Summary: Xi Jinping, accompanied by Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Li Xi, and Ding Xuexiang, presided over the 2025 National Science and Technology Awards Conference in Beijing, where he awarded the country's top science prizes to Chen Liquan and Ben De. He emphasized that the 15th Five-Year Plan period is critical for building China into a science and technology powerhouse, calling for accelerated progress toward self-reliance and innovation to lead Chinese-style modernization. Xi highlighted the need to strengthen systemic research capabilities, integrate technological and industrial innovation, and improve funding efficiency and talent cultivation, while deepening reforms in evaluation and ethical governance. He urged the entire party and society to support science and technology, and instructed the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Engineering, and China Association for Science and Technology to guide national efforts. The article notes that 258 projects and 11 experts received awards, reflecting China's shift from a global science participant to a leader in innovation.
Summary: The article announces the nationwide publication of a study reader compiling Xi Jinping's important expositions on grassroots work methods, released by the Central Organization Department. It highlights Xi's deep understanding of grassroots work, his emphasis on serving the people, and his development of a series of practical methods. The publication aims to help officials learn and apply these methods to strengthen the Party's foundation and advance Chinese modernization. The Central Party Building Leading Group has issued a notice requiring Party organizations to include the reader in their study materials, alongside Xi's other key works. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports that China awarded the National Supreme Science and Technology Award to academicians Chen Liquan and Ben De, alongside numerous other prizes, as part of a broader strategy to achieve technological self-reliance and support Chinese-style modernization. The awards, approved by the Party and State Council and signed by President Xi Jinping, span categories including natural sciences, technological invention, and scientific progress. The Central Committee called on all scientific workers to learn from the winners, enhance independent innovation, and integrate technology with industry to drive high-quality development and national security. The text does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Cai Qi, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, addressed the second plenary session of the 11th National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology, delivering a speech titled "Strive to Run the 'Key Baton' in the Relay Race of Building a Technological Power." He stressed the need to study and implement Xi Jinping’s recent remarks on science and technology, praised the contributions of Chinese scientists, and called on them to advance self-reliance and innovation during the crucial 15th Five-Year Plan period. Cai was accompanied by senior officials including Shi Taifeng, Li Ganjie, Li Shulei, Chen Wenqing, and others. The article does not discuss U.S.-China relations.
Summary: On July 8, Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau, met with and awarded medals to nine foreign experts receiving the 2025 International Science and Technology Cooperation Award at the Great Hall of the People. Ding congratulated the winners on behalf of the Chinese government, thanking them for their contributions to China's scientific advancement and innovation. He encouraged deeper exchanges and collaboration with Chinese scientists to jointly tackle technological challenges and advance the goal of a shared future for humanity. No other officials were reported as accompanying Ding at the event. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article covers a speech by a top Chinese leader at the National Science and Technology Awards Conference, where he congratulated award winners and called for accelerated high-level technological self-reliance. He highlighted China's progress in AI, quantum computing, and lunar exploration, while acknowledging shortcomings in original innovation and talent structure. The leader outlined six priorities, including enhancing systemic R&D capabilities, integrating technology with industry, and strengthening youth talent cultivation. He emphasized improving science evaluation, boosting R&D spending efficiency, and reinforcing ethical governance in emerging fields. No mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A speech delivered on behalf of President Xi Jinping and the CPC Central Committee at the China Association for Science and Technology’s 11th National Congress praised scientific achievements and called for technological self-reliance during the 15th Five-Year Plan, amid intense great-power competition (alluding to U.S.-China rivalry). The speaker urged scientists to prioritize basic research, key core technologies, and international cooperation while safeguarding national security. The speech also emphasized the CAST’s role in uniting scientists and advancing innovation, and highlighted the need to strengthen party leadership and grassroots organization.
Summary: The State Council Information Office hosted a meeting on July 8 featuring five grassroots representatives from the industrial and information technology sectors, who shared their experiences in advancing new industrialization. They included Hao Yali from China Baowu Taiyuan Iron and Steel, who discussed the two-year effort to develop 0.02mm "hand-tear steel" after nearly a thousand experiments. Yan Bin of Honor described his team's humanoid robots, including one that won a half-marathon, while Wang Linqing of CATL-BAIC highlighted reducing battery cell defect rates to one per billion through AI. Jin Xin of Shengu Group and Laping of China Mobile Tibet also presented achievements in domestic compressor and 5G infrastructure development, respectively.
Summary: The article announces the nationwide publication of "Xi Jinping's Important Expositions on Grassroots Work Methods Study Reader," compiled by the Central Organization Department. It emphasizes Xi Jinping's deep understanding of grassroots work, derived from his own experiences, and frames his methodology as essential for consolidating the Party's foundation and advancing Chinese modernization. The Central Party Building Leading Group has issued a notice requiring Party organizations to study this reader alongside Xi's broader party-building thoughts and his speech at the 105th CPC anniversary, aiming to improve officials' grassroots work skills. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: At the second plenary meeting of the 11th National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology in Beijing, Politburo Standing Committee member and Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee Cai Qi delivered a speech urging scientists to run the "critical leg" of building a technological powerhouse and to follow Xi Jinping's directives on innovation and self-reliance. He highlighted the importance of the 15th Five-Year Plan period for national modernization and called on the science community to serve the country and foster international cooperation. The meeting was chaired by Wan Gang, with other senior officials including Shi Taifeng, Li Ganjie, and Li Shulei in attendance.
Summary: President Xi Jinping's speech at the 105th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) drew enthusiastic responses from overseas Chinese, who vowed to act as bridges for national rejuvenation and a shared future for humanity. Representatives from Australia, Peru, Russia, Brazil, Mali, Finland, Indonesia, Laos, the Philippines, Thailand, and elsewhere praised China's progress and the CCP's leadership, with many highlighting China's modernization path and global contributions. In the United States, Jiao Sheng'an, president of the New York Association for Peaceful Unification of China, reaffirmed the One-China principle and opposition to "Taiwan independence" and external interference. Other respondents from France and Southeast Asia also emphasized promoting peaceful reunification and grassroots exchanges. The article does not specify officials accompanying Xi, focusing instead on the reactions of overseas Chinese leaders.
Summary: Harvey Dzodin, former vice president of ABC, praised China’s green transportation achievements—such as over 80% new-energy buses and dedicated bike lanes in Beijing—during his frequent travels between the U.S. and China. He attributed China’s rapid transformation to the centralized leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), highlighting its organizational strength and strategic continuity. Dzodin also lauded the CPC’s poverty alleviation efforts, citing his visit to Shibadong Village, and emphasized the Party’s commitment to the people through whole-process democracy and grassroots engagement. He noted that the CPC’s self-discipline and cadre-building ensure unity and integrity. Finally, Dzodin encouraged foreigners to visit China, asserting that China’s success supports global development and the vision of a shared future for mankind.
Summary: President Xi Jinping, accompanied by Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Li Xi, and Ding Xuexiang, addressed the National Science and Technology Awards Conference, emphasizing that the "15th Five-Year Plan" period is critical for building China into a science and technology powerhouse. Xi stated that since the 18th Party Congress, China has accelerated its transformation from a global technology participant to a leader, and called for strengthened efforts to achieve high-level self-reliance and support Chinese-style modernization through innovation. He stressed the need to integrate technological and industrial innovation, enhance the efficiency of R&D investment, reform evaluation systems, and foster young talent. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article highlights China's progress toward becoming a clean energy-dominated "electricity nation," describing it as a key achievement of Chinese-style modernization and a historic exploration for global sustainability. It reports that by end of 2025, China's total renewable energy installed capacity reached 23.4 billion kilowatts, accounting for about 60% of total power capacity, with nearly 40% of electricity consumption coming from green sources. The piece notes China's leadership in electric vehicle production and sales, exceeding 16 million units in 2025, and its role in supplying 70% of global wind power equipment and 80% of photovoltaic components, driving down costs significantly. The author, an Australian writer and historian, positions China's energy transition as a strategic contribution to global climate governance and sustainable development.
Summary: Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia Shen Minjuan addressed a symposium on the CPC's 105-year history, accompanied by Mongolian political party leaders, experts, and media representatives. She emphasized the CPC's achievements, its commitment to peace, development, and win-win cooperation, and its vision of a community with a shared future for mankind. Mongolian participants praised the CPC's people-centered approach and long-term planning, citing these as keys to China's modernization. They expressed interest in strengthening party-to-party exchanges and cooperation, particularly in green development and desertification control. One Mongolian scholar noted that China's path proves modernization does not require Westernization, offering lessons for developing countries.
Summary: A China-Russia youth dance exchange event opened in Beidaihe, Qinhuangdao, Hebei. Nearly 500 Russian youths from Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude performed on stage and participated in beach activities. No Chinese or Russian officials were reported as speaking or accompanying the event. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports that China’s Ministry of Natural Resources’ Institute of Marine Development Strategy, alongside historians and legal scholars from several Chinese universities, released a report criticizing the Philippines’ territorial claims in the South China Sea. The report asserts that the Philippines’ attempts to expand its boundaries to include Huangyan Island and parts of the Nansha (Spratly) Islands lack historical and legal basis, misusing international treaties and distorting historical materials. It argues that these claims threaten regional peace and stability, as well as the post-war international order, by violating established international law on territorial acquisition. The report traces the Philippines’ territorial evolution from colonial treaties and accuses Manila of inconsistent legal positions and unilateral actions since the 1970s. No mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations appears in the article.
Summary: At the 105th anniversary of the CPC, Xi Jinping emphasized that a strong military is essential for national security, calling for comprehensive implementation of the Party's military policies. He oversaw key political work conferences in Gutian (2014) and Yan'an (2024), reinforcing political loyalty and self-reform. The article details ongoing military reforms, including command restructuring, advanced weaponry development (e.g., Fujian carrier, new submarines), and intensified training. It concludes with military officials pledging to defend national sovereignty and contribute to world peace. No mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations was made.
Summary: President Xi Jinping issued instructions on flood control, emphasizing rescue, medical treatment, and resettlement to minimize casualties. Local officials, including Luo Peng, deputy town mayor of Wattang Town in Guangxi, and Lu Li, party committee member of Jinniu Town in Hubei, led supply distribution and disaster response. Party members organized into teams for evacuation, road clearing, and logistics, with officials like Fang Shaobing in Guangdong and Gu Longhua in Hainan ensuring vulnerable residents were moved to safety. Pre-disaster prevention efforts, such as slope reinforcement in Shandong and reservoir inspections in Jiangxi, were highlighted. The article underscores the role of grassroots party organizations in mobilizing cadres to protect lives and property during severe weather.
Summary: The article reports on China's emergency response to severe weather and disasters, including Typhoon "Misek" in Guangxi which prompted a Level I emergency response and the evacuation of over 200 people by military and rescue teams, and a landslide in Gansu that killed 21. The National Disaster Prevention and Relief Office, Ministry of Emergency Management, and other agencies coordinated relief efforts, with the Ministry of Finance and Emergency Management allocating 50 million yuan for disaster relief in Hubei and Gansu. Additional funds and supplies were dispatched by the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments, while insurance companies handled over 10,000 claims. The Central Meteorological Observatory issued multiple warnings for heavy rain, typhoons, and geological hazards, with provinces like Zhejiang and Fujian activating emergency responses.
Summary: At a celebration of the 105th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping personally greeted 90-year-old veteran Wang Yuchang, who was accompanied by family. The article highlights Wang and other heroes, such as Chai Yunzhen and Sun Jingkun, who concealed their military accomplishments and remained humble in civilian life. It emphasizes that these heroes valued honor too much to use it for personal gain, choosing instead to serve quietly. The piece underscores the theme of selfless dedication without seeking fame or privilege, as exemplified by Zhang Fuqing and Li Yu'an. No reference is made to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Zhao Yafu, an 85-year-old agricultural expert, responded to a farmer's call about pests in Jiangsu, advising organic treatment instead of pesticides. Over 60 years, he has helped tens of thousands of farmers increase income, earning national honors such as "National Model in Poverty Alleviation." After studying abroad, he returned with 13 boxes of agricultural books and later volunteered to serve the poorest village after retirement. He promoted organic farming, cooperatives, and the "rice-duck共生" model, significantly improving soil quality and village incomes. Zhao stated, "I like standing on the field ridges," and set a new goal to plant 50,000 to 100,000 mu of organic rice.
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Summary: The article, introduced with a quote from President Xi Jinping urging officials to prioritize serving the people, presents three essays on improving governance. One essay discusses resolving "dilemmas" (e.g., balancing construction barriers with pedestrian convenience) through innovative, targeted solutions. Another emphasizes "looking back" after completing tasks to ensure problems are fully resolved and the public is genuinely satisfied. The third advocates for proactive, "service-before-demand" approaches, exemplified by a self-service ID renewal kiosk in a subway station requiring cross-departmental coordination.
Summary: President Xi Jinping issued instructions on flood and disaster relief, emphasizing the need to ensure the safety of people's lives and property. The article highlights the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events due to climate change, particularly in northern China. It calls for systematic, all-encompassing preparedness, including the use of advanced technology such as AI and IoT for monitoring and early warning. Officials are urged to overcome complacency and adopt both conventional and extreme thinking to handle multiple risks simultaneously. No mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reflects on the 105th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC), highlighting visits to Xiongan New Area and Shenzhen Baoan Airport to illustrate rapid development and innovation. It emphasizes the CPC’s strategic patience in Xiongan’s “millennium plan” and Shenzhen’s role as a reform pioneer. The piece credits the CPC’s endurance to its self-reform, people-centered approach, and strategic foresight, referencing Xi Jinping’s thought on party-building. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports that multiple Chinese cities are launching extensive summer activity programs for children. Beijing Science Center will offer 1,175 science education events, while the Changsha Library in Hunan plans over 2,500 free public activities. In Hainan, cultural centers will feature exhibitions, performances, and intangible cultural heritage experiences. These initiatives aim to enrich children's假期 amid the summer break. The text does not mention any officials, their statements, or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article critiques the underutilization of service stations for new employment groups (e.g., delivery workers) in Chinese cities, attributing the issue to poor location, limited services (e.g., lacking charging, meal heating, and restrooms), and inadequate management. It argues for prioritizing "effective coverage" over mere physical presence, recommending tailored improvements such as adding high-frequency amenities and ensuring responsible maintenance. The piece also calls for reassessing poorly planned stations and strengthening operational accountability. Ultimately, it frames better service station utilization as essential for enhancing the well-being of gig workers.
Summary: The article reports on Liaoning province's first "technology trial insurance" in the Shenfu Reform and Innovation Demonstration Zone, which allows a company to "zero down payment" trial a patent from Shenyang Institute of Technology, with PICC Liaoning branch covering defaults. It highlights this model as a solution to the common "pain point" where enterprises fear trying new technology and universities fear non-payment. The piece then surveys similar nationwide efforts to boost科技成果转化, including Liaoning's liability exemption mechanism, Suzhou’s comprehensive insurance, and Yunnan’s "use first, pay later" policies. It stresses the need for a combination of active government and effective market to bridge gaps in financing, risk, and information asymmetry. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article profiles two pioneering Chinese scientists: Chen Liquan, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, who switched fields at age 36 to develop China's first solid-state lithium battery and later led the domestic lithium battery industry to global dominance; and Ben De, an academician at China Electronics Technology Group, who developed China's first phased-array radar and airborne pulse-Doppler fire-control radar. Chen emphasized the need for next-generation solid-state and sodium batteries to ensure energy security, while Ben stated that "national need is my responsibility" and highlighted his commitment to radar innovation. Both scientists stressed their lifelong dedication to serving national needs.
Summary: The National Science and Technology Award Office reported that the 2025 awards feature three new characteristics: first, a focus on basic frontier research, with three first prizes in natural sciences awarded for the first time since 1999, including breakthroughs in single-atom catalysis, water hydrogen bond quantum effects, and V-defect 3D PN junctions; second, serving national strategic needs through advances in extreme-condition metal materials and the Songliao Basin deep drilling project; and third, addressing urgent public concerns, with achievements in hybrid rice breeding and a mobile MRI system that reduces acute stroke diagnosis time from 40 to under 10 minutes.
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Summary: The article describes how a solar park in Qinghai's Talatan region has transformed a degraded desert into productive grassland, enabling "solar sheep" grazing beneath photovoltaic panels. Official An Fengjun, director of the Hainan Green Industry Development Park Management Committee, stated that the park brought both economic and ecological benefits. Deputy director of the Hainan Animal Husbandry Bureau, Jiuxiantai, explained that grazing is regulated through agreements with village cooperatives and a rotation system to prevent overgrazing. Herder Ye Duo reported his flock grew from 100 to over 300 sheep, earning his family nearly 100,000 yuan annually. The park now supports over 20,000 "solar sheep" across 32 ecological pastures, combining clean energy generation with livestock farming.
Summary: The article reports on a joint directive by 15 Chinese central departments, including the Communist Youth League, to deepen the construction of "youth development cities" and integrate youth needs into urban planning. It highlights Zhejiang Province's comprehensive efforts to attract and retain young talent through policies on employment, housing, and entrepreneurship, featuring examples such as rural "digital nomads" and AI open-source communities. Local officials, like a Youth League official in Taizhou and a village CEO in Wenzhou, are quoted describing programs such as youth night schools and a "green union" platform that provide services and foster innovation. The article emphasizes Zhejiang's strategy of building platforms for youth in both urban tech hubs and rural settings, aiming to create a seamless ecosystem for growth. No reference is made to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Farmers in Shaping Village, Guanxi Town, Taihe County, Jiangxi Province, were reported harvesting early rice on July 7 to ensure the full collection of grain. The article includes a photo taken by Deng Heping for Xinhua's "Image China" collection. No officials or statements were mentioned, and the report does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Ministry of Culture and Tourism launched the 2026 National Summer Culture and Tourism Consumption Season in Qinghai, running from July to August, with coordinated measures from agencies including the Civil Aviation Administration, China Meteorological Administration, China UnionPay, Alipay, and others. Local authorities will offer over 30,000 cultural tourism events and more than 450 million yuan in consumer subsidies. Separately, the National Sports Administration and the Ministry jointly released a “Follow Events to Travel” directory of 20 youth sports events for the summer. No mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: At a July 8 press conference, Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Chen Binha stated that Fujian’s coastal areas now supply approximately 22,000 tons of water daily to Kinmen, totaling over 50 million tons since the project began in 2018 and meeting 87% of Kinmen’s water needs with 100% quality. He described the project as a model of cross-strait cooperation under the principle of “both sides of the strait are one family.” No mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Emergency Management jointly issued a new policy to enhance inland waterway traffic safety, targeting a reduction of over 50 percent in accidents during the 15th Five-Year Plan period and comprehensive safety improvements by 2030. The plan includes four engineering initiatives—ship safety, shipping facilities, personnel competence, and emergency response—alongside regulatory actions such as early warning mechanisms for passenger routes and closure of unsafe crossings. Key deadlines require establishing weather alert systems at the prefecture level by end of 2025 and reducing emergency response times to under 45 minutes at major ports and key sections by end of 2026. The policy responds to China’s inland waterway traffic volume of over 6.7 billion tons of cargo and 327 million passengers in 2025, aiming to ensure safer and smoother travel. The Ministry of Transport will implement specific measures to strengthen the safety defenses of inland navigation.
Summary: The article reports that a summer social practice event for Fujian university students was launched on July 8 at the Ninghua County Revolutionary Memorial Hall, a starting point of the Long March. The ceremony featured a red-history lecture by the descendant of a local Red Army veteran and a joint rendition of Long March-themed songs by students from Jiangxi and Fujian. Under the theme "Following the Footprints of Leaders, Walking the New Era Long March," 15 provincial-level demonstration teams will conduct social practices along the Long March route, involving inter-provincial university collaborations. The event marks the 90th anniversary of the Long March's victory and aims to guide youth in reinforcing their faith and demonstrating youthful responsibility. The activity was guided by the Ministry of Education's Department of Ideological and Political Work, and co-hosted by the Fujian Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department and Education Work Committee, among others.
Summary: The Shanghai Museum opened “World Tree Summit: Great Exhibition of Ancient American Civilizations” on July 9, featuring nearly 3,000 artifacts from Mexico, Peru, and Chinese institutions. The exhibition spans 3,000 years of Mesoamerican and Andean cultures, including Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacan, Aztec, and Inca civilizations. It is the sixth installment of the museum’s “Dialogue with World” series, aiming to present the largest and most comprehensive display of ancient American art ever held globally. The event was co-hosted with the governments of Mexico and Peru. No U.S. officials or U.S.-China relations were mentioned in the report.
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Summary: President Xi Jinping issued important instructions on flood and disaster relief, emphasizing the need to fully organize rescue operations, medical treatment for the injured, and resettlement of affected residents to ensure the safety of people’s lives and property. The article reports that recent heavy rainfall and strong winds in Guangxi, Hubei, and Gansu have caused reservoir collapses and landslides, resulting in significant casualties and economic losses. In response, relevant departments and regions have prioritized people’s safety, tightened disaster prevention responsibilities, and mobilized rescue and relief efforts. Local Party organizations and cadres are leading frontline operations, with Party members playing a vanguard role in the hardest-hit areas. The article concludes that disaster prevention and relief work is being accelerated, with cadres upholding a bottom-line mindset to protect people’s safety.
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Summary: In his speech at the 105th anniversary of the CPC, Xi Jinping emphasized the need to persistently advance full and strict Party governance and fully implement the new-era Party building thought. The article expounds Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building as a theoretical system integrating Marxism with China's reality and traditional culture, centered on the "fourteen persistences." It presents this thought as the guiding principle for the Party's self-reform and long-term governance, rooted in both Marxist principles and Chinese cultural wisdom. The article argues that this thought has been validated by the Party's transformative achievements and provides a framework for ongoing governance.
Summary: In a speech marking the 105th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping emphasized the Party's tradition of fearlessly confronting difficult challenges ("hard bones") to achieve progress, urging cadres to persist in tackling core contradictions that hinder development. The article frames this as a call to identify and break through critical bottlenecks, such as technological "choke points," in pursuit of Chinese-style modernization. It cites model officials like Huang Wenxiu and Zhang Guimei as examples of those who took on tough tasks in poverty alleviation and education. The piece stresses that overcoming such challenges requires long-term perseverance and yields tangible, durable results. No reference to the United States or U.S.-China relations appears in the text.
Summary: The article reports that Bo'ai County's bamboo-weaving industry, a centuries-old craft, generated 42.68 billion yuan in industrial output and 12.75 billion yuan in exports in 2025. Huang Haifeng, director of the county's Second Light Industry Union, detailed the growth and government support including subsidies for Canton Fair participation. Huang Lianjiang, general manager of Huangtu Crafts, noted that innovative designs like cactus-shaped baskets attracted overseas buyers, with products now exported to over 60 countries. The county has built a specialized industrial park and launched a "Genius Mom·Dream Workshop" to boost rural employment and preserve the cultural heritage.
Summary: The article reports that all five major ancient academies in Jiangxi, including Bailudong and Ehu, have completed the appointment of their new "shan chang" (mountain heads), a title derived from their mountain locations. It outlines three approaches to contemporary inheritance: preserving physical structures through minimal intervention, promoting cultural tourism integration by linking academy sites, and fostering living heritage through public lectures and community engagement. The piece notes examples from Jiangxi, Shandong, Zhejiang, and Fujian to illustrate these strategies. The academies are portrayed as symbols of Chinese traditional culture undergoing creative transformation and development. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports multiple local initiatives across China: Shaanxi launched a 2026 chief technician selection targeting high-skilled workers in advanced manufacturing and strategic industries; Henan introduced a digital traceability platform for agricultural products using blockchain; Nanchang will host over 50 summer night job fairs to boost employment; Fuzhou started a "movie+" consumption campaign with viewing subsidies; the 22nd Huangshan Book Fair will take place in Hefei; and Hubei established a Wuchang fish industry association for coordinated development. No mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article describes Qiao Street in Liping County, Guizhou, a 600-year-old historic street known as "Red Army Street" due to the 1934 Liping Conference held there by the Central Red Army. The street preserves ancient Huizhou-style architecture and red revolutionary sites. Local authorities have promoted a "red + intangible cultural heritage" tourism model, with over 100 shops selling Dong handicrafts and red-themed cultural products. The site now attracts over one million annual visitors. This tourism boom has benefited more than 1,000 local Dong residents economically.
Summary: A Shenzhen-based robotics company, founded by CEO Sun Kuan, has attracted tens of thousands of users across over 70 countries, including the elderly, with diverse applications. Sun noted that the city’s Nanshan district, home to a rapidly growing “robot valley,” provides robust resources for rapid product development and global expansion. Shenzhen has turned the entire city into a “robotics testing ground,” with over 74,000 robotics-related enterprises forming a thriving ecosystem. In 2025, the city’s robotics industry output reached 242.6 billion yuan. Shenzhen is leveraging its hardware and software advantages to accelerate its goal of becoming the “first city of humanoid robots.”
Summary: The "2026 Inner Mongolia Village Song Grand Stage" was held in West Ujimqin Banner, featuring 31 teams performing original folk songs that celebrate local culture and rural life. The event, organized by the Inner Mongolia Federation of Literary and Art Circles, is a long-running cultural brand aimed at revitalizing rural culture and grassroots spiritual civilization. Since its launch in 2020, the initiative has prioritized giving farmers and herders a central role as participants and performers. A tourist described the songs as showcasing Inner Mongolia's rustic charm and improving living standards. Herder singer Enkhbayar noted the platform provides opportunities for grassroots artistic talent.
Summary: A state-owned forestry enterprise in Jilin Province has transitioned from logging to cultivating 250,000 potted substrate blueberries, supported by patents from Jilin Agricultural University and digital management systems. The initiative overcomes soil and climate constraints to achieve scalable production, with former lumberjacks retrained as horticultural workers. This blueberry project serves as a model for broader forest-based industries, including mushrooms, medicinal herbs, and edible fungi. The article highlights how ecological conservation can drive industrial growth and employment in China's northeast. No U.S. or bilateral relations are mentioned.
Summary: The article reports on the rising popularity of medical escorts (陪诊师) in China, who assist patients with hospital visits, but notes frequent service disputes and infiltration by scalpers. It states that the Ministry of Civil Affairs, along with seven other departments, jointly issued measures to support professional medical escort agencies and standardize elderly care services. Additionally, a group standard for health escort services has been released since 2025. The article calls for strengthened multi-agency coordination among health, public security, and market regulators to crack down on scalpers posing as escorts. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: In Shandong's Zhaoyuan city, the village of Xishan Wangjia launched a "warm heart porridge" project in 2023, providing free millet porridge daily to residents aged 70 and above. The initiative is sustainably funded by the village's local millet industry, covering an annual cost of 20,000 yuan, and is supported by 28 elderly volunteers who prepare and distribute the porridge. The "health and happiness station" also offers rest facilities, transforming into a social gathering spot for the elderly. The project represents a low-cost, locally driven approach to addressing rural elderly care challenges, particularly for those living alone. No mention of U.S. relations or official figures appears in the report.
Summary: A sericulture science popularization team from Shanxi Agricultural University's Sericulture Research Institute visited Nancheng School in Yuncheng, Shanxi, delivering a lesson on silk culture to 148 fifth graders. Over ten agronomists explained the history of sericulture, from ancient legends to the Silk Road and modern agricultural transformation. Students then participated in hands-on activities such as traditional silk reeling and cocoon crafting. Student Zhu Jingge expressed pride in China's historical culture, while teacher Yang Xinjie highlighted the educational value of the experience. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Cao Hengwu, deputy director of the flood and typhoon division at Hainan's Emergency Management Department, issued safety guidelines for Typhoon Bavi, which was forecast to hit coastal areas including Fujian and Zhejiang. He urged residents to monitor warnings, avoid unnecessary outdoor activities, and prepare supplies before the typhoon. During the storm, he warned against complacency during the calm of the typhoon’s eye and the subsequent "return wind" resurgence. After the typhoon, Cao stressed that risks like secondary disasters persist, advising evacuees not to return until authorities confirm safety. He also emphasized inspecting homes for structural damage, gas leaks, and spoiled food before re-entry, and to coordinate with disinfection efforts.
Summary: On July 8, the Ministry of Civil Affairs issued a directive outlining a three-tiered elderly care service network at the county, township, and village levels. The guidance specifies the setup, functions, and operational mechanisms for each tier, aiming to integrate resources and better meet the diverse needs of the elderly. The county-level platform is tasked with coordination, emergency response, and data aggregation; township centers focus on professional care and service referrals; and village facilities provide daycare, home-based services, and meals. The Ministry set targets for the network to be basically completed by 2029 and more robust by 2035. No mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China's National Health Commission has issued a notice on a new initiative (2026–2030) to promote rational medication use among the elderly, aiming to improve pharmacy services and public awareness during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. The plan includes extensive education on medication for common geriatric diseases, distinguishing between medicines and supplements, and recognizing adverse drug reactions. It encourages hospitals at level two and above to establish pharmacy clinics for elderly patients, offering medication assessments and counseling. The initiative also calls for training geriatric medicine professionals and clinical pharmacists to enhance grassroots service capacity, alongside community-based公益活动 to address polypharmacy and counterfeit health product claims. No U.S.-China relations or official statements were referenced in the article.
Summary: The State Administration for Market Regulation has released a draft regulation, "Compliance Requirements for Eyeglass Fitting Operators' Metrological Behavior," open for public comment from July 3 to August 3. The draft sets clear standards for metrological management in the eyeglass fitting industry, including equipment requirements, procurement, and mandatory calibration of instruments like phoropters and lensometers. It mandates that basic stores must have core devices, while specialized stores need additional equipment such as keratometers. Operators must purchase certified measurement instruments and retain procurement records for the equipment's lifespan. The regulation aims to standardize industry practices and protect consumers' vision health.
Summary: Volunteers from the Suzhou Industrial Park-based "Yingchunhua Love Union" conducted a summer interest class at a primary school in Henan’s Shangqiu, providing activities for left-behind children. The program included a humanoid robot dance demonstration. No Chinese officials or references to the United States were mentioned in the report.
Summary: A train conductor named Zha Riga of the China Railway Hohhot Group rescued a two-year-old child who had fallen into the narrow gap between the train and the platform at Hohhot East Station on July 4. Without hesitation, he jumped down, maneuvered through the tight space, and lifted the child to waiting parents and station staff. After the rescue, he checked the child for injuries and calmed the distraught parents. Zha stated he did not have time to think and only focused on saving the child. The railway department reminded parents to supervise children closely near platform gaps to prevent such accidents.
Summary: A month-long online recruitment drive by over 5,000 Chinese internet companies has opened more than 200,000 jobs, targeting young job seekers including college graduates. JD.com offered 25,000 positions, while Meituan held campus events and recruited for AI-related roles. Tencent launched 2026 intern recruitment with mentorship and pathways to full-time employment. iFlytek opened global campus recruitment with 60% technical roles and a special program for AI research talent.
Summary: The Beijing Municipal Leading Group for Employment Promotion and Labor Protection has issued a set of 22 specific measures across six areas to boost high-quality and full employment for the city's rural labor force. The policies aim to expand job opportunities in agriculture, rural tourism, and urban renewal projects, while also maintaining at least 30,000 rural workers in green jobs such as forest economy positions. A key focus is on supporting enterprises—including state-owned and small-to-medium businesses—to stabilize and increase hiring, alongside creating flexible, low-skill "doorstep" jobs and ensuring at least 10,000 rural people with employment difficulties are placed in public welfare posts annually. The plan also calls for improving public employment services in rural areas, including building a "15-minute employment service circle" and introducing market-based human resources agencies via government procurement. No mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article announces a joint design collaboration between Seres Auto and Huawei, accompanied by a disclaimer that vehicle images may differ from the final production model. No political figures, statements, or U.S.-China relations are discussed.
Summary: The article reports on the 2026 World Cup knockout stage, where six European teams, one South American (Argentina), and one African (Morocco) advanced to the quarterfinals, highlighting Europe's continued dominance in global football. It notes the decline of South American teams, exemplified by Brazil's loss to Norway, and attributes this to their adoption of European-style training that diminishes creative flair. Controversies include FIFA's decision to suspend a red card for US forward Balogun, drawing protests from Belgium and UEFA, and disputed VAR calls in Argentina's win over Egypt, prompting an Egyptian FA complaint. The article also marks the end of Cristiano Ronaldo's sixth World Cup after Portugal's defeat to Spain, and Neymar's failure to lead Brazil to the title. No mention of Chinese politics or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The National Sports Administration and the China Consumer Association jointly issued consumer advisories amid the World Cup and other sports events, warning against impulsive purchases driven by marketing hype such as themed blind boxes, limited-edition merchandise, and prize contests. Consumers were urged to avoid following trends, recognize short-term speculation and value inflation, and resist irrational spending. The advisories also cautioned participants to scrutinize contest rules, winning odds, and refund policies, distinguishing between consumption and investment while avoiding false claims of "high probability" or "value preservation." In the event of disputes involving false advertising or poor after-sales service, consumers were advised to first negotiate with sellers and, if unsuccessful, to file complaints via the national 315 platform. No mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 2026 National Ski Mountaineering Fitness Open and Cross-Discipline Talent Selection concluded on July 7 in Shenyang, Liaoning, with 194 athletes competing in various events. After four days, 30 winners were selected across adult, U18, and U16 categories. The selection process also included athletes from track, cross-country running, and cycling. Twenty participants will be chosen for the national ski mountaineering team. No U.S. officials or bilateral relations were mentioned.
Summary: The 8th Cross-Strait Basketball Invitational, held in Chenzhou, Hunan, brought together 24 high school teams and over 400 youths from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, with a record eight teams from Taiwan participating. The event was guided by the Hunan Provincial Taiwan Affairs Office and hosted by the Chenzhou City Taiwan Affairs Office. In addition to the competition, the organizers arranged a cultural experience tour of Hunan, including visits to local scenic spots, museums, and Taiwanese-invested enterprises, to deepen Taiwanese youths' understanding of the region.
Summary: The 8th Heilongjiang Provincial Tourism Development Conference was held in Jixi City from July 8-9, focusing on high-quality cultural and tourism development under the theme of "Integration, Innovation, and Opportunities." Jixi, a border city near Russia known as the "Capital of Graphite in China," is using the event to activate its cultural and tourism resources and present itself as a distinctive border tourism destination. The conference featured promotional activities, immersive experiences, and public benefit programs to showcase Heilongjiang's ecological beauty, industrial heritage, and local cuisine. The article does not report on specific statements or actions by Chinese officials, nor does it mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article features statements from seven Chinese state-owned enterprise and private sector leaders on brand building, each emphasizing the integration of corporate values with national strategy. Cao Dewang of Fuyao Group stressed that brands require integrity, product excellence, quality, and cultural refinement, not just money. Leaders from China Huaneng, CNNC, China Mobile, China Minmetals, Sinochem, and China Agricultural Development Group each highlighted how their companies align branding with serving national goals such as energy security, technological self-reliance, and agricultural modernization. Several noted their firms' relocation or investment in Xiong'an New Area as part of central government directives. No mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article features statements from Chinese provincial officials and corporate leaders on brand-building strategies. Heilongjiang's Song Guozhong highlighted the region's forest food brands, while Anhui's Guo Peng emphasized media-driven storytelling for "科创安徽." Yunnan's Fan Tao promoted green energy, cross-border trade advantages, and the "有一种叫云南的机遇" brand, and Lijiang's Wu Xuerong focused on cultural tourism. Corporate executives from Xifeng, Dongfeng, Midea, and Yili also outlined their brand approaches. No mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Mexico City has used the 2026 World Cup as a catalyst to enhance public viewing spaces, digital services, and urban infrastructure, with Mayor Clara Brugada emphasizing sustainable development and community benefits. The city deployed an AI chatbot named “Xoli” to assist visitors, upgraded metro and light rail systems, and renovated hundreds of soccer fields across its 16 boroughs. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on Namibia's large-scale green hydrogen project in its southern desert, with a $10 billion investment aimed at producing 2 million tons of green ammonia annually. Namibia's Green Hydrogen Commissioner James Mnyupe stated the country plans to raise about $1.7 billion for hydrogen project development, positioning Namibia as Africa's "green hydrogen hub." International support includes a $10 million loan from the African Development Bank and €1.3 billion from the EU, while Chinese firm CNCEC-7 signed a contract to build a 2.4 million ton green ammonia plant. The article highlights China's role in providing technology and equipment for Namibia's green hydrogen supply chain, leveraging a "Chinese technology + African resources + European market" model.
Summary: The International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Dominguez condemned recent attacks on commercial ships near the Strait of Hormuz, stating that around 6,000 seafarers remain stranded in the Persian Gulf due to security risks. Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen, speaking on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, declared that Greenland “is not for sale,” responding to U.S. President Trump’s renewed claim that the island should be under American control. A major network outage at Australia’s Telstra on July 8 disrupted rail, banking, and payment systems nationwide, with Prime Minister Albanese calling the incident “deeply concerning.”
Summary: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released an updated World Economic Outlook on July 8, slightly lowering its global growth forecast for 2026 to 3% while raising China’s growth projection by 0.2 percentage points to 4.6%. The IMF attributed China's upgraded outlook to strong performance in high-tech manufacturing and export growth, making it one of the few major economies to see an upward revision. The United States’ growth forecast was held unchanged at 2.3%. The IMF warned that downside risks from geopolitical tensions—particularly potential disruptions to commodity prices and supply chains—remain significant. The report also noted that global inflation is expected to rise to 4.7% this year, driven by energy and food prices.
Summary: Japanese civil society groups, including the "Kanto Japan-China Peace and Friendship Association," held a rally in Saitama on July 7 to mark the 89th anniversary of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, criticizing Prime Minister Takayuki Suga's administration for exaggerating "threats from neighboring countries" and accelerating military expansion. Yokohama City University Professor Emeritus Yabuki Susumu stated that Japan's arms buildup is misguided, arguing that setting China as a "hypothetical enemy" leaves Japan with no room for survival. Lecturer Endo Miyuki from Kanda University of International Studies noted that the Japanese government has never formally acknowledged wartime atrocities such as Unit 731 or forced "comfort women," and that history textbooks continue to whitewash aggression, including the Nanjing Massacre. Participants, including "August 15 Association" members Akiyama Hiroshi and Kato Fujio, called for Japan to deepen cooperation with Asian neighbors—especially China—and to honestly confront its wartime past as a prerequisite for normalizing relations. The rally urged Japan to uphold Article 9 of its constitution, resist "new militarism," and pursue lasting peace in East Asia.
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Summary: The article reports that in March 2025, the Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy (CAPD) submitted a proposal to the Third Session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) to safeguard the reading rights of China's visually and hearing-impaired populations, which number over 4,480,000. The proposal, drafted by CAPD member Duan Yanwen, was born from field research and collaboration with CPPCC members Zhu Qi and Lin Liying, highlighting persistent challenges such as insufficient accessible formats and a shortage of specialized talent. The relevant authorities, including the China Disabled Persons' Federation, have since adopted the recommendations, leading to the implementation of China’s first administrative regulation on national reading in February 2026 and a joint guideline in April 2026. These policies mandate accessible formats, fund specialized production, and aim to establish a comprehensive service system by 2030. Duan Yanwen framed the process as a concrete example of China’s whole-process people's democracy in action.
Summary: A proposal addressing the reading rights of China’s 85 million disabled individuals—who face barriers related to vision, hearing, speech, mobility, and cognition—was submitted to the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). It highlighted feedback from a blind reader that new tactile books and digital resources remain insufficient. The proposal prompted multiple responses and a series of practical measures aimed at removing reading obstacles for disabled people. The article frames this as an example of "whole-process people's democracy" in action, supporting the broader goal of a bookish society for all. No U.S. officials or U.S.-China relations are mentioned.
Summary: The article, authored by the vice chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and chairman of Wanxiang Group, asserts that the Private Sector Promotion Law, now implemented for one year under the 15th Five-Year Plan, has bolstered private enterprises' confidence by legally guaranteeing equal access to production factors, fair competition, and rights protection. It emphasizes that private firms must leverage this legal framework to drive innovation, particularly in core technologies, to achieve high-level self-reliance and seize the "window period" of economic transformation. The piece calls for collaborative innovation through government-enterprise-school partnerships, with innovation resources tilted toward private firms. It also stresses the importance of compliance and modern corporate governance for long-term stability. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Central Committee of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party (农工党中央) submitted a proposal on pharmaceutical safety, highlighting structural issues in drug supply, pricing, and usage, such as inconsistent retail prices and inadequate supply at primary healthcare facilities. The proposal recommends strengthening full-chain oversight, including crackdowns on "return drug" fraud and expanded use of drug traceability codes. It calls for reforming price mechanisms, setting retail markup guidelines, and optimizing pharmacy distribution to curb unfair competition. To improve drug availability, it suggests adjusting performance evaluations in public hospitals to avoid restrictions on innovative and negotiated drugs, and implementing dynamic management of shortage and essential drug lists. Additionally, it urges enhanced quality monitoring of centrally procured drugs, stronger delivery incentives for grassroots institutions, and stricter penalties for market monopolization and price gouging.
Summary: The article reports that Chongqing's Changshou District Political Consultative Committee established a "Reception Hall" to revitalize the ancient town commercial district, addressing issues of tourist retention and outdated business formats. Committee member Du Jinchuan led over 20 fellow members in proposing the integration of intangible cultural heritage and tourism, including a suggestion to leverage local writer "Huanzhu Louzhu" for a xianxia-themed IP. Another member, Yang Li, facilitated resident-driven restoration of the San Dao Guai old street after feedback gathered at the hall, resulting in a top-priority proposal personally overseen by the district party secretary. Committee Chair Shi Mingmeng stated that the hall creates a visible "one-stop" platform for grassroots consultative democracy, directly solving urgent problems. The hall has collected nearly 300 demands and resolved 28 issues including old street repairs and parking difficulties.
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Summary: Baotou police resolved a steel trading contract fraud case, recovering over 11 million yuan for victims within a month. Deputy head of the city’s Economic Investigation Detachment, Zhong Yongbo, stated that the force integrates crackdowns with service to support enterprise健康发展. The case involved three suspects who misappropriated prepayments for futures trading, according to Captain Wen Xiaoming of the Kun District team. Police implemented "three on-the-spot" procedures and a fast-track case-handling mechanism to lower corporate costs. The department also issued risk warnings and partnered with industry associations to build a full-cycle risk prevention system.
Summary: The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) recently issued the "Advertising Citation Content Enforcement Guide" to tighten rules on misleading ad claims, such as unverified "first in category" labels and hidden disclaimers. The article notes that vague regulations and low penalties have encouraged advertisers to use "word games" and third-party data selectively. It calls for clearer red lines to define false advertising and for holding third-party data providers accountable alongside advertisers. Higher legal costs are urged to deter "gaming the system" and replace it with quality-focused competition. Consumers are also advised to scrutinize claims using absolute terms like "first" or "leading."
Summary: A customer in Qingdao bought a dog online from a Shanghai pet shop for 16,000 yuan, but after receiving it found skin issues and appearance discrepancies. The shop refused a refund, citing a "no refunds" policy. The court ruled the customer had the legal right to return the pet within seven days under consumer protection law, declaring the shop's no-refund clause invalid. The judgment ordered the pet shop to refund the full amount. The presiding judge advised consumers to verify seller credentials and retain records when purchasing pets online.
Summary: The article reports that Xiuyu District in Putian, Fujian, has successfully integrated a large offshore wind project using 16.6 MW turbines, with project manager Jia Xiaogang praising the local business environment. To overcome initial resistance from fishermen over overlapping sea areas, the district deployed a tri-level mediation mechanism involving judges, prosecutors, police, and lawyers to explain legal and scientific justifications. The district has also implemented streamlined审批 processes, including a "five certificates simultaneous issuance" scheme that cut approval times to 13 days for one company. Additionally, Xiuyu has introduced "enterprise service 110" teams, a weekly tracking mechanism, and "business environment observers" to reduce bureaucratic burdens, resulting in a 46% drop in administrative inspections. A district official stated that legal certainty is used to offset market uncertainty, with the number of market entities increasing by 90,000 during the 14th Five-Year Plan period.
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Summary: At 97, conductor and Communist Party member Zheng Xiaoying recounts her 74-year journey of serving the people through music, from joining the revolution in 1948 to becoming China’s first international opera conductor. She emphasizes her lifelong commitment to making opera accessible to Chinese audiences, notably by introducing pre-performance lectures—a practice dubbed the “Zheng Xiaoying model”—and championing the performance of Western operas in Chinese. Despite three cancer diagnoses, she continues teaching and conducting, driven by the belief that she must give back what the Party and country have given her. She states that her sole aim is to ensure “high culture” reaches more people, reflecting her persistent dedication to the principle of serving the people. No U.S. or U.S.-China relations were referenced in her account.
Summary: The composer reflects on creating the symphonic chorus *Qing Man Shan He* (Love Fills the Mountains and Rivers) for the 105th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, emphasizing that genuine emotion and personal sincerity, not forced grandeur, should drive such major thematic works. He recalls growing up with revolutionary songs and aims to let the music develop naturally from a gentle opening into a broader emotional landscape. The piece underwent repeated revisions to avoid clichés and ensure authenticity. No officials or U.S.-China relations are mentioned.
Summary: The article reports on the revival of the Peking opera *Prime Minister Liu Luoguo*, originally a popular Lunar New Year production. Composer Zhu Shaoyu employed a minimalist approach, using fewer musicians to preserve the essence of traditional opera, and crafted an innovative opening with the classic tune *Xiaokaimen* played by the band seated center stage. Zhu emphasized that true innovation emerges from rootedness in tradition, integrating Shandong folk melodies into the lead character’s arias. The role of Liu Luoguo is performed by Yang Shaopeng (a Plum Blossom Award winner) in this revival, following the interpretation of veteran actor Chen Shaoyun. The article focuses solely on artistic and production details, with no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reviews the Chinese TV drama *The Wall* ("迷墙"), described as a darkly humorous allegory about breaking invisible barriers in life. The protagonist, Yu Ming, discovers unexpected wealth after smashing a wall, but his journey reveals that true liberation comes from understanding life's essence and recovering one's original intent, not from material gain. The director outlines Yu Ming's four-stage character arc—from entrapment to false breakthrough, then awakening and finally genuine breakthrough through sacrifice. The character Wen Yitong serves as a mirror of Yu Ming's conscience, emphasizing that some things are more valuable than money. The drama ends not with a fairy-tale resolution but with Yu Ming gaining the courage to move forward with family support.
Summary: The article, authored by the director of the animated film *Three Kingdoms Part 1: Fight for Luoyang*, explains that after the success of *Chang'an: 30,000 Li*, the Light Chaser Animation team decided to launch a Three Kingdoms trilogy. The film opens with the struggle for Luoyang, following a young Cao Cao and other emerging heroes as they navigate the chaos of the late Eastern Han dynasty. The director emphasizes the team’s commitment to historical authenticity, drawing inspiration from Han-era artifacts to create a credible "Eastern Han world." The film aims to introduce younger audiences to the classics by portraying the ambitions and dilemmas of legendary figures. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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■ Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has placed scientific and technological innovation in a prominent position in modernization, systematically drawn up the blueprint for building a strong nation in science and technology, deeply promoted the implementation of the innovation-driven development strategy, comprehensively deepened the reform of the science and technology system, and pushed the science and technology enterprise to achieve historic accomplishments and undergo historic changes. Our country is accelerating its transformation from a global participant and contributor in science and technology to a pioneer and leader, becoming one of the countries with the fastest rising innovation capacity.
■ The new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is profoundly changing humanity’s modes of production and life and the world’s development pattern. We must adapt to the new situation and new requirements, adopt more forceful measures, earnestly solve the problems existing in our country’s science and technology development, and fully grasp the implementation of the Party Central Committee’s various deployments concerning the science and technology enterprise.
Beijing, July 8 (People’s Daily) — The National Science and Technology Awards Conference, the 22nd Academician Conference of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) and the 18th Academician Conference of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (中国工程院), and the 11th National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology (中国科学技术协会) were grandly held in the Great Hall of the People on the morning of the 8th. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the conference, presented awards to the winners of the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award (国家最高科学技术奖) and others, and delivered an important speech. (The full text of the speech is on page 2.) He emphasized that the “15th Five-Year Plan” period is a critical and crucial phase for building a strong nation in science and technology. We must seize historical opportunities, meet the challenges of the era, accelerate the advancement of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening, stride firmly toward the goal of building a strong nation in science and technology by 2035, and solidly use scientific and technological innovation to support and lead Chinese-style modernization.
Li Qiang presided over the conference. Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, and Li Xi attended the conference. Ding Xuexiang read the award decision.
At 10:30 a.m., the conference began. The entire audience stood up and sang the national anthem.
Ding Xuexiang read the “Decision of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on the 2025 National Science and Technology Awards” (the full text of the decision is separately issued).
With the ceremonial fanfare sounding, Xi Jinping first presented medals and certificates to Chen Liquan (陈立泉), academician of the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院物理研究所), and Ben De (贲德), academician of the 14th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (中国电子科技集团第十四研究所), who won the 2025 State Preeminent Science and Technology Award, warmly shaking hands with them to express congratulations. Subsequently, Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders, together with the two top award winners, presented certificates to representatives who won the National Natural Science Award (国家自然科学奖), the National Technological Invention Award (国家技术发明奖), the National Science and Technology Progress Award (国家科学技术进步奖), and the People’s Republic of China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award (中华人民共和国国际科学技术合作奖).
Amid warm applause, Xi Jinping delivered an important speech. He pointed out that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has placed scientific and technological innovation in a prominent position in modernization, systematically drawn up the blueprint for building a strong nation in science and technology, deeply promoted the implementation of the innovation-driven development strategy, comprehensively deepened the reform of the science and technology system, and pushed the science and technology enterprise to achieve historic accomplishments and undergo historic changes. Our country is accelerating its transformation from a global participant and contributor in science and technology to a pioneer and leader, becoming one of the countries with the fastest rising innovation capacity.
Xi Jinping emphasized that the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is profoundly changing humanity’s modes of production and life and the world’s development pattern. We must adapt to the new situation and new requirements, adopt more forceful measures, earnestly solve the problems existing in our country’s science and technology development, and fully grasp the implementation of the Party Central Committee’s various deployments concerning the science and technology enterprise.
Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to enhance the systematic tackling capability of scientific and technological innovation and improve the overall efficacy of the national innovation system. Adhere to the strategic orientation of the Four Orientations (四个面向 - sì gè miàn xiàng, "four orientations," i.e., facing the world’s scientific frontiers, facing the main economic battlefield, facing the major national needs, and facing the people’s life and health), further strengthen coordination in scientific and technological strategic planning, policy measures, major tasks, research forces, resource platforms, and regional innovation. Improve the deployment and organization implementation mechanism for major national scientific and technological innovation tasks, and strengthen the autonomous guarantee of basic research conditions. Optimize the functional positioning and layout of national strategic scientific and technological forces, and promote task collaboration, resource sharing, and complementary advantages. Strengthen the overall guidance of scientific and technological work at all levels, forming institutional arrangements for central-local coordination and regional linkage.
Xi Jinping emphasized that it is necessary to promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation with industrial innovation, and open up the channel for accelerating the transformation of science and technology into actual productive forces. Scientific and technological innovation should highlight the application orientation, and industrial innovation should raise scientific questions. Strengthen the construction of the national technology transfer system, create diversified application scenarios and high-level industrial clusters, and promote the popularization, application, and iterative upgrading of independently developed technological products. Improve the intellectual property protection system. Build a science and technology financial system that is compatible with scientific and technological innovation.
Xi Jinping pointed out that the future of science lies in the youth. It is necessary to optimize the collaborative mechanism between science and education for talent cultivation, and vigorously cultivate outstanding young scientific and technological talents. Increase support for research personnel, help solve practical difficulties, so that they can concentrate on research, settle down, feel at ease, and be dedicated to their work. Pay attention to discovering and cultivating the interests, specialties, scientific literacy, and experimental abilities of young people, and attract more young people with research potential to resolve to devote themselves to the science and technology enterprise.
Xi Jinping emphasized that it is necessary to improve the efficiency of investment in scientific and technological innovation, achieving the unity of increased investment scale and improved efficiency. Improve the mechanism for the allocation, management, and use of central government science and technology funds, and perfect the central-local joint investment mechanism for major science and technology tasks. Improve the management of science and technology plans, and strengthen the supervision, inspection, and performance evaluation of science and technology projects. Guide enterprises to increase R&D investment, and mobilize more social forces to support scientific and technological innovation.
Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to deepen the reform of science and technology evaluation, and make good use of the baton of science and technology evaluation. Project review, institution assessment, and talent evaluation must all strengthen the orientation toward innovation capability, quality, effectiveness, and contribution. Accelerate the breaking of the “four onlys” (破四唯 - pò sì wéi, "break the four onlys," i.e., the practice of judging scientific work only by papers, only by titles, only by academic degrees, and only by awards), and continuously deepen the governance of “hats” in the science and education circles. Vigorously promote the spirit of scientists, strengthen the construction of research integrity, and create a 风清气正 (fēng qīng qì zhèng - "wind clear, air upright," meaning a clean and righteous atmosphere) research ecology.
Xi Jinping emphasized that it is necessary to strengthen the governance of science and technology ethics and security, and promote science and technology to be upward and good, safe and controllable, and beneficial to the people. Improve policies, systems, laws, regulations, and governance norms, and perfect the institutional mechanisms of multi-party participation and collaborative co-governance. Clarify ethical standards and guidelines in key areas, strengthen the assessment, monitoring, early warning, and emergency response for science and technology security risks. Deeply participate in global science and technology governance, and widely publicize China’s propositions and China’s solutions.
Xi Jinping pointed out that promoting the 欣欣向荣 (xīn xīn xiàng róng - "thriving and flourishing," prosperous and vigorous) development of our country’s science and technology enterprise requires the joint efforts of the entire Party and the whole society. Party committees and governments at all levels must place science and technology work on important agendas, establish and practice a correct view of performance, genuinely grasp and implement, 久久为功 (jiǔ jiǔ wéi gōng - "persist for a long time to achieve success," work persistently to achieve results), and continuously achieve new results. The Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering must unite the national science and technology community to grasp the direction of the new round of technological revolution and bravely scale the world’s scientific peaks. The China Association for Science and Technology must persist in exploration and innovation, and do its utmost to serve science and technology workers, serve innovation-driven development, serve the improvement of the scientific literacy of the entire people, and serve the scientific decision-making of the Party and government.
