Summary: President Xi Jinping, during his first local inspection of the 15th Five-Year Plan period in February at Beijing’s National Information Technology Innovation Park, reiterated that technological self-reliance is key to building a modern socialist strong country. Emphasizing that “core technologies cannot be bought or begged,” he has consistently called for greater investment in basic research and original innovation. The article frames this drive as a response to global supply chain disruptions and external shocks—implicitly referencing U.S.-led technology decoupling—by advancing the “dual circulation” strategy. Xi also linked technological breakthroughs to fostering new quality productive forces, urging stronger integration of innovation, industry, and talent chains. The report underscores China’s shift from “world factory” to “innovation laboratory” under his leadership.
Summary: President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Keiko Fujimori on her election as President of Peru. Xi emphasized the strong development of China-Peru comprehensive strategic partnership, highlighted frequent high-level exchanges and fruitful cooperation, and noted the 55th anniversary of bilateral ties. He expressed his commitment to working with Fujimori to elevate the relationship for mutual benefit. Vice President Han Zheng also sent a separate congratulatory message to Peru's First Vice President-elect, Galarreta. No mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations was made in the article.
Summary: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Montenegrin President Jakov Milatović exchanged congratulatory messages on July 6 to mark the 20th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations. Xi highlighted the two countries' traditional friendship and their model of mutual respect, equal treatment, and win-win cooperation between nations of different sizes. He expressed willingness to work with Milatović to further deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and elevate relations. Milatović echoed the commitment to strengthen friendly ties and expand cooperation for the benefit of both peoples and world peace. No mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the exchange.
Summary: On March 23, Xi Jinping inspected Xiong’an New Area and presided over a symposium, stressing the need to drive innovation and develop new quality productive forces. The area has gathered 96 AI companies and launched nearly 30 large models, aiming to build an “AI-native” industrial ecosystem. Officials outlined plans to cultivate five unicorns and 100 AI backbone enterprises within three years. The article highlights collaborative innovation, real-world applications like a portable brain hemorrhage detector, and a dedicated training ground for embodied AI. No mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article highlights China’s education system entering a critical phase in 2026 under the “15th Five-Year Plan,” emphasizing the political, people-oriented, and strategic nature of education as a foundation for national rejuvenation. It reports on President Xi Jinping’s reiterated call to build a “socialist education powerhouse” by implementing ideological and moral cultivation through “large-scale ideological and political courses,” as exemplified by a tour at Shandong's Rizhao Port where labor model Tian Zhendong engaged students. The piece details specific policies—such as mandating two hours of daily physical activity for students and launching new interdisciplinary undergraduate majors like future robotics and embodied intelligence—to foster healthy, skilled talent. It also showcases self-reliance achievements like Zhejiang University’s homegrown offshore wind software Zwind, which reduced costs and trained industry professionals. No explicit reference is made to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article marks the 50th anniversary of the Yunnan-Tibet Highway, a 715-kilometer artery connecting Dali in Yunnan to Markam in Tibet. It highlights how the road's conditions have steadily improved over the decades, alongside the completion of major infrastructure projects such as the Dali-Lijiang Expressway, the Shangri-La-Lijiang Expressway, and the Lijiang-Shangri-La Railway. These developments have enhanced regional connectivity and economic vitality. The piece includes a photograph showing the old highway, National Highway 214, and the new expressway. No officials or U.S.-China relations are mentioned.
Summary: The National Energy Administration reported that China's cumulative electricity market trading volume reached 3,057.3 billion kWh in the first five months of the year, a 24.8% increase year-on-year. In May alone, trading volume was 626.8 billion kWh, up 23.6%. Within May, intra-provincial trades totaled 490.6 billion kWh (up 26.9%), while cross-provincial and cross-regional trades reached 136.2 billion kWh (up 12.9%). By type, medium- and long-term transactions accounted for 561.7 billion kWh, spot transactions for 65.1 billion kWh, and green electricity transactions for 31.1 billion kWh (up 6.1%). The report did not mention any officials or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article highlights three themes: a theoretical discussion on transforming agriculture into a modern large-scale industry, a commendation of the Chinese Communist Party's performance as "convincingly excellent," and an update on flood season preparations with multiple emergency responses activated across seven major river basins. No specific officials or U.S.-China relations are mentioned in the provided excerpts.
Summary: Multiple Chinese democratic parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and non-party personages have studied General Secretary Xi Jinping’s speech marking the 105th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, pledging to strengthen ideological alignment and unity. The Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang emphasized Xi’s speech as guidance for enhancing itself and for advancing cross-strait reunification. The China Democratic League stressed following the Party’s leadership and focusing on education, science, and culture. Other groups, including the China National Democratic Construction Association and the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party, committed to leveraging their expertise for economic development and good governance. The Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League highlighted Xi’s call for deepening cross-strait exchanges and integration.
Summary: In a speech marking the 105th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping called for uniting Taiwanese compatriots, deepening cross-strait exchanges and integrated development, and resolutely advancing national reunification. The address was widely praised by Taiwanese business leaders and scholars in attendance, who highlighted the sincerity and commitment to sharing development opportunities with Taiwan. Interviewees, including Lin Yuanda of the Suzhou Taishang Association and Wu Jiaying of the Xiamen Taishang Association, emphasized that policies like the “31 measures” have benefited Taiwanese living on the mainland. The speech also stressed the role of youth as the driving force for national rejuvenation, urging Taiwanese youth to embrace the opportunities of cross-strait integration. Overall, the responses underscored confidence that reunification is an irreversible historical trend, with no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: The article reports on the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in October 2022, where Xi Jinping delivered the keynote speech. Xi declared the congress a pivotal moment as the nation embarks on the new journey of building a modern socialist country and achieving the second centenary goal. He highlighted three historic accomplishments: the CCP’s centenary, the advent of socialism with Chinese characteristics in a new era, and the eradication of absolute poverty. Xi also elaborated on the five features of Chinese-style modernization and emphasized the need for unity under the Party's leadership. No U.S.-China relations were discussed in the text.
Summary: The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced the third batch of 2026 "dual key" construction projects, allocating 193.5 billion yuan in ultra-long-term special government bonds, completing this year's project list. So far, 800 billion yuan has been allocated to support 1,417 major projects in areas including technological innovation, ecological protection along the Yangtze River, transport infrastructure, urban underground pipelines, water conservancy, the Western Land-Sea Corridor, higher education upgrades, and the "Three-North" shelterbelt program. The NDRC, with relevant ministries, is also advancing planning, policy reforms, and institutional innovations, such as improving railway investment and pricing mechanisms, reforming sewage treatment fee models in Yangtze River cities, establishing flood control facility lifespan standards, and deepening agricultural water pricing reforms.
Summary: China’s manufacturing PMI rose to 50.3% in June, up 0.3 points from May and remaining above the 50 threshold for four consecutive months, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics and the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing. The quarterly average for Q2 reached 50.2%, marking a return to expansion after five quarters of contraction, signaling a strengthening recovery. New orders and new export orders both improved, with the latter returning to expansion at 50.1%. Equipment manufacturing PMI rose to 52.5% and high-tech manufacturing to 53.5%, indicating continued industrial upgrading. No U.S. or bilateral relations were mentioned in the report.
Summary: China’s stable economic fundamentals, improving business environment, and growing innovation drive continue to attract foreign investment, with multinationals expanding operations. Executives from Schneider Electric, KPMG, Bayer, Tesla, Philips, L’Oréal, GE Healthcare, Louis Dreyfus, and Thermo Fisher highlighted China’s market size, supply chain resilience, and innovation ecosystem as key draws. US firms such as ON Semiconductor announced a new Greater China headquarters in Shanghai with $50 million in additional investment, while Tesla’s Shanghai factory delivered over half of its global vehicle output. The article notes China’s shift from “world factory” to innovation hub, with 92% of US Chamber of Commerce survey respondents reporting profitability. Overall, foreign companies view China as a “must-choose” destination for long-term growth and cooperation.
Summary: The article condemns Nagasaki's plan to alter its atomic bomb museum's exhibit on the Nanjing Massacre, changing "massacre" to "incident," as a distortion of historical truth and a challenge to the Tokyo Trial's verdict. It notes that such revisionism aligns with Japanese right-wing politicians like Sanae Takaichi, who deny wartime atrocities. The author, a professor and former curator of the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall, warns this erodes the foundation of Sino-Japanese relations and regional stability. He asserts that any attempt to whitewash history will face firm opposition from China and the international community, and will ultimately fail.
Summary: The article highlights how China's county-level economies—exemplified by Yiwu's cooling products, Shaodong's lighters, Dingxiang's forging clusters, Zheng'an's guitar industry (witnessed by an American guitar maker), and Nanchang's smart manufacturing—demonstrate the country's manufacturing upgrade and resilience amid a complex external environment. International media view these specialized clusters as evidence of China's shift from low-cost reliance to technology-driven growth. Institutional innovations, such as Yiwu's trade-friendly ecosystem and Jinjiang's supply chain services, further integrate these counties into global markets. The piece concludes that this bottom-up vitality underpins China's economic stability and contributes to global supply chain certainty.
Summary: Finnish President Alexander Stubb met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Turku on July 5, asking Wang to convey his best wishes to President Xi Jinping. Stubb praised China's development achievements and described Xi's four global initiatives as "milestone guidance" for the international community at a critical crossroads. He expressed Finland's desire to strengthen high-level exchanges and cooperation in green economy and artificial intelligence. Wang Yi conveyed Xi's greetings and emphasized China's commitment to a future-oriented new-type cooperative partnership with Finland, following the strategic guidance of the two heads of state. During the visit, Wang Yi also held talks with Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen.
Summary: The article reports on the "Flying Tigers Friendship Ambassadors US Youth Hubei Tour" in Wuhan, where Huang Ping, vice president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, stated that the historical alliance against fascism proves the US and China can overcome systemic differences to fight for justice and peace. He was accompanied by descendants of Flying Tigers veterans and students from US Flying Tigers friendship schools. The event included the inauguration of six "Flying Tigers Friendship Schools" in Hubei and launched sports exchange programs.
Summary: The 9th China-Eurasia Expo, themed "New Opportunities on the Silk Road, New Vitality for Asia and Europe," was held in Urumqi, attracting 49 countries and 27 independent national pavilions. The event highlighted digital technology, smart equipment, and advanced manufacturing, with Kazakh Trade Counselor Baitenov Zhanat expressing hope for deeper cooperation with Chinese firms in sectors like AI and agricultural processing. Thailand participated with its first-ever independent pavilion, as Thai Commercial Consul Chen Wei noted the potential of the Xinjiang market. Russian exhibitor Svetlana praised the platform for facilitating business matching, while Uzbekistan's Investment and Trade Director Toyirov described Chinese enterprises as long-term strategic partners for building modern industry and expanding into third markets.
Summary: The article reports that the "Liangzhu and the World—Dialogue between Liangzhu Ancient City and Samarkand Ancient City" was held on July 6 in Hangzhou, China. Over 100 guests from China and Uzbekistan attended, discussing heritage value, protection, and revitalization to continue Silk Road friendship. The event was reported by journalist Liu Junguo. No specific official statements or accompanying figures are mentioned. The summary does not include references to the United States or U.S.-China relations, as they are absent from the article.
Summary: On July 6, China’s Foreign Ministry hosted approximately 150 diplomats and spouses from 74 embassies and eight international organizations for a screening of the film *Love Letter to Grandma*. Foreign Minister Assistant Hong Lei attended and delivered a speech, accompanied by National Film Administration Deputy Director Mao Yu. The event aimed to showcase Chinese culture to the diplomatic corps. No mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the report.
Summary: On July 6, the People's Liberation Army held a vehicle equipment handover ceremony for the Mongolian armed forces in Ulaanbaatar. Mongolian Defense Minister Batlut and Chief of Staff Ganbinba attended alongside Chinese Ambassador Shen Minjuan. The event underscores ongoing military cooperation between China and Mongolia. No mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Vice Premier Liu Guozhong inspected Shandong from July 4-6, emphasizing the need to implement directives from General Secretary Xi Jinping and the central government to develop modern industrial and infrastructure systems. He called for innovative breakthroughs in biopharmaceuticals and agricultural machinery, fostering new quality productive forces tailored to local conditions. Liu urged accelerating the construction of a modern water network and tapping effective investment potential to sustain economic recovery ahead of the 15th Five-Year Plan. During visits to enterprises in Jining and Jinan, he highlighted key technologies for innovative drugs and medical devices, AI-enabled R&D, and international cooperation. He also inspected the South-to-North Water Diversion East Route and shipping projects, stressing integrated water network and logistics development.
Summary: The Central Military Commission held a collective study session on July 6, chaired by Vice Chairman Zhang Shengmin, to study President Xi Jinping’s speech at the 105th CPC anniversary and Xi's party-building thought. The session stressed that the entire military must uphold absolute Party leadership over the armed forces, implement Xi’s thought, and ensure firm support for “two establishments” and “two safeguards.” It called for advancing modernization, combat readiness, and strict governance of the Party and military to greet the centenary of the PLA. No mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: On the 105th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, the Central Propaganda Department named 77 new national patriotic education demonstration bases across 31 provinces. The bases are intended to promote patriotism, socialist core values, and revolutionary traditions. The department emphasized improving content, display methods, and management to enhance appeal, especially for youth. The list includes sites like the National Version Museum, the Beijing Olympic Museum, and the Sanxingdui Museum. No U.S. or U.S.-China relations were mentioned.
Summary: He Rong, Minister of Justice, delivered a keynote report at a policy briefing in Beijing co-hosted by the Central Propaganda Department and other major party and state organs, emphasizing the need to build a higher-level socialist rule-of-law state by implementing the "two more focuses." He stated that under Xi Jinping's leadership and guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, China's comprehensive legal framework has achieved historic progress, integrating domestic and foreign-related rule of law. He stressed that during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, law must play a stabilizing and long-term role to serve high-quality development, safeguard national security, and address evolving public demands for fairness. He called for strengthening legal supply in key and emerging fields, optimizing the legal business environment, and accelerating foreign-related legal capacity to support high-level openness. The report was presided over by a Ministry of Education official, with approximately 730 representatives from party, government, military, and public sectors in attendance.
Summary: Wu Yaqin, the 66-year-old Party secretary of Changshan Garden Community in Changchun, Jilin, was reported delivering meals to elderly residents and ensuring their needs are met, emphasizing that “people must live comfortably.” She spearheaded the community’s transformation from a dilapidated area by establishing a four-tier Party organizational network and a “three chiefs” management system. Wu stated, “We discuss everyone’s affairs together, so we can handle them better,” and noted that community volunteers and services, including a senior care center, have been organized. She also mentors younger community workers, advising that “community work has no shortcuts; you must keep every household’s concerns in mind.” The article highlights Jilin Province’s broader efforts to professionalize community worker teams, with over 45% of workers holding social work certifications.
Summary: A media tour titled “Beautiful China Journey – Exploring the Three Rivers Source” was launched in Xining, Qinghai, organized by the Central Propaganda Department together with the Ministry of Water Resources and other state agencies. The tour will send reporters to several prefectures to document Qinghai’s efforts in protecting the “Chinese water tower” and advancing integrated ecosystem management. It aims to highlight the region’s coordinated progress in ecological protection and green development. No specific officials were quoted, and no mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration issued the “Measures for the Management of State-Owned Cultural Relic Resource Data,” effective November 1, 2026, aiming to standardize data production, ensure security, and promote orderly use. The measures define the data as electronic records managed by state institutions, clarify state ownership, and require that processed data be made available to society while keeping original data within controlled domains. They specify open vs. non-open data types and applicable service scenarios, and mandate that responsible entities adhere to data security and confidentiality laws. No mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: On July 6, the People's Liberation Army Navy launched a submarine-launched strategic missile with a training warhead from a strategic nuclear submarine into international waters of the Pacific Ocean. The test was described as a routine annual military exercise, notified to relevant countries in advance, and in compliance with international law. Chinese authorities stated it does not target any specific nation or goal. No U.S. officials were mentioned as accompanying the announcement. The article did not discuss U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article, a dialogue between two Chinese commentators, discusses the protection and revitalization of Beijing's Central Axis heritage sites, such as the Bell and Drum Towers and the Temple of Agriculture. It highlights the use of technological monitoring, including digital twins and remote sensing, to balance preservation with urban life and minimize disruption to residents. The commentators emphasize that successful conservation requires a people-centered approach, merging cultural heritage with modern amenities like public rooftops and digital volunteer platforms to foster public participation. The piece frames these efforts as part of a broader strategy to write the "second half" of the Central Axis's UNESCO application, ensuring heritage is not isolated but integrated into contemporary civic life. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China is transitioning from a "world factory" to an "innovation engine" through three intertwined paths: striving for first-place breakthroughs in niche sectors, creating unique technological leaps (e.g., RNA editing for rare diseases), and maintaining specialized industrial resilience via over 17,000 "little giant" enterprises. Foreign companies including Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Intel are integrating into China's innovation chain at events like the Chain Expo and Summer Davos Forum, reinforcing China's role as a global supply chain stabilizer and innovation source. This transformation is driven by local clusters like Wuhan's Optical Valley, which has produced multiple domestic-first and world-first optical communication innovations.
Summary: At a State Council press conference, the Dulongjiang border guard group from Yunnan's Dulongjiang Township was celebrated for their 70-year mission of safeguarding the border and aiding the Dulong ethnic group's poverty alleviation. The group's members, including police officer Yu Runqiang and newcomer Zhang Ruixue, were highlighted for their sacrifices and dedication. Border police station director Zhang Qilei stated that they are sustained by "three forces": loyalty, a people-centered commitment, and unity with the Dulong people. The article emphasizes the shift from border defense to development, aligning with the central leadership's "prosper the border, enrich the people" strategy. It notes that the Dulong ethnic group achieved comprehensive poverty alleviation in 2018, with border guards playing a key role.
Summary: The recently released "Education Development 15th Five-Year Plan" outlines 23 key tasks across five areas, including strengthening moral education and enhancing education's support for science, technology, and talent. The plan aims to chart a clear action roadmap for building an education powerhouse over the next five years. It emphasizes improving the quality and accessibility of public education services. No specific officials were reported as accompanying the announcement, and the article does not address the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China's National Joint Drug Procurement Office issued the 12th batch procurement notice, requiring for the first time that all applicant companies submit an intellectual property (IP) commitment letter, pledging full responsibility for any infringement that affects procurement results. This measure addresses a pattern where some generic drug makers win low bids first, then exploit the time gap before patent rulings to gain temporary market share, undermining patent protection and supply stability. The pre-screening acts as a "firewall," imposing legal and economic consequences on infringing firms. Of the 77 initially listed drugs, 65 remain, with 8 specially flagged; 2 were excluded due to unresolved patent disputes where insufficient firms could commit to non-infringement. The rule balances innovation incentives with market competition, aiming to steer the industry from price wars toward value-based competition for better public health.
Summary: The article highlights Hangzhou's "Wing Shield Plan" to prevent bird collisions with glass buildings, exemplifying China's push for finer urban governance. It cites Beijing's biodiversity-first planning in the Wenyu River Park and Shenzhen's bird-friendly building codes as proactive approaches. The piece also notes Xi Jinping's call for "city management to be as meticulous as embroidery," urging targeted, research-based solutions for human-wildlife coexistence. Examples include Shanghai's citizen-led "raccoon dog census" and Kunming's dedicated seagull feeding stations. The overall theme is that adaptive, participatory governance is essential for balancing urban development with ecological preservation.
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Summary: China has entered its main flood season (July–August), with forecasts indicating heavy rainfall across both northern and southern regions and a heightened risk of extreme flooding, typhoons, and localized drought. Multiple officials, including Ding Shengxiang of the Changjiang Water Resources Commission and He Qi of the Huaihe River Commission, outlined basin-specific flood defense measures, emphasizing joint reservoir operations and intensified monitoring. The Ministry of Water Resources and other agencies have activated emergency responses, with the National Development and Reform Commission allocating 100 million yuan and the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Emergency Management dispatching 160 million yuan for disaster relief. The article exclusively covers domestic flood control efforts and does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Ministry of Transport and other agencies jointly issued a plan to integrate rural passenger transport, freight, and postal services for 2026–2028, aiming to build an efficient and sustainable rural transport system. By end of 2026, the plan targets full coverage of qualified county-level areas and at least 220,000 integrated service stations nationwide. By 2028, the proportion of villages served by such integrated services should reach 45% in eastern and central regions and over 40% in the west. The plan emphasizes developing three-tier county-town-village service hubs by upgrading existing stations and facilities. It also encourages using rural buses to carry postal items and fostering replicable service models.
Summary: Zhang Jinwang, deputy director of the Tongliao Forestry and Grassland Science Research Institute, announced that his team's newly developed "Tonglin 9" poplar—a male, non-fluffing, fast-growing, stress-resistant triploid variety—has entered large-scale propagation after successful cutting of 100,000 seedlings. He explained that the variety solves the urban fluff problem by being male, while also halving the rotation period for timber and showing strong adaptability for ecological shelterbelts. The variety, bred over 16 years using "Zhelin 4" as the female parent and native small-leaf poplar as the male parent, outperformed 51 other poplar varieties in comparative trials across northeastern China. It passed Inner Mongolia's forest tree variety approval in December 2025, and the current batch is expected to yield 1.5 million cuttings by next year. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on Typhoon Maysak’s devastation of Fangchenggang, Guangxi, prompting an emergency response from local party cadres, fire rescue, police, and power crews. Party cadre Liu Youpeng led a team sandbagging a breached seawall, warning to “race against time” before the next wave. Village party secretary Lin Anfang cut fallen bamboo despite injuring his hand, saying “clear the road first.” Firefighter Nong Benhao escorted a pregnant woman to safety, reassuring her. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Heavy rainfall has hit multiple Chinese provinces, and local party members and officials are taking the lead in strengthening flood defenses. A photo from Yunnan shows party members and villagers jointly clearing a road drainage ditch. No specific official statements or U.S.-related content were reported.
Summary: National Meteorological Center senior engineer Zhang Feng explained that heavy rain is defined by cumulative precipitation thresholds (e.g., 30 mm in 12 hours or 50 mm in 24 hours), with higher risk for shorter-duration downpours. He noted that warning signals are color-coded from blue (lowest) to red (highest). Zhang advised residents to take specific precautions, such as cutting power if water enters homes, avoiding flooded roads and underground spaces, and evacuating vehicles to higher ground when water rises. In mountainous areas, he warned against staying near gullies or slopes and to move to high ground immediately upon hearing unusual water sounds or seeing rising or muddy water. The article did not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article highlights China's education system's role in national rejuvenation during the 2026 "15th Five-Year Plan" period, emphasizing Xi Jinping's directive to build a "socialist education power" and cultivate talent for national复兴. It features a "big ideological and political lesson" at Rizhao Port led by national award winner Tian Zhendong, who showcased homegrown technology to students. The piece also reports on health initiatives requiring two hours of daily physical activity, and Zhejiang University's development of the indigenous Zwind offshore wind software, which has reduced costs and trained over 100 students. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Chinese plant pathologist and geneticist He Zuhua, 62, and his team at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Science successfully cloned a new broad-spectrum resistance gene, Xa48, for rice bacterial blight after 20 years of work, publishing the findings in *Nature*. He emphasized that researching rice requires returning to China, stating "the Chinese people's rice bowl must hold our own grain," and urged students to be patient and dedicated rather than pursuing short-term gains. His team's broad-spectrum resistance genes have been adopted by over 40 Chinese seed companies and applied across more than 65 million mu of rice paddies. He was accompanied by students and his assistant Liu Jiyun during field research in Hainan and Shanghai, noting that his mentor Shen Zongtan instilled rigorous fieldwork discipline. No mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Shi Gang, director of the Pingyao County Meteorological Bureau, emphasized that real-time data on 20 meteorological elements is now collected every minute to protect ancient structures. Wang Dayong of the Shanxi Climate Center explained that repeated freeze-thaw cycles from autumn rains are eroding rammed-earth walls. Following 2021 floods that damaged over 1,700 cultural relics, Shanxi shifted from reactive repairs to preventive protection via meteorological alerts. Wang Wenying, deputy director of the Pingyao Cultural Relics Office, noted that early warnings now enable preemptive measures. Hu Bo, Party secretary of the Shanxi Meteorological Bureau, stated a new action plan integrates over 50,000 immovable cultural relics into a climate risk monitoring system.
Summary: China's Cyberspace Administration and the Central Social Work Department announced a two-month crackdown (late June to late August 2026) on illegal online information related to volunteer services. The campaign targets seven types of violations, including the sale of volunteer service hours and certificates, deceptive promotional content, and the misuse of volunteer labels for commercial or improper activities. The statement did not address U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on President Xi Jinping’s March 23 inspection of Xiong’an New Area, where he stressed driving innovation and developing “new quality productive forces” to build a modern industrial system. It details how Xiong’an is fostering an AI-native ecosystem, with 96 AI companies and nearly 30 large models, including a domestically first universal model for structured data. The city embeds AI into its urban infrastructure, offering policy support, 10-billion-yuan funds, and a collaborative “door-to-door” industrial park ecosystem. Breakthroughs include a portable cranial hemorrhage detector and a 1:1 real-scene training ground for embodied intelligence. The report frames Xiong’an as a showcase for Chinese-style modernization through innovation.
Summary: The third Xiongan Future City Scene Expo’s Financial Technology Innovation Application Competition was held in Xiongan New Area from July 6–7, co-organized by Hebei provincial financial and tech authorities. Themed "Looking to the Global, Intelligent Manufacturing Integration," it featured AI+Finance and Industrial Finance tracks, focusing on blockchain, big data, and digital yuan. The competition attracted 134 entries, with 61 advancing to the finals in areas like smart risk control and digital payments. It aims to bridge innovative tech with financial and industrial applications in Xiongan. No U.S.-China relations or official statements were reported.
Summary: The article reports that the 1,293rd China-Europe Railway Express (中欧班列) departed from Erlianhot railway port in Inner Mongolia, pushing the central corridor's annual total past 2,500 trains. Erlianhot is the sole port for this corridor, operating 76 routes to over 10 countries and 70 hubs. Railway authorities have enhanced the "Digital Port" system and "Railway Express Clearance" model, reducing customs clearance time to around 30 minutes and maintaining a stable daily flow of about 13 trains. No official statements or references to the United States appear in the report.
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Summary: President Xi Jinping, during an inspection in Dezhou, Shandong, stressed that agricultural and rural modernization is key to the overall success of Chinese-style modernization, calling for concrete measures to enhance comprehensive agricultural production capacity and quality. The article, authored by the head of the China Agricultural Risk Management Research Association, elaborates on the strategic importance of building agriculture into a modern large industry, as outlined in the 15th Five-Year Plan and a State Council plan targeting 2030. It notes that this involves expanding resource utilization, upgrading value chains, innovating management systems, and engaging global markets. The piece acknowledges major achievements in food security and technology but highlights persistent challenges such as tight land-water balances, low agricultural labor productivity, and high import dependence for soy and cotton. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on President Xi Jinping's directive to build an autonomous Chinese legal knowledge system based on national conditions, and focuses on how the compilation of China's Ecological Environment Code and the addition of the Ecological Environment Law department advance this goal. It argues that the Code, characterized as a "moderately codified" and "domain-type" composite code, breaks from traditional Western public-private law dichotomies and "legal transplantation" models. The Code's structure—from pollution control to green development—reflects a shift from "damage control" to systemic governance, embedding "systematic protection–restoration–transformation" as a unified framework. The article posits that this original Chinese legal practice redefines the criteria for classifying legal departments and creates a new path for knowledge production, moving beyond Western theoretical constraints. It concludes that China's environmental legal practice demonstrates the capacity for self-reliant legal innovation.
Summary: The article reports on China’s push for green consumption, citing President Xi Jinping’s call to “vigorously promote green consumption” and foster a frugal, low-carbon lifestyle. It notes that the upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan emphasizes developing green consumption and improving incentive mechanisms. The author argues that accelerating unified green product standards, certification, and labeling is essential for building consumer trust and market credibility. It also recommends integrating green consumption incentives across policy areas and expanding the use of trade-in programs and green consumption points. Finally, the piece calls for strengthening green finance policies and standards to better support green consumption and drive economic transformation.
Summary: A recent article highlights China’s dominance in global shipbuilding, citing first-quarter data showing its three key indicators lead the world, with market share reaching 69.8%. Xu Huanyun, chief designer at Dalian Shipbuilding, reported that green-power ships now account for 7 of his 25 current orders, exemplified by the methanol-fueled “Kaitou” tanker, which reduces emissions by over 90% and can bypass shallow straits. Chen Xinhua of Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries emphasized that the “Xinhai Whale 1” dredger achieved full-chain self-sufficiency, breaking foreign monopoly on core technologies. Li Di and Tong Meijing from Guangzhou COSCO Maritime Telecom described how AI-based monitoring systems, deployed on hundreds of vessels, enable real-time hazard pre-warning and overcome bandwidth limitations. The article underscores China’s strategic push to consolidate its shipbuilding supremacy through green transformation, high-end innovation, and smart shipping, aligned with the maritime power strategy.
Summary: China's shipbuilding industry led globally in Q1 in terms of completion, new orders, and backlog, reflecting its growing industrial strength. The article highlights achievements such as the operation of the domestically built cruise ship "Adora Magic City," the trial voyage of "Adora Huacheng," and the delivery of the largest domestic LNG carrier "Georgetown." It notes that China has now secured all three "crown jewels" of shipbuilding: aircraft carriers, large LNG carriers, and large cruise ships. The industry has formed three major bases in the Yangtze River Delta, Bohai Rim, and Pearl River Delta, with improving autonomous innovation capabilities. The article frames these developments as evidence of China's transition from a major shipbuilding nation to a strong one, advancing into deeper and farther seas.
Summary: China's Meteorological Administration and the National Development and Reform Commission have jointly issued the "15th Five-Year Plan for National Meteorological Development," aiming for significantly enhanced extreme weather monitoring and warning capabilities by 2030. The plan emphasizes modernization of meteorological science and social services, implementing four major actions including extreme weather response and AI integration. It seeks to build a world-class meteorological system with breakthroughs in key technologies and global governance participation. By 2030, China's comprehensive meteorological capabilities and international influence are expected to reach world-leading levels. The plan details 24 tasks across seven areas, including strengthening extreme weather response and advancing precision monitoring.
Summary: China's Ministry of Water Resources reported that by the end of 2025, total soil erosion area had decreased to 257.64 million square kilometers, with the national soil conservation rate rising to 73.09%. Over the past 15 years since the revision of the Soil and Water Conservation Law, large-scale development projects have been effectively controlled, preventing approximately 140,000 square kilometers of additional man-made erosion. The ministry noted that vegetation cover on the Loess Plateau increased from 34% to 63%, significantly reducing sediment in the Yellow River. Additionally, water quality in the Danjiangkou Reservoir improved, with 107 of 109 monitoring indicators meeting Class I standards.
Summary: The State Administration for Market Regulation led international standards research in the IoT new infrastructure sector, publishing seven key international standards for computing power network resource certification and orchestration. The team designed a technical architecture to enable cross-vendor, cross-type computing resource coordination. These standards have been applied in pilot projects with China Unicom, China Telecom, and Zhejiang Dahua, including vehicle networking, visual IoT, and forest fire monitoring. The initiative has generated multiple independent intellectual property rights, bolstering China’s core capabilities in IoT infrastructure. No mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A Hangzhou court ruled that while basic service fees for intermediaries assisting college entrepreneurs with subsidy applications are legal, any profit-sharing tied to government subsidies is invalid as it harms public interests. Miao Xia, deputy director of the Hangzhou Talent Management Service Center, emphasized that intermediaries must not take a cut from subsidies, and outlined common deceptive practices used by such agencies. The article details Hangzhou's multi-pronged response, including sending direct reminders to entrepreneurs and publishing official application guides to reduce information asymmetry. No mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Since June 22, the Xiaolangdi Water Conservancy Project has initiated sediment release following over ten days of high-flow discharge as part of the 2026 pre-flood season water-sediment regulation on the Yellow River, with expected sediment discharge exceeding 100 million tons. Operators are closely monitoring high-sediment flows and using a digital twin of the Xiaolangdi project for rolling simulations to optimize gate combinations and enhance sediment removal for reservoir desilting. No officials or accompanying figures were reported in the article.
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Summary: The article describes a 6 GW solar photovoltaic base built on 180,000 mu of former desert and coal mining subsidence area in Ningxia, which generates 108 billion kWh of clean electricity annually for Zhejiang via the West-to-East Electricity Transmission project. It highlights the base's use of smart drones for automated inspection and maintenance, integration with a nearby coal power plant to ensure stable grid supply, and storage facilities. The base has also increased local vegetation coverage to over 30% through solar panel shading and rainwater collection. No officials or U.S.-China relations are mentioned.
Summary: An article profiles the fishing hook industry in Poyang County, Jiangxi, highlighting local entrepreneurs who modernized production and built global brands. Wu Fengpao, Deputy Director of the Poyang Industrial Park Management Committee, stated that the county produces 7 out of every 10 fishing hooks in China and emphasized future efforts to advance precision, branding, and customized development while fostering collaborative innovation in key technologies. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China's Ministry of Transport reported that transport investment remained high from January to May, totaling 1.1488 trillion yuan, with road and waterway investments at 779.7 billion and 86.5 billion yuan respectively. Freight volume grew 3.3% year-on-year to 23.12 billion tons, while port cargo throughput increased 2.2% to 7.51 billion tons. Container throughput rose 6.3% to 150 million TEUs. The data indicates continued stable operation of the transport sector. No mention was made of U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A freight train满载auto parts departed from the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation Base on July 6, marking the 8,000th international freight train handled since its launch 12 years ago. According to Nanjing Customs, the base operated 485 China-Europe (Asia) trains in the first half of this year, a 3.8% year-on-year increase, with June's monthly volume exceeding 100 trains for the first time, setting a new record. No mention was made of U.S. officials or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The World Internet Conference (WIC) held a press conference on July 6 in Beijing to announce the 2026 Digital Silk Road Development Forum, which will take place July 21-22 in Xi'an and is co-hosted by the Shaanxi Provincial Government. The forum, themed "Wisdom Converges on the Silk Road, Digital Opens a New Journey," will feature sub-forums on e-commerce cooperation, AI collaborative innovation, digital cultural heritage, and digital health, alongside ministerial-level dialogues. The WIC's Digital Intelligence Academy will also host a training program on AI-driven digital trade and a salon with the World Intellectual Property Organization's China office on cultural heritage digitization and copyright. The event aims to build consensus and seize digital opportunities among Belt and Road partner countries. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: At the 2026 Global Digital Economy Conference forum in Xiongan New Area, the area officially joined the Global Digital Economy City Alliance. Two major regional cooperation initiatives were announced: the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei “AI + Manufacturing” collaborative innovation demonstration zone, and an initiative linking Xiongan with four relocating Beijing universities (Beijing Jiaotong, USTB, Beijing Forestry, and China University of Geosciences) to integrate digital education, technology, and talent. No U.S.-China relations were discussed.
Summary: The article reports on the growing use of assisted driving systems in China, highlighting Huawei's "multi-sensor fusion" approach. Huawei's Nie Yi explained that combining cameras, lidar, and millimeter-wave radar compensates for single-sensor failures in extreme conditions like heavy rain or glare. He described Huawei's decision algorithm architecture, which uses a cloud-based world engine for large-scale simulation and a vehicle-end world behavior model for real-time control. Nie also introduced a dual-optical-path lidar design that balances wide field-of-view and long-range detection, now in mass production. The piece concludes with Nie stating Huawei will continue advancing algorithm optimization and hardware iteration to make assisted driving safer and more reliable.
Summary: The article reports that in the first half of 2026, the Three Gorges Project continued to fully leverage its comprehensive benefits in water replenishment, power generation, navigation, and ecology amid changing upstream flows and diverse water demands. During the dry season, the reservoir released over 20 billion cubic meters downstream, with an average outflow of 10,200 cubic meters per second, raising the middle and lower river channel water levels by 0.5 to 2.0 meters. The China Three Gorges Corporation completed its annual pre-flood survey and conducted a comprehensive emergency drill for operational safety and flood control. The reservoir completed its pre-flood drawdown ahead of schedule on June 7, freeing 20.8 billion cubic meters of flood control capacity. No mention was made of U.S.-China relations or U.S. involvement.
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Summary: The article reports on reforms to China's "full-coverage grid" (全科网格) system in Yibin, Sichuan, aimed at alleviating the "powerlessness" of grassroots grid workers like Wen Tao and Xie Junyan. Officials Cao Gang and Yang Yulin stated that new grid task lists and negative lists now clarify responsibilities, preventing the delegation of administrative duties such as law enforcement or 12345 hotline responses onto grid workers. The reforms emphasize that grids should not become "all-reliant grids," and instead provide clear work scopes, financial support, and training to reduce burdens while enhancing accountability. The piece highlights ongoing efforts to combat formalism, excessive data collection, and "small horse pulling big cart" dynamics in community governance. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses challenges in China's grassroots grid governance system, noting that past efforts suffered from duplication and inefficiency, while recent "multi-grid integration" reforms aim to improve coordination. It highlights that many grid workers still face issues like "multiple commands" and excessive paperwork, becoming mere "form-fillers" with limited authority despite heavy responsibilities. The piece emphasizes the need to clarify grid workers' duties and reduce their burden by aligning with township responsibility lists. It also calls for further devolution of resources, services, and management to the grassroots, along with better training in areas like emergency response and conflict mediation. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The State Council Work Safety Committee Office, jointly with the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Ministry of Justice, issued a notice to intensify crackdowns on illegal production practices across key sectors including mining, chemicals, fire safety, and industry. The notice targets specific violations such as concealed coal mine working faces, unlicensed mining, unauthorized hazardous chemical production, and fire safety lapses in high-rise buildings and crowded venues. It emphasizes strict enforcement of legal and disciplinary consequences, including closures, dual penalties, and referral for criminal or disciplinary action. The notice also calls for inter-regional and inter-departmental coordination on case transfers and systematic remediation. Additionally, it mandates incorporating violators into credit blacklists to sever illicit profit chains.
Summary: The article reports that, starting July 1, China's Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) has implemented an integrated processing system for 12 administrative services related to sea vessel departures, cutting processing time from 111 to a maximum of 15 working days and reducing required documents from 68 to 24. A MSA official stated the reform addresses bottlenecks by streamlining procedures and enabling "one-time submission," while the upgraded "Maritime Tong" app now supports smart pre-filling and pre-review. The Ministry of Transport and the National Financial Regulatory Administration jointly issued a notice to promote data sharing and a pilot "Maritime Credit + Shipping Insurance" program. No mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports that China's domestically developed Y-20 large military transport aircraft was formally commissioned into the People's Liberation Army Air Force in July 2016, marking a new stage in the air force's strategic transformation. Initial pilots overcame a lack of training materials, teaching experience, and simulation systems by creating hand-drawn cockpit layouts and self-made operation mnemonics, achieving first flight just seven days after aircraft delivery. Subsequent variants include the YU-20 aerial refueling tanker and the Y-20B equipped with a domestically produced engine. The aircraft has been deployed in domestic disaster relief operations in Gansu (2023) and Tibet (2025) as well as over 30 medical evacuation missions, while also conducting international humanitarian aid, troop transport, and joint training exercises. The article presents the Y-20 as a symbol of China's growing military capabilities and strategic reach.
Summary: Henan province launched its first "Village (Community) Cadre Lecture Hall" training to address grassroots governance challenges, using theory, case analysis, and practical methods to enhance problem-solving and risk management skills. The training was conducted via live video across 2,646 venues, reaching 328,000 village and community committee members. The curriculum was tailored to the duties of village party secretaries and rural revitalization needs, with exemplary secretaries sharing experiences. The Henan Provincial Party Organization Department plans to expand this into a full-coverage, regular training program for all village party secretaries. It will also establish an online platform via the Henan Party Member Education Service Network to deliver quality resources directly to the grassroots.
Summary: The article describes how grassroots officials in China, such as Chen Zhaomeng, director of the Party and Government Office in Qujing, Yunnan, are using a newly launched "Clean Yunnan Map" online platform to locate family tradition education bases for integrity training. Developed by the Yunnan Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, the platform provides detailed information, video explanations, navigation, and booking for clean government education sites. Similar "integrity maps" have been introduced in Lianyungang (Jiangsu) and Guiyang (Guizhou), where local disciplinary authorities integrate them into cadre training, themed party activities, and warning education. Lianyungang’s map has attracted over 200,000 visitors, while Guiyang’s map has supported hundreds of activities involving tens of thousands of officials. The piece highlights how digital tools are being deployed nationwide to streamline and expand grassroots integrity education.
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Summary: Zhao Jiping, born in 1945 and a former chairman of the Chinese Musicians Association, discussed his creative philosophy in an interview, emphasizing that his music is rooted in the “yellow earth” of rural China and nurtured by immersive fieldwork among folk traditions. He reflected on his early career at the Shaanxi Provincial Opera Research Institute as a formative period, where studying local opera forms like Qinqiang shaped his distinctive style. Zhao stressed that true innovation requires deep traditional grounding, noting his use of 36 suonas in *Red Sorghum* and blending modern symphonic techniques with ancient poetic texts. He criticized superficial, project-driven field research as failing to absorb the essence of folk art. Zhao is currently working on a vocal suite based on Li Bai’s poems about the Yangtze River, slated for release next year.
Summary: The article highlights how digital technologies are transforming China's revolutionary relics from static, preservation-focused exhibits into interactive, digitally accessible cultural assets. It cites President Xi Jinping's call to "make good use of red resources, carry forward red traditions, and pass on red genes." Advances such as VR, 3D scanning, and online exhibitions allow broader audiences—including remote youth and overseas Chinese—to engage with these artifacts. The piece stresses that while technology enhances engagement, the authenticity and seriousness of revolutionary history must not be compromised for entertainment. It concludes that digital innovation can help sustain the spiritual power of red culture for national rejuvenation.
Summary: The Beijing Robotics Industrial Park (Changping) opened on July 6, serving as the northern key space in the city's "one south, one north" robotics layout. It focuses on the full-chain development of the robotics industry, with tailored infrastructure including up to 6-meter ceiling heights and 2-ton-per-square-meter floor load capacity. A 600 million yuan fund matrix has been established to support enterprises, with investments already made in firms such as Songyan Power and Zhongke Silicon Ji. The park has attracted tenants like Linglong General Robot, CCID's National Robot Testing Center, and a Tsinghua intelligent testing platform. Its operation aims to accelerate the transformation of scientific achievements and strengthen Changping's robotics ecosystem.
Summary: The Tianwen-2 probe, launched on May 29, 2025, has successfully rendezvoused with asteroid 2016 HO3 after a 400-day, 1-billion-kilometer journey, arriving at a distance of 20 kilometers to begin scientific observations. Optical navigation data obtained during approach reduced position errors from hundreds of kilometers to a kilometer scale. The probe performed deep-space maneuvers and mid-course corrections en route, first detected the asteroid on June 6, and achieved coplanar flight on June 7 before reaching its current position on June 19. Future operations will focus on detailed surveys of the asteroid’s morphology, composition, and internal structure in preparation for sample collection. No U.S.-China relations or U.S. references appear in the article.
Summary: Xue Shidong, a Chinese language teacher in Jianping County, Liaoning, has spent over 30 years measuring and mapping the ancient Yan Great Wall during his free time, inspired by local writings from 1990. He has documented wall conditions, discovered a "thunderbolt stele" in 2021, and hand-drawn a nearly four-meter panoramic map of the wall. Despite perilous solo trips by motorcycle, he persists, sharing his findings as living teaching material for his students. In 2020, the Jianping section of the Yan Great Wall was listed as a key national heritage site, with local conservation efforts now underway. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A poetry event titled "Qu Yuan's Exile and the Origin of Poetry" was held on July 4, 2026, in Xupu County, Huaihua, Hunan Province, launching a promotional campaign for Qu Yuan's patriotic and nostalgic poetry culture. Poetry creators, scholars, and experts attended to engage in cultural exchanges through poetry. The event featured performances blending song, dance, poetry drama, and recitations, including classic works like "Changsha—Spring in a Garden in Qin." A Qu Yuan culture exhibition and poetry-themed tours and online activities were also held. The initiative aims to carry forward Qu Yuan's cultural legacy and promote poetic arts in rural areas.
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Summary: The article reports on accessibility upgrades in Korla, Xinjiang, led by local officials including Zhu Jianjun of the Bayingolin Housing Bureau and Li Jin of the Korla Urban Management Bureau. It focuses on wheelchair user Wang Xinhong, who can now navigate safely thanks to removed curbs, repaired pavement, and new accessible toilets and ramps. The improvements stem from a 2025 municipal campaign to retrofit old neighborhoods and public spaces, with over 350 barrier-free access points renovated. A permanent maintenance system involving城管, community workers, and volunteers has been established to keep pathways clear. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: An article from Chinese state media reports that a two-year-old boy in Fujian developed Salmonella enteritis after consuming cold water and refrigerated watermelon, with experts noting summer is peak season for "refrigerator disease." Dr. Liu Side of Southern Medical University warned that refrigeration only slows bacterial growth, not kills it, and advised consuming cut watermelon within 24 hours while separating cutting tools for raw meat. Dr. Xie Hua of Shanghai Jiaotong University recommended consuming cold foods and drinks slowly, avoiding them when overheated or after exercise, and limiting portions. Specific caution was given for the elderly, infants, patients with gastrointestinal issues, menstruating women, migraine sufferers, and diabetics. The doctors also advised against cold foods during colds or respiratory infections, except small amounts of ice water may soothe sore throats.
Summary: By the end of 2025, China had trained 148,000 nutrition instructors. The National Health Commission recently issued technical guidelines for their work, specifying key service areas including community health, schools, elderly care, catering, and weight management. The guidelines also outline professional conduct, ethics, and data security requirements. No mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: On July 5, in Tongling City, Anhui Province, rural women were photographed working at a local farmhouse. Under the training and policy guidance of the local Women's Federation, these women have achieved nearby employment through the farmhouse industry. They are using manual labor to broaden their income channels. The article does not discuss any official statements or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Shen Junru, a graduate of Ningbo City Vocational and Technical College, missed his graduation ceremony to donate hematopoietic stem cells in Jinhua on June 22. His班主任 (class teacher) praised him, saying "nothing is more meaningful than saving a life." Faculty drove nearly 200 kilometers to hold a private graduation ceremony at his workplace, presenting his diploma, flowers, and a "Moral Style Scholarship" certificate. Shen had joined the China Marrow Donor Program in October 2023 and donated 252 ml of stem cells after a 196-minute procedure. School Party Secretary Zhou Guoming stated that Shen's actions embodied the school motto of "upholding virtue and responsibility."
Summary: A young couple, Zhu Jiaxu and Li Xue, rescued an elderly man who fell into a deep water pit in a suburban area of Jinan, Shandong. The couple noticed his distress after seeing his dogs lingering nearby, and they quickly enlisted help from nearby fishermen. Using improvised rescue tools like a belt and pants, they faced difficulties when the belt broke, but ultimately used a fishing rod to pull the man to safety. After the rescue, the couple declined money offered by the man’s family, stating that his safety was reward enough. The incident highlights spontaneous civic heroism by ordinary citizens in a local context.
Summary: The Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region recently launched a volunteer action titled “Serving the 15th Five-Year Plan Across Industries,” urging broad participation in volunteer services integrated into grassroots governance, industry, and ecological protection. A responsible official from the region’s Party Committee Social Work Department stated that the initiative aims to create regular service projects that precisely match professional expertise with volunteer efforts. The action will focus on rural revitalization, ecological protection along the Yellow River and Helan Mountain, and local industrial development through skills training. It also seeks to recruit professionals from various fields as well as social forces such as model citizens and retired cadres to form specialized volunteer teams. No U.S. or U.S.-China relations are mentioned in the article.
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Summary: On July 6, the China Consumer Association issued a fitness service consumption advisory, urging consumers to avoid ultra-long prepaid cards like "lifetime cards" and to prefer institutions using trust-based fund supervision. The association highlighted three typical traps: unqualified instructors, "routine" fees and sudden closures, and exaggerated promises followed by service changes. The advisory was accompanied by examples of consumer disputes in Chengdu, Zhongshan, and Haikou, where refunds were denied or services altered. Various local governments and platforms, including Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Meituan, are piloting trust accounts or compensation products to safeguard prepaid funds. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on the World Table Tennis (WTT) US Grand Slam in Los Angeles, where China won three titles: women's singles, women's doubles, and men's doubles. In the women's singles final, top seed Sun Yingsha defeated teammate Kuai Man 4–3, earning her sixth WTT Grand Slam singles title. Sun stated that both players performed at their best and emphasized that her improvements in technique and mentality were more important than the result, adding she was very satisfied with her performance. Notably, all five Chinese men's singles players were eliminated before the quarterfinals, with defending champion Wang Chuqin losing in the round of 16. The article does not directly discuss U.S.-China relations but takes place on U.S. soil.
Summary: The Chinese women’s climbing team, composed of Zhou Yafei and Deng Lijuan, broke the world record twice in the women’s double speed relay at the IFSC Climbing World Cup in Krakow, Poland, winning gold. In the men’s double speed relay, the Chinese pair Long Jianguo and Chu Shouhong also took gold, with the U.S. team finishing as runner-up. China concluded the event with two golds, one silver, and one bronze, topping the medal table. The article does not report on any official statements or political figures.
Summary: China defeated Chinese Taipei 92-74 in a crucial FIBA World Cup Asia qualifier, finishing the first stage with a 3-3 record and advancing to the second stage. Head coach Guo Shiqiang credited veterans Zhao Jiwei and Hu Jinqiu for their leadership and praised the team's tactical execution. China will face Qatar on August 27 in the second stage, grouped with Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Lebanon. The top three from each group and the best fourth-place team will qualify for the 2027 World Cup.
Summary: The article highlights standout performances at the World Cup, focusing on Norwegian striker Haaland’s two goals in a knockout win over Brazil and the emergence of young talents like England’s Bellingham, Switzerland’s Manzambi, and Morocco’s Bouadi. It contrasts their rise with the perseverance of veteran legends—Argentina’s Messi, Portugal’s Ronaldo, and Croatia’s Modric—who continue to excel despite their age. Ronaldo is quoted emphasizing giving his all to football, offering a lesson to younger players. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article highlights Cape Verde's national football team, nicknamed "Blue Sharks," being warmly welcomed home after their World Cup performance, with shared joy noted by a Cape Verdean student in Sanya, China. It details how a sports center in Sal, built by Sanya in 2010 after the cities became sister cities, provides standardized facilities for football and athletics—a critical upgrade from previous sand-and-gravel fields. Maria da Luz, head of the Sal regional football school, and Julio Nagana, technical director of Cape Verde's Athletics Federation, both praise the center for supporting local teams' training and success, including Sal's 19 national athletics championships. The article also notes ongoing exchanges: a 2025 Sanya delegation donated medical supplies to Sal, and Hainan Tropical Ocean University has run a 10-year program for Cape Verdean students. No U.S. or U.S.-China relations are mentioned.
Summary: The Beijing Normal University women's basketball team defeated Peking University 64-52 in the decisive third game of the CUBAL national finals, winning the series 2-1 and securing their tenth national championship. The team established an early lead behind Wang Yutong, extended it through Cao Boyi's scoring run, and maintained a double-digit advantage in the final quarter. Li Xingnuo led with 17 points and 4 rebounds, earning MVP honors. Head coach Zhao Xuetong was also noted as accompanying the team. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports that the "Beauty of Sport, Essence of Culture" sports culture event was held in Lishui, Zhejiang, as part of China's campaign to promote the Chinese sports spirit. The event featured performances, exhibitions, competitions, and forums, with Olympic champions including Guo Qiqi, Gong Lijiao, and others sharing personal stories of perseverance and national glory. Over 200 artifacts and 1,000 photos were displayed to trace the cultural heritage and ethos of various sports. The event was co-hosted by the General Administration of Sport of China and the Chinese Olympic Committee. No mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Japan's Takai Sanae administration is accelerating remilitarization through expanded military ties with the Philippines, including arms exports and intelligence-sharing agreements, which critics say undermines regional stability. The government also pushed through a "National Intelligence Conference" bill, sparking fears of a pre-war surveillance state and renewed militarism. Additionally, Japan has relaxed weapons export restrictions and is fostering a military-industrial complex, drawing comparisons to its wartime "military-industrial-academic" complex. These moves have provoked strong domestic opposition from lawmakers, civic groups, and media, who warn of a dangerous return to militarism. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Japan’s 2026 Defense White Paper outline repeats familiar claims of “neighboring military threats” to generate security anxiety, but the article warns that this narrative is now being aggressively targeted at elementary school children. Since 2021, Japan’s defense ministry has produced a children’s version of the white paper, and in 2024 began distributing printed copies to primary schools nationwide. The article argues this is a deliberate, organized effort to sow a “cognitive seed” of external-threat thinking in young minds, framing militarization as normal while displacing war reflection. It draws historical parallels to pre-war Japanese militarism, warning that such indoctrination risks fostering long-term hostility and eroding postwar peace values. Former Foreign Ministry official Magosaki Ukeru is cited cautioning that embedding “threat theory” in schools could breed a bellicose younger generation.
Summary: The EU Drug Agency's 2026 report details over 1 million drug cases in Europe in 2025, with new psychoactive substances exceeding 1,050 and synthetic drugs like methamphetamine surging. EUDA Director Lothar Nolain said drug types are becoming increasingly unpredictable, with users often unaware they are consuming potent substances. The report notes that cocaine purity has risen 44% since 2014, and cannabis is increasingly found in e-cigarettes. EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner stressed the need to prevent new drugs from entering the market and to tighten anti-smuggling laws. The EU has approved a 2026–2030 anti-drug strategy and allocated €16.55 million for enforcement, including port security and school prevention programs.
Summary: Hamas's media office director, Ismail al-Sawabta, announced the dissolution of the Gaza Strip's emergency committee and the resignation of its chair, Muhammad Ferra, to facilitate a transfer of administrative authority to the Gaza National Administrative Committee. Venezuela's National Assembly president, Jorge Rodríguez, reported that recent earthquakes have killed 3,342 people and injured 16,740, with 17,345 left homeless. Tokyo Electric Power Company began its 21st release of treated nuclear wastewater from Fukushima, planning to discharge 7,800 tonnes by July 24, continuing Japan's controversial program despite international opposition.
Summary: AI adoption in Thailand is rapidly expanding, with approximately 75% of the population using AI tools and the market projected to reach $1.8 billion by 2030. Thai officials, including National Science and Technology Development Agency head Sujit and Digital Economy and Society Minister Prasert, reported that the government has deployed AI systems in 220 agencies and launched a 25-billion-baht national AI plan. The article highlights growing China-Thailand AI cooperation, including a 5G alliance formed in 2022 with Huawei and Midea, and a smart substation solution jointly released with Huawei in early 2026. Prasert stated that Chinese firms' technology and operational experience are accelerating Thailand's AI ecosystem.
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Summary: In an interview with *People's Daily* reporter Dai Kairan, Busani Ngcaweni, director of the Centre for Africa-China Studies at the University of Johannesburg, assessed the Chinese Communist Party’s enduring advanced nature through five governance dimensions. He highlighted the Party’s people-centered approach, self-reform through strict discipline, and cultivation of mission-driven cadres as key lessons for Global South countries. Ngcaweni emphasized that China’s five-year planning ensures development continuity, while its targeted poverty alleviation—integrating infrastructure, digital access, and tailored policies—offers replicable insights. He argued that Chinese modernization provides an alternative to Western models, enriching global theory by proving no single path exists. Finally, he noted that expanded China-Africa cooperation in technology, trade, and capacity-building empowers Global South nations' autonomous development.
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Summary: The article reports on Gansu Province’s reforms to cadre performance evaluation, emphasizing differentiated assessment metrics and the reduction of bureaucratic burdens. Zhou Yu, director of the provincial Organization Department’s assessment office, explained that the number of assessment items for cities and prefectures has been cut by 84%, with secondary indicators slashed by 82%. Officials such as Zhou Yu, Wang Haiqing (provincial Development and Reform Commission), and Li Xiaoqing (Jingyuan County party secretary) were highlighted for promoting leaner, more targeted evaluations tied to local development priorities. The reforms aim to incentivize high-quality growth by linking results to rewards and accountability, with no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: In a July 1 speech celebrating the 105th anniversary of the CPC, Xi Jinping called on Party members to maintain confidence and continue striving to fulfill the Party's mission. He emphasized that confidence has been central to governance, citing China's 5% GDP growth in 2025 and resilience amid external shocks and domestic challenges. The source of this confidence, he argued, lies in Chinese civilization, economic strength, collective struggle, and the Party's leadership—particularly the "Two Establishes." The article also discusses the awarding of the "July 1 Medal" to exemplary figures who contributed to national development. No mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A village party secretary and committee director, Cai Moumou, in Haikou’s Qiongshan district, misappropriated over 460,000 yuan of public funds meant for a collective agricultural project by faking a pig-farming investment through a cooperative he controlled. Investigation revealed the funds were transferred to his personal account and used for his transport company and other personal expenses. Cai admitted the scheme after auditors found the project never started. The funds were fully recovered, and Cai was punished. The disciplinary authority stressed that such misuse of public funds for personal gain is strictly prohibited.
Summary: The article reports on Beilun District, Ningbo's use of Party-building (党建) to integrate industrial parks with rural villages, facilitating two-way flows of resources, talent, and services. Party officials Shi Mengyan, secretary of the Lingfeng Industrial Community Party Committee, and Shao Chen, deputy secretary of the Xiaogang Subdistrict Party Working Committee, highlighted that Party-building coordinates dispersed resources, connects village supply with industrial demand, and enables urban services to reach rural areas. This mechanism has stabilized production—e.g., resolving a company's housing and labor needs within 24 hours—and boosted village collective income to 853 million yuan while narrowing the urban-rural income ratio to 1.56. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article analyzes the TV drama *The Protagonist* (adapted from Chen Yan's novel), which follows a shepherd girl's transformation into a Qin opera star through perseverance. It contrasts the protagonist Yi Qine’s steadfast humility with rivals who seek shortcuts, emphasizing that true success requires patience and grit. The drama highlights that both protagonists and supporting characters embody value, as seen in the "Northwest Drum King" Hu Sanyuan, who finds meaning offstage. The work’s popularity stems from its sincere portrayal of ordinary laborers’ struggles, reaffirming the dignity of hard work and resilience in contemporary society. No mention is made of U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article argues that awards in the audiovisual arts serve not only to evaluate past works but also to guide future creation by balancing value orientation with artistic expression. It warns against two pitfalls: privileging political correctness over aesthetic quality, or equating popularity with merit. The author emphasizes that truly effective awards must recognize works that are both professionally acclaimed and widely embraced by the public. It further contends that award criteria must adapt to the new creative ecosystem—including decentralized production, everyday storytelling, and open dissemination—without dismissing it as peripheral. Ultimately, the piece calls for a renewed understanding of artistic quality, public reception, and excellence to ensure awards remain authoritative and forward-looking.
Summary: The article highlights the success of the culinary-travel program *寻味山海* (Seeking Flavors of Mountains and Seas), which uses geography and ecology to explain the origins of local foods, achieving high ratings and over 14 billion social media views. It features geologists and botanists to provide scientific context, portraying local communities' sustainable harvesting practices as a model of human-nature harmony. The show has driven tourism growth in locations like Lishui, Jiangsu, and Longyan, Fujian, by linking online viewership to "food + cultural tourism" branding. No Chinese officials or U.S.-China relations are mentioned in the piece.
Summary: The article reviews the play "*The Light of Hadapu*," produced by the Gansu Provincial Theatre to commemorate the 105th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party and the 90th anniversary of the Long March. It focuses on the historical moment when Mao Zedong, after the Red Army's breakthrough at Lazikou, discovered news of the陕北 revolutionary base in a local newspaper at Hadapu, leading to the strategic decision to "go to the north." The play uses a dual narrative structure, intertwining the urgent need to treat a gravely ill Zhou Enlai with Mao's strategic deliberations on the army's direction. A key scene dramatizes a "spiritual dialogue" between Mao and the unconscious Zhou, recalling their revolutionary camaraderie. The play's central imagery—a single lamp—symbolizes the guiding light for the revolutionary path and the unity of the army and people.
Summary: The article reviews the Chinese TV drama *Family Legacy* (*家业*), which tells the story of Li Zhen, a daughter from a declining Ming dynasty ink-making family, who rebuilds the family business and restores its honor. The drama emphasizes the themes of inheritance—not only of professional craftsmanship but also of positive family values and moral integrity. It contrasts the Li family, which upholds righteousness, with the Tian family, which collapses due to corruption and betrayal, illustrating how a slight deviation in family ethics can determine success or ruin. The narrative highlights Li Zhen’s growth through perseverance and mentorship from her grandmother, showing that good family traditions are the true foundation for enduring prosperity. The article positions the drama as a cultural reflection on Chinese ideals of family, craft, and patriotism.
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By: 本报记者 喻思南
Science and technology lead development; innovation wins the future.
In February of this year, during his first local inspection of the opening year of the 十五五 (shíwǔwǔ - the 15th Five-Year Plan) period, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited the National Information Security Innovation Park (国家信创园) in Beijing Yizhuang (北京亦庄), once again emphasizing that "the key to building a modern socialist strong country lies in scientific and technological 自立自强 (zì lì zì qiáng - "self-standing and self-strengthening," self-reliance and self-improvement)."
Accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening, maintain the strategic resolve of 坚定不移 (jiān dìng bù yí - "firm and unshakable," resolute and unwavering) handling our own affairs well.
The century-old transformation reshapes the global landscape; scientific and technological innovation is the key variable. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "Scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening is the foundation of national prosperity and the key to security." "Core technologies in key areas cannot be obtained, bought, or begged for." Grasping scientific and technological innovation means firmly holding the destiny of our country's development and progress in our own hands.
In February 2023, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held its third collective study on strengthening basic research. General Secretary Xi Jinping demanded: "Increase policy support, promote basic research to achieve high-quality development."
In April of this year, at a symposium on strengthening basic research, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed: "We must strengthen basic research with greater intensity and more concrete measures, enhance our country's original innovation capacity, and further consolidate the foundation for building a scientific and technological power."
