright political ecology and a good environment for starting businesses, emancipate the mind, reform and innovate, strive forward, and work hard to create a new situation for Yunnan's (云南) development in the process of Chinese-style modernization.
(The author is the Secretary of the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee (云南省委书记))
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A process tweak, a rule improvement—more precise "small incision" treatments to make public services warmer.
"Waiting in line for two hours, earning just the starting fare, how do you think I feel?" Taxi driver Wang's (王师傅) complaint at Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (银川河东国际机场) in Ningxia (宁夏) has stuck with the reporter for a long time. He pointed to the meter and sighed: tourists going to a small town near the airport, the fare is more than 20 yuan, but waiting in line takes more than two hours. "I feel bad taking the fare, but it's against the rules not to."
Mr. Wang's helplessness is a common test faced by many urban transportation hubs—during peak passenger flow, taxis line up for a long time to wait for passengers, and once they pick up a short-distance trip, it is equivalent to "waiting in line for two hours and earning ten yuan." Under the imbalance of mind, individual drivers refuse passengers, bargain, or even abandon passengers, which hurts passengers' hearts and damages the city's image.
How should this problem of "unequal benefits for long and short distances" be solved?
Beijing (北京) has implemented "short trip" measures at several railway stations, including Beijing Railway Station (北京站) and Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站): drivers who pick up short-distance passengers within 5 kilometers, can return within 60 minutes after dropping off passengers, and can directly enter the waiting area without queuing with a dispatch ticket. A small ticket gives short-distance drivers a "reassurance"—it's not a loss to take a short trip, and they can make an extra trip. Hangzhou (杭州), Shanghai (上海) and other places in Zhejiang (浙江) have also introduced similar mechanisms to issue quick return vouchers to taxis picking up and dropping off short-distance passengers, alleviating drivers' queuing anxiety.
Drivers no longer pick and choose passengers, passengers complain less, and the management pressure of the station is much smaller. A simple mechanism innovation has achieved a win-win situation for drivers, passengers, and management.
Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (银川河东国际机场) has also made an article on this "short trip card". According to airport staff, the mechanism of exempting taxis from queuing for short-distance round trips within 30 minutes has been implemented recently, but in the past, many drivers were not aware of the policy and the utilization rate was not high. Recently, the airport has increased the number of eye-catching signs and increased on-site guidance and publicity to make more and more taxi drivers aware of this "green channel".
The names of the "short trip cards" vary from place to place, but the underlying principle is the same: the root of many long-standing problems in grassroots governance often lies in the inadequate adjustment of interests. Rather than simply blocking with fines, it is better to "cultivate carefully" in mechanism optimization. A process tweak, a rule improvement, may seem inconspicuous, but it may become a "golden key" to leverage the overall situation. Drivers don't lose out on short trips, and the public travels more comfortably. More precise "small incision" treatments can make public services warmer.
(The author is a reporter from the Ningxia Branch of this newspaper)
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Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on June 1st (Reporter Ni Yi (倪弋)): The Supreme People's Procuratorate (最高人民检察院) released the "White Paper on Juvenile Procuratorial Work (2025)" on the 1st. The white paper analyzes and summarizes the basic situation of juvenile procuratorial work, strengthening the punishment, education, influence, and rehabilitation of delinquent minors in accordance with the law, and deepening the comprehensive judicial protection of minors. It comprehensively demonstrates the practice and effectiveness of juvenile procuratorial work in the past year.
The white paper shows that in 2025, theft, affray, rape, robbery, 寻衅滋事 (xún xìn zī shì - "picking quarrels and provoking trouble," creating disturbances), fraud and other six types of crimes accounted for more than 70% of juvenile criminal cases. The number of juvenile criminal suspects aged 14 to 16 accepted by the procuratorial organs for review and prosecution decreased by 13.4% in 2025, on top of a year-on-year decrease of 7.4% in 2024. The Supreme People's Procuratorate (最高人民检察院) approved the prosecution of 24 minors aged 12 to under 14 who committed serious violent crimes in accordance with the law, continuously sending a signal to society that "low age is not a get-out-of-jail-free card." At the same time, the procuratorial organs did not approve the arrest of 28,200 juvenile criminal suspects and did not prosecute 38,100, with non-arrest and non-prosecution rates of 44.5% and 40.6% respectively. They simultaneously carried out follow-up assistance and education after non-arrest and non-prosecution to maximize the education and rehabilitation of juvenile offenders.
The white paper shows that, through the continuous efforts of all parties, in 2025, the number of juvenile crimes accepted by the procuratorial organs for review and prosecution decreased by 9.8% year-on-year, and positive progress has been made in the prevention and governance of juvenile delinquency.
Return to TopThe Navy's "Silk Road Ark" Hospital Ship set sail from a military port in Zhanjiang (湛江), Guangdong (广东) on May 31st (reported by Ren Tongtong (任彤彤) and Tang Lei (唐磊) from our Beijing (北京) office), heading to the South China Sea and coastal islands and reefs in South China to carry out the "Health to the Sea Frontier" mission.
The "Silk Road Ark" Hospital Ship is the second ten-thousand-ton ocean-going hospital ship independently designed and built in China. This mission will adopt the method of "onboard diagnosis and treatment + island mobile clinic + door-to-door medical service" to provide free consultation, physical examination, traditional Chinese medicine physiotherapy, surgical treatment, health education and other services for the officers and soldiers stationed on the islands and their families. At the same time, it will also carry out maritime casualty treatment drills, training of health backbones, and maintenance of medical equipment, 打通 (dǎ tōng - "open up," to clear the way or remove obstacles) the "last mile" of medical services to the sea frontier.
In response to common cervical, shoulder, waist, and leg pain, skin diseases, and chronic diseases among officers and soldiers on the islands and reefs, the "Silk Road Ark" Hospital Ship is equipped with traditional Chinese and Western medicine diagnosis and treatment equipment and commonly used drugs, and has formed a multidisciplinary medical service team. It is also equipped with cultural and artistic backbones to achieve a dual guarantee of "medical services + cultural visits."
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on June 1st (Reporter Zhang Cong (张璁)) The Ministry of Justice (司法部) released 5 typical cases of legal aid for minors on the 1st, covering criminal offenses and civil torts, covering different groups such as left-behind children, children in difficult circumstances, and students, and involving key areas such as school bullying, parental support, family infringement, and personal injury. Since 2024, the Ministry of Justice (司法部) has organized and carried out the "Legal Aid Protecting Seedlings" special action nationwide. In the past two years, national legal aid institutions have organized and handled more than 380,000 legal aid cases for minors, providing legal advice to more than 300,000 minors.
In campus bullying cases, minors often face multiple predicaments such as physical injury, personal insult, and psychological trauma. In a legal aid case provided by a legal aid center in Jiangxi Province (江西省) to Ye (叶), a student who suffered from campus bullying, the handlers grasped key issues such as joint infringement, guardian responsibility, liability ratio, and compensation for mental damage, and responded to the defendant's defense in accordance with the law, clarifying the illegality and liability consequences of bullying behavior, which is of reference significance for the substantial protection of the physical and mental rights and interests of minors in similar cases.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Nanning (南宁) June 1st dispatch (Reporter Pang Geping (庞革平)) Nanning (南宁) City, Guangxi (广西) Province, integrates various resources, including labor security supervision, mediation and arbitration, trade unions, and law societies, to build an integrated labor rights protection service system covering comprehensive management centers in all urban districts of the city. Nanning (南宁) City has established exclusive labor rights protection workstations to accept rights protection requests nearby and carry out special rectification of prominent issues such as wage arrears. It has also created distinctive brand mediation studios for disputes in the catering, construction, and e-commerce industries to carry out precise mediation and other activities, promoting the on-the-spot resolution of labor disputes.
On May 28th, the Nanning (南宁) City Labor and Personnel Dispute "Mobile Arbitration Tribunal" entered the Xixiangtang District (西乡塘区) Social Security Comprehensive Management Center in Nanning (南宁) City for the first time, publicly hearing a labor rights protection case and making a ruling in court. This publicly heard case involved Ms. Yin (银女士) and Ms. Yang (杨女士), employees of a self-employed business, seeking double wages for not signing a labor contract and economic compensation for the termination of the labor relationship from a convenience store in Nanning (南宁). The arbitration tribunal strictly followed legal procedures to complete the court hearing and conduct mediation. Ms. Yang (杨女士) reached a mediation agreement with the convenience store operator in court, and the operator paid 10,000 yuan on the spot. Ms. Yin (银女士) failed to reach a mediation agreement with the operator, and the case was transferred to the adjudication procedure. The arbitration tribunal ruled that the employer should pay Ms. Yin (银女士) 8,500 yuan in economic compensation for the termination of the labor relationship. This arbitration hearing extended labor security and legal education to every street and alley, effectively reducing the cost of rights protection for workers.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Nanjing on June 1st (Yao Xueqing (姚雪青), Huang Chenggang (黄成纲)) Not long ago, a fire broke out in a mutton shop in Hailing District (海陵区), Taizhou City (泰州市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省), causing a direct property loss of 150,000 yuan. This sudden accident caused a great burden to the operator, Mr. Yi (伊某). After learning about Mr. Yi's difficulties, the police of the Hailing "Pomegranate Seed Studio (石榴籽工作室)" actively connected with the Civil and Religious Affairs Bureau (民宗局), the sub-district office, and other units to provide assistance. At the same time, they secured a support project from the Municipal Charity Federation (市慈善总会), raising more than 30,000 yuan in aid funds for Mr. Yi, which greatly reduced the economic pressure on Mr. Yi to reopen the shop.
In Taizhou, there are more than 28,000 permanent and floating ethnic minority residents. In order to improve the quality of service, Taizhou Public Security (泰州公安) innovatively established the "Pomegranate Seed Studio (石榴籽工作室)" in 2018. Xu Jun (徐军), Deputy Director of the Taizhou Public Security Bureau (泰州市公安局), introduced that the studio has opened up "one room, one hall, and one window," namely one "Pomegranate Seed Studio (石榴籽工作室)," one reception hall for ethnic minority people, and one service window, focusing on serving ethnic minority people in matters such as vehicle and driver management, certificate processing, administrative permits, and other matters. As of now, Taizhou City (泰州市) has built 6 "Pomegranate Seed Studios (石榴籽工作室)" and 117 "Pomegranate Seed Work Stations (石榴籽工作驿站)," extending the service reach to counties (districts), sub-districts (communities), and all police stations in the city. Since the establishment of the "Pomegranate Seed Studio (石榴籽工作室)," the police officers of various studios in the city have worked with relevant functional departments to do 187 good deeds and solve problems for ethnic minority people, benefiting more than 1,200 people. In 2022, the Taizhou Public Security Bureau (泰州市公安局) was named the ninth batch of "National Model Unit for Ethnic Unity and Progress" by the State Ethnic Affairs Commission (国家民委).
In order to further enhance ethnic cultural exchanges, the Taizhou Public Security Bureau (泰州市公安局) has also built two pomegranate gardens symbolizing ethnic unity in Hainan Town (海南镇), Xinghua City (兴化市), and Huangqiao Town (黄桥镇), Taixing City (泰兴市), and jointly organized the planting of pomegranate trees with local Civil and Religious Affairs Bureau (民宗局), the Communist Youth League (团委), and other units; together with relevant departments, it has built a "Pomegranate Seed Theme Park (石榴籽主题公园)" and a "Pomegranate Seed Cultural Corridor (石榴籽文化长廊)" showcasing ethnic cultures in the main urban area, providing a platform for cultural exchanges among all ethnic groups.
Return to TopThe Grand Canal of China is not only a waterway connecting the north and south, but also a cultural vein connecting the past and present. In this issue of "Perceiving China in Culture," we present a special report, listening to the sincere monologues of five "Grand Canal Guardians." Although they have different identities, they jointly protect this flowing cultural heritage. From them, we see that the Grand Canal is no longer just an ancient river, but a living history and present life. These vivid stories are a microcosm of the inheritance and continuous vitality of outstanding traditional Chinese culture.
——Editor
Image Records the Continuous Vitality of the Canal
Cheng Xu (程序)
I am 54 years old this year and was born in Huai'an City (淮安市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省). One kilometer away from my home is the tributary of the Grand Canal of Beijing-Hangzhou—the Ancient Salt River (古盐河). When I was a child, I often played with my friends on the banks of the Ancient Salt River. After starting work, I lived in Tongzhou District (通州区), Beijing (北京市). Although far away from my hometown, I am still accompanied by the canal and have received titles such as "Grand Canal Culture Promoter."
"I must do something for the canal" is my wish. In 2003, I drove from Tongzhou (通州), the northern starting point of the Grand Canal of Beijing-Hangzhou, and started my Grand Canal photography journey.
I have traveled through 8 provinces, using my camera to record the culture and scenery along the Grand Canal of China, and have taken more than 300,000 photos and 100 hours of video. Along the way, I changed 8 cameras and 3 cars, and wore out more than 20 tires.
Among many works, I am most satisfied with a panoramic aerial view: in the middle of the picture, the North Canal (北运河) meanders through, the colorful clouds in the sky are reflected in the river, and the administrative office area, the Grand Canal Forest Park (大运河森林公园), and other areas are arranged on both sides. The sunset reflects the urban sub-center where blue and green are intertwined and the water and city are integrated.
For this picture, I got up early and worked late for more than 200 times. In May 2022, at sunset, I took 21 photos to synthesize this panoramic aerial view.
During the journey, I also collected old objects that reflect the life of the canal, such as screens and genealogies, and filled various bottles with canal water from different sections, marking the date and location of collection. These items are historical witnesses of the Grand Canal and also record the changes in the canal and the lives of the people along the coast.
In addition, I have successively planned more than 30 special exhibitions such as "China on the Grand Canal" and "24 Solar Terms of the Grand Canal in Beijing," and more than 300 works have been collected by the National Museum (国家博物馆), the Capital Museum (首都博物馆), the Beijing Grand Canal Museum (北京大运河博物馆), and others. At present, I am compiling a large-scale album "Grand Canal Image Record," planning to hold巡展 (xún zhǎn - "touring exhibition," to display in multiple locations) in cities along the Grand Canal and open public lectures to let more people understand and get closer to the Grand Canal of China.
The Grand Canal is a river with continuous vitality, and I will always be on the road, continuing to express my awe and deep affection for it through photography and other methods.
(The author is a Grand Canal culture promoter, interviewed and compiled by Shi Fang (施芳), a reporter from this newspaper)
This River Is Deeply Integrated into My Life
Yang Yitang (杨义堂)
59 years ago, I was born in Liangshan County (梁山县), Jining City (济宁市), Shandong Province (山东省), on the edge of the Grand Canal. When I was a child, watching the Grand Canal rushing, I felt that the Grand Canal was very long and long, and it flowed far away.
In early 2012, I went to work at the Jining Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics (济宁市文物局) and participated in the application for the World Cultural Heritage of the Jining section of the Grand Canal. Walking along the Grand Canal, I thought that to inherit the culture of the Grand Canal, we must not only protect cultural relics, but also tell the story of the canal and explore the cultural connotation of the canal. Gradually, I had the idea of writing a book to record the culture of the Grand Canal.
The history of river management of the Grand Canal is magnificent, with both touching figures and moving stories. I decided to start with the story of river management, telling the story of Song Li (宋礼), Minister of the Ministry of Works of the Ming Dynasty, finding Bai Ying (白英), a farmer water conservancy expert, and asking him to build the Daicun Dam (戴村坝) and Nanwang (南旺) Water Conservancy Hub of the Grand Canal together.
During the creation period, I traveled through the streets and alleys along the Grand Canal, feeling the folk customs and urban culture, and looking for creative inspiration. Inadvertently, an old street called "Bamboo Pole Lane" attracted my attention.
Jining (济宁) does not produce moso bamboo. Why is this place named "Bamboo Pole Lane"? It turned out that during the Ming and Qing dynasties, in the process of transporting grain from the south to the north, southerners brought moso bamboo to this place, processed it into various bamboo utensils and sold them along the street. "Bamboo Pole Lane" was named and used to this day. Two years later, my novel "The Grand Canal" was published, and the inspiration for a related scene in the book came from this "encounter": the protagonist came to Jining (济宁) to manage the river, someone accidentally fell into the water, and the people along the street stretched out bamboo poles from the shops to rescue him. Later, I also published "The North Travelogue: The Biography of the King of Sulu" and "Governor of the River," forming a trilogy of the Grand Canal.
For more than 10 years, in order to study the culture of the Grand Canal of China, I have been running along the Grand Canal. This river has been deeply integrated into my life. I will continue to carry forward the culture of the Grand Canal and tell the story of the Grand Canal.
(The author is a member of the Standing Committee of the Jining Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Shandong (山东济宁市政协常委) and Deputy Director of the Committee on Culture, Literature and History and Learning, interviewed and compiled by Wang Zhe (王者), a reporter from this newspaper)
Sing the Canal Culture Longer and Farther
Shen Zhaoming (沈召明)
In the pailou (decorated archway) bookstore in Yaowan Ancient Town (窑湾古镇), Xinyi City (新沂市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省), on the edge of the Grand Canal, the show starts on time at 7:30 every night. I stand on the stage and tell new stories on the banks of the Grand Canal in the form of stand-up comedy for 2 hours every day. Hearing the tourists praise, my heart is full of unspeakable joy.
I am a native of Sanqiao Village (三桥村), Yaowan Town (窑湾镇). My family has been fishermen for three generations. After a day of work, the fishermen often gather at the bow of the boat to sing and relax.
In 2014, the work of fishermen going ashore was launched in the village, and we moved into the newly built fishermen's community. There are many fishermen in the community who love to sing. I thought that my voice could not "rust," so I found the literary and artistic backbones among the fishermen and established the Fishermen's Art Troupe. Later, the Fishermen's Art Troupe was incorporated into the Yaowan Ancient Town Scenic Area. During the day, we create scripts to talk about the new life after the fishermen go ashore; at night, we perform boatmen's chants, fishermen's songs, and situational dramas. This has been going on for more than 10 years, and the story of the canal has been loved by more and more people.
In recent years, many young people have joined the Fishermen's Art Troupe, including those born after 2000. Some of them are attracted by the cultural heritage of the Grand Canal and return to their hometown to learn opera; others want to contribute to the inheritance and development of the canal culture. Young people are full of creativity and vitality, introducing new lyrics and new themes to make the ancient art younger. I also registered a short video account. Whenever I have time, I record a section by the Grand Canal, singing stories about my hometown and telling stories about Yaowan (窑湾). Now I have uploaded more than 1,000 works.
The art troupe has also gone out of Yaowan Town (窑湾镇). In June 2024, I was invited to participate in the "Why China · Carrying for Thousands of Years" event, using poetry recitation to tell my own canal story; the Fishermen's Art Troupe also organized nearly 50 "Four Seasons Village Evening" literary and artistic performances in Xuzhou (徐州). This year, we have newly created more than 20 works such as "Fishermen Embark on the Road to Happiness" and "The Grand Canal Is Clear and Beautiful."
The protection and development of the Grand Canal has changed my life. Who would have thought that fishermen could stand on such a high stage, stand in the spotlight, and have a shining life?
(The author is a member of the Fishermen's Art Troupe, interviewed and compiled by Yao Xueqing (姚雪青), a reporter from this newspaper)
"Boat" Inherits the History of the Grand Canal
Zhai Junzheng (翟俊正)
A canal and a boat contain the changes of a family and a memory of an era.
I was born in Zhaizhuang Village (翟庄村), Dongli District (东丽区), Tianjin (天津市). It is the starting point of my life and the transshipment point for our family to transport grain from the south to the north along the canal. In the second year of Yongle (永乐) in the Ming Dynasty (1404), it became the settlement of our family.
I grew up with my grandfather, watching him make different styles of ship models every day and listening to him tell stories about canal transportation.
In the early 20th century, the canal transportation of the Grand Canal stopped, and the people of Zhaizhuang Village (翟庄村) gave up the canal transportation that they had been engaged in for nearly 500 years and switched to other industries. My great-grandfather had a deep affection for canal transportation and decided to make something as a souvenir. He selected some wood and made a canal transportation ship model "Haibangyao (海邦摇)" in proportion to the structure and craftsmanship of his own canal transportation ship. After a hundred years, this ship model is still well preserved. From the great-grandfather making ship models to me, it is the fifth generation. In 2022, the "Canal Transportation Ship Model Making Technique" became a representative project of intangible cultural heritage in Tianjin (天津市).
The inheritance of the canal transportation ship model making technique started with curiosity. At first, I just watched my grandfather make ship models, and sometimes I would ask: "What is this curved saw for?" "How is this bow raised?" In the process of asking and answering, I slowly became interested and mastered some skills. The real start of inheriting this technique was after I retired from the army. My grandfather said to me: "Don't let go of what I taught you, otherwise that period of history will be cut off."
A sense of mission pushes me to continue doing this. Over the years, I have made 4 types of inland river canal transportation ship models, including "Haibangyao (海邦摇)", Southern Ship, Dengyou, and Gaiqiao. In addition to donating some ship models to museums, I also follow my grandfather's habit of taking my children to the Grand Canal to放船 (fàng chuán - "release boat," to float a boat on water), watching it move slowly on the water. I gradually realized that this is not only the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage techniques, but also the inheritance of the memory of the Grand Canal.
(The author is a representative inheritor of intangible cultural heritage projects in Tianjin (天津市), interviewed and compiled by Gong Xiangjuan (龚相娟), a reporter from this newspaper)
A Cultural and Creative Studio Is Set Up by the Gongchen Bridge
Zhou Yi (周意)
From the past when there were factories on both sides and machines roaring, to the present when the water is clear and the banks are green, I have witnessed the transformation of the Grand Canal at my doorstep.
After graduating from the China Academy of Art (中国美术学院), I worked in graphic design. Whenever I stand on the Gongchen Bridge (拱宸桥) in Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江), I am always attracted by the canal scroll in front of me, and an idea keeps deepening in my mind: return to the Grand Canal.
So, I settled in a cultural and creative park near the canal and started cultural brand design. In 2014, the Grand Canal of China was officially included in the "World Heritage List." We designed and produced the first batch of canal-related cultural and creative products, distributed them to citizens for free, and popularized the knowledge of the Grand Canal of China on the spot. In this process, I realized that I should more actively convey the cultural value of the Grand Canal to the public.
Later, I was invited to participate in the China Cultural and Creative Design "Belt and Road"巡回展 (xún huí zhǎn - "touring exhibition," an exhibition that moves to different locations). I participated in the exhibition with cultural and creative products such as "Gongchen Invites the Moon (拱宸邀月)" jointly created with Fang Jianguo (方建国), a representative inheritor of Qiantang paper-cutting (钱塘剪纸), an intangible cultural heritage in Gongshu District (拱墅区), Hangzhou (杭州). Paper-cutting is flat, but culture is three-dimensional. The Grand Canal is going to the world in a traditional and novel form. At the exhibition, many foreign friends came to inquire about the canal with oriental characteristics, which made me deeply feel what cultural confidence is.
