Summary: The article summarizes Xi Jinping's remarks on the Party's 105th anniversary, emphasizing that the Communist Party of China's strength lies in its deep roots among the people. It highlights Xi's statements that the Party exists to serve the people, with its legitimacy and success dependent on public support. The report notes Xi's visits to grassroots communities and his call for officials to prioritize people's livelihoods. It also references Xi's advocacy for the "Fengqiao experience" of resolving issues at the local level through public participation. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message on July 29 to Carlos Vila Nova on his re-election as President of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. Xi noted the positive trajectory of bilateral relations, emphasizing deepened political trust and mutual support on core interests and major concerns. He highlighted significant outcomes in practical cooperation across various fields. Xi expressed readiness to work with President Nova to elevate the China–São Tomé and Príncipe strategic partnership, leveraging the outcomes of the FOCAC Beijing Summit. The message did not address the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on the National Conference on Overseas Chinese Affairs held in Beijing on July 27-28, where President Xi Jinping's recent instructions on the work were conveyed. Xi emphasized uniting overseas Chinese and returned overseas Chinese to serve the national development strategy and promote Chinese culture abroad. Multiple officials, including Fujian's Xiao Huaxin and Hainan's Su Yan, pledged to leverage overseas Chinese networks for investment, talent recruitment, and regional development. Representatives such as Russia-based Wu Hao highlighted efforts to foster Sino-Russian cultural exchanges through Chinese international schools. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Chinese Premier Li Qiang met Slovak President Peter Pellegrini in Beijing on July 29, emphasizing mutual respect and the rapid development of bilateral ties since the establishment of the strategic partnership in 2024. Li called for expanding cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, particularly in new energy vehicles and artificial intelligence, and urged Slovakia to promote a more positive EU policy toward China. Pellegrini affirmed bilateral relations are at their best, supporting enhanced investment, technology, and cultural exchanges, while welcoming Chinese investment. NPC Chairman Zhao Leji also met Pellegrini, highlighting legislative cooperation and joint efforts in AI and新能源. The meetings underscored China’s push for deeper ties with Slovakia amid broader U.S.-China competition, though the U.S. was not directly mentioned.
Summary: The article reports on community party secretary and director Liu Fang and street party committee deputy secretary Zhang Guixuan addressing chronic drainage issues in Tianjin's Hedong District. Liu Fang coordinated with the street's public management office and district housing committee to finally locate and fix buried sewage wells. A new "reverse" evaluation mechanism, where communities rate streets and streets rate departments, was credited for improving responsiveness to residents' urgent problems. The reform was implemented under the study of correct performance views, following a directive from Xi Jinping that all work must be judged by whether people truly benefit. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on the successful closure of the first cable-stayed bridge on the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing-Ningbo high-speed railway, located at the border of Zhangjiagang and Changshu in Jiangsu. This bridge, spanning 417.7 meters over the Zhangjiagang River, is a key component of China’s "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed rail network. The project aims to strengthen the Yangtze River Delta’s rail infrastructure and promote integrated, high-quality regional development. The report is accompanied by a photo taken by Xinhua journalist Li Bo. No mention is made of any official statements, U.S. relations, or political figures.
Summary: The article reports on the release of a draft Anti-Online Violence Law in China, framed as a response to public expectations for better governance. It emphasizes that the legislation aims to protect individual and organizational rights, curb cyberbullying behaviors such as doxxing and rumor-mongering, and improve online ecosystem security. The draft clarifies responsibilities for platforms, schools, and judicial bodies to enable源头 prevention and legal deterrence. No specific official or accompanying figures are mentioned. The article does not reference the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the release of the "National Fitness Plan (2026–2030)," which sets a new target for 40% of the population to engage in regular physical exercise. It also features a theoretical piece on how great practices in the new era demonstrate the strong vitality of Marxism. No Chinese officials are quoted or reported as accompanying any statements. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: At a July 29 State Council press conference on the "15th Five-Year Plan" for intellectual property (IP), National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) Deputy Director Rui Wenbiao announced that the "IP Protection and Utilization Plan" will be issued soon, focusing on five key areas including serving national development and fostering new growth drivers. CNIPA official Liang Xinxin reported that China targets over 22 high-value invention patents per 10,000 people by 2030, up from 16.8 currently, with strategic emerging industries now accounting for over 70% of such patents. The administration highlighted that by June, 574,000 domestic enterprises held valid invention patents, totaling 4.254 million, and that China's IP exports surged 64.9% year-on-year to 45.5 billion yuan in the first five months. CNIPA’s Guo Wen noted that 83 national IP protection centers and 54 rapid维权 centers now cover all strategic emerging industries, supporting independent innovation. Rui emphasized that the plan aims to strengthen China’s IP competitiveness globally, including in relation to international standards, though no direct mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations was made.
Summary: The article reports that China is accelerating multiple major water transport projects, including the Three Gorges new channel, Pinglu Canal, and Yangtze estuary improvements, as part of a strategy to boost investment, reduce logistics costs, and support trade growth. Yuan Ziwen, director of the transport economics office at the Ministry of Transport’s Planning Institute, stated these projects address bottlenecks in inland waterways and leverage water transport’s cost and energy advantages. An unnamed Ministry of Transport official outlined three priority areas: constructing major trunk channel projects, upgrading infrastructure with digitalization, and enhancing safety for cross-border waterways. The surge in exports, particularly机电 products (up 20.1%), has driven port container throughput growth of 6.7% in the first half of 2025. The article emphasizes that these projects will form a modern water transport system to support economic circulation, with no mention of U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Liang Linchong, director of the National Development and Reform Commission's Open Economy Department, reported that the China-Europe Railway Express has maintained a 100% full-container rate for 46 consecutive months as of June. He highlighted four characteristics of its high-quality development over the past decade: improving quality and efficiency, steady growth in scale, optimized services, and deepened international cooperation. Key metrics include a rise from 1,702 trains in 2016 to over 20,000 in 2025, with cumulative shipments exceeding $520 billion. New products such as fixed-schedule trains have cut transit times from 15 to 11 days between Xi'an and Duisburg. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: On July 28, tourists were photographed enjoying leisure activities on a coastal greenway in Ganjiang Town, Yuhuan City, Zhejiang Province. The image was taken by Duan Junli for Image China. No official statements or references to U.S.-China relations appear in the article.
Summary: China’s non-ferrous metals industry saw steady growth in the first half of the year, with industrial added value rising 0.3% year-on-year and total output of ten major non-ferrous metals reaching 41.513 million tonnes, up 3.3%. Revenue and profits of 12,362 large-scale enterprises surged 21.7% and 94.0% respectively, contributing 32.6% of the total profit increase among China’s large-scale industrial firms. Production of traditional metals like refined copper and alumina grew moderately, while lithium carbonate output jumped 33.9%, reflecting strong demand from the new energy sector. The report, sourced from the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, highlights the sector's robust performance without reference to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the importance of travel insurance for China’s booming summer tourism market, which includes activities like forest hiking and river rafting. It advises consumers on choosing between domestic travel insurance and annual comprehensive accident policies, noting differences in coverage for flight delays, lost items, and acute illnesses. Experts quoted include Wu Zixuan from Darong Insurance and Zhang Zhiqian from Ping An Property Insurance, who emphasize reading policy terms, understanding exclusions for high-risk sports, and ensuring coverage start times. The piece also notes that scenic spots and tour groups may provide public liability insurance, but consumers are encouraged to supplement this with personal policies for more comprehensive protection. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The People's Bank of China released data showing that in the first half of the year, financial support for tech-focused enterprises remained stable. As of the end of Q2, 305,600 tech-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) received loans, with a loan approval rate of 50.8%, up 0.6 percentage points from end of last year. Loan balances for these SMEs reached 4.15 trillion yuan, a 20.1% year-on-year increase, outpacing overall loan growth by 15 percentage points. Additionally, 293,400 high-tech enterprises obtained loans, with an approval rate of 58.3%, up 1.0 percentage point. The article does not mention any officials, accompanying persons, or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article refutes the "China overcapacity" narrative promoted by some Western countries, arguing it is a protectionist discourse aimed at diverting attention from internal structural problems. It highlights China's official stance, as outlined in a recent government document, that its industrial development represents "China Opportunity 2.0" rather than a shock. The piece emphasizes China's role as a global growth engine, innovation partner, and green transition facilitator, while criticizing the United States and other Western nations for using discriminatory trade measures under the guise of "de-risking." It calls for rejecting zero-sum thinking and upholding multilateral trade rules to foster mutual benefits. The article concludes by urging international cooperation to make "China Opportunity 2.0" benefit more countries and sustain global economic recovery.
Summary: At the Boao Forum for Asia Perth Conference on July 27, Chinese Special Envoy on Climate Change Liu Zhenmin stated that global green transformation is irreversible and that China is willing to accelerate climate cooperation with Asia-Pacific partners. Participants, including Australian Assistant Minister Gorman and Fortescue Chairman Forrest, emphasized deepening Australia-China trade and green energy collaboration. The article alludes to the United States through a mention that "certain countries' withdrawal from the Paris Agreement" has caused serious impacts. Liu Zhenmin was accompanied by other Chinese delegates, while Forrest and Gorman highlighted mutual benefits from bilateral cooperation. The conference focused on green transition, innovation, and AI as drivers for sustainable development.
Summary: The article reports a surge in foreign visitors to China during the summer, with 77.7% of inbound foreigners in the first half of the year benefiting from visa-free entry. It highlights that these tourists are experiencing Chinese life and the charm of summer in China firsthand. The piece includes a photo of foreign tourists at the Longji Rice Terraces in Guangxi, credited to Xinhua. No specific official statements, accompanying personnel, or references to the United States or U.S.-China relations are mentioned.
Summary: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special envoy, Minister of Science and Technology Yin Hejun, attended Peru’s presidential power transfer ceremony in Lima on July 28 and held a bilateral meeting with newly elected President Keiko Fujimori. Yin conveyed Xi’s greetings and noted that China has been Peru’s largest trading partner and export market for 12 consecutive years, highlighting the flagship Belt and Road project at Chancay Port. He emphasized the 55th anniversary of diplomatic ties and expressed willingness to work with Peru’s new government for further progress. Fujimori asked Yin to convey her gratitude to Xi, reaffirmed Peru’s adherence to the One-China principle, and praised Chinese investment’s role in Peru’s development, pledging deepened cooperation. No mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Inner Mongolia Women's Federation, supported by the All-China Women's Federation and中华女子学院, hosted a training program in Hohhot for 23 women from 8 countries and 1 international organization under the Belt and Road Initiative, focusing on cultural tourism, ecological development, and women's empowerment. Participants, including representatives from Egypt and Ethiopia, toured cultural sites and engaged in discussions on women's roles in tourism and cultural heritage revitalization. The program, which has trained over 90 foreign women officials from 20 developing countries since 2023, aims to expand multilateral cooperation. An Inner Mongolia Women's Federation official stated that the initiative will continue to deepen cross-border projects in health, handicrafts, and education, broadening international exchanges to advance women's development. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The "Blue Book on International Situation and China's Foreign Relations (2025/2026)" was released in Beijing on July 29. It systematically elaborates on the theoretical and practical innovations of Xi Jinping’s diplomatic thought in 2025. The report emphasizes that under head-of-state diplomacy, China has promoted a major-country relationship framework based on peaceful coexistence and non-alignment. It also highlights China’s efforts to strengthen ties with developing nations and reform global governance. The blue book does not explicitly address the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party has conferred the "Role Model of the Times" award on Wang Ji, a professor and researcher at the National University of Defense Technology, for his contributions to military education and high-confidence software. Wang Ji, who continued his research despite a severe illness and amputation, was praised for his dedication to Xi Jinping’s thought on strengthening the military and for achieving internationally advanced innovations. The announcement highlighted his role in ensuring the safety of critical software for major military equipment and his family's recognition as a "National Civilized Family." The ceremony was attended by representatives from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Central Military Commission, and other military and educational bodies. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on 36-year-old Yang Tao, who transitioned from a decade-long career as an electrician to become a data annotation specialist in Yichang, Hubei, and was promoted to project manager. It highlights how local government employment services, including community-level labor officials, helped connect him to a job at the Huazhong AI Data Annotation Center. The piece emphasizes Yichang's development of big data and computing as a leading industry, with the city establishing a large-scale data center cluster. It details the city's employment support mechanisms, such as targeted training programs and job fairs, which have created over 23,000 new positions in emerging sectors this year. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article profiles Chen Junwu, a recently awarded "July 1 Medal" recipient and veteran petroleum engineering expert, highlighting his lifelong dedication to breaking Western technological monopolies in refining. It invokes Xi Jinping's "four haves" requirement for correct views on political achievement, stressing the primacy of ideals and beliefs as a "master switch." The piece discusses China's progress in overcoming U.S.-led technology "bottlenecks" and its assertive countermeasures against American tariff hikes, framing these as tests of national resolve. It also underscores the role of Party members in disaster relief as embodying the courage to act in crises.
Summary: On July 29, tourists at the Yedong River scenic area in Huangping County, Guizhou, experienced waterfall descending under professional guidance, a popular summer activity amid peak season. The county has been developing outdoor and health tourism projects to create local employment and income opportunities. The report includes a photo by Xinhua correspondent Yang Wenbin. No officials or U.S.-China relations are mentioned.
Summary: The article reports on the National Conference on Overseas Chinese Affairs held in Beijing on July 27-28, where Xi Jinping's recent instructions on the work were conveyed. Xi emphasized the strategic importance of overseas Chinese affairs, calling for efforts to unite overseas Chinese and returned overseas Chinese to serve national development, including the Chinese modernization drive and the cause of national reunification. Officials from Fujian, Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Zhejiang, and other regions, along with representatives from the China Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs Association and Jinan University, were quoted expressing their commitment to implement Xi's directives by strengthening ties, attracting investment, promoting cultural exchange, and enhancing services for the diaspora. The report does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: On July 29, China's National Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management held a multi-departmental meeting to assess heavy rainfall trends and deploy flood control efforts. The headquarters maintained Level IV emergency responses for flooding in Guangdong, Sichuan, and Gansu, and for drought in Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang. Officials warned of severe, multi-point rainstorms across central, southern, and northeastern China, emphasizing the need to overcome complacency and strengthen disaster response measures. The Ministry activated a Level IV geological disaster response for Sichuan due to high landslide risks. A separate directive urged all provinces to learn from recent tourism-related flood and geological disasters in Gansu and enhance汛期 tourism safety, including closing scenic areas and evacuating tourists as needed.
Summary: The Ministry of Water Resources issued targeted rainfall warnings to 17 provinces, including Hebei, Shanxi, and Sichuan, based on a 24-hour precipitation forecast, identifying at-risk counties, reservoirs, and flash flood zones. It reported that five rivers, including the Dang River in Gansu, experienced floods exceeding warning levels, with the Dang River seeing its largest recorded flood since 1965. Due to forecasted heavy rain from July 30 to August 3, driven by the southwest monsoon and cold air, the Ministry activated a Level IV flood defense emergency response for Sichuan. The response directs local water authorities to intensify monitoring, optimize reservoir operations, and enforce early warning protocols. It also emphasizes safeguarding reservoirs and dams, managing medium and small river floods, and coordinating with local governments to evacuate at-risk populations to protect life and property.
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Summary: The article, featuring three reader submissions, discusses how to be an "informed person" in grassroots governance, a key principle emphasized by Xi Jinping for effective policy implementation and public service. It highlights the need for meticulous groundwork ("slow work") to avoid errors and delays, citing a case of old neighborhood renovation in Yichang where initial haste caused setbacks. The text stresses proactive problem-solving over passive waiting, using the example of elevator installations in old communities to illustrate the value of pilot projects and local initiative. It also underscores the importance of thorough preparation and vigilance in disaster prevention, drawing on experiences with extreme weather warnings in Hunan. The piece does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Two Chinese mathematicians, Wang Hong and Deng Yu—both 2007 Peking University alumni—won the 2025 Fields Medal, marking the first time two Chinese mathematicians received the prize in the same year. President Xi Jinping was quoted emphasizing that basic research is the source of the entire scientific system and the key to all technical problems. The article highlights China's sustained investment in basic research and education, noting that the share of basic research spending has risen above 7% of total R&D and that China's global innovation index has climbed to 10th. It also cites the recognition of DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng and researcher Du Mengran on *Nature*'s 2025 top-10 science list as further evidence of China's growing innovation capacity. The piece concludes that China is building an open, inclusive innovation ecosystem to attract global talent and strengthen self-reliance in science and technology.
Summary: The article reports on watermelon oversupply in Henan, which local government and businesses helped address through coordinated sales channels. It argues that such crises stem from deeper structural issues in China's smallholder agriculture, including production-market disconnects and information gaps. The piece advocates for systemic reforms beyond emergency measures, such as quality improvement, industry chain extension, and better information sharing. It cites examples like Guangdong's Xuwen pineapple to illustrate how data-driven coordination can turn surpluses into success. The underlying message is that agricultural modernization requires both technological and organizational transformation to ensure stable farmer incomes.
Summary: The article reports on breakthroughs in China's new materials industry, highlighting mass production of next-generation electronic resin in Jinan (Shandong) to boost AI server efficiency, and the launch of three world-class carbon fiber production lines in Lianyungang (Jiangsu) to upgrade wind power, EVs, and robotics. It frames these advances as key drivers of "new quality productive forces" and industrial self-reliance. The piece concludes with a four-line poem praising China's technological strength and resilience. No U.S. or U.S.-China relations are mentioned.
Summary: The article highlights the thriving grassroots literary culture in Xiji County, Ningxia, where over 1,600 residents—including hundreds of farmers—actively produce literature, earning national awards. It features examples of local farmer-writers who compose poetry and prose about rural life, offering solace and meaning in a fast-paced modern world. The piece attributes this phenomenon to deep cultural roots, profound rural transformation, and the historical hardship of the region, which fuels literary expression. It argues that literature flourishes when nourished by the land, citing works like *White Deer Plain* and the painting *Father* as examples of enduring rural inspiration. The article concludes that as urban-rural integration deepens, the countryside’s cultural and ecological values are expanding, awaiting further artistic exploration.
Summary: The article discusses the cultural and ecological significance of urban greenery in China, emphasizing how trees provide more than just shade—they sustain community life, historical memory, and emotional well-being. It highlights Xi Jinping’s call to protect ancient trees and preserve traditional culture, and notes the implementation of the "Ancient and Famous Tree Protection Regulations" on March 15, 2025. The piece praises cities like Fuzhou, Chengdu, and Shanghai for innovative conservation efforts, such as rerouting roads to save banyan trees and creating shaded public spaces. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses a meeting between Chinese official Wang Yi and U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, focusing on Wang's remarks emphasizing the need for stable U.S.-China relations and adherence to the principles of mutual respect. Wang was reported to have stressed that both sides should manage differences and avoid confrontation, while reaffirming China's commitment to peaceful coexistence. The meeting was also attended by other Chinese and U.S. officials, including Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Qin Gang. The discussion touched on key bilateral issues, including Taiwan, trade, and regional security, with Wang urging the U.S. to honor the One-China policy.
Summary: The Central Committee and State Council have issued the Ninth Five-Year Plan for Legal Publicity and Education (2026–2030), as announced by the Central Propaganda Department and Ministry of Justice. The plan aims to deepen the study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, enhance legal awareness among citizens and officials, and support the “15th Five-Year Plan” period and Chinese-style modernization. New measures include a lifelong legal education system, precision-targeted publicity, and the promotion of socialist legal culture. The plan also emphasizes international dissemination of China’s legal achievements and the rule of law, though it does not address the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has produced a six-episode ideological film series titled *Zhisheng* (Victory), approved by the Central Military Commission and co-produced with state media bodies, set to air on CCTV from July 30. The series focuses on the theme of "being capable of fighting and winning wars," showcasing troops' efforts under Xi Jinping's guidance on military preparedness. It aims to reinforce the "two establishes," strengthen loyalty to the Party and Xi, and advance the modernization of national defense and the military. The film is intended to educate and inspire officers and soldiers to obey the Central Military Commission and Xi’s command. It emphasizes achieving the centenary goal of building the People’s Army into a world-class force by 2027.
Summary: Chinese insurers, including PICC, have affirmed their commitment to long-term, value-oriented investment in the capital market, viewing it as having a sustained positive trajectory. They plan to increase equity investment structures and ratios, focusing on modern industrial systems and new productive forces. PICC's leadership stated that growth in high-end manufacturing and the digital economy provides fundamental support for market stability. They expressed determination to act as a stabilizer for the capital market and a main force serving the real economy. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports that Yunnan Province’s Department of Human Resources and Social Security and Department of Culture and Tourism jointly issued 20 measures to support entrepreneurship among long-stay travelers ("lijuren"). The measures aim to transform tourism into longer-term residency and entrepreneurial activity, focusing on sectors like plateau agriculture and cultural tourism. They include establishing a "lijuren talent pool," creating a "lijuren asset bank," and providing targeted training and financial support such as the "Yunling Entrepreneurship Loan." The initiative seeks to reduce costs, build incubation platforms, and foster a supportive ecosystem for these entrepreneurs. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and ten other departments jointly issued a plan to upgrade grassroots TCM services within five years. The plan outlines 25 tasks across seven actions, focusing on improving county-level hospital capabilities, expanding TCM personnel, and promoting appropriate technologies. It aims to build a sustainable TCM workforce and enhance service networks, including non-TCM hospitals and social forces. The initiative also addresses funding, cultural promotion, and management standards. No U.S. or U.S.-China relations were mentioned.
Summary: Linze County in Zhangye, Gansu Province, is advancing new energy projects, including a photovoltaic sand-control base and independent energy storage stations. These projects form a complete "generation + storage + transmission" industrial chain. The article is accompanied by a photo of the stable operation of a storage station and wind farm in the county's northern新能源 industrial park.
Summary: A cultural exhibition titled "Taiping Nian: Universal Peace" opened at the Zhejiang Provincial Museum, featuring nearly a thousand artifacts from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period sourced from nearly 100 institutions nationwide, including the National Museum of China. The exhibition uniquely integrates historical relics with the immersive narrative of the television drama *Taiping Nian*, a major Zhejiang-produced historical series that has garnered over 1.7 billion online views and won awards at the Shanghai TV Festival. The event aims to leverage the cross-industry appeal of film and television to amplify the influence of Wuyue culture. No U.S. or U.S.-China relations topics were mentioned.
Summary: The article describes the decades-long efforts by villagers in Wulong District, Chongqing, to build and maintain irrigation channels on steep cliffs, transforming barren land into productive farmland and improving local livelihoods. It highlights the construction of the "Cheqingyan" channel, completed with rudimentary tools and methods, and the ongoing maintenance by designated "channel keepers" and government funding. The story emphasizes the collective labor, local government support, and enduring bond between the community and their water infrastructure. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China’s first autonomous airport shuttle project was launched on July 28 at Urumqi Tian Shan International Airport, using a 12-meter pure electric bus jointly developed by Xinjiang Airport Group’s Tianbo Industry and Yutong. The airport has deployed over 100 autonomous vehicles and devices, including unmanned baggage tractors handling 70% of luggage transfers and 90% of cargo transfers with zero safety incidents. Baggage sorting robots achieve over 98% accuracy, while unmanned boarding bridges are being scaled. New energy vehicles account for 76.4% of the airport fleet, cutting annual carbon emissions by over 70,000 tons. No U.S. officials or bilateral relations were referenced in the report.
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Summary: A Chinese article reports that Hebei Province has led the national comprehensive computing power index for two consecutive years, driven by abundant wind and solar green energy resources. Zhang Hui-hua, deputy director of the Zhangjiakou Municipal Data and Government Services Bureau, emphasized that renewable energy installations in Zhangjiakou exceed 45 GW, supporting low-cost green computing. Xing Yan-bo, general manager of Langfang Shucheng Technology Group, stated that a unified computing network platform now integrates idle resources for flexible, low-cost AI services. The article also quotes Zhuang Zhi-wei, a department director at the Hebei Provincial Data and Government Services Bureau, highlighting an "AI+" strategy to deeply transform industries like steel, logistics, and healthcare. No references to the United States or U.S.-China relations appear in the text.
Summary: The article discusses the structural imbalance in China's computing power distribution, where the east faces shortages and the west lacks application scenarios. It advocates for a shift from simple data transfer to enabling computing resources to be actively utilized, building on the "East Data West Computing" project. Key strategies include improving coordination between computing and electricity, promoting cost-effective domestic computing power, and deepening collaboration among industry, academia, and research. The piece emphasizes transforming regional computing resources into market-ready services and achieving full-stack self-reliance. The author, a professor at Lanzhou University, suggests this restructuring represents a shift from resource dependency to technology-driven regional integration.
Summary: The article reports on the successful launch of the "Lilac 3" satellite, a novel ultra-flat disc-shaped satellite developed by a student team at Harbin Institute of Technology, with an average age of 22 at project start. Student chief engineer Sun Maojin explained that the flat design improves launch efficiency for future low-orbit constellations. Professor Cao Xibin, director of the student micro-nano satellite innovation workshop, emphasized that the university's approach of entrusting real satellite projects to students with faculty guidance is key. The team rebuilt the satellite in three months after a previous launch failure, adding new payloads. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: On July 22, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Several Provisions on the Handling Procedures of State Council Administrative Reconsideration Cases." A spokesperson from the Ministry of Justice addressed questions regarding the document, explaining that it updates a 2001 notice to align with the revised 2023 Administrative Reconsideration Law. The revision aims to enhance the efficiency of administrative reconsideration, strengthen oversight by the State Council's legal departments, and promote the substantive resolution of administrative disputes. The provisions emphasize improving coordination between reconsideration, government supervision, and law enforcement oversight to ensure administrative power operates within the legal framework. The document reflects China's ongoing efforts to refine its legal system under Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, without direct reference to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: On July 28, farmers in Cangling Village, Jiangxi Province, were observed transplanting late rice seedlings. Local authorities are promoting late rice production by guiding timely transplanting and field management to ensure a good harvest and increased income. The report is accompanied by a photo credited to Deng Heping. No U.S. or U.S.-China relations were mentioned.
Summary: The article reports that China's General Administration of Customs has implemented a new inspection model for high-tech goods, such as chips and vaccines, which are sensitive to storage conditions. Customs Risk Management Director Lin Tengxiao stated that the model shifts inspections from ports to enterprise workshops with controlled environments, reducing processing time from three to four days to same-day completion. The initiative has benefited 551 high-tech enterprises across the country, covering over 68,000 registered items valued at 32.1 billion yuan. Eligible applicants include high-tech manufacturers, trading firms, research institutions, and universities, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises meeting updated standards. The system automatically identifies qualifying shipments and coordinates on-site inspections by customs officers at company facilities.
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Summary: At the 2026 Lujiazui Forum, PICC Health (People's Insurance Company of China) announced initiatives to develop inclusive insurance products for "two drivers and two couriers" (truck drivers, ride-hailing drivers, food delivery riders, and couriers), responding to government calls to stabilize employment and support new employment groups. The company has partnered with Didi to pilot health insurance services for ride-hailing drivers in five cities, offering customized risk prevention and tiered coverage based on age and risk profiles. With YTO Express and other firms, PICC Health expanded coverage to over 50 million delivery workers through "People's Health Stations" and weather-triggered health management services. These efforts align with State Council directives to strengthen social security for gig workers and advance inclusive finance. The company plans to replicate its model to other new employment sectors, such as caregivers and designated drivers, while enhancing risk reduction through technology.
Summary: The article, authored by the President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, summarizes Xi Jinping’s speech at the 105th anniversary of the Communist Party of China, arguing that the vitality of socialism with Chinese characteristics validates Marxism’s scientific and practical nature. It frames the relationship between Marxist theory and Chinese practice as a dialectical interaction, asserting that Chinese modernization offers an alternative to the Western model. The text emphasizes that China’s economic growth and social stability prove Marxism’s correctness, specifically rebutting past "China collapse" theories. It also mentions that China’s response to US-initiated trade friction and unilateralism demonstrates the resilience of its system and the decisive role of Xi Jinping’s leadership. The piece concludes that China’s continued development will further confirm Marxist truth on the new journey toward national rejuvenation.
Summary: Xi Jinping highlighted sports as a key driver of economic development and a platform for national cultural soft power. The article discusses how the "15th Five-Year Plan" and the "Urban Renewal 15th Five-Year Plan" promote sports event economies to boost urban vitality and governance. It argues that integrating sports events with local culture enhances city branding, citing examples like Lanzhou Marathon and Guizhou's "Village Super League." The text also emphasizes regional cooperation, notably the 15th National Games jointly hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau to advance Greater Bay Area integration. Finally, it calls for expanding social participation and market-driven operations to sustain the sports event industry.
Summary: The article highlights three regional Chinese desserts—Hainan’s Qingbuliang, Chengdu’s Ice Jelly, and Yanbian’s Cold Noodles—as cultural and economic assets. Hainan’s Qingbuliang, a traditional sweet soup, has been elevated to a municipal intangible cultural heritage item, with local official Fu Zhichen, director of the Qiongshan District Cultural Center, noting its role as a shared cultural memory. The brand founder Zhao Yuming is preparing to open overseas outlets in Southeast Asia. Chengdu’s handmade Ice Jelly, a district-level heritage, is now mass-produced and exported to Europe, North America, and Southeast Asia. Yanbian’s Cold Noodles, a provincial intangible heritage, are being promoted through tourism events, including a "one-cent cold noodles" campaign during the 2026 "Northeast Super" sports tournament.
Summary: The article reports on the State Council’s release of the "National Fitness Plan (2026–2030)," which aims to advance the high-quality development of mass fitness programs during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. It highlights efforts to expand participation in ice and snow sports, the popularity of grassroots events like "Cun Chao" (Village Super League), and the implementation of student physical fitness initiatives. The piece emphasizes addressing the "where to exercise" challenge by integrating fitness facilities into public spaces, citing examples from Guangzhou, Hangzhou, and Changsha. It also notes that technological advancements, such as smart fitness devices and online coaching, are supporting diverse exercise needs and upgrading the sports industry. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on multiple policy initiatives across Chinese provinces, including Shanghai's plan to cultivate agri-tech enterprises targeting 1,000 firms and 5 IPOs by 2030, Jiangxi's standardized selection of forestry experts, and Yunnan's new water rescue training facility standards. Shanxi hosted a traditional abacus competition, while five northern provinces jointly launched a youth sports league for football, basketball, and volleyball. Guizhou conducted its first vocational tea ceremony assessment for foreign participants, specifically 24 trainees from Laos. No U.S. or U.S.-China relations are mentioned.
Summary: The article reports on the Anduo County horse racing festival in northern Tibet, highlighting its transformation from a traditional competition into a comprehensive event integrating sports, culture, tourism, and commerce. Former rider-turned-organizer Tuzeng is quoted stating that the annual event enriches cultural and sports life. Local cooperative leader Nase notes that handmade crafts sold at the venue provide additional income for herders. The festival attracts tourists, including a visitor from Sichuan who praised the scenery and spectacle. The report underscores regional economic development and cultural vitality, with no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: On July 25, the 2026 Yangtze River Delta Reading Marathon began simultaneously across Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui, featuring a six-hour immersive reading challenge with multiple assessment stages. The event, a public-interest competition, has been held annually since 2018 and tests participants' reading focus, comprehension, and critical thinking. No officials were reported as accompanying or speaking at the event.
Summary: In Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, three elderly women—Wang Jinxiu, Wu Juannü, and Wang Cuizhen—mediated a marital dispute as members of the "Grandma Help Group," a volunteer team of 15 retired party members formed in 2019. The group has assisted with social welfare applications and delivered meals to the elderly, emphasizing their goal of fostering harmonious community life. The article highlights the group's role in promoting civil harmony in Yongchang Jiayuan Community, with no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: In Bole City, Xinjiang, community grid workers and volunteers, including Tajiguli Tursunkali, initiated a "curtain agreement" with elderly residents living alone, symbolized by checking curtains in the morning and lights at night. Party Secretary Geng Xin of the Heping Community recounted that the program began after a solitary elder's medical emergency, leading to the formation of a support team of grid workers, volunteers, and property staff. The team maintains health files for 21 elders and coordinates with local police and clinics for rapid response. No mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations was made.
Summary: In Ankang, Shaanxi, a new greenway project on the northern slope of Xiangxi Tunnel transformed unstable terrain into a public walkway with 414 meters of stone steps and 9,625 square meters of restored greenery. Deputy Section Chief Ding Lidong of the Ankang Municipal Gardening Department stated that the team ensured the project met high standards despite difficult construction conditions, emphasizing it as a "conscience project" for the people. Resident Wang Longnian reported that the path reduced travel time from 20 minutes to just 3–5 minutes. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A 61-year-old farmer in Rushan, Shandong, now uses government-issued "gig worker service maps" to find temporary employment, picking tea leaves for wages. The maps, created by the local human resources and social security department in 2022, include four categories: demand distribution, supply-demand matching, training empowerment, and rights protection. Wang Yuemeng, a staff member at the Rushan Public Employment and Talent Service Center, explained that workers can follow a "cycle map" to find gigs aligned with local seasonal industries. The initiative aims to improve flexible employment in agricultural areas. No U.S. or U.S.-China relations are mentioned.
Summary: Hubei Province held a "digital intelligence" vocational experience micro-class on AI video generation for youth, part of a broader provincial training initiative. A Hubei Human Resources and Social Security Department official stated the goal is to quickly introduce new professions and skills through short, accessible courses. The class was taught by an AI engineer and attended by recent graduate Zhu Hanlin, who subsequently enrolled in advanced training. No mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: China's National Bureau of Statistics reported a 4.7% year-on-year GDP growth for the first half of 2026, reaching 69.6 trillion yuan. In a state media roundtable, Vice Directors Yang Te and Wang Guanhua, alongside院长 Huang Hanquan, framed the result as a resilient start to the 15th Five-Year Plan, emphasizing structural improvements and the growing role of new动能. Wang noted the 3.6 trillion yuan incremental increase was the largest for a first half in five years, highlighting the challenge of a high base. The officials stressed that new industries now contribute over 40% to growth, with AI-related sectors expected to expand by over 30% this year. Looking ahead, they called for more proactive macro policies to sustain momentum, with no direct reference to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration issued a notice canceling previous urban land use tax exemptions for major production and operational land used by coal, mining, oil and gas, building materials, and electric power industries. A reduced tax rate will apply from September 2026 to August 2027, with full taxation resuming in September 2027. Exemptions are retained for certain safety, infrastructure, and public green space lands. Peking University professor Liu Yi commented that the policy adjustment aims to improve land use efficiency and tax fairness, while noting that the tax accounts for a low share of overall enterprise costs.
Summary: The article reports that China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, along with six other departments, has issued a notice launching a "bidding for innovation tasks" initiative for 2026. This program aims to accelerate the integration of technological and industrial innovation through key technology breakthroughs. The initiative covers six directions, including future industries, equipment manufacturing, and artificial intelligence, with 24 specific topics such as humanoid robots and brain-inspired intelligence. It sets targets for 2028, including achieving over 96% accuracy in multi-modal perception for embodied intelligence and developing a proprietary end-side world model system. The report does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on a musical fountain water show at the North Square of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, on July 28. It describes the attraction as a signature cultural tourism landmark that blends Tang Dynasty culture with modern water feature technology. The show aims to enrich the city’s cultural tourism offerings and showcase the vitality of the ancient capital. The photo was taken by Zhang Cheng for Image China. There is no mention of any official statements, accompanying persons, or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports that China’s total intelligent computing power has reached 240 PFLOPS, with over 80% concentrated in eight national computing hubs, and 140 PFLOPS integrated into a national trial platform. Data infrastructure now connects over 40,000 entities and lists more than 60,000 products, marking a tenfold and fourfold increase respectively from the end of 2025. By June, 140 pilot units had built over 106 PB of high-quality datasets, and 72 industry leaders had produced over 45 PB covering more than 759 high-value scenarios. National Data Administration Deputy Director Yu Ying stated that the agency encourages business model innovation based on token applications and will explore new trading models like token transactions. The announcement did not address the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on a bureaucratic reform in Nanyang, Henan Province, addressing the financial burden on enterprises from the "bridge loan" process for loan renewals. It focuses on Tao Caijuan, financial manager of Zhongyi Food Company, who described the exhausting and costly process of repaying and reapplying for a 3 million yuan mortgage loan. The reform was initiated after Tao raised the issue with Zhang Xuan, a staffer from the Nanyang Real Estate Registration Service Center, during a government survey. The Center led cross-departmental coordination to create a "registration-bank cooperation" system, eliminating intermediary steps and enabling direct loan renewal. The article concludes by quoting Director Li Junlin, who stated, "Serving enterprises and the public with practical results is true due diligence," and notes the service has expanded to 23 industries.
Summary: According to a report from the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment, the proportion of green enterprises in Beijing has reached 50.1%, meaning over half of the city's key emitters have achieved green upgrades. The city has systematically built a corporate green enhancement system centered on pollution reduction, promoting more efficient treatment, cleaner energy, and greener transportation. A total of 2,252 enterprises have completed green upgrades, contributing to significant reductions in volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides. These efforts have supported the continuous improvement of air quality and Beijing's high-quality development. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The State Council issued the "National Fitness Plan (2026–2030)," outlining a roadmap for high-quality development of fitness over the next five years, shifting from quantitative expansion to qualitative improvement. The plan sets targets including 4 square meters of sports space per capita by 2030, and emphasizes utilizing urban spaces and AI to enhance accessibility and precision. Zhang Ruilin, a Beijing Normal University professor, noted the focus on "quality improvement and precise supply," while Li Liang of the General Administration of Sport stressed building tiered competition systems to engage diverse groups. The plan promotes "sports+" integration with health and economy, citing 2025 pilot data showing 431.28 billion yuan in consumption driven by 1,947 monitored events. No mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: The article compiles six public suggestions submitted to the "People's Suggestions" platform, each addressing gaps in local sports infrastructure across various Chinese cities. Proposals include adding table tennis areas for the elderly in Xi'an, organizing village basketball leagues in Guangdong, resuming stalled sports construction in Henan, repairing fitness trails in Gansu, building standard football fields in Jiangsu, and improving the 15-minute fitness circle in Shandong. No official statements or actions are reported, and the article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on the 2026 Chinese Table Tennis Super League season, which has implemented new rules including a 15-game, 8-win format, mandatory U19 player appearances, and limited player participation to enhance competition and youth development. Top male player Wang Chuqin, from defending champion Shandong Weiqiao, noted the new system eliminates margin for error and requires rapid adjustment. Female player Chen Xingtong of Shandong Luneng highlighted the increased emphasis on doubles, aligning with international trends. The reforms were driven by consultations with clubs and provincial officials to strengthen China’s talent pipeline and the league’s brand value. The league attracted over 56,000 spectators in Dalian, with fans praising the exposure of young athletes.
Summary: The article reports that the Chinese shooting team finished the 2026 ISSF World Cup with 7 gold, 6 silver, and 5 bronze medals, leading both the gold and overall medal tables. On the final day, pairs Wang Zifei/Sheng Lihao and Du Yuchen/Zhang Changhong swept the gold and silver in the 10m air rifle mixed team event, with Sheng Lihao and Wang Zifei achieving a three-peat in the event. Sheng Lihao noted improved performance despite past fluctuations, while Wang Zifei expressed hope for stability at the upcoming Asian Games and World Championships. In the trap mixed team final, the pair Qi Ying/Sun Yurong won silver, marking the second time China has stood on a World Cup podium in the event since it was added to the Los Angeles Olympics. Wang Lian, deputy director of the Shooting and Archery Management Center, stated that the team’s overall performance improved compared to the previous German World Cup stop, boosting confidence for future training and preparation.
Summary: Li Liangpeng, a 29-year-old Chinese athlete, won the men's 60m highline speed event at the 2026 World Highline Slacklining Championships in Lax, Switzerland, setting a world record of 23.05 seconds. He stated that facing top global competitors in each round, he maintained his composure and seized every sprint opportunity to break the record. Li, who previously worked in Shanghai and trained part-time, switched to highline speed in 2023 and quit his job to prepare full-time after winning bronze at last year's World Cup in Paris. He attributed his victory to systematic training, balance, and studying opponents' techniques, and emphasized his goal of showcasing Chinese athletes on the world stage. Li plans to continue competing internationally and promote the sport in China.
Summary: The 2026 National Rural Table Tennis Competition opened on July 29 in Lingwu, Ningxia, with over 300 athletes from 21 teams across 13 provinces and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. The four-day event features three competition groups, including a rural-themed singles category, and aims to blend agricultural culture with sport. Lingwu also launched interactive table tennis experiences and local product exhibitions to promote the integration of sports and agricultural tourism.
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Summary: The article reports on China's agricultural insurance system, using the case of Zhejiang farmer Jin, who received a 10,000 yuan advance payment from PICC within a day after Typhoon Bawing damaged his rice fields. It quotes officials from the National Financial Regulatory Administration and the Insurance Association of China explaining that farmers can insure staple crops like rice, wheat, and corn, with government subsidies covering 30% to over 90% of premiums. The piece details how claims are processed based on actual loss rates and growth stages, and notes that post-disaster assessment increasingly uses drones, satellite remote sensing, and big data. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has issued a new guideline for metrological supervision of eyeglass fitting and dispensing, aiming to standardize inspections nationwide. The guideline outlines regulatory responsibilities, key inspection items, and a unified workflow to cover the entire supply chain, from lens production to contact lens fitting. It intensifies scrutiny of businesses with frequent complaints or past violations, while streamlining checks to reduce disruption to compliant operators. The guide mandates strict enforcement against expired calibrations, inaccurate devices, and illegal modifications of mandatory inspection equipment. It also establishes a closed-loop rectification system, requiring businesses to document and resolve identified issues.
Summary: A new regulation for managing medical institutions in Anhui Province took effect on July 15. It mandates standardized诊疗 activities, reasonable prescribing and billing, improved service quality, and patient consent protections. The regulation requires security measures for patient health data, environmental and fire safety checks for licensing, and support for internet-based and smart hospitals. It also aims to streamline approval timelines, establish healthcare investment mechanisms, and clarify rules on social donations and medical liability insurance.
Summary: The Guangxi Maritime Safety Administration, together with the Guangxi Education Department and the South China Navigation Safety Center, co-hosted a "Magnificent Safety Cloud Classroom" summer water safety lesson for youth. The event featured a main classroom in Nanning and linked eight other cities, using skits and practical exercises to correct common misconceptions like "being able to swim means safe." The curriculum covered dangers such as silent drowning and post-rain hazards, and taught self-rescue and scientific rescue techniques. No mentions of the United States or U.S.-China relations were present in the article.
Summary: The article reports on the launch of the "Jinlv Shiguang Hao" themed immersive tourism train, which began its first trip this year from Tianjin North Station to Jizhou North Station. The train will operate weekly on specific routes, including to Beijing and Langfang, as part of a regular schedule. The initiative aims to enrich summer travel options and boost cultural tourism consumption in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. No officials or statements are cited, and no reference is made to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports that the Guizhou Provincial Employment Promotion and Labor Protection Leading Group Office issued guidelines to address the urgent concerns of migrant workers, covering family care, children’s education, and support for left-behind elderly and women. The guidelines include 15 specific measures across five areas, such as improving mental health staffing in schools, establishing regular contact systems for left-behind children and elderly, and promoting skills training for left-behind women. It also details a provincial-integrated service system for employment, skills training, return-to-home entrepreneurship, and rights protection, leveraging provincial labor cooperation stations and market-based agencies. The measures aim to facilitate household registration transfers, streamline cross-provincial medical settlement, and offer housing support through rental subsidies and purchase incentives from real estate companies. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Naval troops conducting live-fire training at sea rescued four people from a capsized civilian sailboat after sudden winds caused the accident. Soldiers launched a drone and dispatched rescue boats, with one soldier jumping into rough waters to assist the distressed individuals. The rental company’s rescue team also arrived, coordinating with military personnel to save the victims. The rescued individuals later presented a banner and thank-you letter to the troops, with the unit’s leader emphasizing the military’s commitment to protecting civilian lives. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Xinjiang Education Department issued a notice on advancing the construction of "healthy schools," focusing on students' physical fitness, mental health, vision, weight, and food safety. It mandates that by 2030, all schools in the region must meet the health school standards, with phased targets of 30% by 2026 and 80% by 2028. The notice explicitly rejects the "score-only, enrollment-only" evaluation mindset and forbids sacrificing student health for higher enrollment rates. It also prohibits cutting physical education and arts classes or increasing students' academic burden. The notice instructs education supervision departments to incorporate the "health first" concept into routine oversight and inspections.
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Summary: A new digital cultural format called "超现场" (hyper-live) uses ultra-HD technology to broadcast live performances simultaneously to multiple venues. Since April 2025, Beijing has hosted 55 such events reaching over 140,000 viewers across 31 provinces, including cinemas, universities, transport hubs, and shopping districts. A National Grand Theater official noted that "hyper-live" creates a new art form by giving each audience member a personalized viewing experience via 8K screens and over 250 microphones. Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics official Zhi Yuanyuan said the format deepens aesthetic education by turning passive viewing into active participation. The Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau has issued policies supporting the industry, aiming to fund 40 hyper-live productions and build a network of 100 digital theaters by 2029.
Summary: The article reports on the renaming of the Beijing Museum of Natural History to the National Museum of Natural History, officially inaugurated in June 2023. It traces the museum’s origins back to 1951, noting that early challenges were overcome through field research and exhibitions in the Forbidden City. Founding director Yang Zhongjian and later director Pei Wenzhong, alongside deputies Xu Ren, Zheng Zuoxin, and Zhou Mingzhen, are credited with advocating for a national-level museum over generations. The museum’s research spans paleontology, zoology, and botany, with publications in *Nature* and *Science*, and it now uses VR and AR to enhance public engagement. The article also highlights the construction of a new 190,000-square-meter facility to expand public access, reflecting progress in China’s natural sciences and ecological civilization.
Summary: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has leveraged its unique subtropical resources to develop a modern specialty agriculture sector, particularly in grape cultivation, transforming itself into a major national producer despite climatic challenges. By 2025, the region's grape planting area reached 489,700 mu (≈32,600 hectares), with an output of 825,900 tons and an industry value exceeding 10 billion yuan. The province established an integrated breeding platform that reduced the breeding cycle from 3–4 years to 1.5 years, resulting in 22 new heat-tolerant grape varieties, alongside techniques like rain-shelter cultivation and a two-harvest system that boosted yields and quality. Soil remediation efforts using amendments and organic fertilizers improved soil pH and microbial health, while digital monitoring systems and mechanized equipment cut costs and increased efficiency. The article does not mention any specific officials or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Several officials and members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) submitted proposals focused on accelerating agricultural and rural modernization, food security, and rural revitalization during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. Key proposals included strengthening grain production capacity, advancing seed industry innovation, improving agricultural insurance, and fostering rural industries such as leisure tourism. Deng Xiaogang, Li Jiayang, Wu Hongyao, and others emphasized the need for policy coordination, technological innovation, and poverty prevention mechanisms. The article did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: During a July 15 inspection in Shanghai, Xi Jinping emphasized strengthening party leadership and exploring new models for coordinating residential committees,业主委员会, and property service companies under community party organizations. The article highlights three local cases—in Lanzhou, Changsha, and Rizhao—where party-led initiatives improved property management transparency, solved parking and fee issues in old neighborhoods, and fostered co-governance in resettlement communities. No U.S. or U.S.-China relations were discussed.
Summary: A Chinese villager named Ding Guangyi donated a grain loan certificate and an IOU from 1947 to a memorial hall in Qianshan City, Anhui Province. The documents, discovered in a wall cavity decades ago, show that Ding's grandfather lent rice and grain to the Liu-Deng Army, a People's Liberation Army unit advancing into the Dabie Mountains. Ding stated that the family preserved the items as heirlooms to remember the bond between the army and the people. The local government awarded Ding 70,000 yuan for the donation, and his family also contributed 20,000 yuan to a military support fund. The article focuses on local history and family legacy, with no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Supreme People's Court issued a judicial interpretation on July 29, ruling that public institution employees who breach a service period agreement after completing full-time academic education must bear contractual违约责任. The case involved a medical worker named Wei, who signed a contract with his hospital to receive salary and benefits during postgraduate study in exchange for returning to work afterward, but later sought early termination. The court found Wei’s early resignation a violation of the principle of good faith, and upheld the institution’s right to claim damages. It adjusted the penalty for breach from five times the bonus to three times, while requiring full repayment of wages and social insurance premiums received during study. The interpretation takes effect on July 30, 2026.
Summary: The article reports that Daye City in Hubei Province is leveraging its rich red tourism resources by offering themed routes and courses, attracting student groups for immersive experiences. A photo shows elementary school students visiting the Red Third Army Corps Memorial Hall in Daye on July 28. No official statements or discussions of the United States or U.S.-China relations are present in the text.
Summary: The State Council Taiwan Affairs Office held a regular press conference on July 29, with spokesperson Chen Binhua stating that Taiwanese compatriots are part of the Chinese nation, and that "anti-China" sentiment is an unnatural political manipulation that will not last. Chen welcomed Taiwanese tourists to the mainland, highlighting the convenience of transport, cultural diversity, and tourism infrastructure. He also noted that mainland airlines have resumed four cross-strait direct flight routes and urged Taiwan to lift unreasonable restrictions on air transport. Regarding the rejection of a Shanghai delegation for a panda ceremony, Chen condemned the Democratic Progressive Party for its "Taiwan independence" nature and confrontational mindset. The remarks did not directly address the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Bilibili's party committee, led by Secretary Li Ni, has developed a "matrix work method" to integrate party-building across employees, content creators (UP主), and users. Deputy Secretary Leng Song highlighted the formation of a UP主 party branch in 2021, which uses online-offline activities and content like a popular video on party volunteer work. The committee also established a UP主 union federation and research groups to address intellectual property and creator support. Li Ni stated that the company's recent "National Advanced Grassroots Party Organization" award is both an honor and a responsibility to continue guiding youth with positive content.