持之以恒 (chí zhī yǐ héng - "persevere with constancy") advance, because "basic research is the source of the entire scientific system and the general mechanism for all technical problems," and also because "strengthening basic research is an urgent requirement for achieving high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening, and is the 必由之路 (bì yóu zhī lù - "the road that must be taken," the only way) to build a world scientific and technological power."
Since the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping has made a series of major deployments around accelerating the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening. China has risen to become an important pole of global innovation, transforming from a "world factory" into an "innovation laboratory" that attracts worldwide attention.
Accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening, consolidate the scientific and technological foundation for building a new development pattern.
In the spring of 2020, there was a partial fracture in the global industrial chain and supply chain, directly affecting the domestic economic circulation of our country.
Critical moment, critical choice. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The environmental conditions of 大进大出 (dà jìn dà chū - "large input, large output," large-scale imports and exports) have changed; we must put forward new ideas to guide development according to the new situation." Thus the new development pattern of "dual circulation (双循环)" was conceived.
"The most essential feature of building a new development pattern is to achieve high-level self-reliance and self-strengthening." General Secretary Xi Jinping thought far ahead: "We must more vigorously enhance our independent innovation capability and quickly achieve breakthroughs in core technologies in key areas. This is a major issue affecting the overall development of our country and is also the key to forming a domestic circulation as the mainstay."
Domestic chip ecosystem iteration accelerates, shield tunneling machines have large-diameter main bearings, breakthroughs are achieved in key components of lasers… 奋起直追 (fèn qǐ zhí zhuī - "rise up and chase directly," to strive to catch up), the "bottleneck (卡脖子)" list has become an "attack list (攻坚清单)."
At a time when the impact of external shocks is increasing, based on the changes in our country's comparative advantages, using independent innovation to improve effective supply capacity, penetrating circulation blockages, eliminating bottlenecks and constraints, the overall significance and strategic height of the major decision to build a new development pattern become even more apparent.
Accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening, activate the surging momentum for the development of new quality productive forces (新质生产力).
In January of this year, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held its 24th collective study on forward-looking layout and development of future industries. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The degree of technological breakthroughs largely determines the speed, breadth, and depth of future industrial development."
Clear-headed judgment comes from profound thinking. "Scientific and technological innovation can give birth to new industries, new models, and new momentum, and is the core element for developing new quality productive forces."
From research institutes to enterprise workshops, from laboratories to production lines, the General Secretary goes deep into the forefront of scientific and technological innovation, giving earnest instructions, pointing the direction, clarifying the path.
In May 2020, during an inspection tour at Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Precision Strip Steel Co., Ltd. (山西太钢不锈钢精密带钢有限公司), he praised "hand-tear steel (手撕钢)," saying "the craftsmanship is really good, as thin as tin foil, hundred-refined steel turned into softness around the finger";
In May 2025, during an inspection at Henan Luoyang Bearing Group Co., Ltd. (河南洛阳轴承集团股份有限公司), he pointed out that "modern manufacturing cannot do without technological empowerment; we must vigorously strengthen technological breakthroughs and take the path of independent innovation";
In March of this year, at the national two sessions, he stressed "to promote the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talents" and "to explore new ways to promote deep integration of the innovation chain, industry chain, capital chain, and talent chain, and to promote efficient transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements";
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Since the new era, under the strong leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, every strategic deployment has seized the foresight of future development, stepped on the drumbeat of the times, and led our country into a period of explosive scientific and technological innovation——
Traditional industries such as steel, textiles, and mining are "renewing"; emerging industries such as new energy vehicles, photovoltaics, and lithium batteries are "leading"; future industries such as embodied intelligence, quantum computing, and biological manufacturing are "taking root"; the industry's momentum toward "newness" is strong.
High-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening is the strategic support for high-quality development. "If China is to be strong, if the Chinese people's lives are to be good, there must be strong science and technology." With firm confidence and continuous struggle, we will surely create new brilliance for building a modern socialist country in all respects.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 6 – On July 6, President Xi Jinping sent a message to Keiko Fujimori, congratulating her on her election as President of the Republic of Peru.
Xi Jinping pointed out that China and Peru are comprehensive strategic partners, and bilateral relations maintain a good momentum of development. Both sides have frequent high-level exchanges, fruitful practical cooperation in various fields, and deep people-to-people friendship. This year marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Peru. I attach great importance to the development of China-Peru relations, and am willing to work with President-elect Keiko Fujimori to carry forward the traditional friendship between the two countries, guide the China-Peru comprehensive strategic partnership to continuously reach new heights, and better benefit the people of both countries.
On the same day, Vice President Han Zheng sent a message to Peru’s elected First Vice President Galarreta.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 6 – On July 6, President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages with President Jakov Milatović of Montenegro to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Xi Jinping pointed out that China and Montenegro share a profound traditional friendship. Over the 20 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the two countries have always respected each other, treated each other as equals, and pursued mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, setting a model of friendly coexistence and common development between countries of different sizes. I am willing to work with President Milatović to take the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations as a new starting point, to carry forward and develop the traditional friendship, to continuously deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, and to lead China-Montenegro relations to a new level, so as to better benefit the peoples of both countries.
Milatović stated that Montenegro and China have always developed friendly and cooperative relations on the basis of mutual respect and understanding. Montenegro is willing to take the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations as an opportunity with China to further consolidate and deepen friendly relations, expand cooperation in various fields, benefit the peoples of the two countries, and make positive contributions to promoting world peace and development.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 熊 建 张腾扬 王美华
Every day in Xiong'an refreshes people’s perceptions.
In the first-floor exhibition hall of the Hebei Xiong'an Artificial Intelligence Industrial Park (河北雄安人工智能产业园), an industrial robot is smoothly demonstrating goods handling, its mechanical arm precise and powerful; upstairs, the clatter of keyboards rises and falls in waves as R&D personnel focus on writing code. The industrial park only “opened for business” a year ago, yet it has already become an industrial high ground for the development of artificial-intelligence companies. Here was born the first domestic general-purpose large model capable of processing structured data, suitable for multiple industrial scenarios; here was born a portable cranial hemorrhage detection and analysis instrument, making medical examinations faster and more convenient…
On March 23 this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping, during an inspection of Hebei Xiong'an New Area and a symposium on deeply advancing the high-quality construction and development of Xiong'an New Area, emphasized: “Xiong'an New Area must take reform and innovation as the driving force, promote deep integration of scientific and technological innovation with industrial innovation, 因地制宜 (yīn dì zhì yí - “adjust measures to local conditions,” to tailor to local circumstances) develop new quality productive forces, and cultivate a modern industrial system that suits the actual conditions of the new area.”
These earnest instructions carry the weight of a thousand jun in every word.
Xiong'an New Area, this city of the future, is taking artificial intelligence as a breakthrough point to carry out “from 0 to 1” innovation precisely in a place that has been built “from 0 to 1.” As of now, Xiong'an has gathered 96 AI enterprises and developed nearly 30 large models. An “AI-native” industrial innovation ecology is taking shape at an accelerated pace on the shores of Baiyangdian (白洋淀).
Consolidating the foundation: Let AI take root in the city from the moment it is “born”
“When a general-purpose large model faces the logical reasoning of industrial data, it easily ‘stalls.’” Yu Fei (余飞), Vice President of Stable Accurate Intelligent (Xiong'an) Technology Co., Ltd. (稳准智能（雄安）科技有限公司), raised such a problem.
Pain points are precisely the starting point of innovation.
In response to this industry difficulty, Stable Accurate Intelligent, together with Tsinghua University, jointly developed the “Extreme Data” data large model. According to reports, this is the first domestic general-purpose large model for processing structured data. Unlike large language models that excel at text, “Extreme Data” focuses on analyzing laws and inferring causality from structured data, after massive pre-training on causal synthetic data and fine-tuning on real scenarios.
Currently, the “Extreme Data” data large model has been verified in more than 60 real scenarios including metallurgy, electric power, telecommunications, and petrochemicals, and has been designated for innovative application in 8 scenarios. From smart cities to the industrial internet, from energy dispatch to telecom operation and maintenance, the “Extreme Data” data large model has been “taking up posts” in more and more places.
Seeds of innovation need fertile soil to take root and sprout.
Xiong'an New Area offers a solution: embed artificial intelligence into the city’s foundation. “Xiong'an embedded AI into the foundation during city construction, with a twin digital city and physical city.” said Cui Hang (崔航), head of the Xiong'an Artificial Intelligence Industrial Park.
High-capacity innovation platforms are the key support for activating this gene.
Xiong'an New Area has formed an AI development model of “one academy, one park, one platform, one base,” issued special support measures, and established industrial investment guiding funds, science and technology innovation equity investment funds, and others.
Li Qiang (李强), Chairman of Xiong'an Huaqing Zhiyan Technology Co., Ltd. (雄安华清智言科技有限公司), spoke with deep feeling: “When our company first landed here last year, the whole building had almost no one. In just over a year, the research institute and laboratory in the next building have moved in, and high-end talent is showing a rapid gathering trend.”
Why did talent come so fast?
筑巢引凤 (zhù cháo yǐn fèng - “build a nest to attract the phoenix,” to create favorable conditions to attract talent/investment), Xiong'an makes good use of its policy toolbox: a 10-billion-yuan Xiong'an Industrial Investment Fund (雄安产投基金) and a 10-billion-yuan Xiong'an Venture Capital Fund (雄安创投基金), with key investment in emerging industries and future industries; a series of policies rolled out around product promotion, enterprise cultivation, and platform construction, actively promoting computing-power subsidies. Each new-area-level science and technology research project is in principle granted no more than 3 million yuan in fiscal research funding support.
Building an ecology: Door-to-door collaboration, upstairs-downstairs linkage
Entering the Xiong'an Artificial Intelligence Industrial Park, the industrial landscape of “door-to-door collaboration, upstairs-downstairs linkage” comes into view. Here, “upstairs and downstairs” are “upstream and downstream”; cooperation and negotiation are simple and convenient.
Feng Xinyu (冯新宇), Chief Scientist of Insight Technology (Xiong'an) Co., Ltd. (洞见科技（雄安）有限公司), said: “After moving into the industrial park, one of our gains was finding more cooperation partners.” Last year, at a technical salon organized by the park, Insight Technology gained a deeper understanding of Huaqing Zhiyan downstairs. After in-depth communication, they found that the products and technologies of both sides could complement each other — Insight’s secure-multi-party-computation technology could be deeply integrated with Huaqing Zhiyan’s model security framework, together providing clients in fields such as finance and government affairs with more secure and reliable data-intelligence solutions. The two sides 一拍即合 (yī pāi jí hé - “join at a single clap,” to hit it off immediately), enabling mutual integration of products and jointly exploring markets.
Innovation has never been a solo fight.
“The park is not only a workspace for enterprises, but also an ‘accelerator’ enabling their development,” said Cui Hang. From enterprise registration and policy application to talent recruitment and living amenities, the park provides one-stop services and actively connects enterprises with industrial chain resources and application scenarios. Upstream and downstream of the industrial chain gather in one park, forming the “door-to-door” and “upstairs-downstairs” industrial ecology.
“Xiong'an strives to cultivate, within three years, 5 unicorn enterprises, 10 enterprises valued at 5 billion yuan, and 100 AI backbone enterprises, forming a new paradigm and new model for AI innovation and development,” said Zhang Yingjie (张英杰), Deputy Director of the Xiong'an New Area Industry and Information Technology, Science and Technology, and Data Bureau (雄安新区工信科技数据局).
Creating scenarios: From the “laboratory” to the “training ground”
The landing of innovation results is aimed at solving technical problems in everyday life.
A device from Xiong'an Anying Technology Co., Ltd. (雄安安影科技有限公司) stands out — a backpack-sized “portable cranial hemorrhage detection and analysis instrument.” “It uses AI plus electromagnetic wave technology. The patient can be scanned while lying down, and results come out in a few minutes,” explained Zhang Zequn (张泽群), the company’s technical director.
Cranial hemorrhage is a critical emergency; the golden rescue time slips away in an instant. Traditional large detection equipment is expensive and bulky, hard to widely deploy at first-aid sites such as ambulances and remote areas. Facing this clinical pain point, Zhang Zequn and others came up with an idea: could they develop a portable device that first responders could carry and that could provide instant detection?
This idea 不谋而合 (bù móu ér hé - “concur without prior consultation,” to happen to coincide in opinion) with the concept of the team of Academician Wang Yongjun, President of Beijing Tiantan Hospital (北京天坛医院). In 2024, in the shared laboratory of the Xiong'an Science and Technology Innovation Center (雄安科创中心), an interdisciplinary team quickly assembled. “The innovative concept could quickly take root, flower, and bear fruit, thanks to the fertile ground of Xiong'an for innovation,” said Zhang Zequn.
In August 2024, after the project participated in the “Xiong Talent Cup” (雄才杯) innovation and entrepreneurship roadshow, it rapidly landed in Xiong'an. Subsequently, the support of Xiong'an New Area project funding, precisely targeted talent subsidies and living guarantees, and the park’s considerate services helped this enterprise, less than a year old, achieve several technological leaps. At present, the device has passed medical device type testing, and has simultaneously been included in the national priority pre-review channel for key varieties of the National Medical Products Administration (国家药监局); the enterprise’s cooperation project with Tiantan Hospital was successfully initiated, and clinical trial work is steadily advancing.
“Xiong'an New Area is a city built up ‘from 0 to 1.’ What we must do is also innovation ‘from 0 to 1.’ Doing ‘from 0 to 1’ innovation in a place that is ‘from 0 to 1’ is especially meaningful and valuable,” said Zhang Zequn.
Scenarios give technology a place to be used; data allows intelligence to grow.
Inside the embodied-intelligence training ground of Xiong'an Group Digital City Technology Co., Ltd. (雄安集团数字城市科技有限公司), a special “enlightenment education” is underway. The training ground uses 1:1 realistic restoration to create five real scenarios: welcome/greeting, industrial handling, home life, commercial retail, and logistics/assembly.
In the home-scenario zone, data collector Liang Lishan (梁俪珊), wearing a VR (virtual reality) headset and holding a controller, is guiding a robot to “bake bread.” “This hand-holding ‘teaching’ process is data collection. One action needs to be collected hundreds or thousands of times,” Liang explained. Each slight difference in angle and force during demonstration generates different data. Only massive, high-quality collection can filter out errors and precipitate truly effective “nutrients.” After collection, data are uploaded to the platform and finely annotated.
Currently, the embodied-intelligence industry is developing rapidly, but inconsistent data standards and difficulty in model transfer are common pain points. A single manufacturer training in isolation has limited data volume and interoperability issues. “Without data, embodied intelligence is like a car without gasoline,” said Li Guoliang (李国良), Assistant General Manager of Xiong'an Group Digital City Company. Large models must be repeatedly trained on massive, diverse real-scenario data, and then transferred to the agent to execute tasks.
This training ground, officially put into use in December 2025, has complete capabilities from unified device management, unified data collection, and unified data annotation to model training, achieving full-form coverage of legged, wheeled, and collaborative robots. Currently, the training ground can generate thousands of high-quality data entries per day.
In addition, Xiong'an New Area has also built eight major application scenarios including aerospace information, meteorology, and city operations. These scenarios are like test fields, allowing technological innovation to be tested and accelerated in real environments.
When seeds of innovation encounter suitable soil, they can burst forth with vigorous vitality to promote high-quality development. Xiong'an, this city of the future, is showing the world a Chinese-style modernization with its surging innovation vitality.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 黄 超
Education is the foundation of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.
2026 is the starting year of the 15th Five-Year Plan (十五五), and it is also a critical year that connects the preceding and the following for the three-year action plan to build a strong education country. Standing at a new historical starting point, the education system comprehensively grasps the political attribute, people's attribute, and strategic attribute of education, and is opening up new situations and presenting new atmospheres with a spirited posture.
“Classmates, look — these containers, from loading and unloading to transshipment, the entire process uses our country’s own technology!”
At Rizhao Port in Shandong, on the observation platform of the automated terminal, the words of Tian Zhendong, winner of the National May 1st Labor Medal, pierced through the sea breeze and reached straight into people’s hearts. Surrounding him were students from Qingdao港湾职业技术学院 (Qingdao Harbour Vocational and Technical College). “No matter how ‘smart’ the machines become, they still rely on the indomitable spirit of people to support them,” a student majoring in port machinery said proudly.
This was not an ordinary visit, but a large-scale ideological and political course focused on “building a strong country — striving includes me.” Through explanations along the way and exchanges together, the blueprint of the 15th Five-Year Plan became a vivid scene that students could “see, touch, and deeply comprehend.”
“The strong education country we want to build is a socialist strong education country with Chinese characteristics.” General Secretary Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized “implementing the fundamental task of establishing virtue and cultivating people” and “cultivating new generations of the era capable of undertaking the great task of national rejuvenation.”
Since the beginning of this year, the education system has adhered to the synchronous advancement of ideological and political course construction and the armed guidance of the Party’s innovative theories, well offering and teaching the course “Outline of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era,” fully leveraging the educational and motivating role of the great achievements of the new era. The pertinence and appeal of ideological and political course teaching have been continuously enhanced.
“Strengthening the construction of big ideological and political courses (大思政课)” was written into the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan, becoming an important measure for implementing the project of establishing virtue and cultivating people in the new era. The small classroom of ideological and political courses is deeply integrated with the big classroom of society, and the practical path of forging souls and cultivating people in the new era is continuously expanding —
In Huairou District, Beijing, the memorial hall of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the “Two Bombs, One Satellite” (两弹一星) has been optimized and upgraded. Guo Yonghuai’s attire, Zhou Guangzhao’s merit certificate… a batch of precious cultural relics silently tell the family-and-country sentiment of “doing earth-shaking deeds, becoming nameless heroes,” attracting primary and secondary school students to come voluntarily and receive a spiritual baptism;
In Jiaxing City, Zhejiang, children’s voices are used to tell the story of the Party’s founding well, and childlike hearts are used to convey red power. The youths growing up beside the Red Boat become the narrators of the Red Boat story. The “Red Boat Little Narrators” (红船小讲解) of the Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall already have over 570 core members at the municipal level, having given more than 2,800 explanations cumulatively, sounding the strong note of the youth in the new era…
With light in their eyes, dreams in their hearts, and a path under their feet, the healthy growth of children concerns family happiness and even more the future competitiveness of the country.
At the beginning of the spring semester this year, the Ministry of Education held a meeting with the theme of “Health First” to comprehensively deploy and advance student physical and mental health work. At the same time, it issued guidance opinions on comprehensively advancing the construction of healthy schools. This “health checklist” has clear goals and specific tasks:
Implement that primary and secondary school students’ daily comprehensive physical activity time is no less than 2 hours, promote “15-minute breaks between classes”; university students shall participate in intensive extracurricular physical exercise at least 3 times per week; promote that students master at least one sports skill… A series of measures have taken effect in schools across various regions, comprehensively safeguarding students’ physical and mental health.
On the playground of Chongqing People’s Primary School, a student swiped their face to enter the “smart physical fitness test station.” On the big screen, data on height, weight, and lung capacity are displayed in real time, and the system automatically generates a “health prescription”: “It is recommended to skip rope for 15 minutes daily and reduce intake of sugary drinks”;
On the green field, the player’s feet move briskly; on the sideline, the cheerleading team is full of vitality, and the cheers resound through the sky. The Qidi Branch of Changjiang Road Primary School in Nanjing City, Jiangsu, integrates football into daily life through methods such as the “class super” five-a-side football league, making recess activities complement special training, tempering the physique through sweat, and perfecting personality through cooperation…
During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the education cause is in a new historical coordinate, and the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent has entered an important period. Serving major national strategies, strengthening independent scientific and technological innovation and independent talent cultivation, universities are the concentrated intersection of education, science and technology, and talent.
In February this year, the Zhejiang University offshore wind power software Zwind 2.0 was officially released. In the past, China’s offshore wind power design relied on foreign software for a long time. Since 2011, the team of Wang Lizhong at Zhejiang University was determined to change this situation.
Leveraging multidisciplinary advantages and linking with industry leaders, the team went through the entire chain of innovation from basic research, technical breakthroughs, to engineering verification, and developed the offshore wind power integrated design and analysis software — Zwind — with completely independent intellectual property rights.
Today, this software, “tailor-made” for China’s complex sea areas, has been applied to more than 70 wind farms in four major sea areas, supporting the design and construction of the world’s largest single-unit capacity 20 MW floating offshore wind turbine, significantly reducing construction costs.
What is even more valuable is that this scientific research assault resonates with talent cultivation at the same frequency. “Counting ten times in the lab is not as good as spending one day at the site,” said the person in charge of software execution. “The team has always implemented guiding graduate students to deeply participate in the entire process from algorithm development to engineering verification.” Through this project, nearly a hundred students have been trained and grown into industry backbones, forming a benign ecology of “educating people through scientific research, cultivating talents through industry”…
Facing the new technological revolution and industrial transformation, how to fully leverage the leading role of higher education as the dragon head to advance the development of education, technology, and talent in an integrated manner?
In April this year, the Catalogue of Undergraduate Programs in General Higher Education Institutions (2026) was released, precisely aligning with national strategies and industrial needs. Under the category of “Interdisciplinary Studies,” the first batch includes 11 existing programs such as Future Robotics and Interdisciplinary Engineering, as well as 4 new programs added to the catalogue this time, such as Embodied Intelligence and Brain-Computer Science and Technology.
At the same time, the Ministry of Education and four other departments jointly issued the “AI + Education” Action Plan, systematically deploying AI talent cultivation, educational application innovation, basic environment construction, and development ecosystem construction, promoting the integration of intelligent technology with all elements of education, the penetration of the entire process, and the coverage of all scenarios, accelerating the creation of a new form of smart education that is human-machine collaborative, virtual-real combined, and ubiquitous and accessible…
Opening new bureaus, seeing real results. The Education Development “15th Five-Year Plan” was recently issued, making arrangements for accelerating the construction of a strong education country during the 15th Five-Year Plan period. The education system is solidly marching towards the new journey of building a strong country with the depth of forging souls, the warmth of care, and the intensity of innovation. Cultivating new generations of the era capable of undertaking the great task of national rejuvenation — the responsibility is on the shoulders, and the steps are firm.
Return to TopThis year marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Yunnan-Tibet Highway. The Yunnan-Tibet Highway starts from Xiaguan, Dali, Yunnan in the south, reaches Markam (芒康), Tibet in the north where it connects with the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, with a main line total length of 715 kilometers, traversing the Hengduan Mountains, crossing snowy mountains and gorges. It is a major transportation artery linking Yunnan and Tibet, and also an important part of National Highway 214.
On July 6, 1976, the Yunnan-Tibet Highway was officially declared completed and opened to traffic. Over the past half century, the traffic conditions of this plateau passage have continuously improved. At the same time, major transportation infrastructure such as the Dali-Lijiang Expressway, the Shangri-La-Lijiang Expressway, and the Lijiang-Shangri-La Railway have been completed and opened to traffic one after another, making travel more convenient for the people along the route, and continuously enhancing regional connectivity and economic and social development vitality.
The photo shows a scene taken on July 4 in Longpan Township (龙蟠乡), Yulong Naxi Autonomous County (玉龙纳西族自治县), Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, where the old road of the Yunnan-Tibet Highway (the earth-yellow road in the lower left), National Highway 214 (lower right), and the Shangri-La-Lijiang Expressway appear in the same frame.
Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Chao (胡超) photographed.
Return to TopBeijing, July 6 (Reporter Wang Yunshan (王云杉)) The reporter learned from the National Energy Administration (国家能源局): In the first five months, the country's cumulative electricity market transaction volume reached 3,057.3 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 24.8%.
In May, the national completed electricity market transaction volume was 626.8 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 23.6%. From the perspective of transaction scope, intra-provincial transaction volume was 490.6 billion kWh, up 26.9% year-on-year; cross-provincial and cross-regional transaction volume was 136.2 billion kWh, up 12.9% year-on-year. From the perspective of transaction types, medium-to-long-term transaction volume was 561.7 billion kWh, spot transaction volume was 65.1 billion kWh. Green electricity transaction volume was 31.1 billion kWh, up 6.1% year-on-year.
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In recent days, the central committees of the democratic parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and non-party personages have studied and implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the ceremony celebrating the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China through various forms, further consolidating the common ideological and political foundation and gathering strength for unity and endeavor.
They stated that they must take the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech as a guide, unite more closely around the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, focus on the central tasks, serve the overall situation, actively fulfill their duties and responsibilities, demonstrate responsibility and action, and make greater contributions to opening up new prospects in the construction of Chinese-style modernization.
Demonstration branch creation, party member home construction... In recent years, the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (民革中央) has taken the "four-in-one" construction as an important lever, promoting new achievements in its own construction.
In its study, the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang stated that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech points the way forward for all members of the Communist Party of China to strengthen confidence and continue the struggle, and also provides important guidance for the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang and other democratic parties to learn from the Communist Party of China, strengthen their own construction, and perform their duties effectively. As the Communist Party of China's good参谋, good helper, and good colleague, the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang adheres to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, will focus on the construction of a unified national energy market, democratic supervision over ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin, and continue to offer advice and suggestions for economic and social development; closely following the historical task of "resolving the Taiwan issue and achieving the complete reunification of the motherland" emphasized in General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech, it will leverage its advantages to make new and greater contributions to promoting the peaceful development of cross-strait relations and advancing the great cause of national reunification.
This year marks the 85th anniversary of the founding of the China Democratic League (民盟). Since its founding, the China Democratic League has possessed the historical self-awareness of closely following and firmly supporting the Communist Party of China.
"The leadership of the Communist Party of China is the choice of history and the choice of the people, and is the fundamental characteristic of China's new type of party system," the Central Committee of the China Democratic League stated in its study. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in his important speech "the need to practice a people-centered development philosophy." The China Democratic League has always regarded understanding people's conditions, resolving people's concerns, and offering good suggestions as concrete actions to fulfill the original intention of cooperation, using practical work to demonstrate the responsibility of working together for the people. The China Democratic League will, based on its distinctive strengths in the fields of education, culture, and science and technology, focus on in-depth research and precise suggestions on the integrated advancement of education, science and technology, and talent development, as well as the flourishing development of cultural undertakings; continue to polish social service brands such as education assistance and cultural benefits for the people, comprehensively strengthen its own construction, always think, stand, and work together with the Communist Party of China, and with more determination and confidence, forge ahead on the new journey and make achievements in the new era.
On July 3, the China National Democratic Construction Association (民建) Central Committee held an economic situation analysis symposium in Beijing, where experts and scholars conducted in-depth analysis and put forward opinions and suggestions on the macroeconomic situation and vigorously boosting consumption.
As a participating party mainly composed of economic figures and related experts and scholars, the Central Committee of the China National Democratic Construction Association stated in its study that with General Secretary Xi Jinping at the helm steering the course, and with the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, the great, glorious, and correct Communist Party of China will certainly unite and lead hundreds of millions of people, including members of the China National Democratic Construction Association, to overcome all risks and challenges on the path forward and create new historic achievements. The China National Democratic Construction Association is a close friendly party that works in full cooperation with the Communist Party of China. It will leverage its distinctive strengths of close ties with the economic sector, focus on the research topics emphasized by General Secretary Xi Jinping such as "accelerating the construction of a new development pattern," organize and implement related research and transform and apply the results, and assist with high-quality performance in the good start of the "15th Five-Year Plan"; solidly promote work style and integrity construction, effectively raise the level of construction of a socialist participating party with Chinese characteristics, and promote the passing on of the cause of multi-party cooperation in the new era 薪火相传 (xīn huǒ xiāng chuán - "pass the torch from one generation to the next," the tradition is handed down).
The Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy (民进) stated in its study that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech profoundly reveals the six excellent traits that have enabled the Communist Party of China to continuously achieve brilliance, which also points the direction for the democratic parties to better play their role on the new journey. The China Association for Promoting Democracy must carry forward the fine tradition of "only by following the Communist Party can one be on the right path," unite more closely around the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, transform the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech into ideas and measures for strengthening its own construction and fulfilling the functions of a participating party, fully leverage its distinctive strengths in the fields of education, culture, publishing, and media, conscientiously perform the functions of a participating party, ensure that wherever the central work of the Communist Party of China advances, the strength and role of the China Association for Promoting Democracy are exerted, and help turn the blueprint of the "15th Five-Year Plan" into reality.
On July 1, the Central Committee of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party (农工党) held a meeting of full-time chairmen for centralized study, deciding to make the study of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech a key part of the ongoing thematic education on "participating in politics for the public good, working solidly for the people," strengthen ideological and political guidance, and guide party officials and members of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party to firmly establish and practice a correct view of performance.
In its study, the Central Committee of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party stated that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech further points the direction for comprehensively building a modern socialist country and comprehensively advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party insists on learning from the Communist Party of China, 驰而不息 (chí ér bù xī - "gallop without stopping," continuously and tirelessly strengthening its own construction), will focus on the implementation of the "15th Five-Year Plan" and leverage its distinctive strengths, deepen and solidify key research such as promoting high-quality development of the low-altitude economy and innovative development of the biomedical industry, and put forward valuable opinions and suggestions. At the same time, it will continuously advance strict governance of the party according to rules and discipline, continuously strengthen the use of cases to promote reform and governance, strictly observe political discipline and political rules, create a clean and upright political ecosystem, and better demonstrate the new style of a socialist participating party with Chinese characteristics.
The Central Committee of the China Zhi Gong Party (致公党) stated in its study that the China Zhi Gong Party is a participating party that has 风雨同舟 (fēng yǔ tóng zhōu - "in the same boat in wind and rain," sharing hardships and working together) and cooperated fully with the Communist Party of China. It has always consciously accepted the leadership of the Communist Party of China, consolidating the common ideological and political foundation for multi-party cooperation; it must actively fulfill its duties, continuously improve the quality and efficiency of its participation in politics and governance; in accordance with General Secretary Xi Jinping's emphasis on continuously consolidating and developing "the great unity of all Chinese sons and daughters," it will deeply cultivate its distinctive strengths in overseas Chinese affairs and relations with returned overseas Chinese, improve and perfect mechanisms for contacting and uniting overseas Chinese and returned overseas Chinese, actively carry out people-to-people diplomacy, and extensively gather the mighty strength of Chinese sons and daughters at home and abroad. The China Zhi Gong Party will unite more closely around the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, shoulder the era's responsibility of "participating in politics for the public good," deeply cultivate the sincere sentiment of "working solidly for the people," dedicate itself to the public good and follow the Communist Party, serve the motherland through overseas Chinese affairs and make new achievements, and make new contributions to comprehensively advancing the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese-style modernization.
"We must get a clear picture of the industry's fundamentals," "break through technical bottlenecks in green and digital-intelligent transformation"... Not long ago, the Central Committee of the Jiusan Society (九三学社) held its 50th science symposium, where participants exchanged views around the theme "Promoting the Green and Digital-Intelligent Transformation and High-Quality Development of the Construction Industry."
As a participating party mainly composed of senior and middle-level intellectuals in the field of science and technology, the Central Committee of the Jiusan Society stated in its study that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech is a political declaration full of ideology, historical sense, and appeal, and is the action guide and strong voice of the times for forging ahead on the new journey. The Jiusan Society has always thought, stood, and worked together with the Communist Party of China, inheriting and carrying forward the fine traditions of patriotism, democracy, and science, and jointly writing the glorious chapter of the steady and long-term development of the cause of multi-party cooperation. On the new journey, the Jiusan Society will unite more closely around the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, fully leverage its strengths in close ties with the scientific and technological community, pool collective wisdom in political participation, offer frank advice in democratic supervision, and present good strategies in party consultation, being the good参谋, good helper, and good colleague of the Communist Party of China.
In his important speech, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized "uniting our compatriots in Taiwan, deepening cross-strait exchanges, cooperation, and integrated development."
The Central Committee of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (台盟) stated in its study that the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League has always maintained a high degree of consistency with the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core in thought, politics, and action, building a solid ideological foundation and consolidating the basis for cooperation. The Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League will focus on the "15th Five-Year Plan" and other areas to conduct in-depth investigation and research, participate in party consultation and CPPCC consultation with higher quality, and provide useful references for the decision-making of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China; conscientiously implement the important discourse of General Secretary Xi Jinping on work related to Taiwan and the overall strategy of the Communist Party of China in the new era for resolving the Taiwan issue, fully leverage the unique advantages of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League in cross-strait kinship and hometown ties, closely follow the pulse of cross-strait relations development, closely align with the thoughts and needs of Taiwanese compatriots, promote exchanges in culture, economy and trade, youth and other fields between the two sides, and contribute to promoting the peaceful development of cross-strait relations and advancing the great cause of national reunification.
Since the beginning of this year, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (全国工商联) has continuously promoted the systematic and in-depth implementation of the "enter enterprises, solve problems, deliver policies, promote development" activity, continuously improving the ability and level of serving the overall situation, serving enterprises, and serving the grassroots, and assisting in the high-quality development of private enterprises.
As a people's organization and chamber of commerce organization under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce stated in its study that the 105-year glorious history fully proves that the Communist Party of China is forever the most reliable mainstay of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation, and that leadership of the Party is the fundamental guarantee for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce will further deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishes," firmly achieve the "two upholds," and in accordance with General Secretary Xi Jinping's emphasis on "must comprehensively implement the thought on Party building in the new era and implement the general requirements for Party building in the new era," focus on the work theme of "two healths," continuously strengthen ideological and political guidance, strive to optimize services for enterprises, guide the broad masses of private economic figures to vigorously promote the spirit of entrepreneurship, unswervingly follow the path of high-quality development, and play a greater role in the comprehensive advancement of the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese-style modernization.
Listening on-site, watching online... Non-party personages wrote reflections and conducted exchanges and discussions around General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech, striving to transform the learning results into tangible effectiveness in participating in politics and performing duties.
Non-party personages stated in their study that adhering to the leadership of the Party is the inevitable and correct choice made by history and the people, and is the fundamental guarantee and political foundation for consolidating and developing the broadest patriotic united front. General Secretary Xi Jinping repeatedly emphasized "unity" in his important speech. Everyone firmly believes that under the strong leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, the Communist Party of China will surely unite Chinese sons and daughters at home and abroad to form a broader and more powerful united front, gathering an irresistible and mighty force for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. As a participating political force in Chinese-style socialism, non-party personages will consciously carry forward the fine tradition of being of one mind with the Party, loving the country and serving the people, sincere cooperation, dedication and commitment, focus on the implementation of the "15th Five-Year Plan," deeply study and research based on their positions, bear the overall situation in mind, offer advice and suggestions, and make new contributions and show new achievements for the cause of the united front in the new era.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 6 — Reporters Fan Sixiang (范思翔) and Xu Leipeng (徐雷鹏))
Return to TopGeneral Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the ceremony celebrating the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, which drew high attention from Taiwanese society and sparked warm responses among the vast number of Taiwan compatriots. The interviewed Taiwan compatriots and experts and scholars stated that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech is based on the overall strategy of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, demonstrating the sincerity and goodwill to unite the vast number of Taiwan compatriots, deepen cross-strait exchanges, cooperation, and integrated development, highlighting the firm resolve to steadfastly advance the great cause of national reunification, and further pointing the way for the development of cross-strait relations. As long as compatriots on both sides of the strait join hands with one heart, advance cross-strait exchanges, cooperation, and integrated development, and advance the great cause of national reunification, they will surely create a bright future for national rejuvenation.
Lin Yuanda, Vice President of the Suzhou Association of Taiwan-invested Enterprises, stated that the Communist Party of China, after 105 years of hard struggle, has opened up the correct path to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and achieved 举世瞩目 (jǔ shì zhǔ mù – “the whole world watches,” attracting worldwide attention) accomplishments; having lived and started businesses on the mainland for many years, he has a genuine understanding of this. He stated that the Communist Party of China has always been concerned about the interests and well-being of Taiwan compatriots, 持之以恒 (chí zhī yǐ héng – “persist with constancy,” persevere) promoting the peaceful development of cross-strait relations. In recent years, the mainland has introduced more equal treatment policies, respecting, caring for, and benefiting Taiwan compatriots, and also enabling the vast number of Taiwan businessmen to achieve higher-quality development on the mainland. “I sincerely identify with the CPC’s sincerity and goodwill in continuously improving the well-being of compatriots,” he said.
Wu Jiaying, Executive Vice President of the National Association of Taiwan-invested Enterprises and Honorary President of the Xiamen Association of Taiwan-invested Enterprises, stated that General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech emphasized practicing a people-centered development philosophy; having worked and lived on the mainland for over 30 years, he feels this particularly deeply. “Especially in recent years, from issuing the ‘31 Measures’ to promote cross-strait economic and cultural exchanges and cooperation, to building integrated development demonstration zones with high quality, the mainland has promptly responded to the concerns of Taiwan compatriots and continuously shared development opportunities with them, allowing us to be willing to come, to stay, and to develop well.”
Li Zhenghong, President of the National Association of Taiwan-invested Enterprises, stated that the century-old great Party has led the Chinese nation from 积贫积弱 (jī pín jī ruò – “accumulated poverty and weakness,” long impoverished and weak) toward great rejuvenation, and has led the Chinese people from 一穷二白 (yī qióng èr bái – “one poverty, two blanks,” extremely poor and culturally backward) into moderate prosperity in all respects; this journey has been exceptionally difficult. The Communist Party of China’s adherence to its original aspiration and founding mission and its spirit of reform and innovation merit in-depth study by the world. He said, in the process of national rejuvenation, Taiwan compatriots, businessmen, and enterprises are participants, contributors, and also beneficiaries.
Wu Rongyuan, Chairman of the Taiwan Labor Party, stated that Chinese-style modernization adheres to a people-centered approach, continuously improving people’s quality of life and promoting high-quality development. This not only provides broader development space for Taiwan compatriots, especially Taiwan youth, but also helps deepen cross-strait cooperation in fields such as economy, technology, and culture, allowing the fruits of exchanges to benefit the people on both sides of the strait.
Listening to General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech, Han Mingguo, Deputy General Manager of the Nanjing Taiwan Youth Entrepreneurship College, fully felt the sincerity and goodwill of the mainland. He said, the General Secretary’s important speech proposed “uniting the vast number of Taiwan compatriots,” clearly indicating that deepening cross-strait exchanges, cooperation, and integrated development, and resolving the Taiwan issue to achieve complete national reunification, are the common mission and common responsibility of all Chinese sons and daughters on both sides of the strait. “At present, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is 势不可挡 (shì bù kě dǎng – “the momentum cannot be stopped,” unstoppable), showing unprecedented bright prospects. The vast number of Taiwan compatriots should join hands with mainland compatriots to promote cross-strait exchanges, cooperation, and integrated development, and continuously enhance well-being.”
Zhu Songling, Professor at the Taiwan Research Institute of Beijing Union University, stated that General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech emphasized “deepening cross-strait exchanges, cooperation, and integrated development,” indicating that the mainland values expanding the common well-being of both sides through exchanges and cooperation and consolidating the foundation for peaceful reunification through institutional integration.
In his speech, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that “youth are the vital force for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,” which greatly inspired Liu Yizhan, Executive Director of the Shanghai Maxdo Cultural and Creative Park. “The General Secretary’s important speech will surely encourage more Taiwan youth to firmly root themselves on the mainland and devote themselves to integrated development. Compatriots on both sides of the strait are 血脉相连 (xuè mài xiāng lián – “blood vessels connected,” bound by blood) as one family. As a Taiwan youth starting a business on the mainland, I will take this as motivation, continue to be a bond for cross-strait exchanges, promote integration through industrial alignment, enhance mutual recognition through youth interaction, and use concrete actions to contribute youthful strength to promoting national reunification and national rejuvenation,” he said.
Wu Rongyuan said that the greatest value of cross-strait integrated development lies in sharing the development fruits brought by Chinese-style modernization and national rejuvenation. Youth represent the future of the nation. Taiwan youth should view national development and global changes with an open vision, seize the historical opportunities brought by national rejuvenation, and realize their life ideals in cross-strait exchanges, cooperation, and integrated development.
“National reunification and national rejuvenation are historical inevitabilities and an irreversible trend of the times. The National Association of Taiwan-invested Enterprises will lead the vast number of Taiwan businessmen to continue to play the role of a bridge and bond, unite the vast number of Taiwan compatriots, and contribute greater strength to cross-strait economic, trade, and cultural exchanges and the spiritual integration of youth,” Li Zhenghong said.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “Resolving the Taiwan issue and achieving complete national reunification is a 矢志不渝 (shǐ zhì bù yú – “swear to never change,” unwavering determination) historical task of our Party and a common aspiration of all Chinese sons and daughters.” Zhu Weidong, Director of the Taiwan Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, stated that at this major historical moment of the 105th anniversary of the Party’s founding, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized steadfastly advancing the great cause of national reunification, fully demonstrating the 一以贯之 (yī yǐ guàn zhī – “thread it through with one principle,” consistent throughout) sense of mission and responsibility of Chinese Communists, and clearly conveying the unshakable firm resolve and steadfast will to achieve complete national reunification.
Qi Jialin, Honorary Chairman of the Taiwan Unity Alliance Party, stated that the Taiwan-related content in General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech reflects the depth of achieving complete national reunification as the Communist Party of China’s unwavering historical task; reflects the comprehensiveness of uniting the vast number of Taiwan compatriots and deepening cross-strait exchanges, cooperation, and integrated development; and reflects the targeting of resolutely combating “Taiwan independence” separatist forces and opposing foreign interference. He said, the unwavering perseverance and determination of Chinese Communists make clear that the two sides of the strait will inevitably be unified and must be unified; this is the great trend of history, 浩浩荡荡 (hào hào dàng dàng – “vast and mighty,” onrushing), those who follow it prosper and those who oppose it perish.
Ji Xin, Publisher of the Taiwan magazine Observation, stated that General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech highlights that reunification has always been the immutable historical task of the Party and the state, and “resolving the Taiwan issue and achieving complete national reunification” has always been the firm goal of Chinese Communists. She said, “resolutely combating ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces” indicates that opposition to “Taiwan independence” has shifted from stance declaration to concrete action, and has extended to the institutional and legal levels; the state will pursue legal responsibility for any foreign organization or individual that engages in secessionist acts.
Liu Xiangping, Director of the Taiwan Research Institute of Nanjing University, stated that the Taiwan issue is the core among China’s core interests. General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech guides us to look back on the century-long struggle. The Communist Party of China has always placed resolving the Taiwan issue on its important agenda, consistently advancing the great cause of national reunification. On the fundamental principled issue of safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity, the Communist Party of China has the firmest stance, the toughest will, and the most thorough struggle; it is the most steadfast defender of the overall interests of the Chinese nation and the immediate well-being of compatriots on both sides of the strait.
Fan Jiangfeng, General Manager of Xiamen Qida Taiwan Enjoy Entrepreneurship Service Co., Ltd., stated that General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech 掷地有声 (zhì dì yǒu shēng – “drop on the ground and make a sound,” powerful and resounding), further pointing the way for the development of cross-strait relations. “Achieving complete national reunification and the great rejuvenation of the nation is the common aspiration of all Chinese sons and daughters, and also an irreversible historical trend. 大道之行 (dà dào zhī xíng – “when the great Way prevails,” referring to an ideal society of fairness), the future can be expected. We look forward to and believe that more Taiwan compatriots will stand on the correct side of history, join hands with mainland compatriots, and share the glory,” he said.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 6 — Xinhua reporter)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李林蔚
The footsteps of history always mark new orientations at pivotal nodes.
In October 2022, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was convened in Beijing. The theme of the congress was: Hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, carry forward the great founding spirit of the Party, stay confident and self-reliant, uphold fundamental principles and break new ground, forge ahead with vigor and courage, and strive in unity for the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country and the comprehensive advancement of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is a congress of great importance convened at a critical moment when the entire Party and the people of all ethnic groups in the country are embarking on a new journey to comprehensively build a modern socialist country and advancing toward the second centenary goal.”
This is an important moment that carries forward the past and opens up the future, and also a solemn declaration of embarking on a new journey.
-- Looking back on the path traveled, the landscape is ever new.
Starting from the 18th National Congress of the Party, socialism with Chinese characteristics entered a new era. The cause of the Party and the state achieved historic accomplishments and underwent historic transformations, propelling our country onto a new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country. In particular, from the 19th National Congress to the 20th National Congress, this was a historical intersection period of the “two centenary” goals, extremely unusual and extraordinary in the course of the development of the cause of the Party and the state.
We experienced three major events of great practical significance and far-reaching historical significance for the cause of the Party and the people: the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China; the entry of socialism with Chinese characteristics into a new era; and the completion of the historical task of eradicating absolute poverty and building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, achieving the first centenary goal.
“The great achievements of the new era have been fought for, worked for, and striven for by the Party and the people together!” Inside the Great Hall of the People, the lights were bright and applause surged like tides.
-- Happily viewing the present, truth steers the course.
“Why the Communist Party of China can, why socialism with Chinese characteristics is good, in the final analysis it is because Marxism works, and because Marxism that has been sinicized and modernized works.”
The report of the 20th National Congress of the Party focused on opening up new horizons for the sinicization and modernization of Marxism, emphasizing that to uphold and develop Marxism, it must be integrated with China’s concrete realities and with the fine traditional Chinese culture; it proposed the “six persistences” (六个坚持), namely, upholding the primacy of the people, upholding self-confidence and self-reliance, upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground, adhering to a problem-oriented approach, adhering to systems thinking, and maintaining a global vision; for the first time, from the height of world outlook and methodology, it profoundly expounded the scientific methods and correct pathways for advancing theoretical innovation, deeply reflecting the stand, viewpoint, and method of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era…
The key to comprehensively building a modern socialist country and comprehensively advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation lies in the Party. The 20th National Congress of the Party made systematic deployments on “unswervingly governing the Party strictly with full rigor and deepening the new great project of Party construction in the new era.”
“Must not forget the original aspiration and keep the mission firmly in mind, must remain modest, prudent, and hardworking, must have the courage to struggle and be adept at struggling” — from the “two imperatives” (两个务必) to the “three imperatives” (三个务必), this is a heroic declaration of the new journey, this is the exam-sitting maxim of the new era.
-- Looking ahead, the blueprint is drawn.
“From now on, the central task of the Communist Party of China is to unite and lead the people of all ethnic groups across the country to comprehensively build a great modern socialist country, achieve the second centenary goal, and comprehensively advance the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese-style modernization.”
Looking around the globe, China’s population of over 1.4 billion stepping into a modernized society as a whole will completely rewrite the process, landscape, and trend of world modernization, and is an unprecedented great undertaking.
It is precisely because of its arduousness that it is great; it is precisely because of its arduousness that it is more glorious.
“Modernization with a huge population scale,” “modernization of common prosperity for all people,” “modernization where material civilization and spiritual civilization are in harmony,” “modernization where man and nature coexist in harmony,” “modernization that takes the path of peaceful development” — while further elaborating the five characteristics of Chinese-style modernization, the report of the 20th National Congress remarkably proposed nine essential requirements and five major principles that must be firmly grasped on the path forward.
At the rally celebrating the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: “We must practice a people-centered development philosophy, develop whole-process people’s democracy, continuously consolidate and develop the great unity of all ethnic groups, the great unity of the people of the whole country, and the great unity of all Chinese sons and daughters, fully stimulate the initiative, activity, and creativity of hundreds of millions of people, and gather the mighty force for advancing Chinese-style modernization.”
Now, looking across the land of China, everywhere are scenes of struggle and creation: In the high-standard farmland of Zhenlai County (镇赉县), Baicheng City, Jilin Province, researchers explain technical essentials to major grain-producing households; on the production line of Shandong Rizhao Iron and Steel Holding Group Co., Ltd., molten steel is transformed into steel coils in one seamless process; in Jiangjiaping Village (蒋家坪村), Pingli County (平利县), Ankang City, Shaanxi Province, the first secretary stationed in the village is busy organizing monitoring ledgers, and the path of comprehensive rural revitalization is broadening; in Shanghai, the “MoSu Space” (模速空间) large-model innovation ecological community has gathered over 300 artificial intelligence enterprises, with lights blazing and innovation unceasing…
The new journey is an expedition full of glory and dreams; the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is unstoppable!
Return to TopThis newspaper, Beijing, July 6 (Reporter Liu Zhiqiang (刘志强)) — The reporter learned from the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委): the third batch of "Two Major" (两重) construction projects for the year 2026 was recently issued, allocating a total of 193.5 billion yuan in ultra-long-term special government bond funds. Thus, the list of this year's "Two Major" construction projects has been fully issued.
Since the beginning of this year, the National Development and Reform Commission, together with relevant industry competent authorities, has allocated a total of 800 billion yuan to support the construction of 1,417 major projects, involving key areas such as scientific and technological innovation, ecological protection and restoration of the Yangtze River basin, major transportation infrastructure along the Yangtze River, urban underground pipeline networks, major water conservancy projects, the New Western Land-Sea Corridor (西部陆海新通道), quality improvement and upgrading of higher education, and the "Three-North" (三北) project, among others.
At the same time, measures such as accelerating the formulation of plans, policy making, and institutional and mechanism innovation are being accelerated, including improving railway investment and financing and pricing mechanisms, supporting cities along the Yangtze River in carrying out reform of sewage treatment fee models, researching and formulating standards for the stable service life of various flood control engineering facilities, deepening comprehensive reform of agricultural water pricing, etc., to promote the high-quality implementation of all tasks in the "Two Major" construction.
Return to TopBeijing, July 6 (Reporter Ouyang Jie (欧阳洁)) — Data released by the Service Sector Survey Center of the National Bureau of Statistics (国家统计局服务业调查中心) and the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (中国物流与采购联合会) show that the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) in June was 50.3%, up 0.3 percentage points from the previous month, and has been running at 50% or above for four consecutive months. The average manufacturing PMI for the second quarter was 50.2%, returning to the expansion range after running in the contraction range for five consecutive quarters on average, with the trend of improvement tending to strengthen.
Market demand for manufacturing both at home and abroad has improved, and enterprise production has accelerated expansion amid stability. Looking at sub-indices, the new orders index in June was 51.2%, up 1.3 percentage points from the previous month; the new export orders index was 50.1%, up 1.5 percentage points from the previous month, returning to the expansion range again; the manufacturing production index was 51.4%, up 0.2 percentage points from the previous month.
The industrial structure continues to improve and optimize. In June, the PMI for the equipment manufacturing industry was 52.5%, up 0.4 percentage points from the previous month; the PMI for high-tech manufacturing was 53.5%, up 0.6 percentage points from the previous month.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李欣怡
In the inaugural year of the 15th Five-Year Plan period, China, with its stable economic fundamentals, continuously optimized business environment, and accelerated innovation momentum, continues to attract foreign-funded enterprises to increase capital and expand production. China supports multinational corporations in investing and operating in China and developing healthily, jointly creating a beautiful future of cooperation and win-win outcomes. Foreign enterprise representatives in China who were interviewed by our reporter believe that the growth and stability of the Chinese market are evident, new demand is being released at a faster pace, and it is a "must-choose destination" for multinational corporations to lay out their future.
Strong resilience: The ultra-large-scale market exerts tremendous appeal
From January to May this year, China's production and supply rose steadily with improvement, employment and prices were generally stable, the resilience of foreign trade continued to manifest, new drivers of growth grew and strengthened, and the national economy continued the development trend of overall stability, moving toward the new and the superior. China's certainty in high-quality development provides the world with valuable stable expectations, attracting foreign-funded enterprises to continuously increase their presence in China.
In the first half of the year, the Schneider Electric Beijing Yizhuang Park completed its expansion, was recognized by the World Economic Forum as a "Sustainable Lighthouse Factory," and the newly built Xiamen Industrial Park will soon be put into operation. "As an important engine of global economic growth, China's ultra-large-scale market and complete industrial system support each other, providing Schneider Electric with broad development space and a solid industrial chain foundation," said Yin Zheng (尹正), Executive Vice President of Schneider Electric and President of China and East Asia. On the one hand, China's ultra-large-scale market contains rich application scenarios and strong innovation demand, especially the deep integration of energy transformation and AI development, prompting enterprises to continuously increase R&D investment and accelerate technological innovation. On the other hand, the complete industrial system provides an efficient and collaborative supply chain, supporting enterprises to shorten the cycle from R&D to delivery and quickly push innovations to the market.
US power semiconductor manufacturer Onsemi announced the establishment of its Greater China headquarters in Shanghai, strengthening local decision-making and innovation capabilities, and will invest an additional approximately US$50 million in China over the next three years for R&D, manufacturing collaboration, and local ecosystem construction. Scanfil (Suzhou) Electronics Co., Ltd. (斯凯菲尔电子（苏州）有限公司), a system supplier in the electronics manufacturing and communications field headquartered in Finland, held a groundbreaking ceremony for its second-phase expansion project, planning to build a new factory of approximately 20,000 square meters, integrating modernization, intelligence, and sustainability. In the first five months of this year, the country newly established over 25,000 foreign-invested enterprises, a year-on-year increase of 5.3%, and nearly 4,000 foreign-invested enterprises made additional investments in China, with the speed of capital increase, investment density, and landing efficiency all maintaining high-level operation.
"Facing multiple challenges, the Chinese economy has shown strong resilience," said Zou Jun (邹俊), Chairman of KPMG China. Recently, the Chinese economy has released "impressive report cards" for the first five months in multiple areas such as infrastructure, foreign trade, and technological innovation, and "increasing investment in China" has become a broad consensus among market participants. This not only reflects the market's recognition of the resilience of the Chinese economy but also provides an important foundation for global enterprises to achieve prosperous development amid uncertainty.
"In the current rapidly changing world, stability and predictability are China's important advantages," said Christian Rommel, Global Executive Vice President of Bayer's Pharmaceuticals Division. Bayer regards China as a core strategic market and important partner for global pharmaceutical innovation, and continues to build a pharmaceutical innovation ecosystem of "production, academia, research, innovation, and investment" working together synergistically.
New drivers: From "world factory" toward "innovation highland"
In June this year, China's high-tech manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index stood at 53.5%, significantly higher than the overall manufacturing sector, indicating that high-end manufacturing development continues to improve, with its leading role further strengthened. China's intelligent, green, and integrated transformation continues to advance, and new development drivers grow steadily. Manufacturing transformation and upgrading, continuous conversion of old and new drivers, accelerated improvement of technological innovation capabilities... from "world factory" to "world market" and "innovation highland," China's competitiveness continues to leap.
In the first half of 2026, Tesla delivered a total of 838,000 electric vehicles globally, more than half of which came from the Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory. Tao Lin (陶琳), Vice President of Tesla, said that the Shanghai Gigafactory is an important global production base and export center for Tesla, with export models steadily supplying dozens of markets in the Asia-Pacific and Europe. Models led by the Chinese R&D team are not only very popular in the domestic market but have also been delivered successively in multiple markets including South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and Australia, with supply falling short of demand. The rapid iteration of demand in the Chinese market and the abundance of application scenarios mean that the capabilities of local engineering and innovation teams are gradually feeding back globally.
In the 2026 World Competitiveness Ranking recently released by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland, China's ranking rose to 12th. International business figures generally believe that China's unique advantages in scale and rapid innovation will become an important foundation for "China Opportunity 2.0." While providing the world with a greater "market dividend," China is also contributing an increasing "innovation dividend."
In March this year, Philips launched a new intelligent simulation positioning CT based on Chinese clinical needs, developed by the Shenyang Innovation Center and manufactured at the Suzhou production base, which has now achieved its global debut in China and will gradually serve the global market. Currently, Philips has deployed five innovation centers and five manufacturing bases in China, forming an end-to-end innovation system covering R&D, manufacturing, supply chain, and services. "China is accelerating the construction of a globally competitive innovation system. Rich clinical scenarios, an open innovation ecosystem, a complete industrial chain, and a talent system provide broad space for multinational enterprises to carry out local innovation and promote global innovation," said Liu Ling (刘令), Member of the Global Executive Committee and President of Philips Greater China. The company will continue to deepen its presence in China, relying on the open innovation ecosystem to accelerate the global rollout of more innovation results originating from China.
In the first quarter of 2026, L'Oréal China achieved mid-to-high single-digit growth, significantly faster than last year. "Whether in terms of scale, growth rate, or market vitality, China's consumer market stands out," said Vincent Boinay, President of L'Oréal North Asia and CEO of L'Oréal China. During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the Chinese market offers foreign enterprises not only market dividends but also opportunities driven jointly by consumption upgrading, innovation ecosystem, digital empowerment, and open cooperation. "L'Oréal has always been committed to deepening its presence in China with firm confidence and long-term commitment, firmly believing that investing in China means investing in the future."
"China is not only a global manufacturing center but also has high-quality innovation soil and conditions, making it one of the global engines of medical technology innovation. GE HealthCare adheres to an innovation path that starts from China's needs and deeply co-creates with the global R&D system," said Song Weiqun (宋为群), Global Executive Vice President, President and CEO of GE HealthCare Greater China. At the end of last year, the R&D Innovation Center of GE HealthCare's MR Eastern Hemisphere Headquarters, located in the Tianjin base, officially began operations, forming four innovation fulcrums together with previously deployed sites in Beijing, Shanghai, and Wuxi, Jiangsu, building a local innovation system covering all product lines and the entire chain in China.
Great potential: Open policy dividends continue to be released
The 2026 China Business Environment Survey released by the US-China Business Council shows that 92% of surveyed enterprises reported profitability in their China operations in 2025. The 2026 Business Confidence Survey released by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China shows that 75% of enterprises believe their production efficiency in China is higher than in other regions globally. China unswervingly advances high-level opening-up, insists on sharing cutting-edge technologies and achievements with all countries, enhances resilience through open cooperation, and wins the future through common development.
"China's steadily growing economy, innovation-driven development model, huge market potential, and open business environment together shape a high-potential market full of vitality and diversified demand, further strengthening our confidence for long-term deep cultivation," said Chen Jiayuan (陈嘉渊), CEO of Louis Dreyfus Company North Asia. China is not only a strategic growth market for Louis Dreyfus Company but also a frontier for the company to carry out technological innovation and advanced production. Louis Dreyfus Company looks forward to continuing to seize development opportunities in the Chinese market, continuously strengthening local R&D, production processing, and supply chain capabilities, and working with upstream and downstream partners to jointly enhance the connectivity, stability, and long-term resilience of China's and global agricultural and food supply chains.
In June this year, the "Action Plan for Stabilizing and Improving Foreign Investment Utilization" (利用外资固稳促优行动方案) was released, with 15 measures outlining a clear roadmap for China to attract foreign investment by stabilizing existing stock, expanding increment, and improving quality. "The action plan encourages and supports foreign-funded enterprises to long-term deeply cultivate the Chinese market, allowing them to invest at ease and operate with peace of mind, reflecting China's unwavering determination to expand opening-up," said Fang Mingjie (方明杰), President of Thermo Fisher Scientific China. Over the past five years, Thermo Fisher has accumulated nearly RMB 1 billion in R&D and production investment in China, with local product line investment covering more than 30 core products, achieving China manufacturing for chromatography platforms and spectroscopy product lines. Looking toward the 15th Five-Year Plan, Thermo Fisher will further deepen its local presence, continuously promoting technological innovation in biopharmaceuticals, academic research, healthcare, and applied markets.
"The Chinese market is a 'must-choose option.' Whether it is the ultra-large-scale market, the complete and resilient supply chain, or the continuously released innovation momentum, it is difficult to find a 'second China,'" said Tao Lin (陶琳). Tesla is willing to continue taking root in China and deeply cultivate the Chinese market, turning Shanghai into a global benchmark base for the synergy of electric vehicles and energy storage, and achieving long-term mutual benefit and win-win outcomes together with Chinese partners.
Return to TopBy: 朱成山
Any attempt to distort history or overturn historical verdicts will surely meet resolute opposition from the Chinese people and the international community, and is doomed to futility.
On July 7, 1937, the Japanese invading forces launched the July 7 Incident, triggering a full-scale war of aggression against China. Just over five months later, the 惨绝人寰 (cǎn jué rén huán - "tragic beyond compare in the human world," extremely cruel and tragic) Nanjing Massacre occurred. Yet today, 89 years later, in the face of history that stands as 铁证如山 (tiě zhèng rú shān - "evidence as solid as a mountain," indisputable proof), the Japanese right wing has never been willing to face it squarely and has 变本加厉 (biàn běn jiā lì - "increase the original by adding severity," become even more intense) in its attempts to downplay the guilt of aggression and shake the historical verdict.
According to Japanese media reports, the city of Nagasaki in Japan recently plans to update the display panels of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, changing the wording related to the Nanjing Massacre from "massacre" to "the Nanjing Incident in which many civilians and prisoners were killed." This move has drawn strong opposition from local atomic bomb survivors and peace civic groups, and has also received widespread criticism from the international community. The author has long been engaged in research on the history of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, focusing on the history of the Nanjing Massacre, and must solemnly point out: the historical verdict of the Tokyo Trial must never be belittled or tampered with!
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trial. The Tokyo Trial was a just trial by the post-war international community of the aggressive crimes of Japanese militarism, an important legal cornerstone for the post-war international order, and its judgment enjoys unquestionable validity under international law. Based on a large amount of conclusive witness and material evidence, the court, in its judgment of more than 1,200 pages, devoted a special chapter to "The Atrocities of the Japanese Army in Nanjing," clearly characterizing those atrocities as "massacre." The judgment detailed the Japanese army's acts of mass killing, scattered killings, rape, looting, arson and destruction in Nanjing, and clearly determined that "during the first six weeks after the occupation of Nanjing, the Japanese army killed more than 200,000 civilians and prisoners of war, not counting the large number of bodies thrown into the river or burned." This conclusion, with clear facts, conclusive evidence, and accurate characterization, is a historical verdict recognized by the international community. The atrocities committed by the Japanese army in Nanjing are also internationally recognized as "unprecedentedly brutal records" in the history of modern warfare.