I have a studio in the Qiaoxi Historical and Cultural Block (桥西历史文化街区) in Hangzhou (杭州), and I can see the Grand Canal when I open the window. Outside the studio, there is a sign "There is me at the southern end of the canal." This "me" is the native me, and also every tourist who comes for the canal. I hope everyone can come in and sit down, feel the life of the canal, and share the story of the canal.
This year, we also cooperated with Gongchenqiao Street (拱宸桥街道) to launch the "Ruo Bilin - 10th Anniversary Image Exhibition of Shuxiang Shou Sui," connecting the cultural context of the canal with the deep feelings of the neighborhood, and jointly building and sharing the "Canal Book Market Circle."
In the Qiaoxi Historical and Cultural Block (桥西历史文化街区), the old factories have become museum clusters featuring canal landscapes and historical buildings, and there are also intangible cultural heritage characteristic venues standing by the river, with world heritage and intangible cultural heritage intertwined and integrated. In the future, I hope to find more creative sparks between the canal and life, and tell new canal stories with cultural and creative products.
(The author is a cultural and creative designer, interviewed and compiled by Dou Hanyang (窦瀚洋), a reporter from this newspaper)
By: 蓝鸿春
During this period, the movie "A Letter to Grandma" is currently being screened. It is a small-budget movie in the Chaoshan dialect, and it is indeed beyond our expectations that it can receive so much love from the audience. I am very touched and also feel very lucky—we just told a story we believed in and meticulously did every detail well.
This story originated from a journey of tracing roots. In 2019, I led a team to film the documentary "Chaoshan Flavors Around the World," visiting hundreds of overseas Chinese families and systematically came into contact with "Qiaopi" for the first time. What is Qiaopi? This cultural heritage, selected for the "Memory of the World Register," is a combination of family letters and remittance vouchers sent home by overseas Chinese in the past. In that era, Qiaopi was the "lifeline" between wanderers and their homeland.
In order to make the movie well, we consulted nearly a thousand real Qiaopi letters. On the yellowed letter paper, there were no grand words, only simple concerns. "Sailing into the night, just as the bright moon rises on the river, round like a jade pendant, as if I were in my hometown," "Rivers and seas have shores, reunion can be expected"... The Qiaopi in the film are a mixture of classical Chinese and vernacular, and they are quite ancient in their reading, coming from the hands of me and my team; while the Qiaopi that can be seen in reality are mostly written by folk scribes for people wandering abroad. Those daily lives are full of deep affection, simple and moving.
Looking back at the entire creative process, the reason why this story can resonate with the audience, I think, is "sincerity for sincerity."
A piece of letter paper contains simple emotional codes. In the movie, there is a sentence in the letter that Musheng wrote to Shurou: "Establish a career with diligence and thrift." When I wrote this sentence, I couldn't help but shed tears. My parents also said such things. Their generation relied on hard work and frugality to save some money to start a business and run boats. This sentence is their true outlook on life and values.
There is also a Qiaopi treasured in the archives, which we also wrote into the movie: "Upon seeing this letter, please redeem my daughter and bring her home." The emotion in this letter is so strong that one hardly dares to look at it more. I heard my mother say that in the past, every household was very poor, and if there were too many children, they could not afford to raise them, so they had to give them away. "Redeem my daughter" is a phrase soaked in blood and tears.
Qiaopi not only contains romantic love, but also national righteousness. Thousands of overseas Chinese who went to Southeast Asia were ordinary people, and it was not easy to make a living. But they were always thinking about sending money back to their hometown to support the construction of their hometown. Especially during the Anti-Japanese War, countless overseas Chinese sent money and goods to support their motherland.
When I went to Malaysia to visit, I heard an uncle tell the story of his father. In the early days of reform and opening up, the old man finally returned to his homeland, but the car could not enter the village entrance because it was all dirt roads. He was determined to do something for his hometown. He returned to the village in Malaysia and raised money from house to house, and finally built an asphalt road for his hometown. After listening, I couldn't let it go for a long time.
A piece of Qiaopi, thousands of miles of homesickness. What is recorded on those yellowed letters is not only one person's destiny, one family's story, but also the spiritual background of a nation that crosses mountains and seas and cares about its homeland. At the end of the movie, we chose to add real Qiaopi historical materials, just to tell the audience: the stories you see today are all real years in the past.
There is a line in the movie: "If you are affectionate and righteous, you will naturally have benefactors to help you." This sentence also happened in the filming process. The crew had limited funds, and many props were borrowed from the villagers. When we went to Thailand to film the Chaozhou Guild Hall scene, the grandpas and grandmas wore guild uniforms and waited for us. They patiently said "we must film well" even after a shot was filmed more than 20 times. Uncle Mian (勉叔), the trustee of the Zhangcuo Old House (张厝老宅), heard that he was going to film the spirit of Chaoshan people's hard work, and allowed the crew to film in the old house for a year without charging a penny.
In the movie, affectionate and righteous stories make people cry; outside the movie, affectionate and righteous people are trying their best to support it. Through the film, we gathered and expressed the emotions on this land, and the audience also received it. Sincerity for sincerity, emotions are connected.
Some viewers said that this movie is a "healing movie." In a fast era, the solemnity and deep affection of "cars, horses, and mail are slow" seems particularly precious. We hope that through this film, more people will see the kinship, homesickness, and trustworthiness that cross mountains and seas and care about their homeland, and see the vitality of Chinese culture in migration, rooting, and continuation.
(The author is the director of "A Letter to Grandma," compiled by Chen Yuanyuan (陈圆圆), Wang Pingping (王萍萍), and Zhu Tiantian (朱田恬), reporters from this newspaper)
Return to TopThis newspaper Wuxi (无锡) June 1st (Reporter Ren Shanshan (任姗姗)) The 2026 Film Technology Development and Innovation Symposium, themed "Technological Innovation Empowers New Quality, Intelligent Image Integration Opens the Future," was recently held in Wuxi (无锡), Jiangsu (江苏). The symposium was guided by the National Film Administration (国家电影局), and hosted by the China Film Science and Technology Research Institute (中国电影科学技术研究所) (Film Technology Quality Inspection Institute of the Central Propaganda Department (中央宣传部电影技术质量检测所)), the Publicity Department of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共江苏省委宣传部) (Jiangsu Provincial Film Bureau (江苏省电影局)), and organized by the Publicity Department of the Wuxi Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共无锡市委宣传部).
The relevant person in charge of the National Film Administration (国家电影局) stated that the "15th Five-Year Plan" period is an important window for the film industry to seize the commanding heights of technology and reshape industrial competitiveness. It is necessary to lead the optimization of the film creation and production system with new quality productive forces, and achieve simultaneous improvement in efficiency and quality; give full play to the radiating role of the film industry, so that film development is deeply integrated into the overall situation of Chinese-style modernization; grasp the opportunities for change, and open up new space for Chinese films in the next generation of image forms.
At the symposium, film industry experts, technology representatives, and other industry insiders shared their insights on topics such as the development trend of film technology and the achievements of domestic exploration, film public service platforms, animation film technology, high-format films and artificial intelligence applications, virtual pre-visualization technology, and film industrialization.
The symposium focused on screening 9 high-quality virtual reality films, including 6 mobile virtual reality films and 3 seated virtual reality films. The simultaneous screening of mobile virtual reality films in the same venue and the same space is a demonstration exploration to promote the development of the virtual reality film industry.
Return to TopBeijing, June 1st (Cao Lin (曹琳), Chen Shihhan (陈世涵)) On the 1st, the National Arts Fund-sponsored project for the 2026 "Peking Opera Wu Dan Talent Training Class" opened in Luotian County (罗田县), Huanggang City (黄冈市), Hubei Province (湖北省). This is a new exploration by the National Peking Opera Company (国家京剧院) in cultivating talents in scarce professions, following the 2022 "National Peking Opera Martial Arts Talent Training Class," and is also a new practice in response to the "Three-Year Action Plan for the Revitalization of Drama (2026-2028)."
The National Peking Opera Company (国家京剧院) adheres to the teaching philosophy of "famous artists passing on skills, using opera to enhance skills," and organizes a team of old, middle-aged, and young Peking Opera artists to teach together. The 25 students come from 19 troupes and 2 institutions, covering 3 types of opera: Peking Opera, Qinqiang Opera, and Huiju Opera, with an average age of 31. The curriculum takes classic plays such as "The Eight Immortals Cross the Sea" and "Female General Kills Four Gates" as the basis, focusing on the basic skills and character shaping of the Wu Dan role, and a graduation performance will be held later.
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Return to TopThe Yellow River surges, and the two mountains are verdant. In May, Lanzhou (兰州), Gansu (甘肃) province, is bursting with vitality due to a major sporting event. As a World Athletics Gold Label race and a Chinese Athletics Association Gold Medal Marathon, the Lanzhou Marathon has long transcended the sport itself, becoming an urban event that connects culture, tourism, and commerce, and an important engine for leveraging regional economies and activating consumption potential. The course extends from the banks of the Yellow River to the city's commercial districts, scenic spots, and streets, and Lanzhou is transforming the event's "traffic" into increased consumption and development "retention," writing a vivid chapter of integrated "sports +" development.
From 2024 to 2025, the Lanzhou Marathon's economic effects continued to be released. In 2024, out-of-town athletes stayed in Lanzhou for an average of 3 days, and the direct economic benefits generated by the event reached 537.67 million yuan; in 2025, runners' direct consumption was approximately 600.4 million yuan, the direct economic benefits generated by the event were 664.05 million yuan, and the indirect economic benefits were 864 million yuan. During the event, the city received a cumulative total of 1,327,500 tourists. The 2026 Lanzhou Marathon has a total participation scale of 33,000 people, with more than 360,000 pre-registrants, a record high for the event.
The data is a powerful testament to the fact that the Lanzhou Marathon is upgrading from a "city festival" to an "economic engine."
For Lanzhou (兰州), an inland city located in the northwest and built along the river, the significance of this marathon goes far beyond the 42.195-kilometer course. It marks Lanzhou's exploration of a unique path to leverage high-quality urban development with sports events as a fulcrum, providing a reference for other inland cities.
Ticket Stub Economy: Activating New Momentum for Citywide Consumption
A thin marathon participation number cloth is not only a certificate to run on the track, but also a "golden key" to unlock the consumption scenarios in Lanzhou (兰州). During this year's Lanzhou Marathon, the Lanzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce launched exclusive preferential measures on the basis of the original consumption promotion activities to help the event's "traffic" fully transform into consumption momentum. With the number cloth, you can visit shopping malls, buy special products, and enjoy exclusive hotel courtesy, and you can also enjoy multiple discounts, allowing runners to truly feel the sincerity of hospitality in Jincheng (金城) Lanzhou (兰州).
The ticket stub economic effect continues to be released throughout the city. From May 1 to May 31, 2026, Lanzhou Marathon participation certificates, train tickets and air tickets with Lanzhou as the destination can be uploaded to the designated platform to participate in the lottery; you can enjoy discounts on watching movies, dining, and shopping; you can enjoy government subsidies for participating in the replacement of old cars, home appliances, and digital products; prize-winning invoices bring constant surprises; hotels provide room rate discounts, early breakfast, and late check-out services, eating, living, traveling, shopping, and entertainment, the whole process is full of warmth.
As the main carrier of regional cultural and sports consumption, the Lanzhou Olympic Sports Center (兰州奥体中心) has held more than 20 large-scale cultural and sports performance activities since it was put into operation, attracting an average of more than 800,000 out-of-town visitors per year, driving the consumption of the entire chain of transportation, accommodation, catering, and cultural creation. Lanzhou (兰州) takes the Olympic Sports Center as the center, and links surrounding business districts to form a virtuous cycle of "cultural and sports diversion - business district undertaking - national consumption," transforming short-term popularity into long-term development momentum.
From Qilihe District (七里河区) to Chengguan District (城关区), from Anning District (安宁区) to Xigu District (西固区), a ticket stub economic network covering the entire city is being woven. During the Lanzhou Marathon, thousands of merchants in Lanzhou jointly launched benefit-the-people measures, government-enterprise linkage, and thousands of enterprises give profits to truly transform the event's "traffic" into the city's consumption "increment." The deep integration of the event economy and urban development effectively activates the Lanzhou consumption market and injects strong momentum into the city's high-quality development.
Course Extension: Depicting a New Picture of Cultural Tourism and Sports Integration
Looking at the entire city, culture, tourism, and sports are deeply integrated with the Lanzhou Marathon as a link, expanding the event effect into a new picture of cultural tourism consumption that runs through the entire city and radiates the entire region.
This year, the organizing committee of the event put forward the concept of "green, humanistic, national, and intelligent" event organization, closely combining sports competition with urban culture and natural landscapes, making running a link connecting people and the city, people and history, and people and nature.
In the early morning, when the first ray of sunshine shines on the Zhongshan Iron Bridge (中山铁桥), runners from all over the country have started warming up along the banks of the Yellow River. This route is set along the river and runs through the city, connecting the "Yellow River Mother" sculpture (黄河母亲雕塑), White Pagoda Mountain (白塔山), Waterwheel Expo Park (水车博览园), Longyuan Sculpture (龙源雕塑) and other urban landmarks into a flowing scenic line. Runners can feel the charm of sports competition in the movement and taste the unique temperament of the "Yellow River Capital." "People running in the painting" makes the Lanzhou Marathon transcend a simple sports event and vividly show a beautiful picture of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
In order to allow runners to more deeply perceive the city's cultural heritage, the Lanzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism launched the "Run the Lanzhou Marathon and Enjoy Jincheng" cultural benefit-the-people activity. From May 16 to 28, participants can visit key scenic spots such as Shuimo Danxia (水墨丹霞), Lanzhou Wild Animal Park (兰州野生动物园), and Shifogou (石佛沟) for free with their number cloths, and some routes extend to Qingcheng Ancient Town (青城古镇) in Yuzhong County (榆中县), Yongdeng Bitter Water Rose Cultural Industrial Park (永登苦水玫瑰文化产业园) and other surrounding areas rich in cultural tourism resources, guiding runners to walk into the mountains and countryside of Lanzhou in addition to the event and feel the diverse style of the Silk Road town.
At the same time, the "Jincheng Tour Gift, Enjoy the Lanzhou Marathon" Lanzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Cultural and Creative Special Products Market opened, and representative projects of intangible cultural heritage such as Lanzhou Carved Gourds (兰州刻葫芦), Cloisonné Enamel (掐丝珐琅), Paper Cutting (剪纸), and Tao Inkstone Carving (洮砚雕刻) were concentratedly displayed. Intangible cultural heritage inheritors demonstrated their skills on the spot and told the cultural stories behind the crafts. Eight high-quality cultural tourism theme route guides were launched simultaneously, covering Yellow River style tours, Silk Road cultural expo tours, parent-child leisure tours, and all-area tourism, and some routes integrated rural revitalization elements to guide tourists into the beautiful countryside in the suburbs of Lanzhou.
During this year's event, the Xiaoman Market attracted many local creators, young artists, and intangible cultural heritage inheritors to settle in with an open attitude of "zero booth fees, zero basic fees, and zero commissions." The market is divided into the "Fireworks Lanzhou" food culture exhibition area and the "Ingenious" cultural and creative exhibition area. The former displays traditional foods such as Lanzhou Beef Noodles (兰州牛肉拉面), Sweet Fermented Rice (甜醅子), and Gray Peas (灰豆子), and the latter brings together creative derivative works of cultural IPs such as the Gansu Provincial Museum (甘肃省博物馆), the Lanzhou Municipal Museum (兰州市博物馆), and the Reader Publishing Group (读者出版集团). The market does not set a consumption threshold, but only provides space for display and exchange, allowing runners and citizens to feel Lanzhou's cultural confidence and innovation vitality in a relaxed atmosphere.
From a marathon to a city festival activity, from a 42.195-kilometer course to a cultural tourism picture scroll extending the entire city, the 2026 Lanzhou Marathon is writing a new chapter of deep integration of sports and culture and tourism.
Subsidy Discounts: Citywide Linkage Sets Off a Consumption Wave
Cultural tourism attracts traffic to land, and businesses accurately undertake. When runners from all over the country set foot on Lanzhou (兰州), a consumption wave covering the entire chain of eating, living, traveling, shopping, and entertainment is set off. Runners can open the mobile phone platform to upload boarding passes or railway electronic tickets, and receive a "Travel Lanzhou Gift Package" with one click, and catering, shopping, accommodation, and cultural tourism coupons are all available.
This sincerity and benefit is a citywide courtesy tailored by Lanzhou (兰州) for Lanzhou Marathon runners and tourists. The Municipal Bureau of Commerce has launched exclusive Lanzhou Marathon discounts on the basis of the "Enjoy Spring and Summer, Enjoy Shopping in Lanzhou" series of activities: ticket stub upload lottery, catering and shopping discounts, trade-in subsidies, prize-winning invoices and other multiple measures are superimposed to form a consumption promotion network covering the entire city. From central business districts to community shops, from high-end hotels to characteristic homestays, from large supermarkets to street restaurants, the entire city is providing runners and tourists with a warm and affordable consumption experience.
Multiplier Effect: Event Empowers High-Quality Urban Development
From individual experience to citywide effect, the consumption wave driven by the Lanzhou Marathon is releasing a strong economic multiplier effect. But the value of this marathon goes far beyond the numbers on the economic books.
Lanzhou (兰州), a typical western inland city, once faced many difficulties and challenges in regional competition due to the dual constraints of geographical location and industrial structure. How to break through the regional development bottleneck of "not bordering and not relying on the sea" and transform the Yellow River cultural resources into development advantages? The exploration of the Lanzhou Marathon provides an enlightening answer.
The "Cultural Tourism Sports + Business + X" model constructed by the 2026 Lanzhou Marathon helps Lanzhou (兰州) to base itself on its unique cultural resources and geographical endowments and take a differentiated development path with characteristic IPs as a breakthrough through government guidance, market operation, and social participation.
Taking the city with events, the marathon, as a type of event with a wide urban display surface and a strong driving effect, has become a fulcrum for Lanzhou to leverage the development of modern service industries. By driving the improvement of urban infrastructure, the optimization of public services, and the improvement of the business environment through events, Lanzhou is forming a virtuous interaction development pattern of "event - city - industry."
In the long run, the Lanzhou Marathon continues to help Lanzhou consolidate its comprehensive urban strength and empower urban transformation. The event promotes the quality and optimization of urban infrastructure and public services, and builds a high-quality platform for attracting talents and gathering funds and opening up to the outside world. More and more out-of-town runners come to Lanzhou for the first time because of the Lanzhou Marathon, and choose to come here again because of the beautiful experience. Some people even get married and stay in Lanzhou to invest and start businesses. The event plays a radiating effect, driving the coordinated development of all walks of life, and helping Lanzhou accelerate the construction of a hub for opening up to the west and a famous Silk Road cultural tourism city.
A marathon boils a city. Lanzhou (兰州) takes sports as a bridge and events as a medium, from the consumption activation of the ticket stub economy to the scene expansion of the all-area cultural tourism integration, and then to the cross-border linkage of the city's culture, business, tourism, and sports exhibition, the event's "traffic" is truly transformed into consumption "increment," urban "retention," and development "quality."
Running is endless, and development is endless. Lanzhou (兰州) is continuing to deepen the practice of revitalizing the city with events, and constantly improving the deep integration mechanism of culture, sports, tourism, and business, so that the city card of Lanzhou Marathon will become brighter and brighter. Lanzhou relies on the Lanzhou Marathon to explore the transformation and development path of inland cities, base itself on its own resource endowments, find the characteristic track, realize the further leap of urban energy level, and write a bright answer sheet for the high-quality development of the urban economy.
Data source: Propaganda Department of the CPC Lanzhou Municipal Committee (中共兰州市委宣传部)
Return to TopThe "Regulations of the State Council on Foreign Investment" was adopted at the 83rd Executive Meeting of the State Council on April 17, 2026, and is hereby promulgated and shall come into force on July 1, 2026.
Premier Li Qiang (李强)
May 5, 2026
Article 1 These Regulations are formulated in accordance with the "Foreign Relations Law of the People's Republic of China" and the "Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China" and other laws, in order to promote high-level opening up to the outside world, promote high-quality development of foreign investment, effectively implement the management of foreign investment, protect the legitimate rights and interests of investors and their foreign investments, and safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests.
Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to foreign investment by investors within the territory of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as "within China").
For the purposes of these Regulations, "foreign investment" or "overseas investment" refers to activities in which investors directly or indirectly obtain ownership, control, management rights, and other related rights and interests of enterprises, assets, etc. in other countries (regions) by investing assets, equity, or providing financing, guarantees, etc.
For the purposes of these Regulations, "investors" include enterprises, other organizations, and resident individuals within China.
Article 3 Foreign investment work shall adhere to the basic national policy of opening up to the outside world, implement the overall national security concept, coordinate development and security, coordinate domestic and international affairs, improve the foreign investment management and service system, enhance the quality and level of foreign investment, and promote open cooperation and mutual benefit.
Article 4 The state shall proactively align with international high-standard economic and trade rules, promote the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" (一带一路), promote the construction of multilateral and bilateral investment cooperation mechanisms, actively participate in the formulation of international investment rules, promote international cooperation in industrial and supply chains, oppose unilateralism and protectionism, and promote the construction of an open world economy.
Article 5 The state supports investors in carrying out foreign investment activities in accordance with market principles and actively participating in international cooperation and competition. Investors shall enjoy the autonomy of foreign investment in accordance with the law, and shall make their own decisions, bear their own risks, and be responsible for their own profits and losses.
Investors who carry out foreign investment and related activities shall abide by laws and regulations and international practices, respect local customs and cultural traditions, abide by business ethics, be honest and trustworthy, compete fairly, fulfill social responsibilities, safeguard the national image, and shall not harm market competition order, destroy the ecological environment, damage the legitimate rights and interests of workers, or endanger China's national security, harm national interests and social public interests.
Article 6 The state shall improve the overseas comprehensive service system, promote the integration of trade and investment, improve public platforms and services, and coordinate service resources in the fields of foreign affairs, law, finance, taxation, finance, trade, logistics, entry and exit, customs, and trade promotion to provide service guarantees for investors.
People's governments at or above the provincial level and their relevant departments shall enhance their public service capabilities and levels, and provide investors with public products and services in terms of laws and regulations, policies and measures, investment guidelines, intellectual property rights, risk prevention and response, and rights protection.