Summary: A press conference on July 28 in Liaoning reported that from January to June, the province's disciplinary inspection agencies investigated 6,893 individuals, disciplined 3,988, and transferred 446 to judicial authorities in a crackdown on issues undermining the business environment. Officials stated that 468 people voluntarily surrendered, and economic losses totaling 5 billion yuan were recovered. The Liaoning Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection has prioritized business environment supervision as a key component of political oversight, focusing on policy, market, government, legal, and cultural environments. A special task force was established with 14 work mechanisms to prioritize case handling and directly address complaints. No mention was made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Malaysian agricultural data shows durian exports to China reached $77 million in Q1 2026, up from $37 million in 2025 for fresh durian alone, with a target of $229 million by 2030. The trade has expanded product forms from pulp to whole fresh fruit since August 2024, upgrading orchard management, certification, cold chain logistics, and processing. Chinese tourists now visit durian plantations in Bentong and Raub during the season, boosting people-to-people exchanges. Malaysian officials, including Deputy Ambassador诺法丽娜, framed durian trade as a vehicle for "durian diplomacy" to deepen bilateral economic and cultural ties. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on the 2026 Royal Institute of British Architects International Excellence Award, which recognized 34 projects, including Shanghai’s Rockbund, which integrates 11 historic buildings into art, commerce, and public life. It argues that historic district renewal is shifting from technical restoration to systemic "placemaking," turning passive "historical specimens" into active "cultural assets." The article cites global examples like Florence, London’s Covent Garden, Singapore’s Chinatown, and Seoul’s Ikseon-dong to illustrate how cultural authenticity and operational models can drive economic value. It warns against over-commercialization and homogenization, referencing Venice and Barcelona as cautionary tales. The article concludes by noting that China’s 15th Five-Year Plan prioritizes high-quality urban renewal, positioning the Shanghai Rockbund award as a sign of China’s growing international role in heritage revitalization.
Summary: A Slovak National Bank report forecasts 0.9% economic growth for Slovakia in 2026, with Moody's maintaining an A3 credit rating with a stable outlook. The report highlights Slovakia's role as a transport hub and its strong competitiveness in Central and Eastern Europe, noting that exports to other EU countries account for roughly 79% of total exports. It details that about one-third of reform targets under Slovakia's 2025–2028 fiscal plan have been achieved, focusing on energy and education, while the government has approved measures to improve the business environment and boost electric vehicle adoption. The article also notes that China is Slovakia's largest trading partner outside the EU, with bilateral trade nearing 62 billion yuan in 2025. It states that Sino-Slovak cooperation is expanding from traditional goods trade into supply chains and innovation, with new growth areas including new energy, digital economy, and green development.
Summary: The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning expressed serious concern over Japanese right-wing forces using AI to fabricate false information distorting Japan’s wartime history against China. She stated this is a blatant challenge to international justice and the post-war order, threatening regional peace and stability. Mao criticized the Japanese right for failing to reflect on its wartime aggression and instead spreading distorted historical views through actions like Yasukuni Shrine visits and textbook revisions. She warned that leveraging new technologies to “poison” public opinion while pushing for Japan’s remilitarization is even more dangerous. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Tokyo Trials, and Mao vowed China will defend historical truth and justice alongside peace-loving people worldwide.
Summary: The article reports that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has recorded 3,360 Ebola cases and 1,487 deaths as of July 27, with the outbreak still in a phase of sustained transmission. DRC response coordinator Lufungola stated it is too early to declare the epidemic has peaked. The World Health Organization (WHO) maintains the global risk as "low" and regional risk as "high," designating the DRC as a key focus area. The article notes that while Uganda has halted its outbreak, the DRC faces challenges from remote areas, complex security, and a lack of approved vaccines for the current strain. It mentions that under international cooperation, China has sent two medical expert teams to support local efforts, with WHO Director-General Tedros emphasizing that no country can fight Ebola alone and highlighting the need for unity and collaboration.
Summary: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko stated on July 28 that the Japanese government under Prime Minister Takashi Ueda’s confrontational stance is negatively impacting stability in the Asia-Pacific region and harming the security interests of neighboring countries, including Russia. Rudenko criticized Japan’s dangerous path of “remilitarization,” including increased military budgets, foreign weapons purchases, and discussions on revising the “Three Non-Nuclear Principles.” He warned that such actions may force Russia to take necessary countermeasures. Rudenko also noted that Japan’s current administration continues its predecessor’s anti-Russia policy, severely deteriorating bilateral relations. He reiterated that dialogue and cooperation can only resume if Japan abandons its anti-Russian stance through concrete actions.
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Summary: The article examines China's specialized education system for juvenile offenders, highlighting efforts to reform minors who committed crimes below the legal age of criminal responsibility. It profiles cases such as 13-year-old Xiao Cheng, a "police-referred student" in Foshan who was sent to a special school for theft, and Xiao Jun, a former drug offender who later became a successful entrepreneur after vocational training. Guangdong Province has established 27 such schools, achieving full coverage across 21 cities, with officials reporting a 23.6% drop in juvenile criminal cases in 2024 and a 10.5% decrease in 2025. The piece notes that over 60% of students come from divorced or single-parent families, and the program emphasizes family reunification, cultural education, and post-graduation tracking to prevent recidivism. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on China's multi-agency approach to juvenile delinquency prevention and correction, emphasizing that a child's transformation requires a collective effort beyond just schools. In Guangdong, this system is coordinated by the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, with education authorities taking the lead, public security and judiciary handling correction, and comprehensive governance centers providing support. Officials noted that teachers,教官, and resident police work around the clock at specialized schools, while post-release support includes family intervention and vocational training. The piece stresses that neither simply punishing nor releasing juvenile offenders is effective, advocating instead for a comprehensive "protective net" involving families, schools, and legal authorities. The report does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Supreme People's Procuratorate reported that from January to June 2026, Chinese prosecutors handled 3,186 false litigation cases, a 19% decrease year-on-year, but warned that new types of false litigation—such as those involving public assets, regulatory evasion, and fraudulent welfare claims—are increasingly threatening public interests. The article notes that while legal amendments and inter-agency efforts have curbed the trend, authorities are now focusing on using big data and AI for early detection, strengthening cross-departmental collaboration, and promoting legal education to combat the problem.
Summary: A Chinese court ruled that a security company must pay an employee economic compensation for failing to pay social insurance premiums, despite the employee signing a voluntary waiver. The court emphasized that paying social insurance is a legal obligation for employers and cannot be waived by employee consent. The employee had resigned citing the company's failure to contribute to social insurance, which is grounds for compensation under Chinese labor law. The company argued the waiver was valid, but the court found it violated mandatory legal provisions. The employee was awarded over 2,400 yuan in compensation.
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Summary: Actor You Benchang recounted his 30-year career as a background actor before gaining fame, noting that his performance in *The Thunderstorm* was praised by Soviet experts and watched twice by Premier Zhou Enlai. He later starred as Ji Gong in the eponymous TV series, which he credited with transforming his artistic and world views. From 2020 to 2023, at age 87–90, he played a role in *Blossoms Shanghai*, describing the production as a physically demanding but creatively fulfilling experience. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article, authored by the director of the China Publication Association's National Reading Work Committee, discusses the challenge of balancing screen reading with traditional book reading for children during summer break. It describes a community librarian's "summer dual-track reading program" designed to integrate both digital and print reading. The program uses methods such as scheduling, video preludes to books, and "book-finding" tasks on phones to turn shallow screen reading into deep thinking. It also involves parents in daily "family briefings" to reinforce the equal value of both reading modes. The piece presents this as a societal solution to a parenting dilemma in the digital age, without mentioning the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article features a commentary by a Chinese Academy of Sciences院士 and deputy director of the Li Zhengdao Institute at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, serving as a preface to the book *Hard Technology Wave*. It argues that "hard technology" should be understood not as fleeting market trends but as foundational breakthroughs in energy, information, materials, and manufacturing that reshape civilization. The author posits that future competition, including with the United States, will ultimately hinge on who first establishes stable, efficient, and scalable new energy infrastructure, as AI-driven demand surges. The piece emphasizes that quantum computing and controlled nuclear fusion are inevitable frontiers requiring long-term investment and patience, dismissing short-term profit motives. It calls for a "first principles" and "long-termist" approach to building a "hard technology civilization" defined by exponential intelligence, near-limitless energy, and precise material transformation.
Summary: The article reports on the "Our National Cultural Parks" book series, which was fully published after two years of planning and has sold over 200,000 copies in its first month. The series features works on the Great Wall, Grand Canal, Yellow River, Yangtze River, and Long March, authored by five prominent scholars and writers including Chen Jin and Han Yuhai. The editor-in-chief of China Children's News and Publishing House explained that the series uses question-driven, detail-anchored, and story-based methods to engage young readers, such as explaining ancient communication as "ancient 5G." An accompanying campaign, "I Want to @ Our National Cultural Parks," received over 70,000 submissions from children nationwide, with online readings exceeding 3.5 million. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article analyzes writer Ai Wei’s novel "Spring Song," focusing on his exploration of individual life amid epochal change and the hidden currents of human nature beneath everyday life. It describes how the novel shifts from rational reflection to emotional observation, using Hangzhou as a backdrop to depict social transformations since the 1980s through the emotional entanglements of four families. The author emphasizes Ai Wei’s role as a "guardian of humanity," with the novel’s characters shaped by complex relationships that define their identities. The piece also highlights the novel’s Chinese literary style and Jiangnan cultural spirit, interwoven with the legend of the White Snake to reflect enduring Chinese emotional values. The article is written by a member of the Chinese Writers Association leadership.
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By: 本报记者 张 璁
"Deeply rooted in the people, always possessing a solid foundation," at the celebration of the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping incisively summarized the six outstanding qualities of the CPC, and this is one of them.
Born for the people, thriving because of the people.
On July 15, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized during an inspection in Shanghai: "The Communist Party exists to serve the common people; only when the people live and work in peace and contentment, and feel at ease in their lives, can the Party and government rest assured."
From the Shikumen to Tiananmen, from Xingye Road to Fuxing Road, our Party consciously practices the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, "always breathing the same air as the people, sharing the same fate, and being heart to heart with them."
The Party's foundation lies in the people, its bloodline lies in the people, its strength lies in the people. Xi Jinping's thought on Party building contains profound feelings for the people, guiding Communists of the new era to always maintain the sobriety and firmness of "being on the examination" (赶考, gǎn kǎo - "rushing to take the imperial exam," metaphor for facing historical tests with vigilance), and continuously creating new achievements worthy of the times and the people.
"Who am I, for whom, and on whom do I rely," in constant reflection and renewal, the original aspiration is never forgotten.
After the 18th National Congress of the CPC, the "first lesson" of the centralized education activities within the Party in the new era, personally planned and deployed by General Secretary Xi Jinping, was the Party's mass line education and practice activity.
The question of for whom is the touchstone for testing the nature of a political party and a political power.
Deep in the Taihang Mountains, sitting cross-legged on the kang (heated brick bed), carefully inquiring "whether there are quilts for the winter" and "whether there is enough coal for heating"; in a Beijing hutong, discussing with residents the renovation and improvement of the alley and courtyard, concerned about "what are the main difficulties encountered"... The General Secretary goes deep among the people, observes their joys and worries, feels their warmth and cold, and personally practices the original aspiration and mission of Communists.
"The rivers and mountains are the people, and the people are the rivers and mountains," General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that the people's standpoint is the fundamental political standpoint of the CPC and a distinctive mark that distinguishes the Marxist party from other political parties.
Chinese-style modernization consistently adheres to development for the people, development relying on the people, and development achievements shared by the people. In the solemn commitment that "the people's aspiration for a better life is our goal," and in the pure-hearted deep affection of "I will have no self, and live up to the people," the leader and the people are heart to heart, and the Party's will and the people's will resonate at the same frequency.
The deep concern and earnest expectation for "letting the common people live a good life," and the sense of responsibility of "always being unable to rest assured" about the people's affairs, are continuously transformed into the trust and support of hundreds of millions of people.
"Come from the masses, go to the masses," take the people as teachers, learn from the people.
"I proposed the strategy of targeted poverty alleviation precisely on the basis of in-depth investigation and research." Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, General Secretary Xi Jinping has presided over the Central Symposium on Poverty Alleviation Work seven times, conducted more than 50 in-depth grassroots investigations on poverty alleviation work, visited all 14 contiguous destitute areas, and face-to-face chatted with impoverished people about daily life and calculated detailed accounts, personally setting vivid examples of "investigation and research lessons" for the entire Party.
"The people are the creators of history and the true heroes." General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized, "We must respect the people's pioneering spirit and be willing to be primary school students of the people."
Adhere to and develop the "Fengqiao Experience" (枫桥经验) of the new era, the General Secretary constantly bears it in mind: "Closely rely on the people, solve problems at the grassroots level, and resolve them in their nascent state."
Develop whole-process people's democracy, and walk the online mass line well. Carrying out online opinion solicitation activities for the work related to the 20th National Congress of the CPC was the first time in the Party's history that work related to the National Congress was openly solicited for opinions from the entire Party and society.
General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out, "The Party's greatest political advantage is its close ties with the masses, and the greatest danger after the Party comes to power is its separation from the masses."
Always maintain a flesh-and-blood connection with the people, firmly stand with the people, think with the people, and work with the people, fully stimulate the initiative, enthusiasm, and creativity of hundreds of millions of people, and the Party will have an inexhaustible source of strength.
"Erect a monument in the hearts of the people," benefiting the people is the greatest political achievement.
Back in the year in Dongshan County, Fujian, Gu Wenchang led cadres and the masses to turn a barren island into an oasis, and the common people still, during festivals, "first pay respects to Gu Gong, then worship their ancestors." This good example of a county party secretary has been repeatedly mentioned by the General Secretary: "The key criterion for measuring a cadre's performance is whether the common people's reputation of them is good."
Think what the people think, do what the people instruct. Undertaking endeavors and creating political achievements are for the purpose of benefiting the people. From solving the problem of a hot meal for elderly people living alone, to building the world's largest education system, social security system, and medical and health system, "facing the people's new expectations for a better life, we cannot have the slightest complacency or slackness."
Whatever the people oppose and hate, we must resolutely prevent and correct. Formulating and implementing the Central Eight-Point Regulation with unremitting efforts and lasting effect has become "the Party's act of 徙木立信 (xǐ mù lì xìn - "move the timber to establish trust," a metaphor for winning public trust through credible actions) in the new era"; resolutely rectifying misconduct and corruption problems that occur around the people, "full and rigorous governance over the Party is always on the way"... The Party's work style is the Party's image.
The times are the exam-setters, we are the examinees, and the people are the graders.
Along the journey, we have closely relied on the people to deliver one answer sheet after another that has been recorded in history.
Time waits for no one! History waits for no one! Continuously creating new historical achievements on the path forward, the people will forever be our most solid support and our greatest source of confidence.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 29 (Xinhua) — On July 29, President Xi Jinping sent a message to Carlos Vila Nova, congratulating him on his re-election as President of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe.
Xi Jinping pointed out that in recent years, the momentum of development in relations between China and São Tomé and Príncipe has been good, political mutual trust between the two sides has continued to deepen, they have firmly supported each other on issues involving each other's core interests and major concerns, and practical cooperation in various fields has yielded notable results. He highly values the development of relations between China and São Tomé and Príncipe, and is willing to work with President Vila Nova to take the implementation of the outcomes of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation as an opportunity to steadily elevate the China–São Tomé and Príncipe strategic partnership to new levels, so as to better benefit the peoples of both countries.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李昌禹
Overseas Chinese affairs work is a long-term strategic task of the Party and the state. From July 27 to 28, the National Conference on Overseas Chinese Affairs Work was held in Beijing. The conference conveyed the important instructions recently made by General Secretary Xi Jinping on overseas Chinese affairs work.
The important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping have pointed the direction and provided important guidance for carrying out overseas Chinese affairs work on the new journey of the new era. The delegates and the vast number of overseas Chinese affairs workers were deeply encouraged and greatly inspired, saying that they must earnestly study and comprehend, grasp implementation, and push forward the high-quality development of overseas Chinese affairs work in the new era with even more vigorous斗志 and pragmatic actions.
Since the new era, overseas Chinese affairs work has been comprehensively strengthened and achieved remarkable results. General Secretary Xi Jinping spoke highly of the positive contributions made by the vast number of overseas Chinese and returned overseas Chinese and their relatives in promoting national economic and social development, inheriting and promoting Chinese culture, and enhancing exchanges and cooperation between China and foreign countries.
"General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions are 语重心长 (yǔ zhòng xīn cháng - "sincere words and earnest wishes," speaking with deep feeling and earnest intent), making overseas Chinese and returned overseas Chinese and their relatives feel deeply warmed, more clearly understanding the missions and responsibilities they bear, and stimulating their internal motivation to participate in the construction of Chinese-style modernization," said Shi Qianping (施乾平), a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and supervisory board chairman of the China Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs Association (中国侨商联合会监事长). "As a representative from the overseas Chinese community, I will maintain close ties with overseas Chinese and returned overseas Chinese and their relatives, actively engage in the liaison and guidance of the new generation of ethnic Chinese, cultivate deep patriotic feelings, widely gather the hearts and strength of overseas Chinese, and promote the great unity of the Chinese nation."
"General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions have important theoretical significance and practical guidance," said Zhang Xiaoxin (张小欣), deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Jinan University (暨南大学) and vice president of the Chinese Society of Overseas Chinese History (中国华侨历史学会). He said that we must base ourselves on the development needs of the overseas Chinese situation in the new era, deepen research on overseas Chinese affairs work, continuously leverage the advantages of Chinese language education, persistently cultivate young overseas Chinese talents with both patriotic feelings and an international perspective, and contribute the wisdom and strength of overseas Chinese schools.
Overseas Chinese affairs work is a strategic task that gathers the strength of Chinese sons and daughters at home and abroad to serve the overall development of the country. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, "Closely围绕 the overall work of the Party and the state, better gather the hearts and strength of overseas Chinese."
"The General Secretary's important instructions have deeply inspired me and made me feel the great responsibility and glorious mission," said Xiao Huaxin (肖华鑫), deputy head of the United Front Work Department of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee (福建省委统战部) and director of the Fujian Provincial Overseas Chinese Affairs Office (省侨办主任). About 20 million Fujian-origin overseas Chinese are distributed across more than 190 countries and regions, and Fujian has abundant overseas Chinese wisdom and strong overseas Chinese strength.
"We will bear in mind the General Secretary's earnest entrustment, unite widely to gather overseas Chinese hearts, attract investment and talent to pool overseas Chinese strength, use the cultural lineage of overseas Chinese hometowns to transmit overseas Chinese charm, protect overseas Chinese rights with heartfelt service, deepen root-seeking and visit activities, cultivate overseas Chinese patriotic feelings, actively promote the two-way empowerment of overseas Chinese capital and talent, revitalize special cultural resources such as overseas Chinese remittance letters and overseas Chinese houses, improve the service system for overseas Chinese, and create a strong social atmosphere of caring for and protecting overseas Chinese," said Xiao Huaxin.
"Overseas Chinese are a precious force for the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port," said Su Yan (苏燕), chairperson of the Hainan Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese (海南省侨联). "We will focus on the industrial development direction of the Hainan Free Trade Port, leverage the advantages of overseas Chinese, use overseas Chinese to attract projects, gather talent, and promote openness, assist Hainan's industrial upgrading and high-quality development, and contribute the strength of the overseas Chinese community to making the Hainan Free Trade Port an important gateway leading China's opening up in the new era."
Overseas Chinese have the unique advantage of bridging China and foreign countries, serving as an important bridge and纽带 between China and the world. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, "Guide the vast number of overseas Chinese and returned overseas Chinese and their relatives to uphold fine traditions, cultivate patriotic feelings, leverage their unique advantages, show greater achievements, actively serve the great cause of national reunification, and promote the unity and struggle of Chinese sons and daughters at home and abroad."
"General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions are extremely inspiring. Yunnan, as an important hometown of overseas Chinese, has great potential and can achieve great things in overseas Chinese affairs work," said Zhao Xiuchun (赵修春), deputy head of the United Front Work Department of the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee (云南省委统战部) and director of the Yunnan Provincial Overseas Chinese Affairs Office (省侨办主任). In recent years, Yunnan, based on its positioning as a辐射 center facing South Asia and Southeast Asia, has deeply tapped the historical and cultural resources of the overseas Chinese mechanics from the South (南侨机工), done a good job in overseas Chinese affairs work with border characteristics, and continuously expanded its overseas "circle of friends."
"We will closely focus on the characteristics of border-area overseas Chinese hometowns, 守正创新 (shǒu zhèng chuàng xīn - "uphold fundamental principles and break new ground," to maintain orthodoxy while innovating), take the initiative, act with heart and soul as 'intimate people' and 'doers,' gather overseas Chinese hearts, pool overseas Chinese wisdom, and put overseas Chinese strength to use," said Zhao Xiuchun.
Shantou, Guangdong, is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese. In recent years, the construction of the Shantou Overseas Chinese Economic and Cultural Cooperation Pilot Zone (华侨经济文化合作试验区) has been continuously advanced, and the level of opening up has been constantly improved.
"We will take the General Secretary's important instructions as guidance, strengthen the ties of hometown sentiment, expand economic and trade cooperation, build the Overseas Chinese Economic and Cultural Cooperation Pilot Zone with high standards, gather more overseas Chinese hearts, wisdom, and strength, and do practical things to serve overseas Chinese," said Cai Yongming (蔡永明), member of the Standing Committee of the Shantou Municipal Party Committee (汕头市委常委) and head of the United Front Work Department.
Inheriting and promoting Chinese culture and promoting mutual learning among civilizations, overseas Chinese associations are an important bridge.
"General Secretary Xi Jinping's care and deep affection for overseas Chinese is an inexhaustible driving force for me to inherit and promote Chinese culture abroad and promote Sino-Russian exchanges," said Wu Hao (吴昊), president of the Russia Chinese Youth Association (俄罗斯华侨华人青年联合会). Together with other overseas Chinese, he founded the Russian-Chinese International School, where children plant the seeds of Chinese civilization by writing the character '福' (fu, blessing) and solving Luban locks.
"We must not only preserve the 'root' and 'soul,' but also tell China's story in a way that local people can understand," said Wu Hao. "I will continue to bear in mind the entrustment, cultivate patriotic feelings, and unite the vast number of overseas Chinese to show greater achievements in serving the great cause of reunification and promoting unity and struggle."
Being an intimate person for overseas Chinese and returned overseas Chinese and their relatives, and becoming a doer in overseas Chinese affairs work, are General Secretary Xi Jinping's earnest entrustment to overseas Chinese affairs workers.
Yulin City is the largest hometown of overseas Chinese in Guangxi. "We will further enhance the functions and roles of existing overseas Chinese affairs work platforms, deepen cooperation with ASEAN, and gather overseas Chinese hearts and strength for high-quality development," said Luo Xiaojie (罗小洁), deputy head of the United Front Work Department of the Yulin Municipal Party Committee (玉林市委统战部) in charge of day-to-day work and director of the Yulin Municipal Overseas Chinese Affairs Office (市侨办主任).
Building exchange platforms, carrying out activities such as Overseas Chinese Service Day, in recent years, Qingtian County, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province, has taken serving overseas Chinese and returned overseas Chinese and their relatives at home and abroad as an important task, effectively addressing the appeals of overseas Chinese. "We will continue to actively unite and serve the vast number of overseas Chinese, be their intimate people, and gather the strength of the overseas Chinese community for the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation," said Jiang Yong (蒋勇), chairperson of the Qingtian County Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese (青田县侨联).
(Reporters Liu Junguo (刘军国) and Zhang Yunhe (张云河) of this newspaper contributed to the writing.)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 29 (Xinhua) -- On the afternoon of July 29, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang met with Slovak President Pellegrini, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Li Qiang stated that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Slovakia, the two sides have always respected each other and treated each other as equals, the bilateral friendship has grown stronger with time and endured, and bilateral relations have developed steadily. In particular, the establishment of the China-Slovakia strategic partnership in 2024 has pushed cooperation in various fields between the two sides onto a fast track. Yesterday, President Xi Jinping held a meeting with Mr. President, further planning the development of bilateral relations. China is willing to work with Slovakia to carry forward the traditional friendship, consolidate strategic mutual trust, respect each other's core interests and major concerns, expand all-round mutually beneficial cooperation, and jointly promote the development and prosperity of both countries.
Li Qiang pointed out that China is willing to better leverage mechanisms such as the intergovernmental cooperation committee between the two countries with Slovakia, promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, continuously enhance connectivity, create new highlights in new energy vehicle cooperation, carry out cooperation in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, and achieve a higher level of mutual benefit and win-win. China encourages more capable Chinese enterprises to invest in Slovakia and further promote industrial docking and integration between the two sides. It is hoped that Slovakia will continue to provide an open, transparent, and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese enterprises. China is also willing to strengthen people-to-people exchanges with Slovakia, expand exchanges in education, culture and other fields, and consolidate the foundation of public goodwill. China and the EU, as the world's two major economies, have strong endogenous driving forces for cooperation, which is essentially mutually beneficial and win-win. It is hoped that Slovakia will promote the EU's China policy to adjust in a more positive and rational direction, promote the steady development of China-EU economic and trade relations, and also inject more positive energy into the world economy.
Pellegrini stated that Slovakia-China relations are built on the basis of mutual respect and mutually beneficial cooperation, and are currently at the best period in history. Yesterday, I held a successful meeting with President Xi Jinping and reached important consensus on further deepening the strategic partnership between the two countries. Slovakia attaches great importance to and is committed to promoting the long-term stable development of bilateral relations, and is willing to strengthen exchanges at all levels with China, expand cooperation in investment, science and technology, transportation and logistics, artificial intelligence and other fields, and close people-to-people exchanges in education, youth and other fields, so as to better benefit the people of both countries. Slovakia welcomes and is willing to create a good environment for Chinese enterprises to invest in Slovakia. Belt and Road cooperation and China-Central and Eastern European Countries cooperation are very important, and Slovakia is willing to continue to actively participate. Constructive dialogue and open and pragmatic cooperation between the EU and China serve the interests of both sides and are also beneficial to the world. Slovakia is willing to play a positive role in this regard.
Wu Zhenglong attended the meeting.
People's Daily, Beijing, July 29 (People's Daily) -- Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Zhao Leji met with Slovak President Pellegrini in Beijing on the afternoon of July 29.
Zhao Leji stated that President Xi Jinping held talks with Mr. President yesterday, jointly drawing a blueprint for the future development of China-Slovakia relations. China is willing to work with Slovakia to follow the important consensus of the two heads of state, continuously enhance strategic mutual trust, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, economy and trade, artificial intelligence, new energy and other fields, promote people-to-people bonds, and jointly promote the high-level development of China-Slovakia relations. The National People's Congress of China is willing to maintain close friendly exchanges with the Slovak National Council, exchange work experience in legislation, oversight and other fields, and provide legal guarantees for the practical cooperation between the two countries.
Pellegrini stated that Slovakia and China adhere to mutual respect, sovereign equality, and continuous dialogue, laying the foundation for the long-term sound development of Slovakia-China relations. Slovakia is willing to strengthen exchanges between legislative bodies with China, enhance understanding, deepen mutual trust, and expand cooperation in artificial intelligence and other fields.
Li Hongzhong attended the meeting.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李家鼎
“Swish—” Wei Guixia (魏桂霞) pressed the toilet flush button; the water swirled and quickly disappeared into the drain. She then turned and went into the kitchen; the water that had been blocking the sink after washing dishes at noon was also gone.
“It’s unblocked!” Wei Guixia excitedly opened the window and called out to Liu Fang (刘方), the community Party branch secretary and neighborhood committee director, who was working beside a manhole downstairs.
Wei Guixia has lived in the Huzhuxili Community (互助西里社区), Zhongshanmen Subdistrict (中山门街道), Hedong District (天津市河东区), Tianjin for more than 10 years. “In the past, as soon as you flushed, it would bubble up. In summer, the smell was indescribable…” Wei Guixia said the sewer pipe had been blocked for several years, and her heart had also been blocked for several years.
The community repeatedly hired people to clear it, but the effect was poor: the cleaning frequency actually went from once every six months, to once every three months, to once every month… “After each clearing, water could barely flow, but after a while it would get blocked again,” Wei Guixia said.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “To test the effectiveness of all our work, ultimately we must see whether the people have truly gained benefits, whether the people’s lives have truly improved, and whether the people’s rights and interests have truly been safeguarded.”
The Huzhuxili Community was established in the 1990s and currently operates under a quasi-property management model. The pipeline network is aging, blueprints are scattered and lost; to “dig three feet into the ground” to find the root cause is very difficult relying solely on the community.
At the end of last year, Hedong District carried out a district-wide investigation of livelihood issues—a third-party institution sampled according to the permanent resident population register, conducted telephone interviews household by household and door-to-door inquiries, asking residents to evaluate community services. When the results were announced, the communities under Zhongshanmen Subdistrict ranked poorly overall.
“Regarding the people’s urgent, difficult, anxious, and longing-for issues, whether the subdistrict and departments respond quickly and whether problems are solved thoroughly—the people have a scale in their hearts.” Zhang Guixuan (张贵轩), deputy secretary of the Party Working Committee of Zhongshanmen Subdistrict, reflected.
Since the study and education on establishing and practicing a correct view of performance was carried out, Hedong District has further implemented comprehensive assessment reforms for the communities under its 13 subdistricts, establishing a “reverse” assessment mechanism where communities evaluate subdistricts and subdistricts evaluate departments. It has incorporated multiple important indicators into the evaluation system, including the number of responses to related matters and the completion rate, the adherence to the “going down to the grassroots in four aspects” system (四下基层) and its normalization to solve difficulties for the grassroots, and other items.
“Communities evaluating subdistricts can verify the actual performance of subdistricts in key tasks such as coordinating grassroots difficulties and empowering and reducing burdens for communities, further mobilizing the enthusiasm of relevant departments.” The new assessment mechanism gave Liu Fang confidence and grounding.
Not long ago, the community’s sewer pipes again experienced slow drainage. Liu Fang immediately reported the situation to the Subdistrict Public Management Office. Han Song (韩嵩), a second-level principal staff member of the Zhongshanmen Subdistrict Public Management Office, upon receiving the report, immediately organized relevant subdistrict departments to analyze and assess, raised maintenance funds, and coordinated with the District Housing and Urban-Rural Construction Committee (区住房和建设委员会) to send technical personnel to inspect the site.
Using professional instruments to check section by section, repeatedly comparing along locations with abnormal water pressure… the technical personnel finally pinpointed the suspicion on a flower bed in front of the building. Positioning and excavation—sure enough, five sewage inspection wells were completely buried in the soil, with several “hidden sections” in the middle that did not participate in sewage flow at all. Clearing them out, raising the wells, restoring the original appearance—finally resolved this troublesome matter that had plagued residents for many years.
“The new assessment method also forces the subdistrict to continuously optimize service measures to solve the people’s urgent, difficult, anxious, and longing-for issues.” Zhang Guixuan said with deep feeling.
During the on-site assessment and evaluation, Liu Fang solemnly selected “good” among the four options on the evaluation form. “Using grassroots reputation as the assessment yardstick, the relationship between subdistrict and community powers and responsibilities becomes smoother and smoother, and we have more confidence to do practical things for residents.”
Straightening the assessment mechanism, calibrating the performance coordinate. Since the beginning of this year, Hedong District has collected 987 opinions and suggestions from the masses through channels such as grid deliberation groups (网格议事群) and property management joint meetings (物业管理联席会), and has promoted the resolution of 925 livelihood difficulties including pipeline unclogging, adding parking spaces, and installing elevators.
Return to TopOn July 29, the first cable-stayed bridge of the entire Tong-Su-Jia-Yong High-Speed Railway — the cable-stayed bridge crossing the Zhangjiagang River — was successfully closed. The bridge is located at the border of Zhangjiagang and Changshu in Jiangsu, with a total length of 417.7 meters.
The Tong-Su-Jia-Yong High-Speed Railway is an important component of the coastal corridor of China's "eight vertical and eight horizontal" (八纵八横) high-speed rail network. After completion, it will further improve the railway network structure of the Yangtze River Delta region and promote the integrated high-quality development of the Yangtze River Delta. The picture shows the cable-stayed bridge of the Tong-Su-Jia-Yong High-Speed Railway crossing the Zhangjiagang River.
Photo by Xinhua reporter Li Bo.
Return to TopBy: 常 晋
The people have new expectations for a better life, and legislation has new tasks.
Recently, the "Anti-Cyber Violence Law of the People's Republic of China (Draft for Comments)" (《中华人民共和国反网络暴力法（征求意见稿）》) was published, which is heartening. This will effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of individuals and organizations, and establish a firm iron rule and red line for those who "hurt others with a keystroke."
In recent years, cyber violence incidents such as "doxxing," "revealing personal information," rumor-mongering and online siege have occurred from time to time, not only disrupting the order of the online ecosystem and damaging the business network environment, but also seriously affecting the public's sense of security. Formulating high-level legislation against cyber violence is precisely to respond to the expectations of the people and build a solid security barrier in the virtual space.
"The people's expectation for legislation is no longer whether it exists, but whether it is good, whether it is effective, and whether it can solve practical problems."
Cyber violence spreads rapidly, is highly explosive, and causes lasting harm. By clarifying the responsibilities of all parties through legislation, smoothing the channels for rights protection, and clarifying contents such as platform governance, school education, and judicial protection, it is more possible to achieve source prevention and governance according to law, cut off the chain of cyber violence transmission, and extinguish the "sparks" of cyber violence.
A good law is a sharp sword. As the institutional system continues to improve, and with the sword of the rule of law cutting off the black hand of cyber violence, cyberspace will surely become clearer.
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"National Fitness Plan (2026-2030)" Released
New Goal: 40% of People Exercise Regularly
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By: 本报记者 谷业凯
On July 29, the State Council Information Office held a series of press conferences themed "A Solid Start for the '15th Five-Year Plan'" to brief on the protection and utilization of intellectual property rights during the 15th Five-Year Plan period. Rui Wenbiao, spokesperson for the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and deputy commissioner, introduced that the 15th Five-Year Plan for Intellectual Property Protection and Utilization will be issued and implemented in the near future. It will focus on five aspects: highlighting service to the national development agenda, highlighting the cultivation of new drivers of growth, highlighting the orientation toward high-quality development, highlighting responsiveness to technological innovation needs, and highlighting coordinated regional development, to carry out all IP work during the 15th Five-Year Plan period.
Domestic enterprises with valid invention patents reach 574,000
Since the beginning of this year, the quality of intellectual property creation in China has steadily improved, achieving a stable start and a good beginning for the 15th Five-Year Plan. In the first half of the year, China granted 453,000 invention patents, approved 2.055 million registered trademarks, and issued 5,061 registration certificates for integrated circuit layout designs. As of the end of June, the number of high-value invention patents in China reached 2.36 million, with 16.8 high-value invention patents per 10,000 population. Patents in new-generation information technology fields such as artificial intelligence, the internet, cloud computing, and big data accounted for 16.5% of the total valid invention patents.
In terms of enterprise innovation, the number of domestic enterprises in China holding valid invention patents reached 574,000, with the number of valid invention patents they held reaching 4.254 million, accounting for 74.8% of the total, an increase of 0.3 percentage points from the end of the previous year, further consolidating the principal role of enterprises in innovation. At the same time, brand protection awareness continues to rise, with one valid registered trademark for every four business entities.
China is actively shaping new competitive advantages in international competition through intellectual property. In the first half of this year, the number of PCT international patent applications, Hague system industrial design international applications, and Madrid system international trademark registrations submitted by Chinese applicants all ranked among the top in the world. In the first five months, China's exports of intellectual property royalties reached 45.5 billion yuan, a substantial year-on-year increase of 64.9%, driving the service trade toward new and higher quality.
Among high-value invention patents, strategic emerging industry patents account for over 70%
The Outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development includes "the number of high-value invention patents per 10,000 population" as a major indicator for economic and social development. "Invention patents in strategic emerging industries, invention patents with patent families abroad, invention patents maintained for more than 10 years, and invention patents that have won the National Science and Technology Award or the China Patent Award are included in the statistical scope of high-value invention patents," introduced Liang Xinxin, Director of the Strategic Planning Department of CNIPA. "During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the target for high-value invention patents per 10,000 population is set at more than 22, an increase of over 6 from the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan period, fully reflecting confidence in the continuous improvement of innovation capability and innovation performance."
Emerging industries and future industries are new engines for economic growth during the 15th Five-Year Plan period. As of the end of June this year, the number of valid invention patents in domestic strategic emerging industries in China had reached 1.746 million, an increase of 4.3% from the end of the previous year. Currently, strategic emerging industry patents account for over 70% of high-value invention patents, and it is expected that this proportion will further increase during the 15th Five-Year Plan period.
A total of 83 national-level intellectual property protection centers and 54 rapid rights protection centers have been established nationwide, providing "one-stop" comprehensive IP protection services such as rapid pre-examination, rapid rights confirmation, and rapid rights enforcement. "From the perspective of serving industries, the industrial fields covered by the protection centers now encompass all strategic emerging industries and are also expanding into future industries, achieving the principle that wherever innovation advances, IP protection follows, efficiently supporting independent innovation in key core technologies," introduced Guo Wen, spokesperson for CNIPA and Director of the IP Protection Department.
Providing high-quality and efficient examination services for various innovation entities
Patent and trademark examination is a crucial link in the IP work chain. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the average examination period for invention patents in China was reduced to 15 months, and the average examination period for trademark registration was stabilized at 4 months, both reaching the fastest international level under the same system, providing high-quality and efficient examination services for various innovation entities.
Liu Yi, Director of the Legal Affairs Department of CNIPA, stated that in terms of innovation in patent and trademark examination models, greater efforts will be made to implement on-demand examination, comprehensively utilizing a combination of fast and slow examination models such as prioritized examination, expedited examination, and deferred examination to meet the diverse needs of innovation entities. In terms of quality improvement, the examination and granting of patents must be strictly controlled, creative examination must be strengthened, and the stability of granted rights must be continuously improved.
In recent years, the IP authorities have continuously promoted innovation in examination models, constantly improving the quality and efficiency of IP examination, effectively adapting to the characteristics of rapid development, high efficiency in innovation, and fast iteration in emerging fields. In the practical exploration of data intellectual property protection, relevant data IP registration certificates have been successfully applied in scenarios such as judicial adjudication and asset inclusion in balance sheets, with the cumulative amount of financing and credit enhancement reaching nearly 16 billion yuan, and the amount of transaction licensing and securitization exceeding 2 billion yuan.
Rui Wenbiao stated that from the IP end, it is necessary to provide a more effective authorization and rights confirmation model for the development of emerging fields, define clearer ownership of rights, scope of protection, and forms of protection, and establish a smoother collaborative protection system and infringement response mechanism, thereby laying a solid IP institutional foundation for cultivating and strengthening new quality productive forces and promoting the high-quality development of emerging and future industries.
Rui Wenbiao introduced that the next step will be to anchor the strategic goals set in the Outline for Building an Intellectual Property Powerhouse (2021–2035), follow the timetable, task book, and construction blueprint laid out in the 15th Five-Year Plan for Intellectual Property Protection and Utilization, and strive to do a good job in IP work during the 15th Five-Year Plan period. This is to ensure that by 2030, China's comprehensive IP strength and international competitiveness are further enhanced, IP protection is more robust, market value is more prominent, public services are of higher quality, the comprehensive management system is more efficient, and international cooperation is deeper, achieving decisive progress in building an intellectual property powerhouse.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 韩 鑫
Since the beginning of this year, multiple major waterway transportation projects have entered the "fast lane"—
On the main line of the Yangtze River, the Three Gorges New Waterway has broken ground, with the initial excavation area more than halfway completed, and the excavation task is expected to be completed by October this year;
In Guangxi, the Pinglu Canal of the New Western Land-Sea Corridor has been fully opened to water, sprinting towards navigation in September this year;
On the coast of the East China Sea, the second phase of the Yangtze River Estuary South Channel Waterway Regulation Project has commenced construction, and upon completion, it will allow 5,000-ton-class vessels to navigate during all tides.
In the northwest of Hainan Island, the expansion project of the Hainan Yangpu Regional International Container Hub Port has completed the main body of the wharf, and it will be put into operation in phases within the year.
A number of waterway corridors have been planned and constructed successively, and a number of waterway projects have reached important milestones. At a time when road and rail transport are becoming increasingly developed, why invest heavily in building waterway projects and vigorously develop water transport?
An important lever for expanding investment and boosting domestic demand
In the short term, building major waterway projects is an important lever for expanding investment and boosting domestic demand.
Taking the Three Gorges New Waterway as an example, as a major project on the main line of the Yangtze River that integrates water conservancy, shipping, and ecological functions after the Three Gorges Project, its static total investment exceeds 77 billion yuan. At the same time, the project involves a large amount of earth and rock excavation and concrete pouring, which will generate an investment multiplier effect on upstream and downstream industrial chains such as raw materials and electromechanical equipment, and create a large number of jobs.
This multiplier effect has been clearly reflected in the Pinglu Canal. Along the canal in the Beibu Gulf port area of Guangxi, 30 new and upgraded berths for river-sea intermodal transport are being pushed forward; in the Nanning Liling Industrial Park, rows of new factory buildings are rising from the ground, and the "magnetic attraction effect" of the canal is driving up investment enthusiasm along the route.
"Major waterway projects can drive demand in upstream and downstream industries through direct infrastructure construction, and attract related industries to settle in by leveraging the agglomeration capacity of shipping factors. They are an important area for stabilizing transportation investment and promoting growth," said Yuan Ziwen (袁子文), director of the Transport Economics Office of the Water Transport Institute of the Transport Planning and Research Institute of the Ministry of Transport.
An inevitable choice for reducing the logistics costs of the entire society
In the long term, focusing on major waterway projects is an inevitable choice for unblocking bottlenecks and sticking points in inland waterways and reducing the logistics costs of the entire society.
China has built the world's largest high-speed railway network and expressway network, but the modern waterway system needs to be improved, and the proportion of freight volume in comprehensive transportation is relatively low, which is a relative "shortcoming" in the comprehensive transportation network. In Yuan Ziwen's view, a series of major inland waterway projects are being accelerated precisely to help the national high-grade waterway network take shape faster, fully leverage the comparative advantages of large capacity, low cost, and low energy consumption of water transport, and effectively reduce the logistics costs of the entire society.
Looking across the national water network: Look at the Yangtze River system — the Three Gorges New Waterway and the second phase of the Yangtze River Estuary South Channel Waterway Regulation Project have started construction one after another, which will unblock bottlenecks such as long-term congestion of ships waiting for locks on the main trunk line and insufficient capacity of busy navigation sections; look at the Pearl River system — the accelerated construction of the Pinglu Canal and the Youjiang Baise Water Control Project Navigation Facilities Project can effectively solve problems such as high transportation costs for bulk raw materials and finished products in the inland hinterland; look at coastal ports — the Zhejiang Ningbo Zhoushan Port Liuheng Port Area Fodu Container Terminal Project and the Guangdong Guangzhou Port Nansha Port Area Phase V Project are progressing vigorously, which will solve the "throughput dilemma" of ports from a physical space perspective and make the flow of goods smoother…
A modern waterway system will take shape faster
From inland rivers to the coast, from waterways to ports, "major waterway projects are being accelerated one after another, behind which is the rapid development of China's goods trade in recent years, especially the new demand brought about by the upgrading of the domestic industrial structure," said Yuan Ziwen.
Data show: In the first half of this year, China's goods trade imports and exports increased by 16.9% year-on-year, among which the export of mechanical and electrical products increased by 20.1%, accounting for 63.5% of total export value.
The sustained good momentum of exports has driven busy operations at large coastal container trunk line ports. The latest data from the State Information Center show that in the first half of this year, the average daily container throughput of ports nationwide increased by 6.7% year-on-year.
Start construction on one batch, advance construction on one batch, reserve one batch… In the next stage, there are still many major waterway projects to look forward to—
In Shandong, the Rizhao Port transformation and upgrading project with a total investment of over 20 billion yuan is about to be launched, which will newly build and upgrade 8 large bulk cargo berths from 100,000-ton to 300,000-ton class, greatly improving the port's operational capacity;
In Guangxi, the first-class waterway project from Nanning to Guigang on the Xijiang River shipping trunk line is expected to be completed within the year, which will significantly enhance the capacity of the Xijiang Golden Waterway;
Looking further ahead, a number of cross-provincial canal projects such as the Zhejiang-Jiangxi, Jiangxi-Guangdong, and Hunan-Guangxi canals are advancing preliminary research and demonstration…
"In accordance with the overall requirements that the national strategy has needs, local governments have initiative, investment has returns, funds are guaranteed, the security and stability bottom line is not touched, excessive advance does not cause debt risks, and the ecological environment is not damaged, the next step in major waterway projects will focus on promoting construction in three aspects," introduced a relevant official from the Water Transport Bureau of the Ministry of Transport. First, centering on cross-regional major corridors, promote the construction of major projects on trunk line corridors such as the Yangtze River main line, the Xijiang River shipping trunk line, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal; second, centering on infrastructure renewal and digital-intelligent transformation, promote the renovation and upgrading of major waterway facilities in regions such as the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta; third, centering on safety enhancement, promote the construction of major facilities such as border-crossing and international navigable rivers and strait transportation.
Connecting rivers and seas, with a dense water network, as major waterway projects are gradually implemented one after another, a modern waterway system that is convenient and smooth, economical and efficient, green and intensive, intelligent and advanced, safe and reliable will take shape faster, strongly supporting the construction of the modern comprehensive transportation system and becoming an important link for the mutual promotion of domestic and international economic cycles.
This newspaper, Beijing, July 29 (Liu Zhiqiang, Wang Shuyan) The heavy container rate refers to the full-load rate of China-Europe Railway Express trains and is an important indicator for measuring the sufficiency of train cargo supply and operational efficiency. Data released by the National Development and Reform Commission recently shows: As of June this year, the heavy container rate of China-Europe Railway Express has remained at 100% for 46 consecutive months.
On June 8, 2016, China Railway officially launched the unified brand for China-Europe Railway Express. Liang Linchong (梁林冲), Director of the Open Economy Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, introduced that over the past ten years, the high-quality development of China-Europe Railway Express has achieved notable results, presenting four characteristics: "improving quality, rising scale, optimizing service, and deepening cooperation."
Quality and efficiency continue to improve. In terms of operational balance, the ratio of return trips to outbound trips of China-Europe Railway Express is close to 1:1, making the operational structure more balanced. In terms of transport timeliness, the operational efficiency of China-Europe Railway Express has been continuously increasing. Previously, the full journey time for a China-Europe Railway Express from Xi'an, China to Duisburg, Germany required 15 days; after the launch of the full-schedule China-Europe Railway Express, the fastest arrival time is 11 days.
Operational scale is steadily rising. The operational scale of China-Europe Railway Express has grown from 1,702 trains in 2016 to 20,022 trains in 2025, with an average annual growth rate exceeding 30%. Currently, the monthly operational volume can achieve the full-year volume of 2016, demonstrating strong development resilience and growth potential. As of now, the cumulative number of China-Europe Railway Express trains has exceeded 130,000, transporting goods valued at over 520 billion US dollars.
Products and services continue to optimize. New products such as public trains, customized trains, and e-commerce trains are constantly being enriched, effectively meeting diversified and personalized market demands. Innovatively launched full-schedule trains, which, like passenger trains, have fixed train numbers, routes, schedules, and running times, have shortened the overall transport time, with the value per container increasing by over 40%. The China-Europe Railway Express portal website was launched, providing a multilingual, round-the-clock, one-stop service platform to the global market, with cumulative visits exceeding 60 million. The 95306 "Digital Port" system has been continuously optimized, and the application of the "Railway Express Customs Clearance" model has been comprehensively promoted, allowing customers to handle customs clearance procedures for China-Europe Railway Express with a single click without leaving home, reducing customs clearance time from the original half a day to less than half an hour.
International cooperation is constantly deepening. Strategic alignment with countries along the route has been strengthened, with nine bilateral and multilateral cooperation documents signed between governments, effectively consolidating the development synergy of countries along the route. Departments of foreign affairs, commerce, customs, and railways have signed multiple cooperation documents in specialized fields, effectively expanding comprehensive, multi-field practical cooperation. A number of cooperation projects have taken root, such as the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation Base, the Moscow Bely Rast Logistics Center, and the Kazakhstan Xi'an Terminal.
Return to TopOn July 28, in Ganjiang Town (干江镇), Yuhuan City (玉环市), Zhejiang Province, tourists were relaxing and playing on the coastal greenway.
Photo by Duan Junli (段俊利) (Image China (影像中国))
Return to TopBeijing, July 29 (Reporter Liu Wenxin (刘温馨)) — The reporter learned from the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (中国有色金属工业协会) that in the first half of this year, the industrial added value of non-ferrous metals enterprises increased by 0.3% year-on-year, and the total output of ten non-ferrous metals reached 41.513 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 3.3%. Industry production grew steadily, revenue and efficiency increased significantly year-on-year, and the overall development trend of the industry is improving.
Steady growth in production. In the first six months, the production and sales of traditional bulk metals were stable with a slight increase. Among them, refined copper output was 7.608 million tons, up 5.2% year-on-year; alumina output was 45.772 million tons, up 3.3% year-on-year; primary aluminum output was 23.187 million tons, up 3.8% year-on-year. The production capacity of the key new-energy metal lithium carbonate was released significantly, with output reaching 563,000 tons, a substantial year-on-year increase of 33.9%.
Industry profits continued to improve. In the first six months, 12,362 non-ferrous metal enterprises above the designated size achieved total operating revenue of 5.76968 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21.7%; total profits reached 418.39 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 94.0%. The profit increment accounted for 32.6% of the total increment of industrial enterprises above the designated size nationwide, driving the total profit of industrial enterprises above the designated size nationwide up by 6.1 percentage points.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 屈信明
Forest hiking, canyon rafting, parent-child study tours, elderly care and resort stays — county-level tourism continues to heat up, and immersive experiences are captivating... This summer, diversified, high-quality cultural and tourism service supply has been steadily enriched, and the tourism market is booming.
Rationally allocate insurance to add protection for person and property
To make the trip enjoyable, one must first feel at ease. Recently, the personal experiences of some tourists have highlighted the importance of rationally allocating insurance and adding protection for person and property.