Xi Jinping expressed that he hopes the academicians of the two academies cherish their honors and make unremitting efforts, playing a demonstrative and leading role in pioneering the frontiers of science and technology, undertaking major tasks, cultivating young talents, and practicing the spirit of scientists. He hopes that the vast number of science and technology workers will carry forward the fine tradition of serving the country and benefiting the people, and make new contributions to building a strong nation in science and technology.
Li Qiang pointed out when presiding over the conference that General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech fully affirmed the major achievements made in our country’s science and technology enterprise in recent years, deeply analyzed the new situation faced by science and technology development, and put forward clear requirements for further enhancing the sense of responsibility, urgency, and mission, and fully grasping the implementation of the Party Central Committee’s various deployments concerning the science and technology enterprise during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period. General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech is 高屋建瓴 (gāo wū jiàn líng - "pour water from a high roof," having a high and commanding perspective with strategic insight), profound in thought, and rich in content, with strong political, strategic, and guiding significance, pointing out the direction forward and providing fundamental guidance for doing a good job in science and technology work in the new era. We must deeply study and comprehend, resolutely implement, and effectively unify our thoughts and actions with the Party Central Committee’s decisions and deployments, further strengthen our determination and confidence in doing a good job in science and technology work, and make new and greater contributions to the comprehensive promotion of the construction of a strong nation and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese-style modernization.
At the conference, Chen Liquan and Ben De spoke on behalf of all the award winners.
Before the conference, Xi Jinping and other leading comrades cordially met with the representatives of the winners of the National Science and Technology Awards and took group photos with them.
Some members of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, secretaries of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and relevant leading comrades from the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the State Council, the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and the Central Military Commission attended the conference.
Approximately 4,300 people attended the conference, including leading comrades in charge of relevant departments of the central Party, government, military, and mass organizations; members of the Central Science and Technology Commission; members of the National Science and Technology Awards Commission; relevant leading comrades from provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, cities specially designated in the state plan, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps; representatives of the winners of the National Science and Technology Awards; academicians of the two academies and some foreign academicians; and representatives of the 11th National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology.
The 2025 National Science and Technology Awards selected a total of 258 projects and 11 science and technology experts. Among them, 2 persons won the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award; 51 items won the National Natural Science Award, including 3 first prizes and 48 second prizes; 58 items won the National Technological Invention Award, including 3 first prizes and 55 second prizes; 149 items won the National Science and Technology Progress Award, including 3 special prizes, 13 first prizes, and 133 second prizes; and 9 foreign experts were awarded the People’s Republic of China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award.
Return to TopThis newspaper, Beijing, July 8 (Reporter Meng Xiangfu (孟祥夫)). The Study Reader of Xi Jinping's Important Discourses on Grassroots Work Methods (《习近平关于基层工作方法的重要论述学习读本》), compiled by the Central Organization Department (中央组织部), has recently been published by the Party Building Books Publishing House (党建读物出版社) and distributed nationwide.
General Secretary Xi Jinping is a leader of a major party and a major country who grew up from the grassroots and the masses. He has always been full of deep affection for the people and has a profound insight into the laws of grassroots work. Whether during his time working in local areas or after coming to work at the central level, Comrade Xi Jinping has always valued grassroots, cared about grassroots, gone deep into grassroots, and supported grassroots. He has persisted in making grasping the grassroots and laying a solid foundation a long-term plan and a fundamental strategy, and has explored and formed a series of grassroots work methods rich in theoretical significance and practical value. The series of important discourses Comrade Xi Jinping has published on grassroots work methods are high-minded, rich in connotation, and profound in thought. They scientifically answer major theoretical and practical questions such as what grassroots are, how to go deep into grassroots, and how to serve grassroots, deepen the understanding of the laws of grassroots work, and point the direction and provide important guidance for doing grassroots work well on the new journey of the new era. The publication and distribution of the Study Reader of Xi Jinping's Important Discourses on Grassroots Work Methods is of great significance for helping Party organizations at all levels and Party members and cadres systematically study and master Comrade Xi Jinping's important discourses on grassroots work methods, deeply comprehend the great significance, fundamental requirements, scientific concepts, effective methods, and fundamental guarantees of doing grassroots work well, better understand grassroots, go deep into grassroots, and serve grassroots, strive to consolidate the Party's ruling foundation, and tamp down the grassroots foundation of Chinese-style modernization.
Recently, the Central Party Building Work Leading Group (中央党的建设工作领导小组) issued a notice, requiring Party organizations at all levels to take the Excerpts of Xi Jinping's Discourses on Grassroots Work Methods (《习近平关于基层工作方法论述摘编》) and the Study Reader of Xi Jinping's Important Discourses on Grassroots Work Methods as important learning content for study and education on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, to combine them with in-depth study and implementation of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, to combine them with in-depth study and implementation of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the conference celebrating the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, to organize the majority of Party members and cadres to carefully study, learn and exchange, to persist in combining learning with application, to continuously enhance the ability of grassroots work, and to strive to create a new situation of grassroots work on the new journey of the new era.
Return to TopChinese-style modernization requires the support of scientific and technological modernization. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has persistently placed scientific and technological innovation at the core of the nation’s overall development, comprehensively advanced the strategic deployment for building a powerful nation in science and technology, continuously deepened the reform of the science and technology system, accelerated the realization of high-level self-reliance and self-strengthening in science and technology, and propelled China’s scientific and technological strength to a new level. The vast number of scientific and technological workers have forged ahead with determination, adhered to independent innovation, bravely scaled the heights of science and technology, and achieved a batch of major landmark results, laying a more solid scientific and technological foundation for comprehensively building a great modern socialist country.
To fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly carry out the guiding principles of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the plenary sessions of the 20th Central Committee, implement the guiding principles of the National Conference on Science and Technology, and deeply execute the strategy of invigorating China through science and education, the strategy of strengthening the nation through talent, and the innovation-driven development strategy, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council have decided to award prizes to scientific and technical personnel and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to China’s scientific and technological progress, economic and social development, and the modernization of national defense.
In accordance with the provisions of the Regulations on National Merit and Honor Commendations and the Regulations on National Science and Technology Awards, following review by the National Science and Technology Award Review Committee, approval by the National Science and Technology Awards Commission, and verification by the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council have approved and, upon submission for signature by President Xi Jinping, conferred the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award to Academician Chen Liquan (陈立泉) and Academician Ben De (贲德); the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council have approved the conferral of: one First Prize of the State Natural Science Award to three scientific and technological achievements including “Single-Atom Catalysis”（单原子催化）, the Second Prize of the State Natural Science Award to 48 scientific and technological achievements including “Computation of Homotopy Groups and Classification of Differential Structures on Spheres” （同伦群的计算与球面微分结构的分类）, the First Prize of the State Technological Invention Award to three scientific and technological achievements including “Extraordinary Modulation Technology and Scientific Experiment Systems for High-Temperature Metal Materials under Extreme Space Conditions” （空间极端条件下高温金属材料超常调制技术与科学实验系统）, the Second Prize of the State Technological Invention Award to 55 scientific and technological achievements including “Robotics Technology and Equipment for High-End Manufacturing” （面向高端制造的机器人技术与装备）, the Special Prize of the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award to three scientific and technological achievements including the “Fendouzhe Full-Ocean-Depth Manned Submersible” （奋斗者号全海深载人潜水器）, the First Prize of the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award to 13 scientific and technological achievements including “Chinese-Series Breeding Pig Technology and Core Germplasm Creation and Application” （华系种猪育种技术与核心种源创制及应用）, the Second Prize of the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award to 133 scientific and technological achievements including “Key Technologies for the China-Laos Railway Project” （中老铁路工程关键技术）, and the People’s Republic of China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award to nine foreign experts including Professor Autem Organov （奥特姆·奥甘诺夫）.
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China calls upon scientific and technical workers nationwide to learn from the winners of the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award and all award recipients, to unite more closely around the Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, to deeply comprehend the decisive significance of the “Two Establishments” （两个确立）, to strengthen the “Four Consciousnesses” （四个意识）, to fortify the “Four Confidences” （四个自信）, to achieve the “Two Upholds” （两个维护）, to anchor the goal of building a powerful nation in science and technology, to adhere to the “Four Orientations” （四个面向）, to vigorously promote the spirit of scientists, to seize the historic opportunity of the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, to comprehensively enhance independent innovation capabilities, to capture the commanding heights of scientific and technological development, to promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, to continuously foster new quality productive forces, to lead high-quality development with scientific and technological innovation and ensure high-level security, and to make new and greater contributions to comprehensively advancing the building of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese-style modernization.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 8)
Return to TopBeijing, July 8 (People's Daily) — The second plenary session of the 11th National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology (中国科学技术协会) was held at the Great Hall of the People on the 8th. Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Central Secretariat, attended the meeting to offer congratulations and delivered an address titled 奋力跑好科技强国建设接力赛“关键一棒” (fèn lì pǎo hǎo kē jì qiáng guó jiàn shè jiē lì sài “guān jiàn yī bàng” - “Strive to Run the ‘Critical Baton’ in the Relay Race of Building a Technologically Strong Nation”). (Full text of the address on page 2)
In his address, Cai Qi said that the important speeches delivered by General Secretary Xi Jinping at the National Science and Technology Awards Conference, the Joint Conference of the Two Academies (Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering), and the 11th National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology have further pointed the direction and provided important guidance for scientific and technological work and the work of the association on the new journey of the new era. We must deeply study and comprehend them and earnestly implement them.
Cai Qi stated that since the 20th National Congress of the Party, the broad contingent of scientific and technological workers, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, have 踔厉奋发 (chuō lì fèn fā - “stride vigorously and rouse oneself to action”) and 笃行不怠 (dǔ xíng bù dài - “earnest practice without slackening”), achieving innovation results that have attracted worldwide attention, deserving to be called the outstanding contingent fully trusted by the Party and the state and the backbone force in building a technologically strong nation. Since the 10th National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology, association organizations at all levels have taken Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as their guide, fully implemented General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important discussions on scientific and technological innovation and the work of the association, upheld the comprehensive leadership of the Party, upheld centering on the Party’s central tasks, upheld enhancing openness, trust, and cooperation in the international scientific and technological community, upheld carrying out work in accordance with laws and regulations, and continuously enhanced the vitality of science and technology mass organizations through 守正创新 (shǒu zhèng chuàng xīn - “uphold fundamental principles and break new ground”), deserving to be called the bridge and bond connecting the Party with the broad contingent of scientific and technological workers and an important force in promoting high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening.
Cai Zhi pointed out that the 15th Five-Year Plan (十五五) period is a critical period for our country to lay a solid foundation and exert full effort in basically achieving socialist modernization, and it is also an important stage for 攻坚克难 (gōng jiān kè nán - “assault fortified positions and overcome difficulties”) and 闯关夺隘 (chuǎng guān duó ài - “forge passes and seize defiles,” surmounting obstacles) in building a technologically strong nation. It is hoped that the broad contingent of scientific and technological workers will firmly establish the ambition to serve the country through science and technology, bravely undertake the mission of self-reliance and self-strengthening, lead social and civilized trends, promote open cooperation in science and technology, carry forward the fine tradition of our country’s scientific and technological community in serving the country and benefiting the people, adhere to the path of independent innovation with Chinese characteristics, run the critical baton (关键一棒) on the journey of accelerating the building of a technologically strong nation, and write a new chapter worthy of the time. Association organizations at all levels should highlight ideological and political guidance, unite, gather, and serve, and solidify the common ideological foundation of unity and progress in the scientific and technological community; highlight centering on the central task and serving the overall situation, and mobilize the broad contingent of scientific and technological workers to make contributions during the 15th Five-Year Plan period and forge ahead on the new journey; highlight deepening reform and consolidating the grassroots, and expand tangible coverage of organizations in emerging fields and effective coverage of work; highlight Party building guidance and strict governance of the association, strengthen governance of work style and academic atmosphere, and build a good home for scientific and technological workers. Party committees and governments at all levels should further strengthen and improve leadership over the work of the association, and provide strong support for the association to carry out its work.
Minister of Science and Technology Yin Hejun and First Secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League A Dong delivered addresses on behalf of the scientific and technological community and the people's organizations, respectively.
Wan Gang, Chairman of the 10th National Committee of the China Association for Science and Technology and Executive Chairman of the Congress Presidium, presided over the meeting and delivered a work report on behalf of the 10th National Committee.
Shi Taifeng, Li Ganjie, Li Shulei, Chen Wenqing, Liu Jinguo, Wang Xiaohong, Zhang Shengmin, Tie Ning, Wu Zhenglong, Wang Guangqian, and Zhu Yongxin attended the meeting.
Responsible comrades of relevant departments of the central Party, government, military, and mass organizations, as well as representatives of the 11th National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology, attended the meeting.
Return to TopBEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) — Ding Xuexiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, met with the foreign experts who received the 2025 International Science and Technology Cooperation Award of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国国际科学技术合作奖) and presented them with medals at the Great Hall of the People on the morning of July 8.
Ding Xuexiang, on behalf of the Chinese government, extended warm congratulations to the award-winning experts, thanked them for their important contributions to China's scientific and technological progress and innovative development, and expressed the hope that they would deepen exchanges and cooperation with Chinese scientists, jointly tackle scientific and technological challenges, and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. After the award ceremony, Ding Xuexiang posed for a group photo with the award-winning experts.
Nine foreign experts received the 2025 International Science and Technology Cooperation Award. Since the award was formally presented in 1995, a total of 155 foreign experts, three international organizations, and one foreign organization have received this honor.
Return to TopBy: 习近平
Fellow academicians, comrades, and friends:
Today, the National Science and Technology Awards Conference, the Conference of Academicians of the Two Academies, and the Eleventh National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology open with solemnity. This is a grand gathering on science and technology convened in the opening year of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. First, on behalf of the Party Central Committee, I extend heartfelt congratulations to the collectives and individuals who have won the 2025 National Science and Technology Awards! I extend sincere greetings to the academicians of the Two Academies and to the vast number of science and technology workers across the country! I extend a warm welcome to the foreign academicians attending the conference and to friends from the international scientific community!
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has placed scientific and technological innovation in a prominent position in modernization construction, systematically drawn the blueprint for building a strong country in science and technology, deeply promoted the implementation of the innovation-driven development strategy, comprehensively deepened the reform of the science and technology system, and propelled the science and technology enterprise to achieve historic achievements and undergo historic transformations. Our country is accelerating its transformation from a global participant and contributor in science and technology to a pioneer and leader, becoming one of the countries with the fastest rising innovation capability.
After the National Science and Technology Conference in June 2024, our country's science and technology enterprise has again achieved a series of new accomplishments. For example, in fields such as artificial intelligence, quantum science and technology, life sciences, and material sciences, major original achievements continue to emerge; "Chang'e-6" achieved humanity's first return of samples from the far side of the moon; scientific research and industrial development in areas such as intelligent robots and unmanned aerial vehicles have seen highlights aplenty; innovative drugs have achieved a leap from imitation and follow-on development to pioneering creation; the area of independently bred and selected crop varieties exceeds 95%, and so on. These achievements reflect that our country's scientific and technological progress is changing with each passing day (rì xīn yuè yì - "daily renewal, monthly change," rapid progress), which is encouraging and proud!
At the same time, it must be clearly recognized that in our country's scientific and technological development, there still exist problems such as insufficient original innovation capability in some areas, a less than reasonable structure of the talent team, and not high efficiency of science and technology investment. In terms of ideological understanding, institutional mechanisms, and other aspects of scientific and technological work, there are also some blockages and choke points. We must attach great importance to these and adopt more forceful measures to resolve them.
Fellow academicians, comrades, and friends!
Scientific and technological innovation is an inexhaustible driving force for the progress of human civilization. A new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is profoundly changing the way humans produce and live and the world's development pattern. Scientific and technological strength and innovation capability are increasingly becoming the core competitiveness of a country. Currently, artificial intelligence is burgeoning, with data, computing power, algorithms, etc., as key elements, based on theoretical breakthroughs and interdisciplinary intersections of neuroscience, cognitive science, computational science, mathematics, etc., and marked by group breakthroughs and widespread penetration and empowerment of intelligent frontier technologies, presenting notable features such as data-driven, interconnection of all things, human-machine collaboration, and cross-border integration. The situation urges us on, and also compels us. We must seize the historical opportunity, meet the challenges of the era, accelerate the promotion of high-level self-reliance and self-strengthening in science and technology, march steadily towards the goal of building a strong country in science and technology by 2035, and solidly support and lead Chinese-style modernization with scientific and technological innovation.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a critical period of assault for building a strong country in science and technology. We must make every effort to grasp the implementation of the Party Central Committee's various deployments concerning the science and technology enterprise. Here, I emphasize six points.
First, enhance the ability for systematic tackling of key problems in scientific and technological innovation. Scientific and technological innovation involves many fields, entities, and elements; it is a vast system. In recent years, we have leveraged the advantages of the new nationwide system for mobilizing resources (新型举国体制), integrated resources and forces, and accumulated much experience in systematic tackling of key problems. We must adhere to the strategic orientation of the "four orientations" (四个面向), further strengthen coordination in aspects such as science and technology strategic planning, policy measures, major tasks, scientific research forces, resource platforms, and regional innovation, improve the degree of organization in tackling key scientific and technological problems, and enhance the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system.
In advancing scientific research tasks, the focus is on improving the deployment and organization implementation mechanism for major national scientific and technological innovation tasks, concentrating on frontier fields such as artificial intelligence, quantum science and technology, and life sciences, key areas such as integrated circuits and advanced manufacturing, and strategic fields such as deep sea, deep space, and deep earth, deploying major projects and major programs in an integrated manner, and coordinately advancing original innovation and tackling of key core technologies. We must make forward-looking arrangements for constructing major scientific and technological infrastructure, strengthen independent support for basic conditions such as high-end scientific research instruments, scientific data, and scientific journals, and promote artificial intelligence empowering scientific research.
In building scientific and technological forces, the focus is on optimizing the functional positioning and layout of the national strategic scientific and technological forces, promoting task coordination, resource sharing, and complementary advantages, so that they can better undertake national strategic missions and produce more major strategic achievements. We must support the cooperation of national strategic scientific and technological forces with other scientific and technological forces in tackling key problems, coordinate the allocation of scientific research tasks, platform bases, and key talents, and form a systematic tackling pattern covering basic research, applied development, and achievement transformation.
In linking scientific and technological innovation, the focus is on strengthening the coordinated guidance of scientific and technological work at various levels, forming institutional arrangements for central-local coordination and regional linkage, coordinately constructing international science and technology innovation centers and regional science and technology innovation centers, and strengthening regional collaborative innovation. Different regions have different conditions; they must explore innovation and development paths according to local conditions, establish comparative advantages, and create characteristic innovation highlands. They must not blindly follow trends and chase hot spots, engaging in "involution-type" (内卷式) competition and homogeneous development.
Second, promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation with industrial innovation. This is the key to leading the development of new quality productive forces through high-level self-reliance and self-strengthening in science and technology. We must highlight the supply of scientific and technological innovation and the traction of industrial demand, promote the integrated innovation of industry, academia, and research, and open up the channel for accelerating the transformation of science and technology into actual productive forces. Scientific and technological innovation must highlight an application orientation, support universities and research institutes in cooperating with enterprises to carry out scientific research tackling of key problems and talent cultivation, and empower industrial innovation with high-quality scientific and technological supply. Industrial innovation must raise scientific questions, strengthen the principal position of enterprises in innovation, support enterprises in jointly building platforms and overcoming difficulties with universities and research institutes, and drive scientific and technological innovation with the demand for high-end, green, and intelligent industries.
The low conversion rate of scientific and technological achievements has always been a prominent problem we face. We must strengthen the construction of the national technology transfer system, arrange and establish a batch of concept verification centers and pilot-scale platforms, and break the bottlenecks restricting the transformation of early-stage scientific and technological achievements. Create diverse application scenarios and high-level industrial clusters, comprehensively use fiscal, monetary, scientific, technological, and industrial policies to promote the application, promotion, and iterative upgrading of independently developed technological products. We must improve the intellectual property protection system, break the barriers to the flow of innovation elements among universities, research institutes, and enterprises. We must build a science and technology financial system that is compatible with scientific and technological innovation, promote the healthy and stable development of the venture capital market, smooth the financing channels for enterprises, and guide financial capital to invest in early stages, small projects, long-term undertakings, and hard-core technologies.
Third, vigorously cultivate outstanding young scientific and technological talents. The future of science lies in youth. We are pleased to see that more and more young scientific and technological talents are standing out and bravely shouldering heavy burdens. The construction of a young scientific and technological talent team must be treated as a strategic project, comprehensively doing a good job in cultivation, introduction, and utilization.
Integrating the development of education, science and technology, and talent is a successful experience we have explored and summarized in practice. We must optimize the mechanism for the collaborative education of science and education, adhere to cultivating while using, using while cultivating, and focus on discovering and cultivating more outstanding young scientific and technological talents at the front line of scientific research. Increase the intensity of stable support for the early career and long cycle of scientific researchers, improve systems such as science and technology awards and income distribution, help solve practical difficulties, and allow them to devote themselves to research with peace of mind, settle down, and feel secure in their careers. We must seize the window period of global talent mobility and actively introduce outstanding young talents and teams from overseas. We must pay attention to discovering and cultivating the interests, specialties, scientific literacy, and experimental abilities of young people, and attract more young people with scientific research potential to aspire to devote themselves to the scientific and technological enterprise. The growth of young scientific and technological talents cannot be separated from the support and encouragement of senior scientists. Academicians of the Two Academies must take the lead in being willing to serve as ladders, reward and assist the younger generation, and do a good job of passing on experiences, providing assistance, and leading by example with heart and soul.
Fourth, improve the efficiency of scientific and technological innovation investment. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, our country's total social R&D expenditure maintained an average annual growth of 10%, and the investment intensity reached 2.8% in 2025, for the first time exceeding the average level of OECD countries. This is truly not easy and fully reflects the firm determination of the Party and the state to develop the science and technology enterprise. At the same time, in practical work, problems such as waste of scientific research funds and inefficient duplication of science and technology investment also exist to varying degrees. Departments at all levels and relevant parties must improve institutional mechanisms, improve management methods, ensure that real gold and silver are both invested in place and, more importantly, used well, and achieve the unity of increased investment scale and improved efficiency.
Fiscal funds play a role as a weather vane in science and technology investment. We must improve the allocation and management use mechanism of central government science and technology funds, with emphasis tilted towards strategic and key areas; improve the mechanism for central and local investment sharing for major scientific and technological tasks, rationally allocate central and local fiscal funds, and guide localities to increase R&D investment focused on national strategic needs. We must improve the management of science and technology plans, strengthen supervision, inspection, and performance evaluation of science and technology projects, and seriously investigate and punish corrupt practices such as seeking rent-seeking in fund management, project application, and equipment procurement. We must guide enterprises to increase R&D investment and mobilize more social forces to support scientific and technological innovation.
Fifth, make good use of the baton of science and technology evaluation. Over the years, we have been promoting the reform of science and technology evaluation, which has played a positive role in promoting scientific research activities and optimizing the innovation environment. However, there are still many problems in this regard. We must accelerate "breaking the 'four onlys'" (破四唯) and effectively play the role of the baton of science and technology evaluation.
Science and technology evaluation focuses on acting according to the laws of scientific research. Project evaluation, institutional assessment, and talent evaluation must all strengthen the orientation towards innovation capability, quality, effectiveness, and contribution, reflect the differences between different categories, and must not make evaluation indicator weights vague or even put the cart before the horse, and must not engage in "one-size-fits-all" (一刀切) or "cooking everything in one pot" (一锅煮). We must continuously deepen the governance of "titles/hats" (帽子) in the science and education circles, preventing the determination of salary, treatment, and allocation of innovation resources simply based on titles and appellations. We must vigorously promote the spirit of scientists, strengthen the construction of research integrity, rectify prominent problems of work style and academic atmosphere with stricter standards and more concrete measures, seriously punish academic misconduct, and create a clean and upright research ecosystem.
Sixth, strengthen the governance of science and technology ethics and security. Frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence are accelerating iteration and application, and the "double-edged sword" effect is increasingly apparent. We must coordinate development and security, closely track the development trends of new technologies and applications, strengthen the construction of science and technology governance systems and capabilities, and promote science and technology to be good and upward, safe and controllable, and beneficial to the people.
Strengthening the governance of science and technology ethics and security lies in improving policy systems, laws, regulations, and governance norms, and perfecting the institutional mechanisms for multi-party participation and collaborative governance. We must establish ethical standards and guidelines for key areas such as artificial intelligence and life sciences, and effectively respond to rule conflicts and ethical challenges. We must strengthen the assessment, monitoring, early warning, and emergency response of science and technology security risks, coordinate high-tech R&D with high-level security, and improve the security protection capability of key parts and facilities. We must deeply participate in global science and technology governance, widely publicize Chinese propositions and Chinese solutions, and enhance the discourse power and influence in the formulation of international rules.
Fellow academicians, comrades, and friends!
Promoting the flourishing of our country's science and technology enterprise requires the joint efforts of the entire Party and the whole society. We must uphold and strengthen the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee over science and technology work, widely mobilize the participation of all parties, and gather a strong合力 for building a strong country in science and technology. In recent years, whenever the Conference of Academicians of the Two Academies and the National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology are held, I attend and give a speech, precisely to mobilize the entire Party and the whole society to support scientific and technological development and stimulate innovation vitality. Party committees and governments at all levels must place science and technology work on their important agenda, establish and practice a correct view of performance, work earnestly and pragmatically, make unremitting efforts, and continuously achieve new results.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, as the highest academic institutions in our country's scientific and technological community and engineering technology community, must shoulder the responsibilities and missions of the national strategic scientific and technological forces and the think tank of science and technology, unite the national scientific and technological community to grasp the direction of the new round of scientific and technological revolution, and bravely climb the world's scientific peaks.
The China Association for Science and Technology, as a bridge and bond connecting the Party and the government with scientific and technological workers, must persist in exploring innovation and do its utmost to serve scientific and technological workers, serve innovation-driven development, serve the improvement of the scientific literacy of the entire population, and serve the scientific decision-making of the Party and the government.
Academicians of the Two Academies are the pride of the Party and the people. We hope that everyone will cherish their honor, make unremitting efforts, and play a pioneering and exemplary role in opening up new frontiers of science and technology, undertaking major tasks, cultivating young talents, and practicing the spirit of scientists. The vast number of scientific and technological workers are an important force in building a great modern socialist country. We hope that everyone will carry forward the fine tradition of serving the country and benefiting the people, and make new contributions in the construction of a strong country in science and technology.
(Beijing, July 8, Xinhua News Agency)
Return to TopBy: 蔡 奇
Fellow delegates and comrades,
The 11th National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology (中国科协) is an important meeting convened at the start of the "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五) period, and a grand gathering for the CAST system and the vast number of science and technology workers. Entrusted by the Party Central Committee and General Secretary Xi Jinping, I hereby extend warm congratulations on the convening of the congress! I extend high respect and sincere greetings to the vast number of science and technology workers who work diligently on all fronts across the country!
This morning, General Secretary Xi Jinping attended the National Science and Technology Awards Conference (国家科学技术奖励大会), the Congress of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering (两院院士大会), and the 11th National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology, delivering an important speech. He fully affirmed the achievements of China's scientific and technological development, deeply analyzed the global scientific and technological development trends, profoundly elucidated the strategic tasks of building a scientific and technological power during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, expressed earnest hopes for the academicians of the two academies and the vast number of science and technology workers, put forward clear requirements for CAST organizations, and further pointed the direction and provided important guidance for doing a good job in science and technology work and CAST work on the new journey of the new era. We must study and comprehend deeply, and implement earnestly and thoroughly.
Since the 20th National Congress of the Party, facing a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation accelerating breakthroughs and intense and complex major-country gaming, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has placed high importance on the strategic leading position and fundamental supporting role of science and technology, drawn the blueprint for building a scientific and technological power, promoted the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent, and led China's science and technology cause to take new solid steps. Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, the vast number of science and technology workers have adhered to the original aspiration of "serving the country through science and technology, innovating for the people," striding 踔厉奋发 (chuō lì fèn fā - "stride vigorously and press ahead,") and acting 笃行不怠 (dǔ xíng bù dài - "act resolutely without slackening,") achieving 举世瞩目 (jǔ shì zhǔ mù - "attract worldwide attention,") innovative results. Breakthroughs have been continuously made in basic frontier fields such as artificial intelligence, quantum science and technology, and life sciences; strategic high technologies such as aerospace science and technology, biotechnology, and supercomputing have seized the commanding heights; emerging industries such as integrated circuits, biomedicine, and intelligent robots are booming. Practice has fully proved that China's science and technology workers have always cherished the motherland in their hearts, served the people, 勇攀高峰 (yǒng pān gāo fēng - "bravely scale the heights,") and 敢为人先 (gǎn wéi rén xiān - "dare to be first,") and are truly an outstanding team fully trusted by the Party and state and a backbone force in building a scientific and technological power.
Since the 10th National Congress of CAST, CAST organizations at all levels have adhered to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想), comprehensively implemented General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on scientific and technological innovation and CAST work, and unswervingly followed the path of developing socialist mass organizations with Chinese characteristics. They have always adhered to the overall leadership of the Party, continuously enhanced their political, advanced, and mass character, united and led the vast number of science and technology workers to firmly strengthen innovation confidence and walk at the forefront of the times; adhered to centering on the Party's central tasks in the new era and new journey, fully played an important role in the national innovation system; adhered to enhancing openness, trust, and cooperation in the international science and technology community, continuously strengthened the scientific and technological force for building a community with a shared future for mankind; adhered to carrying out work in accordance with the law and the constitution, and continuously enhanced the vitality of science and technology mass organizations through upholding 守正创新 (shǒu zhèng chuàng xīn - "uphold fundamental principles and break new ground,"). Practice has fully proved that CAST is truly a bridge and bond connecting the Party with the vast number of science and technology workers and an important force in promoting high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a critical period for China to lay a solid foundation and launch a comprehensive effort to basically achieve socialist modernization, and also an important stage of 攻坚克难 (gōng jiān kè nán - "storm fortresses and overcome difficulties,") and 闯关夺隘 (chuǎng guān duó ài - "break through passes and seize strategic points,") in building a scientific and technological power. Facing a complex and changing development environment, China needs the guiding strategic support of science and technology more than ever before, needs to give full play to the role of talent as the primary resource more than ever before, and needs to strengthen innovation as the primary driving force more than ever before. We must place high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening in a more prominent position, closely focus on the goals and tasks established by the "15th Five-Year Plan" to identify the main direction of attack and points of force, and let scientific and technological innovation run through all aspects of modernization. This not only puts forward new and higher requirements for scientific and technological work, but also provides a broader stage for science and technology workers to realize their aspirations.
We hope that the vast number of science and technology workers will firm up their ambition to serve the country through science and technology. Always adhere to the correct political direction, strengthen ideals and convictions, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments" (两个确立), resolutely achieve the "two upholds" (两个维护), and continuously strengthen the determination and confidence in building a scientific and technological power under the leadership of the Party. Always keep the overall situation in mind, deeply cultivate feelings of family and country, write papers on the motherland's land, and apply scientific research results in the cause of modernization. Always strengthen innovation confidence, shoulder the heavy responsibilities of the times, establish the ambition to dare to create, forge ahead with determination, pursue excellence, and be a pacesetter in making contributions during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, realizing the value of life in creating first-class scientific and technological achievements.
We hope that the vast number of science and technology workers will bravely undertake the mission of self-reliance and self-strengthening. Adhere to the "four orientations" (四个面向), and be brave in innovation and creation. Attach importance to and strengthen basic research, be good at refining scientific problems from industrial needs, dare to break through basic theories and underlying technologies, carry out original and disruptive innovations, and strive to achieve more breakthroughs "from 0 to 1." Focus on strategic must-win areas and weak links in the industrial chain and supply chain, strengthen cross-field and cross-disciplinary collaboration, and fight the tough battle of key core technologies. Actively expand academic horizons, open up the innovation chain of basic research, applied development, and achievement transformation, actively cultivate and develop new quality productive forces, and promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation with economic and social development. Practice the people-centered development philosophy, take satisfying the people's yearning for a better life as the落脚点 (落脚点 - "foothold," point of application) of scientific and technological innovation, and let more innovation achievements benefit the people and society.
We hope that the vast number of science and technology workers will lead social civilization and customs. Consciously practice the core socialist values, and vigorously promote the spirit of scientists. Abide by research integrity, adhere to scientific ethics, promote academic democracy, abandon utilitarianism and extreme individualism, resist academic fraud and other misconduct, and be a strong promoter of cultivating a clean and upright research ecological environment. Love the cause of science and technology, overcome academic impatience, withstand setbacks, endure loneliness, concentrate on in-depth research, and achieve 久久为功 (jiǔ jiǔ wéi gōng - "persist for a long time to achieve success,"). Senior scientists and leading scientific and technological talents should be willing to act as ladders and support the younger generation, help young scientific and technological talents stand out, and let the cause of science and technology be passed down 薪火相传 (xīn huǒ xiāng chuán - "pass the torch from generation to generation,") with successors. Actively participate in science popularization, improve the scientific and cultural quality of the whole people, cultivate innovation awareness in society, and stimulate the innovation enthusiasm and creative vitality of the entire nation.
We hope that the vast number of science and technology workers will promote open cooperation in science and technology. Based on the needs of national development, adhere to a "self-centered" approach, deeply conduct international scientific and technological and people-to-people exchanges, actively integrate into the global innovation network, widely publicize China's scientific and technological achievements, promote open cooperation platforms, actively participate in the construction of international scientific and technological organizations, put forward Chinese solutions and contribute Chinese wisdom in global science and technology governance, and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind with the power of science and technology. Coordinate development and security, maintain strategic sobriety, establish bottom-line thinking, enhance risk awareness, carry forward the spirit of struggle, actively create a fair and just development environment, and resolutely safeguard national interests and scientific and technological security.
CAST is a people's organization under the leadership of the Party, an important component of the national innovation system, and an important force in building a scientific and technological power. CAST organizations at all levels should highlight ideological and political guidance, unite, gather and serve, guide science and technology workers to unswervingly use the Party's innovative theory to consolidate the soul, vigorously promote the spirit of scientists and the spirit of science, clearly 激浊扬清 (jī zhuó yáng qīng - "drain the turbid and raise the clear,") and build a common ideological foundation for unity and endeavor in the science and technology community. Highlight centering on the core and serving the overall situation, do their utmost to serve science and technology workers, serve innovation-driven development, serve improving the scientific quality of the whole people, serve the scientific decision-making of the Party and government, and mobilize the vast number of science and technology workers to make contributions during the "15th Five-Year Plan" and forge ahead on the new journey. Highlight deepening reform and consolidating the grassroots, focus on strengthening the "three natures" (三性) and removing the "four tendencies" (四化), reform the organizational and activity methods of CAST, and expand the tangible coverage and effective work coverage in emerging fields. Highlight Party building leadership and strict governance of the association, comprehensively strengthen Party building, persistently advance comprehensive strict governance of the Party, establish and practice a correct view of performance, strengthen the governance of work style and academic atmosphere, and build a good home for science and technology workers. CAST cadres should be loyal to the Party's cause, improve professional quality, be strict in self-cultivation and self-discipline, carry forward fine work styles, enhance mass work capabilities, sincerely serve science and technology workers, and establish a good image of the CAST team.
Party committees and governments at all levels should earnestly implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, fully trust, warmly care for, and meticulously guide science and technology workers, and create good conditions for them to make contributions. They should further strengthen and improve the leadership of CAST work, select and strengthen CAST cadres, earnestly coordinate and solve major problems in the reform and development of CAST, and provide strong support for CAST organizations to carry out their work.
Fellow delegates and comrades! To comprehensively advance the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation through Chinese-style modernization, the cause of science and technology has a broad stage, and science and technology workers have great opportunities to act. Let us unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, deeply study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, carry forward the fine tradition of China's science and technology community to serve the country and benefit the people, adhere to the path of independent innovation with Chinese characteristics, run the "key leg" well on the journey of accelerating the construction of a scientific and technological power, and write a new chapter worthy of the times!
We wish the 11th National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology a complete success!
Thank you all! (Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 8)
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On July 8, the State Council Information Office held a press meeting for Chinese and foreign journalists titled "Strivers on the New Journey," inviting five grassroots representatives from the industrial and information technology fields to exchange views around the theme "Bravely shoulder the heavy responsibilities of the times, be builders and dreamers of the new industrialization cause."
In the process of accelerating the promotion of new industrialization and building a manufacturing power and a cyber power, a large number of builders rooted at the front line, who dare to venture and act, practice their mission with solid work, pursue dreams with innovation, and vividly interpret the commitment and responsibility of builders of new industrialization in the new era.
"Hand-tear steel" (手撕钢), with a thickness of only 0.02 mm, about one-fourth of an A4 sheet of paper, can be gently torn by hand. At the same time, it has ultra-strong toughness, capable of withstanding more than 200,000 repeated bends without deformation or fracture.
"I have been in the precision strip steel industry for 17 years. This material is a high-end foundational material used in electronic communication fields such as foldable screen phones, as well as in new energy and 5G communication fields," said Hao Yali (郝雅丽), a member of the "hand-tear steel" innovation R&D team of China Baowu Tai Steel Group (中国宝武太钢集团). She said that to develop "hand-tear steel," the team spent more than two years, underwent nearly a thousand experiments, and overcame 452 technical difficulties and 175 equipment difficulties. "No matter how difficult the technical problem, as long as you are willing to settle down and keep trying and error, you can always find a breakthrough."
In 2025, Honor Terminal Co., Ltd. (荣耀终端股份有限公司) formed a humanoid robot team. Yan Bin (严斌), the company's chief technical architect for robots, transitioned from being a mobile phone architect to join the team. In the past year, he has led the development of two humanoid robots: Honor "Lightning" (荣耀‘闪电’) and Honor "Yuanqizai" (荣耀‘元气仔’).
"Honor 'Lightning' won the championship in the Beijing Yizhuang (北京亦庄) humanoid robot half-marathon event and surpassed the human half-marathon record," said Yan Bin. Humanoid robots integrate multiple types of technologies such as motion control, embodied models, and high-performance joints, with extremely high system complexity. "I look forward to laboratory technologies continuously being implemented in real production and living scenarios."
Wang Linqing (王林青), production supervisor of the operations team of Ningde Times BAIC (Beijing) New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (宁德时代北汽（北京）新能源科技有限公司), is a battery manufacturing worker, rooted for many years in battery production positions.
"In battery production and manufacturing, cell defect detection is the most important. We have always adhered to the principle of zero tolerance for cell defects," said Wang Linqing. The team reduced the defect rate of single cells from the PPM level, that is, one in a million, down to the PPB level, that is, one in a billion. Every cell must undergo high-precision artificial intelligence vision inspection, with recognition accuracy reaching 99.999%.
"I will continue to do my own job well and pass on the spirit of 'love what you do, and excel at it' (干一行、爱一行、精一行)," said Wang Linqing.
Centrifugal compressors are the industrial heart that "pressurizes and accelerates" gases. For 20 years in the industry, Jin Xin (金鑫), director of the Air Separation Package Room of the Solution Center of Shengu Group Co., Ltd. (沈鼓集团股份有限公司), has focused on tracks such as coal chemicals, petrochemicals, and new energy, striving to develop high-end compressor units on par with international standards and provide customized packaged solutions for the industry.
"In these years, I have participated in the R&D and design of over 400 compressor units. The team pushed domestic air separation compressors step by step from oxygen production levels of 60,000 and 70,000 to 100,000 and 120,000," said Jin Xin. The team also overcame multiple technical bottlenecks in compressors for large-scale coal-to-methanol and coal-to-ethylene glycol plants, filling domestic gaps. "Core technologies cannot be bought; major technical equipment cannot be waited for. They can only be conquered inch by inch and built one unit at a time."
"I have been in the communications industry for more than 10 years, always rooted on this highland of my hometown. From the previous 2G, 3G to the current 5G and 5G-Advanced, I have participated in the network construction of every generation," said Laping (拉平), network operations squad leader of the Network Department of China Mobile Tibet Company Shigatse Branch (中国移动西藏公司日喀则分公司). All administrative villages in Shigatse City (日喀则市) have 100% 5G network coverage, and the gigabit coverage rate in the areas where each township and town is located reaches 98%.
"We also built the world's highest-altitude 5G base station at the Mount Everest Base Camp. Whether it is HD live streaming or video calls with distant family members, the whole process is smooth without lag," said Laping. The team spent a full 47 days successfully setting up a base station at the forward camp at an altitude of 6,500 meters. "One optical cable after another, one base station after another, breaking through the high-altitude barriers of the snowy plateau. My heart is full of pride."
Return to TopBeijing, July 8, Report (Reporter Meng Xiangfu) — The Study Reader on Xi Jinping's Important Expositions on Grassroots Work Methods, compiled by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, was recently published by the Party Building Publications Press and is being distributed nationwide.
General Secretary Xi Jinping is a leader of a large party and a large country who grew up from the grassroots and from the masses; he has always possessed deep affection for the masses of the people and possesses profound insights into the laws of grassroots work. Whether during his period of working in local positions or after coming to work in the Central Committee, Comrade Xi Jinping has always attached importance to the grassroots, cared for the grassroots, went deep into the grassroots, and supported the grassroots, insisting on treating grasping the grassroots and laying foundations as a long-term plan and a strategy for strengthening the fundamentals, and has explored and formed a series of grassroots work methods that are rich in theoretical significance and practical value. The series of important expositions Comrade Xi Jinping has delivered surrounding grassroots work methods possesses lofty conception, rich connotation, and profound thought; it scientifically answers major theoretical and practical questions such as what the grassroots are, how to go deep into the grassroots, and how to serve the grassroots, deepens the understanding of the regularities of grassroots work, and has pointed out the direction and provided important guidance for doing a good job in grassroots work during the new era and on the new journey. The publication and distribution of the Study Reader on Xi Jinping's Important Expositions on Grassroots Work Methods is of extremely important significance for helping Party organizations at all levels, as well as Party members and cadres, to systematically study and master Comrade Xi Jinping's important expositions on grassroots work methods, profoundly comprehend the major significance, fundamental requirements, scientific concepts, effective ways, and fundamental guarantees of doing a good job in grassroots work, better recognize the grassroots, go deep into the grassroots, and serve the grassroots, and strive to consolidate the Party's ruling foundation and solidify the grassroots foundation of Chinese modernization.
Recently, the Central Party Building Work Leading Group issued a notice requiring Party organizations at all levels to take the Selected Excerpts of Xi Jinping's Expositions on Grassroots Work Methods and the Study Reader on Xi Jinping's Important Expositions on Grassroots Work Methods as important learning content for establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, combining them with the in-depth study and implementation of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, and combining them with the in-depth study and implementation of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the conference celebrating the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, to organize the vast number of Party members and cadres to earnestly read, study, and exchange ideas, insisting on combining learning with application, continuously enhancing grassroots work capabilities, and striving to break new ground in the grassroots work of the new era and on the new journey.
Return to TopBeijing, July 8 (People's Daily) — The second plenary session of the 11th National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology (中国科学技术协会) was held in the Great Hall of the People on the 8th. Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, attended to extend congratulations and delivered an address entitled Strive to Run the “Critical Baton” in the Relay Race of Building a Technologically Strong Nation (奋力跑好科技强国建设接力赛“关键一棒”). (Full text of the address on page 2.)
In his address, Cai Qi stated that General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speeches delivered at the National Science and Technology Award Conference, the Conferences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the 11th National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology have further pointed the direction and provided important guidance for scientific and technological work and the work of the Association on the new journey of the new era. We must deeply study and comprehend them, and resolutely implement them.
Cai Qi indicated that since the 20th National Congress of the CPC, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, the vast majority of scientific and technological workers have 踔厉奋发、笃行不怠 (chuō lì fèn fā, dǔ xíng bù dài - “stir themselves to exertion and move forward with determination, act in earnest and never slacken”), achieving globally recognized innovative results, and they truly deserve to be regarded as an outstanding force fully trusted by the Party and the state and the backbone force in building a technologically strong nation. Since the 10th National Congress of CAST, Association organizations at all levels, guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, have fully implemented General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important expositions on scientific and technological innovation and the work of the Association, adhered to the Party’s overall leadership, adhered to centering on the Party’s central tasks, adhered to enhancing openness, trust, and cooperation in the international scientific and technological community, adhered to carrying out work in accordance with laws and charters, and continuously enhanced the vitality and dynamism of the science and technology mass organization amid upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground. They truly deserve to be regarded as the bridge and bond linking the Party with the vast majority of scientific and technological workers and an important force in advancing high‑level self‑reliance and self‑strengthening in science and technology.
Cai Qi pointed out that the 15th Five‑Year Plan period (十五五) is a critical period for China to consolidate the foundation and exert full effort in basically realizing socialist modernization, and it is also an important stage for the construction of a technologically strong nation to overcome difficulties and break through barriers. He expressed the hope that the vast majority of scientific and technological workers will firmly uphold the aspiration of serving the nation through science and technology, bravely bear the mission of self‑reliance and self‑strengthening, lead the trend of social civility and refinement, promote open cooperation in science and technology, carry forward the fine tradition of China’s scientific and technological community serving the country and benefiting the people, adhere to the path of independent innovation with Chinese characteristics, run the “critical baton” on the journey of accelerating the building of a technologically strong nation, and write a new chapter worthy of the times. Association organizations at all levels should highlight ideological and political guidance, unite and rally for service, and consolidate the common ideological foundation for the unity and endeavor of the scientific and technological community; highlight centering on the core and serving the overall situation, and mobilize the vast majority of scientific and technological workers to make contributions to the 15th Five‑Year Plan period and forge ahead on the new journey; highlight deepening reform and consolidating the grassroots, and expand the organizational coverage and effective work coverage in emerging fields; highlight the leadership of Party building and strict governance of the Association, strengthen the governance of work style and academic atmosphere, and build the Association well as the home of scientific and technological workers. Party committees and governments at all levels should further strengthen and improve leadership over the work of the Association and provide strong support for the Association to carry out its work.
Minister of Science and Technology Yin Hejun and A Dong, First Secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, delivered addresses on behalf of the scientific and technological community and the people’s organizations, respectively.
Wan Gang, Chair of the 10th National Committee of CAST and Executive Chair of the Congress Presidium, presided over the meeting and delivered a work report on behalf of the 10th National Committee.
Shi Taifeng, Li Ganjie, Li Shulei, Chen Wenqing, Liu Jinguo, Wang Xiaohong, Zhang Shengmin, Tie Ning, Wu Zhenglong, Wang Guangqian, and Zhu Yongxin attended the meeting.
Responsible comrades from relevant central Party, government, military, and mass organization departments, as well as delegates to the 11th National Congress of CAST, attended the meeting.
Return to TopGeneral Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech at the celebration of the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China has sparked enthusiastic responses among overseas Chinese. They have all stated that they will take the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech as guidance, give full play to the role of overseas Chinese as bridges and ties, work together with one heart, forge ahead with determination, and contribute greater strength to promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind (人类命运共同体).
“General Secretary Xi Jinping said that the birth of the Communist Party of China caused ‘a China beset by 内忧外患 (nèi yōu wài huàn – “internal worries and external threats,” beset by troubles within and without), impoverished and weak, to begin a 翻天覆地 (fān tiān fù dì – “overturn heaven and earth,” earth-shaking) historical transformation.’ We overseas Chinese feel 感同身受 (gǎn tóng shēn shòu – “feel as if experiencing it oneself,” to share the same feeling),” said Tian Fei (田飞), President of the Australia-China People’s Friendship Exchange Association (澳大利亚澳中人民友好交流协会). “Every time China grows stronger by one point, our backs overseas stand straighter by one point. History has proven that following the Communist Party of China is the most correct choice for the Chinese people. We overseas compatriots are willing to do our utmost to contribute a modest effort to national rejuvenation.”
“In his speech, General Secretary Xi Jinping reviewed the glorious 105-year journey of the Communist Party of China, pointing out that the CPC has always adhered to its original aspiration and mission of seeking happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation, and called for striving on the new journey and making achievements in the new era. This has made all overseas Chinese in Peru feel immensely inspired and deeply encouraged,” said Xiao Xiaoquan (萧孝权), Honorary Chairman of the General Association of Chinese in Peru (秘鲁中华通惠总局). “The distance cannot sever the roots of China. The patriotic feelings of overseas Chinese in Peru have been passed down from generation to generation and have never changed. We will go forward with the motherland, heart to heart, to create an even better future.”
Lu Gang (卢刚), Executive Vice President of the Russian Far East Chinese Business Association (俄罗斯远东华人工商联合会), said that General Secretary Xi Jinping’s speech is firm and powerful, and inspiring and motivating. We have witnessed with our own eyes the steady improvement of China’s comprehensive national strength and the continuous enhancement of its international influence. The stronger China becomes, the more solid the support for Chinese sons and daughters overseas.
“Listening to General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech, I was deeply touched. Chinese-style modernization (中国式现代化) has broken the myth that ‘modernization equals Westernization’ and provided a completely new path for developing countries to achieve modernization,” said Shangguan Jianfeng (上官建峰), President of the Brazilian Chinese Culture and Exchange Association (巴西华人文化交流协会). “Economic and trade, infrastructure, and people’s livelihood cooperation between China and Brazil continues to deepen, and China’s poverty alleviation and economic development experience is widely used as reference by Brazil. We overseas Chinese should play a good role as a bridge and bond for further deepening cooperation between China and Brazil.”
Yuan Hongpeng (袁鸿鹏), President of the Mali Chinese Association (马里华人协会), said that General Secretary Xi Jinping’s speech pointed out that the CPC’s unremitting struggle over 105 years “has profoundly affected the course of world history,” and overseas Chinese in Mali feel this particularly deeply. China has become stronger, and the confidence of overseas Chinese while striving abroad has also increased. Malian friends give thumbs up when talking about Chinese infrastructure and Chinese medical teams. “We overseas Chinese engage in business, run factories, and do public welfare locally, and will continue to take concrete actions to promote people-to-people connectivity between China and Africa, and contribute to promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.”
Guo Ming (郭明), President of the Finnish Chinese Science and Technology Association (芬兰华人科技协会), said that he deeply agrees with the important exposition in General Secretary Xi Jinping’s speech that the CPC leading the people in advancing Chinese-style modernization “has created a new form of human civilization and expanded the path for developing countries to achieve modernization.” “From new energy vehicles to photovoltaic power generation, from artificial intelligence to robots, Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions have strongly promoted global sustainable development and effectively improved the well-being of all mankind.”
“As a Chinese-language media person rooted in Indonesia, listening to General Secretary Xi Jinping’s speech, the deepest feeling is that the CPC’s more than one hundred years of struggle is not an abstract historical narrative, but is concretely reflected in the vivid practice of national development, improvement of people’s livelihood, and positive contributions to the world,” said Zhang Wenxi (张文喜), Executive Publisher of the International Daily News in Indonesia (印度尼西亚《国际日报》). The newspaper will use vivid cases that Indonesian people can understand and feel to tell the story of China’s development well, and make greater efforts to promote people-to-people connectivity between the two countries.
In his speech, General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly revealed from six aspects the excellent qualities of the Communist Party of China. “These excellent qualities are not only the key code to why the CPC can succeed, but also an important reason why China under the leadership of the CPC has earned increasing trust from the world,” said Yao Bin (姚宾), President of the Lao Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (老挝中华总商会). “The CPC is deeply rooted in the people, bravely undertakes historical missions, and follows the trend of development. These have been fully reflected in high-quality Belt and Road (一带一路) cooperation. The China-Laos Railway is not only a transportation line, but also a development line, a cooperation line, and a friendship line, promoting trade, tourism, and personnel exchanges between the two countries, bringing tangible development opportunities.”
“General Secretary Xi Jinping’s speech is 高瞻远瞩 (gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ – “stand high and see far,” far-sighted and visionary), emphasizing the importance of the great unity of all Chinese sons and daughters,” said Li Tianrong (李天荣), Honorary President of the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Young Entrepreneurs (菲律宾菲华青年企业家商会) and columnist for The Philippine Star (《菲律宾星报》). As a Filipino-Chinese, he believes that the continued prosperity and development of Hong Kong and Macao proves that “one country, two systems” (一国两制) has stood the test of practice. “General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized ‘supporting Hong Kong and Macao to better integrate into and serve the overall development of the country.’ Its significance is not limited to China itself, but also provides valuable experience for the stability and development of Asia and even the world.”
Jiao Sheng’an (焦圣安), President of the New York Council for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification of China (美国纽约中国和平统一促进会), listened to General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech at the first opportunity and shared his feelings with friends. He stated that there is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is part of China. “We firmly adhere to the ‘1992 Consensus’ (九二共识), oppose ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces and interference from external forces, and are willing to cooperate with all those who support the cause of peaceful reunification, unite all forces that can be united, and fully advance the great cause of China’s reunification.”
Zhang Changbao (张常豹), President of the France Council for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification of China (法国中国和平统一促进会), expressed that he will, with even greater enthusiasm and firmer conviction, fully leverage the unique advantage of overseas Chinese in connecting China and abroad, actively promote the concept of China’s peaceful reunification, and contribute to advancing China’s reunification cause and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
“As a new-generation overseas Chinese leader, I have been working hard to promote the younger generation to return to China for visits and study tours, to truly step into China, understand China, and feel China’s development and changes. The stronger China’s strength, the more development opportunities we overseas Chinese have,” said Li Jiachun (李嘉淳), President of the Thai-Chinese Youth Chamber of Commerce (泰国华人青年商会). “In the future, we will continue to promote more practical exchanges and cooperation, contributing the youth strength of overseas Chinese in the new era to the friendship between China and Thailand.”