Article 7 Support professional service institutions such as consulting and evaluation, legal services, accounting and auditing, credit rating, mediation and arbitration, and intellectual property rights to expand overseas service networks, improve international service capabilities and levels, and provide high-quality professional services for investors and their foreign investments.
Relevant professional service institutions shall follow the principles of honesty and trustworthiness, diligence and responsibility, independence and objectivity, establish effective risk control and internal control systems, equip themselves with practitioners with corresponding professional capabilities, and carry out relevant service activities in accordance with the law.
Article 8 Banking financial institutions shall, based on their functional positioning, follow the principles of marketization, rule of law, commercial sustainability, and controllable risks, and provide financing and other financial services for investors' foreign investment within their business scope. Encourage policy-oriented insurance institutions to provide services such as overseas investment insurance for investors' foreign investment.
Article 9 Relevant industry associations and chambers of commerce shall, in accordance with laws, regulations, and their articles of association, strengthen industry self-discipline, enhance their ability and level to serve investors and their foreign investments, and promptly reflect industry demands.
Industry associations, chambers of commerce, and trade and investment promotion organizations shall provide services such as information consulting, market development, economic and trade exchanges, rights protection, and dispute resolution related to foreign investment in accordance with their articles of association.
Article 10 The state shall improve the foreign investment management system, improve regulation and control measures, implement full-process supervision by category and level, strengthen risk prevention and control, improve the scientificity and security of foreign investment, and promote the combination of investment facilitation and effective risk prevention.
Article 11 The investment authorities and commerce authorities of the State Council, together with other relevant departments of the State Council, shall formulate, adjust, and implement foreign investment policies based on the needs of national economic and social development, changes in the investment environment and risk levels of relevant countries (regions), etc., clarify encouraged, restricted, and prohibited foreign investments, strengthen the supervision of foreign investment, and guide and supervise investors to standardize investment and business behavior.
Article 12 If investors need to go through formalities such as verification and filing, information reporting, and cross-border capital registration in accordance with the law when carrying out foreign investment activities, they shall do so in accordance with relevant national regulations, submit relevant materials truthfully, and cooperate with the supervision and inspection of relevant competent authorities.
Article 13 Investors who carry out foreign investment activities shall not export or use goods, technologies, services, and related data that are prohibited from export by the state, or export or use goods, technologies, services, and related data that are restricted from export by the state without permission; they shall not transfer goods, technologies, services, and related data that are prohibited from export by the state to other countries (regions) by means of cross-border dispatch of technical personnel, organizing personnel to work in other countries (regions), providing cross-border technical guidance, arranging personnel for cross-border training, etc., or transfer goods, technologies, services, and related data that are restricted from export by the state to other countries (regions) without permission.
Article 14 The management of foreign investment involving capital exchange, import and export of goods and technologies, cross-border service trade, cross-border data flow, entry and exit of personnel, as well as concentration review of operators, export control, network security supervision, tax collection and management, and state-owned asset supervision, shall be implemented in accordance with relevant laws, administrative regulations, and relevant national regulations.
Article 15 The state shall improve the overseas investment security review system. The investment authorities and commerce authorities of the State Council, together with other relevant departments of the State Council, shall conduct security reviews of overseas investments and related assets, rights and interests, etc. that affect or may affect national security. Relevant organizations and individuals shall assist and cooperate, and shall not refuse or obstruct, and shall abide by overseas investment security review decisions.
Article 16 Investors and their invested enterprises in other countries (regions) shall improve their governance structure, establish and improve systems such as compliant operation, internal control, safe production, and emergency response, strengthen risk identification and prevention and disposal, and invest necessary personnel, funds, equipment, and other resources to ensure the safety of their employees and assets.
Article 17 Investors shall standardize investment and business behavior, and shall not damage the commercial reputation or commodity reputation of other investors, infringe upon others' trade secrets, dump goods at low prices without justification, seek improper benefits through bribery, fraud, or other means, or disrupt the order of the foreign investment market.
Article 18 Relevant departments of the State Council shall strengthen the monitoring, early warning, and risk assessment of foreign investment, promptly release information on the security situation of relevant countries (regions), remind investment risks, and guide and help investors do a good job in security risk prevention, and safeguard national overseas interests and the legitimate rights and interests of investors.
Article 19 The People's Republic of China shall, in accordance with international treaties and agreements it has concluded or acceded to, or in accordance with the principle of equality and mutual benefit, carry out cooperation and exchanges in the field of law enforcement with other countries (regions), international organizations, etc., to protect the safety of investors and their invested enterprises, employees of projects, and assets in other countries (regions), as well as the legitimate rights and interests of relevant organizations and individuals.
The state shall actively negotiate and sign multilateral and bilateral trade and investment agreements and other international economic and trade agreements to improve the level of foreign investment protection and promote investment liberalization and facilitation.
Article 20 The state shall, in accordance with the law, provide consular protection and assistance to Chinese citizens and organizations investing in other countries (regions) and their invested enterprises and Chinese employees of projects in that country (region), and safeguard their legitimate rights and interests.
If a major sudden event such as war, armed conflict, riot, serious natural disaster, major accident disaster, major infectious disease epidemic, or terrorist attack occurs in the country (region) of investment destination, and the personal and property safety of investors and their invested enterprises and Chinese employees of projects in that country (region) is threatened and needs assistance, the diplomatic missions stationed abroad shall promptly verify the situation, urge the relevant country (region) to take effective measures to protect the personal and property safety of Chinese citizens and organizations, and provide assistance according to the relevant circumstances; if the Chinese government makes corresponding risk avoidance arrangements, relevant organizations and individuals shall cooperate.
Article 21 Encourage investors to resolve contradictions and disputes related to foreign investment through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, litigation, and other means to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests.
Article 22 If organizations and individuals within China participate in foreign investment-related arbitration or litigation, or are subject to relevant investigations by overseas judicial or law enforcement agencies, and need to provide evidence or related materials to overseas parties, they shall abide by laws, administrative regulations, and relevant national regulations on the protection of state secrets, data security, personal information protection, technology export management, export control, and judicial assistance. If approval from the competent authority is required by law, relevant legal procedures shall be followed.
Article 23 If investors encounter trade-related investment barriers or other investment and business obstacles in the country (region) of investment destination, the Ministry of Commerce of the State Council may, on its own or in conjunction with other relevant departments of the State Council, organize and conduct investigations, and relevant organizations and individuals shall assist and cooperate. Based on the results of the investigation, relevant departments of the State Council may take measures such as adjusting relevant national investment policies, prohibiting or restricting the import and export of relevant goods and technologies, or international service trade.
Article 24 If any country (region) or international organization violates international law and the basic norms of international relations and takes discriminatory prohibitions, restrictions, or other similar measures against the People's Republic of China in terms of investment and business operations, the Chinese government and its relevant departments may take corresponding measures according to the actual situation to protect the safety and legitimate rights and interests of investors and their foreign investments, and protect the country's overseas interests from threats and infringements.
Relevant departments of the State Council may, in accordance with the "Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law of the People's Republic of China" and the "Provisions on Implementing the 'Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law of the People's Republic of China'," decide to include organizations and individuals that directly or indirectly participate in the formulation, decision-making, and implementation of the discriminatory prohibitions, restrictions, or other similar measures stipulated in the preceding paragraph in the countermeasure list and take corresponding measures.
Article 25 If foreign organizations or individuals endanger China's national sovereignty, security, and development interests, violate the principles of normal market transactions and interrupt normal transactions with Chinese enterprises, other organizations, or individuals, or take discriminatory measures against investors and their foreign investments, unreasonably deprive or restrict the legitimate rights and interests of investors and their foreign investments, relevant departments of the State Council may take measures such as prohibiting or restricting them from engaging in import and export activities related to China, prohibiting or restricting them from investing in China, prohibiting or restricting organizations and individuals within China from conducting relevant transactions and cooperation with them, prohibiting or restricting relevant personnel, products, and means of transportation from entering the country, and canceling or restricting the qualifications of relevant personnel to work, stay, or reside in China. Relevant measures may apply to organizations that are actually controlled or participated in the establishment and operation of by foreign organizations or individuals.
Article 26 Public officials shall keep confidential state secrets, work secrets, trade secrets, personal privacy, and personal information learned in the course of performing their duties related to foreign investment management and services in accordance with the law, and shall not disclose or illegally provide them to others.
Article 27 If an investor invests in foreign investment prohibited by the state, the investment authorities and commerce authorities of the State Council shall, according to their respective responsibilities, order the cessation of the investment activity, order the disposal of shares and assets within a time limit, and confiscate illegal income; if the investor refuses to implement, a fine of 5‰ to 10‰ of the investment amount shall be imposed; the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be fined between 50,000 yuan and 100,000 yuan.
If an investor fails to go through the formalities for overseas investment verification and filing as required, or applies for relevant verification and filing by submitting false materials or concealing true information, the verification and filing authority shall order correction, confiscate illegal income, and impose a fine of 1‰ to 5‰ of the investment amount; if the investor refuses to correct, it shall be ordered to cease the investment activity, order the disposal of shares and assets within a time limit, and impose a fine of 5‰ to 10‰ of the investment amount; the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be fined between 20,000 yuan and 50,000 yuan.
If an investor obtains overseas investment verification and filing by bribery, fraud, or other improper means, the verification and filing authority shall revoke the verification and filing documents, confiscate illegal income, and impose a fine of 1‰ to 5‰ of the investment amount; if the investment has already been made, it shall be ordered to cease the investment activity, order the disposal of shares and assets within a time limit, and impose a fine of 5‰ to 10‰ of the investment amount; the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be fined between 20,000 yuan and 50,000 yuan.
From the date of effectiveness of the penalty decision stipulated in the preceding three paragraphs, the relevant competent authorities may not accept the verification and filing application submitted by the violator within 3 years, or prohibit it from engaging in foreign investment activities for a period of 1 to 3 years.
Article 28 If a violation of the provisions of Article 15 of these Regulations occurs, such as refusing to cooperate with overseas investment security review, providing false materials or concealing relevant information, or failing to comply with overseas investment security review decisions, the relevant departments of the State Council shall order correction, confiscate illegal income, and impose a fine; if national security is endangered, the investor shall be ordered to take necessary measures to eliminate the impact on national security, and may be prohibited from engaging in foreign investment activities for a period of 1 to 3 years; if the investment has already been made, it may be ordered to cease the investment activity and order the disposal of shares and assets within a time limit.
Article 29 If an investor violates the provisions of Article 17 of these Regulations, the investment authorities and commerce authorities of the State Council may, according to their respective responsibilities, order correction within a time limit; if harmful consequences are caused, the investor may be prohibited from engaging in foreign investment activities for a period of 1 to 3 years.
Article 30 If an investor carries out foreign investment activities and violates these Regulations, causing personal injury or property loss, it shall bear civil liability in accordance with the law; if it constitutes a violation of public security administration, it shall be given a public security administration penalty in accordance with the law; if it constitutes a crime, it shall be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the law.
If an investor carries out foreign investment activities and violates other laws and regulations, the competent authority shall order correction and handle it in accordance with the law.
Article 31 If a public official abuses his/her power, neglects his/her duties, engages in malpractice for personal gain, or discloses or illegally provides to others state secrets, work secrets, trade secrets, personal privacy, and personal information learned in the course of foreign investment work, he/she shall be given a sanction in accordance with the law; if it constitutes a crime, he/she shall be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the law.
Article 32 The management of investors' investments in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特别行政区), the Macao Special Administrative Region (澳门特别行政区), and the Taiwan region (台湾地区) shall be implemented with reference to these Regulations; if laws, administrative regulations, or the State Council have other provisions, those provisions shall prevail.
Article 33 The management of investors' investments in overseas financial markets with their own funds, raised funds, and other entrusted funds shall be implemented in accordance with these Regulations and other relevant national regulations.
The management of investors' reinvestment in overseas countries with assets, rights and interests, etc. obtained from foreign investment shall be implemented in accordance with these Regulations and other relevant national regulations.
Specific management measures for foreign investment by resident individuals within China shall be formulated by the investment authorities and commerce authorities of the State Council.
Specific administrative measures for outbound investment by resident individuals, etc., within China (中国), shall be formulated by the investment authorities and commerce authorities of the State Council (国务院).
Article 34 This regulation shall come into effect on July 1, 2026.
(Xinhua News Agency (新华社) Beijing (北京), June 1st)
Return to TopOn May 26th, BMW Brilliance (华晨宝马) released its Sustainable Development Report for the 13th consecutive year, comprehensively disclosing its practical achievements in green production, supply chain collaboration, recycling, energy transition, and social responsibility in 2025. The report shows that in 2025, BMW's carbon emissions across its entire value chain in China decreased by more than 5.4 million tons year-on-year, supply chain carbon emissions decreased by 1 million tons equivalent compared to 2019, and water withdrawal per unit of production decreased for the 8th consecutive year, down to 1.4 tons/unit. Relying on green practices, BMW demonstrates the responsibility of multinational automakers in promoting the low-carbon transition of the entire chain in China with quantifiable, verifiable, and traceable solid results, and practices the concept of "In China, for China, and win-win with China." The *Environmental Code of the People's Republic of China* (《中华人民共和国生态环境法典》) will be implemented on August 15, 2026. BMW in China will continue to deepen carbon reduction at the source, cleaner production, and recycling, so that users can enjoy the pure driving pleasure while obtaining a more environmentally friendly and warmer high-quality travel experience.
Improving the quality and efficiency of green production, and taking new steps in energy and water resource utilization.
The report shows that BMW focuses on energy conservation and carbon reduction in the production process, steadily promotes the transformation of energy structure and efficient utilization of resources, and promotes the upgrading of factories towards low-carbon, efficient, and circular directions. In 2025, the medium-deep geothermal energy project of BMW Brilliance (华晨宝马) Shenyang (沈阳) Powertrain Plant and the sixth-generation power battery center were put into operation, using geothermal energy 2,900 meters underground to provide heating for the plant area, reducing carbon emissions of the new generation models from the source. Significant results have also been achieved in water resource management. The water withdrawal per unit of production at the BMW Brilliance (华晨宝马) Shenyang (沈阳) production base has dropped to 1.4 tons, maintaining a downward trend for the 8th consecutive year; the total water withdrawal of each factory has decreased for 3 consecutive years, with a decrease of more than 40% compared to 2023. In 2025, the amount of recycled water used exceeded 680,000 tons, an increase of 71.9% year-on-year, and the level of water resource recycling steadily increased. The base has achieved zero landfill of industrial waste for two consecutive years, improving the efficiency of resource utilization through technological improvements and promoting the green and low-carbon transformation of production methods.
Strengthening supply chain collaboration and driving upstream and downstream to jointly promote green and low-carbon transformation.
Green development is a concept jointly adhered to by BMW and its Chinese partners. BMW promotes collaborative carbon reduction among upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain in China to build a stable and sustainable industrial ecology. As of the end of 2025, more than 300 tier-one suppliers have pledged to use renewable energy power, driving the optimization of the energy structure of the industrial chain. In 2025, the carbon emissions of the enterprise supply chain decreased by 1 million tons equivalent compared to 2019, and the effect of collaborative carbon reduction was obvious.
BMW continues to improve the green management system of the supply chain in China and strictly implements low-carbon requirements. BMW Brilliance (华晨宝马) has been awarded the title of "Five-Star Green Supply Chain Management Enterprise" by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) for three consecutive years. In the logistics sector, national regional distribution centers and cooperative logistics service providers have fully used renewable energy. In 2025, carbon emissions in the logistics sector decreased by 176,000 tons compared to 2024, a year-on-year decrease of more than 30%, realizing low-carbon operation of the entire supply chain.
Building a closed-loop management system, recycling and low-carbon design are integrated into the entire product life cycle.
Currently, BMW integrates the concept of circularity into all aspects of product development, use, and recycling, building a closed-loop management system from design to regeneration. In the product development stage, the new generation models implement the "circular design" concept. The wheels use 70% recycled aluminum, the interior uses high-quality environmentally friendly fabrics, and precious metals are 100% recycled, reducing resource consumption and environmental impact from the source, while ensuring safety, durability, and luxury. In the recycling sector, 571 BMW 4S stores nationwide have set up high-voltage battery recycling points to achieve 100% recycling of customer retired batteries, dealer inventory batteries, and factory test batteries. Promote the effective use of retired batteries, and multiple power battery energy storage systems have been put into operation in many places to improve the efficiency of comprehensive resource utilization.
BMW has also deepened cooperation with State Grid (国家电网) to innovate the application of green electricity traceability mechanisms, covering more than 7,000 charging stations in 224 cities, realizing traceable and verifiable green electricity sources. Relying on the "MyBMW" APP, in 2025, BMW's new energy vehicles completed more than 1.25 million kilowatt-hours of green electricity charging through the State Grid (国家电网) public charging network, a year-on-year increase of nearly 12 times.
Actively creating social value and serving social development with multi-field public welfare projects.
Sustainable development not only means green and low-carbon production, but also concerns the harmonious development of humanities, environment, and society. BMW actively fulfills its corporate social responsibility in China, carrying out long-term practices around cultural protection, ecological science popularization, and traffic safety. The "BMW China Culture Journey" (BMW中国文化之旅) project has been carried out for 19 consecutive years, promoting the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage; the "BMW Beautiful Homeland Action" (BMW美丽家园行动) carries out biodiversity protection science popularization to the public to enhance social ecological protection awareness; the BMW Children's Traffic Safety Education Camp has been carried out for 21 consecutive years to popularize traffic safety knowledge.
Looking to the future, BMW will adhere to combining the concept of sustainable development with social needs, steadily promote various public welfare projects, and form a normalized and systematic social responsibility practice mechanism. BMW not only pursues simple technological progress, but will also continue to practice responsible innovation with a long-term vision, and persistently create long-term value for customers, society, and the environment.
Data source: BMW Brilliance (华晨宝马)
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"Tick-tock..." The monitoring terminal in hand displays a cardiogram-like wave pattern. Clicking into it reveals the sound of rushing water mixed with a regular "telegraph" sound.
"This is the sound wave emitted by the Yangtze finless porpoise. In the past three years, two Yangtze finless porpoise monitoring points have recorded 15,000 sightings," said Xin Yu (信誉), a senior engineer in the Ecological Monitoring Section of the Jiangsu Provincial Environmental Monitoring Center (江苏省环境监测中心), at the Yangtze River ecological monitoring point in the Wushan (五山) area of Nantong (南通), Jiangsu (江苏) Province.
This is the last leg of the Yangtze River's (长江) journey into the sea, where the river is as wide as 10 kilometers. The Wushan area is a region on the left bank of the Yangtze River composed of five hills ranging in altitude from 29 meters to 118 meters, with a land area of 11.27 square kilometers. The resulting river surface is known locally as "Yangtze Finless Porpoise Bay" and is an important water intake for the Nantong Waterworks (南通市自来水厂), drawing 1.4 million tons of water per day.
Continuous monitoring over the past five years has shown that a total of 1,351 species have been observed and recorded in the area, an increase of 61 species compared to 2021, including 729 species of terrestrial vascular plants, 101 species of terrestrial vertebrates, 82 species of fish, more than 260 species of birds, and 26 species of benthic animals.
"The Binjiang (滨江) area of Nantong Wushan was once regarded as an industrial rust belt. Thanks to the principle of 'jointly protecting the environment and refraining from large-scale development,' Nantong has, over the past 10 years, planned the city's production, living, and ecological spaces, properly handling the relationship between urban production and living and ecological environmental protection, achieving a transformation from an industrial rust belt to a livable scenic area," said Xin Yu (信誉).
The Give and Take of a Signboard
—The City's Famous Mountains Apply to Become a National Forest Park
Walking into the Nantong Junshan (军山) "Ecological Island," trees are layered upon trees, and the crisp, melodious chirping of birds is heard from time to time.
Holding a long pole and wearing a straw hat, Zhang Junxia (张俊霞), an employee of Nantong Wushan Tourism Development Co., Ltd. (南通五山旅游发展有限公司), stopped in front of a patch of vegetation, her eyes fixed on a seedling with narrow leaves, which she uprooted.
"This is an invasive alien species called 'Solidago canadensis'," she said, pointing to the seedling's thick root system. "They not only squeeze the living space of other plants, but their seeds also drift in the wind in autumn, posing a threat to the surrounding ecological environment. They must be controlled during the seedling stage."
Deep in the forest, there is a 2-meter square pool with half a meter of water. Zhang Junxia (张俊霞) said that this is one of the three newly built "supply stations" for birds away from the river. In addition to the "water tank" for collecting rainwater, there is also a "canteen": 160 new berry trees such as cherry and pomegranate have been planted on the "Ecological Island" to provide fresh ingredients for birds.
On the Jianghai Plain (江海平原), the five hills of Langshan (狼山), Ma'anshan (马鞍山), Jianshan (剑山), Junshan (军山), and Huangni Mountain (黄泥山) stand facing the river. From the 1970s and 1980s, the riverbanks here were filled with docks and storage yards. Since 2016, Nantong (南通) has carried out ecological restoration of the Binjiang (滨江) area of Wushan (五山), implementing more than 20 actions such as water source protection and dock management, closing and transferring 203 "scattered, disorganized, and polluting" enterprises, clearing and restoring 12 kilometers of coastline, and adding more than 6 square kilometers of forest and green space. After the launch of the ten-year fishing ban on the Yangtze River (长江) in 2021, all 191 fishing boats and 368 fishermen in the city were retired and resettled for alternative employment.
"Langshan National Forest Park (狼山国家森林公园) was established in 2018 and is now our golden signboard," said Hu Zhigang (胡志刚), director of the Party and Government Affairs Bureau of the Nantong Langshan Tourist Resort Management Office (南通狼山旅游度假区管理办公室). Becoming a national forest park is an honor and also means "hard constraints" - commercial development is prohibited within the ecological red line, and continuous investment in protection is required.
In May 2021, the "Nantong Langshan National Forest Park Management Regulations" (《江苏南通狼山国家森林公园管理条例》) came into effect, listing 13 prohibited items such as unauthorized excavation of plants and illegal hunting of wild animals, and implementing closed management of the ecological conservation area in the southern foothills of Junshan (军山).
Installing acoustic monitoring equipment for Yangtze finless porpoises, establishing "health records" for ancient and famous trees, and launching the "Ecological Island" protection project... In recent years, the ecological restoration and protection work in the Binjiang (滨江) area of Wushan (五山) has gradually shifted from the macro-level governance of "a river," "a bank," and "a forest" to the micro-level protection of "a finless porpoise," "a bird," and "a tree," ensuring the safety of water supply for the city's important water sources and welcoming the return of species such as the Yangtze finless porpoise.