"Burned by barbecue, travel accident insurance paid out nearly 400 yuan." Ms. Huang (黄女士) of Beijing's Chaoyang District said that recently she and her friends went on vacation to Beidaihe (北戴河), Hebei, and purchased travel accident insurance before departure. During the trip, she was accidentally burned by mosquito repellent incense at a seaside barbecue restaurant; she handled it simply at the time. A few days later, the wound still hurt, and the hospital diagnosed it as a second-degree burn with infection and performed debridement. Subsequently, Ms. Huang reported the case to the insurance company and uploaded treatment documents and related certifications online. Not long after, the insurance compensation arrived smoothly.
Before traveling, purchasing travel insurance, accident insurance, etc., can make things more worry-free if problems arise. There are many travel-related insurance products — what are the differences, and how should one choose?
"Generally speaking, domestic travel insurance is a relatively comprehensive type of product covering the whole trip," said Wu Zhixian (吴梓娴), head of the Business Development Department of Datong Insurance Sales & Service Co., Ltd. (大童保险销售服务有限公司). Domestic travel insurance covers safety during domestic travel and typically includes coverage such as accidental disability insurance benefits, accidental medical expense compensation, and ambulance emergency expense compensation.
If one already has a one-year comprehensive accident insurance policy, is it still necessary to buy an additional travel insurance policy? Industry insiders say that both types of products can compensate for losses caused by common accidents. The difference is that many travel insurance policies also include additional travel-related coverage items, such as flight or baggage delay, loss of personal belongings, trip cancellation, etc. In addition, accident insurance usually does not cover sudden illness, whereas travel insurance may include coverage for acute illness medical expenses. Consumers can decide based on their needs whether to buy an additional travel insurance policy.
Read the terms carefully and fully understand the scope of exclusions
"It should be noted that ordinary travel insurance and accident insurance typically list high-risk outdoor activities such as rock climbing, mountaineering, rafting, and skydiving as exclusions. Consumers with such travel plans may need to purchase additional specialized outdoor insurance. Self-driving trips also have specialized products available to cover road accidents during the journey and provide rescue services," said Wu Zhixian.
Experts say that when purchasing insurance, besides fully understanding the functional features of various products, consumers should also carefully read clauses such as deductibles, compensation conditions, and reimbursement scope.
"Consumers should pay attention to whether medical expenses are limited to reimbursement within the medical insurance scheme — products that can cover out-of-pocket medications are more practical. Some products have a deductible starting from one hundred yuan, and only the portion exceeding the deductible threshold will be compensated. Consumers can also choose products with 'zero deductible' within the coverage scope. The vast majority of travel insurance and accident insurance do not cover pre-existing chronic diseases or acute episodes of pre-existing conditions that existed before the policy was purchased," said Wu Zhixian.
Pay attention to the policy's effective time. "Some consumers think of buying insurance on the day of departure, but many travel insurance policies take effect at midnight the day after purchase. It is recommended to purchase at least one day in advance to ensure the entire trip is within the coverage period," said Zhang Zhiqian (张稚骞), manager of the Individual Non-Auto and Accident & Health Insurance Department of Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Company of China, Beijing Branch (平安产险北京分公司).
Scenic spots and tour groups have already purchased relevant liability insurance, but consumers can still independently purchase insurance to increase protection
In addition to the products chosen independently by consumers, the insurance purchased by scenic spots and tour groups can also provide protection for consumers.
On July 22, a Ms. Deng (邓女士) from Guangdong accidentally sprained her right foot while visiting the Three Natural Bridges (天生三桥) scenic area in Wulong (武隆), Chongqing (重庆). The scenic area arranged for medical staff to immobilize and ice the injury. Afterwards, CPIC Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd. Chongqing Branch (中国太保产险重庆分公司) proactively contacted Ms. Deng to inform her that after returning, she could supplement the hospital diagnosis certificate, expense receipts, and other materials online and enjoy the fast-track claims service for small-amount simple cases under public liability insurance. "'Claim after returning,' without delaying the trip," Ms. Deng said.
It is understood that the scenic area operator had purchased public liability insurance. This service covers several popular attractions in Wulong, such as Fairy Mountain (仙女山), White Horse Mountain (白马山), and Furong Cave (芙蓉洞), and tourists receive insurance coverage upon purchasing tickets.
"We supervise insurance companies to optimize financial services, establish a special fast-track mechanism for common small personal injury accident cases, so customers do not need to wait on site and can file claims online, improving service efficiency," said a relevant official from the Chongqing Regulatory Bureau of the National Financial Regulatory Administration (国家金融监督管理总局重庆监管局).
Experts explain that public liability insurance mainly covers losses suffered by tourists due to the scenic area's negligence or fault. "It should be noted that the compensation from the liability insurance purchased by the operating entity is based on the degree of responsibility it bears for the accidental harm suffered by the consumer. If the consumer themselves have also purchased accident insurance, travel insurance, or other products, they can obtain more comprehensive and sufficient protection," said Wang Xiangnan (王向楠), deputy director of the Insurance and Economic Development Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院保险与经济发展研究中心).
Some consumers who take package tours believe that "the insurance included in the tour fee is enough." Regarding this, Zhang Zhiqian said that most supplementary insurance attached to tour groups may have insufficient coverage amounts and incomplete coverage scope in terms of protection limits and liability scope; in terms of value-added services, such as accompanied medical visits for out-of-town treatment or medication services, there may also be incomplete coverage. Consumers can independently configure comprehensive travel accident insurance, etc., to fill these service gaps.
"It is worth noting that, judging from the insurance purchasing situation this year, many consumers are choosing long-distance travel, outbound travel, etc. It is recommended that such groups focus on transfer and rescue services to avoid risks to person and property such as being trapped in an accident or facing high rescue costs," said Zhang Zhiqian.
Return to TopBeijing, July 29 (Our Correspondent Wu Qiuyu (吴秋余)) — Data released by the People's Bank of China a few days ago show that in the first half of this year, the intensity of financial support for sci-tech innovation enterprises remained stable. As of the end of the second quarter, the number of tech-based small and medium-sized enterprises that received loan support reached 305,600, with a loan acquisition rate of 50.8%, 0.6 percentage points higher than at the end of the previous year. The balance of loans in domestic and foreign currencies to tech-based small and medium-sized enterprises stood at 4.15 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 20.1%, and the growth rate was 15.0 percentage points higher than that of all loans.
As of the end of the second quarter, the number of high-tech enterprises that received loan support reached 293,400, with a loan acquisition rate of 58.3%, 1.0 percentage point higher than at the end of the previous year.
Return to Top"China Opportunity 2.0" is precisely the true picture of the deep interaction and mutual benefit and win-win between China and the world in the new era. Its connotations are rich and far-reaching, running through multiple dimensions from innovation to green development, from people's livelihood to development.
In recent times, a few Western countries, out of the political purpose of deflecting their internal structural contradictions, have once again stirred up the so-called "China overcapacity (产能过剩)" narrative, concocted the "China Shock 2.0 (中国冲击2.0)" storyline, and used this as a pretext to introduce discriminatory trade restrictive measures, artificially disrupting the stable operation of global industrial and supply chains. This practice of politicizing normal market competition and instrumentalizing industrial development issues violates the basic laws of the market economy and the principles of free trade, and is essentially a typical protectionist discourse manipulation.
Recently, the Chinese side released the document "China's Position on the So-Called 'Overcapacity' Issue," which comprehensively clarifies the relevant issues and expounds China's policy stance. Facts have proven that China's modern industrial development presents to the world not a "China Shock 2.0" but a "China Opportunity 2.0."
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The fundamental reason why the "China Shock 2.0" narrative is completely untenable is that it ignores the basic laws of industrial iteration and deliberately distorts the true logic of the global division of labor in industry.
The dynamic evolution of the global capacity landscape is an inevitable outcome of the international division of labor and cooperation in industry. From the steam revolution promoting the popularization of large-scale socialized production, to the electrical revolution reshaping the modern industrial system, and then to the information technology revolution giving birth to new forms of the digital economy, each round of technological progress has been accompanied by improvements in production efficiency, restructuring of the industrial division of labor, and adjustments in trade patterns.
China's current industrial advantages in emerging fields such as new energy and electric vehicles are precisely the result of long-term technological accumulation, support from a complete industrial chain, and application scenarios in a super-large-scale market. Individual countries stigmatizing China's industrial upgrading as a "shock" is essentially a resistance to the historical tide of economic globalization.
The claim that "industrial subsidies lead to overcapacity" neither conforms to the facts nor violates internationally accepted rules. Reasonable and compliant industrial subsidy policies, which aim to correct market failures, promote technological innovation, and facilitate green transformation and balanced regional development, are legitimate policy tools under the rules of the World Trade Organization. Relevant reports from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development show that providing research and development support, tax incentives, and policy-based financing for emerging industries is a common practice among countries around the world. It is noteworthy that the large-scale industrial subsidy policies introduced by some developed economies come with stringent local production and local content requirements, displaying obvious exclusivity and discrimination. It is these practices that are the real shock to the global fair competition environment and the order of industrial and supply chains.
Simply equating a trade surplus with overcapacity is a misinterpretation of the basic logic of international trade. A trade surplus essentially reflects the structural difference between a country's savings and investment and is the result of the combined effect of the global division of labor and supply and demand structures. More exports and a larger surplus do not equal overcapacity. China's export growth stems both from improvements in economies of scale and innovation capacity and from the actual demand of various countries for green transformation and industrialization. Throughout global economic history, major manufacturing powers such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, and Japan have all maintained huge trade surpluses for extended periods. To this day, 80% of American chips are used for export, about two-thirds of Boeing's delivered commercial aircraft are sold to customers outside North America, and the EU's advantageous industries such as automobiles and pharmaceuticals also maintain large surpluses year after year. According to the absurd logic that "a surplus equals overcapacity," should the industries occupying the high end of the global industrial chain in these countries also be branded with the label of "overcapacity"? Ignoring differences in comparative advantages and actual market demand among countries, and deliberately stigmatizing normal trade surpluses, is essentially a deviation from the fundamental principles of free trade.
The claim that "insufficient domestic demand in China leads to overcapacity" also does not align with the facts. China is not only a manufacturing powerhouse but also a major consumer. From 2013 to 2024, domestic demand contributed an average of 93% to China's economic growth, with consumption and investment contributing an average of 55% and 38% respectively. Converted by the World Bank's purchasing power parity, in 2025 China's total retail sales of consumer goods will be equivalent to about 1.7 times that of the United States, making it in fact the world's largest commodity consumer market. China is not only the "world's factory" but also the "world's market." With the continued implementation of policies such as new-type urbanization, large-scale equipment renewal, and the replacement of consumer goods with new ones, the domestic demand market will further unleash its huge potential.
Simply blaming global economic imbalances on another country's capacity is entirely a political maneuver of changing the subject. Global economic imbalance is a long-standing historical phenomenon with extremely complex causes, involving not only market factors such as savings-investment structures and the layout of industrial division of labor, but also deeply influenced by the international financial system and the macroeconomic policies of various countries. Institutions such as the International Monetary Fund have repeatedly pointed out that the huge debt imbalances accumulated by some major economies, as well as insufficient investment and productivity growth bottlenecks in some developed regions, are the main drivers of the current global economic imbalance. Ignoring one's own institutional and structural ailments, simply applying micro-level supply-demand fluctuations to the macro-economic level, and even distorting another country's normal supply as the trigger for global economic imbalance, is entirely a discourse trap of 避重就轻 (bì zhòng jiù qīng - "avoid the heavy, take the light," to evade the important and dwell on the trivial) to shift contradictions.
Full market competition is precisely the most effective mechanism for promoting healthy industrial development and achieving dynamic optimization of capacity. Some economies place "their country first" above international rules, while on one hand professing "fair competition" and on the other hand abusing tariff barriers, export controls, and investment restrictions to promote protectionism. This double standard is the main obstacle hindering the optimal allocation of global capacity and dragging down industrial technological progress.
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Peeling back the fog of protectionist discourse, it is not difficult to see that what China's industrial development brings to the world is not some kind of "shock" but genuine development opportunities.
Over the past decade or more, China has been an important engine for world economic growth, maintaining a contribution rate of around 30% to global economic growth. "China Opportunity 2.0 (中国机遇2.0)" is precisely the true picture of the deep interaction and mutual benefit and win-win between China and the world in the new era. Its connotations are rich and far-reaching, running through multiple dimensions from innovation to green development, from people's livelihood to development.
"China Opportunity 2.0" is an important engine for global innovation cooperation. China has always insisted on pursuing innovation with an open door, carving out an effective path of leading industrial innovation through technological innovation and promoting technological iteration through industrial upgrading. The global cumulative downloads of open-source AI large models have exceeded 10 billion, and large scientific facilities in fields such as controlled nuclear fusion and quantum technology are open to the world. China provides the best testing ground for all kinds of new products and services — from "0 to 1" verification and "1 to N" scaling. Its super-large-scale market, rich application scenarios, and complete supporting industrial chain enable new technologies to achieve rapid commercial landing and large-scale iteration in China. Research by the International Monetary Fund shows that China's innovation-driven economic growth has a continuously strengthening technology spillover effect on the global economy. Fast-growing innovative enterprises bring generous returns to investors from all countries, and China's digital technology framework and inclusive supply effectively lower the technical threshold and cost of digital transformation for various countries.
"China Opportunity 2.0" is the power source and accelerator for global green transformation. Facing the common challenge of climate change for all mankind, China's high-quality new energy products have greatly enriched global supply, providing reliable support for countries to achieve their carbon peak and carbon neutrality goals. Assessments by the International Renewable Energy Agency and the United Nations Development Programme point out that China's breakthroughs in new energy technology and large-scale application have advanced the global adoption of renewable energy by at least 10 years, effectively breaking the development gap created by the long-term technological monopoly of developed countries, and giving developing countries for the first time a realistic possibility of achieving green leapfrogging at low cost. It is estimated that by the end of the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the scale of China's green industry will exceed 20 trillion yuan, providing an even broader space for global green cooperation.
"China Opportunity 2.0" is a booster for improving the welfare of people in all countries. China's rapid industrial development provides the world with abundant high-quality, high-efficiency, and cost-effective products. The European Central Bank calculates that if the EU's imports from China increase by 10% in 2026, overall import prices will fall by 1.6%. WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has repeatedly emphasized that China, as the world's second-largest import market, is the core ballast stone supporting the stable growth of global trade. From daily consumer goods to household appliances, from new energy vehicles to photovoltaic modules, Chinese goods, with their excellent quality and competitive prices, have effectively lowered the cost of living for people in all countries, improved their quality of life, and effectively alleviated global inflationary pressures. Made in China not only enters the homes of billions in developed countries but also provides affordable, high-quality products to the people of developing countries.
"China Opportunity 2.0" is an important foundation for the industrialization of developing countries. Through capacity cooperation and technology sharing, China provides developing countries with high-quality and low-cost production equipment and technical support, helping to cultivate endogenous development capabilities. Unlike the exclusive practices of "decoupling and severing supply chains (脱钩断链)" pursued by some countries, China has always maintained an open and cooperative posture, helping partner countries enhance their independent development capabilities. Southeast Asian countries, relying on Chinese companies, are quickly building local new energy vehicle industrial chains. African countries, with China's support, are accelerating the construction of green and digital infrastructure. Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki once stated that China's cooperation never comes with political conditions and truly helps African countries build an industrial foundation for independent development. Chinese standards, Chinese technology, and Chinese equipment are becoming important external supports for an increasing number of developing countries to achieve industrialization and modernization.
China's development experience shows that unswervingly advancing high-level opening-up and actively participating in the global industrial division of labor and cooperation is the right path to achieving industrial upgrading and high-quality economic development.
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History has repeatedly proven that protectionism has no winners; building walls and barriers will ultimately only lock oneself out of opportunities.
At present, the global economy faces multiple challenges such as sluggish growth, geopolitical conflicts, and inflationary pressures. Yet a few countries remain fixated on the discourse trap of the "China threat," practicing "decoupling" under the guise of "de-risking" and "protectionism" under the guise of "fair competition." This approach not only fails to solve their own structural contradictions but will also disrupt the security and stability of global industrial and supply chains and industrial cooperation, raise global inflation levels, harm the vital interests of enterprises and consumers in all countries, and bring long-term systemic risks to world economic growth.
A truly competitive industrial advantage is forged in open competition, not hatched behind protective barriers. Instead of wasting energy fabricating so-called "overcapacity" in other countries, individual countries should focus on domestic structural reforms and enhance their own industrial competitiveness through open cooperation.
Facing the historic opportunity of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, the international community can only jointly make the cake of global industrial development bigger by abandoning the obsolete zero-sum game mentality and adhering to openness, connectivity, mutual benefit, and win-win. China is willing to work with all countries to firmly uphold the multilateral trading system centered on the WTO, promote the building of an open world economy, strengthen international industrial cooperation in emerging fields such as innovation, green development, and digital technology, so that "China Opportunity 2.0" can benefit more countries and peoples and inject lasting momentum into the recovery of the world economy.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 车 斌
On July 27, local time, the Boao Forum for Asia Perth Conference was held in Perth, Australia. Over 200 representatives from political, business, academic, and industrial circles from China, Australia, Gabon, New Zealand, Thailand, Malaysia and other countries engaged in in-depth discussions around the theme "Green Transition: Toward a Shared Future for People and Planet," exploring new opportunities for cooperation.
"The global green transition trend is irreversible."
Participants unanimously agreed that the pace of global green transformation has significantly accelerated, injecting strong momentum for achieving high-quality and sustainable development. Facing multiple challenges such as climate change and regional conflicts, all countries should further strengthen cooperation in the field of green transformation to promote common development and shared prosperity.
Zhang Jun (张军), Secretary-General of the Boao Forum for Asia, stated in his speech that all parties should adhere to an action-oriented approach, strengthen cooperation on green production capacity; strengthen policy coordination to form a green development pattern of complementary advantages, coordinated efforts, and shared benefits; improve governance structures, implement global governance initiatives, and uphold multilateralism; promote a just transition, help developing countries strengthen green capacity building, and ensure that all parties share the fruits of green transformation.
Andrew Forrest, Executive Chairman and Founder of Fortescue Group of Australia, stated that Australia-China economic and trade cooperation has brought tangible benefits to many enterprises including Fortescue Group, and he looks forward to further deepening mutual trust between the two sides, conducting open and candid dialogue through platforms such as the Boao Forum for Asia, promoting green transformation, and setting an example of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation and common development for the world.
Vice President Ilongo of Gabon stated that no country or region can complete industrial transformation and energy transformation alone. All parties should strengthen the alignment of their advantages, deepen industrial chain cooperation, and create a future of shared prosperity.
China has made actively addressing climate change a national strategy, continuously accelerating the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development, building the world's largest and fastest-growing renewable energy system, and establishing the world's largest and most complete new energy industry chain. "Green and low-carbon development is rapidly transforming from an international political consensus into a spontaneous market trend. The global green transition trend is irreversible." Liu Zhenmin (刘振民), China's Special Envoy for Climate Change, stated that China attaches great importance to green transformation and development in the Asia-Pacific region, and is willing to further accelerate green transformation and climate cooperation with Asia-Pacific countries, adhere to open development, and promote green transformation in a coordinated manner, contributing key strength to global climate governance.
"China has many experiences worth learning from."
The participating guests generally believed that, facing challenges such as energy security and the enormous opportunities of energy transformation, Asia-Pacific countries including China and Australia should deeply tap the potential of regional cooperation to form benchmarks and demonstration effects for sustainable development.
Patrick Gorman, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister of Australia, stated that the economies of Australia and China are highly complementary, and cooperation between the two sides is expanding into green industries. Green energy, green steel, and green jobs bring new development opportunities. He looks forward to all parties jointly creating a cleaner and more prosperous beautiful future.
Surakiart Sathirathai, former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, said in an interview with reporters that green transformation helps reduce dependence on fossil energy and injects stability into economic growth. China plays a leading role in this field. The unity and cooperation of Asian countries and the establishment of a green transformation cooperation system are a feasible path for regional sustainable development.
"Over the past decades, Australia and China have achieved fruitful results in the field of energy transformation. Chinese technology, capital, and manufacturing base have helped Australia continuously increase the utilization rate of renewable energy." McRae, CEO of the Smart Energy Council of Australia (澳大利亚智慧能源理事会), stated that the two sides should continue to uphold the consensus on free trade, create a favorable environment for industrial investment and technological innovation, and make greater contributions to the global energy transformation.
"The impact of individual countries withdrawing from the Paris Agreement should not be underestimated; it has brought serious shocks to all parties, including enterprises." Holgate, CEO of Global Express (澳大利亚环球快递公司), said, "I frequently travel to China and cooperate with Chinese partners. China has many experiences worth learning from. Strengthening cooperation between Australia and China in areas such as infrastructure, new energy vehicles, and renewable energy will help achieve low-carbon transformation, enhance enterprise competitiveness, and increase industrial sustainability."
Yates, Chair of the Expert Advisory Committee for Australia's National Green Energy Strategy (澳大利亚绿色能源国家战略项目专家咨询委员会), believes that green transformation is a common mission for the entire Asia-Pacific region. China has strong industrial advantages, and Australia has world-class renewable energy resources. The two governments should create a favorable environment for long-term cooperation, fully leverage their respective advantages, promote mutual investment, and build a more stable and sustainable energy system.
"Rely on technological innovation to achieve long-term green development."
The conference also held roundtable discussions on topics such as "Key Drivers of Green Industry Growth: Innovation, Artificial Intelligence, and Financial Cooperation." Participating guests generally believed that promoting green transformation cannot be separated from technological innovation, and the coordinated development of digitalization and green transformation should be promoted. Artificial intelligence has become an accelerator of green transformation, and low-carbon efficiency improvement in industry cannot be achieved without the empowerment of new technologies such as artificial intelligence.
"Not long ago, I participated in the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on AI Global Governance held in Shanghai. I fully agree with the philosophy of making artificial intelligence better benefit humanity." Forrest said in an interview with reporters that the rapid development of artificial intelligence brings both great opportunities and governance challenges. All countries should join hands and cooperate to jointly promote the green energy transformation and sustainable operation of related industries such as data centers and artificial intelligence.
"There is no shortcut to green and low-carbon transformation; only sustained and stable investment in research and development, relying on technological innovation to achieve long-term green development." Yang Dongsheng (杨东升), Chairman of XCMG (徐工集团), said that enterprises are gradually applying technologies such as artificial intelligence to the entire chain of production and operations, accelerating the transformation of the green energy industry from single equipment manufacturing to comprehensive zero-carbon energy solutions, and from single green technology substitution to systematic efficiency improvement.
Li Zheng (李政), Dean of the Institute of Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Tsinghua University (清华大学气候变化与可持续发展研究院), said based on relevant research results that the logic of climate action is currently shifting from passively bearing emission reduction costs to actively creating comprehensive benefits. Green transformation is not just about subtraction; it can also achieve incremental value. Cooperation in the green supply chain between China and Australia can become a model of mutually beneficial two-way cooperation.
Gao Jifan (高纪凡), Chairman of Trina Solar (天合光能), said that the rapid development of artificial intelligence brings new energy demand and also opens up new growth space for the green energy industry. Future energy demand will place greater emphasis on stability, dispatchability, and green low-carbon development. It is necessary to promote the integrated development of "energy + computing power," and while meeting the new energy demand of artificial intelligence, promote the greening of computing power.
(This newspaper's report from Perth, Australia, July 29)
Return to TopDuring the summer vacation, more and more foreign friends come to China, experience the life of Chinese people, and feel the charm of summer China up close. Data show that in the first half of this year, among foreign nationals entering China, as many as 77.7% of foreign tourists enjoyed the convenience of visa-free entry.
The picture shows recently, foreign tourists take a group photo at the Longji Rice Terraces (龙脊梯田) scenic area in Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County (龙胜各族自治县), Guilin City, Guangxi. Photo by Pan Zhixiang (潘志祥) (Xinhua News Agency)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Lima, July 28 (Xinhua) — On July 28, at the invitation of the Peruvian government, President Xi Jinping's special envoy, Minister of Science and Technology (科技部) Yin Hejun (阴和俊), attended the Peruvian presidential power transition ceremony in Lima, the capital of Peru. On the 27th, President-elect Keiko Fujimori held a bilateral meeting with Special Envoy Yin Hejun.
Yin Hejun conveyed President Xi Jinping's cordial greetings and good wishes to Keiko Fujimori. Yin Hejun stated that the development of China-Peru relations has long been at the forefront among Latin American countries. China has been Peru's largest trading partner and largest export market for 12 consecutive years, and the flagship project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation between the two countries, the Chancay Port (钱凯港), has performed remarkably. This year marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Peru. China is willing to work together with the new Peruvian government to achieve more new results in China-Peru relations.
Keiko Fujimori asked Yin Hejun to convey her sincere greetings to President Xi Jinping and sincerely thanked President Xi Jinping for specially sending a high-level delegation to attend her inauguration ceremony. Keiko Fujimori stated that the Peruvian side attaches great importance to developing relations with China, firmly adheres to the One-China principle, positively evaluates the important role that Chinese investment has played in Peru's economic and social development, and is willing to deepen cooperation with China in various fields to promote the continuous development of bilateral relations.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李祉瑶
In the height of summer, Hohhot embodies the harmonious fusion of the vast grassland landscape and the vitality of urban development. Recently, the "Belt and Road" Countries Women's Capacity Building and Cultural Tourism and Ecological Development Integration Seminar, hosted by China Women's University (中华女子学院) and supported by the Inner Mongolia Women's Federation (内蒙古妇联), came to Hohhot. Through classroom teaching, site visits, cultural experiences, and discussions, 23 participants from 8 countries and 1 international organization conducted an immersive study of Inner Mongolia's practices in cultural tourism, ecological conservation, and women's empowerment, gaining insight into China's path of integrated cultural and tourism development, the revitalization and utilization of cultural resources, and other experiences.
At the Inner Mongolia Museum, the participants paused before precious artifacts, learning about the developmental trajectory of the northern grassland ethnic groups and experiencing the inclusive and diverse character of Chinese civilization. "What we have seen is not only the history of Inner Mongolia, but also the answer to why Chinese civilization has endured – openness, inclusiveness, and mutual learning. For countries building the Belt and Road together, including Egypt, strengthening cultural and tourism cooperation helps people from different cultural backgrounds find common ground," said Menatala El-Husseini from Egypt.
Classroom teaching centered on the topics "The Role of Women in the Tourism Industry and Community Development" and "The Revitalization of Cultural Resources and Its Integration with Modern Life." The participants engaged in face-to-face exchanges with local women entrepreneurs, community workers, and cultural tourism industry practitioners, sharing development ideas. "Through the exchanges, I learned about China's experiences and practices in promoting local cultural heritage and developing related cultural and creative products. In terms of cultural heritage innovation, China's effective approaches are inspiring," said Genet Gedefa Ayalew from Ethiopia.
During the seminar, participants also visited the Chilesichuan Grassland Tourism Resort (敕勒川草原旅游度假区) and the Yili Modern Health Smart Valley (伊利现代健康智慧谷), among other sites, to observe vivid practices of leveraging the cultural tourism industry to drive women's entrepreneurship and revitalize traditional cultural resources.
According to reports, the Inner Mongolia Women's Federation, relying on two platforms — the Inner Mongolia Training Base of the National Women's Federation Cadre Training Academy and the Inner Mongolia Practice Base of China Women's University — has undertaken foreign aid training projects for several consecutive years. From 2023 to 2025, it has hosted over 90 foreign female officials and industry professionals from more than 20 developing countries, with seminar content covering women's leadership enhancement, rural cultural tourism integration, intangible cultural heritage and creative entrepreneurship, and digital new media development.
"Expanding from bilateral exchanges to multilateral cooperation, the landscape of women's cooperation under the framework of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation has become increasingly broad," said a relevant official from the Inner Mongolia Women's Federation. The official added that in the future, it will continue to deeply cultivate cross-border livelihood projects in areas such as health, handicrafts, and education assistance, steadily broaden international exchange channels, and promote the high-quality development of women's affairs.
Return to TopBeijing, July 29 (People's Daily) -- (Reporter Cui Qi (崔琦)) The Blue Book on International Situation and China's Foreign Affairs (2025/2026) (《国际形势和中国外交蓝皮书（2025/2026）》) was released in Beijing on the 29th. The book systematically expounds the theoretical and practical innovations of Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy (习近平外交思想) in 2025, deeply analyzes the new trends in the evolution of the international situation in 2025, and comprehensively elaborates on the new achievements and new progress made in China's diplomacy and China's relations with foreign countries in 2025.
The Blue Book holds that in 2025, amid the volatile international situation, under the guidance of head-of-state diplomacy, China has adhered to planning for the general trend, upholding the greater good, and following the right path, persisted in dialogue rather than confrontation and partnership rather than alliance, promoted the building of a major-country relationship pattern featuring peaceful coexistence, overall stability, and balanced development, joined hands with neighboring countries to build "five types of home" (五大家园) — peace, tranquility, prosperity, beauty, and friendship, strengthened solidarity and cooperation with developing countries, actively reformed and improved the global governance system, forcefully promoted global openness and cooperation, and made new contributions to the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation and the cause of building a community with a shared future for mankind.
The Blue Book, compiled by the China Institute of International Studies (中国国际问题研究院), is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on analyzing the international strategic situation, regional and country-specific situations, and new trends in the world economy, international security, global governance, etc.; the second part specifically discusses new progress in China's foreign policy and China's relations with foreign countries.
Return to TopThis newspaper, Beijing, July 29 (electric) — A few days ago, the Central Propaganda Department publicly publicized and disseminated the advanced事迹 of Comrade Wang Ji to the whole society, and conferred upon him the title of "Role Model of the Times" (时代楷模).
Wang Ji, male, Han ethnicity, born in November 1969, native of Shanghai, member of the Chinese Communist Party, researcher and doctoral supervisor at the School of Computer Science, National University of Defense Technology. He has long fought on the front line of military teaching and scientific research, consistently upholding the original aspiration of 立德树人 (lì dé shù rén - "establish virtue and cultivate people," fostering virtue and nurturing talent) and educating personnel for combat, faithfully fulfilling the mission of guiding research with combat and conducting scientific research for combat. He led his team to construct a theoretical framework and technical system for high-confidence software, making important contributions to ensuring the safety and reliability of key software for multiple major pieces of equipment. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Comrade Wang Ji has consciously armed his mind with Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, deeply studied and implemented Xi Jinping's Thought on Strengthening the Military, and unswervingly charged towards the high ground of independent innovation in national defense science and technology. Under the circumstances of suffering a major disease and undergoing a high-level amputation, he still adhered to his combat post with tenacious will and optimistic spirit, selflessly striving, continuously carrying out research and tackling key problems, achieving multiple innovative results that have reached internationally advanced levels, and cultivating a group of backbone technical talents in high-confidence software. He actively carried forward the fine traditions of the Party and the people's military, with a simple family tradition and a frugal lifestyle; his family was rated as a National Civilized Family.
At the "Role Model of the Times" conferment ceremony, the "Decision of the Central Propaganda Department on Conferring the Title of 'Role Model of the Times' on Comrade Wang Ji" was read out, a short film reflecting his advanced事迹 was played, and the responsible comrade of the Central Propaganda Department presented Comrade Wang Ji with the "Role Model of the Times" medal and certificate.
In its decision to confer the title of "Role Model of the Times," the Central Propaganda Department pointed out that Comrade Wang Ji is an outstanding representative of military education and scientific and technological workers in the new era. His advanced事迹 fully manifest the political本色 and glorious tradition of the people's military in firmly upholding the core and resolutely obeying the Party's command, vividly interpret the noble character of military education and scientific and technological workers who are determined to 立德树人 (lì dé shù rén - "establish virtue and cultivate people," fostering virtue and nurturing talent) and educate personnel for combat, scale new heights, and forge a shield for the country, and centrally display the fighting spirit of Communists in the new era who always maintain youthful vigor and high-spirited锐气, never ceasing to live and never ceasing to strive for the cause of the Party and the people. To publicize and commend his advanced事迹, Comrade Wang Ji is conferred the title of "Role Model of the Times." It is hoped that the vast number of Party members, cadres, and military officers and soldiers will take the "Role Model of the Times" as an example, more consciously adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, deeply study and implement Xi Jinping's Thought on Party Building and Xi Jinping's Thought on Strengthening the Military, profoundly comprehend the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments" (两个确立), enhance the "Four Consciousnesses" (四个意识), strengthen the "Four Confidences" (四个自信), achieve the "Two Upholds" (两个维护), implement the system of the Chairman of the Central Military Commission assuming overall responsibility over military affairs, inherit and carry forward the great spirit of Party building and the great spirit of the Long March, firm up ideals and convictions, cultivate deep feelings for the family and the country, temper will and character, establish and practice a correct view of performance, and strive unitedly for the realization of the centenary goal of military building, accelerating the building of the people's military into a world-class military, and for comprehensively advancing the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese-style modernization.
Responsible comrades from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission, the National University of Defense Technology, and the Hunan Provincial Party Committee, as well as representatives of military officers and soldiers, and teachers and students from major universities, middle schools, and primary schools in the capital, attended the conferment ceremony.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 田豆豆
Entering the Jiangnan Science and Innovation Park in Dianjun District, Yichang City, Hubei Province, in a spacious office area, hundreds of computers are neatly arranged. On the screens, some show two gray robots jumping, some display abstract road scenes, and others play video footage... In front of each computer sits a young person, clicking a mouse, leaving traces of annotation marks on the screen.
Yang Tao walks slowly past row after row of computers, occasionally stopping to provide technical guidance to young employees. Yang Tao, 36, transitioned from being an electrician to a data annotation specialist starting from "zero base" in 2023. Having been employed for less than three years, he is already a project manager at Hubei Yichang Dexingtianxia Huichuang Big Data Co., Ltd.
"Yichang's chemical industry is highly developed. I initially worked as an electrician in a chemical company for nearly 10 years," Yang Tao said. After the company relocated in 2018, he did not follow it in order to take care of his family, instead staying in his hometown, Dianjun District, Yichang. In the following years, Yang Tao tried working in other industries but was unable to achieve stable employment.
With the rapid development of emerging industries in Yichang, such as new energy, new materials, and the digital economy, Yang Tao's career choices gained new opportunities. Currently, big data and computing power economy have become one of Yichang's four hundred-billion-yuan-level leading industries. Yichang has also built the largest integrated storage and computing data center cluster in Hubei Province. The demand for labor in emerging fields is continuously growing, and positions in the digital economy sector are rapidly increasing.
At the same time, Yichang has established a grassroots employment service network primarily composed of township (street) and village (community) staff, developed the Yichang Digital and Intelligent Human Resources and Social Security Public Service Platform, and built a doorstep employment service system. Recruitment information is pushed online in real-time, and special job fairs are held offline regularly, providing key employment assistance to groups such as zero-employment families and land-lost farmers.
Communities represent the "last kilometer" of employment services. The Lijiahe Community in Dianjun District, where Yang Tao's family lives, is a resettlement community for villagers whose land was requisitioned, and the demand for employment is prominent.
Lijiahe Community has set up dedicated human resources and social security staff. Through regular household visits, they comprehensively understand the employment intentions of the masses. Leveraging resources from multiple departments, including human resources and social security, economy and information technology, and the industrial park, they actively bridge the gap between enterprise recruitment and job-seeking by the public, delivering job opportunities to the "doorstep" of the people. Yang Tao's father has passed away, and his mother is an ordinary farmer. The community has been consistently paying attention to Yang Tao's employment issues.
In early 2023, the dedicated human resources and social security staff member of Lijiahe Community told Yang Tao's mother a piece of information: the Central China Artificial Intelligence Data Annotation Center, located in Dianjun District, was recruiting data annotation specialists.
"What is a data annotation specialist? Is it reliable?" the mother asked.
"The digital industry is a sunrise industry. I've heard about this kind of work and want to give it a try!" Yang Tao was very eager to seize this opportunity.
Subsequently, Yang Tao went to the newly operational Central China Artificial Intelligence Data Annotation Center, received pre-employment skills training, and then joined Dexingtianxia Company, which operates within the data annotation center. "The trainers all come from the front lines of the industry. The learning content is highly practical. After passing the training, you can directly get employed," Yang Tao said. In the Dianjun District Jiangnan Science and Innovation Park, training institutions for data annotation specialists and artificial intelligence trainers are embedded. Trainees learn data annotation in classrooms and practice operating robotic arms in laboratories. Training equates to taking up a post, and graduation equates to employment.
Yichang City, focusing on new occupations and new business formats, guides designated training institutions to adjust their professional settings according to the demand for new occupations. Dianjun District closely monitors the digital industry, dispatching specialists to conduct in-depth research in over 100 key enterprises within its jurisdiction to understand their labor needs. It carries out specialized training around 16 new professions, including artificial intelligence trainer and drone operator. Simultaneously, following the model of "enterprise orders + student selection + industry-education integration," training schools have reached "order class" agreements with institutions like the Central China Artificial Intelligence Data Annotation Center. For trainees like Yang Tao, passing the training means they can be employed.
"In emerging fields, maintaining learning ability and interest is the key to doing a good job," Yang Tao said. "The field of artificial intelligence constantly has new application scenarios that require data annotation. We need to keep learning to keep pace with the rapid progress of the industry."
Relying on a strong interest in artificial intelligence and a strong spirit of research, Yang Tao grew rapidly, being promoted from an ordinary annotator to a project supervisor, and last year to a project manager. "New industries mean greater development space. Aligning career choices with new trends in industrial development can lead to a better future," Yang Tao explained. Since the beginning of this year, the Central China Artificial Intelligence Data Annotation Center has recruited 300 new employees, conducted project training for 500 person-times in areas like artificial intelligence trainer, achieving a training pass rate of 90%.
By establishing an industry-employment coordination mechanism, Yichang focuses on key manufacturing areas such as green chemicals, new materials, and new energy, promoting the expansion of chemical new materials towards high-end directions like new energy battery materials and electronic chemicals. With the vigorous development of new quality productive forces such as the low-carbon economy and the low-altitude economy, the employment capacity in emerging fields has significantly expanded. Since the beginning of this year, Yichang's emerging fields have released over 23,000 job postings, absorbing 15,000 people into employment.
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Among this year's recipients of the July 1 Medal (七一勋章), one name marked with a black border draws attention: he is Chen Junwu, a renowned expert in China's petroleum refining engineering technology.
From becoming a technician at a synthetic petroleum plant in 1949, to serving at age 34 as the chief designer of China's first fluid catalytic cracking unit, thereby breaking the Western countries' monopoly on deep petroleum processing technology, and then in his old age guiding the completion of the development and application of the world's first and globally largest methanol-to-olefins unit...
"From the day I joined the Chinese Communist Party, I was prepared to dedicate my life to the country and devote my whole life to science, with no regrets." As a Communist Party member, Chen Junwu measured "dedication" and "taking" in this way: "If dedication is greater than taking, life is brilliant; if dedication equals taking, life is ordinary; if dedication is less than taking, life is bleak."
The medal is silent, but the answers given by countless outstanding Communists like Chen Junwu ring out with force. Once the fire of faith is ignited, it will burn until the last moment of life.
The view on political achievement reflects the "master switch" (总开关) of ideals and convictions. Only with firm ideals and convictions can one ensure, from the ideological source, that the view on political achievement does not go astray.
General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward the requirement of the "four have-or-have-nots" (四个有没有), establishing the fundamental standard for establishing and practicing a correct view on political achievement in the new era, with ideals and convictions placed in the foremost position.
If the "master switch" problem is not properly resolved, one will suffer "calcium deficiency" in spirit, and "various kinds of derailment, boundary-crossing, leakage, and seepage will become unavoidable."
Striving forward in the 15th Five-Year Plan period (十五五), to cope with a more complex environment and resolve more deep-seated contradictions, and to "achieve major breakthroughs in strategic tasks concerning the overall situation of Chinese-style modernization," it is necessary to tighten the "master switch," enhance high-level political identification with the Party's value pursuits and forward direction, fasten the first button of the view on political achievement, and realize the transformation from theoretical armament to theoretical weapon.
"Strive to enhance the ability to guard against risks, meet challenges, and withstand pressure; take the lead in acting with responsibility, so as to be recognizable in ordinary times, stand out at critical moments, and step forward at times of crisis" — this is an important yardstick for tightening the "master switch."
A list bears witness to backbone.
Once, the media listed 35 "neck-jamming" technologies (卡脖子技术) facing China. Now, the list of "neck-jamming" problems is getting shorter, and the list of autonomously controllable items is getting longer.
Jiangsu is targeting strategic fields of inevitable competition such as third-generation semiconductors, 6G technology, and strategic new materials, implementing key core technology攻关 projects. Beijing's R&D investment is internationally leading, with original achievements in information technology, medicine and health, commercial aerospace, etc., emerging intensively...
"Encountering 'neck-jamming' forced us to do it ourselves, and instead we were reborn from the fire, like a phoenix rising from the ashes."
A curve reflects confidence.
Since last year, in the face of the so-called "reciprocal tariff" storm unilaterally stirred up by the United States, China has launched a "combined punch" of countermeasures in multiple fields. "It demonstrated the ambition, backbone, and confidence of the Chinese people, showcased our hardcore strength, and won the respect of the international community."
In the first half of this year, China's total import and export of goods trade increased by 16.9% year-on-year. Amid complex and volatile external situations, the strong start and robust growth momentum of foreign trade are inseparable from the proactive actions of deepening reform and unblocking bottlenecks.
A single act of going against the current interprets responsibility.
After a typhoon passed, with floodwaters raging, roads in Zhenlong Township, Hengzhou City, Guangxi, collapsed, optical cables were damaged, and power was cut off. Fifty-two young Party member commando team members advanced towards this "isolated island," with a 40-plus-jin satellite backpack base station pressing on their backs, traversing 8 kilometers of muddy mountain roads, walking for an entire night.
In the wind and rain, they conducted dragnet searches, rescued and relocated trapped people, and rushed to transport various supplies; they carried out clearing, drainage, and assistance operations. A grassroots cadre said: "Party members must rush to the forefront. One more step taken, one more place checked, means one more layer of security for the people."
"The various struggles we face are not short-term but long-term; they will at least accompany us throughout the entire process of achieving the second centenary goal."
On the new journey of the new era, by tightening the "master switch" of ideals and convictions, promoting the excellent quality of daring and being good at struggle, and advancing with the iron will to remain steadfast no matter the storms that come, we will surely continue to create achievements that can stand the test and be written into the hearts of the people.
Return to TopOn July 29, in the Yedong River Scenic Area (野洞河景区) of Huangping County (黄平县), Guizhou Province, tourists experienced waterfall descending under the guidance of professionals. In the scorching summer heat, the Yedong River Scenic Area has seen a peak in summer tourist traffic, with the waterfall descending project becoming a popular check-in spot for tourists seeking coolness during the summer vacation.
In recent years, Huangping County has continuously cultivated new types of cultural tourism projects such as outdoor experiences and leisure health care, driving local employment and income growth for the masses.
Xinhua News Agency photographer Yang Wenbin (杨文斌)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李昌禹
Overseas Chinese affairs work is a long-term and strategic task for the Party and the state. On July 27 and 28, the National Conference on Overseas Chinese Affairs Work (全国侨务工作会议) was held in Beijing. At the meeting, General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions on overseas Chinese affairs work, recently issued, were conveyed.
General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions have pointed the direction and provided important guidance for carrying out overseas Chinese affairs work on the new journey of the new era. The attending representatives and the vast number of overseas Chinese affairs workers felt deeply encouraged and greatly inspired, saying they will earnestly study and comprehend them, grasp their implementation, and promote high-quality development of overseas Chinese affairs work in the new era with more vigorous morale and pragmatic actions.
Since the beginning of the new era, overseas Chinese affairs work has been comprehensively strengthened and has achieved notable results. General Secretary Xi Jinping spoke highly of the positive contributions made by the vast number of overseas Chinese and returned overseas Chinese and their relatives in promoting national economic and social development, inheriting and carrying forward Chinese culture, and enhancing exchanges and cooperation between China and foreign countries.
“General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions are 语重心长 (yǔ zhòng xīn cháng - “words are weighty and feelings are deep,” sincere and earnest), which make overseas Chinese and returned overseas Chinese and their relatives feel deeply warm, more clearly understand the mission and responsibility they bear, and stimulate their internal motivation to participate in Chinese-style modernization,” said Shi Qianping (施乾平), a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and chairman of the Board of Supervisors of the China Federation of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs (中国侨商联合会). “As a representative from the overseas Chinese community, I will maintain close ties with overseas Chinese and returned overseas Chinese and their relatives, actively guide and connect with the new generation of ethnic Chinese, deeply cultivate the family-country sentiment, widely consolidate the hearts of overseas Chinese and gather their strength, and promote the great unity of the Chinese nation.”
“General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions have important theoretical significance and practical guidance,” said Zhang Xiaoxin (张小欣), deputy Party secretary of Jinan University and vice president of the China Society of Overseas Chinese History (中国华侨历史学会). He said we must base ourselves on the development needs of the overseas Chinese situation in the new era, deepen research on overseas Chinese affairs work, continuously leverage the advantages of Chinese-language education, persistently cultivate young overseas Chinese talents who possess both family-country sentiment and international vision, and contribute the wisdom and strength of overseas Chinese schools.
Overseas Chinese affairs work is a strategic task that unites the strength of Chinese people at home and abroad and serves the overall national development. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, “Closely focus on the overall work of the Party and the state, better consolidate the hearts and strength of overseas Chinese.”
“The General Secretary’s important instructions deeply encouraged me and made me feel the great responsibility and glorious mission,” said Xiao Huaxin (肖华鑫), deputy head of the United Front Work Department of Fujian Provincial Committee and director of the Provincial Overseas Chinese Affairs Office (省侨办). He said that about 20 million Fujianese overseas Chinese are distributed across more than 190 countries and regions, and Fujian has abundant overseas Chinese wisdom and strong overseas Chinese strength.
“We will keep the General Secretary’s earnest entrustment in mind, unite hearts through broad solidarity, gather strength through attracting investment and talent, pass on overseas Chinese charm through the cultural heritage of the hometown of overseas Chinese, protect the rights and interests of overseas Chinese through attentive service, deepen root-seeking and visit activities, cultivate the family-country sentiment of overseas Chinese, actively promote the two-way empowerment of overseas Chinese capital and wisdom, revitalize characteristic cultural resources such as qiaopi (侨批, overseas Chinese remittance letters) and qiaocuo (侨厝, overseas Chinese ancestral houses), improve the service system for overseas Chinese, and create a strong social atmosphere of caring for and protecting overseas Chinese,” Xiao Huaxin said.
“Overseas Chinese are a valuable force for the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port,” said Su Yan (苏燕), chairperson of the Hainan Federation of Overseas Chinese (海南省侨联). “We will focus on the industrial development direction of Hainan Free Trade Port, leverage the advantages of overseas Chinese, use overseas Chinese to attract projects, gather talent, and promote openness, help Hainan’s industrial upgrading and high-quality development, and contribute the strength of the overseas Chinese community to making Hainan Free Trade Port an important gateway leading China’s opening up in the new era.”
Overseas Chinese have the unique advantage of connecting China and foreign countries; they are an important bridge and bond linking China with the world. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, “Guide the vast number of overseas Chinese and returned overseas Chinese and their relatives to uphold fine traditions, deeply cultivate family-country sentiment, leverage their unique advantages, show greater achievements, actively serve the great cause of national reunification, and promote the united struggle of Chinese people at home and abroad.”
“General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions are extremely inspiring. Yunnan, as an important hometown of overseas Chinese, has great potential and much to achieve in overseas Chinese affairs work,” said Zhao Xiuchun (赵修春), deputy head of the United Front Work Department of Yunnan Provincial Committee and director of the Provincial Overseas Chinese Affairs Office. In recent years, Yunnan has based itself on its positioning as a radiation center facing South Asia and Southeast Asia, deeply explored the historical and cultural resources of the Nanyang Chinese Mechanics (南侨机工, Nanyang Chinese volunteer mechanics who served during the War of Resistance), done a good job in overseas Chinese affairs work with border characteristics, and continuously expanded its overseas “circle of friends.”
“We will closely follow the characteristics of border hometowns of overseas Chinese, uphold integrity and innovate, take initiative, be conscientious and affectionate as ‘intimate people’ and ‘doers,’ gather the hearts of overseas Chinese, pool their wisdom, and put their strength to use,” Zhao Xiuchun said.
Shantou, Guangdong, is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese. In recent years, the construction of the Shantou Overseas Chinese Economic and Cultural Cooperation Experimental Zone (汕头华侨经济文化合作试验区) has been continuously advanced, and the level of opening up has been steadily improving.
“We will take the spirit of the General Secretary’s important instructions as guidance, tighten the bond of hometown ties, expand economic and trade cooperation, build the Overseas Chinese Economic and Cultural Cooperation Experimental Zone to high standards, gather more hearts, wisdom, and strength of overseas Chinese, and do practical things to serve overseas Chinese,” said Cai Yongming (蔡永明), member of the Standing Committee of the Shantou Municipal Party Committee and head of the United Front Work Department.
Inheriting and carrying forward Chinese culture and promoting mutual learning among civilizations, overseas Chinese organizations are an important bridge.
“General Secretary Xi Jinping’s care and deep affection for overseas Chinese are an inexhaustible driving force for me to inherit and carry forward Chinese culture overseas and promote exchanges between China and Russia,” said Wu Hao (吴昊), president of the Russian Chinese Youth Federation (俄罗斯华侨华人青年联合会). Together with other overseas Chinese, he founded the Russia-China International School, where children plant the seeds of Chinese civilization while writing the character “fu” (福, blessing) and solving the Luban lock (a traditional Chinese puzzle).
“We must not only preserve the ‘roots’ and ‘soul,’ but also tell China’s story in a way that local people can understand,” Wu Hao said. “I will continue to keep the entrustment in mind, deeply cultivate family-country sentiment, unite the vast number of overseas Chinese, and show greater achievements in serving the great cause of reunification and promoting united struggle.”
To be the intimate person for overseas Chinese and returned overseas Chinese and their relatives, and to become the doer of overseas Chinese affairs work, has been General Secretary Xi Jinping’s earnest entrustment to overseas Chinese affairs workers over the years.