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 8 — Xinhua reporter)
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“The last time I went to Beijing, I saw the sky was azure blue. The rate of new-energy adoption for Beijing’s ground public transport has exceeded 80%, and the city has set up bicycle lanes and other slow-traffic transportation systems.” Harvey Dzodin, former vice president of ABC, when interviewed exclusively by our reporter, sincerely praised the effectiveness of China’s promotion of green travel.
Over the past decades, he has frequently traveled between the United States and China, and even lived in China for a period, witnessing the course of the Communist Party of China leading the Chinese people to build a moderately prosperous society in all respects and promote high-quality development.
Dzodin believes that the tremendous changes in China reflect a leap in national governance capacity, and the fundamental reason lies in adhering to the centralized and unified leadership of the Communist Party of China. The Communist Party of China, through continuous struggle, constantly forges brilliance, possessing excellent qualities unmatched by other political parties and political forces. In the new era, China has solved many difficult problems that it had long wanted to solve but could not, and accomplished many major tasks that it had wanted to accomplish in the past but could not, precisely because the Communist Party of China bravely undertakes its historical mission and always maintains strategic initiative. The Communist Party of China shoulders the heavy responsibility entrusted by history and the people, insists on unifying long-term goals and stage-by-stage goals, maintains strategic continuity and stability, and possesses an organizational system that is connected from top to bottom and carries out execution forcefully, enabling systematic grand projects involving the whole society, such as the “Blue Sky Defense War” (蓝天保卫战), to be efficiently advanced and implemented.
Dzodin once went to Shibadong Village (十八洞村) in Huayuan County (花垣县), Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (湘西土家族苗族自治州), Hunan Province, and witnessed the fruitful results of the concept of “targeted poverty alleviation” (精准扶贫). “Winning the battle against poverty is a vivid manifestation of the Communist Party of China remaining true to its original aspiration and keeping its mission firmly in mind.” Dzodin stated that the Communist Party of China bears in mind that the country is the people and the people are the country, and through whole-process people’s democracy (全过程人民民主), conducts extensive and continuous consultation on decisions concerning the interests of the masses, “firmly standing with the people, thinking with the people, and working with the people. Party organizations at all levels and the vast number of Party members go deep into the front line and take root among the masses, making the Communist Party of China as solid as a rock in the face of any storm.”
Dzodin analyzed that the Communist Party of China can persist in governing the Party by institutions and regulations, and the whole Party has formed a strong centripetal force and cohesion. In terms of cadre team building, the Communist Party of China insists on building a high-quality cadre team, implementing the political responsibility for governing the Party at every level, and with the sober understanding that “to forge iron, one must be strong oneself,” resolutely eliminates all factors that harm the Party’s advanced nature and purity, and removes all viruses that erode the Party’s healthy body.
The Communist Party of China demonstrates a global vision of following the trend of development and always staying at the forefront of the times, continuously promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind (构建人类命运共同体). In this regard, Dzodin stated that the Communist Party of China shares its development achievements and successful experiences with the world, and the success of Chinese-style modernization will boost the development of the world, and the development of the world will also enable China to achieve greater success.
“When you come to China, you can truly experience that everything the Communist Party of China does is to seek happiness for the people, rejuvenation for the nation, and common prosperity for the world.” Dzodin encourages more foreign people to come to China and see for themselves. He is convinced that as long as all parties uphold an open attitude and join hands to build the grand vision of a community with a shared future for mankind, it will gradually become a vivid reality of mutual beauty and shared harmony through the unity and cooperation of all countries.
Return to Top■ Since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has placed scientific and technological innovation in a prominent position in modernization, systematically drawn up the blueprint for building a strong nation in science and technology, deeply promoted the implementation of the innovation-driven development strategy, comprehensively deepened the reform of the science and technology system, and propelled the scientific and technological undertaking to achieve historic accomplishments and undergo historic transformations. Our country is accelerating its transformation from a global participant and contributor in science and technology to a pioneer and leader, becoming one of the countries with the fastest rising innovation capacity.
■ A new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is profoundly changing the way humanity produces and lives, as well as the global development landscape. We must adapt to the new circumstances and new requirements, adopt more forceful measures, effectively resolve the problems existing in our country's scientific and technological development, and make every effort to implement the Party Central Committee's various deployments concerning the scientific and technological undertaking.
Beijing, July 8 (Xinhua) — The National Science and Technology Awards Conference, the 22nd Academician Conference of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the 18th Academician Conference of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the 11th National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology were solemnly convened on the morning of the 8th in the Great Hall of the People. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the conference, presented awards to the recipients of the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award, among others, and delivered an important speech. (Full text of the speech see Page 2) He emphasized that the "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a critical period of assault and consolidation for building a strong nation in science and technology. We must seize historical opportunities, meet the challenges of the times, accelerate the promotion of high-level self-reliance and self-strengthening in science and technology, advance steadily toward the goal of building a strong nation in science and technology by 2035, and solidly support and lead Chinese-style modernization with scientific and technological innovation.
Li Qiang presided over the conference. Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, and Li Xi attended the conference. Ding Xuexiang read out the award decision.
At 10:30 a.m., the conference began. All rose and sang the national anthem.
Ding Xuexiang read out the "Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on the 2025 State Science and Technology Awards." (Full text of the decision to be issued separately.)
The ceremony bugle sounded. Xi Jinping first presented the medals and certificates to Chen Liquan (陈立泉), an academician of the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Ben De (贲德), an academician of the 14th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, recipients of the 2025 State Preeminent Science and Technology Award. He warmly shook hands with them to express congratulations. Subsequently, together with the two top award recipients, Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders presented certificates to the representatives of the recipients of the State Natural Science Award, the State Technological Invention Award, the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award, and the People's Republic of China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award.
Amid warm applause, Xi Jinping delivered an important speech. He pointed out that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has placed scientific and technological innovation in a prominent position in modernization, systematically drawn up the blueprint for building a strong nation in science and technology, deeply promoted the implementation of the innovation-driven development strategy, comprehensively deepened the reform of the science and technology system, and propelled the scientific and technological undertaking to achieve historic accomplishments and undergo historic transformations. Our country is accelerating its transformation from a global participant and contributor in science and technology to a pioneer and leader, becoming one of the countries with the fastest rising innovation capacity.
Xi Jinping emphasized that a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is profoundly changing the way humanity produces and lives, as well as the global development landscape. We must adapt to the new circumstances and new requirements, adopt more forceful measures, effectively resolve the problems existing in our country's scientific and technological development, and make every effort to implement the Party Central Committee's various deployments concerning the scientific and technological undertaking.
Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to enhance the systematized assault capability of scientific and technological innovation and raise the overall efficacy of the national innovation system. Adhere to the strategic orientation of the "four fronts" (四个面向), and further strengthen coordination in areas such as science and technology strategic planning, policies and measures, major tasks, research forces, resource platforms, and regional innovation. Perfect the deployment and organizational implementation mechanisms for major national scientific and technological innovation tasks, and strengthen the autonomous guarantee of basic research conditions. Optimize the functional positioning and layout of the national strategic scientific and technological forces, and promote task coordination, resource sharing, and complementary advantages. Strengthen the overall coordination and guidance of scientific and technological work at all levels, forming institutional arrangements for central-local coordination and regional linkage.
Xi Jinping emphasized that it is necessary to promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and open up channels for science and technology to accelerate its transformation into real productive forces. Scientific and technological innovation should highlight an application-oriented direction, while industrial innovation should raise scientific questions. Strengthen the construction of the national technology transfer system, create diverse application scenarios and high-level industrial clusters, and promote the dissemination, application, iterative upgrading of independently developed technological products. Perfect the intellectual property protection system. Build a science and technology financial system that corresponds to scientific and technological innovation.
Xi Jinping pointed out that the future of science lies in youth; it is necessary to optimize the mechanism for coordinated education in science and education, and vigorously cultivate outstanding young scientific and technological talents. Increase support for scientific research personnel, help resolve practical difficulties, allowing them to concentrate on research, feel at ease, settle down, and focus on their work. Pay attention to discovering and cultivating the interests, special skills, scientific literacy, and experimental abilities of young people, attracting more young people with research potential to resolve to devote themselves to the scientific and technological undertaking.
Xi Jinping emphasized that it is necessary to enhance the efficacy of investment in scientific and technological innovation, achieving the unity of increased investment scale and improved efficacy. Perfect the mechanisms for the allocation and management use of central government science and technology funds, and perfect the mechanism for central-local joint investment sharing for major science and technology tasks. Improve the management of science and technology plans, and strengthen the supervision, inspection, and performance evaluation of science and technology projects. Guide enterprises to increase R&D investment, and mobilize more social forces to support scientific and technological innovation.
Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to deepen the reform of science and technology evaluation, and make good use of the baton of science and technology evaluation. Project review, institutional evaluation, and talent assessment must all strengthen the orientation toward innovation capacity, quality, effectiveness, and contribution. Accelerate the "breaking of the four onlys" (破四唯), and continuously deepen the governance of "hats" (帽子治理) in the science and education sector. Vigorously promote the spirit of scientists, strengthen the construction of research integrity, and create a clean and upright research ecosystem.
Xi Jinping emphasized that it is necessary to strengthen the governance of science and technology ethics and security, and promote science and technology to be upward and good, safe and controllable, and beneficial to the people. Perfect policy systems, laws and regulations, and governance norms; perfect the institutional mechanisms for multi-party participation, collaborative co-governance. Clarify ethical standards and guidelines for key areas; strengthen the assessment, monitoring, early warning, and emergency response of science and technology security risks. Deeply participate in global science and technology governance, and widely publicize China's propositions and China's solutions.
Xi Jinping pointed out that promoting the flourishing of our country's scientific and technological undertaking requires the joint efforts of the entire Party and society. Party committees and governments at all levels must place scientific and technological work on their important agenda, establish and practice a correct view of performance, work earnestly and pragmatically, persist 久久为功 (jiǔ jiǔ wéi gōng - "endure for a long time to achieve success," to persist consistently over time), and continuously achieve new results. The Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering must unite the national scientific and technological community to grasp the direction of the new round of scientific and technological revolution, and bravely scale the world's scientific peaks. The China Association for Science and Technology must persist in exploration and innovation, and serve scientific and technological workers wholeheartedly, serve innovation-driven development, serve the improvement of the scientific literacy of the whole people, and serve the scientific decision-making of the Party and government.
Xi Jinping expressed the hope that academicians of the two academies would cherish their honor, strive tirelessly, and play a demonstrative and leading role in opening up new frontiers in science and technology, undertaking major tasks, cultivating young talents, and practicing the spirit of scientists. He hoped that the vast number of scientific and technological workers would carry forward the fine tradition of serving the country and benefiting the people, and make new contributions to building a strong nation in science and technology.
When presiding over the conference, Li Qiang pointed out that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech fully affirmed the major achievements made in our country's scientific and technological undertaking in recent years, profoundly analyzed the new situation facing the development of science and technology, and put forward clear requirements for further enhancing the sense of responsibility, urgency, and mission, and for making every effort to implement the Party Central Committee's various deployments concerning the scientific and technological undertaking during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech is 高屋建瓴 (gāo wū jiàn líng - "pour water off a high roof," to operate from a strategically advantageous height; having a commanding perspective), profound in thought, rich in content, and has strong political, strategic, and guiding significance. It has pointed out the direction forward and provided the fundamental guidance for doing a good job in scientific and technological work in the new era. We must deeply study and comprehend it, resolutely implement it, effectively unify our thoughts and actions with the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments, further strengthen our determination and confidence to do a good job in scientific and technological work, and make new and greater contributions to comprehensively advancing the building of a strong nation and the great cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese-style modernization.
At the conference, Chen Liquan and Ben De spoke on behalf of all award recipients.
Before the conference, Xi Jinping and other leaders cordially met with the award representatives of the State Science and Technology Awards and took group photos with them.
Some members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, secretaries of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and relevant leading comrades from the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the State Council, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and the Central Military Commission attended the conference.
About 4,300 people attended the conference, including the main responsible comrades from relevant central Party, government, military, and mass organization departments; members of the Central Science and Technology Commission; members of the State Science and Technology Awards Commission; relevant responsible comrades from provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, cities with independent planning status, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps; award representatives of the State Science and Technology Awards; academicians of the two academies and some foreign academicians; and delegates to the 11th National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology.
The 2025 State Science and Technology Awards selected a total of 258 projects and 11 scientific and technological experts. Among them: 2 individuals for the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award; 51 projects for the State Natural Science Award, including 3 first prizes and 48 second prizes; 58 projects for the State Technological Invention Award, including 3 first prizes and 55 second prizes; 149 projects for the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award, including 3 special prizes, 13 first prizes, and 133 second prizes; and 9 foreign experts were awarded the People's Republic of China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award.
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Building a clean-energy-based electricity nation (电力国家) is not only a major achievement of Chinese-style modernization, but also a historic exploration concerning the sustainable development of humanity.
Energy is an important foundation and driving force for the progress of human civilization. Since the Industrial Revolution, the large-scale exploitation and utilization of fossil energy has powerfully advanced human civilization, but the carbon dioxide produced by the massive consumption of fossil energy has significantly increased the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, exacerbating global climate change and posing severe challenges to the security of global ecosystems. Facing the real threat posed by climate change, reducing dependence on fossil energy and accelerating the replacement of clean energy have become urgent tasks that the international community must jointly address.
China is a steadfast actor in energy transition. Over the past half-century and more, China has experienced the largest-scale and fastest-paced industrialization process in human history, greatly improving the living standards of the Chinese people. While accelerating industrialization, China has placed significant importance on ecological and environmental protection, continuously advancing ecological civilization construction, and laying a solid policy and practical foundation for shifting to a clean-energy-led development model. Today, more and more production and living scenarios are driven by electricity, and China is becoming an electricity nation with clean energy as the main source. The significance of this green transformation is comparable to the historical transformation in which fossil energy drove the Industrial Revolution.
On the supply side, China’s installed capacity of renewable energy has continuously achieved new breakthroughs, and the supply capacity of clean electricity has steadily strengthened. By the end of 2025, China’s total national installed capacity of renewable energy reached 23.4 billion kilowatts, accounting for about 60% of the nation’s total installed power capacity; in total social electricity consumption, nearly 4 out of every 10 kilowatt-hours were green electricity, and the entire increase in total social electricity consumption was provided by new renewable energy generation. A report released by the Finland-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air shows that, relying on the continuous expansion of wind and photovoltaic capacity, China’s installed renewable energy capacity is expected to reach 3,500 GW by 2030 and 5,000 GW by 2035; by then, the share of non-fossil energy generation is expected to reach about 65%, and carbon emissions from the power industry are expected to fall by about 30%.
On the consumption side, China’s electrification transformation in the transportation sector has achieved notable results. In 2025, China’s production and sales of new energy vehicles both exceeded 16 million units, ranking first globally for 11 consecutive years, and their share of new car sales in China has surpassed 50%; the electrification process of freight transportation is also accelerating, with sales of new energy heavy trucks growing rapidly. The electrification transformation in the transportation sector has changed public travel and logistics transportation methods, continuously compressing the space for fossil energy use, and providing strong support for the green and low-carbon transformation of the economy and society.
China’s promotion of the green transformation of energy has not only profoundly changed its own energy structure but has also provided green impetus for the global energy transition, becoming a major driving force in global clean energy construction. China’s wind power, photovoltaic, and new energy vehicle products are exported to more than 200 countries and regions worldwide, providing the world with 70% of wind power equipment and 80% of photovoltaic module equipment, driving down the cost of global wind power and photovoltaic power generation by over 60% and 80%, respectively. Relying on continuous technological innovation, a complete industrial system, and large-scale manufacturing capabilities, China supplies high-quality clean energy products and services to the world, enabling all countries, especially developing countries, to obtain clean, reliable, and affordable energy, creating favorable conditions for all countries to jointly address the challenges of climate change.
Building a clean-energy-based electricity nation (电力国家) is not only a major achievement of Chinese-style modernization, but also a historic exploration concerning the sustainable development of humanity. With decades of strategic resolve in deepening green development, continuously iterative innovation capabilities, and a transformation determination marked by 久久为功 (jiǔ jiǔ wéi gōng - "long-lasting effort yields results," perseverance in sustained action), China’s pace of energy transition will become ever more solid. It will not only inject lasting green momentum into its own modernization but also contribute more practical experience to global climate governance and common development.
(The author is an Australian writer, historian, and social commentator.)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张朋辉
Recently, at a symposium themed “Walking Hand in Hand: The 105-Year Journey of the Communist Party of China” held at the Chinese Embassy in Mongolia, heads of major political parties of Mongolia, think tank scholars and experts, and media representatives explored the source of the Communist Party of China’s everlasting youth and vitality, discussed new opportunities for China’s development in the new era, and expressed hope to strengthen Mongolia-China exchanges on party and state governance experience.
Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia Shen Minjuan (沈敏娟), in her keynote speech, briefed on the just-held gathering celebrating the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, and comprehensively reviewed the glorious journey and great achievements of the Communist Party of China. Shen Minjuan said that the Communist Party of China not only seeks happiness for the Chinese people but also promotes progress for human society. China holds high the banner of peace, development, cooperation, and win-win outcomes, promotes the common values of all humanity, upholds the principle of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness (亲诚惠容) in its neighborhood diplomacy, and works to build a community with a shared future for mankind and a community with a shared future for neighboring countries.
“Over the past 105 years, the Communist Party of China has led the people to achieve the greatest accomplishments in human history, creating miracles rarely seen in the world, and building China into one of the most dynamic countries in the world today. The practical experience of the Communist Party of China is worth learning from,” said Nyam-Osor (尼亚木奥索尔), director of the Strategic Research Institute of the Mongolian People’s Party.
Why is the Communist Party of China able to do it? The participating guests unanimously mentioned “the people.” In the view of Mongolian sinologist Chimedtseye (其米德策耶), the Chinese-style modernization path adheres to a people-centered development philosophy, always maintains a “people’s stance,” and has won the heartfelt support and endorsement of the people. Bayartsogt (巴亚尔朝格特), secretary-general of the Mongolian Democratic Party, noted that at the gathering celebrating the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping personally awarded the “July 1 Medal” (七一勋章) to its recipients one by one. “This fully embodies the Communist Party of China’s historical mission and its lofty purpose of serving the people.”
How has Chinese-style modernization succeeded? Nyam-Osor believes the answer lies in “long-term planning.” He said that China has continuously formulated and implemented five-year plans (programs), always guiding the country’s development direction. The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan focuses on high-quality development, emphasizing the need to enhance the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system, comprehensively strengthen independent innovation capabilities, seize the commanding heights of scientific and technological development, and promote deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, which will further bring China’s economy to a new level. Zolebo (佐乐保), director of the Institute of International Studies at the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, stated that China’s development adheres to “long-termism,” which is very crucial because fields such as culture, education, health, environmental protection, energy, and infrastructure require sustained investment.
Leaders of major political parties of Mongolia stated in their speeches that the Communist Party of China has successfully led the Chinese people on the path of Chinese-style modernization. The Mongolian side is willing to strengthen party-to-party exchanges with China, expand practical cooperation, and benefit the peoples of both countries. Mongolia will host the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in August this year. Undra (温德拉), member of the State Great Khural (Parliament) of Mongolia and chairwoman of the Green Party; Gantulga (甘图勒格), secretary-general of the Human Party; and Munkhjargal (孟克吉日嘎拉), secretary-general of the Civil Will Green Party, all expressed hope to draw on China’s experience in green development and deepen cooperation with China in the field of desertification control.
“China’s development process shows that modernization does not equal Westernization. Developing countries are fully capable of exploring a path to modernization that suits their own national conditions,” said Tsolmon Erdene (朝伦爱登), founding director of the Belt and Road Joint Development Research Center in Mongolia, expressing hope to conduct in-depth research on the governance system and governance capacity of the Chinese Party and government, and to study China’s development strategy, in order to contribute think tank strength to promoting Mongolia-China cooperation in energy, green, and other fields.
Return to TopRecently, a China-Russia youth dance exchange event was launched in Beidaihe District (北戴河区), Qinhuangdao, Hebei. Nearly 500 Russian youths from Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude, and other places took turns on stage and performed with dedication. The photo shows Russian youths participating in an activity on the Beidaihe beach.
Return to TopBeijing, July 8 (Reporter Bao Han (包晗)) — The Ministry of Natural Resources' Institute for Marine Development Strategy (自然资源部海洋发展战略研究所) released a report titled Philippine South China Sea Territorial Claims: A Historical and Legal Critique on the 8th, pointing out that the Philippines' attempt at territorial expansion impacts the international legal system and poses a threat to regional peace, stability, and the post-war order.
The report was jointly compiled by scholars from multiple disciplines, including history and international law, from institutions such as the Ministry of Natural Resources' Institute for Marine Development Strategy, the Chinese Academy of History (中国历史研究院), Wuhan University, Nanjing University, Beijing Jiaotong University, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, and Huaiyin Normal University.
The report reviews the formation process of the Philippines' territorial boundaries and analyzes its intentions and practices in successively expanding its territorial scope. It points out that the series of grounds the Philippines has put forward to support its territorial claims over Huangyan Island (Scarborough Shoal) and certain features of the Nansha Islands (Spratly Islands) are, at the historical level, replete with misuse and distortion of historical materials, and at the legal level, rarely possess evidentiary value. They are merely pretexts for breaking through the limits of international treaties and illegally expanding its territory.
The report holds that the Philippines' intention to break through the territorial boundaries defined by a series of international treaties with legal force and to extend its territory to Huangyan Island and certain features of the Nansha Islands lacks historical factual basis and clearly violates international law rules on territorial acquisition. This illegal act, while challenging the international legal order, constitutes a major threat to regional peace, stability, and the maintenance of the international order.
The Philippines' land territorial boundaries were gradually formed during the Spanish and American colonial periods and were established under international law through three international treaties. After independence, the Philippines inherited and confirmed the territorial boundaries set during the colonial period through its constitution and other domestic laws. Since the 1970s, the Philippine government has repeatedly shown expansionist intentions, using methods such as amending its constitution, issuing decrees, and making statements to put forward territorial claims over Huangyan Island and certain features of the Nansha Islands.
These claims by the Philippines lack historical foundation and legal basis, and it does not enjoy sovereignty over any feature of the Nansha Islands or Huangyan Island. The series of grounds put forward by the Philippines, including measures such as domestic legislation and illegal occupation, cannot prove its territorial sovereignty in the South China Sea. The Philippine government's inconsistent and frequently changing legal positions contain numerous logical contradictions that are difficult to reconcile.
The report states that, on the basis of distorting and whitewashing historical facts and incorrectly applying international law, the Philippines has persistently adopted methods such as misleading international public opinion and carrying out illegal and radical actions to illegally claim sovereignty over Huangyan Island and certain features of the Nansha Islands. This seriously threatens peace and stability in the South China Sea region, becomes a destabilizing factor for neighboring countries in promoting economic and social development, impacts the post-war international order, and shifts the risks arising from its pursuit of illegal self-interest onto the international community.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 金正波 李龙伊
In late June, in Qingdao, Shandong, the Liaoning aircraft carrier strike group slowly docked at its home port, with officers and soldiers standing in solemn formation on the flight deck. This strike group had carried out training activities in the Western Pacific, lasting over 40 days, marching and training the entire way, and its ability to carry out its missions and tasks was further enhanced.
Looking at the new era, from the depths of the ocean to the vast sky, the people's army is moving forward with greater capability and more reliable means towards the goal of winning battles.
At the rally celebrating the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, Chairman Xi Jinping emphasized: “A strong country must have a strong military; only when the military is strong can the nation be secure. On the new journey, we must comprehensively implement the Party’s thinking on strengthening the military for the new era, implement the military strategic guidelines for the new era, adhere to the Party’s absolute leadership over the people’s army, unswervingly take the path of building a strong military with Chinese characteristics, comprehensively advance political military building, reform-driven military strengthening, technology-driven military strengthening, talent-driven military strengthening, and law-based military governance, promote national defense and military modernization with high quality, achieve the centenary goal of military building on schedule, accelerate the building of the people’s army into a world-class military, resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests, and make greater contributions to maintaining world peace and development.”
Since the 18th National Congress of the Party, the Party Central Committee, the Central Military Commission, and Chairman Xi have made a series of strategic plans and deployments for accelerating national defense and military modernization, leading the entire army to open up a new situation in the cause of strengthening the military.
Strengthening the military must first be strengthened politically; political strengthening is the most fundamental strengthening.
In 2014, in Gutian (古田), western Fujian, Chairman Xi personally decided to convene the whole army political work conference (全军政治工作会议) here, making deployments for political military building in the new era; in 2024, in Yan’an, northern Shaanxi, at the Central Military Commission political work conference, Chairman Xi scientifically summarized the “Ten Clarifications” (十个明确) connotation requirements of the political military building strategy for the new era, emphasizing “carry forward the spirit of thorough self-revolution, and continue to deepen political rectification training.”
From Gutian to Yan’an, Chairman Xi led the people’s army to 寻根溯源 (xún gēn sù yuán – “trace the roots and trace the origins,” to seek the source and trace the roots) and 重整行装 (zhòng zhěng xíng zhuāng – “rearrange the baggage and re-equip,” to repack and re-equip for a new start), leading the army to march forward in orderly ranks, and 淬火成钢 (cuì huǒ chéng gāng – “quenched and tempered into steel,” to be forged into steel through tempering) towards a first-class military. Over the years, the people’s army has unswervingly advanced political military building and deepened political rectification training, effectively solving the prominent problems of weakening the Party’s absolute leadership over the military, and in the revolutionary forging process, it has preserved its roots and soul.
Striding on the new journey, officers and soldiers of the entire army unswervingly use Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to solidify the soul and gather strength, deeply implement Xi Jinping’s thinking on strengthening the military, implement the system of the chairman of the Central Military Commission assuming overall responsibility (军委主席负责制), strive to strengthen the military under the Party’s banner, and build a solid ideological foundation of listening to the Party and following the Party.
“Model Company on Guarding the High-Altitude Border,” “Model Ground Station in Serving the Country through Aerospace,” “Anti-terrorism Dagger Company”… Under the guidance of Xi Jinping’s thinking on strengthening the military, the “Four Steels” (四铁 – iron belief, iron faith, iron discipline, iron responsibility) strong units are accelerated to forge, and the “Four Haves” (四有 – have ideals, have virtue, have ability, have responsibility) revolutionary soldiers of the new era are growing vigorously, injecting inexhaustible impetus into the cause of strengthening the military in the new era.
Deep roots must be accompanied by strong bones and muscles.
In November 2015, the Central Military Commission reform work conference was convened, issuing the order for action to deepen national defense and military reform — comprehensively implement the strategy of reforming the military to strengthen it, and unswervingly take the path of building a strong military with Chinese characteristics.
Restructure general departments, shape service branches, establish theater commands, construct the operational command system of Military Commission – Theater Command – Troops and the leadership management system of Military Commission – Service Branches – Troops, forming a new pattern of the Military Commission governing the overall, theater commands focusing on combat, and service branches focusing on construction; reform the scale structure and force composition, reshape the unit organization and new quality combat forces; deeply advance the reform of military policy and institutions, deliberate and pass the newly revised National Defense Law, the Law on the Protection of the Status and Rights of Military Personnel, and a series of other laws…
The people’s army has achieved a holistic and revolutionary reshaping, a historic transformation of the leadership and command system, a more streamlined and reasonable scale structure, and an increasingly complete and matching policy and institutional system.
Bones and muscles reshaped, wings must also be made stronger.
Great power heavy equipment must be firmly held in our own hands. In 2021, the Changzheng 18 submarine, the Dalian destroyer, and the Hainan amphibious assault ship were commissioned; in 2022, the Fujian aircraft carrier was launched, and the Yun-20 tanker aircraft was put into combat training; in 2025, cutting-edge weaponry and equipment were concentratedly unveiled at the military parade. A series of high-precision and cutting-edge technologies have been successively conquered, and a batch of advanced weaponry and equipment have been successively equipped.
In the new era, the Military Commission organs have strengthened research on major practical issues in military struggle preparation, focusing on improving the ability to plan for war, command war, and lead troops in war; each theater command and each service branch and armed service have vigorously promoted the integration of combat and training, systematic training, and science and technology training, training capable and combat-effective elite troops; military academies and research institutions focus on real combat in teaching, training talents, and innovating.
Dare to struggle, dare to win. On the front line of training, a scene of 龙腾虎跃 (lóng téng hǔ yuè – “dragon soaring, tiger leaping,” a scene of bustling activity and energy) is presented. In a certain brigade of the Army’s “Red Fourth Company of Strengthening the Military and Refining Skills,” within less than 100 days of new equipment being equipped, all personnel achieved passing scores in combat shooting, successfully completing multiple major training and exercise tasks; in a certain brigade of the Air Force’s “Pioneer Flight Brigade of Strengthening the Military,” outstandingly implemented real combat and training, with multiple personnel winning the “Golden Helmet” of the Air Force confrontation competition.
On April 8 this year, the whole army senior cadre training class opened at the National Defense University. Chairman Xi emphasized at the opening ceremony: “We must take the Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as guidance, deeply implement the thinking on strengthening the military for the new era, carry out ideological rectification, deepen political rectification training, strengthen the revolutionary forging of our army’s cadre contingent, always maintain the purity and honor of the people’s army, and welcome the centenary of military building with a new political appearance.”
Always being a heroic force that the Party and the people can fully trust, officers and soldiers of the entire army have firm belief and resolute oaths: we have the confidence and ability to maintain national sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity, we have the confidence and ability to provide strategic support for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and we have the confidence and ability to make greater contributions to world peace and development!
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 史一棋 李林蔚
Recently, areas such as Guangxi, Hubei, and Gansu have suffered successive disasters including reservoir dam breaches and mountain landslides due to rainy and windy weather, causing major casualties and economic losses.
General Secretary Xi Jinping made an important instruction on flood prevention and disaster relief work, emphasizing: “We must fully organize rescue operations, treatment of the injured, and resettlement of the masses, minimize casualties, and prevent secondary disasters.”
In recent days, Party organizations at all levels and the vast number of Party members and cadres have resolutely implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions, heeding the order and charging forward, fully playing the role of battle fortresses and vanguard models, building a solid line of defense to protect the safety of the people’s lives and property.
“No matter how hard and tiring it is for us, it is worth it”
“Still 32 portions of meals short; as soon as the supplies arrive, we can assemble and dispatch the boat!” At 14:00 on July 8, at an intersection in Dacun Dengcun Village (大村邓村屯), Watang Town (瓦塘镇), Gangnan District (港南区), Guigang City, Guangxi, Luo Peng (罗鹏), member of the Party Committee and deputy mayor of Watang Town, stood in the water, bent over packing stacks of warm lunchboxes and loading them onto a transfer vessel.
This rear supply point is responsible for providing meals and daily material support for approximately 1,200 people. Just after a batch of boxed meals was loaded and shipped out, Luo Peng was busy again registering ledgers, checking goods, sorting, and packaging.
The Gangnan District Party Committee took the lead, and Party members and cadres from emergency response, firefighting, and grassroots levels, together with social volunteer forces, went down to the front line, each performing their own duties (各司其职 - gè sī qí zhí, “each performs their own duties,” meaning everyone does their assigned job), guarding this lifeline of rear-area material distribution. “As long as the trapped masses have no worries about three meals a day and are safely taking refuge, no matter how hard and tiring it is for us, it is worth it,” Luo Peng said.
At around 19:00 on July 6, dark clouds pressed down over Jinniu Town (金牛镇), Daye City (大冶市), Hubei, and a fierce wind swept in with torrential rain. In just over 20 seconds, the wind suddenly intensified, sending roof tiles, bricks, and color steel tiles flying everywhere. “Upon receiving the notice, I immediately rushed out of the house and headed for the scene,” recalled Lu Li (鲁力), member of the Party Committee and Minister of the Armed Forces Department of Jinniu Town.
Daye City established a front-line command post for rescue and disaster relief, built a three-dimensional combat system of “city committee overall planning, town and village implementation, department linkage,” urgently assembled more than 900 Party members and cadres to rush to the disaster area overnight, formed 35 Party member emergency rescue突击 (tūjī - assault) teams, and fully carried out personnel search and rescue, road clearance, hazard investigation, and resettlement of the masses.
Each Party member emergency squad attacked on separate lines, each performing their own duties, clearing fallen trees, gravel, and debris, and rushing to open the main roads; they stationed themselves at centralized resettlement points, stocked food and emergency medicine… As of 12:00 on July 8, the damaged roads in Daye City were basically opened to traffic, and electricity was gradually restored. “Seeing so many Party members around, I feel at ease,” said Chen Jun (陈俊), a villager from Heqiao Village, Jinniu Town.
“Thanks to the Party members and cadres charging ahead”
“If not for the community cadres coming to the door in time, the consequences would be unthinkable!” said 77-year-old Mr. Fang (方老伯) in Nanmei Community, Huicheng Town (惠城镇), Huilai County (惠来县), Jieyang City, Guangdong.
In mid-June, Huilai County was hit by heavy rain. Fang Shaobing (方少兵), Secretary of the Nanmei Community Party Committee and Director of the Neighborhood Committee, led community cadres to persuade Mr. Fang and helped him, who was bedridden, to move to a safe area in time.
After the heavy rain occurred, 387 Party member vanguard teams and 6,549 Party members and cadres in Huilai County braved the rain and waded through water to carry out drainage and dewatering, hazard patrol, and personnel transfer. Currently, all affected residents have been properly resettled, and production and living order has been fully restored.
In Hongtukan Community (红土坎社区), Jiyang District (吉阳区), Sanya City, Hainan, Gu Longhua (辜龙华), Secretary of the Community Party Branch, led Party members and cadres to divide responsibility by areas and households, knocking on doors street by street, carefully inspecting housing leaks and water accumulation in courtyards, and urging residents to stay away from dangerous areas.
As Typhoon Maysak passed through, Sanya’s grassroots Party organizations and Party members and cadres charged forward, devoting themselves to road clearance and traffic restoration, resettlement of the masses, and distribution of living supplies. Currently, water has been completely drained from all 11 flooded residential compounds in the city.
“Thanks to the Party members and cadres charging ahead, they transferred our whole family out,” said Wu Zaiquan (吴再权), a villager from Jinglang Village (井郎村), Liping County (黎平县), Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou. Not long ago, under the dual impact of sustained heavy rainfall and the Duliu River (都柳江) flood crest, many areas of Liping County experienced dangerous situations such as road collapses, soaring river water levels, flooded farmland, and communication outages. Liping County organized Party members and cadres at the town and village levels to quickly go down to the front line, carrying out flood prevention and rescue, hazard investigation, and personnel transfer, and for special groups such as elderly people living alone, left-behind children, and disabled persons, they resolutely ensured that all who should be transferred were transferred, leaving no one behind.
“We must keep a close watch on every detail”
Reducing disaster risk and mitigating disaster losses depend on prevention before the event.
Dawan Village (大湾村), Feicheng Subdistrict (费城街道), Fei County (费县), Linyi City, Shandong, is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the risk of falling rocks from the mountainside is prominent during the flood season. Before the flood season this year, the Party Working Committee of Feicheng Subdistrict organized Party members and cadres to conduct a blanket inspection of all slopes and unstable rocks in the village, promptly building rockfall retaining walls, laying protective nets, and clearing drainage ditches on the mountainsides.
During the period of sustained heavy rainfall, the village-contracted cadres of Dawan Village took the lead in front-line duty, with Party members and cadres dividing responsibilities by area, conducting round-the-clock routine inspections of the mountains; they went door-to-door to disseminate knowledge on avoiding danger and issued notification letters, and set up warning signs and early warning equipment at dangerous sections of road…
Preventing problems before they occur, resolutely overcoming inertial thinking, complacency, and wishful thinking. The grassroots Party organizations and Party members and cadres of Fei County took the lead in clearing the drainage channels in the fields, and at the same time, focusing on riverbanks and low-lying areas, they visited riverside households one by one, ascertained the baseline situation in advance, clarified responsible persons for each area, and implemented the transfer routes, resettlement locations, and emergency support measures one by one.
In recent days, with frequent rainfall, Party members and cadres of the Ningdu County (宁都县) Water Resources Bureau in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi, conducted inspections at Zhukeng Reservoir (竹坑水库), checking the dam, spillway, and outlet conduit facilities one by one along the dam path, and carefully investigated potential safety hazards. “During the flood season, with concentrated rainfall, when inspecting the reservoir, we must keep a close watch on every detail to minimize disaster losses to the greatest extent,” said Li Ling (黎凌), a Party member and cadre of the Ningdu County Water Resources Bureau.
Facing the sustained rainy weather, Party organizations at all levels in Ningdu County increased the frequency of patrols, conducted blanket inspections of mountain ponds, reservoirs, geological disaster points, and low-lying dilapidated houses; they pushed flood prevention early warning information in real time through village broadcasts and WeChat groups, fully stocked rescue supplies, assembled emergency teams, and built a strong line of defense against floods.
On the grassroots front line, the vast number of Party members and cadres are uniting and leading the masses, working together with 齐心协力 (qíxīn xiélì - “united hearts and concerted effort,” to work as one) to fight and win this tough battle of flood prevention and disaster relief.
(Reported by our reporters Liu Quan, Wang Yunna, Fan Haotian, Zhu Jiaqi, Yang Yanfei, Su Bin, Li Rui, and Sun Haitian)
Return to TopCurrently, all regions and departments are earnestly implementing the important directives of General Secretary Xi Jinping, making every effort to carry out rescue and relief operations, disaster prevention, and other work to ensure the safety of people’s lives and property.
Affected by Typhoon Maysak, multiple areas in Guangxi have experienced flood conditions. At 8:00 on July 7, Guigang City (贵港市) raised its emergency response for flood prevention and typhoon defense to Level I. In the early hours of the 8th, the water level of the Wusi River (武思江) in Watang Town (瓦塘镇), Gangnan District (港南区), Guigang, exceeded the warning mark. The Guigang Detachment of the Guangxi Armed Police Corps (武警广西总队贵港支队) deployed troops overnight, and in coordination with local firefighting, emergency rescue, and other forces, safely relocated over 200 trapped residents. As of 16:00 on the 8th, the Nanning Detachment of the Yunnan Fire and Rescue Mobile Corps (云南消防救援机动总队南宁支队), which had been dispatched to various locations in Guangxi, had assisted and relocated a total of 636 people.
At approximately 6:56 on the 7th, a landslide occurred in Rencang Village (任藏村), Nanhe Town (南河镇), Tanchang County (宕昌县), Longnan City (陇南市), Gansu, trapping 33 people. Gansu’s emergency management, firefighting, natural resources, health, public security, and transportation departments rapidly organized professional forces to rush to the site and guide rescue operations. On the morning of the 8th, a press conference held by the Information Office of the Longnan Municipal Government announced that the search and rescue operations at the landslide site in Tanchang County had concluded; the landslide had caused 21 fatalities and 7 minor injuries.
On the 8th, the Office of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters (国家防汛抗旱总指挥部办公室) and the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部) organized a multi-department joint consultation to deploy flood prevention, typhoon defense, and rescue and disaster relief work in key areas. In response to the impact of wind and hail disasters in Hubei, the Office of the National Commission for Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Relief (国家防灾减灾救灾委员会办公室) 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 20,000 units of central disaster relief supplies to Hubei. The Ministry of Finance (财政部) and the Ministry of Emergency Management urgently allocated 50 million yuan from the central natural disaster relief funds to support Hubei and Gansu in carrying out emergency disaster response and relief work. The Ministry of Transport (交通运输部) held a video dispatch with the transportation departments of Guangxi, Guangdong, and Liaoning, requiring all localities to earnestly implement preventive and response measures for continuous rainfall.
The National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) urgently allocated 50 million yuan from central budgetary investment to support Hubei in post-disaster emergency recovery from wind and hail disasters. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) guided communications administrations in all regions to activate emergency plans and organized telecommunications enterprises to repair damaged communications facilities. Multiple insurance institutions actively mobilized resources to carry out flood prevention, disaster relief, and insurance claims work. As of 11:00 on the 7th, Ping An Property and Casualty Insurance, under the Ping An Group, had received a cumulative total of 10,504 claims from clients.
The National Meteorological Center (中央气象台) forecasts that from 20:00 on the 8th to 20:00 on the 9th, there will still be heavy to torrential rain in central-eastern and southern Guangxi, with locally extreme torrential rain in the south. In addition, parts of western Guangdong, northern Heilongjiang, northern Liaoning, northeastern Hebei, northern and southern Shandong, southern Jiangsu, and southern Yunnan will experience heavy to torrential rain, with locally extreme torrential rain. As of 6:00 on the 8th, a total of 6 cities and 28 counties (cities, districts) in Liaoning had activated emergency responses for flood prevention, and the province had relocated 21,826 people.
Separately, according to forecasts from the National Meteorological Center, starting from the 10th, under the influence of Typhoon Bavi itself, the Taiwan Island and East China will successively experience strong winds and rain. From the 10th to the 12th, affected by water vapor transported from a distance by Bavi, North China and Northeast China will see heavy to torrential rain, with locally extreme torrential rain and isolated extremely heavy rain.
At 17:00 on the 8th, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters decided to activate a Level IV emergency response for flood prevention and typhoon defense for Zhejiang and Fujian. At 18:00 on the 8th, the National Meteorological Center issued a yellow alert for rainstorms, a yellow alert for severe convective weather, and a blue alert for typhoons; the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部) and the China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局) jointly issued a warning for farmland waterlogging and wind damage risk; the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部) and the China Meteorological Administration jointly issued a yellow meteorological warning for flash floods; the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部) and the China Meteorological Administration jointly issued an orange geological disaster meteorological risk warning. On the same day, the Ministry of Natural Resources held an emergency deployment meeting for marine disaster prevention and response regarding Typhoon Bavi.
Maritime typhoon defense emergency responses were activated on the 7th in Zhoushan (舟山), Ningbo (宁波), and other locations in Zhejiang. As of 15:00 on the 8th, 52 passenger shipping routes in Zhejiang’s coastal areas had suspended service, and the Zhejiang maritime authorities had guided a total of 711 vessels to take shelter in safe waters. The Fujian Maritime Safety Administration (福建海事局) activated a Level III typhoon defense emergency response starting at 8:00 on the 8th, designating the sea area north of Quanzhou (泉州) as the defense focus. As of 12:00 on the 8th, 8 passenger shipping routes in Fujian’s coastal areas had suspended service, all 110 ongoing maritime construction projects had stopped work, and 275 construction vessels had evacuated to safe waters.
(Compiled from reports by our reporters Liu Wenxin (刘温馨), Qu Zhehan (曲哲涵), Jiang Xuehong (蒋雪鸿), Li Longyi (李龙伊), Qi Yukun (亓玉昆), Liu Zhiqiang (刘志强), Liu Shiyao (刘诗瑶), Han Xin (韩鑫), Qu Xinming (屈信明), Liu Quan (刘泉), Zhu Jiaqi (祝佳祺), Fan Haotian (范昊天), Dong Hongliang (董洪亮), Zeng Yichen (曾亦辰), Xin Yang (辛阳), Dou Hanyang (窦瀚洋), and Zhong Ziwei (钟自炜); Yang Baolu (杨宝律) contributed to the reporting.)
(Related report see page 8)
By: 辛士红
On July 1, a grand ceremony celebrating the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Ninety-year-old veteran Wang Yuchang (王於昌), in a wheelchair, was pushed by relatives to the center of the rostrum. General Secretary Xi Jinping bent down and tightly grasped the hands of the old hero Wang Yuchang — this scene was warm and touching.
Wang Yuchang, in the early 1960s, together with his comrades, twice shot down U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft and was awarded a first-class merit. After being transferred to civilian work and returning to his hometown in 1973, he worked 兢兢业业 (jīng jīng yè yè - "cautious and conscientious," diligent and conscientious) at a department store for over 20 years, never mentioning his heroic past. Neighbors only knew Wang Yuchang as "a clean and honest person, a hardworking old ox."
"Having accomplished the task, he brushed his sleeve and departed, hiding both his deeds and his name." In the history of the Party and the military, many heroes and models like Wang Yuchang, having merit but not claiming it, having fame but not flaunting it, have given their answer through 惊天动地 (jīng tiān dòng dì - "shaking heaven and earth," earth-shattering) exploits and 静水流深 (jìng shuǐ liú shēn - "still water runs deep," deep and steady perseverance).
Hiding their achievements and fame is because they have their own frame of reference in their hearts. Whenever faced with tests of fame, gain, loss, they always think of those comrades who "gave their lives to sacrifice for our cause."
Recipient of the July 1 Medal (七一勋章) Chai Yunzhen (柴云振), during the Battle of Puda Peak (朴达峰) on the Korean battlefield, wiped out over a hundred enemy troops, suffered 24 wounds all over his body, and his right index finger was bitten off by the enemy in hand-to-hand combat. He was later transferred back to China for treatment and lost contact with his original unit. In 1952, he was recorded as having performed a special-class merit (特等功) and was awarded the title of "First-Class Combat Hero" (一级战斗英雄). However, the medal and certificate were never claimed. Not until 1984 did his unit specifically publish a notice in the Sichuan Daily (四川日报) seeking him, and only then did the hero himself enter people's sight. Yet he said: "The real heroes are those comrades who sacrificed."
Hiding their achievements and fame is because they understand that accomplishing heroic deeds may only take a moment, but staying true to their original aspiration and nature requires a lifetime. From defending the motherland to building the motherland, these heroes and models come from the people, serve the people, then return to the people and repay the people. What changes is the stage; what remains unchanged is their nature.
Recipient of the July 1 Medal Sun Jingkun (孙景坤), in 1955, voluntarily gave up the opportunity to stay in the city, and was demobilized and returned to his hometown bearing scars all over his body and shrapnel still unremoved in his calf. He took leading the villagers to common prosperity as his new "battle," serving as a production team leader for decades, never changing his nature. Not until the 1990s did a fellow villager accidentally read about his heroic deeds on the Korean battlefield in a book, and only then did people around him realize that this old hand at tending crops was actually a combat hero.
Hiding their achievements and fame is not because they disregard honor; precisely because they treasure honor, they are unwilling to let their past honor be tarnished by an improper thought, a special treatment, or a rule-breaking act.
Recipient of the Republic Medal (共和国勋章) Zhang Fuqing (张富清) repeatedly performed great meritorious deeds. When choosing his post after transfer to civilian work, he chose wherever was most difficult; when his children sought jobs, he resolutely did not pull any strings... He never treated honor as a reason to demand or as capital to ask for special consideration. "If I take care of my relatives, what will the masses think of the Party?"
A monument is not erected by oneself; a reputation is passed on by others. Many heroes and models, "with illustrious military exploits, they do not record their names; silently dedicating, they seek no profit," yet their noble conduct is engraved in the people's hearts for a long time.
"Living martyr" Li Yu'an (李玉安) was one of the volunteer army martyrs warmly eulogized by writer Wei Wei (魏巍) in Who Are the Most Beloved People (谁是最可爱的人). He concealed his achievements and buried his name for forty years, carrying the trauma left by the Battle of Songgu Peak (松骨峰), working in a grain depot until retirement. When asked "Are you the Li Yu'an in the textbook?" he always brushed it off with "same name and surname."
Heroes are not only on the battlefield; Li Yu'an won another "Songgu Peak" in his life. Many heroes and models like him are worthy of the glorious title of "the most beloved people," worthy of the writer's affectionate praise: "Their quality is so pure and noble, their will is so tenacious and strong, their temperament is so simple and modest, their heart is so beautiful and broad!"
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 姚雪青
This summer, in Daizhuang Village (戴庄村), Tianwang Town (天王镇), Jurong City (句容市), Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 85-year-old Zhao Yafu received a call for help from a farmer and rushed to a rice paddy at the edge of the village. He bent down to look closely, saw some wilting at the edges of the seedlings, and diagnosed it as an infestation of small brown planthoppers. He estimated the number of natural enemies such as spiders, then prescribed a "remedy"—no need to spray pesticide, only to sprinkle some rapeseed cake to increase fertility. A few days later, the paddy regained its vitality.
This was an ordinary day for Zhao Yafu, a researcher of the Daizhuang Organic Agricultural Professional Cooperative (戴庄有机农业专业合作社). Over the past 60-plus years, he has rooted himself in the countryside, driving hundreds of thousands of farming households to increase income and become prosperous, and has been awarded the honorary title of National Model in Poverty Alleviation (全国脱贫攻坚楷模), National Outstanding Communist Party Member (全国优秀共产党员), National Advanced Worker (全国先进工作者), and others.
"Work hard to change the face of the countryside"
In 1958, 17-year-old Zhao Yafu, a youth from Changzhou, Jiangsu, was admitted to Yixing Agricultural and Forestry College (宜兴农林学院). At that time, some people were unwilling to study agriculture, and Zhao Yafu's own resolve wavered. One experience deeply moved Zhao Yafu: he went to see a doctor and saw the hospital filled with weak patients—many people could not get enough to eat and had developed edema. That evening, Zhao Yafu wrote in his diary: "Countless revolutionary martyrs sacrificed their precious lives for China's liberation; what reason do we have not to work hard to change the face of the countryside?"
After graduating from Yixing Agricultural and Forestry College, Zhao Yafu was assigned to work at the Zhenjiang Institute of Agricultural Sciences (镇江农科所). Over many years, he ate and lived in the villages, working in the fields together with the farmers. In 1966, Zhao Yafu joined the Party, and his belief in serving the people became even firmer. In 1974, Zhao Yafu went to the then Yixing Xudu Production Brigade (宜兴徐渎大队) to conduct on-the-spot work. Over three years, he and the villagers together explored a triple-cropping system (一年三熟制) of early wheat combined with double-cropping rice, helping the Xudu Production Brigade become the brigade with the highest per-hectare rice yield in the province.
In 1982, Zhao Yafu went abroad for further study. When returning home, some people chose to bring electrical appliances, but he brought back 13 cases of agricultural technical books.
"Rooting in the countryside, solving farmers' problems"
After returning home, in order to promote strawberry cultivation, Zhao Yafu went to the familiar Jietang Village (解塘村), Baitu Town (白兔镇), Jurong, and went door to door doing persuasion work. Several households were convinced, and Zhao Yafu taught them step by step how to ridge, transplant, fertilize, and irrigate. The next year, the strawberry trial planting succeeded.
One household, two households, tens of households, hundreds of households followed and planted… Baitu Town saw its first "ten-thousand-yuan households" (万元户) emerge, and they built buildings.
"If you want to get rich, find Yafu." As this saying spread, more and more farmers came to ask for advice. Zhao Yafu set three rules: no guidance fees, no technology equity participation (技术入股), no acting as a technical consultant.
In 2002, Zhao Yafu reached retirement age, but he volunteered to go to Daizhuang Village, the poorest village in the Maoshan old revolutionary base area (茅山老区) at that time, as an agricultural technician, providing free guidance to farmers to lift themselves out of poverty and become prosperous.
Zhao Yafu took the lead in going to the fields, promoting the cultivation of introduced rice varieties. The economic returns were significantly higher, the soil grew richer, and yields also increased. Zhao Yafu then organized the establishment of a cooperative, supported farmers in setting up family farms (家庭农场) to engage in management, either receiving remuneration based on field management and labor efficiency, or taking dividends by contributing land as shares.
Over decades, Zhao Yafu has promoted new agricultural varieties and technologies on over 3.5 million mu, helping farmers increase their income by over 30 billion yuan. When asked what he is after, his answer is simple: "Rooting in the countryside, solving farmers' problems."
"I like standing on the ridge of the paddy field"
In the current rice paddies, the seedlings are growing vigorously, and hundreds of small mottled ducks are swimming in the water and walking on the ground.
"This is the rice-duck farming system (稻鸭共作)," explained Bi Qingguo (毕庆国), a farmer from Daizhuang Village. "The ducks eat the pests, their droppings can serve as fertilizer, saving feed and pesticides, and moreover the ducks can be sold." Bi Qingguo manages 43 mu of ecological rice paddies, and together with his income from doing agricultural machinery services in the cooperative, he netted 86,000 yuan last year.
All of this is inseparable from Zhao Yafu's efforts. When Zhao Yafu first arrived in Daizhuang Village, the village's rice paddies were so hard and compacted that you couldn't dig into them with your hands. The villagers, anxious to increase income, used chemical fertilizers and pesticides recklessly, yet pests and diseases became more severe each year.
"You can't only pursue immediate yields; you must first nurture the land." In Zhao Yafu's vision, there was a picture of "paddy fields secure grain, hill slopes bring wealth" (水田保粮、岗坡致富): seal the forest at the hilltop to store water, raise chickens under the trees; plant fruit trees on the slopes, raise chickens and geese under the trees; raise ducks in the rice paddies at the foot of the hills, raise shrimp in the ditches… Zhao Yafu led the farmers in hard work and solid action, gradually making this path work.
A team from Nanjing Normal University conducted a survey in Daizhuang Village and found that the rice paddies are rich in species. The farmland here has not used pesticides or chemical fertilizers for 20 consecutive years, and soil organic matter has increased by two times. "This is storing grain in the land (藏粮于地). In the past, we snatched yields; now we store strength. The more we cultivate, the more precious the land becomes," Zhao Yafu said.
To help farmers open up sales channels, Zhao Yafu personally did live-streaming e-commerce (直播带货), helping organic agricultural products leave the village, enter the city, and go online. Now, the per capita annual income in Daizhuang Village has risen to 47,000 yuan, and the village collective's annual income exceeds 5.2 million yuan. Zhao Yafu refuses to admit his age, and has set himself a new goal: to plant another 50,000 to 100,000 mu of organic rice in the Maoshan old revolutionary base area.
"Every year when the rice turns golden, I feel the greatest sense of achievement," Zhao Yafu said. "I like standing on the ridge of the paddy field, listening to the chorus of frogs."
Return to TopBringing benefit to the people is the standard for testing all work. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: “We must educate and guide party members and cadres to persist in bringing benefit to the people, and to do more good deeds, practical things, and resolve difficulties for the masses.” In this issue of Open Forum (大家谈), we select three contributions to share with everyone, to think together about how to better improve the ability and capability to do practical things for the people.