However, this operation by the Nagasaki side is essentially an attempt to nullify and discard the just judgment of the Tokyo Trial. The so-called "many" is 语焉不详 (yǔ yān bù xiáng - "speak of it but not in detail," vague and sketchy), deliberately obscuring the severity of the atrocities; the so-called "incident" is 轻描淡写 (qīng miáo dàn xiě - "paint lightly and write faintly," understate), deliberately weakening the criminal nature of the aggression. This practice of 含糊其词 (hán hú qí cí - "equivocal in wording," speaking vaguely) and 避重就轻 (bì zhòng jiù qīng - "avoid the heavy and take the light," avoid the important and dwell on the trivial) is by no means a simple textual adjustment, but a deliberate attempt to whitewash historical truth and downplay aggressive crimes. It is an open disregard for the just judgment of the Tokyo Trial and a grave offense against the historical victims. The people of Nanjing will never accept it, and the Chinese people will never accept it!
The author has been invited to visit Nagasaki many times and has toured the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum. The war of aggression launched by Japanese militarism not only brought profound disaster to the people of Asia's victimized countries, but also inflicted deep suffering on the Japanese people themselves. As a city that bears the dual experience of being both an aggressor and a victim, Nagasaki should 痛定思痛 (tòng dìng sī tòng - "recall the pain after the pain is over," learn from bitter experience), deeply reflect on the crimes of militarism, firmly protect historical truth, and dedicate itself to maintaining peace. Since the post-war period, Japanese people of insight and peace groups represented by the late Professor Yasutoshi Takami of Nagasaki University have been appealing for historical reflection and promoting peace exchanges, repeatedly visiting historical sites in Nanjing, Shanghai, Beijing, Shenyang, and Harbin for friendly exchanges. Their attitude of facing history squarely has earned the respect of the Chinese people. The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum had previously displayed some historical materials on Japanese aggression, playing a positive role in helping Japanese people, especially youth, correctly understand history. But now the museum intends to overturn the already formed historical consensus, deliberately diluting, tampering with, and even denying the historical facts of Japan's aggression and victimization — this is undoubtedly a dangerous act of turning back the wheel of history. Not only will this mislead the historical understanding of Japanese society, especially the younger generation, but it will also erode the political foundation of Sino-Japanese relations, harming the overall stability of the region.
It should be noted that the Nagasaki scheme to tamper with historical wording is not an isolated incident, but is in collusion with and echoes the right-wing countercurrent in Japan that denies its history of aggression. Japanese right-wing politicians such as Sanae Takaichi have long spread erroneous historical views, openly denying historical facts such as the Nanjing Massacre and the forced recruitment of "comfort women," and even whitewashing Japan's aggressive acts after the September 18 Incident as a "war of self-defense." Whether it is the so-called "exhibit revision plan" of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum or the absurd rhetoric of Japanese right-wing politicians denying history, the essence is all about rehashing the erroneous historical view that "aggression is justified" — a resurgence of the 沉渣泛起 (chén zhā fàn qǐ - "sediment rises again," dregs resurfacing) of Japanese militarist historical perceptions.
History must not be tampered with, and justice must not be profaned. The Tokyo Trial 80 years ago upheld international justice, defended human conscience, and set the bottom line for the post-war peace order. At this important juncture marking the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trial, any attempt to distort history or overturn historical verdicts will surely meet resolute opposition from the Chinese people and the international community, and is doomed to futility.
(The author is a professor at Changzhou University, former vice president of the China Society for the History of the Anti-Japanese War (中国抗日战争史学会), and former curator of the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders (侵华日军南京大屠杀遇难同胞纪念馆).)
Through vivid county-level samples, the international community not only sees the solid pace of transformation and upgrading of Chinese manufacturing, but also can understand the deep logic of the Chinese economy's steady progress and strong resilience in a complex external environment.
"Europe is experiencing a rather intense heatwave, and Yiwu's small commodities market is ushering in another peak sales season." A recent article on the Spanish newspaper El Mundo website opined that various cooling products from Yiwu, Zhejiang, bring coolness to Europe suffering from the heatwave. Over decades, Yiwu has honed the ability to turn any trend into a business opportunity, and many economists regard this city as a true barometer of world trade.
Yiwu is a vivid microcosm of China's county-level development. As the basic unit of China's economic development, counties are not only key nodes for urban-rural integrated development but also important windows for observing the vitality and potential of the Chinese economy. In recent years, various regions in China have developed distinctive county economies by 因地制宜 (yīn dì zhì yí - "according to local conditions," adapting measures to local conditions), actively integrated into the global industrial division of labor system, and continued to unleash development vitality. This trend is attracting the attention of more and more international observers. Through vivid county-level samples, the international community not only sees the solid pace of transformation and upgrading of Chinese manufacturing, but also can understand the deep logic of the Chinese economy's steady progress and strong resilience in a complex external environment.
The European magazine Modern Diplomacy recently published an article titled "The Grassroots Secrets of China's Manufacturing," decoding the source of China's economic resilience. Using examples from multiple counties, the article outlines how "grassroots manufacturing" builds a solid foundation for the macroeconomy. In Shaodong (邵东), Hunan, the dozens of parts required for a single lighter can basically be supplied locally within a radius of 20 kilometers. Relying on extreme industrial synergy advantages, this area has for over a decade occupied 70% of global disposable lighter production capacity, with retail prices stable within a profit margin of "around one yuan," balancing market competitiveness and sustainable profitability. In Dingxiang (定襄), Shanxi, hundreds of forging industry enterprises covering the entire chain are clustered within the county, forming a complete industrial cluster ecosystem. The area has not only broken the long-term monopoly of multinational corporations over the high-end flange market but also cultivated a forging industrial cluster with an output value exceeding 20 billion yuan, with products entering the supply chains of international giants such as Siemens and General Electric. As foreign media put it, China's development model of "one town, one product; one county, one industry" (一镇一品、一县一业) has achieved remarkable results. This clustering approach, through high-density, full-chain industrial synergy, effectively solves the bottlenecks of insufficient funds and fragmented technology for individual enterprises, pooling micro-level vitality into overall industrial competitiveness, and driving local manufacturing to continuously climb up the global value chain.
In the view of many international observers, Chinese manufacturing is accelerating its departure from path dependence on low-cost factors, shifting to a new track driven by technological innovation and intelligent application. In Zheng'an County (正安县), Guizhou, an American guitar maker witnessed firsthand the growth trajectory of over a hundred local guitar enterprises as they continuously improved product quality through process refinement and technological iteration. Today, Zheng'an guitars are exported to dozens of countries and regions, with the share of mid-to-high-end markets steadily increasing. In Nanchang County (南昌县), Jiangxi, local CNC enterprises have built "5G+" smart workshops, relying on intelligent transformation to achieve 24-hour unmanned flexible production. Precision machine tool products have been widely supplied to domestic high-end equipment manufacturers and are competitive in the international market. From "demographic dividend" to "technological dividend," from "Made in China" to "Intelligently Made in China," through empowerment by science and technology, the endogenous driving force of county-level economic development is continuously strengthened.
A continuously optimized business environment and an ever-expanding high-level opening-up provide institutional guarantees for county economies to connect with global markets and expand development space. Yiwu, relying on its scale advantages in commodity distribution, has consistently advanced institutional innovation in areas such as foreign-related commercial services and trade talent guarantees, creating an international business ecology that attracts people from near and far. Jinjiang (晋江), Fujian, has transformed the concept of open development into full-chain institutional support, leveraging the linkage advantages of various open platforms to build a supply chain innovation service system, and using comprehensive logistics and trade supporting facilities to help local brands expand into international markets. Moving beyond single cost competition, creating a market-oriented, law-based, and international first-class business environment through deep-level institutional innovation is an inevitable choice for county economies to deeply integrate into the global division of labor and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. The British magazine European Business Review believes that Yiwu has integrated institutional innovation throughout all links of market upgrading, logistics hub construction, and digital trade expansion, systematically enhancing the city's trade efficiency and risk resilience. This governance experience is worth referencing for global trade cities.
The code of the Chinese economy's resilience is rooted in the vivid practices of every county, every industrial park, and every enterprise. This bottom-up, ever-growing development force is the solid foundation of confidence for the Chinese economy to maintain stability and achieve long-term progress, and it will continue to inject certainty into the stability of global industrial and supply chains, contributing more Chinese impetus to world economic recovery and growth.
Return to TopTURKU, Finland, July 5 (Xinhua) -- (Reporter Zhu Haochen (朱昊晨)) Finnish President Alexander Stubb met with Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Turku on July 5.
Stubb asked Wang Yi to convey his best wishes to President Xi Jinping. He said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Finland and China in 1950, China has achieved remarkable accomplishments in many fields such as politics, economy, social stability, and technological innovation, realizing a development miracle. The current international situation is at a critical crossroads. China has injected precious stability into today's world. President Xi Jinping's four major global initiatives comprehensively and incisively assess the international trends and clearly and systematically set out the response plan, holding milestone significance for guiding the international community. Finland looks forward to strengthening high-level exchanges with China, expanding cooperation in emerging fields such as the green economy and artificial intelligence, deepening multilateral coordination, and jointly addressing global challenges.
Wang Yi conveyed President Xi Jinping's greetings to President Stubb, saying that President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to Finland in 2017 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Finland's independence, conveying the sincere congratulations of the Chinese people to the Finnish people. Over the past 100 years, the Finnish people, with their indomitable Sisu (pinyin - "sisu," "stoic determination, resilience, and perseverance") spirit, have achieved national revitalization and development. This year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. Likewise, the Communist Party of China has led the Chinese people along a successful development path suited to national conditions, creating the "two major miracles" of rapid economic development and long-term social stability, and is comprehensively advancing Chinese-style modernization with high-quality development. China is willing to maintain the orientation of the future-oriented new-type cooperative partnership with Finland, follow the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, strengthen coordination, share opportunities, and jointly meet challenges.
During the visit, Wang Yi also held talks with Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen.
Return to TopWuhan, July 6 (People's Daily) — (Reporter Tian Doudou (田豆豆)) The "Flying Tigers Friendship Envoys American Youth Hubei Tour (飞虎队友谊使者美国青少年湖北行)" event was recently held in Wuhan, Hubei. With the theme of "Inheriting Flying Tigers Friendship, Cultivating Soulmates of the Era," the Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation (美中航空遗产基金会) organized some descendants of Flying Tigers veterans and teachers and students from American Flying Tigers Friendship Schools to enter Hubei, carrying out field visits, youth leader dialogues, cultural experience exchanges, etc., jointly telling stories of China-US friendship, and promoting the passing on of the torch of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.
At the "2026 Flying Tigers Youth Leader Dialogue (2026飞虎队青年领袖对话会)" held at Wuhan University of Technology, Huang Ping (黄屏), Vice President of the China-U.S. People's Friendship Association (中国美国人民友好协会), said that more than 80 years ago, amid the raging fires of fascist aggression, General Chennault led the Flying Tigers to come to China to assist in the war, fighting shoulder to shoulder with Chinese soldiers and civilians against the Japanese invaders. "This friendship forged in blood tells us: China and the United States can completely transcend differences in systems, traverse thousands of miles of oceans, and fight side by side for justice and peace."
This event also held a plaque-awarding ceremony for Wuhan University of Technology and other first batch of six "Flying Tigers Friendship Schools (飞虎队友谊学校)" in Hubei Province. In addition to visits and exchanges among youth students, the program also launched the "Flying Tigers Sports Project (飞虎队运动项目)," including basketball, soccer, baseball, and drone racing competitions.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李 强 王东辉 蒋云龙
Themed "New Silk Road Opportunities, New Vitality for Asia-Europe," the 9th China-Eurasia Expo was recently held in Urumqi, Xinjiang. The scale of this year's expo reached a new high, attracting a total of 49 countries, regions, and international organizations to participate, with 27 countries and regions exhibiting and setting up independent pavilions. Over 3,000 domestic and foreign enterprises and institutions appeared at the expo, showcasing the vitality and potential of Asia-Europe cooperation.
The expo focused on cutting-edge industries, systematically presenting new technologies, new applications, and new solutions in areas such as digital technology, intelligent equipment, low-altitude economy, and advanced manufacturing.
Inside the exhibition hall, robotic dogs flexibly jumped, rolled, and climbed stairs; outside the exhibition hall, they were deployed into application scenarios such as power inspection, emergency firefighting, and security patrols. Ding Feng (丁锋), technical director of Xinjiang Mingding Hi-Tech Investment Development Co., Ltd. (新疆铭鼎高科投资发展有限公司), introduced that by leveraging the expo platform, they can effectively connect with Central Asian market demand, further promoting domestic embodied intelligent solutions to go abroad and serve regional industrial upgrading.
Karamay (克拉玛依), Xinjiang, brought over 170 self-developed scientific and technological innovation products, covering categories such as oil and gas equipment manufacturing, fine chemicals, new energy storage materials, and specialty agriculture and animal husbandry.
Based on the national strategic layout of "Eastern Data, Western Computing" (东数西算), Hami (哈密), Xinjiang, prominently featured its computing power industry exhibition at the expo. Li Chao (李潮), deputy director of the Energy-Computing Integration (Hami) Research Institute (能源算力融合（哈密）研究院), said: "Hami has multiple advantages in energy, computing power, and other aspects, enabling it to empower all parts of the country, and also hopes to have the opportunity to enter countries jointly building the 'Belt and Road.'"
Kazakhstan was one of the guest countries of honor at this year's expo. Zhanat Baizhenov, trade counselor of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in China, said: "The expo brings together outstanding enterprises from many countries, providing valuable opportunities for all parties to conduct face-to-face exchanges, find partners, and promote project implementation. Kazakhstan looks forward to further deepening cooperation with Chinese enterprises in areas such as advanced manufacturing, agricultural product processing, and artificial intelligence, jointly creating more cooperation projects with demonstrative significance and market competitiveness."
At this year's expo, Thailand set up an independent pavilion for the first time. Chen Wei (陈威), commercial consul of the Thai Consulate General in Kunming, said that the Xinjiang market has great potential, and hopes to use the expo platform to allow more Thai products to enter the Xinjiang market.
Russian exhibitor Svetlana (斯维达) has been working in China for nearly seven years. She highly recognized the platform value of the expo, believing it provides an efficient and convenient channel for Russian-Chinese enterprise matchmaking: "On the first day of the expo, I connected with several enterprise representatives from Urumqi. Many representatives showed strong interest in our exhibited products and have reached preliminary cooperation intentions."
At the booth of the Central Asia Huata Industrial Park (中亚华塔工业园), Pan Beibei (潘蓓蓓), marketing director of the industrial park, received inquiries from multiple batches of domestic and international business visitors. She introduced that the Central Asia Huata Industrial Park was jointly launched in 2024 by China's Huali Group (华立集团) and the government of Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. It is the group's third overseas industrial park after its industrial park projects in Thailand and Mexico. The park focuses on Uzbekistan's resource endowments and market demand, prioritizing the development of industrial clusters such as auto parts, electronics and electrical equipment, and machinery manufacturing, helping enterprises better explore the Central Asian market.
Currently, there are over 5,600 Chinese enterprises successfully operating in Uzbekistan, with total Chinese investment reaching US$15 billion. Toirov (托伊罗夫), department director of the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan, said: "Chinese enterprises are not only investors, but also long-term strategic partners for Uzbekistan in building modern industry, developing high technology, and jointly entering third-country markets."
Return to TopHangzhou, July 6 (People's Daily) — On July 6, the dialogue "Liangzhu and the World: Liangzhu Ancient City · Samarkand Ancient City" was held at the Liangzhu Ancient City Ruins Park in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. More than a hundred guests from China and Uzbekistan, centering on topics such as heritage value, protection and management, and revitalization pathways, initiated a civilizational dialogue that continues the friendship of the Silk Road.
Return to TopBeijing, July 6 (Our newspaper reporter Wan Yu) — On July 6, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs invited diplomatic spouses and diplomats, approximately 150 people in total, from 74 embassies including Indonesia, Thailand, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Cameroon, Serbia, Ireland, Peru, New Zealand, and from 8 regional and international organizations, to jointly watch the film "Letter to Grandma" (给阿嬷的情书). Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Hong Lei (洪磊) attended and delivered a speech, and Executive Deputy Director of the National Film Administration Mao Yu (毛羽) attended.
Return to TopUlaanbaatar, July 6 (People's Daily) -- (Reporter Zhang Penghui (张朋辉)) On July 6, the handover ceremony of vehicles and equipment donated by the People's Liberation Army of China to the Mongolian Armed Forces was held in Ulaanbaatar. Mongolian Minister of Defense Batlut, Chief of the General Staff of the Mongolian Armed Forces Gangbinba, and Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia Shen Minjuan (沈敏娟) attended the handover ceremony.
Return to TopXINHUA Jinan, July 6 — Liu Guozhong, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, conducted research in Shandong from July 4 to 6. He emphasized the need to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important directives, implement the deployments of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, focus on building a modern industrial system and infrastructure system, vigorously promote the innovative development of biomedicine and agricultural machinery equipment, develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, accelerate the construction of a modern water network, fully tap and release the potential of effective investment, consolidate and expand the momentum of stable and improving economic performance, and achieve a good start to the 15th Five-Year Plan.
Liu Guozhong successively visited Jining and Jinan, going deep into enterprises in biomedicine, agricultural machinery equipment, rubber processing, foreign trade services, etc., to obtain detailed information on production and operation, technological innovation, and digital and intelligent transformation. He emphasized that biomedicine is an emerging pillar industry. It is necessary to focus on key core technologies for innovative drugs and medical devices, strengthen basic research and organized research, deepen the empowerment of artificial intelligence in R&D, and comprehensively enhance independent innovation capabilities. It is necessary to give full play to the main role of enterprises in innovation, strengthen the transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements, deepen international exchanges and cooperation, and make the biomedical industry bigger and stronger. It is necessary to accelerate the rational allocation and use of innovative drugs and medical devices to better meet the people’s health needs. Agricultural machinery equipment is an important support for ensuring national food security and building an agricultural powerhouse. It is necessary to accelerate the R&D and application of advanced and suitable agricultural machinery equipment, support the technological transformation and digital transformation of agricultural machinery enterprises, make good use of subsidy policies such as for machinery purchase and trade-in of old equipment, and raise the comprehensive mechanization level of agricultural production.
Liu Guozhong also went to the Changgou Pumping Station on the eastern route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, the Longgong Port of Jining Port and Shipping, and a new energy ship enterprise to research the planning and construction of the water network and logistics network, as well as investment in major projects. He emphasized that the water network is a major national infrastructure. It is necessary, in accordance with relevant plans, to focus on connecting networks, supplementing networks, and strengthening chains, improve the main framework and backbone water transmission and distribution channels, promote the coordinated integration of water networks at all levels, and effectively enhance the capacity for flood and waterlogging disaster prevention, unified allocation of water resources, and urban and rural water supply security. It is necessary to do a good job in preliminary feasibility studies for projects, deepen reform of the water conservancy investment and financing system and mechanism, strengthen factor guarantees, and ensure production safety, flood prevention for ongoing projects, and fund supervision. It is necessary to organize construction scientifically, guarantee project quality, accelerate the construction progress, and form more physical workload as soon as possible. It is necessary to promote the integrated development of the water network and shipping, improve the level of project operation and dispatch management, and better realize comprehensive benefits.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 6 (Xinhua) -- (Reporter Mei Changwei (梅常伟)) The Central Military Commission conducted a collective study session on the 6th to study and implement the spirit of Chairman Xi Jinping's important speech at the celebration of the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and Xi Jinping's thought on Party building (习近平党建思想). Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Zhang Shengmin (张升民) presided over the session and delivered a speech.
The session stressed that the entire military must make studying and implementing Chairman Xi's important speech and Xi Jinping's thought on Party building an important political task, deeply grasp its essential meaning and key points, and implement it in all aspects of construction and development, writing a new chapter of strengthening the military and rejuvenating the military under the Party's banner. It must 毫不动摇 (háo bù dòng yáo - “not a hair’s shake,” unwaveringly) uphold the Party's absolute leadership over the military, 坚定不移 (jiān dìng bù yí - “firm and unshakable,” resolutely) use Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to 凝心铸魂 (níng xīn zhù hún - “gather hearts and forge souls,” to unite and strengthen ideological conviction), deeply advance political army building (政治建军), ensure the military firmly supports the “two establishments” (两个确立) and resolutely achieves the “two upholds” (两个维护), and implement the system of the CMC chairman responsibility (军委主席负责制). It must advance the modernization of national defense and the military with high quality, do a good job in combat readiness and planning construction, and 坚定不移 (already glossed) enforce full and rigorous Party self-governance and full and rigorous military governance (全面从严治军), greet the centenary of the People's Liberation Army with a new look and outstanding achievements.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 6 (Xinhua) — On the occasion of the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee newly named a batch of National Patriotic Education Demonstration Bases（全国爱国主义教育示范基地）. These 77 demonstration bases named this time cover 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government as well as the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, possess relatively strong representativeness and demonstrative effect, are important vehicles for carrying forward the spirit of patriotism, cultivating and practicing the core socialist values, and play an important role in conducting ideal and belief education, patriotic education, and revolutionary tradition education.
The Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee requires that the functional positioning of the national patriotic education demonstration bases be accurately grasped, efforts be focused on strengthening content construction, exhibition methods be improved and innovated, and appeal and influence be effectively enhanced. The management system and working mechanism be improved, and the protection of various cultural relics, sites and former sites be strengthened. Based on the needs of cadres and the masses, especially the characteristics of young people, differentiated and targeted commentary content and visiting routes be designed, and diverse and educational mass activities be actively carried out, so as to better create a vivid classroom for patriotic education.
The list of newly named national patriotic education demonstration bases is as follows:
1. China National Archives of Publications and Culture
2. Memorial Hall of the Early Revolutionary Activities of the Communist Party of China in Beijing
3. China Archaeological Museum
4. Beijing Olympic Museum
5. First Historical Archives of China
6. Two Airlines Uprising Exhibition Hall（两航起义展馆）
7. Former Residence of Ji Hongchang（吉鸿昌旧居）
8. National Maritime Museum of China
9. Exhibition Hall of the Five Heroes of Langya Mountain（狼牙山五壮士陈列馆）
10. Baiyangdian Yanling Team Memorial Hall（白洋淀雁翎队纪念馆）
11. Xing County April 8 Martyrs Memorial Hall（兴县四·八烈士纪念馆）
12. Taosi Site Museum（陶寺遗址博物馆）
13. Zhaojun Museum（昭君博物院）
14. Hongshan Culture Museum（红山文化博物馆）
15. Memorial Hall of the Former Site of the Manchuria Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China（中共满洲省委旧址纪念馆）
16. Shenyang World War II Allied POW Camp Former Site Exhibition Hall（沈阳二战盟军战俘营旧址陈列馆）
17. Niuheliang Site Museum（牛河梁遗址博物馆）
18. Hongshilazi Anti-Japanese Base Area Site (Panshi City Anti-Japanese Struggle Memorial Hall)（红石砬子抗日根据地遗址（磐石市抗日斗争纪念馆））
19. Changchun Film Studio Former Site Museum (Changchun Film Studio Film Processing Workshop Former Site)（长影旧址博物馆（长影洗印车间旧址））
20. Historical Archives of the Sixth National Congress of the Communist Party of China（中共六大历史资料馆）
21. Shanghai Songhu Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall（上海淞沪抗战纪念馆）
22. Shanghai History Museum (Shanghai Revolutionary History Museum)（上海市历史博物馆（上海革命历史博物馆））
23. Exhibition Hall of the Communist Manifesto (Former Residence of Chen Wangdao)（《共产党宣言》展示馆（陈望道旧居））
24. Former Residence of Jiang Zemin
25. Xuyi County Huanghuatang New Fourth Army Headquarters Memorial Hall（盱眙县黄花塘新四军军部纪念馆）
26. Yangzhou China Grand Canal Museum
27. Memorial Hall of the Former Site of the Headquarters of the 13th Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army（中国工农红军第十三军军部旧址纪念馆）
28. Doolittle Raid Memorial Hall
29. Shangshan Site Museum（上山遗址博物馆）
30. Qianshan Yezhai Anti-Japanese War Martyrs Memorial Park（潜山野寨抗战英烈纪念园）
31. Anqing Zhao Puchu Former Residence Exhibition Hall（安庆市赵朴初故居陈列馆）
32. Lingjiatan National Archaeological Site Park（凌家滩国家考古遗址公园）
33. Wanshouyan National Archaeological Site Park（万寿岩国家考古遗址公园）
34. Pingtan International Research Base of Austronesian Archaeology（平潭国际南岛语族考古研究基地）
35. Memorial Hall of the Three-Year Guerrilla War of the Southern Red Army（南方红军三年游击战争纪念馆）
36. Lushan White Deer Grotto Academy（庐山白鹿洞书院）
37. Wang Jinmei Martyr Memorial Hall (Former Residence)（王尽美烈士纪念馆（故居））
38. Dawenkou Site Museum（大汶口遗址博物馆）
39. Yancunpu Revolutionary Site in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Border Area（冀鲁豫边区颜村铺革命旧址）
40. Erlitou Xia Capital Site Museum（二里头夏都遗址博物馆）
41. Mianchi County Yangshao Culture Museum（渑池县仰韶文化博物馆）
42. Wuhan Memorial Hall of the Former Site of the CPC Central Committee（武汉中共中央机关旧址纪念馆）
43. Chen Tanqiu Former Residence Memorial Hall（陈潭秋故居纪念馆）
44. Qu Yuan Temple（屈原祠）
45. Wei Yuan Former Residence（魏源故居）
46. Shuikoushan Workers' Movement Memorial Hall（水口山工人运动纪念馆）
47. Anjiang Agricultural School Memorial Park（安江农校纪念园）
48. Qingxi Village (including Zhou Libo Former Residence and China Contemporary Writers Signed Edition Book Collection Hall)（清溪村（含周立波故居、中国当代作家签名版图书珍藏馆））
49. Memorial Hall of the First National Congress of the Chinese Socialist Youth League（中国社会主义青年团第一次全国代表大会纪念馆）
50. Dongjiang Column Memorial Hall (Huizhou)
51. Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone Planning Exhibition Hall（横琴粤澳深度合作区规划展览馆）
52. Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao Meeting the People of All Ethnic Groups in Guangxi（毛主席接见广西各族人民纪念馆）
53. Liuzhou Industrial Museum
54. Wuzhishan Revolutionary Base Memorial Park
55. Hainan Provincial Museum
56. Chongqing Great Bombing Site（重庆大轰炸遗址）
57. Project 816
58. Former Site of the Headquarters of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics (Two Bombs City)（中国工程物理研究院院部旧址（两弹城））
59. Liangshan Prefecture Poverty Alleviation Exhibition Hall（凉山州脱贫攻坚陈列馆）
60. Sanxingdui Museum
61. Shiqian Kunniu Mountain Battle Site（石阡困牛山战斗遗址）
62. Red Cross Society of China Rescue Corps Guiyang Tuyun Pass Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall（中国红十字会救护总队贵阳图云关抗战纪念馆）
63. Yunnan Victory of the Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall Museum（云南抗战胜利纪念堂博物馆）
64. Yunnan Shilongba Hydropower Museum（云南石龙坝水电博物馆）
65. Yunnan Nationalities Museum (Yunnan Ethnic Culture Palace)（云南民族博物馆（云南民族文化宫））
66. Building of the Central People's Government Representative in Tibet and Former Office of the Tibet Work Committee（中央人民政府驻藏代表楼及西藏工委办公旧址）
67. Jiaotong University West Relocation Museum（交大西迁博物馆）
68. Baoji Bronze Ware Museum（宝鸡青铜器博物院）
69. Xi'an Beilin Museum (Xi'an Stele Forest Museum)（西安碑林博物馆）
70. Gansu Bamboo and Wood Slip Museum（甘肃简牍博物馆）
71. Wuwei Liangzhou Alliance Memorial Hall（武威市凉州会盟纪念馆）
72. Qinghai Provincial Museum
73. East-West Cooperation Minning Practice Hall（东西部协作闽宁实践馆）
74. Dawukou Industrial Heritage Park（大武口工业遗址公园）
75. Kekeya Memorial Hall（柯柯牙纪念馆）
76. Silk Road - Beiting Ancient City Site Museum（丝绸之路—北庭故城遗址博物馆）
77. Memorial Hall of the Chinese People's Liberation Army's March into Hotan（中国人民解放军进军和田纪念馆）
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 6 (Xinhua) -- The third report meeting of the series of situation and policy briefings on "Ensuring and improving people's livelihood in high-quality development," jointly sponsored by the Central Propaganda Department (中央宣传部), the Central Committee of the CPC and State Organs Work Committee (中央和国家机关工委), the Ministry of Education (教育部), the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission (中央军委政治工作部), and the Beijing Municipal Committee of the CPC (北京市委), was held in Beijing on July 6. He Rong (贺荣), Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Justice (司法部), delivered a special report titled "Implement the 'Two More Emphases' and Build a Higher-Level Socialist Country under the Rule of Law."
In his report, He Rong pointed out that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has incorporated the comprehensive rule of law into the "Four Comprehensives" (四个全面) strategic layout and vigorously advanced it. Under the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law (习近平法治思想), it has comprehensively promoted scientific legislation, strict law enforcement, impartial justice, and universal compliance with the law; coordinated the advancement of domestic rule of law and foreign-related rule of law; the overall framework for comprehensive rule of law has basically taken shape; the socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics has been continuously improved; and historic achievements have been made in the construction of a rule-of-law China.
He Rong stated that the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" period (十五五) is a critical period for laying a solid foundation and making comprehensive efforts to basically achieve socialist modernization. China's development environment is undergoing profound and complex changes, the people have new expectations for fairness and justice, and a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating breakthroughs. It is necessary to better leverage the role of the rule of law in consolidating foundations, stabilizing expectations, and benefiting the long term; to serve economic and social development with high-level rule of law; to ensure the people live and work in peace; to prevent and defuse risks and challenges; to safeguard national security and development interests; and to comprehensively build a modern socialist country on the track of the rule of law.
He Rong stated that it is necessary to adhere to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guide, deeply study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the ceremony marking the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, conscientiously implement the deployments of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (党的二十届四中全会), firmly uphold the leadership of the Party, practice the people-centered development philosophy (以人民为中心的发展思想), and accelerate the building of a higher-level socialist country under the rule of law. It is necessary to implement the requirement of "paying more attention to the coordination of the rule of law with reform, development, and stability," strengthen the supply of laws and regulations in key areas, emerging areas, and foreign-related areas, continuously optimize the law-based business environment, earnestly achieve substantive resolution of conflicts and disputes, accelerate the construction of the foreign-related rule of law system and capabilities, and better serve high-quality development and high-level opening up. It is necessary to implement the requirement of "paying more attention to ensuring and promoting social fairness and justice," firmly establish and practice a correct view on political achievements (正确政绩观), continuously improve the legal guarantee system for social fairness and justice, promote strict, standardized, fair, and civilized law enforcement, improve inclusive public legal services, strengthen legal publicity and education, and tangibly enhance the people's sense of gain from the rule of law.
The report meeting was presided over by a responsible comrade from the Ministry of Education. Approximately 730 people, including cadres from Party, government, and military organs in Beijing, cadres and staff of central enterprises, teachers and students from universities in the capital, and representatives from all sectors of the capital's public, attended the report meeting.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘以晴
In Changchun City, Jilin Province, at noon. “The community’s Happy-Age Cafeteria made sesame paste cold noodles and stir-fried seasonal vegetables; everyone loves them.” Carrying four or five meal boxes, 66-year-old Wu Yaqin (吴亚琴), first secretary of the Party Committee of Changshan Garden Community (长山花园社区) on Tuanshan Street (团山街道), Kuancheng District (宽城区), walked along the road delivering meals to several elderly residents with limited mobility in the residential compound.
She knocked on the door of the elderly person living alone, Huang Xinmin (黄新民). Wu Yaqin deftly arranged the meal boxes and, looking at the medicine on the table, asked: “How many days of medicine do you have left? If you need anything, call the unit leader.” After giving her instructions, she hurried off to the next household.
“We must make sure the masses feel at ease in their daily lives.”
Along the meal delivery route, residents occasionally greeted Wu Yaqin warmly. Wu Yaqin has walked the roads in the community for decades and knows them better than well.
Looking around, the asphalt roads in Changshan Garden Community are wide, vehicles are parked in an orderly manner, and the building corridors, though “aging,” are clean and tidy, with no small advertisements or household garbage in sight.
This scene is vastly different from that of the past.
When Wu Yaqin first started working, Changshan Garden Community was still called a “mud pit.” The factory apartment buildings here, after their units closed, lost support; property management companies could not be retained; the roads were potholed and uneven; the houses were drafty and leaky; coupled with a large number of elderly and disadvantaged groups, various problems kept accumulating.
“Since I am in this position, I must make sure the masses feel at ease in their daily lives.” With a spirit of never giving up, Wu Yaqin mobilized the community staff to take action. If the unit doors were drafty, they nailed on cotton strips themselves; if property management could not be retained, they motivated residents to explore self-governance, establishing a property management committee where residents make decisions on all matters big and small.
The transformation of the community’s appearance relied on the Party organization extending to the most basic level. Under Wu Yaqin’s promotion, Changshan Garden Community established a “four-level” community party-building network work system of community Party committee, grid Party branch, building Party group, and Party member household, and simultaneously implemented a “three-leaders” community management system of grid leader, building leader, and unit leader.
Changshan Garden Community currently has 10 grids, 24 building Party groups, and 161 Party member households. In the face of major matters such as adding parking spaces in the compound, centralized heating renovation, and renewal of the sewage pipeline network, Wu Yaqin and the staff often make home visits to note difficulties and ask about needs.
“If we have any issues, we just go downstairs, run into the building leader, and say a word, and it’s done,” said community resident Liu Fengxia (刘凤霞).
“Everyone’s affairs are handled through discussion among everyone.”
“A few days ago, it rained heavily for several days in a row; the house is leaking, and the electric light is broken too. What can be done?” On her way back from delivering meals, Wu Yaqin met resident Aunt Zhang reporting the situation. Wu Yaqin promptly contacted a maintenance worker to come and stop the leak, and coordinated community volunteer Zhang Lichun (张立春) to go and check the electrical circuits and repair the light fixture.
“Zhang Lichun was a maintenance worker before retirement and is very willing to continue to emit light and heat.” Wu Yaqin introduced that the community has established 14 volunteer service teams covering medical care, legal affairs, and public security, and also cooperates with caring enterprises. Residents can earn points by participating in activities such as neighborhood mutual assistance and community cleaning, which can be used to exchange for daily necessities. The community also organizes annual selections such as “Civilized Family” and “Changshan Good Person” to guide residents to learn from the good people around them and strive to do good deeds around them.
Addressing the characteristic of having many elderly people in the community, the community established in 2013 the Kangle Home Elderly Service Center (康乐之家老年服务中心), a specialized social organization for elderly care services, exploring a combination of various forms of elderly care such as family self-help, neighborhood mutual assistance, external assistance, and functional output. With government financial support, the community also carries out “ten deliveries” services for the elderly in the jurisdiction, including meal delivery, medicine delivery, and haircut delivery.
Northeast China has a custom of “stocking up on autumn vegetables,” but some elderly residents in the community have difficulty moving around and buying vegetables. Last year, Wu Yaqin convened a residents’ council meeting; everyone contributed ideas, and finally decided to order directly from vegetable farmers. Whichever household wants to buy what, and how much, just needs to notify, and the farmer delivers to the door, with reliable quality and affordable prices. “If everyone’s affairs are handled through discussion among everyone, they can be handled more solidly and done better.”
“We must keep the affairs of every household in our hearts.”
As a junior, post-1990s community worker Wang Lijun (王丽君) received guidance, help, and mentoring — “transmission, assistance, and leadership” (传帮带) — from Wu Yaqin and benefited greatly. “From the language skills for mediating disputes to the basic situation of community residents, Secretary Wu has taught us her work experience without reservation,” Wang Lijun said. Wu Yaqin often advises: “There are no shortcuts in community work; we must keep the affairs of every household in our hearts.”
In addition to training teams for her own community, Wu Yaqin also shares her experience to more places. She often goes to the Jilin Changchun Community Cadre Academy (吉林长春社区干部学院) to share her community governance experience that she has explored as a lecturer. As of now, the academy has trained a total of over 170,000 trainees. Cui Yanli (崔艳丽), director of the First Department of the Social Work Department of the Jilin Provincial Party Committee, said: “We will collect more excellent experience from the grassroots front line to resolve governance difficulties.”
In addition, Jilin Province is continuously advancing the professionalization and specialization of the community worker workforce, exploring the implementation of a two-way comparison and recognition mechanism between community workers’ capability levels and relevant vocational skill grades. Currently, the proportion of community workers in the province holding social worker certificates reaches 45.14%.
“Being needed by the resident masses is my greatest happiness,” Wu Yaqin said. “The July 1 Medal (七一勋章) is tremendous recognition, and even more so an encouragement. We must do our utmost to wholeheartedly serve the resident masses and do community work solidly and well.”
Return to TopDispatch from Xining, July 6 (Reporters Shen Shaotie (申少铁) and Jiang Meng (江萌)) – On the 6th, the "Beautiful China Tour: Exploring the Three-River Source Region" (美丽中国行之探访三江源) centralized media interview, co-hosted by the Central Publicity Department together with the Ministry of Water Resources, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (生态环境部), the Ministry of Natural Resources, and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, was launched in Xining city, Qinghai Province.
This centralized media interview covers two interview routes and will organize media reporters to conduct on-the-ground research and interviews in cities and prefectures including Xining, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (海南), Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (果洛), Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (玉树), and Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (海北), to focus on showcasing Qinghai’s practical achievements in guarding the "Chinese Water Tower" (中华水塔), advancing the integrated management and protection of mountains, waters, forests, farmlands, lakes, grasslands, sands, and ice (山水林田湖草沙冰), and strengthening the construction of a nature reserve system centered on national parks; to vividly present living examples of coordinated advancement of ecological protection and green development in the Three-River Source region; and to consolidate the ideological consensus of the whole society on building a Beautiful China and promoting harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.
During and after the interview process, all media outlets will broadcast a series of reports in important版面 and time slots, as well as on their affiliated websites and new media platforms. This interview is a key component of the "Beautiful China Tour: Exploring National Parks" (美丽中国行之探访国家公园) centralized media interview.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 6 (Reporter Xu Zhuang (徐壮)) — Reporters learned on the 6th from the National Cultural Heritage Administration (国家文物局) that the Administration recently issued the Measures for the Management of State-Owned Cultural Relic Resource Data (国有文物资源数据管理办法). The Measures will come into formal effect on November 1, 2026.
According to introductions, state-owned cultural relic resource data is large in scale, rich in content, broad in application scenarios, and subject to strong social demand. In order to regulate the production of state-owned cultural relic resource data, guarantee the security of state-owned cultural relic resource data, guide the orderly opening and utilization of state-owned cultural relic resource data, and activate the potential of state-owned cultural relic resource data, the National Cultural Heritage Administration, in accordance with the Cultural Relics Protection Law of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国文物保护法), the Data Security Law of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国数据安全法), the Cybersecurity Law of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国网络安全法), and other laws and regulations, researched and issued the Measures.
The Measures clarify that state-owned cultural relic resource data refers to electronic records of information on the cultural relic resources under management, organized by state-owned cultural relic management institutions, including raw data, processed data, and derived data. State-owned cultural relic resource data belongs to the state, and state-owned cultural relic management institutions assume specific management responsibilities.
The Measures propose that data services shall follow the principles of fairness, equity, and convenience for the people, and in accordance with the requirement of "raw data does not leave the domain, data is controllable and measurable" (原始数据不出域、数据可控可计量), provide processed data as services to society. The Measures specify the types of state-owned cultural relic resource data that may be opened and that may not be opened, and clarify the application scenarios and service methods for proactive disclosure, non-profit use, and for-profit use.
The Measures require that cultural relic administrative departments, state-owned cultural relic management institutions, and relevant entities shall, in accordance with relevant national laws and regulations, uphold the principle of "whoever manages is responsible" (谁管理、谁负责) and "whoever uses is responsible" (谁使用、谁负责), and strictly implement the responsibility for state-owned cultural relic resource data management. Data involving state secrets shall be handled in accordance with relevant state confidentiality provisions.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 6 dispatch — (Yu Xiaoquan (于晓泉), Sun Fei (孙飞)) At 12:01 on July 6, a strategic nuclear submarine of the People's Liberation Army Navy (中国人民解放军海军) successfully launched one submarine-launched strategic missile carrying a training simulation warhead into relevant high seas areas of the Pacific Ocean, accurately falling into the predetermined sea area. This missile test launch is a routine arrangement of the Chinese side's annual military training, has been notified to relevant countries in advance, complies with international law and international practice, and does not target any country or target.
Return to TopZhou Shanshan: Not long ago, the Beijing Bell and Drum Towers Cultural Relics Preservation Office (北京市钟鼓楼文物保管所) issued a notice regarding the conduct of bell-striking test operations at the Bell Tower, using actual measurement to provide a scientific basis for the long-term preservation of the great bell. When "immovable heritage" meets "a city that never stops," how can normalized cultural relic monitoring and活化利用 measures both uphold the safety baseline of these thousand-year-old ancient structures and avoid severing their connection with the daily life of citizens, truly achieving the protection of cultural relics, the non-disruption of people's livelihoods, and tangible benefits for the masses?
Hu Yuqi: The urban cultural vein is the spiritual root vein of a city, and ancient architectural remains are vivid imprints left behind by the passage of time. A rapidly operating modern metropolis possessing rich historical and cultural remains, allowing the present to encounter the past in a delightful surprise – this is a kind of fortune.
The key to safeguarding the Central Axis's cultural "golden business card" and achieving a win-win for both cultural preservation and people's livelihoods lies in meticulous and targeted policy implementation. The bell-striking test is a necessary "safety checkup" for the preservation of ancient architecture. By planning well in advance, issuing advance public notices, explaining the reasons in detail, and conducting daytime operations, the relevant departments allowed citizens and tourists to adapt calmly, minimizing disruption to the greatest extent possible, and balancing cultural relic safety with the well-being of the people in every fine detail.
Zhou Shanshan: The protection of the Bell Tower is not an isolated case. Sites such as Qingcheng Palace (庆成宫), Xianliang Shrine (贤良祠), and the Ancient Observatory (古观象台) have smoothly completed "hard-bone" tasks including the relocation of residents and the demolition of non-heritage buildings. This is not simply a matter of clearing space; it is a systematic project that takes into account heritage protection, the improvement of human settlements, and the elevation of the city's urban landscape. How can the heritage spaces that have been renovated continue to realize their cultural value and urban functions?
Hu Yuqi: The renovation work along the heritage corridor of the Central Axis involves complex property rights, numerous lingering problems, and great difficulty in advancing. Take Qingcheng Palace at the Xiannong Altar (先农坛) as an example: in the past it was densely packed with residential housing and there were many illegal constructions. The reason the relocation and restoration work was able to achieve a successful conclusion lies precisely in seizing the opportunity presented by the Central Axis's World Heritage nomination application, maximizing the convergence of efforts from all sides, and, based on the needs of the people's livelihoods, implementing targeted policies and advancing in a categorized manner.
Only by adhering to a systematic approach, avoiding the governance shortcoming of "emphasizing renovation while neglecting operation," and transforming heritage sites into urban reception halls and traditional cultural experience areas while preserving the full fabric and烟火气息 of the old city's hutongs, can cultural value be activated through organic protection.
Zhou Shanshan: With "data" for the ancient structures, there is "technique" for their protection. How can a smart protection system propel the protection of Beijing's Central Axis heritage from the stage of "whether it exists or not" to the stage of "whether it is good or not"?
Hu Yuqi: Traditional protection models are time-consuming, labor-intensive, and have limited precision. Now, relying on a digital twin monitoring platform, the Central Axis heritage has acquired a "panoramic map," encompassing over 200 cultural relic protection units, more than 30 historical and cultural districts, over a thousand traditional hutongs, and more than 8,000 ancient and famous trees. At the Zhengyangmen Arrow Tower (正阳门箭楼) alone, five types of core-hardware technological equipment have been deployed, utilizing diverse methods such as remote sensing satellites and IoT transmission to monitor whether the ancient structure is experiencing subsidence, displacement, or vibration.
At the same time, technology has also broadened the dimensions of public participation. Through digital cultural experience activities such as light shows and "Wondrous Night on the Central Axis," the ancient Central Axis integrates into modern life in a trendy posture, allowing the public to perceive the deep cultural heritage and cultivate cultural confidence through immersive experiences. This, too, is adding bricks and tiles to the protection of the Central Axis.
Zhou Shanshan: The vitality of cultural heritage transmission lies in nationwide participation. Only by constructing a sustainable mechanism for public participation can the protection of the Central Axis truly be transformed from "government work" into an "undertaking of the entire people," allowing the cultural vein to thrive and perpetuate itself within the烟火气息 of city life.
Hu Yuqi: A grand cultural vein requires fine entry points; weighty heritage needs people-friendly carriers. For instance, in the initiative "Ascend to a Higher Floor to View the Central Axis," some rooftop terraces along the Central Axis have been opened to the public, allowing centuries of history to blend lightly into contemporary afternoon tea. As another example, with digital volunteer platforms, citizens can transform into "digital night watchmen," uploading in real-time clues about damaged cultural relics, uncivilized behavior, and other issues, thus participating in heritage guardianship.
The key to constructing a long-term mechanism for public participation is to find small entry points that are "accessible and experienceable," continuously increasing the connection between the public and the Central Axis. When the public possesses unique memories of the Central Axis and is willing to proactively share its grandeur and long history, the seeds of love and protection will take root and sprout.
Zhou Shanshan: When we place our perspective within the overarching narrative of Chinese civilization's "harmony between Heaven and humanity (天人合一)," what is the starting point for the protection and development of the Central Axis? How should we write the "second half of the article" following the Central Axis's successful World Heritage nomination?
Hu Yuqi: The symmetrical layout of the Temple of Heaven (天坛) and the Xiannong Altar (先农坛) along the Beijing Central Axis vividly interprets the ancient Chinese people-oriented concept of "revering Heaven and emphasizing agriculture (敬天重农)." The starting point for Beijing's exploration of a path for cultural heritage protection and sustainable urban development with Chinese characteristics is precisely being people-centered.
The best protection is not to lock cultural heritage away in a tower, but to achieve a multi-party win-win situation in the dialectical unity of protection and development. Through the processes of functional relief, restoration, and renewal, the city's characteristics of a capital's bearing, an ancient capital's charm, and a contemporary era's appearance have become more prominent. The city's image—gentle and expansive, grand and orderly, blending ancient and modern, solemn and majestic—has been better shaped. Common people genuinely feel the sense of gain brought by protection, rediscovering the lifestyle and warm memories of old Beijing, and thereby becoming inheritors of history and culture.
Zhou Shanshan: The 7.8-kilometer Beijing Central Axis is the physical spine supporting the city's layout, a spiritual axis that inherits Chinese civilization and carries the warmth of people's livelihoods, and it has become a cultural life that the people can touch, participate in, and cherish. Guarding every brick and tile with a reverent heart, and observing the humanistic dimension with a sincere heart—this governance approach, one that blends ancient and modern, upholds the correct principles, and benefits the people (守正惠民), allows the charm of Beijing as an ancient capital and the features of the contemporary era to complement each other (相得益彰 - xiāng dé yì zhāng - "mutually enhance each other's brilliance," to bring out the best in each other), and also provides a valuable reference for many other places.
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From the partial transcendence of “striving to be the first” (争第一), to the upward breakthrough of “creating the unique” (创唯一), and then to the industrial resilience of “guarding the singular” (守专一), these three innovative pathways interweave to jointly outline the magnificent picture of China’s transformation from a “world factory” toward an “innovation engine.”
Two major events illuminate the vibrant vitality of an innovative China. At the 4th China International Supply Chain Expo (链博会), Chinese and foreign enterprises exhibited in groups. Nvidia and Galaxy General (银河通用) and other Chinese companies jointly developed robots; Qualcomm and ZTE jointly built an end-to-end 6G prototype system; Intel and Dongfeng Motor (东风汽车) cooperated to develop an external computing hub… Foreign enterprises are deeply integrated into China’s innovation chain, making “China is the ‘stabilizer’ and ‘innovation source’ of global industrial and supply chains” a growing consensus among more people. At the Summer Davos Forum 2026, the number of attendees hit a new high, and “create in China, innovate in China” attracted representatives from many multinational enterprises, international organizations, and research institutions to come in droves.
There was a time when China was known as the “world factory,” relying on its enormous scale and low prices to take on a vast number of global basic manufacturing orders. But as the wave of the scientific and technological revolution surges and the global economic landscape undergoes deep restructuring, China is experiencing a historic leap from a “price lowland” to a “value highland.” Today’s China is no longer a passive participant in the global industrial chain; instead, it has become an “innovation engine” driving global development through quality and technology.
How did this change occur, from “world factory” to world innovation center? The answer lies in the innovative practices of “striving to be the first,” “creating the unique,” and “guarding the singular” carried out by localities and enterprises.
“Striving to be the first” means forging a “partial lead” advantage in segmented tracks, achieving a transformation from following to leading. This breakthrough path often emerges in places or enterprises that, through precise positioning, convert local comparative advantages into irreplaceable competitiveness.
Since the beginning of this year, the optical communication industry chain has experienced explosive growth, and Wuhan Optics Valley (武汉光谷) has attracted global attention. From the first high-end wafer laser cutting equipment with 100% domestically produced core components, to the world’s largest specification optical fiber preform, to the domestic first ten-thousand-core optical cable… Each “first” and “initial” continues to amaze the world from Wuhan Optics Valley.
Achieving极致 (extremity) in a segmented track and thereby securing a place in the global market is the development path of many of China’s advantageous industries. This not only enables enterprises to escape the path dependency of low-end OEM but also drives continuous innovation throughout the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain. When thousands upon thousands of “firsts” sprout and grow across the land of China, they build the solid foundation for the surging new currents of China’s economy.
If “striving to be the first” is accelerating on existing tracks, then “creating the unique” is achieving disruptive breakthroughs in technology.
Not long ago, a Chinese research team applied RNA (ribonucleic acid) editing technology internationally for the first time to treat the rare disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy and developed related candidate drugs, effectively enhancing the international competitiveness of China’s nucleic acid drug and gene therapy fields. The number of innovative drugs under development accounts for about one-third of the global total, and multiple original new drugs developed by local enterprises lead globally in their categories… In recent years, China has continuously promoted drug innovation through original basic research and cutting-edge technology development, and is becoming an important force in global new drug R&D and clinical research.
It is not only innovative drugs. This courage to “create the unique” has allowed China to ride the momentum in frontier fields such as quantum information, life sciences, and artificial intelligence. Bravely entering the “uncharted territory,” achieving more “from 0 to 1” original breakthroughs, innovative China will bring even more surprises to the world.
“Guarding the singular” represents a kind of long-termist perseverance. This perseverance is embodied in adhering to a specialized development path, concentrating energy on the main business, and deeply cultivating a specific link or specific product in the industrial chain for decades.
At present, China has more than 17,000 national-level “little giant” enterprises that are 专精特新 (zhuān jīng tè xīn - “specialization, refinement, uniqueness, and novelty,” a policy designation for SMEs specialized and sophisticated in niche areas). These enterprises may not have huge scale, but in fields such as key materials and components, they refine their skills for decades as if it were a single day, transforming from “peripheral suppliers” on the industrial chain into indispensable pieces of the industrial puzzle, forming unique moats in their respective segmented domains.
When global industrial and supply chains face shocks, these enterprises that “guard the singular” at key nodes enable China’s industrial and supply chains to demonstrate strong resilience. This is the foundation of innovative China’s confidence, and also its potential.
From the partial transcendence of “striving to be the first,” to the upward breakthrough of “creating the unique,” and then to the industrial resilience of “guarding the singular,” these three innovative pathways interweave to jointly outline the magnificent picture of China’s transformation from a “world factory” toward an “innovation engine.” China’s irreplaceability is deeply rooted in its complete industrial system, its super-large market advantages, and the unceasing enterprising spirit of countless innovation entities.
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[Character] Border Guards
[Story] Dulongjiang Township in Gongshan Dulong-Nu Autonomous County, Yunnan, is the only place in China where the Dulong ethnic group (独龙族) lives in concentrated communities, and it was also the last township of an ethnic minority community in the country to be connected by road. Not long ago, at the State Council Information Office’s press conference for Chinese and foreign journalists titled “Strivers on the New Journey” (新征程上的奋斗者), the Dulongjiang border guard collective came into the public eye, swept across screens, and won respect. Deep in the Gaoligong Mountains (高黎贡山), in this “extreme border land” of great altitude differences, generations of border guards have held their posts for more than seven decades, guarding the frontier’s tranquility and aiding poverty alleviation and rural revitalization.
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Rain falls in Dulongjiang for more than 280 days a year. In the past, heavy snow would also seal the mountains for long periods every year. For over 70 years, from the People’s Liberation Army to the Armed Police to the Immigration Management Police, several generations have guarded the same mountains and rivers.
The mountains and rivers are wordless, but the spirit is immortal. Zhang Qifang (张其芳), who fell off a cliff while scouting a route for the masses; Zhuang Yun (庄云), who fell off a cliff while chopping firewood for the masses… At the Bapo Martyrs’ Cemetery (巴坡烈士陵园) of the Dulongjiang Border Police Station, eight tombstones stand, and half of them are cenotaphs. Along the long border line, every corner may hide a life-or-death test.
Yet there are still people who voluntarily face danger.
Police officer Yu Runqiang (余润强), fearing his parents would worry, lied that he was on business in the county seat. While stationed in the village, he once lost contact for five days due to a mudslide. When communication was restored, his first words were: “Are the villagers in our village doing well? Are my comrades still okay?”
New police officer Zhang Ruixue (张瑞雪), a young woman, voluntarily requested to go to the most remote place. Someone asked her if she was afraid. She only said: “If I were afraid, I wouldn’t have come.”
It is in the most dangerous places that courage is revealed and responsibility is tested. It is not that they do not know how precious life is, but that they understand even more the duty-bound obligation (责无旁贷, zé wú páng dài – “responsibility admits no excuse,” meaning being duty-bound) of the mission on their shoulders. It is precisely their fearless choices that have jointly consolidated the solid sense of security of the local masses.
Border guarding lies not only in “defending” but also, and more importantly, in “developing.” Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee, with an eye to the overall strategy of governance, has put forward a series of important theses and major measures, such as “to govern the country, one must govern the borders” (治国必治边) and “revitalize borders, enrich the people; stabilize borders, consolidate the borders” (兴边富民、稳边固边). Improving production and living conditions, filling the shortcomings in infrastructure and basic public services, developing specialty industries… on the path to modernization, “not a single one can be left behind”; on the road to common prosperity, “not a single one can fall behind.” The value pursuit of development is extremely clear, leading countless people to work hard and act with determination (实干笃行, shí gàn dǔ xíng – “work hard and act single-mindedly,” meaning earnest and determined action).
Organizing door-to-door certificate service teams to take ID photos for elderly people with limited mobility; converting old police barracks into an intangible cultural heritage exhibition hall to help villagers sell the Dulong blankets they wove themselves to places beyond the mountains… treating the masses as family, taking a foreign land as home, border guards put down roots here, move one step forward to provide services, and become an important force in poverty alleviation. By the end of 2018, the entire Dulong ethnic group had emerged from poverty. From poverty and backwardness to moderate prosperity in all respects, one ethnic group completed a leap.
From guarding the territory and borders to revitalizing the borders and enriching the people, from “being able to defend” to “developing well,” border guards protect not only a country’s border security but also the enterprising foundation of an era.
At snow-covered plateau outposts, Gobi desert frontier defense lines, South China Sea island reef posts, deep mountain forest border zones, and remote border villages, on the vast border line of the motherland, at every hard and remote post, there are figures of border guards holding steadfast. Every footprint on the patrol route, every counter-current rescue in disasters and dangers, every day and night of sticking to the post during reunion festivals—all are proofs of their loyalty engraved into the mountains and rivers.
Dulongjiang Border Police Station director Zhang Qilei (张启雷) said this: “What supports us in overcoming hardships and never forgetting our original aspiration are three kinds of strength—loyalty fused into our blood, the original intention of serving the people deeply rooted in our souls, and the fish-and-water bond of sharing life and death (生死与共, shēng sǐ yǔ gòng – “share life and death,” meaning to go through life and death together) between the police and the Dulong ethnic group masses.” The river flows day and night, just as the border guards’ devotion has never ceased. Whether it is Dulongjiang or more border regions, better days are still ahead.
Not long ago, the Education Development "15th Five-Year Plan" was released, deploying 23 key tasks across five areas, including shaping a new landscape for fostering virtue and nurturing talent, strengthening the supporting role of education for science and technology and human resources, and comprehensively improving the quality and level of public education services, thereby clarifying the action route for building a strong education country over the next five years.
This is precisely:
Inclusiveness and quality improvement benefit ten thousand households,
The five domains of education flourish together, moistening new sprouts.
Science and education integrate, the roc's wings spread,
Across the divine land, everywhere blossoms of beauty unfold.
Chang Yanwen
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Not long ago, the National Joint Drug Procurement Office (国家组织药品联合采购办公室) released the Announcement No. 1 of the 12th Batch of National Centralized Drug Volume-Based Procurement (第12批国家组织药品集中带量采购公告（第1号）) (hereinafter referred to as the Announcement). For the first time, this batch's centralized procurement rules placed intellectual property commitment requirements upfront, which attracted widespread attention. The Announcement states that applicant enterprises must issue an intellectual property commitment letter, promising: "If it is indeed determined that intellectual property rights have been infringed, thereby affecting the execution of the selection results, our party shall bear full responsibility."
In recent years, as the scope of centralized drug procurement has expanded, competition in the pharmaceutical industry has intensified. Some generic drug enterprises, in order to seize the policy window of centralized procurement, have "jump-started" — first winning bids at low prices, then dealing with patent lawsuits, exploiting the time gap between launch, network listing, and patent dispute rulings to obtain temporary market gains. This not only infringes on the patent protection that innovator drugs enjoy according to law, but also has a negative impact on the stability of drug supply.
Placing intellectual property review upfront is equivalent to establishing a "firewall" in the centralized procurement bidding link. Drug enterprises that infringe will face real legal and economic consequences.
In mid-May, 77 varieties were pre-filled, and the formal procurement list included 65 varieties, with 8 carrying special marks — if enterprises cannot submit the commitment letter before the application deadline, regardless of whether they have applied, the relevant products will face delisting processing, and new listing applications will no longer be accepted within the agreement period. Among the 12 varieties not included in the procurement list, 2 were because "a patent dispute has been asserted, and the number of enterprises that committed to non-infringement did not meet the conditions of the competitive structure." Neither were the disputed varieties categorically excluded, nor were they all accepted. Within this, there is wisdom that balances encouraging innovation and protecting market competition. Speculative drug enterprises are restricted, while drug enterprises with strong compliance capabilities and standardized intellectual property management have greater room for development.
In the future, as regulation extends upstream along the industrial chain, the centralized procurement system will be further optimized, guiding drug enterprises to shift from price involution to value competition, bringing more health benefits to the people.
(Excerpted from Southern Daily)
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The transparent curtain walls of modern architecture reflect the sky and greenery, becoming "transparent traps" on the flight paths of birds. How to solve this? Not long ago, Shangcheng District in Hangzhou, Zhejiang launched the "Wing Shield Plan" (翼盾计划), advancing bird-strike prevention retrofitting in settings such as river embankments, parks, commercial office buildings, and communities. The first batch of pilot retrofitting has already exceeded 1,000 square meters. Pasting a few dots or drawing a few lines on glass — though the matter may be small — reflects the sustained effort of urban governance to extend into fine detail.
As the ecological environment continues to improve, wild animals in many cities have shifted from occasional visits to permanent residence. How to both safeguard the order and safety of people's daily lives and protect hard-won ecological achievements? With every step forward in development, governance must keep pace. Treating these "new neighbors" well tests the ability of urban governance to keep up with the times.
When planning lays its pieces one step ahead, governance gains a measure of composure.
Beijing's Wenyuhe Park Park (温榆河公园) made biodiversity protection the primary consideration in its planning, relying on the Wenyu River main channel to connect diverse environments — forests, plains, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and wilderness — attracting more than 200 new species to "settle" there. Shenzhen, Guangdong, issued the Guidelines for Bird-Friendly Urban Planning and Design (鸟类友好城市规划与设计指引), delineating four categories of control zones, with building heights gradually increasing from the coastline inland, ensuring unimpeded migratory bird flyways. The value of these practices lies not in making up lessons after problems arise, but in implementing the requirement of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature from the very start.
A city is an organic living entity. Only by being good at forward-looking thinking can one grasp the initiative in development. Xiong'an New Area (河北雄安新区) in Hebei "plans every inch of land clearly before beginning construction." Planting greenery before building the city, building underground before above ground — the Millennium Forest (千年秀林) nurtures the ecological foundation, and the underground utility corridors coordinate municipal pipelines... A new city breaks ground, sprouts, and grows. Based on a long-term perspective, by thinking one step further for future changes and keeping one hand in reserve, urban construction and governance can stand up to the test of history.
All things have their own natures; only with targeted measures can each get what it deserves.
Kunming, Yunnan, has set up more than 60 dedicated feeding points for black-headed gulls visiting in winter and annually releases over 30 tons of customized gull feed — a thoughtful "gull meal" has forged a warm city business card. When Beijing renovated ancient buildings, it deliberately preserved swiftlet nests and avoided construction during breeding seasons, allowing the "old residents" under the eaves to settle in peace. Nanjing in Jiangsu, Zhenjiang, and Ma'anshan in Anhui have all stipulated that "drones, remote-controlled boats, or other means shall not be used to disturb the daily activities of the Yangtze finless porpoise," safeguarding a tranquil water area for the "smiling angel." Different species have different habits; different scenarios require different plans. Only by categorizing measures can we find the boundary where humans and animals each feel comfortable.
Urban governance involves countless threads; one must not "take for granted" or apply a "one-size-fits-all" approach. Only by deepening and solidifying investigation and research, and thoroughly grasping and understanding the actual situation, will good methods emerge. Decisions based on scientific understanding and thorough investigation can hit the mark and be effective, standing up to the test of practice and the people.
The governance of a city must ultimately converge the strength of all people.