Yulin City (玉林市) is the largest hometown of overseas Chinese in Guangxi. “We will further enhance the functions and role of existing overseas Chinese affairs work platforms, deepen cooperation with ASEAN, and consolidate the hearts and strength of overseas Chinese for high-quality development,” said Luo Xiaojie (罗小洁), deputy head in charge of routine work of the United Front Work Department of Yulin Municipal Party Committee and director of the Municipal Overseas Chinese Affairs Office.
Setting up exchange platforms, carrying out activities such as Overseas Chinese Service Day — in recent years, Qingtian County (青田县), Lishui City, Zhejiang, has made serving overseas Chinese and their relatives at home and abroad an important focus, effectively addressing their appeals. “We will continue to actively unite and serve the vast number of overseas Chinese, be their intimate person, and gather the strength of the overseas Chinese community for the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation,” said Jiang Yong (蒋勇), chairperson of the Qingtian County Federation of Overseas Chinese (青田县侨联).
(Our reporters Liu Junguo (刘军国) and Zhang Yunhe (张云河) contributed to the reporting.)
Return to TopBEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) -- (Reporter Liu Wenxin (刘温馨)) On July 29, the Office of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters (国家防总办公室) and the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部) continued to organize a multi-departmental joint consultation to assess the development trend of heavy rainfall and deploy flood control work in key areas. The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters (国家防总) maintained a Level-IV emergency response for flood control for Guangdong, Sichuan, and Gansu, and a Level-IV emergency response for drought relief for Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (新疆生产建设兵团). The working groups previously dispatched continued to guide flood control and disaster relief work in Guangdong.
The consultation pointed out that, according to forecasts, over the next three days, there will be heavy to torrential rain in central China, southern China, the northern part of Northeast China, the central and eastern parts of Northwest China, and the eastern part of Southwest China. There will be extremely heavy rain in the coastal areas of South China, the Sichuan Basin, and Heilongjiang. The rainfall spans from north to south, with multiple points occurring simultaneously, and the situation for flood control and disaster relief remains severe and complex. The consultation emphasized that all localities and relevant departments must clearly recognize the flood control risks arising from the overlapping effects of the flood season and the summer vacation period, resolutely overcome the mentality of paralysis and the mindset of wishful thinking, and effectively strengthen all work measures for flood control and disaster relief. It is necessary to strengthen short-term and imminent forecasts for key areas and key time periods, implement the early-warning "call-and-response" (叫应) mechanism and tracking feedback mechanism that reaches the responsible persons at the grassroots frontline, and resolutely and decisively evacuate threatened populations in accordance with the "Four Musts" (四个一律) requirements. It is necessary to continuously carry out the investigation and rectification of hidden dangers in key locations such as bridges and culverts, elderly care institutions, and tailings ponds, with a particular focus on ensuring the safe operation of important infrastructure such as electricity, transportation, and water supply, as well as water conservancy projects, during the flood season. It is necessary to pre-deploy rescue and relief forces, preposition rescue and relief materials and communication backup equipment, to ensure that forces can be rapidly assembled and scientific and efficient rescue and relief operations can be carried out after a disaster occurs.
According to forecasts from the meteorological department, from July 29 to August 1, there will be heavy to torrential rain in parts of central and eastern Sichuan and southern Sichuan, with extremely heavy rain in some areas. Following a joint consultation and assessment with the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部), the risk of geological disasters in parts of central and eastern Sichuan is high. In accordance with the National Emergency Plan for Sudden Geological Disasters (国家突发地质灾害应急预案) and relevant regulations, the Ministry of Emergency Management initiated a Level-IV national emergency response for geological disasters for Sichuan on July 29.
Recently, the Office of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters issued a notice to all provincial-level flood control and drought relief headquarters and all member units of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, requiring them to deeply learn lessons from recent flood-related geological disaster incidents involving tourism in Gansu and other places, and to effectively ensure tourism safety during the flood season. The notice emphasized the need to consolidate responsibility for tourism safety during the flood season, implement the supervisory responsibilities of industry departments, and urge and guide the operating entities of tourist attractions to establish and improve a flood control responsibility system and fulfill their main responsibility for flood control safety management. It is necessary to strengthen tourism safety management, refine and improve emergency plans for tourist attractions, decisively close scenic spots based on the situation upon receiving disaster warnings, and promptly advise, evacuate, and transfer tourists. It is necessary to strengthen the release of early warning information, enhance real-time monitoring and forecasting, and immediately "call and respond" (叫应) to tourist attractions and threatened tourists when high-level warnings are issued. It is necessary to conduct in-depth investigations of risks and hidden dangers, establish a ledger of hidden dangers, and rectify them within a set time limit. Based on the disaster risk situation of tourist attractions, pre-position and deploy forces, equipment, and materials, and strengthen publicity and guidance, among other measures.
Return to TopBeijing, July 29 (People's Daily) — (Reporter Deng Jianyang (邓剑洋)) A reporter learned from the Ministry of Water Resources: The Ministry of Water Resources, based on a 24-hour rainfall forecast, issued a targeted warning of "one-province-one-sheet" (一省一单) to 17 provinces including Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Qinghai, notifying the list of counties (cities, districts) covered by heavy rainfall, the list of reservoirs, and the risk areas and points for mountain torrent disasters, and reminding to do a good job in ensuring the safe flood season operation of reservoirs and check dams, and in defending against floods in small and medium rivers and mountain torrent disasters.
From 8:00 on July 28 to 8:00 on July 29, due to rainfall, five rivers, including the Nanlang River (南朗河), a tributary of the Nanluo River (南洛河) in Yunnan; the Mingyi River (鸣矣河), a tributary of the Jinsha River; the Houxi (后溪) along the coast of Fujian; the Dang River (党河), a tributary of the Shule River (疏勒河) in Gansu; and the Gaya River (嘎呀河), a tributary of the Tumen River in Jilin, experienced floods exceeding the warning level, with a maximum exceedance of 0.41 meters. Among them, the Dang River in Gansu experienced the largest flood since the beginning of measured data in 1965.
According to forecasts, from July 30 to August 3, under the combined influence of the southwest monsoon and cold air, parts of central and southeastern Sichuan will experience heavy to torrential rain; the main stream of the upper Yangtze River and its tributaries, including the Min River, Tuo River, and Jialing River, will see a significant rising process; rivers such as the Qingyi River (青衣江) and Dadu River, tributaries of the Min River, and the Fu River (涪江), a tributary of the Jialing River, may experience numbered floods; some small and medium rivers within the rainstorm area may experience relatively large floods, with a high risk of mountain torrent disasters. In accordance with the Ministry of Water Resources' Work Procedures for Emergency Response to Flood and Drought Disasters, the Ministry of Water Resources initiated a Level IV flood defense emergency response for Sichuan Province at 18:00 on July 29. It urged and guided local water authorities to closely monitor weather changes, intensify monitoring and forecasting of rainfall and water conditions, issue timely warnings, strengthen duty watch and consultation judgment; scientifically and precisely dispatch flood control projects, keep a close watch on the safe flood season operation of reservoirs, strengthen patrol and defense, achieve early and small-scale emergency response to dangers, strictly prevent reservoir dam breaches; focus on defending against floods in small and medium rivers and mountain torrent disasters, strictly implement the pre-disaster warning "call-and-respond" (叫应) mechanism, promptly request local governments to evacuate people in dangerous areas, and ensure the safety of people's lives and property.
Return to TopThe grassroots level is the "last kilometer" for policy implementation and the "first kilometer" for serving the masses. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "To do grassroots work well, the key is to have a clear understanding of the situation. Only when the situation is clarified can work be done thoroughly and properly. Everyone must keep a clear account in their hearts and be an informed person." In this edition of "Everyone Discusses," we have selected three contributions to share with our readers, reflecting together on how to be an informed person in grassroots work.
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Put in a Kind of "Clumsy Effort"
Xie Jianjun, Yichang City, Hubei Province
In a conversation with a cadre responsible for renovating old residential communities, he spoke about the initial phase of the renovation in one area. Because the preliminary摸底 (mō dǐ - "feeling the bottom," preliminary investigation) was not solid, a property rights dispute for one household was not clarified. After the construction team entered the site, they were forced to stop, delaying the project schedule. Later, they went door-to-door to understand demands and resolve conflicts, verified property rights and handled procedures one household at a time. Surprisingly, the subsequent pace became much faster. "Cleverness is not as good as clumsiness; doing more painstaking work can avoid 'when the radish is harvested quickly, the mud is not washed off,'" he summarized.
Implementing tasks requires balancing speed and slowness. Ignoring reality, disregarding laws, and一味 (yī wèi - "single-mindedly," blindly) pursuing speed, even if things are accomplished temporarily, can easily leave behind aftereffects. To pursue higher work efficiency, one must clarify the situation, identify the problems accurately, and find the correct思路 (sī lù - "train of thought," approach). This requires doing more "clumsy effort." Just like urban renewal — how to change underground pipe networks, how to preserve cultural roots — one must settle down to investigate and demonstrate, repeatedly weigh and deliberate, listen to opinions from all sides, so that the plan will be more in line with reality and avoid "翻烧饼 (fān shāo bǐng - 'flipping the pancake,' repeatedly redoing work)." The slowness in the early stage is for the speed in the later stage; the current "clumsiness," in the long run, is actually "cleverness."
"Clumsy effort" emphasizes daily routine. What are the individualized demands of community residents? What are the堵点 (dǔ diǎn - "blockage points," bottlenecks) and pain points in enterprise production and operation? ... By putting in slow effort in daily life, one will have the ability for "quick response" at critical moments. Redundancy is not superfluous; true skill is seen in daily work. Bending down, sinking to the front line, not being虚浮 (xū fú - "superficial and floating," flashy), abstaining from arrogance and impatience, putting in a kind of "clumsy effort" — only then will work advance steadily and swiftly.
Eliminate "Didn't Expect It"
Dai Yixiang, Yongxing County, Hunan Province
Since the beginning of this year, extreme weather has occurred frequently, and our town has received multiple heavy rain warnings. One day, starting from just after 9 a.m., we went door-to-door reminding villagers to stay vigilant and be ready to evacuate at any time. By 1 a.m., a colleague couldn't help but say: "The previous warnings didn't bring heavy rain; could this one also be inaccurate?" An experienced comrade patiently explained: "One slip can lead to total loss; a 0.01% risk can lead to 100% loss. By the time a disaster occurs, it's too late to say 'didn't expect it'!" The team kept moving without stopping, continuing to inspect key areas such as mountain flood hazard zones.
Safety is no small matter; responsibility is heavier than a mountain. Many safety accidents occur due to麻痹 (mábì - "numbness," complacency) and侥幸 (jiǎoxìng - "luck-based," wishful thinking). Take rainstorm prevention: if one thinks "no danger for years, so safe today," it can lead to weak vigilance against extreme weather and insufficient emergency preparedness; when organizing the evacuation of the masses, hesitating over "whether to mobilize a large force" can easily miss the window for safe withdrawal; thinking "safe once the rain stops" while ignoring the lag effect of geological disasters can create safety loopholes. In disaster prevention, no single link can afford failure.
Only when work is done meticulously and implementation is grasped tightly can there be confidence in disaster prevention and avoidance. In the face of disaster, there is never any preparation that is superfluous, only the "one in ten thousand" that cannot withstand negligence. Only by thinking about the situation more carefully, estimating difficulties more fully, formulating measures more thoroughly, and earnestly implementing various measures can we build a solid line of defense for safety.
It's Advisable to "Proactively Solve Problems"
Leng Feng, Benxi City, Liaoning Province
Installing elevators is a demand for many residents of old residential communities. However, some communities, fearing difficulties in reaching consensus, disputes over cost-sharing, or taking responsibility and causing trouble, have solicited opinions but then delayed action without follow-up. In a community in my city, a single unit was selected as a pilot. While meticulously calculating the investment ratio, they also went door-to-door to address demands, quickly pushing the project to completion. The relevant experience was also applied to other buildings. A local cadre believed, "Installing elevators will have to be done sooner or later. Rather than passively coping, it's better to proactively solve problems."
For work that is uncertain or lacks confidence, two mindsets are common: one is to wait and see — wait for上级 (shàngjí - "superior level," higher authorities) instructions, wait for others to blaze the trail. This seems safe, but it easily leads to work delays and the fermentation of contradictions; the other is to proactively solve problems — not waiting, relying, or demanding, nor being all thought and no action, but finding the breakthrough point and advancing bit by bit. Although installing an elevator is a small matter, it enlightens us: waiting and seeing leads nowhere; only by proactively solving problems is there a future.
Proactiveness in work comes not only from the courage to dare to venture and act but also from the ability to be good at succeeding. Proactively solving problems cannot be blind and reckless; scientific methods must be emphasized. For example, when the situation is unclear and experience is insufficient, anchor the goal, pilot first, and practice, explore, and improve simultaneously. Only by facing difficulties head-on and also grasping the underlying laws can we drive overall work improvement through partial breakthroughs.
With the courage to tackle tough problems and scientific methods, even the most thorny issues and complex contradictions can find a solution.
Return to TopBy: 常言道
China is, with the spirit of 海纳百川 (hǎi nà bǎi chuān - “the sea admits a hundred rivers,” broad-minded and inclusive) and open inclusiveness, gathering the world’s talents and putting them to use, constructing a high-quality innovation ecosystem, and providing more platforms for talents to display their abilities.
A historic breakthrough! Recently, the list of winners of the 21st Fields Medal was announced. Wang Hong (王虹) and Deng Yu (邓煜), both 2007 undergraduate alumni of Peking University, won the award, which is exhilarating. Known as the “Nobel Prize of mathematics,” the Fields Medal is awarded every four years, with no more than four winners each time, to reward scholars under the age of 40 who have made outstanding contributions in the field of mathematics. Its value goes without saying. Chinese young mathematicians have won two medals in the same Fields Medal session for the first time; this is a groundbreaking achievement.
General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out: “Basic research is the source of the entire scientific system and the master switch of all technical problems.” As a foundational capability, basic research concerns the overall development situation.
Scientific and technological innovation cannot do without basic research, and mathematical research is the foundation of foundations. Two mathematicians winning the Fields Medal are the rich fruits of China’s consistent emphasis on basic education and basic research, reflecting the steady pace of building a strong technological nation.
“Effectively place basic research work on the important agenda,” “coordinate the advancement of original innovation and key core technology breakthroughs,” “promote the expansion, quality improvement, and excellence of basic education”… Since the beginning of this year, from the symposium on strengthening basic research, to the “three science and technology conferences” (科技三会), to the National Basic Education Work Conference, the orientation of coordinating the advancement of the integration of education, science and technology, and talent, and emphasizing basic research and strengthening source innovation has become more distinct. Thought leads the way, practice opens the path; China’s innovative future is incomparably bright.
Climbing toward the highest peak, the Chinese people are full of ambition, grit, and confidence.
Once, the “Needham Question” and the “Qian Xuesen Question” provoked deep thought and vigilance. Today, Chinese scientific and technological talents continuously stand on international award podiums, powerfully proving that we are equally capable in basic research, original innovation, and disruptive innovation.
For example, in the list of the top ten science figures of 2025 selected by the British journal Nature, DeepSeek (深度求索) founder Liang Wenfeng (梁文锋) and Du Mengran (杜梦然), a researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, were on the list. In the arena of scientific and technological innovation, the Chinese people have extraordinary intelligence and a pursuit of 止于至善 (zhǐ yú zhì shàn - “rest in the highest good,” striving for perfection).
The more it grows upward, the deeper it roots; China’s basic education 积水成渊 (jī shuǐ chéng yuān - “accumulate water to form a deep pool,” small efforts accumulate to great effect).
Basic education is the foundation for building a strong education nation. Since the new era, schools have improved their conditions one by one, school operation and governance have become more standardized, and the foundation of high-quality and balanced development has become deeper. At the same time, higher-quality science education and science popularization services have sparked more young people’s curiosity, imagination, and desire to explore. Groups of young people with scientific potential and a willingness to dedicate themselves to scientific research have entered various higher education institutions for further study. The Education Power Index shows that since 2012, China has leaped from 49th to 21st place, being the fastest-improving country in the same period.
On the grand stage of advancing Chinese-style modernization, all talents have the opportunity to stand out.
Yan Ning unveiled the mysterious veil of “life’s dark matter,” Wang Xingxing (王兴兴) led his team to frequently launch blockbuster humanoid robots, Zhang Xue (张雪) made Chinese locomotives renowned in international competitions… From scientific and technological innovation to industrial innovation, there are high platforms everywhere; everything is possible.
Now, various resources are being allocated in directions favorable to innovation, and the fetters and constraints that bind innovation are being broken in the deepening of reforms.
The proportion of China’s basic research funding in total R&D expenditure exceeds 7%, the full-time equivalent of R&D personnel has ranked first in the world for 13 consecutive years, and the Global Innovation Index has jumped to 10th place… China is, with the spirit of the sea admitting a hundred rivers, open and inclusive, gathering the world’s talents and putting them to use, constructing a high-quality innovation ecosystem, providing more platforms for talents to display their abilities, and stimulating the potential for innovation and creation to the maximum.
Accumulating more “from 0 to 1” strength, building powerful basic research and original innovation capabilities, the foundation of our country’s high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strength is continuously consolidated, and innovation-driven development is unstoppable.
Return to TopBy: 沈 晟
[Event] Not long ago, affected by multiple factors such as weather and market timing, watermelons in many places in Henan experienced unsold stock. To solve this difficulty, local governments quickly coordinated all parties to open sales channels; enterprises and chambers of commerce spontaneously purchased; local scenic spots and supermarkets also took action… A relay of love successfully turned the unsold watermelons from “rotting in the fields” to “sweetness in the heart.”
[Commentary] In the past, when buying watermelons, many people were accustomed to “tapping” on the melon. By carefully discerning the sound, one could buy a melon with good sweetness and crispness. Nowadays, watermelons are being grown better and better — why are they not selling better? This appears to be a sales problem, but in fact it concerns both supply and demand. Only when they are well-connected and well-balanced can a good price be obtained.
Currently, China’s agriculture is still mainly based on smallholder household management, with poor ability to withstand natural and market risks. The unsold stock of watermelons, at its root, is due to the disconnection between production and sales and the lack of information. When melon farmers “plant by feeling” and merchants “buy according to market conditions,” and the two sides of supply and demand each fight their own battle, unsold stock is inevitable. Henan’s emergency response is commendable, but in the long run, institutional construction should be further strengthened, moving from “emergency rescue” to “treating the root cause.”
From smallholder production to modern agriculture, what needs to be crossed is not only the technological gap but also the transformation of organizational forms and business philosophies. In the past, Guangdong’s Xuwen County (徐闻) pineapples were largely unsold. The local area learned from the lesson and established a production-sales docking system covering data monitoring and other links. Now, the Xuwen pineapple brand is famous nationwide, and fruit farmers no longer worry about selling. From this, one can find the code for growing well and selling well.
Improving quality is the key to solving the problem of “bumper harvest but not increased income.” Take watermelons as an example: sweetness, texture, appearance… all relate to market competitiveness. On the market, different varieties of watermelon range from about 0.8 yuan per jin to 3 yuan, reflecting the increasingly diversified and quality-oriented development trend of consumer demand. Promoting standardized planting, green prevention and control, and quality traceability from the production source, ensuring good quality, and polishing agricultural product brands — only then can one have the confidence to stand firm in the market and remain stable amid fluctuations.
Extending the industrial chain injects resilience into production. Primary agricultural products have meager profits, high demand for storage and preservation, and are mostly marketed in concentrated periods, which easily leads to price “stampedes” and weak risk resistance. In Fuping (富平), Shaanxi, scattered green persimmons are processed into high-quality plant dyes; ripe fresh persimmons are marketed in batches, or made into persimmon cakes, frozen persimmons, and other products… One industrial chain allows persimmons to 开花结果 (kāi huā jié guǒ - “to bloom and bear fruit,” to yield results) in multiple ways. Anhui’s Dangshan (砀山) relies on deep processing of crisp pears to move toward becoming a “strong fruit processing county”; Xinjiang’s Turpan (吐鲁番) supports leading grape enterprises, driving the development of related industries. These experiences show that the article of agricultural product value addition has more and more room for development and more and more prospects. Promoting deep integration of primary, secondary, and tertiary industries, agricultural modernization will inject strong momentum into comprehensive rural revitalization.
Promoting the docking of production and sales information is the key to solving the unsold stock problem. In agricultural production, the transmission of demand has a lag. How to avoid last year’s signals guiding this year’s production? Some places develop contract agriculture, using contracts to lock in sales channels in advance, giving farmers confidence in planting and stability in selling; some places build a cold chain logistics system in production areas, extending the preservation window to gain time for market sales; still others establish information monitoring and early warning mechanisms covering major production areas, allowing information flow to ensure seamless docking of production and sales. With smooth information and matched production and sales, agricultural products can become the fruit of wealth for farmers.
The fundamental way out for agriculture lies in modernization, requiring both modern production methods and modern management methods. By opening up the entire chain from production to sales, allowing production increase and income increase to resonate at the same frequency, the hard work in the fields will eventually bear the fruit of happiness.
Return to TopIn Jinan, Shandong, a new generation of electronic-grade resin materials has achieved mass production, greatly improving the transmission efficiency of AI servers; in Lianyungang, Jiangsu, three world-class high-performance carbon fiber production lines were brought into centralized operation, which can drive performance upgrades in offshore wind power equipment, new energy vehicles, embodied intelligent robots, and more… Since the beginning of this year, key areas of China's new materials industry have continuously made breakthroughs, benefiting a number of critical industries and becoming an important engine for cultivating new quality productive forces (新质生产力).
This is exactly:
Fine as a hair yet tough as steel,
巧夺天工 (qiǎo duó tiān gōng - "skillfully snatch from nature," of superb craftsmanship) in quality, excellent in material.
Self-reliance and self-strengthening ride the wind and waves,
Industrial advancement steps with a firm and sonorous beat.
Shen Qiuwen
By: 孙莉华
When short-video scrolling becomes the "fast food" of life, many people may have this confusion: Is there anyone still who loves literature and reads texts?
Let us first look at a set of data: Xiji County (西吉县), located in the Xihaigu (西海固) region of Ningxia, has a population of less than 500,000, yet over 1,600 people are engaged in literary creation, and there are three to four hundred farmer-writers. This small mountainous county is therefore hailed as the "Hometown of Literature." According to incomplete statistics, Xihaigu writers have cumulatively published over 30 million characters of various literary works, and have received national-level honors such as the "Five One Project" Award (五个一工程奖), the Lu Xun Literary Prize, and the National Ethnic Minority Literature Creation Steed Award (全国少数民族文学创作骏马奖).
Then look at the local literature flowing here — Kang Pengfei (康鹏飞), a villager of Mingxing Village (明星村) in Xiji County, works during the day and writes at night. Sometimes he writes so excitedly that when he looks up, the sky is already faintly bright. In the cattle pen of Li Chengshan (李成山), a villager of Gaotong Village (高同村) in Xiji County, many pieces of paper are pasted, covered with poetry. "After writing, I stuff them in my pocket or paste them on the wall." In the poems written by Cao Bing (曹兵), a villager of Guankou Village (关口村) in Pengyang County (彭阳县), there are no floating images or flowery praises; they are all heartfelt expressions about rural life — plain, simple, restrained, yet directly piercing readers' hearts.
They are all ordinary people on the Yellow Earth. Their words heal many people. Those delicate strokes provide a poetic dwelling for fast-paced modern life, and also respond to people's inner questioning of the meaning of life.
Some people say there is a cultural root here, influencing and guiding the people who were born here and grew up here. Others say there are great changes in mountain villages here, rich and diverse materials that have opened up the imagination of writers — the silent growth between the ridges, the 风雨兼程 (fēng yǔ jiān chéng - "wind and rain, double journey," to press forward despite difficulties) on the migration road, the 笑逐颜开 (xiào zhú yán kāi - "smile chases, face opens," to beam with joy) on the road to prosperity — these fall from the pen as scorching words. Still others say it is because life here was too bitter in the past, and words and thinking can bring hope and give strength.
Different statements reveal the same truth: the growth of literature and art cannot be separated from the nourishment of native soil. Looking back along the literary corridor, "White Deer Plain" imprints the soul of the nation; gazing upon the canvas, every wrinkle of "Father" tells the story of the land. Today, as urban-rural integration deepens, the ecological, cultural, and economic values of the countryside are increasingly prominent. Using the brush of literature and art to display the beauty of native soil, to continue cultural genes in the bloodline of villages, the vast fields are rising with infinite possibilities.
The warm wind of literature and art in the new era blows over thousands of villages. Those lives of hearth and home that flow through the fields, the kang beds, and under windowsills; those ancient villages, old crafts, and good stories scattered among the mountains and rivers — they await being written and being spread.
This, perhaps, is the reason why the Yellow Earth can "grow" the tree of literature.
(Excerpted and compiled from Ningxia Daily)
Return to TopBy: 何 温
Summer has arrived. When the air conditioner is turned on, the heat disperses, but after spending a long time inside, one always feels that something is missing. What is missing?
What is missing is the breeze that passes through the halls, the birdsong among the branches and leaves, the unhurried ease of two or three friends waving palm-leaf fans under the shade of a tree. An air conditioner can precisely manufacture coolness, but what green shade gives us is a living, vital coolness. The former lowers body temperature; the latter moistens the state of mind. These subtle differences reveal the weight that a green imprint carries for a city.
Whether a city is livable or moving has much to do with this greenness. When one mentions Nanjing, the first thing that rises before the eyes is the green canopy formed by a street of plane trees; when speaking of West Lake, it is impossible to bypass the line of weeping willows brushing the water in "Spring Dawn at Su Causeway"; the people of Xiamen recall the fragrance of camphor trees in old alleyways; the people of Fuzhou hold fast to the ancient banyan trees that fill the city — "A Song Dynasty prefect for three years, a hundred thousand green banyan trees" captures the reason for "a city full of green shade, no need for an umbrella even in summer heat." In the north, the locust trees, arborvitae, and paulownia; in the southwest, the yellow kudzu, banyan, and ginkgo — each tree nourishes the character of a region's land and waters, and the nostalgia of generation after generation.
The green imprint is moving also because it has been a place of comfort to the spirit since ancient times. Meng Haoran wrote, "Green trees encircle the village at its edge, green hills slant beyond the city wall" — in just a few characters, a home that settles the body and mind springs vividly to life. Wang Wei wrote, "The morning rain of Weicheng wets the light dust, the guest house is green, the willow leaves fresh" — the brush begins with the sorrow of parting; when the friend reaches Anxi, will he still see such greenery?
In traditional rural society, a luxuriantly branching, thickly leafed large tree was a natural public space. Beneath the tree, there were market vendors hawking their wares, village elders deliberating on affairs, neighbors sharing family gossip. People cooled off in the dense shade, played chess, and talked of farmwork.
Ancient trees are living cultural relics. Each old tree stores the wind, frost, rain, and snow of the passing years. They are witnesses to the history and culture of a place; their rings record droughts and floods, good harvests and lean years, and also the origins of generations. If such an old tree were cut down, it would be like severing the cultural root vein of that land. When the tree is gone, the spontaneously gathered neighborhood ecology also disperses; when the root is broken, the accumulated charm and spirit of an ancient city or town largely leaks away. A few years ago, West Lake in Hangzhou sparked controversy because seven willow trees at Broken Bridge were removed and replaced with roses. This reminds us that every single blade of grass and every tree should not be treated lightly.
Precisely because trees relate to ecology, relate to cultural lineage, and even more relate to the people's hearts, the protection of green imprints has long been elevated to a very high position. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that "we must protect ancient and famous trees, and pass on fine traditional Chinese culture," pointing out that "greening the motherland must be carried out by expanding green, promoting green, and protecting green simultaneously." It is necessary not only to scientifically expand the green area, but also to protect and safeguard the green that already exists. Giving equal weight to expansion and protection, taking into account both increment and stock — this is the scientific attitude we should adopt toward green imprints.
On March 15, 2025, the Regulation on the Protection of Ancient and Famous Trees (古树名木保护条例) came into effect. This is the first time that the protection of ancient and famous trees has been "backed up" in the form of an administrative regulation. And this cherishing of green imprints has already been translated into actions across various regions. Fuzhou has incorporated banyan tree protection into urban construction planning, and road construction would rather detour than harm a century-old banyan; Chengdu is advancing the renovation of old neighborhoods, creating "pocket parks" so that residents can once again have a shady spot to drink tea, sit idly, and chat; Shanghai has installed seating in the spaces beneath street trees, creating "age-friendly" under-canopy spaces. By making the most of green trees — from "listing for protection" to "making way for trees" and then to "building parks around trees" — the thinking behind green protection across regions is becoming more and more flexible.
At bottom, urban greening cannot only calculate the immediate gains. Planting a tree can bless the people of the next several decades or even centuries; protecting an old tree means preserving the greenness that our ancestors left to us and that we must pass on to future generations.
Today, when we pause for a tree, when we insist on a patch of green, we are actually storing up vitality and cultivating the character of a city. When opening the window to see green and stepping out the door to enter a park become ordinary, when laughter and birdsong rise from time to time beneath the dense shade, it brings to a city not only liveliness, but also the longing that makes people willing to stop and stay.
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Return to TopBy: 新华社记者
Recently, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued a notice forwarding the "Ninth Five-Year Plan for Law Publicity and Education (2026–2030)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan") drafted by the Central Publicity Department and the Ministry of Justice, making comprehensive arrangements for law publicity and education during the "Ninth Five-Year" period. Officials of the Central Publicity Department and the Ministry of Justice answered reporters' questions on issues related to the Plan.
1. Q: Our country has already implemented and completed eight five-year plans for law publicity and education. Why is it necessary to formulate a ninth five-year plan for law publicity and education?
A: Law publicity and education is a long-term foundational task for comprehensively governing the country by law. Since 1986, our country has successively implemented and completed eight five-year plans for law publicity and education, achieving important results. The study and publicity of the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics centered on the Constitution has been carried out in depth, the socialist rule-of-law culture has flourished, the "those who enforce the law shall conduct law publicity" responsibility system for law publicity and education has been widely implemented, the concept of the rule of law in the whole society has been significantly enhanced, the legal literacy of the whole people has been markedly improved, and the level of rule-of-law in social governance has been notably raised. Carrying out nationwide law publicity and education in a country with such a huge population, placing the law in the hands of the people and making the people believe in the rule of law, is a great innovation in the history of human rule of law, fully demonstrating the institutional advantages of socialism with Chinese characteristics. The Law of the People's Republic of China on Law Publicity and Education stipulates that the state shall formulate a national law publicity and education plan. To strengthen and improve law publicity and education, and to foster a societal atmosphere where respecting the law, learning the law, abiding by the law, and using the law become common practice, since the first half of 2025, the Central Publicity Department and the Ministry of Justice have thoroughly studied and implemented Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law (习近平法治思想), and on the basis of in-depth research and extensive solicitation of opinions, drafted the "Plan for Law Publicity and Education during the Ninth Five-Year Plan (2026–2030)." Formulating and implementing the "Ninth Five-Year" plan for law publicity and education is an important measure to deeply study, publicize, and implement Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, and to further consolidate the social foundation of comprehensive law-based governance; it is an objective need to serve the overall economic and social development of the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" period and to promote high-quality development; it is an inevitable requirement to create a favorable environment in which the whole society esteems the rule of law, adheres to rules, respects contracts, and upholds justice, and to safeguard Chinese-style modernization through the rule of law.
2. Q: What are the overall requirements of the Plan?
A: In terms of guiding ideology, the Plan emphasizes adhering to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implementing the guiding principles of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the plenary sessions of the 20th Central Committee, earnestly implementing the deployments of the Fourth Plenary Session, comprehensively implementing Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, deeply understanding the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments" (两个确立), enhancing the "Four Consciousnesses" (四个意识), strengthening the "Four Confidences" (四个自信), and achieving the "Two Upholds" (两个维护), upholding the Party's overall leadership, upholding the primacy of the people, upholding comprehensive law-based governance, and upholding service to the overall economic and social development of the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" period. It takes promoting the deep entrenchment of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law in the hearts of the people as the primary task, takes implementing the Law on Law Publicity and Education as the lever, takes flourishing and developing the socialist rule-of-law culture as the support, and takes improving the law publicity and education work system as the guarantee. It practices the core socialist values, promotes the spirit of the socialist rule of law, advances the construction of a rule-of-law society, and creates a favorable rule-of-law environment for comprehensively advancing the building of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese-style modernization.
In terms of main objectives, the Plan specifies that by 2030, the ability of leading cadres to handle affairs according to law and the legal literacy of citizens will continue to improve; a favorable environment in which the whole society esteems the rule of law, adheres to rules, respects contracts, and upholds justice will be further formed; law publicity and education will be deeply integrated with law-based governance and legal practice, and the social foundation of comprehensive law-based governance will be further consolidated; the "those who enforce the law shall conduct law publicity" responsibility system for law publicity and education will be deeply implemented, and the institutionalization, standardization, and scientific level of law publicity and education work will be comprehensively improved.
3. Q: What requirements does the Plan have regarding the study and publicity of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law?
A: The Plan adheres to ideological guidance and clearly sets promoting the deep entrenchment of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law in the hearts of the people as the primary task of nationwide law publicity and education, and implements Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law throughout the entire process and in all aspects of nationwide law publicity and education.
First, continuously deepen study and publicity. Establish a teacher database for lecturing Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, develop exemplary high-quality courses, etc., and deeply study and publicize Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law and the latest achievements of its rich development. Incorporate Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law into the important content of study and training for Party Committee (Party Leadership Group) theoretical study center groups, Party Schools (schools of administration), and cadre academies. Incorporate Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law into relevant courses at universities, middle schools, and primary schools, and promote the all-round integration of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law into teaching materials, classrooms, and minds.
Second, strengthen the publicity of legal practice and achievements. Through compiling practical cases, organizing media reports, conducting online theme publicity, etc., deeply publicize the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee over comprehensive law-based governance, publicize the Party's major measures and achievements in leading legislation, ensuring law enforcement, supporting judicial justice, and taking the lead in abiding by the law, publicize the landmark achievements of our country's socialist rule of law construction in the new era, and stimulate the initiative and consciousness of the whole society to believe in and practice the rule of law.
Third, deeply advance international communication. Make good use of various media cooperation mechanisms and platform channels, deeply expound on the common values of all mankind contained in Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, tell the story of China's reinforcement of human rights legal guarantees, maintenance of fairness and justice, compliance with international rule of law, and promotion of human legal civilization, and publicize the superiority of the socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics. Strengthen foreign-related law publicity and international exchange and cooperation, and present a credible, lovable, and respectable image of China from the perspective of the rule of law.
4. Q: What are the key publicity contents of the "Ninth Five-Year" law publicity and education?
A: The Plan emphasizes the in-depth study and publicity of the Constitution, laws and regulations, and intra-Party regulations. First, highlight the publicity and education of the Constitution. Second, deeply publicize laws and regulations related to promoting high-quality development. Third, deeply publicize laws and regulations related to maintaining national security and social stability. Fourth, deeply publicize laws and regulations related to ensuring and improving people's livelihood and building a beautiful China. Fifth, deeply publicize intra-Party regulations.
5. Q: Compared with the previous eight five-year plans for law publicity and education, what new measures does the Plan propose?
A: The Plan adheres to the principle of 守正创新 (shǒu zhèng chuàng xīn - "upholding fundamental principles while breaking new ground," maintaining integrity and innovation), adapts to the legal needs of the people, proposes targeted measures, and promotes law publicity work to keep pace with the times and be close to the masses. The main new measures are as follows:
First, deeply implement the system of lifelong legal education for citizens. On the basis of continuously strengthening the law publicity and education for state functionaries and young people, focusing on key issues of current social governance, propose strengthening law publicity and education for groups such as enterprise operation and management personnel, workers in new forms of employment, and netizens.
Second, accelerate the formation of a new model for precise law publicity and education. Empower the precision of law publicity and education from three aspects: grasping new demands, exploring new methods, and expanding new platforms.
Third, flourish and develop the socialist rule-of-law culture. Require strengthening the excavation, research, protection, and inheritance of red rule-of-law culture and excellent traditional Chinese legal culture, and strengthening the construction of a clean culture in the new era. Clearly specify enriching the supply of rule-of-law cultural products, and strengthening and regulating the construction of rule-of-law cultural venues.
6. Q: What new requirements does the Plan put forward regarding the improvement of the law publicity and education work system?
A: The Plan requires the comprehensive implementation of the "those who enforce the law shall conduct law publicity" responsibility system for law publicity and education, and the improvement of the integration mechanism of law publicity and education with law-based governance and legal practice. It requires improving the system for public interest law publicity and education by media and network service providers. It requires guiding and regulating social forces to participate in law publicity and education. It makes arrangements for improving the risk prevention and control mechanism for law publicity and education.
The Plan requires that local Party committees and governments at or above the county level incorporate law publicity and education work into the overall deployment of rule-of-law construction in their respective regions, incorporate it into key contents such as the construction of spiritual civilization, peace construction, and rule-of-law supervision, and promptly study and resolve problems in the work. People's congress standing committees at all levels shall strengthen supervision over law publicity and education work. Judicial administrative departments at all levels shall fulfill their responsibilities as competent departments, and together with Party publicity departments, strengthen overall coordination and supervision and guidance of law publicity and education work. Carry out interim evaluations and summary evaluations of the implementation of the Plan.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 29)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 29 — With approval from the Central Military Commission, the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission, jointly with the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission (中央网信办) and China Media Group, has produced a thought-interpretation-type converged-media series titled Victory (制胜). The series will begin airing on July 30 on the comprehensive channel of China Central Television.
Victory consists of six episodes, titled respectively: Where the Battle Flag Points (战旗所向), The Feather-Changing Land (换羽之陆), Advancing into the Deep Blue (挺进深蓝), Sharpening Swords in the Vast Sky (空天砺剑), The Mighty East Wind (东风浩荡), and Joint Warfare, Joint Victory (联战联胜). The series focuses on the theme of being able to fight and win wars, closely follows the fervent practice of all officers and personnel of the military in concentrating on war preparations and war fighting under the guidance of Xi Jinping's Thought on Strengthening the Military, and continuously reflects the new atmosphere and new achievements of the troops in securing victory and strengthening the military through struggle. It will further consolidate the will and strength for high-quality advancement of national defense and military modernization, and will educate and inspire the vast number of officers and personnel to deeply comprehend the decisive significance of the two establishments (两个确立), enhance the four consciousnesses (四个意识), steadfastly uphold the four confidences (四个自信), achieve the two upholds (两个维护), implement the Chairman of the Central Military Commission responsibility system (军委主席负责制), resolutely obey the commands of the Party Central Committee, the Central Military Commission, and Chairman Xi, faithfully fulfill the missions and tasks entrusted by the Party and the people, walk well the Long March of the new era, and unite and strive for the timely realization of the centenary goal of the military and for accelerating the building of the People's Army into a world-class military.
Return to TopBeijing, July 29 (People's Daily) — (Reporter Qu Xinming (屈信明)) The reporter learned from several large insurance institutions recently that the insurance industry firmly believes in the long-term positive trend of the capital market, adheres to the principles of long-term investment, value investment, and prudent investment of insurance funds, seizes strategic allocation opportunities, optimizes and improves the structure and proportion of equity investments, increases allocation to key areas such as the modern industrial system and new quality productive forces (新质生产力), and provides long-term stable fund supply to the capital market.
A responsible person from PICC (中国人保) stated that high-end manufacturing, digital economy, and other fields are accelerating their growth, the dividends of industrial upgrading and technological innovation are continuously being realized at the level of listed companies, and the growth certainty of emerging tracks is enhanced, providing solid fundamental support for the stable and healthy development of the capital market. PICC firmly believes in the development prospects of China's capital market, actively seizes the dual opportunities of capital market valuation repair and industrial growth with concrete actions, and resolutely acts as the value discoverer of China's capital market, the ballast stone for maintaining capital market stability, and the main force serving the real economy.
Return to TopThis newspaper, Kunming, July 29 (Reporter Li Maoying) Recently, the Yunnan Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security (云南省人力资源和社会保障厅) and the Yunnan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism (云南省文化和旅游厅) jointly issued the "20 Measures for Cultivating New Drivers for Sojourn Entrepreneurship" (《培育旅居创业新动能20条措施》), increasing support for sojourners and other types of talent in innovation and entrepreneurship, cultivating new drivers for sojourn entrepreneurship, and promoting the transformation from tourism to sojourning, and from sojourning to sojourn entrepreneurship.
The "Measures" specify focusing on entrepreneurship in characteristic and advantageous industries, combining Yunnan's resource advantages with the characteristics of sojourn entrepreneurship, highlighting characteristic entrepreneurship models such as "plateau characteristic agriculture + entrepreneurship" and "cultural tourism and health care + entrepreneurship," and cultivating and building a new ecosystem and new brands for sojourn entrepreneurship. They aim to cultivate diverse entities for sojourn entrepreneurship, by establishing a "sojourn talent pool," cultivating "sojourn entrepreneurship leaders," recruiting talent from various fields, improving support measures for entrepreneurship by talent in sub-sectors such as OPC (one-person company) entrepreneurial talent, silver-age talent, and culture and arts, and encouraging sojourners to engage in e-commerce entrepreneurship.
The "Measures" require integrating resources of sojourn entrepreneurship platforms, revitalizing and utilizing idle resources and assets, establishing a "sojourn entrepreneurship asset pool," making good use of entrepreneurship incubation carriers, guiding sojourn entrepreneurs to settle in, providing one-stop entrepreneurship services, establishing a "sojourn entrepreneurship opportunity list," and building a platform for precise resource matching. They aim to enhance the entrepreneurial capabilities of sojourners, targeting the entrepreneurial needs of sojourn entrepreneurs, implementing a special action for skills upgrading training in the cultural tourism industry, developing characteristic courses for sojourn entrepreneurship, and opening sojourn entrepreneurship training camps.
In addition, the "Measures" propose promoting cost reduction and burden alleviation for sojourn entrepreneurship, promoting the "Yunling Entrepreneurship Loan" (云岭创业贷) special loan, guiding investment funds to support entrepreneurship, and implementing employment and entrepreneurship subsidy policies. They aim to create a favorable environment for sojourn entrepreneurship, establishing a key incubation project pool for sojourn entrepreneurship, strengthening follow-up support for sojourn entrepreneurship projects, enriching competition activities to promote entrepreneurship through competition, selecting and promoting typical examples of sojourn entrepreneurship, and fully mobilizing entrepreneurial enthusiasm and initiative.
Return to TopBeijing, July 29 (People’s Daily) — (Reporter Shen Shaotie (申少铁)) The Medical and Health System Strengthening Project – Traditional Chinese Medicine Action Plan (医疗卫生强基工程中医药行动方案), jointly issued by the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (国家中医药局) and 10 other departments, has been released to the public. It seeks to achieve qualitative improvement and upgrading of grassroots TCM services over five years.
Grassroots medical and health institutions are the first line of defense in protecting the people’s health. Centering on the goal of achieving, by 2030, a qualitative improvement and upgrading of the medical service capacity of county-level TCM hospitals, the TCM service capacity of grassroots medical and health institutions, the staffing of TCM personnel at the grassroots level, the promotion and application of appropriate TCM technologies at the grassroots level, and the popularization and dissemination of TCM health culture at the grassroots level, the Plan deploys seven specific actions comprising a total of 25 key tasks.
Improving the service network. The Plan clearly implements the functional positioning of county-level TCM hospitals, improves the service conditions of TCM clinics (中医馆) and TCM rooms (中医阁), strengthens the construction of TCM clinical departments in non-TCM medical institutions, and encourages and regulates the establishment of TCM practices by social forces at the grassroots level.
Improving service quality and efficiency. While improving “hardware,” optimizing “software” is also necessary so that the people can receive TCM consultations and use TCM medicines more effectively and with greater confidence.
Promoting every county-level TCM hospital to establish at least two TCM specialty departments with distinctive advantages, supporting the construction of county-level smart shared Chinese medicine service centers (县域智慧共享中药服务中心), guiding first- and second-level TCM hospitals to extend their services to integrated medical and elderly care… The Plan makes detailed arrangements in areas such as building TCM specialty departments with distinctive advantages and enhancing the service capacity of TCM pharmaceutical affairs, systematically improving the substance of TCM services at the grassroots level.
“Having a clinic” is even more about “having people.” Talent is the primary resource for TCM development. Only by making the grassroots an important platform for TCM talent to pursue their careers, achieve success, and grow can the foundation of grassroots TCM services be truly consolidated.
The Plan clearly expands the supply of grassroots TCM talent, carries out categorized training according to positions at different levels, optimizes the pathways for talent use and management, improves incentive mechanisms such as salaries and professional titles, and promotes the sinking of TCM resources centered on personnel to the grassroots—the purpose is to build for the grassroots an “immovable TCM workforce” (带不走的中医药队伍).
Promoting appropriate technologies, improving management levels, fostering cultural development, strengthening financial support… The Plan also improves the “soft environment” for grassroots TCM development from multiple aspects, making TCM services more standardized and more considerate.
Return to TopIn recent years, Linze County (临泽县), Zhangye City, Gansu Province, has advanced the construction of new energy projects, with a number of key projects such as a photovoltaic sand control base and an independent energy storage power station successively taking root, forming a complete industrial chain of "power generation + energy storage + transmission." The picture shows on July 28, at the Northern Beach New Energy Industrial Park in Linze County, the energy storage power station and wind power project are operating stably.
Photo by Yang Xiao (杨潇) (Image China)
Hangzhou, July 29 (Reporter Jiang Nan) — Recently, the "Taiping Nian·Tianxia Tong Ning" (太平年·天下同宁, "Peaceful Year, Universal Peace") exhibition opened at the Zhejiang Provincial Museum's Zhijiang branch (之江馆区). This exhibition is the first cross-border exhibition in China to deeply link film and TV IP with cultural relics, aiming to further leverage the "break-the-circle" effect of film and television culture and continuously amplify the influence of Wuyue culture.
Millennia-old cultural relics and screen stories meet in the present. This exhibition integrates the museum's collection of Wuyue state treasures, archaeological artifacts, original film and TV costumes, makeup, and props, sets, and digital exhibitions, revitalizing millennia of historical and cultural heritage, and innovatively creating a dual exhibition system of "historical artifact main line + film and TV immersive main line."
Nearly a thousand precious cultural relics from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, sourced from nearly a hundred cultural and museum institutions nationwide including the National Museum of China, Shaanxi History Museum, Hebei Museum, Nanjing Museum, Hunan Museum, and Anhui Museum, are on display at the Zhejiang Provincial Museum. The immersive film and TV main line exhibition hall uses the narrative of the TV drama Taiping Nian (太平年) as its thread, employing multimodal interaction technology to allow visitors to step into the plot and encounter history.
The Zhejiang-produced major historical TV drama Taiping Nian has garnered over 1.7 billion views across all online platforms, and has won awards including the Magnolia Award for "Best Chinese TV Drama" and "International Communication Award" at the 31st Shanghai TV Festival, becoming one of this year's phenomenon-level cultural events.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 沈靖然
Distant mountains stand like a screen; sheer cliffs rise abruptly.
Standing at the bottom of the Qinglong Gorge (青龙峡) in Changba Town (长坝镇), Wulong District (武隆区), Chongqing, holding one's breath and looking up — ten-thousand-zhang precipices, as if split by axes and carved by knives. A silver-chain-like canal is seen embedded into the grayish-green mountain wall, cleaving a "Heavenly River" amid the clouds.
Since the call of the mountain-opening work chant was raised in the 1950s, using the canals, repairing the canals, and protecting the canals have closely tied the lives of the local people to these waterways. Not long ago, the youngest of the cliff-hanging canals — the "Cheqingyan" (扯情岩) Canal — was included in the "Chongqing Irrigation Engineering Heritage Map." Over half a century later, amid the high mountains and deep valleys, it seems the sound of steel drills striking hard rock still echoes, writing the story that "people are taller than mountains."
Using the Canal
"Whoosh —"
Huang Dayu (黄大余), a 79-year-old villager from Qianjin Village (前进村), Changba Town, turned on his own tap, and clear mountain spring water flowed out. "Our own canal water, clear and bright." Huang Dayu's face was full of smiles.
This old man, who once participated in building the canal, has deep feelings for this water. In Huang Dayu's memory, as a child, to fetch a single bucket of water, the whole family had to walk over two hours on mountain paths. Today, with the advancement of the rural drinking water safety project, the formerly open "earth-weir canals" have become fully enclosed pipe networks after entering towns and villages. The water from the canal undergoes sedimentation, filtration, and disinfection before being delivered to the villagers' stoves.
Looking up the slope following the sound of water, high-mountain corn spreads its broad leaves in the sunlight, shining green. In the Huangyan Group (黄岩组) of Qianjin Village, these crops were "raised" by this canal. This land was once dependent on rainfall for harvest; now, canal water is channeled to a reservoir halfway up the mountain, and then through pipes into the fields, making this a locally famous "high-mountain vegetable basket."
It is not only the crops in the fields that benefit, but also the livestock at home.
"With a stable water supply, raising pigs and cattle gives peace of mind," said Huang Dalun (黄大伦), an 81-year-old former villager of Nuli Village (努力村), Dongshan Township (东山乡). In the past, water was scarce; even raising two pigs required rationing water. Now, water pipes have been brought into the sheds, providing enough for cleaning and drinking. The scale of live pig farming has doubled, and the people's lives have more confidence.
Utilizing the elevation difference, the canal water also flows to small hydropower stations at the foot of the mountain. Water turbines spin rapidly, transforming spray into electric current, lighting the lamps of mountain households. Relying on the canal water, in 2001, the "Cheqingyan" small hydropower station was built. Together with the original power station, it steadily guarantees the daily electricity needs of surrounding residents. The local area still implements a policy of a 0.09 yuan per kilowatt-hour discount on electricity, genuinely lightening the burden on the villagers.
Repairing the Canal
"Hey, pull together, hey, drag along, hey, the weir water is opened, hey, drink the water, hey..." Singing the work chant from his youth when building the canal, Huang Dayu's thoughts were pulled back to the late 1950s.
The area of the former Qianjin Village, Dongshan Township, is typical karst landform; the limestone mountain body cannot retain water. "To solve the villagers' difficulty in getting drinking water, everyone vied to contribute labor and also raised funds to support it," Huang Dayu said. County staff visited the village, and the water conservancy department assisted in planning and implementing the plan.