—Editor
Skillfully Resolving “Two-Difficulty and Multiple-Difficulty”
Guan Kai (关慨), Zhengzhou, Henan
When researching in a district, we talked about the “chronic problem” of urban construction hoardings, and I was quite touched. On one side of the hoarding is the objective need to advance the project; on the other side is the daily convenience of residents for travel. Managing hoardings is a two-difficulty problem. The district thought of a few methods, such as establishing full-cycle archives for hoardings, locking in the scope and construction period at the time of approval; promoting “transparent hoardings” that clearly write out the project progress, who is responsible, and how supervision is carried out. Once hoardings are well managed, travel for the masses becomes convenient.
In reality, the test questions of “must have this, must have that, must have the other” are increasing, and two-difficulty or even multiple-difficulty problems appear from time to time. This requires us to be good at resolving “two-difficulty and multiple-difficulty” problems.
Finding the crux of the problem is the foundation. The “two-difficulty and multiple-difficulty” problem, from another perspective, is also a breakthrough and a point of focus for improving governance standards. Going to the scene, approaching the masses, grasping the actual situation, understanding the demands of the masses — only then can we better implement precision policy and targeted efforts.
Innovative means are key. Different problems have different problem-solving approaches. This requires us to break path dependence, insist on “one key opens one lock”, and come up with different solutions for different types of problems. Only then can we find the optimal solution under multiple constraints.
A thousand difficulties, ten thousand difficulties — with practical measures, they are not difficult. Always keep in mind “the worries of the people”, always carry out “the hopes of the people”, only then can we turn two difficulties into a win-win, and multiple difficulties into a multi-win.
Also “Look Backwards”
Wang Jinhua (王金华), Ningbo, Zhejiang
There was an old mediator in the town. Once, I went with him into the village. After handling a homestead dispute, he didn’t hurry to leave but pulled me to sit on a stone bench at the village entrance. I asked what we were waiting for, and he said: “To see if the two families will quarrel again. Mediation isn’t over just because the agreement is signed; we have to see if the matter is truly resolved.” Later, the two families indeed bickered over boundary details, and he reconciled them on the spot. The old mediator said: “When doing work, you can’t just focus on moving forward; you have to look backwards from time to time, to see whether your footprints are solid.” These words left a deep impression on me.
Looking backwards is to see if the problem has “left a tail”. Some work, when seen as completed at the time, actually only solves the surface problem. The road is built, but drainage doesn’t keep up; a heavy rain may flood it. An industrial project is launched, but sales channels are not opened; goods are likely to be stuck in hand. Looking backwards means not letting go of the problem, and doing the work thoroughly and properly.
Looking backwards is also to see if the masses are truly satisfied. How well work is done cannot be judged only by report forms, materials, summaries, and briefings; we must also listen to what the masses say. For grassroots cadres, going to see on the ridges of the fields, chatting by the kitchen stove — this can more accurately understand the true wishes and actual needs of the masses, and also better know whether the work has reached the hearts of the masses.
When undertaking endeavors and starting businesses, of course we must charge forward, but after charging for a stretch, we might as well stop and look back at the road we have come from. Only when the steps are firm can the road be walked steadily. This is not just a work method, but also an attitude of responsibility toward the masses.
More Plans for “Proactively Moving Forward”
Liu Anli (刘安黎), Hefei, Anhui
Recently, my ID card expired and needed to be replaced. I thought I would have to take leave and go to the service hall to queue up, but unexpectedly, a “City Affairs Pass Government Service Convenience Station” (市事通政务服务便民驿站) had been opened in the subway station near my workplace, where ID card replacement could be done self-service. Scanning QR code, taking photo, verification, payment — all in one go, done in a few minutes, the entire process was convenient to the point of being “unnoticeable”. From “people seeking services” to “services seeking people”, this also provides inspiration for doing service work well.
Making services run ahead of demand relies on breaking the inertial thinking of “sitting and waiting for clients to come”, transforming from passive response to proactive service. Doing service work well cannot stop at being able to handle things; we should pursue handling things well, conveniently. What are the bottlenecks in handling procedures? What room for improvement is there? Starting from dissecting one specific problem, 举一反三 (jǔ yī fǎn sān - “raise one, infer three,” to draw inferences about other cases from one instance), sorting out and discovering common problems, and extending to solving one type of problem and improving one field — the initiative of work will continuously increase.
Making services run ahead of demand also requires breaking departmental barriers and forming synergistic joint forces. Placing one integrated self-service ID card processing machine in a subway station involves multiple links such as site selection, installation, operation and maintenance, and also involves multiple departments such as public security and transportation. Without collaborative linkage, it would be impossible to achieve. Jumping out of the limitation of “one’s own little plot of land”, and advancing work under the overall situation, all forces can be twisted into “one rope”.
Serving the masses has no best, only better. Proactively moving forward, innovating services — what is improved is the convenience for the masses, and what is gained is the satisfaction of the masses.
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Adhering to a people-centered approach, taking the flood season as the command, based on preparing for major floods, fighting major droughts, and preventing strong typhoons, investigate every hidden danger more meticulously, implement every contingency plan more substantively, and build every line of defense more solidly.
Recently, due to rainfall and strong wind weather, Guangxi, Hubei, Gansu and other areas have experienced successive disasters, causing significant casualties and economic losses.
President Xi Jinping has issued important instructions on flood control and disaster relief work, emphasizing "earnestly carrying out various disaster prevention and relief tasks, ensuring the safety of people's lives and property."
In flood control and disaster relief, 分秒必争 (fēn miǎo bì zhēng - "every minute and second must be seized," to race against time). Difficulties must be estimated more fully, and risks must be considered more deeply. Adhere to source prevention and control, move the关口 forward, maintain 常备不懈 (cháng bèi bù xiè - "always prepared, never slack"), and prepare for the one-in-ten-thousand possibility with ten-thousand-fold preparedness, only then can the safety bottom line be firmly held and losses reduced to the greatest extent.
Along the banks of our country's rivers and lakes are distributed many important towns, grain bases, energy bases, etc.; flood control and disaster relief cannot afford failure. However, as the impact of global climate change intensifies, the suddenness, abnormality, extremity, and unpredictability of disasters such as heavy rainfall and flooding in our country become more pronounced, and the difficulty coefficient of flood control work continues to increase.
Where risks exist, the bottom line must be held there; where difficulties exist, work must follow there. This requires not only strengthening responsibility and accountability but also continuously updating cognition and enhancing capabilities.
For example, the average frequency of heavy rainfall processes in northern China over the past five years is 50% higher than the 1990s average, and the comprehensive intensity of heavy rainfall processes is 50% stronger than the multi-year average for the same period. Flood control has shifted from the past "more preparation, less response" to the current "routine major examination."
Facing extreme weather that breaks past patterns and transcends traditional cognition, the vast number of Party members and cadres must resolutely overcome complacency and侥幸 mentality, closely盯紧压实 disaster prevention and relief responsibilities, decompose various tasks into standardized elements, links, and steps, achieving 心中有数 (xīn zhōng yǒu shù - "have a clear picture in one's mind") and 胸中有策 (xiōng zhōng yǒu cè - "have strategies in one's breast").
The chain of flood control and disaster relief measures is long and involves many departments; systems thinking must be firmly established, and safety redundancy must be retained. In terms of space, coordinate river basins and regions, towns and villages, so that no risk is overlooked; in terms of time, run through pre-flood, mid-flood, and post-flood periods, so that no link breaks; in terms of forces, ensure backup materials,梯队 personnel, and multiple sets of contingency plans, so as not to fall into passivity due to unexpected situations.
Flood control and disaster relief is a "matter of utmost importance" (天大的事), affecting all aspects. Only by grasping the overall situation with systems thinking, responding to shocks with极限思维, coordinating multiple objectives such as flood control, drought relief, and water supply, and打通 the entire chain of "monitoring, forecasting, prevention, resistance, relief, and rescue" can people's lives and property safety and overall social stability be vigorously maintained.
Among the thousands of tasks in flood control and disaster relief, technological empowerment is the key one. Facing increasingly complex and variable meteorological and hydrological conditions, relying solely on manual patrols and empirical judgment can no longer meet the needs of modern disaster prevention and mitigation.
In recent years, with the widespread application of technologies such as artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, major rivers such as the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, and the Huai River have gained "digital twins." Some localities have built an integrated air-space-ground monitoring and sensing system, with meteorological satellites, weather radars, and rain measurement radar networks serving as "eyes and ears, vanguard forces." The deep application of smart equipment and technology has effectively enhanced the前瞻性, precision, and proactiveness of flood control and disaster relief work.
The switch of science and technology is in human hands. Strengthening the line of defense for flood control and disaster relief is not about replacing humans with machines, but about assisting humans with technology, promoting the formation of combined force among physical prevention, technical prevention, and human prevention. By giving full play to the role of technology, rapidly transmitting every action指令 to the front line, and enabling every early warning to accurately reach the "last kilometer," we can achieve more acute perception, faster early warning, more resilient defenses, and more sufficient preparation.
Major battles and major tests reveal true capability. This year's main flood season, extreme weather and climate events in our country will still be more frequent, with drought and flood coexisting, risks interwoven and叠加, and the situation severe and complex. Adhering to a people-centered approach, taking the flood season as the command, based on preparing for major floods, fighting major droughts, and preventing strong typhoons, investigating every hidden danger more meticulously, implementing every contingency plan more substantively, and building every line of defense more solidly, we will surely be better able to guard the safety of rivers and lakes and the peace of the land.
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This year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. Major milestones always make one feel something about time, as if overlapping and brushing past countless times and spaces, thus touching the ruggedness and thickness of history.
At two locations, this sense of temporal depth is especially strong.
One is Xiong'an New Area, Hebei. Going to Xiong'an for investigation, one cannot help but be shocked by the pulse of development. The City Computing Center gathers over 40 billion items of urban operation data; "a city in the cloud" empowers high-efficiency governance; from artificial intelligence to aerospace information to biomedicine, innovation entities are accelerating their convergence, and emerging industries are rising rapidly… As far as the eye can see, innovation vitality surges, and the "city of the future" is growing rapidly.
Once, they 谋定后动 (móu dìng hòu dòng - "plan before acting," to plan and then act), meaning "plan every inch of land clearly before starting construction"—this was being responsible to history; now they 只争朝夕 (zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī - "strive for morning and evening," to seize every moment), meaning once they see clearly, they act quickly—this is grasping opportunities. "Maintain historical patience, position it as a millennium strategy (千年大计); Xiong'an is 'evergreen,' is sustainable development." Though construction is complex, it does not lose its method; between fast and slow, there is the dialectic of time.
Two is Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport. While waiting for a connecting flight, I noticed many foreign tourists handling departure tax refunds. The airport has deployed full-scenario departure tax refund self-service machines, which can be done in as fast as a few minutes, convenient and quick. The transit visa-exemption policy has been continuously upgraded. In the trend of "bringing empty suitcases to China," Shenzhen speed shows service warmth, becoming a vivid snapshot of this open and hot land.
Looking back over the years, the two characters "Bao'an" are inseparable from the course of reform and opening up. In those days, Bao'an County was transformed into Shenzhen City, and reform and opening up drew an experimental field (试验田). Slogans such as "Time is money, efficiency is life" (时间就是金钱，效率就是生命) spread from here across the whole country, becoming a symbol of the spirit of reform and opening up.
It is passion, and also patience. Today, Bao'an District has become a major economic and industrial district of Shenzhen. With hubs such as Bao'an International Airport, it is already an important fulcrum for the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. "Practical development has no end, ideological emancipation has no end, and reform and opening up also have no end." As time extends, facing more complex situations and more arduous tasks, the determination to make good use of the "important magic weapon" has been 一以贯之 (yī yǐ guàn zhī - "one thread running through," consistent throughout).
Advance in the logic of historical progress, develop in the tide of the times. Not only focusing on immediate gains, but relying on institutional advantages to turn strategic foresight into trans-generational practical actions, taking one step at a time and moving firmly forward. Integrate resources, concentrate strength to accomplish major tasks; take a long-term view, paint a blueprint to the end; fear no wind and rain, 跋山涉水 (bá shān shè shuǐ - "climb mountains and wade rivers," travel over difficult terrain) to set out again… Leafing through the historical records, there are too many such stories in the long river of time.
Why is the Communist Party of China capable? There is inspiration in time.
Studying the history of Marxist development and reading Marx and Engels' theory of party building, one question lingers: why has the Communist Party of China withstood 大浪淘沙 (dà làng táo shā - "big waves wash away sand," the test of history), while many other political parties and forces have regrettably declined?
Measured against history, some explorations fell silent due to organizational laxity, some attempts retreated into the ivory tower because they could not be put into practice, but our Party has always examined itself by the requirements of the times, alerted itself with a strong sense of urgency, perfected itself with the spirit of self-reform, and become stronger and more powerful through revolutionary tempering. It has always possessed strong creativity, cohesion, and combat effectiveness, becoming the 中流砥柱 (zhōng liú dǐ zhù - "pillar in the midstream," mainstay) of the cause of revolution, construction, and reform.
Our Party is determined to pursue truth, always keeping the forward direction correct; deeply rooted in the people, always possessing a solid foundation; bravely shouldering historical missions, always maintaining strategic initiative; conforming to the tide of development, always staying at the forefront of the times; daring and good at struggle, always maintaining confidence in victory; focusing on strengthening itself, always full of vitality. "These excellent qualities are the key code for why the Communist Party of China is capable."
Deeply grasping the inner connection between managing and governing the Party, revitalizing and strengthening the Party, and national rejuvenation, Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building (习近平党建思想) has enriched and developed Marxist theory of party building with a series of original achievements, providing a sharp ideological weapon for continuously advancing Party building.
Traversing time and 风华正茂 (fēng huá zhèng mào - "wind and flower flourishing," at the height of one's prime), it will surely continue to write a splendid chapter of time on the new road of the examination.
The long wind is vast and mighty, striving to be the first. Rooted in the hot land beneath our feet, feeling the pulse of the times, every step we have taken will be engraved in the long river of time, composing a magnificent victory song.
Return to TopBeijing Science Center will successively launch 1,175 science education activities, Hunan Changsha Library plans to offer more than 2,500 free public-benefit activities, and cultural centers at all levels in Hainan will bring on fine-art exhibitions, theatrical performances, and intangible cultural heritage experiences in turn… As summer vacation arrives, many localities are rolling out themed summer special activities of diverse themes to enrich children’s vacation life.
This is:
Temporarily leave the busyness of schoolwork,
Joyful excursions dispel the long summer heat.
Activities present fresh ideas,
Young children delight in wandering.
Xu Zhiwen
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Recently, media reporters discovered through research that in some cities, service stations (驿站) built for new employment groups (新就业群体) are managed by no one and used by no one, becoming idle resources. Why are they idle? It is not because there is no demand, but because they failed to precisely match demand.
Station construction must focus on the “tangible coverage rate,” but even more on the “effective coverage rate.” Idle stations often have problems such as remote locations, single functions, and limited service capacity. For example, some stations have only a few tables and chairs for resting and cannot provide “rigid demand” services such as charging and heating meals. To improve the service efficiency of stations, differentiated measures must be implemented according to type.
For those stations with scientifically sound locations, consideration should be focused on optimizing their high-frequency service items. For example, ensure the supply of the three universal demands of “charging, heating meals, and using the restroom,” and on this basis add diversified practical services such as common medicines, rain gear, and summer cold drink supply, so that the stations can actually help workers. As for some stations that lacked scientific justification from the start of construction and have proven ineffective in practice, they should be adjusted as soon as possible.
It must also be noted that although some stations are useful, they suffer from problems such as insufficient funding, equipment maintenance, material replenishment, and management personnel. In this regard, beyond planning and construction, operations management must be particularly strengthened, especially clarifying the responsible entities to ensure the long-term healthy operation of the stations.
Making stations better achieve effective coverage is a necessary move to push services for new employment groups from existence to excellence. By effectively using precious resources where they are most needed by new employment groups, their sense of gain and happiness will become increasingly substantial.
(Excerpted from Guangxi Daily, originally titled “Why Are Delivery Workers Indifferent to Some Service Stations?”)
Return to TopBy: 刘佳华
【Phenomenon】Not long ago, the first order of "science and technology trial insurance" (科技试用险) in Liaoning Province was landed: the Shenfu Reform and Innovation Demonstration Zone (沈抚改革创新示范区) launched a "use first, pay later + patent license credit insurance" (先使用后付费+专利许可信用保险) model, enabling a company to trial a patent of Shenyang Institute of Technology (沈阳工学院) with "zero down payment"; after the trial period, if standards are met, the license fee is paid. During this period, PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited Liaoning Branch (人保财险辽宁省分公司) provided guarantees for the accounts receivable of the patent license fee; if the enterprise failed to perform as contracted, the insurance paid in full.
【Comment】
In the field of transformation of scientific and technological achievements, there exists such a "pain point": enterprises want to introduce new technologies but fear that the technology will not "adapt to local conditions" and fall short of expectations, hence they "dare not buy" and "dare not try"; universities and research institutes hold patents but worry that enterprises will default on fees or be unreliable in performance, hence they "dare not transfer." Both sides of the school-enterprise divide wait and watch, which can easily lead to good results being 束之高阁 (shù zhī gāo gé - "tie it up and store it on a high shelf," to shelve something) and enterprises missing development opportunities.
How to break the deadlock? Examining the value of Liaoning's first "science and technology trial insurance" in detail, there are three main aspects: first, a reconstruction of the payment model — changing the tradition of paying first and then using the technology, allowing enterprises to use patents with "zero down payment," greatly reducing upfront financial pressure; second, market-based risk sharing — using insurance to underwrite research returns, dispelling the concerns of universities and research institutes; third, stable cooperative expectations — the three parties use contracts to clearly define rights and responsibilities, making the process and outcomes more controllable.
Multiple safeguards help transform waiting on the sidelines into a two-way effort, putting the transformation of patent achievements into practice. Model innovation stimulates the enthusiasm of enterprises to improve technology and the initiative of research units to innovate and tackle key problems.
Looking across the country, many localities are actively exploring. To promote deep integration of scientific and technological innovation with industrial innovation and to move scientific and technological achievements from the "bookshelf" to the "store shelf," it is necessary to take the pulse and prescribe solutions (把脉开方) for each specific problem, smooth the channels for transformation, and open up the path for implementation.
For example, controlling risks to break through obstacles. Liaoning has established a mechanism for exemption from liability for due diligence in the transformation of job-related scientific and technological achievements; if a project fails to meet expectations due to objective factors, relevant researchers and managers can be exempted according to regulations. Suzhou Industrial Park in Jiangsu has launched the "Park Research Insurance" (园研保) comprehensive insurance, covering four major categories of risks to 保驾护航 (bǎo jià hù háng - "escort and protect the voyage," to safeguard) the entire transformation process. Yunnan has introduced a "use first, pay later" (先使用后付费) policy and operational guidelines to protect the legitimate rights and interests of research units... By making the bottom line more secure, the parties involved in the transformation of achievements can unload their burdens and travel light (轻装前行).
Another example is lowering thresholds to promote implementation. What do sci-tech enterprises fear? They fear having good technology but lacking collateral. Some localities have piloted an "innovation scoring system" (创新积分制), which quantitatively scores an enterprise's innovation capability; enterprises obtain loans based on their scores, with minimum interest rates 15% lower than traditional products. Lowering thresholds does not mean lowering standards, but rather making the evaluation yardstick more aligned with reality, looking at whether an enterprise has real ability and whether innovation has real value.
Another example is solving the problem of information asymmetry. Zhejiang has implemented the Intellectual Property Finance "Dandelion" action (蒲公英行动), using the value of intellectual property to profile more sci-tech innovation enterprises, further smoothing the transformation from "patent value" to "financing creditworthiness." The "Hangzhou Innovation E-Station" (杭创E站) platform includes data on more than a hundred thousand sci-tech innovation enterprises, helping financial institutions effectively identify an enterprise's "science and technology content." Using data as a bridge and evaluation as evidence, it can better break down the trust barriers for financial institutions to empower enterprises.
Ultimately, the transformation of scientific and technological achievements cannot be separated from the mutual complementarity and organic combination of a well-functioning government and an efficient market. In Hefei, Anhui, nuclear fusion, regarded as the "ultimate energy source," is being broken down into individual superconducting tapes, cryogenic pumps, diagnostic systems, and investments. The government sets the stage, research institutes provide support, financial institutions empower, and enterprises take the lead — four forces twisted into a single rope (拧成一股绳), continuously optimizing the development ecology from "1 to N." Not being all-embracing, but rather building bridges and ties for communication and connection; not doing things 零敲碎打 (líng qiāo suì dǎ - "to do something in bits and pieces," piecemeal), but rather employing systematic policies, targeted efforts, and coordinated actions — only then can the soil for achievement transformation be continuously enriched.
By assisting scientific and technological innovation and achievement transformation, perfecting every node in the chain, and enabling all types of innovation entities to find their own "sunshine and rain," the "science and technology innovation rainforest" will surely be continuously sprouting new shoots and full of vitality.
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Return to TopAcademician Chen Li-quan (陈立泉) of the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences — Striving to Run on the Lithium Battery Track
Our reporter Wu Yuehui (吴月辉)
Brief Biography of the Person
Chen Li-quan, born in 1940 in Nanchong, Sichuan, is a researcher at the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and a lithium battery expert. He developed China’s first all-solid-state lithium battery. Having deeply cultivated the field of energy materials for fifty years, he is the founder, pioneer, and leader of China’s lithium battery field.
The road of China’s lithium battery rise is filled with the persistent adherence and the rain-and-wind trekking footprints of generations of pioneers. Academician Chen Li-quan (see Figure 1, photo by Xinhua reporter Jin Liwang (金立旺)) is precisely the diligent pioneer and founder on this journey.
As an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a researcher at the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chen Li-quan steps step by step toward difficulty: in middle age he crossed boundaries to change careers, pioneering China’s solid-state ionics direction from zero; at the age of knowing fate he went deep into the industrial front line, helping the domestic lithium battery industry break through and grow; at an advanced age he fights again on the frontier, anchoring on next-generation battery technology and cultivating deeply without stop. Three choices, each time abandoning comfort and heading into difficulty, always keeping the nation’s development in heart and conforming to the general trend of technological development.
At age 36, he crossed boundaries to change careers, pioneering from zero to fill the gap in domestic lithium battery research.
In 1976, Chen Li-quan, aged 36, welcomed the first crossroads of his life. That year, already a core researcher at the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, he traveled far to the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Chemical Physics in Germany for a visiting study. An ordinary laboratory open day completely changed his research career.
That day, a small button battery in the display window firmly attracted Chen Li-quan’s gaze. He held it in his hand and looked carefully: the battery material was lithium nitride, the battery was compact in size, efficient in energy storage, and strong in safety; compared with the bulky lead-acid batteries domestically, it was a product of a completely different era.
After returning, Chen Li-quan quickly understood clearly: lithium nitride is an ion-conductive material; the solid-state battery made with it has an energy density far higher than lead-acid batteries; in the future it may be applied to energy storage and electric vehicles, and will completely change the energy landscape.
“This is of great significance to China’s future energy development.” After realizing this, he conceived the idea of changing careers.
At that time, China’s industrial foundation was weak, electric vehicles were even less heard of, and domestic lithium battery research was completely a blank area. Many colleagues around him advised him: the risk of researching a new field is too great; it is better to deeply cultivate one’s old specialty and study steadily.
On one side was the familiar and stable mature track; on the other side was a new field full of unknowns. Chen Li-quan resolutely chose the latter. He thought more deeply: energy is the lifeline of national development, traditional energy has prominent shortcomings, and new batteries will be core technologies necessary for a future strong nation. 未雨绸缪 (wèi yǔ chóu móu - “repair the house before it rains,” take preventive measures), someone must pave the way in advance.
Therefore, Chen Li-quan wrote a letter to the leadership of the Institute of Physics, applying to change his research direction.
“I want to shift to researching superionic conductors, which are said to be usable for making power batteries for cars.” “Agreed! On the condition that you complete the crystal growth task assigned by your advisor.” The leadership of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Physics quickly approved this adjustment. This choice placed China on the starting line of the world battery technology revolution, and also became a vivid case of the Chinese Academy of Sciences proactively identifying strategic directions and supporting scientists to enter the international frontier.
After obtaining approval, the original visiting research plan was also readjusted accordingly. During the day he soaked in the laboratory studying the principles of solid-state ionics; at night he read foreign language materials and filled more than ten notebooks with dense notes. The crystal growth research task that was previously planned to be completed in one year, Chen Li-quan efficiently completed in five months, and then squeezed out all time to attack the new battery technology. During the more than one year of visiting study, he published four papers and basically mastered the key knowledge in the field of solid-state ionics.
In 1978, Chen Li-quan, having completed his studies and returned to the country, gave up the specialty he had deeply cultivated for more than ten years, started from zero, and specialized in lithium batteries and solid-state ionics.
This was an extremely brave adventure. No one knew whether this path could be traversed, no one knew when results would be seen, but Chen Li-quan was extremely firm: “As long as the country needs it, no matter how difficult the road, I must walk it.”
Rooted in the hard front line, fully boosting our country’s lithium battery industry breakthrough.
At the beginning of the career change, progress was difficult. In the late 1970s, domestic scientific research conditions were stretched thin. There was no special funding, no professional laboratory and equipment, and no reference drawings; even basic experimental raw materials were difficult to procure.
In order not to delay research, Chen Li-quan took several students, carried tools, and made local modifications. In a dwelling converted from an idle old chicken coop, he established China’s first solid-state ionics laboratory.
This past event has been recalled many times by Chen Li-quan’s students. The chicken coop was low and damp; whenever it rained, the roof leaked, water accumulated on the floor, and moss grew year-round in the corners — the environment was extremely crude. In winter, there was no heating in the laboratory; cold wind poured in through gaps, and everyone did experiments wearing thick cotton-padded jackets, their hands frozen red and stiff. In summer, the laboratory was stuffy and humid, with swarms of mosquitoes; sweat often soaked the entire lab coat.
“Without advanced equipment, we manually assembled simple devices and repeatedly adjusted parameters; without reference materials, we sorted out the solid-state battery technology system from zero and explored patterns through repeated failures,” Chen Li-quan said.
Poor conditions, slow progress, and much doubt were the norm of that period. Some privately commented that it was purely 自讨苦吃 (zì tǎo kǔ chī - “ask for trouble,” to bring trouble on oneself); others asserted that lithium battery research could never yield results.
Facing criticism and difficulties, Chen Li-quan never wavered. He set a six-year goal for himself: three years to stand firm, three years to catch up with the international level.
“What others can do, we Chinese can certainly do as well. It doesn’t matter if we are a bit slower or a bit harder; as long as we don’t stop, there is hope,” Chen Li-quan said.
In just five years, Chen Li-quan led his team to fill many domestic technology gaps; dozens of high-quality papers brought China’s lithium battery research onto the international academic stage for the first time.
In 1988, China’s first solid-state lithium battery was born in the crude laboratory. This was a historic “from 0 to 1” breakthrough for China’s lithium batteries, completely ending the situation of no independent lithium battery technology domestically.
However, Chen Li-quan was not satisfied with this. He believes that the ultimate value of scientific research lies in empowering industry and benefiting the people.
Because the material system, cell design, and manufacturing process were not mature at that time, all-solid-state lithium batteries did not have the possibility of commercialization in the short term. Chen Li-quan did not retreat, but made a new strategic judgment: it was necessary to turn as soon as possible to liquid electrolyte lithium-ion batteries, which were closer to industrialization, to fill the gap in this key technology field for our country.
In 1995, Chen Li-quan’s team pioneered the development of China’s first liquid electrolyte lithium-ion battery; in 1998, relying on self-made equipment, domestic raw materials, and independent innovation technology, the team built the first domestic pilot production line for 18650-type lithium-ion batteries, with an annual capacity of 200,000 units; in 1999, the professional camera batteries produced by the team were used in filming equipment for the National Day military parade; … …
In 2014, the global market share of China’s lithium battery industry surpassed Japan and South Korea, topping the world first. The technology that was once “strangled” by foreign countries completely became an advantageous industry where China leads the world.
Setting out again at an advanced age, deploying to seize the first opportunity for next-generation batteries.
When China’s lithium battery industry ushered in rapid development, with a complete industrial chain and the world’s largest market scale, Chen Li-quan, already over 80 years old, could have enjoyed his old age in peace, but he once again made a different choice — taking the initiative to go to a newer, more difficult track.
Chen Li-quan clearly recognized that traditional liquid lithium batteries have already approached the ceiling of energy density, and there are also safety hazards such as fire and liquid leakage. At the same time, lithium resources are scarce and prices fluctuate greatly; in the long run, it is difficult to support the country’s long-term energy strategy and transportation electrification development.
“Solid-state batteries use non-flammable, non-volatile, and highly stable solid electrolytes, which will restructure the existing battery material system and are expected to achieve intrinsic safety and high energy density of batteries. They are globally recognized as an important direction for next-generation battery technology,” Chen Li-quan said.
But the long R&D cycle, uncertain technical prospects, and meager short-term returns made many teams 望而却步 (wàng ér què bù - “look and step back,” to shrink back at the sight of danger or difficulty). Chen Li-quan has always been steadfast that core technology and national energy security must be firmly in our own hands.
In his advanced age, he led his team to boldly innovate, pioneering the “in-situ solidification” technical route globally. After several years of day-and-night hard work, they successfully developed a new generation of transformative battery technology with fully independent intellectual property rights, and took the lead in achieving large-scale production and application. At the same time, he also fully deployed sodium-ion battery research to solve the industrial shortcoming of limited lithium resources, building a dual technical guarantee system for China’s new energy industry.
Now, Chen Li-quan, aged 86, still stands at the forefront of scientific research. Facing honors and praise, he has always been calm: “I want to lay a good foundation and build steps for the young people.”
Looking back at Chen Li-quan’s scientific research life, three key choices fully write the sincerity and responsibility of a scientist. Now more and more young researchers follow his footsteps, rooting themselves in the new energy field to concentrate on tackling key problems. It is precisely through the fearless choices and long-lasting efforts of generations of researchers that the backbone of China’s scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening has been upheld.
Academician Ben De (贲德) of the 14th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation — Striving and Contributing to Radar Technology Research
Our reporters Li Junqiang (李君强), Liu Shiyao (刘诗瑶), Wang Jingyuan (王靖远)
Brief Biography of the Person
Ben De, born in 1938 in Changchun, Jilin, is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, a senior chief scientist of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, and a consultant of the Science and Technology Committee of the 14th Research Institute of CETC. He presided over the development of China’s first airborne pulse Doppler (PD) fire control radar, participated in the development of China’s first phased array radar, and made important contributions to China’s radar technology research and development.
In the campus of the 14th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, the trees were lush. When the reporter arrived, Ben De, aged 88 (see Figure 2, photo provided by interviewee), had already come to the office and started the day’s work. When talking about radar, the silver-haired old man’s speech speed obviously quickened; when talking about key points, he would also gesture to explain.
Some say radar is the “eye” of national defense. Ben De spent his life continuously working to make this “eye” see farther and more accurately.
Research whatever the country needs.
Ben De said that the greatest fortune in his life was to have caught up with the good times when New China cultivated scientific and technological talents.
In 1938, Ben De was born in a rural area in Jiutai (九台), Jilin. There were six people in the family, relying on only a few acres of poor land to make a living.
The family was poor, but his father insisted on letting the children study. When he graduated from elementary school, Ben De was recommended to a middle school 20 li away from home, and had to pay 7.5 yuan per month for boarding and food expenses. His father said to him: “The family cannot afford the money, but you are good at studying; it would be a pity not to continue.”
To save boarding fees, this thirteen- or fourteen-year-old boy left home before dawn every day to go to school. His shoes wore out quickly on the gravel road. To avoid wearing out his shoes, shortly after leaving home, Ben De took off his shoes and ran barefoot all the way to school, putting them back on when he was near the school gate.
Such a growth experience made him especially cherish every learning opportunity. From elementary school to high school, he always achieved excellent grades. In high school, he relied on national grants to complete his studies. It was also at that time that a simple thought took root in his heart: the country has cultivated me; I must contribute to the country.
In 1957, he was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology, studying in the electrical machinery major, and was later adjusted to the radar major. “In that era, one would research whatever the country needed,” Ben De said. After graduation, Ben De came to the 14th Research Institute. As the birthplace of New China’s radar industry, this institute undertook many important national radar research tasks. The organization gave him his first task: to develop a key component — an oscillator — in a power spectral density analyzer. The deadline was only one month, but he had never designed an oscillator.
What to do? There was no one to consult, so he consulted books. He went to the library, found a Russian professional book of about 200 pages, and chewed through it page by page. In two weeks, he thoroughly read through the entire book.
Then he started designing, soldering, and debugging. The first time he powered it on, the oscilloscope showed only a straight line, no waveform at all. He checked item by item and found a solder joint that had been missed. After re-soldering and powering on again, a regular sine wave finally jumped onto the screen.
The task was completed, but he did not stop. During testing, he found that when the temperature increased, the oscillator frequency would change, which did not meet the system requirements. So, he took the initiative to start over. He redesigned, fabricated, and tested, using temperature compensation to solve the stability problem, and finally delivered a complete design plan.
This was Ben De’s first scientific research achievement after starting work. Looking back many years later, Ben De felt that the experience had influenced his entire life: “When doing research, one must always do one’s utmost to truly do things well.”
Starting from zero again and again.
Ben De participated in the development of China’s first long-range early warning phased array radar. There was no ready experience, and not even textbooks; what lay before the researchers was a blank sheet. “First, we must study and understand its basic principles.” That was the first thing Ben De thought of.
Published research papers became the only “teacher,” but most of these materials were in English. So he started learning from the most basic grammar, memorizing vocabulary word by word. He memorized while queuing for meals, while using the toilet, turning all fragmented time into study time. In just two months, he was already able to read English materials.
When someone asked him if he had a special talent for language, he smiled and shook his head: “It was purely job necessity.” That one phrase revealed the common choice of scientific researchers of that era: if the country needs it, one must learn it.
After formal development began, greater challenges came one after another. The phased array radar had more than 8,000 transceiver units, nearly 1,000 square meters of antenna array, thousands of kilometers of control wires, and thousands of cabinets... like a giant of steel.
To build this radar, Ben De and technical personnel such as Zhang Guangyi (张光义) worked in shifts, watching each component, adjusting each parameter, and overcoming one technology after another.
After more than ten years, China’s first generation long-range early warning phased array radar was finally successfully developed. Our country’s radar detection range extended to thousands of kilometers, officially entering the phased array era.
Decades later, when mentioning this achievement, Ben De said: “Seeing that phased array technology has continuously developed and been widely applied to sea, land, air, and space domains, I feel that the efforts at that time were very worthwhile.”
After the task was completed, Ben De did not welcome the imagined ease. The leadership came to him again; this time it was the task of developing an airborne pulse Doppler fire control radar.
After hearing the task introduction, Ben De was silent; this was a rare hesitation in his research career. Ground-based radar and airborne radar almost belong to two completely different technical systems; turning to airborne radar research was another “starting from zero.”
The leadership told Ben De that without advanced fire control radar, our fighter jets could hardly exert their due combat capability; “this is an urgent national need.”
“National need is my responsibility and duty.” Ben De said, and he accepted the task. Facing the most cutting-edge technology in the world radar field at that time, Ben De still adhered to his most familiar method: first thoroughly grasp the principles.
He led his team to break down all key technologies item by item, set up more than 100 special topics, and hundreds of researchers simultaneously tackled the problems.
After key technologies were overcome, the whole machine design began; after the whole machine was completed, it entered a long period of flight test verification. As the technical leader, Ben De almost accompanied the entire flight test. He said, “If you don’t go up, you won’t know where exactly the problem lies.”
In one test flight, one of the aircraft’s engines suddenly flamed out; luckily the pilot handled it calmly, and the aircraft finally returned safely. Another time, the landing gear would not come down for a long time; the aircraft had to circle again and again, and finally the pilot used a special flight maneuver to successfully shake the landing gear out.
When talking about these thrilling moments, Ben De said: “At that time, I really didn’t feel afraid.” After boarding the plane, there was only one thing in his mind: whether the test parameters were accurate.
To install the radar on the nose tip of the aircraft, the airborne radar weight had to be reduced. The team put forward a slogan: “Strive to reduce one gram.” To overcome the antenna welding difficulty, without equipment, they built their own furnace; without a process, they experimented again and again. Failed, start over; failed again, start over again — a full ten years.
From receiving the task in 1979 to completing it around 1990, Ben De hardly rested a single full weekend; he worked even during the Spring Festival. His weight dropped from 123 jin to 108 jin. The day after the radar passed appraisal, he was hospitalized. Long-term overwork caused a cold, which then induced myocarditis; he was ill for several years. But until today, he still feels that these ten-plus years were very worthwhile. “Our country has its own advanced airborne pulse Doppler fire control radar; this is of great significance for realizing the modernization of our air force.” Ben De felt very proud.
Long-term focus on cutting-edge technology research.
Now, Ben De’s gaze has turned to new directions. In recent years, he has long focused on frontier technology research such as space-based radar, understanding the latest international progress, and continuously thinking about the future development direction of Chinese radar. He leads the young team of China Electronics Technology Group, for “national need,” insisting on seeking combat effectiveness from scientific and technological innovation, and continuously conquering key core technologies.
In recent years, Ben De often goes to campuses to communicate with students. Facing primary and secondary school students, he strives to explain complex radar knowledge in a vivid and interesting way; facing university students and graduate students, he prefers to talk about how he studied and did research when he was young.
In his view, today’s young people have better learning conditions and should cherish them more. “With better conditions, one must be even more patient and adhere to long-termism.” This is also his understanding from walking the path of serving the country through research throughout his life.
In 1964, Ben De joined the Chinese Communist Party. When talking about the most impressive sentence in his Party membership application back then, he blurted out: “Fight for communism for life.” More than 60 years have passed, and this sentence is still engraved in his heart.
Looking back at the life path he has walked, from a boy in the northeastern countryside who walked barefoot for dozens of li to school, to a recipient of the National Highest Science and Technology Award, Ben De rarely talks about personal gains and losses. In the interview, the two words he most frequently mentioned were “national cultivation” and “national need.”
Now, Ben De still has his own regrets and wishes: “My regret is that I have not done enough work. I hope that in my remaining years, I can make a little more contribution to the development of the radar cause.”
When saying goodbye, Ben De held the reporter’s hand warmly and firmly. Looking back at the office, the old man had already sat back at his desk, opening the documents he had just set aside. In Ben De’s heart, there is a sentence that has never changed: “National need is my responsibility and duty.”
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According to the introduction by the relevant person in charge of the National Office for Science and Technology Awards (国家科技奖励工作办公室), the 2025 National Science and Technology Awards present three new characteristics —
First, deeply cultivate basic frontier exploration, and consolidate the foundation of scientific and technological innovation. Since the implementation of the Regulations on National Science and Technology Awards (《国家科学技术奖励条例》) in 1999, this year's National Science and Technology Awards have for the first time selected three first prizes of the Natural Science Award, reflecting the implementation and effectiveness of China's strategic deployment to strengthen basic research and focus on original innovation. In the field of chemistry, the "single-atom catalysis" project, whose relevant original concept was first proposed by Chinese researchers, involves many fields such as catalysis, chemical engineering, materials, biology, energy, and the environment, with outstanding international influence. In the field of physics, the "research on full quantum effects of hydrogen bond strength and dynamic processes in water" project accurately measured the full quantum effect of single hydrogen bond strength, confirming that full quantum effects can give rise to new states of matter that break through the traditional "ice rules," opening a new paradigm of full quantum research in condensed matter physics. In the field of information, the "V-defect three-dimensional PN junction and its application" project pioneered a phosphor-free pure-chip LED lighting technology route, successfully developed micro-displays and the first yellow-light AR glasses, and promoted the development of semiconductor luminescence disciplines and the semiconductor lighting and display industry.
Second, serve national strategic needs and enhance independent innovation capabilities. Facing major national needs, a number of award-winning achievements in fields such as advanced materials and mineral exploration have achieved a series of breakthroughs in effectively solving the problem of high-end material supply and consolidating the bottom line of national energy security. The "extraordinary modulation technology and scientific experimental system for high-temperature metal materials under extreme space conditions" uses multi-mode regulation of the gravitational field by electrostatic field, ultrasonic field, and electromagnetic field, creating extreme space conditions in a ground environment, pioneering a series of extraordinary modulation technologies and scientific experimental systems for high-temperature metal materials, leading the development of the science of extraordinary solidification of metal materials. The "Songliao Basin International Continental Scientific Drilling Project: Innovation and Discovery" broke through a series of key technologies for ultra-deep scientific drilling, obtained the most continuous and complete Cretaceous continental core record (up to 8,187 meters) internationally, and established a high-precision, multi-disciplinary integrated technical system for geological chronology and paleoclimate reconstruction of continental facies, making important contributions to promoting industry progress in China's deep earth field.
Third, focus on the people's urgent difficulties and concerns, and enhance the well-being of every household. Award-winning projects in the agricultural field anchor on ensuring national food security, independently cultivate core germplasm and high-quality germplasm resources, and consolidate the foundation of food security. The "research and innovation of efficient hybrid rice seed production technology and the breeding and application of super-high-yield new varieties" selects high-outcrossing parents and super-high-yield rice new varieties, tackles key mechanized efficient seed production technologies, and solves industry pain points such as low per-unit yield of hybrid rice, insufficient seed production capacity, and high seed cost. In the biomedical field, breakthroughs were made in clinical diagnosis and treatment technology bottlenecks, effectively reducing the disability and mortality rates of patients, and strongly supporting the Healthy China strategy. The "key technologies, system, and application of precise diagnosis of cerebrovascular disease by magnetic resonance imaging" invented a new method for suppressing complex flow signals around the cerebral vessel wall, developed a mobile bedside magnetic resonance imaging device dedicated to stroke, promoted rapid and precise diagnosis of large-scale acute cerebral infarction at the grassroots level, reducing the diagnosis time from 40 minutes to less than 10 minutes, changing the international examination paradigm for acute stroke.
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The sky is azure blue, with white clouds drifting. Under sunlight, photovoltaic panels glisten, merging into a boundless blue 'ocean'. Beneath the photovoltaic panels, green grass thrives, and a flock of sheep leisurely grazes. This is the summer scenery of the Talatan (塔拉滩) Photovoltaic Park in Gonghe County (共和县), Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (海南藏族自治州).
Tibetan herdsman Ye Duo (叶多) rides a motorcycle through the park, searching for his sheep. Ye Duo, aged 50, lives in Xiahelesi Village (下合乐寺村), Tiege Township (铁盖乡), Gonghe County, and has been herding for decades.
"I have quite a lot of sheep here," Ye Duo says. The forage in the park grows well, the sheep fatten up quickly after eating it, and they can fetch a good price. "Herding in the park is also more convenient — the grass is concentrated, so there's no need to move between pastures everywhere like in the past."
"Our village is primarily pastoral, with many people raising and herding sheep. In the past, the surrounding pastures were insufficient, so herders could only drive their sheep to more distant grasslands," Ye Duo recalls. Because of drought, scarce rainfall, and overgrazing, over time Talatan degraded into desert. When strong winds blew, sand and dust filled the sky. There was a saying among herders: "When you enter Talatan, the car nods three times" — meaning the wind and sand were so fierce they could shake a car apart.
Back then, Ye Duo, like many herders, left his hometown to graze livestock in places with better water and grass.
Talatan has an average annual sunshine duration of about 3,000 hours, abundant solar energy resources, and relatively flat terrain, making it suitable for installing photovoltaic panels to generate electricity.
In 2012, Hainan Prefecture began vigorously promoting the construction of a new energy base. After years of development, a photovoltaic park covering over 420 square kilometers has been built on Talatan, with more than 80 photovoltaic enterprises settling in. It has become one of China's ten-gigawatt-level solar power generation parks.
"The completion of the photovoltaic park has brought not only economic benefits but also ecological benefits," says An Fengjun (安峰军), director of the management committee of the Hainan Prefecture Green Industry Development Park (海南州绿色产业发展园区管委会).
As photovoltaic panels were erected one after another on the desert, the problem of wind and sand disturbances facing the park became increasingly impossible to ignore. The technical team came up with a method: plant grass seeds under the photovoltaic panels, hoping that grass could fix the sand in place.
"At that time, no one expected the grass to grow well," says An Fengjun. Unexpectedly, once the grass seeds were sown, a miracle occurred that very year.
The photovoltaic panels blocked the scorching sun and strong winds, reducing surface wind speed by 50% and decreasing water evaporation by 30%, thereby improving the microclimate of this desert. The water used for daily cleaning of the photovoltaic panels flowed to the ground, and at night, dew condensed under the panels, creating a natural 'drip irrigation system' that allowed the grass to grow vigorously.
"In summer, the grass grows very tall and blocks sunlight, which affects power generation efficiency," says An Fengjun. In the winter and spring seasons, the weather is dry and things are dry. In a photovoltaic park covering several million square kilometers, if a fire were to occur, the consequences would be 不堪设想 (bù kān shè xiǎng - "cannot bear to think of," disastrous).
How to remove the grass? Hiring people to pull the grass would increase the park's expenses. In 2015, the park approached the nearby Tiege Township and negotiated cooperation with herders from Hahan Tuha Village (哈汗土亥村), Shanghelesi Village (上合乐寺村), and Xiahelesi Village. Soon, the first batch of 600 sheep entered the park.
The effect was 立竿见影 (lì gān jiàn yǐng - "set up a pole and see its shadow," yielding immediate results). Where the flock passed, the grass that blocked sunlight was eaten clean. Sheep manure became natural organic fertilizer, improving the soil and making the grass grow even better. In this way, an ecological closed loop was formed.
If the sheep walk around everywhere and damage the photovoltaic panels and supports, what then? The park project team decided to improve the equipment: they raised the ground clearance of the photovoltaic supports from the standard 50 cm to 120 cm, and reinforced the supports, so that the sheep could not damage the photovoltaic panels.
After that, batch after batch of sheep entered the park, becoming "photovoltaic sheep." In 2018, Ye Duo also drove his flock into the park to graze.
"My flock has increased from about 100 head before entering the park to over 300 now. This is the time when the sheep are putting on fat; in a little more than two months they can be sold," Ye Duo says. "By raising 'photovoltaic sheep,' our family earns nearly 100,000 yuan per year."
Is there overgrazing? Jiu Xiantai (久先太), deputy director of the Hainan Prefecture Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Bureau (海南州农牧局), explains: according to measurements by the forestry and grassland department, the average grass yield per mu within the park is 174 kg, with an annual grass yield of up to 118,000 tons. Calculated at a 70% utilization rate, it can meet the feeding needs of 100,000 sheep.
"We have strengthened grazing regulation and management, prohibited unauthorized grazing, re-identified the main entities for entering the park and pasture, and have village collective economic cooperatives sign agreements with photovoltaic enterprises to carry out grazing in an orderly manner. At the same time, we have established a rotational grazing system, determining livestock numbers based on grass availability, with a breeding scale of 400 head per grazing site to avoid overgrazing," Jiu Xiantai says.
Today's Talatan has a grassland coverage rate of over 80%, and the desert has become a highland pasture; the photovoltaic sector generates tens of billions of yuan in electricity output value each year, reducing carbon emissions; 32 photovoltaic ecological pastures and 56 centralized grazing sites have been built, with an annual breeding of over 20,000 "photovoltaic sheep," radiating and driving the continuous income increase of 18 village collective economic cooperatives... Balancing ecological protection, industrial development, and improvement of people's livelihoods, on Talatan, clean energy is composing a new chapter of ecological progress.
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On a traditional street where the lively breath of everyday life rises, a food-culture-themed bookstore draws tourists from north and south; among green waters and green mountains, the "mountainside workstations" of a youth talent community are filled with digital nomads tapping away at their code; in an open-source community brimming with technological innovation vitality, one micro-roadshow after another is taking place… Walking on the land of Zhejiang, one can always feel surging youth vitality and the vigorous pulse of the city.
Fifteen departments, including the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, and the National Development and Reform Commission jointly issued the Opinions on Deepening the Construction of Youth Development-Oriented Cities to Assist in Building a Modern People's City (关于深化青年发展型城市建设 助力建设现代化人民城市的意见), requiring the deepening of the construction of youth development-oriented cities (青年发展型城市), comprehensively integrating the promotion of youth development into the entire process and all areas of city work, systematically optimizing a development environment where youth can "enter, stay, live in peace, and build a career" (进得来、留得下、住得安、能成业),统筹 planning youth policies in urban planning, construction, and governance, and organically fitting youth needs into the city's production, living, and ecological functions.
Youth are the source of a city's vitality. On the basis of promoting the construction of youth development-oriented cities across the entire region, Zhejiang has put forward the goal of building a youth development-oriented province, relying on various youth development platforms and carriers to continuously improve the full-chain ecosystem of youth growth, entrepreneurship, housing, and services, promoting the sustained gathering of young talents, and making youth and the city a "two-way endeavor" (双向奔赴).
Precisely implementing policies to empower youth growth and development
"Have a stick of sugarcane from 27 degrees north latitude — it's especially sweet!" In Shanfu Town, Lucheng District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, village CEO Jin Zhiwan (金智婉) is livestreaming. Giving up the urban classroom to come to the fields, she uses short videos to promote products, conducts cultural tourism promotions, and develops study tours, linking together the distinctive resources of 18 villages to promote the villages' good products to the whole country. Through her lens, a thousand-mu tea garden, a century-old bayberry grove, and lotus ponds in ancient villages have become the "poetry and distance" that city dwellers yearn for.
In July 2025, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部) included rural collective economic managers in the new occupational directory. Wenzhou innovatively improved the talent incentive system, set up special team operation awards, included village CEOs in the training plan for leading talents in rural revitalization, and used institutional guarantees and policy empowerment to attract young talents to take root in the countryside and deeply engage in rural operations.
Jin Zhiwan stood out from more than 200 candidates 脱颖而出 (tuō yǐng ér chū - "point of an awl emerges from a bag," to stand out from the crowd) and became one of the second batch of village CEOs publicly recruited by Wenzhou. "From Zhejiang's Thousand Village CEOs Training Plan to the full-process guidance and support from the Wenzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League and others, with policy backing, resource matching, and room for growth, young people are truly willing to come, stay, and excel," Jin Zhiwan said.
In recent years, Zhejiang has built a three-dimensional youth development policy system with provincial coordination, municipal innovation, and county-level deep cultivation, using precise policy implementation to support youth entrepreneurship, housing, and growth.
"The park's full-chain support gives us young entrepreneurs confidence." At China (Wenzhou) Digital Security Harbor (中国（温州）数安港), Xie Limiao (谢里淼), deputy general manager of Zhejiang Qingxing Technology Co., Ltd. (浙江青兴科技有限公司), led his team to tackle key data security projects. Benefiting from the park's special subsidies and incubation services, his company Qingxing Technology has grown rapidly in two years and can now provide one-stop services including compliance diagnosis, risk assessment, and routine maintenance for government and enterprises, helping public data flow safely in accordance with laws and regulations.
The first comprehensive local regulation in the country for promoting youth development was implemented in Wenzhou; over a hundred youth-benefiting policies have been iteratively put into effect; the youth housing plan has been advanced… Zhejiang treats the "key small matters" of youth as the top priority, weaving a dense guarantee network for youth growth with rigid institutions.
Building good platforms to attract youth for employment and entrepreneurship
"At a networking event held in the 'ModelScope Community,' I met my current entrepreneurial 'partner.'" Li Weidong (李炜栋), head of Thin Monkey Technology (瘦猴子科技), said this "partner" is the head of an incubation organization who not only organizes a series of AI-themed seminars and lectures but also provides support ranging from technical implementation to content output. The two parties have already reached a preliminary cooperation intention.
The "ModelScope Community" (魔搭社区) located in Cloud Valley Center (云谷中心), Xihu District, Hangzhou, is the largest AI (artificial intelligence) open-source community in China. It gathers over 170,000 high-quality AI models, brings together over 25 million developers worldwide, comes with tens of thousands of square meters of offline incubation space, and regularly holds science and technology innovation competitions, roadshow salons, and technical exchange activities.
"The vast majority of the people working here are involved in AI-related projects, so it's natural for everyone to have more opportunities for exchange and communication," Li Weidong said. "In less than two weeks, I've already met two compatible 'partners' here."
"After product development is completed, subsequent evaluation, improvement, technical exchanges, and related collaborations all require the collision of ideas among developers," said Yang Linlin (杨璘璘), head of industrial operations at Cloud Valley Center. "What we want to do is help AI developers pool their strength, gradually growing from independent individuals into teams, and developing into enterprises one by one."
If the urban science and technology innovation platforms are the "dream-making spaces" for youth, then the green waters and green mountains of the countryside are the "dream-building fertile soil" for young people.
In summer, in Yu Village (余村), Anji County, Huzhou, green mountains rise in layers and streams murmur. Former abandoned mine pits have become internet-famous waterfall coffee check-in spots; old houses transformed into a Sustainable Materials Museum (可持续材料博物站) and a Chinese animation-themed coffee shop are scattered in an orderly manner, and new rural business forms are flourishing 遍地开花 (biàn dì kāi huā - "blossoms everywhere," to flourish everywhere).
At the rural youth talent community "Qinglaiji" (青来集), operations head Ding Wenwen (丁文文) is busy preparing a new round of youth community activities. This place has innovatively introduced a progressive model of entering the countryside — "cloud villagers—digital nomads—global partners" — focusing on areas such as the new youth economy, new cultural tourism experiences, and cross-border new agriculture. It has attracted more than 60 enterprises to settle in and over 1,200 young people to work and start businesses, becoming a model base for youth to empower rural revitalization.
"Through the comfortable scene of 'working among the woods, settling down nearby,' we enable the countryside not only to 'sell scenery,' but also to 'sell creativity' and 'sell ecology,'" Ding Wenwen said.
From technological innovation to rural revitalization, Zhejiang builds diversified, high-capacity platforms, precisely matching youth strengths with industrial needs, allowing young people to display their talents and shine on the tracks suitable for them.