Facing the new issue of wild raccoon dogs troubling residents, Shanghai conducted a "raccoon dog census" (貉口普查) for four consecutive years. Hundreds of citizen volunteers entered communities and streets, surveying each residential complex and recording each site. The detailed data accumulated over four years provided a reliable basis for scientific management. In many cities, volunteers from birdwatching associations persist year-round in species monitoring and habitat patrols; each observation record provides important references for ecological protection decision-making. Treating "new neighbors" well requires the participation of the whole society. By pooling the collective strength of citizens, we can build a deep foundation for ecological protection and urban governance.
Urban governance has never been a government "solo show." Consulting the masses on matters concerning the masses, having everyone participate in matters of everyone — this is becoming the pursuit of more and more cities. Beijing's "immediate handling upon receipt of complaint" hotline (接诉即办) has become a channel for citizens to participate in governance; Zhejiang's "when the people call, I respond" (民呼我为) facilitates the expression of grassroots opinions. When the public shifts from bystanders to participants, the pattern of co-construction, co-governance, and sharing gains a solid foundation, and governance effectiveness continues to improve through pooling wisdom and strength.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Urban management should be as meticulous as embroidery." Treating every "new neighbor" in the city well tests precisely the skill of fine governance. Aiming at weak links and governance shortcomings, producing more solid measures, innovative measures, and clever measures, applying more embroidery-like effort — the innovative, livable, beautiful, resilient, civilized, and wise modern people's city is formed stitch by stitch.
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Starting from July 1, our country has fully entered the main flood season. According to the forecast of the Ministry of Water Resources, during the main flood season (July to August) there will be rainy areas in both the north and south of our country, with heavier flooding in the north, more frequent local extreme rainstorms and floods, relatively strong typhoons moving northward affecting inland areas, and some areas in the southwest, northwest, and other places may experience periodic drought due to high temperatures and little rainfall. The flood control and drought relief situation is severe and complex.
Meteorological monitoring shows that during the daytime of July 6, strong rainfall weather occurred in Guangxi, Guangdong, Hunan, and other areas; heavy to torrential rain occurred in Liaoning, Shanxi, Shandong, and other areas. The Central Meteorological Observatory forecasts that parts of Guangxi, Jianghan, and Huanghuai will have heavy to extremely heavy rain. At 18:00 on July 6, the Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue an orange rainstorm warning, a yellow severe convective weather warning, a waterlogging risk meteorological alert, and a medium-to-small river flood meteorological risk warning; the Ministry of Water Resources and the China Meteorological Administration jointly issued a red flash flood disaster meteorological warning; the Ministry of Natural Resources and the China Meteorological Administration jointly issued an orange geological disaster meteorological risk warning.
The flood control situation in the seven major river basins is complex, and we must 因地制宜 (yīn dì zhì yí - “adapt measures to local conditions,” to take measures suited to local circumstances) to do a good job of flood control for large rivers, big rivers, and great lakes.
Large rivers, big rivers, and great lakes, with complex main and tributary streams and wide basin coverage, are home to important towns, energy bases, grain bases, etc., and are the top priority of flood control.
Affected by Typhoon Maysak, recently the Pearl River Basin, Guangxi, and other areas have encountered extreme rainstorm floods, with multiple reservoirs experiencing dangerous situations, and the continuation of rainstorm floods may trigger subsequent risks. From July 10, Typhoon Bavi will approach and make landfall on the eastern coast of our country, affecting six basins including Taihu Lake, the Yangtze River, the Huaihe River, the Yellow River, the Haihe River, and the Songliao. It will have high landfall intensity, carry sufficient water vapor, and have high disaster-causing risk. On the afternoon of July 6, the Ministry of Water Resources specially deployed the defense work against typhoon rainstorm floods, requiring that, basin by basin and water system by water system, flood defense plans be reviewed and improved, and that the basin flood control engineering system be dispatched systematically, scientifically, safely, and precisely to ensure basin flood control safety.
According to forecasts, in the coming days, the Dongting Lake water system, the Poyang Lake water system, and the tributary rivers near the main stream of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River basin will experience obvious rising water processes. “In the next step, we will focus on preventing various types of flood disasters that may be triggered by local heavy rainfall, while doing a good job of all work for rapid transition from flood to drought,” said Ding Shengxiang (丁胜祥), Director of the Flood and Drought Disaster Defense Bureau of the Changjiang Water Resources Commission.
In the Yellow River Basin, precipitation during the 2026 main flood season is 10% less than the same period in normal years, of which precipitation above the Tangnaihai Hydrological Station (唐乃亥水文站) is 10% more; in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, the Fenhe River, the Qinhe River, and in the lower reaches, the Dawenhe River have 10% to 30% more precipitation, and over-warning floods may occur. In addition, there are many small and medium reservoirs and check dams in the middle reaches, which require focused attention.
He Qi (何琦), Director of the Flood and Drought Disaster Defense Division of the Huaihe River Water Resources Commission, introduced that, affected by the inverted trough of Typhoon Maysak and its residual circulation, from July 6 to 7, the Huaihe River Basin will have a rainfall process of heavy to torrential rain, with local extremely heavy rain. The main stream of the Huaihe River, the Yishu River (沂沭河), and Luoma Lake (骆马湖) will experience obvious rising water processes, and some small and medium rivers within the rainstorm area may experience over-warning floods. After Typhoon Bavi makes landfall, it is highly likely to trigger another large-scale heavy rainfall process in the Huaihe River Basin, making the basin’s flood control situation severe and complex.
In the Haihe River Basin, rainstorm intensity is high and extreme, and precipitation distribution within the year is very uneven, with about 80% concentrated from June to September. The tributaries of each river system in the basin are distributed in a fan shape, the main stream channels are narrow and winding, and flood peaks easily overlap. Floods generally exhibit characteristics such as steep rise and fall, concentrated flood volume, high flood peaks, and short duration. The Haihe River Water Resources Commission is highly vigilant about “typhoon moving northward” and local sudden heavy rainfall, deepening joint consultations with meteorological and other departments, and doing a good job of preventive work.
The Pearl River Basin has the longest flood season duration, with extreme heavy rainfall occurring at many points over a wide area. Since July 4, 77 rivers in the Pearl River Basin have experienced over-warning floods. At 11:00 on July 6, the Pearl River Flood Control Headquarters upgraded its flood control and typhoon prevention emergency response to Level II, and the Pearl River Water Resources Commission simultaneously upgraded its flood defense emergency response to Level II. Entering the active typhoon period, the Pearl River Basin may encounter a “wind, rain, and tide” triple strike, making the flood control situation very severe.
In the northeast region, small and medium rivers have short sources and swift currents, and local heavy rainfall can easily trigger flash flood disasters and small and medium river floods, with extremely high disaster-causing risk. During the main flood season, most of the Songliao Basin will have 20% to 50% more rainfall than the same period in normal years, and the Nenjiang River, Songhua River, Heilongjiang River, Wusuli River, as well as the Liaohe River, Hunhe River, and Taizihe River may experience relatively large floods.
After the plum rain period ends in the Taihu Lake Basin, the typhoon flood season will arrive. According to the latest forecasts from meteorological departments, from July to August, precipitation in the Taihu Lake Basin will be close to normal, with relatively strong typhoon impacts, and Taihu Lake may experience over-warning floods. In the southeastern river systems, from July to August, precipitation in coastal areas will be 20% to 50% more than normal, while other areas will be close to normal. The Minjiang River Basin and the Qiantangjiang River Basin may experience over-warning floods.
Combining engineering measures and non-engineering measures, we strive to enhance flood control, disaster reduction, and disaster relief capabilities.
The key to flood control lies in prevention, and the focus lies in early action. The more accurate the monitoring and forecasting, the more initiative can be gained for flood control and disaster relief. Tu Yong (涂勇), Senior Engineer-level (professor-level senior engineer) of the Ministry of Water Resources Disaster Reduction Center (Defense Center) (水利部减灾中心（防御中心）), introduced that by relying on meteorological satellites and rain-measuring radar, rain gauge stations, and hydrological stations, a “three lines of defense” for rainfall and water conditions is formed, which can keep a real-time close watch on changes in rainfall and water conditions and continuously roll out warning information. At present, the national water conservancy system has built 233 rain-measuring radars and has a total of 137,000 hydrological stations of various types.
The flood control engineering system composed of reservoirs, river channels and dikes, and flood storage and detention areas is an important means to resist floods and safeguard tranquility.
In 2026, the total number of water projects included in the joint dispatch of the Yangtze River Basin increased from 132 to 135, which will further enhance the flood control capacity of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Ding Shengxiang introduced that they will jointly dispatch the Yangtze River Basin reservoir group centered on the Three Gorges Reservoir to retain floodwaters, reduce peaks, and stagger peaks. At the same time, they will persist in simultaneous prevention and management of drought and flood.
He Qi introduced that the Huaihe River Basin strengthens unified dispatch of important water projects, implements multi-objective coordinated dispatch of water project flood control, water resources, and water ecology, strictly controls lake and reservoir flood season limited water levels and dispatch operation supervision, and ensures the basin safely passes the flood season. At the same time, it focuses on flood defense of the Yishu-Sihe rivers (沂沭泗河).
In the Songliao Basin, generally speaking, the flood process in the Songhua River Basin is relatively gentle overall, with long flood duration; the flood process in the Liaohe River Basin rises and falls steeply. Before the main flood season, the 23 jointly dispatched reservoirs in the Songliao Basin set aside an additional approximately 10.4 billion cubic meters of storage capacity below the flood season limited water level, plus 11.8 billion cubic meters of flood control storage capacity, making a total of 22.2 billion cubic meters of storage capacity reserved for regulating and storing floodwaters.
“From large rivers, big rivers, and great lakes to small and medium rivers and small and medium reservoirs, all localities should seize favorable opportunities to organize and carry out hazard inspection and rectification of key parts such as reservoir dams, spillways, emptying facilities, dangerous sections of dikes, and structures passing through or crossing dikes,” said Yan Denghua (严登华), Chief Engineer of the Ministry of Water Resources Disaster Reduction Center (Defense Center).
Yao Wenguang (姚文广), Director of the Department of Flood and Drought Disaster Defense of the Ministry of Water Resources, stated that they will resolutely shoulder the sacred duty of flood control and drought relief, strengthen monitoring, forecasting, and early warning, do a good job of unified joint dispatch of water projects on large rivers and big rivers, continuously urge and guide localities to effectively strengthen hazard investigation and rectification, strengthen flash flood disaster monitoring and early warning, clarify the flood defense responsibilities for small and medium rivers river system by river system, and strictly implement the responsibilities and measures for the five key links of “who organizes, who is to be transferred, when to transfer, where to transfer, and not to return without authorization” to ensure the safety of personnel.
Multiple departments activated emergency responses and actively carried out flood control and disaster relief.
On July 6, affected by the typhoon and heavy rainfall, multiple reservoirs in Nanning City and Guigang City, Guangxi, experienced dangerous situations. At 12:30 on July 6, the water level at the Guigang Hydrological Station (Guigang, Guangxi) on the Yujiang River (郁江) exceeded the warning level by 1.80 meters, and this flood was numbered “Yujiang River 2026 No. 1 Flood.” The Ministry of Water Resources at 11:00 on July 6 upgraded the flood defense emergency response for the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to Level II, guiding the Pearl River Water Resources Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources and the Water Resources Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to dispatch the Baise (百色) and Xijin (西津) reservoirs on the Yujiang River to retain a total of 181 million cubic meters of floodwater. Currently, a working group of the Ministry of Water Resources is on the front line of Yujiang River flood defense to assist and guide.
On July 6, the National Flood Control Headquarters upgraded the flood control Level III emergency response for Guangxi to Level II, and the National Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Relief Committee (国家防灾减灾救灾委员会) activated a Level IV national disaster relief emergency response for Guangxi. At Guangxi’s request, the Ministry of Emergency Management dispatched two Wing Loong UAVs to the disaster area to ensure communication.
On July 6, the National Development and Reform Commission urgently arranged 100 million yuan of central budget investment to support Guangxi in doing a good job of post-typhoon disaster emergency recovery, focusing on the post-disaster emergency recovery construction of damaged infrastructure such as roads and water conservancy, and public service facilities such as schools and hospitals. The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Emergency Management urgently advanced 160 million yuan of central natural disaster relief funds to support six provinces (autonomous regions) — Guangxi, Hunan, Liaoning, Jilin, Anhui, and Shandong — in carrying out flood and geological disaster emergency rescue and relief work. The Office of the National Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Relief Committee and the Ministry of Emergency Management, together with the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration (国家粮食和物资储备局), allocated 150,000 units of central disaster relief materials to Guangxi, including tents, folding beds, summer quilts, summer clothing, and family emergency kits, to fully support the disaster area in doing a good job of relocating and resettling affected people and providing basic living assistance.
(Comprehensive report by our reporters Wang Hao (王浩), Jiang Xuehong (蒋雪鸿), Deng Jianyang (邓剑洋), Liu Wenxin (刘温馨), Liu Zhiqiang (刘志强), and Qu Zhehan (曲哲涵))
Return to TopThis newspaper, Beijing, July 6 (Reporter Han Xin (韩鑫)) — The Ministry of Transport (交通运输部) and other departments recently jointly issued the Action Plan for Improving Quality and Efficiency of Rural Passenger-Freight-Postal Integrated Development (2026–2028) (农村客货邮融合发展提质增效行动方案（2026—2028年）), which proposes to deeply promote the integrated development of rural passenger transport, freight logistics, and postal express delivery, and to build an intensive, efficient, and sustainable rural transport service system.
The plan specifies that by the end of next year, the integrated development of rural passenger, freight, and postal services will basically achieve full coverage in qualified agricultural-related county-level administrative districts, the total number of county-township-village three-level integrated passenger-freight-postal service stations nationwide will reach more than 220,000, and the number of rural passenger-freight-postal cooperation routes will reach more than 20,000. By the end of 2028, the proportion of administrative villages (建制村) covered by rural passenger-freight-postal services in the eastern, central, and western regions will reach no less than 45%, 45%, and 40% respectively.
The plan proposes to improve the three-level integrated service nodes at county, township, and village levels. By utilizing existing station and yard facilities such as county-level bus passenger stations, express delivery distribution centers, and logistics parks, through means such as functional expansion, renovation, and upgrading, county-level integrated passenger-freight-postal service centers that integrate resources, serve both passengers and freight, and are intensive and efficient will be created; by relying on existing facility resources such as township bus passenger stations, urban-rural bus first and last stops, township postal branch offices, grass-roots supply and marketing cooperatives, and rural highway maintenance stations, township-level integrated passenger-freight-postal service stations will be built; and "one-stop" village-level integrated passenger-freight-postal service points will be created.
According to the plan, the next step will be to innovate the development model of rural passenger-freight-postal integration. Actively develop cooperation routes where rural buses carry mail and express items on behalf of others, thereby improving the sustainable operational capacity of rural passenger transport; carry out integrated development pilot projects under the "building a country with strong transportation network" initiative, exploring replicable and scalable experiences and practices to solve the bottlenecks and sticking points that constrain the integrated development of rural passenger, freight, and postal services; at the same time, cultivate rural passenger-freight-postal integrated development service brands that are highly identifiable and easy to promote, enhance service competitiveness and attractiveness, and enable the masses to perceive and feel the benefits of passenger-freight-postal integrated development.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 赵景锋 李祉瑶
“No catkins, grows fast, basically pollen-free, and high timber yield.” At the National Poplar Improved Variety Base (国家杨树良种基地) in Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia, Zhang Jinwang (张金旺), deputy director of the Tongliao Forestry and Grassland Science Research Institute (通辽市林业和草原科学研究所), pointed to a lush grove of trees and introduced them. What is planted here is precisely the “Tonglin 9” (通林9号) poplar, which he and his team spent 16 years cultivating.
Not long ago, with the successful cutting propagation of 100,000 “Tonglin 9” poplar seed spikes at the base, the new triploid poplar variety — catkin-free, fast-growing, and stress-resistant — independently cultivated by the Tongliao Forestry and Grassland Science Research Institute has officially entered the stage of scaled reproduction.
“Poplar is a dioecious plant; female trees have catkins, while male trees do not,” Zhang Jinwang explained. After pollination, the flowers of female trees develop into fruits, and a layer of white fluff attaches around the seeds inside the fruits. When the fruits mature and split open, the white fluff carries sesame-sized seeds, drifting with the wind in search of a landing spot.
Data from the Ninth National Forest Resources Inventory (第九次全国森林资源清查) shows that the country currently has 7,570,700 hectares of poplar plantation. Zhang Jinwang noted that around the 1970s, many northern cities planted poplars during large-scale greening efforts. “The primary goal at the time was windbreak and sand fixation, and poplars had low cost, high survival rate, strong adaptability, and cost-effectiveness. At the same time, poplars grow rapidly, have a short rotation period, and offer significant economic benefits. However, due to shortages of seedlings and limited variety options at the time, little distinction was made between female and male trees when planting poplars, and the catkin problem was largely overlooked.”
The “Tonglin 9” poplar is a male tree, producing no catkins, making it suitable for urban and rural landscaping; its fast-growth characteristics are prominent, shortening the rotation period by half, and it is suitable for establishing timber forests. At the same time, it has strong stress resistance — drought tolerance, cold tolerance, salt-alkali tolerance, and barren tolerance — and can be used for building ecological shelterbelts. Zhang Jinwang noted that compared with other artificially cultivated male poplar varieties, “the advantage of ‘Tonglin 9’ poplar lies in the stacking of multiple excellent traits, enabling it to adapt to a variety of afforestation scenarios.”
In 2009, the team used the independently cultivated “Zhelin 4” (哲林4号) poplar as the female parent and the native small-leaf poplar as the male parent, and carried out new variety cultivation at the National Poplar Improved Variety Base. After initial results were seen in 2013, the team selected 51 poplar varieties from the Northeast region for comparative trials, and also established comparative trial forests in Horqin Left Wing Rear Banner (科尔沁左翼后旗) and Naiman Banner (奈曼旗) in Tongliao City; the “Tonglin 9” poplar performed outstandingly in all cases. “In the year of planting, the seedling height already reached 3 meters and the ground diameter exceeded 2 centimeters, nearly double that of other varieties,” Zhang Jinwang said.
In December 2025, the “Tonglin 9” poplar smoothly passed the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region forest tree improved variety certification. This year, the 100,000 “Tonglin 9” poplar trees that were cutting-propagated from seed spikes are expected to reach a seedling height of 3 meters by the end of the year; after being cut into 15-centimeter segments as seed spikes for propagation, next year the number can reach 1.5 million.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 庞革平 李维俊
“A collapse has occurred on the Chaoyang Road seawall, immediately organize the evacuation of the masses!” “The alleyways on Zhongshan Road are severely flooded, request fire reinforcement!” “The road in Naliang Town is blocked by fallen bamboo and trees, clear obstacles immediately!” …
On July 4, affected by Typhoon Maysak, Fangchenggang City, Guangxi, suffered severe disaster. Gale-force winds accompanied by instantaneous torrential rain, the seawall was damaged, roads were flooded, bamboo and trees were toppled, and masses were trapped. Fangchenggang City rapidly activated its emergency response. Party members and cadres at all levels, fire rescue personnel, public security police, and electric power repair personnel threw themselves into emergency rescue and disaster relief.
Party members and cadres at all levels in Fangchenggang City quickly went down to the front line, standing guard and conducting rescue operations for 24 hours, carrying out a “net-style investigation” (拉网式排查) of low-lying and flood-prone areas, dilapidated houses, seawall shorelines, and geological hazard risk points, and promptly organizing the masses to evacuate and take shelter; fire and public security teams went deep into the front line for emergency rescue and disaster relief, and the power supply departments assembled repair forces, making every effort to guarantee the safety of the people’s lives and property and the order of production and living.
On the morning of July 5, the Chaoyang Road seawall in Qisha Town (企沙镇) collapsed under continuous wave erosion, creating a breach in the embankment more than 10 meters long, threatening the safety of nearby masses’ lives and property. After the dangerous situation occurred, the town party committee quickly organized a party member emergency rescue commando team to rush to the scene. Filling sand, tying bags, passing, stacking – in the wind and rain, bags of sand continuously converged on the breach.
“We must 争分夺秒 (zhēng fēn duó miǎo - “race against time,” make every minute and second count), and strive to seal the breach before the next big wave comes!” said Liu Youpeng (刘有鹏), a cadre from the Qisha Town Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Detachment (企沙镇综合行政执法支队), while filling sandbags. The sounds of encouragement and shouts at the scene 此起彼伏 (cǐ qǐ bǐ fú - “here rising, there falling,” rising one after another). Party members and cadres and volunteers fought continuously for more than 10 hours, until around 9 p.m. that evening when the sealing was completed. Just as everyone withdrew from the scene, a new round of waves slammed into the seawall.
At the same time, party members and cadres in Qisha Town went door-to-door checking on masses in dangerous areas, transferred 26 masses from 12 households around the seawall overnight, and urgently evacuated and resettled 10 disaster-affected masses.
On the morning of July 5, in the alleys near Zhongshan Road in Dongxing Town (东兴镇), the deepest floodwater had already reached above the waist of adults, and multiple masses were trapped in their homes. Fire rescue personnel set up safety ropes and pushed rubber boats forward into the deep floodwater.
“Everyone, don’t worry, walk over one by one slowly.” The team members helped the masses put on life jackets and organized the masses to board the boats in an orderly manner. Encountering elderly people with limited mobility, firefighters bent down and carried the elderly on their backs, step by step in the floodwater transferring them to safety.
That evening, Huang Lu (黄璐), who was more than seven months pregnant in the Gangdu Garden residential area of Fangcheng District (防城区), suddenly fell ill and urgently needed to be sent to the hospital. Firefighter Nong Benhao (农本豪) assisted and escorted her all the way, continuously comforting: “Don’t be afraid, we are here, walk slowly.” Eventually, Huang Lu was safely transferred to a rubber boat and timely sent to the hospital for treatment.
In the intervals when the wind and rain weakened, all parts of Fangchenggang quickly cleared obstacles and eliminated dangers.
On the morning of July 5, the rain weakened somewhat, and some bamboo and trees lay across the village-level main road in Minsheng Village (民生村), Naliang Town (那良镇), seriously affecting vehicle traffic. Lin Anfang (林安访), Party branch secretary of Minsheng Village, and village-assigned cadres rushed to the scene at the first opportunity to clear the fallen bamboo and trees. “Get the road open first.” As Lin Anfang swung a knife to clear the bamboo, he was cut by a rebounding bamboo splinter, and four fingers required 12 stitches.
Outside the rescue scene, public security police continuously guarded road safety. From July 4 to 5, more than 700 police officers from the Fangchenggang city public security organs fought continuously on the front line, together with fire rescue personnel and town and village cadres, transferring trapped masses, strengthening patrols of key road sections, setting up warning signs in areas prone to flooding and collapse, promptly clearing obstacles such as fallen bamboo and trees and detached billboards, and making every effort to ensure rescue passages were unobstructed.
After the typhoon passed, restoration of power supply proceeded 马不停蹄 (mǎ bù tíng tí - “horse never stops its hooves,” without a moment’s pause).
“In more than 20 years here, I’ve never seen such strong wind and rain, such deep floodwater!” On July 6, looking at the gradually receding floodwater and the restarting aquaculture equipment, Lu Wande (卢万德), an aquaculture farmer in Nanshuishan Village (楠木山村), Dongxing City (东兴市), finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Affected by the typhoon, a sudden line-break fault occurred on the 10 kV Huangbai Line (10千伏黄柏线) in Dongxing City, affecting power supply to the sewage treatment plant and aquaculture ponds along the line. Dongxing City has concentrated shrimp ponds, and if the aerators and feeders lose power for a long time, it will directly affect aquaculture production.
After the rainstorm, the floodwater in Lu Wande’s shrimp ponds overflowed the embankments, and the oxygenation and feeding equipment were submerged by the flood. Lu Wande waited anxiously for the electricity to come back.
A dangerous situation is a command. Repair personnel from the Beilunhe Power Supply Station (北仑河供电所) of the China Southern Grid Dongxing Power Supply Bureau (南方电网东兴供电局) rushed to the scene at the first opportunity to investigate the fault, adopting an uninterrupted-work approach to speed up repairs. After continuous efforts, at 3 p.m. on the 6th, the 10 kV Huangbai Line resumed power supply. As the aerators restarted, the shrimp ponds returned to normal operation.
At present, party members and cadres at all levels, fire rescue personnel, public security police, and electric power repair personnel in Fangchenggang City are still holding fast on the front line of flood control and disaster relief, continuously carrying out work such as mass transfer, road obstacle clearance, power supply repair, hazard investigation, and post-disaster recovery, making every effort to help the affected masses restore normal production and living order.
(Huang Mingfa (黄明发) participated in the writing and reporting.)
Multiple provinces have recently experienced a heavy rainfall process, and Party members and cadres across various regions are charging at the forefront, making every effort to fortify the flood-season safety line. Pictured on July 5, in Pasha Village, Gelanghe Hani Ethnic Township, Menghai County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, Party members and the masses work together to clear a road drainage ditch.
Photo by Li Yunsheng (李云生) (Xinhua)
By: 本报记者 李红梅
During the main flood season, both the south and north of China have rainy areas. Heavy rain comes quickly and with large rainfall amounts, easily triggering urban waterlogging, mountain torrents, landslides, debris flows, and other disasters. Only by understanding heavy rain warnings, mastering avoidance methods, taking precautions in advance, and evacuating in a timely manner can risks be minimized to the greatest extent.
Zhang Feng (张峰), Senior Engineer at the National Meteorological Center, introduced that heavy rain refers to rain with very high precipitation intensity, often formed in cumulonimbus clouds. When the cumulative precipitation reaches any of the following thresholds, it is heavy rain: 12-hour precipitation greater than or equal to 30 mm, or 24-hour precipitation greater than or equal to 50 mm. According to the amount of 24-hour precipitation, heavy rain can be further classified into heavy rain, torrential rain, and extreme torrential rain. When 24-hour precipitation reaches 50–99.9 mm, it is heavy rain; when 24-hour precipitation reaches 100–249.9 mm, it is torrential rain; when 24-hour precipitation is greater than or equal to 250 mm, it is extreme torrential rain. It should be noted that the same 50 mm of rainfall, if concentrated within a short period, will significantly increase the risk of water accumulation and disaster. Heavy rain warning signals are divided into four levels: blue, yellow, orange, and red — the darker the color, the higher the risk.
How to defend against heavy rain? Zhang Feng reminded that when residents are at home, low-floor and basement residents should be careful to prevent rainwater backflow. When water enters the home, first cut off the power, then take shelter. Do not go to the basement to retrieve items, move vehicles, or check water accumulation. When on the road, avoid flooded road sections, culverts, underpasses, and sunken overpasses. Do not approach billboards, large trees, or utility poles. Do not wade through water where the depth is unclear. When driving, if encountering standing water, try to detour. After the vehicle stalls, do not restart it. When water levels rise, immediately abandon the vehicle and evacuate to higher ground. When in mountainous valleys, keep away from mountain gullies, river channels, steep slopes, and cliff edges. Upon hearing abnormal water sounds or seeing water levels rise or turn muddy, immediately evacuate to higher ground. Do not rush into the mountains even after the rain stops, as mountain torrents, landslides, and debris flows may still occur with a lag. When at school, work unit, or construction site, pay attention to warnings and stop outdoor, high-altitude, and water-related work. Check drainage, electrical systems, enclosures, and temporary structures. Personnel in dangerous areas should be evacuated in a timely manner. In underground spaces, if water backflow is found, leave immediately.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 黄 超
Education is the foundation of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.
2026 is the first year of the “15th Five-Year Plan,” and also a key year that serves as a 承上启下 (chéng shàng qǐ xià – “link the preceding and the following,” serving as a connecting link) in the three-year action plan for building a strong education country. Standing at a new historical starting point, the education system comprehensively grasps the political attribute, people’s attribute, and strategic attribute of education, and is opening up new situations and showing new vitality with a high-spirited attitude.
“Classmates, look, these containers from loading and unloading to transfer, the whole process uses our country’s own technology!”
At Rizhao Port, Shandong (山东日照港), on the observation platform of the automated terminal, the words of Tian Zhendong (田振东), winner of the National May Day Labor Medal, pierced the sea wind and reached straight into people’s hearts. Surrounding him were students from Qingdao Harbour Vocational and Technical College (青岛港湾职业技术学院). “No matter how ‘smart’ the machines get, they still rely on people’s unyielding drive to hold them up,” a student majoring in port machinery said proudly.
This was not an ordinary visit, but a grand ideological and political course focusing on “Building a Strong Country Striving with Me” (强国建设 奋斗有我). Along the way, explaining and exchanging, the blueprint of the “15th Five-Year Plan” became a vivid scene that students could “see, touch, and deeply understand.”
“The strong education country we want to build is a socialist education country with Chinese characteristics.” General Secretary Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized, “Implement the fundamental task of fostering virtue and nurturing talent” and “Cultivate new generations of the era who can shoulder the great task of national rejuvenation.”
Since the beginning of this year, the education system has insisted on simultaneously advancing the construction of ideological and political courses and the arming with the Party’s innovative theories, offering and teaching the course “Introduction to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era,” fully leveraging the educational and motivational role of the great achievements of the new era, and the pertinence and appeal of ideological and political course teaching have been continuously enhanced.
“Strengthen the construction of the ‘grand ideological and political course’” is written into the outline of the “15th Five-Year Plan,” becoming an important measure for implementing the project of fostering virtue and nurturing talent in the new era. Small ideological and political classrooms deeply integrate with the big society classroom, and the practical paths of casting souls and educating people in the new era are continuously expanding—
In Huairou District, Beijing (北京怀柔区), the “Two Bombs, One Satellite” Memorial Hall of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) has been optimized and upgraded. Guo Yonghuai’s (郭永怀) attire, Zhou Guangzhao’s (周光召) merit certificate… a batch of precious cultural relics silently tell the patriotic sentiment of “doing 惊天动地 (jīng tiān dòng dì – “shaking heaven and earth,” earth-shaking) deeds while being 隐姓埋名 (yǐn xìng mái míng – “conceal one’s name and hide one’s identity,” to keep a low profile) people,” attracting university, middle school, and primary school students to come voluntarily to receive a spiritual baptism;
In Jiaxing City, Zhejiang (浙江嘉兴市), using children’s voices to tell the story of the Party’s founding well, and with childlike innocence to convey red power. The youth who grow up beside the Red Boat become the narrators of the Red Boat story. The “Red Boat Little Interpreters” (红船小讲解) at the Nanhu Revolution Memorial Hall (南湖革命纪念馆) already have over 570 municipal-level core members, having given over 2,800 explanations cumulatively, sounding the strong voice of youth in the new era…
Eyes with light, hearts with dreams, feet with path — the healthy growth of children concerns family happiness and even more the future competitiveness of the country.
At the start of the spring semester this year, the Ministry of Education (教育部) held a meeting with the theme “Health First,” comprehensively deploying and advancing student physical and mental health work. At the same time, it issued guidance opinions on comprehensively promoting the construction of healthy schools. This “health checklist” has clear goals and specific tasks: implementing the requirement that primary and secondary school students have no less than 2 hours of comprehensive physical activity per day, promoting the “15-minute break”; university students participate in at least 3 sessions of intense extracurricular physical exercise per week; promoting that students master at least one sport skill… a series of measures have taken effect in schools across the country, comprehensively protecting students’ physical and mental health.
On the playground of Chongqing People’s Primary School (重庆市人民小学), a student uses facial recognition to enter the “Smart Physical Test Bar” (智慧体测吧). On the big screen, height, weight, and lung capacity data are displayed in real time, and the system automatically generates a “health prescription”: “It is recommended to jump rope for 15 minutes daily and reduce intake of sugary drinks”;
On the green field, players move like the wind; on the sidelines, cheerleaders are full of energy, and cheers resound to the sky. Qidi Branch of Changjiang Road Primary School (江苏南京市长江路小学启迪分校) in Nanjing, Jiangsu, through methods such as the “Class Super” (班超) five-a-side football league, integrates football into daily life, allows recess activities and specialized training to complement each other, tempers the physique in sweat, and perfects the personality through cooperation…
During the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, education is at a new historical coordinate, and the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent has entered an important period. Serving major national strategies, strengthening independent innovation in science and technology and independent cultivation of talent — universities are the concentrated intersection of education, science, and talent.
In February this year, Zhejiang University (浙江大学)’s offshore wind power software Zwind 2.0 was officially released. In the past, China’s offshore wind power design long depended on foreign software. Since 2011, the team of Wang Lizhong (王立忠) at Zhejiang University resolved to change this situation. The team leveraged multidisciplinary advantages, collaborated with industry leaders, and through the full-chain innovation of basic research, technical breakthroughs, and engineering verification, developed the offshore wind power integrated design and analysis software Zwind with completely independent intellectual property rights. Now, this software “tailor-made” for China’s complex sea areas has been applied to over 70 wind farms in four major sea areas, supporting the design and construction of the world’s largest single-unit capacity 20 MW floating wind turbine, significantly reducing costs.
What is even more valuable is that this scientific research campaign resonates with talent cultivation. “Calculating ten times in the lab is not as good as spending one day on site,” said the software executive responsible person. “The team has always implemented guiding graduate students to deeply participate in the entire process from algorithm development to engineering verification.” Through this project, nearly a hundred students have grown into industry backbone, forming a virtuous ecosystem of “educating people through scientific research, cultivating talent through industry” (科研育人、产业育才)…
Faced with the new technological revolution and industrial transformation, how to fully leverage the leading role of higher education as the dragon head, and advance the integrated development of education, science, technology, and talent? In April this year, the “Undergraduate Program Catalog for General Higher Education Institutions (2026)” was released, precisely aligning with national strategies and industrial needs. In the “Interdisciplinary” category, the first batch includes 11 existing programs such as Future Robotics and Interdisciplinary Engineering, and 4 new programs added this time such as Embodied Intelligence and Brain-Machine Science and Technology. At the same time, the Ministry of Education and four other departments jointly issued the “‘Artificial Intelligence + Education’ Action Plan,” systematically deploying AI talent cultivation, education application innovation, basic environment construction, and development ecosystem building, promoting the integration of intelligent technology with all elements of education, throughout the entire process, and covering all scenarios, accelerating the creation of a new form of smart education characterized by human-machine collaboration, virtual-real combination, and ubiquitous accessibility…
Open new situations, see tangible results. The “Education Development ‘15th Five-Year Plan’” was recently issued, making arrangements for accelerating the construction of a strong education country during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period. The education system is steadily moving toward the new journey of building a strong country with the depth of casting souls, the warmth of care, and the strength of innovation. Cultivating new generations of the era who can shoulder the great task of national rejuvenation — the responsibility is on our shoulders, and our steps are steady.
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Brief Biography
He Zuhua (何祖华), born in 1962 in Zhuji (诸暨), Zhejiang, is a renowned plant pathologist and geneticist in China. He has long studied crop broad-spectrum disease resistance theory and breeding techniques, advancing the disciplines of plant pathology and crop disease-resistant breeding. The disease resistance genes he discovered have effectively reduced crop diseases, significantly lowered pesticide application, and achieved notable economic and social benefits. He has received the Second Prize of the National Natural Science Award (国家自然科学奖二等奖), the National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award (全国创新争先奖), the He Liang He Li Foundation Science and Technology Progress Award (何梁何利基金科学与技术进步奖), the First Prize of the Shanghai Natural Science Award (上海市自然科学奖一等奖), and the First Prize of the Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award (上海市科技进步奖一等奖), among others.
Not long ago, good news came from the team of Academician He Zuhua at the Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院分子植物科学卓越创新中心): after 20 years of effort, they successfully cloned a new broad-spectrum resistance gene, Xa48, against rice bacterial leaf blight, and revealed the immune domestication mechanism of rice. The achievement was published in the international journal Nature.
He Zuhua had no time to "celebrate"; he hurried to the Nanfan base (南繁基地) in Lingshui (陵水), Hainan, to collect samples, analyze, and conduct research. The weather at the Nanfan base was hot. He Zuhua wore a large straw hat as he inspected plants and diagnosed samples in the experimental field. His clothes dried and became wet again, but he was completely unaware.
Since beginning his master's studies in 1983, He Zuhua has been rooted in the front line of research on common rice diseases, searching for genes that confer durable resistance to multiple pathogens in rice, revealing rice's immune mechanisms, and providing theoretical and technical support for breeding disease-resistant and stable-yielding improved rice varieties. Over more than 40 years, He Zuhua has led his team to tackle one challenge after another in the field of broad-spectrum rice disease resistance. The broad-spectrum rice disease resistance genes he isolated have been widely applied in disease-resistant breeding, and the new disease-resistant, high-yield varieties have been promoted cumulatively over more than 65 million mu (about 4.33 million hectares).
Resolving to "Fight to the Death" Against Common Rice Diseases
He Zuhua's memories of grain date back to his youth, when everyone used food coupons to buy rations. "What we bought was usually old rice, with almost no fragrance of new rice." He Zuhua, born in Zhuji (诸暨), Zhejiang, especially missed the new rice that could only be eaten during the New Year when he was a child, which had the fresh scent of rice flowers.
He Zuhua thought at the time: what a happy thing it would be if one day everyone could eat fragrant rice. In the 1979 college entrance examination, he was admitted to Zhejiang Agricultural University (浙江农业大学). Because he had done farm work as a child and had deep feelings for the fields, whenever he had free time at school, he would go to the experimental fields to till, irrigate, and watch the crops grow.
After graduating from university, He Zuhua studied under Professor Shen Zongtan (申宗坦), a renowned rice genetics and breeding expert in China, as a master's student. Professor Shen was very strict, requiring students to master the techniques of sowing and transplanting rice seedlings, with the distance between seedlings required to be precise without any error, so that crop traits could be accurately distinguished. "Even if the difference between plants was only 1 centimeter, the old professor would make us replant," He Zuhua said. Many years later, when he himself guided students in experiments, he more deeply appreciated the old professor's rigorous academic style.
He Zuhua's work on rice disease resistance was also deeply influenced by Old Mr. Shen. He followed the old professor to sample in the mountain hollows of Tonglu (桐庐), Zhejiang, and the scene he witnessed remains unforgettable: an entire rice field infected with rice blast, known as the "rice cancer," with no harvest at all; farmers holding withered yellow straw, their faces full of worry, standing in the fields and pleading with the experts to think of a way. He Zuhua resolved to "fight to the death" against common rice diseases for his entire life.
After returning to school, He Zuhua 如饥似渴 (rú jī sì kě - "like hunger, like thirst," eagerly) consulted domestic and foreign academic papers on plant disease resistance. He found that screening for disease resistance genes for breeding was an indispensable approach to combating crop diseases. But at that time, many foreign papers on plant genes were beyond his comprehension.
"These were still just ordinary academic journals; we had no opportunity to access the most top-tier journals. It is conceivable how great the gap between us and the international advanced level was at that time." After that, He Zuhua went abroad to study, continuing to delve deeply into rice disease resistance research, and immediately returned to China after completing his postdoctoral work.
"Rice is one of the most important food crops in China. To study rice, one must certainly return to China," He Zuhua said.
Completed Hundreds of Thousands of Inoculation Experiments, Conducted Research on Broad-Spectrum Rice Disease Resistance Genes
At the end of 2000, He Zuhua joined the Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院上海生命科学研究院植物生理生态研究所) as a research group leader. At that time, the rice blast resistance genes discovered both domestically and internationally could not achieve broad-spectrum or durable resistance. "Rice blast is like influenza; the pathogen is cunning and variable, usually differing from region to region. No single gene can deal with all pathogens," He Zuhua said. If multiple resistance genes were integrated into one variety, although resistance improved, it affected rice yield and quality.
"The Chinese people's rice bowl must hold our own grain; we must not only fill everyone's stomach but also ensure they eat well." To solve this problem that had troubled the rice breeding community for many years, starting in 2002, He Zuhua traveled with his students to the main rice-growing regions across the country, screening for broad-spectrum and durable resistance genes.
The workload of screening gene loci was enormous, but it also aroused He Zuhua's interest in "breaking the clay pot and asking to the bottom": "I originally thought I would only clone one disease resistance gene locus. Unexpectedly, the more I did, the more there was, and it became more and more interesting."
When few people domestically or abroad were willing to spend the long time and effort to build a genomic library, He Zuhua's team established a rice genomic library, spending two years screening tens of thousands of genomes for cloning. In 2006, they finally found a gene locus that could combat almost all variant strains of rice blast.
Afterward, they spent another 10 years figuring out how this "gene nemesis" "wrestled" with the rice blast fungus. In this scientific research marathon lasting more than 10 years, almost all of He Zuhua's emotions were tied to the "gene nemesis" of rice blast. When the team, cooperating with pathologists and breeding experts from various regions, conducted hundreds of thousands of inoculation experiments but still could not find a pathogen strain that could infect this gene, he felt both happy and disappointed.
Finally, in 2017, He Zuhua's team elucidated the genetic and epigenetic regulatory mechanism balancing broad-spectrum durable resistance and yield in rice. The paper was published in the journal Science, and this achievement was selected as one of the Top Ten Advances in Chinese Life Sciences of the Year (年度中国生命科学十大进展).
To date, the broad-spectrum rice disease resistance genes discovered by He Zuhua have been applied in rice disease resistance molecular breeding by more than 40 domestic seed companies and breeding units, and have been promoted to more than 65 million mu (about 4.33 million hectares) of rice cultivation nationwide.
Taking Students to the Fields to Do Farm Work, Calmly Devoting Themselves to Scientific Research
Every time there were graduate student interviews, He Zuhua would tell the candidates: "Doing research on rice diseases is very hard. You have to go to the fields to do farm work, exposed to wind and sun, and research results cannot be produced in just two or three years. First, think about whether you really like it."
He Zuhua also asked the students to first follow him to the fields to do farm work before deciding whether to stay in the research group. Sowing, transplanting, inoculating pathogens, diagnosing rice diseases—bending over in the field, using syringes to inject bacterial liquid into each rice plant, sometimes staying for an entire day.
"Interest can be cultivated, but if you view scientific research utilitariously as a quick way to publish papers and get a diploma, then it's better not to do it." Between 2010 and 2015, He Zuhua's team did not produce any major academic achievements. He admitted that the pressure was unprecedented, but he firmly believed that "scientific research has its own laws; one needs to 沉心静气 (chén xīn jìng qì - "sink the heart, calm the breath," to settle down and be patient)."
"Professor He does not ask students to take on highly difficult projects from the start, nor does he put pressure on students. Instead, he encourages us to proceed from easy to hard, settle down, and patiently produce good scientific research." Lin Hui (林辉) joined He Zuhua's research group in 2015 and only took on the bacterial leaf blight broad-spectrum resistance gene project in 2020. "At that time, Professor He had already led two generations of students in tackling this challenge for nearly 15 years. With his guidance and encouragement, I had the confidence to take on this highly difficult project."
He Zuhua's assistant Liu Jiyun (刘继云) said that the mild-tempered Professor He also has his moments of anxiety. What he cannot stand most is students constantly playing with their phones and loafing on the job. He once said: "Not concentrating on research is not only wasting your own precious years, but also wasting the country's scientific research investment."
Over 20 years, He Zuhua has trained 50 doctoral students, many of whom have made significant achievements in fields such as plant biology, plant pathology, crop genetics and breeding, and biotechnology. He Zuhua's student Wang Ertao (王二涛) returned from studying abroad in 2012 and, encouraged by He Zuhua, embarked on the relatively niche research area of arbuscular mycorrhiza. In 2025, Wang Ertao's team unraveled a scientific puzzle that had lasted more than 50 years—the mystery of "plant-microbe symbiosis"—and won the First Prize of the Shanghai Natural Science Award.
"When rice is infected with false smut, the panicles are highly toxic to humans, poultry, and livestock; vascular diseases such as bacterial leaf blight, like human cardiovascular diseases, have shown a high incidence trend in China in recent years. But currently, research on these diseases is still insufficient; there are still a large number of topics to pursue and solve." He Zuhua often encourages students to take the scientific results they have obtained and challenge difficult problems, to explore the unknown.
He Zuhua said: "Many agricultural experts in China still go to the fields to work even when they are 80 or 90 years old. I also hope to continue doing so like them."
Reporter's Note
The Roots of Scientific Research Are Planted in the Soil
Following Academician He Zuhua to the experimental field in Songjiang (松江), Shanghai, the summer heat mixed with the damp smell of soil rushed in. He handed over a straw hat and said: "Only by going into the fields can you see the real problems." Bending over to transplant rice seedlings and injecting rice blast fungus liquid into rice plants were the most routine "homework" for him and his team. What others harvested were golden rice grains; what they brought back were sickly plants. In this uniqueness, He Zuhua's sense of mission of "curing diseases and saving rice" was deeply embedded.
He Zuhua often says that the greatest advantage for Chinese people studying rice comes from the "natural laboratory" of the vast fields, which is the battlefield for agricultural scientists. He led his students in fighting against common rice diseases, going through tens of thousands of screenings and verifications, finally finding broad-spectrum resistance genes, which have been applied by more than 40 breeding units and promoted over tens of millions of mu. All these achievements have grown from the soil.
Feet stained with mud, heart filled with grain. These scientists plant their roots in the rice fields, "digging out" resistance genes one by one, giving confidence to ensuring food security. Only by planting both feet in the mud can the roots of scientific research be deeply embedded in the fertile soil, and can the Chinese people's rice bowl be held firmly in their own hands.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 周人杰 人民网记者 麻 潞 段思齐
The first rays of dawn were faint, the Pingyao Ancient City (平遥古城) had not yet fully awakened, and the meteorological observation station at the foot of the city wall was on duty around the clock.
Shi Gang (师刚), director of the Pingyao County Meteorological Bureau (平遥县气象局) in Shanxi Province, arrived at the observation station ahead of time, carefully inspected the rain gauge and various monitoring equipment, and assessed the day's weather. "More than 20 types of meteorological elements are collected once per minute, and real-time data goes directly to the provincial meteorological bureau," said Shi Gang.
Pingyao currently has 1,075 immovable cultural relics and 20 national-level cultural heritage protection units. The ancient city wall's unique structure of brick on the outside and earth on the inside fully demonstrates the construction wisdom of the ancients, but its resistance is relatively weak; the rammed-earth wall body is highly susceptible to erosion and damage from fluctuations in temperature, humidity, and precipitation. In recent years, the climate characteristics of Shanxi have undergone obvious changes, with the features of extreme precipitation and uneven spatial distribution becoming increasingly prominent; the rain belt has continued to shift northward, and autumn prolonged rainy weather has occurred frequently, bringing new challenges to the protection of ancient buildings.
Wang Dayong (王大勇), an engineer at the Shanxi Provincial Climate Center (山西省气候中心), explained that continuous autumn rain will cause the moisture in the rammed-earth wall bodies of ancient buildings and earthen sites to approach saturation. When late autumn arrives and temperatures drop, the low nighttime temperatures cause the moisture in the walls to freeze and expand, while daytime warming melts it again; repeated freeze-thaw cycles will continuously tear the internal structure of the walls and slowly erode the foundations of the buildings.
Torrential rain, strong winds, and floods are the "acute trauma" that strike cultural relics suddenly, while alternating changes in temperature and humidity and long-term dry-wet erosion are the "chronic diseases" that wear away ancient buildings. Under the dual risks, the traditional model of post-event emergency repairs can no longer keep up with protection needs. In 2021, a rare autumn flood in Shanxi caused damage to more than 1,700 cultural relics across the province, which also forced a shift in thinking on cultural heritage protection; meteorological early warnings have gradually become the "meteorological sentinels" guarding cultural relics.
Around 9 a.m., the early warning platform of the Pingyao County Meteorological Bureau updated meteorological information, predicting that short-duration heavy precipitation would occur locally the next day. Shi Gang immediately organized the warning reminder and sent it to the meteorological and cultural heritage protection joint working group (气象文保联动工作群).
After receiving the message, Wang Wenying (王文颖), deputy director of the Pingyao County Cultural Relics Office (平遥县文物所), immediately organized personnel to inspect the ancient city wall, check and repair protective facilities, reinforce rainproof tarpaulins and hoardings, and prepared for flood control in advance. "Compared to before, protection work is now much more efficient," Wang Wenying remarked. In the past, when encountering extreme weather, only post-event emergency rescue and repairs could be carried out; now, meteorological early warnings reach the grassroots directly, allowing preventive work to be arranged in advance.
Relying on dedicated working groups and early warning push channels, weather forecasts and disaster warnings can reach every cultural heritage protection site directly, achieving early awareness of weather changes, early investigation of hidden risks, and early handling of sudden dangers. This efficient coordination has also driven Shanxi's cultural heritage protection work to shift from passive rescue-oriented protection to proactive, preemptive preventive protection.
Lu Yi (路易), president of the Shanxi Provincial Ancient Architecture, Painted Sculpture and Mural Protection Research Institute (山西省古建筑与彩塑壁画保护研究院), has a deep understanding of this. In the past, when problems such as rain leakage and wall damage occurred in ancient buildings, staff mostly only carried out emergency repairs, sealing leaks and reinforcing. Now, in addition to handling dangerous situations, they can also deeply investigate root causes such as water seepage triggers, material aging, and structural defects, reducing damage to cultural relics at the source.
In 2022, the Shanxi Provincial Meteorological Bureau (山西省气象局) and the Shanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Bureau (山西省文物局) signed a strategic cooperation agreement to build a meteorological disaster protection network for cultural heritage; in 2025, the Scientific Research Base for Research on Meteorological Disaster Defense Technology for Cultural Relics (文物气象灾害防御技术研究科研基地) was inaugurated, carrying out specialized research on topics such as climate erosion, risk early warning, and lightning protection. Regarding torrential rain, the two sides, based on the data from the comprehensive natural disaster risk survey, established a rainstorm disaster risk assessment indicator system for cultural heritage protection units, and attempted to draw a meteorological disaster risk assessment atlas for national and provincial key cultural relics.
"In the past, there was a lack of uniform standards for lightning protection of heritage buildings. Relying on the Mount Wutai (五台山) lightning observation station, the Foguang Temple (佛光寺) meteorological workstation, and others, we compiled industry and local standards to fill the gaps," said Wang Zhijuan (王智娟), chief engineer of the Shanxi Provincial Meteorological Bureau.
Within five years, Shanxi will also build dedicated meteorological stations for nearly a hundred national-level cultural heritage protection units located outside urban areas. By continuously collecting environmental data from inside and outside cultural relics, building damage threshold models for cultural relics, improving the precision of early warning and protection, and continuously perfecting the climate risk monitoring and early warning system for cultural heritage.
From passive emergency repairs to active prevention, from single-point response to whole-region prevention and control, Shanxi is exploring a new path of "meteorology + cultural heritage protection." The Shanxi Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment (山西省生态环境厅), the Shanxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism (山西省文旅厅), the Shanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Bureau, and the Shanxi Provincial Meteorological Bureau jointly issued the "Action Guide for Cultural Heritage Protection and Green Low-Carbon Development under Climate Change" (《气候变化下文化遗产保护与绿色低碳发展行动指南》). Hu Bo (胡博), Party Secretary and Director of the Shanxi Provincial Meteorological Bureau, stated that the guide will establish a full-coverage climate risk monitoring and early warning system, coordinate cultural relic safety with energy conservation and carbon reduction, incorporate the province's more than 50,000 immovable cultural relics into the climate adaptation and green development layout, and create a replicable and scalable new model for Shanxi cultural heritage protection.
Return to TopBeijing, July 6 (Reporter Jin Xin (金歆)) — The reporter learned from the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission (中央网信办) on the 6th: In order to further strengthen the supervision and management of volunteer services, and to thoroughly investigate and clean up online information that violates regulations on volunteer services, the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission and the Central Social Work Department (中央社会工作部) have decided to conduct a centralized two-month special rectification of information violating regulations on volunteer services on online platforms, from late June 2026 to late August 2026.
During the special rectification period, the focus will be on cleaning up and handling seven categories of information that violates regulations on volunteer services and related online accounts: selling volunteer service hours and volunteer service certificates in various forms; promotional content that violates the volunteer spirit; promotional content that is likely to mislead students and parents; recruiting volunteers for various commercial activities, or recruiting so-called "volunteers" such as paid security personnel and logistics personnel; counterfeiting or imitating official accounts such as "region + volunteer" and "industry + volunteer" to mislead the public; using volunteer service logos in trademarks, commercial advertisements, and other for-profit activities; and other activities or improper remarks conducted online in the name of "volunteers," "volunteer services," or "volunteer service organizations" that violate social morality, harm the public interest or the legitimate rights and interests of others, or endanger national security.
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Every day in Xiong’an reshapes people’s perceptions.
In the first-floor exhibition hall of the Hebei Xiong’an Artificial Intelligence Industrial Park, an industrial robot is deftly demonstrating cargo handling, its robotic arm precise and powerful; upstairs, the clatter of keyboards rises and falls, research and development personnel intently writing code. The industrial park opened for business (开业 - opened its doors) only a year ago, yet it has already become an industrial highland for the development of AI companies. Here was born the country’s first general-purpose large model for processing structured data, applicable to multiple industrial scenarios; here was born a portable cranial hemorrhage detection and analysis instrument, making medical examinations faster and more convenient…
On March 23 this year, when inspecting Hebei Xiong’an New Area and presiding over a symposium on deepening the promotion of high-quality construction and development in Xiong’an New Area, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed: “Xiong’an New Area must take reform and innovation as its driving force, deeply integrate technological innovation with industrial innovation, develop new quality productive forces (新质生产力) according to local conditions, and cultivate a modern industrial system that suits the actual conditions of the new area.”
The earnest entrustment, every word carrying the weight of a thousand jun.
Xiong’an New Area, this city of the future, is taking artificial intelligence as its breakthrough, in a place rising from the ground (拔地而起 - bá dì ér qǐ, “to rise abruptly from the ground”), to make innovation from 0 to 1. As of now, Xiong’an has gathered 96 AI enterprises and developed nearly 30 large models. An “AI-native” industrial innovation ecology is accelerating its formation on the shores of Baiyangdian Lake.
Consolidating the foundation: Let AI take root in the city from its “birth”
“General-purpose large models tend to get stuck (卡壳 - jamming) when facing logical reasoning on industrial data.” Yu Fei (余飞), Vice President of Wenzhun Intelligence (Xiong’an) Technology Co., Ltd. (稳准智能（雄安）科技有限公司), raised this problem.
The pain point is precisely the starting point of innovation.
In response to this industry challenge, Wenzhun Intelligence jointly developed the “Jishu” (极数) data general-purpose large model with Tsinghua University. According to reports, this is the country’s first general-purpose large model for processing structured data. Unlike large language models proficient in text, “Jishu” focuses on analyzing patterns and inferring causality from structured data, pre-trained on massive causally synthesized data and fine-tuned on real-world scenarios.
Currently, the “Jishu” data general-purpose large model has completed validation in over 60 real-world scenarios, including metallurgy, electric power, telecommunications, and petrochemicals, and is confirmed for innovative applications in 8 scenarios. From smart cities to the Industrial Internet, from energy dispatch to telecom operations and maintenance, the “Jishu” data general-purpose large model is starting work (上岗 - taking up its post) in more and more places.
Seeds of innovation need fertile soil to take root and sprout.
Xiong’an New Area provides a solution: implant AI into the city’s foundation. “Xiong’an embedded AI into the foundation during city construction; the digital city and the physical city are twins.” said Cui Hang (崔航), head of the Xiong’an AI Industrial Park.
High-energy innovation platforms are the key support for activating this gene.
Xiong’an New Area has formed an AI development model of “one institute, one park, one platform, one base” (一院一园一平台一基地), introduced special support measures, and established industrial investment guidance funds, science and technology innovation equity investment funds, etc.
Li Qiang (李强), Chairman of Xiong’an Huaqing Zhiyan Technology Co., Ltd. (雄安华清智言科技有限公司), said with deep feeling: “When our company first settled here last year, the whole building had almost no one. In just over a year, the research institute and laboratories in the next building have all moved in, and high-end talent is showing a rapid gathering trend.”
Why has talent come so quickly?
Build a nest to attract the phoenix (筑巢引凤 - zhù cháo yǐn fèng, “build a nest to attract the phoenix,” to create favorable conditions to attract talent); Xiong’an makes good use of its policy toolbox: a 10 billion yuan Xiong’an industrial investment fund and a 10 billion yuan Xiong’an venture capital fund, focusing on emerging industries and future industries; a series of policies around product promotion, enterprise cultivation, and platform construction, actively promoting computing power subsidies. Each new area-level science and technology research project is, in principle, given no more than 3 million yuan in fiscal scientific research funding support.
Constructing the ecosystem: Door-to-door collaboration, upstairs-downstairs linkage
If platforms and policies are the “hardware” of innovation, then the industrial ecosystem is the “operating system” that makes the hardware run efficiently.
Entering the Xiong’an AI Industrial Park, the industrial landscape of “door-to-door collaboration, upstairs-downstairs linkage” (门对门协作、上下楼联动) comes into view. Here, “upstairs-downstairs” means “upstream-downstream”; cooperation and negotiation are simple and convenient.
Feng Xinyu (冯新宇), Chief Scientist of Dongjian Technology (Xiong’an) Co., Ltd. (洞见科技（雄安）有限公司), said: “After moving into the industrial park, one of our gains was finding more partners.” Last year, at a technical salon organized by the park, Dongjian Technology gained a deeper understanding of Huaqing Zhiyan downstairs. After in-depth communication, they found the products and technologies of both sides could complement each other — Dongjian’s secure multi-party computation technology could be deeply combined with Huaqing Zhiyan’s model security framework, jointly providing financial, government, and other clients with safer and more reliable data intelligence solutions. The two sides clicked immediately (一拍即合 - yī pāi jí hé, “a clap brings together,” to quickly agree or click), allowing their products to integrate with each other and jointly explore the market.
Innovation has never been a solo effort.
“The park is not only an office space for enterprises, but also an ‘accelerator’ that empowers enterprise development,” said Cui Hang. From enterprise registration and policy application to talent recruitment and living facilities, the park provides one-stop services and actively connects enterprises with industrial chain resources and application scenarios. Upstream and downstream of the industrial chain converge in one park, building an industrial ecosystem of “door-to-door” and “upstairs-downstairs.”
“Xiong’an strives to, within three years, cultivate 5 unicorn enterprises, 10 enterprises with a valuation of 5 billion yuan, and 100 core AI enterprises, forming a new paradigm and new model for AI innovation and development,” said Zhang Yingjie (张英杰), Deputy Director of the Xiong’an New Area Industry, Information Technology, Science and Technology Data Bureau.
Creating scenarios: From “laboratory” to “training ground”
The landing of innovation results is aimed at solving technical difficulties in life.
One piece of equipment at Xiong’an Anying Technology Co., Ltd. (雄安安影科技有限公司) is particularly striking — a backpack-sized “portable cranial hemorrhage detection and analysis instrument.” “It uses AI + electromagnetic wave technology; patients lie down and can be scanned, with results in a few minutes,” introduced Zhang Zequn (张泽群), the company’s technical director.
Cranial hemorrhage is a critical emergency; the golden rescue time slips away in an instant. Traditional large-scale detection equipment is expensive and bulky, difficult to widely deploy at emergency sites such as ambulances and remote areas. Facing this clinical pain point, Zhang Zequn and others had an idea: Could they develop a portable device that emergency personnel can carry and that can provide immediate detection?
This idea coincided perfectly with the concept of the team led by Academician Wang Yongjun (王拥军), President of Beijing Tiantan Hospital. Starting in 2024, in the shared laboratory of the Xiong’an Science and Technology Innovation Center, an interdisciplinary team quickly assembled. “The innovative concept was able to touch down and take root, blossom and bear fruit (落地生根 - luò dì shēng gēn, “touch down and take root”; 开花结果 - kāi huā jié guǒ, “blossom and bear fruit”) quickly, thanks to Xiong’an’s fertile ground for innovation,” said Zhang Zequn.
In August 2024, after participating in the “Xiongcai Cup” (雄才杯) innovation and entrepreneurship project roadshow, the project was quickly settled in Xiong’an. Subsequently, support from Xiong’an New Area project funds, person-specific talent subsidy policies and living guarantees, and the park’s considerate services helped this enterprise, founded less than a year ago, achieve several technological leaps. At present, the equipment has passed the type inspection for medical devices and is simultaneously included in the National Medical Products Administration’s (国家药监局) priority pre-review channel for key varieties; the enterprise’s cooperation project with Tiantan Hospital has successfully initiated project approval, and clinical trial work is progressing steadily.
“Xiong’an New Area is a city that rose abruptly from the ground (拔地而起) from 0 to 1, and what we need to do is also innovation from 0 to 1. Doing innovation from 0 to 1, in a place from 0 to 1, is especially meaningful and valuable,” said Zhang Zequn.
Scenarios give technology a place to be used; data allows intelligence to grow.
Inside the embodied intelligence training ground (具身智能训练场) of Xiong’an Group Digital City Technology Co., Ltd. (雄安集团数字城市科技有限公司), a special “enlightenment education” is underway. This place uses 1:1 real-scene reproduction, creating five real-world scenarios: welcome and guide, industrial handling, home living, commercial retail, and logistics assembly.
In the home scene area, data collector Liang Lishan (梁俪珊), wearing VR (virtual reality) glasses and holding a control handle, is guiding a robot to “bake bread.” “This hand-by-hand ‘teaching’ process is data collection; one action needs to be repeated collected hundreds or thousands of times,” Liang Lishan explained. The subtle differences in angle and force of each demonstration produce different data; only massive high-quality collection can filter out errors and precipitate truly effective “nutrients.” After collection, the data is uploaded to the platform and finely annotated.
Currently, the embodied intelligence industry is developing rapidly, but inconsistent data standards and difficult model transfer are common pain points. A single manufacturer training alone has limited data volume and mutual incompatibility. “Embodied intelligence without data is like a car without gasoline,” said Li Guoliang (李国良), Assistant General Manager of Xiong’an Group Digital City Company. It is necessary to repeatedly train the large model on massive, diverse real-scene data, then transfer it to the entity to execute tasks.
This training ground, officially put into use in December 2025, has complete capabilities from unified device management, unified data collection, unified data annotation to model training, achieving full-form coverage of legged, wheeled, and collaborative robots. Currently, the training ground can generate thousands of high-quality data entries per day.