The Going and Staying of an Industry
—Port Relocation, Leaving Space for Ecology and Helping Industrial Upgrading
Another new order has been secured! Sanhai Shipbuilding Technology Co., Ltd. (三海船舶科技有限公司), located in the Zilang Science and Technology City (紫琅科技城) in the Nantong Innovation Zone (南通创新区), is bustling with activity. The seventh transfer ship co-developed by the company and a Nantong shipyard (南通一家船厂) requires the installation of two sets of transfer devices to work in coordination, requiring a redesign of the entire ship and involving the cutting-edge application of several basic theories - which is precisely the company's strength. Li Zhiwei (李志伟), the head of the company, said that since moving into the park at the beginning of last year, from undertaking small projects to participating in large-scale ship design tasks, the company has participated in and led the production and design of several 10,000-ton ships.
This start-up technology company is located in the Nantong Innovation Zone (南通创新区). The birth of the Nantong Innovation Zone (南通创新区) stems from the industrial restructuring under the background of the Yangtze River's (长江) major protection strategy.
Before 2016, the port industry was the most concentrated industrial layout along the river in the main urban area of Nantong (南通). As a leading enterprise, the Langshan Port Area (狼山港区) of Nantong Port Group Co., Ltd. (南通港口集团有限公司) was once the largest distribution center for imported sulfur in the country, with more than 6 million tons of sulfur being distributed and transshipped here annually at its peak.
In the tough battle of "industry retreat, port relocation, urban advancement, and ecological protection" 10 years ago, Nantong Port (南通港) achieved a "major transfer": in 2018, the container branch terminal was completely relocated to the Tonghai Port Area (通海港区); in 2019, the overall relocation of the Langshan Port Affairs Branch (狼山港务分公司) and the Jianghai Port Affairs Branch (江海港务分公司) was completed. Since then, the port industry has begun to develop from "river port" to "sea port" and then to "river-sea linkage," from scale expansion to quality and efficiency improvement, with spatial expansion, functional optimization, and operational upgrading going hand in hand.
The relocation of the port has left space for ecology on the vacated riverfront. How can the industry continue to upgrade?
In 2016, the Nantong Innovation Zone (南通创新区) emerged as a "source of scientific and technological innovation." Focusing on existing industrial advantages, it anchors industries such as artificial intelligence, integrated circuits, life and health, as well as ship marine engineering service industry and high-end service industry, attracting, nurturing, and incubating enterprises.
"Leave the beautiful scenery to scientific and technological innovation." Zhang Peiwei (张培为), deputy director of the Nantong Innovation Zone Management Office (南通创新区管理办公室), introduced that research institutes with original innovation capabilities and high value-added technology companies give industrial development lasting vitality. Currently, more than 300 companies have settled in the Nantong Innovation Zone (南通创新区).
Why did Sanhai (三海) come? Li Zhiwei (李志伟) said frankly that on the one hand, the clear water and green banks outside the window are a "selling point" for negotiating with customers; on the other hand, the industrial chain supporting "upstairs is downstream" provides companies with more development opportunities for "cooperation across the wall" and "order cooperation." The company aims to achieve revenue of more than 5 million yuan in 2025, and this year's revenue is "expected to double."
The Distance of a Resident
—Returning the Shoreline to the People, the Binjiang Area of Wushan Becomes a Backyard for Residents
Early in the morning, there are many residents playing football on the football field of Nantong Yangtze River Sports Park (南通长江体育公园) by the river.
"Playing football on this grass, blowing the cool river breeze, and looking up to see the blue sky and green mountains," Chen Shuxiang (陈树祥), a resident of Hongjiang Community (洪江社区), Langshan Town Street (狼山镇街道), Chongchuan District (崇川区), Nantong (南通), walked home along the Binjiang Greenway (滨江绿道) after a hearty game, his face full of pride.
Along the way, groups of young people are cycling or walking, enjoying the waterfront time. On the other side of the greenway is a 20-hectare Binjiang flower sea. Walking in, each high-slope "petal" is furnished with benches for people to rest.
Chen Shuxiang (陈树祥), 46, has lived by the river since he was a child, but his residence was separated from the Yangtze River (长江) by port terminals. He was plagued by noise and dust, and felt that he was "near the water but not close to the water."
Since 2018, with the complete removal of the 2.62-kilometer port coastline and 1,980 mu of land and terminal production functions in the Langshan Port Area (狼山港区), and the readjustment to a living and ecological coastline, returning the river to the people, the shoreline to the people, and the scenery to the people, the Binjiang (滨江) area of Wushan (五山) has transformed from an industrial rust belt into an ecological scenic area.
In June 2018, Chen Shuxiang (陈树祥) and more than 500 relocated residents received the keys to their new homes in the Linjiang Jiayuan (临江家园) community. The new community is about 1 kilometer farther away from the old house, but he feels closer to the river. In Chen Shuxiang's (陈树祥) home, standing on the balcony and looking south, the scenery of Wushan (五山) is fully visible; looking west, is the Yangtze River Sports Park (长江体育公园) and Binjiang flower sea where he just played football - the Binjiang (滨江) area of Wushan (五山) is not only the city's living room, but also the residents' backyard.
Chen Wenjing (陈雯婧), project manager of Nantong Urban Construction Group Co., Ltd. (南通城市建设集团有限公司), introduced that in the core area of the original idle land of the Langshan Port Area (狼山港区), the "zero-distance" waterfront Yangtze River Sports Park (长江体育公园) was built and opened to the public in August last year. Activities such as frisbee and fun sports meets are organized daily, receiving an average of more than 2,000 citizens for fitness; the original terminal trestle is used to extend to the river surface, and basketball courts, children's playgrounds, and viewing platforms are built to become a new landmark for citizens to relax and tourists to check in.
The Ministry of Water Resources announced on June 1st that China has fully entered the flood season, with the southern region entering its main flood season. According to forecasts, in June, rainfall in northeastern northern regions, eastern Jiangnan, southern China, and southeastern Southwest China will be 10% to 20% above normal; rainfall in southern North China, northern and central-eastern Northwest China, the Huanghuai area, and most of the Jianghuai area will be 10% to 20% below normal; rainfall in the remaining areas will be close to normal. Some major rivers in the Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake systems in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, the Xijiang and Hanjiang rivers in the Pearl River basin, the Qiantang River in Zhejiang, and the Minjiang River in Fujian may experience floods exceeding warning levels.
The Ministry of Water Resources is strengthening the investigation and rectification of potential risks, maintaining 24-hour duty, closely monitoring rainfall and water conditions, conducting rolling consultations and assessments, promptly issuing early warnings, activating emergency responses and related dispatch and command mechanisms, and scientifically scheduling water projects in river basins to effectively respond to multiple rounds of heavy rainfall in southern regions and other areas.
As China fully enters the flood season, the risk of flood disasters further increases, and the flood control situation is severe and complex. The Ministry of Water Resources has rapidly entered a state of work for the main flood season, implementing various prevention measures in detail.
First, strengthen monitoring, forecasting, and early warning, make full use of the "three lines of defense" for rainfall and water condition monitoring and forecasting, and the construction achievements of the digital twin water conservancy system to further extend the flood forecast lead time and improve the accuracy of flood forecasts. Second, strengthen the dispatch and command mechanism, promptly activate emergency responses, implement various prevention measures matching the response level, and dispatch working groups and expert groups to the front line to assist and guide. Third, strengthen the unified joint dispatch of water projects in river basins, give full play to the role of key reservoirs in river basins in flood control and disaster reduction, prepare for the use of flood storage and detention areas, and ensure flood control safety. Fourth, focus on preventing floods in small and medium-sized rivers and mountain torrent disasters, continue to increase efforts to "clear the four disorders" (清四乱) in rivers, ensure smooth river flow, strengthen embankment patrols and defenses, achieve early detection, early control, and early resolution of risks, and strictly implement the responsibilities and measures of the five key links of "who organizes, who is evacuated, when to evacuate, where to evacuate, and no unauthorized return" to fully avoid casualties. Fifth, strengthen the operation management and patrol defense of small and medium-sized reservoirs, strictly prohibit operation beyond the flood limit water level in violation of regulations, and require unsafe reservoirs to operate with empty reservoirs in principle, and urge the "three responsible persons" for flood control administration, technology, and patrol of each reservoir to be in place to ensure that the reservoirs do not collapse. Sixth, adhere to simultaneous drought and flood prevention and control, with precise scope, precise targets, precise time periods, and precise measures, implement water project drought relief scheduling and emergency water volume scheduling to ensure the safety of urban and rural residents' water supply in drought-stricken areas, the seasonal irrigation needs of crops in irrigation areas, and the water safety of large-scale breeding and large livestock. At the same time, strictly prevent rapid shifts from drought to flood and from flood to drought. Seventh, coordinate and cooperate to gather synergy, continue to strengthen close cooperation with emergency management, meteorology, and other departments, strengthen consultation and judgment, information sharing, and technical support, give full play to their respective professional advantages, strengthen business cooperation, and gather a strong working synergy for flood control and disaster reduction.
Deng Jianyang (邓剑洋), reporter of People's Daily.
Ministry of Water Resources (水利部)
Beijing, June 1st (Reported by Jiang Xuehong (蒋雪鸿)) Recently, a reporter learned from the National Climate Center (国家气候中心) that the sea surface temperature in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific entered El Niño conditions in May. Currently, the El Niño event has entered a development phase.
El Niño is a climate phenomenon in which the sea surface temperature in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific remains persistently high, causing anomalies in atmospheric circulation. The National Climate Center (国家气候中心) predicts that a moderate or stronger El Niño event will develop in the summer and autumn, reaching its peak in the autumn and winter. The probability of a strong El Niño event is increasing and may continue until next spring.
This spring and summer, El Niño is in a period of rapid development, and the atmosphere has a significant response to the evolution of sea surface temperatures, which is conducive to a significant strengthening of the Western Pacific subtropical high, guiding more water vapor to the land areas of China.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on June 1st (Reporter Chang Qin (常钦)) The Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部), the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (国家林业和草原局), and the China Geological Survey (中国地质调查局) recently jointly released the "List of Innovative and Applicable Technologies for Ecological Restoration (Third Batch)." This is a working practice of empowering ecological restoration in the "15th Five-Year Plan" with scientific and technological innovation. It is the first ecological restoration "technical toolbox" jointly created by "one ministry and two administrations" and a new achievement of cross-departmental and cross-regional collaboration.
The open solicitation was conducted nationwide. After procedures such as independent application, preliminary evaluation and recommendation, comprehensive evaluation and recommendation, and social publicity, 35 technologies were finally selected into the third batch of the List of Innovative and Applicable Technologies for Ecological Restoration, covering ten ecological restoration scenarios. These specifically include: 8 items in the fields of forest, grassland, wetland, and desert ecological restoration; 5 items in the field of marine ecological restoration; 2 items in the field of water ecological restoration; 5 items in the field of mine ecological restoration; 1 item in the field of degraded land ecological restoration and governance; 4 items in the field of alien invasive species management and restoration and pest control; 1 item in the field of ancient and famous tree protection; 1 item in the field of ecosystem carbon sequestration; 6 items in the field of natural ecological monitoring and assessment; and 2 items in other fields.
The 35 technologies selected this time cover different types of ecological restoration scenarios and have been tested by engineering practices, which is equivalent to equipping different regions and different types of ecological restoration with "toolkits." During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China's ecological restoration will pay more attention to systematic governance, precise restoration, coordinated integration, quality improvement and efficiency enhancement. Regarding technological innovation in ecological restoration, the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部), the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (国家林业和草原局), and the China Geological Survey (中国地质调查局) stated that they will focus on the following three aspects:
First, let the useful technologies "be used." Issue public announcements to promote application, and guide various regions to give priority to selecting advanced and applicable technologies in the entire process of ecological restoration projects, including design, implementation, acceptance, monitoring, and evaluation. Incorporate the list into the "one map" of natural resource management and territorial space planning, open up the connection channels between technology holders, industry authorities, academic associations, and actual demanders, and let good technologies truly be implemented and effective. Second, let the technical toolbox "increase." Continuously solicit and update ecological restoration technologies, dynamically optimize the content of the list, accelerate the formulation of supporting technical standards and specifications, form a technical support system of "list + standard + case," promote the transformation of ecological restoration technology from "**单点突破**" (dān diǎn tū pò - "single point breakthrough," making progress in one specific area) to "system integration," from "traditional means" to "intelligent precision," and form an ecological restoration technology system covering all elements, the entire chain, and all regions, to improve the modernization level of ecological restoration and governance. Third, let scientific and technological collaborative innovation "be active." Encourage and support scientific and technological research and development in the field of ecological restoration, focus on key technical problems and organize joint research, make good use of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, and develop a batch of original and leading technologies. Encourage local innovation practices, summarize replicable and scalable restoration models, and further enhance the independent innovation capability in the field of ecological restoration.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张 驰
Recently, the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (中国科学院西双版纳热带植物园) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), located in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture (西双版纳傣族自治州), Yunnan (云南) Province, has ushered in the best viewing period for fireflies. Swarms of fireflies dance in the rainforest, attracting many tourists.
He He (贺赫), leader of the Conservation Education Group of the Environmental Education Center of the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (中国科学院西双版纳热带植物园), Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), introduced that fireflies are not a specific type of insect, but a general term for Coleoptera Lampyridae insects. There are more than 2,000 known species of fireflies in the world, and 200 to 300 species are distributed in China (我国). The abdomen of fireflies has a special light-emitting organ. Each firefly has its own unique flashing frequency and rhythm. Male and female insects "communicate" through unique flashing frequencies to find mates. The luminescence of larvae is a warning to predators.
Why are there so many fireflies in the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (中国科学院西双版纳热带植物园) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) every summer?
He He (贺赫) introduced that fireflies like to live in warm, humid, watery places without light pollution. Their life goes through four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. They spend about 10 months in the larval stage, while the lifespan of adults is generally only 7 to 20 days. The Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (中国科学院西双版纳热带植物园) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) is located in a tropical rainforest at 21 degrees north latitude, with a warm and humid climate. It not only has rich vegetation, but also has sufficient water sources and food needed by firefly larvae. At present, there are more than 10 known species of fireflies in the garden, including rare synchronous light-emitting species. These fireflies will stage a natural "collective light show" with precise flashing frequencies.
What should you pay attention to when watching fireflies? He He (贺赫) introduced that when watching fireflies, it is recommended to wear long-sleeved tops and trousers and maintain a quiet observation environment. In particular, pay attention not to use strong light and flash when viewing, as this will interfere with the courtship signals of fireflies. Do not try to catch and buy fireflies, as leaving the native environment will have a fatal impact on fireflies. In addition, avoid spraying mosquito repellent and trampling on vegetation.
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Return to TopHow can physical education classes be made more interesting and beneficial? Primary and secondary schools across the country are actively exploring. Throwing darts, climbing trees, tossing embroidered balls... More and more physical education programs that are both fun and distinctive are entering campuses. These interesting physical education classes not only improve children's physical functions but also cultivate concentration and build courage. When exercise becomes fun, the educational value of physical education is integrated into children's growth in happiness.
——Editor
Dart Throwing is Popular at Beijing No. 57 Middle School (北京市第五十七中学)
A Dart, Honing Children's Temperament
By Pan Junqiang (潘俊强), Reporter of this Newspaper
Holding their breath and concentrating, gently swinging their arms, the darts draw an arc in the air, heading straight for the dartboard. Seeing the numbers on the display screen below the dartboard, the students burst into cheers... In the dart classroom of Beijing No. 57 Middle School (北京市第五十七中学), many students are practicing darts, exchanging throwing techniques.
"Darts have no threshold, everyone can participate, but it has extremely high requirements for technology and mentality." Wu Chunyu (吴春雨), the school's chief dart coach, often brings students here to practice, witnessing the development of the school's dart sport: the dart team was established in 2012, from interest group to standardized courses, and now darts are a "very popular" sports program in the school.
Next to the soft dart machine in the dart classroom, Yin Mengshi (尹梦实), a first-year junior high school student, is practicing throwing darts. He swept three championships in the youth group of the first International Dart Masters Tournament and won two championships in the second International Dart Masters Tournament... On the honor wall of the dart classroom, the championship trophies won by Yin Mengshi (尹梦实) are eye-catching. Darts may seem like a relatively static sport, but it tests the body's dynamic balance. "Every dart thrown requires mobilizing the whole body." Yin Mengshi (尹梦实) said that the angle of entry, the strength of the shot, and the rhythm of breathing need to be integrated. This extreme requirement for body control has helped him develop a habit of concentration.
Practicing darts is also a tempering of the mentality. When participating in competitions, some opponents will deliberately slow down the pace. At this time, Yin Mengshi (尹梦实) will close his eyes and take a deep breath, "telling himself to find his own rhythm and not be led astray." This ability to "stabilize" has also been transferred by Yin Mengshi (尹梦实) to his studies.
At Beijing No. 57 Middle School (北京市第五十七中学), the dart "Ban Chao (班超)" league is one of the students' favorite collective sports. The league covers first-year junior high school to second-year senior high school, and each class sends 8 students to participate. Many participating students feel that the tension of playing team games in "Ban Chao (班超)" is exciting. Some parents have reported that after their children practice darts, their posture is more upright, and the shoulder and neck pain from sitting for a long time has also been relieved.
A scientific training system is a prerequisite for more students to benefit from dart sports. Dart coach Hao Yun (郝运) introduced that in the entry stage, children need to standardize basic movements, taking into account fun and physical exercise; in the advanced stage, they will carry out regional aiming and accuracy enhancement; in the actual combat stage, they will hone their psychological quality through simulated competitions. Today, the school's dart club has more than 160 members, and professional coaches are also invited to guide them every week, forming a gradient training model of "interest class - club - school team".
"What darts bring to students is not only physical coordination, but also a belief of 'I can do it'." Hao Yun (郝运) said that when the dart is firmly stuck in the target position of the dartboard, that sense of control will also be transferred to all aspects of children's lives.
Ethnic Middle School in Wuming District (武鸣区), Nanning (南宁), Guangxi (广西) Trains in Throwing Embroidered Balls
Small Embroidered Ball, Carrying the Imprint of Time
By Zhu Jiaqi (祝佳祺), Reporter of this Newspaper
Raising hands, turning around, raising arms, colorful embroidered balls shuttle like colorful butterflies. "Raise your hands higher," "Pay attention to the landing point"... The playground of the Ethnic Middle School in Wuming District (武鸣区), Nanning (南宁), Guangxi (广西) is bustling with activity. Physical education teacher Luo Renjin (罗仁进) is leading students to practice throwing embroidered balls. He records students' scores while guiding their movements.
Throwing embroidered balls is a traditional Zhuang (壮族) ethnic entertainment activity and an autonomous region-level intangible cultural heritage. It initially carried the cultural function of love tokens and gradually became a local traditional sports and cultural activity.
The current embroidered ball throwing movement includes throwing embroidered balls into baskets and throwing embroidered balls at high poles, with the win or loss determined by the hit rate. The balls used in competitions in various places are customized according to local characteristics, but they are usually made of small volleyballs or tennis balls filled with sand and wood chips, wrapped in colored cloth, and tied with long lifting ropes. In traditional competitive competitions, the pole is 9 meters high, and the diameter of the colored ring at the top is 1 meter. The winner is determined based on the total number of balls thrown by 5 team members within a specified time. If the numbers are tied, an additional 1 minute is added until a winner is determined.
In class, Luo Renjin (罗仁进) asked the students to first do freehand "figure-8 loops", simulating the trajectory of throwing the ball between wrist turns. "Imagine the embroidered ball is the blessing you want to convey most." He held up a demonstration ball. The students started practicing throwing and catching from the spot, and gradually challenged the high pole 6 meters away. Growing up from the school's embroidered ball team, Luo Renjin (罗仁进), the "second-generation coach," has his own teaching experience: from ball-free imitation to ball-holding practice, and then to group practice, it is easy to learn and get started, enhancing learning interest. "The wrist should exert force like wringing a towel, and there will be a 'swish' sound when the ball passes through the circle." Pan Minshuang (潘民双), a ninth-grade student, just came down from the training ground, reviewing the experience of throwing the ball.
The small embroidered ball carries the imprint of time. In 1997, physical education teacher Pan Guimei (潘桂梅) took the lead in forming the school's first embroidered ball throwing training team. At that time, the embroidered balls and baskets used for training were handmade by the teachers. In 2008, throwing embroidered balls was included in the school-based curriculum, and in 2012, it became an optional sports item for the Nanning (南宁) high school entrance examination.
"This sport can not only improve upper limb strength, body stability, and endurance, but also cultivate concentration and teamwork ability." Luo Renjin (罗仁进) said that in the future, the school will combine practical conditions and students' interests to gradually explore the teaching feasibility of other traditional sports, so that more students can enhance their physical fitness and feel the charm of traditional culture through sports.
Xiejiawan Jinmao Primary School (谢家湾金茂小学) in Jiulongpo District (九龙坡区), Chongqing (重庆) Stages "Jungle Leap"
Campus Tree Climbing, Experiencing "Wild" Fun
By Liu Xinwu (刘新吾), Reporter of this Newspaper
"Keep your feet steady, grab firmly with your hands, and lean forward!" At Xiejiawan Jinmao Primary School (谢家湾金茂小学) in Jiulongpo District (九龙坡区), Chongqing (重庆), a special physical education class is in progress. Physical education teacher Li Xi (李曦) is standing in the safety protection zone, demonstrating the key points of the movements while reminding loudly. The children are wearing sportswear, with professional safety ropes tied around their waists, and are practicing climbing on old banyan trees.
In the tree climbing class, the children use their hands and feet together to independently find climbing routes within a safe range, experiencing the joy of "wild" physical education classes. "This kind of physical education class is very fun!" The children said that when climbing trees, they can get close to nature, touch the rough bark, observe the texture of the branches and leaves, and also gain happiness in the cheers and encouragement of their companions.
At Xiejiawan Jinmao Primary School (谢家湾金茂小学), the tree climbing class is not just about climbing upwards. Students can also slide and traverse between trees, staging a "jungle leap". After completing a set of tree slides, Wen Yayun (文雅韵), a fifth-grade student, ran back to the team with a smile and said, "It's so exciting! There is a feeling of taking off, I want to play again after school."
Why offer a tree climbing class?
"In the past, children's upper limb strength was weak. Through the practice of climbing projects, coordination and core strength have been significantly improved." Li Xi (李曦) said that the course has been very popular among students since it was launched, and many children actively ask about class times after class. "Tree climbing classes can not only exercise courage but also relieve study pressure." Many parents have reported that their children are now more courageous and confident and are willing to try new challenges.