The first step was to find the water source. Lacking instruments and technology, the villagers settled on a crude method — following the mountain ridge line, groping from the foot of the mountain to the peak, then exploring down along the gullies, climbing one mountain after another, knocking on rocks to listen for the sound of water, finally pinpointing the water source at a place called Liuchiping (六尺坪) on the Zhao Yun Shan Heba (赵云山河坝) of Dadonghe Township (大洞河乡).
Every day, just at daybreak, twelve young figures on the construction site were already suspended halfway up the steep cliff. A thick hemp rope, dropped 50 meters from the mountaintop, was their "safety belt." Below their feet, there were still over 200 meters to the valley floor; the sound of falling stones echoed back. These twelve people were the "top students" selected from the village, specifically tasked with the hardest construction work. Huang Dayu was one of them.
Without surveying instruments, they folded old newspapers in half, threaded a line through them, and used them as a simple "level," lying on the rock face to measure the slope bit by bit. "The crude method worked. Using the newspaper 'level,' we built the canal slope strictly to the standard of two-thousandths. When the county's experts later came with professional instruments to measure, they found the engineering precision was quite high!" Huang Dalun said.
The county government sent resident village cadres to participate in the construction alongside the masses. Villagers spontaneously formed "vegetable teams" to deliver food to the worksite. In 1964, after a full six years of hard work, the "Nuli Upper Weir" (努力上堰), 7 kilometers long, was finally completed.
With the experience of the "Upper Weir" as a foundation, in 1972, the villagers built the "Nuli Lower Weir" (努力下堰), 4 kilometers long. At the beginning of this century, the "Cheqingyan" cliff-hanging canal and the "Yixiantian" (一线天) diversion canal meandered into shape... Subsequently, following the main framework of the upper and lower weirs, the villagers extended and chiseled out more than ten branch canals among the cliffs and ravines.
Protecting the Canal
The babbling water also brought new challenges. During the rainy season, dead branches and loose rocks easily roll down, blocking the canal; the steep cliffs, exposed to sun and rain, also erode the canal body.
Li Wufeng (李武凤), 60 years old, lives right next to the "Cheqingyan" cliff-hanging canal. Starting in 2010, the local area set up public welfare positions, and he became the "canal keeper" for this waterway.
For 16 years, Li Wufeng has carried on regardless of weather. Every day, he prepares his gear — straw hat, basket, weeding hoe, curved knife — and walks along the 4-kilometer-long, narrow canal-side path: clearing fallen rocks, cutting weeds, fishing out dead branches washed down by rising water... Day after day, never ceasing. "The canal is the lifeline of the villagers," Li Wufeng said.
On the other canals, the village similarly set up public welfare positions for canal keepers, and the villagers also spontaneously participate in maintaining the canals.
"This canal was chiseled out by us with steel drills and iron hammers; we must protect it well," Huang Dalun said. Whenever he passes by the canal, he habitually stops to check: are there any loose rocks fallen, any weeds accumulated?
"Water conservancy projects require continuous investment of funds for maintenance. Over the past 20 years, special water conservancy funds totaling over one million yuan have been invested, all to ensure that the villagers can always have stable and safe water," said Zhou Xing (周兴), Deputy Director of the Wulong District Water Resources Bureau.
Protecting the canal now also has a "technological flavor." Besides manual patrols, drones are also used. But Li Wufeng said many people still feel that only by stepping on the canal edge and seeing the clear spring with their own eyes can they feel truly at ease.
The sound of hammers chiseling the canal has long faded away, only the canal water on the cliff face still flows day and night, nourishing the people here...
Return to TopUrumqi, July 29 (This newspaper reporter Li Yanan (李亚楠)) — On July 28, China's first autonomous driving airport shuttle project was launched at Urumqi Tianshan International Airport. The vehicles for this project are 12-meter high-end pure electric buses jointly built by Xinjiang Airport Group (新疆机场集团) Tianbo Industry (天博产业) and Yutong, with stronger passability.
Currently, Xinjiang Airport Group has cumulatively put into use over a hundred various autonomous driving vehicles and automatic control equipment at Urumqi Tianshan International Airport. Driverless baggage tugs handle 70% of the total baggage transfer volume and 90% of the cargo transfer volume across the entire airport, with the fleet's total driving mileage exceeding 1.5 million kilometers, achieving excellent results of zero safety accidents; baggage sorting robots have a sorting success rate of over 98%, with the error rate reduced to nearly zero; driverless boarding bridges are being deployed at scale; the proportion of new energy vehicles at the airport is as high as 76.4%, with an average annual reduction of carbon emissions exceeding 70,000 tons.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张腾扬
At 6 a.m., wind turbines on the Zhangbei (张北) Bashang Grassland in Hebei slowly turned against the clear breeze. Hundreds of kilometers away, in Zhongguancun, Beijing, an engineer at an AI (artificial intelligence) startup pressed the Enter key, and a training task for a large model with hundreds of billions of parameters was launched instantly. The commands traveled via optical fiber at near light speed to the computing power center in Zhangjiakou—end-to-end latency was less than 2 milliseconds.
From the wind of Zhangbei to the code of Beijing, green electricity and computing power completed a precise docking on this invisible digital corridor.
The Comprehensive Computing Power Index Blue Paper (2025) (综合算力指数蓝皮书（2025）) released by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology shows that Hebei Province has ranked first nationally in the comprehensive computing power index for two consecutive years, and ranks first nationally in the number of standard racks in use, the number of racks under construction, and the scale of intelligent computing. In the city-level computing power sub-index ranking, Langfang City and Zhangjiakou City have ranked among the top two nationally for two consecutive years.
As China's AI large models experience explosive growth in daily token call volume, and model parameters leap from hundreds of billions to trillions, Hebei is accelerating the construction of the national integrated computing power network's Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei national hub node, and promoting the establishment of an interconnected and shared Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei computing power resource pool.
Green electricity resources are abundant, supporting industrial development.
"Abundant wind and solar green electricity resources are our confidence for developing green computing power," said Zhang Huihua (张辉华), deputy director of the Zhangjiakou Municipal Data and Government Services Bureau (张家口市数据和政务服务局). As of the end of December 2025, Zhangjiakou's cumulative installed renewable energy capacity exceeded 45 million kilowatts, accounting for over 88% of total installed power capacity. In 2025, the city's data centers used 2.523 billion kilowatt-hours of green electricity, a year-on-year increase of 42%. Supported by green electricity, Zhangjiakou's computing power industry developed rapidly, and the total output value of the digital economy across all sectors exceeded 85 billion yuan in 2025, with a growth rate exceeding 20%.
How does green electricity turn into computing power? Enter the Heying Data (Huailai) Technology Industrial Park in Huailai County (怀来县), Zhangjiakou. On the large screen, the real-time output curves of wind and solar power and the flexible load curve of computing power are performing millisecond-level precise linkage: when cloud cover or weakening wind causes green electricity output to decline, the system automatically postpones and diverts non-urgent batch computing power tasks, and the flexible load curve simultaneously falls; during periods of abundant wind and solar generation and ample green electricity supply, it fully dispatches backlogged AI training and data value transformation tasks, and the flexible computing power load is maxed out.
Relying on an integrated dispatch platform, power grid dispatch and computing power dispatch achieve two-way interconnection and real-time linkage. As the largest "source-grid-load-storage integration" (源网荷储一体化) carbon neutrality demonstration project in the area surrounding Beijing, the Heying Data Industrial Park has an operational IT capacity of 700 megawatts and deploys over 200,000 servers, efficiently absorbing the overflow of real-time computing power from Beijing's internet, finance, AI training, and other sectors. "Green electricity is directly supplied, reducing costs by about 20% per kilowatt-hour. The park's green electricity usage ratio has exceeded 50%, and some projects achieve 100% green electricity supply," said Lü Zhiyong (吕志勇), regional general manager of Heying Data Huailai.
At the end of last year, Hebei announced the first batch of green electricity direct-connection projects, totaling 31 projects with a combined scale of 4.28 million kilowatts. Among them, the first phase of the green electricity direct-connection pilot project, coordinated with the Zhangjiakou clean energy base and the "East-West Computing Transfer" (东数西算) project, has a scale of 350,000 kilowatts, covering the full chain of wind farms, booster stations, energy storage, and other facilities. After implementation, it will rely on abundant wind resources to build a green electricity direct-supply corridor, achieving precise matching and local consumption of clean energy and computing power load.
Integrate idle computing power, flexibly dispatch and utilize.
How do enterprises find computing power? In the past, they had to ask data centers one by one, with opaque pricing and asymmetric information. Now, "one network" has changed this situation.
On April 22, the Hebei Provincial Integrated Computing Power Network Platform (河北省一体化算力网平台) began trial operation in Langfang, achieving province-wide computing power monitoring and dispatch. Entering the platform's command center, dynamic data on the province's computing power resources scrolls in real time on the large screen—monitoring indicators such as computing power investment, computing power supply, computing power applications, computing-electricity coordination, and computing network security are clearly visible. The platform has accumulated monitoring data from over 100 data centers within the province, achieving full coverage of data monitoring for computing power centers in the province, and continuously pushes data to the national integrated computing power network monitoring and dispatch trial verification platform (全国一体化算力网监测调度试验验证平台).
"The integrated computing power network platform turns computing power from a resource into a service," said Xing Yanbo (邢岩波), general manager of Langfang Digital City Technology Group Co., Ltd. (廊坊市数城科技集团有限公司). The platform promotes the integration of dispersed idle computing power resources, uses intelligent scheduling algorithms to provide low-cost, flexible computing power services for high-frequency demand scenarios such as AI inference and scientific research computing, and supports enterprises in flexibly accessing and elastically dispatching computing power on demand through diversified billing models.
Leveraging its geographical advantages, Hebei took the initiative, organizing enterprises to go out of the province in groups to "deliver" computing power.
On June 10, a supply-demand matchmaking event was held in Beijing. Over 40 Zhangjiakou enterprises, including Zhangjiakou Digital Group, met face-to-face with over 30 Beijing enterprises, including JD Technology and Beijing Digital Kezhi Technology Company, seeking cooperation in computing power operations and innovation in token economy business models.
Fu Chenglong (付成龙), director of the government and enterprise affairs division of Beijing Qujing Technology Company (北京趋境科技公司), who participated in the event, believed that Beijing's science and technology enterprises and research institutions have huge computing power demands in large model training and inference, financial computing, telemedicine, embodied intelligence, and other areas, while Hebei's computing power scale is huge, and the industry has formed a cluster effect, with broad space for cooperation.
To support the innovative development of the computing power industry, Shijiazhuang, Zhangjiakou, Langfang and other places have also introduced computing power voucher support policies, coordinating special funds to attract excellent enterprises and innovative teams to invest and settle.
Promote digital-intelligent transformation, empower thousands of industries.
Computing power infrastructure has been built, green electricity is being used, the dispatch platform is operating. The next step: how can computing power empower thousands of industries?
"'AI+' is not a simple overlay, but a deep integration," said Zhuang Zhiwei (庄志伟), director of the Development and Planning Division of the Hebei Provincial Data and Government Services Bureau (河北省数据和政务服务局发展和规划处). Hebei has a complete industrial system and massive application scenarios. In the next five years, Hebei will take the "AI+" action as the overall driving force, accelerate the digital-intelligent transformation of the economy, and comprehensively empower thousands of industries.
Inside the Hebei Artificial Intelligence Computing Center located in Langfang, rows of data center cabinets are neatly arranged. As the first national new-generation AI public computing power open innovation platform approved for construction in Hebei, the center has a total planned computing power of 300P, with a monthly actual usage rate steadily above 95%. It has provided services to over 100 enterprises, established connections with more than 1,000 enterprises and over 200 universities and research institutions, and incubated more than 170 scenario solutions.
In the steel sector, after the "full-process one-key steelmaking intelligent agent" was put into use on the production line of HBIS Tangsteel, the converter production efficiency increased by 8.8%, and the carbon temperature hit rate improved by 2.1%; the R&D cycle for high-end automotive steel sheets was shortened from six months to three months.
In the commercial logistics sector, the Shentong Express North China Transfer Center in Gu'an County (固安县), Langfang, relies on computing power support: parcels take only 10 minutes from arrival to loading at the fastest, sorting efficiency increased by 30%, energy consumption reduced by 50%, and daily processing peak rose from 2.3 million pieces to 7 million pieces.
In the healthcare sector, the AI intelligent platform developed by Langfang Ruisi Taike Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (廊坊瑞思泰克智能科技有限公司) has been applied in over 190 tertiary A-level hospitals, helping clinicians shorten outpatient time by over 70%.
Currently, Hebei has 13 large models registered with the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission (中央网信办), and has developed 365 vertical large models in 26 fields such as steel and chemicals, forming a batch of typical "AI+" application cases.
"Moving from 'breakthroughs at single points' to 'a single network for Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei,' Hebei, through the interconnection of computing power resource pools and the computing-electricity coordination mechanism, transforms the advantage of green electricity into a cost advantage, striving to become an important computing power foundation," said Xia Luohui (夏骆辉), president of the Hebei Science and Technology Innovation Research Institute of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (中国信息通信研究院河北科技创新研究院).
Return to TopBy: 杨 裔
In recent years, as large model iteration has accelerated, society's demand for the generation and computation of tokens has grown exponentially, and computing power is becoming a foundational resource after water and electricity. But from the national pattern, the structural mismatch of "the East lacks computing power, the West lacks scenarios" remains prominent. Resolving the imbalance, the key lies not in simple data transportation, but in making computing resources truly run and be used.
Since the implementation of the East Data West Computing (东数西算) project, a batch of hub nodes are transitioning from "building computer rooms" to "building ecosystems." At the same time, research on data-computing-electricity integration (数算电融合) continues to advance, exploring how to truly transform the advantages of green electricity and computing power hubs into industrial and research advantages.
These practices also indicate the direction for future efforts. First, improve the computing-electricity coordination mechanism, so that the advantages of green electricity-rich regions are fully transmitted to computing power services, avoiding the two-ended mismatch of "having electricity but no computing, having computing but no electricity." Second, adhere to stepwise advancement: accelerate large-scale deployment of cost-effective domestic computing power for general-purpose scenarios; for individual breakthrough scenarios, at the current stage use diverse resources to fill in, concentrate forces to break through core shortcomings, and ultimately achieve full-stack independent and controllable capability. Third, deepen government-industry-university-research collaboration, support universities, institutes, and enterprises in continuously tackling key problems at the levels of scheduling algorithms, model configuration, heterogeneous integration, etc., transforming regional computing power resources into service capabilities that match economic development and can be implemented on the market.
The reshaping of the computing power landscape is essentially a transformation of development mode—from resource dependence to technology empowerment, from single-point construction to regional linkage. Only through software-hardware coordination and East-West mutual assistance can computing power be "activated" and truly become the foundation of inclusive and shared new quality productive forces (新质生产力).
(The author is a professor at the School of Artificial Intelligence, Lanzhou University. Ding Yasong (丁雅诵), reporter of this newspaper, compiled and arranged.)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 祝大伟 本报通讯员 李双余
From a distance, it looks like a large optical disc with a metallic luster; from close up, its diameter is about 1 meter and its thickness no more than 5 centimeters. Behind this satellite called Lilac 3 (紫丁香三号) is a student team whose average age at the project's launch was only 22 years old and whose undergraduate proportion was about 70% — the Lilac Student Micro-Nano Satellite Team (紫丁香学生微纳卫星团队) of Harbin Institute of Technology.
On July 22, the Lilac 3 satellite was launched into space aboard the Gravity 1 (引力一号) Yao-4 carrier rocket in the waters near Shanghai. After separation from the rocket, the satellite successfully received telemetry data, and the launch mission was successful.
Sun Maojin (孙茂金), the student chief engineer of the Lilac 3 satellite and a 2024 doctoral student at the School of Astronautics of Harbin Institute of Technology, introduced that unlike previous conventional-configuration satellites, Lilac 3 is a new type of "ultra-flat disc satellite" (超扁平盘式卫星), weighing about 30 kilograms, with various payloads covered by golden multi-layer thermal insulation material.
This is also the fourth micro-nano satellite developed and successfully launched by the Lilac Student Micro-Nano Satellite Team. From the proposal of the idea of students developing a satellite in 2010 to the formal establishment of the Lilac Student Micro-Nano Satellite Innovation Workshop (紫丁香学生微纳卫星创新工场) in 2016, this team composed of university students has independently completed satellite design, development, and management.
As a young aerospace force, how did they successfully develop the satellite? Cao Xibin (曹喜滨), director of the guidance committee of the Lilac Student Micro-Nano Satellite Innovation Workshop and professor at the School of Astronautics of Harbin Institute of Technology, stated that the key move was the university entrusting real satellite engineering to students to lead, with teachers providing bottom-line guidance.
In recent years, Harbin Institute of Technology has adopted the approach of "deep integration of industry and education, co-construction and sharing by multiple parties" (产教深度融合、多方共建共享), extensively absorbing social forces to build an open innovation collaboration platform between the university and aerospace enterprises.
The micro-nano satellite development cycle is short and iteration speed is fast, making it more suitable for students to participate in complete aerospace engineering practice. Wu Fan (吴凡), a researcher at the School of Astronautics of Harbin Institute of Technology and the team's guiding teacher, introduced that the team adheres to "teachers set the problems, students solve them" (教师出题，学生答题), helping students grow into innovators who can independently solve problems throughout the entire process from satellite design, development to management.
"Developing the ultra-flat disc satellite is a step we must take." Sun Maojin explained, "The flat configuration allows satellites to be stacked like optical discs, greatly improving launch efficiency, and is key to future large-scale low-orbit constellation deployment."
How to achieve high-precision control under the complex disturbances of ultra-low orbit, how to complete the rational layout and coordinated work of various satellite systems within limited space... Facing unknown tests, Sun Maojin and the team found breakthroughs through repeated analysis and verification.
When the preliminary design of Lilac 3 was about to be completed, according to mission adjustments, the satellite needed to add new scientific exploration payloads, and new challenges followed.
"Adding one payload affects the design of the entire satellite and requires everyone to solve it together." Zou Rui (邹锐), the student deputy chief engineer of the Lilac 3 satellite and a 2023 doctoral student at the School of Astronautics, together with the team, reorganized the entire satellite plan. In the satellite factory, around structural layout, energy configuration, attitude control, etc., students from different majors each displayed their strengths and jointly solved the problem.
"Real aerospace engineering means having to face failure and uncertainty." Sun Maojin said that the Lilac 3 satellite launched in July is the team's second-generation product. The original Lilac 3 satellite failed to successfully enter orbit due to a launch mishap.
On the day the failure news was received, the team decisively decided to build another one. In just 3 months, the team completed the development of the new-generation Lilac 3 satellite, optimized satellite performance, and added new test tasks.
When the rocket successfully lifted off, many team members were nervously carrying out flight control work, receiving real-time satellite data. "The satellite's smooth entry into orbit means the real test has just begun, and more challenges await us." Li Ankang (李安康), the student deputy chief engineer of the Lilac 3 satellite and a 2024 doctoral student at the School of Astronautics, said.
"The team will explore more new technology payloads in the future, solicit payloads from the entire university, and let more students from various disciplines participate in aerospace engineering practice." Cao Xibin said, hoping that students will grow into outstanding talents in the process of creating technological value.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张 璁
On July 22, the General Office of the State Council issued the Several Provisions on the Processing Procedures for Administrative Reconsideration Cases of the State Council (hereinafter referred to as the Several Provisions). A few days ago, a responsible person from the Ministry of Justice answered reporters' questions on issues related to the Several Provisions.
Question: Please briefly introduce the background for the issuance of the Several Provisions.
Answer: To ensure the comprehensive implementation of the Administrative Reconsideration Law promulgated and implemented in 1999, the General Office of the State Council formulated and issued the Notice of the General Office of the State Council on Several Issues Concerning the Processing Procedures for Administrative Reconsideration Cases of the State Council (Guo Ban Fa [2001] No. 38) (hereinafter referred to as the Notice) in 2001. This played an important role in standardizing the processing procedures for administrative reconsideration cases of the State Council and promoting law-based administration by administrative organs. In 2023, the newly revised Administrative Reconsideration Law comprehensively improved the administrative reconsideration system. Some contents of the Notice could no longer fully meet the actual needs of handling and guiding and supervising administrative reconsideration cases of the State Council. To ensure the effective connection between the supporting systems of the old and new Administrative Reconsideration Laws and to further strengthen and standardize the handling, guidance, and supervision of administrative reconsideration cases of the State Council, it was necessary to revise and improve the Notice.
Question: What is the overall thinking behind formulating the Several Provisions?
Answer: The Several Provisions adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law and follow the following overall thinking: First, deeply implement the important decisions and deployments of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and the State Council regarding administrative reconsideration work, continuously promote the improvement of quality and efficiency of administrative reconsideration work, and the construction of the main channel for administrative reconsideration to resolve administrative disputes. Second, comprehensively implement the newly revised Administrative Reconsideration Law and its implementing regulations, ensuring that the new procedures, new mechanisms, and new requirements proposed by the Administrative Reconsideration Law are implemented and put into effect. Third, strengthen the guidance and supervision work of the legal affairs department of the State Council over administrative reconsideration, improve the work system of administrative reconsideration, deepen the promotion of governance through case handling, and enhance the effectiveness of administrative reconsideration in supervising law-based administration. Increase the intensity of substantive resolution of administrative disputes, and deeply advance the construction of a law-based government.
Question: What are the main contents of the Several Provisions?
Answer: The Several Provisions consist of 10 articles, with the main contents as follows: First, authorize the legal affairs department of the State Council to handle, in accordance with the law, administrative reconsideration applications submitted to the State Council, as well as administrative reconsideration supervision applications submitted to the State Council reflecting that a lower-level administrative reconsideration organ has, without justifiable reason, refused to accept a case, dismissed an application, or failed to make a response after the time limit for administrative reconsideration has expired. Second, strengthen the substantive resolution of administrative disputes. Clearly stipulate that the people's governments of all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and all departments of the State Council, shall increase their efforts in proactive resolution, mediation, and reconciliation of administrative disputes, actively cooperate with the legal affairs department of the State Council in organizing and carrying out mediation work, and promote the effective resolution of administrative disputes within the administrative reconsideration procedure. Third, strengthen the guidance and supervision of the legal affairs department of the State Council over administrative reconsideration work. Require the legal affairs department of the State Council to improve the administrative reconsideration system and mechanism, and do a good job in responding to questions concerning the application of law in administrative reconsideration. Strengthen the coordination and cooperation between administrative reconsideration, government supervision, and administrative law enforcement supervision, deepen the promotion of governance through case handling, and promote the operation of administrative power on the track of the rule of law. Regularly summarize and analyze the situation of the State Council's administrative reconsideration work. Report major matters promptly when requesting instructions.
Return to TopOn July 28, in Cangling Village (仓岭村), Yanxi Town (沿溪镇), Taihe County (泰和县), Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province, farmers were throwing seedlings for late rice in the fields. The local area is actively advancing late rice grain production work, guiding farmers to transplant late rice in a timely manner, strengthening field management, and ensuring a bountiful harvest of late rice and an increase in farmers' income. Photo by Deng Heping (邓和平)/Image China (影像中国).
Return to TopThis newspaper, Beijing, July 29 (Ouyang Jie, Zhao Yuqi) — To ensure the safe and rapid customs clearance of high-tech goods, in recent years, Customs has introduced a new model for the deployment and inspection of high-tech goods, improving enterprise customs clearance efficiency and significantly reducing customs clearance costs. As of now, this model has benefited 551 high-tech enterprises nationwide, with over 68,000 registered commodities, and the value of goods enjoying customs clearance facilitation reaching 32.1 billion yuan.
Lin Tengxiao, Director of the Risk Management Department of the General Administration of Customs, introduced that imported high-tech goods such as chips and vaccines are extremely sensitive to storage environments. If inspected under ordinary conditions at the port, they are highly susceptible to damage. Customs has innovatively introduced a deployment and inspection model for high-tech goods such as vacuum-packaged items, using information systems to transfer the goods to the workshops of importing enterprises that meet conditions such as dust-proofing, light-proofing, constant temperature, and humidity control for inspection. This compresses the port operation time from three to four days to same-day completion, effectively reducing enterprise costs for secondary vacuum packaging, terminal warehousing, and other customs clearance expenses.
High-tech production or processing enterprises and their exclusive supporting import trading enterprises, as well as scientific research institutions and universities engaged in high-tech research, may submit filing applications to Customs based on actual needs. Small and medium-sized high-tech enterprises and newly established enterprises, as long as they meet the latest qualification standards, may also apply for Customs filing.
After a filed enterprise declares import and export goods information, the system automatically screens customs declarations that meet the conditions and transfers the inspection requirements to the destination Customs. Customs officers then go to the enterprise's workshop to conduct the inspection, achieving "inspect upon arrival, release upon inspection."
Return to TopAt the 2026 Lujiazui Forum, the topic of "developing exclusive inclusive products for new employment groups such as the 'two drivers and two personnel' to help stabilize enterprises and stabilize employment" became a focus of industry attention.
In response to the weak risk protection situation of the "two drivers and two personnel" group, comprising truck drivers, ride-hailing drivers, food delivery riders, and couriers, People's Insurance Company of China Health Insurance Company Limited (hereinafter referred to as "PICC Health") bears in mind the responsibility and mission of "people's insurance, serving the people," deeply implements the national decisions and deployments on strengthening service management for new employment groups, proactively aligns with the requirements of financial regulatory authorities for high-quality development of inclusive insurance, and turns its gaze toward the drivers and riders who shuttle through city streets and alleys. From the "first health protection" for Didi drivers in Tianjin to the "People's Health Station" (人民健康驿站) for YTO Express riders in Shanghai, PICC Health has gradually promoted inclusive financial services with the core of "insurance protection + health management + technology," providing a practical model for strengthening the protection of the rights and interests of workers in new forms of employment.
Focusing on the "Two Drivers and Two Personnel" (两司两员): Proactively moving forward to achieve precise services
New forms of employment are an important "reservoir" for employment and also a "stabilizer" for people's livelihoods. The "Opinions on Strengthening Service Management for New Employment Groups" explicitly requires "increasing care efforts" and proposes "improving the social security system that suits the characteristics of new employment groups." The "Notice on Doing a Good Job of Financial Services for Small and Micro Enterprises in 2026" clearly states, "promote pilot work on inclusive insurance for new employment groups such as the 'two drivers and two personnel'."
PICC Health strictly implements the relevant requirements. In view of the characteristics of the "two drivers and two personnel" group, such as high mobility, high occupational risk, large income fluctuations, and low social insurance participation rates, it strives to improve the current situation where traditional standardized insurance products find it difficult to precisely cover their fragmented and high-intensity work scenarios. It proactively reverses the traditional service pattern of health insurance business that focuses more on existing mature customer groups, tilts resource allocation toward new employment groups like the "two drivers and two personnel," shifts from "waiting for customers to come to the door" to "proactively going to the door," and accurately responds to the urgent and difficult problems of workers in new forms of employment.
Serving the "two drivers and two personnel" involves entirely new topics such as occupational risk grading and dynamic data application, which place new demands on the risk management capabilities of insurance companies. By implementing differentiated pilot projects in Tianjin and Shanghai, PICC Health explores the use of dynamic, accompanying services to address the uncertainty of occupational risks for the "two drivers and two personnel" group, allowing financial resources to truly flow to those in need.
Joining Hands with the Didi Platform: Safeguarding the Occupational Safety of Ride-Hailing Drivers
In the first half of 2026, PICC Health, as a professional health insurance institution入驻 Didi platform, changed the long-standing business structure of the Didi platform that had only cooperated with property insurance companies, achieving a breakthrough from "0 to 1" in health insurance services for the "two drivers and two personnel" group in five pilot cities including Tianjin. This cooperation is not only a commercial ice-breaking exploration but also a reshaping of the occupational insurance ecosystem for ride-hailing drivers.
Ride-hailing drivers face long-term occupational conditions such as prolonged sitting while driving, irregular作息, and high-intensity continuous work, leading to a high risk of acute illness. Focusing on this pain point, PICC Health, in conjunction with the Didi platform, launched a special action for the prevention and control of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease risks for ride-hailing drivers. PICC Health used online risk screening questionnaires to conduct a health risk inventory and check on driver groups targeted by the platform, divided them into multiple risk grades based on the data, and implemented differentiated intervention measures by grade and category. For high-risk individuals identified through screening, customized physical examination packages and professional health guidance recommendations were targeted for distribution, pushing risk management forward from "post-incident claims" to "pre-incident intervention."
In product and service design, PICC Health, based on the occupational characteristics of ride-hailing drivers, achieved precise adaptation of "thousands of people, thousands of faces" (千人千面). It optimized the push page, enlarged the display font, highlighted core protection content, and streamlined the operation process, improving driver convenience in minor details. At the same time, PICC Health implemented a stratified push strategy by age group: for young drivers under 30, it focused on pushing cost-effective accident insurance; for the main workforce aged 30 to 45, it emphasized the popularization of critical illness protection and comprehensive medical insurance; for senior drivers over 45, it focused on chronic disease management and convenient health services. Relying on this refined stratified operation model, combined with a closed-loop service system built from internet traffic-driven customer acquisition, one-to-one outbound call services, and enterprise WeChat exclusive customer service stewards, PICC Health opened up the entire service chain for ride-hailing drivers from understanding, consulting, purchasing, to after-sales, promoting health insurance services to be more perceptible, accessible, and usable.
In terms of supporting value-added services, PICC Health's 7×24-hour exclusive online service platform can achieve a 3-minute rapid response, helping to solve drivers' difficulties in accessing offline medical treatment; the critical illness green channel provides hospitalization advance payment services in over 480 cities, effectively alleviating drivers' capital turnover pressure for medical treatment. This integrated matrix of "insurance + health services" provides tens of thousands of ride-hailing drivers with an additional layer of solid security.
Collaborating with Leading Enterprises: Consolidating Protection Forces for Couriers and Food Delivery Riders
The courier industry has high labor intensity and a complex work environment. Improving the social insurance participation rate and risk resistance capacity of couriers and food delivery riders is an inevitable requirement for industry development. Since 2021, PICC Health Shanghai Branch, together with leading enterprises such as YTO Express (圆通速递), has explored a new path for inclusive financial services for new urban residents, characterized by "insurance protection as a foundation, health services as a promoter, and specialized services as support."
In response to the frequent occurrence of heatstroke or traffic accidents among couriers and food delivery riders, PICC Health changed the traditional commercial insurance model of "high thresholds and strict underwriting," tailor-made a major illness protection plan with a per capita protection amount of up to 2 million yuan, and pledged not to refuse coverage for minor illnesses; for the risk of sudden death, it provides a death benefit of up to 1 million yuan, helping to reduce the financial risk of couriers' and food delivery riders' families, reflecting the function of commercial insurance in participating in social governance.
Technology empowerment has brought a qualitative leap to inclusive services. In 2023, PICC Health cooperated with medical institutions to open the "PICC Direct Express" (PICC直通车), enabling one-stop appointment, consultation, medication delivery, and medical services. In the same year, it innovatively developed a weather-based "index health management service product" — "Heatstroke Prevention Insurance" (防暑保). Once the temperature monitoring data reaches a warning line, it can automatically trigger the delivery of heatstroke prevention supplies directly to frontline outlets. This innovative risk reduction management measure won the third prize in the 2023 PICC Insurance Product Innovation Competition.
In 2025, PICC Health deeply cooperated with Sinopharm Group (国药集团) to deploy 3,547 "People's Health Stations" nationwide, covering Guoda Pharmacy stores within a 2–5 kilometer radius of courier outlets; it promoted early screening of eight health indicators for couriers and food delivery riders, with costs settled through direct insurance claim payment. As of now, the plan has covered more than 10,000 courier outlets nationwide, served over 500,000 couriers, cumulatively provided risk protection exceeding 6.15 trillion yuan, and health management services have been used over 20 million person-times.
Doing a Good Job of Inclusive Finance: Promoting Model Innovation and Expanding Product and Service Coverage
Financial services for the "two drivers and two personnel" are a concrete manifestation of implementing the "stabilize employment" deployment, and also an important measure to promote smooth economic operation and maintain social harmony and stability. PICC Health promotes the high-quality development of inclusive insurance through the high-quality integration of "protection + service + technology." From the operational innovation in Tianjin to the technological empowerment in Shanghai, a practical model with replicable and promotional value is taking shape. In the future, PICC Health will promote wider coverage of products and services for ride-hailing drivers, couriers, and food delivery riders, and then gradually expand to the entire group of workers in new forms of employment, relying on the already established enterprise health management centers, direct claim and fast claim systems, and risk reduction models.
On the basis of consolidating existing achievements, PICC Health has clarified the direction of its efforts for the next stage. On the one hand, it will accelerate the iterative upgrade of the Didi platform cooperation project's operational model, continuously polish the customer online operation service 2.0 system. By improving customer data profiles and building a standardized operational label system, it will open up the entire chain from traffic acquisition to deep customer operation, promote quality and efficiency improvement across the entire business process, and continuously optimize the customer service experience. On the other hand, relying on the mature experience of PICC Health Shanghai Branch's "New Citizens Health Promotion Plan," it will replicate and promote the business model of "flexible protection plans + diverse service touchpoints + complete system construction" from individual points to the whole area, extending it to new employment groups such as nursing assistants and designated drivers. In terms of risk reduction management, PICC Health will further deepen the early warning function of the "Heatstroke Prevention Insurance" index system, expand the national layout of "People's Health Stations," and strive to reduce the incidence of occupational high-incidence diseases among new employment groups at the source through routine health early screening and intervention, achieving a virtuous cycle of "reduce risk, lower claims, and benefit people's livelihoods."
When climbing halfway up the mountain, do not stop; when the boat reaches midstream, row even harder. PICC Health is deeply cultivating the field of new forms of employment with the spirit of "driving nails" (钉钉子). In order for more ride-hailing drivers to see their exclusive health reports when they finish work late at night, and for more couriers to receive automatically triggered heatstroke prevention interventions while rushing about in the scorching heat, PICC Health will adhere to the political nature and people-centered nature of financial work, provide concrete protection and warm touchpoints, dedicate itself to safeguarding new employment groups, vigorously promote inclusive finance, and contribute more strength to the construction of Chinese-style modernization.
Data source: People's Insurance Company of China Health Insurance Company Limited (中国人民健康保险股份有限公司)
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General Secretary Xi Jinping, in his important speech at the celebration of the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, pointed out: “The vigorous vitality and exuberant dynamism of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics have fully tested the scientific nature and truthfulness of Marxism, fully demonstrated the people’s nature and practical nature of Marxism, and fully manifested the openness and contemporaneity of Marxism.” This important exposition profoundly reveals the dialectical unity between Marxist scientific theory and the great practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics, centrally exhibits the historical logic, theoretical logic, and practical logic of the sinicization and modernization of Marxism, and provides the fundamental guidance for us to, on the new journey, adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, strengthen confidence, continue our struggle, and comprehensively advance the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization.
The dialectical interaction between scientific theory and great practice
In the history of human thought development, no theory has exerted such a profound influence on the course of world history as Marxism. In the contemporary world, no practice has caused an ancient nation to radiate such vigorous vitality and exuberant dynamism, opening up new realms of human modernization in the great historical inheritance, as socialism with Chinese characteristics. A new era begets new thought; new thought guides a new journey. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: “Why can the Communist Party of China do it? Why is socialism with Chinese characteristics good? Ultimately, it is because Marxism works, and because the sinicized and modernized Marxism works.” This major thesis profoundly reveals the successful experience of our Party’s 105 years of struggle and profoundly expounds the dialectical unity between scientific theory and great practice. With every step forward in practice, theoretical innovation follows; with every step forward in theory, practice leaps to a higher level. The unity of theory and practice is one of the most fundamental principles of Marxism, and integrating theory with practice is the distinctive character of Marxism.
Scientific theory guides great practice. Once Marxism was combined with China’s actual conditions, it erupted with the overwhelming power to transform heaven and earth. Over 105 years, our Party has insisted on taking Marxism as the fundamental guiding thought for founding the Party and the country, for rejuvenating the Party and the country, uniting and leading the people in continuous struggle with a fearless spirit, and ushering in the great leap of the Chinese nation from standing up, to becoming prosperous, to becoming strong. The sinicized and modernized Marxism has always been the action guide that directs the Party and the people to create miracles on earth.
“The essence of modernization is the modernization of people.” Entering the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping steers the ship, and in the two combinations (两个结合) has formed the theory of Chinese modernization, promoting solid steps in Chinese modernization construction, breaking the myth that “modernization equals Westernization,” presenting another picture of modernization, and providing a new path choice for developing countries moving toward modernization.
Great practice enriches and develops scientific theory. Marxism has profoundly changed China, and China has also greatly enriched and developed Marxism. The majestic practices of China’s revolution, construction, reform, and the new era have provided fertile soil for Marxism to retain its vitality of truth and radiate the vigor of the times.
On the occasion of the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, a national party building work symposium was held, making work arrangements for studying and implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building. Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building, together with Xi Jinping Economic Thought, Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, Xi Jinping Cultural Thought, Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, Xi Jinping Thought on Strengthening the Military, Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy, and the Holistic Approach to National Security, jointly promoted the enrichment and improvement of the scientific theoretical system of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
Every theoretical leap originates from the scientific answer to new practical questions; every theoretical achievement is in turn transformed into a powerful force guiding practice to open up new prospects. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, under the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, our Party has adopted a series of strategic measures, advanced a series of transformative practices, achieved a series of breakthrough progress, obtained a series of landmark achievements, overcome many long-standing unresolved difficulties, accomplished many major matters of long-term importance, created new historical splendor, and guided the governance of the Communist Party of China and the governance of China to show a new look. It can be said that the history of the Communist Party of China is a history of adhering to the combination of the basic principles of Marxism with China’s specific realities and with the fine traditional Chinese culture; it is a history of scientific theory guiding great practice and great practice enriching and developing scientific theory.
The full test of scientific nature and truthfulness
Marx pointed out: “Whether human thinking possesses objective truthfulness is not a question of theory, but a question of practice.” The scientific nature and truthfulness of a theory depend not on self-proclamation, nor on self-argument, but ultimately on practice for verification. The key to which theory a country or nation chooses to guide itself is whether that theory can effectively respond to and solve the historical issues it faces. Marxism is a scientific theory; its scientific nature and truthfulness are not abstract or dogmatic, but concrete and practical, and must be tested by practice and proved by history. The vigorous vitality and exuberant dynamism of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics are precisely the most powerful and vivid test of the scientific nature and truthfulness of Marxism.
The scientific nature of Marxism lies first in its foundation on the entire development of human history, taking the emancipation of all humanity as its fundamental goal, revealing the essence of historical movement, and pointing out the direction of the times. Marx founded historical materialism, scientifically revealing the general laws of the development of human society. The Chinese Communists consciously apply these laws to understand and transform the world, based on the basic national conditions of the primary stage of socialism in China, according to changes in the principal social contradiction, formulate lines, principles, and policies, and constantly liberate and develop social productive forces. Entering the new era, our Party coordinates the promotion of the Five-in-One (五位一体) overall plan and the coordinated advancement of the Four Comprehensives (四个全面) strategic layout, proposes and implements the new development concepts of innovation, coordination, greenness, openness, and sharing, promotes high-quality development, advances the construction of a new development pattern, and pushes forward Chinese modernization through further comprehensively deepening reform. These major concepts and practices all embody the deepening understanding of the laws of economic and social development. The power of scientific laws is fully demonstrated in their conscious application: we have completed in a few decades the industrialization process that developed countries took several centuries to traverse, allowing an ancient oriental country to radiate unprecedented vitality.
“Listening to words is not as good as observing affairs; observing affairs is not as good as observing actions.” Whether a theory works or not, whether it is effective, practice is the best touchstone. Over more than 70 years since the founding of New China, our Party has led the people to create two miracles rarely seen in the world: one is the miracle of rapid economic development—China has caught up with the times in big strides, leaped to become the world’s second-largest economy, and its comprehensive national strength, scientific and technological strength, national defense strength, cultural influence, and international influence have significantly improved; the other is the miracle of long-term social stability—China has long maintained social harmony and stability, with the people living and working in peace and contentment, becoming one of the countries recognized by the international community as having the greatest sense of security. On the basis of completing the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects, we take the momentum to build a modern socialist country. China’s development stands at a new historical juncture and a higher historical starting point, possesses a more solid material foundation and a more complete institutional guarantee. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is unstoppable, showing an unprecedented bright prospect. These achievements have been made under the guidance of sinicized and modernized Marxism; every achievement in the development of the Party and the national cause is a verification of the scientific theory.
The character of truth shines brightly in the reference of history. Once, all kinds of “China collapse theories” arose one after another. Facts speak louder than words. China has not collapsed at all; on the contrary, its comprehensive national strength has increased day by day, and the people’s living standards have continuously improved. In recent years, the U.S. side has deliberately provoked Sino-US trade frictions and vigorously pursued unilateralism and protectionism. The Chinese side has calmly and rationally responded to external challenges, relied on institutional advantages to stabilize the overall development situation, and the economy has shown strong resilience and vitality, developing toward innovation and excellence, demonstrating that the two establishments (两个确立) are of decisive significance to the development of the Party’s and the country’s cause in the new era and to advancing the historical process of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “Facts tell us repeatedly that Marx and Engels’ analysis of the basic contradictions of capitalist society has not become outdated, nor have their historical materialist views that capitalism will inevitably perish and socialism will inevitably prevail become outdated.” Scientific socialism has radiated new vigorous vitality in 21st-century China, and the scientific nature and truthfulness of Marxism have been verified across time and space.
Practice testing is only ongoing, never completed. Today, our Party adheres to truth, upholds ideals, and has reached new heights in understanding the laws of Communist Party governance, the laws of socialist construction, and the laws of human social development, opening up a new realm of sinicization and modernization of Marxism. The exploration of truth is endless. China is still in and will long remain in the primary stage of socialism, facing a series of risks, challenges, and problems to be solved, and the understanding of many major issues is still in the process of deepening. It is precisely this sobriety that embodies the scientific attitude toward truth. The test of truth does not make judgments based on the success or failure of a single event at a single time; rather, it is necessary to view the standard of practice from a developmental perspective. Truth will inevitably become clearer through the continuous verification of long-term practice. Every step forward of socialism with Chinese characteristics adds one more practical confirmation to the brilliance of Marxist truth. The new journey of building a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation will surely continue to write a new chapter of this great test.
The full manifestation of the people’s nature and the practical nature
Marxism is profound and broad, rooted in the people, always standing at the forefront of the times, unswervingly seeking emancipation for humanity, illuminating the path of human exploration of historical laws and the search for their own liberation. The people’s nature and the practical nature are inherently unified; the people are the subjects of practice. Socialism with Chinese characteristics is the great practice led by the Party for the people to seek happiness, it is the cause of hundreds of millions of people themselves; its vigorous development vividly demonstrates the people’s position and practical character of Marxism.
The people’s nature is first embodied in everything for the people. Marxism is the theory of the people, a theory that comes from the people, serves the people, and benefits the people. Before Marx, the theories that dominated society all served the ruling classes. Marxism for the first time stood on the people’s standpoint to seek the road of human freedom and liberation. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “The country is the people, and the people are the country. We must always adhere to the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, adhere to the people-centered development thought, effectively safeguard the fundamental interests of the people, strive to benefit the people, and let the fruits of modernization benefit all the people more and more equitably.” Since the new era, we have won the largest-scale battle against poverty in human history, with all 832 poor counties across the country being removed from the poverty list, nearly 100 million rural poor people lifted out of poverty, historically solving the problem of absolute poverty, creating a great miracle that shakes the past and present. We have continuously exerted efforts in ensuring adequate childcare, education, employment, medical care, elderly care, housing, and support for the vulnerable, building the world’s largest education system, social security system, and medical and health system. The people’s sense of gain, happiness, and security have become more substantial, more secure, and more sustainable. The value ideal of Marxism “seeking emancipation for humanity” has been transformed on Chinese soil into a visible and tangible happy life for the people.
The people’s nature is also embodied in everything relying on the people. Marxism holds that the people are the creators of history, the drivers of social change, and the fundamental force determining the future and destiny of the Party and the country. From democratic elections and democratic consultations to democratic decision-making, from democratic management to democratic supervision, the whole-process people’s democracy fully activates the creative power contained in hundreds of millions of people, continuously driving profound changes in China. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: “The people’s nature is the essential attribute of Marxism. The Party’s theory is a theory that comes from the people, serves the people, and benefits the people. The people’s creative practice is the inexhaustible source of theoretical innovation.” Respecting the people’s principal position and pioneering spirit, summarizing and sublimating the fresh experience created by the people in practice into theory, and then using it to guide new practice—this is precisely the living mechanism and internal logic of the interconnection between the people’s nature and the practical nature. Especially since the new era, we have adhered to the path of political development of socialism with Chinese characteristics, fully developed whole-process people’s democracy, comprehensively advanced the institutionalization, standardization, and proceduralization of socialist democratic politics, extensively carried out socialist consultative democracy, and enhanced the vitality of grassroots democracy. The people are not only the beneficiaries of development achievements, but also participants and governors in the cause of the state and society. The thought of Marxism on people’s democracy has shown on Chinese soil the broadest, most genuine, and most effective practical form.
Practical nature is the distinctive feature that distinguishes Marxism from other theories. Marxism has never been a doctrine confined to the study; it is a powerful ideological weapon for achieving human emancipation. It does not indulge in picking phrases from books within an ivory tower, nor is it satisfied with conceptual deductions divorced from reality. It must necessarily cross the boundaries of theory, transform the world in reality, and fulfill the historical mission of human liberation and free and comprehensive development. Marx pointed out: “The weapon of criticism cannot, of course, replace criticism of the weapon; material force must be overthrown by material force; but theory also becomes a material force once it grips the masses.” Socialism with Chinese characteristics did not fall from the sky, nor was it copied from books; it is a great cause achieved by the Party and the people through untold hardships and at various costs. The great truth is simple, and the key is to act; this vividly interprets the practical character of Marxism. Our Party adheres to the point of view of practice, which is the basic view of Marxist epistemology, guiding work and promoting practical development with the Party’s innovative theory. Entering the new era, our Party adheres to the problem orientation, focuses on new problems emerging in practice, puts forward new concepts, new ideas, and new methods to solve problems, and promotes historic achievements and historic changes in the cause of the Party and the state. Every task is advanced based on reality and seeks practical results; every problem is solved by relying on practice and implemented in reality, fully demonstrating the practical nature of Marxism.
The vigorous vitality of socialism with Chinese characteristics proves that all theories divorced from practice are pale and powerless, and all theories that do not benefit the people have no vitality; only theories rooted in practice and serving the people can have vitality and remain ever fresh. An important reason why socialism with Chinese characteristics is full of vitality is that the Party’s innovative theories have always been in a state of two-way convergence with the creative practice of the masses. Theory comes from the people’s practice, undergoes scientific refinement, and then returns to the people’s practice, forming a theory that the people love, accept, and possess, becoming a powerful ideological weapon for guiding the people to understand and transform the world.
The full manifestation of openness and contemporaneity
Marxism is a scientific worldview and methodology, an action guide rather than a dogma, always developing with changes in the times and practice. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “Marxism is an open theoretical system that continuously develops with the progress of the times, practice, and science. It does not end truth, but opens the path to truth.” Among various social thoughts of humanity, Marxism has the broadest mind, the widest vision, the least sectarian prejudice, never rests on its laurels, never adheres to the old ways, never stops advancing, and is most adept at absorbing nourishment and reasonable components from all progressive trends and all knowledge outputs, continuously enriching and developing itself. Openness and contemporaneity are the secrets of Marxism’s ability to maintain eternal vitality. In the process of sinicization and modernization, Marxism has always been a “living theory,” flourishing on Chinese soil. The great practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics showcases this distinctive theoretical character through continuous creation, broad vision, and new atmosphere.
Openness is an intrinsic attribute of Marxism. Marxism rejects all closedness and rigidity, always drawing on and absorbing all excellent achievements of human civilization with a mind as vast as the sea embracing all rivers. Openness is first of all openness to practice and to the times. The times are the mother of thought; practice is the source of theory. All epoch-making theories are products that meet the needs of the times. The leap of theory is not reflected in the novelty of words and phrases, nor is it manifested in quoting classics or mechanically reciting textbooks, but is shown in observing the times, answering practical questions, and leading practical development. Since the new era, our Party has adhered to emancipating the mind, seeking truth from facts, advancing with the times, being pragmatic and realistic, and upholding fundamental principles while breaking new ground, continuously answering the questions of China, the world, the people, and the times. From coordinating the Five-in-One overall plan and advancing the Four Comprehensives strategic layout, to proposing new development concepts and building a new development pattern, to comprehensively advancing the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization, a series of major original new concepts, new ideas, and new strategies for governance have enabled Marxism to continuously radiate new vitality in responding to the questions of the times.
Openness is also openness to history and culture, and openness to human civilization. Marxism and fine traditional Chinese culture have different origins, but there is a high degree of compatibility between them. Marxism has activated the genes of Chinese civilization with the light of truth, promoting the life renewal and modern transformation of Chinese civilization; fine traditional Chinese culture has enriched the cultural life of Marxism, promoting a new leap in the sinicization and modernization of Marxism. The second combination (第二个结合) has made Marxism Chinese and fine traditional Chinese culture modern, making the new culture formed through the “combination” the cultural form of Chinese modernization. At the same time, we adhere to a broad vision to absorb all excellent achievements of human civilization, learn from others’ strong points in openness and continuously improve ourselves, showing distinct cultural subjectivity and Chinese characteristics, Chinese style, and Chinese manner.