In addition, Xiong’an New Area has created eight major application scenarios, including aerospace information, meteorology, and city operations. These scenarios are like experimental fields, allowing technological innovation to undergo testing and accelerated iteration in real environments.
When the seeds of innovation meet suitable soil, they can burst forth with the vigorous vitality to promote high-quality development. Xiong’an, this city of the future, with its surging innovation vitality, is showing the world the vivid practice of Chinese-style modernization (中国式现代化).
Return to TopShijiazhuang, July 6 (Reporter Shi Ziqiang (史自强)) — From July 6 to 7, the finals of the third Xiong'an Future City Scene Expo's Xiong'an International Fintech Innovation Technology Application Competition were successfully held in Hebei Xiong'an New Area. This competition, with the theme 冀望全球 智造融通 (jì wàng quán qiú, zhì zào róng tōng - "Hope from Hebei, Global Reach; Smart Manufacturing and Integration"), was hosted by the Xiong'an Future City Scene Expo Organizing Committee (雄安未来之城场景汇组委会) and co-organized by the Hebei Provincial Party Committee Financial Office (河北省委金融办), the Hebei Provincial Department of Science and Technology (河北省科技厅), and the People's Bank of China Hebei Branch (人民银行河北省分行).
The competition closely aligned with the construction needs of Xiong'an New Area and the actual industrial development of Hebei Province, broadly soliciting high-quality scientific and innovative resources from around the world. It innovatively set up two tracks — AI+Finance and Industrial Finance — focusing on cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, big data, privacy computing, and digital renminbi, deeply exploring the integrated application of digital technology with financial services and real industries. The competition attracted a total of 134 projects to register for participation. After rigorous selection, 61 high-quality projects advanced to the finals, covering multiple fields including intelligent risk control, intelligent operations, digital payments, and inclusive finance. Relying on Xiong'an New Area's special support policies, its rich and authentic financial application scenarios, and diverse investment and financing resources, the competition effectively opened up the key channel for scientific and innovative technologies from research and development breakthroughs, through competition, to scenario implementation and industrial application.
Return to TopHohhot, July 6 (Reporter Zhang Cheng (张枨)) — The reporter learned from China Railway Hohhot Group Co., Ltd. that on the 6th, the 1293rd China-Europe Railway Express (中欧班列) train, fully loaded with auto parts and daily necessities, whistled and departed from Inner Mongolia's Erlianhot Railway Port (二连浩特铁路口岸), marking that the number of trains passing through the central corridor (中通道) of the China-Europe Railway Express this year has exceeded 2,500.
It is understood that Inner Mongolia's Erlianhot Railway Port is the only port on the central corridor of the China-Europe Railway Express. Currently, the China-Europe Railway Express routes operating via the Erlianhot Railway Port number 76, connecting to over 70 hub stations in more than 10 countries and regions, and domestically their radiation scope covers most of the originating cities of the China-Europe Railway Express. Since the first China-Europe Railway Express train began service in 2013, the cumulative volume passing through this port has exceeded 25,000 trains. The railway department closely follows the functional positioning of the Erlianhot area of the China (Inner Mongolia) Pilot Free Trade Zone, deepens the empowerment of smart port construction through the 95306 "Digital Port" (数字口岸) system and the "Railway Rapid Customs Clearance" (铁路快通) model, and continuously deepens the "two-station integration" (两站一体化) transportation organization model at border stations, dynamically sharing the train flow structure and station inventory of the two stations, thereby greatly improving the transport timeliness of the China-Europe Railway Express. Currently, the port clearance time has been compressed to about 30 minutes at the shortest, and the number of China-Europe Railway Express trains entering and exiting the port each day remains stable at around 13.
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General Secretary Xi Jinping recently emphasized during an inspection in Dezhou City (德州市), Shandong Province: “Agricultural and rural modernization concerns the overall situation and quality of Chinese-style modernization; solid measures must be taken to do all work well, and efforts must be made to enhance the comprehensive agricultural production capacity and quality efficiency.” Agriculture is the basic industry of the national economy where natural reproduction and economic reproduction intertwine. To enhance comprehensive agricultural production capacity and quality efficiency, it is necessary to strive to build agriculture into a modern large-scale industry. The outline of the “15th Five-Year Plan” (十五五) proposes: “Coordinate the development of science and technology agriculture, green agriculture, quality agriculture, and brand agriculture, and build agriculture into a modern large-scale industry.” The “15th Five-Year Plan for Accelerating Agricultural and Rural Modernization” recently issued by the State Council clearly states that by 2030, important progress will be made in building agriculture into a modern large-scale industry. The modern large-scale agricultural industry is a vertically extended industry based on the big agriculture concept, big resource concept, and big food concept, and is also a horizontally integrated industry that can meet diversified demands, embody multiple functions and values, and achieve green and sustainable development. It is necessary to accurately grasp the important significance, rich connotation, and practical requirements of building agriculture into a modern large-scale industry, so as to provide basic support for advancing Chinese-style modernization.
Building agriculture into a modern large-scale industry has important significance. At the end of last year, General Secretary Xi Jinping made an important instruction on doing a good job in work related to agriculture, rural areas, and farmers (三农), emphasizing: “Strive to build agriculture into a modern large-scale industry.” Building agriculture into a modern large-scale industry is a profound consideration based on the overall national development and long-term strategy. It not only points out the main direction of agricultural and rural modernization, but also provides an important guide for doing a good job in work related to agriculture, rural areas, and farmers during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, and has great significance.
Laying a solid foundation for advancing and expanding Chinese-style modernization. Agriculture, as an industry that provides the most basic means of subsistence and the source of primitive accumulation, its modernization level directly determines the background and quality of national modernization. Without a solid foundation in agriculture and a stable capacity to ensure food and important agricultural products, there would be no stable cornerstone for the country; without adequate, diversified, and safe supply of agricultural products, it would be impossible to meet the growing diversified and high-quality food demands of urban and rural residents. Currently, promoting the synchronized development of new-type industrialization, informatization, urbanization, and agricultural modernization, agricultural modernization is a shortcoming. One important manifestation is the large gap between agricultural labor productivity and that of non-agricultural industries. Focusing on making up for the shortcomings of agricultural modernization, using modern industrial organization methods, scientific and technological concepts, and management ideas to substantially increase agricultural labor productivity can enable agriculture to possess strong output efficiency and market competitiveness, achieve the leap from a traditional industry to a modern large-scale industry, and consolidate the foundation of Chinese-style modernization.
Providing important guarantees for increasing farmers’ income. Increasing farmers’ income is the central task of work related to agriculture, rural areas, and farmers, and it is inseparable from making every effort to broaden the channels for farmers to increase income and become prosperous. Industrial revitalization is the living source of farmers’ income increase and is also the top priority of comprehensive rural revitalization. Building agriculture into a modern large-scale industry is an important part of promoting industrial revitalization. Promoting the deep integration of primary, secondary, and tertiary industries in rural areas, developing large-scale, specialized, and brand agriculture, etc., can both extend the agricultural industry chain and value chain, enhance added value, increase agricultural employment and entrepreneurial opportunities, directly raise farming income, and also retain the value-added benefits of agricultural products in rural areas and leave them to farmers, allowing farmers to share the value-added benefits of the entire industry chain including processing, circulation, marketing, services, as well as industrial integration. Only by building agriculture into a modern large-scale industry can agriculture become a promising and profitable industry, and enable the vast number of farmers to have a genuine sense of gain, happiness, and security in the process of modernization.
The necessary path to enhancing the global competitiveness of Chinese agriculture. China is a populous country and also a major producer, consumer, and trader of agricultural products. Currently, facing challenges brought by changes in the external environment, to gain the initiative in the global agricultural trade pattern and effectively safeguard national food security, it is necessary to enhance the core competitiveness of Chinese agriculture. Building agriculture into a modern large-scale industry is an inevitable choice to promote China from a large agricultural country to a strong agricultural country. On the one hand, forming an industrial development pattern with moderate scale, reasonable structure, science and technology driven, and intensive and efficient can continuously enhance the powerful strategic support capacity of agriculture for ensuring survival, security, and development, and form a strong industrial resilience to cope with natural risks, market fluctuations, and international supply chain shocks. On the other hand, through internal system optimization and upgrading, cultivating a number of internationally competitive agricultural product brands, agricultural enterprises, and industrial clusters can consolidate and enhance China’s important position in the global agricultural product market, and contribute Chinese wisdom and provide Chinese solutions to international food and agricultural governance.
Building agriculture into a modern large-scale industry has a rich connotation. Building agriculture into a modern large-scale industry is a long-term, historical task with a rich connotation. It is necessary to balance near-term tasks and long-term blueprints, coordinate partial breakthroughs and overall advancement, ensure food security, and develop diversified industries.
Based on “big resources,” expand the space for industrial development. With the continuous economic and social development of China, the demand for agricultural products in the super-large market will continue to grow. It is necessary to establish a concept of all-domain, all-factor resources, and use existing resources scientifically and efficiently. This includes adhering to the principle of using land suitable for grain for grain, suitable for cash crops for cash crops, suitable for animal husbandry for animal husbandry, suitable for fisheries for fisheries, and suitable for forests for forests; on the basis of strictly protecting cultivated land and improving its quality, scientifically and rationally utilize resources such as forests, grasslands, rivers, lakes, and seas to build a diversified food production system; under the premise of adhering to ecological priority and green development, solidly promote the comprehensive utilization of saline-alkali land and the treatment of acidified farmland, develop modern facility agriculture, etc., and expand new spaces for agricultural production. At the same time, prospectively cultivate future resources, lay out “sky-earth-space” integrated digital agricultural infrastructure resources; grasp key elements such as human resources and science and technology resources, cultivate high-quality agricultural practitioners, strengthen the tackling of key core agricultural technologies, and inject lasting momentum into industrial development.
Building “big industry,” enhance the value level of the entire chain. In recent years, innovation in agricultural technology and the development of industrial integration have promoted the extension of agriculture from the production link to pre-production and post-production ends, and from single function to diversified value, continuously improving the value level of the entire agricultural industry chain. This includes both guarding the bottom line of national food security to ensure the supply security of important agricultural products, and building a full industrial chain from field to table, focusing on links such as deep processing of agricultural products, storage and preservation, cold chain logistics, and brand marketing, extending the industrial chain, ensuring the supply chain, enhancing the value chain, and improving the interest chain. In addition, deepen the integration of primary, secondary, and tertiary industries, actively cultivate and strengthen new industries, new business forms, and new models such as smart agriculture, factory agriculture, customized agriculture, and exhibition agriculture; promote the deep integration of agriculture with processing circulation, leisure tourism, cultural creativity, health and wellness, and other industries, cultivate “small but beautiful” cultural tourism formats such as rural tourism, rural homestays, and wellness bases. The comprehensive green transformation of agricultural development is an inherent part of building agriculture into a modern large-scale industry (题中应有之义). Integrating the promotion of rural ecological protection and restoration, promoting green production and water-saving irrigation technologies, developing ecological low-carbon agriculture, and developing green and efficient planting and breeding are conducive to transforming ecological advantages into industrial advantages and achieving sustainable development of the agricultural industry.
Strengthening “big services,” innovate industrial organization and management methods. The development of productive forces inevitably requires adjustment of production relations. Accurately grasping the evolution trend of China’s agricultural management pattern, drawing on the common laws of modern agricultural development in developed countries, and innovating agricultural management methods by industry and region can empower the transformation of agricultural production methods. In the field of grain and resource-based agricultural product production, focus on developing various grain-growing cooperatives, family farms, and large-scale growers, promote socialized service models such as trusteeship and subcontract farming, form moderate-scale operations, which is conducive to improving agricultural labor productivity and the quality and efficiency of agricultural products; in areas such as animal husbandry and aquaculture, focus on leveraging the capital, technology, and market advantages of leading enterprises, cultivate and strengthen leading science and technology enterprises in the agricultural field, which is conducive to leading the formation of standardized, large-scale, and facility-based modern agricultural production methods. In the development of characteristic industries, give full play to the organizational leadership and service support role of farmer cooperatives, socialized service organizations, industry associations, etc., use “big services” to lead “big production,” and form a regional, large-scale, specialized, and intensive production pattern.
Connecting with “big markets,” shape new advantages in global competition and cooperation. Currently, China’s agriculture has been deeply integrated into the global market, and some representative enterprises in the industry have occupied important positions in the global agricultural market through technological innovation, full industry chain layout, and international cooperation. To build agriculture into a modern large-scale industry, it is necessary to seize opportunities. On the one hand, consolidate and expand the advantages of the domestic super-large market, improve the price formation mechanism of agricultural products, circulation system, and market information services, strengthen brand building, enhance the efficiency of agricultural resource allocation, expand agricultural product consumption experiences and scenarios, and meet domestic consumption upgrade needs. On the other hand, participate in global agricultural competition and cooperation with a more active attitude, optimize the import and export structure, improve trade quality; actively participate in international food and agricultural governance, take initiative in areas such as joint standard establishment, rulemaking, technical exchanges, and food aid, convey China’s voice on ensuring food security to the international community, share Chinese examples of agricultural modernization development, and demonstrate the responsibility of a responsible major country.
The achievements, challenges, and practical pathways of building agriculture into a modern large-scale industry. Through long-term efforts, especially sustained攻坚战 since the new era, China’s agricultural modernization has achieved great accomplishments, laying a solid foundation for promoting the building of agriculture into a modern large-scale industry.
Currently, China’s grain and other important agricultural products have achieved stable production and increased output; grain output has remained stable at over 1.3 trillion jin for many consecutive years; the supply of “vegetable basket” (菜篮子) products such as meat, eggs, milk, aquatic products, vegetables, and fruits is abundant; the “big country agriculture” has a full measure of quality; the effect of agricultural scientific and technological progress is increasingly evident; in 2025, the contribution rate of agricultural scientific and technological progress exceeded 64%, and in breeding areas such as some grain varieties including rice, as well as vegetables, beef cattle, and broiler chickens, it has achieved a leap from “following,” “running alongside,” to “leading,” providing important support for building agriculture into a modern large-scale industry; the policy system for agricultural support and protection has been continuously improved, effectively stabilizing farmers’ income expectations, mobilizing the enthusiasm of farmers to grow grain and local governments to focus on grain production, providing a strong guarantee for building agriculture into a modern large-scale industry; agricultural production organization methods are continuously optimized, new agricultural business entities and socialized service organizations are thriving, the scale of family farms continues to expand, the coverage of cooperative services is getting wider and the number of farmers contacted is increasing, the phenomenon of enterprises leading agricultural science and technology development is more prominent, and the organizational form adapted to the development of a modern large-scale industry is increasingly improved; the leadership system for work related to agriculture, rural areas, and farmers is strong and effective. The Party Central Committee has always insisted on taking the solution of issues related to agriculture, rural areas, and farmers as the top priority of the whole party’s work, strictly implementing the requirement of party and government shared responsibility for food security (党政同责), and consolidating responsibility level by level, providing a strong political guarantee for the development of agricultural and rural modernization.
While achieving major accomplishments, building agriculture into a modern large-scale industry still faces a series of deep-seated challenges and constraints. For example, China’s basic national conditions and agricultural conditions of many people, little land, and water scarcity, and the overall pattern of tight balance between grain supply and demand have not changed; agricultural infrastructure is relatively weak, the modernization level of the industrial chain and supply chain is not high, and industrial resilience and risk resistance capacity need to be further improved; agricultural labor productivity is lower than that of non-agricultural industries, and the income level of agricultural practitioners is generally low, affecting the industry’s own accumulation capacity and attractiveness to high-quality resources, and the quality and efficiency of agricultural development urgently need to be improved; the import dependence of resource-based agricultural products such as soybeans and cotton is relatively high, and the stability of the supply chain faces external risks; the international competitiveness of agriculture is generally not strong, lacking global influence and voice in rulemaking commensurate with the status of a major country in the global bulk agricultural product market, and there are relatively few globally competitive agricultural enterprises and internationally renowned brands; the quality and level of agriculture “going global” need to be improved; and so on.
To build agriculture into a modern large-scale industry, it is necessary to adhere to the unity of problem orientation and goal orientation, both firmly believe and make good use of favorable conditions, and face contradictions head-on, overcome difficulties, and transform challenges into driving forces for high-quality industrial development. First, strengthen the guidance of concepts, take building a modern large-scale industry as an important starting point, and promote the quality change, efficiency change, and power change of agricultural development. Second, strengthen strategic coordination, based on the main functional area strategy and local resource endowments, scientifically determine the development positioning and priorities of different regions, anchor the target tasks, specific measures, and key projects at different stages, clarify the timeline and roadmap, and form a work pattern of national chessboard and orderly advancement. Third, strengthen science and technology empowerment, expand application scenarios such as drones, the Internet of Things, and robots, accelerate key technological innovations in agricultural biomanufacturing, and provide an engine for industrial leapfrog upgrading. Fourth, strengthen policy support, with ensuring the effective supply of grain and important agricultural products as the core, improve policies such as price support, producer subsidies, and agricultural insurance, and improve agricultural trade support policies. Fifth, strengthen reform drive, deepen the reform of the rural land system, focus on enhancing the development vitality and economic benefits of new agricultural business entities and service entities, and vigorously cultivate high-quality agricultural practitioners.
(The author is the President of the China Agricultural Risk Management Research Association (中国农业风险管理研究会).)
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General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “We must adhere to our country’s actual conditions and reality, correctly interpret China’s reality, answer China’s questions, refine iconic academic concepts, create an academic discourse system with Chinese characteristics and an international perspective, and establish our country’s legal science discipline system and textbook system as soon as possible.” Constructing an independent knowledge system of Chinese legal science cannot be separated from the construction of independent knowledge systems for each branch of legal science. If each branch of legal science continuously makes progress and breakthroughs in constructing an independent knowledge system, then Chinese legal science as a whole can better manifest Chinese characteristics, Chinese style, and Chinese manner. In this regard, the compilation of the Ecological Environment Code (生态环境法典) and the addition of the Ecological Environment Law department (生态环境法部门) have effectively promoted the construction of an independent knowledge system for Chinese environmental law science, and have important enlightening significance for enhancing the subjectivity and originality of the Chinese legal science knowledge system.
The Ecological Environment Code opens broad space for constructing an independent knowledge system for Chinese environmental law science. The compilation method of the Ecological Environment Code has characteristics such as moderate codification (适度法典化) and domain-type code (领域型法典), creatively constructing a composite code (复合型法典) that integrates “general provisions – specific provisions” and “management norms – adjudication norms,” different from the characteristics of traditional codes. This profoundly indicates that the Ecological Environment Code is not a mechanical “collection” or “compilation” of norms from different departmental laws in the ecological environment field, but rather an organic unity formed by incorporating pollution prevention, ecological protection, green low-carbon development, etc., into an interconnected logical framework with the pursuit of harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature (人与自然和谐共生). The Ecological Environment Code is not putting old norms into a “new container,” but a norm system organized according to new jurisprudential logic, opening broad space for constructing an independent knowledge system of Chinese environmental law science.
From the perspective of its external system, the Ecological Environment Code adopts a five-part structure: the General Provisions part, the Pollution Prevention part, the Ecological Protection part, the Green Low-Carbon Development part, and the Legal Liability and Supplementary Provisions part. The significance of this structure lies not only in the successful application of the “extracting common factors” codification technique, but also in that it establishes the normative hierarchy of ecological environment legislation. The General Provisions part stipulates the overarching purposes, principles, and basic systems; the Pollution Prevention part and the Ecological Protection part carry the core functions of traditional environmental law; the Green Low-Carbon Development part incorporates “development transformation” into the scope of legal adjustment. This three-stage progression of “protection – restoration – transformation” enables the Ecological Environment Code to break through the simple “damage control” function and possess a guiding function for shaping economic and social development modes.
From the perspective of its internal system, the Ecological Environment Code realizes a methodological shift from “element-based control” to “systematic governance.” Previously, ecological environment legislation was relatively scattered, with pollution prevention, resource protection, energy management, etc., belonging to different legal departments, lacking coordination with each other, and even conflicting. The norm design of the Ecological Environment Code is focused on the integrated protection and systematic governance of mountains, waters, forests, farmlands, lakes, grasslands, and deserts (山水林田湖草沙), breaking down institutional barriers between ecological elements and forming a full-chain control of “ecosystem – environmental media – pollution sources.” More importantly, the Ecological Environment Code institutionalizes the requirement to insist on the coordinated advancement of carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth (坚持降碳、减污、扩绿、增长协同推进), elevating the Ecological Environment Code from a “law that responds to problems” to a “law that shapes the future.”
The innovations in the compilation of the Ecological Environment Code are of great significance for constructing an independent knowledge system of Chinese environmental law science. Traditional legal theory divides legal departments based on “the nature of the object of regulation” and “the uniqueness of the method of regulation”; the Ecological Environment Code, on the other hand, uses the law’s regulatory objectives to govern and integrate numerous legal norms, forming a codification path that differs from the traditional departmental law path from abstract to concrete, but rather follows a codification path from objectives to means. Each part of the Ecological Environment Code revolves around “harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature”; different norms are not connected through the deduction of abstract concepts, but through “functional coupling” to achieve common objectives, focusing on enhancing the synergistic effectiveness of different norms. This is an important contribution of China’s ecological environment rule-of-law practice to the development of human rule-of-law civilization.
Adhere to taking China’s reality as the research starting point to construct new theories of environmental law science. The Ecological Environment Code is the second law named “Code” after the Civil Code in China. Correspondingly, the number of legal departments under the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics has officially increased from 7 to 8, with the addition of the Ecological Environment Law department. This is not merely an adjustment in the classification of legal departments; it also reveals the key to constructing an independent knowledge system for Chinese environmental law science. That is, we must take China’s reality as the research starting point, break through the cognitive limitations of Western legal theory, actively excavate new materials, discover new problems, propose new viewpoints, and construct new theories from China’s ecological environment rule-of-law practice.
Western legal science’s “departmental law” theory uses the object of regulation and the method of regulation as the criteria for dividing legal departments. According to this analytical framework, ecological environment legislation, due to its composite nature spanning public law, private law, and social law, has long been positioned as a domain law (领域法), i.e., a collection of norms formed around a specific social issue, rather than a “departmental law” with an independent legal conceptual foundation and legal theoretical foundation. Although this positioning had its rationality for a period of time, it implicitly contains a “dependency” assumption in methodology, i.e., that ecological environment legislation lacks a self-contained conceptual system and logical structure, and must rely on traditional departmental laws such as civil law, administrative law, and criminal law to solve practical problems.
Although this understanding partially reflects the history of ecological environment legislation, it also theoretically conceals and trims China’s rich and vivid ecological environment rule-of-law practice and the independent environmental law knowledge contained therein. Traditional departmental law theory takes “rights and obligations” or “powers and responsibilities” as the basic analytical framework. However, in China’s long-term practice, ecological environment legislation has gradually formed an analytical framework that takes ecological carrying capacity – development limits – intergenerational equity (生态承载力—开发限度—代际公平) as its logical starting point, different from traditional departmental law theory. The core concern of China’s ecological environment legislation is not only “how to distribute interests,” but also “how to delineate the ecological boundaries of human activities”; the focus of its norms is not only “post-event relief,” but also emphasizes “risk prevention” and “systematic control.” It is precisely the unique practice of promoting harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature and ecological environment rule of law in the Chinese-style modernization process that drives Chinese environmental law science to reassess the meta-question of “what is an independent legal department.” The compilation of the Ecological Environment Code and the addition of the Ecological Environment Law department indicate that Chinese environmental law science, on the basis of absorbing and drawing on the reasonable components of Western legal theory, transcends the thinking set of Western legal theory, opening up a new path for the production of environmental law knowledge based on Chinese problems and Chinese practice, using systematic integration as a method.
The significance of ecological environment rule-of-law practice for constructing an independent knowledge system of Chinese environmental law science. The compilation of the Ecological Environment Code and the addition of the Ecological Environment Law department demonstrate a reflection and transcendence of Western legal theory by China’s ecological environment rule-of-law practice, mainly reflected in the following aspects.
Breaking through the traditional framework of the “public law – private law” dichotomy. Traditional legal science usually takes the division of public law and private law as its cognitive coordinate, with administrative law, civil law, criminal law, procedural law, etc., positioned within this coordinate. However, China’s ecological environment legislation includes both public law norms in environmental supervision and private law norms in environmental tort liability, etc. If one clings to the public law-private law dichotomy, ecological environment legislation can only be viewed as a “platter” of different types of legal norms. The successful compilation of the Ecological Environment Code has already proven that, centering on value objectives such as “harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature,” ecological environment legislation can form integrated norms across public and private law domains, possessing the same logical integrity.
Opening up a path of legal knowledge production with “domain law” as a breakthrough point. For some time, “domain law” has been regarded as “not mature enough” or “lacking system.” The successful compilation of the Ecological Environment Code shows that “domain law” can also achieve codification in a mode different from traditional departmental law. This provides important reference for the codification of legislation in other domains, and also enlightens us that constructing an independent knowledge system of Chinese environmental law science not only requires proposing new concepts within the framework of traditional departmental law, but also creating legal categories suitable for the characteristics of “domain law.” For example, in-depth research and reflection on how to extract legal dogmatic (法教义学) categories with universal explanatory power from the legal text and institutional practice of the Ecological Environment Code.
Realizing the academic mode transformation from “legal transplantation” to “institutional originality.” The compilation of the Civil Code drew on the civil law theory and legislative experience of other countries, while the compilation of the Ecological Environment Code has more prominent institutional originality. Whether it is the establishment of the core legal concept of “ecological environment,” or the independent compilation of “green low-carbon development,” or the mode choice of “moderate codification,” all are institutional creations based on the reality of China’s ecological civilization construction and solving China’s ecological environment problems. This process itself is defining legal standards and creating legal knowledge. China’s ecological environment rule-of-law practice shows that the criteria for dividing legal departments are not immutable; when society generates new rule-of-law demands, the legal system and legal knowledge should have the self-awareness of self-innovation. Chinese legal science is fully capable of relying on China’s rule-of-law practice to create an independent environmental law knowledge system, better serving the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.
(The author is a professor at the Environmental Law Research Institute of Wuhan University (武汉大学环境法研究所).)
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Green consumption plays an important role in promoting green development and cultivating green productive forces. General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out: "Vigorously advocate green consumption" and "promote the formation of a frugal, moderate, green, low-carbon, civilized, and healthy lifestyle and consumption model." The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan proposes "developing green consumption and actively promoting green and low-carbon products," and makes important deployments for improving the incentive mechanism for green consumption, demonstrating the clear orientation of promoting green consumption during the 15th Five-Year Plan period.
As a systemic transformation in the consumption field, green consumption is a consumption behavior in which various types of consumption entities implement the green and low-carbon concept throughout the entire process of consumption activities. It is a new type of consumption mode that adapts to the level of economic and social development and the carrying capacity of the ecological environment. China has a large population, relatively insufficient resources, and a weak environmental carrying capacity. With economic and social development and the improvement of people's living standards, developing green consumption is not only an important manifestation of inheriting the traditional virtue of diligence and frugality of the Chinese nation and promoting the core socialist values, but also an important means of adapting to the trend of consumption upgrading, deepening supply-side structural reform, and cultivating new economic growth points. Moreover, it is a realistic need for alleviating resource and environmental pressures and building an ecological civilization.
Promoting green consumption and fostering the formation of green and low-carbon production methods and lifestyles cannot be achieved without effective institutional safeguards. In recent years, China has issued documents such as the Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Completely, Accurately, and Comprehensively Implementing the New Development Concept and Doing a Good Job of Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality and the Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Accelerating the Comprehensive Green Transformation of Economic and Social Development. The National Development and Reform Commission and nine other departments jointly issued the Guiding Opinions on Promoting Green Consumption, and the Ministry of Commerce and eight other departments jointly issued the Notice on Implementing the Green Consumption Promotion Action, etc. These have pushed China's green consumption from conceptual advocacy to practical exploration, playing an increasingly important role in promoting the upgrading of consumption structure, expanding domestic demand, and promoting the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development. However, it should also be noted that phenomena such as excessive consumption and wasteful extravagance still exist, and green lifestyles and consumption patterns have not yet been fully formed. In the first year of the 15th Five-Year Plan, promoting the popularization of green consumption requires a combination of multiple measures to build a long-term mechanism for promoting green consumption and enhance the supporting role of green consumption in high-quality economic development.
Accelerate the establishment of a unified green product standard, certification, and labeling system. Standard leadership is an important aspect of institutional innovation, directly affecting the credibility and operational order of the green consumption market. Promoting the construction of a unified green product standard, certification, and labeling system can provide consumers with more and better green products, enhance consumer confidence and satisfaction, and guide consumers to purchase environmentally friendly, energy-saving, and low-carbon products. To this end, it is necessary to sustainably improve the national standard system in relevant fields, improve the standards and specifications for green product design, procurement, and manufacturing, promote the application of green supply chain management technologies, standards, and certifications, further regulate green product certification activities and the use of labels, effectively guide the green and low-carbon transformation of the industrial chain, and form a good trend of green and low-carbon practices; actively participate in international standardization activities in the green field, participate in the formulation and initiative launch of relevant international standards, promote information exchange and sharing of green standards, inspection and testing, and evaluation methods, promote the coordination and mutual recognition of domestic and international standards, and create institutional conditions for green products to "go global."
Form a policy synergy of green consumption incentives. Strengthening top-level design, strengthening system integration, integrating scattered green consumption incentive measures across various links, and improving the green consumption incentive mechanism covering the entire chain and all links can fully release policy effects, form a policy synergy across the entire chain, effectively enhance the market competitiveness of green products, and promote the concept of green consumption to take root in people's hearts and green consumption behavior to become 蔚然成风 (wèi rán chéng fēng - "flourishing and becoming a prevailing trend," to develop into a common practice). It is possible to make good use of the policy of trading in old consumer goods for new ones, promote the integration of green consumption with pilot programs for new business models, new models, and new scenarios of consumption, further stimulate green consumption demand, effectively drive the sales of green products, and continuously smooth the cycle of green consumption; support industry associations to explore the establishment of a green consumption points system, promote online and offline interchange and universal use, so that green consumption behaviors can be recorded, accumulated, and redeemed, forming a positive incentive virtuous cycle, enabling consumers to continuously benefit throughout the entire life cycle of green consumption, and continuously enhance the appeal of green consumption.
Improve the green finance policy system and standard system. Green finance can provide important momentum for green consumption. Improving the green finance policy system and standard system can better leverage the guiding role of green finance and stimulate the motivation for green consumption among the entire population. It is possible to enrich the green finance toolbox, focus on green consumption to increase innovation in green financial products, broaden the application scenarios of green consumption loans, and guide financial institutions to introduce financial policies that benefit the people; improve the green finance assessment and evaluation system for financial institutions, optimize positive incentive and restraint mechanisms, encourage increasing the proportion of investment in green and low-carbon fields, expand the application scenarios of evaluation results, meet multi-level and diversified financial needs, and continuously improve the suitability and effectiveness of financial support for green consumption.
(The author is a professor at the Shandong Provincial Party School (Shandong Administration Institute).)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 胡婧怡 姚雪青 王云娜
The vast blue ocean holds infinite hope.
Data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shows that in the first quarter of this year, China's three major indicators — shipbuilding completion volume, new order volume, and order book volume — led the world. Among them, shipbuilding completion volume reached 15.68 million deadweight tons, a year-on-year increase of 46.0%; new order volume reached 59.53 million deadweight tons, a year-on-year increase of 195.2%; as of the end of March, the order book volume stood at 322.3 million deadweight tons, a year-on-year increase of 43.6%, accounting for 69.8% of the world total, and orders at some large shipyards are already scheduled three years out.
During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, China's shipbuilding industry took on a total of 64.2% of global new ship orders, 15.1 percentage points higher than during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, further consolidating its status as a major shipbuilding country, with market share ranking first in the world for 16 consecutive years.
Green low-carbon powered vessels lead the world, high-end dredging equipment has broken foreign monopolies, and artificial intelligence technology has fortified ship safety defenses… China's shipbuilding and marine engineering industry closely follows the maritime power strategy and leads the wave of international industrial transformation. Looking at the shipbuilding bases along the northern and southern coasts, vessels embodying cutting-edge technologies are being smoothly built and delivered, and industrial chains are being continuously improved and strengthened, injecting strong momentum into the construction of a maritime power.
Green Navigation —
Low-carbon transformation seizes industrial opportunities
Inside the workshop of Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Dalian Shipbuilding (大连造船)), the construction of a massive Type B LNG (liquefied natural gas) fuel tank is in full swing, 如火如荼 (rú huǒ rú tú - "like fire and like tea," describing something in full swing or flourishing).
The 13,000-cubic-meter fuel tank body, equivalent to four stories high and the size of two basketball courts, is assembled from more than 10,000 components, with the largest part weighing over 20 tons and the smallest only the size of a palm. Once completed, it will be installed on a large container ship, becoming another benchmark of China's green and low-carbon ship technology.
Xu Huanyun (许环运), the chief designer of the vessel and deputy chief designer of Dalian Shipbuilding Research Institute, said: "At present, among the 25 ship orders I am following up on, 7 are green-powered vessels. The green and low-carbon transformation of the shipbuilding industry has become an irresistible trend, 大势所趋 (dà shì suǒ qū - "the trend of the general situation," an irresistible trend)." Having worked in the industry for many years, Xu Huanyun has led his team to delve into the field of green-powered vessels and achieved multiple results.
In December 2025, the world's first methanol dual-fuel powered intelligent very large crude carrier (VLCC), the Kaituo (凯拓) vessel, jointly developed by Xu Huanyun and his team, was officially delivered in Dalian, marking a key step for China in the green and intelligent transformation of VLCCs. As Dalian Shipbuilding's independently developed eighth-generation VLCC model, the Kaituo vessel, compared to conventional fuel oil vessels, reduces emissions of carbon dioxide, sulfur oxides, and particulate matter by more than 90%.
When Dalian Shipbuilding took on this order in 2023, methanol power technology was being applied for the first time on a global VLCC, and many technical challenges had no precedent to follow. Space on ocean-going tankers is precious. How to install a complete methanol fuel supply system, including large storage tanks, heat exchangers, and safety systems, without affecting cargo-carrying capacity became the first difficulty the team needed to overcome. For the shape design and location layout of the fuel tank alone, the R&D team conducted nearly two years of in-depth论证, ultimately placing the 7,000-cubic-meter methanol fuel tank in the middle of the ship's cargo hold, optimizing the ship's draft depth.
"This design makes the vessel's fully loaded draft 70 centimeters shallower than a conventional tanker. Don't underestimate this difference of less than a meter. In the Malacca Strait, where the shallowest point is only 25 meters, the Kaituo vessel can pass directly without waiting for the tide. Every day saved in waiting time can reduce operating costs by more than a hundred thousand US dollars," Xu Huanyun said.
Closely following the national dual-carbon strategic deployment, Dalian Shipbuilding has continuously increased its investment in green vessel types, successively breaking through core technologies for alternative fuels such as LNG, methanol, and liquid ammonia, achieving full coverage of mainstream vessel types powered by low-carbon and zero-carbon fuels, and obtaining a number of world-first innovative results. Today, the Kaituo vessel has successfully completed multiple voyages, and the technical team continues to follow up and optimize, helping China's shipping green and low-carbon transformation to deepen and solidify.
In 2025, Dalian's citywide shipbuilding completion volume reached 7.48 million deadweight tons, accounting for 7.8% of the global share, and the order book volume accounted for 15.2% of the global share. From January to May this year, Dalian's citywide shipbuilding completion volume rose to 14.1% of the global share, and the order book volume of its four major assembly shipyards accounted for 19.1% of the global share.
Moving Toward the High End —
Independent innovation breaks foreign monopolies
In March this year, at Qidong Wharf in Nantong, Jiangsu, China's independently developed ultra-large trailing suction hopper dredger, the Xinhai Jing 1 (新海鲸1), was successfully launched. Currently, this steel giant is intensifying its equipment commissioning, scheduled for official delivery in the second half of the year. In the future, it will be used for major marine projects such as waterway dredging, deep-sea sand extraction, land reclamation, and coastal maintenance.
The Xinhai Jing 1 has a total length of 180 meters, a beam of 36 meters, and a depth of 17.2 meters. It has an ultra-large dredging depth capability of 120 meters, with dredging efficiency improved by 30% compared to traditional dredgers. It is also equipped with intelligent functions such as one-key dredging, integrated dredging and navigation, and unmanned dredging under typical working conditions, representing the world's top level of dredging equipment. Chen Xinhua (陈新华), deputy general manager of Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Qidong Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (上海振华重工启东海洋工程股份有限公司), said that the core technologies and key equipment for the design and construction of ultra-large trailing suction hopper dredgers had long been monopolized by foreign countries. The Xinhai Jing 1 has achieved full-chain independent control from overall design to core components.
The distributed in-hopper pump design is the most important technological breakthrough of this dredging giant. The team made efforts on two fronts: on the one hand, innovating the hull structure design; on the other hand, using computer simulation and scale model tests to optimize the pump compartment and pipeline layout, achieving the optimal solution for efficiency and space. To address the challenge of coordinated control of dual pumps, the team relied on fluid simulation technology to accurately calculate parameters, built an intelligent control algorithm model, and created an intelligent operation mode of "one brain controlling two sets of equipment," which not only improves operational speed but also reduces long-term operation and maintenance costs, significantly enhancing market competitiveness.
The breakthrough in high-end dredging equipment is a vivid microcosm of China's shipbuilding and marine engineering industry moving toward the high end. Located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, Nantong, relying on its locational advantages and industrial accumulation, has built a complete shipbuilding and marine engineering industry chain covering assembly manufacturing, core supporting, R&D and design, and repair services, creating the Tong-Tai-Yang high-tech shipbuilding and marine equipment national advanced manufacturing cluster. Data shows that in 2025, Nantong's shipbuilding and marine engineering industry output value exceeded 220 billion yuan, with shipbuilding and marine equipment industry scales accounting for one-eighth and one-third of the national total respectively, possessing significant competitiveness in the fields of high-tech ships and high-end marine equipment.
Intelligent Empowerment —
Intelligent control extends to the entire process
At Maputo Port in Mozambique, Africa, an 82,000-deadweight-ton large bulk carrier completed loading and unloading operations. The artificial intelligence video surveillance system on deck accurately verified personnel information and monitored operational dynamics throughout the process. Thousands of miles away, managers at the shipping company headquarters can learn about the entire process of the vessel's operations in real time through a mini-program. This efficient and safe control model benefits from the artificial intelligence technology innovation empowerment of COSCO Shipping Telecom Co., Ltd., Guangzhou (广州中远海运电信科技有限公司).
"Problems such as crew members leaving their posts during duty and violations at the dock have traditionally been monitored by human screen-watching, which often lags behind and is difficult to meet the safety control needs of modern shipping," said Li Di (李迪), deputy general manager of the company. The company has been deeply involved in the field of ship-to-shore satellite communications. During frontline service, they learned of this need and thus initiated the development of an artificial intelligence monitoring system for ships, promoting the upgrade of ship safety management from passive post-event tracing to proactive pre-event warning and full-process intelligent control.
The road of R&D breakthroughs was not smooth. Samples of extreme safety incidents such as people falling overboard are scarce, limiting the accuracy of algorithm training. "The team broke through using large model technology, generating data on scarce scenarios through artificial intelligence simulation, deconstructing key actions for falling overboard to carry out fine-grained recognition, successfully overcoming the problem of low-probability event identification, and achieving proactive hazard detection and rapid warning," said Tong Meijing (童梅静), head of the Development Research Center of COSCO Shipping Telecom, Guangzhou.
To address the transmission pain points of limited satellite bandwidth and large signal fluctuations at sea, the team created an adaptive intelligent transmission mode, while introducing feature vector analysis technology to achieve more than 90% efficient compression of video data. Even under extremely narrow bandwidth, the shore-based control center can clearly restore the on-site image. Currently, this artificial intelligence monitoring system for ships has been officially put into use and has covered hundreds of operating vessels.
COSCO Shipping Telecom, Guangzhou has obtained 24 independent patents in fields such as ship-to-shore satellite communications and ship intelligent visual analysis. It is continuously expanding the boundaries of technology application, extending intelligent control from ship operation to the entire repair and construction process, building a full-chain independently controllable ship safety communication system, and providing solid technical support for shipping safety and the construction of a maritime power.
Return to TopBy: 张伟昊
The shipbuilding industry has long enjoyed the reputation of being the "crown of comprehensive industry," showcasing a nation's comprehensive industrial strength. In the first quarter, China's three major indicators — shipbuilding completion volume, new order volume, and order book volume — led the world, demonstrating the significant progress of China's shipbuilding industry and reflecting the global recognition of Made in China.
A vast expanse of deep blue holds the confidence of our shipbuilding power. Due to a relatively late start, China's shipbuilding industry once faced problems such as low shipbuilding efficiency and an extensive growth model. Today, the domestically built large cruise ship Aida Modu (爱达·魔都号) is in operation, the Aida Huacheng (爱达·花城号) has completed sea trials, and the largest domestically built LNG carrier Georgetown (乔治敦号) has been delivered. China has now claimed the three "pearls on the crown" of the shipbuilding industry: aircraft carriers, large LNG carriers, and large cruise ships.
Every outstanding achievement is a vivid footnote to the transformation and upgrading of China's manufacturing industry. From materials to equipment, from design to final assembly, China's shipbuilding industry has formed a pattern of the three major bases — the Yangtze River Delta, the Bohai Rim, and the Pearl River Delta — advancing in parallel, with an ever-strengthening industrial chain. With deep-sea multi-purpose scientific survey and cultural relic archaeology ships sailing the seas, key breakthroughs in unmanned vessel technology, and smart fishery large-scale aquaculture vessels creating "offshore fish farms," China's shipbuilding industry is continuously enhancing its independent innovation capabilities and steadily improving its competitiveness.
Sailing from a major shipbuilding country toward a shipbuilding power, Chinese ships are heading toward ever more distant and deeper oceans.
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing, July 6 (Reporter Li Hongmei (李红梅)) — Recently, the China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局) jointly with the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展和改革委员会) issued the National Meteorological Development “15th Five-Year Plan” (全国气象发展“十五五”规划). The plan specifies that by 2030, extreme weather monitoring, forecasting, and early warning capabilities will be significantly enhanced.
The plan emphasizes taking the modernization of meteorological science and technology capabilities and the modernization of social services as the main line, effectively playing the role of the first line of defense for meteorological disaster prevention and mitigation, implementing four major offensive actions — extreme weather response (极端天气应对), meteorological AI empowering hundreds of industries (气象人工智能赋能千行百业), earth system forecasting (地球系统预报), and meteorological education, science and technology, and talent coordination (气象教育科技人才协同) — promoting the expansion of meteorology toward the earth system, upgrading toward digital intelligence, advancing toward far regions and deep space, and extending toward international governance, and accelerating the construction of a modern meteorological system that is technologically leading, precise in monitoring, accurate in forecasting, fine in service, and satisfying to the people.
The plan specifies that by 2030, key meteorological technologies will achieve important breakthroughs, artificial intelligence will be deeply integrated and applied in the meteorological field, extreme weather monitoring, forecasting, and early warning capabilities will be significantly enhanced, major progress will be made in the construction of earth system forecasting and earth system data platforms, meteorological data elements will become an important driving force for economic and social development, and the overall meteorological support capability for coordinating development and security will be comprehensively strengthened. China’s comprehensive meteorological strength and international influence will be greatly enhanced; meteorological technology, monitoring, and forecasting capabilities will reach the world’s advanced level; meteorological services will achieve world-leading status; and China will become an important force in global meteorological governance.
The plan systematically deploys 24 major tasks in 7 aspects, including strengthening extreme weather response, promoting meteorology empowering hundreds of industries, and enhancing the level of precision monitoring; supporting columns are set up, specifying 8 core development indicators, and laying out key areas such as meteorological disaster forecasting and early warning, artificial weather modification, and the enhancement of fine service capabilities for meteorology empowering key industries.
Return to TopBeijing, July 6 (People's Daily) — (Reporter Li Xiaoqing (李晓晴))
The reporter learned from the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部) that as of the end of 2025, the total area of soil erosion nationwide had decreased to 2.5764 million square kilometers, and the national soil and water conservation rate had increased to 73.09%.
This year marks the 15th year since the revision and implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Soil and Water Conservation. Over the 15 years, the soil erosion that could be caused by large-scale development and construction activities has been effectively controlled. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, more than 480,000 production and construction projects implemented soil and water conservation measures in accordance with the law, avoiding an increase in human-induced soil erosion of approximately 140,000 square kilometers.
The Ministry of Water Resources, proceeding from the integrity of the ecosystem and the systemic nature of river basins, comprehensively promoted the integrated, systemic, and source-based governance of mountains, waters, forests, farmlands, lakes, grasslands, and deserts (山水林田湖草沙). In the past five years, the net reduction in soil erosion area was approximately 110,000 square kilometers, and for eight consecutive years, dynamic monitoring of soil erosion has achieved full coverage of the national land area.
Over the 15 years, significant results have been achieved in soil and water conservation governance across the country. The vegetation coverage of the Loess Plateau increased from 34% to 63%, achieving a transformation from yellow to green. The sediment load of the Yellow River has significantly decreased, and the trend of ecological degradation on the Loess Plateau has been curbed. The water quality of the Danjiangkou Reservoir (丹江口水库) area is improving. The soil erosion area in Danjiangkou City (丹江口市) decreased by 418 square kilometers, the forest coverage rate increased by 6 percentage points, and among the 109 monitoring indicators for water quality in the reservoir area, 107 have reached Class I standards.
Return to TopBeijing, July 6 (Reporter Lin Lilin (林丽鹂)) The State Administration for Market Regulation (国家市场监督管理总局) organized and carried out research on international standards in the field of new IoT infrastructure, forming a series of innovative achievements, promoting breakthroughs in the development of China's computing power network technical standards and their IoT applications.
The research team innovatively designed a computing power network resource authentication and orchestration technical architecture system, providing a universal reference framework for the coordination of computing power resources of different manufacturers and different types, drafted and released 7 important international standards, and promoted the standardization of heterogeneous computing power resource authentication and IoT application technologies. The relevant research results have been applied in scenarios such as China Unicom's connected vehicle network, China Telecom's visual IoT, as well as the network co-construction and sharing between China Unicom and China Telecom, and forest fire prevention by Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd. (浙江大华技术股份有限公司), and have driven the formation of multiple independent intellectual property rights, providing technical support and standard assurance for the enhancement of the core capabilities of China's new IoT infrastructure, further elevating China's influence in international standard-setting.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘军国
Not long ago, a dispute over college student entrepreneurship subsidies in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, attracted attention. An intermediary agency handled the application for entrepreneurship subsidies for a college student-founded enterprise, charging a "coaching fee" of 3,880 yuan; in addition, the agency also required an additional fee of 20% of the government subsidy amount after the subsidy application was successful. The entrepreneur believed that the assistance provided by the intermediary was limited and should not pay the second fee, leading to a civil dispute between the two parties.
The Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court (杭州市中级人民法院) ruled on the dispute: the basic service fee constituted reasonable labor expenses and was upheld; however, the commission clause was tied to government subsidies, harmed public interests, and violated public order and good customs, and was ruled invalid.
Is the practice of handling subsidy applications and charging commissions compliant? How can the legitimate rights and interests of young entrepreneurs be safeguarded so that support policies truly empower entrepreneurial entities? A reporter conducted an investigation.
In the view of Miao Xia (苗霞), Deputy Director of the Hangzhou Talent Management Service Center (杭州市人才管理服务中心), this court ruling drew a clear red line — intermediaries may provide compliant services, but they absolutely must not take a cut from government subsidies.
Since 2008, Hangzhou has implemented six rounds of a three-year action plan for college student innovation and entrepreneurship (大学生创新创业三年行动计划). In 2025, the number of newly established college student-founded enterprises exceeded 10,000. "As local support policies for college student entrepreneurship have been continuously optimized, entrepreneurship subsidies have become a 'fat piece of meat' in the eyes of some intermediaries, and intermediary handling issues have emerged in many places including Hangzhou," Miao Xia said.
During the interview, the reporter also found that some intermediaries are still posting extensively on social media, specifically offering so-called "guidance" and "assistance" to college student entrepreneurs for claiming subsidies.
"There are three common tricks. First, they describe the application process as extremely difficult with a very low approval rate, implying that without an intermediary, one basically cannot get the money; second, they guarantee a 'guaranteed pass,' claiming they have ample experience and strong connections, and can secure the subsidy; third, they impersonate official partner units, falsely claiming to have inside channels and the ability to influence review results," Miao Xia said. Many college students, having just started their businesses, lacking information, and fearing trouble, easily believe these claims, wasting precious funds in the early stage of entrepreneurship. More seriously, some entrepreneurs are induced to forge materials and falsely report projects, planting legal risks.
Zhao Yongshuai (赵永帅), Associate Professor at the School of Marxism, Zhejiang University (浙江大学马克思主义学院), stated, "College student entrepreneurship subsidies are public fiscal funds; every cent must be used to support youth and encourage innovation. Compliant agency services are normal market behavior and can objectively play a certain helpful role for the start of youth entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial entities can choose according to their own needs. However, using false advertising to create information asymmetry and anxiety, providing unnecessary so-called 'subsidy handling services,' or even forging materials and defrauding subsidies, will harm the legitimate rights and interests of entrepreneurs, affect the implementation and effectiveness of support policies, and damage the entrepreneurial environment."
In response to this issue, Hangzhou adopted a classified handling approach. "For those who normally provide consultation, organize materials, run errands, and only charge a fixed service fee, we remind them to strictly observe boundaries and not tie commissions to subsidies. For those who charge based on a proportional split tied to government funding, we coordinate refunds with reference to the court ruling; if coordination fails, we guide parties toward civil litigation. Once cases of fabricating projects, forging materials, or helping enterprises fraudulently obtain subsidies are discovered, they will be referred to public security organs," Miao Xia said. Hangzhou has established a city-district two-level linkage verification mechanism, directly handling problems when discovered.
In addition, Hangzhou has smoothed supervision channels and established long-term mechanisms, embedding risk reminders into key steps of the entrepreneurship subsidy application process, ensuring that each node provides reminders and every entrepreneur is informed.
Starting June 5, Hangzhou, through its digital intelligence service platform for college student employment and entrepreneurship (大学生就业创业数智服务平台), sent reminder text messages one by one to the legal representatives of 10,954 eligible college student-founded enterprises newly established since January 2025, clearly explaining authoritative channels, application pathways, and intermediary risks, ensuring policy information reaches the entrepreneurs directly.
Information asymmetry is a key profit space for unethical intermediaries, and false advertising is an important tool for them to create information asymmetry and anxiety. To address the root causes of related issues, the Hangzhou Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau (杭州市人社局) compiled the complete steps for college student entrepreneurship subsidies—from preparing materials, online filling, system submission, to subsequent investigation and review—and released an application guide, simultaneously pushing it on various new media platforms. The Hangzhou College Student Entrepreneurship Development Promotion Association (杭州大学生创业企业发展促进会) also opened social media accounts, continuously publishing authoritative application guides to reduce information asymmetry.
Return to TopSince the initiation on June 22 of the water and sediment regulation before the main flood season of the Yellow River in 2026, after more than 10 days of large-flow discharge, the Xiaolangdi Water Control Project (小浪底水利枢纽) has entered the sediment release stage, and the reservoir's sediment discharge volume is expected to exceed 100 million tons. During the sediment release period, the Xiaolangdi Water Control Project will closely monitor the evolution of the high-concentration sediment-laden flow, use the Digital Twin Xiaolangdi (数字孪生小浪底) to conduct rolling pre-simulations, scientifically formulate hole-opening combination plans, to better promote sediment release out of the reservoir and achieve reservoir sediment reduction.
The photo shows the large-flow, high-concentration sediment release scene at the Xiaolangdi Water Control Project on July 5. By our staff reporter Lei Sheng (雷声).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张 文
The expanse of blue “ocean” before me is where I work. Over 10 million photovoltaic panels form this vast “blue sea,” covering a total area of 180,000 mu — equivalent to more than 16,000 international standard soccer fields.
This is southeast of the urban area of Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Because it lies on the edge of the Maowusu Sandy Land, for many years this place was a barren Gobi waste where “nothing grows on the ground and stones fly when the wind blows.” At the same time, this area contains deep coal seams; hundreds of meters underground there are densely distributed mined-out zones, and it has been demarcated as a “coal-mining subsidence area,” further increasing the difficulty of land development and utilization.
In 2022, this Gobi waste began to show signs of life — photovoltaic panels gradually took root here, connected into an unbroken expanse, and by the end of February this year a photovoltaic power generation base with a total installed capacity of 6 million kilowatts was formally completed. Every year the base converts the blazing sunlight on the Gobi waste into approximately 10.8 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electrical energy. And with that I settled down here.
You ask who I am? I am the base’s smart inspection drone, its “little steward.” Please look at my “inspection log.”
Smart operations and maintenance — at least 8 “duty shifts” every day
As a new day begins, as soon as the hatch opens, I begin my inspection work fully charged.
My home — the drone hangar — is a metal cabin about one meter tall, sitting beside the rolling array of photovoltaic panels. Every day, following the instructions preset by the engineers, I take off on a fixed inspection route, fly on schedule, inspect, return, and land back in the hangar, then automatically recharge in the hangar — all this electricity also comes from the base’s photovoltaic generation.
My flight altitude is kept at about 35 meters, which has been calculated as the optimal inspection altitude — allowing me to both “see clearly” and “fly fast.” With the help of the 5G network and the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, I fly methodically along the established “flight path,” and the binocular high-definition camera I carry gives me a crystal-clear view of the photovoltaic panels on the ground. My camera equipment mainly consists of a visible-light camera and an infrared pan-tilt, capable of accurately identifying 12 types of problems such as hot spots, hidden cracks, and diode faults on the panels.
Each inspection round trip takes about 50 minutes. After that I return to the hangar to rest, and once fully charged I continue “going on duty.” Every day I go on duty at least 8 times, and in a single day I can accomplish more than half a month’s worth of manual inspection work. After each inspection I automatically generate a “duty” report, so the engineers can stay informed of the base’s status in a timely manner.
I detect a partial contamination spot on one photovoltaic panel! Looking closely, there is a large pile of bird droppings on the panel; the power generation has become abnormal, causing a sharp rise in the local temperature of the panel — that is a hot spot. I promptly use the smart system to generate a graphic-text report on this situation and send it to the engineers.
The engineers are all at the centralized control center in Yinchuan’s urban area, more than 50 kilometers away. There, a dynamic screen covering an entire wall displays in real time the power generation data and equipment status of each photovoltaic array. After receiving the report I sent, the engineer performs a simple operation on a tablet computer and dispatches an unmanned cleaning robot to the designated photovoltaic panel to carry out the cleaning task.
This big fellow is about three meters tall and has a slender mechanical arm fitted with a cleaning brush. Like me, it operates automatically under the guidance of the 5G network and the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. It goes to the side of the panel, swings its arm, and scrubs the panel clean. It uses a crawler chassis and can move freely over the gravel-strewn Gobi waste.
The base is expanding the scale of unmanned equipment. There will be about 20 smart inspection drones like me here in the future. The base’s “Drone Hangar Intelligent Control Cloud Platform” and other software and hardware have already obtained dozens of utility model patents and copyrights; the main innovations in unmanned operations and maintenance have reached an internationally leading level.
West-to-East Power Transmission — 10.8 billion kilowatt-hours of green electricity every year
As soon as I take off, I can see in the distance, five or six kilometers away, the Ningdong power plant, with its tall cooling towers reaching into the clouds. The electricity generated by the photovoltaic panels before me is continuously being sent to the plant.
The Ningdong power plant is a thermal power plant that uses coal for power generation. Why does the photovoltaic power from the base converge there? Look next to the plant — high iron towers carry silver high-voltage transmission lines. The answer is already clear: the plant’s thermal power is sent to Zhejiang via the Ningxia–Zhejiang ±800 kV Ling-Shao UHVDC transmission channel, lighting up millions of homes there. After the photovoltaic power converges at the plant, it too is sent to Zhejiang through this ultra-high-voltage channel. Solar and thermal power share the outbound transmission channel, avoiding redundant construction.
As part of the “West-to-East Power Transmission” project, the purpose of building our photovoltaic base is to send electricity to Zhejiang: last year, Ningxia transmitted 58 billion kilowatt-hours to Zhejiang, accounting for about one-tenth of Zhejiang’s annual electricity consumption. The base’s photovoltaic power generation can reach 10.8 billion kilowatt-hours per year, making it an important component of the “Ningxia electricity to Zhejiang” supply. This 10.8 billion kilowatt-hours of green electricity can meet the annual electricity needs of 7.2 million households, equivalent to saving 3.24 million tons of standard coal and reducing 8.9 million tons of carbon emissions.
“Bundling” solar and thermal power together also better ensures the safety of power transmission. At night, photovoltaic generation essentially shuts down — the electric current that moonlight and starlight can provide is so weak it is almost negligible. At that time, if total generation drops suddenly, it could destabilize the grid. To offset this effect, the plant increases the operating load of its thermal power generating units, raising them from a medium-low load of about 40% during the day to a high load or even full load, thereby increasing thermal power output and keeping the grid’s current level stable without large fluctuations.
Along my inspection route stand rows of large metal devices shaped like white containers — these are the base’s energy storage facilities. They function like “power banks” to ensure current stability. When photovoltaic generation is abundant, part of the electricity is stored in the energy storage facilities; when generation is insufficient, this electricity is released back into the grid. Currently, the base’s completed energy storage facilities can “store” 800,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity.
Barren waste turns green — vegetation coverage in some areas exceeds 30%
In 2022, when the base first started construction, the surroundings were Gobi waste. During inspections, whenever there was a sandstorm, my high-definition camera would “squint” and I couldn’t even see the ground. As the base was built, the thick photovoltaic panels blocked the fierce wind, and sandstorms became less frequent.
The photovoltaic panels also shielded the ground from the scorching sun; the soil’s moisture content increased, green grass grew on the Gobi land, and it gradually took on a green color. People were delighted to discover this change and began sowing various seeds here: honeysuckle, Astragalus adsurgens, bush clover… To make use of precious rainfall, the engineers installed rainwater collectors and drainage tubes on the photovoltaic panels, allowing the rainwater to evenly irrigate the soil shaded by the panels, accelerating vegetation growth. In some areas of the base, vegetation coverage has already exceeded 30%.
The area where the photovoltaic base is located involves several deep coal mines, many of which have been mined steadily for nearly 20 years. These mines include goaf zones, active mining zones, and areas to be mined. Although this land has been entirely classified as a coal-mining subsidence area, currently less than 400 mu of partially mined-out land has experienced actual minor subsidence.
The engineers dare not be careless: the photovoltaic panel cables here are not the traditional buried type but adopt a bridge-frame structure, with the cables laid above ground and with slack left, to avoid “tearing” the cables if ground subsidence occurs.
In addition, about one meter underground in this area, over a hundred geological sensors have been installed in drilled holes. These sensors become the engineers’ “eyes” for monitoring ground subsidence. Once the ground surface experiences cracking, displacement, or similar conditions, the sensors issue graded early-warning information. This not only helps engineers adjust the photovoltaic panels in the corresponding area in a timely manner but also precisely marks the subsidence location, facilitating ecological restoration. Therefore, no matter which area’s vegetation is damaged by ground subsidence, the base promptly restores its vitality through manual replanting.
Look — don’t you think this land is full of vitality?
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 杨颜菲
The small fishing village of Guanyiqian Village (管驿前村) in Poyang County, Shangrao, Jiangxi, lies on the banks of the Changjiang River (昌江); not far downstream is Poyang Lake. Villager Wu Jiexia (吴洁霞)’s house faces the street on one side, and on the other, the Changjiang River tirelessly laps against the stone bank, producing a steady, rhythmic sound. Wu Jiexia was sitting on the steps at her doorway, sorting golden standardized fish hooks. “Everyone is happy to take on some work from the fish-hook factory,” she said. “Staying home, staying by the water, having income—life is getting better day by day.”
To catch black carp, a thick hook with a stiff shank is needed; to catch crucian carp, a fine hook with a soft point is required… In Guanyiqian Village, fishing was once a way of production and livelihood passed down through generations. Bathed in the lake breeze of Poyang Lake, many family workshops along the shore made a living by producing fish hooks.
“I am the sixth-generation inheritor of my family’s fish-hook craft. When I was a child, the ‘ding-ding-dang-dang’ sound of hammering fish hooks rang out in the home for many years.” Zhan Zhibo (占志波), chairman of Poyang County Heijingang Fishing Tackle Co., Ltd. (黑金刚钓具有限责任公司), recalled. More than 20 years ago, when he first walked into an international fishing-tackle exhibition, Zhan Zhibo was deeply shocked by the price tags on foreign products displayed at the booths. On the booths, fish hooks were priced per piece, with exquisite packaging; his own products could only be sold by the catty. He began to think about how to sell good products at a good price.
“There must be mechanization; mechanization is the only way out.” Zhan Zhibo wanted to introduce advanced foreign equipment, but the other side would only sell him one already-scrapped forming machine. After bringing this machine back, he disassembled and reassembled it, reassembled and disassembled it, burying his head in research for most of the year, tackling the key technologies. Subsequently, he led his team to explore and independently developed fully automatic forming equipment. Walking into the production workshop, a piece of high-carbon steel wire is fed into the machine, and forming, heat treatment, and coating are completed 一气呵成 (yī qì hē chéng - “one breath, complete,” accomplishing something in one continuous effort) — the entire production line operates digitally and intelligently, producing 700,000 to 800,000 fish hooks per day.
At the product R&D center of Poyang County Saike Fishing Tackle Co., Ltd. (塞客钓具有限责任公司), young designer Jie Huagang (揭华港) picked up a newly produced fish hook and introduced it: “Traditional fish hooks lack penetrating power. We spent more than two years on technical攻关 (breakthroughs), increasing the density and core strength of the fish hook by more than 15%.” He then pointed to the exquisite bronze-style pattern on the packaging box and said: “Overseas customers not only value performance but also favor the cultural added value of the product. We draw inspiration from traditional culture and innovate packaging, turning fish hooks into a business card that showcases Chinese aesthetics.”