In addition to offering experience classes and regular courses, the school has also established special clubs to normalize tree climbing and "jungle leap" these special sports. Yang Yongcai (杨永财), Secretary of the Party Branch of Xiejiawan Jinmao Primary School (谢家湾金茂小学), said that the school plans to combine tree climbing classes with subjects such as science to guide students to observe tree growth, measure tree height, explore the mechanical knowledge in climbing, and expand the educational dimension of the course; it will also combine campus tree resources to hold campus special tree climbing activities, so that more children can temper their body and mind and gain growth in climbing.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 丁雅诵
In the 1950s, the first set of children's radio calisthenics echoed across the country with radio waves, becoming a collective memory for generations. After the reform and opening up, from the official promulgation and implementation of the "Regulations on School Sports Work" to "comprehensively promoting quality education," and then to the launch of the "National Hundreds of Millions of Students Sunshine Sports Movement," school sports accelerated towards standardization and institutionalization.
The "Guiding Opinions on Comprehensively Promoting the Construction of Healthy Schools," issued in February 2026, requires the comprehensive implementation of student physical fitness enhancement programs; ensuring that primary and secondary school students have no less than 2 hours of comprehensive sports activities every day, promoting "15-minute breaks between classes," enriching after-school service sports programs, and increasing students' outdoor activity time.
Today, campus sports are blooming and wonderful. Giving play to regional characteristics, Jilin City (吉林市), Jilin Province (吉林省) has opened ice and snow sports courses and included skating and skiing in the high school entrance examination sports elective projects; ethnic traditional sports have been renewed, and in Nanning (南宁), Guangxi (广西), projects such as throwing embroidered balls and board shoe speed races have entered the classroom; emerging trendy projects have emerged, and fencing exercises, baseball, and fun parkour are very popular among students.
Class leagues and inter-school competitions are in full swing in various places and schools, stimulating students' enthusiasm for exercise. Taking Beijing (北京) as an example, building an integrated "learning, practicing, and competing" sports education system, and regularly holding the "Banchao" League, students' ability to withstand pressure and psychological resilience have been enhanced. In 2025, Beijing (北京) held a total of 376,000 "Banchao" League matches, with approximately 9.7 million participants.
A set of data is gratifying: in recent years, the overall health level of primary and secondary school students in China has steadily increased, and students' height, vital capacity and other indicators have all increased, and the gap between urban and rural areas has gradually narrowed. In terms of myopia prevention and control, the overall myopia rate of students nationwide from 2021 to 2024 has achieved "four consecutive declines," falling to 50.3% in 2024, reaching the prevention and control goal of decreasing by 0.5 percentage points each year. The physical education class deserves some credit for achieving such results.
Return to TopBy: 吴 雄
Return the joy of sports to children, and you will find that what children return to you is a future full of surprises.
Every day when I come to the school playground and see the children running and jumping, and the footballs, basketballs, and hula hoops available for them to use, I often think of 22 years ago. At that time, Tangfang Elementary School (塘房小学) had 3 teachers and 75 students. Many children would sneak off to play in the mountains halfway to school, not wanting to come to school.
Now, Tangfang Elementary School (塘房小学) has 39 teachers and 470 students. The average score has increased from less than 30 points to more than 80 points, and it has also won many municipal and provincial sports championships. Children from the county and surrounding areas come here admiringly. How can a remote mountain village elementary school grow against the trend? The answer is simple: we did the most basic thing—returned the joy of sports to the children.
Perhaps many people have forgotten that happiness itself belongs to children, and this is what childhood should be like. When I first arrived at Tangfang Elementary School (塘房小学) as the principal, my biggest headache every day was "finding the children." I asked them why they didn't want to come to school. They said that they couldn't understand what was being taught in the classroom, they couldn't sit still, and it was more fun to run around in the mountains. These voices inspired me. Since they love to run and move, why not follow the children's nature? Only if they like school will going to school not become a burden.
To change the children, start by changing the school. Every day after school, I led the teachers to clear stones and fill in potholes, creating a simple sports field. In 2006, we held the first sports meeting, with events such as throwing sandbags and playing table tennis... all of which the children loved to play. On the day of the competition, the children ran in the mud, and laughter echoed around.
From then on, the school set a rule that physical education classes must be fully offered every day, and sports meetings must be held every year, returning the time outside the classroom to the children. We insisted on adapting to local conditions, building sports fields on the mountains, and even turning the teacher's parking lot into a basketball court. At the same time, we insisted on individualizing instruction to avoid a **一刀切** (yī dāo qiē - "one knife cut," applying a single solution indiscriminately). During the 30-minute break in the morning, we used to do calisthenics uniformly, but later we added 12 items such as rope skipping, rubber band jumping, and hula hooping.
I know that what children want is not high-end equipment, but just a place to run and jump, a joy to play to their heart's content. By returning this joy to the children, the children return their trust to the school. Fewer and fewer children are skipping school, and Tangfang Elementary School (塘房小学) is getting better and better.
Someone once asked if spending so much time and energy on sports would delay the children's studies. But after persisting, we found that as long as it is arranged properly, sports will not only not delay learning, but also inject a continuous stream of motivation into learning, making children learn more actively and efficiently.
The more self-disciplined, the more free. The sense of rules in sports helps children develop efficient study habits—listening attentively and learning seriously in class, and playing and moving freely after class.
What sports bring to children is far more than just improved grades. Many children in the mountains are introverted and prone to inferiority. Through competitions and runs, they slowly become confident and cheerful.
Sports is also a good form of setback education, teaching children how to face failure and how to get up and start again. What we cultivate are not sports stars, but complete people. Return the joy of sports to children, and you will find that what children return to you is a future full of surprises.
(The author is the principal of Tangfang Elementary School (塘房小学) in Baling Town (巴铃镇), Xingren City (兴仁市), Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (黔西南布依族苗族自治州), Guizhou Province (贵州省). This article was compiled and edited by Su Bin (苏滨), a reporter from this newspaper.)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘硕阳
4.73 meters, a successful jump! On May 31st, in the women's pole vault final of the fourth leg of the 2026 National Athletics Grand Prix held in Bengbu (蚌埠), Anhui (安徽), Niu Chunge (牛春格) won the championship with a score of 4.73 meters, breaking the previous Asian record of 4.72 meters held by Chinese star Li Ling (李玲).
Niu Chunge's (牛春格) previous personal best was 4.65 meters, achieved in May 2025. In this competition, the 26-year-old Hangzhou Asian Games (杭州亚运会) bronze medalist started jumping from a height of 4.30 meters, securing the championship of this event after successfully clearing the bar on her first attempt. Subsequently, she also cleared 4.50 meters and 4.66 meters.
After breaking her personal best, Niu Chunge (牛春格) chose to raise the bar to 4.73 meters, directly challenging the Asian record of 4.72 meters set by Li Ling (李玲) in 2019. She successfully cleared the bar with only one attempt, raising the Asian record for women's pole vault by another 1 centimeter.
On May 30th, in the men's 10,000-meter event at the Nippon Sport Science University Long Distance Athletics Meet (日本体育大学长距离竞技会), Chinese athlete Wang Wenjie (王文杰) won the third place with a time of 27 minutes 47.53 seconds, improving his own national record for the men's 10,000 meters by more than 1 second. Last year, Wang Wenjie (王文杰) set the national record for the men's 10,000 meters with a time of 27 minutes 48.68 seconds, becoming the first Chinese athlete to break the 28-minute barrier in the men's 10,000-meter event.
In the 2026 Beijing Half Marathon (北京半程马拉松) held on April 12th this year, Wang Wenjie (王文杰) won the championship with a time of 1 hour 01 minute 15 seconds, which was also recognized by World Athletics as the Chinese national record for the men's half marathon.
Since the beginning of this season, national records in men's marathon, men's shot put, men's pole vault and other events have been successively broken.
By: 本报记者 李 硕
The days after winning the championship are busier than imagined.
On May 4th, local time, in Sheffield, England, 22-year-old Chinese player Wu Yize (吴宜泽) won the 2026 Snooker World Championship. After winning the championship, his world changed.
"I haven't been sleeping well," said Wu Yize (吴宜泽), who is getting used to the sudden high level of attention. Wu Yize (吴宜泽) had never imagined life after winning the championship. "I now realize that I am a public figure."
Much like his playing style, Wu Yize (吴宜泽) is not afraid and chooses to accept these changes and face the challenges head-on.
Many people know Wu Yize (吴宜泽) from his attacking style of play. He likes to attack and take risks, enjoying making gorgeous and wonderful shots. That kind of moment gives him a strong sense of pleasure.
This style is inseparable from his personality. He is outgoing and "talks a lot" in front of familiar friends. Impatience is another label he gives himself. He gets anxious if things he promised don't go according to plan for some reason. He also gets anxious when playing, but tries to restrain himself and not make it too obvious. This is a "basic quality" of a snooker player.
Recalling his snooker journey, Wu Yize (吴宜泽) is most grateful to his parents. When he was 7 years old, his father bought him his first cue. His parents also put a snooker table at home, even demolishing a bedroom and part of the bathroom for it. When he was 13 years old, the whole family made an important decision - to specialize in snooker.
Although his professional path has not been smooth, he has never regretted it. If he had to choose again, would he still choose this path? Wu Yize (吴宜泽) said: "I would definitely choose it."
When he was sixteen or seventeen years old, Wu Yize (吴宜泽) won several Chinese Youth Championships, but failed to pass the professional qualifying competition for two consecutive years. In 2021, he finally obtained the professional qualification he had dreamed of, but greater pressure swept in. The pressure of almost not being able to win a game, the pressure of maintaining his professional qualification, and the economic pressure... He secretly cried many times. He felt regret and unwillingness in his heart for losing a game he really wanted to win because he didn't do a certain part well. "That's a kind of mental pressure, and sometimes it's quite crushing." He would also shed tears in front of his parents, but not often.
"I'm better at hiding my emotions and digesting them myself," he said. He said the secret to his good attitude is simple: eat more and get some sleep. "**一觉醒来** (yī jiào xǐng lái - "wake up from a sleep," after a sleep, everything is refreshed)." Of course, he also had the thought of "I'm not going to practice today, it's too painful," but he would quickly adjust.
It was this difficult time that honed his will and cultivated his mentality, allowing Wu Yize (吴宜泽) to remain calm and composed under the high pressure of the World Championship.
"I have always been quite confident in myself. This is very important for a person to get better and be able to accomplish things." Of course, saying it will also put pressure on him, "but you still have to believe in yourself."
After winning the championship, Wu Yize (吴宜泽) said on his personal social platform that he would always sincerely love snooker. He explained his state of mind at the time: "I really like snooker very much. My performance may decline, and my state may be good or bad, but my love for snooker will not change."
Many people are unwilling to publicly state their "ambitions," but Wu Yize (吴宜泽) doesn't mind. In March of this year, at the Snooker World Open held in Yushan, Jiangxi (江西玉山), he expressed his goal of winning the World Championship. More than a month later, his dream came true. Wu Yize's (吴宜泽) next goal is to defend the World Championship and break history - since 1977, no one who won the World Championship for the first time has ever defended it.
"When you identify with it, be brave and do it." Wu Yize (吴宜泽) always keeps this sentence in mind.
Snooker is the thing he identifies with.
(Our reporter Shang Dan (尚丹), Wang Jingyuan (王靖远), and Wang Zi (王梓) participated in the writing)
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, June 1st) (Reporter Zeng Huafeng (曾华锋)) Local time May 31st, the 2026 IFSC Climbing World Cup Madrid station concluded, with the Chinese team winning 1 gold and 2 bronze medals in the speed climbing event.
This station was the fourth station of this season's Climbing World Cup, featuring men's and women's boulder and speed climbing events, with a total of 267 athletes from 43 countries and regions participating. The Chinese team sent 18 athletes to participate.
In the men's speed climbing event, 19-year-old Chu Shouhong (储守宏) continuously achieved his personal best results in the semi-finals and grand finals with times of 4.76 seconds and 4.75 seconds respectively, winning the gold medal. Last September, he won the gold medal in the men's speed climbing event at the Guiyang station of the Climbing World Cup. Yang Jie (杨杰) defeated American athlete Zach Hammer to win the bronze medal. In the women's speed climbing event, Zhang Shaoqin (张少琴) won the bronze medal with a stable performance.
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Return to TopBy: 环球时报记者 曹思琦 林小艺 本报记者 徐杭燕
President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that the most solid foundation for the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) lies in mutual learning among civilizations, and the deepest strength lies in the connectivity of people's hearts. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the SCO, and Kyrgyzstan will host this year's SCO summit.
On May 27, the 2026 China-Kyrgyzstan Media Cooperation Forum, themed "Deepening China-Kyrgyzstan Media Cooperation and Jointly Creating a Better Future for the SCO," was held in Bishkek (比什凯克), the capital of Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦) (see Figures ①②③, photos by Xue Ke (薛珂), reporter for the Global Times). Nearly 100 media representatives, relevant department heads, experts, scholars, and business representatives from China and Kyrgyzstan attended the forum, conducting in-depth exchanges and discussions on topics such as economic and trade development, cultural exchange, and media cooperation. The forum was co-hosted by People's Daily and Kyrgyzstan's《Flag Newspaper》Information Publishing Group.
Media Working Together to Build Consensus on Development
"Being kind to neighbors and befriending them is a treasure for a country." China and Kyrgyzstan are connected by mountains and rivers, and their people are close to each other. They are good neighbors, good friends, and good partners. In recent years, under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Kyrgyzstan in the new era has maintained a good momentum of development. The media of China and Kyrgyzstan have played a positive role in promoting the building of a closer SCO community with a shared future and a China-Kyrgyzstan community with a shared future.
Cui Shixin (崔士鑫), Deputy Editor-in-Chief of People's Daily, said that the holding of the China-Kyrgyzstan Media Cooperation Forum is not only an implementation of the important consensus reached by the two heads of state on deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Kyrgyzstan in the new era, but also a concrete action to create a good public opinion atmosphere and consolidate a deep public opinion foundation for the upcoming SCO Bishkek (比什凯克) Summit. China and Kyrgyzstan are fellow travelers on the road to modernization. The media of the two countries should build consensus on development and forge an anchor of trust; promote mutually beneficial cooperation and pave the way for prosperity; deepen cultural exchanges and cultivate a tree of friendship; consolidate the foundation of mechanisms and play the sound of the SCO, building a bridge of understanding with a constructive attitude, showcasing a true, three-dimensional, and comprehensive picture of China-Kyrgyzstan cooperation, and telling vivid stories of mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Kyrgyzstan.
Salkyn Sarnogoeva (萨尔肯·萨尔诺戈耶娃), Deputy Minister of Culture, Information, and Youth Policy of Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦), said that the friendship between Kyrgyzstan and China has a long history, and the spirit of the Silk Road firmly maintains the friendship between the two countries. In the digital age, the media is a bridge connecting the people of the two countries, and it is very important for the media of the two countries to strengthen exchanges and cooperation. At present, the SCO is in a stage of vigorous development. The media of the two countries should jointly address the challenges brought about by fake news and information chaos, learn from each other in areas such as artificial intelligence applications, creative industry development, and media platform construction, and support the growth and development of young journalists.
Since its establishment, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) has always adhered to the "Shanghai Spirit" of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit of common development. It has become the regional cooperation organization with the largest population, the widest area, and the greatest development potential in the world today.
Galina Baiterek (加林娜·拜捷列克), President of Kyrgyzstan's《Flag Newspaper》Information Publishing Group, said that the SCO is becoming an important platform for strengthening dialogue and mutual respect among different civilizations. Strengthening cooperation between the media of Kyrgyzstan and China in various fields is conducive to establishing an objective image of SCO member states internationally and is of great significance for promoting the development of the SCO. The media of both sides have broad prospects for cooperation in many areas, such as promoting the exchange of experience between journalists and experts, creating joint media projects, promoting the development of digital platforms and new media, and increasing support for young journalists.
Sun Daping (孙大鹏), Minister Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦), said that the media plays an irreplaceable role in deepening mutually beneficial cooperation and promoting people-to-people connectivity. Media cooperation is also a key direction of SCO cooperation and China-Kyrgyzstan cooperation. This forum is another important achievement of China-Kyrgyzstan media cooperation. It is hoped that the media of China and Kyrgyzstan will continue to deepen cooperation, firmly promote the "Shanghai Spirit," introduce the successful experience of SCO development, showcase the bright prospects of cooperation among countries, and tell the "SCO story" well.
Mutually Beneficial Win-Win, Broadening the Road to Cooperation
Civilizations are enriched by exchanges, and cooperation is deepened by pragmatism. At the forum, guests from the tourism, aviation, logistics, automobile, and technology sectors of the two countries shared their cooperation achievements and talked about their future visions, outlining a vivid picture of multi-field coordinated development and mutually beneficial win-win between China and Kyrgyzstan.
Eduard Kubatov (爱德华·库巴托夫), Director of the National Tourism Development Agency of Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦), said that the current relationship between Kyrgyzstan and China is at its best historical period, and political mutual trust, economic and trade investment, and cultural exchanges are continuously deepening. Tourism cooperation is an important part of bilateral friendship. Direct flights have been opened between the two sides, and they are also actively negotiating mutual visa exemptions and the establishment of tourism funds. The potential for cooperation is constantly being released. Kyrgyzstan and China are jointly protecting the Ak-Beshim (阿克·贝希姆) site (Suyab (碎叶城)), and will also jointly build an international tourism hub with Uzbekistan. Kyrgyzstan is willing to take this forum as an opportunity to work with China to promote tourism and cultural cooperation and jointly promote the continuous development of bilateral relations.
The relevant person in charge of the Bishkek (比什凯克) Sales Department of Air China (中国国际航空公司) said that Air China will officially enter the Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦) market. It is understood that Air China will launch a direct flight between Beijing Capital and Bishkek (比什凯克) in July. The opening of the route will pave a smoother "air Silk Road" for personnel exchanges and economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. It is expected that the two-way passenger flow between China and Kyrgyzstan will exceed 200,000 for the first time this year.
Urzhan Masianova (乌尔然·玛西娅诺娃), Deputy General Manager of Kyrgyzstan Post (吉尔吉斯斯坦邮政股份公司), said that Kyrgyzstan and China are carrying out close cooperation in the fields of politics, economy, logistics, digital technology, information and communication, and culture. In particular, cooperation in cross-border e-commerce and logistics has become a vivid example of pragmatic cooperation between the two countries. Cooperation between the two countries is not only reflected in the extension of roads and the growth of trade, but also in the integration of information space, the mutual understanding of the media, and a deeper level of understanding between the people of the two countries.
Lu Yunran (陆云然), General Manager of 212 Off-Road Vehicle Co., Ltd., shared the story of how 212 created a landmark Chinese independent off-road vehicle in his speech at the forum. He said that China's complete production and supply chain system, the creativity of millions of engineers, and the breakthroughs made by Chinese automobiles in the era of new energy and intelligence have provided a solid technical foundation and a broad era stage for Chinese brands to go global. At present, 212's global sales network has covered more than 80 countries and regions. In the future, the company will deepen cooperation with partners in Central Asian countries and jointly develop with all parties in the "Chinese technology + local market" model.
Ulan Satiev (乌兰·萨季耶夫), General Manager of the National Television and Radio Company of Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦国家电视广播公司) (NTRK), said that while NTRK is deeply involved in traditional television media, it has also built a strong influence on new media platforms. At present, NTRK is also actively embracing cutting-edge technology and has officially introduced artificial intelligence technology to broadcast daily news.
Li Dahai (李大海), CEO of Beijing Mianbi Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (北京面壁智能科技有限责任公司), said that artificial intelligence is not only a new round of technological revolution, but also a new development channel, and should become a universal infrastructure for the common development of all countries. Relying on key laboratories and open source ecology, Mianbi Intelligence has opened up the technical link of "sovereign large model" and created a sample of intelligent base. It is looking forward to working with partners in Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦) and other Central Asian countries to make artificial intelligence better understand local languages, be closer to local industries, and better serve local people.
People-to-People Connectivity, Jointly Drawing a Picture of the Future
The collision of ideas gathers wisdom, and dialogue and exchange deepen friendship. In the round table dialogue session of the forum, the participating guests conducted in-depth exchanges on the topic of "Media Building a Bridge of People-to-People Connectivity and Empowering the Cooperation and Development of the Two Countries," shared experiences, gathered consensus, and offered suggestions for improving the quality and efficiency of China-Kyrgyzstan media cooperation.
Guan Kejiang (管克江), President and Editor-in-Chief of the Global Times (环球时报社), said in his speech that language is a bridge of communication, and the media can use each other's language to better tell the stories of their respective development, the stories of China-Kyrgyzstan cooperation, the stories of SCO cooperation, and the stories of the Global South countries. This is the due mission of the media.
Du Hua (杜华), the Chinese Dean of the Confucius Institute at Bishkek (比什凯克) National University in Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦), has worked in Bishkek (比什凯克) for 7 years. She said that Chinese brands can be seen everywhere in Bishkek (比什凯克), and the concept of sharing and win-win is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The media is a witness and disseminator of friendly cooperation, and young students can deepen their understanding of each other's cultures through the media.
Kurmanbek Mambetov (库尔曼别克·曼别托夫), a commentator for《Flag Newspaper》, said that he hopes the media will focus more on China-Kyrgyzstan pragmatic cooperation projects, such as China's investment and technical cooperation in Kyrgyzstan and tourism exchanges, to enhance mutual trust and promote cooperation. At the same time, the media needs to embrace new technologies to better meet the information needs of local audiences.
Ismail Deroff (伊斯梅尔·代罗夫), an international commentator for《Kyrgyzstan's Speech Newspaper》, has long promoted environmental protection concepts through the media. He said that China has made great achievements in the field of new energy, and there are broad prospects for cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and China. Kyrgyzstan hopes to learn from China's technical experience to help local green development.
At the end of the forum, Kubat Chekirov (库巴特·切基罗夫), Director of the《Kut Bilim》Media Center in Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦), told reporters: "As journalists, when we pass on new knowledge, new trends, and new developments from each other's countries to our own people, cooperation between the two countries will be closer, and mutual understanding will be further deepened."
The tide rises in the Tianshan Mountains (天山), and the wind is setting sail; hand in hand, we will go to the future together. Standing at the new starting point of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the SCO, the media of China and Kyrgyzstan will continue to promote the "Shanghai Spirit" and practice the mission of the media, using pens as media and mirrors as bridges to tell good stories of China-Kyrgyzstan friendship and spread the "SCO voice" well.