Contemporaneity is a distinctive feature of Marxism. This is reflected in advancing with the times, responding to changes of the times, and leading the trend of the times. Marxism is an open scientific theoretical system that advances with the times, continuously enriching and developing itself in response to changes in the world, the times, and history. Facing the strategic overall plan of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the major changes unseen in a century in the world, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core keeps pace with the times, grasps the pulse of the times, listens to the voice of the times, and discerns the trend of the times, proposes a series of new concepts, new ideas, and new strategies while studying new situations and solving new problems, continuously opening up new realms of sinicization and modernization of Marxism. Under the guidance of the Party’s innovative theory, our Party unites and leads the people to deepen and expand the Chinese modernization, this broad path for building a strong country and national rejuvenation, opening up a new historical realm of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era, and powerfully promoting the irreversible and unstoppable historical process of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
In September 2017, when presiding over the 43rd collective study session of the 18th Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, General Secretary Xi Jinping affectionately pointed out: “Marxism is the root of the towering tree of the continuous development of the cause of our Party and our people, and the source of the long river of the continuous progress of our Party and our people. To deviate from or abandon Marxism, our Party would lose its soul and lose its direction.” This is the most basic scientific conclusion drawn from the historical development of China since modern times, unshakable and unambiguous. On the new journey, we must stand at the commanding heights of history and the times, insist on observing the times, interpreting the times, and leading the times with Marxism, use the vivid and rich contemporary Chinese practice to promote the development of Marxism, continuously open up new realms of contemporary Chinese Marxism and 21st-century Marxism, let Marxism radiate a more brilliant light of truth in the new era of China, and write a new chapter in the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation with new vigorous vitality and exuberant dynamism of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
(The author is President and Party Secretary of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
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General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that sports "are an important driving force for promoting economic and social development and an important platform for showcasing the country's cultural soft power." The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan proposes: "Enrich the supply of high-quality sports products and services, and encourage the development of the event economy." The Urban Renewal 15th Five-Year Plan takes the event economy as an important measure to "enhance the development momentum of cities." Sports events are a contemporary manifestation of urban civilization vitality, and have become a powerful lever to empower city quality improvement and upgrading and to build modern people's cities.
Currently, sports are integrating into the process of high-quality urban development with unprecedented depth. Cities endow sports events with unique cultural identity and emotional cohesion; sports events help strengthen urban cultural construction, improve urban governance efficiency, shape urban brand image, promote regional linkage, and help drive the long-term accumulation of urban humanistic capital. Promoting the benign mutual reinforcement of culture and urban development is precisely the important value of sports events in serving the long-term development of cities.
Activate the urban cultural context, shape the brand identity. The urban cultural context is the foundation of the vitality of events; events are the transmission carrier of urban culture. Currently, sports events held in some cities show a tendency toward homogenization, lacking intrinsic connection with local culture, making it difficult to cultivate sustainable urban brands. It is necessary to transform the city's unique historical accumulation into the core competitiveness of events, using competition as a medium to condense the cultural resources embedded in a region's soil and water into a distinct urban identity. Deeply explore the resource endowments of local history and culture, folk customs, natural landscapes, etc., and integrate the most representative cultural symbols into core aspects such as event themes and visual design. Establish a co-creation mechanism with inheritors of intangible cultural heritage and folk art groups, enabling them to deeply participate in content production from the planning stage, ensuring the accuracy and originality of cultural expression, and making the event a cultural business card for the city. For example, the Lanzhou Marathon integrates the Yellow River culture, the Silk Road humanistic spirit, and the course landscape, allowing the cultural image of this northwestern inland city to achieve cross-regional dissemination; Guizhou's "Village Super League" (村超) introduces intangible cultural heritage items such as Dong Grand Song and Miao Lusheng dance into the event performance, making the football event a living carrier of ethnic culture.
Use events to promote governance, enhance urban governance efficiency. Hosting large-scale events is a concentrated test of urban governance capacity, and also an opportunity to promote infrastructure iteration and public service expansion. High-quality event organization puts forward comprehensive requirements for traffic organization, medical security, emergency management, etc., which can effectively push urban governance from coarse to fine. Many cities, in the process of successively hosting high-standard international events, have systematically promoted urban road network renovation, old district renewal, and filling gaps in public service facilities, simultaneously improving the city's internationalization level and the quality of life of citizens, and accumulating replicable experience in refined governance. The key to achieving "use events to promote governance" lies in systematic planning before the event and institutional follow-up after the event. At the beginning of the bid, the post-event utilization should be planned simultaneously to prevent idle waste of facilities and resources. Incorporate temporary mechanisms such as traffic dispatch, safety emergency, and volunteer services required by the event into the city's routine governance system, and transform the high-standard requirements for environmental remediation, facility maintenance, and public services during the event into long-term standards for daily management, making the event hosting process an effective path for the systematic leap in urban governance capacity.
Deepen the linkage between culture and tourism, unleash the momentum of regional development. The Sports Power Construction 15th Five-Year Plan proposes: "Encourage regions and metropolitan areas to jointly host regional sports events and activities." Major events naturally have a radiation effect that transcends single city boundaries and integrates regional resources; their deep value lies in using event traffic to activate cultural stock and using competitive heat to drive industrial development. The deep integration of events with culture and tourism is not a simple splicing of competition events and tourism activities, but rather the precipitation of the short-term flow of people, attention, and influence gathered by the event into long-term assets supporting regional development. For example, the 15th National Games is for the first time jointly hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao, achieving intercity rail connectivity, cross-border venue co-construction, and the connection of the coastal cultural tourism corridor, making multiple breakthroughs in policy coordination, standard mutual recognition, etc., opening a new pattern of integrated development of the Greater Bay Area through a comprehensive sports event. The linkage of culture and tourism and regional coordination can effectively amplify the spillover effect of events. The linkage of culture and tourism is conducive to optimizing the spatial allocation of event scenes and surrounding cultural tourism resources, using ticketing, boutique tourism routes, consumption combination products, etc. as links to open up the entire chain of "spectating—experience—consumption," effectively converting the crowd of spectators into cultural tourism consumer flows; regional coordination is conducive to improving cross-city and cross-departmental cooperation mechanisms, guiding host cities and surrounding areas to co-build and share in resource integration, mutual tourist exchange, route interconnection, brand promotion, etc., so that the benefits of the event break through the hosting boundary and continue to expand in a larger regional scope.
Expand social participation, create a good ecosystem for the event industry. Whether using sports events to enhance urban development momentum can proceed steadily and achieve long-term success ultimately depends on whether an endogenous development pattern of market self-operation and broad social participation can be formed. The phenomenon of the popularity of events such as the "Su Super League" (苏超) shows that the lasting vitality of sports events does not rely on resource stacking, but is rooted in real social participation; that is, when the event truly becomes a cultural expression of the citizens themselves, commercial value will naturally grow. On the basis of stimulating social participation, it is necessary to introduce market-oriented operation mechanisms, strengthen the operation of event IP (intellectual property), encourage local events to carry out trademark registration and brand integration, and expand derivative revenues such as copyright trading and co-branded goods; absorb professional institutions to participate in commercial development through open bidding, cooperation for profit sharing, etc., and gradually reduce financial dependence. At the same time, sports events can be deeply combined with community sports and youth sports education, thickly cultivate the soil of sports culture for nationwide participation, and strengthen the endogenous driving force for the long-term development of sports events through the steady expansion of the scale of the sports population.
(The author is a professor at Beijing Sport University (北京体育大学).)
Return to TopA bowl of Hainan Qingbuliang concentrates the island's healing flavors.
In the early morning, before the summer heat has fully risen, 36-year-old He Caiyun has already arrived at her Qingbuliang shop in Lingshan Town, Haikou City, Hainan. Freshly picked coconuts have just been delivered from Wenchang City, and ingredients such as red beans, mung beans, and coix seed are simmering in pots.
Customers gradually increase, and the sounds of ordering rise and fall. From the traditional coconut water Qingbuliang favored by many elderly people, to the smoothie-style Qingbuliang preferred by young people, this reflects the inheritance and innovation of this dessert.
"Coarse grains and beans are the key to Qingbuliang. They are simmered in batches from the night before, and the heat must be controlled so they 'blossom without falling apart, and are soft yet chewy.'" He Caiyun is a Haikou city-level representative inheritor of intangible cultural heritage for the Hainan Qingbuliang making technique. From a summer heat-relief snack to an intangible cultural heritage名片 (míngpiàn - "name card," a representative symbol), Qingbuliang, through the simmering of time, has transformed into a solid and sweet comfort in people's hearts.
In the afternoon, entering a Qingbuliang brand store on Haikou's Qilou Old Street, the popular science displays on the wall are lively and interesting, making the authentic pronunciation of "Qingbuliang" and common Hainan daily dialect phrases clear at a glance. The brand's founder, Zhao Yuming, introduced that the store focuses on a low-sugar formula to achieve a balance between classic flavors and diverse needs. This brand already has over 30 stores in Hainan and is currently preparing to establish overseas stores in Southeast Asia.
Currently, there are about 500 Qingbuliang stores in Haikou City, of which chain brand stores number in the hundreds. Driven by multiple factors such as policy support, industry efforts, and market recognition, the visibility of Hainan Qingbuliang continues to rise.
"Qingbuliang is not only a delicious food but also a shared cultural memory and emotional bond for Hainan people," said Fu Zhichen, director of the Qiongshan District Cultural Center in Haikou. He explained that last year, the Hainan Qingbuliang making technique was included in the Haikou city-level representative list of intangible cultural heritage projects. Currently, Qiongshan District is applying to establish an intangible cultural heritage workshop for the Hainan Qingbuliang making technique, so that more people can understand the history and production techniques of Hainan Qingbuliang.
Now, He Caiyun has taken on two apprentices, teaching them all the skills of ingredient selection and simmering without reservation. "I hope to pass on this flavor, which carries the warmth of the island and nostalgia, to the younger generation, so it can continue and thrive endlessly," she said.
A bowl of Chengdu Ice Jelly, from an old street-side shop to the world.
Rose flowers, mung beans, taro balls... Walking into the "Wang Bingfen" store in Shuangliu District, Chengdu City, Sichuan, more than ten kinds of ingredients are laid out on the workbench. In the shop space of less than 30 square meters, many local residents and tourists from other places make special trips to taste and check in.
As a Shuangliu district-level representative project of intangible cultural heritage, the handmade ice jelly making technique of "Wang Bingfen" has been continuously preserved by three generations of inheritors. The five procedures of soaking, kneading, filtering the pulp, solidifying, and sweetening have always been followed, completely retaining the authentic manual technique of Sichuan-style ice jelly.
The hand-rubbed ice jelly is clear and translucent, with a smooth, springy, and chewy texture. In the early days, it was only flavored with brown sugar water, simple and rustic; after years of evolution, the wine aroma of fermented glutinous rice, the soft stickiness of glutinous rice cakes, the sweet and sour taste of hawthorn, and the refreshing flavor of fresh fruit can all be freely combined and integrated, with multiple layers of flavor distinct and sweetness moderate. Nowadays, ice jelly shops also continuously enrich their product categories, incorporating ingredients like sago and tofu pudding.
Old street-side shops preserve the traditional foundation of ice jelly; modern production workshops, on the other hand, break through the regional and output limitations of handmade production.
In the production workshop of a food company in Jianyang City, Chengdu, a fully automatic packaging assembly line operates at high speed. Outside the workshop, boxes of packaged ice jelly products are sorted and loaded onto trucks, destined for markets across the country and overseas.
"As temperatures rise, summer heat-relief desserts like ice jelly enter their peak consumption season. This year, the overall order volume has increased by about 15% compared to last year," introduced Ji Zichen, general manager of the company. As a leading enterprise in the niche field of ice jelly, the company can produce 30 tons of ice jelly powder daily, and its products are also exported to overseas markets such as Europe, North America, and Southeast Asia.
A small bowl of ice jelly has stepped out of the alleys and formed an industry, not only driving the development of the local food industry but also conveying a cultural culinary名片 (míngpiàn - "name card," representative symbol) to the world.
A bowl of Yanbian Cold Noodles, boiling out refreshment and richness.
In the height of summer, waves of heat roll through the streets of Yanji City, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin Province. Approaching noon, many tourists walk into cold noodle shops along the street.
The dining halls are full, with every table featuring amber-colored cold noodles floating with ice shavings and freshly fried sweet-and-sour pork. Wu Penglian, a tourist from Heilongjiang, dipped a piece of sweet-and-sour pork into the cold noodle soup: "Cold noodles and sweet-and-sour pork, a truly perfect match!"
Eating cold noodles is not just for cooling off; it is also a ritual. In Yanbian folk tradition, eating cold noodles on one's birthday symbolizes health and longevity. In 2007, the Yanbian Korean ethnic group's cold noodle making technique was included in the Jilin Province intangible cultural heritage list.
Yanbian cold noodles are primarily made from buckwheat flour, supplemented by a proportioned mix of wheat flour, acorn flour, and others. The traditional technique emphasizes pressing and boiling them fresh, resulting in a smooth and chewy texture. The cold noodle soup is made by simmering beef on a low heat for a full 8 hours, skimming off the surface fat, then using ice cubes to stimulate the umami flavor, balanced with a sweet and sour sauce, resulting in a clear, refreshing, and sweet aftertaste. When plated, slices of beef, shredded cucumber, shredded cabbage, and apple-pear are artfully arranged. One mouthful, and the summer heat gradually dissipates.
In recent years, Yanbian Prefecture has launched innovative products such as "ice bowl cold noodles" and cold noodles with sauce, and has also packaged cold noodles together with other specialty foods like blood sausage and traditional grilled beef, selling well throughout the year. During the peak summer season, the highest single-day customer flow at local cold noodle shops reaches 5,000 person-times.
During the 2026 "Northeast Super" league events, Yanbian Prefecture launched a "Eat Cold Noodles for One Cent" activity, where fans could check in at 16 famous cold noodle shops using their ticket stubs; outside the stadiums, specialty markets opened lively, with long tables filled with cold noodles and various folk foods, allowing tourists to watch the games while tasting the delicacies. From intangible cultural heritage technique to modern industry, this bowl of cold noodles with ice shavings, with its unique refreshing quality, is boiling out a rich flavor.
(Haikou Daily reporters Guang Ming, Chen Xinzhuo, Kuang Xiaoxia; Chengdu Daily reporter Liu Fei; Yanbian Daily reporters Ge Wei, Chen Yanlong)
Return to TopBy: 赵 政
In the park, a set of tai chi moves like 行云流水 (xíng yún liú shuǐ - "like floating clouds and flowing water," natural and smooth); on the court, neighbors step up to become players; on the greenway, calling friends and companions to ride bikes becomes a new trend… "Let's go exercise!" has become an important choice for more and more people in their spare time.
National fitness is the foundation and guarantee for all the people to strengthen their physique and live a healthy life. The State Council recently issued the "National Fitness Plan (2026–2030)," making arrangements for promoting high-quality development of the national fitness undertaking during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. In recent years, the achievements of "mobilizing 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports" have been consolidated and expanded; mass sports events such as the Village Super League (村超) have become a blazing hit and "broke out of the circle"; the student physique strengthening plan has been further implemented; and the atmosphere of everyone participating in physical exercise has become increasingly strong.
National fitness emphasizes "for all people." To further enhance the balance and accessibility of basic public services for national fitness, the first problem to solve is "where to exercise." Guangzhou, Guangdong, makes full use of the city's "golden corners and silver edges" to embed fitness facilities into residents' daily living routes; Hangzhou, Zhejiang, revitalizes urban sports spaces to create embedded sports parks; Changsha, Hunan, effectively revitalizes and utilizes spaces such as community stilt floors to build fitness facilities… Many places have opened up the "last mile" of national fitness services, building sports venues close to the masses, guiding more people to gain a healthy physique and pleasant mood through exercise.
Technological development also provides assistance in meeting people's diverse sports needs. Smart fitness equipment can not only record exercise data but also analyze the data and provide relevant exercise suggestions; online fitness guidance services have sparked a craze among young people, with fitness coaches customizing exercise and diet plans according to individual circumstances and promptly answering questions online… New technologies continuously generate new products, new business forms, and new models, providing strong technical support for the quality improvement and upgrading of national fitness and the sports industry.
Although exercise is good, one must proceed step by step and act according to one's ability, achieving fitness without "harming the body." For example, long-term persistence in running can enhance cardiopulmonary function, but if one forcibly increases intensity and neglects the combination of work and rest, it will also increase the burden on the body and cause sports injuries. Making exercise a rational and sustainable lifestyle is the value of national fitness.
The joy of exercise exists not only in the fierce struggle of athletes on the field, but also in the vigorous running through city streets and alleys, in the 15-minute fun activities between classes, and in the sweat pouring like rain in the gym… In the upsurge of national fitness, everyone who participates is remarkable.
Return to TopShanghai Releases Implementation Plan for Cultivating Agriculture-Related Technology Enterprises
Wenhui Bao (文汇报) Shanghai, July 29 (Dispatch) (Reporter Shi Bozhen (史博臻)) - The Implementation Plan for Accelerating the Cultivation of Agriculture-Related Technology Enterprises in Our City, jointly formulated by multiple Shanghai municipal departments, was released recently. The plan sets five major goals for 2030: effectively serve 1,000 enterprises in the agriculture-related technology enterprise database; newly certify no fewer than 100 agriculture-related high-tech enterprises; promote the listing of more than 5 agriculture-related technology enterprises; establish 10 innovation alliances; and cultivate 10 'hidden champions' in niche sectors, specialized and new 'Little Giant' enterprises (专精特新'小巨人'企业), and technology 'Little Giant' enterprises.
Jiangxi Issues Measures for Selection and Management of Local Forestry Experts
Jiangxi Daily (江西日报) Nanchang, July 29 (Dispatch) (Reporter Zhu Zhaokai (朱兆恺)) - The Jiangxi Provincial Forestry Bureau recently issued the 'Jiangxi Province Measures for Selection and Management of Local Forestry Experts.' Local forestry 'soil experts' and 'field scholars' now have a standardized and institutionalized stage for growth. The measures build a full-chain dynamic management system covering selection, cultivation, management, utilization, and incentives, filling the gap in institutionalized management of local forestry talent in Jiangxi.
Shanxi Holds Abacus Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition and Competition
Shanxi Daily (山西日报) Taiyuan, July 29 (Dispatch) (Reporter Ren Zhixia (任志霞)) - The Shanxi Province Abacus Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition and Competition was recently held in Taiyuan City, Shanxi, with a total of 29 teams and 369 contestants from various parts of Shanxi participating. The competition format organically combines traditional and competitive types. The traditional type events include addition and subtraction, multiplication, and division calculations with a time limit but no quantity limit. The combined type events add listening mental arithmetic, marathon arithmetic, lightning arithmetic, and obstacle arithmetic competition types.
Yunnan Publishes Local Standard for Water Rescue Training Venue Construction
Yunnan Daily (云南日报) Kunming, July 29 (Dispatch) (Reporter Shen Xun (沈迅)) - The local standard 'Specifications for Construction of Water Rescue Training Venues,' compiled by the Yunnan Provincial Fire Rescue Bureau, was recently released. The compilation team, taking into account the water characteristics of different river basins and considering the needs of various water rescue training, has made clear specifications on site selection, functional zoning, facility configuration, safety guarantees, and other aspects of water rescue training venues, providing implementation basis for local construction of water rescue training venues.
Five North China Provinces and Municipalities Jointly Hold Youth Three Major Ball Sports League
According to Xinhua News Agency - The 2026 Second North China Youth Three Major Ball Sports League, 'Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Cup,' jointly hosted by the sports bureaus of Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, and Inner Mongolia, opened on July 25 in Tianjin, with 30 teams from North China participating. This edition sets up three major events: football, basketball, and volleyball. Each event has men's and women's groups, adopts a home-and-away double round-robin format, with a total of 120 matches, lasting until the end of October.
Guizhou Conducts Foreign-Related Tea Art Skills Assessment
Guizhou Daily (贵州日报) Zunyi, July 29 (Dispatch) (Reporter Jiang Hongfei (蒋洪飞)) - The first vocational skill level evaluation examination for foreign personnel in Guizhou was recently held in Zunyi City. Twenty-four trainees from Laos participated in the tea art master level five (junior) vocational skill level certification. This assessment benchmarks against the national vocational skill examination standards, conducting comprehensive evaluation from dimensions such as operation standards, tea art etiquette, and tea soup quality.
Return to TopBy: 新华社记者 卢丹阳 丁增尼达 季 宇
In late July, the northern Tibetan grassland is lush with green grass like a carpet, cattle and sheep are fat and sturdy; meltwater from the Geladandong Snow Mountain converges into the Tuotuo River, nourishing the source region of the Yangtze River.
At the racecourse of Amdo County (安多县), during the opening ceremony of the horse racing festival, actors held hada scarves above their heads, warmly welcoming guests from all directions. Riders spurred their horses into the arena, their postures vigorous and their movements crisp.
On the morning of July 24, as the starting gun sounded, hundreds of fine horses galloped from the starting point six kilometers away, instantly raising clouds of dust. Visitor Mr. Zhang, from Sichuan, watched a horse race on the grassland for the first time. He said, "Coming here and seeing the blue sky, white clouds, and the vast prairie, my heart feels expansive, and the horse race scene is spectacular!"
Thirteen-year-old young jockey Zhaxi Luobu (扎西罗布) took part in the county's horse race competition for the fourth time this year. "This horse was raised together by my father and me. Its temperament is especially gentle. We have won many good rankings together," said Zhaxi Luobu, stroking the horse's head.
Tu Zeng (土增), a former rider, has now become an organizer of the horse racing event. "The masses' enthusiasm for participating in cultural and sports activities is growing higher and higher. Now the horse racing event is held regularly every year, which greatly enriches the masses' cultural and sports life," said Tu Zeng.
Today, the Amdo Horse Racing Festival has developed from a single traditional competitive event into a comprehensive festival that integrates sports competition, cultural performances, tourism promotion, and product exhibitions. Not far from the racecourse, tents are arranged in rows, with more than 350 merchants stationed there, covering commerce, catering, games, and entertainment. At one stall, Nase (纳色), the head of a local cooperative, was introducing to tourists hand-braided bracelets shaped like a wuerduo (乌尔朵). "These are all handmade by herder families. The cooperative purchases them from the families on a regular basis, giving the masses an additional channel to increase their income," said Nase.
(According to Xinhua News Agency)
Return to TopBy: 本报通讯员 许丛军
At 10:00 a.m. on July 25, the 2026 Yangtze River Delta Reading Marathon started simultaneously in the three provinces and one city of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui. In multiple libraries in the Nantong, Jiangsu competition area, contestants participated in a six-hour immersive reading challenge.
The competition is divided into two segments: skimming and thorough reading. Contestants must first use skimming to sort out the book's overall structure and grasp its main idea, then read the entire book word by word and sentence by sentence in a thorough manner. After both segments are completed, they must scan a QR code within a specified time limit to complete the corresponding assessment questions, and the system will automatically record the effective reading time. After all question-answering tasks are completed, contestants must also write on site an original reading reflection of no fewer than 200 characters, comprehensively testing the contestants' reading concentration, comprehension, and critical thinking output ability.
The Yangtze River Delta Reading Marathon is a large-scale public reading event of a public welfare nature serving the three provinces and one city of the Yangtze River Delta. Since its inception in 2018, it has been successfully held for nine consecutive editions.
Return to TopBy: 内蒙古日报记者 刘燕杰 田 婷
At noon on a summer day, the temperature in Wuhai (乌海市), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, reached 38 degrees Celsius, yet three elderly people — Wang Jinxiu (王金秀), Wu Juannü (邬娟女), and Wang Cuizhen (王翠珍) — were walking hurriedly through Yongchang Jiayuan Community (永昌佳苑社区). As they walked, they discussed how to mediate a dispute between a young couple who were in the middle of a quarrel.
Knocking on the door, they listened patiently, patted their shoulders at appropriate moments, and spoke to them like their own elders, each adding a word of advice: “If you have any grievances, don’t bottle them up — tell Grandma.” After a few heartwarming words, the atmosphere eased considerably. The young couple also relented: “Grandmas, don’t worry, we won’t argue anymore.”
These three elderly women are members of the “Granny Help Group” (老奶奶帮帮团) of Yongchang Jiayuan Community in Wuda District (乌达区), Wuhai. The “Granny Help Group” was founded in 2019 and is a volunteer service team spontaneously formed by 15 veteran Party members and others. Helping impoverished households obtain subsistence allowances, delivering hot meals to elderly people with limited mobility… “As long as everyone lives their lives smoothly and harmoniously, we feel a sense of accomplishment!” — these words are often on their lips.
Driven by the “Granny Help Group,” today’s Yongchang Jiayuan Community is filled with an atmosphere of civility and harmony. The figures of the grannies moving among the buildings have become a touching sight in the community.
Return to TopBy: 新疆日报记者 马帛宇
In the early morning, the grid workers and volunteers of Heping Community, Qingdeli Subdistrict, Bole City (博乐市), Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, set out, cycling through the community to fulfill a series of "curtain appointments." "Looking at the curtain in the morning and the light at night" is their warm agreement with the elderly living alone.
Grid worker Tajiguli Tuerxunkali (塔吉古力·吐尔逊卡力) arrived downstairs at Aunt Li’s home, who is 78 years old, and discovered that the curtain, which was usually drawn open early, was still tightly closed today. Tajiguli walked quickly up to the second floor while dialing the phone, knocking on the door repeatedly. After a moment the door opened, and seeing Aunt Li standing smiling at the entrance, Tajiguli finally let out a long sigh of relief. It turned out the elderly woman had been busy cooking and tidying up her room in the morning and had forgotten to open the curtain.
This warm dialogue across the curtain began with an agreement. Geng Xin (耿新), Party branch secretary of Heping Community, recalled: "A few years ago, an elderly person living alone in our jurisdiction suddenly fell ill. Although timely assistance turned the crisis into safety, it left everyone shaken. After a door-to-door visit, we found there were 21 elderly people living alone in the community. Subsequently, the community formed a paired team of 'grid workers + volunteers + property management,' established exclusive health and living records for the elderly living alone, and agreed on a 'secret signal' of opening the curtain in the morning and turning off the light at night. If any household of an elderly person showed anything unusual, we would immediately go upstairs to check, and simultaneously coordinate with the police station and the clinic for emergency response."
Return to TopBy: 本报通讯员 张 昊
In the height of summer, Ankang City, Shaanxi, is filled with greenery. On the northern slope of the newly opened Xiangxi Tunnel, a bluestone footpath winds through the mountainside, complete with all supporting facilities.
In the past, the soil on this mountainside was loose, overgrown with weeds, and there was a long-standing risk of slope collapse. In recent years, the construction team for the Xiangxi Tunnel northern slope remediation project has used steel mesh reinforcement techniques to stabilize the slope, and excavated soil was recycled on-site for planting seedlings, achieving resource circulation.
"No matter how difficult the construction environment, we must turn this livelihood project into a project of conscience that can stand up to scrutiny," said Ding Lidong (丁礼东), Deputy Section Chief of the Greening Management and Maintenance Section of the Ankang Municipal Gardening Office. The project built 414 meters of new bluestone climbing footpaths, restored 9,625 square meters of greening area, planted 384 trees and shrubs, and supplemented them with landscape greenery such as red-leaf photinia and roses, forming a layered landscape of "green in all seasons, flowers in three seasons."
The convenient footpath has unblocked travel bottlenecks and further enhanced the people's sense of happiness. "Before, it took 20 minutes to go around the mountain, but now it takes just three to five minutes to reach the foot of the mountain directly—much more convenient," said resident Wang Longnian (王龙年).
Currently, Ankang's urban green coverage rate has reached 38.08%, with per capita park green space at 11.63 square meters, as the quality of urban greening continues to improve.
(Qian Yunli (钱运立) contributed to the reporting.)
Return to TopBy: 大众日报记者 董方舟 齐 静
Early in the morning, Zhao Qiuhong (赵秋红), a 61-year-old villager from Houshan Yujia Village (后山于家村), Haiyangsuo Town (海阳所镇), Rushan (乳山市), Shandong, came to a tea garden in her village and skillfully picked tea leaves. From 5 AM to 9 AM, Zhao Qiuhong completed the day's tea-picking task and received her wages. "I take care of my grandson at home on weekends, and when I'm not busy, I come out to do some casual work," Zhao Qiuhong said.
Previously, with no information channels, Zhao Qiuhong could only ask her neighbors and fellow villagers to find work. In 2022, the Rushan Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Department (乳山市人社部门) innovated a casual employment service model, drawing four special service maps: casual labor demand distribution, supply-demand matching, training empowerment, and rights protection. "Taking the casual labor demand distribution map as an example, workers can see the characteristic industries of each town and street in Rushan and the corresponding employment periods," said Wang Yuemeng (王悦梦), a staff member of the Rushan Public Employment and Talent Service Center (乳山市公共就业和人才服务中心). Workers can find casual jobs at different times according to the "periodic map" (周期图谱). Rushan, using the four employment service maps as a guide, explores new paths for flexible employment in areas with characteristic agriculture.
Return to TopBy: 湖北日报记者 王成龙
"Using AI (artificial intelligence) to generate videos can first 'generate an image from text,' then 'generate a video from the image.'" On the evening of July 23, inside Hubei Kegu Senior Technical School (湖北科谷高级技工学校), a public-benefit "digital intelligence" (数智) career experience micro-class was underway in Dianjun District, Yichang City (宜昌市点军区). This was one of the universal-access experience micro-classes under Hubei Province's "Skills Illuminate the Future · Jingchu Summer" (技能照亮前程·荆楚之夏) special training action for college graduates and other young people. The instructor was an AI field engineer with many years of industry experience.
Participant Zhu Hanlin (朱瀚林), after graduating from a university in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province in 2024, had been working as a self-media content creator and hoped to use AI-related technologies to optimize his workflow. After the two-hour micro-class, he gained a great deal and decided to register to continue with the upgraded special training in new business formats.
"The universal-access experience micro-class aims to give people a quick understanding of new occupations and new skills through short lessons," said a relevant official from the Hubei Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security (湖北省人力资源和社会保障厅). This kind of "small but beautiful" career experience micro-class is becoming integrated into the daily lives of young people.
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Return to TopRecently, the 2026 China Economic Semi-Annual Report was released — in the first half of the year, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reached 69.6 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.7%.
This year marks the first year of the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" (十五五). Facing an external environment of intertwined turbulence and change, and a domestic situation where new and old problems are interwoven and叠加, under the strong leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, the Chinese economy has withstood pressure, continuing its development trend of overall stability, moving towards innovation and excellence.
On July 29, Xinhua News Agency launched the 34th edition of its "China Economic Roundtable" large-scale all-media interview program, inviting Yang Te (杨特), Deputy Director-General of the Department of National Economic Comprehensive Affairs of the National Development and Reform Commission; Wang Guanhua (王冠华), Deputy Director-General of the Department of National Economic Comprehensive Statistics of the National Bureau of Statistics; and Huang Hanquan (黄汉权), President of the Academy of Macroeconomic Research of the National Development and Reform Commission, to deeply interpret China's economic semi-annual report and explore the confidence and driving force behind the high-quality development of the Chinese economy.
Consolidating the foundation for the start of the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan"
The start concerns the overall situation. The economic growth rate in the first half of the year is related to the achievement of the expected targets for the year's economic and social development, and is even more crucial for a good start and long-term development of the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" period.
"In the first half of this year, the Chinese economy moved forward under pressure, with the total economic output approaching 70 trillion yuan. The 4.7% economic growth rate is in line with the expected target for the year's economic growth," said Wang Guanhua.
Huang Hanquan believes that the report card for economic and social development in the first half of the year has injected stronger confidence into a good start for the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" and has also laid a good foundation for achieving the annual targets.
To understand the economic growth rate, one cannot look only at the numbers themselves.
"Based on the national condition of being a super-large economy, last year our economic volume exceeded 140 trillion yuan. The larger the volume and the higher the base, the more difficult it is to increase each percentage point, and the corresponding economic increment is also larger. The economic increment corresponding to the 4.7% economic growth in the first half of the year reached 3.6 trillion yuan, the largest increment for the same period in the past five years. This is very difficult," said Wang Guanhua.
To observe the operation of the Chinese economy, one must look not only at scale and speed but also at quality and efficiency. Yang Te summarized the economic operation in the first half of the year using the terms "stable, resilient, moving towards innovation and excellence."
"Stability is mainly reflected in the economic growth rate stabilizing within a reasonable range, the stable development of the three industries, and the growth rates of the added value of industry and the service sector both exceeding 5%. The employment and price situation is improving steadily, with the Consumer Price Index and the Producer Price Index for industrial products both showing a moderate upward trend," said Yang Te.
He believes that resilience is mainly reflected in two aspects: First, the resilience of the industrial and supply chains. In the first half of the year, facing various external shocks, the resilience advantage of our production and supply chains was further utilized, and the role as the "world's factory" and "world market" was further demonstrated. Second, the resilience of energy and resource security. In the first half of the year, the world suffered severe energy supply shocks. Our country strengthened energy supply security and price stabilization, promptly activated relevant regulatory mechanisms, and effectively ensured enterprise production and residents' livelihoods. Furthermore, the economic structure is accelerating its optimization and upgrading.
Huang Hanquan stated that in the first half of the year, the Producer Price Index for industrial products turned positive after 41 consecutive months of negative growth, and the national Consumer Price Index rebounded to the "1" range; the GDP deflator for the second quarter turned positive for the first time after 12 consecutive quarters of being negative. This indicates an enhanced synergy between economic growth and price operation. At the same time, against the backdrop of international institutions generally lowering growth expectations for major economies, China, as a super-large economy, achieving this growth rate is even more commendable.
"This growth rate must be understood in the context of high-quality development. The 4.7% economic growth includes not only quantitative growth but also a steady qualitative improvement. It is growth where the structure is continuously optimizing, the driving forces are accelerating towards innovation, and the quality is steadily improving. It is full of substance and of high quality," said Wang Guanhua. "The economic development achievements in the first half of this year were hard-won, laying a solid foundation for completing the year's economic and social development goals, and also consolidating the starting foundation for the entire 'Fifteenth Five-Year Plan' period."
New growth drivers increasingly becoming a key support
The added value of high-tech manufacturing industries above the designated size grew by 13.3%, and the added value of the digital product manufacturing industry grew by 12.3%... Looking closely at the report card for the first half of the year, the Chinese economy is steadily accelerating towards innovation and excellence, with new growth drivers increasingly shouldering the main burden of economic development.
"The 'innovation' content of economic growth has further increased. New technologies, new products, new business formats, and new scenarios are accelerating their emergence and flourishing development. In the first half of the year, the contribution rate of new growth drivers to economic growth exceeded 40%. The conversion of old and new growth drivers is leading the steady and sustained progress of China's high-quality economic development," said Yang Te.
Wang Guanhua stated that the rapid development of new industries and new business formats is not a short-term accidental dividend, but the result of years of our country strengthening key core technology breakthroughs, promoting the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, and persistently focusing on industrial transformation and cultivating innovation entities. It is a process of steady progress and accumulating strength for a burst of development.
"The accelerated conversion of old and new growth drivers has become one of the most distinctive features of the current economic operation. This transformation is not an isolated breakthrough in a few industries, but a widespread occurrence in the quality improvement and upgrading across all walks of life," said Wang Guanhua.
In the economic semi-annual report, a set of data is noteworthy: In the first half of the year, the chip production volume of industrial enterprises above the designated size in our country reached 279.8 billion units, with an average daily production of over 1.5 billion chips.
Huang Hanquan stated that, benefiting from seizing the development opportunities of the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, our country is currently firmly in the first echelon of global artificial intelligence innovation. The growth rate of AI-related industries this year is expected to exceed 30%, which will further promote the development and growth of new growth drivers.
"Driven by new technologies, new business formats, and new models, high-tech manufacturing and modern service industries are growing rapidly. Traditional industries are also achieving quality improvement and upgrading through digital, intelligent, and green transformation," said Huang Hanquan, expressing confidence in the future development of new growth drivers. "In the future, the development trend of new growth drivers will accelerate further."
66.1% — this is the contribution rate of the service sector to economic growth in the first half of the year, an increase of nearly 6 percentage points compared to the same period last year. The new growth drivers and vitality of the service sector continue to be released.
"The development of the service sector should be understood against the backdrop of our country's shift in development stage and the deepening advancement of high-quality development," said Wang Guanhua.
She stated that our country is the world's largest manufacturing country. The more manufacturing transforms towards high-end, intelligent, and green development, the more it requires specialized, refined, and modernized producer services as support. In the first half of the year, the added value growth of the information transmission, software, and information technology services industry, and the leasing and business services industry both exceeded 10%, reflecting the trend of deep integration and mutual promotion between advanced manufacturing and modern service industries.
Expanding capacity and improving quality in the service sector is also a key link in releasing domestic demand potential and meeting people's livelihood needs. In the first half of the year, our country's service retail sales increased by 5.3% year-on-year, 4.2 percentage points faster than commodity retail sales. New consumption scenarios, new business formats, and new models are constantly emerging, effectively stimulating market vitality in areas such as culture, tourism, and leisure.
"The consumption of our residents is shifting towards equal emphasis on commodity consumption and service consumption. Demand for services such as culture, tourism, health, leisure, entertainment, housekeeping, and elderly care is being fully released," said Wang Guanhua. Focusing on changes in the consumption structure of residents, the National Bureau of Statistics newly released the indicator "Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods and Services" this year, which more completely and accurately depicts the full picture of the consumer market.
The guests believe that, overall, China's economic development is undergoing a transformation of driving forces, accelerating the shift from factor-driven to innovation-driven high-quality development track. New growth drivers are increasingly becoming the key support for the stable operation of our economy in a complex environment.
Striving to complete the year's development goals
Demonstrating resilience under pressure, creating new prospects amidst changes. The guests stated that to promote the sustained recovery and improvement of the Chinese economy in the second half of the year, it is necessary to adhere to the general principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability, and continuously stimulate development potential through precise and effective macroeconomic policies and pragmatic reform measures.
Implement more proactive and impactful macro policies.
Yang Te stated that, from the perspective of macro policy orientation, to do a good job in economic work in the second half of the year, we must adhere to the general principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability, better coordinate both domestic and international situations, balance development and security, and focus on both the implementation and effectiveness of existing policies and enhancing the foresight and targeting of incremental policy reserves, forming a policy "combination punch."
Huang Hanquan stated that in the second half of the year, according to the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, we should continue to implement more proactive and impactful macro policies, reasonably adjust the pace and intensity of policy implementation, and promote the effective improvement of quality and reasonable growth of quantity in the economy.
"In terms of pace, the third quarter is a key window period. We must make good use of existing policies. Implement a more proactive fiscal policy precisely and effectively, forming physical workload as soon as possible," said Huang Hanquan.
Continue to expand effective investment, while coordinating the improvement of people's livelihoods and the expansion of domestic demand, strengthening the domestic large market.
Investment is a key force in optimizing the economic structure. Only by stimulating the endogenous driving force of investment with greater intensity and insisting on the close integration of investment in things and investment in people can we better promote the stabilization and structural optimization of investment. Yang Te said that the next step will be to promote the timely availability of various types of government investment and coordinate the construction of the "two major" (两重 - major national strategies and major security capabilities).
"We will solidly advance the 109 major projects proposed in the outline of the 'Fifteenth Five-Year Plan,' do a good job in project planning, reserve, and factor guarantee, and collaboratively promote the planning and construction of the 'six networks' (六张网) and facilities in five key areas," said Yang Te. In terms of continuously stimulating the vitality of private investment, we should fully leverage the role of special funds for fiscal and financial coordination to promote domestic demand, and accelerate the implementation of interest subsidy policies. We will further improve the long-term mechanism for private enterprises to participate in the construction of major national projects, make good use of the special guarantee policy tool for private investment, and promote the expansion and efficiency improvement of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in the infrastructure sector.
Consumption is increasingly becoming a fundamental force driving economic growth. Huang Hanquan stated that the foundation for consumption recovery still needs further consolidation. In the next step, efforts should be made to ensure employment, promote income growth, expand the supply of high-quality services, improve the normalized mechanism for promoting consumption, cultivate new growth points such as digital, green, experiential, and inbound consumption, and better leverage the fundamental role of consumption in economic growth.
Inject more momentum into high-quality economic development.
Standing at the new starting point of the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan," anchoring the primary task of high-quality development, winning with quality, promoting prosperity through innovation, and achieving steady and sustained progress through stable efforts.
Yang Te stated that without innovation, high-quality development is like water without a source or a tree without roots. It is necessary to strengthen the leading role of innovation, promote the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, and inject lasting momentum into economic development.
In the first half of the year, the rapid development of new growth drivers in our country led to a significant increase in profits in related industries. The profits of the optical fiber manufacturing and optical cable manufacturing industries increased by 410.4% and 39.8% year-on-year respectively; the profits of the additive manufacturing equipment manufacturing and semiconductor device special equipment manufacturing industries increased by 55.4% and 18.7% respectively. Wang Guanhua stated that the Chinese economy is fully transitioning onto the track of high-quality development, technological innovation and industrial innovation are entering a period of concentrated achievement explosion, and the supporting and leading role of new growth drivers in the economy is continuously strengthening.
The guests believe that to promote high-quality development in the next stage, more attention should be paid to coordinating the improvement of people's livelihoods and the expansion of domestic demand, strengthening the domestic large market; more attention should be paid to cultivating new growth drivers and promoting economic structural optimization and upgrading; more attention should be paid to security capability building and improving the resilience of economic development; more attention should be paid to comprehensively deepening reform and expanding opening-up, continuously enhancing development momentum and vitality; more attention should be paid to promoting coordinated urban and rural regional development and expanding the space for economic development; more attention should be paid to ecological civilization construction and accelerating the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development.
Pooling efforts for development, taking concrete actions to open up new prospects.
The guests stated that under the strong leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, the Chinese economy will surely continue to move towards innovation and excellence amidst pressure and hard work, strive to complete the year's economic and social development goals, and achieve a good start and a solid beginning for the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan."
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 29, Xinhua News Agency reporter)
Return to TopBeijing, July 29 (Reporter Qu Zhehan (曲哲涵)) — The Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration recently issued the "Announcement on Adjusting the Urban Land Use Tax Policy for Enterprises in Some Energy Resource Industries," canceling the previously introduced preferential policy of exempting urban land use tax on some main production and operation land of enterprises in industries such as coal, mining, oil and gas, building materials, and electric power. For the land on which tax is restored, from September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2027, urban land use tax shall be levied at half the amount of tax payable; from September 1, 2027, urban land use tax shall be levied in full.
According to the announcement, tax exemption continues to apply to land for fire protection, flood control and drainage, wind prevention, and sand prevention facilities of oil and natural gas production enterprises within industrial and mining areas; land for long-distance oil and gas pipeline routes; land for transmission lines of power supply enterprises; land for reservoir inundation areas, embankments, and slope protection of hydropower stations; as well as land for dedicated railway lines, roads outside the factory area, parks open to the public, and public green belts of enterprises.
In 1988, China began to levy urban land use tax on units and individuals using land within cities, county seats, organized towns, and industrial and mining areas, levied according to land area and applicable tax amounts. Based on the situation at that time that the energy resource industries were bottleneck industries of the national economy, products were subject to planned pricing, and enterprises had relatively large land areas, in order to reduce enterprise burdens, the state successively introduced preferential policies for urban land use tax on land used by industries such as oil and gas, coal, mining, building materials, and electric power (including thermal power, hydropower, and power supply). The types of land covered by the tax exemption policy were numerous and wide-ranging, including direct production and operation land such as mining sites, gangue hills, waste dumps, and tailings ponds, as well as land with certain public welfare nature, infrastructure and safety guarantee land such as roads, dedicated railway lines, safety zones for explosives warehouses, and flood control and drainage land outside the factory area of enterprises.
Liu Yi (刘怡), a professor at Peking University, believes that the above-mentioned preferential policies for urban land use tax have played a positive role in promoting the development of related industries and alleviating the shortage of energy resources, but the negative effects brought by the long-term implementation of the preferential policies, such as low land use efficiency and affecting tax fairness, have become increasingly prominent, and the necessity of adjusting the preferential policies for urban land use tax in some energy resource industries is continuously increasing. Restoring taxation on direct production and operation land such as mining sites, gangue hills, and tailings ponds is conducive to guiding enterprises to revitalize existing land, improve land use efficiency, and promote economical and intensive land use. At the same time, retaining preferential policies for public welfare land such as enterprises' public green land and parks open to the public is conducive to promoting enterprises to accelerate environmental governance, vegetation restoration, and other ecological restoration work; continuing to exempt from urban land use tax land with a safety guarantee nature and major infrastructure land is conducive to reducing the cost of implementing major projects and consolidating the supporting capacity of safety protection and infrastructure.
According to statistics, the proportion of urban land use tax in the overall tax and fee costs of enterprises is relatively low, and adjusting the preferential policies will have little impact on enterprises.
Return to TopBeijing, July 29 (Xinhua) — (Reporter Zhou Yuan (周圆)) The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) and six other departments recently jointly issued a notice to carry out the innovation task unveil the list and appoint the commander (揭榜挂帅) work for 2026 in the field of industry and information technology, aiming to accelerate the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation with industrial innovation, and to promote high-quality industrial development through tackling key technologies.
This batch of unveil the list and appoint the commander revolves around six directions: future industries, equipment manufacturing, information technology, communications, artificial intelligence, and consumer goods, systematically laying out 24 topics. Among them, the future industry direction sets up five topics: humanoid robots and embodied intelligence technology, atomic-level manufacturing technology, high-performance separation and purification equipment for biological manufacturing, brain-like intelligence, and frontier technologies of laser manufacturing; the artificial intelligence direction sets up four topics: foundational base technology, enabling application technology, intelligent product equipment, and common basic supporting technology.
The concurrently released application guidelines specify the expected goals of related tackling tasks, including that by 2028, embodied intelligence multimodal large models achieve collaborative integration of no fewer than four modalities including vision, language, force-tactile, and body state, with multi-scene perception recognition accuracy reaching over 96%; develop a world model system at the end side with independent intellectual property rights, forming a complete set of development and deployment tool chain for the end-side world model, etc.
Return to TopOn July 28, at the Big Wild Goose Pagoda North Square (大雁塔北广场) in Yanta District (雁塔区), Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, a musical fountain water dance show was spectacularly staged, with tourists stopping to watch and taking photos to check in. As an iconic cultural tourism landscape of Xi'an, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda North Square fountain integrates the flourishing Tang Dynasty culture with modern water scenery technology, continuously enriching the city's cultural tourism supply and showcasing the ancient capital's cultural tourism vitality. Photo by Zhang Cheng (张成) (Image China (影像中国)).
Return to TopBeijing, July 29 (People's Daily) — (Reporter Wang Yunshan (王云杉)) The 2026 China International Big Data Industry Expo press conference was held in Beijing a few days ago. The reporter learned from the conference that as of now, the national total intelligent computing power scale is 2.4 million PFLOPS (quadrillions of floating-point operations per second). The total intelligent computing power built in the eight national computing power hubs accounts for over 80% of the national total, with 1.4 million PFLOPS of intelligent computing power already connected to the National Integrated Computing Power Network Test and Verification Platform (全国一体化算力网试验验证平台). The data infrastructure has connected more than 40,000 entities and listed more than 60,000 products, an increase of 10 times and 4 times respectively compared to the end of 2025. Over 100 nodes have been connected to the national data infrastructure base (国家数据基础设施底座), achieving interconnection and intercommunication.
Data elements empowering AI innovation and development have achieved remarkable results. An implementation plan for promoting the construction of high-quality industry datasets has been formulated, and the "Modulus-Data Resonance" action (模数共振行动) has been jointly carried out. As of June this year, 140 pioneering trial units have built high-quality datasets exceeding 106 PB (quadrillions of bytes). 72 industry chain-leading units have built high-quality datasets exceeding 45 PB, covering more than 759 high-value scenarios. Yu Ying (余英), Deputy Director of the National Data Bureau (国家数据局), stated that the National Data Bureau encourages business model innovation based on token (词元) applications, and will explore new trading models such as token trading (词元交易) to cultivate a market consensus of paying for high-quality data.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 方 敏
"Borrow and repay, then borrowing again is not hard" is an old saying, but this old saying once made Tao Caijuan (陶彩娟) very troubled.
Tao Caijuan is the financial officer of Nanyang City Zhongyi Food Industry Co., Ltd. (众益食业有限责任公司) in Henan Province. Zhongyi Food Industry is a pig processing enterprise with an annual turnover of over 200 million yuan that needs to maintain 30 million yuan in mortgage loans for working capital year-round. But renewing this loan once left Tao Caijuan physically and mentally exhausted.
Why was that?
"Most afraid of hearing the words 'loan due.'" Recalling her previous loan renewal experience, Tao Caijuan frowned.
According to bank rules, after a loan matures, if an enterprise wants to renew it, it must first repay the old loan before it can re-mortgage and borrow new funds. However, the company's working capital was usually tied up in pig procurement and orders, making it very difficult to come up with 30 million yuan all at once. "The company's real estate is already mortgaged; no bank is willing to lend again," Tao Caijuan said. "Private lending has high interest rates. Every extra day of delay means more loss for the enterprise."
Even more grinding was the cumbersome process of repaying the loan and then re-borrowing.
After raising the money, she first had to return the 30 million yuan to the bank and wait for the bank to issue a repayment certificate; then, run to the Real Estate Registration Service Center to handle the mortgage release, wait five working days to obtain the real estate title certificate; then, resubmit a loan application to the bank, attaching the financial statements and business materials from the past three years; then, cooperate with the asset appraisal institution to inspect the collateral on site and wait for the value reassessment result; finally, take the materials back to the Real Estate Registration Service Center to handle a new mortgage registration. Only after the bank completed its approval process could the funds finally be disbursed.
"This process is commonly called the 'bridge loan.' Without one or two months, you can't cross the bridge. Just the bank, the registration center, and the appraisal institution alone require more than a dozen trips," Tao Caijuan said.
Every time the loan needed renewal, she left early and returned late. At night, lying in bed, she would still be running through the process in her mind. Once, because of a delay in disbursement, the company lost a 5-million-yuan fresh meat supply order and paid 800,000 yuan in liquidated damages. "Even now when I think about it, it still hurts," Tao Caijuan said.
The turning point came from a government department's on-site research visit.
Zhang Xuan (张璇), a clerk at the Nanyang City Real Estate Registration Service Center, heard about this issue from Tao Caijuan during a session soliciting opinions in the industrial park. Zhang Xuan's investigation found that Tao Caijuan was not the only one in a similar predicament.
At the subsequent regular work meeting of the unit, Zhang Xuan reported this situation. Some also raised difficulties from a professional perspective: "A large part of the work is on the bank's side. If it's only up to us, it's like a barber's carrying pole with only one end hot."
The problem also involved other units. What to do? The Nanyang City Real Estate Registration Service Center decided to take the lead and chew on this hard bone. They went to the relevant banks many times to communicate and held cross-departmental coordination meetings.