Not only do they delve into technology, but they also build brands. Zhan Zhibo created the proprietary brand “Heijingang (黑金刚),” targeting the high-end fishing market, and repeatedly brought products to overseas exhibitions, relying on quality to knock open the door of the international market. “Heijingang” fish hooks command an average retail price of over ten yuan per piece; the company’s annual output value exceeds 200 million yuan, producing about 230 million fish hooks per year, and it has won multiple international industrial design awards.
As domestic recreational fishing demand continues to heat up, Zhan Zhibo on the one hand expanded the fish-hook categories to several thousand varieties, from river fishing, sea fishing to lure fishing, with different hook shapes for different fish species; on the other hand, he also plans to build a 4,000-mu lure-fishing base in Lefeng Town (乐丰镇), Poyang County, extending a long industrial chain from the tiny fish hook.
“The fishing atmosphere in the county is very strong.” Zhan Zhicheng (占志成), chairman of Jiangxi Haiba Fish Hook Co., Ltd. (江西海霸鱼钩有限公司), founded his company in 2013. Leveraging patented products such as the Qilin series fish hooks, which offer greater anti-slipping and pulling force, he successfully opened markets in Europe, the United States, and Southeast Asia; the company’s annual output value is nearly 30 million yuan. He explained: “At the peak, there were more than 50 fishing-tackle shops in the county town, and many fishing enthusiasts came 慕名而来 (mù míng ér lái - “admire the name and come,” attracted by reputation) to Poyang County to fish.”
Every year during the Poyang Lake fishing season, anglers from across the country gather here, using local fish hooks to exchange skills, and afterward they can enter workshops to experience forging and take home a few hooks engraved with their own names. From the 2025 China Lake City · Poyang Recreational Fishing Carnival (中国湖城·鄱阳休闲垂钓嘉年华) to the Fishing Hook and Tackle Themed Investment Promotion Conference (鱼钩渔具专题招商推介会), Poyang County uses each fish hook as a fulcrum to leverage the integrated development of culture, sports, and tourism. Poyang County has 47 mechanized fish-hook production enterprises, producing over 10 billion fish hooks annually.
“Out of every 10 fish hooks nationwide, 7 come from here,” said Wu Fengpao (吴封炮), a member of the Party Working Committee and deputy director of the Management Committee of Poyang Industrial Park (鄱阳工业园区). “In the future, we will concentrate efforts to promote the precision, branding, and customization of the fish-hook industry. We will continue to work hard on key technologies, especially promoting collaborative innovation in areas such as wear-resistant materials and precision forming processes. At the same time, we will achieve deep integration and coordinated development of primary, secondary, and tertiary industries, striving to forge a path led by high-end products, with each sector having its own division of labor and unique characteristics.”
Return to TopBeijing, July 6 (Reporter Han Xin (韩鑫)) — The reporter learned from the Ministry of Transport: Driven by a series of major projects, China's transport investment maintained high-level operation in the first five months. From January to May, fixed-asset investment in transport reached 1,148.8 billion yuan, of which highways and waterways completed 779.7 billion yuan and 86.5 billion yuan respectively.
In the first five months, China's transportation economy continued its stable operation trend, with indicators such as freight volume and port container throughput maintaining growth —
Freight volume grew steadily. From January to May, commercial freight volume reached 23.12 billion tonnes, a year-on-year increase of 3.3%. Of this, highway freight volume was 17.44 billion tonnes, up 3.1% year-on-year; waterway freight volume was 3.48 billion tonnes, up 4.2% year-on-year.
Port cargo throughput increased with stability. From January to May, port cargo throughput reached 7.51 billion tonnes, a year-on-year increase of 2.2%, of which domestic and foreign trade throughput increased by 1.3% and 4.4% year-on-year respectively. Container throughput reached 150 million standard containers (TEUs), a year-on-year increase of 2.2%.
On July 6, an international freight train fully loaded with auto parts departed from the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation Base (中哈（连云港）物流合作基地), heading to Abrek (阿布雷克), Uzbekistan, becoming the 8,000th international freight train received and dispatched by the base since its operation began 12 years ago. According to statistics from Nanjing Customs, in the first half of this year, the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation Base cumulatively operated 485 China-Europe (Asia) freight trains, a year-on-year increase of 3.8%; of these, the monthly operating volume in June exceeded 100 trains for the first time, setting a new monthly historical record. The photo shows the loading and unloading operation area for China-Europe (Asia) freight trains at the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation Base on the 6th.
Photo by Wang Chun (王春) (Xinhua News Agency)
Beijing, July 6 (Reporter Jin Xin (金歆)) — On the 6th, the World Internet Conference International Organization held a press conference in Beijing, introducing the basic situation, overall preparation progress, and distinctive highlights of the 2026 World Internet Conference Digital Silk Road Development Forum.
This forum is hosted by the World Internet Conference and undertaken by the People’s Government of Shaanxi Province, and will be held in Xi’an, Shaanxi from July 21 to 22. Themed “Wisdom Converges on the Silk Road, Data Opens a New Journey — Jointly Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace” (智汇丝路 数启新程——携手构建网络空间命运共同体), in addition to the opening ceremony, the forum will also hold specialized forums on topics such as “Silk Road E-commerce” cooperation and development, collaborative innovation and development of intelligent agents, protection and inheritance of cultural heritage in the digital-intelligence era, and digital-intelligence health, so as to promote consensus-building and joint cooperation among countries co-building the Belt and Road, and jointly seize new opportunities for digital-intelligence development.
This forum will continue to hold high-level dialogue events such as ministerial-level meetings. The World Internet Conference Digital-Intelligence Research Institute will also focus on the theme of “AI-Driven Digital Trade” to hold capacity-building training courses and study activities, and jointly with the China Office of the World Intellectual Property Organization, hold a themed salon on “Digitization of Cultural Heritage·Empowerment through Copyright”, providing more reference experiences for the development of digital trade and the digital protection of cultural heritage in countries co-building the Belt and Road.
Return to TopXiong'an, July 6 (Reporter Shao Yuzi (邵玉姿)). On July 6, the Xiong'an Digital Intelligence Future Forum of the 2026 Global Digital Economy Conference was held in Xiong'an New Area, Hebei. At the forum, Xiong'an New Area officially joined the Global Digital Economy Cities Alliance, entering the "circle of friends" of global digital economy collaborative development cooperation.
The forum also released two major regional collaborative development initiatives. First, an initiative jointly launched by the relevant departments of the three regions of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei to build an "AI + Manufacturing" Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Collaborative Innovation Application Demonstration Zone, promoting the deep integration of AI technology and advanced manufacturing industries in the three regions and creating a model for cross-regional industrial collaborative innovation. Second, an initiative jointly launched by Xiong'an New Area together with Beijing Jiaotong University, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing Forestry University, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), and other universities relocated from Beijing, on the integration of education, science and technology, and talent in the digital intelligence field between Xiong'an New Area and the relocated universities, opening a two-way channel for the transformation of university research achievements and talent settling in Xiong'an, and building an integrated innovation ecosystem of industry, academia, research, and application.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王 政
On a weekend, Ms. Li, who lives in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, was driving herself on a trip. When she reached the Hangzhou-Xin'anjiang-Jingdezhen Expressway, she suddenly encountered a heavy rainstorm, and the visibility on the road dropped sharply. As she was about to pull over to the emergency lane, a forward vehicle deceleration warning sounded inside the car, and the system simultaneously intervened to reduce throttle and apply brakes, helping her smoothly prevent a rear-end collision. Afterwards, Ms. Li remarked, “Good thing I had the assisted driving system—it provides an extra layer of protection when traveling in extreme weather.”
Such scenes are increasingly appearing in daily travel. Assisted driving-related technologies are extending from early highway cruising to more complex application scenarios, continuously improving in perception accuracy and system stability.
For assisted driving to see clearly, judge accurately, and drive steadily, on-vehicle sensors are key. Improving the perception reliability of sensor systems is one of the key directions for industry technology breakthroughs.
“In extreme scenarios, a single sensor, subject to environmental interference, may experience a decline in recognition capability,” said Nie Yi (聂奕), a relevant person in charge of Huawei’s Intelligent Automotive Solution (华为智能汽车解决方案). Currently, on-vehicle sensors mainly include cameras for object recognition, LiDAR that can detect distant targets, and millimeter-wave radar that is relatively less affected by weather interference.
“The three types of sensors each have their advantages and also their applicable boundaries. Huawei Qiankun (华为乾崑) has chosen the ‘multi-sensor fusion perception’ technical route,” Nie Yi said. “When the camera is affected by strong light or backlight, millimeter-wave radar and LiDAR can supplement information for the camera, reducing the perception gap caused by the failure of a single sensor.”
It is not enough to “see” obstacles; the system must understand risks and make reasonable responses within milliseconds.
Late at night, Mr. Zhou was driving on an expressway. A beam of strong light shone directly ahead. “A large truck in the opposite lane had its high beams on; I couldn’t see anything, so I could only slow down gradually.” At that moment, the car’s system emitted a sharp alarm, and the vehicle suddenly decelerated and braked to a stop. “When I came to my senses, I realized that a black car had stopped a few meters ahead of me due to a breakdown,” Mr. Zhou said. “Luckily, the LiDAR and millimeter-wave radar on my car identified it and immediately activated the automatic emergency braking system.”
Assisted driving systems need to complete perception, modeling, and decision-making in an extremely short time, placing high demands on algorithm stability and real-time performance. In the field of decision-making algorithms, there are mainly two technical paths: one is the traditional modular method, which splits perception, planning, and control into independent modules. Although the logic is clear, writing rules for complex scenarios is difficult, and there are unpredictable scenarios; the other is an end-to-end large model approach, where a neural network directly outputs control commands. Although it is highly flexible, its interpretability is insufficient.
How to find a balance between safety and efficiency between the two? “The specific architecture developed by the Huawei Qiankun Intelligent Automotive Solution (华为乾崑智能汽车解决方案) attempts to provide a fusion approach,” Nie Yi explained. “In this architecture, the cloud-based world engine is responsible for large-scale simulation training in the cloud, and the vehicle-side world behavior model is the ‘brain’ for real-time decision-making on the vehicle side. It uses multi-sensor full-modality perception data of ‘vision, hearing, and touch’ to train and generate a large model dedicated to assisted driving, responsible for the end-to-end execution of perception, decision-making, and control.”
The progress of decision-making algorithms cannot be separated from the support of underlying hardware. As one of the key sensors of the perception system, the performance breakthrough of LiDAR is particularly critical. “If one pursues a wide field of view, the radar’s recognition accuracy for distant targets will decrease; if one focuses on long distance, the scanning angle will narrow,” Nie Yi said. “Therefore, we proposed a LiDAR dual-optical-path architecture solution, allowing a single radar to have both a ‘wide-angle lens’ and a ‘telephoto lens,’ balancing wide-field perception and long-distance recognition capabilities.” According to the introduction, this technology has been applied to the Huawei Qiankun 896-line dual-optical-path image-level LiDAR, and currently related products have been mass-produced and commercialized.
“The goal of assisted driving is to make travel safer and more efficient,” Nie Yi stated. “We will continue to work deeply in algorithm optimization, hardware iteration, and system integration, promoting assisted driving technology to undergo testing and make progress in a wider range of real-world scenarios.”
Return to TopBeijing, July 6 (Reporter Wang Hao (王浩)) — A reporter learned from the China Yangtze River Three Gorges Group (中国长江三峡集团有限公司) that in the first half of 2026, facing changes in the incoming water situation of the upper Yangtze River and diversified water use demands, the comprehensive benefits of the Three Gorges Project, including water supplementation, power generation, navigation, and ecology, continued to be fully realized.
During the dry season, the Three Gorges Reservoir cumulatively supplemented over 20 billion cubic meters of water downstream, with an average outflow discharge of 10,200 cubic meters per second, raising the water level of the middle and lower reaches by 0.5 to 2.0 meters on average, effectively ensuring the safety of production and domestic water use in the middle and lower reaches. The Three Gorges Group completed the annual pre-flood detailed inspection as planned and conducted the 2026 comprehensive emergency drill for the operational safety and flood control and rescue of the Three Gorges Project. On June 7, the Three Gorges Reservoir completed the pre-flood drawdown task ahead of schedule, freeing up 20.8 billion cubic meters of flood control storage capacity.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李凯旋
In the scorching summer heat, grid worker Wen Tao was busy publicizing the城乡居民基本养老保险 policy. Although sweat beaded on his face and his voice was somewhat hoarse, Wen Tao felt it was not as tiring as before. "When work has a handle to grasp, it becomes handy," he said.
Wen Tao, 26 years old this year, is a grid worker in Juzhuan Community (剧专社区), Jiang'an County (江安县), Yibin City, Sichuan.
In recent years, many localities have explored ways to reach the very ends of grassroots governance and build all-subject grids, gathering into the grid work such as visiting and patrolling, assisting key populations, and emergency response that was previously scattered across multiple departmental lines. The integrated grid has become stronger, governance capacity has improved, residents find it more convenient to handle affairs, and grid workers have also gained space to fully display their abilities.
But even while situated in an all-subject grid, Wen Tao had once felt a sense of "powerlessness."
A grid worker's responsibilities are originally to handle transactional work such as collecting information, publicizing policies, and assisting professionals in entering households for inspections. But in reality, it is not uncommon for grid workers to independently undertake work that is relatively professional in nature. Inspecting gas safety, food safety, electric bicycle hazards... these tasks were once all pressed onto grid workers' shoulders. "After all, our professional capabilities are limited. Could I miss a hazard?" Even though he tried his best, Wen Tao still felt uneasy. A part of his "powerlessness" came from this.
At the same time, the pressure of handling complaints from the 12345 government service convenience hotline kept increasing. "Even if the complaint is not within the community's jurisdiction, the grid worker still has to visit the household to understand the situation as soon as possible," Wen Tao said. Previously, complaint handling work was assigned according to the principle of territorial management, and they even had to arrive on site earlier than the relevant functional departments. Complaints about illegal construction, damaged infrastructure, and the like were frequent, and residents' demands were for rectification as soon as possible; but grid workers had no authority to handle them and could only do communication, reassurance, and persuasion work. The phenomenon of 小马拉大车 (xiǎo mǎ lā dà chē – "small horse pulling a big cart," metaphor for overburdening with insufficient capacity) existed to varying degrees. Residents were dissatisfied, and the grid workers' work was sometimes not understood.
A new commercial street was built locally, and the grid Wen Tao was responsible for also involved it. The construction caused some road sections to be blocked, and nearby households to have their gas and water cut off, and the construction period was repeatedly extended, affecting residents' lives. Reflecting residents' demands and conveying project progress, community cadres and grid workers put a lot of thought into coordination work; but residents found it hard to understand why problems reported many times were not resolved for so long. "We are not afraid of facing conflicts head-on; what we fear is seeing something but being unable to manage it, having the will but not the strength." Wen Tao felt somewhat aggrieved.
Xie Junyan, a grid worker in Longquan Community (龙泉社区), Cuiping District (翠屏区), Yibin City, serves over 500 households in the Hedu International Residential Area (和都国际小区). In her view, problems of formalism such as arbitrary task assignment, filling forms across multiple channels, and excessive emphasis on leaving traces added quite a bit of noise to grid workers' daily work. From issuing kinship certificates and conducting annual social security reviews for retirees to soliciting residents' opinions on converting residential properties to commercial use, in the past everything was required of grid workers. "These certifications should actually be issued by the corresponding functional departments, but they were also pushed onto the community," Xie Junyan said.
In addition, even the grid workers' own duties like collecting resident information once also added a lot of workload. "Take information on left-behind children as an example. For a period, multiple departments required submissions, and the formats and requirements of the forms were different." When work was heavy, Xie Junyan had to shuttle among seven or eight systems, "feeling like I had endless forms to fill."
"Lately I seldom see you. Are you too busy with work?" an occasional resident would ask with concern. Xie Junyan felt a pang in her heart: "Grid workers should not be 'long time no see' with residents."
The change began with 轻装上阵 (qīng zhuāng shàng zhèn – "light pack into battle," to shed burdens and move forward).
"As a member of grassroots governance forces, grid workers bear the trust of the masses. The original intention of building a strong all-subject grid was also to respond to this trust," said Cao Gang (曹钢), director of the Social Work Department of the Jiang'an County Party Committee. In actual work, phenomena such as the generalization of the grid concept, blurred boundaries of responsibilities, and layer-by-layer task delegation occur from time to time. "The all-subject grid should not go astray into an 'all-rely-on-the-grid'; completing tasks also cannot 'all rely on the grid,'" Cao Gang stated bluntly.
Since the beginning of this year, all districts and counties in Yibin City have comprehensively sorted out work items of the grid, established and improved a grid item access system, and successively introduced a grid item list, a negative list, and a list of force resource allocation.
Reading through the "Jiang'an County Grid Item Access Measures (Trial)" word by word, Wen Tao and his colleagues sighed with emotion: "What grid workers should do is now crystal clear." In its grid item list, Jiang'an County lists ten items of work including collection of basic public security elements, investigation and resolution of disputes and conflicts, and investigation of public safety hazards. The specific handling content, specific requirements, and corresponding responsible departments for each item are also clearly defined, making the work context much clearer.
"It must be acknowledged that functional departments also generally face the problem of too few personnel and heavy tasks. The purpose of clarifying rights and responsibilities is to form a joint force," Cao Gang explained. When a functional department in Jiang'an County has a task that requires grid assistance, it can apply in accordance with the access procedure; after review and approval, the department then grants the grid corresponding work authority and financial support, and provides policy guidance and business training, after which the grid worker goes to assist in completion.
Wen Tao felt a clear change when participating in dispute mediation. Neighbors in the residential area had different opinions on the safety issues of installing elevators. Staff from departments such as housing and construction, public security, and firefighting came directly to the site to work. Technical assessments, legal explanations with reasoning – with support from all sides, grid workers now have a foundation when mediating. "The tense feeling of 'fighting alone' from the past has disappeared," Wen Tao said.
In Cuiping District, the "grid negative list" is detailed. "Grids must not be made the responsible subject for administrative matters such as law enforcement, demolition and illegal construction removal, environmental remediation, urban management, and production safety, nor the direct dispatch target for the 12345 hotline, letters and visits, etc.," introduced Yang Yulin (杨育霖), deputy director of the Social Work Department of the Cuiping District Party Committee. After the negative list was issued, administrative work that should belong to the scope of other departments' responsibilities can no longer be "dumped and done with."
Preventing the rebound of arbitrary task assignment hinges on a powerful oversight mechanism. The Cuiping District Social Work Department, together with relevant departments such as the Commission for Discipline Inspection and supervision organs, carries out overt and covert inspections, field research, and random checks to understand the implementation of the grid item access work. "We have also opened a 'burden-reduction hotline' so that grid workers have channels to participate in oversight," Yang Yulin said.
Aunt Wang, a solitary elderly resident of Longquan Community, has difficulty moving around. Xie Junyan now often goes to her home to help with housework. "Xiao Xie has been coming much more frequently lately." Hearing neighbors say this, Xie Junyan feels a special sense of achievement.
"We haven't been idle after the burden reduction." Besides helping people in difficulty in the residential area and organizing cultural activities, Xie Junyan has also participated in many business trainings. The fire department explains safety handling procedures, outstanding social workers teach skills for household visits, and the community organizes business seminars every week to jointly tackle work difficulties. In her spare time, she is studying for the Assistant Social Worker qualification exam. "Learning more knowledge, when I get certified to work, I will not only be more professional but also get corresponding subsidies," she said.
In Yang Yulin's view, the goal of building a strong all-subject grid has not changed. Burden reduction and empowerment go hand in hand. Cuiping District selects grid workers through methods such as transfer and targeted recruitment to bring them under community worker management, with significantly improved income and benefits; training in social worker skills and other business training is also being rolled out comprehensively. Yang Yulin said: "Only by enabling grid workers to focus their energy on serving the masses and giving them full support on their growth path can we help them move forward in the direction of becoming 'all-subject' talent."
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To ensure that various tasks are implemented effectively, some departments in the past, when setting up grid workers at the grassroots level, encountered problems such as redundant construction and low efficiency. Now, many localities are exploring and advancing grassroots grid governance through integration of multiple grids (多格合一), exploring comprehensive grids and all-subject grids, which have played an important role in improving work efficiency and coordinating resources. In the process of advancing the integration of multiple grids, grid workers in some localities still face problems such as multiple chains of command (多头指挥). Some grid workers have even become form workers (表格员), making it naturally difficult for them to settle down on the front line, promptly discover problems, and provide timely feedback.
Improving the grid governance mechanism does not mean handing over all major and minor affairs of grassroots governance to grid workers. Many grid workers bear heavy burdens — on the one hand, because tasks are apportioned layer by layer, and they have to shoulder all sorts of complicated affairs; on the other hand, because they have unlimited responsibilities but limited authority and limited capacity — grid workers accept many orders (接单) but few of them can actually be resolved. To give full play to the role of grid workers, it is necessary to clarify powers and responsibilities, and sort out what tasks grid workers should do and what responsibilities they should bear. Many localities have already established lists of duties for townships (subdistricts) to perform, in order to solve the dilemma of a small horse pulling a big cart (小马拉大车) in grassroots governance. By referring to the lists of duties for townships (subdistricts), the content of community governance and service responsibilities can be sorted out, allowing grid workers to have more energy to go deep into the grassroots.
Improving the grid governance mechanism should further promote the sinking of resources, services, and management to the grassroots level, and through methods such as whistle-blowing and reporting, joint mediation and handling (吹哨报到、联动调处), let grassroots cadres have more helpers. It is also necessary to focus on the main work tasks of grid workers, improve professional skills in areas such as emergency response, conflict mediation, and risk investigation, so that grid workers are more capable of getting things done.
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing July 6 (reporter Liu Wenxin (刘温馨)) — The reporter learned from the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部): The Office of the State Council Work Safety Committee (国务院安委会办公室) has recently, jointly with the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (中央政法委), the Supreme People’s Court (最高人民法院), the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (最高人民检察院), the Ministry of Public Security (公安部), and the Ministry of Justice (司法部), issued a circular, deploying all regions and all relevant departments to strictly implement the spirit of the National Work Safety Video Teleconference, to combine actions with the three-year action for tackling root causes and hard targets in work safety (安全生产治本攻坚三年行动) and the work of investigating and rectifying major accident hazards, to focus on key industries and fields such as mines, chemicals, fire protection, and industry and trade, and to deeply carry out the work of cracking down on illegal and rule-violating activities (打非治违) in work safety.
The circular requires that all regions and all relevant departments shall, in light of actual conditions, focus on cracking down on common problems such as failing to meet safety-related qualifications or conditions, falsification in work safety, as well as malicious violations, ordering violations, and risky operations. For key industries and fields such as mines, chemicals, fire protection, and industry and trade, focus shall be placed on cracking down on prominent problems including coal mines concealing working faces, mining without a license, organizing production while major disaster control is inadequate; engaging in chemical and hazardous chemical production without legally obtaining a work safety permit, producing, using, and dealing in hazardous chemicals beyond the scope of the permit, and hazardous chemical trading enterprises illegally engaging in production and trading activities; illegal use of combustible and flammable external thermal insulation materials in high-rise civil buildings, illegal hot work in crowded places, missing or damaged fire-fighting facilities in elderly care institutions, failure to implement safety measures for oil fume ducts in commercial catering establishments; as well as serious dust accumulation on the work site of enterprises involved in dust explosions, and unauthorized removal or deactivation of monitoring, alarm, and facility equipment, among other prominent problems.
The circular emphasizes that responsibility for the crackdown on illegal and rule-violating activities shall be strengthened, organizational leadership enhanced, and responsibility transmitted to the grassroots terminals, implemented in specific scenarios, specific positions, and specific persons. The connection between administrative penalties, criminal punishment, and disciplinary sanctions shall be strictly enforced. On the basis of strictly, in accordance with regulations and disciplines, and in accordance with the law, carrying out closure and revocation, “one case, double penalty” (一案双罚), and heavier penalties, collaboration and coordination with judicial organs, administrative organs, and discipline inspection and supervision organs shall be strengthened, and accountability and responsibility investigation shall be carried out seriously. The cross-regional and cross-departmental transfer mechanism for cases and leads shall be improved, promoting systematic governance. Attention shall be paid to tracing the root causes of typical accidents, and the chain of interests shall be resolutely cut off. The credit supervision system shall be improved, and enterprises, individuals, and related parties that engage in illegal and rule-violating production shall be included in the list of seriously dishonest entities in relevant fields in accordance with laws and regulations, and disciplinary action against dishonesty shall be carried out.
Return to TopBeijing, July 6 (Reporter Han Xin (韩鑫)) — The reporter learned from the Maritime Safety Administration of the Ministry of Transport (交通运输部海事局) that, starting from July 1, 12 government service matters involved in the departure of sea-going vessels will be handled in an integrated manner nationwide, effectively reducing costs and burdens for shipping enterprises.
In the past, the processing of certificates for sea-going vessels involved problems such as multiple steps, long duration, and losses from vessel downtime, affecting the efficiency of maritime logistics. Under the new model, the processing time for the entire process is compressed by 50% compared with the statutory time limit, effectively improving government service efficiency and facilitating shipping enterprises.
In response to the bottlenecks and blockages of multiple steps, long chains, and lengthy time limits in the departure procedures for sea-going vessels, through service process reengineering, 12 matters — including vessel name reservation, ownership registration, and nationality certificate issuance — are integrated for handling, achieving "multi-form integration" (多表合一) and "one-time submission." The application materials have been reduced from the original 68 copies to 24 copies, and the processing time has been compressed from the original 111 working days to a maximum of no more than 15 working days.
The service functions of the "Maritime Tong" (海事通) APP have been comprehensively upgraded, with a dedicated module for the "One Thing" (一件事) for sea-going vessel departure. At the same time, data such as vessel insurance policies and insurance certificates have been integrated, enabling intelligent pre-filling, intelligent reminders, and intelligent pre-review of applications.
"In the past, applying for certificates for vessel departure often encountered process blockages, with enterprises running back and forth between maritime service windows and insurance companies," said a relevant official from the Maritime Safety Administration of the Ministry of Transport. The Ministry of Transport and the National Financial Regulatory Administration (国家金融监督管理总局) jointly issued the Notice on Implementing the "One Thing" for Departure of Sea-Going Vessels, advancing process optimization and data sharing, piloting "maritime credit + shipping insurance" (海事信用+航运保险), and improving the efficiency of processing relevant certificates.
Return to TopBy: 金正波 邓栋之
On July 6, 2016, the new-generation large military transport aircraft Y-20, independently developed by our country, was formally placed into service with a certain unit of the Air Force Aviation Corps of the People's Liberation Army Air Force, marking that the strategic transformation and construction of the People's Air Force had stood at a new starting point.
When the first Y-20 to "enlist" arrived at the unit, there were no finalized textbooks, no instructional experience, and no mature simulation system — everything started from zero. The first cohort of pilots took the initiative to face difficulties and tackle tough problems: they hand-drew cockpit layout diagrams, self-compiled operating mnemonics, and self-created a "walking training method", working intensively day and night. From acceptance to first flight, they took only 7 days.
In recent years, on the basis of the Y-20A, a new-generation aerial refueling equipment, the Y-20U, emerged as the times required, and the Y-20B equipped with a "Chinese heart" burst onto the scene. The unit's officers and soldiers deeply studied the principles of machine parts, meticulously studied combat methods and training methods, pushing the accelerated generation of new-quality combat capabilities. The wings of a great power fly higher and higher, and the Kunpeng's flight path grows ever steadier.
Ten years of sharpening the sword — the Y-20 has been deeply integrated into the battlefield, supporting overall victory. In 2023 in Gansu's Jishishan (积石山) and in 2025 in Tibet's Dingri (定日) for earthquake relief, and more than 30 missions to transport and evacuate sick and wounded personnel from border regions, its superb capabilities have been transformed into faithful guardianship.
Kunpeng's flight path also extends to distant places: carrying out multinational humanitarian relief missions, transporting mission forces abroad, participating in joint training between China and foreign countries... The Y-20 has become a veritable business card of a great power.
On the airfield, engines roar again; one after another, Y-20s taxi out of the runway, raising their heads to the sky, and fly with vigor toward the goal of a strong military, locking onto the course of victorious combat.
Return to TopThis newspaper Zhengzhou, July 6 (Reporter Zhao Shuaijie (赵帅杰)) — Focusing on the key and difficult points of grassroots governance, Henan held the first special training of the "Village (Community) Cadre Lecture Hall" (村（社区）干部大讲堂), adopting methods such as "theoretical instruction + case analysis + practical operation" to improve grassroots cadres' ability to solve practical problems and prevent and resolve risks.
The training was conducted via live video, with a total of 2,646 classrooms set up in townships and subdistricts across Henan Province, and 328,000 village (community) two-committee cadres (两委干部) participated. The training adhered to the principle of "learn what you do, supplement what you lack", closely aligned with the job responsibilities of village Party branch secretaries and the needs of comprehensive rural revitalization to set the training content, and arranged for outstanding village Party branch secretaries to share their experiences through personal accounts, enhancing the training's relevance and effectiveness.
The Henan Provincial Party Committee Organization Department (河南省委组织部) plans to carry out full-coverage training for all village Party branch secretaries in the province, promoting the transformation of training from "periodic concentration" to "normalized implementation". The Henan Provincial Party Committee Organization Department will also rely on the Henan Party Member Education Service Network (河南党员教育服务网) to build a teaching platform, pushing high-quality teachers and teaching resources directly to the grassroots, continuously "charging and empowering" grassroots cadres.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 杨文明 白光迪 苏 滨
The Party branch to which Chen Zhaomeng (陈赵梦), director of the Party and Government Office of Zhujie Street (珠街街道), Qilin District (麒麟区), Qujing City, Yunnan Province, belongs needed to carry out integrity education. With the help of the “Clean Yunnan Map” (清廉云南地图), she quickly discovered that in Shizong County (师宗县), about an hour-and-a-half drive from Qilin District, there are two family tradition education bases. Using the contact information on the map, Chen Zhaomeng made a reservation for Dou Xu’s Former Residence (窦垿故居) in Zhuji Town (竹基镇), Shizong County, and the Xiayika Family Tradition and Family Education Base (下宜卡家风家教基地) on Datong Street (大同街道).
Dou Xu’s Former Residence is a rustic courtyard house. Dou Xu was an incorruptible and upright official of the Qing Dynasty. He strictly enforced the law and handled cases impartially, and his deeds are 口口相传 (kǒu kǒu xiāng chuán - “passed from mouth to mouth,” to be widely circulated by word of mouth) locally. “Now the Dou family’s family motto, ‘Preserve the ancestors’ righteous teachings and blessings, may future generations be steeped in the fragrance of books for generations,’ is still hung here.” Under the guide’s direction, everyone visited Dou Xu’s Former Residence in orderly fashion, experiencing the good family tradition.
To facilitate grassroots units in carrying out integrity education, the Yunnan Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision (云南省纪委监委) launched the “Clean Yunnan Map” mini-program, which comprehensively catalogues the province’s integrity culture sites and venue information. The historical allusions of each integrity education base are presented vividly through short video explanations. It also comes with map navigation, route recommendations, and marks opening hours and reservation methods.
Not only Yunnan, but also Lianyungang in Jiangsu, Guiyang in Guizhou, and other places have launched similar platforms. Lianyungang Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision (连云港市纪委监委), relying on the “Mountain-Sea Clean Charm” brand, strung 16 characteristic integrity culture sites within the city into a chain, and drew a “Mountain-Sea Clean Charm, Pure Wind Map” (山海廉韵·清风地图) covering the entire city. Guiyang Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision (贵阳市纪委监委) mapped the city’s integrity culture landmarks into a map, and launched the “Guiyang City Pure Wind Map” (贵阳市清风地图) on its official website and WeChat public account, displaying by category the basic information of provincial, city-county, and grassroots integrity education sites located in Guiyang, and providing visit guides, bringing a “one-stop” pure wind experience to the broad ranks of cadres and the masses.
Building them well is the foundation; using them well is the key. Lianyungang Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision has coordinated with local publicity departments, universities, and others, taking the “Mountain-Sea Clean Charm, Pure Wind Map” sites as an important platform for strengthening cadre training, carrying out themed Party day activities, and deepening warning education. At the same time, through methods such as producing series of short videos, developing online VR (virtual reality) exhibition halls, and designing high-quality study routes, it continuously expands the coverage and influence of the “Pure Wind Map.” Since the “Mountain-Sea Clean Charm, Pure Wind Map” was launched, it has attracted more than 200,000 Party members and cadres, and the masses to visit and study.
Guiyang Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision has used both online and offline methods to enhance the targeting and effectiveness of the “Guiyang City Pure Wind Map.” On one hand, it promotes the integration of themes, subjects, and industries/fields, selects typical positive and negative cases from various levels, systems, and fields, continuously strengthens integrity education in key industries and fields, and organizes in an orderly manner different groups such as “top leaders” and young cadres to participate in family education, family tradition, and other integrity education activities. On the other hand, it coordinates with district (city, county) commissions for discipline inspection and supervision to produce the “Cloud Tour Pure Wind” (云游清风) integrity culture site visit guide, and publishes it on websites, WeChat, and other platforms. Since 2024, the Guiyang municipal-level integrity culture education bases have cumulatively conducted more than 460 activities and received more than 27,000 Party members and cadres. Guiyang Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision will coordinate with the Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism (市文旅局), the Municipal Transport Group (市交运集团), and other departments to launch multiple characteristic routes across the city to meet the visit and study needs of different groups.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 贾丰丰
人物小传
Zhao Jiping (赵季平), born in August 1945 in Pingliang, Gansu, and raised in Xi’an, Shaanxi, is a renowned composer and professor. He currently serves as Chair of the Shaanxi Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles (陕西省文联), formerly served as Chair of the China Musicians Association (中国音乐家协会), and has held successive positions as Vice President of the Shaanxi Provincial Opera Research Institute (陕西省戏曲研究院), President of the Shaanxi Provincial Song and Dance Theater (陕西省歌舞剧院), Director of the Music Department at Xi’an Shiyou University (西安石油大学), President of the Xi’an Conservatory of Music (西安音乐学院), among others.
His works encompass symphonies, Chinese traditional orchestral music, concertos, dance dramas, vocal music, and other categories. He has created music for film and television works such as Yellow Earth, Red Sorghum, Mei Lanfang, and the TV series Water Margin, The Grand Mansion Gate, Qiao’s Grand Courtyard, among others. His works have won awards both domestically and internationally.
“The great river flows eastward, the stars in the sky pay homage to the Big Dipper…”
Humming a piece he composed, the octogenarian Zhao Jiping remarked with emotion, “Even now I still believe that every note grows out of the Yellow Earth!”
The suona blazes, igniting the fervent life of Red Sorghum; the strings murmur, precipitating the weight and vastness of Yellow Earth; the jinghu clangs, forging the family-nation backbone of The Grand Mansion Gate… These 耳熟能详 (ěr shú néng xiáng - “familiar to the ear, can be detailed,” well-known) melodies all come from the hand of the renowned composer Zhao Jiping.
Not long ago, the Zhao Jiping Music and Art Museum (赵季平音乐艺术馆) opened at Xi’an Shiyou University. A reporter from this newspaper conducted an exclusive interview with Mr. Zhao Jiping, listening to how those melodies that grew out of the Yellow Earth have sung their way into the hearts of generations of audiences.
问： Over the past decades, the classic melodies you created for films and TV series such as Red Sorghum, The Grand Mansion Gate, and Qiao’s Grand Courtyard have accompanied the growth of several generations, and many works have been called “golden songs.” What kind of accumulation lies behind this achievement?
答： This foundation, in the final analysis, comes from the land, from life. I was influenced from childhood by my father Zhao Wangyun (赵望云). The Chang’an School of Painting (长安画派), which he helped found, upholds the principle of “one hand reaching toward tradition, one hand reaching toward life.” This became my lifelong creative credo.
After graduating from the Xi’an Conservatory of Music, I originally aspired to join a symphony orchestra or song and dance theater, but was assigned to the Shaanxi Provincial Opera Research Institute, engaging in opera work I had never encountered before. There was a psychological gap, a professional spanning of distance. I was extremely disheartened. But my father was very gratified, telling me this was the best training: national folk music is an 取之不尽 (qǔ zhī bù jìn - “inexhaustible”) treasure trove; by making up this lesson, the artistic foundation can be planted deep and stand firm. At the time, I did not understand this deeply. Looking back now, that period was the most precious accumulation of my life, and also the critical period for laying the foundation of my musical style.
In those years, I followed the troupe on tours, from the cave dwellings of northern Shaanxi, the streets and alleys of Guanzhong, to the landscapes of southern Shaanxi—my footsteps covered almost the entire land of Qin. I remember not long after arriving at the troupe, during a break in a rural performance, feeling lost, I climbed up to an unknown hilltop. At that moment, from the ravine opposite came the singing of an old shepherd—perhaps just a random shout, but it deeply moved me. In that instant, my heart felt as if seized by something, giving rise to a strong impulse.
Later, I gradually learned to sing Xintianyou (信天游) from folk artists, studied Qinqiang opera (秦腔), pondered the melodies of Wanwanqiang (碗碗腔) and Meihu opera (眉户), and recorded drum rhythms, tune names, and singing styles. The accumulated manuscripts and collated opera scores piled up could fill several pickup trucks.
问： What impact did these experiences have on your creation?
答： Artistic creation must prostrate itself on the land of the motherland. Looking back now, living in cave dwellings, gnawing on dry rations, and walking mountain paths during fieldwork were precious artistic practices. The scenes of those days are long gone beyond time, yet close in the heart, becoming an inexhaustible source for creation. We often say “create with feeling”—this feeling does not arise out of nowhere; it comes from “taking root.” Behind different musical forms lie different lifestyles. Only by earnestly “chewing” can one truly understand the living conditions of the local people, read the vast and boundless Loess Plateau, and comprehend the simple and tenacious nature of ordinary folk.
With such accumulation, when facing creations in various musical categories and genres, one can freely find suitable elements from past reserves. The melody of Hero Song is taken from Shandong folk songs; Sister, Go Boldly Forward incorporates the ramming chant of northern Shaanxi; the theme song of The Grand Mansion Gate blends seven traditional music elements including Beijing-style drum singing, Beijing opera, and bangzi (clapper opera). The reason classic melodies can stand firm and spread widely is fundamentally that they are rooted in the folk, originate from life, and possess solid life foundations and cultural confidence.
问： Your works have a distinctive characteristic: both a rich traditional national flavor and astonishing innovative expression. How do you understand the relationship between inheritance and innovation?
答： Inheritance is the foundation, innovation is the vitality. The two are 相辅相成 (xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng - “mutually complementary”) and 缺一不可 (quē yī bù kě - “indispensable to each other”). Innovation without inheritance is 无源之水 (wú yuán zhī shuǐ - “water without a source”) and 无本之木 (wú běn zhī mù - “tree without roots”); divorced from tradition, it will only become hollow. Inheritance without innovation is 故步自封 (gù bù zì fēng - “sticking to old ways, complacent”) and 墨守成规 (mò shǒu chéng guī - “sticking to established rules”); no matter how good the traditional skills, they will gradually sink into silence.
Without inheritance, there is no foundation; without innovation, there is no vitality. On the one hand, we must deeply cultivate the excellent traditional Chinese culture. Our national folk music is 博大精深 (bó dà jīng shēn - “broad and profound”)—the high-spirited Qinqiang, the graceful Kunqu (昆曲), the simple folk songs, the distant ancient melodies. Every type of singing, every instrument, every tune carries profound cultural heritage and aesthetic taste—it is an 取之不尽 and 用之不竭 (yòng zhī bù jié - “inexhaustible”) artistic treasure trove. In the scores for Red Sorghum, Raise the Red Lantern, and The Story of Qiu Ju, I used the vocal methods and melodic style of Qinqiang huamian (painted-face role), integrating the character’s personality with traditional rhythm.
On the other hand, true innovation is by no means 猎奇求异 (liè qí qiú yì - “seeking novelty and difference”) or subverting tradition; rather, it is creative transformation and innovative development based on tradition. When creating the score for Red Sorghum, I broke the established paradigm of traditional film scoring, boldly adopted a majestic combination of 36 suonas accompanied by sheng and bass drums, incorporated modern tone-cluster writing techniques, and used bold and vigorous melodies to burst forth the simple, passionate, resilient life force of the Chinese nation. In the symphonic work The Symphony of Feng, Ya, Song, I used modern symphonic arrangement to present the ancient charm of the Book of Songs, preserving the Chinese freehand brushwork and leaving blank—letting the thousand-year classical literary lineage merge into the contemporary art context.
问： In the past two years, some classic film and television scores have become popular on short-video platforms. Where does the vitality of classic melodies come from?
答： Notes are the surface; sentiment is the core. Classic melodies can endure 经久不衰 (jīng jiǔ bù shuāi - “lasting long without fading”) because behind them surge cross-generational common emotions: sincere loyalty, resilience, joys and sorrows, partings and reunions, and great love among people. The myriad states of human life and the 家国情怀 (jiā guó qíng huái - “family-country sentiment”) carried in the notes will not fade with the changing times; every generation can understand them.
Trends may change, aesthetics may change, but the artistic spirit rooted in the national character will not change. My creation always draws nourishment from folk opera, folk songs, and folk music, preserving the warmth and power, the freehand and weight of Chinese melodies. This “auditory memory” etched into the Chinese cultural genome carries a natural sense of familiarity and identity.
We must also pursue an artistic expression that is 雅俗共赏 (yǎ sú gòng shǎng - “appealing to both refined and popular tastes”). True classics must have both professional depth and popular warmth—neither deliberately pursue 曲高和寡 (qǔ gāo hé guǎ - “highbrow songs find few singers”) nor blindly follow vulgar traffic. Let ordinary people understand, remember, and spread them. In the final analysis, only sincere expression, deep cultural lineage, and upright character can allow music to withstand the test of time and the people, becoming the echo of the era passed down through generations.
问： How do you maintain vigorous creative vitality?
答： Instead of worrying about how to maintain creative freshness, it is better to persist in planting the root of art deep in the land, deep in the people, deep in life. At present, some creators are somewhat utilitarian in their fieldwork: to complete a specific topic, they make point-to-point visits, collect fragmented materials, learn on the spot and use it immediately, then stop after using it—it is very difficult to truly absorb the core nourishment of folk art. True fieldwork is immersive infiltration, long-term nurturing, a precipitation through 耳濡目染 (ěr rú mù rǎn - “ears soaked, eyes dyed,” being influenced by one’s environment) and 潜移默化 (qián yí mò huà - “silent transformation”).
To complete the score for the TV series Qiao’s Grand Courtyard, I went to Shanxi twice for fieldwork, listening to Puju opera (蒲剧), Jinzhong Yangge (晋中秧歌), and Jinju opera (晋剧). Although the local minor operas are “so earthy they crumble” (土得掉渣), they are full of charm. Of course, learning folk music cannot just be recording a few melodies as material and then quoting them verbatim—that only touches the surface. One must settle down, be willing to endure hardship, absorb with all one’s might, and let the nutrients integrate into one’s own bloodstream.
Even now, I still maintain over two hours of creative time every day, blocking out all messages and distractions, letting my thoughts soar. Past experiences flash through my mind like a movie—some beauties that I could not necessarily appreciate in my youth become more precious as I grow older. Every time I do fieldwork, I wish I could prick up my ears and listen—these are all treasures!
问： What is your view on AIGC (AI-generated content) composing music?
答： In my view, AI is a high-quality creative auxiliary tool, but it can never replace the core of human creation and artistic warmth. The vitality of music comes from the creator’s life experience, cultural accumulation, and emotional injection, not from cold note-stacking and algorithmic logic.
There is no denying that AI is efficient, convenient, and diverse. It can quickly generate melodic prototypes and adapt orchestration rhythms according to the scene’s tone, and can also adapt traditional folk music, greatly enhancing the efficiency of lightweight creation. At the same time, AI has important value in restoring old scores, reproducing endangered folk music, and digitally preserving traditional music, opening new paths for the inheritance of national music.
But I have always believed that music creation must have the power to reach straight to the heart (直抵人心). This power comes from the creator’s decades of life observation, immersion in native soil, cultural accumulation, and resonance. It is distributed in different creative periods in either implicit or explicit states, exists in varying amounts between the lines of different texts, and is precipitated in creation either by deliberate pursuit or unintentional infiltration.
Technology can be used by me, but the soul of art ultimately lies in the human heart, in life, in the cultural lineage.
问： What creative plans do you have next?
答： Currently, we are working intensively on polishing a vocal suite titled Ten-Thousand-Li Picture of the Yangtze River (长江万里图). We have selected 14 classic poems by Li Bai that extol the Yangtze River, systematically arranging and coordinating them, using poetry as the soul and music as the body, to create an artistic work that merges poetry and music. We hope to outline the vast blue waves of the ten-thousand-li Yangtze River with melody, and interpret the bold and unconstrained artistic conception of Tang poetry with rhythm, allowing listeners to see the rivers and mountains through the notes, touch the eternal cultural lineage, and feel the deep resonance between classical poetry and national music. This work is expected to meet the audience next year. We also look forward to everyone’s valuable suggestions.
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Revolutionary cultural relics are moving from rescue-oriented preservation to digital preservation, from static display to living transmission.
Stepping into the Memorial Hall of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (中国人民抗日战争纪念馆), real-time rendering technology restores the bullet scars on the walls of Wanping Fortress within light and shadow. At the Memorial Hall of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China (中共一大纪念馆), donning a VR (virtual reality) device brings No. 106 Wangzhi Road in Shanghai of over a century ago vividly before one’s eyes. Sliding a phone screen, the changes of the past and present along the Long March route are clearly visible… History is silent, but cultural relics have a voice. Each piece of revolutionary cultural relic tells how the red political power was established, how New China was founded, and how today’s happy life came to be. With the help of digital technology, revolutionary cultural relics are moving from rescue-oriented preservation to digital preservation, from static display to living transmission.
General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed: “We must make good use of red resources, carry forward red traditions, and pass on red genes.” Revolutionary cultural relics bear the glorious history of the Party and the people’s heroic struggle, and record the great journey and moving deeds of the Chinese revolution. For a time, constrained by physical space, preservation conditions, and dissemination channels, many revolutionary cultural relics were “hidden in deep quarters, unknown to people”; some old sites, owing to their age, were difficult to restore to their original scenes; facing contemporary audiences with increasingly diverse aesthetics, the appeal of traditional exhibition methods declined. The application of digital technology, however, opens up new possibilities for the preservation and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics.
Digital technology enables more revolutionary cultural relics to be seen. Artifacts once confined to a single room or location have become cultural resources shared in the cloud. 3D scanning, high-definition modeling, and digital twin technology can record revolutionary cultural relics with extremely high precision, not only accumulating detailed foundational data for artifact restoration and academic research, but also allowing more immovable revolutionary cultural relics and precious documentary materials to reach a broader audience. In recent years, the National Cultural Heritage Administration (国家文物局) has strengthened the digital display and dissemination of revolutionary cultural relics, and memorial halls across the country have launched online exhibition venues. Young people in remote areas can “enter” revolutionary sites without traveling long distances, and overseas compatriots can see the red marks of their hometowns with a light tap on the screen.
Interactive communication makes red memories tangible and relatable. The emotional impact of revolutionary cultural relics comes from the true stories they carry. In the past, audiences viewed exhibits through glass; now, interactive digital sand tables allow audiences to experience the wisdom and courage of strategic choices through firsthand engagement. Dissemination vehicles such as short videos, animation, and audio dramas restore heavy history into tangible and relatable people and events, allowing red memories to transcend time and space and reach people’s hearts.
Inheritance and innovation allow red culture to shine with new contemporary brilliance. The panoramic, three-dimensional, and extended display of revolutionary cultural relics through digital technology is also profoundly changing the relationship between young people and revolutionary cultural relics. As digital “natives,” the younger generation has a natural affinity with digital media. On the one hand, they use digital technology to create red IP (intellectual property) works; on the other hand, their self-produced short videos and hand-drawn works present red culture with a new face in the public sphere. The younger generation are not passive recipients of red culture but active creators and disseminators.
Technology is merely a means; spirit is the core. It is worth noting that no matter how technology iterates and innovates, it must not depart from the authenticity and seriousness of revolutionary cultural relics, still less should red history be trivialized or vulgarized for the sake of traffic. Only by preserving the historical foundation, respecting the true nature of the artifacts, empowering content with technology, and activating value with creativity can revolutionary cultural relics gain greater depth and warmth in the digital age.
The flames of war have long since receded, but the red gene is passed down from generation to generation. It is hoped that through digital technology, more new pathways for the preservation and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics will be explored, enabling red culture to radiate lasting vitality and provide an inexhaustible spiritual force for building a strong country and rejuvenating the nation.
(The author is a professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, Xiamen University)
Return to TopThis newspaper, Beijing, July 6 (Reporter Pan Junqiang (潘俊强)) — On the 6th, the Beijing Robot Industry Park (Changping) officially opened. As the important northern carrier space in Beijing's “one south, one north” robot industry layout, the park focuses on the full-chain development of the robot industry. By creating high-quality industrial carriers, building a one-stop innovation service platform, and perfecting a comprehensive industry-supporting ecosystem, it is making every effort to construct an innovation and R&D high ground and a production-research transformation demonstration park in the robot field.
Based on the capital's scientific and technological innovation and advanced manufacturing development plan, the park focuses on introducing high-quality enterprises in fields such as embodied intelligent robots. At present, the Linghou (灵猴) general-purpose robot core components and complete machine pilot-scale and intelligent manufacturing platform, the CCID National Robot Testing and Evaluation Center robot inspection and testing public service platform, and the Tsinghua intelligent testing platform have all moved in simultaneously, and the industrial clustering effect has initially taken shape. After the park is put into operation and becomes operational, it will further improve the Changping robot industry ecosystem, make up for shortcomings in the industry’s supporting facilities, and accelerate the transformation and implementation of scientific and technological achievements.
The construction of the park is based on the real needs of robot enterprises for R&D, testing, and production, taking into account both industrial operation efficiency and park space quality. It tailors specialized industrial carriers and achieves innovations in carrier space to meet the common needs of robot enterprises. Inside the buildings, a space with a maximum floor height of 6 meters, a load-bearing capacity of 2 tons per square meter, and a column spacing of 8.4 meters has been custom-designed for尖端 equipment, capable of supporting heavy production and precision testing equipment. The park has implemented an empowerment model of “space carrier + professional service + industrial ecosystem,” comprehensively supporting enterprise growth.
At the level of financial empowerment, the park has laid out a special fund matrix with a total scale of 600 million yuan, building an ecosystem of “fund direct investment + park incubation + enterprise growth.” At present, it has completed investment placements in multiple robot science-and-technology innovation enterprises such as Songyan Power (松延动力), Zhongke Silicon Chronology (中科硅纪), and Yuequan Bionics (月泉仿生).
Return to TopBeijing, July 6 (People's Daily) — (Li Junqiang (李君强), Li Yi (李仪), Cai Jinman (蔡金曼)) A reporter learned from the China National Space Administration (国家航天局): The Tianwen-2 probe, after a "star-chasing" journey of approximately 400 days and a travel distance of about 1 billion kilometers, recently successfully rendezvoused with asteroid 2016 HO3, arriving at a distance of 20 kilometers from the asteroid, and began scientific exploration.
During the process of approaching the asteroid, the probe acquired imaging data of the asteroid. At the same time, the mission team used the optical navigation data obtained by the probe during approach to improve the asteroid ephemeris, reducing the asteroid position error previously determined solely by ground-based observations from over a hundred kilometers to the kilometer scale.
The Tianwen-2 probe was successfully launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (西昌卫星发射中心) on May 29, 2025. During its flight toward the asteroid, it executed deep-space maneuvers, mid-course corrections, and other tasks. On June 6 of this year, the probe first captured the asteroid; on June 7, it executed capture control at a distance of 30,000 kilometers from the asteroid, achieving coplanar flight with the asteroid; on June 19, it arrived at a distance of 2,000 kilometers from the asteroid.
In the future, the probe will gradually carry out more refined scientific exploration, obtaining information on the asteroid's morphology, material composition, internal structure, etc., to provide support for doing a good job of sampling preparation.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘洪超
In Jianping County (建平县), Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province, over 2,000 years of time have scoured the landscape; the Warring States Yan Great Wall (战国燕长城) lies hidden among fields and mountain wilds.
For more than 30 years, Xue Shidong (薛士东), a Chinese language teacher from Shaoguoyingzi Township (烧锅营子乡) in Jianping County, has used his spare time and holidays to measure the ancient Great Wall and hand-draw maps of its remains, finding joy in the work.
Xue Shidong’s bond with the Great Wall began with a local culture class. In 1990, local writer Xie Zi’an (谢子安) walked the entire Yan Great Wall (燕长城) within Jianping’s borders and wrote a number of prose pieces. At that time, still a student, Xue read these essays and learned that among his hometown’s mountains lay a treasure of civilization spanning more than 2,000 years. From then on, he read short pieces on the Great Wall in the reading room and studied maps of ancient sites in the museum; the more he saw, the more he loved it, and the wish to protect the ancient Great Wall took root quietly and grew ever stronger.
In order to grasp the complete structure of Jianping’s Yan Great Wall and preserve its true original appearance, for many years Xue has gone out 风雨无阻 (fēng yǔ wú zǔ - "wind and rain no obstacle," undeterred by weather), measuring the ancient Great Wall remains on foot. He meticulously records the preservation state of the wall bodies, checks the coordinates of mountain and river points, and sorts through and verifies historical documents.
In June 2021, he happened upon the "Thunderstone Stele" (雷电碑), recorded in ancient texts, at a Great Wall site, providing material clues to supplement local Great Wall historical research. To solve the problems of sketchy historical records, jumbled place names, and vague documentation, he combined records from ancient texts with his field-survey experience to hand-draw a nearly four-meter panoramic map of the Great Wall, precisely marking elevations, directions, and the locations of remains, providing valuable reference materials for field surveys and cultural-tourism surveys.
In the summer of 2022, Xue rode his motorcycle alone into the mountains to inspect Great Wall points; as evening fell, he became trapped on a steep ridge and only escaped after great difficulty. When violent storms struck and there was no path in the wilds, he gritted his teeth and pressed forward; when the rain cleared and the clouds parted (雨霁云收), facing the magnificent mountains and rivers, his fatigue instantly dissipated, and he became even more certain of the meaning of protecting the Great Wall.
At the three-foot podium, Xue turns what he has seen and heard during his Great Wall surveys into vivid local teaching materials. To make the classroom "come to life," he also takes his students outside the city to visit the Yan Great Wall in person.
Over the years, Xue has also witnessed the continuous progress of systematic protection of the Great Wall cultural heritage. In 2020, the Jianping County section of the Warring States Yan Great Wall was successfully selected for the first national list of important Great Wall sections. The project for the core section of the early Great Wall in western Liaoning was implemented in Jianping County. The local authorities repaired site railings, built guard rooms, and planted greenery to protect the thousand-year-old Great Wall remains. The Jianping County Museum launched a special exhibition on Great Wall culture, and characteristic tourist routes have gradually taken shape.
In recent years, Xue has written more than ten Great Wall-themed essays, academic papers, and scenic-area commentary scripts, actively participating in local Great Wall cultural dissemination. He also founded a literary society, encouraging students to hand-draw the Great Wall and explore ancient sites. In his spare time, he writes essays, does research, and offers suggestions and ideas for Great Wall exhibitions; the special exhibition at the Jianping County Museum has incorporated his years of experience protecting the Great Wall, improving the exhibition content and optimizing the display details.
Return to TopPeople's Daily, Changsha, July 6 (Reporter Yang Xun (杨迅)). The Qu Yuan's Chanting, Source of Poetry — 2026 Hunan·Huaihua Qu Yuan Patriotic and Home-Missing Poetry Culture Promotion Season Launch Ceremony and "The Poeticness of Time" Qu Yuan Patriotic and Home-Missing Poetry Recitation Poetry Gathering was held on the 4th in Xupu County (溆浦县), Huaihua City, Hunan Province. Poetry creators, experts and scholars from various places used poetry as a medium to jointly attend a cultural appointment.
The poetry gathering integrated forms such as song and dance, poetry drama, and situational recitation and singing. The opening song and dance "Deer Cry Welcoming Guests" used ancient Chu style and charm to draw the poetry gathering curtain. Recitations of classic works such as "Qinyuanchun·Changsha" were splendid and varied. At the event site, guests sat in a circle discussing poetry, starting a poetic journey of chanting. A Qu Yuan culture themed exhibition was held simultaneously, setting the atmosphere. This event also included supporting activities such as a Qu Yuan chanting route field observation and a cloud poetry gathering, to inherit and promote Qu Yuan culture, and to push poetry and literary arts to permeate the countryside and fields.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 阿尔达克
In midsummer in Korla (库尔勒市), Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture (巴音郭楞蒙古自治州), Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a passing shower had just ceased, and the air carried a hint of coolness. Wang Xinhong (王新洪) locked the glass door of his small street-front shop, sat in his wheelchair, and slowly started out from Peacock Residential Quarter (孔雀小区), moving northward along the smooth sidewalk. His destination was Support-the-Army Square (拥军广场), 1.5 kilometers away. Just a year ago, such an impromptu trip without anyone accompanying him was still a luxury for him.
Wang Xinhong, 58 years old, lives alone in Peacock Residential Quarter and runs a convenience store on the street-facing Jiaotong East Road in the quarter. Because of damage to his cerebellar nerves, Wang has relied on a wheelchair year-round; last year he also accidentally injured his lower back, making his mobility even more restricted.
"In the past it was so hard to go out. I couldn't get over the steps at the entrance, the roadside ramps were steep and slippery, I was anxious and afraid, and most of the time I could only stay trapped at home," Wang said.
The change began with the old residential quarter renovation project (老旧小区改造工程) launched in Peacock Residential Quarter in March. Starting in 2025, the prefecture elevated the quality improvement and upgrading of the barrier-free environment (无障碍环境提质升级) to a key livelihood project and included it in the 2026 key list of "doing practical things for the people" (为民办实事), systematically promoting standardized renovation and standardized construction of barrier-free facilities across all scenarios — municipal roads, residential quarters, parks and supermarkets, public restrooms, and more.
From the shop to the intersection — the first "roadblock" of daily travel disappeared
Wang Xinhong's shop is right next to the entrance of Peacock Residential Quarter. In the past, there were two steps between the shop door and the interior road surface of the quarter — the first "roadblock" for his daily travel.
"In the past, if I wanted to go out, I had to contact relatives, friends, or neighbors in advance to come help lift the wheelchair. It took time and effort, and going up and down the steps made it easy to tip over or slip — very unsafe," Wang Xinhong said. After the barrier-free renovation project for the old residential quarter started in March, the original two steps were replaced by a full-width single-slope curb ramp. A person operating a wheelchair alone can go up and down smoothly, without additional leverage or help from others.
Wang Xinhong told reporters that Peacock Residential Quarter is connected to Hongji Fortune Residential Quarter (宏基财富小区) and Jianwei Residential Quarter (建委小区). Previously, the three quarters were managed in separate zones, and enclosed iron railings were installed at the boundaries between quarters and at the separation points of buildings, making it very difficult for wheelchair users or those using elderly mobility scooters to cross between quarters. In this renovation, the iron railings separating the three quarters were all removed, and construction workers uniformly leveled and hardened the connecting road surfaces. Now he can travel smoothly between the three quarters in his wheelchair.
These seemingly small changes are backed by a set of substantive measures. "In the past, some barrier-free facilities were built, but they were not standardized or practical. Wheelchairs couldn't get through, tactile paving [blind paths] would break off after a stretch — they ended up as decorations," said Zhu Jianjun (朱建军), Member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Bayingolin Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau (巴音郭楞蒙古自治州住房和城乡建设局).
How to eliminate the problem of "built but not used" at the source? The prefecture focuses on two gates: design review and completion acceptance.
Since January 2025, at the design and review stage, the Bayingolin housing and construction department has refined the configuration standards for barrier-free facilities, requiring design and construction units to strictly implement configuration standards for curb ramps, tactile paving, barrier-free elevators, and restrooms in projects such as public buildings, municipal facilities, and residential areas, listing specific requirements for dimensions, slopes, and materials one by one to ensure designs comply with standards. At the completion acceptance stage, the construction status of barrier-free facilities is included in the "mandatory inspection items." The prefecture has set up a special acceptance team that conducts on-site verification, field tests, and other methods to strictly inspect the practicality and standardization of facilities. "Projects that are not constructed according to drawings or fail to meet standards will resolutely not be accepted or filed; they must be rectified before they can pass," Zhu Jianjun said.
Since 2025, the completion acceptance rate of 197 barrier-free facility projects in Bayingolin has reached 100%, building a quality defense line for barrier-free facilities at the source.
Wang Xinhong has noticed the changes around him. "Now the ramps are gentle and the road surfaces are smooth. I can set off by myself in my wheelchair without bothering others," he said, patting the armrest of his wheelchair.
From the intersection to the square — the road surface once heaved up by tree roots is now flat
Leaving the quarter gate, Wang Xinhong proceeded along the sidewalk toward Support-the-Army Square. The yellow tactile paving stretched straight ahead; at intervals, curb ramps seamlessly connected with the sidewalk, allowing the wheelchair to travel smoothly and steadily.
"Look here." Wang Xinhong stopped and pointed at the paving bricks underfoot, telling reporters that the root systems of the street trees along this stretch of sidewalk had expanded year by year, not only pushing up the tactile paving bricks but also causing the main walking surface to become uneven overall. "The wheelchair jolted and bounced, like going over a washboard road, and I was terrified of falling off. Now it's been repaired to be perfectly level and flat," Wang Xinhong said.
Support-the-Army Square is a good place for nearby residents to relax and unwind. In the past, because the square entrance had no ramp for wheelchair access, Wang Xinhong could only watch from a distance as others entered the square. Now, the square entrance has been equipped with a barrier-free passage, and the public restroom inside the square has also been fitted with standard accessible toilet stalls.
Wang Xinhong pushed open the door to the barrier-free restroom inside the square. The space inside was spacious, allowing a wheelchair to turn around easily. Sturdy anti-slip handrails were installed on both sides of the toilet. He deliberately touched the handrails. "In the past, my biggest worry was using the restroom outside. I couldn't get in by myself, and if I finally managed to get in, I was afraid I couldn't get up. Now this restroom is especially convenient."