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On May 27th, at the 2026 China-Kyrgyzstan Media Cooperation Forum held in Bishkek (比什凯克), Kyrgyzstan, the Secretariat of the "Belt and Road" News Cooperation Alliance and the Global Times (环球时报) jointly released the "SCO Member States Youth Focus Trends Report." The report is based on the 2025 "Global Poll" survey conducted among the 10 official member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上合组织) and "Global Public Opinion" data, focusing on the SCO's recognition and attention trends among young people in member states. The report shows that young people in member states highly affirm the positive role of the SCO in development cooperation and global governance, and express strong interest in issues such as employment and entrepreneurship, education improvement, cultural exchange, and international cooperation.
From the survey results, young respondents in SCO member states widely recognize the "Shanghai Spirit" of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit of common development. More than 80% of young respondents believe that development cooperation under the SCO framework has brought tangible benefits to their countries, mainly reflected in "promoting high-quality development in their countries" (72%) and "bringing more international cooperation and development opportunities" (62%). More than 80% of young respondents affirmed the positive role of the SCO in global governance.
As a founding member state of the SCO, China (中国) has always promoted and practiced the "Shanghai Spirit," continuously deepening pragmatic cooperation in various fields with member states, and actively promoting the common development of member states. Data shows that among young respondents in other SCO member states besides China, more than 90% believe that cooperation with China can bring positive effects to their country's development and modernization, and more than 90% believe that China's development experience in many fields is worth learning from, reflecting the eager expectation of young people in member states to deepen cooperation with China and share development opportunities.
People-to-people exchanges are one of the cooperation areas that young people in SCO member states are most concerned about. More than 90% of young respondents expressed expectations for future SCO people-to-people exchange cooperation and activities. Among them, "youth exchange," "university/student exchange," "learning other countries' languages/writing," and "vocational skills training" have received high attention. The report believes that young people in member states not only pay attention to macro cooperation between countries, but also pay more attention to the realistic development opportunities brought by education, skills, and cross-cultural exchanges.
In addition, the concerns of young people in SCO member states show distinct characteristics of the times. Hot topics in areas such as artificial intelligence, skills improvement, and cultural consumption have become barometers in the fields of employment, education, and cultural life. "Global Public Opinion" data shows that in 2025, among the reports on the topics of "youth," "employment," and "entrepreneurship" by SCO member state media, the amount of reports mentioning artificial intelligence increased by 141% year-on-year. Artificial intelligence is becoming an important driving force for stimulating innovation and expanding career space for young people in member states. In the field of education, young people in member states pay particular attention to the improvement of digital skills, practical skills, and innovation capabilities, showing a trend of digitalization, remoteization, and cross-cultural development. At the same time, young people in member states have a deep sense of identity with their local culture and are gradually forming a cultural awareness that combines local characteristics with a global perspective.
Youth is the future of the SCO and an important force for promoting regional cooperation and common development. The report focuses on presenting the common understanding, realistic concerns, and development expectations of young people in SCO member states, providing an important public opinion reference for deepening youth cooperation. Facing the complex and volatile international situation, young people in member states maintain a positive attitude towards multilateral cooperation and common development, reflecting that SCO cooperation has a deep youth foundation and broad development prospects.
Return to TopThis newspaper reports from Bishkek (比什凯克) (Zhao Xiaolin (赵晓琳)) On May 27, People's Daily (人民日报社) and Kyrgyzstani Flag Newspaper (《旗帜报》) Information Publishing Group signed and exchanged the "Memorandum of Understanding on Bilateral Cooperation between People's Daily (中华人民共和国人民日报社) of the People's Republic of China and Flag Newspaper (《旗帜报》) Information Publishing Group of Kyrgyzstan" in Bishkek (比什凯克), Kyrgyzstan.
On May 27, People's Daily (人民日报社) and Flag Newspaper (《旗帜报》) Information Publishing Group jointly hosted the 2026 China-Kyrgyzstan Media Cooperation Forum. In order to further deepen cooperation between the two sides and 厚植 (hòu zhí - "deeply cultivate," to strengthen or consolidate) the foundation of friendly public opinion between China and Kyrgyzstan, the two sides agreed to establish a regular cooperation mechanism, carry out practical cooperation in the exchange of news information, joint organization of activities, and expansion of personnel exchanges, and promote China-Kyrgyzstan cultural exchanges to a new level.
The Flag Newspaper (《旗帜报》) Information Publishing Group is a national media joint organization in Kyrgyzstan, established in early 2026 through the merger of four units: Flag Newspaper (《旗帜报》), Kyrgyzstani Speech Newspaper (《吉尔吉斯斯坦言论报》), children's magazine White Snowflakes (《白雪花》), and literary and art magazine Ala-Too (《阿拉套》). Among them, Flag Newspaper (《旗帜报》) was founded in 1924, and Kyrgyzstani Speech Newspaper (《吉尔吉斯斯坦言论报》) was founded in 1925.
Return to TopA photo exhibition themed "Mountains and Rivers Connected, Hearts Close – China and Kyrgyzstan Join Hands for the Future" and the Global Times "Overseas China Week" Kyrgyzstan station event were held in Bishkek (seen in the picture, photo by Lin Xiaoyi (林小艺), reporter of the Global Times). Media representatives, experts, scholars, and business people attending the 2026 China-Kyrgyzstan Media Cooperation Forum participated.
The event showcased the Russian version of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" Volume IV, the Global Times' series of introductory reports on "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China," and the Global Times' multimedia reports on Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上合组织) countries promoting practical cooperation.
The "Mountains and Rivers Connected, Hearts Close – China and Kyrgyzstan Join Hands for the Future" photo exhibition focused on four dimensions: "Sharing Security Risks, Integrating Development, Painting Green Together, and Learning from Each Other," vividly demonstrating China's solid steps in practicing multilateralism and building a community of shared future with Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上合组织) member states, including Kyrgyzstan.
Maintaining regional security and stability is a priority direction for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上合组织) cooperation. Cholponai Turdakunova, editor of Kyrgyzstan's Silk Road News Agency (丝路新观察报), said that within the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上合组织) framework, Central Asian countries and China have continuously deepened practical security cooperation, and have achieved fruitful results in joint counter-terrorism, border stability maintenance, and other fields. A series of documentary images allowed the audience to directly feel the efforts made by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上合组织) to safeguard regional peace, security, and stability.
In the "Painting Green Together" exhibition area, a photo of a waste incineration power generation project built by Hunan Junxin Environmental Protection Co., Ltd. (湖南军信环保股份有限公司) in Bishkek attracted the attention of many people. Reisbekova Aishura Reisbekovna, a Chinese teacher at Kyrgyz National University (吉尔吉斯斯坦国立民族大学), had visited the project on-site. She said that this is the first waste technology disposal power generation project in Central Asia. Since it was put into operation at the beginning of the year, the local environmental sanitation has been significantly improved, and it has also strongly supported the local power supply.
The Global Times' report on China's "closest person to snow leopards" recorded the various aspects of snow leopard life and the trajectory of population growth, vividly showing the gratifying changes in the ecological protection of the Three-River-Source (三江源) region in Qinghai (青海). The snow leopard is the national symbol of Kyrgyzstan and a first-class protected wild animal in China, embodying the common pursuit of China and Kyrgyzstan to protect the ecological homeland and practice the concept of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.
From the demeanor of Kyrgyz athletes at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上合组织) countries' vocational skills competition to the construction scenes of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, the "Integrating Development" section of the photo exhibition showed the specific practices of China and Kyrgyzstan in expanding the pattern of interconnection and injecting impetus into regional prosperity; from the wonderful cultural performances to the increasingly popular cultural and tourism interactions, the "Learning from Each Other" section outlined a vivid picture of mutual understanding and affinity between the people of the two countries.
Elena Zholobova, editor-in-chief of Kyrgyzstan's Argumenty i Fakty (吉尔吉斯斯坦言论报), told reporters that the digital wave is sweeping the media industry, and coordinating content and visuals has become a challenge for many traditional media. This photo exhibition combines appreciation and ideology, and demonstrates professional standards in information sorting and visual presentation. She hopes to take the opportunity of signing a cooperation agreement with the Global Times to strengthen media exchanges between Kyrgyzstan and China.
The event also provided multiple cultural and creative product experiences. Among them, the Liangliang Vision AR (augmented reality) translation glasses attracted many visitors to try them on. Visitors said that they look forward to intelligent technology further assisting cultural exchanges, economic and trade cooperation, and media dialogue between Kyrgyzstan and China. Reisbekova Aishura Reisbekovna said that Kyrgyzstan and China have a common desire and strong complementarity in deepening cooperation, with a wide range of cooperation fields, covering economy, politics, environmental protection, cultural exchanges, etc. "We look forward to the two countries expanding exchanges and cooperation in the future to promote mutual benefit and win-win results."
"Overseas China Week" is an important brand activity of the Global Times to promote Chinese theories and ideas, showcase China's development achievements, and tell the story of China-foreign cooperation. It has previously been held in South Africa, South Korea, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Kazakhstan and other countries.
(Global Times reporters Liu Yang (刘洋), Xia Wenxin (夏温新), and Xue Ke (薛珂))
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Marta Montoro (玛尔塔·蒙托罗), a Spanish scholar and executive chairman of the China Wisdom Hall, a Spanish think tank. As a European scholar who has long been deeply involved in the study of Chinese issues and the exchange of Chinese and Western civilizations, she continues to focus on important topics such as Chinese-style modernization, Sino-European cooperation, and mutual learning among civilizations. Over the years, she has conducted in-depth visits and investigations throughout China, and has continued to objectively interpret China's development path and disseminate China's development experience to the Spanish-speaking world.
Modernization is one of the most profound, complex, and structurally significant long-term processes in human history. Since the Industrial Revolution, countries around the world have continuously explored paths to development and prosperity. However, for a long time, one narrative has been almost regarded as a default premise: modernization is equivalent to "Westernization." Within this framework, Western political systems, economic structures, and cultural models are regarded as the only replicable development templates.
Over the past 10 years, I have visited more than 10 cities in China. After continuous observation and research, I have gradually formed a clear judgment: China has explored a path to modernization that is independent of the Western paradigm. Chinese-style modernization not only truly exists, but also reshapes the definition of modernization—the goals of modernization are universal, but the paths contain irreplaceable civilizational differences, and countries must choose their development paths based on their own historical structures and cultural logic.
Chinese-style modernization proves that a country can fully realize technological leaps, social integration, and large-scale poverty reduction while maintaining political sovereignty, cultural continuity, and institutional autonomy, and form an internally unified development logic in overall consideration, showing the distinct characteristics of coordinated development and systematic advancement. This is not only a development result, but also a reshaping of civilizational structure. It expands the path for developing countries to achieve modernization and provides a new choice for countries that pursue both development and independence.
Civilization Continues: The Deep Logic of Chinese-Style Modernization
The continuation of the civilization's bloodline is the deep spiritual foundation for the steady and long-term progress of Chinese-style modernization. After a long period of studying China, I am increasingly convinced that one of the most important characteristics of Chinese-style modernization is not just the speed of economic growth or the ability to make technological breakthroughs, but that it is built on a civilization system that has never been interrupted. China is not moving towards modernization after "bidding farewell to tradition," but is establishing a continuous evolutionary civilization continuity between tradition and modernity.
In China, I often see scenes that are rare in Europe: a rapidly developing technological society coexisting with a profound history and culture. Next to the ancient city wall of Xi'an (西安), modern subways shuttle back and forth; around the classical gardens of Suzhou (苏州), high-tech manufacturing enterprises gather and develop... Tradition and modernity run parallel without conflict, but instead become an important support for the stability of Chinese-style modernization.
Unlike the social division and cultural fracture that have occurred in the modernization process of many countries, China's development emphasizes the overall coordination of society. China does not regard modernization as a complete negation of historical traditions, but as an internal renewal and reorganization of civilization.
This is particularly evident in China's social governance system. Whether it is grassroots community governance, family structure, education system, or national long-term planning, China presents a distinct "holistic" way of thinking: individual development, social stability, and national goals are interrelated and incorporated into the same development framework. This holistic approach is the key reason why China has completed large-scale social transformation in a short period of time.
I very much respect and appreciate this holistic approach and continuity. Spain has a long history and has experienced imperial expansion, civilizational exchanges, and modern transformation. We are very clear that what can truly support a country's long-term development is never just capital or technology, but also civilizational memory, social identity, and cultural continuity. An important reason why the process of Chinese-style modernization has been able to maintain long-term stability is that it has not severed its own civilizational roots.
Spain and China have a history of civilizational exchange spanning hundreds of years. As early as the Age of Discovery, Chinese silk, porcelain, and tea entered Spain via the Manila galleon route and profoundly influenced European society's understanding of Eastern civilization. Seville (塞维利亚), Toledo (托莱多), and Madrid (马德里) still retain a large number of traces of artistic and cultural exchanges with China. China's proposal to jointly build the "Belt and Road" initiative, in a sense, rekindles this tradition of cross-civilizational interconnection. This is not a simple economic cooperation, but a new understanding of civilizational coexistence and common development. China is proving to the world that modernization does not mean civilizational homogenization. A country can fully realize technological progress, economic prosperity, and social development while maintaining its own cultural subjectivity.
Urban Modernization: Forming an Interconnected and Complementary Development Network
In November 2025, when I attended a seminar at Zhejiang University (浙江大学), a core topic of discussion was why Zhejiang (浙江) has become an important window for observing China's development. What impressed me during the exchange was not only the economic development achievements of cities such as Hangzhou (杭州), but also the development ecology formed there, in which technological innovation, institutional coordination, and social welfare support each other. What was particularly shocking was the highly integrated cooperation model of universities, enterprises, and the government.
I saw that many students can not only participate in cutting-edge research, but also start start-ups, apply for patents with the support of school and local policies, and gradually cultivate projects into technology companies with market influence. Today, many of China's leading companies are growing and developing in an ecosystem jointly built by public policy, scientific research systems, and industrial innovation.
In Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川), I saw the community practice of Chinese-style modernization: urban planning organically integrates green spaces, efficient transportation, and convenient public services in an extremely advanced way. Residents actively participate in community deliberations and jointly contribute ideas for improving the living environment. The community operates in a highly organized manner. Here, the "15-minute living circle" is not a simple spatial planning concept, but a perceptible form of social organization—residents can meet the vast majority of their living and public service needs within walking distance.
Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东), demonstrates the vitality and speed of China's innovative development. More than 40 years ago, Shenzhen was still a small fishing village. Today, it has become one of the world's most important technological innovation cities. The local government embeds innovation into the public governance system through computing power platforms, data open interfaces, and special policy tools, allowing innovation to take root in the institutional soil. Shenzhen has vigorously promoted green transformation. As one of the first major cities in the world to achieve full electrification of buses, Shenzhen has built a complete new energy transportation system. I once took a Shenzhen pure electric bus through the city and felt the convenience and efficiency of new energy vehicles. Shenzhen is a microcosm, reflecting that Chinese-style modernization emphasizes green development and sustainable capabilities.
The development of these Chinese cities has its own characteristics and achievements. In my opinion, China's urban modernization has not fallen into a single-center, unbalanced development trap, but takes into account regional coordination and long-term planning. Different cities have not been simply incorporated into the same development model. Instead, each region finds a development path that suits it based on its own geographical conditions, historical culture, industrial foundation, and population structure. At the same time, central-level strategic planning promotes coordinated development in different regions through mechanisms such as industrial collaboration, infrastructure construction, talent flow, and regional assistance, so that cities form an interconnected and complementary development network, rather than a competitive relationship that is divided from each other.
Rural Revitalization: A Practical Model with Great Reference Value
If cities highlight the external form of modernization, then the countryside allows me to see the solid foundation of China's modernization development.
After China proposed the concept of "targeted poverty alleviation," Shibadong Village (十八洞村) in Xiangxi (湘西), Hunan (湖南) became an important practical sample. Shibadong Village is located deep in the Wuling Mountains (武陵山区). In the past, transportation was blocked, the industrial base was weak, most of the young and middle-aged people went out to work, and there was a lack of development momentum. Today, the village has been completely renewed: the roads have been fully hardened and connected to the regional transportation network, communication infrastructure is fully covered, and tourist centers, homestays, and e-commerce platforms are linked to rural cooperatives to create a complete rural cultural tourism and agricultural product industry chain.
Targeted poverty alleviation is not simply about distributing resources equally, but about formulating development plans for each family's specific situation: some families develop the Miao embroidery industry, some participate in rural tourism, some cultivate characteristic agriculture, and some young people sell local agricultural products through live e-commerce.
It can be seen that Chinese-style modernization is not achieved at the expense of rural development, but promotes the full integration of rural areas into modern society. I come from an agricultural town in Toledo Province (托莱多省), Spain, so I pay special attention to China's rural changes. As someone who grew up in an agricultural environment, what I admire and am somewhat envious of is that China has elevated rural revitalization to a national strategy. When many rural areas in Europe face population loss and the decline of public resources, China continues to develop rural digital networks, education, medical care, and infrastructure, making rural areas a home with development opportunities and dignified lives. China's systematic layout of rural revitalization provides a practical model with great reference value for Europe to solve the problem of rural decline.
In Pu'er (普洱), Yunnan (云南), the development capacity of rural areas is presented in another form. In the tea mountains, centuries-old ancient tea trees coexist with modern sensors. Soil moisture, climate, and light monitoring equipment collect data in real time and upload it to the agricultural cloud platform to optimize harvesting and processing. Many young people who usually work in big cities return to their hometowns on weekends and use their professional skills to take care of the ancient tea trees left by their ancestors and plant Pu'er tea. Young people no longer regard rural areas as a symbol of backwardness, but are proud of their local heritage. The local government is simultaneously promoting ecological protection, and large areas of virgin forest and ancient tea gardens have been included in the ecological protection system. Traditional ecosystems and modern technology systems coexist and prosper, rather than replacing each other.
Pu'er's development reflects the concept of "**绿水青山就是金山银山**" (lǜ shuǐ qīng shān jiù shì jīn shān yín shān - "green waters and green mountains are gold and silver mountains," lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets), which China has proposed, and integrates the protection of the natural environment as an organic component of the development system.
People-Oriented: The Holistic Development Thinking is Particularly Valuable
In recent years, China's technological development has been rapid in many fields such as medical care, education, urban governance, and ecological protection. China is well aware that the core of future international competition is technological strength, so it continues to invest in key areas such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, biotechnology, and 6G communications to firmly grasp the initiative in development.
What really impresses me is not just the technological progress itself, but that China has always tried to answer a deeper question: What exactly does technology serve? In many Western countries, technological innovation often revolves around capital efficiency first, while in China, I more clearly feel the "people-oriented" development concept and the governance logic of "taking the overall development of society as the goal."
In rural Hunan, I saw that many areas with relatively weak educational resources in the past have been able to share teaching resources with urban schools through digital classrooms. Children interact with teachers from other places in real time through large screens, and many young teachers also come to rural areas to teach. In the community service centers of many cities, I saw well-equipped elderly care service points, children's activity areas, and digital convenience service stations connected to each other. What impressed me most was that these public service facilities attach importance to the connection between people. Elderly residents actively participate in volunteer services in community activities, and young people share public spaces with the elderly.
In China, innovation is an economic proposition, but also a reflection of governance capabilities and social responsibility. Technological innovation is not only for the pursuit of capital growth or technological leadership, but has always been placed in the larger framework of social development and people's livelihood improvement: whether it is artificial intelligence, the digital economy, or new energy development, the "people-oriented" concept runs through it.
The advantage of Chinese-style modernization lies in its systematic coordination ability: the country anchors the long-term strategic direction, builds the infrastructure framework, the market releases the vitality of innovation efficiency, and the society realizes participation and feedback through grassroots organizations. The three are embedded in a unified governance structure. Because of this, China has historically eliminated absolute poverty, and nearly 100 million rural poor people have been lifted out of poverty. This is not only an achievement of economic development, but also a concentrated reflection of social organization capabilities, laying a solid foundation for continuously improving people's livelihood and promoting balanced regional development.
Traveling in China, this is intuitively perceptible: the construction of transportation, electricity, and digital infrastructure not only serves large cities and coastal areas, but also strives to incorporate underdeveloped areas into the country's overall development system. Behind transportation, water conservancy, and energy policies, the concept of overall coordinated development of the country is reflected. At a time when many Western countries face regional imbalances and social divisions, this holistic development thinking is particularly valuable.
Promoting green transformation, optimizing public services, improving people's livelihood and well-being... China always closely combines technological progress with social stability, ecological protection, and long-term development. In a sense, what China is exploring is not only a new development model, but also a new understanding of modernization and civilizational development.
Although China's development still faces many realistic challenges, China has the ability to continuously improve itself and dynamically adjust and optimize. From the formulation of long-term plans, the evaluation of policy effects, to the revision and improvement based on reality, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), "China's governance" presents a strong pragmatism, and the core goal that runs through it is to take improving people's lives as the fundamental starting point and end result of development.
China's Practice: Creating a New Development Path
Chinese-style modernization has created a new development logic: not based on conflict and expansion, but based on infrastructure interconnection and win-win cooperation. The joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative is a global practice of this logic. Relying on this international cooperation platform, China adheres to the concept of coordinated progress, deepens pragmatic cooperation with countries in different regions, and solves development problems.
In the Asia-Pacific region, China relies on its geographical advantages to deepen cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, infrastructure, and people's livelihood, helping neighboring countries improve infrastructure construction and promoting the coordinated development of regional economic integration; in Europe, China deepens cultural exchanges and agricultural cooperation with many European countries, including Spain, learning from each other's strengths and complementing each other's weaknesses; in Latin America and Africa, China helps local areas carry out infrastructure construction, allowing some underdeveloped areas to integrate into the overall development of the country and region.
From a global perspective, more and more countries are paying attention to China's development experience, not only because they see China's economic development achievements, but also because China has proved that a country can achieve modernization while maintaining political independence and cultural subjectivity. This is of great significance to the vast number of developing countries.
For a long time, there has been an inherent perception in the international community that modernization must accept a certain fixed institutional template. However, China's practice shows that there is no single path to modernization. Countries with different civilizations and different historical backgrounds can fully explore development paths that suit their own national conditions. Chinese-style modernization is essentially a civilizational modernization: it does not copy the Western model, nor does it simply return to tradition, but realizes systematic reconstruction based on its own civilizational continuity.
From Shenzhen's (深圳) R&D laboratories to Chongqing's (重庆) three-dimensional transportation system, from Chengdu's (成都) community governance to Hangzhou's (杭州) digital platforms, from the live broadcast wooden houses in Shibadong Village (十八洞村) to the smart agricultural network in the Yunnan (云南) tea mountains, China presents a complex and unified development picture: technology and society coexist, cities and villages are embedded in each other, development and ecology are coordinated, and tradition and modernity are integrated.