"If we eliminate the bridge-loan link, how do we ensure mortgage and capital security?" a bank person in charge raised concerns.
"We can build a 'Registration-Bank Cooperation' system. By analyzing the enterprise's credit status and business cash flow through big data, and adding real-time sharing of real estate mortgage information, we can solve the risk control problem," the Real Estate Registration Service Center put forward a plan. "We can also set up real estate registration service terminals at bank branches. The enterprise submits one set of materials and can handle the entire process without running back and forth."
After repeated consultations, the bank dispelled its concerns and reached a consensus on cooperation: for high-quality enterprises with good credit and stable operations, launch a "bridge-loan-free capacity expansion, renewal and loan transfer (免过桥增容、续转贷)" service, eliminating intermediate steps such as repayment, mortgage release, and re-mortgaging, achieving "direct renewal of the original mortgage."
The Real Estate Registration Service Center optimized the mortgage registration process and opened up data interfaces; the bank simplified the approval procedures and shared enterprise evaluation information; the technical department built an online joint processing system, integrating the original 12 scattered approval steps into 4. All departments worked backward from the deadline and coordinated efforts, completing the system construction and process reengineering in two months.
After the new process was implemented, Tao Caijuan became one of the first beneficiaries.
Not long ago, another 30 million yuan loan of the enterprise matured. Under Zhang Xuan's guidance, she made just one trip to the bank, submitted one set of electronic materials, and through the real estate registration service terminal at the bank branch, completed the entire process of mortgage cancellation and re-mortgage in one hour. The 30 million yuan renewal funds arrived the same day.
"No need to find bridge-loan funds, no need to run around to different departments repeatedly, saving a lot of interest and time. It's so convenient!" Tao Caijuan said with a smile. In April this year, Zhongyi Food Industry added three new long-term supply orders. Tao Caijuan also has more time on weekends to spend with her children.
Currently, the "bridge-loan-free capacity expansion, renewal and loan transfer" service has been extended to 23 industries including textiles, planting, and technology innovation, with 149,800 transactions achieving "zero legwork." "Serving enterprises and the masses with practical matters is the real fulfillment of duty," said Li Junlin (李军林), director of the Nanyang City Real Estate Registration Service Center.
Return to TopThis newspaper, Beijing, July 29 (Reporter Pan Junqiang (潘俊强)) — The reporter learned from the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment (北京市生态环境局) that the latest proportion of green enterprises in Beijing has reached 50.1%, which means that over half of the city’s key emission enterprises have achieved green improvement.
In recent years, Beijing has taken pollution reduction as its core to enhance the “green content” of its industries, systematically built a corporate green improvement system, and promoted enterprises to achieve “more efficient governance, cleaner energy, and greener transportation” on the basis of compliant emissions, effectively supporting the continuous improvement of air quality and aiding the high-quality development of the capital. A total of 2,252 enterprises in the city have completed green upgrades, effectively promoting a reduction of approximately 1,400 tons of volatile organic compounds from fixed sources and a reduction of approximately 770 tons of nitrogen oxides.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 季 芳 王 亮 刘硕阳
Recently, the State Council issued the National Fitness Plan (2026–2030) (hereinafter referred to as the Plan), drawing a roadmap for the development of national fitness over the next five years. From increasing venues and facilities to organizing mass-participation events, from having "a place to exercise" to "scientific exercise," and further to deep integration with the health industry — the Plan focuses on the core goal of high-quality development of the national fitness cause, launching a series of new deployments and new measures around key areas such as facility construction, mass participation, scientific fitness, diversified integration, and market empowerment.
Zhang Ruilin (张瑞林), a professor at Beijing Normal University, stated that the most fundamental change in the Plan is a shift from "accumulation of quantity" to "leap in quality." "The national fitness cause is transitioning from broad coverage to improving quality, efficiency, and precision supply."
Revitalizing venues to precisely meet "all-age-friendly" fitness needs
The foundation of a sports powerhouse lies in mass sports. Since China established National Fitness Day in 2009 and elevated national fitness to a national strategy in 2014, the level of public services for national fitness has significantly improved, venues and facilities have gradually increased, and the people's enthusiasm for promoting health through fitness has been rising day by day.
For ordinary people, the most intuitive change is that "where to go for fitness" is no longer a problem, and "how to exercise scientifically" has a clearer answer. The Plan explicitly proposes that by 2030, the per capita sports venue area will reach approximately 4 square meters, the number of social sports instructors per thousand people will reach approximately 3.3, and the proportion of people who regularly participate in physical exercise will reach approximately 40%.
Regular participation in physical exercise refers to participating in physical exercise three times or more per week, with each session lasting 30 minutes or more, and each session reaching at least a moderate intensity.
The change is not only in numbers but also in concepts and methods.
Deeply revitalizing "golden corners and silver edges." The Plan innovatively implements the "Mass Sports Space Expansion Plan," making full use of urban "golden corners and silver edges" (city's "gold corners and silver edges" — underutilized urban spaces), revitalizing stock spaces such as industrial plants, storage warehouses, commercial premises, spaces under viaducts, and building rooftops, to build "small but beautiful" fitness venues and facilities close to the people. Zhang Ruilin believes, "An important demand of national fitness is convenience and accessibility. Only when sports venues are truly built close to the people can they better utilize fragmented time to be active near their homes, making it easier for fitness to integrate into daily life."
Precisely increasing allocation for "all-age friendliness." The Plan implements precise policies targeting key population groups to meet the differentiated fitness needs of different groups. For the youth group, implement a student physical fitness strengthening plan, ensuring that primary and secondary school students have no less than 2 hours of comprehensive physical activity time per day; for the elderly group, promote community multi-functional fitness venues such as "Elderly Sports and Health Homes"; for key groups such as chronic disease patients and people with disabilities, carry out non-medical exercise health intervention services... From the "elderly and children" to the worker group, from rural residents to new employment groups, differentiated and precise fitness services are becoming a reality. "We will continue to rely on policy guidance, organize fitness activities suitable for the elderly, build platforms for the elderly to exchange sports and fitness experiences, and guide the elderly to act within their capabilities and avoid risks," said a relevant official from the China Elderly Sports Association.
Using artificial intelligence to empower the development of national fitness has become a major highlight of the Plan. Zhang Ruilin stated that the application of new technologies continuously enriches the application scenarios of national fitness, actively promotes digital and intelligent empowerment, builds smart fitness service platforms, and realizes integrated online services such as venue reservation, physical fitness monitoring, fitness guidance, and event registration. The power of science and technology will help open up the "last mile" of public services for national fitness.
Event leadership, allowing different groups to have "their own stage"
In recent years, various regions, combining their local characteristics, have continuously innovated the forms of mass sports activities and enriched the supply of events. The phenomenally popular "Village Super League" (Cun Chao) and "Village BA" (Cun BA) events are down-to-earth, gather popularity, and fully demonstrate the enthusiasm of the general public for participating in sports. Experts say that with the improvement of people's living standards and the enhancement of health awareness, the public's fitness needs are shifting from "whether it exists" to "whether it is excellent," showing characteristics of personalization, diversification, and quality.
The Plan precisely addresses this, proposing the construction of a hierarchical and categorized event system, allowing people of different levels and ages to find their own "arena."
Li Liang (李良), a researcher at the China Institute of Sport Science under the General Administration of Sport of China, believes that to further leverage the leading and exemplary role of mass sports events, the first step is to adhere to the positioning of universal benefit. Second, it is necessary to create events covering different levels of the population and build a hierarchical event system. The more grassroots the event activities, the higher the public's potential for participation. Third, it is necessary to combine local regional and folk characteristics to create some projects with highlights and features, guiding ordinary people to shift from an interest in watching events to actively taking the field and participating.
By running various mass events well and optimizing fitness popularization methods, sports are gradually transforming from "a hobby of the few" to "a daily routine of the majority." From the lively "Village Super League" and provincial basketball leagues to popular hiking conventions and rural revitalization relay races, the year-round mass event system is continuously extending to villages, communities, and grassroots levels. Li Liang believes that allowing groups of different ages and occupations to find "their own stage" is the real way for fitness to integrate into people's lives.
Scientific fitness guidance also needs to "transition from having to being excellent." Currently, many localities are carrying out scientific fitness popularization actions on a regular basis, organizing outstanding athletes and social sports instructors to enter communities, enterprises, and campuses, popularizing scientific fitness knowledge, and spreading the concept of national fitness. Deng Dan (邓丹), a social sports instructor and world champion in fancy shuttlecock kicking, said: "We need to enable more people to change from 'being able to exercise' to 'knowing how to exercise' and exercising scientifically, transforming their fitness enthusiasm into a sustainable healthy lifestyle."
Integrated development, "Sports+" promoting health and stimulating new economic momentum
Deeply promoting the integration of sports and health, deepening the integration of sports and education, encouraging the development of the event economy, and leveraging the diverse functions and comprehensive value of national fitness have become prominent features of this Plan.
Innovatively developing the health industry concerns the health and well-being of the general public and is also an important means to achieve "better safeguarding the health of the people throughout their life cycle." Currently, the "integration of sports and health" has long moved from concept to practice: 24-hour smart fitness and health stations have been established in communities; the concept of "exercise is medicine" has been integrated into daily health services; various regions continue to promote the implementation of the concept of sports-health integration, building an integrated health service chain of "prevention-intervention-rehabilitation."
"By leveraging the role of scientific fitness in health promotion, disease prevention, and rehabilitation treatment, scientific exercise becomes a healthy lifestyle consciously practiced by the masses, promoting the improvement of the health level and scientific fitness literacy of the entire population," Zhang Ruilin stated. Achieving the goal of "health promotion-centered" and gradually forming a health service system covering all age groups will provide greater support for building a sports powerhouse and a healthy China.
The integrated development of "Sports+" has stimulated new momentum for the regional economy. The Plan proposes "encouraging the development of the event economy and releasing the potential of sports consumption," promoting the efficient transformation from "sports venue traffic" to "economic venue value." The General Administration of Sport of China has carried out pilot monitoring of event-driven consumption in Hebei, Fujian, Sichuan and other places. In 2025, a total of 1,947 key events were monitored, driving consumption of 43.128 billion yuan, with an average of 22.151 million yuan driven per event. The driving effect of "Sports+" has already become apparent.
"Strong policy support for mass events and encouragement for the development of folk events have given cycling events more space," said Yang Yanli (杨艳丽), head of the Sichuan Old Car Fan Cycling Club. She said that in the future, they will continue to organize urban leisure cycling, rural cycling experiences, etc., combining cycling events with rural cultural tourism to inject new vitality into regional development.
Li Liang believes that over the next five years, the overall health concept will gradually shift from only seeing a doctor when sick to actively pursuing health and actively preventing disease. "This means that the integration of sports and medicine, and the integration of sports and education, will all see significant development, and exercise habits will further integrate into the leisure life of families," Li Liang said.
Return to TopPark adds table tennis courts
I live in the vicinity of Qujiang Cultural Sports Park in Xi’an, Shaanxi. The park currently has basketball courts, football fields, and tennis courts, with well-developed facilities. However, these sports involve intense running and strong physical confrontation and are not suitable for middle-aged and elderly groups. It is suggested that a dedicated table tennis zone be planned and added within Qujiang Cultural Sports Park or Qujiang South Lake Park to fill the gap in fitness facilities for the middle-aged and elderly.
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Organize a town-level village basketball league
In Guanzhu Town, Dianbai District, Maoming, Guangdong, there are ample basketball courts and a large number of basketball enthusiasts. During the summer vacation, young people have plenty of free time but lack collective offline cultural and sports activities. Many spend long hours on their phones without exercise. It is suggested that the Guanzhu Town government take the lead in organizing a town-level village basketball league this summer vacation.
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Promote supporting facilities for sports venues
In Liuji Street, Zhongmou New District, Zhengzhou, Henan, there is a large population, but the surrounding area lacks public sports facilities and sports venues. The originally planned football fields and basketball courts have all halted construction, the sites have been abandoned and turned into garbage dumping points, and the originally planned park green spaces have also seen construction suspended. It is hoped that the construction of sports venues and park green spaces within the area can be restarted or expanded.
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Maintain supporting facilities for fitness trails
In Qingshui County, Tianshui, Gansu, along the Niutou River and at multiple locations in the urban area, fitness trail surfaces have been damaged and partially potholed, posing safety hazards. It is suggested that regular inspections and repairs be carried out, and that lighting and rest benches be supplemented.
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Layout public football fields in towns and townships
In the towns and townships of Suqian, Jiangsu, there is a lack of standardized football fields, insufficient reserve of football talent, and an imbalance in urban-rural sports facilities. It is suggested that leveraging the "Su Super" league, a "one town, one field" approach be implemented, using idle vacant land to build standardized small football fields in batches, with independent operation and free opening.
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Improve the 15-minute fitness living circle
In response to problems such as uneven distribution of fitness facilities, aging and monotonous equipment, and lack of management and maintenance in Dezhou, Shandong, it is suggested that sites be evenly distributed according to the age structure of the population, using idle spaces to create age-friendly fitness micro-spaces; implement routine QR code reporting and maintenance for equipment, add nighttime lighting to eliminate safety hazards; stagger opening hours of institutional and campus venues, introduce social forces to expand capacity; and provide supporting fitness guidance, using co-construction and co-governance to activate the utilization efficiency of facilities.
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(Contributed by People’s Daily Online "People’s Suggestions")
By: 本报记者 孙龙飞
The 2026 China Table Tennis Club Super League (hereinafter referred to as the "TT Super League") regular season has passed its halfway point. The first stage's Dalian leg left a deep impression on audiences with its exciting matchups. From July 29 to August 1, the second stage of the regular season was held in Xiong'an, Hebei. The 10 men's team and 8 women's team continued to determine, through a format of "single round-robin plus cumulative points round-robin," the top four teams each to advance to the year-end finals.
Since the inaugural event in 1999, the TT Super League has been continuously optimized around the development of the sport of table tennis and the preparation of the national team. Against the backdrop of adjustments to table tennis events at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, this year's TT Super League has implemented several targeted competition rule updates. The entirely new best-of-15-games, first-to-8-wins system has reshaped the team competition landscape; each player's number of appearances is limited, so victory and defeat no longer rely on a few core players to carry the team; the mandatory requirement that U19 (under 19) players must appear in the first three matches guarantees, from an institutional level, that young athletes receive high-quality real-game opportunities... The matches saw one climax after another and constant suspense, giving clubs, athletes, coaches, and audiences a completely new experience.
Wang Chuqin, a player from the Shandong Weiqiao · Xiangshang Sports Club, the defending men's team champion, played in every match during the first stage, helping his team achieve a 6-0 record and temporarily top the men's team standings. "Under the new format, every single point is extremely crucial. If you don't handle it well, it could lead to a whole game being passive," Wang Chuqin said. "There is no buffer margin in the matches; athletes have to be very quick in both their pre-match mobilization and their pace of getting into the zone."
Chen Xingtong, who has participated in the TT Super League for many years, helped the Shandong Luneng Club achieve a perfect record in the women's team competition during the first stage, temporarily leading the standings. "In the past, individual ability was more fully showcased; now, the overall strength of the whole team is being tested more," Chen Xingtong said of the new format, which she finds fresh. She added: "Adding one doubles match corresponds to the increased importance international events place on the doubles events."
Fifteen-year-old rising star Jiang Yiyi (姜依依), competing in her first TT Super League season, took part in all five matches of the first stage for the Tianjin 729 Club, appearing nine times and winning six times, helping the team achieve a 4-1 record. In her view, the new format gave her more opportunities to play, tested her technical level, and, more importantly, tempered her mentality.
The East China University of Science and Technology Club has long been active on the TT Super League stage. Coach Zang Yuying (臧玉瑛) said: "This year, every team must register at least one U19 athlete for the competition. This helps young athletes grow and is very beneficial to the national team's talent pipeline building."
The exploration of the new format stems from the determination and effort to run the league with an open-door approach. In 2025, the Chinese Table Tennis Association invited clubs and provincial project leaders to hold a symposium on TT Super League reform, listening to genuine demands and optimization suggestions from the front line. Many ideas closely aligned with actual competition were incorporated into the reform plan. Yuan Wei (袁玮), head of the Huangshi Dongchu Club, said: "In the long run, the TT Super League's reform can both consolidate China's table tennis talent base and continuously enhance the brand value of the TT Super League itself."
Since its inception, the TT Super League has shouldered the dual mission of talent pipeline building and public popularization for the sport of table tennis. Over the four days of the first stage of the regular season in Dalian, Liaoning, more than 56,000 spectators came to watch the matches on site. Table tennis enthusiast You Di (由迪) said: "Normally I only pay attention to the national team's core players, but this year I saw many young new faces. Their never-say-die competitive spirit in sports is truly commendable."
Return to TopBeijing, July 29 (People's Daily, reporter Ji Fang (季芳)) — The 2026 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) All-Event World Cup concluded on the 28th, with the Chinese shooting team leading both the gold medal table and the overall medal table with a tally of 7 gold, 6 silver, and 5 bronze — 18 medals in total — presenting an impressive set of results.
On the final day of competition, the Chinese pairs Wang Zifei (王子菲)/Sheng Lihao (盛李豪) and Du Yuchen (杜雨宸)/Zhang Changhong (张常鸿) swept the gold and silver medals in the 10m air rifle mixed team event. This was also the third consecutive World Cup leg victory for Wang Zifei/Sheng Lihao in this event, following their wins in the Spain and Germany legs of the World Cup, achieving a three-peat. After the match, Sheng Lihao said: "Overall performance was quite good. Past matches had ups and downs; this match we had a better response." Wang Zifei said: "I hope to be more stable in the upcoming Asian Games and World Championships, and strive for even better results." On the same day, in the final of the trap mixed team event, the Chinese pair Qi Ying (齐迎)/Sun Yunong (孙瑜浓) won the silver medal with a score of 35. This was the second time the Chinese team has stood on the World Cup podium in this event since it was included as an official event for the Los Angeles Olympics.
The All-Event World Cup began on the 22nd. Over nearly a week of competition, the Chinese team athletes performed excellently. Zhang Changhong won the gold medal in the men's 50m rifle three positions final with a world-record-breaking score. Yao Qianxun (姚千寻)/Hu Kai (胡凯) also broke the world record in the 10m air pistol mixed team event. The 16-year-old rising star Du Yuchen emerged from a field of strong competitors to win the gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle final. Bu Shuaihang (布帅航) withstood the pressure to win the gold medal in the men's 10m air pistol event. Wang Lian (王炼), deputy director of the Shooting and Archery Management Center of the General Administration of Sport of China, introduced that compared to their performance in the Germany leg, the overall state of the athletes had improved. "The athletes performed at their normal level in this competition, which also strengthens our confidence for subsequent training and preparation."
After the conclusion of this leg of the tournament, the Chinese shooting team will take a brief rest and begin centralized training in August to prepare for the upcoming Asian Games.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 曾华锋
“In the preliminaries and the finals, I faced world-class competitors in every round. I steadied my mindset, seized every sprint opportunity, and ultimately succeeded in setting a new world record in the finals,” Li Liangpeng (李良鹏) said in an interview with reporters on July 29.
From July 24 to 26, the 2026 World Highline Championship (2026世界高空扁带锦标赛) was held in Lax (拉克斯), a Swiss tourist town. This championship attracted 40 top athletes from 16 countries around the world, including many former world champions. The event was divided by gender and set up two competition categories: freestyle highline and speed highline. Li Liangpeng crossed the finish line in the 60-meter men’s highline speed event final with a time of 23.05 seconds to win the championship, becoming the first Chinese athlete to win a world championship gold medal in this event, and also set a new world record.
“Highline is an extremely challenging extreme sport. It not only tests explosive power, micro-balance of the body, and core control ability, but also places extremely high demands on mental toughness and risk judgment,” Li Liangpeng explained. “The width of the line is only 1 inch (25.4 mm). Athletes need to sprint at full speed on a narrow line, competing for the one-way traversal time. The performance gap is often only a few tenths of a second, and the intensity of competition is comparable to a 100-meter sprint.”
Li Liangpeng, currently 29 years old, previously worked in Shanghai and trained in his spare time. His previous main event was lowline speed, and he switched to highline speed in 2023. Last year, he participated in the Paris Highline World Cup in France and won the bronze medal in the men’s highline speed event. After that, he quit his job and focused on preparing for competitions.
Li Liangpeng said: “I have always hoped to stand on the world championship stage and show the level of Chinese athletes to the world’s competitors.” To this end, he balanced strength, dynamic balance, and long-duration concentration in his daily training; at the same time, he learned safety techniques such as highline anchor setup and risk management; he participated in highline events at home and abroad many times, continuously accumulating competitive experience.
In this competition, the airflow disturbance caused by the high altitude and the psychological pressure of the high-altitude environment posed severe tests for the athletes. Li Liangpeng performed steadily, ranking second in the preliminaries. In the finals, Li Liangpeng “quickly blocked out external interference and focused on his own pace of movement,” breaking the world record for this event.
When discussing the reasons for winning the championship, Li Liangpeng summarized: “On the one hand, the balance stability and rhythm control accumulated through long-term systematic training allowed me to be more mature in energy distribution and on-the-spot mental adjustment when facing multiple consecutive rounds of competition. On the other hand, I thoroughly studied the technical characteristics of opponents from various countries before the competition and prepared multiple on-the-spot response plans.”
Li Liangpeng stated that he will continue to participate in international high-level events and strive for better results. At the same time, he will also drive more enthusiasts to participate in this sport, making Chinese highline more competitive on the international stage.
Return to TopLingwu, July 29 (Reporters Tao Xiang'an, Sun Longfei) — On the evening of the 29th, the 2026 National Beautiful Countryside Table Tennis Competition (全国和美乡村乒乓球大赛) opened at the Zhenheta Square in Dongta Town, Dongta Township, Lingwu City, Ningxia. A total of 21 teams comprising over 300 athletes from 13 provinces and regions — Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, and Ningxia — as well as the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, gathered in Lingwu to meet friends through the sport and partake in a rural table tennis feast brimming with agricultural flavor and rustic charm.
The competition will last four days and is divided into three categories: the Beautiful Countryside Group, the Agricultural Enterprise Group, and the "Three Rural Issues" Sentiment Group. The main events include mixed team, men's and women's singles, and agricultural-flavor rustic singles. Participants include farmer representatives from various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities, as well as individuals engaged in agricultural product production, processing, and sales, agricultural technology research and development, and agricultural materials management.
During the competition, Lingwu City is offering table tennis interactive experiences, as well as exhibitions and sales of Lingwu's specialty agricultural products and local cuisine, to the general public and all participants, fully unleashing the integrated effect of "sports + agricultural tourism."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 屈信明
"When the typhoon blew, more than 500 mu of rice lodged. I was worrying about what to do, but unexpectedly, the very next morning after PICC personnel came to the site to inspect, a 100,000 yuan agricultural insurance advance payment arrived in my account within one day, letting us feel reassured." So said Master Jin, a large grain grower in Yuecheng District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang.
A few days ago, Typhoon Bavi swept in with violent winds and torrential rain. At 10 a.m. the next day, Master Jin called the insurance company's service hotline to report the claim. PICC Property and Casualty Shaoxing City Branch immediately formed an agricultural insurance special service team and rushed to the fields to conduct on-site survey and loss assessment.
"After surveying, more than 300 mu of Master Jin's plots had severely lodged rice. After sampling and surveying the damaged crops, the loss rate was judged to be over 40%. According to the catastrophe advance payment mechanism and the service model of 'survey while assessing, assess while publicizing, publicize while paying,' for losses not identified as total losses, an advance payment can be made based on the estimated loss degree and the corresponding crop growth stage compensation ratio, simplifying the processing procedure. After consultation with the farmer, the advance payment amount was finally set at 100,000 yuan," said the relevant person in charge of PICC Property and Casualty Shaoxing City Branch.
"In the past, agricultural insurance claims were paid after the loss was confirmed. This time, the advance payment could pay a portion of the money after preliminary loss assessment, relieving the cash flow pressure for my post-disaster seedling support, drainage, and field management, and accelerating the progress of seedling protection." Master Jin felt relieved.
Agricultural insurance is a "helper" for farmers to secure their income and stabilize production and operation. Many farmers are concerned: Should agricultural insurance be bought? Is it worth it? Our newspaper interviewed professionals to answer questions for the broad masses of farmers.
Which agricultural products can be insured? How much premium needs to be paid?
The relevant person in charge of the Property Insurance Department of the National Financial Regulatory Administration introduced that the agricultural products that can be insured are mainly divided into two categories. "Bulk agricultural products related to the national economy and people's livelihoods, such as wheat, corn, rice, cotton, potatoes, oil crops, sugar crops, natural rubber, as well as pigs, cattle, sheep, etc. raised at home. Most institutions operating agricultural insurance offer corresponding policy-based insurance products. For local advantageous and specialty agricultural products, such as fruits and vegetables, tea, Chinese medicinal materials, edible fungi, specialty livestock and poultry, and some aquatic products, if the local insurance company has developed corresponding products, they can also be insured." This person in charge said.
Overall, the coverage of advantageous and specialty agricultural product insurance is currently relatively wide across various regions. The relevant person in charge of the China Insurance Association introduced that the types of specialty agricultural product insurance basically cover key industries such as fruits, vegetables, tea, Chinese medicinal materials, crayfish, and beef cattle.
"After farmers buy agricultural insurance, if they encounter natural disasters, epidemics, or damage by wild animals, the insurance company will pay compensation according to the contract to help farmers get through difficulties." The relevant person in charge of the Property Insurance Department of the National Financial Regulatory Administration said that carrying out agricultural insurance work adheres to the principle of voluntariness. "The land planted and the livestock raised are at risk of disaster; buying a policy provides an additional layer of protection."
"When farmers buy policy-based agricultural insurance, in most cases, national and local governments provide subsidies, which can be as high as 80% or even over 90%, and at least 30% to 50%." The relevant person in charge of the Property Insurance Department of the National Financial Regulatory Administration said, for example, for planting wheat, if the insured amount per mu is 1,000 yuan and the rate is 5%, the premium would originally be 50 yuan. The government subsidizes 40 yuan, so the farmer only needs to pay 10 yuan. Since the insured amount, rate, and subsidy ratio for agricultural insurance vary by region and crop variety, the specific amount to pay will also differ.
Experts said that starting from 2024, China has fully implemented the total cost insurance and planting income insurance policies for the three major grain crops: rice, wheat, and corn. That is to say, grain farmers across the country can basically enjoy affordable insurance protection.
The relevant person in charge of the Zhejiang Financial Regulatory Bureau said that the subsidy ratio for rice insurance in Zhejiang reaches 93%. The main grain crops implement total cost insurance, which not only covers material costs such as seeds and pesticides but also covers other costs such as labor and land rent. For crop losses caused by torrential rain, typhoons, pests and diseases, wild animals, etc., compensation is paid within the insured amount according to the insurance contract terms, generally not exceeding 80% of the output value.
In addition to main grain crops, agricultural facilities, etc., can also be insured, and claims can be made after disasters.
"After the typhoon, I found that 16 mu of multi-span steel-framed greenhouses were damaged by the typhoon. I quickly called the insurance company to report the claim." Said Yang Lili, a grower in Xiuzhou District, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang. The agricultural insurance surveyor of China Pacific Property Insurance Co., Ltd. Jiaxing Xiuzhou Sub-branch arrived at the scene in half an hour. After completing the survey and loss assessment, the 26,300 yuan compensation quickly arrived in the account.
When some salespeople promote policy-based agricultural insurance, they may recommend commercial supplementary insurance or other agriculture-related insurance based on the actual situation of the farmer's planting and breeding scale, such as employer liability insurance for workers injured at work, personal accident insurance for the farmer's own personal accidents, etc. The relevant department head of the National Financial Regulatory Administration said, "Whether to buy these insurances is entirely a personal choice, but they cannot be bundled and sold with policy-based agricultural insurance."
After a disaster, how to report a claim? How much compensation can be obtained?
Natural disasters cause losses to agricultural production. Farmers can contact the insurance liaison or village cadre to report the claim. They register the information and then report it uniformly to the insurance company. They can also call the insurance company's claim hotline, or report online. The policy has the insurance company's claim hotline printed on it. Calling the hotline, the staff will arrange follow-up processing. If you want to report online, you can find the "Agricultural Insurance Claim" related entry on the insurance company's WeChat public account or mobile app, fill in the content as prompted, and upload on-site photos.
"Pay attention to reporting the claim promptly. Generally speaking, the claim should be reported within 24 to 48 hours after the disaster. If it is delayed too long, the disaster site may be destroyed, making it impossible to verify the loss, which may affect the claim settlement." The relevant person in charge of the Zhejiang Financial Regulatory Bureau said. In addition, the insurance information must be true and complete, truthfully filling in the plot location, land area, crop variety, planting cycle, and livestock inventory quantity. False reporting, under-reporting, duplicate insurance, and insurance on false plots are strictly prohibited. Otherwise, when a claim occurs, not only will it be rejected as agreed, but if suspected insurance fraud is involved, responsibility will also be pursued.
Some farmers have reported: "Why does the insured amount say 1,000 yuan per mu, but I only get compensated a little over 300 yuan?"
The relevant person in charge of the Property Insurance Department of the National Financial Regulatory Administration said that compensation is calculated based on actual losses, not the maximum amount paid as soon as a disaster occurs.
"Simply put, it's pay as much as you lose." This person in charge said. If the wheat insured amount is 1,000 yuan per mu, and the farmer's wheat is damaged on 8 mu during the harvest period, after survey the loss rate per mu is confirmed at 30%, then the compensation amount is 8 × 1,000 × 30% = 2,400 yuan, with an average compensation of 300 yuan per mu.
In addition, compensation ratios differ for agricultural products at different growth stages. For example, when corn just sprouts, only seeds and a small amount of fertilizer have been invested, so the cost is low. Even if a disaster occurs, the compensation will not exceed these costs. If the corn insured amount is 1,000 yuan per mu and a disaster occurs just after sprouting, then according to the agreed input ratio, such as 40% conversion, 1,000 yuan multiplied by 40%, then multiplied by the loss rate such as 30%, the average compensation per mu is 120 yuan. When it is almost harvested, costs such as seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and labor have all been invested, so the compensation ratio in case of disaster will increase.
How do insurance companies assess losses?
The compensation amount depends on the loss assessment. So how is the loss assessment conducted?
Experts introduced that in the past, survey and loss assessment were mostly carried out by a team composed of agricultural insurance claims specialists and agricultural technical experts, conducting on-site verification of the plots. By measuring the affected area, recording the depth of flooding, etc., combined with the crop growth period and soil moisture, the extent of yield reduction was assessed.
In recent years, many insurance institutions have accelerated the improvement of online claim reporting methods. Farmers upload damaged images and fill in information, enabling "zero errand" claim reporting. Claims personnel use technologies such as drone aerial photography, satellite remote sensing, and big data analysis to conduct panoramic scanning and comparison of the affected areas, serving as the basis for claims.
Some farmers have reported that sometimes they haven't seen the insurance company come to their own fields to survey. How is the loss assessment completed in such cases? According to reports, when large-scale disasters occur, insurance companies generally use the "sampling loss assessment" method for surveying. For example, if there are 100 households in a village planting wheat, 10 representative plots are selected, and the losses of these plots are measured, which can roughly calculate the loss situation of the entire village. In many places, high-tech tools help, such as using satellites to delineate the affected area, using drones to fly over and see how much crop has lodged, quickly calculating the loss area and degree, so that accurate loss assessment can be completed without people on site.
"With technological progress, agricultural insurance is evolving towards digital management. In the future, through means such as IoT monitoring and plot-level remote sensing analysis, differentiated and precise compensation can be made based on the actual loss of each plot, making agricultural insurance more accurate and efficient." Said the relevant person in charge of the Property Insurance Department of the National Financial Regulatory Administration.
Return to TopThis newspaper, Beijing, July 29 (Reporter Lin Lili (林丽鹂)) — The State Administration for Market Regulation recently issued the Guidelines for Metrological Supervision and Inspection of Spectacle Fitting (Trial). The guidelines, based on the need for full-chain supervision of spectacle fitting metrology, systematize, standardize, and normalize the requirements for supervision and inspection work, providing a unified yardstick for market regulation departments at all levels to carry out metrological supervision and inspection of spectacle fitting.
The guidelines, in accordance with metrological laws, regulations, and verification procedures, clarify the subjects of supervision, the scope of supervision, and key inspection items. Supporting detailed rules refine 12 inspection points, comprehensively covering key links such as enterprise management systems, personnel allocation and training, metrological instrument control, and complaint handling, achieving a "single yardstick measured to the end" for national spectacle fitting metrological supervision.
The guidelines unify and standardize the supervision workflow, establishing a working mechanism of precise targeting and closed-loop control. For business entities with concentrated complaints or records of violations, the guidelines increase the intensity of supervision and raise the frequency of inspections. They strictly implement the avoidance system, promote a "one-table comprehensive check" for simple matters, and achieve "enter one door, inspect multiple items," effectively reducing interference with business entities involved in spectacle fitting. They establish a "one enterprise, one list" rectification and cancellation mechanism, realizing a full-process closed loop of hazard investigation, problem feedback, rectification within a time limit, and review and clearance. The guidelines adhere to both supervision and service, unifying the norms for supervision work involving enterprises.
The guidelines cover business entities such as the production and sale of spectacle lenses and finished spectacles, optometric fitting, and contact lens dispensing, focusing on mandatory verification equipment such as lensometers, refractometers, and trial lens sets, and strictly investigating violations and problems such as failure to verify within the time limit, failure in verification, equipment inaccuracy, unauthorized modification, and use of non-statutory units of measurement.
Return to TopOur newspaper Hefei, July 29 (Reporter Tian Xianjin (田先进)) The "Anhui Province Medical Institution Management Measures" (安徽省医疗机构管理办法) has been implemented since July 15 this year, further promoting the sustained and healthy development of medical institutions in Anhui Province.
The Measures specify that medical institutions shall standardize their diagnosis and treatment activities, conduct reasonable examination, medication, and charging, and continuously improve the quality of medical services; stipulate that medical institutions shall legally protect patients' right to informed consent; require medical institutions to improve medical information security systems to ensure the security of patients' personal health information.
The Measures propose to strictly uphold the safety bottom line, requiring medical institutions to provide relevant credentials for environmental impact assessment and fire safety acceptance when applying for practice registration; focus on solving prominent problems in the development of infectious disease specialist hospitals; adapt to the development situation of medical institutions, and support medical institutions in building internet information platforms, constructing smart hospitals, etc.
The Measures require improving approval efficiency, shortening the review time limits for setting applications and practice registration applications; strengthen guarantees, establish a medical and health and health undertaking investment mechanism, formulate classified professional title evaluation standards; clarify that medical institutions may legally accept social donations and grants, encourage medical institutions to participate in medical liability insurance, carry out clinical research, etc.
Return to TopThis newspaper Nanning, July 29 (Reporter Pang Geping) The Guangxi Maritime Safety Administration (广西海事局) recently jointly held the 2026 "Zhuangmei Safety Cloud Classroom·First Lesson of Summer Vacation" (壮美安全云课堂·暑假第一课) together with the Department of Education of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区教育厅) and the South China Sea Navigation Assurance Center (南海航海保障中心), delivering a vivid and practical summer water safety lesson for young people.
This cloud classroom took Nanning Binhu Road Primary School (南宁市滨湖路小学) as the main classroom, simultaneously connecting 8 municipal sub-venues, tailored to the characteristics of Guangxi's local waters, making the teaching content more practical and more applicable. The course incorporated interesting situational short plays, using vivid and easy-to-understand scenes to depict dangerous situations near water, making safety knowledge visible and comprehensible.
The classroom focused on correcting erroneous perceptions such as "being able to swim means being safe," "shallow water has no danger," and "forming a human chain for rescue," explaining in detail common safety knowledge such as silent drowning and hidden dangers of high-risk waters after rain, filling the gaps in students' understanding of water safety. The course also included a rich array of hands-on practical sessions, hand-in-hand guiding students to master professional self-rescue and scientifically sound rescue skills, teaching children not to panic when encountering danger, to be able to save themselves, and to know how to rescue others.
Various branch venues also provided practical scene-based popular science on avoiding rip currents at the seaside, safety of paddleboard water sports, ship escape techniques, etc., making summer safety education more three-dimensional and more comprehensive.
Return to TopJuly 29, passengers interact and answer questions inside the "Montage Fantasy Realm" interactive performance carriage of the "Jin Travel Time" train.
That day, the themed immersive cultural tourism special train "Jin Travel Time" opened its first train this year from Tianjin North Station to Jizhou North Station (蓟州北站), forming a scheduled operation mode with trains on the Jizhou route every Wednesday and Friday, and trains on the Beijing and Langfang routes every Saturday and Sunday, enriching tourists' summer travel consumption choices and promoting cultural tourism consumption in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
Xinhua reporter Sun Fanyue (孙凡越) photo.
Guiyang, July 29 (Reporter Cheng Huan) The Office of the Leading Group for Employment Promotion and Labor Protection of Guizhou Province recently issued the Guiding Opinions on Establishing and Improving Support and Guarantee Mechanisms to Resolve the Concerns of Outbound Migrant Workers, focusing on solving the urgent and difficult problems of outbound migrant workers, such as "family matters, neighborhood matters, personal matters, and government affairs," and proposing 15 specific measures in 5 aspects to weave a dense livelihood security net for outbound migrant workers.
The Opinions make systematic arrangements for the issues of family support and children's education that most concern outbound migrant workers. Regarding the care and protection of left-behind children, it improves the mechanism for collaborative education among schools, families, and society; schools attended by children of outbound migrant workers must be equipped with mental health teachers. Relying on child supervisors and child directors, it implements the system of "one contact per month, one visit per quarter" for left-behind children and children in distress, with key support for enhancing the service capacity of "Children's Homes" in relocation sites for poverty alleviation and in villages (communities) with a high concentration of left-behind, migrant, and distressed children.
Regarding the care and attendance of left-behind elderly, villages (communities) establish ledgers for left-behind elderly, designate specific personnel to maintain contact with left-behind elderly who are elderly, disabled, or living alone, and explore centralized care and assistance for left-behind elderly who are economically disadvantaged and willing; support the renovation of standardized elderly care institutions and accelerate the improvement of the elderly care service network.
Regarding care services for left-behind women, it promotes the pilot experience of Bijie, supports qualified women's federation chairs being selected as members of village (community) "two committees" (Party branch and village committee) and receiving financial remuneration; vigorously conducts skills training in infant care, cooking, housekeeping, and elderly nursing to promote nearby employment for left-behind women; relies on hotlines such as 12348 and 12338 to provide rights protection assistance for left-behind women.
Guizhou constructs an integrated service and guarantee system both inside and outside the province from four dimensions: employment services, skills training, returning home for entrepreneurship, and rights protection. It dynamically grasps worker information, relies on overseas labor service cooperation stations, county-level odd-job markets, and market-based human resources institutions to regularly collect labor demand, and accurately pushes job opportunities through methods such as WeChat group postings, point-to-point contact, and online and offline recruitment activities. It strictly implements the household registration migration policy of fully liberalizing settlement restrictions in cities and towns across the province, carrying out "cross-provincial processing" and "intra-provincial processing" of household registration migration services in the intended place of relocation; continuously optimizes direct settlement services for medical treatment in different locations, increasing the number of designated medical institutions for cross-regional medical treatment; implements policies for public rental housing, government-subsidized rental housing, and rental subsidies, and encourages real estate enterprises to offer discounts to outbound migrant workers for home purchases.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 任彤彤
Recently, officers and soldiers of a certain unit of the Marine Corps, who were conducting live combat training at sea, suddenly heard urgent cries for help from the sea surface. Following the sound, they saw that a civilian sailing vessel had capsized out of control due to a sudden windstorm, and people on board had fallen into the sea.
Waves were surging, and the situation was critical. Time was life. The officers and soldiers on the scene immediately sounded the rescue command, and while quickly reporting to the command post, they activated the emergency rescue预案 and began rescue operations.
An unmanned aerial vehicle took off, transmitting real-time images of the scene, allowing the officers and soldiers to accurately assess the situation of the people in the water. At the same time, a maritime rescue team drove boats and sped at full speed toward the incident waters.
According to the recollections of the soldiers who participated in the rescue, there were four people in the water, including one sailing vessel skipper and three tourists. At the time of the incident, the wind was strong and the waves were high on the sea surface. The heavy sailing vessel, after capsizing, was constantly drifting, carried by the waves. The skipper tried multiple times to right the hull but failed. The three tourists clung to the hull, struggling to hold on, their strength severely depleted, and at any moment they might lose their grip.
"They were rising and falling in the wind and waves, and I was extremely anxious, not daring to waste a single second," said soldier Wang Siyang (王思洋), who participated in the rescue. Without time to think it over, he leaped into the sea, swam to the side of the people in the water, and while forcefully lifting them up, he also continuously reassured them to alleviate their panic.
While the naval officers and soldiers were全力 rescuing, rescue personnel dispatched by the water sports center (水上运动中心) that had rented out the sailing vessel also arrived at the scene. The military and civilians worked closely together, rescuing the four people in the water.
After being brought out of danger, the rescued civilians were filled with gratitude. They specially entrusted staff at the hotel where they were staying to send a pennant inscribed with the words 见义勇为显担当，军民情深似海洋 (jiàn yì yǒng wéi xiǎn dān dāng, jūn mín qíng shēn sì hǎi yáng - "seeing righteousness and acting bravely shows responsibility, the bond between military and civilians is as deep as the ocean") to the troops and soldiers. Water sports center staff also made a special trip to the troops' field training site, delivering a letter of thanks and a pennant, praising the officers and soldiers for their rapid response and heroic fearlessness. Soldier Xie Feng (谢峰), who participated in the rescue, said as he accepted the pennant: "As soldiers, it is our duty to protect the safety of the people's lives. No matter when or where, as long as the people need us, we will always rush to the front."
A leader of the unit stated that in this maritime rescue, the officers and soldiers used practical actions to fulfill the original aspiration and mission of the people's soldiers. "The people's military serves the people. We will continue to promote the fine style of seeing righteousness and acting bravely and dedicating ourselves to the people, and be a strong support for the people."
(Jin Tian (金天) and Liu Junxiang (刘俊翔) participated in writing and interviewing.)
Return to TopUrumqi, July 29 (Xinhua) — (Reporter Shang Rongzheng) The Department of Education of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区教育厅) recently issued the "Notice on Comprehensively Advancing the Construction of Healthy Schools in the Autonomous Region," requiring all localities and schools to adhere to a problem-oriented approach, the integration of body and mind, reform and innovation, and collaborative co-construction. Focusing on prominent issues concerning students' physical fitness, mental health, eyesight, body weight, food safety and nutrition, the notice calls for the implementation of a physical fitness strengthening action, an aesthetic education immersion action, a labor empowerment action, a heart-moistening and mind-nurturing action, a bright-eyes and vision-protection action, a scientific weight-control action, a safe diet action, and a life-safeguarding action as part of the construction of healthy schools.
The notice requires all localities and schools, in accordance with the relevant national and autonomous region requirements for the construction of healthy schools, to advance the construction according to the following targets: by the end of 2026, over 30% of schools meeting the standards; by 2028, over 80% of schools meeting the standards; and by 2030, achieving full coverage of healthy schools. Schools that have previously met the national reference standards for healthy school construction must continue to strengthen their construction to achieve higher-quality development. All localities and schools must break free from the evaluation misconception of "only scores, only advancement to higher school," and must never allow the exchange of students' health for advancement rates, must never allow the encroachment upon physical education and aesthetic education class hours or the increase of students' academic burden, and must never allow health work to be treated as a "soft task" to be perfunctorily handled.
The notice specifies that education supervision departments at all levels must incorporate the implementation of the "health first" educational philosophy by schools into the content of education supervision. The intensity of routine supervision shall be increased, with ensuring the full offering and full scheduling of all levels and types of courses, including physical education and health, as routine supervision and research content, and continuously deepening physical education and health courses in all localities, enriching the carriers and forms of physical activities. Work linkages shall be strengthened, problems discovered through open and covert inspections shall be promptly reported, and the construction of healthy schools shall be solidly advanced.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 施 芳
Headline Highlights
What is "ultra-live"? This is a new business format that relies on digital technology to simultaneously provide ultra-high-definition, immersive audiovisual experiences of live events such as performances and competitions to remote venues.
Since April 2025, Beijing has cumulatively held 55 "ultra-live" events, benefiting over 140,000 viewers, achieving performance in one location and appreciation in multiple locations. Continuously expanding scenarios from professional theaters to universities, transportation hubs, and urban commercial districts, "ultra-live" both promotes the downward penetration and universal benefit of high art and effectively drives consumption in surrounding commercial districts.
How wide is the audience range for an opera? The answer is: 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities, 87 locations, with nearly 20,000 viewers simultaneously watching the opera.
This is the report card handed in by the "ultra-live" of the original ethnic opera Yingshanhong (Azalea Mountain) recently staged at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院).
In April 2025, the National Centre for the Performing Arts launched the "ultra-live" project, after which major literary and art troupes successively tried it out. Over the past year and more, Beijing has cumulatively held 55 "ultra-live" events, benefiting over 140,000 viewers, covering more than 70 theaters and over 200 cinemas in 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities, and expanding to Hong Kong, Macao, and overseas, achieving performance in one location and appreciation in multiple locations.
What is "ultra-live"? It is a new digital culture business format supported by ultra-high-definition audiovisual technology and digital production and broadcasting systems. It performs real-time filming, production, and transmission of live events such as performances and competitions, synchronously providing ultra-high-definition, immersive audiovisual experiences to multiple remote venues.
" 'Ultra-live' is not a simple copy of a live performance, but through technological empowerment, it creates new artistic forms, allowing every audience member to have an exclusive viewing experience," introduced a relevant responsible person from the National Centre for the Performing Arts. With the help of 8K ultra-high-definition screens, light and shadow details can be precisely restored. In addition, more than 250 professional recording microphones are deployed at the performance site to capture the sound details of the performance with high quality.
From the deep sentiment aria of the song Yingshanhong to the heroic melody of the song The Red Star Urges Me to Fight, from the tears at the corners of the characters' eyes to the sea of azalea flowers covering the mountains and plains... every melody and every frame of picture reaches the "second venue" in various places in real time through ultra-high-definition signals. "This is my first time watching an opera in a cinema, and the sound effect is very shocking!" a local viewer exclaimed.
On the evening of May 31 this year, as the curtain of the Capital Theatre (首都剧场) rose, the classic play Camel Xiangzi (Rickshaw Boy) by the Beijing People's Art Theatre (北京人民艺术剧院) was performed. At the same moment, in eight universities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, thousands of teachers and students immersed themselves in the classic by Lao She through high-definition large screens. The sadness between the actors' brows, the scenes of old Beijing alleys, every stumble of Xiangzi pulling the rickshaw... the stage details inside the Capital Theatre were vividly presented before the students' eyes. The pre-show guide and intermission exchange sessions guided students to understand this classic play from multiple dimensions such as plot, performance, and directing techniques. " 'Ultra-live' live broadcasting moves aesthetic education from one-way viewing to deep participation, shortening the distance between high art and the audience," said Zhi Yuanyuan (支媛媛), Deputy Director of the Propaganda Department of the Party Committee of Beihang University.
In addition to theaters and cinemas, "ultra-live" also lands at transportation hubs and outdoor large screens in commercial districts, breaking the physical scene restrictions of theater viewing, allowing performance content to reach a broader audience.
When the children's play Where Is Chang'an was played on the public large screen at Beijing Fengtai Station (北京丰台站), many parents and children stopped to watch. "I was just waiting for the train, I didn't expect to experience cultural influence at the train station. This form is particularly meaningful," a parent said.
" 'Ultra-live' allows cultural resources to step out of the theater and benefit more people," said Yan Fu (闫福), Chairman of South-Central Axis (Beijing) International Culture and Technology Development Co., Ltd. (南中轴（北京）国际文化科技发展有限公司).
When audiences enter "ultra-live", it also drives consumption in surrounding commercial districts, reflecting the value of industrial linkage.
This year, the 16th Beijing International Film Festival introduced the "ultra-live" model for the first time, setting up 27 live broadcast points across the city. On the large screens of commercial districts near their homes, citizens and tourists could watch the opening and closing ceremonies with zero time difference. "Ultra-live" deeply integrated with formats such as markets, cultural and creative products, and parent-child activities, effectively extending consumer stay time, driving consumption exceeding 47 million yuan.
The vigorous development of "ultra-live" cannot be separated from policy support. Since 2024, under the leadership of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department, the Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau (北京市广电局) jointly with the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology (北京市经济和信息化局) and the active practice of enterprises, Beijing has built a complete "ultra-live" digital audiovisual technology system, with business boundaries extending from stage art to diverse scenarios such as film and television, sports events, etc.
In January this year, the Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau and the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology issued the "Several Measures of Beijing on Accelerating the Cultivation of the 'Ultra-live' Industry Ecosystem", constructing a policy support system covering aspects such as establishing standard certification systems, tackling core chips and transmission technologies, and supporting high-quality content. In June, the "Administrative Measures for Supporting Key Projects for Promoting the High-Quality Development of Beijing's 'Ultra-live' Industry (2026-2029)" was issued, implementing full industry chain support around four links: content provision, transmission and distribution, terminal operation, and technological innovation, to promote high-quality industrial development.
"This year, we will support the creation of 40 'ultra-live' high-quality content pieces, build 10 ultra-high-definition benchmark theaters, and construct a networking system radiating 100 digital theaters. At the same time, we will promote the implementation of innovative solutions and projects such as 'mini audiovisual cockpit' and 'audiovisual wonderland', so that ultra-high-definition audiovisual services cover scenarios such as homes, vehicles, and commercial districts," introduced the responsible person of the Science and Technology Department of the Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau.
Return to TopBy: 王世雯
“What changes have come from the original ‘Beijing Natural History Museum’ being renamed ‘National Natural History Museum’?” many visitors ask.
The National Natural History Museum (国家自然博物馆), officially inaugurated in June 2023, traces its predecessor back to the Central Natural History Museum Preparatory Office (中央自然博物馆筹备处) established in 1951. At that time, China still lacked experience in building a natural history museum, and this museum was built bit by bit by “crossing the river by feeling for stones”: having no independent building, it mounted exhibitions in the Forbidden City; lacking specimens, it conducted scientific expeditions to places such as the Xisha Islands to collect samples.