These changes stem from the prefecture's "targeted renovation" (靶向改造) campaign. While new projects have tightened the source gate, the "difficult and complicated problems" of old facilities have not been neglected. The prefecture organized Party members and cadres, community workers, and volunteers to conduct a thorough grid-based survey of parks and squares, main and secondary roads, and public service venues, identifying damage and blockage points and difficulties of barrier-free facilities, establishing problem ledgers, and implementing cancellation-based management.
Zhang Qingsong (张青松), Section Chief of the Urban Construction Section of the Korla Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau (库尔勒市住房和城乡建设局), explained that the renovation campaign focuses on addressing the lack of barrier-free facilities in public areas, simultaneously improving supporting facilities such as tactile paving and public restrooms, and advancing the work in coordination with urban renewal, old residential quarter renovation, and complete community construction.
A set of figures confirms the changes: Since 2025, Bayingolin has renovated over 350 locations including quarter entrance ramps, curb ramps, and broken barrier-free passages between buildings; newly built and repaired over 10 kilometers of standardized tactile paving; newly built and renovated 73 public restrooms, equipping them with standard accessible toilet stalls and 133 independent barrier-free restrooms.
From the square to the supermarket — the barrier-free passage once piled with vehicles is now managed and maintained
Coming out of Support-the-Army Square, Wang Xinhong turned toward a supermarket on Jiaotong Road. In the past, the supermarket entrance was perpetually crowded with electric scooters and bicycles, making it impossible for a wheelchair to enter. Now, there are barrier-free signs, a dedicated passage has been reserved, and no vehicles are illegally parked.
"In the past, when family pushed me here to buy groceries, my wheelchair couldn't get through the entrance, so I had to wait outside. Now there is management and maintenance, the passage has no debris blocking it, and I can go in by myself in my wheelchair to pick out groceries," Wang Xinhong said with a smile.
Inside the supermarket, the aisles are spacious and neat, with enough room between stalls for a wheelchair to turn around. One vendor proactively greeted him: "Now when customers in wheelchairs come to buy groceries, we all take the initiative to help pick out items and bag them — whatever we can do to help."
After buying groceries, Wang Xinhong returned by the same route. "Now when I go out, I feel very secure. Whether I go to the square, to the market, or just wander around the quarter, I can travel smoothly without worrying about obstacles or bothering others," Wang Xinhong said.
This "security" is inseparable from a long-term management and maintenance mechanism. Bayingolin adheres to the principle of "equal emphasis on construction and management, long-term benefit to the people," building a management and maintenance system of "housing construction leading, urban management coordinating, community participating, and Party members demonstrating."
Li Jin (李进), Director of the Korla Urban Management Comprehensive Law Enforcement Bureau (库尔勒市城市管理综合执法局), explained that the local area implements a three-dimensional management and maintenance model of "daily patrol, special rectification, and dynamic maintenance," organizing city management officers, community workers, and Party member volunteers to form patrol teams that carry out regular inspections of barrier-free facilities, focusing on problems such as facility damage, occupancy, and blockage, striving for early detection, early rectification, and early implementation.
Liang Jianzhong (梁建忠), Secretary of the Subdistrict Party Working Committee of Saybagh Subdistrict (萨依巴格街道), introduced: "Through meticulous urban management, our grid workers and downward-deployed law enforcement teams, together with volunteer service teams, conduct regular inspections of parks, roads, public restrooms, and other areas within our jurisdiction. When problems are found, those that can be solved on the spot are solved immediately; those that cannot be solved are promptly reported upward, forming multi-department coordinated collaboration."
Liang Jianzhong explained that Saybagh Subdistrict has also established a volunteer service team composed of residents and Party members within the jurisdiction. Volunteers regularly inspect and maintain facilities such as tactile paving and curb ramps, promptly clear debris and report problems, keeping barrier-free passages unobstructed.
Since 2025, the prefecture and counties in Bayingolin have jointly investigated over 1,000 barrier-free facility locations, rectified over 90 problems including damaged facilities and occupancy/blockage, and repaired over 50 damaged barrier-free facilities.
Bayingolin has established a dynamic access and exit mechanism for barrier-free facilities, regularly assessing the usage condition of facilities, promptly updating and replacing aging or severely damaged facilities, and requiring facilities that do not meet standards to be rectified within a time limit.
"We not only need to build barrier-free facilities well, but also manage and maintain them well, so that every barrier-free passage can truly function, and let the 'barrier-free' road be filled with the warmth of love," Li Jin said.
Wang Xinhong said that now every day he goes to the square in his wheelchair and buys groceries at the supermarket. "If I want to go out, I go out; if I want to go home, I go home. Every day I feel happy."
Return to TopBy: 生命时报记者 施 婕
In Fuzhou, Fujian, a 2-year-old boy drank cold water and ate ice-cold watermelon after playing at the seaside. That same evening, he developed a fever of 39.5°C, with recurrent fever for four consecutive days and more than ten episodes of diarrhea daily. He was diagnosed with Salmonella typhimurium enteritis.
Liu Side (刘思德), chief physician of the Department of Gastroenterology at Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, explains that summer is the peak season for Salmonella typhimurium infection, mostly triggered by drinking unboiled water or consuming contaminated food improperly stored in the refrigerator. This type of illness is commonly known as "refrigerator disease" (冰箱病), causing fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, headache, and other discomforts. He reminds that the refrigerator is not a safe-deposit box; refrigeration only inhibits bacterial reproduction and cannot sterilize. Food ingredients must be consumed as soon as possible within their shelf life.
Take watermelon as an example: a whole watermelon with an intact rind can be stored for 1 to 2 weeks in a cool, ventilated environment at around 25°C, but must be consumed quickly in hot, stuffy conditions. Once cut, it should not be refrigerated for more than 12 hours, at most 24 hours. If cut watermelon is stored overnight wrapped in plastic wrap, the surface layer of the flesh should be cut away before eating. Knives and cutting boards for cutting watermelon should be kept separate from those used for handling raw meat to prevent cross-contamination. Before eating, carefully check the condition of the flesh; do not eat if spoilage appears.
Not only chilled fruit, but ice cream, cold drinks, and the like are also popular summer choices for cooling off. Xie Hua (谢华), director and associate chief physician of the Department of Nutrition at Tongren Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, reminds that when consuming cold treats in summer, attention should be paid to the following points:
Do not eat cold treats on an empty stomach; it is recommended to consume them 2 to 3 hours after a meal. When eating, take small bites and savor slowly; avoid gulping large mouthfuls.
After coming indoors from the hot outdoors into an air-conditioned room, do not consume large amounts of cold drinks. Sudden temperature changes can cause rapid constriction of gastrointestinal blood vessels and inadequate blood supply, leading to physical discomfort. It is not advisable to consume cold drinks immediately after exercise, because during exercise blood is mostly concentrated in the limbs, the gastrointestinal tract has relatively insufficient blood supply, and the sudden cold stimulus can easily induce gastrointestinal spasms.
Give priority to small-package products; it is advisable to consume one scoop of ice cream per serving, and the intake of cold drinks should be controlled at around 150 ml.
If severe abdominal pain, vomiting, fever, bloody stools, or diarrhea lasting more than three days occur after consuming cold drinks, accompanied by dehydration symptoms such as dry mouth and reduced urine output, be sure to seek medical attention promptly.
Xie Hua reminds that certain groups of people need extra caution when consuming cold drinks, chilled fruit, and the like.
For elderly people, first look at the product ingredient label and give priority to varieties with few or no additives and low or no sugar. After taking cold drinks or chilled fruit out of the refrigerator, let them sit at room temperature to warm up slightly before eating. Cut fruit into small pieces and eat in portions; do not consume a large amount at one time.
Infants and young children should be managed according to age: babies under one year old have immature intestinal development, and it is not recommended to give them any cold food; after the age of one, a small amount can be tried — first feed a small portion and observe the reaction. If there is no abdominal pain, diarrhea, or other discomfort, gradually increase the amount.
Patients with gastrointestinal diseases such as chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, and irritable bowel syndrome have low tolerance to cold stimulation; consuming cold drinks can worsen stomach cramps, acid reflux, diarrhea, and other discomforts. During the acute phase of gastrointestinal disease, cold drinks, ice cream, and other cold foods must be strictly avoided. If the condition has been in a long-term remission phase with no obvious gastrointestinal discomfort, a small amount may be tried. Moderate consumption of summer beverages such as chrysanthemum tea, coix seed water, and mung bean soup is acceptable; it is recommended to try them in small, divided portions and pay attention to physical reactions. If no discomfort occurs and the original condition does not worsen, then normal consumption may proceed.
For women during menstruation, especially those who already suffer from dysmenorrhea, intake of cold drinks can stimulate uterine contractions, aggravate pelvic congestion, and intensify the symptoms of dysmenorrhea. Women whose dysmenorrhea is significantly worsened after consuming cold drinks should avoid all kinds of cold foods as much as possible. It is not recommended to eat cold-natured fruits such as ice-cold watermelon; instead, choose mild-natured varieties such as apples, kiwifruit, and a small amount of cherries.
For migraine sufferers, if cold food is consumed quickly, the blood vessels in the head may be suddenly stimulated to constrict, easily causing severe pain on one side of the head, also known as "ice cream headache." Such patients should slow down their eating speed when consuming cold drinks, take only a small amount into the mouth each time, let it linger briefly before swallowing slowly, and avoid large, rapid gulps.
Most cold drinks and chilled fruits contain a considerable amount of sugar; diabetic patients are prone to significant blood glucose fluctuations after consumption, so intake must be strictly controlled. For ice cream, choose a small cup of about 100g or a single-scoop cone; for beverages, choose sugar-free varieties first; for fruit, choose low-glycemic options such as blueberries, grapefruit, and apples. On a day when cold drinks are consumed, correspondingly reduce staple foods to control total daily calories; after eating, monitor blood glucose and engage in moderate exercise to prevent a blood glucose spike.
Liu Side reminds that during colds or respiratory illnesses, it is generally not recommended to consume cold drinks. Sweet treats such as ice cream can easily induce or worsen coughing and phlegm production. If the cold is accompanied by obvious sore throat or stabbing pain on swallowing, a small amount of ice water or cold drink may temporarily soothe the local pain. Regular fruits such as pears and apples can be consumed normally.
Return to TopBeijing, July 6 (Reporter Bai Jianfeng (白剑峰)) — As of the end of 2025, China has cumulatively trained 148,000 nutrition instructors (营养指导员). The National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委) recently issued the Technical Guidelines for Nutrition Instructor Services (Trial) (《营养指导员服务技术指南（试行）》), providing technical guidance on the job technical capabilities of nutrition instructors and the key points of nutrition guidance work in different scenarios.
With the improvement of national nutrition and health literacy and the in-depth implementation of the Rational Diet Action (合理膳食行动), nutrition instructors have become an important force in grassroots health services. The guidelines aim to encourage and guide nutrition instructors to provide standardized and effective services in accordance with the relevant nutrition and health service directives, to actively explore in practical work, to continuously enhance the grassroots service capacity of nutrition instructors, to improve the quality of basic nutrition guidance work, and to fully leverage the important role of nutrition instructors in popularizing nutrition and health knowledge, optimizing nutrition and health services, perfecting nutrition and health systems, and building a nutrition and health environment, thereby meeting the basic nutrition and health service needs of the people.
The guidelines propose that the main points of nutrition guidance include: community nutrition and health services; nutrition and health services for childcare institutions, primary and secondary schools; nutrition and health services for elderly care service institutions; catering and food health service guidance; and weight management nutrition and health services. Through comprehensive, scenario-based nutrition guidance, the nutritional and health needs of different populations are met.
The guidelines also set requirements for the service conduct norms, professional capacity improvement, professional ethics standards, and data security management of nutrition instructors during their work, in order to promote the standardized development of the nutrition instructor profession.
Return to TopOn July 5, at a farm stay in Zhongming Town (钟鸣镇), Yi'an District (义安区), Tongling City (铜陵市), Anhui Province, staff were picking vegetables. Under the training and policy guidance of the local Women's Federation, rural women in Yi'an District rely on the farm stay industry right at their doorstep to achieve local and nearby employment, using their industrious hands to broaden income channels. Photo by Guo Shining (过仕宁) (Image China).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘军国
“Teacher, I have to go to Jinhua on the 18th to donate hematopoietic stem cells, so I can’t come back to attend the graduation ceremony.” In mid-June this year, Shen Junru (申俊儒), a graduate of Ningbo City Vocational and Technical College (宁波城市职业技术学院), sent a leave request to his class advisor.
According to the plan at that time, the School of Information and Intelligent Engineering (信息与智能工程学院), where Shen Junru was enrolled, was to hold its graduation ceremony on June 18. On one side was the graduation ceremony; on the other side was a stranger waiting for hematopoietic stem cells to save a life. Shen Junru did not think it over much and simply asked for leave. His class advisor replied: “Well done. Nothing is more meaningful than saving a life.” In order to ensure that Shen Junru would not be left with regrets, the college’s teachers decided to hold a separate graduation ceremony just for him.
At noon on June 17, the teachers, carrying brand-new graduation robes, graduation certificates, flowers, and also the certificate for the school’s specially established “Moral Character Scholarship” (道德风尚奖学金), drove nearly 200 kilometers from Ningbo to Shen Junru’s internship company in Jinhua.
Next to Shen Junru’s workstation, a graduation ceremony for him alone was set up. He changed into his graduation robe and walked before the teachers. The teacher solemnly handed over the graduation certificate, and then gave him the red honorary certificate bearing the school motto together with the flowers. This ceremony, with only one graduate, had simple furnishings, yet because of an agreement concerning life, it appeared exceptionally solemn and warm.
“I didn’t expect the school to be so supportive of this donation, and to specially come here to hold a graduation ceremony for me, letting me say a proper goodbye to my college life.” The teachers’ encouragement deeply moved Shen Junru.
In October 2023, Shen Junru voluntarily registered to join the China Marrow Donor Program (中华骨髓库) and became a volunteer hematopoietic stem cell donor. In May this year, Shen Junru received a phone call informing him of a successful match, and he immediately agreed without hesitation. In order to complete the donation in the best possible condition, he, who originally liked to stay up late, now made sure to go to bed on time at 10:00 PM every night.
On the morning of June 22, Shen Junru lay quietly on the collection bed. Two soft tubes were inserted into both arms, and blood slowly circulated and separated along the tubing. For a full 196 minutes, he maintained one posture; his arms felt bouts of soreness and numbness, yet he did not utter a single sound and silently persisted. The 252 milliliters of hematopoietic stem cell suspension was immediately shipped to another location, and he became the 1,426th unrelated hematopoietic stem cell donor in Zhejiang Province.
“Being able to save a person’s life is the best graduation gift I can give myself,” Shen Junru said.
“Shen Junru missed the collective ceremony, but through his actions he interpreted the spiritual core of the school motto — ‘advocating virtue and clarifying responsibility’ (尚德明责).” Zhou Guoming (周国明), Party Secretary of Ningbo City Vocational and Technical College, said.
Return to TopBy: 王 者 刘伟杰
"Help! I have no strength..." On the afternoon of July 3, from deep within a wild grassland in Licheng District (历城区), Jinan, Shandong, came faint cries for help.
It turned out that an elderly sheepherder passing by had accidentally fallen into a concealed circular deep water pit. When the old man leaned over to rescue it, his foot slipped and he inadvertently fell into the water pit, which was four to five meters deep. The pit walls were slippery, so the old man could only spread his arms and legs and press them firmly against the walls, barely keeping his head above water. He held on like this for nearly an hour.
A post-00s couple, Zhu Jiaxu (朱加旭) and Li Xue (李雪), who were playing nearby, were the first to notice something unusual — from a distance, they saw two dogs staying put in the grass, unwilling to move, and cries for help came intermittently. "Dogs wouldn't stay here for no reason; something must have happened." Although the grass was tall and the path remote, and Li Xue was somewhat afraid of dogs, the two could not stop worrying. Li Xue stayed on higher ground to pinpoint the direction, while Zhu Jiaxu quickly went to call over some citizens who were fishing nearby. Following the sound together, they finally found the old man in the water pit.
Looking around, there were no rescue tools on the wild grassland. At Li Xue's suggestion, Zhu Jiaxu took off his trousers, and one of the citizens fishing nearby unfastened his belt; they tied the trousers and belt together into a makeshift rescue rope and lowered it to the bottom of the pit. But just as everyone was pulling up with effort, with a snap the belt broke, and the old man instantly sank back into the water.
Fortunately, the old man could swim; he struggled and floated back to the surface. They quickly threw down a jacket for the old man to grab, keeping his balance in the water. Someone called a nearby fishing companion to come over with a fishing rod. With everyone's combined effort, they finally pulled the old man ashore using the fishing rod.
When he came ashore, the old man's body was ice-cold, with multiple cuts on his hands and feet, and he was already showing signs of hypothermia. The couple wrapped the old man in a jacket to keep warm, contacted his family, and then waited on site for over 40 minutes, only leaving reassured after the old man's family arrived.
Afterwards, the old man's daughter added Li Xue on WeChat and made multiple transfers to express gratitude, but the couple returned them all. "We appreciate the sentiment, but we can't accept the money. As long as the person is fine, that's what matters most," said Li Xue.
During the rescue, Zhu Jiaxu's trousers fell into the water, so on the way back he had to wrap his wife's short-sleeved shirt around himself. In their view, being able to save a life made such an embarrassing moment well worth it.
Currently, the old man's body is no longer in critical condition. "If it had been just five minutes later, I might not have been able to hold on. Thank you to these two young people for saving my life!"
Return to TopYinchuan, July 6 (People’s Daily) — (Reporter Jiao Siyu (焦思雨)) The reporter learned from the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regional Party Committee Social Work Department (宁夏回族自治区党委社会工作部) that Ningxia recently launched the “Gathering Strength to Serve the 15th Five-Year Plan: Thousand-Trades Hundred-Industries Volunteer Action” (聚力服务‘十五五’千行百业志愿行), calling on practitioners from all walks of life and the broad masses to actively devote themselves to the volunteer service cause, allowing volunteer services to deeply integrate into areas such as grassroots governance, industrial development, and ecological protection.
“We are striving to create a series of down-to-earth, people-warming normalized service projects, allowing professional services and volunteer forces to precisely dock and efficiently exert force,” said the relevant responsible person from the Autonomous Region Party Committee Social Work Department. The action will exert force from multiple points and empower comprehensively. In terms of comprehensive rural revitalization, volunteers are encouraged to go deep into villages to carry out services such as propaganda for 移风易俗 (yí fēng yì sú - “change prevailing customs and habits,” to transform social traditions) and mediation of neighborhood conflicts, injecting civilized vitality into rural development; in the field of ecological protection, focusing on the construction of the Yellow River Basin Ecological Protection and High-Quality Development Pilot Zone, it organizes professional volunteers in environmental protection, water conservancy, forestry and grassland, etc., to regularly carry out volunteer actions such as Yellow River protection and Helan Mountain ecological restoration; based on Ningxia’s characteristic advantageous industries, volunteer services will precisely dock with industrial needs, through warm-hearted services such as skills training, to help enterprise development and industrial upgrading.
In addition to broadly absorbing professional talents from various fields such as culture, science and technology, law, and health, the action will also mobilize social forces such as moral models, local talents, retired veteran cadres, and new employment groups to form various types of specialized volunteer service teams, greatly enhancing the professionalism and effectiveness of volunteer services. It will continuously expand diverse service scenarios, accelerate the construction of standardized volunteer service sites, and create warm-hearted positions for convenience services, civilized practice, and caring rest.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 齐志明
In the sweltering summer, the public's enthusiasm for fitness is also rising step by step: going to the gym to sweat it out, following a personal trainer to get in shape has become a new lifestyle trend. However, under the prepaid service model of "pay first, consume later," difficulties in refunding, service shrinkage, and even businesses "closing up and absconding" have infringed upon consumer interests.
How to solve the difficulties of prepaid services in sports and fitness, so that people can consume with greater peace of mind and exercise more comfortably? On July 6, the China Consumers Association (中国消费者协会) released a consumer tip on fitness services, calling on consumers to participate rationally in prepaid fitness consumption, while also recommending that they give priority to business institutions that adopt trust supervision of prepaid funds, thus building the first line of safety defense for fitness consumption.
Rationally consume, do not purchase ultra-long-term prepaid cards such as "lifetime cards" or "5-year cards"
Prepaid cards should originally be a "win-win contract" between merchants and consumers. But driven by profit, some unscrupulous merchants have transformed prepaid cards into a "money-gathering tool." A relevant official from the CCA's Supervision Department reminded consumers that when choosing sports and fitness services, they must consume rationally and reject impulsiveness, and not purchase ultra-long-term prepaid cards such as "lifetime cards" or "5-year cards." If one does not exercise discrimination and impulsively buys a card, it is very easy to fall into the following three types of typical consumption traps.
The first type: "Li Kui" turns into "Li Gui." In some fitness institutions, the quality of the coaching team is 良莠不齐 (liáng yǒu bù qí - "good and bad mixed together," of uneven quality), with some coaches starting to teach without having obtained formal professional qualifications. This cannot guarantee fitness results and also poses safety hazards.
Consumer Ms. Wang from Chengdu, Sichuan Province, after purchasing a course at a local yoga and Pilates studio, suffered pubic bone pain due to improper coaching guidance and was eventually diagnosed with a slight pelvic misalignment. When she requested a full refund due to her physical condition, the store, citing the "no refunds, no exchanges" clause in the agreement, ultimately only agreed to refund a little over 3,000 yuan, less than 60% of the fees already paid. The CCA reminds consumers that when choosing a fitness institution, the first thing to check is its licenses and qualifications, verifying whether the business license, coach qualification certificates, etc., are complete and valid. This is the basic prerequisite for ensuring service quality.
The second type: "Routine"-style fees. The entry threshold for the fitness industry is relatively low. Some small and medium-sized institutions have weak risk resistance. Once their capital chain encounters problems, they can easily close down or even abscond with the money, and consumers' prepaid funds often go down the drain.
Consumer Mr. Hu from Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, after purchasing personal training courses, had his refund request rejected because the gym unilaterally set a "six-month validity period" that had expired. Even more shocking was that this gym had long been collecting payments through personal WeChat and Alipay accounts, not only failing to issue invoices but also being suspected of tax evasion. Such abnormal business practices often mean confusion in the merchant's financial management and a weak sense of compliance. When consumers buy a card, they should resolutely say "no" to behavior that refuses to issue formal invoices and attempts to transfer funds to personal accounts.
The third type: Inducing card purchases. Some fitness institutions attract consumers to buy cards with exaggerated service promises and enticing discount rates, but subsequently arbitrarily change service content and set up numerous barriers to refunds, severely infringing upon consumers' right to know and fair trade rights.
Consumer Ms. Hao from Haikou City, Hainan Province, was moved by the merchant's promotional claims of "full-course one-on-one guidance from a dedicated coach, improving body shape within half a year to one year," and spent over 29,000 yuan to purchase three personal training course packages. Unexpectedly, only half a month after purchasing the courses and after a total of eight classes, the store required the consumer to additionally purchase a membership in order to use the personal training courses. Moreover, the actual coaching frequently changed instructors, and the original service promises were completely unfulfilled.
Building a "firewall," many localities introduce trust systems to strengthen prepaid fund supervision
In response to the prominent problems in the prepaid consumption field, market regulation, sports, commerce and other departments in various localities have successively issued prepaid consumption management measures, clarifying mandatory requirements such as card-issuance filing, fund custody, and refund rules, and intensifying the investigation and punishment of false advertising, unfair contract terms, malicious debt evasion, and other acts. At the same time, consumer associations at all levels have been smoothing the channels for rights protection and consolidating supervisory synergy by issuing consumption tips, exposing typical cases, and supporting consumers in collective rights protection.
Some merchant platforms are actively launching new products, new services, and new models. For example, Meituan has launched a "Runaway Compensation" product (跑路赔). After consumers purchase sports training group-buying products labeled with "Runaway Compensation" through the Meituan or Dianping apps, they can enjoy the guarantee of "purchase online, store absconds, platform compensates." For funds that have not been used or redeemed, if the institution closes and cannot fulfill the contract, consumers can apply for a refund according to the platform's refund rules, effectively reducing consumer concerns.
Among the many beneficial explorations, prepaid fund service trusts have carved out an innovative path that is market-oriented and rule-of-law-based. Shanghai, Jiangsu, and the cities of Jinan and Hefei have taken the lead in introducing the trust system into prepaid consumption supervision, building a safety "firewall" for prepaid funds. The so-called prepaid fund service trust refers to depositing consumers' prepaid funds into a special trust account managed by a bank, with the trust company, as an independent third party, responsible for fund supervision. Each time a consumer completes a fitness service, the corresponding funds are transferred from the trust account to the merchant's account; the prepaid funds that have not yet been consumed remain under independent supervision at all times, and the operator cannot arbitrarily use them.
Chen Yinjiang (陈音江), deputy secretary-general of the Consumer Rights Protection Law Research Association of the China Law Society, believes that this model isolates prepaid funds from the business risks of the merchant at the source. The prepaid funds in the trust account do not belong to the merchant's own property. Even if the operator experiences abnormal operations, closes down, or even goes into bankruptcy liquidation, the remaining prepaid funds will not be used to pay off the merchant's debts, but will be returned to the consumer by the trust company through the original channel in accordance with regulations. In response to the new types of chaotic debt evasion that have emerged in recent years, such as "professional store-closers" (职业闭店人) and "debt-bearers assisting in debt evasion" (背债人协助逃债), the trust supervision model can also form effective constraints.
Judging from the pilot results, fitness institutions that have adopted trust supervision have seen a significant decline in the incidence of consumer disputes and a marked increase in consumer trust. For merchants that operate in compliance, adopting trust supervision can not only reduce compliance risks but also, by virtue of the advantages of fund transparency, safety, and reliability, build brand credibility and win consumer favor in industry competition.
Multi-stakeholder co-governance and coordinated efforts to protect consumer rights
When legitimate rights and interests are infringed upon, how should consumers respond?
First, contractual evidence is the top priority in the rights protection process. Consumer Ms. Wang encountered obstacles in seeking rights after being injured at the yoga studio, largely because she had initially trusted the store's verbal statement that she "could continue practicing" and lacked written documentation. When purchasing a prepaid card, be sure to sign a written contract with the merchant. For core clauses in the contract concerning scope of use, validity period, rights and obligations of both parties, liability for breach of contract, etc., review them word by word. Chat records, transfer vouchers, invoices, course confirmation slips, etc., are all important evidence for future rights protection and must be properly preserved.
Second, rational communication is the first choice for resolving disputes. If an operator shrinks service or refuses to fulfill promises, consumers should first attempt direct, rational communication and negotiation with the merchant, clearly pointing out the other party's breach of contract, and jointly seek a solution. Consumer Ms. Hao's request for a refund due to the merchant's frequent change of coaches and failure to fulfill the promise of "full-time one-on-one guidance throughout the course" is a legitimate claim based on facts.
Finally, dare to safeguard your own legitimate rights and interests. If negotiation fails, consumers may file a complaint with the consumer association in the operator's locality, or report it to the relevant administrative department. For business entities that maliciously evade debts, rights can be defended through litigation.
Safety in sports consumption concerns the vital interests of the people. A relevant CCA official stated that to regulate the prepaid fitness consumption market, it is necessary for relevant departments to improve systems and strengthen supervision, for business entities to act with integrity and self-discipline and provide standardized services, and for consumers to enhance their awareness and make rational choices. Only through multi-stakeholder co-governance and coordinated efforts can we weave a tight safety net for fitness consumption, making prepaid consumption more reassuring.
Return to TopBeijing, July 6 (Reporter Sun Longfei) On the 6th Beijing time, the World Table Tennis (WTT) US Smash concluded all its schedules in Los Angeles. The Chinese team won three titles at this event: men's doubles, women's doubles, and women's singles.
In women's singles, three Chinese players reached the last four. The final held on the 6th saw top-seeded Chinese player Sun Yingsha and her teammate Kuai Man battle through seven games, ultimately winning 4-3, claiming her sixth WTT Smash singles title. Youngster Kuai Man's performance was equally impressive; she had earlier eliminated two strong Japanese players, Hitomi Sato and Miwa Harimoto, going to a deciding game in three consecutive rounds.
After the match, Sun Yingsha said that both players performed at their best in the final, delivering a wonderful contest for the audience. For her, the improvement in technique, tactics, and mentality is more important than the result. “This is the first event of the second half of the year, and I am very satisfied with my performance,” Sun Yingsha said. She will continue to give her all in subsequent competitions.
In the doubles events that concluded earlier, Chinese pairs Wen Ruibo/Yuan Licen and Lin Shidong/Huang Youzheng swept the men's doubles gold and silver; Wang Manyu/Kuai Man defeated the Japanese pair Miwa Harimoto/Hina Hayata to win the women's doubles title. In the mixed doubles final, the Chinese pair Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha lost 2-3 to the Korean pair Lim Jonghoon/Shin Yubin, finishing as runners-up.
In men's singles, in the round of 16, Chinese player and defending champion Wang Chuqin lost 1-3 to Danish player Lind, Lin Shidong lost 0-3 to French player Alexis Lebrun. All five Chinese men's national team players in the main draw failed to reach the quarterfinals of the men's singles at this event.
Return to TopBeijing, July 6 (Reporter Zeng Huafeng) — On the 5th local time, at the 2026 IFSC Climbing World Cup Krakow, Poland stop, the Chinese team twice broke the women's two-person speed relay world record, with times of 13.02 seconds and 12.89 seconds, and won the championship.
This season, the Climbing World Cup has launched a new three-stop Speed Series, with Krakow, Poland as the first stop. The event features men's and women's four-lane speed competitions, two-person speed relay, and mixed speed relay, all making their debut at the Climbing World Cup.
In the women's two-person speed relay, the Chinese team combination of Zhou Yafei and Deng Lijuan set a new world record of 13.02 seconds in the semifinals, surpassing the previous record of 13.17 seconds, defeating Indonesia Team 1 and advancing to the final. In the final, the pair broke the record again, winning the championship with a time of 12.89 seconds. Poland Team 2 won silver, and Indonesia Team 1 took bronze.
In the men's two-person speed relay, the Chinese team combination of Long Jianguo and Chu Shouhong won the championship with a time of 11.07 seconds. USA Team 1 won silver, and Ukraine Team 1 took bronze.
In the previously held four-lane speed competition and mixed speed relay, Zhao Yicheng won silver in the men's four-lane speed competition, while Zhao Yicheng and Zhou Yafei won bronze in the mixed speed relay. With these results, the Chinese team ranked first on the medal table at the Climbing World Cup Krakow, Poland stop, with 2 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze.
Return to TopBeijing, July 6 (Reporter Fan Jianyuan) – The third window of the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asia-Pacific Qualifiers continued on the 6th. In their final game, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated the Chinese Taipei men's basketball team 92-74, advancing to the second stage of the World Cup Qualifiers with a record of 3 wins and 3 losses.
This game was a "do-or-die" match for qualification. Chinese team guard Zhao Jiwei scored the first 5 points in a row to set the pace. Throughout the game, the offense flourished from multiple points, with five players scoring in double figures and the largest lead exceeding 30 points, firmly keeping control of the game. "The two veteran players, Zhao Jiwei and Hu Jinqiu, took the lead, and the whole team executed its technical and tactical plan relatively well," Chinese team head coach Guo Shiqiang said after the game.
With this, all six games of the first stage of the World Cup Qualifiers for the Chinese team are complete, with an aggregate record of 3 wins and 3 losses: one win and one loss against Japan, a home-and-away sweep of Chinese Taipei, and two losses at home and away to South Korea. In the end, the Chinese team tied South Korea on record but finished third in the group due to head-to-head results, squeezing into the second round of the World Cup Qualifiers.
The second stage of the World Cup Qualifiers features 12 teams, split into two groups for home-and-away double round-robin play. The Chinese team is grouped with Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Lebanon. The first game will be held on August 27, with China facing Qatar. The top three teams from each group, along with the best-performing fourth-place team, will earn berths in the 2027 Qatar World Cup finals.
Return to TopBy: 王 亮
How much attention can a World Cup newcomer attract? The tall Norwegian striker Erling Haaland interpreted 后生可畏 (hòu shēng kě wèi - "the younger generation inspires awe," formidable youth) with a strong performance.
On July 6 Beijing time, in the Round of 16 of the USA-Canada-Mexico World Cup, Norway faced Brazil. Against the title favorite, Haaland scored two goals with headers and feet, leading his team to an upset elimination of the opponent, entering the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time in team history. With 7 goals in 4 matches, all from open play, Haaland, making his World Cup debut, grew stronger the more he fought.
On the World Cup stage, many young players 崭露头角 (zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo - "to show one's head and horns," to stand out and display talent), full of vitality. 23-year-old Jude Bellingham is already the midfield pillar of the England team; in the match against host Mexico, he scored two goals in two minutes, showing composure in both attack and defense, displaying the demeanor of a great player. Switzerland's 20-year-old midfielder Manzambi was surprisingly efficient off the bench; though a rookie, he performed comprehensively, already with 3 goals and 2 assists. Morocco's 18-year-old midfielder Bouadi passed steadily and was tough in duels, an important member of the team's journey of advancement… In consecutive high-intensity matches, they wrote a bold statement with indisputable performances: excellence is not obtained by waiting, but by fighting for it.
Compared to the 锋芒毕露 (fēng máng bì lù - "to reveal one's edge fully," to show off one's talent sharply) of the newcomers, the steadfastness of legendary players is also admirable.
39-year-old Argentina captain Lionel Messi still maintains excellent form, with footwork rhythm under control, taking the World Cup historical goal record into the "20+" era with consecutive goals. 41-year-old Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, in the knockout match against Croatia, withstood heavy pressure to score a crucial penalty, ending his own World Cup knockout goal drought, and with a big heart preserved the team's hope of advancing. 40-year-old Croatia captain Luka Modrić still firmly holds the starting midfield position for the "Checkered Legion," writing his endless love for this green field with diligent running…
Heroes do not fade with age; time does not defeat perseverance. The reason legends become legends lies not only in personal talent but also in day-after-day steadfast discipline. Only thus can they still launch a powerful assault on the World Cup trophy in the twilight of their careers. Only thus can they accept all results calmly when bidding farewell. As Cristiano Ronaldo said: "No matter the result of the next match, when I leave here I will be 问心无愧 (wèn xīn wú kuì - "to ask one's conscience and feel no shame," to have a clear conscience), because in football, I have given my all." This may be, beyond goals, the most precious advice left by legendary players to the young newcomers.
The World Cup journey of the famous veterans enters its final chapter, while the rise of the new stars has just begun. The old and new stars 交相辉映 (jiāo xiāng huī yìng - "mutually reflect and shine," to enhance each other's brilliance) — this is the unique splendor the World Cup brings to fans.
Return to TopOn July 6, Beijing time, Norway team player Erling Haaland (center) vies for the ball with a Brazil team player in the round of 16 knockout match of the USA-Canada-Mexico World Cup.
Xinhua News Agency reporter Lü Xiaowei (吕小炜) photo.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 董泽扬
In the salty, damp sea breeze of the Atlantic, a crowd gathered around the team nicknamed the "Blue Sharks"... On local time July 5, the Cape Verde national team, which had made a splendid appearance in this year's World Cup, "returned home" and was warmly welcomed.
Thousands of miles away in Sanya, Hainan, a Cape Verdean youth named Aide (爱德) was also scrolling through social media feeds, sharing in this joy. "Before, when I introduced myself, everyone would freeze. Now when I say 'Cape Verde,' the people around me can all get the reference any time." Having lived in Sanya for over a decade, Aide's Chinese is already very fluent.
"How could a human foot possibly kick past Cape Verde?" Aide joked. In Cape Verde, football and athletics have long been integrated into people's daily lives, with running figures visible everywhere. This love for sports originates from a nature of challenging limits, and it is also inseparable from China's support.
At the Cape Verde Sal (萨尔市) Sports Center, a red plastic track encircles the green field. Teenagers are calling to their companions, running with abandon, while residents jog along the track for fitness, relaxing both body and mind. Since its operation 14 years ago, this sports facility, built with assistance from Sanya, has filled the local gap of lacking a standard track and field venue, becoming a good place for school teaching and for hosting competitions.
"All our matches and training are held here; this place supports everyone's dreams," Maria da Luz, head of the Sal Island Inter-District Football School (萨尔岛区际足球学校), said with relief. Both male and female football teams covering all age groups from U9 (under 9) to U19 (under 19) set out from here to compete, repeatedly achieving excellent results in regional and national tournaments.
"Before, the children could only train on gravel ground. Now, the standardized track provides us with good training conditions," Julio Nagana, technical director of the Cape Verde Athletics Association, explained. Of the 23 editions of the Cape Verde National Athletics Championships that have been held, the Sal representative team has won the championship 19 times. "In the past, this was unimaginable."
Tracing time back to 2010, when Sal city proposed the request for assistance in building a track, Sanya, which had already established a sister-city relationship with Sal, offered its full support. After two years of preparation and construction, the brand-new sports center rose from the ground.
The friendship is not only blended on the sports field, but is even more embodied in the interweaving of people's livelihoods and culture. In September 2025, a Sanya city delegation visited Cape Verde and donated urgently needed medical supplies such as ventilators to Sal city. Hainan Tropical Ocean College (海南热带海洋学院), located in Sanya, has carried out an international student training program for Cape Verde for 10 consecutive years, providing more development opportunities for young people like Aide.
"Living in Sanya feels as warm as living at a brother's home." Aide, who loves sports, often runs against the wind on Sanya's sports fields. This sentiment of crossing continents, with hearts and minds connected (民心相通), flows between the two countries and two cities.
Return to TopBeijing, July 6 (Reporter Wang Liang). On the 5th, the third round of the national finals of the 28th Chinese University Basketball Association (CUBAL) Division I League was held at Peking University's Qiu Deba Gymnasium. The Beijing Normal University women's basketball team defeated the Peking University women's basketball team 64:52, winning the national championship with a total score of 2:1. This is also the tenth national championship for the Beijing Normal University women's basketball team.
Previously, the two sides were tied in the overall score. In the crucial deciding round, the away-team Beijing Normal University women's basketball team entered form first. In the opening stage, led by Wang Yutong (王雨桐), they established a lead, expanding the gap to 8 points by halftime. After changing sides, Cao Boyi (曹博怡) of Beijing Normal University began to exert force, scoring 7 consecutive points through inside drives and outside shots, leading the team to extend the lead. In the final quarter, Li Xingnuo (李星诺) hit consecutive shots, helping Beijing Normal University maintain a double-digit lead, and ultimately pocketed the victory.
In this game, Li Xingnuo scored 17 points and 4 rebounds, and was selected as the Most Valuable Player. Beijing Normal University women's basketball team coach Zhao Xuetong (赵雪同) received the Best Coach award.
Return to TopReport from Lishui, July 6 (Reporter Dou Hao (窦皓)). The "Ode to the Chinese Sports Spirit: 'Beauty of Sports, Charm of Culture'" sports event culture exhibition and display series activities were recently held in Lishui, Zhejiang.
The activities revolved around the four major sections of "performance, exhibition, competition, and conference," presenting through multiple forms a vivid picture of the mutual integration of sports and nature, tradition and modernity, competition and the public, and concentratedly showcasing the cultural connotation, spiritual character, and epochal style of sports events, further promoting the Chinese sports spirit. In the evening's performance, Olympic champions Guo Qiqi, Gong Lijiao, Han Cong, Yan Sen, Chen Long, Chang Yani, Liu Yang, Hou Zhihui, Sheng Lihao, Asian Winter Games champion Liu Mengting, World Games champion Lu Zhuoling, and other athletes successively took the stage. Combining the characteristics of their respective events and their sports careers, they told moving stories of striving hard, surpassing oneself, and winning glory for the country, vividly interpreting the inheritance and development of the Chinese sports spirit across generations of sports people.
In the concurrently held exhibition, more than 200 physical objects and over a thousand photographs systematically presented the development trajectory and spiritual core of each sports event's culture, displaying the diverse cultural temperament and spiritual character formed by Chinese sports in different arenas, making the sports spirit a touchable history and a perceptible force.
This event was hosted by the General Administration of Sport of China (国家体育总局) and the Chinese Olympic Committee (中国奥委会), and organized by the Publicity Department of the General Administration of Sport of China, the News, Publicity and Cultural Heritage Department of the Chinese Olympic Committee, the Sports Bureau of Zhejiang Province (浙江省体育局), the Lishui Municipal People's Government (丽水市人民政府), and the Zhejiang Radio and Television Group (浙江广播电视集团).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘文璋
Recently, the Sanae Takaichi administration in Japan has become increasingly radical on the path of re-militarization, from significantly upgrading Japan-Philippines military collusion, to forcefully pushing the bill to establish a National Intelligence Conference, to vigorously fostering the defense industry… Japan's successive military expansion and armament actions, 接二连三 (jiē èr lián sān - "one after another," continuously), are systematically dismantling the foundation of Japan's post-war peaceful development, seriously provoking the post-war international order, and seriously threatening regional peace and stability. This has not only sparked strong opposition and criticism from all sectors within Japan, but has also once again sounded the alarm for the international community that Japan's new-type militarism is becoming a trend and a danger.
Japan-Philippines military collusion accelerates and escalates, seriously threatening regional peace and stability.
Recently, the Sanae Takaichi administration has continuously increased the intensity of Japan-Philippines military collusion: announcing the export of defense equipment including Abukuma-class frigates to the Philippines, and initiating negotiations for signing a Military Intelligence Protection Agreement; the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducted parachute drop training on the northernmost Batan Islands of the Philippines in late June. These series of actions attempt, through deep military binding between Japan and the Philippines, to completely break the exclusively defense-oriented principle and seriously threaten regional peace and stability.
The Okinawa Times commented that the Japanese government claims that exporting defense equipment to so-called like-minded countries helps enhance regional deterrence. Does exporting weapons with lethal capabilities not fuel regional conflicts? Even if the Self-Defense Forces launch offensive missiles abroad under the name of training, it exceeds the scope of the exclusively defense-oriented doctrine. Japan's blind pursuit of military expansion will only increase the risk of escalating regional tensions. Former Japanese Foreign Ministry official Ukeru Magosaki bluntly stated that strengthening Japan-Philippines security cooperation is meaningless and 适得其反 (shì dé qí fǎn - "to do the opposite of what is intended," counterproductive): "Engaging in such measures cannot improve Japan's security in the slightest."
Recently, during Philippine President Marcos's visit to Japan, Filipino diaspora groups in Japan held protest rallies in Tokyo to express concerns. "Japan's export of weapons abroad seriously endangers Asia-Pacific security and will continuously escalate regional tensions." Mel, a Filipino permanent resident in Japan who participated in the protest, said, "We earnestly ask the Japanese public to join us in opposing the military agreements concluded by the two governments. Japan's promotion of re-militarization and continuous expansion of the Self-Defense Forces' operational functions will only plant security risks in the Asia-Pacific region. The wounds of World War II are still tormenting us. We resolutely oppose Japan retreading the old path of military expansion." Another participant in the rally, Roger, expressed the same concern: "We call for opposition to and boycott of the Japan-Philippines arms trade agreement. The Japanese government should not, under the lure of militarism, go further along the path of re-militarization."
The Asahi Shimbun commented that if Japan-Philippines cooperation overemphasizes the military dimension, it will inevitably exacerbate regional tensions. If priority is persistently given to means of armed confrontation while enhancing Japan-China understanding and fostering mutual trust are set aside, the region will fall into a dangerous situation. If Japan attempts to intervene in South China Sea affairs through intelligence sharing, arms exports, and other means, whether its actions conform to the exclusively defense-oriented principle and the functional positioning of the Self-Defense Forces will be further questioned.
Forcibly building a national-level intelligence integration system, public fears return of pre-war system.
Recently, after forcibly pushing the National Diet to pass the bill establishing the National Intelligence Conference, the Sanae Takaichi administration, disregarding strong public opposition, accelerated the implementation of related supporting policies. This bill is seen as using the banner of strengthening national security to build a national-level intelligence integration system and a round-the-clock surveillance system covering all Japanese citizens, opening a dangerous gate for the Sanae Takaichi administration to strengthen political centralization. For some time, large numbers of Japanese citizens have been holding protest rallies near the National Diet Building in Tokyo, resolutely opposing the bill to establish the National Intelligence Conference.
Local resident Tsuchida, who participated in the rally, told reporters that the passage of the bill reminds one of Japan's pre-World War II and wartime Peace Preservation Law and the Special Higher Police system, and digital technology will make surveillance more thorough than decades ago. "This bill and related measures will seriously affect normal friendly exchanges between Japanese and Chinese, and between Japanese and South Korean civil societies, artificially creating national antagonism," Tsuchida said.
"The bill's passage in the Diet gives a feeling of a new pre-war atmosphere." Japanese Diet member Joji Yamamoto stated that when Sanae Takaichi served as a cabinet minister, she once threatened to shut down politically incorrect television stations, and now she wants to establish a national intelligence bureau to monitor the public. Her ultimate goal is likely to abolish the Peace Constitution and return Japan to the pre-war autocratic system.
Yuichi Kaito, head of a Japanese lawyers group, stated that the National Intelligence Conference and its related agencies are essentially intelligence organizations serving to launch and advance war. The Japanese government also plans to establish a Foreign Intelligence Agency, and such intelligence agencies are equivalent to the pre-World War II model of the Imperial Japanese Army's Nakano School which trained spy and intelligence personnel, "essentially paving the way for war."
Mizuho Fukushima, leader of the Social Democratic Party of Japan and member of the House of Councillors, criticized that once a Foreign Intelligence Agency is established, it "is tantamount to the Japanese government actively recruiting spies and dispatching spies to other countries, engaging in conspiracies and schemes for Japan's war designs around the world. This is not only an act of preparing for war, but also a wanton trampling on human rights."
An Asahi Shimbun article argued that the National Intelligence Bureau, the executive body of the National Intelligence Conference, is set to launch in July, but oversight and checks-and-balances measures are severely lacking. With the passage of the bill, Japanese citizens are increasingly concerned about further escalation of domestic surveillance. The vague provisions in the bill give the government room for arbitrary interpretation, and the protection of ordinary citizens' rights may become 一纸空文 (yī zhǐ kōng wén - "a piece of empty writing," a dead letter).
The Ryukyu Shimpo commented that the introduction of this bill is to pave the way for the future establishment of a specialized foreign intelligence agency. Japan before and during World War II wantonly abused the Peace Preservation Law, the Military Secrets Protection Law, and others to serve foreign aggression and expansion. The Japanese military police and the Special Higher Police once monitored citizens and suppressed anti-war activists. This historical lesson must never be forgotten. Once it steps onto this dangerous road again, Japan will completely fall into the abyss of militarism.
Military-industrial complex rapidly rising, peaceful development path 岌岌可危 (jí jí kě wēi - "mountain high and dangerous," in imminent peril).
Since taking office, the Sanae Takaichi administration has revised the Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment, fully liberalized the export of lethal weapons, and passed the new Basic Plan for Science, Technology and Innovation to mobilize industry, academia, and research sectors to participate in the research and development of dual-use technologies, vigorously fostering the defense industry to become an economic pillar. All sectors of Japanese society are concerned that as Japan's defense industry deeply influences national security policy, Japan will repeat the historical mistake of the military-industrial complex, seriously deviating from the post-war peaceful development path.
Data recently released by the Japanese government shows that, influenced by Japan's policy of strengthening defense capabilities, the value of orders placed by the Ministry of Defense has tripled over the past five years, accounting for half of the government's public demand orders in fiscal 2025. Among these, increases in orders for weapons and equipment such as surface-to-air missiles and aircraft have pushed up the total order value.
"The demands of Japan's defense industry have begun to deeply intervene in national security policy formulation. Japan is sliding step by step into the quagmire of the military-industrial complex, and is now on the dangerous edge." Miho Aoi, a professor at Gakushuin University, stated that fully liberalizing the export of lethal weapons has shaken Japan's post-war concept of a peace-oriented nation and further spawned the military-industrial complex.
Ritsu Miyata, a freelance journalist who has long followed the defense industry, harshly criticized Japan's move to liberalize arms exports. "The military-industrial interest groups, in pursuit of huge profits, have continuously lobbied and pressured, ultimately pushing the political world to fully liberalize the export of lethal weapons. If the current trend of accelerated development of Japan's military-industrial complex is not curbed, Japan will eventually become a country that constantly thirsts for war."
Kenji Isezaki, an opposition member of the House of Councillors, believes that deliberately creating and inciting security threats to pursue the interests of the defense industry is a common tactic of the military-industrial complex. The Japanese government's vigorous promotion of the defense industry as a pillar industry carries the hidden danger of distorting the nation's development direction.
The Asahi Shimbun expressed concern over the Takaichi administration's accelerated push for government-private sector integration in the defense industry, and even studying the nationalization of ammunition factories to strengthen sustained combat capability. The article commented that Japan's dual-use research may expand without order. The government vigorously promotes the research and development of dual-use technologies and proposes building an industry-academia-research collaborative ecosystem in the security field. Although it recruits university researchers under the banner of civilian use, related technologies often depart from their original intent and are diverted to military use.
An article in the Tokyo Shimbun argued that the Japanese government's pursuit of sustained combat capability has dragged a large number of enterprises and academics into it. Currently, the scale of Japan's domestic arms exports has expanded dramatically. The Takaichi administration has designated the defense industry as a strategic area for government key investment, extensively mobilizing private enterprises and academia to cooperate with security policies. These actions are precisely the resurgence of the pre-war system of a military-industry-government-academia complex — 卷土重来 (juǎn tǔ chóng lái - "roll dust and return," to stage a comeback).
(Our newspaper, Tokyo, July 6)
Return to TopBy: 刘文璋
According to a report by Kyodo News, the outline of Japan's 2026 edition of the Defense White Paper has been made public. Reading through it, it is still the familiar recipe: repeatedly hyping the so-called "military threat from the periphery," deliberately creating security anxiety. However, what is more worthy of vigilance than the content of the white paper itself is that this twisted narrative is accelerating its infiltration into younger age groups, directly reaching primary school classrooms.
Since 2021, Japan's Ministry of Defense has annually compiled and released a children's edition of the Defense White Paper, publicly promoting it on official online platforms. Last year, it went a step further, printing a physical version for the first time and systematically mailing it to primary schools nationwide, sending the so-called "threat theory" directly into campuses, onto desks, and into school bags. From online to offline, from push notifications to distribution, this series of actions demonstrates extremely strong organization and persistence, with the aim of a deliberate cognitive seeding targeting the next generation.
From the National Diet Building to primary school classrooms, from policy documents to cartoon picture books, Japan's right wing is carefully constructing a "childification" trap: making the originally controversial path of military expansion seem natural under the guise of childlike fun; quietly replacing the war history that should be deeply reflected upon with artificially manufactured security anxiety; and embedding in children whose minds are not yet mature, from a young age, a subconscious presupposition that "there is an external enemy."
This tactic is not uncommon, and carries the ghost of history. Historically, it was precisely through day-after-day propaganda, indoctrination, and public opinion incitement that Japanese militarism gradually coerced public opinion, ultimately dragging the entire country into the abyss of war. 殷鉴不远 (yīn jiàn bù yuǎn - "the mirror of Yin is not far," meaning a recent historical lesson is still fresh), the lessons of history have not been truly absorbed, but instead have 卷土重来 (juǎn tǔ chóng lái - "roll up the earth and come again," to stage a comeback) in a more covert and "gentle" manner in the contemporary era. Precisely because of this, today's trend is particularly glaring. At its root, in the political calculations of right-wing politicians, hyping "external threats" is an operational logic that 屡试不爽 (lǚ shì bù shuǎng - "tested many times and never failed," meaning proven effective every time): only by constantly amplifying the narrative of external crisis can the policy of military expansion more easily gain public support; only by continuously stoking regional tension can the breakthrough of the peace constitution (和平宪法) be gradually "normalized"; only by keeping the entire society shrouded in security anxiety for a long time can a series of sensitive and dangerous policy adjustments be quietly implemented and advanced.
Even more worrying is that this set of erroneous perceptions is continuously spreading to younger age groups, poisoning the underage generation. The danger of this 潜移默化 (qián yí mò huà - "silently influence and gradually change," imperceptible influence) even exceeds overt military actions—it is planting long-term social landmines for the future. When the biased "threat theory" is clothed in the gentle guise of manga, illustrations, and children's books, its deceptiveness and concealment become stronger. Children in the cognitive developmental stage lack sufficient discernment; prolonged exposure to such one-sided narratives can easily lead to distorted judgments of right and wrong. If things continue this way, the hard-won postwar memories of peace will gradually fade, and hostility and confrontation will instead become internalized as a generation's habitual thinking. Former Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs official Magosaki Ukeru (孙崎享) once stated bluntly: "If the 'threat theory' continues to permeate schools, it will foster a bellicose mentality and a tendency toward external hostility among the younger generation."
Japan's right wing has adapted the Defense White Paper into children's books, attempting to plant the seeds of confrontation early in the hearts of the next generation, but they have forgotten one truth: a country that indulges in fabricating imaginary enemies will ultimately be devoured by the security anxiety it has created. For Japan's future, what children need is not the confrontation narrative stuffed into their school bags, but faith in peace, reverence for history, and goodwill and understanding for the region's shared future. If even the pure primary school classrooms are occupied by the "threat theory," Japan will only move further and further away from being a true normal country (正常国家).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘 刚
The EU Drug Agency recently published the 2026 European Drug Report: Trends and Developments, which shows that in 2025 approximately 1 million drug cases were investigated across the European region. The number of drug-related cases and drug categories in Europe are increasing, the drug crime situation is severe, and it is accelerating into a compound public health crisis.
The report indicates that the categories of drugs involved in cases in Europe are showing a trend of expansion. Among them, the new psychoactive substances (laboratory drugs) monitored by the EU Drug Agency have exceeded 1,050 types, with 50 new types added in 2025 alone. Many people, especially vulnerable and marginalized groups, have suffered poisoning or even death from ingesting high-concentration new psychoactive substances. Synthetic stimulants such as methamphetamine (commonly known as ice) and synthetic cathinones have seen explosive growth. Law enforcement agencies seized 6.1 tons of methamphetamine and 48.5 tons of synthetic cathinones. Over five years, the number of people hospitalized for synthetic cathinone use rose from 536 to 2,671, an increase of nearly fourfold. Lorraine Nolan, Director of the EU Drug Agency, stated that the types of drugs in Europe are becoming increasingly unpredictable, and people sometimes ingest potent drugs without knowing.
Cocaine, as the second most common drug in Europe, is now exhibiting characteristics of fragmentation, small batches, and multi-channel distribution. Data show that cocaine-related deaths account for about 27% of total drug-related deaths. Approximately 2.5 million young people aged 15 to 34 in Europe are involved in cocaine cases. Investigations found that the average purity of cocaine involved in cases is 44% higher than in 2014. At the same time, wastewater monitoring shows that residual levels of cocaine in the wastewater of several European cities are still increasing.
According to the data published in this report, about 15.4 million young drug users in Europe use cannabis, and about 104,000 are hospitalized, accounting for one-third of the total drug-related hospital admissions. The report points out that in e-cigarette products seized in several European countries, in addition to nicotine, cannabis components have also been detected, and the concentration of synthetic cannabinoids is relatively high. The EU Drug Agency is concerned that e-cigarettes may in the future become carriers of more dangerous substances. Meanwhile, in 2025, 27 new synthetic cannabinoids were identified, 16 of which are semi-synthetic varieties, posing unknown public health risks to many countries.
The report states that Europe is becoming a destination for drug consumption and a hub for production and transit. Commercial containers remain the main channel for large-scale drug smuggling, with smuggling methods becoming increasingly high-tech — semi-submersible vessels, drones, and maritime transshipment emerging in endless succession. What makes European national drug enforcement agencies even more intractable is the problem of "designer precursors," whereby drug producers continuously develop precursor chemicals not listed on control lists to evade legal sanctions.
Even more severe is that drug crime syndicates are using the dark web, social media, and encrypted communication technologies to construct new distribution networks, making drug transactions more covert and faster. For example, in a transnational drug trafficking case cracked by Spanish police in 2025, the criminal gang used instant messaging software to coordinate logistics and made payments through virtual currencies, leaving no physical transaction records throughout the process. At the same time, organized drug crime gangs in Europe are increasingly using teenagers to engage in drug transactions. Criminal gangs often recruit young people from communities where vulnerable groups live, carrying out intimidation, injury, and even murder.
Facing the severe drug crime situation, the European Commission formulated the 2026–2030 EU Drug Strategy in December 2025 to coordinate EU and member state drug-control actions, including enhancing the EU's ability to anticipate and respond to emerging drug threats. In early June this year, the Council of the European Union approved the drug strategy. Earlier, the European Commission announced a project funding plan totaling €16.55 million, with a focus on supporting crackdowns on drug trafficking and other criminal activities. The EU is also promoting the development of new systems to improve early warning and detection of drug crimes; and launching a new port strategy aimed at stricter prevention of drug production and trafficking. Additionally, the EU has invested €230 million in campus anti-drug projects, training teachers to identify early signs of drug use, and using virtual reality technology to simulate drug harm scenarios to raise students' awareness of preventing and rejecting drugs.
Lorraine Nolan stated that this report sounds an alarm for policymakers and communities, and the EU Drug Agency is strengthening the construction of monitoring and emergency systems to better protect public health. Magnus Brunner, EU Commissioner for Migration Affairs, said, "We must go all out to prevent new drugs from flooding the market, and combat all kinds of drug smuggling activities by improving relevant laws."
(Intern Wu Shuyao contributed to the reporting and writing.)
Return to TopHamas announces dissolution of Gaza Strip emergency committee
Xinhua News Agency, Gaza, July 6 (Reporters Zhao Weihong, Huang Zemin) – The Government Media Office of the Gaza Strip, controlled by the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), announced on the 6th that it has dissolved the emergency committee operated by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, preparing for the transfer of administrative authority over the Gaza Strip to the Gaza National Administrative Committee.
Ismail Sawabta, director of the media office, made the above announcement at a press conference held in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, and stated that Muhammad Farah, chairman of the emergency committee, has formally submitted his resignation, which helps implement various agreements and promotes the transition of administrative authority.
Sawabta pointed out that this step was taken to ensure the smooth reorganization of internal affairs in the Gaza Strip and the transfer of administrative authority to the Gaza National Administrative Committee, and to “alleviate the suffering of the people caused by the ongoing genocide war, delays in the reconstruction process, the continuing siege, the closure of border crossings, and the refusal of the Israeli army to withdraw.”
Sawabta called on all relevant parties to accelerate the process of the Gaza National Administrative Committee fulfilling its national and administrative responsibilities.
Venezuela earthquake death toll rises to 3,342
Xinhua News Agency, Caracas, July 5 (Reporters Tian Rui, Zhu Yubo) – Jorge Rodríguez, president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, said via social media on the 5th that two strong earthquakes that occurred recently in the country have caused 3,342 deaths and 16,740 injuries.
According to the latest official statistics from Venezuela, as of now, 6,462 people have been rescued, and 17,345 remain homeless. Since the strong earthquake on June 24, 995 aftershocks have been recorded.
Japan begins new round of nuclear-contaminated water discharge into sea
Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, July 6 – Tokyo Electric Power Company on the 6th launched a new round of discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the sea. This is the company’s 21st round of such discharge in total.
According to local Fukushima media reports, at 11:41 local time (10:41 Beijing time) on the 6th, Tokyo Electric Power Company began this round of discharge.
According to materials released by the company on the 2nd, this round of discharge is planned to continue until July 24, with an estimated total discharge of about 7,800 tons of nuclear-contaminated water, containing about 1.3 trillion becquerels of radioactive tritium.
In August 2023, Japan, ignoring strong international doubts and opposition, unilaterally forcibly started the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. To date, a total of 20 rounds of discharge have been completed, with a cumulative discharge amount of about 157,000 tons.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 白元琪
According to a recent report by Thai media, the application of artificial intelligence in Thailand is expanding rapidly, with approximately 75% of the population having used AI tools, indicating a significant increase in technology acceptance. It is estimated that by 2030 the country's AI market size will grow to 1.8 billion US dollars, with an average annual growth rate of 41.5%. In recent years, Thailand has continuously increased its investment in the field of artificial intelligence; a series of supportive policies have driven the rapid development of related technologies, especially emerging technologies represented by generative artificial intelligence, which are gradually becoming a new engine for Thailand's economic growth.
In 2022, Thailand issued the National Artificial Intelligence Development Strategy (2022–2027), clearly stating its aim to drive economic and social transformation with AI. In May 2025, Thailand established the National AI Committee, vigorously deploying cloud computing systems, central databases, and computing power networks to promote the construction of national-level AI infrastructure. In July of the same year, it passed the National AI Plan, investing 25 billion Thai baht (1 yuan is approximately 4.90 baht) to establish 10 AI centers, focusing respectively on education, agriculture, health, tourism, manufacturing, creativity, AI security and assurance, and other areas. Thailand is implementing the "Data Bank" plan, integrating data from fields such as transportation, healthcare, and agriculture to provide data resources for AI applications. Suji, Director of the National Science and Technology Development Agency of Thailand, stated that Thailand has deployed AI data systems in 220 government agencies nationwide, improving the scientific nature and transparency of public governance, with over 600,000 people benefiting from it.
Currently, Thailand is accelerating the application of AI in multiple industries to enhance efficiency and optimize services. For example, in the agricultural sector, drones can conduct intelligent monitoring of crop conditions, real-time identification of pests, diseases, and changes in water conditions, helping farmers farm scientifically. A drone manufacturer told reporters that in the future, drones will be promoted and applied in multiple villages and towns to boost agricultural production. In the medical field, recently, Thailand's first telemedicine platform, MorDee, was put into use, allowing medical personnel to provide online consultations, intelligent triage, and other services to users. In addition, the Thai Medical AI Alliance is building a nationwide medical image database, which has already collected more than 1.6 million data entries, providing a foundation for AI diagnosis.