This is the most important enlightenment that China's development gives to the contemporary world: future development depends not only on the speed of growth, but also on whether society can build an overall development structure that combines long-term coordination capabilities, social cohesion, and civilizational continuity. Chinese-style modernization is providing a new possibility for the world and contributing Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions to the progress of human civilization.
(Translated and compiled by Yan Huan (颜欢), reporter of this newspaper)
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In early summer, at the southern foot of the Taihang Mountains, a surge of scientific and technological innovation is underway. Inside the Optoelectronics Industrial Park of the Jincheng Economic and Technological Development Zone (晋城经济技术开发区) in Shanxi (山西) province, SMT high-speed placement machines operate with precision, industrial robots swing their arms nimbly, and LED beads are continuously produced... A trillion-yuan-level industrial cluster is vigorously pulsing in this former "coal and iron hometown."
From precision optical modules to smart terminals, from semiconductor substrates to smart homes, more than 130 enterprise projects are gathered on the chain. The three distinctive industrial chains of visual systems, artificial intelligence, and new materials are deeply integrated. The optoelectronics industry has developed to a scale of hundreds of billions of yuan, with an average annual growth rate of over 42% in the past five years, becoming an important engine for the transformation and development of this resource-based city.
How did Jincheng (晋城) successfully transform? How did the local Party members and cadres do it? The reporter went deep into the field for interviews.
Planning Before Action
"Transformation is neither a 'creation from nothing' blind crossover, nor a 'simple replacement' low-level duplication."
The rise of the trillion-yuan-level industry is not accidental, but a strategic choice made by Jincheng (晋城) based on its resource endowments and following the trend.
As an important anthracite production base in the country, Jincheng (晋城) has proven anthracite reserves of 31.22 billion tons, accounting for about 1/4 of the country's total; proven coalbed methane reserves of 402.8 billion cubic meters, accounting for more than 30% of the province's total.
"We can't lie on our resources and 睡大觉 (shuì dà jiào - "sleep soundly," to be complacent and not make progress)!" In 2019, the Jincheng (晋城) Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government soberly realized that the single coal-based economic development model could not be sustained. It was imperative to cultivate emerging pillar industries and blaze a new trail for transformation and development. After multiple rounds of research and argumentation, experts gave a clear recommendation: "Consider developing optoelectronics!"
In fact, as early as 30 years ago, Foxconn (富士康) landed in the Jincheng Economic Development Zone (晋城经开区), planting the first seed of the optoelectronics industry. Historically, Jincheng's (晋城) production of optical communication connectors once accounted for 75% of the world's total, consolidating the foundation for the local optoelectronics industry.
What is optoelectronics? Cheng Lei (成磊), Deputy Director of the Jincheng Optoelectronics Industry Research Institute (晋城市光机电产业研究院), explained: "Initially, we unilaterally believed that optoelectronics was just chips. In the process of development, we gradually clarified that optoelectronics is an integrated industry that integrates optical intelligent manufacturing technology on the basis of the traditional electromechanical industry. It is an integrated industry that crosses and integrates optics, mechanics, and electronics, covering all related industries that use this advanced manufacturing method."
Thus, Jincheng (晋城) locked in a breakthrough point for industrial transformation.
Looking back at the initial stage of decision-making, Li Shaohua (李韶华), Secretary of the Party Working Committee and Director of the Management Committee of the Jincheng Economic Development Zone (晋城经开区), has vivid memories. Local cadres rushed to major cities to conduct research and comparison of various industrial tracks: industries such as innovative drugs require large investments and long cycles, and the local area lacks talent and technical support; while optoelectronic products are social consumer goods, with low market entry barriers, fast iteration speeds, and broad innovation space, which are suitable for local development conditions. "At that time, there was no clear optoelectronics industry directory in China. We defined it as a new type of industry that empowers traditional industries with advanced optical and electrical technologies," said Li Shaohua (李韶华).
During the overseas research, the team captured the opportunity for industrial transfer: At that time, the production costs of the optoelectronics industry in the south continued to rise. In terms of electricity prices, the electricity prices in many southern regions were close to 1 yuan/kWh, while Jincheng (晋城), relying on its coal and electricity resource advantages, had an electricity price of less than 0.6 yuan/kWh. In terms of transportation, Jincheng (晋城) is adjacent to Zhengzhou (郑州) in Henan (河南) province, and after the high-speed rail was opened, it smoothly connected to the national transportation artery.
"Beijing (北京) has a concentration of leading enterprises and scientific research institutes, while the south focuses on production and manufacturing. We found that many Beijing (北京) enterprise leaders have to fly to the south every week to follow up on the production process. Jincheng (晋城), located in the central urban agglomeration, can open up the connection channel between the north and south industries if it builds an industrial production base!" Li Shaohua (李韶华) said with confidence, "These are our irreplaceable development advantages!"
Anchoring advantages, they did what they said they would do. In the stage of reform and tackling key problems, a development slogan strengthened the conviction of local Party members and cadres: "For major reform decisions, look at the team, and take on responsibilities and risks. Party members must show their identity and take the lead."
Today, the Jincheng Economic Development Zone (晋城经开区) has strong momentum for development. In 2025, with 1% of the city's land area, it contributed 18% of the city's GDP, 22% of the industrial added value, 80% of the total import and export volume, and 98% of the high-tech manufacturing output value. The local industrial supporting rate of the three core industrial chains of visual systems, artificial intelligence, and new materials is as high as 70%, and a high-energy optoelectronics industrial cluster is accelerating its formation.
"Our choice of the optoelectronics industry is clear and precise in logic. This industry is in line with the national development direction of cultivating new quality productive forces and expanding strategic emerging industries. It can be deeply connected and resonate with the local original equipment manufacturing foundation," said the main person in charge of the Jincheng (晋城) Municipal Party Committee. "Transformation is neither a 'creation from nothing' blind crossover, nor a 'simple replacement' low-level duplication, but a 'lane change leading' based on local advantages and seizing industry opportunities. It is also an active effort to serve the overall national situation and compete in the regional arena."
Practice Tempering
"Twisting a screw by hand is a completely different feeling from sitting in the office and reading materials."
The road to industrial breakthrough is never smooth sailing.
"Not understanding the projects is the biggest problem!" Qi Jinjun (祁晋军), Director of the International Cooperation Service Center of the Jincheng Economic Development Zone (晋城经开区), still remembers the embarrassment of his early work. He was then the head of the investment promotion department. "I didn't know much about the optoelectronics industry, and my work reports were often logically chaotic, making it difficult to grasp the key points, and there was a professional barrier to communication with enterprises."
To this end, the Jincheng Economic Development Zone (晋城经开区) first borrowed "external brains" to make up for its shortcomings, selecting entrepreneurs, scientists, and investors to form an investment decision-making team. Experts talked in front, and cadres learned behind, gradually shifting to "cadres taking the lead in talking, and experts assisting" in practical battles. The local area also established an optoelectronics research institute and set up a technical service manager system to gather talents with projects and retain talents with laboratories, providing professional support for cadre learning.
Difficulty in identifying projects is another difficulty. Jincheng (晋城) formed a professional investment promotion team and stationed in the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta to cultivate and refine their work. The Municipal Party Committee also clarified the guidance, "Rather be short than shoddy, and never engage in 'street stall' style investment promotion." Today, 90% of the introduced projects are strategic emerging industries.
After practical tempering, Party members and cadres summarized the "seven-dimensional investment promotion method": look at the investment structure, venture capital is preferred, upstream and downstream investment is second, and family investment is last; look at technological innovation, focusing on core technology investment and patent reserves; look at the organizational structure to judge the degree of management standardization; dialectically view energy consumption, high energy consumption is not equal to low quality... Today, when it comes to project identification, Qi Jinjun (祁晋军) can talk eloquently.
"Cadres in the Economic Development Zone must understand technology, understand business, and understand management!" The Jincheng (晋城) Municipal Party Committee clearly requires. In recent years, the Economic Development Zone has implemented the "Cadre Immersion Training Program," selecting young Party member cadres from various departments to be stationed in enterprises for one year.
In Zhongke Chuangyuan Company (中科创源公司), Niu Zicheng (牛梓成), a staff member of the Comprehensive Office of the Economic Development Zone, has been stationed in the enterprise for three months. This enterprise, which focuses on embodied intelligence and researches and develops visual systems and smart home products, makes him feel that "the industry iterates quickly, and learning is a must every day." "Twisting a screw by hand is a completely different feeling from sitting in the office and reading materials. If you don't enter the workshop, how can you know the pain points of the enterprise?" said Niu Zicheng (牛梓成).
During his stay in the enterprise, Niu Zicheng (牛梓成) found that the enterprises in the park were "isolated islands": Zhongke Chuangyuan (中科创源) needed to purchase aluminum alloy castings externally to reduce costs, but did not know that the local Dingkun High-tech New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. (鼎锟高科新材料科技有限公司) could provide supporting services. He took the initiative to connect the two parties and promote cooperation negotiations. "The effectiveness of the training depends on how much output value is created for the enterprise and whether the enterprise is satisfied!" This is also the hard-core assessment orientation of the Economic Development Zone.
The improvement of skills and professional services have made the business environment better, attracting a large number of enterprises and talents. In 2025, the number of innovative small and medium-sized enterprises in the Economic Development Zone increased by 24%, specialized and new enterprises increased by 48%, and high-tech enterprises increased by 33%. At the same time, it gathered a high-level talent team of 7 academicians, 108 doctors, and 301 masters, injecting strong impetus into the high-quality development of the industry.
Moving Towards the New
"Enterprise demand is the order, and service efficiency is the responsibility."
Currently, the optoelectronics industry presents new industry characteristics: the output of some products is steadily increasing, but the output value has declined somewhat. An important reason is that market competition has intensified and the unit price of products has declined. How to further prospectively lay out the industry and rely on innovation to break the situation has become a new issue that Party members and cadres urgently need to study.
In the exhibition hall of the Economic Development Zone, a panoramic map of the artificial intelligence industry chain cluster clearly divides the industry into upstream, midstream, and downstream. Among them, the enterprises that have been landed and introduced are marked in red, and the enterprises that need to be recruited to complete the chain are marked in white.
"Is this also considered optoelectronics?"
"The Economic Development Zone focuses on the visual system in the field of artificial intelligence, which in turn drives the entire industrial chain," Cheng Lei (成磊) told reporters. "This is a trillion-yuan-level blue ocean."
At present, the Economic Development Zone has gathered a group of high-quality enterprises: Zhongke Chuangyuan (中科创源) supports the production of visual modules for well-known domestic robot and drone brands, empowering equipment with intelligent perception and analysis; Zhihui Cangqiong (智绘沧穹) focuses on the research and manufacture of commercial robots; Intelight (英特丽) mainly engages in the production of charging piles and SMT processing services...
Based on a new starting point, the Jincheng (晋城) optoelectronics industry anchors the direction of "artificial intelligence empowerment and local resource integration," precisely targets its efforts, makes up for shortcomings, forges long boards, and promotes the deep integration of the industrial chain, innovation chain, and value chain. The local area also actively promotes the precise connection of optoelectronic technology with traditional industrial scenarios, and explores the integration path of "technology empowerment, scenario landing, and industrial win-win."
The transformation of the local coal mining enterprise Lanhua Group (兰花集团) is an epitome of "integration."
In May last year, the Economic Development Zone and Lanhua Group (兰花集团) signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement. Only 10 days later, the cadres of the Economic Development Zone quickly organized a symposium with relevant enterprises in the park and Lanhua Group (兰花集团).
"Can gas detection achieve unmanned inspection? How can the transportation of hydraulic supports in coal mines reduce the labor intensity of miners? How can wireless transmission be achieved in underground working faces? Can the ladder inspection and patrol of chemical ammonia tanks be unmanned?" At the symposium, Lanhua Group (兰花集团) raised a series of problems, directly pointing to the pain points of the traditional coal industry.
"Enterprise demand is the order, and service efficiency is the responsibility." After the symposium, the cadres of the Economic Development Zone immediately took action, took the problems, and studied countermeasures with companies such as Zhongke Chuangyuan (中科创源) and Zhihui Cangqiong (智绘沧穹). Within three days, they formed a research team and went deep into the core area of the Wangyun Coal Mine (望云煤矿) of Lanhua Group (兰花集团) to conduct a carpet-like investigation of the current situation of 5G communication transmission, equipment monitoring, gas sensors, power equipment, and the application of individual hydraulic supports. They learned in detail about the underground operating environment and actual needs, and came up with a series of innovative solutions and ideas.
"It is far from enough to rely on the strength of one enterprise to efficiently promote the open cooperation of innovative scenarios in a short period of time," said Tong Lifu (童立福), the person in charge of Zhongke Chuangyuan (中科创源). "It is precisely because the cadres of the Economic Development Zone take the initiative to connect and provide front-end services that they have created more possibilities for joint investment in scientific and technological innovation enterprises and traditional enterprise projects, joint investment in funds, joint creation of scenarios, and joint construction of parks."
From "coal and iron symbiosis" to "opto-intelligence empowerment," Jincheng's (晋城) transformation path is a vivid practice of resource-based cities breaking path dependence and cultivating new quality productive forces. "The most feared thing in the transformation of resource-based cities is being eager for quick success and instant benefits, and 东一榔头西一棒子 (dōng yī láng tóu xī yī bàng zi - "hit east with a hammer, then west with a stick," to act impulsively and without a plan). Jincheng's (晋城) optoelectronics industry is created by doing one thing after another, one step at a time," said the main person in charge of the Jincheng (晋城) Municipal Party Committee. He will establish and practice the correct view of political achievements, adhere to drawing a blueprint to the end, and do both visible and tangible achievements, as well as potential achievements that lay the foundation for the industry and empower the long-term.
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"The leadership has changed, and the thinking has changed." "This was signed by the previous person, it's not my responsibility"... In reality, a few leading cadres are keen on 另起炉灶 (lìng qǐ lú zào - "start a new stove," to make a fresh start; to start from scratch) after taking office, one-sidedly emphasizing "new team, new ideas, new methods"; and some treat historical legacy issues as "hot potatoes," taking a detour when encountering old debts. "New officials ignoring old debts" is really undesirable.
So, how should we correctly view "old debts"?
Some party members and cadres are accustomed to separating "new" from "old." In fact, career development is a continuous long-distance race, not a short sprint with breakpoints. "New officials" are all carrying out work on the basis of the previous work. This is an objective law and a political responsibility.
Looking at it in more detail, old debts cannot be simply treated with a "one-size-fits-all" approach. Some plans, goals, and tasks that were previously formulated, after practice, have proven to be in line with local realities and development needs, and should adhere to "drawing a blueprint to the end"; some roads, practice has proven to be "impassable," then we must face the problem and actively correct it. Analyze specific problems specifically, adhere to what should be adhered to, and correct what should be corrected. This is a pragmatic attitude and the way of thinking that communists should have in starting a business.
The reason why some leading cadres "new officials ignore old debts" is often because the previous decisions themselves had problems, defects, or encountered difficulties or even more serious troubles in the implementation process with the changes in the situation, making it difficult to deal with at the moment.
It should be further recognized that managing old debts requires calculating the "people's heart account." Facing the long-standing and unresolved urgent problems of the masses, a sentence of "who signed it, go find them" rejects the masses thousands of miles away, hurting the hearts of the masses. Facing the demands of enterprises, a sentence of "I can't manage it" frustrates the expectations of enterprises and damages the business environment. Managing old debts straightens out the people's hearts and boosts the confidence of development.
How to view old debts is related to Party spirit and the view of political achievements. Whether or not one can face old debts squarely and dare to take on "hot potatoes" is precisely an important yardstick for measuring the Party spirit of Party members and cadres, and a touchstone for testing the responsibility and commitment of Party members and cadres.
In recent years, some local leading cadres have managed old debts, which not only did not restrain their hands and feet, but also opened up the world, found a way out, and won the hearts of the people. Facing the status quo of the bamboo and wood industry being "small, scattered, and polluting," Longquan City (龙泉市), Zhejiang Province, insisted on combining demolition and renovation, dredging and blocking, revitalizing more than a thousand acres of land resources, and reversing the downward trend of the bamboo and wood industry's above-scale output value for many years; facing the industrial land left by large industrial enterprises "retreating from the city and entering the park," Shiyan City (十堰市), Hubei Province, revitalized inefficient land and promoted "organic renewal" by introducing operating entities, government storage and renovation, etc.; Shijiazhuang City (石家庄市), Hebei Province, systematically managed "unfinished buildings," allowing the plots to restore value functions and opening up new space for urban development... These practices powerfully prove that although it is not easy to resolve "old debts," as long as we use a developmental perspective and dialectical thinking to find favorable factors from unfavorable conditions, crises can become new opportunities, and burdens can be turned into wealth. The process of managing old debts is itself a process of seeking development and building new achievements.
Of course, in reality, some old debts are indeed very tricky, and some cadres inevitably worry about accountability issues. The organization should support and encourage those who take responsibility, provide guidance and assistance when necessary, and relieve those cadres who are acting out of public interest, continuing to struggle, and overcoming difficulties of their ideological burdens, so that they can manage old debts with confidence and without worries.
"Achieving success does not necessarily have to be me, but achieving success definitely has me." The vast number of Party members and cadres should establish and practice a correct view of political achievements, seek truth from facts, do practical work, not shirk responsibility because things are difficult, and not change easily because of the passage of time, so that they can win the hearts of the people and build new achievements in managing old debts.
Return to TopNot long ago, the Party Committee Inspection Team of Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County (富川瑶族自治县), Hezhou (贺州) City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区), reviewed the financial accounts of a village's collective funds and discovered an anomaly: the total amount in the accounts did not match the actual balance of the bank account for several months. However, when checked again after a few months, the amounts matched again.
"How can funds 'disappear and then reappear'? There must be a problem here." After receiving the clues transferred by the inspection team, the township discipline inspection commission established a verification team. The verification team reviewed the village's bank statements, village-level financial accounts, and meeting records for several years, and visited relevant personnel, quickly identifying Mao (毛), the former deputy secretary of the village's general Party branch.
It turned out that the village had not opened a bank account for collective funds for a long time, and the village's collective funds had been managed by Mao (毛) personally. From March 2020 to April 2021, Mao (毛) transferred out 400,000 yuan of village collective funds three times without going through the "Four Discussions and Two Public Announcements" (四议两公开), using it to purchase personal wealth management products. Each time the wealth management product matured, Mao (毛) pocketed the wealth management income and deposited the principal back into the village collective fund account intact.
"I thought it would be fine as long as I returned it when it matured, and there was no loss to the collective funds. Now that I think about it, the villagers entrusted me with the safekeeping of the collective funds, which was a sign of their trust in me, but I failed that trust..." Facing the irrefutable evidence, Mao (毛) was filled with regret.
In the end, Mao (毛) received a warning within the Party and returned the illegal gains. In response to the problem of irregular management of village collective funds exposed by the case, the Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County (富川瑶族自治县) Discipline Inspection Commission and Supervisory Commission conducted a special inspection, guiding 301 eligible natural villages (villagers' groups) to open corporate bank accounts and improve the regulatory system for village collective funds.
[Disciplinary Officer's Remarks] In this case, Mao (毛) used the convenience of managing village collective funds to use public funds for personal wealth management, infringing on the legitimate rights and interests of the village collective. Party members and cadres should remember that public funds are public, strictly abide by discipline and rules, and adhere to the bottom line of integrity. Discipline inspection and supervision agencies should continue to strengthen the daily supervision of village-level "micro-powers," promote the standardized management and transparent operation of village collective funds, and safeguard the villagers' "money bags."
(Zhu Jiaqi (祝佳祺) Lu Wei (陆伟))
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At the break of dawn, in the Zigong National High-Tech Industrial Development Zone (自贡国家级高新技术产业开发区) of Sichuan Province (四川省), the construction of the China Innovation Aviation Power Battery and Energy Storage Battery Zigong Base Project (中创新航动力电池及储能电池自贡基地项目), with a total investment of 5 billion yuan, is in full swing. "Regarding the issue of high-voltage power lines affecting construction that was reported last week, we have applied for relocation and modification to the power supply company through the 'green channel,' and it will be completed soon." Tu Qiang (涂强), a backbone member of the park's youth party member commando team and director of the Enterprise Service Bureau, carefully discussed with the project construction party, "The commando team is making breakthroughs at the forefront, and the project construction is accelerating."
Focusing on the needs of industrial development and the pain points of enterprises, Zigong City (自贡市) has carried out the "Yandu Pioneer · Chain-Driven Development" (盐都先锋·链动发展) action for three consecutive years, building party organizations on the chain, gathering resources on the chain, and providing services on the chain, effectively empowering industrial development. Among them, the High-Tech Zone Party Working Committee (高新区党工委), the Park Party Member Commando Team (园区党员突击队), and the Department Party Member Pioneer Post (部门党员先锋岗) are linked at three levels, thoroughly understanding the situation and implementing precise policies from the three dimensions of "what enterprises need, what we have, and what work we do," actively promoting project construction wherever it goes, and the party organization follows wherever it goes.
Walking into the Zigong Aviation Industrial Park (自贡航空产业园), the newly assembled drone production line of Tianxin Aerospace Exploration Technology Co., Ltd. (天信空天探索科技有限公司) is operating at high speed. "The low-altitude economy industry has a wide range of categories, high technical barriers, scattered resource nodes, and many participating entities, requiring cooperation but lacking cooperation," said Guan Wei (官伟), the head of the company, with deep experience.
To this end, the local area has carried out the "Yandu Pioneer · Chain-Driven Development" (盐都先锋·链动发展) action to promote joint party building. "Central enterprises and state-owned enterprises have complete and strong party organization systems, while the technical strength of small and micro enterprises such as Tianxin is relatively weak," said Dai Qiuyan (代秋艳), a party building specialist in the park. The park actively coordinated, and AVIC Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Company (中航无人机公司) sent a party member assistance team to Tianxin Company (天信公司) to jointly build a drone operation and maintenance platform, which not only solved the urgent need but also brought confidence for long-term development.
Not long ago, in the Chuannan New Material Chemical Industrial Park (川南新材料化工园区), the park party school held a theme training session for enterprise party members to interpret the industrial development plan for the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. "The main content includes the party's innovative theories, the characteristics of Zigong's industrial development, and the practice of entering the park and enterprises. The students not only learned new ideas but also built a new platform for enterprises to 'develop together'," said Xiao Guizhong (肖贵中), the head of the park party school.