Doing a good job of services to ensure youth settle down and feel at ease
"Plum meat paired with cinnamon powder and brown sugar, fully marinated with salt and black pepper — only then can the flavor be released better." At 7 p.m., in the cooking classroom of the Jiaojiang "Reclaim the Wilderness" Youth Night School (椒江垦荒青年夜校) in Taizhou, a teacher from the School of Culinary Arts of Taizhou Vocational and Technical College stood in front of the workbench, explaining the process of making French-style braised pork chops with apples.
"When course registration opened, I was specifically watching the time and refreshing the page. It was filled up almost in an instant. I was lucky to snag a spot," said student Xiao Jin. The course fee was not high, and the teacher provided one-on-one guidance throughout the entire process, from ingredient selection to heat control, from seasoning methods to plating techniques; ingredients and utensils were all included, and the finished dishes could be packed and taken away. "Even a beginner can complete a dish in class that is close to restaurant quality," Xiao Jin said.
In Taizhou, the youth night school offers many courses that young people are interested in. "This new scenario of 'charging up after work, relieving stress while making friends' is very attractive to young people. The popularity of the youth night school reflects the strong demand of young people for spiritual culture and self-improvement," said a relevant official from the Taizhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League. The youth night school now covers 9 counties (cities, districts), has built a total of 248 teaching points, and has offered 594 courses. Since 2025, it has served 43,369 youth.
Attracting talent relies on policy; retaining talent relies on warmth. To help young people settle down with peace of mind, many places in Zhejiang focus not only on youth's spiritual and cultural needs and learning and growth needs but also target urgent concerns such as housing, child-rearing, marriage, and employment, building a full-cycle, refined service system.
During the job-seeking season, college graduate Xiao Hong traveled from Harbin, Heilongjiang to Hangzhou. Through the Green Lotus Station (青荷驿站) under the local "Spring Rain Plan" (春雨计划), she obtained short-term free accommodation, solving the temporary housing problem of job-seeking away from home. Currently, Hangzhou has built 97 Green Lotus Stations, providing 4,399 sets (rooms) of housing, and has served a total of over 285,000 young talents. By iterating the "Citizen Code (Youth Version)," optimizing the "One Map for Employment and Entrepreneurship" and the "One Map for Rental Information," Hangzhou is accompanying young people from "coming to Hangzhou" to "staying in Hangzhou," from settling down to feeling at ease, with lower employment thresholds and warmer full-chain services.
Lucheng District, meanwhile, has created a distinctive matchmaking IP called "Heartbeat Lab" (心动实验室), relying on a 1,000-square-meter immersive encounter space and incorporating trendy activities such as perler bead experiences. Project head Qiu Hao (邱豪) said that organizing "Heartbeat Spring Sports Day," immersive camping, and other activities precisely meets the diverse social needs of youth through differentiated design.
In Wenzhou, 119 college student stations and 135,000 sets of subsidized rental housing explore models such as "move in first, find employment later" and free accommodation for up to 360 days; in Taizhou, a 7×24-hour youth service platform regularly provides psychological counseling and rights protection assistance; in Hangzhou, youth stores and youth market stalls have recruited over 7,000 young vendors, and the "youth night school" has trained and served 110,000 youth… These measures, adapted to local conditions 因地制宜 (yīn dì zhì yí - "according to local conditions," to take measures suited to local conditions) and 具体而微 (jù tǐ ér wēi - "specific and minute," small-scale but complete), truly transform a city's popularity into the confidence to retain people, making young people willing to come.
Return to TopOn July 7, in Shaping Village (沙坪村), Guanxi Township (灌溪镇), Taihe County (泰和县), Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province, farmers seize the farming season to harvest early rice, ensuring every grain is stored. Photo by Deng Heping (邓和平) / Image China (影像中国).
Return to TopBeijing, July 8 (People's Daily) — (Reporters Wang Ke, Zheng Haiou) The Ministry of Culture and Tourism held the main event of the 2026 National Summer Culture and Tourism Consumption Season in Qinghai on the 8th, officially launching the 2026 National Summer Culture and Tourism Consumption Season, organizing localities to roll out special cultural tourism activities and惠民 (benefit-the-people) measures around the summer season, improving the quality of seasonal cultural tourism products and services supply, and better meeting the summer travel and cultural tourism consumption needs of residents and tourists.
This summer cultural tourism consumption season runs from early July to the end of August. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, together with relevant departments, enterprises, and platforms, will introduce a range of惠民 measures covering sightseeing, summer escapes, travel, spectator events, and more during the event. At the main event, the Civil Aviation Administration of China released civil aviation summer transport and cultural tourism惠民 initiatives; the China Meteorological Administration released a summer heat-escape map and stargazing guide; China UnionPay launched payment discount activities such as direct discounts on scenic spot tickets and consumption vouchers for hotels and guesthouses; Alipay launched a special "Million Subsidies" program, issuing exclusive cultural tourism discount voucher packages to tourists; Damai Entertainment introduced discounted sessions for movies, stage plays, etc.; Didi Chuxing launched activities such as "Summer Self-Driving Season" and station buses along with full-reduction discounts; Meituan launched summer special offers covering hotels and guesthouses, transportation, scenic spot tours, travel, and more.
During the summer cultural tourism consumption season, localities will focus on hot demand areas such as summer heat escapes, coastal vacations, nighttime economy, cruise ships and yachts, family amusement, study tours, intangible cultural heritage cuisine, museum tourism, etc., increase the supply of high-quality cultural tourism products, hold over 30,000 cultural tourism consumption events, and issue over 450 million yuan in consumption vouchers and other consumption subsidies, helping residents and tourists enjoy their summer time and have a wonderful journey.
Haibei, Qinghai, July 8 (People's Daily) — (Reporter Qiao Dong) On the 8th, at the main event of the 2026 National Summer Culture and Tourism Consumption Season, the General Administration of Sport of China and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism jointly released the "Follow the Events to Travel" 2026 Summer National Youth Event Directory, aiming to promote the integrated development of sports with culture and tourism, and enrich the summer life of young people.
The directory covers 20 youth-favorite events including track and field, triathlon, swimming, basketball, football, table tennis, etc., spanning multiple regions across the country.
Return to TopBeijing, July 8 (Reporter Zhang Shuo (张烁)) – The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council (国务院台办) held a regular press conference on the 8th. Spokesperson Chen Bin-hua (陈斌华) stated in response to questions that currently, the coastal areas of Fujian supply approximately 22,000 tons of water per day to Kinmen, continuously ensuring the water needs of Kinmen compatriots, effectively conserving Kinmen’s groundwater, solving the 燃眉之急 (rán méi zhī jí – “eyebrows burning crisis,” an extremely urgent situation) and relieving the 后顾之忧 (hòu gù zhī yōu – “worries about what is behind,” future concerns) for Kinmen’s livelihood security and construction development, and has been warmly welcomed by Kinmen compatriots.
Chen Bin-hua stated that we have always attached great importance to and actively supported Kinmen’s economic and social development, continuously taking measures to enhance the interests and well-being of Kinmen compatriots. The water supply project from Fujian coastal areas to Kinmen was officially put into operation on August 5, 2018, and has been supplying water for nearly eight years. As of July 1 this year, the coastal areas of Fujian have cumulatively supplied over 50 million tons of water to Kinmen, accounting for 87 percent of the total daily water supply of Kinmen’s waterworks, with the water quality pass rate remaining stable at 100 percent year-round.
Chen Bin-hua stated that “两岸一家亲、共饮一江水” (liǎng àn yī jiā qīn, gòng yǐn yī jiāng shuǐ – “Both sides of the strait are one family, sharing the water of one river”), and the water supply project from Fujian coastal areas to Kinmen has become a model of cross-strait cooperation in the field of people’s livelihood. In the future, we will continuously transport safe, high-quality, and clean water sources to Kinmen, taking a river of living water as a bond to benefit the livelihoods of both sides.
Return to TopThis newspaper, Beijing, July 8 (Reporter Han Xin (韩鑫)) — Recently, the Ministry of Transport (交通运输部) and the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部) jointly released the Opinions on Strengthening Inland Waterway Traffic Safety Work, proposing to make efforts to crack the prominent problems in inland waterway traffic safety and comprehensively improve the level of inland waterway traffic safety.
The Opinions propose that by 2030, the intrinsic safety level, management level, and emergency response capability of inland waterway traffic will be greatly improved, forming an inland waterway traffic safety work pattern that is safe and reliable, with efficient supervision and strong guarantee. During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the number of inland waterway traffic accidents will be reduced by more than 50 percent compared to the 14th Five-Year Plan period.
According to the Opinions, in the near term, projects to improve ship safety performance, to improve shipping supporting facilities, to improve the performance capability of从业人员 (practitioners), and to improve emergency response capability will be deployed to raise the intrinsic safety level of inland waterway traffic. At the same time, efforts will focus on promoting actions such as the supervisory capability improvement action, the passenger transport safety resilience improvement action, the green, intelligent, and safe development action, and the enterprise safety management improvement action. This includes comprehensively implementing the passenger ship sign-off and departure system, comprehensively implementing 71 key tasks including regular accompanying voyages and duty attendance by enterprise principals.
By the end of this year, a severe weather warning and response mechanism for passenger transport routes must be fully established at the prefecture-level city level. Safety conditions of passenger transport routes and ferries must be comprehensively assessed; those that are unqualified must all be shut down. By the end of next year, effective coverage of水上 (waterborne) emergency standby points in key water-related counties (cities, districts, banners) must be achieved. The arrival time of emergency forces at major inland river ports and key navigable sections must be reduced to within 45 minutes as soon as possible.
Inland waterway traffic is an important component of the comprehensive transportation system. In 2025, China’s inland river ports handled over 6.7 billion tons of cargo and dispatched 327 million passengers. In recent years, the overall situation of inland waterway traffic safety has remained stable. In the next step, the Ministry of Transport will refine and implement various work measures to build a solid defense line for inland waterway traffic safety, making inland waterway travel and tourism safer, smoother, and more convenient for the people.
Return to TopFuzhou, July 8 (Reporter Fu Wen (付文)) — On the 8th, the departure ceremony for the 2026 Fujian Province University Student Summer Social Practice Activity was held at the Revolution Memorial Hall in Ninghua County (宁化县), Sanming City.
At the ceremony, descendants of Red Army veterans who are natives of Ninghua County led the "Transmit and Practice in Fujian (传习八闽)" propaganda team in carrying out red-themed propaganda; faculty and students from universities in Jiangxi and Fujian Provinces sang Long March-themed revolutionary songs in chorus. After the ceremony, an ideological-political lesson in the Long March National Cultural Park (长征国家文化公园) was held for four educational stages — universities, secondary schools, and primary schools — and a unified red-study practice activity integrating all stages was organized.
Ninghua County was one of the departure points of the Red Army's Long March. This year marks the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March. Fujian Province's universities, with the theme "Follow in the Footsteps of Leaders, Walk Steadily on the New Era's Long March (追寻领袖足迹 走好新时代长征路)," have formed 15 provincial-level demonstration teams, linking with universities outside the province to carry out social practices along the provinces traversed by the Long March. The activity aims to guide young people to tread on red footprints, revisit the arduous years, build a solid foundation of faith through study, thought, practice, and comprehension (学思践悟) , demonstrate youthful responsibility in fervent practice, and walk the New Era's Long March more steadily, better, and farther.
This activity was guided by the Ideological and Political Work Department of the Ministry of Education (教育部思想政治工作司), and co-organized by the Propaganda Department of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee (中共福建省委宣传部) and the Education Work Committee of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee (中共福建省委教育工委).
Return to TopThis newspaper, Shanghai, July 8 (reporters Cao Lingjuan (曹玲娟), Yang Xuemei (杨雪梅)). After two years of preparation, "Pinnacle of the World Tree: Grand Exhibition of Ancient American Civilizations" will officially open to the public at 9:00 a.m. on July 9. The exhibition opening ceremony was held in Shanghai on the 8th.
The exhibition is divided into two major sections, "Sacred Space-Time" and "Golden Empire," bringing together 1,129 groups, nearly 3,000 precious cultural relics from top cultural and museum institutions in Mexico, Peru, and China, spanning from 1200 BCE to the 16th century CE, covering major ancient civilizations of Central and South America such as the Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacan, Aztec, and Andean (Moche, Chimu, Inca), presenting a complete lineage of American civilizations spanning nearly 3,000 years of history. Precious cultural relics from cultural and museum institutions of seven provinces within the country are juxtaposed with the American treasures that have traveled from afar.
This exhibition is the sixth in the Shanghai Museum's "Dialogue with the World" series of major cultural relic and art exhibitions, striving to outline the panorama of ancient Central and South American civilizations in a comprehensive manner, creating the largest-scale, highest-grade, most complete narrative, and most up-to-date presentation of an ancient American civilization exhibition in global history. The exhibition is co-organized by the Shanghai Museum, the Government of the United Mexican States, the Ministry of Culture of Mexico, the National Cultural Heritage Administration of Mexico, and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Peru.
Return to TopBy: 迟嘉瑞
General Secretary Xi Jinping has issued important instructions on flood prevention and disaster relief, emphasizing that “all efforts must be made to organize emergency rescue, treatment of the injured, and resettlement of the affected people” and “to ensure the safety of people’s lives and property.”
Recently, due to rainfall and strong winds, Guangxi, Hubei, Gansu, and other areas have experienced successive disasters such as reservoir breaches and mountain landslides, causing significant casualties and economic losses.
Acting on orders, they go all out. All relevant regions and departments adhere to the principles of putting people first and life first, diligently tighten and consolidate disaster prevention and relief responsibilities, fully carry out emergency rescue, actively treat the injured, properly resettle affected people, and solidly implement all disaster prevention and relief work. In the disaster-stricken areas, grassroots Party organizations and Party members and cadres fulfill their duties in guarding their territories and step forward to shoulder responsibilities, giving full play to the fighting-fortress role of grassroots Party organizations and the vanguard and exemplary role of the vast number of Party members, commanding from the front and going deep into the front lines, performing their duties and responsibilities in the hardest-hit areas and where the people need them most. Party members and cadres charge ahead, and multiple forces actively rush to assist, jointly doing a good job in disaster prevention and relief.
Disaster prevention and relief are being intensively carried out. The vast number of Party members and cadres firmly shoulder their responsibilities, strengthen bottom-line thinking, resolutely safeguard the safety of people’s lives and property, and work together to win the tough battle of disaster prevention and relief.
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Return to TopBy: 黄一兵
In his important speech at the celebration of the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "To strengthen confidence and continue the struggle, we must persistently advance full and rigorous governance over the Party" and "On the new journey, we must comprehensively implement the thought on Party building in the new era." Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has adhered to combining the basic tenets of Marxism with China's specific realities and with the best of traditional Chinese culture (the "two combinations," 两个结合), and, centering on the major epochal question of what kind of long-term Marxist ruling party to build and how to build a long-term Marxist ruling party, has put forward a series of new concepts, new ideas, and new strategies for managing, governing, strengthening, and rejuvenating the Party, forming Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building. This thought has made major original contributions to the development of Marxist theory on party building, endowing the theory of Marxist party building in the new era with distinctive Chinese characteristics, Chinese style, and Chinese manner, and providing the fundamental guideline and action guide for deeply advancing the new great project of Party building in the new era.
Rooted in the scientific theory of Marxism
Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building is deeply rooted in the fertile soil of the scientific theory of Marxism. On the basis of inheriting the core essence of Marxist theory on party building, it employs its stand, viewpoint, and method to profoundly reveal the laws of governance by the Communist Party and the laws of the Party's own construction, internalizes the "soul vein" of Marxism as the theoretical cornerstone of managing and governing the Party, and, through a series of principled innovations, opens up a new realm of the Sinicization and modernization of Marxist theory on party building.
It inherits and elevates Marxism's fundamental principle concerning the leading status of the proletarian party. Marxist theory on party building holds that for the proletariat to achieve liberation and build an entirely new society, it must establish an independent party and firmly grasp leadership over the cause. Lenin further proposed that the party is the "highest form of proletarian organization." Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building profoundly inherits the core essence of Marxist theory on party building and pushes it to a new theoretical height. This thought creatively proposes that "the most essential feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and the greatest strength of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics is the leadership of the Communist Party of China," elevating Party leadership from the level of political principle to the height of an essential attribute related to the rise or fall of the socialist cause. This profound revelation of the qualitative stipulation of Party leadership is not only an adherence to Marxism's fundamental principle concerning the leading status of the proletarian party but also, in light of China's specific realities, an extremely profound and extremely thorough theoretical generalization of the Party's leading status, ensuring that the cause of the Party and the state always advances in the correct direction.
It adheres to Marxism's fundamental stipulation concerning the nature and historical mission of the proletarian party. Marxism holds that the Communist Party is the vanguard of the proletariat and its ultimate goal is the realization of communism. Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building profoundly inherits this lofty mission and endows it with distinctive contemporary connotations. This thought emphasizes: "Ideals and convictions are the 'calcium' in the spiritual life of Communists," "Socialism with Chinese characteristics is the unity of the Party's highest program and basic program," and "We must not only strengthen our conviction in taking the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics but also cherish the lofty ideal of communism, unswervingly implement the Party's basic line and basic program in the primary stage of socialism, and do every current job well." These important views profoundly clarify the intrinsic consistency between the Party's historical mission and the realization of the highest ideal of communism, ensuring that the Party always remains firm in its ideals and convictions in a complex and changeable era, forever preserving the clear political essence of a Marxist party.
It implements Marxism's inherent requirement that the proletarian party must maintain its advanced nature. Marxist theory on party building profoundly reveals that the advanced nature of the proletarian party is rooted in the ideological armament of scientific theory; only by persistently unifying the entire Party's thinking with a scientific worldview can it always maintain its vanguard character. Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building systematically transforms this principle into the vivid practice of managing and governing the Party in the new era. It clearly stipulates adhering to ideological party building and theoretical party strengthening, promoting the entire Party to arm its minds, guide practice, and advance work with the Party's innovative theory, making regular tempering of Party spirit a compulsory lesson for Party members to cultivate their original aspiration and refine their character; it proposes that self-reform with courage is a notable hallmark distinguishing our Party from other political parties, emphasizing that full and rigorous governance over the Party is always ongoing, continuously advancing the Party's self-purification, self-improvement, self-renovation, and self-enhancement, ensuring that the Party never changes its nature, its color, or its flavor. This political consciousness of turning the blade inward is not only a faithful inheritance of the Marxist party's maintenance of advanced nature and purity but also explores a completely new path for solving its own problems and leaping out of the historical cycle of order and disorder under conditions of long-term governance.
It upholds Marxism's political stand that the proletarian party must represent the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people. The people's stand is the fundamental political stand of a Marxist party. Marx and Engels clearly pointed out that Communists "have no interests separate and apart from those of the proletariat as a whole." Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building runs this stand through the entire process and all aspects of Party building, clearly establishing the value pursuit of putting the people first, profoundly pointing out that the people are the greatest source of strength for our Party's governance, and emphasizing standing firmly with the people, thinking together with them, and working together with them. This lofty value pursuit is not only an inheritance of the Marxist mass viewpoint but also an epochal answer to the fundamental question of "for whom, rely on whom, and who am I," consolidating the most solid foundation for the Party's long-term governance, allowing the Party to forever maintain its flesh-and-blood ties with the masses, and always winning the people's sincere support on the journey of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.
It enriches and develops Marxism's practical path concerning the necessity for the proletarian party to strengthen organization and institutional construction. Marxist theory on party building has always regarded a strict organizational system and strict discipline and rules as an important foundation for party construction. Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building, based on the profound changes in the world situation, national conditions, and Party conditions in the new era, has carried out systematic innovation and expansion of this principle, clearly putting forward the general requirements for Party building in the new era, emphasizing taking the Party's political construction as the lead to strengthen all aspects of Party building; perfecting an organizational system that is vertically integrated and powerfully implemented, building a high-quality cadre team capable of shouldering the task of national rejuvenation; clearly stipulating adhering to institutional governance over the Party and governing the Party by rules and regulations, taking the Party Constitution as the foundation and democratic centralism as the core, continuously improving the intra-Party regulations and systems; and so on. These important contents systematize and systematize the ideas on organizational construction and institutional construction in Marxist theory on party building, providing a sharp ideological weapon for managing the Party effectively, governing it powerfully, and building it effectively in the new era.
Rooted in the best of traditional Chinese culture
Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building is a brilliant example of combining the basic tenets of Marxism with the best of traditional Chinese culture. This thought takes the "root vein" of the best of traditional Chinese culture as the living source of theoretical innovation, profoundly absorbs the political wisdom, moral ethics, and philosophical speculation from five thousand years of Chinese civilization, deeply excavates and elucidates its contemporary value, endows it with new contemporary connotations, enabling the Party's innovative theory to possess both scientific theoretical height and profound cultural heritage, laying a solid historical and mass foundation for the Sinicization and modernization of Marxist theory on party building.
It integrates the grand ideal of "all under Heaven is shared by all" (tiān xià wéi gōng - "the world is common to all," the ideal of a public-spirited world). Marxism is committed to the lofty cause of seeking liberation for humanity, which has a high degree of compatibility with the social ideal of "when the great Way prevails, all under Heaven is shared by all" (dà dào zhī xíng yě, tiān xià wéi gōng) and the sentiment of family and country in traditional Chinese culture. Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building closely integrates this spirit of transcending selfishness with the lofty ideal of communism and the common ideal of socialism with Chinese characteristics. By adhering to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee and taking political construction as the lead, the Party gathers the mighty force to achieve national rejuvenation, enabling Marxist faith to gain deep cultural soil on Chinese soil.
It draws on the political philosophy that "the people are the foundation of the state" (mín wéi bāng běn - "the people are the foundation of the state," the people-based governance principle). Traditional Chinese political civilization has accumulated rich people-oriented wisdom, crystallizing propositions such as "the people are the foundation of the state; when the foundation is solid, the state is at peace" and "virtue is good governance; governance lies in nourishing the people." Marxist historical materialism scientifically reveals that the masses of the people are the creators of history. Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building elevates traditional people-oriented thinking into the concept of "putting the people first," clearly proposing that "the mountains and rivers are the people, and the people are the mountains and rivers," and making staying true to the original aspiration and keeping the mission firmly in mind an eternal subject of strengthening Party building, building cultural identity for the people-centered development thought, fundamentally deepening the popular support foundation for the Party's long-term governance.
It promotes the enterprising spirit of "discarding the old and establishing the new" (gé gù dǐng xīn - "abolish the old and set up the new," to innovate and reform). Since ancient times, the Chinese nation has possessed a spirit of change expressed as "as Heaven moves forward, a gentleman strives for constant self-renewal" and "if you can renew yourself one day, you can renew yourself daily, and continue to do so." These precious ideological cultures provide inexhaustible spiritual nourishment for advancing full and rigorous governance over the Party in the new era. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The responsibility of discarding the old and establishing the new and striving constantly for self-improvement resonates with the revolutionary spirit of Communists." Facing the "four major tests" (四大考验) and the "four dangers" (四种危险), Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building always adheres to a problem-oriented approach, maintains strategic resolve, and emphasizes resolutely eliminating all factors that harm the Party's advanced nature and purity and eradicating all viruses that erode the Party's healthy body. This practice of self-purification and self-improvement is a contemporary sublimation of the spirit of "though Zhou was an old state, it was renewed in its mandate," ensuring that the Party is always full of vitality and vigor.
It practices the practical character of "unity of knowledge and action" (zhī xíng hé yī - "knowledge and action are one," the integration of knowing and doing). The best of traditional Chinese culture esteems practical work, emphasizes "unity of knowledge and action" and "learning for application," which is highly compatible with Marxist epistemology. Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building transforms this into the practice norm for Communists in the new era, emphasizing advancing the normalization and long-term effectiveness of work style improvement, requiring the establishment and practice of a correct view of political achievements in order to achieve real and solid work. By promoting the study style of integrating theory with practice, resolutely opposing formalism and bureaucratism, and guiding party members and cadres to take initiative and assume responsibility in the unity of knowledge and action, it ensures that the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee take root and yield results.
It continues the wisdom of "appointing people on their merit" (rèn rén wéi xián - "appoint only the worthy," merit-based selection). "Esteeming the worthy is the foundation of governance." Appointing people on their merit is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation. Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building organically combines this fine tradition with Marxist theory on party organizational construction, clearly proposing the guideline for selecting and appointing personnel of having both moral integrity and professional competence, with moral integrity foremost, and appointing people on their merit, making it an important component of the Party's organizational line in the new era, providing solid talent support and organizational guarantee for the Party's cause and the long-term peace and stability of the state.
It inherits the professional ethics of "governing with virtue" (wéi zhèng yǐ dé - "govern by virtue," rule by moral example). Chinese civilization has always advocated "the earth is generous and carries all things" and "cultivate oneself, regulate the family, govern the state, and bring peace to all under Heaven," emphasizing the unity of personal cultivation and political ethics, which is highly compatible with the inherent requirement of a Marxist party to forever maintain its advanced nature and purity. Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building elevates the way of self-cultivation and self-discipline in traditional official virtue culture into Party spirit cultivation in the new era, emphasizing persisting in using the Party's innovative theory to solidify the soul and unite hearts, persisting in forging a strong Party spirit, and requiring all Party comrades to understand great virtue, abide by public virtue, and strictly practice private virtue. By excavating the resources of clean governance culture such as advocating honesty and integrity and selflessly serving the public, it advances the anti-corruption struggle, continuously forging the political character of loyalty, integrity, and responsibility among Party members and cadres.
It cultivates the lofty realm of "taking all under Heaven as one's responsibility" (yǐ tiān xià wéi jǐ rèn - "regard the world as one's own duty," responsibility for the world). The value pursuit of "establishing the heart for Heaven and Earth, establishing the destiny for the people, continuing the lost teachings of the sages, and establishing peace for ten thousand generations" has always been the lofty ideal of Chinese people of benevolence and aspiration. Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building connects this historical great wish with the mission of the Marxist party to tenaciously strive, inspiring the vast number of Party members and cadres to forge ahead courageously on the new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country with the spiritual realm of "success does not necessarily require my presence" and the historical responsibility of "success must necessarily include my contribution."
Nurtured in the great practice of full and rigorous governance over the Party in the new era
The formation and development of Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building vividly interprets the dialectical materialist epistemology of Marxism of "practice—knowledge—practice—knowledge." It is both a scientific summary and profound condensation of the practical experience of full and rigorous governance over the Party in the new era and, with a broad vision and understanding, endows the new great project of Party building with entirely new contemporary connotations.
It adheres to a problem-oriented approach and promotes theoretical innovation in directly facing and solving real contradictions. Theoretical innovation must be based on answering major questions raised by practice. In response to the problems of ineffective management and lax governance over the Party that once appeared, Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building continuously enriches and develops in the practice of "breaking" and "establishing." From formulating and implementing the Central Eight-Point Regulation (中央八项规定) as the opening move to break through, placing political construction in the first place, proposing the Party's organizational line in the new era, persistently correcting misconduct, enforcing discipline, and fighting corruption, and building the Party and state oversight system, a series of measures have been precisely targeted and treat both symptoms and root causes, fundamentally reversing the situation of lax and loose management and governance over the Party. Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building, in solving problems and overcoming difficulties, has pushed full and rigorous governance over the Party to achieve historic and pioneering achievements, eliminating serious hidden dangers existing within the Party, the state, and the military, making the Party stronger and more powerful through revolutionary tempering.
It adheres to top-level design and constructs a scientific theoretical system through systematic planning. Full and rigorous governance over the Party in the new era is a complex systematic project that cannot be separated from far-sighted strategic planning. The Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, based on the overall situation, has carried out systematic and holistic top-level design and strategic deployment for the new great project of Party building in the new era. From incorporating full and rigorous governance over the Party into the "Four Comprehensives" (四个全面) strategic layout, to clearly proposing the general requirements for Party building in the new era, to the 20th National Congress proposing to "improve the system of full and rigorous governance over the Party," a series of major measures have been successively introduced. These top-level designs elevate the practical exploration of managing and governing the Party into the latest theoretical achievements that enrich and develop Marxist theory on party building, constructing a scientific system with rich connotation and strict logic. They not only profoundly clarify the highest principle, strategic policy, value pursuit, work layout, methods, and paths of Party building in the new era but also make the various constructions of the Party organically linked and synergistically coordinated, marking that our Party has reached a new height in understanding the laws of building a long-term Marxist ruling party.
It adheres to summarizing experience and elevates theoretical wisdom in grasping the laws of managing, governing, strengthening, and rejuvenating the Party. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has carried out a magnificent practice of full and rigorous governance over the Party, opening up a new realm for the century-old Party to manage, govern, strengthen, and rejuvenate itself, accumulating a large amount of scientifically effective fresh experience tested in practice. Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building highly condenses these precious experiences, clearly proposing the "Fourteen Perseverances" (十四个坚持), forming a complete theoretical system that embodies the characteristics of the times, grasps regularity, and is full of creativity. This process of theoretical elevation profoundly grasps the intrinsic connection between managing, governing, strengthening, and rejuvenating the Party and building a strong country and national rejuvenation, coordinates Party leadership and Party building, and employs governance concepts and dialectical thinking, achieving a leap from practical experience to regular understanding.
Forming a theoretical system that understands the essence and applies it, with the essence and application being interconnected
Adhering to the "two combinations," Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building has achieved systematic and structured theoretical innovation. The "Fourteen Perseverances" are a concentrated summary of Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building, with rich connotation, systematic completeness, and strict logic, constituting the "four beams and eight pillars" of this thought.
At the level of the highest principle. "Adhering to the Party's leadership is the most essential feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics" fundamentally establishes that Party leadership is the fundamental political guarantee for upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era; "Adhering to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee" is the highest principle of Party leadership. These two perseverances are closely connected and integrated, occupying a leading position in the entire theoretical system, playing a crucial role as a stabilizing force, and providing the fundamental political guideline for building a long-term Marxist ruling party in the new era.
At the level of strategic policy. "Adhering to full and rigorous governance over the Party" is the strategic policy for Party building in the new era. It is not only the key mechanism for transforming the fundamental political principle into a practical system of Party building but also the fundamental guarantee for the Party to forever maintain its vitality and tread the new road of the examination, reflecting the deep logic that the key to running China's affairs well lies in the Party and the key to strict governance over the Party lies in full and rigorous governance.
At the level of value pursuit. "Adhering to staying true to the original aspiration and keeping the mission firmly in mind" epitomizes the organic unity of our Party's ideals and convictions, nature and purpose, value orientation, source of strength, and mission and task. Closely connecting the Party's original aspiration and mission with its own construction infuses the "Fourteen Perseverances" with profound people-centered feelings and spiritual undertone, ensuring that all the Party's work always takes the fundamental interests of the vast majority of the people as its starting point and goal.
At the level of work layout. "Adhering to taking the Party's political construction as the lead" is the fundamental requirement for Party building in the new era, determining the political direction of all aspects of Party building; "Adhering to using the Party's innovative theory to solidify the soul and unite hearts" and "Adhering to forging a strong Party spirit" focus on the fundamental task of ideological construction and the lifelong subject for Party members and cadres, jointly laying the ideological foundation and foundation of faith; "Adhering to perfecting an organizational system that is vertically integrated and powerfully implemented" and "Adhering to building a high-quality cadre team capable of shouldering the task of national rejuvenation" clarify where the Party's advantages and strength lie, answer key questions related to the cause of the Party and the state, and provide solid organizational and talent support for the development of the Party's and the state's cause; "Adhering to advancing the normalization and long-term effectiveness of work style improvement" points out effective ways to maintain the flesh-and-blood ties between the Party and the masses; "Adhering to using strict discipline to govern the whole Party" is the fundamental cure for full and rigorous governance over the Party; "Adhering to advancing the integrated approach of not daring to be corrupt, not being able to be corrupt, and not wanting to be corrupt" is an important strategy for full and rigorous governance over the Party and a basic policy for fighting corruption; these three work in synergy to jointly ensure the health and long-term vitality of the Party's body; "Adhering to institutional governance over the Party and governing the Party by rules and regulations" is a long-term and fundamental policy for full and rigorous governance over the Party, providing rigid constraints and a normative system for various Party building tasks. These contents are closely interlinked, providing clear and specific practical handles for improving the system of full and rigorous governance over the Party, and jointly serve the strategic policy of full and rigorous governance over the Party.
At the level of responsibility implementation. "Adhering to implementing the political responsibility of managing and governing the Party" clarifies the "ox nose" that must be firmly grasped in full and rigorous governance over the Party, and is a key hub for ensuring the implementation of systems and the effective fulfillment of various deployments. By perfecting a responsibility system with clear subjects and explicit requirements, and improving precise and scientific accountability mechanisms, a closed-loop of responsibility across the entire chain is formed, giving the entire Party building system strong execution and vitality.
The "Fourteen Perseverances" provide the fundamental guideline at the theoretical level and an action guide at the practical level, achieving the organic unity of "understanding the essence and applying it, with the essence and application being interconnected." Firm ideals and convictions, a high degree of historical initiative, a clear problem-oriented approach, a strong sense of mission and responsibility, profound people-centered feelings, and scientific methods of thinking, as the distinctive theoretical character of Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building, are the spiritual core and value traits for the establishment and implementation of the "Fourteen Perseverances," providing a solid foundation for this organic whole to proceed steadily and far.
This thought uses "ideals and convictions" and "historical initiative" to consolidate the foundation of "understanding the essence" (míng tǐ). Firm ideals and convictions are the soul of the "essence" (tǐ), profoundly answering the fundamental question of what banner to hold and what path to take, establishing the political height and value coordinates of Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building at the theoretical ontological level. A high degree of historical initiative is the vision of the "essence," reflecting the Party's theoretical creation based on a profound grasp of historical laws and the general trend of the times, ensuring that "understanding the essence" is not only a summary of the current situation but also an active grasp and forward-looking judgment of the laws of long-term governance.
This thought uses "problem-oriented approach" and "sense of mission and responsibility" to strengthen the effect of "applying it" (dá yòng). A clear problem-oriented approach is the targeting of "application" (yòng), ensuring that Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building is not an abstract dogma but a "scalpel" that directly addresses the chronic ills within the Party and applies precise measures, giving the theoretical "application" extremely strong practical pertinence. A strong sense of mission and responsibility is the driving force of "application," transforming the theoretical requirements of managing and governing the Party into concrete actions to advance the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation, and by consolidating responsibility and forging the team, ensuring that the theory can truly take root, blossom, and bear fruit.
This thought uses "people-centered feelings" and "scientific methods of thinking" to achieve "the interconnection of essence and application" (tǐ yòng guàn tōng). Profound people-centered feelings are the value core of "the interconnection of essence and application," ensuring that the starting point of theoretical construction and the final focus of practical testing are always unified in "seeking happiness for the Chinese people," avoiding the disconnection between theory and practice. Scientific methods of thinking are the methodological bridge for "the interconnection of essence and application," running through the worldview and methodology of dialectical materialism and historical materialism, organically integrating the theoretical system with practical application, ensuring the logical rigor and practical synergy of Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building.
A scientific theory demonstrating major practical significance and long-term guiding significance
Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth and is also the ultimate foothold of the "two combinations." Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building is a major achievement of our Party in promoting theoretical innovation by adhering to the "two combinations." It is a scientific theory formed in the historical process of strengthening the Party and the country in the new era, and its powerful truth force has been fully tested by practice.
In leading the great transformation of the new era, it demonstrates the practical power of the governance of the Communist Party of China and the governance of China. Under the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building, our Party has achieved the transformation from theoretical armament to theoretical weapon. By strengthening political leadership, it sets the direction of the development of the times, ensuring that Chinese-style modernization always sails forward along the correct path; by enhancing the political functions and organizational functions of Party organizations as a handle, it transforms the Party's political advantages into national governance efficiency, successfully gathering a powerful joint force for unity and struggle; by rectifying misconduct, enforcing discipline, and fighting corruption, it creates a clean and upright political ecology, providing solid support for sustained and healthy economic and social development, and the Party's political leadership, ideological guidance, mass organization, and social appeal have been significantly enhanced. Practice has fully proved that adhering to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building, persistently advancing full and rigorous governance over the Party, integrating Party building into the overall development of the Party's and the state's cause, and creating the governance of China through the governance of the Communist Party of China is the winning way to ensure that the Party remains the most reliable backbone of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation and continues to write new chapters of Chinese miracles.
In perfecting the pattern of managing, governing, strengthening, and rejuvenating the Party, it demonstrates the remarkable results of deepening full and rigorous governance over the Party. Under the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building, our Party has advanced full and rigorous governance over the Party with unprecedented courage and resolve, successfully building a system of full and rigorous governance over the Party that is complete in elements, fully functional, scientifically standardized, and efficient in operation. With the improvement of this system as the guide, the Party has achieved a profound transformation from managing and governing the Party to overall synergy, demonstrating the scientific nature of the layout; by improving the Party and state oversight system as a handle, promoting the coordination and connection of various types of oversight, and weaving a dense oversight network for the operation of power, it demonstrates the meticulousness of the mechanism; by adopting the strategy of "three nos" (not daring to be corrupt, not being able to be corrupt, not wanting to be corrupt) as a holistic approach, insisting on simultaneous efforts in ideological party building and institutional party building, achieving both symptom and root cause treatment and systematic governance, it demonstrates the effectiveness of governance. The situation of lax and loose management and governance over the Party has been fundamentally reversed, producing comprehensive and deep-reaching effects. Practice has fully proved that Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building scientifically answers major theoretical and practical questions of Party building in the new era and is an action program for building a long-term Marxist ruling party.
In responding to the major changes unseen in a century in the world, it demonstrates the global significance of leading the progress of human political civilization. Under the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building, our Party deeply analyzes the difficulties of a large party, diagnoses the ailments of a large party, eliminates the malpractices of a large party, and renovates the governance of a large party, enabling the world's largest Marxist ruling party to remain vigorous after more than a hundred years. The Party upholds the "two combinations" as the fundamental path to promote theoretical innovation in party building, breaking the myth of Western party systems, and demonstrating lofty value orientation; it responds to the questions of the times with unique theoretical creation, providing Chinese solutions for humanity's exploration of better social systems, and demonstrating profound ideological charm; it wins broad recognition with excellent governance efficiency, promoting a profound shift in the international community's perception of the Communist Party of China from "can it do it" to "why can it do it," and demonstrating strong international appeal. Practice has fully proved that Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building not only puts forward Chinese propositions for the development of world political civilization but also contributes Chinese wisdom to the progress of human political civilization, providing scientific guidance for leading the major changes in the world in a direction conducive to the progress of human society.
Marxism is a constantly developing open theory, and Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building is a vivid manifestation of this theoretical characteristic. It always upholds fundamental principles and breaks new ground, innovates and brings forth the new in the course of studying new situations and solving new problems, possessing a broad theoretical pattern that absorbs diverse elements and draws on the strengths of others. At present, on the new journey of Chinese-style modernization, the tasks of reform, development, and stability are arduous, contradictions, risks, and challenges are complex, which provides broad space for the Party's theoretical innovation. In the historical process of leading the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation, and in the practical exploration of promoting the Party's own revolutionary tempering, Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building will surely continue to enrich and develop in the great practice of Party building in the new era.
(The author is a deputy director of the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee)
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In his important speech at the ceremony marking the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “Our Party has upheld and carried forward the spirit of fearing no sacrifice and fighting bravely; for the sake of the people, the country and the nation, for the sake of ideals and convictions, it has 披荆斩棘 (pī jīng zhǎn jí - “hacking through thorns and brambles,” overcoming obstacles) and 砥砺前行 (dǐ lì qián xíng - “sharpening and forging ahead,” pressing forward through tempering); no matter how powerful the enemy, how perilous the road, how severe the challenge, it has always been utterly unafraid and never retreated; with a steely will of 任凭风雨来袭、我自岿然不动 (rèn píng fēng yǔ lái xí, wǒ zì kuī rán bù dòng - “no matter the wind and rain assault, I stand firm and unmoved”), it has inspired the entire people to continuously advance from victory to victory.” When a difficult matter is at hand, does one face the difficulty and go forward (迎难而上) or take a detour (绕道而行)? The 105-year history of our Party repeatedly gives the same answer: only by gnawing through those “hard bones” (硬骨头) that cannot be bypassed or dodged can we truly open up the development situation, win the initiative in work, and create solid political achievements.
Contradiction is the source and driving force of the development of things. In a complex and tangled situation, there is always one contradiction that occupies a dominant position, stipulating and constraining the direction and trend of development. Gnawing through “hard bones” is in essence precisely grasping the principal contradiction and the principal aspect of the contradiction in the development of things. The reason why “hard bones” are of critical importance lies in the fact that they are at the core of the system of contradictions and are the key to influencing overall development. Such difficult problems often affect the whole body when one part is touched (牵一发而动全身); once left unresolved, the various supporting tasks find it hard to be implemented effectively or achieve breakthroughs; if they can be precisely cracked, many derivative problems will be readily solved (迎刃而解). Gnawing through “hard bones” requires adhering to dialectical thinking and making good use of the method of contradiction analysis. One must both bear in mind the overall situation and grasp the general trend, precisely identifying the principal contradiction of “one move correctly placed activates the entire game” (一子落而满盘活), and also delve deeply into details, strike straight at the vital point, find the principal aspect of the contradiction, and make precise efforts to achieve a breakthrough.
Our Party’s 105-year course of struggle is a grand epic of facing the difficult issues of the era, bravely shouldering the heavy responsibilities of the mission, and continuously attacking hard problems and overcoming difficulties. At every key juncture of historical turning points, our Party has always dared to gnaw the hardest bones and shoulder the heaviest burdens. At present, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered an irreversible historical process. Facing issues such as “stuck-neck” (卡脖子, “choking-neck” — bottleneck problems), we must be even more daring in gnawing through “hard bones.” With extremely strong conviction and confidence and extremely great courage and sense of responsibility, we must discard rigid thinking, break down interest barriers, spare no effort to open up a new situation in Chinese-style modernization, and make new and greater contributions to realizing the Second Centenary Goal.
In practical work, every time a “hard bone” is gnawed through, a “hard political achievement” (硬政绩) is newly created. Hard political achievements conform to the general trend of the era, respond to the Party’s call, adhere to a people-centered approach, focus on problems with earnest action and solid work, attack difficulties and overcome obstacles, and achieve breakthroughs. They are sufficiently solid, sufficiently enduring, and can stand the test of time and the scrutiny of practice. Gnawing through “hard bones” is not a quick battle won overnight (一蹴而就), but a protracted war of 久久为功 (jiǔ jiǔ wéi gōng - “persisting for a long time to achieve results,” sustained effort over time) and daily accumulation (日积月累). Only by striking the hammer blow after blow and carrying forward the work stage after stage — resolving risks and hidden dangers and accumulating development advantages in the course of sustained attack — can we achieve the leapfrog breakthrough from quantitative change to qualitative change.
“Hard bones” exist not only in grand narratives but also in ordinary practice. Huang Wenxiu gave up the splendor of the city and rushed to the front line of poverty alleviation, rushing across mountains and fields, taking root at the grassroots, keeping the people in her heart, interpreting her original aspiration and mission with her blazing youth — the “hard bone” she gnawed through was the decisive victory in poverty eradication, leaving no one behind. Zhang Guimei has long remained steadfast in the mountains, devoting herself to education and consolidating the foundation; dragging her ailing body, she has worked intensively on the three-foot lectern and founded a free high school for girls, lighting up the dream of schooling for girls in mountainous areas — the “hard bone” she gnawed through was blocking the intergenerational transmission of poverty. The “Role Models of the Times” (时代楷模) have different posts, yet with the same perseverance, responsibility and dedication, they have forged extraordinary achievements in ordinary posts, vividly interpreting the lofty character of Communists in the new era who attack difficulties and seek well-being for the people.
Forging ahead on the new journey, the vast number of Party members and cadres should take the role models as mirrors and align themselves with benchmarks. Based on their own posts, they should focus on work bottlenecks, governance difficulties, and people’s livelihood pain points, conduct in-depth investigation and research, make scientific plans, and work hard in a down-to-earth manner. They should gnaw through one “hard bone” after another, conquer one “Loushan Pass” (娄山关) and “Lazikou” (腊子口) after another, and with the spiritual realm of “achievement does not necessarily require my presence, but the achievement must certainly have my contribution” (功成不必在我、功成必定有我), they should display their talents, manifest their value, and create solid political achievements through the tempering of time and the refinement of practice.
Return to TopBy: 玉林日报记者 陆小青
"By weaving baskets every month, I can earn about 2,000 yuan." Entering the workshop of a craft products company in Bobai County (博白县), Yulin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 65-year-old Aunt Zheng (郑阿姨), her fingers flying, turns each strand of miscanthus grass into an exquisite basket.
Aunt Zheng's story is a microcosm of the many weaving farming households in Bobai County. Each ordinary miscanthus stalk or bamboo, after passing through the skilled hands of weaving farmers, not only becomes a fine handicraft, but also "weaves" a large industry with an annual output value exceeding 4.2 billion yuan.
The Bobai mangzhu (芒竹) weaving technique is a traditional handicraft technique with a thousand-year history. In 2014, it was included in the fifth batch of autonomous region-level representative items of intangible cultural heritage of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is a cultural business card of Bobai County and has developed into one of the local pillar industries.
Huang Haifeng (黄海锋), director of the Bobai County Second Light Industry United Cooperative (博白县二轻工业联合社), introduced that in 2025, the Bobai weaving industry achieved total industrial output value of 4.268 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.57%; among which, foreign trade export volume reached 1.275 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.33%.
Not long ago, the "Genius Mother · Dream Workshop" (天才妈妈·梦想工坊) initiated by the China Women's Development Foundation was launched in Bobai County. Receiving the plaque, Huang Lianjiang (黄连将), general manager of Bobai County Huangtu Craft Products Co., Ltd. (博白县凰图工艺品有限责任公司), said: "Having skills at our fingertips gives hope for increasing income. We hope that through this workshop, we can help everyone master an additional skill and further add a way to increase income."
"These are the exhibits we brought to this year's Canton Fair." Inside the company, Huang Lianjiang said while peeling off the protective film on the surface of a cactus-shaped bamboo weaving exhibit. At this year's Canton Fair, unlike conventional exhibits such as baskets and hampers, they brought exhibits with unique shapes like cacti and elephants. Many overseas buyers showed strong interest in Bobai's mangzhu weaving technique.
"What impressed me most about this Canton Fair is that mangzhu woven products have finally transformed from 'old things in grandma's house' into something that young people are willing to share on their social media moments." Huang Lianjiang said. "Now, our products are exported to more than 60 countries and regions, and the company has become a supplier for some international brands."
At Bobai County Jiayu Craft Products Co., Ltd. (博白县佳裕工艺品有限责任公司), all kinds of highly creative mangzhu woven handicrafts dazzle the eyes. From Nordic-style lampshades to French-style picnic baskets, to fresh and elegant tea coasters, the products integrate traditional craftsmanship with modern aesthetics, possessing both practical value and artistic value. "Our company focuses on design innovation, combining Bobai's handmade elements to develop a batch of products suitable for the international market." Tu Chunxiao (涂春晓), general manager of Jiayu Craft Products Company, introduced.
In recent years, Bobai County has made developing the weaving craft industry an important measure for coordinating urban and rural development, promoting enterprise efficiency and increasing farmers' income. "Our county has planned and built the Bobai County Forest Products Furniture (Bamboo, Wood, Grass) Characteristic Light Industry Park (博白县林产家具（竹木草）特色轻工产业园) in the southern part of the city, guiding weaving craft enterprises to enter the park for development and standardized production." Huang Haifeng said. "Currently, multiple enterprises that have entered the park have started production, pushing Bobai mangzhu weaving from scattered production toward a modern layout of the entire industrial chain."
To promote high-quality development of the industry, Bobai County has introduced a series of special reward measures and support policies, providing booth fee subsidies for enterprises participating in exhibitions such as the Canton Fair, and rewarding enterprises that obtain international certifications and patents. "In 2025, Jiayu Craft Products Company was successfully selected into the National Key Cultural Export Enterprises List (国家文化出口重点企业名录), enhancing the brand influence and market competitiveness of Bobai mangzhu weaving." Huang Haifeng introduced.
Bobai County also organizes activities such as the Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival and weaving technique competitions to excavate and inherit the intangible cultural heritage contained in mangzhu weaving, and to enhance the public's understanding of mangzhu weaving. At the same time, the locality strengthens cooperation with universities and design institutions to promote innovation and development of mangzhu weaving techniques.
Now, Bobai County has more than 390 weaving enterprises, with about 25,000 permanent employees and over 200,000 temporary and seasonal employees. They achieve employment and income increase at their doorsteps through weaving handicrafts, contributing to the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas.
"Each seemingly ordinary stalk of miscanthus and bamboo is weaving a bright future. They not only carry the wisdom and sweat of weaving farmers, but also embody people's aspirations and pursuits for a better life." Huang Haifeng said.
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Recently, as the new mountain chief (山长) of Jiangxi's Bailuzhou Academy (白鹭洲书院) accepted his letter of appointment, the five major academies of Jiangxi, including the Bailudong Academy (白鹿洞书院) and the Ehu Academy (鹅湖书院), have now all completed the appointment of their mountain chiefs. Many readers are curious: Why is the person in charge of an academy called "mountain chief"? And how can an ancient academy carry out contemporary inheritance well?
These academies are mostly built in beautiful mountains, therefore the person who presides over an academy is often called "mountain chief". To do a good job of the contemporary inheritance of ancient academies, one must start from the "preservation" (守) of protective repair, the "use" (用) of cultural tourism integration, and the "revival" (兴) of living heritage transmission.
To do a good job of contemporary inheritance, the prerequisite is to "preserve" (守) the material carriers. In recent years, Jiangxi launched the Academy Renewal Plan (书院焕新计划), carrying out a systematic sorting and protection-activation project for academy culture. In the Bailudong Academy renovation and upgrading project, the local authorities followed the restoration principle of "minimum intervention, maximum protection" to preserve the buildings' original historical appearance to the greatest extent. At the Songlin Academy (松林书院) on the campus of No. 1 Middle School of Qingzhou (青州一中) in Shandong, ancient cypresses and stone inscriptions from various dynasties come into view. The local authorities are committed to systematically repairing the academy's ancient buildings, restoring famous people's inscribed tablets, and nurturing the thousand-year-old ancient cypresses, striving to "restore the old as it was" (修旧如旧).
To do a good job of contemporary inheritance, one must also advance the "use" (用) of cultural tourism integration. Recently, the Department of Culture and Tourism of Jiangxi Province compiled and released eight high-quality study tourism routes for ceramics and academies, linking scenic spots such as the Ehu Academy, Bailudong Academy, and Bailuzhou Academy together like a string of pearls, connecting lines into surfaces. The Wansong Academy (万松书院) by the West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, is famous for the legend of the Butterfly Lovers (梁祝) as a place of study, and has become a popular check-in spot in the hearts of citizens and tourists.
To do a good job of contemporary inheritance, one must also firmly grasp the "revival" (兴) of living heritage transmission. The contemporary value of academy culture lies in moving from static landmarks to living heritage transmission. In Shunchang County (顺昌县), Fujian, the Mowu Academy (谟武书院) carefully created a "Good Example List" (好样榜) and a "Talented People List" (能人榜), continuously held expert forums and rural lectures, precisely matching the cultural needs of the masses, and cultivating good rural customs and folkways.
Now, each and every ancient academy is becoming a vivid footnote to the creative transformation and innovative development of China's excellent traditional culture, and a shining business card for displaying Chinese cultural symbols to the world.
Return to TopShaanxi Launches 2026 Chief Technician Selection.
Shaanxi Daily, Xi'an, July 8 (Reporter Zhou Ming (周明)) – The "Notice on Carrying Out the 2026 Shaanxi Province Chief Technician Selection Work" has been recently released, and the 2026 Shaanxi Province Chief Technician selection work is launched.
This selection is open to personnel directly engaged in skilled work at frontline positions in various types of economic organizations, government agencies, and institutions at all levels within Shaanxi Province, as well as eligible freelancers, with a focus directed toward outstanding high-skilled talents working in frontline positions in advanced manufacturing, modern services, strategic emerging industries, and those engaged in high-precision, advanced, and urgently needed technical and skilled work.
Henan Agricultural Products to Have "Digital ID Cards."
Our Own Newspaper, Zhengzhou, July 8 (Correspondent Wang Shijin (王世瑾)) – The "Zhengshudeng" (郑数登) Industrial Data Registration and Traceability Platform was recently officially launched in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. This platform creates an operational model of mutual confirmation of rights and one-to-one mapping between physical assets and data assets. Relying on digital technologies such as the Internet of Things and blockchain, it connects the entire process of agricultural products from "planting and breeding—processing and warehousing—circulation and sales—terminal consumption," achieving a "convergence of the four flows" of commerce flow, logistics, information flow, and capital flow, giving Henan's agricultural products and agricultural living assets an exclusive "digital ID card" that cannot be tampered with and is traceable throughout the entire process.
Jiangxi Nanchang Holds Summer Night Market Job Fairs.
Jiangxi Daily, Nanchang, July 8 (Reporter Hou Yisong (侯艺松)) – From July to August, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, will hold over 50 summer night market series job fairs, extending employment services to commercial district night markets and cultural tourism blocks, using scenes filled with the hustle and bustle of life to build a platform for matching talent supply and demand, further broadening employment channels.
Previously, the Nanchang City Fangchun Garden Recruitment Activity had achieved good results, cumulatively attracting 491 employing units to participate and releasing 14,900 high-quality positions. On this basis, the summer night market job fair activities will be fully upgraded, optimizing the supply of employment services around the three dimensions of "closer, more precise, more practical" and improving the quality and effectiveness of job-seeking and recruitment services.
Fujian Fuzhou Launches "Film+" Consumption Campaign.
Fujian Daily, Fuzhou, July 8 (Reporter Zhang Wenkui (张文奎)) – On July 3, the "Watch Blessed Films, Enjoy Fujian-Style Living" (看有福电影，享闽式生活) Fuzhou City "Film+" consumption campaign was launched.
From July 3 to the end of August, multiple departments in Fuzhou City will jointly release a number of film-viewing public welfare benefits. For example, when citizens and tourists purchase tickets online, they can enjoy an instant discount when using UnionPay QuickPass for settlement; after viewing the film, by uploading the ticket stub, they can draw various consumption vouchers, etc.
The 22nd Huangshan Book Fair to Open.