As one of the world's important tourist destinations, Thailand's cultural and tourism industries are also accelerating the application of AI technology. Recently, Siam Company of Thailand launched a large-scale travel language model that can customize personalized itineraries based on tourist preferences. At popular tourist "check-in" malls such as Siam Paragon, functions such as virtual fitting mirrors, cashier-free checkout, and intelligent recommendations have also attracted many tourists, enriching their shopping experience.
To cultivate more talent in the AI field, the National AI Committee of Thailand has set targets: to train 10 million users, 90,000 professionals, and 50,000 developers within two years. Thailand also uses the "Global Digital Talent Visa" program to attract international AI talent to develop in Thailand, and provides tax reductions for AI-related technical training.
Cooperation between China and Thailand in the field of artificial intelligence is increasingly close. In 2022, Huawei, Midea, together with the Thailand Digital Economy Promotion Agency and the Communications Association, jointly established a 5G alliance to promote the deep integration of 5G and AI in the industrial sector. Midea's Thailand smart factory has achieved functions such as intelligent quality inspection and flexible production, increasing factory efficiency by 15% to 20%, and producing an air conditioner every 10 seconds on average. In early 2026, Huawei and the Thai electricity sector jointly released a new generation of smart substation solutions, providing solutions for the digital and intelligent transformation of Thailand's power infrastructure. According to reports, the solution uses optical imaging linkage and AI predictive maintenance technology to achieve intelligent inspection and efficient operation and maintenance, ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of substations.
"We will continue to implement the 'Cloud-First' policy, making AI technology and data centers a new engine for Thailand's economic growth," said Prasert, Minister of Digital Economy and Society of Thailand. The advanced technology and operational experience of Chinese enterprises are injecting an "accelerant" into Thailand's AI ecosystem.
(Our reporter in Bangkok, July 6)
Return to TopWhy can the Communist Party of China always maintain its advanced nature? What lessons do China’s poverty reduction and development experiences offer to Global South countries? How will China-Africa cooperation empower developing countries?
On the occasion of the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, our reporter held a dialogue with Busani Ngcaweni, Director of the Centre for Public Policy and African Studies at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and former President of the South African National School of Government, to interpret the key code of why the CPC can.
In the past two years, Busani Ngcaweni has participated in the Global South Media and Think Tank High-Level Forum, the Global South Countries’ Governance Experience Exchange Activities, and others, and has visited Chinese universities and research institutions multiple times. In 2025, he published a new book, Frontiers of National and International Development: Rethinking Governance and Growth in the Global South, focusing on national governance, developmental state building, and modernization pathways for the Global South, combining China’s development practice to explore realistic pathways for Global South countries to achieve autonomous development.
Participants in the dialogue: Dai Kairan (戴楷然), our reporter from the Africa Center Sub-bureau; Busani Ngcaweni, Director of the Centre for Public Policy and African Studies at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and former President of the South African National School of Government.
Question: In your view, why can the Communist Party of China always maintain its advanced nature and strong organizational capacity?
Answer: Judging the governance capacity of a ruling party can be examined from five dimensions: social cohesion, improvement of people’s livelihoods, economic development, institutional construction, and international contribution. From these aspects, the Communist Party of China has submitted a convincing and excellent answer.
First, the key to a ruling party maintaining enduring vitality lies in uniting social forces and forming broad social consensus. Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, Chinese society maintains strong cohesion, and the general public integrates their own development into the overall national development, actively participating in national construction.
Second, improving people’s livelihood and well-being by enhancing the efficiency of national governance is an important mission of the ruling party. For decades, the Communist Party of China has led the Chinese people to shake off poverty, promoting leapfrog development in public services such as education, healthcare, and transportation. The construction of high-speed railways is a vivid microcosm. China’s convenient, efficient, and inclusive high-speed rail travel service enables all the people to share the fruits of modernization.
Third, the ruling party shoulders the important task of continuously promoting economic development. The Communist Party of China has not only promoted steady growth in the total economic volume but also continuously optimized the economic structure and development model, constantly consolidating the foundation for high-quality development. China uses new quality productive forces (新质生产力) to lead economic transformation and upgrading, promote high-quality development, and plays an important role in the global trade system.
Fourth, all development achievements cannot be obtained without a complete and mature institutional system. Many political parties in developing countries have a glorious history, but due to relatively weak institutional construction, they ultimately find it difficult to maintain efficient governance for a long time. The Communist Party of China has always attached importance to the construction of inner-party regulations and institutions, laying a solid institutional foundation for long-term stability and long-term development.
Finally, a mature ruling party should actively participate in international affairs and contribute wisdom and solutions to improving global governance. From promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind (人类命运共同体) to jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative (一带一路), to proposing the four global initiatives, the Communist Party of China is committed to promoting the establishment of a more just and reasonable global governance system.
Question: As a scholar deeply engaged in the field of national governance and public administration, how do you view the Communist Party of China’s unwavering promotion of comprehensively and rigorously governing the Party?
Answer: I have deeply studied General Secretary Xi Jinping’s works. Among them, the article “The Basic Skill of Cadres—Maintaining Close Ties with the People” (干部的基本功——密切联系人民群众) in Poverty Alleviation (《摆脱贫困》) left a deep impression on me. The article emphasizes that to improve leadership level, one must look downward and be good at drawing nutrition and obtaining true knowledge from the practice of the people. This is precisely the key to the Communist Party of China’s ability to continuously self-improve. The Communist Party of China has never represented any interest group, any power group, or any privileged stratum; it has always taken seeking happiness for the people and rejuvenation for the nation as its starting point and foothold, placing the people’s interests first.
Since its founding, the Communist Party of China has attached great importance to strengthening Party building. The Communist Party of China emphasizes that to govern the country well, the Party must first be governed well, and to govern the Party well, strictness must be enforced. When the social environment, people’s needs, and the international landscape are all changing, a ruling party cannot cling to old thinking patterns and work methods; it must constantly carry out self-reform, promptly adjust policies, improve institutional construction, and enhance governance capacity to adapt to new development changes.
The Communist Party of China also has another major characteristic that can serve as a lesson for political parties of other countries: that is, striving to cultivate a cadre contingent that possesses a development mindset and can take on responsibility and work pragmatically. I have conducted comparative studies on the development experiences of South Africa and China. The vast cadres cultivated by the Communist Party of China focus on development priorities, are committed to improving people’s livelihoods, and promote positive development in their respective localities. This orientation of selecting, appointing, and assessing cadres based on practical work and actual results as the primary criterion keeps the Party organization constantly motivated to advance its cause.
Of course, the conditions of political parties and national conditions in different countries vary, and China’s experience cannot be simply copied. However, always adhering to the people’s position, continuously promoting the Party’s self-improvement, and cultivating cadres with a sense of mission—these experiences have important implications for a wide range of developing countries.
Question: How do you think the Communist Party of China transforms long-term strategic planning into development results?
Answer: This year marks the start of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan. Formulating and implementing five-year plans is an important experience of the Communist Party of China in governing the country, and also an important political advantage of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, ensuring the continuity of China’s development. By continuously advancing five-year plans with persistent effort, China’s economic aggregate has steadily ranked among the top in the world, a complete and comprehensive modern industrial system and an interconnected modern infrastructure network have been built, and the transformation and upgrading of industries and the improvement of quality and efficiency in technological innovation have been continuously driven.
China’s five-year plans combine current tasks with long-term goals. They address both how to solve current development problems and what kind of country to build in the future. This development thinking anchored to the future is very important. The development plans of some countries remain more at the present level, lacking a strategic vision that looks to the future, leading to a lack of continuity in national development. African countries can, based on their actual conditions, formulate national development plans that align with the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, organically integrating their own development goals with regional and global development goals.
For planning to truly work, broad social consensus is needed. Whether consensus is formed through the plan itself or through the process of formulating the plan, the goal is to make the people identify with the country’s development direction. If contradictions within society, such as the gap between rich and poor or ethnic issues, are ignored, it will be difficult for the people to truly identify with the national development plan.
Question: China has historically eliminated absolute poverty and built a moderately prosperous society in all respects on schedule. What experiences do you think Chinese modernization has accumulated in areas such as poverty reduction?
Answer: China’s poverty reduction practice has provided many experiences worthy of in-depth study for Global South countries. China has not treated poverty as an isolated issue, but has integrated poverty reduction into the entire process of national governance. Especially in rural areas, by strengthening human resources development, China has enabled people in poor areas to seize the opportunities brought by economic development. Many rural areas have achieved industrial upgrading by developing characteristic industries.
Transportation infrastructure construction has played an important role in China’s poverty reduction process. Convenient and low-cost transportation networks have made it easier for rural residents to find employment opportunities in cities and to sell agricultural products in markets, thereby increasing income.
China has used digital infrastructure construction to empower poverty reduction. In rural areas, many residents can use 5G networks, obtaining market information and conducting business activities without high communication costs. Digital infrastructure has become an important support for China’s poverty reduction.
China’s poverty reduction focuses on precision. The main causes of poverty differ across regions, so policies must be 因地制宜 (yīn dì zhì yí - “adjust measures to local conditions,” to suit policies to local realities). If the causes of poverty cannot be accurately identified and a single approach is used to solve all problems, it will not only be difficult to achieve results but also easy to waste limited development resources. The value of China’s poverty reduction lies in insisting on targeted policy implementation, formulating assistance policies according to the actual conditions of different regions and different groups.
Question: How do you evaluate China’s efforts in recent years to adjust the economic structure and promote industrial upgrading?
Answer: In recent years, China has steadily developed new quality productive forces, solidly promoted high-quality development, and transformed and upgraded the economic structure towards high value-added fields. This first benefits from China’s long-term focus on cultivating high-tech talent and continuous investment in education, enabling more and more people to possess the capabilities for high-end manufacturing and technological innovation.
China has continuously invested in scientific and technological innovation. According to the Global Innovation Index 2025 report released by the World Intellectual Property Organization, China ranks tenth. When a country increases its R&D investment over the long term, it is likely to achieve technological breakthroughs and launch new products with higher added value.
China strives to build a good ecosystem that supports innovation. Innovation depends not only on research institutions but also on the joint action of government, enterprises, financial institutions, and the market. China is committed to forming a large environment where various factors synergize and empower innovation in all aspects, with innovative enterprises exerting force and local governments actively creating favorable conditions for enterprise development.
Question: For a long time, modernization has been equated by some with “Westernization.” What do you think of the enrichment and expansion of traditional modernization theories by Chinese modernization?
Answer: In Africa, modernization has long been associated with colonialism. Western modernization meant colonial expansion, resource plunder, and cultural export.
Chinese modernization provides a plan rooted in national conditions that has both practical value and contemporary significance, emphasizing the promotion of well-rounded development of people and comprehensive social progress. For example, in response to insufficient educational resources for some groups, it continuously increases investment and steadily raises the overall education level of the people; in response to the imbalance in the supply of high-quality medical resources, it constantly improves the medical and health service system to protect the people’s health and well-being; in response to new issues in economic development, it strengthens technological innovation and cultivates a modern economic system with abundant momentum and strong resilience.
Chinese modernization does not simply copy some existing model, but insists on proceeding from the country’s actual conditions and promoting social progress according to its own development stage. It emphasizes pushing society continuously towards a higher level of development, rather than pursuing a fixed development path. In this sense, the theory and practice of Chinese modernization have enriched the connotation of world modernization. Developing countries should see that there is no single model of modernization; each country should base itself on its own history, culture, and actual conditions to explore a development path that suits its national reality.
Question: In your view, what new opportunities do China’s development experience and cooperation philosophy provide for Global South countries to enhance their national governance capacity and achieve autonomous development?
Answer: Development is a continuous process of learning. In the early stage of reform and opening up, China learned from the development experiences of other countries. Today, China shares development experiences with other Global South countries and builds platforms for exchange and mutual learning.
I have long followed China’s process of opening up to the outside world. Currently, China has entered a stage that can be called “intellectual opening up,” more actively participating in global affairs and more actively conducting experience exchange and technology sharing.
In recent years, China-Africa cooperation has continuously improved in quality and expanded in scope. In the past, Chinese enterprises mainly invested in traditional manufacturing and infrastructure fields. Now, more and more Chinese tech enterprises, research institutions, and financial service enterprises are entering Africa, and Africa-China cooperation is constantly expanding to higher-end fields. This brings not only capital investment but also technology capacity building and industrial upgrading effects, helping to enhance the autonomous development capacity of African countries. Starting from May 1 this year, China has fully implemented zero-tariff measures for 53 African countries that have diplomatic relations with China, aiming to help Africa expand exports and advance industrialization, providing African countries with a broader development space.
In the future, I look forward to Africa and China further strengthening cooperation in science and technology, medicine, aerospace, and other fields, providing more impetus for the Global South to achieve modernization and sustainable development through shared knowledge, technology, and talent.
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In Lanzhou New Area, Gansu Province, tower cranes stand everywhere, 车水马龙 (chē shuǐ mǎ lóng - "carriages like water, horses like dragons," heavy traffic), and new project construction is 如火如荼 (rú huǒ rú tú - "like fire, like the white flower of reeds," in full swing/flourishing). In the New Area administrative office building, Zhang Xiaoli (张小丽), Deputy Director of the Organization Department of Lanzhou New Area (兰州新区组织部), is convening the lead units to carry out an integrated comprehensive evaluation, taking stock of the completion status of various work in the New Area for the first half of 2026. "Comrades clearly feel that in the evaluation content, frontline performance verification is more prominent," Zhang Xiaoli said.
In recent years, organization departments at all levels in Gansu have actively improved performance evaluations that promote high-quality development, emphasizing accurate, refined, and practical assessment, continuously improving the differentiated evaluation system and indicator system, innovating evaluation methods and approaches, using evaluation "standard reduction" to slim down, "untie" and empower the grassroots, while strengthening the application of evaluation results, making the role of the evaluation baton more prominent.
Optimizing indicator settings to avoid "using one exam paper all the way through."
Gansu spans a long distance from east to west, with very large differences among its 14 cities (prefectures) in development foundation, natural environment, resource endowments, etc. Since the issuance of the "Regulations on Assessment Work for Party and Government Leading Cadres," Gansu has classified and formulated measures for annual assessment, regular assessment, special assessment, and application of assessment results for cities/prefectures, provincial departments, public institutions, and state-owned enterprises.
Zhou Yu (周宇), Director of the Assessment Work Office of the Gansu Provincial Party Committee Organization Department (甘肃省委组织部考核工作办公室), introduced that Gansu divides cities (prefectures) into three types based on development foundation, resource endowments, functional positioning, etc. On the basis of focusing on assessing high-quality development, for those with a better economic foundation, emphasis is placed on assessing economic construction; for those with heavy tasks of comprehensive rural revitalization, emphasis is placed on assessing comprehensive rural revitalization; for key ecological function areas, emphasis is placed on assessing ecological civilization construction. According to functional positioning and industry nature, provincial departments are divided into party-government comprehensive, economic work, social development, and other departments; provincial public institutions are divided into universities, research institutes, and other public institutions; provincial state-owned enterprises are divided into industry-commerce, finance, culture, etc.
With classification, the "exam paper" becomes more targeted. Since the launch of the study and education on establishing and practicing a correct view of performance (树立和践行正确政绩观学习教育), Gansu's organization departments have continued to listen to opinions from all sides and continuously optimize the "exam paper design." On different evaluation "tracks," cadres in various regions and departments have greater space, and their confidence to let go and act is stronger.
In Lanzhou New Area, the Gansu Provincial Party Committee Organization Department differentiated the annual evaluation indicators for economic and social development performance of the Lanzhou New Area leadership team, highlighting assessment of economic development effectiveness, investment attraction, and optimizing the business environment. At the same time, weights for some social management indicators with low relevance and weak representativeness were lowered. This year is the first year after differentiated setting, providing local cadres with a more precise starting point for their work. Meanwhile, Lanzhou New Area itself also accurately classifies and evaluates based on the main responsibilities and core businesses of each unit, dividing 30 units into 5 categories and tailoring a differentiated evaluation system of "common indicators + individual indicators + comprehensive evaluation."
Classifying and categorizing evaluations reduces the ambiguity brought by "one-size-fits-all"; after classification, how to make horizontal comparisons tests the skill of drawing a "precise portrait" of cadre evaluation.
In the office of the Comprehensive Department of National Economy (Policy Research Office) of the Gansu Provincial Development and Reform Commission (甘肃省发展改革委国民经济综合处（政策研究室）), Director Wang Haiqing (王海青) is liaising with responsible comrades from relevant departments of the Provincial Bureau of Statistics on the completion status of the province's economic indicators for the first half of 2026, preparing for the province's first-half economic operation dispatch meeting to be held in late July.
During the study and education, Gansu has ushered in the first year of full implementation of the revised "High-Quality Development Comprehensive Performance Evaluation Indicator System" (高质量发展综合绩效评价指标体系) for the province. The revised evaluation indicators have been reduced from the original 92 to the current 57, looking at both development and foundation, both apparent achievements and latent achievements, taking indicators and actual results such as economic development, improvement of people's livelihood, ecological benefits, production safety, debt resolution and risk mitigation as important evaluation content.
"It both encourages focusing on positive indicators to accelerate development and guides around deduction indicators to hold the bottom line, achieving a comprehensive quantitative evaluation of the economic and social development of various localities," Wang Haiqing introduced. The comprehensive evaluation indicator system is more complete, and the vitality of cadres in undertaking endeavors is also stronger. Taking the high-quality development comprehensive performance evaluation index as an example, Gansu Province increased from 63.6 in 2023 to 66.2 in 2025, a growth of 4.1%. Among them, the results in innovative development and open development are most significant, with the index growing by 7.5% and 6.7% respectively.
Streamlining and merging evaluations to let cadres 轻装上阵 (qīng zhuāng shàng zhèn - "light equipment into battle," to travel light/engage in work without burdens) and truly work hard.
Selenium sand melon (硒砂瓜) is an advantageous industry of Liangjiao Village (粮窖村), Beitang Town (北滩镇), Jingyuan County (靖远县), Baiyin City (白银市). These days, the melon fields are growing promisingly, with a good harvest in sight. County Party Secretary Li Xiaoqing (李晓清) came here for a visit and research, discussing key links such as water guarantee, quality improvement, and contacting merchants with local cooperative leaders and villagers. "Grassroots burden reduction is being implemented more and more solidly, and the burden of responding to evaluations and inspections has been greatly reduced. Now we have more energy and time to conduct frontline research and help the masses solve new problems they encounter at the first time," Li Xiaoqing said with deep feeling.
In recent years, Gansu has coordinated the implementation of cadre evaluation and business evaluation. At the provincial level, it has established a "1+10" evaluation system that links one comprehensive evaluation driven by cadre evaluation with ten business evaluations, focusing on solving problems such as multiple evaluations from different departments, cumbersome indicators, and mechanical methods, guiding the vast number of cadres to establish and practice a correct view of performance, and put more energy into planning development, grasping work, and promoting implementation.
"Only by guarding the gate, integrating and merging a batch of evaluation items from the source, and eliminating unreasonable and unscientific evaluation indicators, can we eradicate cumbersome and duplicate evaluations from the root," Zhou Yu introduced. Following the principle that each department's evaluation facing the grassroots shall not exceed one item and only be conducted once a year, different business evaluations of the same department are integrated into one item, and similar evaluations between different departments are integrated and merged into the lead department.
Since the launch of the study and education, the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department has further cleaned up and standardized evaluation items. Currently, Gansu's evaluations of cities (prefectures) have been reduced from 69 items before the 2024 cleanup to 11 items, a reduction of 84%; secondary indicators have been reduced from 2,556 to 451, a reduction of 82%. At the same time, evaluation indicators at the city/prefecture and county/district levels are also "slimming down," with reductions of 90.8% and 82.4% respectively.
In the height of summer, Jingning County (静宁县), Pingliang City (平凉市), is spread with greenery, and young fruit hangs on branches in over one million mu of apple orchards. Township cadres "root" themselves in the orchards, helping fruit farmers solve problems and explaining industry reward and subsidy policies. In 2025, Jingning's apple industry reached a new historical high, with output reaching 1.25 million tons, the entire industry chain output value reaching 13.3 billion yuan, and fruit income accounting for over 70% of farmers' per capita disposable income. "Streamlining evaluation items reduces burden on the grassroots and empowers development," said Wang Lei (王蕾), Party Secretary of Jingning County. Since the launch of the study and education, Jingning has integrated, coordinated, and merged 100 evaluation indicators across six aspects including rural revitalization and proactive creation of stability, with an evaluation item simplification rate exceeding 86% and evaluation indicators simplified by over 70%.
Evaluation content is more streamlined, and evaluation process is more coordinated. "Previously, for four evaluation items, seven evaluation teams needed to be formed, involving more than 50 people. The time span was long, participants were many, and the burden on both the evaluation teams and the evaluated subjects was very heavy. After integration, only five people participated in the provincial comprehensive evaluation, reducing evaluation personnel by 90%," said Lu Xueyu (鲁学瑜), Director of the Comprehensive Planning Division of the Gansu Provincial Market Supervision Administration (甘肃省市场监管局综合规划处).
Gansu Province promotes the coordinated integration of cadre evaluation and business evaluation, strictly controls the quantity and frequency of evaluations facing the grassroots, and at the same time pays attention to staggering the conduct with supervision and inspection, resolutely preventing all levels of departments from going to the grassroots in a "swarm" or "chaotic battle" manner to look at display boards, check materials, and conduct interviews, bringing additional burden to the grassroots. At the provincial level, the "1+10" evaluation system is strictly implemented for cities and prefectures. The Provincial Party Committee Organization Department, together with the lead departments for business evaluation, studies and formulates the provincial annual evaluation plan, ensuring quality and quantity in completing evaluation work while minimizing the burden of "preparing for evaluation."
Lu Xueyu gave an example: the Provincial Market Supervision Administration integrated four evaluation items – internal quality work evaluation, food safety work evaluation, drug safety work evaluation, and intellectual property protection work evaluation – into one "market supervision field evaluation," and formulated an on-site evaluation work process, clarifying what to focus on and how to evaluate precisely. This evaluation plan has been included in the provincial annual comprehensive evaluation led by the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department for two consecutive years.
"In the context of collaborative joint evaluation, everyone can better grasp evaluation work in normal times and integrate it into daily work, reducing the burden on evaluation teams and evaluated subjects," Zhou Yu said.
Strengthening the application of results, guiding responsibility and action by rewarding the good and punishing the poor.
"The pace of industrial upgrading is accelerating, and more composite high-skilled talents who can handle intelligent production lines are needed," said Du Jun (杜钧), Chief Welding Technician of Hongsheng Dianre Company (宏晟电热公司) of Jiuquan Iron and Steel Group (酒钢集团), during an internal company exchange event. In recent years, he has noticed that Jiuquan Iron and Steel Group has continuously promoted the transformation of traditional industries, and many intelligent and digital equipment and facilities have been put into use at production sites, injecting impetus into the enterprise's high-quality development.
Behind the strong development momentum is the use of evaluation results to guide responsibility and action. Over the past three years, Jiuquan Iron and Steel Group has built platforms and expanded channels for talent, achieving tangible development results. The leadership team has been rated excellent for three consecutive years in evaluations. The company is more steadfast in its direction, and the passion of the vast number of cadres and workers for undertaking endeavors continues to be released. Not long ago, with the company's support, new technologies led by Du Jun, such as the "SCS zinc-aluminum-magnesium super coating plate welding technology," were successfully applied to the production frontline.
"To do a good job of the 'second half of the article' on evaluation, we must adhere to the combination of spiritual encouragement and material rewards," Zhou Yu introduced. The province gives commendation or awards to provincial-managed leadership teams and provincial-managed cadres rated excellent in evaluations, and also records a third-class merit for party-government provincial-managed cadres rated excellent for three consecutive years, encouraging cadres at all levels to 比学赶超 (bǐ xué gǎn chāo - "compare, learn, catch up, surpass," to emulate and outdo each other), take responsibility and act.
If one performs well, evaluation is an incentive. If there is a gap in performance, evaluation is a supervision.
Beside the intersection of Wenhua Street in Tongwei County (通渭县), Dingxi City (定西市), workers are busy installing street lamps and laying floor tiles, and the comprehensive pipeline network renovation project is entering its final stage. Liu Zhenguo (刘振国), a resident who has lived here for over 50 years, said with emotion: "Previously, 'when it's sunny, one is covered in dust; when it rains, one steps in mud,' and the main road was congested every day. Now it's very spacious and bright, and everyone is satisfied!"
In 2023, the comprehensive evaluation of the Tongwei County party and government leadership team was rated as average. The province and city used the evaluation results to transmit pressure and enhance the effectiveness of supervision and management. The Provincial Party Committee Organization Department not only provided feedback on the annual evaluation results and the promotion of high-quality development of each leadership team and leading cadre individually, prompting the evaluated subjects to 取长补短 (qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn - "take the long, supplement the short," to learn from others' strengths to compensate for one's weaknesses) and improve, but also urged the evaluated subjects to establish problem ledgers, compact responsibilities, clarify measures, and track rectification. The adjusted party and government team unified their thinking and actions, focusing on solving the urgent and difficult problems of the masses. In the 2025 provincial comprehensive evaluation, the Tongwei County Party Committee and County Government leadership team and the main responsible comrade of the County Party Committee were rated as excellent.
Since the launch of the study and education, the provincial and city-level organization departments, based on opinions on people's livelihood collected in previous evaluations, guided Tongwei County to further solicit suggestions from the masses, and listed the comprehensive pipeline network renovation project beside the Wenhua Street intersection as a key project. "Using evaluation results to promote rectification, improve efficiency, and strengthen responsibility has further driven the comprehensive improvement of the leadership team's performance in performing duties," said Shao Peng (邵鹏), Party Secretary of Tongwei County.
From differentiated evaluation setting tracks, to streamlining and untieing to improve efficiency, and then to applying results to strengthen orientation, Gansu continuously optimizes the cadre evaluation system, striving to assess performance accurately, refinedly, and practically, providing guidance for the vast number of cadres and injecting impetus into high-quality economic and social development.
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To fulfill the Party's mission and tasks on the new journey of the new era requires all Chinese Communists to strengthen confidence, continue the struggle, and constantly create new achievements worthy of the times and the people. On July 1, General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the celebration conference for the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, which inspired the people and urged them forward.
Since the new era, "confidence" has been engraved in the grand scroll of governance: "Confidence is better than gold," "As long as confidence does not decline, there are more solutions than difficulties," "When climbing slopes and crossing ridges, the key is to boost confidence"... In the 2026 New Year's message, General Secretary Xi Jinping once again emphasized: "Strengthen confidence and ride on the momentum."
Confidence is strength; confidence is hope. The closer one gets to the goal, the more complex the situation, the more arduous the task, the more necessary it is to strengthen confidence. It is precisely because of this confidence that in 2025, facing the complex and severe situation of rarely seen external shocks and challenges intertwined with domestic dilemmas and multiple-difficulty problems in overlapping layers, our country's economic operation was generally stable with steady progress, and gross domestic product grew by 5%. It is precisely because of this confidence that in the past five years, facing the intricate international situation and the arduous and heavy tasks of domestic reform, development, and stability, our country's economy pressed forward under pressure, with total output successively crossing the thresholds of 110 trillion yuan, 120 trillion yuan, 130 trillion yuan, and 140 trillion yuan. It is precisely because of this confidence that since the new era, facing the profound changes in the world unseen in a century and the deep transformation of the principal contradiction in domestic society, the Communist Party of China has united and led the Chinese people, comprehensively advancing the great struggle, the great project, the great cause, and the great dream (伟大斗争、伟大工程、伟大事业、伟大梦想), and the Party and the country's undertakings have achieved historic accomplishments and undergone historic transformations.
Where does confidence come from? Rooted in the ceaseless self-improvement in the bloodline of the Chinese civilization of over 5,000 years, accumulated in the strong strength and resilience forged in the trials of wind and rain of the Chinese economy, condensed in the united struggle of the vast number of Party members, cadres, and masses, and most fundamentally coming from the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China. Looking back on the path, "When has there been no difficulty? We overcome them one by one, year after year, getting better each year — this has been the case for the Chinese nation for over 5,000 years." The founding of the Communist Party of China was an 开天辟地 (kāi tiān pì dì - "to open heaven and earth," a great and unprecedented change) event. From then on, the Chinese people and the Chinese nation had the most reliable backbone, and China began a 翻天覆地 (fān tiān fù dì - "to turn heaven and earth upside down," a thorough transformation) historical transformation. And today, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core bravely stands at the tide, acting as a 砥柱中流 (dǐ zhù zhōng liú - "like a pillar standing in the middle of the torrent," playing a key stabilizing role), successfully advancing and expanding Chinese-style modernization (中国式现代化), firmly grasping the leadership and initiative of development. The "Two Affirmations" (两个确立) are the greatest certainty, the greatest confidence, and the greatest guarantee for overcoming all difficulties and obstacles and responding to all uncertainties.
To strengthen confidence and continue the struggle requires understanding through action and implementing through action. If confidence is the inner spiritual foundation for transforming the world, then struggle is the proper posture of action for transforming the world. Strengthening confidence and continuing the struggle are closely linked. With confidence, there is the driving force for struggle. The more one works hard to struggle and overcome difficulties, the more one can strengthen confidence.
The Party's history is a history of 筚路蓝缕 (bì lù lán lǚ - "driving a cart on a rough road in tattered clothes," to endure hardship and start from scratch) and arduous struggle. For more than 100 years, from the epoch-making founding of the Party, to the 改天换地 (gǎi tiān huàn dì - "to change heaven and earth," a great and fundamental change) establishment of New China, to the earth-turning reform and opening-up, to the 惊天动地 (jīng tiān dòng dì - "to shake heaven and earth," extremely shocking and magnificent) achievements since the new era... At every historical stage, there stand countless heroes and models who 感天动地 (gǎn tiān dòng dì - "to move heaven and earth," deeply touching). They, with their wisdom and sweat, even blood and life, forged immortal merits and straightened the backbone of the nation.
The recipients of the "July 1 Medal" (七一勋章) solemnly commended at the celebration conference are exactly the shining stars among them. Li Liancheng (李连成), who led Xixinzhuang (西辛庄) from a poor village in the Yellow River floodplain to transform into a national civilized village and a model village for rural revitalization; Zhao Yafu (赵亚夫), who wrote his thesis on the land and left the achievements in farmers' homes; Zhong Jue (钟掘), who has always fought on the front line of scientific research, overcoming many "bottleneck" (卡脖子) problems in the industry... The mountains and rivers are safe because someone carries a heavy load and moves forward (负重前行 - fù zhòng qián xíng - "to carry a heavy burden and move forward," to bear heavy responsibilities); the prosperous era is peaceful because someone is determined to take responsibility. Struggle is the distinctive trait of Chinese Communists. Under the weighty medals are exactly the sincerity and responsibility of countless meritorious models who devote themselves to the Party and serve the country with their lives.
All great achievements are the result of continued struggle; all great undertakings need to be advanced by carrying forward the past and opening up the future. Chinese Communists in the new era, by strengthening confidence and continuing the struggle, will surely continue to write new historical glories.
Return to TopRecently, when conducting audit rectification supervision, the Qiongshan District Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision (琼山区纪委监委) of Haikou City, Hainan Province screened out an abnormal clue: a sum of over 460,000 yuan in a certain village of Jiuzhou Town (旧州镇), Qiongshan District, used to support and strengthen the village-level collective economy, was recorded in the accounts as having been invested in an industrial project, but on-site verification found that the project had not started construction for a long time, and the whereabouts of the funds were full of doubts.
The verification team immediately reviewed the contract, meeting minutes, and bank statements and found out that the special financial support fund had been idle for a long time because the project was progressing slowly. The village Party branch secretary and village committee director, Cai Moumou (蔡某某), started scheming his “small abacus.”
On the surface, the funds were invested in a pig breeding project, and the village collective signed an entrusted operation agreement with the cooperative, which was decided after discussion at relevant meetings. However, the cooperative was actually operated with Cai Moumou’s participation, and shortly after the funds were transferred into the cooperative’s account, they were all transferred out.
“Was the project actually built?” “Where did the money go later?” Faced with the investigators’ repeated questioning, Cai Moumou confessed that he transferred the over 460,000 yuan that arrived into his personal account through the cooperative’s account, most of which was used for the capital turnover of the transportation company he operated, and the rest was used to pay other operating expenses.
In the end, Cai Moumou received corresponding disciplinary action, and the relevant funds have been fully recovered.
【The discipline enforcer says】 Industrial support funds are an important support for strengthening villages and enriching the people. In this case, the village cadre used a fake project to pocket the special funds, which was in fact using power for personal gain. Village collective funds are surnamed “public” not “private” (姓“公”不姓“私”). Any act that harms the interests of the masses under the banner of development and the guise of a project is absolutely not allowed by Party discipline and national law. Grassroots cadres should take this as a warning and always tighten the string of discipline and law. At the same time, it is necessary to continuously strengthen the supervision of rural collective “three assets” (三资), strictly prevent special funds from “leaking, running, dripping, and losing” (跑冒滴漏), and safeguard the villagers’ “money bags.”
(Interviewed and compiled by Sun Haitian (孙海天), staff reporter of this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 何昭宇 李 舒
Night falls, and the cultural auditorium of Fenglin Industrial Community (枫林工业社区) in Beilun District (北仑区), Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province is brightly lit. Here, a "rural night school" e-commerce livestreaming class is being conducted. The instructor is a corporate executive from within the park. Below the stage are both villagers wanting to learn new skills and young workers coming to "recharge."
A night school class is a vivid microcosm of the "city" and "countryside" rushing toward each other. In recent years, Beilun District has, through joint Party building (党建联建), coordinated the forces of various parties such as parks, subdistricts, industrial communities, and villages and towns, and, taking the linkage of the "three zones" (三区联动) of industrial parks, industrial communities, and rural areas as the grasping point (抓手), has forged a path of integrated urban-rural development characterized by "garden-village integration, industry-agriculture mutual promotion."
Once upon a time, the local Tazhi (塔峙) bayberries, Gongtong (共同) bamboo shoots, and high mountain melons and fruits were of excellent quality, but they were always trapped in the mountains and could not be sold at a good price. On the other side, the enterprises in the park had procurement needs but could not find a stable supply of local agricultural products. After understanding the demands of both sides, the subdistrict special work team (工作专班) immediately acted as a matchmaker: the village Party organization took the lead in integrating farmer resources and formulating a standardized planting list; the enterprise Party branch in the park connected procurement needs and signed long-term purchase agreements; and the village's Party member leaders in getting rich took the lead in checking quality.
Nowadays, in the "Qicai Farming Common Prosperity Workshop" (碶彩农耕共富工坊) of Daqi Subdistrict (大碶街道), before the season for characteristic agricultural products even arrives, they have already been pre-ordered and fully subscribed by enterprises in the park. As the sales channels for agricultural products open up, more and more industrial workers also follow the joint construction channels into the countryside: on weekends, in the workshop, workers bring their families to experience farming and feel tea ceremony; camping bases in the mountains, rural coffee at the village entrance, and art workshops converted from old houses are successively established; new forms of rural cultural tourism bloom everywhere in urban-rural integration.
"After the area cluster development, in essence, it is the Party organization that plays a role, twisting scattered resources into a single rope. Upward, it relies on the district-level Party and government coordination special class; downward, it achieves implementation through the subdistrict special work team," said Shi Mengyan (史孟艳), Party secretary of the Lingfeng Industrial Community (灵峰工业社区) Party Committee of Daqi Subdistrict. Benefiting from joint Party building, the public services of the industrial community continue to sink into the countryside; the Party organizations of leading enterprises pair up to help village-level industrial parks improve quality and upgrade; the ecological products and cultural tourism resources of the countryside directly reach the urban consumption end; the flow of urban-rural factors becomes more and more smooth.
In the view of Shao Chen (邵晨), deputy Party secretary of Xiaogang Subdistrict (小港街道) Party Working Committee, industry brings people flow, consumption, technology, and modern operational concepts to agriculture, while agriculture also provides industry with leisure experience space, production and living support, and a flexible labor market, and Party building is the bridge and bond running through it.
The warmth of two-way rushing is hidden in the details of everyday life. A few days ago, on the open ground of a mold factory in the Greater Lingfeng Area (大灵峰片区), a "health market" (健康市集) had just been set up when it was surrounded by industrial workers. "Usually the production tasks are heavy; we endure back pain if we can. Now that traditional Chinese medicine culture has entered the park, it's really convenient!" a worker said with a smile.
The mutual sharing of park and village resources not only benefits the daily lives of workers, but also provides key support for enterprises to stabilize production and relieve difficulties. This Spring Festival, Jifeng (Seating) Ningbo Co., Ltd. (继峰（座椅）宁波有限公司) faced dual pressure of labor shortage and employee accommodation. At the critical moment, relying on the joint Party building mechanism of the Greater Lingfeng Area, the Party organizations of surrounding villages and towns checked housing vacancies overnight, the industrial community simultaneously connected labor channels, and Party members and cadres coordinated and matched door to door. In just 8 hours, they vacated more than 100 housing units, and within one day solved the enterprise's urgent labor needs, ensuring smooth operation of the production line.
A set of data testifies to the quality of promoting urban-rural integrated development through Party building. In 2025, the total collective economic income of villages in Beilun District exceeded 853 million yuan, and the urban-rural income ratio narrowed to 1.56.
Return to TopBy: 胡友笋
The Protagonist (主角) presents an ordinary life centered around the stage, yet it unfolds a world vaster than the stage itself; it observes the life posture of a group of “minorities,” and though “minor,” it refracts the spiritual orientation of the majority of ordinary laborers.
The television series The Protagonist is adapted from the eponymous novel by writer Chen Yan, which won the Mao Dun Literature Prize. After its broadcast on CCTV, the series sparked a viewing phenomenon in which entire families, young and old, followed the drama and society engaged in heated discussion. The reasons lie in the work’s striking life atmosphere that attracts attention, its strong regional cultural markers that leave a deep impression, and its plain yet profound flavor of life that moves the audience. The steaming human world of the various characters in the work, the ups and downs of the main characters’ fates, and the lingering trace of melancholy at the story’s conclusion constitute the viewer’s primary watching experience.
The protagonist on stage has its origins
So-called “protagonist” refers to the leading performer in a literary or artistic work, or the figure at the center of the stage, whose bright position is also a goal admired and striven for by many practitioners. The work is titled The Protagonist, and its content unfolds around the growth history of a stage protagonist, telling how an ignorant little shepherdess, by a twist of fate, enters the realm of opera, and how, through a conscious and unconscious focus and diligence, she gradually grows from a fire-stoking girl in the county opera troupe into a generation’s leading star in the Qinqiang opera world.
Unlike others who vie to be the protagonist, the story’s protagonist, Yi Qin’e, is not eager for this. The reason she later becomes the renowned “Qinqiang Empress” across the land lies entirely in her character and quality of enduring hardship and withstanding difficulty. Born into poverty, she seems to lack any special innate talent, and later she does not suddenly have a “soul awakening” or “ability cheat-code.” In the fiercely competitive environment of the opera troupe, where even mutual undermining is not uncommon, she adopts a life posture of 静水流深 (jìng shuǐ liú shēn - “still water flows deep,” composed yet profound), and in diligent study and hard practice day after day, year after year, she firmly takes root downward and luxuriantly grows upward.
The creators intentionally design several groups of different types of protagonist struggles around the stage center and its periphery, thereby displaying the dialectical relationship between contending and not contending, between skill and clumsiness. Compared to Yi Qin’e’s preserving clumsiness and tenacity, Chu Jiahe covets the protagonist’s glamour but cannot endure the hardship of training; instead, she seeks all sorts of shortcuts in hopes of 攀蟾折桂 (pān chán zhé guì - “climb the moon, break the osmanthus branch,” to achieve high honors), but these various clever stratagems become a counterforce, casting her ever farther away on the road to becoming the protagonist.
As Chen Yan wrote in the afterword of the novel The Protagonist: “Opera requires cleverness, but those who are too clever — whose minds are so sharp that with a furrowed brow they can hatch a plan — are mostly unsuitable for opera. They are especially unsuitable for being a leading role. If they do become one, it will be a minor role, a miscellaneous role. A major role requires a measure of naivety and clumsiness.” Yi Qin’e’s outstanding quality lies precisely in this kind of 心无旁骛 (xīn wú páng wù - “mind without distraction,” single-minded) patience and tenacity, which enables her, amid the turbulent currents of the era and the arena of fame and fortune, to rely on a spirit of pressing forward and the solidity of every step she takes, eventually achieving herself.
The protagonist’s glamour and shadows
The so-called “on stage and off stage, flourishing and declining, rise and fall” are the norms of opera and life. The protagonist is dazzling on stage, but off stage, like ordinary people, they experience the full spectrum of life’s joys, angers, sorrows, and pleasures.
Yi Qin’e surges toward the peak of her artistic career, yet her real life is full of ups and downs. Compared to the novel, the TV series has made some simplifications and warmer touches, but when she first enters the county troupe she suffers exclusion and bullying; when she first begins to shine she encounters defamation and the vicissitudes of honor and disgrace; her family life is a mess; and sudden stage accidents and a car crash bring a heavy double blow — all this allows the audience to fully recognize the sorrows and joys behind this protagonist’s glamour.
Although Yi Qin’e has no intention of being the protagonist, time and circumstances push her into that role, and also force her to experience all the protagonist’s honor and disgrace, rise and fall, advance and retreat. At the end of the TV series, a voiceover says: “What is a protagonist? Yi Qin’e finally figured it out: it’s not that only those standing in the center of the stage are protagonists — everyone who holds on stubbornly in life and hasn’t fallen down is one.” Thus, “protagonist” acquires a deeper connotation in the work.
The Protagonist, through the repeated intertwining and interweaving narrative of Yi Qin’e’s artistic life and individual life, presents the essence of existence and conveys a profound flavor of life, allowing us, amid a mix of emotions, to appreciate the aesthetic power of literary and artistic works in penetrating life and reflecting on life.
Protagonist and supporting role are both life
Looking across the shadows of literature and art, the myriad forms of life, and the phenomena of the world, protagonist and supporting role are never an either/or, high-versus-low opposition. All complete literary narratives and career structures depend on the two-way construction of protagonist and supporting roles.
Although The Protagonist is titled for the protagonist, it actually fully displays a group portrait. Hu Sanluan, Hua Caixiang, Gou Cunzhong, and many other characters also strive to be protagonists on their own turntables; they begin with the pursuit of fame, and then gradually transcend that pursuit. They complete the protagonist’s transformation from Yi Laidi to Yi Qin’e, while also displaying their own diverse life states, conveying a deep power and cultural significance that far exceeds personal honor or disgrace, forming the thickest foundation of The Protagonist.
The character Hu Sanluan, in particular, possesses great artistic tension. He loves Qinqiang, excels at drumming, and has real skill; though frustrated in many ambitions, he never gives up on the inheritance and preservation of Qinqiang. The work intentionally contrasts Hu Sanluan with Yi Qin’e. This stage drummer, honored as the “Northwest Drum King,” spends most of his life standing in the corners and margins of the stage, yet in his own life drama he lives out his value and also becomes a protagonist.
From this perspective, The Protagonist tells not only the story of an opera performer’s vicissitudes of life, but also makes a biography for all the obscure guardians of artistic dedication. It focuses on a group of ordinary Qinqiang defenders, uncovers a kind of unnoticed light of life, and lets the audience and readers see a different kind of life that engraves “opera is greater than heaven” into one’s very being.
“Swing fully” to achieve a good performance
When discussing the creation of The Protagonist, Chen Yan once mentioned the topic of “yao lun yuan le xie” (to swing fully in writing). What does “swing fully” mean? One of its essential meanings is to cultivate sincerity in rhetoric, follow the laws of literature and art, write the story solidly, make the characters stand up, and do the details properly.
Literary and artistic creation is a matter of 致广大而尽精微 (zhì guǎng dà ér jìn jīng wēi - “reach the broad and large, exhaust the subtle and minute,” embracing breadth while attending to minute details). Only by entering the inner world of the object of artistic expression and infusing into the characters one’s own sincere life experience can one produce excellent works that reach the heart. The Protagonist focuses on the concrete and subtle forms of worldly affairs, deeply depicting the life forms of a group of opera artists against the broad backdrop of social progress, vividly recording the “customs history” and “spiritual history” of a great era. In particular, the creative team of The Protagonist, represented by Zhang Jiayi and others, inherited the fine traditions of Shaanxi literature and art. With a creative attitude of 狮子搏兔 (shī zi bó tù - “lion pounces on rabbit,” using full force even for a small task), they immersively felt the characters’ lives, shaped them close to the characters, and made every character vivid and three-dimensional.
“Swinging fully” also requires the creator to preserve a craftsman spirit. The saying goes, 慢工出细活 (màn gōng chū xì huó - “slow work yields fine product,” careful work yields fine results). The TV series The Protagonist took eight years to prepare, five years to polish the script, and the shooting period lasted as long as half a year. Including the restoration of scenes with a sense of the era and the use of film lighting aesthetics, the work preserves the literary texture of the original novel while achieving an aesthetic re-creation in line with the laws of audiovisual art.
It should be said that from screenwriter to production, from lead actors to extras, the creative team joined forces to “swing fully” this vibrant and splendid major drama.
Works closest to life are the most welcomed by the people
The popularity of The Protagonist seems surprising, but it is entirely within reason. Works that sincerely write about the people always have the broadest social foundation; works closest to life are the most welcomed by the people.
From the TV series The Installers to A Lifelong Journey to The Protagonist, several works in recent years that reflect worldly life have been widely welcomed and highly praised. These works all tell the everyday lives of ordinary laborers. The protagonists do not have much “glamour” in their lives, nor do their life experiences resemble the “refined lives” commonly seen on screens today. They make a living by manual labor, lead ordinary lives, sometimes even with a measure of humbleness, but they also have their own principles of perseverance. Life is not easy, yet they always carry dreams, diligently live, work, and struggle according to their own ways, with tenacity and optimism.
It is in the folds of this seemingly commonplace life that the creators unfold the emotions and fates of ordinary people, reflect the life posture and spiritual foundation of ordinary laborers in the everyday and worldly river of life, and thereby display the “most commendable force of self-restraint and social stability that constitutes our society and nation.”
Fundamentally, the true artistic charm of The Protagonist lies precisely here. The work uses artistic expression that is close to the people and faces life squarely, showcasing the working nature and spiritual light of the broadest masses, and to a certain extent, satisfies the ordinary laborer’s desire and aesthetic psychology to see themselves in artistic works. This makes it easy for the characters in the work to enter the aesthetic structure of ordinary people and establish emotional connections with them. This is not to say that the drama is perfect beyond criticism, but its profound understanding and sincere concern for the lives of ordinary people, as expressed in content and form, enable it to achieve the greatest degree of empathy with the vast audience.
Marx said in the Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 that the worker’s “figure, hardened by labor, radiates upon us the noble light of the human spirit.” Ordinary laborers often possess the most simple virtues, and the world of ordinary people has its own dignity and greatness. This is the dialectic of life and the dialectic of art. The Protagonist presents an ordinary life centered around the stage, yet it unfolds a world vaster than the stage itself; it observes the life posture of a group of “minorities,” and though “minor,” it refracts the spiritual orientation of the majority of ordinary laborers.
Today, we are in an era of rapid social change and fast-paced life. Facing various confused life sentiments such as involution, anxiety, and lying flat, we need more literary and artistic works like The Protagonist that reaffirm social value benchmarks such as labor, struggle, and solidity; we need more works that call for love, lead toward goodness, and positively shape the human heart.
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Awards have never been merely awards. For the literary and artistic industry, award selection both evaluates the creations of a past period and tells those who come later what kind of creations can endure. Especially for an art form as closely tied to contemporary life, public communication, and social aesthetics as audiovisual art, award selection itself is part of value guidance and aesthetic construction. Within a new creative ecology and communication landscape, literary and artistic awards must face the new reality head-on and establish an evaluation system with stronger explanatory power and guiding force.
The first issue that art awards need to face is: how does value orientation land through artistic substance. Value orientation solves the problem of “where to go,” while artistic substance solves the problem of “whether one can get in.” A truly mature evaluation must consider the two together. What is most worth guarding against in award selection is precisely separating these two things. One tendency is that as long as the subject matter is major, the theme is distinct, and the stance is correct, artistic problems seem to be “exempted”; the other tendency treats communication heat, platform influence, and fan mobilization as naturally valid social approval. The former will cause evaluation to slide toward conceptualization, while the latter will cause evaluation to slide toward traffic-following. Only by simultaneously resisting the pull of both ends can award selection have stronger persuasiveness. Because audiences do not reject profundity, nor do they only accept excitement; the key lies in whether the work says what it wants to say with power, with warmth, and with artistic appeal.
This leads to the second issue: why continue to emphasize “winning both critical and popular acclaim.” The so-called “critical acclaim” is the professional confirmation of a work’s ideological depth, artistic height, and aesthetic standard; the so-called “popular appeal” means that the work has truly entered the public’s field of vision, and audiences of different ages and different circles are willing to watch it. If award selection follows the pull of traffic, or only rewards works that are recognized within the industry but that the public cannot feel, its guiding role will gradually weaken. What award selection activities promote should be works that are both good in the professional sense and excellent works that can truly reach the audience.
Looking deeper, the greater challenge is whether award selection criteria can keep up with the new creative context. Taking television art as an example, in the past we were accustomed to starting from major subjects, grand narratives, long-cycle production, centralized broadcasting, and so on. This set of experience once supported a number of representative works. Now the situation has changed: the new mass literature and art (新大众文艺) makes the creative subjects broader, the modes of expression more everyday, the communication process more open, and the meaning of works continuously unfolds in commentary, reposting, clipping, secondary creation, and ongoing discussion. There are certainly problems of roughness, homogenization, and emotionalization within it, but one cannot therefore regard the entire new context as a peripheral zone. On the contrary, award selection is precisely to identify, from within this complex literary and artistic ecology, which works have formed a new balance among subject selection, artistic expression, communication effects, and the spirit of the times.
In this sense, the big audiovisual landscape (大视听格局) even more tests the judgment ability of award selection work. To re-understand “artistic substance” cannot mean merely seeing it as a change in creative paradigms, but rather seeing the different ways in which different audiovisual forms accomplish character, narrative, emotion, and audiovisual expression; to re-understand “public reception” cannot mean either ignoring audience reactions or mechanically treating traffic as public opinion; one must also re-understand the meaning of “fine works.” Today’s fine works are more diverse and flexible in subject matter, aesthetics, style, and broadcast mode, but they all achieve a relatively high level of unity among value stance, artistic quality, and social effect.
In the final analysis, the authority of awards is because they are higher, more accurate, and more weighty than ordinary judgment levels. Facing the profound changes in the media environment, creative ecology, and audience structure in which audiovisual art finds itself, we need to continue to integrate value orientation, the people’s standpoint, and artistic innovation, so that award selection not only commends existing achievements but also makes responsible judgments about the future direction of artistic development.
(The author is a professor at Zhejiang University of Media and Communications (浙江传媒学院) and director of the China Radio and Television Art Research Center (中国广播电视艺术资料研究中心).)
By: 汤文靖
On the vast map of the land of China, mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas have nurtured a rich diversity of local products, customs, and human cultures. Recently, the food and cultural travel program In Search of Flavors Across Mountains and Seas (寻味山海) has taken "local products and customs" as its compass, crossing mountains and seas, seeking flavors between heaven and earth, presenting a dual feast for the eyes and the palate. Its viewership ratings have consistently ranked first in the same time slot nationwide, and the total readership of its Weibo topic has exceeded 1.4 billion.
In Search of Flavors Across Mountains and Seas does not confine itself to the narrow confines of the kitchen stove; instead, it turns its lens toward karst peak forests, underground rivers in karst caves, highland yellow soils, and wetland lakes. Starting from geographical environments, it interprets the symbiotic relationship between local products and the water and soil. From the lily bulbs in Xigu, Lanzhou, which take nine years to become sweet and crisp, to the soft and waxy lotus roots from the thousand-year-old lotus ponds in Caidian, Wuhan, the program organically links landforms, climate, ecology, and dietary customs, making every dish the most honest expression of its particular water and soil. This narrative path from geographical cognition to emotional identification enhances the audience's understanding of the relationship between the land beneath their feet and the ingredients on their plates. The program invites geologists, botanists, and other professionals to conduct joint field surveys, allowing the skeleton of science to support the flesh of the narrative, thereby turning a food program into a vivid geography lesson. While savoring the flavors of daily life, the audience also comes to understand that all things have their origins, and all tastes have their reasons.
The program delicately depicts moving scenes of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature. What the lens presents is not only the origins and destinations of ingredients but also the life wisdom of people everywhere who hold nature in reverence and take from it with restraint. In Guizhou, faced with the thorn-covered, astringent-tasting cili (Rosa roxburghii), which is initially puckering, the ancestors transformed it through sun-drying, sugaring, and fermentation into preserved fruit, fruit wine, and beverages, turning a coarse thing into a supreme delicacy. As for the nimble and hard-to-catch rainbow trout, locals follow the ancient techniques of gently gathering with bamboo baskets, driving them with stone strikes, and encircling them with bamboo weirs, using no sharp tools and harming no waterways, fully displaying the harmony between humans and nature... These simple yet wise practices represent a spontaneous awareness passed down through generations, a tacit understanding and balance reached between humans and nature over thousands of years.
Using the camera as its medium, the program presents in one stop the landscapes, humanistic heritage, and specialty cuisines, attracting viewers to come in search of flavors, thereby realizing a value conversion from "online traffic" to "cultural tourism brand." In Lishui, Jiangsu, after the program aired, the visitor numbers at Wuxiang Mountain, Fujiabian, and Shijiu Lake scenic areas all achieved year-on-year growth. In Longyan, Fujian, relying on the program's focused presentation of Hakka culture, the local area launched a distinctive "food + cultural tourism" brand, creating immersive cultural tourism products such as the "Hakka Food Banquet." In Search of Flavors Across Mountains and Seas has ignited the audience's enthusiasm for experiencing the beauty of mountains and rivers, and has also sparked a positive interaction between cultural dissemination and economic development.
Every flower and every fruit embodies local products and customs; every meal and every meal reveals human culture. The true ultimate flavor lies between the mountains and the seas, and even more so in the shared life between humans and nature. A good food and cultural travel program makes us believe that there is a flavor capable of connecting the past with the future, and mountains and rivers with the dining table, awakening the homeland and distant places buried deep in our hearts.
(The author is a faculty member at the School of Journalism and Communication, Minzu University of China)
By: 宋宝珍
On the occasion of the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army’s Long March, the revolutionary historical theme play The Light of Hadapu (哈达铺的灯光) created by Gansu Provincial Theater (甘肃省话剧院), based on the true history of the main force of the Red Army breaking through Lazikou (腊子口) and arriving at Hadapu (哈达铺) in Gansu, expresses the correct choices and revolutionary actions made by the Communist Party of China during the Long March. After years of polishing, the play has made multi-dimensional innovations in narrative structure and character shaping, forming a solemn and heroic aesthetic character.
Hadapu Town (哈达铺镇) in Dangchang County (宕昌县), Gansu, is known as the “gas station” of the Long March. When the Red Army conquered Lazikou and arrived here, they were already seriously wounded and extremely exhausted. From the Dagongbao (大公报) at the local postal agency, Mao Zedong learned the news of the revolutionary base in northern Shaanxi, thus establishing the correct strategic direction of “go to northern Shaanxi.” The Light of Hadapu does not lay out the history of the Long March in a panoramic manner, but adopts a polyphonic structure with two interwoven threads: one thread focuses on the urgent reality of Zhou Enlai’s severe illness and the Red Army’s urgent need for medical treatment, thereby unfolding the conflict between company commander Liang Tiejun (梁铁军) and local doctor Yang Xiucai (杨秀才); the other thread focuses on Mao Zedong’s major decisions regarding the direction of the troops, drawing out strategic considerations on revolutionary strategy, the fate of the Red Army, and the goal of advance. The two threads mirror and echo each other, organically unifying the micro-narrative of “treating illness” with the macro-proposition of “saving the nation.”
The most touching plot in the play is none other than the “spiritual dialogue” between Mao Zedong and the unconscious Zhou Enlai. The director uses the rotation of the stage to achieve a free transition between reality and memory: Zhou Enlai on the sickbed transforms into a young man of the past, and the two look back on the joy of their first meeting in Guangzhou, the tacit understanding at the night of Gouvba (苟坝) in Zunyi, and recite together poems such as “Alone in the Cold Autumn” and “After Singing of the Great River, Turning Eastward.” This scene precisely captures the 惺惺相惜 (xīng xīng xiāng xī - “mutual admiration of like minds,” intellectual empathy) of revolutionary confidants. The “spirit penetration” of the young soldier Yunguichuan (云贵川) is another romantic expression — in the prologue he charges at a pillbox holding a satchel charge and dies a heroic death; in the epilogue he appears as a spirit asking “Where is the troop going?” and finally receives the real response “to establish a new China.” A lamp by Mao Zedong’s window illuminates the path ahead for the entire revolutionary force; the ups and downs of the destinies of a group of ordinary people reflect the historical direction of the Chinese nation. The grand revolutionary history is hidden in the details of life; the steadfast light of faith is born after confusion and seeking. In the play, the weighty revolutionary historical narrative receives a simple, warm, and poetic aesthetic expression.
In stage presentation, the play continues the profound realist tradition of Gansu Provincial Theater, infusing the grand revolutionary narrative with the flavor of daily life and a sense of reality through the truthfulness of details. The flexible use of multimedia, lighting, and sound effects creates a highly infectious stage atmosphere; the visual impact of images such as the kerosene lamp and the red sun is further amplified, thus achieving a 融会贯通 (róng huì guàn tōng - “fuse and comprehend thoroughly,” integration) of historical truth and stage aesthetics.
“Light” is the main image of the entire play. A small lamp guides the revolutionary future, gathers the deep affection between the army and the people, condenses the power to advance, and thus illuminates the prospect of victory, forming a complete chain of meaning from the material to the spiritual, from the concrete to the symbolic. This is precisely the reason that “the light of Hadapu” can transcend time and space and illuminate the hearts of today’s audience.
(The author is a certain Chinese institution.)
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The television drama Family Legacy (家业) writes a family legend about the craft of ink-making: in the mid-Ming Dynasty, the renowned "Li Ink" fell into decline due to the tribute-ink case; the eighth-branch youngest daughter Li Zhen, after enduring hardships, restores the family's glory and continues the splendor of Huizhou's ink industry. The story's personal honor and disgrace, family rise and fall, all direct the theme of the drama toward the word "inheritance" — not only inheriting a calling but also inheriting a good family tradition.
In the context of traditional Chinese culture, "family" and "calling" are a life community that is highly isomorphic and progressively layered. Once a person identifies with a calling, they gain "roots" and "soul," acquire firm ambition and the drive to grind and advance. The protagonist Li Zhen is exactly like this. Her growth has not been smooth sailing; as a young girl her family suffered misfortune, and even with the talent of "recognizing ink by smell," the path of learning ink-making was full of obstacles. It is said that the rule is "passed to sons, not to daughters" (传男不传女, chuán nán bù chuán nǚ - "transmit to males, not to females"), so she disguised herself as a man and sneaked into various ink workshops to learn the craft; when learning to hammer ink, she carefully memorized the force and number of strikes, simulating and training over and over again… Similar to similar works, the story focuses on the individual growth of the protagonist, but Li Zhen's growth does not rely on the tropes of "resentment" or "revenge"; instead, it originates from the character's deep recognition of skill refinement, and from the personal practice of "man grinds ink, ink grinds man" (人磨墨，墨磨人, rén mó mò, mò mó rén - "the person grinds the ink, the ink grinds the person"). In this way, she tempers her skill in ink-making, and also tempers her character through competition with the great families.
Toward the ink industry, Li Zhen is steadfast and reverent. This way of pursuing a calling is both a self-pursuit and a result of family education. Li Zhen respects "ink." From childhood, under the influence of her grandfather, she comprehended the craftsman's heart; the elders' teachings by word and deed guided her to cultivate it in action. Her seventh grandmother Wang Rujun (汪如君) is forbearing and resolute; at the moment when the Li family is precarious, she steps forward and overrides objections to let Li Zhen take charge of the family enterprise. When Li Zhen, because she holds the power of ink-making, incites jealousy and framed accusations, Wang Rujun, though her heart is torn, shows no emotion on the surface, only to temper Li Zhen to become more tenacious. Similarly, Li Zhen, having taken over the heavy burden of the family enterprise, practices what she preaches, takes the younger generation to Jinling to gain experience and see the world, guides them onto the right path, and cultivates successors for the family's unique skills. The work uses a great deal of space to depict every bit of the protagonist's growth journey, conveying to the audience this truth: a good family tradition, the moral standards and behavioral norms observed from generation to generation, is the true secret to surviving calamities and achieving family prosperity.
The inheritance of family tradition also transmits the spiritual ethos of conducting oneself in society. In the drama, the Li and Tian families are both renowned ink-making houses. The Li family has for generations adhered to being 风清气正 (fēng qīng qì zhèng - "wind clear, qi upright," honest and upright), while the Tian family, in order to curry favor with the powerful, repeatedly pushes their own biological daughter into a pit of fire; the Tian family's eldest son, Benchang, to guarantee his own escape unscathed, even does not hesitate to sacrifice the lives of his parents and younger siblings. On one side is the restoration of the family enterprise; on the other is decline and collapse. The different trajectories of the two families are just like the subtle but precise interpretation of the two characters "home" (家) and "tomb" (冢) differing by only a single dot — when that "dot" is placed high, it is a family; when placed low, it is a grave; though it is 毫厘之差 (háo lí zhī chā - "a difference of a hair's breadth"), there is 天壤之别 (tiān rǎng zhī bié - "a difference as wide as heaven and earth").
Family Legacy, set against the real scenery of white walls, black tiles, green mountains and clear waters, uses light and shadow to outline a poetic scroll of traditional Chinese family culture. The characters' choice of one thing and dedication to it for a lifetime, the generational transmission of family skills, and the continuous flourishing of family tradition and cultural lineage, engrave the Chinese people's yearning for a beautiful life over thousands of years, and also carry our profound understanding of family-state sentiment.
(The author is the Director of the Program Department of the China Netcasting Services Association.)
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