"The park party school has turned enterprises that were originally 'unfamiliar neighbors' into 'a family for development'," said Wang Cheng (王成), secretary of the party branch and general manager of Zigong Dongheng New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (自贡东恒新能源科技有限公司), a party member with more than 20 years of party experience. Once, while studying at the park party school, he casually mentioned that the company had encountered a bottleneck in a technical problem. The speaker did not mean it, but the listener took it to heart. The cadres of the park party school remembered it and quickly took the lead in coordinating the company to jointly establish a party member technical research team with the park party working committee and Sichuan University of Science & Engineering (四川轻化工大学), and breakthroughs were successively made. "Now, the company has applied for 6 patents and increased its annual production capacity by 33.3% through technical transformation. The park party school has become our 'first stop' for industry-university-research docking," said Wang Cheng (王成).
When party building is done well, it is productivity. In recent years, Zigong City (自贡市) has also actively explored the establishment of party working committees and promotion offices for three industrial developments: new energy, new chemical industry, unmanned aerial vehicles and general aviation, promoted the "party branch built on major projects" throughout the region, selected party building instructors for key industries across the board, integrated resources to launch a "party building benefiting enterprise policy package," and promoted party affairs services, policy implementation, talent introduction and cultivation, and demand handling in an integrated manner. The quality of party building empowering industrial development is getting better and better.
Zhong Yuan (钟嫄), head of the Zigong Municipal Party Committee's Party Building Office, said: "We will continue to promote the deep embedding of party building services in precise supply and demand docking, technological collaborative innovation, and optimized resource allocation, focusing on unblocking the blockages in the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, and continuously injecting strong impetus into industrial innovation and development."
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The expansion of the boundaries of children's theater is essentially a rediscovery of "people"—discovering the richness of children as complete individuals, and also discovering the childlike innocence that has not been extinguished in the hearts of adults.
This "June 1st" International Children's Day, the China National Theatre for Children (中国儿童艺术剧院) celebrates its 70th anniversary. As the opening show of the 70th anniversary performance season, the children's percussion musical "Mulan" recently made a brilliant debut. The play uses music to drive the narrative and rhythm to promote the spirit, telling the classic story of Mulan joining the army in a childlike way. There is youthful growth, national righteousness, idyllic pastorals with flowing water, and battlefields with clanging war drums. Both the audio-visual experience and the theme have compatibility across age groups, allowing both adults and children to reap joy and emotion. The percussion music resounding in the ears is like a profound metaphor—Chinese children's theater is constantly expanding its artistic boundaries through repeated knocks and exploring creative possibilities through repeated collisions.
The current children's theater market is booming and full of vitality, but at the same time, it also presents a complex creative ecology. On the one hand, the popularity of parent-child consumption has spawned a large number of theater products that focus on "interaction," "immersion," and "stroller walks." According to statistics, interactive works are the largest component of children's theater box office revenue, accounting for 44% of the box office revenue of various forms of children's theater performances in the 2025 theater performance market. Among them, there is no shortage of "fast-consumption" performances that pile up sensory stimulation and fill the duration with simple plots. On the other hand, there are adult-oriented narratives that deviate from children's cognition, with rigid knowledge instillation and moral preaching tendencies. The works that stretch between the low-age and adult ends seem to have contradictory connotations, but they are essentially due to the same cognitive bias, that is, the inadequate understanding of the main value of children, ignoring the independent and rich spiritual world of children, and underestimating the innate perception, empathy, and critical thinking potential of children.
Excellent children's theater should respect the growth patterns of children of different ages, take into account both childlike fun and profound connotations, and allow children's theater to face a broader life experience. For example, "Caterpillar Momoda'," hailed as "the first play in life," is created specifically for infants aged 6-18 months, integrating multi-sensory elements such as hearing, vision, and taste to build a three-dimensional and fantastic world for infants. The openness of the stage allows young babies to crawl and explore freely, releasing their nature, and also allows parents to spend a period of high-quality companionship time with their children. For a long time, theatrical aesthetics have defaulted to a certain level of cognition and self-control as prerequisites, and young children have been excluded from the theater. In fact, once the traditional concept that "drama needs to be understood" is broken, and the unique perception methods of young children are respected, multi-dimensional sensory stimulation can achieve aesthetic enlightenment and emotional nourishment in the early stages of life. At this time, children's theater is no longer a simple object of appreciation, but a medium for children to explore the world and establish emotional cognition, as well as a two-way emotional connection and aesthetic sharing between parents and children.
If such a drama extends the starting point of the artistic experience forward, then the theatrical creation that focuses on deep life topics such as life and death, gain and loss, demonstrates the artistic consciousness and spiritual pattern of contemporary children's theater. Affected by traditional concepts, topics such as life and death, separation, and loneliness are often the "forbidden zone" of children's theater creation. In the past, we were always accustomed to using idealized fairy tale narratives to shield the complexity of growth. However, true growth is accompanied by confusion and loss, and a single beautiful or deliberately simplified narrative cannot respond to the true spiritual needs of children. The parent-child musical "Where is Little Butterfly's Mother?" tells the profound propositions of the origin of life, separation, longing, and inheritance in a pure and moving journey to find a mother. Young audiences follow in the footsteps of the butterfly to explore and question, and slowly understand the coming and going and continuation of life; adult audiences complete a review of life and emotional release in the light narrative. Philosophical propositions such as who am I, where do I come from, and where will life eventually go are naturally unfolded and gently landed in the childlike stage context.
The writer Albert Camus (加缪) once said: "Don't walk behind me, because I may not lead the way; don't walk in front of me, because I may not follow; please walk beside me and be my friend." This sentence may just coincide with the creative core of high-quality children's theater. A good children's play is like an equal companion, building a safe, gentle, and inclusive artistic field, accompanying children to touch the diverse aspects of life, accept all the emotions of growth, and complete life education and emotional cultivation in a subtle way. Such works respect the cognitive rhythm of children and also accommodate the life experience of adults, allowing audiences of different ages to gain something. This is precisely the internal logic of the current children's theater, which on the one hand refines age-based viewing, and on the other hand pursues "all-age" creation.
In an era of rapid technological iteration and scarce attention, theater itself is a beautiful existence. This shared space created by real, immediate, and unrepeatable performances allows people to share joys and sorrows and achieve emotional connections that are particularly valuable in the digital age. From this perspective, the exploration and innovation of children's theater is also constantly balancing the deep relationship between "playfulness" and "ritual." Play is the nature of children, but true theatrical play is by no means superficial frolic, but free creation within rules, and exploration of the world and self. "Ritual" refers to the emotional cohesion and spiritual sublimation jointly created by the audience and performers. When the whole family sheds laughter and tears together in the theater, the relationship between the audience and the performers is sublimated into a shared life experience. This is precisely the cultural core of the "family-friendly" market, which pursues a common text that transcends generations, allowing audiences of different ages to gain what they need and resonate with each other in the same artistic object.
The expansion of the boundaries of children's theater is essentially a rediscovery of "people"—discovering the richness of children as complete individuals, and also discovering the childlike innocence that has not been extinguished in the hearts of adults. Downward, touching the earliest perception of life; upward, exploring the infinite possibilities of spiritual growth; inward, deeply cultivating the unique universe of each age; outward, embracing all hearts that yearn for spiritual enrichment. This exploration road is still long, but the direction is clear. A good children's play should not only be a play for "children," but a gift for everyone.
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The currently airing TV series "Protagonist" tells the life story of Yi Qin'e, who grows from a shepherdess into a famous Qin腔 opera (Qinqiang) performer, showcasing the contemporary fate of the ancient Qinqiang opera, as well as the struggles, perseverance, and spiritual inheritance of individual lives in the torrent of the times. Behind Yi Qin'e's "inspirational" experience lies a deeper philosophy of life: how a person who never "competes" becomes a true protagonist. "Non-competition" is not only a characteristic of Yi Qin'e's personality, but also the cultural essence of Qinqiang opera, and even implicitly coincides with the aesthetic character of the TV series "Protagonist."
Yi Qin'e's "non-competition" is reflected in her passivity in everything. She never thought of learning opera, but was dragged into the troupe by her uncle; she never competed for the leading role, but became the most dazzling star on the stage under the support of teachers, colleagues, and audiences. After achieving success and fame, Yi Qin'e still rarely takes the initiative to fight for anything. Even when she suffers emotional setbacks and damage to her reputation, she only responds passively. However, Yi Qin'e's "non-competition" is not weakness, but a kind of almost clumsy focus; her passivity is not following the crowd, but putting all her energy into what she believes in. Once she recognizes Qinqiang opera, it becomes her life; once she recognizes treating her child's illness, it becomes the only goal in her life. This kind of "single-minded" and "stubborn" personality brings her the greatest success on the stage, but the most painful harm in life. They are so closely intertwined: the more brilliant she is on the stage, the more bumpy her life is; the more physically scarred she is, the more spiritually resilient and tenacious she becomes, which makes people feel infinite emotion. The stubbornness in passivity becomes the most unique strength in Yi Qin'e, and the "non-competitive protagonist" constitutes the most thought-provoking tension in the whole play.
If Yi Qin'e is the narrative protagonist in the play, then Qinqiang opera is the spiritual protagonist in the play, and the situation of the two is so similar. In an era of surging traffic economy and innovative entertainment forms, Qinqiang opera seems so lonely, cold, and out of step with the times. But no matter what, it is always unhurried, uncompetitive, does not seek huge traffic, does not pay attention to fancy packaging, only the desolate and激越 (jī yuè - "stirring and impassioned") singing, and the long-standing stories, adhering to its original color for hundreds of years. It is this "non-competition" that has allowed Qinqiang opera to be passed down. Just like the Ningzhou Troupe and the Provincial Qinqiang Opera Troupe in the play, facing the prosperity and hustle and bustle, it is inevitable that people's hearts will be impetuous, but if someone leaves, someone will eventually come, and if someone squeezes their heads to climb up, someone will eventually be willing to be a "fool" who can only sing opera like Yi Qin'e; like Hu Sanyuan, who beats the drum to the point of hitting people's "numb tendons"; like Gou Cunzhong, who would rather喷完 (pēn wán - "spit out") his last breath of fire in front of the audience even if he dies. If there are no audiences in the city, they will go to the countryside to sing; if no one listens in the countryside, they will sing to the mountains in the wind and snow. In the irresistible tide of the times, it is this foolish perseverance that allows Qinqiang opera to always connect with the common people's misty fireworks and the joys and sorrows of life.
This TV series that expresses "non-competition" also carries the same temperament. In the current situation where "short, flat, and fast" are overwhelming, strong plots, fast rhythms, and multi-reversal "爽感叙事" (shuǎng gǎn xù shì - "refreshing narrative," a narrative style that focuses on providing a satisfying and enjoyable experience for the audience) have become the response strategy of many TV series. "Protagonist" goes the other way, not deliberately pursuing tension and excitement, ups and downs, but using a slow-fire simmering rhythm to capture the original texture of life. The trivial matters in the troupe, the rise and fall of society, the atmosphere of the market in Chang'an (长安), and the courtyards and paths in the depths of the Qinling Mountains (秦岭), are all presented in delicate, accurate, and even cinematic audio-visual language; the singing, reciting, acting, and acrobatics on the Qinqiang opera stage have been professionally, smoothly, and vividly transformed into film and television. The悲怆 (bēi chuàng - "tragic," filled with sorrow and lament) in the original work has been adapted more warmly in the play. This warm treatment is not simply to please the audience, but another interpretation of "non-competition" - truly vital works do not need to earn tears with extreme suffering, nor do they need to pretend to be lofty to show depth, they only need to present the essence of life, and the audience can naturally immerse themselves in it. Just as the real power in life often comes from those simple and quiet daily routines.
A "non-competitive" person becomes the protagonist of the stage; a "non-competitive" art has tempered hundreds of years of vicissitudes; a "non-competitive" TV series has achieved artistic sublimation in the atmosphere of daily life. In the final analysis, the protagonist is not "争" (zhēng - "compete") out, but "做" (zuò - "made") out, do your own thing well, everyone is the protagonist. This may be the most simple enlightenment that the TV series "Protagonist" brings to us.
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In recent years, domestic suspense dramas have frequently produced popular titles, but have also fallen into the trap of homogenization. The gloomy and nostalgic visual tone, and the sophisticated layouts of high-IQ criminals, have become "standard formulas" that are difficult to break free from. The sense of form is becoming more and more sufficient, but freshness has become a scarce commodity. The recently popular "Low IQ Crime" has entered the audience's field of vision with an unconventional comedic posture, winning the top spot in market share. Its innovative consciousness of daring to break the inherent framework provides a valuable sample for the type breakthrough of suspense dramas.
The drama uses a series of coincidences brought about by information asymmetry as the narrative driving force, which is full of comedy. The fermentation of the case does not originate from meticulous criminal premeditation, but from a chain of misunderstandings from all parties. The creators cleverly use a multi-line cross-structure to make the three clues of the police, clumsy thieves, and villains produce hilarious resonance in parallel advancement, and finally present a sense of joy of "the whole process is wrong, but the result is all right." This technique of grafting serious suspense themes with accidental daily life constitutes the unique texture of the drama that attracts audiences.
From the perspective of the development context of the genre, "Low IQ Crime" is a reconstruction of the social school suspense narrative paradigm. Previously popular suspense dramas mostly used cases as the incision of social issues, portrayed characters on the logical chain, and then explored the subtleties of human nature through multi-party games. Especially for the original author Zijin Chen (紫金陈), his suspense novels were adapted into film and television dramas "Burning Ice" (无证之罪), "The Bad Kids" (隐秘的角落), and "The Long Night" (沉默的真相) successfully broke the circle, also because he fully exerted the characteristics of the social school suspense narrative, focusing on topics such as the trauma of the original family and the living conditions of ordinary people, so as to win attention.
This time, the creators boldly abandoned the "popular formula" and turned to draw on the genes of comedy movies to build a suspenseful time and space full of "fun" and the atmosphere of the market. This creative shift dissolves the inherent heaviness of criminal investigation themes, and also accurately responds to the psychological needs of contemporary audiences seeking emotional value, relaxation and decompression. The popularity of "Low IQ Crime" proves that suspense dramas can not only be serious and profound social scalpels, but also humorous fables.
Of course, cross-border experiments on any mature type are accompanied by the pain of running-in. In order to pursue intensive comedic effects, the drama sacrifices the rigor of criminal investigation logic to a certain extent, and some plots are "cheating" like a divine help, which dilutes the cold and restrained humorous core of the original work. But what should be seen is that the popularity of the form does not mean the superficiality of the connotation, and comedy can also be memorable, allowing the audience to glimpse the folds of life and the complexity of human nature in addition to laughing.
The vitality of literary and artistic creation often stems from the boundary expansion brought about by continuous attempts. The value of this drama lies not in giving standard answers, but in bravely taking a differentiated step. As a popular literary and artistic type with full industrial vitality and favored by audiences, the road of exploration and innovation of suspense dramas is still very long.
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Interactive experiences should be measured and not deviate, relying on self-regulation from content producers, as well as clear rules and strict supervision from cultural administrators and platforms.
Recently, interactive videos from a certain dance troupe have frequently topped social media charts. Some believe they "fully enhance the atmosphere" and "provide ample emotional value," while others criticize them for "ambiguous interactions" and "obvious edging." This is not an isolated case. From excessive physical contact by scenic spot NPCs (non-player characters) to carefully designed ambiguous scenes in some performances, the phenomenon of treating "edging" interactions as a traffic code should not be allowed to spread.
Unlike one-way cultural products such as movies and TV dramas, the most irreplaceable aspect of offline performances is the sense of being there, and interaction significantly lengthens this advantage. Whether it's the atmosphere-driven interaction of the entire audience singing along at a concert, or the immersive interaction of the audience cooperating to complete the plot in a stage performance, it can strengthen memory points and make people feel more involved. Therefore, interactive design has become an important means for major offline performances to create features and attract customers. With the vigorous development of the cultural tourism economy in recent years, the supply of content for theater performances and live performances has been greatly enriched. People have more choices, competition has become more intense, and in order to increase highlights, some performances take a risky approach to interaction, using the excuse of satisfying emotional value, but in reality, they transform interaction into ambiguous teasing and indecent physical contact.
When interaction relies on "edging" to attract audiences, there is a risk of 劣币驱逐良币 (liè bì qū zhú liáng bì - "bad money drives out good," Gresham's Law; inferior things displace the superior). For example, initially, individual scenic spots used ambiguous interactions with NPCs as a selling point, which fermented on short video platforms, causing more attractions to imitate each other, forming a negative effect.
Moreover, performance organizers also encourage viewers to upload "edging" interactive segments online to attract traffic. A certain dance troupe toured more than 600 shows last year, and is expected to double the number of shows and skyrocket box office revenue this year, precisely after short videos of ambiguous interactions became popular. This makes one suspect that those "edging" actions are not accidental breakouts, but intentional designs aimed at traffic algorithms.
When "edging" interactive content is sliced and placed into public information streams, it becomes part of public culture, watched indiscriminately by the public, including children and adolescents. Nowadays, offline performing arts innovation is difficult, but this should not be an excuse to break through the bottom line; online communication drives the popularity of the performing arts market, but not at the cost of losing values. Interactive experiences should be measured and not deviate, relying on self-regulation from content producers, as well as clear rules and strict supervision from cultural administrators and platforms.
High-quality interaction is suitable for all ages, generous and appropriate, and performers and audiences can form genuine resonance. There are already pioneers on this road, but it is more difficult, slower, and requires more patience, but it will definitely be more moving, more lasting, and more respected.
Return to TopAccording to statistics, the overall viewership of AI (Artificial Intelligence) animated series reached 70 billion last year; the global market size is expected to reach new heights this year. Behind the impressive data, audiences are increasingly inclined towards fresh content that is rooted in cultural traditions and differs from formulaic templates. As a result, traditional IPs such as "Shan Hai Jing" (山海经), "Feng Shen" (封神), "Journey to the West" (西游), and "Legend of the White Snake" (白蛇) stand out among the tens of thousands of works produced daily.
Old stories are revitalized, winning praise, and cultural connotations are increasingly valued. AI provides everyone with a "brush," reducing the difficulty of realizing creative ideas. This shifts the focus of creation back to "what to paint," placing higher demands on creators' imagination, aesthetic sense, and cultural understanding. Presenting more compelling plots, more three-dimensional characters, and more interesting stories is a mandatory question for creators, and it is also the key for AI animated series to avoid being a 一阵风 (yī zhèn fēng - "a gust of wind," a short-lived fad).
(Taizhou (台州市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省) Xu Chang (徐畅))
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Oracle bone inscriptions, porcelain, bronze sacred trees, and flying apsaras – these crystallized elements of civilization, typically static within museums and textbooks, are being revitalized into fashionable symbols by post-2000s designers in Donghai (东海), Jiangsu (江苏). Employing techniques such as cloisonné and imitation *diancui* (点翠, kingfisher feather art), they condense traditional Chinese cultural elements onto tiny nail art pieces, which have become bestsellers overseas upon their release. Meanwhile, the post-2000s Yingge Dance (英歌舞) team from Chaoshan (潮汕), Guangdong (广东), deeply integrates the intangible cultural heritage of Yingge Dance with street dance, parkour, and other popular cultures, giving traditional art a new lease on life. Their short video works have accumulated billions of views on overseas social media platforms.
For a long time, the international dissemination of Chinese culture has been confined to a "**宏大叙事**" (hóng dà xù shì - "grand narrative," overarching and often simplified storytelling) + "symbolic display" approach. Bronze wares, architecture, paintings, calligraphy, and other symbols carrying the roots of civilization are often presented in the form of display cases, exhibition boards, and historical images, which are relatively monotonous and lack accessibility. However, Generation Z, growing up in the digital age and a globalized context, is creating new ways to engage. With broad horizons, diverse interests, and full of cultural confidence, they are adept at using new fashion, new technologies, and new media to drive the cross-cultural communication of Chinese culture with imaginative aesthetic creativity.
Generation Z values injecting aesthetic interest into daily life, thereby unfolding cultural expression. They are skilled at transforming trivial daily routines, romantic love, and nostalgic memories into the light and shadow in short videos, the interactions in bullet screens, and the melodies in music, dissolving cultural barriers in cross-cultural communication. The new media program "Youth Living Room" transforms civilization symbols into virtual images, interactive games, and roaming maps, allowing Chinese and foreign youth to touch history in a sensory way. Through "lightweight" life scenarios such as fireside chats, gourmet food tasting, and fun games, they create an atmosphere of friendly cultural integration, which not only shortens the psychological distance between each other but also enhances the participation of overseas youth, helping to form a new cross-cultural model of "international co-creation - global dissemination."
If a life-oriented atmosphere dissolves the sense of distance in cultural exchange, creative reconstruction makes the impact of revitalizing civilization symbols more lasting. By referring to specific meaning systems, cultural structures, and aesthetic interests, and translating and innovating while retaining the unique attributes of civilization, it is possible to create new images that fit contemporary aesthetics. For example, in the globally popular game "Genshin Impact," the young creative team combines the wide sleeves and robes of the Wei (魏) and Jin (晋) Dynasties with modern fashion elements to design character costumes; integrates famous Chinese scenic spots such as Zhangjiajie (张家界), Guilin (桂林), and Huanglong (黄龙), as well as traditional Chinese buildings such as Phoenix Ancient Town (凤凰古城) and the Hanging Temple (悬空寺), into map and space scene design; and implants philosophical ideas such as national and global responsibility and the unity of nature and humanity into the plot and worldview, thereby creating a unique cultural artistic conception.
Generation Z is good at using digital technology to create immersive exhibitions, transforming the experience of civilization symbols from passive viewing to active participation. The "Digital Sutra Cave" of Dunhuang (敦煌) uses VR (virtual reality) technology to take the audience to explore the charm of ancient Chinese literature. The "Cloud Ancestor Worship" platform in the hometown of the Yellow Emperor (黄帝故里) allows Chinese people around the world to participate in the grand ceremony of seeking roots and praying for blessings with virtual images and digital avatars, all of which reflect the Generation Z group's pursuit of immersion and experience.
Generation Z's practice of translating and disseminating civilization symbols with aesthetic creativity presents a new narrative logic of "life connection - empathetic communication - technological empowerment - creative transformation," building a new space for mutual learning among civilizations. This is a new form of cross-cultural dialogue in the context of generational change, and an inevitable result of cultural production and consumption innovation in a new round of globalization. Continuously releasing the aesthetic creative energy of Generation Z, encouraging and stimulating more high-quality creations, and endowing civilization symbols with new life rhythms in the dynamic balance of inheritance and innovation, "**各美其美，美人之美，美美与共**" (gè měi qí měi, měi rén zhī měi, měi měi yǔ gòng - "each appreciates their own beauty, appreciates the beauty of others, and appreciates the beauty of all together," a harmonious and inclusive world) will surely be realized.
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