Anhui Daily, Hefei, July 8 (Reporter Zhang Lixiang (张理想)) – The 22nd Huangshan Book Fair will be held from July 10 to 13 at the Lakeside International Convention and Exhibition Center in Hefei City, Anhui Province.
This year's book fair, with the theme "With the Fragrance of Books, Anhui Reading is the Path" (书香有皖阅为径), will feature 17 special exhibition areas and invite over 20 cultural celebrities for on-site sharing. At the same time, the "Harmonious and Beautiful Village Live Streaming Room" (和美乡村直播间) will also enter the book fair venue, live-streaming author sharing sessions, intangible cultural heritage experiences, and other activities, as well as drawing author-signed books for children in rural schools.
Hubei Province Wuchang Fish Association Established.
Hubei Daily, Wuhan, July 8 (Reporter Liu Yingyang (刘映阳)) – The Hubei Province Wuchang Fish Association (湖北省武昌鱼协会) was recently established, marking that the Hubei Wuchang fish industry has bid farewell to a scattered development model and entered a brand new development stage of group collaboration, standardized operations, and full-chain upgrading.
Wuchang fish is a flagship aquatic product unique to Hubei. The establishment of the association will build a high-quality platform for provincial industry coordination and achievement transformation, integrate Hubei Province's industrial resources, optimize the production and marketing system, and effectively strengthen public brand building.
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Upturned eaves and soaring rafters, 鳞次栉比 (lín cì zhì bǐ - “like scales and teeth,” row upon row) – Qiaojie Street (翘街) in Liping County (黎平县), Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture (黔东南苗族侗族自治州), Guizhou, which has a history of over 600 years, was affectionately called “Red Army Street (红军街)” by the masses because the Central Red Army transferred its forces to Liping in 1934 and held the Liping Conference (黎平会议) here.
Qiaojie Street still preserves a complete ancient Huizhou-style architecture complex, retaining red relics such as the site of the Liping Conference. In recent years, the local authorities have implemented revitalization and protection of the ancient street, creating a “red culture + intangible cultural heritage” cultural tourism model. More than a hundred shops along the street operate Dong ethnic handicrafts, red culture creative products, etc. The scenic area’s popularity continues to rise, receiving over one million visitors annually, driving over a thousand Dong villagers to find employment nearby.
Return to TopBy: 新华社记者 梁 旭 杨深深
Putting on an exoskeleton, starting up, stepping out, accelerating… stepping into a technology company in Shenzhen, Guangdong, a scene from science fiction movies has already become reality.
The company’s founder and CEO Sun Kuan (孙宽) said: “We already have tens of thousands of users in more than 70 countries and regions around the world, our products have a wide range of application scenarios, and they are also welcomed by groups such as the elderly.”
In the Nanshan district of Shenzhen where the company is located, a “Robot Valley” (机器人谷) is rapidly rising. Many young teams and enterprises are growing here at breakneck speed, gathering the momentum to lead the industry. “Here, we can quickly assemble expert teams integrating robotics, embodied intelligent sports medicine, and other directions; the abundant industrial resources help us rapidly complete productization and globalization,” Sun Kuan said.
In recent years, Shenzhen has opened up application scenarios, treating the entire city as a “testing ground for robots.” More than 74,000 enterprises related to the robotics industry chain have built a thriving industrial ecosystem, and have also created unique experiences full of a futuristic feel for citizens and tourists. In elderly care institutions such as the Shenzhen Municipal Nursing Home, robots can accompany and care for the elderly; in the “Robot Block” of Longgang District, Shenzhen, you can drink a cup of coffee made by a robot, listen to a concert by a robot band; and even while running or cycling in Shenzhen Bay Park, you might brush past a robot…
In 2025, the total output value of Shenzhen’s robotics industry reached 242.6 billion yuan. Today, Shenzhen is using its hard infrastructure and soft power to construct an “exoskeleton” for the robotics industry, accelerating its sprint toward becoming “the first city for humanoid robots” (人形机器人第一城).
(Xinhua)
By: 内蒙古日报记者 马 芳 巴依斯古楞
Recently, the “Village Songs Resounding” (村歌嘹亮) 2026 Inner Mongolia Village Song Grand Stage was held in West Ujimqin Banner (西乌珠穆沁旗), Inner Mongolia. 31 representative teams jointly attended this mass cultural and artistic event.
At the performance site, original village songs from various places took to the stage in turn. “Auspicious Xilin Gol” sent blessings, “Beautiful Willow Tree My Home” was full of homesickness, “Let’s Cheer Cheer Cheer” was brimming with enthusiasm, and “Smooth Sailing All the Way to Shaanba” (陕坝) fully displayed the Hetao customs.
“Very stunning! These village songs sing out Inner Mongolia’s local customs and grassland scenery; from the songs one can feel the simple folk customs and the thriving lives of the people,” said tourist Wang Hanzhang (王汉章).
“Village Songs Resounding” is a literary and artistic brand that the Inner Mongolia Federation of Literary and Art Circles has cultivated for many years, and it is also an important carrier for enriching rural culture and advancing grassroots spiritual civilization construction. Since its launch in 2020, the activity has always insisted on letting the masses be the protagonists and sing on the main stage. “The ‘Village Songs Resounding’ Grand Stage gives farmers and herders the opportunity to take the stage and show themselves, and even more so builds a display platform for grassroots literary and artistic talents,” said herder singer Enhebayaer (恩和巴雅尔).
Return to TopBy: 吉林日报记者 陈 沫
In July, Huadian City (桦甸市), Jilin, blueberries are about to enter the ripening period.
In the park covering over 500 mu, water-and-fertilizer pipelines are laid in the middle, and sensors are set up at the edge of the fields. In the blueberry industrial park of a long-established forestry enterprise, 250,000 pots of blueberries are a transformation answer sheet submitted by this enterprise after ceasing logging.
The soil in the Northeast is somewhat acidic, making it difficult for traditional soil-planted blueberries to achieve large-scale high yields. This enterprise chose substrate blueberry (基质蓝莓)—using artificially formulated substrate to replace soil cultivation, bypassing the inherent constraints of soil and climate. Technically, Jilin Agricultural University provides a patent for overwintering cold protection; in management, digital equipment such as remote numerical control, data sensing, and pest monitoring covers the fields, shifting care and management from extensive to intensive.
The industry is changing, and people are changing too. Hands that once held chainsaws, after technical training, are now engaged in care and management at the base. With blueberries as the forerunner, forest foods such as mushrooms and wood ear fungus are thriving in both production and sales; projects like Chinese herbal medicine planting and edible fungus cultivation are being rolled out one after another. Amid lucid waters and lush mountains, industries have grown, employment has been placed, and benefits have been generated.
By: 新华社记者 黄江林 栗雅婷
Accompanying patients to medical consultations, recording doctors' orders... In recent years, medical escorts (陪诊师) have begun to "go viral," but service disputes occasionally arise. How to regulate medical escort services has become a practical problem in urgent need of solution.
At 8:00 a.m., Liu Shichao (刘世超), a medical escort from an elderly-care enterprise in Tianjin, arrives punctually at the orthopedics ward, helping the first patient pack luggage, complete discharge procedures, and escorting him home; afterwards, he immediately returns to the hospital to register, queue, and collect medicine for the second patient; in the afternoon, he accompanies a third patient for dialysis...
A medical escort refers to a person who accompanies patients to see a doctor. Their main tasks include replacing or coordinating with patients to register for appointments, consult physicians, pay fees, collect medicine, pick up test results, and transport patients to and from medical treatment. Market research shows that the national medical escort market size has reached tens of billions of yuan, and the number of registered medical escort service institutions has exceeded one thousand. With the rise of medical escort services, a large number of people have flooded into this industry, and related disputes and complaints occasionally appear.
"A post-surgery medical escort I hired for 280 yuan left halfway, saying he had something else to do. He didn't help me record any of the post-operative care instructions the doctor specifically emphasized," one patient complained. Some "appointment scalpers" (号贩子) have also taken aim at medical escort services, using the guise of "medical escort services" to resell scarce appointment slots at inflated prices.
Standardizing and upgrading medical escort services requires multi-party efforts. The Ministry of Civil Affairs (民政部) and seven other departments jointly issued the Several Measures on Cultivating the Main Entities of Elderly Care Services and Promoting the Development of the Silver Economy (关于培育养老服务经营主体 促进银发经济发展的若干措施), explicitly supporting the cultivation of professional medical escort and assistance institutions and standardizing the provision of services such as accompanying elderly persons in diagnosis and treatment. The group standard Health Escort Service Specifications (健康陪诊服务规范) has been released and implemented... Since 2025, policies and measures regarding the standardization and upgrading of medical escort services have been successively introduced.
The demand for medical escort services is increasingly robust. Efforts should be made to promote the standardized development and professional quality improvement of the services, and to further clarify service content, process standards, and liability determination. Regarding "appointment scalpers" impersonating medical escorts to resell appointment slots, health, public security, and market supervision departments should strengthen coordinated oversight, carry out joint special rectification campaigns, comprehensively investigate leads, strictly crack down on related illegal acts in accordance with the law, and nurture the development of the emerging industry.
(According to Xinhua News Agency)
Return to TopBy: 本报通讯员 石文昊
At 7:00 a.m., inside the "Health and Happiness Station" (健康快乐驿站) in Xishan Wangjia Village (西山王家村), Canzhuang Town, Zhaoyuan City, Shandong, villager Wang Tinglan (王廷兰) stirred a large vat, slowly cooking golden millet into a thick, smooth porridge. More than 70 elderly residents of the village receive a free serving of warm millet porridge here every day.
In 2023, Xishan Wangjia Village launched a warm-porridge project, providing free millet porridge daily to all villagers aged 70 and above, exploring a way to address the dining difficulties faced by elderly people living alone in rural areas.
The project's operations have taken a sustainable path: relying on revenue from the village's local millet industry, it independently covers its annual operating cost of 20,000 yuan. Twenty-eight physically robust villagers have volunteered to join the effort, taking turns each day to light the fire, cook the porridge, portion it out, and deliver it, fostering a strong atmosphere of mutual volunteer assistance.
This small station is more than just a village canteen offering hot porridge; it is also equipped with simple rest facilities. Every day when it is time to collect the porridge, the elderly sit together and chat. Gradually, it has become a leisure gathering place for the village's seniors.
A bowl of hot porridge, simmered with local warmth, explores a new path for rural elderly care. Xishan Wangjia Village has brought elderly services down to the fields and village entrances, using low-cost, sustainable, heartwarming measures to strive to weave a tighter safety net of care services for the rural elderly.
Return to TopBy: 本报通讯员 郭瑞倩
“这么细的蚕丝，原来需要如此复杂的工序才能得到，太不容易了！”在山西运城市南风学校，一场别开生面 (bié kāi shēng miàn - "to open a new face," novel and unprecedented)的科普研学活动正在进行。日前，山西农业大学蚕业科学研究院（山西农业大学蚕业科学研究院）科普团队来到这里，为五年级148名学生带来一堂蚕桑文化科普课。
当日，10多名农艺师走进课堂，从悠久的养蚕历史讲起，将先民养蚕的古老传说与山西蚕桑产业的发展脉络娓娓道来 (wěi wěi dào lái - "to speak with relish," to tell in a lively manner)。从丝绸之路到现代蚕桑科技，从传统手工缫丝到特色农业转型，生动的讲解让学生们对蚕桑技艺产生了浓厚的兴趣。
接下来，学生分组体验传统手工缫丝和制作蚕茧创意手工。当一只只蚕茧被小心翼翼 (xiǎo xīn yì yì - "with great care," cautiously)地挑起丝头，一根根蚕丝被一圈一圈缠绕上缫丝架，教室里不时响起惊叹声。
学生朱婧歌（朱婧歌）说：“一根根蚕丝凝聚着古人的智慧，传承至今的丝绸技艺，让我为祖国悠久的历史文化感到自豪。”该校科技组教师杨欣洁（杨欣洁）表示，学生们近距离地接触蚕桑文化、体验传统技艺，这样的科普实践活动是对学生知识储备的有效补充。
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By: 本报记者 董泽扬
According to meteorological department forecasts, Typhoon Bavi may make landfall or brush past the northern coast of Taiwan Island on the daytime of July 11 (super typhoon or strong typhoon level), and then make landfall along the coast from Fuqing in Fujian to Wenling in Zhejiang on the night of the 11th (strong typhoon or typhoon level). In the different stages of before the typhoon arrives, during the typhoon's impact, and after the typhoon passes, how should one take shelter and ensure safety?
"We must closely monitor the typhoon warning information issued by the meteorological department, understand the latest movements of the typhoon, and make emergency preparations such as stockpiling daily necessities in advance. When the typhoon arrives, we must not go out unless necessary, and do not harbor the hope of 'chasing the wind and watching the rain'." Cao Hengwu (曹恒武), Deputy Director of the Flood Control, Wind Prevention and Drought Relief Division (Earthquake and Geological Disaster Rescue Division) of the Hainan Provincial Emergency Management Department (海南省应急管理厅), reminded that in addition to paying attention to the strong winds and heavy rainfall that the typhoon may bring, one must also be alert to the sudden attack of the "return southerly wind" (回南风) and guard against secondary disasters.
Before the typhoon arrives: conduct hazard investigation, stockpile emergency supplies, and comply with evacuation arrangements.
For those at home, before the typhoon arrives, they should conduct household hazard investigation and stockpile emergency supplies, achieving "look outward, look inward". Look outward: put away flower pots, sundries, and hanging objects on balconies, terraces, and rooftops; check whether doors and windows are secure, if necessary reinforce with wooden boards or stick tape on window glass in a "米" character pattern, and during the typhoon's impact keep doors and windows tightly closed and stay away from windows facing the wind. Move vehicles to an open high place, try not to park under obstacles on the roadside or on low-lying roadsides prone to water accumulation. Look inward: check electrical circuits, gas and other facilities; if necessary cut off power supply and close the gas valve; stock up on food, drinking water, emergency lights, power banks and other essential daily necessities; clean toilets, drainage ditches, and downpipes to ensure they are unobstructed. People living on the first floor or in single-story houses should prepare sandbags and move furniture and appliances to higher places. Residents with sick family members should also prepare necessary medications.
"If the place of residence is determined to be a dangerous area, residents should comply with the unified arrangements of the local government and evacuate in a timely manner," Cao Hengwu said. The masses living in dilapidated houses, simple houses, sheet metal houses, work sheds, as well as at the mouths of mountain flood gullies, low-lying waterlogged areas, geological disaster hazard points and other dangerous areas, should actively cooperate and comply with arrangements, and be transferred in time to safe areas such as emergency shelters.
Maritime workers should comply with the anti-typhoon orders of the agricultural and rural departments and maritime departments, and return to port in time to take shelter from the wind or maneuver to shelter in safe sea areas according to the prescribed time. Vessels returning to port for shelter should obey port management, strengthen anchoring of ships, and prevent dragging anchors, grounding, or collisions. All personnel should go ashore to take shelter from the wind, and avoid "rushing the wind head" (抢风头) and "catching the wind tail" (赶风尾), and refrain from risky operations.
During the typhoon's impact: try not to go out for activities, and stay away from dangerous areas such as high-altitude facilities and water bodies.
"Bavi" has a huge volume and wide coverage, and is a typical and rare giant typhoon. When the typhoon passes through the local area and the wind is very strong, people taking shelter at home should hide in rooms without windows or with very small windows, such as bathrooms, to avoid being stabbed or cut by broken glass windows.
"During the typhoon's impact, try to stay in safe indoor areas, do not go out for activities, or harbor the hope of going to play in areas that may be affected by the typhoon," Cao Hengwu said.
During the typhoon's impact, how should people who are unavoidably outdoors take shelter? People outdoors should not take shelter from rain in dangerous areas such as temporary work sheds, simple houses, dilapidated houses, etc. Stay away from easily toppled and high-altitude facilities such as billboards, large trees, streetlights, utility poles, dangerous walls, construction sites, temporary structures, as well as dangerous areas such as seasides, riverbanks, watersides, mountainsides, slopes, and retaining walls.
When it is unavoidable to go out, wear lightweight waterproof shoes and brightly colored raincoats and rain hats, pay attention to observing the surrounding environment, avoid embankments and bridges near rivers, lakes, and seas. Once an abnormal situation endangering safety is discovered, do not gather to watch, do not stay. When walking to a shelter, pay attention to grabbing fixed objects such as railings, and try to lower your body posture.
"When wind and rain suddenly stop, it may be the typhoon eye passing through, and one must still not be careless." Cao Hengwu reminded that shortly after the typhoon eye passes, strong winds and heavy rain will come again. At this time, do not rush to open windows or go out. The subsequent "return southerly wind" is equally fierce, requiring high vigilance and continuing to stay in a safe place until the typhoon warning is lifted before going out.
After the typhoon passes: guard against secondary disasters, and return home orderly according to instructions.
"After the typhoon passes, it does not mean the risk is lifted. Even if wind and rain temporarily subside, one must not 掉以轻心 (diào yǐ qīng xīn - "lower one's guard," be careless or negligent)." Cao Hengwu reminded that mountain floods and geological disasters have a lag effect. After the typhoon passes, evacuated and emergency-relocated personnel should not return immediately. They should confirm that the dangerous area is safe, or return orderly according to government instructions.
During the process of returning home, pay attention to safety. When walking, if encountering roadblocks such as fallen trees or waterlogged sections, decisively detour. If finding high-voltage lines tilted or wires and cables with broken ends hanging down, immediately stay away to prevent electric shock. When driving, cautiously pass through low-lying areas prone to water accumulation such as under overpasses and culverts. When the depth of water is unknown, do not rashly wade through. Do not blindly drive into mountainous areas. If encountering dangerous situations such as road collapses or blockages, urgently avoid and report to relevant departments.
"Residents who are ordered to return orderly should pay attention to building safety, wires and gas, and food safety," Cao Hengwu said. When returning home, residents need to "investigate first, then enter," and promptly report any discovered situations to relevant departments.
Look at the appearance: before entering the house, first stand at a distance to observe whether there is tilting or cracks. Old houses, adobe houses, and wooden structure houses in the home have a risk of collapse after being battered by strong winds and soaked in water. If necessary, you can ask professionals to conduct a safety assessment. If seeing broken wires outside the house, immediately stay away and promptly call the power department for help.
After entering the house, with power and gas switches turned off, check whether wires, sockets, gas pipes, etc. are damaged or leaking. Never rashly turn on switches. Grain and food that have been soaked by floodwaters brought by the typhoon should be discarded. "After the flood recedes, it is best to clear indoor and outdoor water and mud as soon as possible, and cooperate with epidemic prevention departments to carry out disinfection work. Dead poultry, livestock, fish, shrimp, etc. should be buried deep or handed over to professionals for disposal. Do not pick them up, process them, and eat them," Cao Hengwu said.
Return to TopBeijing, July 8 (Xinhua) — (Reporter Wu Chuqi (吴储岐)) On July 8, the Ministry of Civil Affairs (民政部) issued the Guidelines for the Construction and Management of a Three-Level Urban and Rural Elderly Care Service Network (城乡三级养老服务网络建设管理指引), which specifies the setup methods, functional positioning, and operational mechanisms for three tiers — the county-level comprehensive elderly care service management platform, the township (subdistrict) regional elderly care service center, and the village (community) elderly care service facility station — aiming to provide guidance for local authorities in improving the three-level elderly care service network, promote the coordinated utilization of elderly care service resources and the alignment of supply with demand, and better meet the multi-level and diversified elderly care service needs of older persons.
The Guidelines specify that the county-level comprehensive elderly care service management platform undertakes the core roles of overall coordination, guidance and demonstration, and resource integration, and possesses functions such as industry guidance, emergency rescue, resource coordination, and data aggregation; the township (subdistrict) regional elderly care service center focuses on professional services and resource linkage, and possesses functions such as professional care, service referral, and visitation and care, while also receiving guidance from the county-level platform and linking with village (community) stations, in order to resolve the problems of insufficient supply and uneven distribution of professional elderly care services at the township (subdistrict) level; the village (community) elderly care service facility stations, as the "terminal nodes" and "operational extensions" of the three-level network, possess functions such as daytime care, door-to-door services, cultural and recreational leisure, short-term foster care, and meal assistance services.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs will anchor itself to the established work targets of the three-level elderly care service network being basically completed by 2029 and being further improved by 2035, and will accelerate the construction of a three-level urban and rural elderly care service network.
Return to TopThis newspaper, Beijing, July 8 (Reporter Bai Jianfeng (白剑峰)). The General Office of the National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委办公厅) recently issued the "Notice on Carrying Out the Action to Promote Rational Medication Use among the Elderly (2026-2030)" (关于开展老年合理用药促进行动（2026—2030年）的通知), planning to broadly disseminate rational medication knowledge during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (十五五时期), improve the capacity to provide pharmaceutical services for the elderly, raise the level of rational medication use among the elderly, create a social atmosphere focused on rational medication use for the elderly, and promote healthy aging (健康老龄化).
The main content of the Action to Promote Rational Medication Use among the Elderly (老年合理用药促进行动) includes: extensively carrying out medication education for the elderly, publicizing and promoting key information on rational medication use for the elderly, utilizing promotional mechanisms such as Elderly Health Awareness Week (老年健康宣传周), seasonal solar terms and health (时令节气与健康), and Respect the Elderly Month (敬老月), with a focus on publicizing knowledge such as precautions for medication use in common elderly diseases, the difference between health foods and medicines, and the identification of adverse drug reactions; optimizing pharmaceutical services for the elderly, encouraging medical institutions at Level 2 and above to standardize the establishment of pharmaceutical outpatient clinics, providing elderly patients with pharmaceutical services such as medication assessment, medication consultation, medication education, and suggestions for medication regimen adjustments; improving the capacity of pharmaceutical services for the elderly, carrying out training for health personnel in short supply such as geriatric medicine professionals and clinical pharmacists, and enhancing the pharmaceutical service capacity of primary-level physicians and pharmacists for elderly patients; and carrying out public welfare activities on rational medication use for the elderly, organizing public-interest lectures for elderly people in the community on topics such as multi-medication assessment, medication list organization, and identification of false advertising for health foods.
Return to TopBeijing, July 8 (Reporter Lin Lili (林丽鹂)) — The "Compliance Requirements for Metrological Behavior of Eyeglass Making and Fitting Operators (Draft for Comments)," drafted by the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局), is open for public comment from July 3 to August 3.
The draft for comments comprehensively refines the metrological management system, staffing, integrity metrology, configuration of measuring instruments, verification management, operational specifications, main responsibilities, and complaint handling for eyeglass making and fitting business premises, setting clear standards for metrological compliance management in the national eyeglass making and fitting industry, further standardizing the order of industry operations, and safeguarding the rights and interests of consumers in vision testing and eyeglass fitting as well as their eye safety.
The draft for comments specifies the requirements for equipping measuring instruments in different business scenarios. Regular eyeglass fitting stores must be fully equipped with basic equipment such as lensometers, refractometers, trial lens sets, and pupillometers; stores that deal in contact lenses, sunglasses, and custom eyeglasses must additionally be equipped with specialized equipment such as keratometers, visible light transmittance meters, and lens thickness gauges. At the same time, it strictly regulates the procurement requirements for instruments; operators must purchase products that possess a Measuring Instrument Type Approval Certificate (计量器具型式批准证书), and the retention period for relevant procurement materials shall not be less than the service life of the instrument.
In the links of verification, use, and operation and maintenance, the draft for comments refines the metrological management requirements for business entities. Lensometers, refractometers, trial lens sets, keratometers, etc., are all included in the scope of mandatory verification measuring instruments. Operators must complete registration and filing and submit them for verification on schedule.
Return to TopOn July 8, at the summer interest class of Guodian Primary School (郭店小学) in Baimiao Township (白庙乡), Sui County (睢县), Shangqiu City, Henan Province, college student volunteers from the "Action for Love" (为爱行动) teaching support team of the Yingchunhua Love Union (迎春花爱心联合会) of Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu, conducted multiple activities for local left-behind children, accompanying them to spend a colorful and varied holiday. The picture shows volunteers and a humanoid robot demonstrating a dance together. Photo by Xu Zeyuan (徐泽源) (Image China).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张 枨
A 猝不及防 (cù bù jí fáng - "sudden and unprepared," happening so suddenly that one has no time to defend) cry of a child instantly tightened the hearts of everyone on the platform. On July 4, at Hohhot East Station in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on the departure platform of the D1189 train, a thrilling scene unfolded.
At that time, Chariiga (查日嘎), train captain of the Xining Fifth Group of the High-Speed Train Team, Baotou Passenger Transport Section, China Railway Hohhot Group Co., Ltd. (中国铁路呼和浩特局集团有限公司), was standing at the train door, supervising the passenger boarding and alighting for the D1189 train. Suddenly behind him came the urgent and panicked cries for help from a passenger. He immediately turned around and quickly rushed toward the central area of Car No. 5. At this moment, from beneath the platform came a 撕心裂肺 (sī xīn liè fèi - "tear heart, split lungs," extremely heartbreaking or agonizing) cry of a child; a two-year-old child was stuck in the narrow gap between the train and the platform.
At the critical moment, Chariiga had not a moment's hesitation. While saying "I'm going down," he quickly removed the equipment on his body, and 毫不犹豫 (háo bù yóu yù - "not the slightest hesitation," without any hesitation) jumped down from the train coupling area onto the platform. The gap space was narrow and cramped, making movement difficult; Chariiga quickly bent down and groped his way forward, his only thought being to get close to the trapped child as soon as possible.
The frightened child kept crying and fussing. After reaching the child, Chariiga held him steadily and gently comforted him. After confirming that the child was conscious and had no obvious external injuries, he immediately stood up, lifted the child, and handed him up to the platform. The parents waiting on the platform and the station staff reached out to receive him; the child was safe.
After the danger was resolved, Chariiga still did not relax. He checked the child's entire body for any injuries and patiently comforted the still 惊魂未定 (jīng hún wèi dìng - "frightened soul not yet settled," still in shock) parents of the child. In response to everyone's praise, Chariiga said, "At that time I simply had no time to think much; when I heard a child had fallen down, there was only one thought in my mind: save the child quickly!"
The railway department reminds: there is a gap between the train and the platform. When waiting, passing through, or boarding and alighting, parents must take care of their children throughout, hold their children tightly, and strictly forbid children from running and playing on the edge of the platform, to prevent accidents such as falling and being pinched. During travel, if encountering any kind of emergency or sudden situation, you can seek help from train crew or station staff at the first moment.
(Wang Yanan (王雅楠) contributed to the writing.)
Return to TopBeijing, July 8 (People's Daily) — (Reporter Qiu Chaoyi (邱超奕)) A month-long cloud recruitment month for internet enterprises (互联网企业云端招聘月) activity has been recently carried out, with over 5,000 internet enterprises collectively releasing over 200,000 job positions.
During the activity, internet enterprises actively offered job positions, and various localities set up supply-demand matching platforms, extensively carrying out live-streaming job fairs, special recruitment events, career guidance, and other activities targeting key groups primarily composed of young people such as college graduates.
It is understood that JD.com (京东) provided 25,000 positions in this activity, among which 15,000 positions were offered to social personnel, and 10,000 intern positions were opened to current students. Meituan (美团) held offline campus promotion sessions and dual-selection fairs in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta, the Chengdu-Chongqing region, etc., supplementing recruitment for the class of 2026 graduates to approximately 6,000 people, and providing over 3,000 internship positions with potential for conversion to full-time for the class of 2027 graduates. Job demand was further subdivided, adding new directions such as AI (artificial intelligence) product manager, software development engineer, etc. At the same time, it established special plans such as large model talent campus recruitment, focusing on frontier technology directions such as large model applications, embodied intelligence, and intelligent decision-making to attract talent.
Tencent (腾讯) has officially launched its 2026 intern recruitment, opening internship positions to current university students whose graduation dates fall between September 2026 and December 2027. Tencent will provide young talent who join with mentor guidance, competitive compensation and benefits, and a retention channel for outstanding interns.
iFlytek's (科大讯飞) regular campus recruitment for the class of 2027 is open to fresh graduates worldwide, among which technology-related positions account for approximately 60%, and there are also product, functional, and other types of positions available for selection. In addition to regular campus recruitment, the company has also launched special recruitment, aiming to cultivate outstanding talent in the field of research algorithms and promote the development of artificial intelligence technology.
Return to TopFrom Our Newspaper Beijing, July 8 (Reporter Pan Junqiang (潘俊强)). The Beijing Municipal Employment Promotion and Labor Protection Leading Group (北京市就业促进和劳动保护工作领导小组) recently issued the "Several Measures on Promoting High-Quality and Full Employment of Rural Labor in This Municipality," based on Beijing's actual conditions, focusing on promoting farmers' income increase, highlighting the employment-first orientation, and proposing 22 specific measures in six aspects.
Implement measures such as enhancing the synergy between industry and employment, vigorously developing modern agriculture, promoting the construction of harmonious and beautiful villages (和美乡村), strengthening urban-rural employment cooperation, deepening the integration of agriculture, culture, and tourism, stabilizing the scale of green-post (绿岗) employment, and cultivating new occupations and new posts, so as to comprehensively tap and expand employment positions in industries such as agriculture, forestry, fruit, agriculture-culture-tourism, and to expand the employment space in areas such as urban renewal and government-invested projects. Scientifically utilize the one million mu of forestland resources, develop the under-forest economy, and ensure that the scale of green-post employment for rural labor is no less than 30,000 people.
Carry out the "Assist Enterprises, Warm Enterprises, Escort" action (助企暖企护航行动), supporting all types of enterprises to stabilize posts and expand posts to absorb employment. Encourage state-owned enterprises to play a leading role in employment, support small, medium, and micro enterprises to play the main channel role in absorbing employment, and absorb rural labor for employment. In light of the actual conditions of rural labor, develop flexible employment positions "at the doorstep" that are flexible in time and require low skill levels. At the same time, through measures such as the work-relief (以工代赈) model and the safety net of public welfare posts (公益性岗位), make every effort to secure the bottom line of rural labor employment. The whole city annually arranges for no less than 10,000 rural workers with employment difficulties to be employed in public welfare posts.
Beijing will continue to promote the coverage of public employment service resources to rural areas through measures such as improving the rural public employment service network and enhancing the efficiency of rural public employment services, encourage the introduction of market-based human resources service institutions through government purchase of services to participate in public employment services, and, adapting to local conditions, promote the construction of "stations, windows, points, and staff" (站、窗、点、员) for doorstep employment services in rural areas, gradually weaving a dense urban-rural "15-minute employment service circle" (15分钟就业服务圈).
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By: 本报记者 陈晨曦 孔庆元 刘硕阳
On July 8, Beijing time, as the Swiss team defeated the Colombian team 4-3 in a penalty shootout, all Round of 16 matches of the 2026 USA-Canada-Mexico World Cup concluded. The French team, Moroccan team, Norwegian team, English team, Spanish team, Belgian team, Argentine team, and Swiss team advanced to the quarterfinals.
Another round of knockout matches, and the competitive landscape of world football has become clearer. Six European teams successfully advanced, with one South American team and one African team remaining. All three host teams were eliminated in the Round of 16. The elimination of three South American teams—Brazil, Colombia, and Paraguay—further corroborates that the traditional pattern of European and American team rivalry in world football has changed.
In addition, controversial disciplinary decisions and refereeing calls made this round of knockout matches full of topics and highlights.
European Teams Show Overall Advantage
Now, whether it is South America's Argentine team or Africa's Moroccan team, the European teams they have to face are more troublesome. Over the past 20 years, relying on a well-established professional league system, standardized youth training models, and deep squad reserves, European teams have performed very consistently on the World Cup stage. In the last five World Cups, European teams have won four titles and four runners-up, with only the Argentine team reaching the final twice and defeating the French team to win the last edition.
In the Round of 16, the French team encountered stubborn resistance from the Paraguayan team, enduring their biggest test since the start of the World Cup. Fortunately, French player Mbappé scored a decisive penalty, and the team narrowly passed. In the quarterfinals, they will face the Moroccan team, which was a semifinalist in the last World Cup and will only be more difficult to handle than Paraguay. More than half of the Moroccan team's players play in Europe's top five leagues; efficient counterattacks and solid low-block defense are the team's foundation. The French team, on the other hand, has shown strong offensive power, but the match against Paraguay exposed the problem of a single means of breaking down defenses, which urgently needs to be resolved. If the French team reaches the semifinals, they will meet the winner of the match between the Spanish team and the Belgian team. The Spanish team, as the 2024 European Championship winner, has gradually completed its team's generational transition. Although rookie Yamal has only scored one goal in this World Cup, his threat on the wing should not be underestimated.
The Belgian team's performance in eliminating the American team 4-1 was commendable; the team has diverse offensive methods, and how far they can go in the knockout stage depends on the solidity of their defensive line. The English team's elimination of the Mexican team and the Norwegian team's elimination of the Brazilian team were also outstanding. The former held onto their victory relying on the overall defensive system despite being a man down, while the latter, with the situation not in their favor, had key contributions from famous players.
South American Football in Transition Pains
The Argentine team achieved a comeback in the match on the 8th, eliminating the Egyptian team 3-2. Although the Argentine team has reached the quarterfinals, it still cannot conceal the overall decline of South American teams: the Brazilian team lost 1-2 to the Norwegian team, and the Colombian team had no answer to the Swiss team in the 120-minute match. These all expose the state of South American teams' overall insufficient strength and gradually lost style.
The Brazilian team has won five World Cup titles. Its "Samba football" is not only agile and delicate but also highly entertaining and offensive. However, in the 2014 World Cup, the Brazilian team lost 1-7 at home to the German team, and this match had a great impact on the development of Brazilian football. Since then, Brazilian football has taken a path of Europeanization. A large number of young talents have gone to play in Europe early, losing their improvisational creativity in assembly-line training, and the once-free "Samba" core has been continuously weakened.
From the Brazilian team's experience, we can get a glimpse of the transition pains that South American football is experiencing now. How to find a suitable development path between the free and unrestrained traditional style and the industrialized system training is a problem that South American football must face and think about. According to the quarterfinal pairings, the Argentine team's half of the bracket also includes three European teams: Switzerland, England, and Norway. To eventually reach the final, they must withstand two rounds of tests against European teams that combine discipline and pressing.
In addition, the fact that all three host teams—the United States, Canada, and Mexico—were eliminated in the Round of 16 also shows that home advantage can boost morale, but cannot erase the gap in hard strength.
Knockout Matches Accompanied by Joy, Sorrow, and Controversy
The cruel knockout stage highlights the role of star players. Although Argentine team's Messi missed his second penalty kick of this World Cup in the match against Egypt, he still led the team to a narrow advancement with one assist and one goal. He has scored 8 goals in this World Cup and continues to refresh the World Cup individual goal record with 21 goals. Norwegian team's Haaland scored two goals in the match against Brazil, deciding the direction of the game. English team's Bellingham scored a brace against Mexico, displaying attributes of being all-around in attack and defense.
Beyond the highlights, there are also farewell moments. The Portuguese team led by Cristiano Ronaldo (C Ronaldo) was defeated by the Spanish team, and Ronaldo's personal sixth World Cup journey officially came to an end. As the only player to score in six consecutive World Cups, Ronaldo ultimately did not get the moment to lift the World Cup trophy. Ronaldo publicly stated that this would be his "last dance" at the World Cup. Although Brazilian team's Neymar scored a penalty in the match against Norway, he could not prevent the team's elimination. Over four World Cup journeys, Neymar never led Brazil to recapture the World Cup trophy.
Besides the farewells of star players, controversy has also accompanied the knockout matches. American team forward Balogun received a red card in the Round of 32, but FIFA "suspended the execution" of the suspension according to relevant regulations. This move sparked huge controversy, with the Belgian Football Association publicly protesting. UEFA issued a written statement, bluntly calling it a "unprecedented, baffling, and unjustified decision." In the Round of 16, although the American team sent Balogun to play, they ultimately could not reverse the defeat and were defeated 4-1 by the Belgian team.
The match between the Argentine team and the Egyptian team sparked heated discussion due to refereeing decisions. One goal by the Egyptian team was canceled after a review by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR); near the end of the match, Egyptian team captain Salah fell in the penalty area, VAR did not intervene, and the Argentine team then counterattacked and scored the winning goal; the total foul counts of both sides were close, but the number of yellow cards was vastly different. After the match, the Egyptian Football Association has formally filed an appeal with FIFA.
Nowadays, with the help of video replay, match scenes can be objectively reconstructed, but it is difficult to unify the understanding of the severity of fouls among all parties. How to scientifically define the scope of VAR review and unify enforcement standards remains a topic that FIFA urgently needs to improve.
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Currently, as the popularity of sports events such as the World Cup continues to rise, various sports marketing campaigns are being launched intensively, with consumption scenarios such as themed blind boxes, prize quizzes, and limited-edition merchandise emerging one after another. However, some businesses take the opportunity to exaggerate claims and hype up marketing, which can easily induce consumers to make impulsive purchases, thereby leading to various types of consumer disputes. In response, the General Administration of Sport of China (国家体育总局) and the China Consumers Association (中国消费者协会) have issued relevant consumer tips.
Rational consumption, do not follow the trend. Consumers should view World Cup marketing rationally, clearly recognize that various types of event-themed blind boxes, limited-edition merchandise, etc., have problems such as short-term speculation, value premiums, and insufficient practicality, and should not blindly follow the trend to snap up purchases, consciously resisting non-rational consumption behavior.
Increase vigilance, avoid traps. Before participating in activities such as event quizzes, blind box promotions, and point exchanges, consumers must carefully check the activity rules, winning probabilities, redemption methods, and after-sales policies. Distinguish between consumption and investment, and be wary of false claims such as "ultra-high probability," "limited edition and out of print," and "value preservation and appreciation," to avoid falling into consumption traps.
Keep records, protect rights according to law. During consumption, properly preserve purchase records, communication records, product vouchers, and other materials. If encountering infringements such as false advertising, goods not matching descriptions, after-sales shirking, breach of contract and failure to redeem, consumers may first negotiate with the business operator. If negotiation is fruitless, they may file a complaint with the consumer association through the National Consumers Association Smart 315 Platform (全国消协智慧315平台), and protect their legitimate consumer rights and interests according to law.
Return to TopOur newspaper Shenyang, July 8 (Reporter Zeng Huafeng (曾华锋)) On the 7th, the 2026 National Ski Mountaineering Fitness Open and National Cross-Discipline Cross-Event Talent Selection Activity (2026全国滑雪登山体能公开赛暨全国跨界跨项选材活动) came to a close at the Kangping Sports Training Base (康平运动训练基地) in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province.
During the 4-day competition schedule, 194 participating athletes engaged in fierce competition around the ski mountaineering indoor special test, short-distance vertical speed race, 800-meter multiple-set interval running, long-distance trail running, and other events. After multiple rounds of competition, the event organizing committee selected a total of 30 winning athletes from the adult men's and women's groups, U18 men's group, U16 men's and women's groups across all categories. In the talent selection phase, not only ice and snow sports athletes but also cross-disciplinary athletes from track and field, trail running, cycling, and others were brought in to participate. Ultimately, 20 athletes will enter the national ski mountaineering training team.
Return to TopOur Reporter Yang Xun (杨迅) -- The eighth Cross-Strait (海峡两岸) Basketball Invitational opened a few days ago in Chenzhou City, Hunan Province. Twenty-four high-school basketball teams, comprising over 400 young people from both sides of the strait, competed on the same court, using the ball as a medium and jointly answering the call of youth.
This edition of the event was guided by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Hunan Provincial People's Government and hosted by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Chenzhou Municipal People's Government. Eight teams from Taiwan, China, along with teams from Hunan Mingde High School, Geology High School, and Chenzhou No. 2 High School, squared off over five days of competition. The scale of participation was the largest of any edition.
Beyond the games, the organizing committee planned a Huxiang (Hunan) cultural experience tour that included visits to Dongjiang Lake and the Jiulong Water Stockade, a tour of the Chenzhou Municipal Museum, and visits to the large Taiwan-invested enterprise JuShen Electronics (炬神电子) and the Linwu Duck (临武鸭) experience factory. This allowed young people from Taiwan to appreciate the beauty of the natural landscape and the vitality of the industries.
Return to TopThe 8th Heilongjiang Provincial Tourism Industry Development Conference (referred to as the Heilongjiang Provincial Tourism Development Conference) (黑龙江省旅发大会) was held in Jixi (鸡西) from July 8 to 9. Jixi, a border city that possesses both boundary lake and boundary river scenery and is steeped in red culture, is making efforts to activate its entire-region cultural tourism resources, opening its arms to welcome guests from all directions.
This session of the Heilongjiang Provincial Tourism Development Conference closely follows the main line of high-quality development of culture and tourism, focuses on the theme of "Integration, Innovation, and Opportunities (融合·创新·机遇)", upholds the conference purpose of "Simple, Safe, and Splendid (简约·安全·精彩)", holds activities such as special cultural tourism promotions, format-scene inspections, and industry development promotion conferences, launches the province-wide summer resort tourism "100-Day Action (百日行动)", and through "a high-standard promotion, an immersive experience, a series of activities benefiting the people", presents a panoramic view of Heilongjiang's beauty of ecology, soul of industry, flavor on the tip of the tongue, and posture of openness.
Jixi is located in the southeastern part of Heilongjiang Province, and has long been known as "China's Graphite Capital (中国石墨之都)". Hosting this conference is not only a high recognition by Heilongjiang Province of Jixi's cultural tourism resource endowment, but also a key opportunity for Jixi to break out of its circle through the event and empower openness and high-quality development through cultural tourism. Jixi, based on its unique border city characteristic resource background, integrating historical depth, landscape scenery, marketplace fireworks, and regional culture, weaves a new picture of entire-region tourism, and extends to the nation and the world a thick and vivid border-characteristic cultural tourism business card.
Here, you can feel the historical weight of the long cultural lineage. The ancient Sushen (肃慎) people lived by the lake, using stone arrowheads and fishing spears to write ancient legends, and the fishing and hunting civilization at the shores of Khanka Lake (兴凯湖) 生生不息 (shēng shēng bù xī - "live and grow without end," continuously regenerating) and 历久弥新 (lì jiǔ mí xīn - "becoming newer with age," gaining freshness over time).
Here, you can pursue the red memories of the old revolutionary base areas. The Hada River Red History Exhibition Hall (哈达河红色历史陈列馆) preserves the heroic deeds of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, the Museum of the Tiger Fortress of the Japanese Invaders of China (侵华日军虎头要塞博物馆) records the history of the end of World War II, the Northeast Old Aviation School (东北老航校) shines with the brilliance of the "Cradle of China's People's Aviation (中国人民航空事业的摇篮)", and the red spirit is rooted in the land of Jixi, inspiring a spiritual power that 催人奋进 (cuī rén fèn jìn - "urge people to strive forward," inspiring progress).
Here, you can encounter a picturesque ecological gallery. The largest freshwater boundary lake in Asia, Khanka Lake, stretches with a myriad of green waves; the boundary river between China and Russia, the Ussuri River (乌苏里江), winds long and sinuous; the "three major wetlands" — Khanka Lake Wetland, Treasure Island Wetland (珍宝岛湿地), and Dongfanghong Wetland (东方红湿地) — are 钟灵毓秀 (zhōng líng yù xiù - "condensed spirit and nurtured beauty," a place of outstanding natural beauty that fosters talent), outlining the unique scenery of great boundary lake, great boundary river, great forest, and great wetland.
Here, you can enjoy the tip-of-the-tongue feast with authentic characteristics. The Khanka Lake white fish, one of the "Three Treasures of the Frontier (边塞三珍)", and the Ussuri River Eighteen Sons Feast (乌苏里江十八子宴) let you fully enjoy the freshness of rivers and lakes; "Black Soil Premium Products (黑土优品)" and "Nine Treasures and Eighteen Products (九珍十八品)" invite you to experience the true original flavor; the provincial-level intangible cultural heritage Korean traditional cuisine and the local specialty Jixi knife-cut noodles (鸡西刀削面) let you experience the marketplace fireworks; every mouthful is a unique regional flavor.
During this session of the conference, a series of supporting activities such as tourism promotions, cultural tourism product exhibitions and sales, mass cultural performances, and sports event interactions were also held, comprehensively showcasing the fruitful achievements of Heilongjiang's cultural tourism development, precisely publicizing and promoting characteristic cultural tourism resources, continuously stimulating the potential of cultural tourism consumption, and steadily consolidating and enhancing the influence of the cultural tourism brand "Northland's Fine Scenery, Beauty Lies in Heilongjiang (北国好风光，美在黑龙江)".
Hosting the Heilongjiang Provincial Tourism Development Conference is an important opportunity to promote the high-quality development of Jixi's cultural tourism. Next, Jixi will focus on the construction of an entire-region, all-season cultural tourism pattern, enrich product supply, optimize the market environment, strive to improve service and construction levels, transform the achievements of this session of the conference into the core competitiveness of the tourism industry, and become a new growth point for releasing consumption potential, helping Jixi's cultural tourism IP to break out of the circle and shine.
Data source: Publicity Department of the CPC Jixi Municipal Committee (中共鸡西市委宣传部)
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Return to TopA brand must speak to personal integrity, product, quality, and taste
Cao Dewang, Founder and Lifetime Honorary Chairman of Fuyao Group
“品” (pǐn - “character/product”) is formed by stacking three “口” (kǒu - “mouth”) characters, and every stroke of “口” is indispensable. A brand must withstand the scrutiny of many mouths; it is a very serious matter, not something that can be bought with money. Only by truly and solidly cultivating it can one create a genuine brand.
A brand can be understood through four words:
Personal integrity (人品). “Doing things begins with learning how to be a person.” Once a person is squared away, the work becomes easy. On one hand, it means abiding by laws and regulations; on the other, it means living in harmony with people and with nature. Since Fuyao was listed over 30 years ago, its after-tax net profit has remained at a relatively high level, relying precisely on doing things honestly and steadily.
Product (产品). From making the first piece of automotive laminated glass in 1988 to the present, the Group has always insisted on taking customer demand as the guide and continuously iterating its products. Today, two-thirds of domestic automotive glass comes from Fuyao Group. We have also integrated various functions such as antennas, identity recognition, and access-payment into chips and attached them to glass. Some related products have already entered mass production, while others have entered the certification stage. Doing products means never being satisfied and continuously innovating.
Quality (品质). An entrepreneur must not only endure hardship and work hard, but also be good at management. Adhering to meticulous management is more reasonable than blindly expanding production. The Group has factories in 18 provinces, all using advanced management tools and scientific indicator assessments; this is the guarantee of stable quality.
Taste (品位). In 1983, I began contracting a factory. After making a profit in the first year, I donated 2,000 yuan. Over the years, the amount of my donations has continued to grow. Doing charity is not doing business; rather, it is pursuing a spiritual realm and cultivating one’s own cultural taste.
Entrepreneurs must not be solely profit-seeking; they must have ideals, aspirations, a sense of commitment, and a sense of responsibility. Only then can they earn the respect and trust of others.
(Collated by Li Xingyu, this newspaper reporter)
Empowering high-quality enterprise development with first-class brand building
Wen Shugang, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Huaneng Group Co., Ltd.
China Huaneng adheres to the guidance of “transforming Chinese products into Chinese brands,” builds outstanding brands, upholds the corporate mission of “building a ‘three-color’ company (三色公司) and serving a powerful energy country,” and empowers high-quality enterprise development with first-class brand building.
First, with sincere devotion, serve the overall work of the Party and the state, assist high-quality development, and demonstrate brand value power. As one of the first centrally-administered enterprises to be relocated, China Huaneng, based on taking root in Xiong’an New Area as a new starting point, develops strategic emerging industries and future industries, does a good job in ensuring people’s livelihood, demonstrates new achievements in assisting the construction of Xiong’an New Area, and continuously builds a vanguard brand that fully supports and integrates into the high-quality development of Xiong’an New Area.
Second, harnessing the power of nature, serve the new energy security strategy, assist the construction of a powerful energy country, and enhance brand influence. China Huaneng continuously shapes the green and low-carbon brand identity, building new energy, hydropower, and nuclear power as “three major pillars.” During the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, the company’s installed capacity share of low-carbon clean energy increased by 20 percentage points. It actively participates in the investment and construction of energy infrastructure in Xiong’an New Area, focuses on deploying multi-energy complementary demonstration projects, accelerates the construction of a comprehensive urban energy service system, assists in building Xiong’an New Area into a national leading zero-carbon city model, and continuously consolidates the brand of being the top pillar for energy security supply.
Third, creating future energy, serve the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement, assist technological innovation, and forge brand competitiveness. China Huaneng builds “great national instruments” through breakthroughs in key technologies, strengthens the linkage between technological innovation and brand innovation, builds exemplary enterprise brands such as Huaneng Xi’an Thermal Power Research Institute and Huaneng Clean Energy Research Institute, cultivates scientific and technological brands such as Huaneng Ruiwo, Huaneng Ruichi, and Huaneng Ruifeng, continuously promotes the concentration of high-quality innovation resources in Xiong’an New Area, sets an example in assisting innovation-driven development, and continuously strengthens the “national team” brand for scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement.
(Collated by Yuan Jirong, this newspaper reporter)
Deeply cultivate advantageous industries and forge great national instruments
Zhang Tao, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of China National Nuclear Corporation
CNNC positions its brand as “a trusted leader in the nuclear field,” insists on “full coverage of all employees, all elements, all processes, and both domestic and international,” continuously strengthens brand leadership, and forges brand value.
Closely following the deployment to upgrade and improve key industries, it deeply cultivates advantageous industries, continuously promotes iteration of key technologies and upgrading of major equipment, and forges a series of great national instrument brands, such as “Hualong One (华龙一号)” self-developed third-generation nuclear power technology, “Linglong One (玲龙一号)” small self-developed nuclear power reactor type, and “Guoyou One (国铀一号).” Nuclear power operation performance remains globally leading; quality is the deepest confidence of the CNNC brand.
Based on the development requirements of new quality productive forces, it promotes the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, continuously enhancing brand value. It creates new models for the industrial application of nuclear energy, realizes new scenario applications of “nuclear + industry,” and builds key sub-brands such as “Heqi One (和气一号).” It accelerates the cultivation and expansion of strategic emerging industries and future industries, cultivates the “China Circulator-3 (中国环流三号)” brand in the fusion field, and cultivates the “Chaotan One (超碳一号)” brand. It continuously increases the brand’s gold content through high-quality development results, realizing the industrialization of technological advantages, the scaling of industrial advantages, and the branding of development advantages.
Bear in mind the original aspiration and mission, integrating social responsibility into the brand. Continuously promote “nuclear technology + medical care” to serve the construction of a Healthy China. Develop the “Tiangong Dige” (天光地热) zero-carbon energy supply system to provide more solutions for clean heating. Layout advantageous industries with the CNNC Xiong’an Science and Technology Park to contribute more strength to the development of Xiong’an New Area. With a diversified and synergistic industrial ecosystem, let the enterprise’s responsibility and the social warmth of serving people’s livelihood complement each other.
Striving forward in the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, CNNC will go all out to build a world-class outstanding brand in the nuclear industry that matches the national strategic positioning and aligns with the strength of industrial development, continuously contributing to the construction of a strong country.
(Collated by Qi Jiarun, this newspaper reporter)
Strengthen, improve, and expand the three main businesses
Chen Yangfan, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd.
China Mobile anchors the vision of “accelerating the construction of a world-class technology service enterprise,” fully implements the strategy of “strengthening the network foundation and innovating the full stack,” continuously strengthens, improves, and expands the three main businesses of communication services, computing power services, and intelligent services, and advances the integrated construction of corporate brand, customer brand, and product brand.
Upgrade digital-intelligent infrastructure, persist in comprehensively strengthening the foundation of communication networks, computing power networks, and intelligent networks. Ensure the leading position of communication networks, deepen the integration of shore-based, sea-based, and satellite-terrestrial networks, and build an integrated low-altitude intelligent network for “communication, sensing, management, and navigation.” Promote the construction and strengthening of computing power networks, layout gigawatt-level data parks, and build artificial intelligence data centers that enable rapid delivery, efficient operation, and green low-carbon. Explore innovation in intelligent networks, create the self-developed Jiutian (九天) secure and trustworthy large model, and continuously optimize the intelligent network architecture.
Innovate and expand scenario-based applications, enhance the full-stack innovation and integrated service capability of “communication, computing, intelligence,” and release the growth momentum of brand value. Build a unified model training and inference platform, carry out large model training and inference based on domestic computing power, research and develop over 50 industry and domain large models, and set up the Tiangong (天工) industrial internet platform. Renew the GoTone (全球通) and Mobile Home (移动爱家) customer brands, optimize the operation of the Migu (咪咕) brand. Upgrade the “AI + City Super Brain” platform, having served over 6,500 projects in digital government, smart city, smart community, and digital village.
Practice the purpose of serving the people, go all out to shape a brand that is warm, responsible, and trustworthy. Strengthen universal service, promote the coverage of 5G and gigabit broadband to all township seats nationwide. Build a solid security barrier, improve emergency communication support mechanisms, and launch the “Tiantong (天通) + Beidou (北斗)” dual-satellite communication service nationwide. Protect customer rights and interests, deeply implement the ten service commitments, and create brand services that customers feel, society sees, and the industry recognizes.
(Collated by Li Tielin, this newspaper reporter)
Based on the position of a central enterprise, serve the overall national interest
Gao Gao, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of China Mineral Resources Group Co., Ltd.
Since its establishment, China Mineral Resources Group has closely focused on its own responsibilities, mission, and development practice, condensed and formed the corporate values of “serving the country, striving, cooperating, innovating, being honest and simple, and striving for excellence,” and blazed a path of brand building that suits its own positioning, fits the characteristics of the industry, and serves the overall national interest.
Based on the position of a central enterprise, anchor responsibilities and missions, and solidify the spiritual foundation of the brand with serving the country and striving. Bear in mind the ambition to serve the country, use the management philosophy of “strict from the start, first-class from the start” to inspire all employees to start a business, break through the situation, and pioneer forward with a striving posture. Do not wait, do not rely; work hard and tackle difficulties, and deploy and carry out important businesses.
Focus on the main responsibilities and main businesses, connect domestic and international, and create core brand value with cooperation and innovation. Serve steel enterprises, use cooperation to gather industry strength, and safeguard the overall interests of the industry. Adhere to openness, sharing, mutual benefit, and win-win, promote the establishment of new upstream-downstream cooperation models, and jointly build a sustainable industrial ecosystem. Closely follow the development path of platformization, digital intelligence, and greening, create a batch of innovation achievements such as “Mineral Element Domain (矿物元域),” and reshape the mineral resource supply chain with digital intelligence technology.
Focus on long-term development, benchmark against world-class standards, and stimulate the long-term vitality of the brand with honesty, simplicity, and striving for excellence. As a central enterprise, China Minerals insists on honest management and governance according to regulations, improves the full-process supervision system and institutional norms, and establishes a good brand image with a clean work style and pragmatic actions. Uphold the pursuit of excellence, continuously optimize the management system, improve service quality, and build a world-class comprehensive mineral resource service enterprise.
China Minerals will uphold the brand purpose of “gathering resources for shared benefit, benefiting the world (聚源共享、惠利天下),” unswervingly focus on the central task of safeguarding national mineral resource security, continuously strengthen, improve, and expand, and contribute greater strength to the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation.
(Collated by Chen Chenxi, this newspaper reporter)
Rooted in fertile soil, continuously enhance enterprise competitiveness
Jiao Jian, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of Sinochem Holdings Corporation Ltd.
As one of the first central enterprises to register and settle in Xiong’an New Area, Hebei Province, Sinochem is rooted in the fertile soil for undertaking endeavors and starting businesses. In recent years, the enterprise has deeply implemented the brand leadership action, satisfying the people’s needs for a better life with high-quality products and enhancing global influence and competitiveness.
Relying on its globally leading seed innovation capability, Sinochem goes all out to build a modern seed industry chain and create a source of modern seed industry. Relying on the self-developed agricultural planting large model, it creates a new paradigm of “AI + Agriculture” smart development. Sinochem’s market share of major crop seeds firmly ranks among the top domestically, and its market share of crop protection formulations has led the world for many consecutive years.
In key areas such as seed industry, animal nutrition, new materials, and high-end rubber and plastics, Sinochem continuously overcomes technical bottlenecks. Among them, the first specialty methionine product fills a market gap. New materials such as high-end organic silicon and electronic specialty gases have achieved self-controllability, and a batch of new chemical materials for semiconductors have successively achieved breakthroughs. Multiple technological achievements have broken long-term foreign monopolies.
Sinochem comprehensively promotes “AI+” construction, launches the AI intelligent research platform, builds multiple national-level smart factories, reshapes the entire process of research and development, production and management with digital intelligence, and comprehensively improves the operational efficiency of the industrial chain.
In 2025, the enterprise officially launched the “Sinochem TOP50 Brand” construction project, forming benchmark brands. Among them, Sinochem Agriculture is rooted in the fields, helping modern agriculture improve quality and efficiency and farmers increase income and get rich; Sinochem Petroleum goes all out to ensure stable energy supply, safeguarding the operation of social production and the energy needs of millions of households. Sinochem’s business covers more than 150 countries and regions. A number of enterprise brands under it, such as Syngenta (先正达), Adisseo (安迪苏), KraussMaffei (克劳斯玛菲), and Baide’an Tyres (百得安轮胎), are continuously providing high-quality products and professional services to the global market.
(Collated by Xia Kangjian, this newspaper reporter)
Contribute to promoting the development of brand agriculture
Kong Fanxin, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Agricultural Development Group Co., Ltd.
China Agricultural Development Group deeply implements the central enterprise brand leadership action, empowers industrial upgrading with brands, ensures food safety with quality, and contributes to promoting the development of brand agriculture.
Adhere to quality and safety, and consolidate the brand foundation with full-process quality control. The Group always upholds the concept of “integrity, quality, green, safety,” insists on source control, full-process management, and closed-loop governance, builds a full closed-loop quality control system from field to table, and consolidates brand credibility.
Strengthen brand empowerment, and stimulate industrial momentum through matrix operation. The Group cultivates the seed industry brand “Nongfa Seed Industry (农发种业),” creates agricultural brands and regional characteristic brands represented by “Zhongmu (中牧),” “Zhongshui (中水),” “China State Farms (中国农垦),” and “Danma (丹马),” organically integrates historical heritage, farming culture, etc., with the corporate spirit, and tells brand stories well.
Connect the entire chain for synergy, and support brand appreciation with the industrial ecology. The Group builds a benign development ecology of “industry supporting brand, brand driving industry.” Upstream, ensure stable supply of agricultural inputs such as high-quality germplasm, forage grass, feed, agricultural machinery, and fertilizer; midstream, deepen processing value addition of aquatic products, livestock products, etc.; downstream, smooth domestic and international markets, and promote the transformation of agricultural products from “grow well, produce excellently” to “sell well, high value.”
Deeply cultivate the international market, and promote brands going global through open cooperation. The Group implements the “going out” development strategy for agriculture, animal husbandry, and fisheries. Overseas business is gradually upgrading from “business going out, localized operation” to “brand going in, value integrating in.” The “Zhongshui (中水)” brand has become an important business card for international fishery cooperation. The HS99-5 hybrid rice and HC-021C double-low rapeseed varieties have been widely promoted and planted in Bangladesh and Pakistan successively.
China Agricultural Development Group will continue to deeply cultivate brand agriculture, serving national food security and the construction of an agricultural powerhouse with better quality and stronger brands.
(Collated by Zhang Tengyang, this newspaper reporter)
Return to TopRelying on the advantages of black soil, building a new forestry brand
Song Guozhong (宋国忠), Member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Heilongjiang Provincial Forestry and Grassland Bureau (黑龙江省林业和草原局)
As a major province in forest resources, Heilongjiang is building a provincial-level public forestry brand, relying on brand strategy to drive industrial quality improvement and upgrading.
Heilongjiang spans the cold temperate and temperate zones, and its unique black soil endows Heilongjiang’s forest foods with scarce value. The resources of Siberian ginseng, Korean pine nuts, white birch sap, and blue honeysuckle rank among the top in the country. The original ecological growth and slow-cycle accumulation have created the excellent quality of “high-cold plants, high-multiple nutrition”: white birch sap is rich in amino acids and flavonoids, blue honeysuckle is rich in anthocyanins, and black honey has very high diastase value…
Relying on quality advantages, Heilongjiang innovatively created the “Nine Treasures and Eighteen Products” (九珍十八品) brand, which combines cultural depth and communication power. From more than 100 common forest foods in the province, it selected 27 categories, including lion’s mane mushroom, Korean pine nuts, matsutake mushroom, lingzhi, wild blueberries, ginseng, etc., and officially released a category directory.
Standards lay the foundation, brands invigorate the industry. Through strict selection, Heilongjiang has enabled the brand to cover multiple categories such as forest mushrooms, forest medicinal herbs, forest fruits, forest vegetables, and under-forest breeding, with the lineup growing to 200 enterprises and 599 products. It continues to broaden brand communication channels, covering mainstream e-commerce platforms online and entering large supermarkets offline; it makes frequent appearances at platforms such as the Shanghai CIIE and the Japan Osaka World Expo, steadily expanding the international market.
In addition, Heilongjiang has innovatively incubated a freshly made forest tea drink brand “Forest Momo” (森林茉茉), with the concept of replacing water with birch sap, replacing sugar with honey, and using original forest food ingredients, opening a new track. Besides Harbin, it has already laid out physical stores in Beijing, Chongqing, Shenzhen and Guangzhou in Guangdong, and other places.
(Compiled by reporter Xu Yingzi (徐英子) of Minsheng Weekly (《民生周刊》))
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Tell industrial stories well, shape a good image
Guo Peng (郭鹏), Deputy Minister of the Propaganda Department of the Anhui Provincial Party Committee (安徽省委宣传部) and Director of the Provincial Government Information Office (省政府新闻办公室)
Brand building is about telling meaningful things in an interesting way and making interesting things have big traffic. Anhui continues to polish the “newness” of sci-tech innovation, the “solidity” of industry, the “vibrancy” of cultural tourism, and the “transformation” of communication, striving to shape a good local brand image.
First, do a good job of “translation” and transformation, turning “Sci-tech Innovation Anhui” (科创安徽) from a temperament into an identifier. Build new media brands such as “Sci-tech Innovation Anhui” and “Invite the Science Representative” (有请科代表), presenting the sci-tech innovation context through small entry points and visualization. Turn the China (Anhui) Science and Technology Innovation Achievement Transformation and Trade Fair into a super stage of “technology fair + communication site”, making “Sci-tech Innovation Anhui” more tangible, accessible, and down-to-earth.
Second, tell industrial stories well, making “Made in Anhui” (安徽制造) a resounding name card. Leveraging platforms such as “Vibrant China Research Trip” and “Foreign Media Look at China”, attract Chinese and foreign media to research Anhui’s key industries, and organize promotional events such as the World Manufacturing Convention and the Hai Ke Roundtable (海客圆桌会), excavating industrial narratives and corporate stories that can both reflect hard power and trigger resonance.
Third, deeply cultivate propaganda, culture, art, tourism, film, television, and opera, and continuously polish the “Anhui Beautiful as a Painting” (皖美如画) brand. The hit dramas “Family Enterprise” (《家业》) and “Ink Garden” (《种墨园》) have made Huizhou ink culture and Xuan paper-making techniques popular nationwide. The Huizhou fish lanterns that have appeared on national stages, the Huangmei opera that has successively gone abroad, and activities such as “Hundred Operas Enter Anhui” (百戏入皖) and the Opera Zhijin Conference (戏曲知音大会) have promoted the “revitalization” of Anhui’s excellent traditional culture.
Fourth, build strong new media brands with systematic thinking, making news communication an accelerator for brand building. Implement the “Big Platform, Big Account” brand building action, focusing on creating a matrix of “head leading + vertical deep cultivation”. The influence of “Anhui Vision” (安徽视讯), “Dawan News” (大皖新闻), and “Anhui Traffic Radio” (安徽交通广播) continues to rise, and a group of vertical accounts deeply explore segmented tracks to achieve complementary advantages.
(Compiled by reporter Chang Wanjie (畅婉洁) of Minsheng Weekly)
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Transform resource advantages into “non-replicable regional brands”
Fan Tao (范涛), Member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Yunnan Provincial Investment Promotion Bureau (云南省投资促进局)
Relying on four major advantages, Yunnan Province transforms “irreplaceable resource endowments” into “non-replicable regional brands”, sincerely inviting enterprises to share “a kind of opportunity called Yunnan” (有一种叫云南的机遇).
In terms of the green origin brand, Yunnan has diverse climate types, which is the reason why Yunnan’s plateau characteristic agricultural products possess scarcity and high quality. Yunnan’s output of coffee, tea, rubber, and fresh-cut flowers is very high. The full industrial chain output value of 14 key areas of plateau characteristic agriculture is nearly 3 trillion yuan. It has built a controllable, traceable, large-scale, and high-quality green origin supply chain system.
In terms of the travel destination brand, Yunnan turns “traffic flow” into “retention flow”. In 2025, the province received 782 million tourists. “A kind of life called Yunnan” (有一种叫云南的生活) is giving rise to a complete industrial chain including health and wellness communities, digital nomad bases, etc.
In terms of the green energy brand, Yunnan’s clean energy installed capacity accounts for over 90%, the supply chain is decarbonized and traceable, and carbon tariffs can be reduced. Currently, Yunnan’s green aluminum, silicon photovoltaic, hydrogen energy battery and other industries have accelerated. Wenshan’s (文山) green aluminum output value has exceeded 100 billion yuan.
In terms of the dual-circulation interface brand, Yunnan is adjacent to Southeast Asia, bordering Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar, facing the large markets of Southeast Asia and South Asia. In 2025, Yunnan’s goods trade import and export growth is 6.4 percentage points faster than the national average, and exports to ASEAN have hit a record high. After the opening of the China-Laos Railway, business covers multiple countries and regions along the route. Yunnan is shifting from a “transit economy” to a “forward warehouse” and regional headquarters springboard for Chinese brands going overseas, allowing full-chain layout of R&D, pilot testing, mass production and other links.
(Compiled by our reporter Li Maoying (李茂颖))
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Guard the beautiful scenery, inherit characteristic culture
Wu Xuerong (吴学榕), Member of the Standing Committee of the Lijiang Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department
Lijiang City of Yunnan Province makes every effort to guard its beautiful scenery and characteristic culture, continuously building the city brand “Unforgettable Lijiang” (舍不得的丽江).
In Lijiang, you will always encounter unforgettable scenery. For example, at Tinghua Valley (听花谷), a homestay enterprise planted flowers on nearly 300 mu of barren land, with the snow-capped mountains as a backdrop. Tourists can immerse themselves in the blooming of flowers. The project has driven the development of the surrounding travel photography industry, thereby promoting local employment, becoming a true beautiful industry and happy industry.
In Lijiang, you will always encounter unforgettable charm. Since 2024, Lijiang has held the Folk Music Season for two consecutive years, regularly organizing singers to perform for tourists for free at scenic spots and live-streaming online. Among them, the “Ancient City Night” (古城之夜) activity has over 100 million online live viewers every year. Folk music has become an important cultural IP (intellectual property) of Lijiang.
In Lijiang, you will always encounter unforgettable people. Many outsiders come attracted by its reputation, completing the transformation from tourism to residence, and then to creative residency. Artist Gu Yuan (古原) left the city for Lijiang, creating an art museum cluster, using art as a bridge to deeply integrate Naxi culture with contemporary art and promote it to the world. Many people like him come to Lijiang to live and start businesses.
In Lijiang, you will always encounter unforgettable flavors. Lijiang’s coffee shops are different from big cities. Sitting in an old house, watching the snow-capped mountains while savoring coffee has a unique charm. Lijiang has created a new name card of “A Cup of Coffee Watching the Snow Mountain” (一杯咖啡看雪山), cultivating nearly a thousand business entities, making Lijiang a window for “Yunnan Coffee Going Global”.
“Unforgettable Lijiang” reflects Lijiang’s approach to building a city brand: guard the beautiful and magnificent landscapes, inherit the profound culture, gather outstanding talents, and bring comfortable and enjoyable experiences.
(Compiled by our reporter Ye Chuanzeng (叶传增))
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Tap deep heritage, promote integrated development
Gao Yalan (高亚兰), Member of the Party Committee of Shaanxi Xifeng Liquor Factory Group Co., Ltd. (陕西西凤酒厂集团有限公司) and Deputy General Manager of Shaanxi Xifeng Liquor Co., Ltd. (陕西西凤酒股份有限公司)
Xifeng liquor was born in Baoji, Shaanxi. Relying on its unique cultural heritage, Xifeng liquor has settled its heritage in inheritance, gathered strength and grown in innovation, walking a brand advancement path with rooted cultural lineage, strong innovation, and successful development. Xifeng liquor will continue to be driven by innovation, advancing in three directions: craftsmanship to uphold quality, digital intelligence reform, and cultural empowerment, to build a Chinese brand with international influence.
Adhere to craftsmanship quality and solidify the brand foundation. Xifeng liquor carries the millennium-old wine charm of the land of Sanqin, inherits the national intangible cultural heritage brewing techniques, adheres to the unique process of “solid-state pure grain, wine sea aging and storage” (固态纯粮、酒海陈藏), and guards the unique flavor gene with craftsmanship. For many years, Xifeng liquor has implemented the quality-powered country strategy, taken the lead in improving the industry standard for Feng-flavor Baijiu, and built a full-chain quality control system from raw material planting, brewing production, storage and blending to end-point traceability, ensuring product quality through standardization and normalization.
Focus on digital intelligence innovation to drive brand renewal. Facing the wave of industrial change, Xifeng liquor uses digital technology to empower traditional brewing, builds digital smart factories, uses digital twin technology to simulate the entire process of ancient brewing, introduces artificial intelligence to analyze the metabolic laws of microorganisms in ancient cellars, achieving scientification and standardization of traditional techniques, and letting the millennium-old craft radiate new vitality in the digital age.
Deeply cultivate cultural empowerment and broaden brand influence. Build the Xifeng Liquor Culture Museum, create characteristic cultural IP (intellectual property), link with the integrated development of cultural tourism and cultural creative industries, and actively participate in international exchanges to promote the Feng-flavor fine liquor to set sail overseas, conveying the deep heritage and contemporary responsibility of Chinese brands to the world.
(Compiled by Quan Jiaxin (权嘉欣))
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Deepen collaborative innovation, facilitate beautiful travel
Zhang Jun (张俊), Party Committee Secretary and Deputy General Manager of Dongfeng Eπ Automotive Technology Company (东风奕派汽车科技公司)
Strengthening products, optimizing technology, and serving users well are compulsory questions for Eπ Technology’s development.
Precisely differentiate and lay out two major brands, coordinating efforts. Dongfeng Eπ takes “Technology·Derivative Infinite” (科技·派生无限) as its brand proposition, adhering to the value concept of “Technology, Taste, Trust”, to create intelligent mobility experiences for users; Dongfeng Aeolus focuses on user needs of “Smart Enjoyment Life New Family” (智享生活新家庭), making advanced technology inclusive and down-reaching, providing high-quality travel solutions for the broad family, and solidifying the brand’s livelihood foundation.
Core technology is the root; optimize the technology brand. Eπ Technology builds six core technology bases, achieving self-control of key technologies, and solidifying technical support for brand development. Self-developed intelligent electric quantum architecture provides users with full-scenario travel solutions; Mach Power (马赫动力) with its efficient performance pushes plug-in hybrid models into the low fuel consumption era; iterative upgrades of Tianyuan Intelligent Driving (天元智驾) and Tianyuan Intelligent Cabin (天元智舱) systems achieve high-level intelligent driving in multiple scenarios and emotional proactive intelligent services; adhering to the aesthetics of “the great way is simple”, carefully create a high-perception quality cabin, so that cutting-edge technology truly serves users and empowers experience.
Deepen co-creation and sharing, and do a good job with the user brand. Eπ Technology takes users’ beautiful travel needs as the focus of all work, creates the exclusive user brand “E Family” (奕家人), forms a user council, and builds a direct communication and co-creation platform between the brand and users. In addition, Eπ Technology connects users to participate in marathons and other activities, allowing the brand to jump out of a single product dimension, conveying brand warmth and social responsibility, and achieving common growth and value win-win with users.
Eπ Technology is willing to strive together with outstanding Chinese brands on the journey of building a brand-strong country, letting the world see the power of Chinese automobiles and Chinese brands.
(Compiled by Zhang Yongchao (张永超), reporter of China City News (中国城市报))
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User-centered, fulfill social responsibility
Wang Jinliang (王金亮), Vice President of Midea Group Co., Ltd. (美的集团股份有限公司)
Upholding the development vision of “Technology for goodness, Life for beauty” (科技尽善，生活尽美), Midea deeply cultivates technological innovation. Its products and services cover more than 200 countries and regions, serving over 500 million global users. Its performance has grown steadily in a complex market environment, confirming the effectiveness of its transformation.
In terms of industrial layout, Midea has formed a dual-wheel development pattern of ToC and ToB. The smart home segment relies on a full range of home appliance products to build the dual high-end brands COLMO and Toshiba, implementing the full ecosystem of people, vehicles, and homes, serving as the ballast stone for the group’s stable cash flow and brand reputation; the six segments including Building Technologies, KUKA, and Midea Medical form the ToB second growth curve, focusing on emerging tracks with high barriers, upgrading from a single-product sales model to a full industrial chain solution service provider.
Technology-leading, global breakthrough. In the past 10 years, Midea’s R&D investment has exceeded 100 billion yuan, focusing on areas such as AI (artificial intelligence), robotics, new energy, and medical care, and has built a global R&D team of over 23,000 people. In terms of globalization, Midea implements a priority strategy for its own brands, achieving through the triple localization of manufacturing, products, and brands, laying out supply chains nearby, customizing localized products, and deeply cultivating local markets, realizing a strategic leap from manufacturing advantages to brand advantages.
Bravely assume responsibility, pragmatic and enterprising. Since 2021, Midea Group has implemented green transformation across the entire chain, achieving low-carbon development in the full value chain of “manufacturing-sales-service”. In the past 10 years, Midea has invested over 20 billion yuan in areas such as rural revitalization, disaster relief and school aid, and medical construction.
In the future, Midea will continue to be user-centered, explore and innovate, fulfill social responsibility, and firmly advance on the track of high-quality development.
(Compiled by our reporter Li Xingyu (李星雨))
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Build a solid foundation of trust, broaden development space
Zhang Yipeng (张轶鹏), Vice President of Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd. (内蒙古伊利实业集团股份有限公司)
The development of Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd. in recent years has always revolved around one proposition: how to use the brand as a link to both “bring in” global resources to serve domestic consumers and also “go out” with Chinese quality to participate in global competition? Yili’s practice and exploration mainly revolve around three dimensions.
Build a solid foundation of brand trust with strict standards. Yili’s raw milk sampling pass rate has remained 100% for many consecutive years. Important indicators such as total bacterial count and protein are better than EU standards. It has been selected for the Global Brand Value 500 for many consecutive years. Yili has always paid attention to the development of Xiong’an New Area. In the future, it will further support the new area’s livelihood supply with a mature quality control system, serving the construction of Xiong’an New Area.
Reshape the brand growth logic with user needs. After years of technical research, Yili broke the tradition that fresh milk must be refrigerated, and launched the Jindian fresh pure milk (金典鲜活纯牛奶) with the slogan “Tasty even without chilling, fresh at room temperature” (不冰也好喝，常温也新鲜). In response to the aging trend, it has developed functional products that improve sleep, stabilize blood sugar, and strengthen bones, becoming a “health companion” that accompanies consumers throughout their life cycle, transforming innovation-driven into concrete practices of empowering brands with technology and responding to people’s livelihoods with products.
Expand brand development space with an open layout. Yili insists on using global resources to serve the Chinese market, setting up 15 innovation centers globally, and leading the construction of a national-level technological innovation center. Relying on 77 production bases globally and more than 2,000 core suppliers, it has built a global supply system covering the entire chain with efficient coordination.
In the future, Yili will continue to lead innovation with the brand, empower development, and contribute more brand power to Chinese-style modernization.
(Compiled by our reporter Yuan Jirong (苑基荣))
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 程是颉
As the World Cup football tournament co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico continues, Mexico City, the capital of Mexico and host of multiple matches, is filled with a lively atmosphere: in the plazas, fans gather around large screens to watch the matches; in the museums, children learn about the stories behind football through interactive installations; on community pitches, teenagers participate in various football activities. At the same time, Mexico City is striving to take the hosting of the World Cup and other large-scale international events as an opportunity to actively construct public viewing spaces, launch urban digital guidance tools, strengthen urban renewal, promote green development, and continuously upgrade urban services and enhance urban governance capacity.
Public spaces enhance universal participation. Despite the limited tickets for the World Cup, Mexico City adheres to the concept of “universal participation” in hosting the tournament, extending the event from the stadium to public spaces such as plazas, parks, museums, and communities, allowing more citizens and tourists to participate, making “the World Cup not only belong to those who enter the stadium,” and turning scattered public spaces into vivid storytellers of football and culture.
Multiple boroughs in Mexico City have set up World Cup-themed public viewing and interactive spaces. The Zócalo Square in the city center is the official “Fan Festival” venue for this World Cup. The “Fan Festival” activities run continuously from the group stage until the final on July 19, open to the public free of charge, with a maximum capacity of 55,000 people per session. The reporter saw on site that the square has a giant screen, stage, sound system, and interactive areas. Fans wearing the green jersey of the Mexican national team waved flags, wore wrestling masks and large straw hats, waiting for the whistle of the match amid music and cheers. For many citizens and tourists without tickets, this has become an open-air “urban grandstand.” Here, people can not only watch the matches but also participate in football interactions, taste local cuisine, and feel the atmosphere of the World Cup.
In addition to the fan activities at the Zócalo Square, the official tourism guide of Mexico City shows that during the tournament, the city has planned a total of 35 “Football Festival” spaces across 16 boroughs, broadcasting all 104 matches of this World Cup, accompanied by community tournaments, sports interactions, and food activities. At the other end of the city, Chapultepec Park has been transformed into a “Global Village,” with booths set up for 48 countries and regions, collectively showcasing the distinctive cultures, cuisines, arts, and performances of each participating country and region. These activities make the World Cup no longer just a 90-minute match inside the stadium, but also a series of cultural exchange events distributed across the city’s public spaces.
Mexico City also leverages its existing abundant museum and cultural venue resources, integrating football with history, art, design, science, and urban memory, launching activities such as the “World Cup Cultural Corridor.” Near Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City, a multisensory museum has attracted many tourists. This open exhibition hall uses elements such as stone, light, music, corn dough, and football to string together a diverse panorama of Mexican culture, with audiences listening to music, appreciating light and shadow, and experiencing folk customs in different spaces. Several foreign tourists experiencing the site told reporters that through the “World Cup Cultural Corridor,” they fully felt the creativity of Mexican culture and the openness and inclusiveness of the city.
Digital technology helps transform public services. During the World Cup, facing the concentrated influx of tourists and dense tournament activities, Mexico City attempted to embed digital tools more deeply into multiple aspects such as transportation, guidance, emergency response, and urban management, to raise the digital level of public services and assist the city’s digital transformation.
The artificial intelligence chatbot “Xoli,” named after the traditional Mexican “mythical creature” the axolotl and launched by the local government, is a successful example. Through this tool, domestic and foreign tourists can learn about various information such as event schedules, public transportation, walking routes, cultural activities, and emergency assistance on a unified platform. The platform also supports queries in multiple languages. Compared to traditional paper manuals or scattered web information, “Xoli” acts like a personal tour guide, providing tourists with detailed information on museums, restaurants, hotels, cultural activities, public transportation, weather, and World Cup-related events.
When using it, the reporter found that “Xoli” thoughtfully designed an itinerary planning mode, integrating information such as the user’s flight tickets, hotel arrangements, match attendance, and travel destination plans, and provides real-time reminders and travel suggestions based on the itinerary plan. The platform also adds social features; during World Cup match days, users can query nearby “Fan Festival” events and the like. After the World Cup ends, “Xoli” will continue to provide convenient services for citizens. For example, it offers detailed guidance when citizens need to handle various procedures, making the process clear at a glance.
“Xoli” is a microcosm of Mexico City’s digital transformation of public services. In recent years, Mexico City has implemented a “Digital Internet for All” project, deploying tens of thousands of free wireless internet access points in city squares, schools, and transportation hubs, improving the city’s digital infrastructure, making it more convenient for citizens to handle matters such as driver’s license renewal and tax payment online. The city has also vigorously promoted the digital transformation of its public transportation system. For example, it has carried out a full-line digital upgrade of Metro Line 1, which has been in operation for half a century. After the upgrade, stable communication is still possible even in complex scenarios such as underground tunnels and remote tracks. At the same time, through visualized management and automated scheduling, the transportation efficiency and safety assurance of urban arteries such as rail transit have been effectively enhanced.
Large-scale events drive urban renewal. Mexico has twice hosted the World Cup alone, with rich experience in hosting events and a strong football culture. As the capital, Mexico City is a megacity with a large population, complex spatial structure, and dense cultural resources. For Mexico City, the World Cup is not just a sports event but also an opportunity to accelerate urban renewal. Mexico City has proposed to integrate the tournament with community sports, green development, etc., leaving the city with long-term usable public facilities, service mechanisms, and social benefits.
The dense flow of people during the tournament is a test of the resilience of the city’s transportation system. Mexico City has implemented multiple urban renewal measures related to improving urban transportation, including building and improving infrastructure such as the metro, light rail, and trolleybuses, as well as brightening road lighting, improving traffic signs, and renovating key pedestrian streets. Among them, the Mexico City light rail line added 17 new trains, raising daily transport capacity to 200,000 person-trips. It is estimated that after the tournament, the average commuting time for light rail passengers will be shortened by about 30%.
Mexico City’s 16 boroughs have built and repaired about 500 football fields, and another 316 sports fields have been simultaneously upgraded and improved. Taking the Santa María Aztahuacán community in the Iztapalapa borough as an example, the total renovation area of five local football fields is 2,269 square meters, with 1,669 square meters of artificial turf laid and 44 lighting fixtures installed, expected to benefit 72,000 residents. Through renovation, what Mexico City leaves to its citizens is not just the memory of World Cup matches, but also infrastructure that enhances the convenience of community residents’ lives, meeting multiple needs such as youth sports, neighborhood interaction, and community activities.
Green development is an important concept in Mexico City’s preparation for the World Cup. The local government launched an action plan titled “Green World Cup: Fair Play, the Earth Wins,” implementing environmental requirements in specific scenarios such as event consumption, waste disposal, public activities, and ecological displays. During the World Cup, the city also introduced eco-tourism routes, improved public transportation and pedestrian connections, and reduced the environmental pressure caused by large-scale events. Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada stated that Mexico City will continue to intensify renewal efforts, provide safer, faster, and sustainable urban services, and bring more benefits to all citizens.
(Our Mexico City, July 10)
By: 本报记者 戴楷然
In the desert zone of southern Namibia along the Atlantic coast, large engineering machinery shuttles back and forth as one of Africa's largest green hydrogen industrial bases is being rapidly constructed. In 2023, the Namibian government signed an agreement with Hyfen Hydrogen Energy Company (海芬氢能公司), planning to invest approximately USD 10 billion to build large-scale wind power, photovoltaic power generation facilities, and a green hydrogen production base. Once the project is completed, it can produce about 2 million tons of green ammonia products annually, and will drive the development of industries such as mineral processing, equipment manufacturing, and port logistics. This project is becoming an important engine for Namibia to develop green hydrogen resources and advance industrial greening.
Namibia is located in southern Africa, with an average annual sunshine duration exceeding 3,000 hours and abundant wind energy resources along the Atlantic coast. The 得天独厚 (dé tiān dú hòu - "receiving exceptional favor from heaven," richly endowed by nature) solar and wind energy resources can provide a stable, low-cost source of clean electricity for green hydrogen production. Using wind power and photovoltaic power generation for electrolysis of water to produce green hydrogen, and then further synthesizing it into green ammonia products that are easy to store and transport, it can be widely applied in domestic sectors such as chemicals and shipping, as well as exported to international markets.
In recent years, the Namibian government has positioned green hydrogen as a strategic emerging industry, continuously advancing the "Green Hydrogen Plan" (绿色氢能计划), and has proposed development goals such as building three "Hydrogen Valleys" (氢谷), improving the green hydrogen industrial chain, and cultivating local manufacturing industries. Among them, the Southern Hydrogen Valley, centered on the Hyfen project and relying on Lüderitz Port, is building a green ammonia production and export base, and simultaneously pushing forward supporting facilities such as port expansion and seawater desalination; the Central Hydrogen Valley, relying on Walvis Bay Port, focuses on developing industries such as green shipping, hydrogen energy logistics, and green chemicals; the Northern Hydrogen Valley explores the use of green hydrogen to produce green direct reduced iron, promoting on-site processing of iron ore and extending the green steel industry chain. In September 2025, the second Global African Hydrogen Summit was held in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. James Munyepi (詹姆斯·穆纽佩), Namibia's Green Hydrogen Commissioner, stated that Namibia plans to raise approximately USD 1.7 billion for the launch and construction of various hydrogen projects, to transform renewable resources into industrial productivity, and ultimately build Namibia into Africa's "green hydrogen hub."
The international community is actively participating in the development process of Namibia's green hydrogen industry. In 2025, the African Development Bank approved a USD 10 million loan to Hyfen Hydrogen Energy Company to support the design of key facilities such as wind power, photovoltaics, electrolyzers, and seawater desalination. The United Nations Industrial Development Organization has listed Namibia's Daures Green Hydrogen Village (道雷斯绿色氢能村) as an "Accelerated Demonstration" facility project. The European Union has pledged EUR 1.3 billion in loans and grants for support, and the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (德国联邦研究、技术和空间部) has also provided assistance for the implementation of the project.
Chinese enterprises are also playing an active role in the construction of Namibia's green hydrogen industry chain. In July 2025, China Chemical Engineering Seventh Construction Co., Ltd. (中国化学工程第七建设有限公司) signed a general contracting contract with Hyfen Hydrogen Energy Company for a green ammonia plant with an annual capacity of 2.4 million tons, building a transnational cooperation model of "Chinese technology + African resources + European markets" ("中国技术+非洲资源+欧洲市场"). The comprehensive advantages of Chinese enterprises in areas such as wind power, photovoltaics, power equipment, and engineering construction provide strong support for Namibia to improve its new energy industry chain. Zivai Chiguvare (齐瓦伊·奇古瓦雷), Acting Director of the Namibia Green Hydrogen Research Institute at the University of Namibia, stated that China's outstanding advantages in equipment manufacturing and large-scale deployment of renewable energy can effectively compensate for Namibia's shortcomings in technology and industry, creating broad space for deepening cooperation between the two sides.
At present, Namibia's green hydrogen industry still faces practical challenges such as large funding needs, long infrastructure cycles, international markets yet to be cultivated, and a shortage of local professional talent. As the construction of key projects steadily advances, the industrial layout gradually improves, and multilateral cooperation continues to deepen, green hydrogen is progressively transforming from a single form of clean energy into a new driving force for upgrading the country's manufacturing industry and promoting economic diversification.
Return to TopInternational Maritime Organization — About 6,000 Seafarers Still Stranded in Persian Gulf
By Xinhua News Agency, London, July 8 (Xinhua) — (Reporter Gao Wencheng) International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Dominguez on the 8th condemned recent attacks on merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz area, stating that hundreds of vessels and about 6,000 seafarers remain stranded in the Persian Gulf for security reasons.
Dominguez said in a statement that over the past two days, several merchant ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz have been attacked, placing innocent seafarers in grave danger once again. He pointed out that until seafarer safety can be guaranteed, flag states, ship owners, ship operators, and relevant competent authorities should refrain from arranging vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz.
Dominguez called on all relevant countries to exercise maximum restraint, immediately promote de-escalation of the situation, and assist vessels still stranded in the Gulf waters to leave safely.
Danish Prime Minister Says Greenland “Absolutely Not for Sale”
By Xinhua News Agency, Ankara, July 8 (Xinhua) — (Reporter Wang Tengfei) Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen said on the 8th that Greenland is “absolutely not for sale.”
Frederiksen told the media in Ankara, the Turkish capital, on the same day on the sidelines of the NATO summit that Denmark is a sovereign country, and everyone needs to respect Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Denmark will defend its own territory.
U.S. President Trump, before holding a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Erdogan in Ankara on the 7th, again claimed that Greenland “should be under U.S. control” rather than Danish control.
Australia Suffers Large-Scale Communications Network Outage
By Xinhua News Agency, Melbourne, July 8 (Xinhua) — (Reporters Xu Haijing, Xiong Wenyuan) Australia’s largest telecommunications operator, Telstra, suffered a large-scale network outage on the 8th, causing disruptions to railway transportation, bank payment systems, data centers, and other services in multiple locations across the country, severely affecting the lives of millions of people. Later that day, the company announced that services had been fully restored.
Preliminary investigations indicate that a dedicated server responsible for time synchronization at Telstra’s data centers in Sydney and Melbourne may have malfunctioned, possibly triggering the network outage, while the deeper cause remains under investigation.
At 4:30 a.m. local time on the 8th, Telstra’s call and data services began to be interrupted. Railway services connecting Melbourne, the capital of Victoria state, with other parts of the state were suspended, stranding many commuters. The railway company canceled all trains for the day and advised passengers to transfer to buses or change their travel plans. The network outage also caused payment systems in many places to collapse, preventing people from swiping cards for purchases, withdrawing cash, or swiping cards to use public transportation or pay taxi fares. Some electric vehicle charging stations were also affected.
Australian Prime Minister Albanese said the Telstra network outage was “deeply concerning,” with people across the country affected to varying degrees, and the government will jointly investigate with the company.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, New York, July 8 (Reporters Liu Yanan (刘亚南) and Xu Jing (徐静)) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the 8th released an update to its World Economic Outlook report, slightly lowering its world economic growth forecast for this year while simultaneously raising its forecast for China's economic growth to 4.6%.
The IMF expects the world economy to grow by 3% in 2026, 0.1 percentage points lower than the April forecast. This is the IMF's second downward revision of its world economic growth forecast for this year, following a 0.2 percentage point reduction in April. The IMF stated that this revision reflects the impact of the Middle East conflict, but thanks to the development and application of artificial intelligence, demand-driven growth in the global technology sector is accelerating, partially offsetting the negative effects of the conflict.
The IMF believes that downside risks to the world economy remain evident. The possibility of a renewed escalation of geopolitical tensions still exists; if conflict breaks out again, it will exacerbate commodity price volatility, further threaten supply chain security, push up inflation, and weigh on the financial environment. However, if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz recovers more smoothly than expected, and commodity price increases are lower than anticipated, economic growth could be higher than forecast.
According to the IMF's latest forecast, advanced economies and emerging market and developing economies will grow by 1.7% and 3.8% respectively this year, both 0.1 percentage points lower than previous expectations. Specifically, the IMF lowered its growth forecast for the Middle East and Central Asia by 1.2 percentage points to 0.7%, for the Eurozone by 0.2 percentage points to 0.9%, kept the United States unchanged at 2.3%, and raised China's by 0.2 percentage points to 4.6%.
Against the backdrop of an overall downward revision of world economic growth expectations, China is one of the few major economies whose growth forecast has been raised. The IMF report mentioned that China's economic performance has exceeded expectations, mainly due to the outstanding performance of China's high-tech manufacturing sector, while related exports have strongly boosted the economy.
The update also shows that the global overall inflation rate will rise from 4.1% last year to 4.7% this year, and will fall back to 3.9% in 2027. The IMF pointed out that the main drivers of price increases this year are energy and food prices, and inflation situations are expected to remain uneven across countries.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘文璋
On July 7, multiple Japanese civil groups, including the Kanto Japan-China Peace and Friendship Association (関東日中和平友好会), the August 15 Japan-China Friendship Association (日中友好8·15の会), and the Fushun Miracle Succession Association (撫順の奇蹟を引き継ぐ会), jointly held a commemorative gathering in Saitama City, Japan, to mark the 89th anniversary of the July 7 Incident. Attendees deeply reflected on the history of Japanese militarist aggression, opposed the erroneous actions of the Takaichi Sanae administration, such as exaggerating the so-called "threat from neighboring countries" and accelerating military expansion, and called on the Japanese government and society to face the history of aggression squarely and adhere to the path of peaceful development.
Yabuki Susumu, Professor Emeritus of Yokohama City University, told reporters that in recent years, the scale of Japan's armaments-related trade has expanded year by year, standards for arms export controls have been continually relaxed, and military deployments have been accelerated — a set of practices that completely put the cart before the horse. He stressed that Japan and China are separated only by a narrow strip of water; if China is set up as a "hypothetical enemy," Japan would have no room for survival at all — this is the most basic common sense of security. Currently, the Japanese government, ignoring these basic common sense items, keeps pushing forward relevant discussions, "to the point of absurdity."
Yabuki stated that although Japan has maintained peace for more than 80 years since the war, education on history remains severely deficient. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and other departments have deliberately avoided the issue for a long time, leaving many young people with little awareness of the facts of Japan's past aggression. Many young people do not even know that Japan once invaded China — such a grave situation is truly worrying. Japanese right-wing politicians exploit public discontent over the sluggish economy and political turmoil by unilaterally stoking confrontation for personal political gain, which is extremely dangerous. These restless and reckless moves will only lead Japan down a dangerous old path.
Endo Miyuki, a lecturer at Kanda University of International Studies, told reporters that the Japanese government has never formally acknowledged the serious crimes committed during its wars of aggression, such as Unit 731 and the forced recruitment of "comfort women." History textbooks have watered down the "Nanjing Massacre" and renamed it the "Nanjing Incident," and the space devoted to the facts of World War II aggression has been continuously reduced. Last year, revised editions of some textbooks even saw the reappearance of aggressive rhetoric like the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere." Endo said that history education must truthfully record the facts of Japan as the perpetrator; otherwise, young people will have no way to know the historical truth. "Only by telling history in its entirety can the next generation truly understand the cruelty of war and the preciousness of peace."
In the view of Akiyama Hiroshi, a core member of the August 15 Japan-China Friendship Association (日中友好8·15の会), many right-wing Japanese politicians in high positions are loudly advocating military expansion and opening the door wide to relaxing restrictions on the export of lethal weapons. He called on Japan to deepen cooperative relations with its Asian neighbors, especially China, and to resolve differences through dialogue and consultation.
Kato Fujio, co-representative of the August 15 Japan-China Friendship Association (日中友好8·15の会) and a long-time high school teacher, told reporters that as a teacher, he often compiles his own teaching materials to tell students the real history, inspiring them to think independently and distinguish truth from falsehood in history. In his view, Japan, when facing China and other Asian countries, should truly acknowledge the serious mistakes it once committed, and on the premise of atonement and self-examination, show a genuine attitude of promoting normalized relations.
Participants generally believed that only by thoroughly facing the history of aggression, assuming historical responsibility, upholding Article 9 of the Constitution, and resisting reckless moves toward "new militarism" can Japan truly win the trust of neighboring countries and achieve lasting peace and development in East Asia. On the occasion of the 89th anniversary of the July 7 Incident, peace forces from all sectors of Japanese society should further amplify the anti-war voice and play an active role in maintaining regional peace and stability.
(People's Daily, Saitama, Japan, July 8)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 易舒冉 刘博通
This year marks the first year of the formal implementation of the Regulations on the Promotion of Nationwide Reading (全民阅读促进条例), and also the first year after the State Council approved the establishment of "Nationwide Reading Activity Week" (全民阅读活动周). Nationwide reading; its value lies in "nationwide," and its difficulty also lies in "nationwide." China has about 85 million people with disabilities, among whom the visually impaired group numbers over 17 million and the hearing impaired group numbers about 27.8 million. How can their reading world be illuminated?
In March 2025, the Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy (民进中央) submitted to the Third Session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference a proposal titled "Proposal on Safeguarding the Reading Rights and Interests of Visually Impaired and Hearing Impaired Groups" (关于保障视障、听障群体阅读权益的提案), which attracted widespread attention and was selected as a "2025 Good Proposal of the National Committee of the CPPCC" (全国政协2025年度好提案). Over the past year and more, the suggestions in the proposal have been adopted by relevant departments, and a series of practical measures have been successively implemented, building a smoother and more equitable path of books for people with disabilities.
"I have been engaged in publishing work for more than 20 years, and I am very eager to advocate for the reading rights and interests of specific groups," said Duan Yanwen (段艳文), the drafter of the proposal and Secretary-General of the Publishing and Media Committee of the Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy.
Approaching the disabled groups, perceiving the special reading difficulties
On the mobile phone of Wang Hui (王慧), Chairperson of the Tianjin Blind Persons' Association, there is a WeChat group for mutual aid in reading among blind people. In this group, some ask how to obtain books in braille, large-print, and electronic formats, some share useful digital reading platforms, and others discuss how to use artificial intelligence software such as DeepSeek (深度求索) and Doubao (豆包) to assist reading. "When it comes to reading, the needs of blind people and able-bodied people are the same. We also yearn to read novels, professional works, news, etc., but there are still obstacles in the ways we access information," said Wang Hui.
Where exactly do visually impaired and hearing impaired groups get stuck and face difficulties in reading? With these questions and concerns, Duan Yanwen went to the front line and began field research.
The first stop of the research was a special education school. In the lively and interesting classroom, the hearing-impaired children were focused, but when faced with extracurricular books mainly composed of text, they lost interest. Only after asking did Duan Yanwen learn that hearing impairment brings cognitive differences. Facing standardized text-only reading materials, some hearing-impaired individuals fall into the predicament of being able to recognize the shape of the characters but unable to understand the meaning.
A child gently told Duan Yanwen in sign language: "We also really want to read, but some books we cannot understand, and we need the teacher's help." The sincere thirst for knowledge in the child's eyes was deeply imprinted on Duan Yanwen's heart, and to this day he still remembers it. "Books with rich colors and simple, intuitive illustrations can help hearing-impaired children understand stories and grasp knowledge. But if only a few sets of books can achieve this, it is far from meeting the needs of hearing-impaired people," said Duan Yanwen.
Leaving the school campus, Duan Yanwen entered some local public libraries and again discovered the problem of insufficient supply of reading resources for the visually and hearing impaired. Duan Yanwen said that looking at the general reading areas, new books emerge continuously with rich categories, and all kinds of literature, popular science, and social science readings are available, but books in braille, large-print, and audio formats are updated slowly.
However, publishing books suitable for hearing-impaired and visually impaired people not only involves text layout and book printing but also places higher demands on the construction of a publishing talent team. "Currently, in the publishing industry, there are few professionals deeply engaged in creating reading resources for visually impaired and hearing impaired groups. It is necessary to accelerate the cultivation of publishing talents who are familiar with the physiological characteristics and psychological cognitive patterns of disabled groups, while also mastering cross-disciplinary expertise such as braille, sign language, and special education," said Duan Yanwen.
Gathering suggestions from multiple parties, polishing the performance answer sheet for speaking up for the people
On the basis of full research and repeated discussions, Duan Yanwen formed a report on social conditions and public opinion (社情民意) concerning the protection of reading rights and interests of visually impaired and hearing impaired groups, concisely summarizing the many problems and suggestions facing these groups regarding reading resource supply, copyright, and other issues.
Also a member of the China Association for Promoting Democracy, Zhu Qi (朱旗), a member of the National Committee of the CPPCC and General Manager of Shanghai Duoyunxuan Group Co., Ltd. (上海朵云轩集团有限公司), also has deep feelings about the reading barriers faced by visually and hearing impaired people: "The supply of paper-based classic accessible publications is insufficient, and the categories are too few. The quality of digital resources is uneven, there is a lack of adaptation of guide resources, and audio-visual guide resources lack standardized subtitles and sign language support."
In Zhu Qi's view, in addition to increasing content supply, building a denser service network is even more critical. "It is recommended to set up more accessible reading zones in public libraries and other areas, equip them with computers for the blind and audiobook players, and organize volunteer activities such as 'Culture Assisting the Blind' (文化助盲) and 'Sign Language Screen Reading' (手语读屏)."
Lin Liying (林丽颖), a member of the National Committee of the CPPCC and General Manager of China National Publications Import & Export (Group) Corporation (中国图书进出口（集团）有限公司), has long focused on the supply of reading resources for blind children and is very concerned about the richness and convenience of reading for blind children. Over the years, the China National Publications Import & Export Group Corporation, relying on the Beijing International Book Fair, has continuously built a professional platform for braille publishing houses to participate in exhibitions and industry exchanges. She spoke about an unforgettable experience: "During a book fair, two blind children touched and read the picture books 'I Love My Motherland' (我爱我的祖国) and 'The Five-Starred Red Flag Flutters' (五星红旗飘扬) with their own hands. The moving scene deeply touched everyone present."
Lin Liying suggested building a shared platform for accessible children's reading materials, enriching the categories of featured reading materials, strengthening two-way exchange of reading materials, introducing high-quality overseas accessible children's reading materials, and promoting the export of domestic high-quality achievements. Popularize the public welfare nature of accessible reading, and attract social forces to jointly participate in the publication, creation, and reading promotion of accessible reading materials.
Little by little, starlight gradually gathers into a bright galaxy. With the joint efforts of Duan Yanwen and his colleagues in the China Association for Promoting Democracy, the "Proposal on Safeguarding the Reading Rights and Interests of Visually Impaired and Hearing Impaired Groups" gradually matured and was finally submitted as a party proposal (党派提案) to the Third Session of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC.
In response to the existing shortcomings, the Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy proposed in the proposal to integrate the high-quality content of traditional publishing, innovate the presentation and dissemination methods of accessible formats, and provide rich reading resources and convenient reading experiences for visually and hearing impaired groups. Build a digital accessible reading platform, integrate digital resources for the visually and hearing impaired through the platform, and continuously enhance the depth and breadth of reading for these groups. The proposal also put forward specific suggestions on exploring the establishment of a full-process financial support mechanism, improving the talent cultivation and development mechanism for publishing, and promoting the effective protection of the reading rights and interests of visually and hearing impaired groups.
"From spontaneous research, to submitting social conditions and public opinion, to polishing and perfecting, until it became a party proposal, this fully reflects the strong vitality of our country's whole-process people's democracy (全过程人民民主)," said Duan Yanwen. "Whole-process people's democracy has never been an abstract phrase, but a vivid practice running through the entire chain of research, consultation, suggestion, and implementation, allowing the thoughts and hopes of ordinary people to have the opportunity to transform into practical measures that promote social development and improve people's livelihood and well-being."
Effective implementation of the proposal, nationwide reading accessible to everyone
After the proposal was submitted, it received high attention from relevant departments. The lead unit of the proposal, the China Disabled Persons' Federation (中国残疾人联合会), together with the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee (中央宣传部), the Ministry of Education (教育部), the Ministry of Finance (财政部), and other departments, communicated many times and made a detailed and specific reply. It not only adopted the suggestions of the proposal but also promptly reported work progress to the Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy.
"This kind of 'two-way effort' (双向奔赴) is very encouraging to us," said Duan Yanwen.
Opening the reply document on the handling of the proposal, every line is full of practical measures. "Increase the production of high-quality accessible cultural products, improve the mechanism for digital preservation and cross-regional collaborative utilization of resources" "Establish special funds, build a full-process financial support mechanism for the production and service of cultural products for the visually and hearing impaired" "Promote the creation of a large number of professional talent teams and volunteer teams for accessible reading services" – a series of work plans that focus on long-term development and precise empowerment are clear and explicit.
On February 1, 2026, China's first administrative regulation targeting nationwide reading, the Regulations on the Promotion of Nationwide Reading, formally came into effect.
"The state encourages providing publications in accessible format versions such as audio, large-print, braille, and electronic for people with reading disabilities, and supports the construction of accessible facilities for nationwide reading." This passage from the Regulations on the Promotion of Nationwide Reading excited Duan Yanwen.
In April 2026, six departments including the China Disabled Persons' Federation (中国残联), the Ministry of Education (教育部), the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (文化和旅游部), the National Press and Publication Administration (国家新闻出版署), the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League (共青团中央), and the All-China Women's Federation (全国妇联) jointly issued the "Guiding Opinions on Promoting Accessible Reading Work" (关于推进无障碍阅读工作的指导意见), making clear deployments from the dimensions of content supply, service effectiveness, reading activities, and talent cultivation to solve the structural difficulties of accessible reading.
The Guiding Opinions proposes that by 2030, the supply capacity of high-quality accessible reading resources will be significantly enhanced, accessible format version resources will be continuously updated, categories will be precisely adapted to different disability groups, the accessible reading service system will be basically established, and the level of service standardization and specialization will be markedly improved.
Lai Wei (赖伟), Secretary of the Party Committee and President of China Braille Publishing House (中国盲文出版社), said: "In the future, China Braille Publishing House will continue to enrich the publishing content and forms of accessible reading materials, actively build a new intelligent accessible reading ecosystem covering 'content + technology + service,' gradually meet the personalized reading needs of visually impaired people, further safeguard the reading rights and interests of visually impaired groups, and promote the balanced and inclusive development of nationwide reading."
"I will continue to conduct in-depth research, promote policies that better meet the actual needs of visually impaired and hearing impaired groups, and call on all sectors of society to pay more attention to the reading rights of people with disabilities," Duan Yanwen stated.
Return to TopBy: 易舒冉
A proposal carries the sincere expectations of disabled friends; a handling gathers strength to jointly build and share a society of reading.
China has about 85 million disabled persons. Although they face different forms of barriers such as visual, hearing, speech, physical, intellectual, and mental disabilities, their thirst for knowledge has never diminished, and their pursuit of reading has never stopped. During an interview, a blind friend said that the new books that could be read by touch at hand were not new enough, and the digital resources available were not plentiful enough. For some time, guaranteeing the reading rights and interests of the disabled group has been a difficulty in promoting nationwide reading. From visiting special education schools, stationing at public libraries, to listening to the voices of disabled readers, observing the current state of the industry, and then integrating professional thoughts, submitting a CPPCC proposal, multiple suggestions converged into a report card of fulfilling duties by speaking for the people; the proposal received responses from many sides; a series of practical measures were introduced, gradually clearing the reading obstacles for the disabled group, demonstrating the vivid practice of whole-process people's democracy (全过程人民民主). The key to nationwide reading lies in "all the people." It is hoped that everyone who wants to read can have books to read, and can enjoy the joy of reading in a way that suits them, and draw nourishment from reading.
Return to TopBy: 鲁伟鼎
The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan proposes implementing the Private Sector Promotion Law (民营经济促进法), improving the supporting regulations, policies, and institutional systems, and ensuring from the legal and institutional levels equal access to production factors, fair participation in market competition, and effective protection of lawful rights and interests. Today, the Private Sector Promotion Law has been promulgated and implemented for one year. Over the past year and more, the Private Sector Promotion Law has taken effect on the ground, escorting the healthy development of the private economy and the healthy growth of private sector personnel, and the confidence, assurance, and momentum for private economic development have become more ample.
The rule of law empowers development, and innovation leads the future. Under the coordinated escort of an effective market and a capable government, private enterprises should firmly grasp the major opportunities of rule-of-law empowerment, transform the advantages of the rule of law into development momentum, continuously forge the core competitiveness of private enterprises, and, through solid work and responsibility, contribute to high-quality economic and social development.
Win the initiative in development through high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening. Innovation is the source of power for the high-quality development of the private economy. In today's increasingly fierce global economic competition, private enterprises can only gain a foothold in the market through continuous innovation. The Private Sector Promotion Law includes a dedicated chapter on "scientific and technological innovation," providing comprehensive and multi-level institutional guarantees for private enterprises' technological innovation at the legal level. The current "period of growing pains" in the transition from old to new growth drivers is precisely the window of opportunity for private enterprises to refine their internal capabilities and win through innovation. They should concentrate efforts on tackling key core technologies, forge irreplaceable hardcore technological strength, win market recognition through independent innovation achievements, and consolidate the foundation for long-term development.
Build a high-quality industrial development ecosystem through collaborative innovation. The Private Sector Promotion Law encourages various units and private sector organizations to innovate cooperation mechanisms, promotes deep integration of industry, academia, and research, supports the opening and sharing of public research and development platforms, and from the institutional level provides private enterprises with complete resources, builds platforms, and strengthens guarantees for carrying out scientific and technological innovation. All private enterprises should seize the opportunity, actively participate in building an efficient and smooth government-enterprise-university collaborative innovation system, and continuously explore diversified and differentiated new models of innovation cooperation. At the same time, it is recommended to further tilt innovation resources toward private enterprises, grant enterprises more dominant authority in project research and development, continuously strengthen the supply support for core innovation elements such as funds and talent, rely on both market-driven and government-guided forces, and promote the deep integration of the innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain, and talent chain.
Escort private enterprises to achieve steady and long-term progress through compliant operation. The Private Sector Promotion Law draws clear boundaries and specifies codes of conduct for compliant operation, builds a stable and predictable rule-of-law framework for enterprises' innovative operation, effectively reduces the uncertainty of the development environment, and fully unleashes the endogenous driving force of private enterprises' innovation and creation. All private enterprises should take this opportunity, identify their development positioning, integrate enterprise development into the overall situation of Chinese-style modernization construction, and continuously create economic and social value through long-term compliant operation; continuously optimize corporate governance structure and management processes, improve and perfect the modern enterprise system with Chinese characteristics, adhere to the bottom line of fair competition and honest operation, strengthen risk prevention and control of integrity, and turn "compliance" into a ballast stone that promotes the high-quality development of enterprises.
In the process of implementing the Private Sector Promotion Law, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (全国工商联) should better play its role as a bridge and link, promote the establishment of a dynamic screening and feedback mechanism for hidden barriers, and assist private enterprises to participate equally in the division of labor in domestic and international industrial chains; establish a normalized problem feedback and policy effect evaluation mechanism to promptly solve difficulties encountered by enterprises in their development; strengthen the ideological and political construction of operators of private sector organizations, guide private enterprises to operate in accordance with the law and compliance, and truly make the rule of law a guarantee for the high-quality development of private enterprises.
The opportunities of the times favor those who strive alongside the nation. The Private Sector Promotion Law has paved a rule-of-law runway leading to high-quality development for private enterprises. Private enterprises will surely play an irreplaceable role as a new force in the magnificent journey of advancing Chinese-style modernization.
(The author is Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and Chairman of Wanxiang Group.)
Return to TopProposer: Central Committee of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party (农工党中央)
Reason for proposal: Drug safety is a major issue of people's livelihood and public safety, bearing on the physical health and family happiness of every individual. It is necessary to ensure the safety, efficacy, and accessibility of drugs. However, with the rapid development of the pharmaceutical industry, drug categories and sales channels have become increasingly complex, and there are structural and institutional problems in the management links of drug supply, sales, and use. For example: the price formation mechanism for retail terminal drugs is imperfect, with the same drug having different prices; some primary-level medical institutions have insufficient drug allocation; the incentive and regulatory punishment mechanisms for drug supply are imperfect, and individual centrally pooled procurement drugs have unstable supply affected by market costs, etc.
Suggestions: Strengthen whole-chain supervision. Continuously tighten the regulatory network for "returned drugs" (回流药), strengthen the application and publicity of drug traceability codes, carry out special rectification joint law enforcement, and severely crack down on fraud and insurance fraud behaviors. Improve the price formation and guidance mechanism, study and formulate guidance policies for the markup rate in the retail link, and regulate retail drug prices. Optimize the regional allocation of pharmacies to prevent malicious competition among pharmacies within the region.
Unblock the channels for drug allocation and use. Scientifically set assessment indicators. In the performance assessment of public hospitals, avoid using the "drug proportion" (药占比), formulary size, etc. as reasons to restrict the allocation and use of nationally negotiated drugs (国谈药) and innovative drugs. Implement dynamic formulary management, establish a dynamic adjustment mechanism for the shortage drug list and the essential drugs list, and accelerate the update of the National Essential Drugs List. Comprehensively improve the efficiency of pharmaceutical affairs management in medical institutions, strengthen the construction of the pharmacist workforce, accelerate the construction of a drug management information platform, achieve interconnection and intercommunication of procurement, inventory, use, and payment data, and provide intelligent early warning for shortage risks, continuously improving the accessibility of clinical medications.
Improve the quality and supply assurance system, strengthen the connection with primary-level healthcare. Enhance quality monitoring of all links of centrally pooled procurement drugs, promote transparency of quality information and credit-based supervision. Strengthen assessment and incentives for drug distribution at the primary level, taking the drug distribution rate and order completion rate of primary-level medical institutions as core assessment indicators. Improve incentive measures for the production of low-price drugs and shortage drugs, ensuring the supply of low-price drugs and shortage drugs. At the same time, increase the intensity of investigation and punishment for behaviors such as enterprises monopolizing the market and driving up drug prices, urging enterprises to operate legally and in compliance.
(Compiled by Wen Yi (文漪))
By: 本报记者 姜 峰
How can the commercial district of an ancient town be revitalized and developed? How can it achieve both “traffic” (flow of visitors) and “retention” (keeping them)? Not long ago, inside the “Political Consultative Committee Hall (政协委员会客厅)” of Changshou District (长寿区), Chongqing, a “gods’ gathering (神仙会)” — a heated discussion — on the upgrading and renovation of the ancient town’s commercial district was in full swing.
Ren Xiuying (任秀英), operator of the Cloud Hidden Villa (云隐别院) bed-and-breakfast in Bodhi Ancient Town (菩提古镇), Changshou District, bluntly stated that the business forms of Bodhi Ancient Town are relatively traditional and resource integration is insufficient, which has always been a bottleneck for development.
Du Jinchuan (杜金川), a member of the Changshou District Political Consultative Committee, led over 20 committee members from sectors including economy, culture and arts, going through streets and lanes, doing a lot of homework. “Enrich scene supply, create a concentration of intangible cultural heritage (非遗) teaching, experiencing, and performing,” “Make good use of the golden signboard of our Changshou-born writer ‘Huanzhu Louzhu (还珠楼主)’, create a xianxia (immortal hero) cultural tourism IP”… At the meeting, Du Jinchuan and the committee members, one saying this and another that, put the blockages and difficulties on the table, and the solution pathways became clearer as they talked.
After the meeting, a document titled “Recommendations on Promoting the Integration of Intangible Cultural Heritage and Cultural Tourism” was submitted to the Changshou District Culture and Tourism Committee (长寿区文化旅游委) and other relevant departments, detailing over 20 suggestions.
In response to issues such as low frequency of sectoral performance of duties, insufficient connection with the needs of the masses, committee members working alone, and poor cross-field and cross-department coordination, since the beginning of this year, the Changshou District Political Consultative Committee (长寿区政协) has built a physical platform for performing duties that integrates “gathering strength, consultation, negotiation, and governance” — the “Political Consultative Committee Hall” — in the central area of the urban district. It regularly carries out composite activities such as policy briefings, collection of public opinion, and consultative deliberation, promoting the forward shift of the duty-performing port and upgrading of service efficiency. It has accumulated nearly 300 appeals from enterprises and the masses.
To improve the effectiveness of duty performance, the Changshou District Political Consultative Committee has established a working mechanism of committee members taking the lead and “claiming the list and taking up the topic (揭榜领题)”. It selects committee members with strong performance ability and strong industry representation to serve as “lead committee members (领衔委员)” of the hall. They coordinate with local towns, streets, united front departments, and social organizations to take the lead in coordinating the entire process of public opinion collection, duty performance, submission and supervision, results transformation, and feedback evaluation, driving the participation rate of political consultative committee members and the transformation rate of duty performance results both to exceed 85%.
On the banks of the Yangtze River, in the center of the old city, Sandao Guai Old Street (三倒拐老街), built in the Ming Dynasty, is a relatively well-preserved group of Ming and Qing dynasty street buildings. For a long time, it has faced problems such as insufficient protection and restoration, and inadequate development and utilization. Some time ago, Yang Li (杨莉), a member of the Changshou District Political Consultative Committee and Deputy Director of the District Human Resources and Social Security Bureau (区人社局), learned while receiving the public in the “Political Consultative Committee Hall” that residents had a strong desire for the restoration of Sandao Guai Old Street. Yang Li immediately reported this to multiple specialized committees (专委会) of the District Political Consultative Committee. Multiple sectors organized committee members to conduct on-site research together with personnel from the District Economic and Information Commission (区经信委), the Culture and Tourism Committee, and other departments, and wrote five research reports, which received high attention from the District Party Committee (区委) and District Government (区政府). The District Political Consultative Committee took the “Recommendations on Accelerating the Improvement of Quality and Stimulating Vitality in the Sandao Guai Area” as Proposal No. 1, with the lead of the District Party Committee’s main leader to supervise its implementation. “The dilapidated houses have been renovated, the old roads are easier to walk on, the street’s flavor has not changed, and it is more pleasant to live and stroll,” said Huang Manchang (黄满昌), a resident of the old street.
“By creating a ‘one-stop’ scenario for performing duties, we make grassroots consultative democracy visible and tangible, and effectively solve the urgent, difficult, and worried needs of the masses,” said Shi Mingmeng (师明萌), Chair of the Changshou District Political Consultative Committee. Taking the hall as a base, the local area has established a joint rotation model of “1 specialized committee + 1 sector” meeting once a week, organizing 8 specialized committees and 22 sectors to regularly carry out “Sector Weekly Meeting (界别周周会)” activities in the hall, achieving precise alignment between sector advantages and the needs of the masses.
Currently, relying on the “Political Consultative Committee Hall” to collect social conditions and public opinion and conduct in-depth research, the Changshou District Political Consultative Committee has formed multiple high-quality proposals and special research reports, promoting the resolution of 28 problems that the masses urgently need to solve, such as old street restoration, protection of Peach Blossom River (桃花河), improvement of rural drinking water quality, and parking difficulties. A series of consultative suggestions put forward have been approved and forwarded by the District Party Committee and District Government for implementation, expanding the path for regional grassroots consultative democracy.
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Recently, the Kundulun Branch (昆都仑分局) of the Baotou Public Security Bureau (包头市公安局) in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region cracked a contract fraud case involving steel trade enterprises. In just one month after the case was filed for investigation, the public security organs recouped over 11 million yuan in defrauded payments for the victimized enterprises, forcefully striking down the 嚣张气焰 (xiāo zhāng qì yàn - "arrogant demeanor and momentum," the brazen attitude of criminals) and boosting confidence in the healthy development of the industry.
In Baotou, the local public security economic investigation departments have introduced measures to protect enterprises, integrating the intensity of crackdowns and the warmth of services into the depth of governance. They not only safeguard the operational security of enterprises but also strive to promote their healthy development.
"Through investigating and handling cases, we deter illegal and criminal acts, while incorporating pro-enterprise measures into every stage of enterprise development, helping enterprises 行稳致远 (xíng wěn zhì yuǎn - "move steadily and go far," develop soundly and sustainably) on the track of the rule of law," said Zhong Yongbo (钟永波), deputy captain of the Economic Investigation Detachment of the Baotou Public Security Bureau.
Recently, a reporter interviewed this case to learn about the thunderous actions of the local economic investigation departments in investigating and handling the case, as well as their efforts to rectify industry chaos, prevent enterprise-related risks, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of enterprises.
Strictly Implement the "Three On-the-Spot" Requirements
Standardize Law Enforcement to Protect the Legitimate Rights and Interests of the Parties Involved
As one of Baotou's pillar industries, the steel trade radiates and drives thousands of upstream and downstream small, medium, and micro enterprises in storage, logistics, processing, building materials, etc., absorbing a large number of jobs. It is a key link supporting the stable operation of the local economy and ensuring the stability of the industrial chain and supply chain.
In recent years, as the trading scale of the steel trade industry has continued to expand, the industry's transaction models have become more complex and diversified. Some lawless elements have taken advantage of loopholes and 铤而走险 (tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn - "rush into danger despite knowing the risks," take desperate risks), spawning economic crimes such as contract fraud and false transactions in the steel trade field.
Wang Yong (王勇, pseudonym) owned a steel enterprise. Due to poor management, he had accumulated large external debts in recent years. Not knowing what to do, just as the peak period for steel reservations arrived, he set his sights on the advance payments for steel from partner enterprises.
"I heard the futures market has been doing well lately. How about a gamble?" A trap was quietly set around the huge payments of 42 victims.
At Wang Yong's instigation, the other two partners of the company conspired with him to privately invest the advance payments into the futures market, risking a huge 10x leverage to seek profits. In less than half a year, they suffered heavy losses.
When the stipulated delivery date arrived, merchants came to demand the steel, but at that time, the advance payments Wang Yong had received were still tied up in the futures market, not yet actually put into production. Wang Yong panicked and made all sorts of excuses. After repeatedly demanding the goods without result, the merchants suddenly realized they had been "cheated"!
In February 2024, more than 20 defrauded merchants came to Wang Yong's company. After again failing to get their payments back, they decisively called the police.
Upon receiving the alarm, officers from the Kundulun Branch rushed to the scene. At that time, the victims were emotionally agitated and very angry: "So many payments can't be recovered; our working capital has been drained. The money is gone, and the business is gone."
"We strictly implement the 'Three On-the-Spot' work regulations for accepting reports, achieving on-the-spot reception and acceptance, on-the-spot verification and registration, and on-the-spot issuance of receipts for enterprises' reports, requests for help, and consultations on economic crimes," said Zhang Jiwu (张继武), an officer of the Economic Investigation Brigade of the Kundulun Branch. He added that the public security organs have also opened a green channel for enterprise reports, effectively solving previous difficulties such as cumbersome reporting procedures, untimely acceptance, opaque feedback, and long handling cycles.
Precision Crackdown: Recover Stolen Goods and Recoup Losses
Reduce Enterprise Operating Costs through Efficient Policing
In recent years, what was the overall operation of Wang Yong's company? Did this act demonstrate clear subjective intent?
The investigating officers 抽丝剥茧 (chōu sī bō jiǎn - "pull silk, peel cocoon," carefully analyze layer by layer), comprehensively sorted and examined evidence materials such as involved purchase and sales contracts, transfer records, and logistics documents, investigated the flow of funds item by item, locked down the modus operandi for each person, and clarified the criminal chain link by link, identifying fraudulent facts such as false transactions, fictitious performance, and malicious possession.
"This case has strong concealment, high difficulty in evidence collection, and difficulty in recovering stolen goods and recouping losses. The involved persons deliberately evaded investigation, transferred funds through multiple layers, and concealed actual accounts, posing great challenges to the case investigation," introduced Wen Xiaoming (温小明), captain of the Economic Investigation Brigade of the Kundulun Branch.
Over a period of more than one month, the police completely clarified the suspect's modus operandi and the whereabouts of the involved funds, successfully arresting all three key suspects involved in the case.
Zhong Yongbo introduced that the Baotou public security economic investigation department has innovatively established a full-process case handling mechanism of rapid acceptance, rapid filing, rapid investigation, and rapid loss recovery. They set up a special management ledger for enterprise-related economic cases, implementing list-based management, closed-loop advancement, and node-based supervision for cases involving fraud, embezzlement, and contract disputes in the steel trade field, compressing the time limits for case acceptance, filing, investigation, and handling throughout the process.
"Your professionalism, rigor, and perseverance not only helped us recover economic losses in a short time and safeguarded the legitimate rights and interests of the enterprise, but also demonstrated the fairness and authority of the law." Recently, Li (李某), one of the victims, presented a silk banner to the investigating officers.
Li operates a small steel processing plant. After the incident, due to lack of experience, Li was completely at a loss about how to prepare reporting materials and how to sort out leads.
"Fortunately, the officers provided one-on-one help, explaining legal provisions and the case handling process. We followed the guidance for accepting reports to provide evidence materials. This effectively solved the problems of small, medium, and micro enterprises having weak legal capabilities, non-standard evidence collection, and not knowing where to start to protect their rights, reducing the cost of rights protection," Li exclaimed.
During the case handling process, based on the actual situation of this case—strong professionalism, complex enterprise rights protection procedures, high difficulty in reporting and providing evidence, and concentrated and prominent demands—the local public security economic investigation departments, rooted in enterprise needs, focused on bottlenecks in rights protection, removed service barriers, comprehensively upgraded the enterprise-related police service system, and opened channels for enterprise reporting, rights protection, and assistance, making police services more precise, efficient, and heartwarming.
"We take helping enterprises recover payments as an important task, making every effort to recover stolen goods and recoup losses, minimizing the losses to enterprises," Wen Xiaoming said.
As of now, the case has cumulatively recovered over 11 million yuan in economic losses for victimized steel trade enterprises, successfully helping more than 40 steel trade enterprises that had fallen into a capital crisis and were on the verge of suspending production or ceasing operations to revive their funds and get out of difficulties. The tangible results of loss recovery have effectively protected the enterprises' "money bags."
Deepen Case-Driven Governance
Build a Solid Enterprise Security Line through Systematic Governance
"If we had known they would use our hard-earned money to speculate in futures, we would never have done business with them," said the victim Cheng (程某), full of regret. "At first, out of trust, we only had a simple oral transaction agreement. Now, we've been defrauded of millions of yuan in one go, and we still owe bank loans."
During the case investigation, the Economic Investigation Brigade of the Kundulun Branch noticed that for a long time, the advance payment transaction model formed in the local steel trade industry had overly simplified procedures, non-standard contract signing, and risk control loopholes.
"Lawless merchants precisely exploited the industry's inherent trading habits, enterprises' trust psychology, and internal control shortcomings to deliberately commit contract fraud and other illegal and criminal acts, severely undermining enterprises' confidence in operation and disrupting normal market economic order," said Gu Jing (顾靖), president of the Inner Mongolia Iron and Steel Production and Sales Industry Association (内蒙古钢铁生产销售行业协会).
How to better help enterprises prevent risks and improve their "peace of mind index"?
The Economic Investigation Brigade of the Kundulun Branch broke free from the mindset of "handling the case for the case's sake and finishing the matter just to finish it." In response to common problems exposed by this case—such as non-standard contract review, lax transaction verification, and weak risk prevention awareness among steel trade enterprises—they jointly established a multi-departmental co-governance mechanism with the local steel trade industry association, market regulatory authorities, and industrial park management. According to the unified deployment of the Ministry of Public Security, they issued "two letters and one form": the public security economic investigation reminder letter, the public security economic investigation suggestion letter, and the risk early warning filing form, helping enterprises establish a full-process risk prevention and control system for pre-event prevention, in-event control, and post-event handling.
At the same time, officers went deep into steel trade markets, trading enterprises, and industrial parks, conducting face-to-face legal training for enterprises through methods such as deconstructing real cases, analyzing fraud tactics, and interpreting legal provisions.
"With the help of the officers, enterprises' risk control awareness has significantly enhanced, contract signing has become more standardized, and the number of new commercial disputes and fraud reports in the industry has continuously decreased, greatly boosting the confidence of steel trade enterprises to operate with peace of mind and develop with assurance," Gu Jing praised the local public security enterprise-related police services.
Each precision crackdown acts as a sword to protect and escort; each pragmatic measure warms hearts and benefits enterprises.
A responsible person from the Baotou Public Security Bureau said that from severely cracking down on and rectifying industry chaos and making every effort to maintain fair market competition order, to constructing a full-process risk prevention and control system and continuously optimizing the law-based business environment, the Baotou public security economic investigation departments, based on the public security's main responsibilities, adhering to the original intention of protecting enterprises, and persisting in simultaneously advancing crackdowns, services, and governance, protect enterprise property safety with "hardcore" case-solving results, ease enterprise development difficulties with fine police services, and standardize industry operation ecology through source-based comprehensive governance, 保驾护航 (bǎo jià hù háng - "escort and protect," safeguard) the high-quality development of the economy.
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Guide businesses to truly devote their energy to the proper path of advertising compliance and “winning by quality”.
An air conditioner that uses “one kilowatt-hour per night,” a skincare product that boasts “+25% dermal density in 14 days”… in daily life, advertisements containing citation content are common. Businesses use third-party data, authoritative certifications, etc., to “endorse” their advertisements, with the original intention of enhancing credibility, but many advertisements have gone awry: some pay for custom investigation reports to label themselves as “number one in a sub-category”; some make key data “eye-catching in large font” while hiding the source, scope of application, validity period, etc., as “disclaimers in small print”; some even decide on a “champion” conclusion first, then carve out a “radish-pit track” narrow enough to include only their own product.
Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) issued the Guidelines for Enforcement of Advertising Citation Content, further improving the advertising regulatory system and assisting advertising activity entities in enhancing their compliance capabilities regarding advertising citation content.
The Advertising Law in principle requires that citation content be “true, accurate, and indicate the source,” but what constitutes “accurate”? If an advertisement claiming “number one in sales” is limited to a specific region and a specific time period, does that count as misleading? If a set of data only selects the part favorable to oneself for promotion, does that count as false advertising? The relative ambiguity of some specific rules gives businesses room to “play edge ball” and also easily traps enforcers in the dilemma of “each insisting on their own version of the story.”
Furthermore, the dispersion of responsibility leaves lawbreakers more room to “pass the buck.” Behind a problematic citation advertisement, there are often the advertiser, the advertising operator, the advertising publisher, and third-party institutions that provided the data. When problems come to light, each party insists on its own account: the advertiser says “the data was given by the institution,” and the institution says “I am only responsible for producing the report, not for the purpose of the advertisement.” The longer the chain of responsibility, the greater the difficulty of accountability and systematic governance.
The relatively low cost of illegality also fuels a “gamble-it” mentality. Some believe that instead of solidly improving product quality, it is better to spend some effort on “making a play” with advertising copy. When opportunists seize market share by “playing with qualifiers” and “hiding small print,” while honest operators are marginalized because they “don’t know how to promote,” a “bad money drives out good” adverse selection occurs.
Once the location of the disease is found, the direction of treatment becomes clear. At the rule level, the “gray areas” of principled provisions should be refined into clearer “red lines.” For example, under what circumstances does citation content constitute false advertising, under what conditions are absolute terms like “number one” or “leading” not exempt, etc. The more specific the rules, the more stable market expectations become, and the smaller the space for speculators.
At the responsibility level, not only should the advertiser be responsible for the truthfulness of the citation content, but third-party institutions that provide data for it should also be brought under regulatory scrutiny, forcing third parties to return to objective neutrality. When every entity in each link realizes that “if something goes wrong, there is no escape,” standardized advertising citations will transform from a moral appeal into a rational choice. Relevant departments should, by reasonably increasing the cost of illegality, make the calculations of “gambling” or “exploiting loopholes” fail, making “word games” in advertising not worth the cost. At the same time, consumers should also heighten their vigilance, paying more attention and conducting more verification when it comes to advertisements that frequently flaunt absolute expressions like “number one,” “leading,” or “exclusive.”
Credit is an important cornerstone for the operation of a market economy; the rule of law is a powerful guardian of credit. When the vague gimmick of “number one” can no longer deceive consumers, and when the trick of “eye-catching in large font, disclaimers in small print” can no longer evade accountability, businesses will truly devote their energy to the proper path of advertising compliance and “winning by quality.”
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At a pet exhibition, Mr. Wang from Qingdao, Shandong, met Ms. Li, the operator of a Shanghai pet store, and added each other as friends on a social platform.
Shortly afterward, Mr. Wang spotted a pet he liked among Ms. Li's social media posts. The two communicated repeatedly online, and Ms. Li also used photos, videos, and video calls to show Mr. Wang the breed, coat color, build, and other information about the puppy.
After negotiations, Mr. Wang purchased the puppy for 16,000 yuan, and the two parties agreed that the pet store would ship the puppy to Qingdao by air freight. After receiving the payment, Ms. Li replied to Mr. Wang: "Due to personal reasons, the full amount will not be refunded."
After receiving the puppy, Mr. Wang quickly noticed something was wrong: the puppy frequently scratched itself, had sparse fur, its coat color differed significantly from the photos, and it even had skin problems. Therefore, the day after receiving it, he contacted Ms. Li, stating that the pet did not match what was shown and requested a return, indicating he was willing to bear the return shipping costs himself. However, Ms. Li stated that she had already sent photos and videos to let Mr. Wang fully understand the puppy's condition and had clearly informed Mr. Wang that "pets sold are non-refundable," so she only agreed to an exchange and refused a refund.
To resolve the matter quickly, Mr. Wang did not delay. On the third day after receiving the pet, he drove directly from Qingdao to Shanghai, returned the puppy to the pet store, and once again requested a refund, but was again refused. After multiple failed negotiations, Mr. Wang sued the pet store in the Shanghai Putuo District People's Court, requesting that the purchase contract between the two parties be dissolved and a refund be issued.
During the trial, the pet store confirmed that the puppy in question did indeed have a skin disease and that it had received the returned puppy from Mr. Wang. After hearing the case, the court held that the focus of the dispute was whether a consumer who purchases a live pet online enjoys the right to return goods without reason within seven days.
According to the relevant provisions of the Law on the Protection of Consumer Rights and Interests, where business operators sell goods via the internet, television, telephone, mail order, or other such methods, consumers have the right to return the goods within seven days of receiving them without providing any reason. Mr. Wang purchased a pet from a pet store in another location through online communication, which is a typical mode of remote online sales. As a consumer, he legally enjoys the statutory right to return goods without reason within seven days.
Although the pet store repeatedly showed Mr. Wang the pet's appearance through sending photos, videos, and other means during the transaction, Mr. Wang, as a consumer in a different location, still had no opportunity to physically contact or actually inspect the pet on site. His right to know and right to choose were restricted to a certain extent. Therefore, Mr. Wang was entitled to exercise his unilateral right to dissolve the contract within a reasonable period after receiving the pet.
At the same time, Mr. Wang raised objections about the coat color not matching and the presence of a skin disease on the day after receiving the pet, and claimed a return. On the third day, he personally returned the pet to the pet store, ensuring the pet was in good condition and did not affect its resale. There was no situation where the live nature of the pet prevented a return or caused significant depreciation in value.
As for the "pets sold are non-refundable" clause raised by the pet store, it unreasonably exempted or reduced the store's own responsibility and restricted the consumer's main rights; it should be deemed invalid. In summary, the court lawfully ruled that the sales contract between the pet store and Mr. Wang was dissolved, and the pet store should refund Mr. Wang the purchase price of 16,000 yuan.
The presiding judge reminded the public that when consumers purchase pets online, they should verify the merchant's qualifications through multiple channels, completely retain key evidence such as communication records, promotional screenshots, and medical examination receipts, clarify the allocation of transportation risks and responsibility agreements in advance, consume rationally, and place orders carefully—treating the pet's life and health with care while also legally safeguarding their own property and consumer rights.
By: 本报记者 刘晓宇
Looking down from the sky upon Pinghai Bay in Putian, Fujian, above a vast expanse of emerald waters, giant wind turbines stand facing the wind, sending green electricity into thousands of enterprises and hundreds of villages.
Recently, another provincial-level key offshore wind power project in Xiuyu District (秀屿区), Putian City, achieved grid connection, and for the first time globally applied 16.6-megawatt-class ultra-large-capacity offshore wind turbine units on a batch scale.
“We have carried out project cooperation locally many times, and everything went smoothly. The business environment here is good, and work efficiency is high, which fills us with confidence in investing and developing here,” said Jia Xiaogang (贾小刚), the person in charge of the project, with emotion.
In recent years, Xiuyu District has infused rule-of-law thinking throughout the entire process of promoting economic development, insisting on using the rule of law to 定分止争 (dìng fēn zhǐ zhēng - “settle boundaries, stop disputes,” to resolve conflicts and settle disputes) and using service to improve quality and increase efficiency, making every effort to build the brand “‘Show’ Quality Service, ‘Yu’ Matters Handled Quickly” (秀质服务、屿事快办), laying a solid foundation for high-quality development.
In Xiuyu District, legality review is a mandatory procedure for all major administrative decisions. For large-scale projects like the Pinghai Bay offshore wind farm, Xiuyu District focuses on the front end of project establishment, insists on vetting according to law and source prevention, identifies legal risks in advance, and ensures the project can withstand the test of law and history.
However, the project’s advancement was not entirely smooth. In the early stages of construction, because the wind farm’s operational area overlapped with the traditional fishing areas of local fishermen, some villagers, worried that it would affect fisheries production, gathered and blocked construction.
“It’s bad, the entrance is blocked by villagers.” Upon receiving the enterprise’s request for help, Xiuyu District immediately activated the district-township-village three-level linkage mechanism, and relevant responsible persons, along with mediator Xu Fusheng (许福生) from the Maritime Maple Bridge Mediation Center (海上枫桥调解中心), rushed to the scene.
To resolve the conflict in a short time, the key lay in explaining the law and reasoning. Xiuyu District innovatively introduced “Three Officers One Lawyer” (三官一律, judges, prosecutors, police officers, and lawyers) to station at the site for mediation, explaining to the fishermen face-to-face the legal basis of the project’s environmental impact assessment report, clarifying the scientific conclusions of the expert review, and letting the masses further understand that Xiuyu District, by creating an integrated layout of “wind farm + marine pasture,” achieves deep integration of spatial sharing, ecological co-building, and industrial co-prosperity, which both increases the three-dimensional utilization rate of sea areas and restores the marine ecology, nurtures fishery resources, promotes quality and efficiency improvement in the marine economy, and dispels the masses’ doubts.
After patient guidance by the mediation team, a dispute that could have affected the project schedule was successfully resolved in the bud, ensuring the continuity of project construction.
“Speed” is another calling card Xiuyu District leaves with enterprises. In response to pain points strongly reflected by enterprises, such as too many approval procedures and long processes, Xiuyu District deepens the integrated reform of “efficiently accomplish one thing,” breaking down departmental barriers, reshaping the approval process, and improving work efficiency.
Xiuyu District innovatively launched a “project full-life-cycle management mechanism,” implementing list-based management for project construction from signing to completion. At the project front line, the “Enterprise Service 110” special task force is active. This task force implements a dynamic tracking mechanism of “one project, one task force, one plan” and “weekly promotion, bi-monthly display, monthly scheduling.” This “one-stop” service model effectively solves problems such as project approval, land and sea use guarantees, and policy implementation.
By implementing the new approval model of “five certificates issued simultaneously” (五证同发), realizing “one-time application, parallel approval, completion within a time limit, and simultaneous certificate issuance,” Putian Haowu Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd. took only 13 days from project filing to obtaining a construction permit, setting a new regional approval record. At the same time, Xiuyu District launched a 54-item list of matters for “efficiently accomplish one thing,” allowing data to run more and enterprises to run less.
A law-based business environment lies not only in “being able to manage” but more in “providing good service.” Xiuyu District continuously improves the “Entrepreneur Reception Day” system, precisely collects enterprise needs, and establishes a closed loop for supervising the handling of demands. Since 2025, it has tracked and concluded a total of 24 problems raised on “Entrepreneur Reception Day,” and resolved funding of over 30 million yuan for enterprises.
To further broaden oversight channels, Xiuyu District has also implemented the “Business Environment Observer” system, selecting and appointing people’s congress deputies, CPPCC members, enterprise representatives, and media professionals to serve as observers. Through “immersive” simulated experience of handling affairs, these observers deeply investigate blockages and shortcomings in government services, forcing functional departments to optimize and re-engineer processes.
In the field of administrative law enforcement, Xiuyu District vigorously promotes “law enforcement with warmth.” By promoting the deep integration of the “One Map for the Entire City” (全市一张图) platform with Fujian Province’s integrated big-data administrative law enforcement platform, it has established a “one center connecting two ends” coordinated enterprise-visiting mechanism, and fully implemented inclusive and prudent supervision. Data shows that the local area has vigorously promoted the supervision models of “one comprehensive inspection” and “QR-code scanning to enter enterprises.” This year, the number of administrative inspections has decreased by 46% compared to the same period last year, reducing cumulative duplicate inspections involving enterprises by 112 times, effectively lightening the burden on enterprises.
A relevant official of the Xiuyu District Government stated that the certainty of the rule of law effectively hedges against the uncertainty of the market. With the continuous improvement of legal safeguards and the sustained enhancement of service efficiency, Xiuyu District is becoming fertile ground for the growth of various business entities. During the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, the number of business entities in the entire district increased by nearly 90,000, a growth rate of 17.3%.
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I am 97 years old this year, and have been a Party member for 74 years. Looking back on the road I have traveled, what has accompanied me throughout my life is the belief etched into my heart at the age of 19: my life should be dedicated to serving the people.
I grew up listening to songs of the War of Resistance and accompanying stories of fighting the enemy at the front; the seed of pursuing justice was planted deep in my heart early on. After graduating from middle school, I followed my parents' wishes and was admitted to Peking Union Medical College (北京协和医学院), first studying pre-med in the Biology Department at Ginling College (金陵女子文理学院) in Nanjing. At that time, it was the period of the War of Liberation, and the student movement in Nanjing was blazing like a fire (如火如荼, rú huǒ rú tú - “like fire and like flowering rush,” describing something unstoppable). Influenced by progressive classmates, I joined everyone in breaking through obstacles, taking to the streets, participating in demonstrations, and also organizing a folk song society to sing and spread folk songs coming from the liberated areas. The sense of responsibility and mission in my heart grew stronger day by day.
In 1948, with the support of local organizations of the Chinese Communist Party, I traveled north with classmates, heading for the Central Plains Liberated Area, and entered the Literature and Art Training Class of Zhongyuan University (中原大学). There, we studied political theory and also performed for soldiers and the masses. For me, that was a completely different world; the free air was filled with the passion and ideals of young people. When we moved south to Wuhan, the “Literature and Art Training Class” was reorganized into an art troupe, and I became a member of the music work team.
Because I had studied piano since childhood and had a certain musical foundation, I quickly became a professional backbone of the team. Most of the team members had not received professional training; when they encountered dotted notes and syncopation they always sang incorrectly, so I helped everyone correct them bit by bit. Then everyone said, “You really understand this, you come and beat time,” and I became the conductor of our art troupe. My conducting career thus, out of the needs of revolutionary work, began without my even realizing it.
The life in the art troupe can be said to have educated me through subtle influence (潜移默化, qián yí mò huà - “silent transformation, subtle influence”), making me deeply understand what the audience needs and what the people need. This laid a solid foundation for my lifelong pursuit of “art for the people.” In 1951, I followed the Central-South sub-group of the Central Minority Nationalities Visitation Group (中央少数民族访问团) deep into the Greater Miao Mountains and Greater Yao Mountains of Guangxi to express sympathy and collect folk songs. Deep in the mountains, I heard the simple songs casually sung by the villagers, so sincere and moving, so full of vitality. At that moment, I realized with utmost clarity: music is created by the people; literary and art workers have the obligation to share beautiful art with the people.
In 1952, I joined the Chinese Communist Party. In the course of my growth, no one had taught me what kind of outlook on life I should have; it was the revolutionary ranks that taught me: literature and art come from the people, and should serve the people. This sentence was deeply engraved into my soul, becoming the code of conduct for me as a Party member and a literary and art worker.
After that, the organization recommended me for study at the Central Conservatory of Music (中央音乐学院), recommended me to study choral conducting in a Soviet conducting experts class, and then sent me on a government mission to Moscow to study opera and symphony conducting. During three years of study abroad, I delved into my specialty every day, repeatedly studied scores, visited all the local concert halls and opera houses, listened to rehearsals and watched performances, and absorbed knowledge to the best of my ability. In 1962, I successfully conducted the public performance of the Italian opera Tosca in Moscow, becoming the first Chinese conductor to step onto an international opera podium. I was 33 years old that year, and had only one thought in my heart: my entire journey of growth was cultivated by the motherland and the Party; what I must do is to return what I have learned to the people without reservation, and repay society with professional expertise.
After returning to China, I taught in the Conducting Department of the Central Conservatory of Music. In 1978, the Central Opera House (中央歌剧院) was rebuilt, and I was transferred to be its chief conductor, while also handling teaching work. In order to let more Chinese audiences understand and fall in love with opera, I came up with a “simple method”: starting with the 1979 restaging of La Traviata, I would give a 20-minute opera appreciation lecture in the lounge before the opera began, letting the audience understand the historical background and musical characteristics of each opera. The lectures were loved by the audience. This form of performing while lecturing came to be called the “Zheng Xiaoying Model.” Actually, doing this was simply to let everyone understand the profession we are engaged in. I persisted in such a small matter.
In addition, I have persistently promoted “singing foreign operas in Chinese.” We have expended great effort to introduce Western opera, but we cannot stop there. If opera wants to take root on Chinese soil, it must be understood by Chinese audiences; language is crucial. There is an old saying, “阳春白雪, the higher the art, the fewer the followers (yáng chūn bái xuě - “spring snow,” highbrow art that few can appreciate).” I do not think so. My lifelong pursuit is to hope that “阳春白雪, the followers grow daily more numerous.” I often think that even if the number of followers increases by only one per day, I would still be happy. As literary and art workers, we must strive to make our nation develop more healthily, with more vitality and creativity.
In recent years, people often call me “hardcore grandma,” saying that at over 90 years old I still hold firm at the front line of conducting. It’s just that once I identify what I should do, I do my utmost to do it.
I have not had smooth sailing (一帆风顺, yī fān fēng shùn - “a sail with the wind,” smooth going); I have had cancer three times. People ask me, “Aren’t you afraid?” I say, can fear solve the problem? When illness comes, treat it; if it is inevitable and unavoidable, then quickly finish what needs to be done, so that you leave yourself with fewer regrets. I am very fortunate to have pulled through.
Not long ago, I was invited to Tianjin Conservatory of Music to give conducting lessons to students; people around me kept asking if I was tired. A seven-hour class per day — what does that amount to? I have nearly 70 years of experience in opera conducting; being able to leave this accumulation to the younger generation, so they take fewer detours, is worth more than anything. Opera is a major project in the field of music, and the conductor is its commander-in-chief; one must not only master professional skills but also have profound cultural cultivation, organizational ability, and, moreover, a sound personality. To truly sow seeds, one cannot stop at the surface.
Nearing 100 years old, I am racing against life and racing against time; doing a little more counts. Since joining the revolution at the age of 19, the five characters “serve the people” have been remembered by me all my life, and I have striven all my life.
I always say that musician is one of the happiest professions; if there is music in life, there is always vitality. In this life, I have not done anything earth-shattering (惊天动地, jīng tiān dòng dì - “shaking heaven and earth,” sensational). I have only, within the scope of my ability, striven to do what should be done, and contributed a modest amount to the nation’s cultural construction.
This 97-year-old veteran Party member has no other wish, except that I cherish every opportunity to do things for the people. As long as I can still move and still think, then I will strive!
(The author is a conductor. Compiled from an interview by Liu Wei (刘微), People’s Daily Online reporter.)
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Creating the symphonic choral work Emotions Fill the Mountains and Rivers (情满山河) for the concert celebrating the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China was, for me, a creative experience that required both solemnity and an extra measure of clarity. The weightier the subject matter, the less a creator can allow himself to be carried along merely by the subject’s own magnitude; the more one faces a grand theme, the more one must return to the depths of one’s own heart and ask: What do I truly feel? What is it that I genuinely want to express through music?
In recent years, as I have created main-melody works (主旋律作品), I have increasingly settled on one principle: when creating, I must first ask myself whether I am truly moved. A theme can provide direction, but it cannot replace the creator’s own inner activity. If the creator himself has not been touched, the music will easily remain at the surface. Works that can truly reach people’s hearts are sounds that grow out of the heart.
I was born in the 1960s. I grew up singing songs like Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China and Ode to the Motherland. Those melodies entered my life experience very early. They were the songs that rose naturally in childhood, the shared memory of schools, squares, broadcasts, and collective life. Many years later, when I myself became a composer and came to create for such an important moment, I felt a special sensation in my heart: it was as if once I had been receiving the nourishment of emotion through song, and now it was my turn to take the deep feeling in my own heart, write it into a new melody, and dedicate it to a new era.
The same is true of solemnity. Solemnity should not be a pre-set goal, not a matter of telling oneself “this must be solemn here” and then using certain fixed melodic patterns, dynamics, and expressions to carry it out. True solemnity should be an atmosphere that forms naturally once emotion has reached a certain depth. It is not an external adornment but an inner weight; not deliberately elevated, but something that happens when conditions are ripe.
My first impression of the title Emotions Fill the Mountains and Rivers was not an external grandeur but an inner depth of feeling. “Mountains and rivers” of course signify vast space and also contain weighty history, but I would rather first understand it as a vehicle of emotion. Within the mountains and rivers there is land, there are rivers, there are villages and cities, and there are generations of people’s lives, struggles, watchful waiting, and love. The so-called “emotions fill the mountains and rivers” does not mean pushing sentiment to its highest point all at once, but letting a deep emotion slowly unfold and slowly accumulate in the music, ultimately and naturally moving toward a broader realm.
For this reason, the work does not begin with intensity and fervor from the very start, but opens in a slow, gentle, narrative manner. I wanted its beginning to be like a quiet gaze: first let the heart slow down, first let the emotion sink in. It is as if a person stands amid the vast mountains and rivers, not eager to announce anything, but first sees the traces that time has left on this land, sees the smoke and fire of daily life, and sees the deep and enduring connection between history and the present. Such a beginning gives the theme a starting point that can evoke empathy and credulity. The overall approach of Emotions Fill the Mountains and Rivers is precisely to begin gently, to tell the tale unhurriedly, then gradually open up and move toward a greater emotional scope and a broader spiritual space.
In writing the melody, I tried as much as possible to pursue clarity, sincerity, and singability. Although a symphonic choral work has a relatively large structural capacity and stage space, the melody must first of all be something that people can sing and also that people can hear and take in. I wanted the melody of this work to have a sense of intimacy, as if it had slowly grown out of this land and out of people’s hearts.
This work went through repeated revisions. Each revision was a re-examination: Is this part too straightforward? Is that transition too abrupt? Is there a place where I unconsciously used a habitual expression? Some passages could have been written more strongly, but in the end I chose to rein them in a little more; some points could have entered the climax earlier, but I felt the emotion had not yet accumulated enough, so I could not rush to push it up. Revision during creation is not just technical polishing; it is also a repeated calibration of one’s own inner self.
Major-themed creation must express the voice of the people and respond to the people’s call. What Emotions Fill the Mountains and Rivers ultimately wants to express is an expansiveness born of deep emotion. It begins from a quiet place, unfolds in narration, and reaches toward a broader emotional space through repeatedly accumulated feeling. I hope that listeners will hear in this work a genuine gaze, a warm sentiment, and the voice from the heart of a creator as he faces the mountains and rivers, history, and the era.
(The author is a composer and music producer.)
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More than twenty years have passed slowly, and the serial Peking opera "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo" takes the stage once again, with applause and laughter as before. This Spring Festival blockbuster that was once all the rage in the capital city is a warm memory in the hearts of theater colleagues, and some of its arias are still talked about with relish.
Festive, lively, relaxed, and peaceful — these are the innate qualities of a New Year's drama. At the beginning of the creation of "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo," the creative team set the direction of "pleasant to hear, pleasant to see, and fun." Zhu Shaoyu (朱绍玉), who undertook the task of aria design and composition for the entire play, believed that the soul of Peking opera always lies in the essential singing and traditional rhythms. He simply did a "subtraction," abandoning the complex orchestral configuration and selecting more than ten highly skilled, versatile performers, using a minimalist arrangement to preserve the purest original flavor of Peking opera, achieving "small band, big impact, ample presence, rich charm." The scene where Qianlong appears is presented by a band led by five suonas playing the traditional Peking opera tune "Chaotianzi." The bright and clear timbre, combined with the smooth and dignified melody, uses just a few notes to outline the majesty of the court and the splendor of a flourishing age.
At that time, the director required that as soon as the opening of the play sounded, the audience must immediately recognize it as Peking opera, and at the same time the melody must be lively and outstanding, evoking resonance and applause from the audience. The former still had rules to follow, but the difficulty of the latter was beyond imagination. For this short opening music, Zhu Shaoyu wrote more than 20 drafts and tried various ideas, but still could not get the audience to applaud on the spot. Turning points often hide in the unexpected. One day in the rehearsal hall, the traditional tune "Xiaokaimen" sounded leisurely, and the authentic, mellow Beijing flavor came rushing in. This classic tune is well-balanced in tension and relaxation, appealing to both refined and popular tastes; it is already a household melody on the stage. At that moment, he suddenly saw the light: true innovation never comes from nothing; it is rooted in tradition and takes its essence.
What is new, what is old? In a newly written play, using traditional elements appropriately so that the audience feels both familiar and refreshed — that is innovation. The attempt with the opening tune "Xiaokaimen" was a bold breakthrough. The band, which originally accompanied from the side stage, now sat at the center of the stage and performed first, becoming the first performers to appear on stage. As soon as the melody sounded, it instantly caught the audience's ears. Based on the traditional "Xiaokaimen," Zhu Shaoyu added small tanggu drums and small gongs to embellish it, making the melody fuller and more lively. When the music entered the brilliant passage of flowered variations, bright and unrestrained, with climax after climax, even audience members who were still entering and finding their seats could not help but applaud.
The music creation of the entire play consistently followed the approach of bringing forth novelty from within the old, making it new but not strange. For the accompanying music of Heshen, the composer used the traditional tune "Bacha," performed solely on the sanxian, combined with playing techniques such as sticking, moving, rubbing, pressing, sliding, and wiping. The old tune radiated new charm, losing neither the traditional flavor nor giving a refreshing feeling, and it set off the actor's witty and humorous performance exceptionally well.
Traditional laosheng (old male role) singing is mostly regular and dignified. The protagonist Liu Luoguo in this play is different from the traditional Peking opera laosheng; he has both the backbone of a worthy court minister and the insight of an ordinary commoner. Considering the native place background of the character Liu Luoguo, Zhu Shaoyu tried to incorporate the characteristic tones of the Shandong folk song "Yimeng Mountain Scenery" into the arias using a "pointillist" technique. For this revival, the role of Liu Luoguo is played by Yang Shaopeng (杨少彭), a winner of the Plum Blossom Award. At the premiere, the Qi School master Chen Shaoyun (陈少云), who played Liu Luoguo, sang with vigor and freedom, carrying the bone structure of the Qi School; Yang Shaopeng's interpretation was expansive and grand, fully displaying the charm of the Yang School. Combining the different school styles of the two artists, the composer, on the basis of preserving the classic aria framework, fine-tuned and adjusted each detail, playing to strengths and avoiding weaknesses, allowing the humorous character foundation and the school singing to blend and enhance each other, making the image of Liu Luoguo on stage even fuller and more three-dimensional.
(Author's affiliation: Beijing Peking Opera Theatre)
By: 路云飞
Lost Wall is an absurd realist fable of black humor that explores how to break through invisible "walls." These walls may be intergenerational gaps, career bottlenecks, or perhaps inner desires and obsessions.
The key to the entire film is how to "break the wall." In the film, Yu Ming, who is mired in life's difficulties, smashes open a wall and discovers unexpected wealth. This dramatic and absurd event seems to have toppled the "wall of reality," but in truth, he is facing an inner "lost wall." He experiences loss, awakening, struggle, and choice, ultimately realizing: true liberation lies not in how much wealth one possesses or gives up, but in seeing clearly the essence of life and finding back one's original heart.
For the character of Yu Ming, the most difficult part is grasping the "degree." He has a conscience, but he also has vanity; he wants to be a good person, but he will also lose his way. I have divided his character arc into four stages.
The first stage is being trapped. At the beginning of the film, Yu Ming is wrapped layer by layer by debt, family conflicts, and self-doubt. He feels oppressed and frustrated, but he possesses a kind of clumsy kindness; he will smash a window to save someone, even though he incurs even greater trouble because of it. This kindness is the driving force that allows him to "break the wall" later.
The second stage is "breaking the wall" within an illusion. With unexpected wealth laid out before him, Yu Ming mistakenly believes he has smashed through all his difficulties. He becomes inflated, lost, and lonely, gradually losing himself.
The third stage is awakening and struggle. The argument between Wen Yitong and Yu Ming is the first key turning point; Wen Yitong fears that money has changed the person she loves. Yu Ming decides to give up the wealth, which is his proactive attempt at "breaking the wall."
The fourth stage is the ultimate test and the true "breaking of the wall." The incident of the daughter being kidnapped is a high-pressure test, where saving a close relative highlights the instinct of paternal love.
Ultimately, the wealth is gained and then lost again, yet Yu Ming instead gains a sense of ease. Standing in the "Wall-Breaking Laboratory" singing, what he sings is one of relief. Yu Ming finally lets go of self-reproach, forgives an imperfect past, and understands that the true meaning of life lies in guarding and cherishing the present.
The character of Wen Yitong is a mirror of Yu Ming's original heart. She is the sober person throughout the entire drama. What she fears is not a lack of money, but that "money turns Yu Ming into another person." She is moved by the words of an old acquaintance and picks up that cardboard box filled with memories. That movement is very light, but its weight is very heavy—she is telling herself, and also telling the audience, that there are always some things more important than money.
The ending of Lost Wall is not a fairy tale of "living happily ever after." Six months later, Yu Ming's life is not smooth, but his family has given him sufficient courage, and he can set forth toward the distance of life.
Now that this series has finished airing, Yu Ming's sense of relief will transform into a soft sigh in the hearts of the audience, or perhaps bring a knowing smile.
(The author is the director and screenwriter of the television series Lost Wall)
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Three years ago, the animated film Chang'an: The 30,000 Miles (长安三万里) was released. The fondness and encouragement of the broad audience gave the Light Chaser Animation (追光动画) team the confidence to continue delving deeply into historical and cultural themes. After careful consideration and in-depth discussion, we decided to launch a Three Kingdoms series of animated films, presenting the epic of the Three Kingdoms and classic stories on the big screen in the form of animated films.
As a person born in the 1980s, I have had deep feelings for the Three Kingdoms stories since childhood. In the comic books (lianhuanhua), the highlight duels of the generals and the 运筹帷幄 (yùn chóu wéi wò - "planning strategies inside the tent," devising military strategies) of the advisors planted the seeds of family-country sentiment (家国情怀) in my heart. The Three Kingdoms involves numerous events and characters; where should we begin? When I read the Three Kingdoms as a child, I could reel off the exciting stories 如数家珍 (rú shǔ jiā zhēn - "like counting family treasures," being thoroughly familiar with something), but for a long time I had no concept of "how exactly the Three Kingdoms began." We decided that we might as well start from the most unfamiliar beginning, earnestly and carefully produce a complete Three Kingdoms story, adhering to the creative philosophy of "respect history, inherit the original work" (尊历史、承原著), and take "Fight for Luoyang" as the opening. The Luoyang in the film has already transcended specific regional attributes.
Among the Three Kingdoms figures, the 一代枭雄 (yī dài xiāo xióng - "a generation's fierce hero," a ruthless and ambitious person) Cao Cao is the most controversial. He possesses multiple identities such as a politician, military strategist, and poet, and his life experiences have sparked a strong desire in me to explore. In the film, we follow Cao Cao's perspective, together with the heroes who were 初露锋芒 (chū lù fēng máng - "first showing the edge of the blade," showing their talent for the first time) in the Three Kingdoms era, continually advancing to realize their ambition to govern the world, demonstrating the responsibility and courage of difficult choices in adversity. We hope that audiences, especially young audiences, will see through this film how the young Cao Cao and the young Yuan Shao realized their ambitions in the torrent of history.
Looking back on the three years of creative experience, we are also proud of having overcome numerous challenges and continuously improved the work.
The first is the establishment of the "Eastern Han world" in the film. To present a credible "Eastern Han world," we extracted inspiration and elements from artifacts such as stone reliefs, sculptures, and murals from the Eastern Han period, allowing the aesthetic pursuit of "Han style, hard and rugged, vigorous and forceful" (汉风、硬朗、苍劲) to run through the scene and lighting design.
More importantly is to portray the group portrait of figures who are showing their talent for the first time. The film unfolds from the perspective of the young Cao Cao; the audience sees a young man who has just entered the chaotic world and harbors ambition. At that time, Yuan Shao had the blood and edge of a scion of a prestigious family; Dong Zhuo had not yet fully revealed his ambition for power; Lü Bu had just appeared, initially showing hints of being the "First War God of the Three Kingdoms" … These characters all stand at the crossroads where fate has not yet been written; they once hesitated, acted impulsively, and time and again made choices at the crossroads of life, finally gradually becoming people remembered by history.
This is perhaps the most appealing aspect of the Three Kingdoms story. It does not only write about war and strategy, but also writes about a group of people who are pushed forward by the times: some do not believe in the mandate of heaven and want to rise against the current; some try to accomplish something in the chaos; others have to make trade-offs. The script of fate is actually written by each person themselves.
The film includes many large-scale battle scenes, such as the Battle of Yingchuan (颍川之战), in which as many as 70,000 soldiers fought. On the battlefield, horses and soldiers engaged in brutal combat; the camera goes deep into the center of the battlefield, allowing the audience to feel the cruelty of war. There is also Cao Cao's swift attack after assassinating Dong Zhuo, angrily issuing a war proclamation to the thirteen provinces (十三州), and heroes from all sides responding by dispatching troops, displaying a 气势磅礴 (qì shì páng bó - "momentum and grandeur," magnificent and powerful) heroic spirit and epic moments. These scenes added great production pressure; everyone had to overcome various difficulties every day, and finally completed a new work that surpasses our previous works.
The animated film Three Kingdoms Part 1: Fight for Luoyang (三国第一部：争洛阳) is the first installment of Light Chaser's Three Kingdoms "Tripartite Division" (天下三分) trilogy, and the trilogy will end with the Battle of Red Cliffs. Over the past three years, we have felt as if we have walked together with the characters of the Three Kingdoms, witnessing the same difficulties and choices as they did, and have also been inspired by their courage and ambition.
These three years have also been a journey of fulfilling a dream for us to inherit the classics. With over 400 colleagues from Light Chaser Animation as the core creative team, more than a thousand people have contributed their talents to Three Kingdoms Part 1: Fight for Luoyang. We have crafted the opening chapter of the Three Kingdoms world with sincerity, hoping to present the classic charm of the era in the form of animation, and hoping that this film will be seen and loved by more young audiences. If young audiences develop greater interest in Three Kingdoms culture because of Three Kingdoms Part 1: Fight for Luoyang and thereby enter into and explore the excellent classics of Chinese culture, that will be our greatest comfort.
(The author is the director of the animated film Three Kingdoms Part 1: Fight for Luoyang)
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