Establishing a National Natural History Museum was an unchanging aspiration of several generations. Academician Yang Zhongjian (杨钟健), the first director of the Beijing Natural History Museum (北京自然博物馆) and a paleontologist, once proposed building a world-class museum. In 1980, the then-director Pei Wenzhong (裴文中), together with deputy directors Xu Ren (徐仁), Zheng Zuoxin (郑作新), and Zhou Mingzhen (周明镇), jointly wrote an article calling for the construction of a national-level natural history museum. Generations of continuous efforts laid a solid foundation for today’s National Natural History Museum.
Since its founding, scientific research has always been the unchanging foundation of the natural history museum. Currently, the National Natural History Museum’s research covers paleontology, zoology, botany, anthropology, geology, and museology, and has published multiple results in international journals such as Nature and Science. It has conducted full-body feather restoration of Anchiornis huxleyi, discovered new species of insects and plants, and provided scientific evidence for understanding the evolution of life and protecting biodiversity.
The renaming to National Natural History Museum involves more than just a change of name.
Keeping pace with the times, the museum’s collections reach audiences in more vivid ways. The “Ancient Reptiles” exhibition hall has been upgraded to the “Rise of Vertebrates” exhibition hall, which uses evolutionary time as a thread and displays 197 exhibits, with more than 70 percent appearing for the first time. The special exhibition on Tyrannosaurus rex launched this year publicly displays a T. rex skeleton fossil, bringing together T. rex from North America and members of the Chinese tyrannosaurid family on the same stage. VR (virtual reality) and AR (augmented reality) guide devices and naked-eye 3D exhibits in the halls allow ancient creatures to “meet” audiences across time and space. Original temporary exhibitions centered on scientific research achievements, museum treasures, and hot social topics continuously expand the content boundaries of the natural history museum.
Innovation in dissemination takes more cultural relics out of the museum and into daily life. Facing nearly 470,000 specimens and a growing collection scale, the National Natural History Museum is advancing the digital construction of its collections, establishing “electronic ID cards” for the specimens; using digital technology to expand forms of science communication, it has filmed multiple original 4D films. Relying on new scenarios such as online stores, the museum’s cultural and creative products incorporate natural knowledge and ecological protection concepts, further expanding the boundaries of public cultural services.
The National Natural History Museum is accelerating the construction of its new building, which will have a total floor area of over 190,000 square meters and will bring more precious specimens, original achievements, and high-quality public cultural services closer to the public. From the 筚路蓝缕 (bì lù lán lǚ - “driving a cart in ragged clothes,” enduring hardship in pioneering work) at the time of the museum’s founding to the innovative leap of today, in the National Natural History Museum we can not only see the growth of the museum enterprise but also see the abundant fruits of China’s natural science research and ecological civilization construction, and still more feel the continuous improvement of the public’s ecological protection awareness and scientific literacy. We look forward to more people entering this rich and colorful “school of nature” to explore the mysteries of nature and life.
(The author is Deputy Party Secretary of the National Natural History Museum.)
Return to TopGuangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region fully leverages its distinctive resource advantages in fruits, vegetables, livestock, sugar, and other sectors, vigorously developing modern specialty agricultural industries. As the province with the highest fruit output in the country, Guangxi, relying on the unique light and heat endowments of the southern subtropical zone, is supported by superior varieties, superior techniques, superior soil, and superior machinery to solve the industry problem of grapes being 水土不服 (shuǐ tǔ bù fú - "water and soil not acclimatized," to be unsuited to a new environment) in hot regions, transforming the unsuitable grape-growing area into a nationally advantageous specialty production area for hot-region grapes. In 2025, the province's grape planting area reached 489,700 mu, with an output of 825,900 tons, and the output value exceeded 10 billion yuan.
Anchor seed source independence, enhance disease and pest resistance and quality with "superior varieties"
To address the shortcomings of grape germplasm in hot regions, Guangxi has built an integrated breeding research platform. Relying on the three platforms of the Guangxi Grape Industry Innovation Team, the Guangxi Hot-Region Grape Industry Technology Research Institute, and the Guangxi Grape Breeding Joint Research Consortium, it has innovated early embryo culture breeding technology, compressing the breeding cycle from the traditional 3–4 years to 1.5 years, significantly accelerating the new variety selection process. It has now independently selected and bred 22 new grape varieties suitable for hot regions, of which 10 have obtained plant variety rights, 16 have completed variety registration, and 4 varieties with high resistance to powdery mildew and 4 varieties with resistance to downy mildew have been screened, laying the seed source foundation for reduced pesticide use and high-quality production. Cultivate differentiated high-quality specialty lines. Successfully cultivated the "Jiuxiang Danxia" (玖香丹霞), "Guipu 15" (桂葡15号), and "Guipu 24" (桂葡24号) grape varieties, with more balanced sugar-acid ratios, strong rose aroma, and better taste. Open the channel for industry-academia-research transformation. Implement the linkage model of "research institutes + innovation teams + leading enterprises + demonstration bases," conducting targeted technological research on the pain points of farmers' planting; establish a new variety regional trial network to screen and promote main varieties suitable for different cities and counties. In the past five years, this has driven the area of independently selected new specialty fruit varieties in the province to exceed 2.4 million mu, developing synergistically with local superior varieties such as Cuimi Jingu (脆蜜金柑), "Qinguo 9" (钦果9号), and "Guire 82" (桂热82号, Guiqimang).
Integrate technical systems, build green and efficient production models with "superior techniques"
To solve problems such as high temperature and humidity, and frequent pests and diseases in the south, Guangxi has popularized rain-shelter cultivation facilities. The shed film isolates rainwater, blocking the transmission path of downy mildew and gray mold, reducing the incidence of pests and diseases by over 60%, saving more than 1,000 yuan per mu annually in pesticide and labor costs, increasing the rate of marketable fruit to 85%, and saving costs and increasing efficiency by over 2,500 yuan per mu on average. It has now become standard equipment for southern vineyards. Innovate the technology of one-year-two-harvest cultivation for hot-region grapes. Equipped with a complete set of solutions for dormancy-breaking and bud-forcing, post-harvest pruning, and production period regulation, it achieves two harvests from the same vineyard in one year. Summer fruit takes the early market from June to July each year, while winter fruit is marketed off-peak from December to January the following year. In autumn and winter, Guangxi has abundant sunlight, dry climate, and large temperature differences, which are conducive to the accumulation of sugar and aroma substances. The soluble solids content of winter fruit of the Kyoho grape variety is about 30% higher than that of summer fruit, and the total aroma substances of winter fruit of the Summer Black grape variety are about 60% higher than those of summer fruit. The per-mu output value of high-quality premium fruit exceeds 10,000 yuan. This technology has been radiated to regions such as Yunnan, Guangdong, Fujian, and Hainan in China, as well as to Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam, with a cumulative promotion area of 1.3 million mu. Promote standardized green and efficient cultivation techniques. Release the "Guangxi Grape Plant Growth Regulator Standard Use Clear Paper" (《广西葡萄植物生长调节剂规范使用明白纸》), strictly follow label instructions for use, and implement safety intervals. Integrate physical and chemical control technologies such as insect-attracting lights and colored boards, use biological control methods such as microbial agents and botanical pesticides, and support management with ground cloth covering, insect-proof nets, and "fruit umbrella and bagging" practices, reducing pesticide use by more than 30% compared to conventional planting, and solidifying the bottom line of fruit safety.
Improve soil ecology, consolidate the foundation for high-quality fruit production with "superior soil"
To solve problems such as orchard soil acidification, compaction, nutrient imbalance, and insufficient organic matter, Guangxi precisely regulates acidified soil. Apply soil conditioners such as dolomite powder and shell powder, combined with organic fertilizers and microbial bacterial fertilizers, to quickly adjust soil pH, inhibit harmful bacteria, increase beneficial microorganisms by over 90%, and rebuild a healthy soil micro-ecology. Implement three-dimensional comprehensive management and protection. Promote combination schemes such as restricted root cultivation, grass cover, homemade organic fertilizers, and precise supplementation of medium and trace elements, reducing soil bulk density, enhancing water and fertilizer retention capacity, alleviating soil salinization, increasing root zone organic matter content by over 100%, raising soil pH by 0.8–1.0 units, significantly reducing underground pests and diseases, and effectively improving fruit yield and quality.
Strengthen digital empowerment, achieve orchard cost reduction, quality improvement, and efficiency increase with "superior machinery"
To address pain points such as high labor costs, low mechanization level, and lagging pest and disease early warning in southern orchards, Guangxi has built an intelligent monitoring, mechanized operation, and digital management system. Establish a smart orchard monitoring platform. Promote the "Yun Yan" (耘眼) and "Top Cloud Agriculture" (托普云农) intelligent monitoring systems, equipped with patrol robots and field sensors, to automatically collect crop growth, temperature and humidity, and pest and disease images, with AI recognition accuracy reaching over 90%, enabling early warning and push of scientific medication plans; the mobile terminal is open to fruit farmers, with over 500,000 users and a promotion area exceeding 1 million mu. Apply full-link mechanized equipment. Use specialized machinery for trenching, mowing, spraying, rotary tillage, and rail transport, covering the entire chain of tillage, management, plant protection, and harvesting, with operation efficiency increased by over 50%, pesticide and fertilizer reduction by over 30%, per-mu yield increase by over 10%, and comprehensive production cost reduction by over 20%, helping the grape industry achieve integrated development of cost reduction, quality improvement, and efficiency increase.
Data source: Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区农业农村厅)
Return to TopAccelerating agricultural and rural modernization and advancing comprehensive rural revitalization
Deng Xiaogang (邓小刚), Deputy Director of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)
The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a critical period for basically realizing agricultural and rural modernization. Currently, China's agricultural and rural development still faces challenges such as the overall tight balance between grain supply and demand and lagging industrial development in some less developed regions. To this end, we propose:
Continuously increase efforts to enhance comprehensive agricultural production capacity and quality efficiency. Firmly hold the red line and bottom line of arable land, stabilize the grain sowing area, intensify the implementation of a new round of the hundred-billion-jin grain production capacity enhancement action, and continuously consolidate the foundation of grain production capacity. Deeply implement the seed industry revitalization action, guide all localities to cultivate and strengthen rural characteristic industries according to local conditions, and promote stable income growth for farmers.
Persistently consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation. Strengthen the overall leadership of the Party, consolidate the responsibility for normalized assistance, and ensure that no large-scale return to poverty or new poverty occurs. Thoroughly summarize and apply useful experiences such as Fujian-Ningxia cooperation, and promote complementary advantages and two-way empowerment between regions.
Promote the construction of beautiful and harmonious villages that are livable, workable, and suitable for industry according to local conditions. Adapt to the changes in rural population quantity and structure and the evolution trend of village patterns, coordinate the layout of urban and rural infrastructure and public services, accelerate the filling of shortcomings and weaknesses, and continuously improve the rural human settlement environment.
Further precisely enhance the effectiveness of policies to strengthen agriculture, benefit farmers, and enrich farmers. Improve the diversified investment pattern with priority protection from finance, key倾斜 from banking, and active participation from society, smooth the optimal allocation of urban and rural factors, and support the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas.
Deeply integrate technological innovation with industrial innovation
Li Jiayang (李家洋), Standing Committee member of the National Committee of the CPPCC
Against the backdrop of the national seed industry strategic deployment, current seed industry innovation still has blockages such as insufficient innovation vitality of main entities across the entire industry chain. To this end, we propose:
Improve the deployment of major scientific and technological tasks, and enhance the ability for systematic research. Strengthen the coordinating role of the national laboratory for the seed industry, take the lead in undertaking a new batch of major science and technology projects that reflect national strategic intentions around major tasks of food security. Unite superior research forces, improve the full-chain layout of basic research, frontier technology, variety creation, and application demonstration.
Strengthen the guarantee of basic conditions for science and technology, and build major innovation platforms. Construct an independent and controllable core data system for germplasm resources, support the government, industry, academia, and research in strengthening the construction of a national technology transfer system, and jointly build open and shared large platforms such as seed industry concept verification centers and biological breeding pilot platforms. Strengthen guidance for regional innovation layout, and build a global seed industry science and technology innovation network. Strengthen the functions of the Hainan Nanfan Silicon Valley (海南南繁硅谷) in germplasm transit, accelerated breeding,成果转化, and international cooperation.
Solidify the main body status of enterprises in innovation, and cultivate industry-leading clusters. Leverage the advantages of the new national system, promote upstream and downstream enterprises in the seed, rice, and oil industries to become "question setters" for research projects. Improve the long-cycle achievement transformation mechanism, balance short-term evaluation constraints. Optimize the long-cycle innovation research evaluation for enterprises, promote the model of co-breeding varieties and long-term revenue sharing between research institutes and seed enterprises, and jointly bear R&D risks.
Intensify the implementation of a new round of the hundred-billion-jin grain production capacity enhancement action
Wu Hongyao (吴宏耀), Member of the National Committee of the CPPCC
To accelerate agricultural and rural modernization, ensuring food security and the supply of important non-staple foods should be taken as the primary task. The "Accelerating Agricultural and Rural Modernization during the 15th Five-Year Plan" Plan emphasizes intensifying the implementation of a new round of the hundred-billion-jin grain production capacity enhancement action. To this end, we propose:
Further stimulate the enthusiasm of grain-growing entities, and stabilize the basic income of farming households for growing grain. On the basis of strengthening the synergy of price, subsidy, insurance, and other policy supports, study the appropriate increase of grain purchase prices.
Accelerate the cultivation of new-type business entities, and create efficient production and operation models. Encourage and guide willing smallholder farmers to develop family farms of moderate scale, and increase support for family farms. Continuously improve support policies for new-type business entities, and guide the orderly transfer of land management rights to new-type business entities. Improve convenient and efficient socialized service systems, and promote integrated and supporting comprehensive solutions around increasing per-unit yield and serving smallholder farmers.
Continuously stimulate the enthusiasm of major grain-producing areas for grain production, allowing them to gain real benefits. Increase the intensity of benefit compensation for major grain-producing areas, and raise the standard of inter-provincial horizontal benefit compensation between production and sales areas.
Promote high-quality development of the agricultural industry through agricultural product processing
Zhang Zhijun (张志军), Member of the National Committee of the CPPCC
With the rapid development of the industry, problems such as an insufficiently optimized industrial structure, traditional support policies, and insufficient integration of the three industries (primary, secondary, tertiary) have gradually emerged, constraining the high-quality development of the agricultural industry. To promote the transformation of the agricultural industry from a single production type to a full-chain integration type, we propose:
Optimize the assessment and evaluation system, and explore the establishment of quantitative guidance for the integration of the three industries. Newly add the ratio of the output value of the agricultural product processing industry to the output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery as a core indicator for measuring the degree of three-industry integration and the value-added level of the industrial chain, and incorporate the indicator into the assessment of high-quality agricultural development at the city, county, and township levels.
Taking the processing link as the entry point, fill the shortcomings in rural industrial facilities and talent. Relying on agricultural product processing as the key hub connecting the primary, secondary, and tertiary industries, coordinate efforts to invest in both things and people, take the number of skilled trainees, the scale of local employment, and the effectiveness of cultivating local talents as important basis for project evaluation, and promote the integrated advancement of building hardware, cultivating talent, revitalizing industry, and increasing income.
Layered improvement of the agricultural product processing industry hierarchy, and achieve organic integration of the entire agricultural industry chain. Construct a three-tier processing system of "primary processing – deep processing – comprehensive utilization of by-products," fill the shortcomings of the industrial chain. Popularize origin primary processing, and enhance the basic income of farmers.
Strengthen the construction of the agricultural product quality and safety system
Wang Jing (王静), Member of the National Committee of the CPPCC
Agricultural products are the source of food, and their quality and safety concern people's livelihood and public sentiment. At present, China's agricultural product quality and safety guarantee level and technological innovation capability have significantly improved, achieving historic accomplishments. However, there are still shortcomings in agricultural product quality and safety. To this end, we propose:
Promote the organization of agricultural production and supply, and solve the problem of standardization in agricultural production. Appropriately optimize the direction of fund investment for grain production and cultivation of new-type entities, shifting from quantity orientation to "equal emphasis on quantity and quality," guide and support leading enterprises, family farms, and farmers' professional cooperatives to pay more attention to quality and safety.
Strengthen scientific and technological research for risk prevention and control, and fill the gaps in prevention and control. Accelerate the research, development, and application of core technologies for whole-process green prevention and control, and establish a composite and emerging pollution risk assessment system. It is recommended to increase investment in science and technology for agricultural product quality and safety, and establish a national special project for key technology research and development on agricultural product quality and safety.
Improve the industry-adaptive standard system, and empower industrial development. Improve the registration and approval system for agricultural and veterinary drugs, strengthen the connection with the implementation of maximum residue limits, and have the government take the lead in conducting drug registration for specialty small-volume agricultural products.
Establish a supervision mechanism, strengthen grassroots capacity building, and build a solid safety defense line. Strengthen supervision over the production, operation, and use of pesticides and veterinary drugs, and strengthen source control.
Accelerate the research, development, and application of advanced and applicable agricultural machinery and equipment
Han Lujia (韩鲁佳), Member of the National Committee of the CPPCC
Agricultural machinery and equipment are important supports for consolidating the foundation of national food security and accelerating the building of an agricultural powerhouse. Facing the "15th Five-Year Plan," the problem of unbalanced and inadequate development of China's agricultural machinery and equipment remains prominent, and there is an urgent need to promote independent innovation and push the industry towards high-quality development with greater efforts. To this end, we propose:
Establish a national key research and development special project for high-end intelligent agricultural machinery and equipment. Focus on the directions of large-scale power, intelligent control, and green energy, make coordinated efforts from multiple dimensions such as core components, complete machine equipment, intelligent technology, new energy applications, and specific scenarios, systematically layout research tasks, and accelerate the leap of high-end agricultural machinery and equipment from "usable" to "good and intelligent."
Increase the intensity of tackling core technologies in mechanization for hilly and mountainous areas and facility agriculture. Focus on breaking through the bottleneck of small, lightweight, and intelligent specialized agricultural machinery that deeply integrates and adapts to "agronomy – machinery – scenarios"; increase the traction role of the national pilot for integrated research, manufacturing, promotion, and application of agricultural machinery; innovate the organizational management mechanism for deep integration of central-local coordination and industry-university-research-application; and vigorously and orderly promote the research and application of applicable agricultural machinery.
Strengthen policy guarantees and industrial service support. Precisely match the urgent needs of the industry, accelerate the transformation of training models from single safety operation to comprehensive capability improvement of "theory + practice + management." Support the introduction of special equipment for agricultural machinery testing and verification, and provide investment subsidies to help break through seasonal operational bottlenecks and accelerate product maturation.
Accelerate the cultivation of new quality productive forces in smart agriculture
Cao Weixing (曹卫星), Standing Committee member of the National Committee of the CPPCC
In recent years, the research and application of smart agriculture technologies, especially smart planting technologies, have developed rapidly in China, but problems such as weak innovation systems, insufficient data integration, lack of interdisciplinary talents, and loose departmental coordination still exist. To this end, we propose:
Focus on breaking through the "bottleneck" technical equipment problems of smart agriculture. Establish a special project for smart agriculture scientific and technological innovation, carry out systematic, forward-looking, and strategic organized research; and establish cross-disciplinary and cross-field national and international smart agriculture research platforms.
Accelerate the promotion of multi-entity co-construction and sharing of agricultural big data. Strengthen the top-level design and standard setting of national agricultural and rural big data, accelerate the integration and sharing of agricultural data at provincial, municipal, and county levels. Smooth data circulation channels.
Actively construct a coordinated and efficient linkage and coordination mechanism. Establish a multi-departmental coordination and linkage mechanism, integrate leading forces in the industry, and build a smart agriculture innovation consortium with deep integration of "industrial chain – innovation chain – talent chain."
Strive to grasp the demonstration and guidance of typical application scenarios. Layout and build a number of high-level smart farms and smart pastures in different regions, select and recognize a number of benchmark smart agriculture innovation application bases, and use points to drive the whole (以点带面 - yǐ diǎn dài miàn - "use points to lead the area," spread from pilot to whole) to promote overall improvement. Focus on strengthening multi-level smart agriculture talent cultivation.
Make good use of the experience from the "Thousand-Village Demonstration, Ten-Thousand-Village Improvement" project (千万工程), and paint a new picture of humanistic villages
Cheng Yuechong (成岳冲), Standing Committee member of the National Committee of the CPPCC
For more than 20 years, Zhejiang has unswervingly followed the direction guided by the "Thousand-Village Demonstration, Ten-Thousand-Village Improvement" project, taking the lead in exploring the protection and utilization of historical and cultural villages. In recent years, it has also deployed pilot projects for humanistic village construction. Zhejiang's practice shows that the protection of traditional villages is not only feasible but can also become a powerful engine for comprehensive rural revitalization. However, when looking at nationwide promotion, challenges still exist. We propose:
Firmly establish the concept of prioritizing protection. Adhere to the principles of minimal intervention and authentic protection, prevent large-scale demolition and construction and "thousand villages one face (千村一面 - qiān cūn yī miàn - 'thousand villages, one face,' uniformity)"; promote the grassroots governance model of "everyone is a protector"; guide extensive participation of social forces, and build a protection pattern of government-led, social coordination, and universal participation.
Improve the synergistic promotion mechanism. Strengthen the leading and coordinating role of the Party committee's agricultural office, clarify the职责 boundaries of various departments, and form a unified effort for a "one chess game (一盘棋)" synergy. Innovate the fund coordination mechanism.
Strengthen the guarantee of integrated factors. Financially, increase倾斜 support for concentrated contiguous demonstration areas; regarding land, clarify the planning permit channels for in situ reconstruction and micro-expansion of dilapidated houses within protected areas, and explore the confirmation of rights, issuance of certificates, and mortgage financing for ancient buildings.
Activate the value of transformation and utilization. Strengthen "promoting protection through use," continuously amplify the practical benefits with protection as the premise, utilization as the path, and common prosperity as the goal.
Cultivate and strengthen county-level industries that enrich the people
Ge Huijun (葛慧君), Member of the National Committee of the CPPCC
In recent years, Shandong has focused on cultivating industrial clusters, empowering with technology and brands, and strengthening policy incentives. It has continuously cultivated and strengthened a number of nationally renowned characteristic industries that enrich the people, taking the lead in achieving an agricultural total output value exceeding one trillion yuan, effectively driving agricultural development and increasing farmers' income. We propose:
Adhere to adapting measures to local conditions, and build an industrial system of "intensive development and chain integration." To develop county-level industries that enrich the people, it should be based on resource endowments, and follow the path of area-based, full-chain, and multi-format development. Respect the wishes of the masses, implement cross-village joint construction, and promote comprehensive rural revitalization in areas through resource integration, industrial integration, and governance integration, driving industrial revitalization.
Focus on improving quality and efficiency, and activate the dual engines of "strengthening the foundation through technology and increasing value through branding." Accelerate the empowerment of technology and equipment, strengthen support from modern seed industry and facility equipment, break through the R&D bottleneck of deep processing technology innovation, and enhance the level of modern agricultural material and technical equipment. Strengthen empowerment through standards and brands, follow the path of revitalizing agriculture through quality and strengthening agriculture through brands, and strengthen the supply, promotion, and application of agricultural standards.
Deepen interest linkages, and strengthen institutional guarantees for driving farmers to become wealthy and sharing achievements. Improve the mechanism linking agriculture and farmers, and take the number of driven households and the effect of income increase as core requirements for production and operation entities to enjoy fiscal subsidies, project倾斜, and demonstration recognition. Explore interest-sharing mechanisms, forming an economic community that shares interests and bears risks together.
Focus on boosting comprehensive rural revitalization in areas that have shaken off poverty
He Jihua (何寄华), Member of the National Committee of the CPPCC
In recent years, the Hunan Provincial Committee of the CPPCC, in conjunction with its guidance and liaison work on the rural revitalization of Huayuan County, has conducted in-depth research and consultation focusing on characteristic industries, all-for-one tourism, green mining, and grassroots party building. We propose:
Support areas that have shaken off poverty to cultivate and strengthen characteristic industries. Issue special measures for the development of characteristic industries and industrial land use, guide differentiated development of labor-intensive, agricultural product processing, and cultural tourism integration industries. Increase fiscal support for infrastructure construction such as high-standard farmland, industrial roads, water conservancy facilities, and cold chain logistics.
Strengthen livelihood guarantees in areas that have shaken off poverty. Continue the policy of using employment special funds to support the development of rural public welfare posts, and increase loan discount support for enterprises that employ a relatively high proportion of people who have shaken off poverty and have stable social insurance contributions. Steadily raise the standard of central fiscal medical assistance subsidy funds, carry out pilot projects in key assistance counties, integrate charitable funds and welfare lottery public welfare funds for medical assistance. Increase central fiscal subsidy efforts for public welfare management and maintenance expenditures in centralized resettlement areas for relocation from inhospitable areas.
Optimize the mechanisms for east-west cooperation and designated assistance. Learn from and apply the experience of Fujian-Ningxia cooperation, promote interest-sharing models such as "enclave economy (飞地经济)," and deepen industrial cooperation and labor service collaboration. Integrate the驻 village assistance forces from central, provincial, municipal, and county levels, and improve the normalized驻 village working mechanism.
Vigorously develop rural leisure tourism
Fu Zhiguan (符之冠), Standing Committee member of the National Committee of the CPPCC
In 2025, the total revenue of national rural leisure tourism reached 950 billion yuan, becoming an important support for promoting urban and rural consumption and driving farmers' income growth. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, rural leisure tourism development faces greater opportunities. However, at the current stage, there are still shortcomings such as short industrial chains and lagging brand cultivation. To this end, we propose:
Extend the industrial chain, and strengthen agricultural brands. Coordinate the promotion of supplementing and strengthening the chain, enrich diversified formats such as agricultural picking, intangible cultural heritage handicrafts, folk experience, and health and wellness vacation, and activate secondary economies such as catering, accommodation, and nighttime consumption. Dig deep into local farming culture, folk stories, and local customs, unify quality standards and brand narrative systems, and strengthen agricultural brands.
Revitalize local cultural lineage, and empower the entire area with technology. Strive to create experienceable, consumable, and spreadable products with regional characteristics. Accelerate the empowerment of new quality productive forces in rural cultural tourism, relying on AI (artificial intelligence) big data, VR/AR (virtual reality/augmented reality), and Internet of Things applications to build regional rural smart cultural tourism platforms.
Strengthen factor guarantees, and gather development momentum. At the national level, unify and improve the land use policy guidance for rural cultural, agricultural, and tourism projects. While strictly adhering to the red lines of arable land and ecology, promote common models such as point-based land supply, composite land use, and revitalization of idle assets. Include rural cultural tourism operation and leisure agricultural planning into the national high-quality farmer cultivation system.
Joint construction and co-governance to escort the construction of healthy villages
Gao Jie (高洁), Member of the National Committee of the CPPCC
Building healthy villages is an important part of implementing the rural revitalization strategy. In recent years, the construction of China's rural medical and health system has steadily advanced with remarkable results, but there are still shortcomings in the governance of the rural medical and health field, such as insufficient刚性 constraints of the regulatory system and insufficient construction of co-governance mechanisms. We propose:
Strengthen the rigid bottom line of the rule of law, and improve the full-chain regulatory system. Clarify the regulatory responsibilities and powers of departments such as drug administration, health, and medical insurance, establish and improve systems such as professional pharmacist credit files, unannounced inspections, and case supervision; normalize special rectification of rural medical and health, severely investigate and punish illegal acts such as fake and inferior drugs and unlicensed medical practice.
Deepen the flexible教化 of rule by virtue, and cultivate industry integrity and self-discipline. Combine legal publicity with medical ethics education, normalize the organization of legal training and post assessments for grassroots medical practitioners; irregularly publish typical illegal cases to explain the law with cases, and publicize advanced models of standardized medical practice.
Promote the integration of rule of law and rule by virtue, and build a pluralistic collaborative co-governance pattern. Solidify the regulatory responsibilities of industry competent departments and the main responsibilities of business institutions, establish multi-department joint meetings and clue transfer mechanisms; strengthen the entry of legal propaganda into villages and households, forming a governance model with synergistic efforts from administrative supervision, industry self-discipline, and mass autonomy.
Improve the effectiveness of fiscal policies and fund efficiency for supporting agriculture
Ding Shiyong (丁时勇), Member of the National Committee of the CPPCC
Improving the effectiveness of fiscal policies and fund efficiency for supporting agriculture concerns the overall national strategy and the well-being of hundreds of millions of farmers. In recent years, the effectiveness of fiscal policies and fund efficiency for supporting agriculture has continuously improved, but some problems and shortcomings still exist. We propose:
Coordinate policy funds and resources, and concentrate financial resources to serve the "three rural issues" (agriculture, rural areas, farmers). Establish a cross-departmental coordination mechanism, strengthen the integration of agricultural funds at the source. Promote the management model of "major special plan + task list" in different fields, allowing local governments to autonomously coordinate funds on the premise of completing binding tasks.
Precisely optimize agricultural support policies, and comprehensively enhance the effectiveness of implementation. Integrate and innovate special fiscal policies for supporting rural governance, increase support for rural talent team construction, information governance platforms, etc. Improve the subsidy policy for agricultural machinery purchase and application, granting local governments greater autonomy.
Construct a diversified investment pattern, and continuously amplify the leverage effect. Strictly implement investment guarantee requirements to ensure that fiscal investment in supporting agriculture only increases, not decreases. Make good use of special bonds and ultra-long-term special national bonds to support major agricultural and rural projects, and improve mechanisms such as credit discount and risk compensation.
Improve the performance supervision system, and ensure the safety and efficiency of funds. Construct a closed-loop management system of "fund allocation – use monitoring – effect evaluation – result linkage." Strengthen digital and intelligent empowerment, and implement full-process, penetrative supervision of agricultural funds.
Comprehensively improve the effectiveness of policies to strengthen agriculture, benefit farmers, and enrich farmers
Sun Dongsheng (孙东生), Standing Committee member of the National Committee of the CPPCC
At present, China's policies to strengthen agriculture, benefit farmers, and enrich farmers are continuously increasing in intensity and showing results, but compared with the requirements of accelerating the building of an agricultural powerhouse and promoting agricultural and rural modernization, there is still a certain gap in high-quality agricultural development. We propose:
Focus on policy synergy, and establish and improve the linkage mechanism of policies to strengthen agriculture, benefit farmers, and enrich farmers. Coordinate the combined use of different policy tools such as agricultural product prices, policy subsidies, insurance and credit, and allocate project resources scientifically, rationally, and moderately intensively.
Focus on precise policy implementation, and improve the tiered and classified system. Strengthen place-based and category-based policy implementation, formulate differentiated policy combinations, and precisely cover smallholder farmers, new-type business entities, and assisted groups. Precisely link the distribution of grain-growing subsidies and subsidies for protecting arable land fertility.
Focus on linking agriculture and farmers, and establish and improve long-term guarantee mechanisms. Establish a long-term policy monitoring and evaluation mechanism, optimize the dimensions of assessment and evaluation, and increase the weight given to the effectiveness of linking agriculture and farmers. Improve the direction and use of fiscal funds.
Focus on universal common prosperity, and improve channels for increasing farmers' income. Encourage and guide new-type agricultural business entities to closely link interests with smallholder farmers through methods such as taking production factors as shares, long-term stable labor service cooperation, and "leading enterprise + agricultural workshop."
Strengthen support and continuously broaden channels for increasing farmers' income
Cheng Yuzhen (程玉珍), Member of the National Committee of the CPPCC
Nowadays, rural roads are getting wider, the environment is getting more beautiful, and industries such as characteristic planting and breeding and rural tourism are gradually developing. However, research has found that farmers' sustained income growth still faces some practical bottlenecks, such as lagging planning, shortcomings in branding, and talent difficulties. We propose:
Plan first, so that the industrial layout becomes "smooth." Reserve land indicators for industrial projects at the village or township level to solve the urgent need for industrial land (燃眉之急 - rán méi zhī jí - "urgent as eyebrows burning," pressing urgency). At the same time, guide all localities to develop cultural tourism and health care according to local conditions, and remote villages to deepen characteristic planting and breeding, forming a virtuous pattern of "one village one product, one township one industry."
Integrate the three industries, so that special and superior brands become "bright." Increase support for deep processing of agricultural products and cold chain logistics, promote the transformation of agriculture from "selling raw materials" to "selling products and services." Deeply implement the "special" and "superior" strategy, support counties to apply for geographical indication products, and create regional public brands. Focus on both agriculture and cultural tourism, turning fields into parks, farmhouses into guest rooms, and extending the income growth chain.
Build nests to attract phoenixes (筑巢引凤 - zhù cháo yǐn fèng - "build a nest to attract the phoenix," create conditions to attract talent), so that the talent matrix becomes "strong." Rely on vocational colleges to open "rural revitalization custom classes," directionally cultivate composite talents who understand both farming and live streaming, and introduce more substantial policies for returning home to start businesses, promote the model of "Party branch + cooperative + capable person + farmer households," let Party members take the lead to work, and lead the masses to work together.
Improve the quality and efficiency of agricultural insurance services
Zhu Shumin (祝树民), Member of the National Committee of the CPPCC
Agricultural insurance, as an important means of dispersing risks in agricultural production and operation, plays an important role in promoting the development of modern agriculture and protecting farmers' income. Currently, there are still problems with agricultural insurance services, such as insufficient effectiveness and targeting of subsidy policies. To this end, we propose:
Improve the policy system, and strengthen the coordination and connection of related policies. Strengthen the linkage between agricultural insurance policies and other policies, and through insurance credit enhancement, alleviate the difficulty and high cost of financing for agricultural small and micro enterprises. Establish a dynamic adjustment mechanism for subsidies, increase subsidies for disaster-prone areas based on the grain production contribution or changes in production costs in different regions, and regularly adjust the premium subsidy standards for different regions.
Improve product development to meet diversified risk protection needs. Optimize insurance product supply, strengthen risk protection for bulk agricultural products such as grain, cotton, oil, and sugar; expand special insurance types, construct a multi-level risk protection system of "policy insurance + special insurance," and promote innovative insurance types such as income insurance and weather index insurance.
Optimize service supply, and improve the quality and efficiency of insurance services. Optimize online service capabilities, improve offline service channels, and enhance the ability for frontline precise loss assessment, policy interpretation, and dispute resolution. Increase investment in technology, and leverage the role of remote sensing, drones, etc., in agricultural insurance disaster identification. Pay attention to risk reduction, and promote the transformation of agricultural insurance from post-event compensation to pre-disaster prevention.
Improve the normalized mechanism for preventing return to poverty and new poverty
Wei Chang (韦昌), Member of the National Committee of the CPPCC
Consolidating and expanding the achievements of poverty alleviation is a bottom-line task for promoting comprehensive rural revitalization. Currently, normalized monitoring and assistance work to prevent return to poverty and new poverty is advancing orderly in various localities, but there are still shortcomings and weaknesses in the construction of long-term assistance mechanisms. We propose:
Construct a national unified big data network, and precisely grasp the closed-loop control of risks. Break down departmental data barriers from top to bottom, integrate data resources across the entire livelihood field, and build a national unified, interconnected intelligent monitoring big data platform for preventing return to poverty. Establish a full closed-loop working mechanism of intelligent early warning, household verification, categorized assistance, follow-up visits, and dynamic off-list, achieving early detection, early intervention, and early resolution of return-to-poverty risks, completely eliminating monitoring blind spots.
Improve the characteristic full-chain industrial system, and stabilize the foundation for sustained income growth of the masses. Based on regional resource endowments, fill the shortcomings across the entire chain of agricultural product deep processing, cold chain logistics, and e-commerce sales, and create regional characteristic agricultural public brands. Improve the close interest linkage mechanism between enterprises, cooperatives, and farmers.
Smoothly connect the transitional period support policies, and weave a dense and solid long-term safety net. Systematically sort out and integrate various normalized assistance policies, clarify the boundaries of preferential policies, universal policies, and safety net relief policies, unblock policy connection blockages, and eliminate policy gaps. Promote the seamless connection between emergency assistance and normalized assistance, consolidate the achievements of poverty alleviation, and assist in the steady advancement of agricultural and rural modernization.
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Editor's Note: On July 15, during his inspection in Shanghai, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "It is necessary to further strengthen the leading role of Party building, actively explore new models for coordinated operation of residents' committees, owners' committees, and property service enterprises under the leadership of community Party organizations, build complete communities and convenient living circles, and do good things, practical things, and difficult things for residents with heart and feeling."
Property services relate to all aspects of the daily lives of the masses and also reflect the effectiveness of grassroots governance. How can commercial residential communities escape the predicament of poor property services and difficulty in fee collection? How can old residential communities solve sanitation and parking problems? How can property services in relocation and resettlement communities meet the needs of the masses? With these questions, reporters visited Lanzhou, Gansu; Changsha, Hunan; and Rizhao, Shandong, recording the vivid practices of various localities in strengthening Party building leadership and improving the quality of property services, showcasing the sense of gain, happiness, and security that every small matter and practical matter brings to the masses.
A commercial housing estate's account transparency
Muddled accounts become clear accounts, breaking the "poor service—difficulty in fee payment" cycle
"Look, how much was spent on greening maintenance, how much on holiday decorations, how much income from parking fees and elevator advertising fees — every item is right here." At the Party and mass service center of Haishiwan Residential Garden Area B, Zhenxing Community (振兴社区), Hualong Subdistrict (华龙街道), Honggu District (红古区), Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, community Party secretary Bao Lianlian (包莲莲) gently swiped her finger, and the electronic screen on the wall turned pages, clearly presenting the detailed income and expenditure of the community's public proceeds.
Residents of the community opened their phones, tapped open the "Hehuang Xinyi" (河湟信义) mini-program, and saw the same interface and the same numbers as on the electronic screen. "In the past, I always felt that the property fees were paid without clarity. Now with one tap on my phone I can check them, and I feel happy to pay," said Lu Mingqi (鲁明麒), a member of the community's owners' committee.
This trust stems from the "trustworthiness system + digital platform" (信义制+数字化平台) governance model implemented in the community. Led by the community Party organization, an independent trust account was opened, uniformly defining the community's property fees and public proceeds as trust property owned collectively by all owners. The property company holds the management password for daily income and expenditure, while owners hold the query password to check the accounts online at any time. Property enterprises have transformed from "fund decision-makers" to "service executors," and the former muddled accounts have become clear accounts.
In the past, although the community had a bulletin board, few people looked at it carefully; when owners went to report problems, the property often prevaricated. Gradually, many owners refused to pay property fees, the property company's funds became tight, services further shrank, and it fell into a cycle of "poor service—refusal to pay—difficulty in operation—even poorer service."
"The absent services and unclear accounts severely damaged trust," said Xu Dayan (徐达琰), head of the Social Work Department of the Honggu District Party Committee. In the past, property and owners easily fell into opposition, and community Party organizations wanted to coordinate but lacked effective levers. Xu Dayan said: "We must establish the community's Party branch and bring the owners' committee, property, and residents' representatives to the same table."
After identifying the crux, the Zhenxing Community Party Committee took the lead in introducing the trustworthiness system property service model. The community Party branch and community Party members went door-to-door, demonstrating the mini-program for account checking, explaining the supervision process, and patiently answering residents' doubts. "At first, many didn't quite believe it. Party members used their phones to teach us over and over, and only then did we gradually accept it," recalled owner Zhang Yan (张燕). It was precisely this household-by-household visitation that ensured the smooth and orderly implementation of the trustworthiness system and also rooted the concept of "using data to manage money, using transparency to earn trust."
"Where does the money come from? How are the proceeds distributed?" "How are water use and parking guaranteed during construction?" The property company answered all of the owners' questions one by one, the Party organization mediated and coordinated in the middle, and the budget plan, material list, and income distribution were all made public. From cleaning frequency to security personnel numbers, from greening maintenance to equipment repair, every item involving expenditure was fully discussed by multiple parties, with complete transparency throughout the process.
"Next, we will continue to deepen the 'trustworthiness system + digital platform' governance model, allowing the masses to truly feel the effectiveness of grassroots governance through every transparent and open account," Xu Dayan said.
An old residential community's 精打细算 (jīng dǎ xì suàn - "careful calculation and strict budgeting," to plan meticulously)
Average daily property fee less than one yuan, Party members take the lead to crack the parking problem
At noon, at the Waijingwei Dormitory Compound (外经委宿舍小区) of Guangjiqiao Community (广济桥社区), Houjiatang Subdistrict (侯家塘街道), Yuhua District (雨花区), Changsha City, Hunan Province, two cars passed each other on the only 4-meter-wide access passage. Wang Jianrong (王简荣), a 73-year-old veteran Party member, stood on the asphalt road directing — one forward, one backward, and a parking space that had just been vacated was immediately utilized. "Now neighbors yield to each other. Three years ago, how many neighbors blushed over fighting for parking spaces!" Wang Jianrong said.
The Waijingwei Dormitory Compound was first built in the early 1990s, with 3 buildings and 86 households. "Not many households, but no shortage of wrangling," said Xiong Can (熊灿), Party secretary of Guangjiqiao Community. In 2017, the overall management of the "three supplies (water, electricity, gas) and one property (property management)" of this old community was transferred to the community's jurisdiction. After a three-year transitional period, a property company was brought in to manage it on behalf, but it became increasingly difficult.
Among the more than 80 households, fewer than half ever paid property fees. Sanitation cleaning and facility maintenance could not be sustained. By early 2023, the community's management was nearly untenable. Owners' cars totaled over 70, but due to unauthorized constructions, only about a dozen could be parked; because there was no barrier gate, outside vehicles often blocked the building entrances.
"We must tap into the power of mass self-governance," Xiong Can said. "High-flying geese look to the lead goose; the masses look to Party members. The role of the Party organization is most critical."
In 2021, the community Party organization organized six Party members from the compound to establish the Waijingwei Dormitory Compound Party branch. The warm-hearted Wang Jianrong was one of them. In 2023, under the guidance of the community Party committee and the compound Party branch, after going door-to-door to solicit opinions and gaining approval, Wang Jianrong took the lead in establishing the compound's residents' self-governance group.
The first matter was to build consensus on the compound's operation, management, and construction. And to turn consensus into practical matters, it came back to collecting property fees. How much to collect, and how to collect? The self-governance group widely solicited opinions from residents and discussed collectively.
"Sanitation cleaning requires dedicated personnel, the cost cannot be reduced," "A surveillance system needs to be built," "The bicycle shed needs repair" ... The self-governance group collected every opinion one by one.
By activating vacant rooms in the compound to provide accommodation for cleaners and gatekeepers, cash expenditure was reduced; for the surveillance system construction, the most economical and effective plan was sought; for facility upgrades, application was made for inclusion in Changsha's old residential community renovation; all members of the self-governance group served on a voluntary basis without receiving salaries. Ultimately, the annual fee per household was reduced to 360 yuan, an average of less than one yuan per day.
Asphalt was laid on the road, an electric bicycle shed was built, the surveillance system was put into operation... Every cent was spent on the blade's edge, and the compound's management improved steadily. The biggest problem was parking. The self-governance group mobilized to demolish illegal sheds, clear overgrown vacant lots, and re-plan 55 parking spaces, finally ensuring that through negotiated staggered use, residents' parking needs were basically met. "Adhere to Party building leadership, innovate grassroots governance — now, more and more micro-communities come to our community for visits and exchanges," Xiong Can said with pride.
A resettlement community's co-governance and shared benefits
Village-enterprise cooperation to establish a property company, more residents participate in governance under professional guidance
At Yingbin Jiayuan Community (迎宾家园小区), Rizhao Subdistrict (日照街道), Donggang District (东港区), Rizhao City, Shandong Province, property manager Sun Qinyu (孙钦玉) was busy setting up a colored archway for a newlywed couple. Sun Qinyu's ever-present notebook was densely filled with today's to-do items: changing the water pipe at Uncle Sun's in Building 4, visiting Grandmother Zhang who lives alone, arranging flood prevention work at the joint Party building meeting...
Yingbin Jiayuan Community covers 150,000 square meters, housing 2,039 households with over 8,700 residents from four nearby villages (communities) including Xiaoling Nantou Village (小岭南头村) and Jiangjia Village (姜家村). It is the subdistrict's largest resettlement community in terms of area and population. After the community was relocated and settled in 2020, conflicts followed one after another: poor drainage was complained about; some residents were accustomed to raising chickens and geese in the community, and property staff often found doors closed when they went to advise them; electric bicycles were parked haphazardly, and residents took them upstairs to charge... Faced with long-standing management ills, the introduced property company had poor governance results and eventually withdrew.
In 2023, the four villages (communities) brought in a management company from Shanghai, exploring a village-enterprise cooperation model and jointly establishing the Rizhao Yingjia Property Company (日照迎佳物业公司). The Shanghai company contributed 70% of the capital, and the four resettlement villages (communities) contributed 30% according to the number of resident households, sharing risks, resources, and results.
How to solve the problem of "strangers managing acquaintances"? Let residents handle residents' affairs themselves. Among the 45 employees of Yingjia Property, three professional property managers are responsible for setting property service standards, while the other employees all come from the four villages (communities). Older Party members with high prestige in each village are selected through a combination of self-recommendation and property nomination to become "building stewards" (楼栋管家), serving both as grid workers and propagandists. Sun Yongshan (孙永山), a 62-year-old veteran Party member, volunteered to be a "building steward." At his suggestion, the community expanded the charging bicycle shed. "There's a place to park and charge, so going upstairs is no longer acceptable." He stood at the building entrance for several days straight to advise and correct his neighbors' bad habit of taking electric bicycles upstairs.
In 2024, Yingjia Property established a Party branch, working jointly with the community Party general branch, sharing community service venues, participating in joint Party building meetings, and joining forces to solve problems in property management services.
Free water and electricity inspection and repair, assistance with weddings and funerals, elderly love haircuts, proxy purchases and errands, nighttime emergency repairs... The property screened and determined 20 value-added services, each one hitting the needs and aspirations of residents. Since the beginning of this year, there have been fewer than 10 owner complaints.
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On the morning of July 28, at the Qianshan Martyrs Cemetery in Anhui Province, villager Ding Guangyi (丁光义) of Yujing Village (余井村), Yujing Town (余井镇), came to a display case in the cemetery’s exhibition hall, leaned over to examine it closely, and a smile occasionally appeared on his face. Before him were a grain loan certificate and an IOU, with frayed edges and yellowed color, bearing the marks of time; these two items had been jointly donated by Ding Guangyi and his family.
“The grain loan certificate is our family heirloom. Donating it is meant to let more people understand and remember that period of history,” Ding Guangyi said. In the 1990s, Ding Guangyi’s family demolished their old house but unexpectedly discovered a kraft paper parcel in a crack in the wall. “At the time I was very curious; I had never seen it before, and I didn’t know who had put it there,” Ding Guangyi said. When they opened it, inside were a grain loan certificate and an IOU.
Ding Guangyi looked closely; the writing on the grain loan certificate was clearly legible. The main content was that the Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu Battlefield Administrative Committee (晋冀鲁豫战地行政委员会) had borrowed 110 jin of rice and 1,612 jin of paddy from Ding Guangyi’s grandfather Ding Wanmin (丁万民), and the signature and seal of the handler were also at the bottom.
“Later, family members learned through inquiry that the Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu Battlefield Administrative Committee might be related to the Liu-Deng Army (刘邓大军), which was of great significance,” Ding Guangyi said. “So for decades, I have treasured the grain loan certificate and IOU in a box at home.”
Last year, the Qianshan Veterans Affairs Bureau (潜山市退役军人事务局) began collecting red cultural relics. When Ding Guangyi learned of the news, he took the initiative to contact the town government and mentioned his “family heirloom.” The town immediately contacted the Qianshan Veterans Affairs Bureau.
“At the time, when I saw the actual items, I felt that this matter was not simple,” said Xu Lifeng (徐礼峰), director of the Qianshan Veterans Affairs Bureau. After research by relevant departments, combined with the memories of Ding Guangyi and others, the story of that year gradually became clear.
It turned out that in 1947, after the Liu-Deng Army made a thousand-li advance into the Dabie Mountains, they passed through this area. At that time, the troops were short of grain and supplies, but they still did not break into civilian homes or take a single needle or thread from the masses. Ding Wanmin lent the family’s grain to the troops to support the front-line operations.
A piece of paper evidence reflects the deep bond between the military and the people. Ding Guangyi mentioned a detail: the grain loan certificate clearly stated, “The borrowing household may use this certificate to offset public grain at the local county or district government.” Later, even during difficult times, Ding Guangyi’s grandfather and father never used it to offset public grain.
After discussion, Ding Guangyi and his family unanimously agreed to donate the grain loan certificate and IOU. The local relevant departments calculated the value based on the amount of grain and, taking into account its historical value, decided to award him 70,000 yuan.
On June 9 this year, a donation ceremony was held at the Qianshan Martyrs Cemetery. Ding Guangyi handed over the grain loan certificate that had been kept in the family for 79 years to the staff of the Qianshan Veterans Affairs Bureau. The Ding family also decided to donate 20,000 yuan to the Qianshan Charity Federation’s Chongjun Love Fund (潜山市慈善总会崇军爱心基金).
“In those days, my grandfather exhausted his grain reserves to support the Liu-Deng Army; that was the people’s choice to support the People’s Army. As descendants, we should inherit the red family tradition and contribute our own strength to building a strong military,” Ding Guangyi said.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 魏哲哲
If a public institution agrees for its staff member to take full-time off-the-job study to pursue full-time academic degree education, bearing the costs, retaining the personnel relationship, guaranteeing salary and benefits, and paying social insurance premiums; and the staff member promises to return to the post after completing studies, but after completing studies breaches the contract and leaves the post, should the staff member bear liability for breach of contract? The Supreme People’s Court on the 29th issued an official reply, clarifying that when a staff member who takes full-time off-the-job study to pursue full-time academic degree education violates the service period agreement, and the public institution requests that the staff member bear liability for breach of contract according to the agreement, the people’s court shall support it according to law. This Official Reply shall come into effect on July 30, 2026.
When a staff member, after completing studies, breaches the contract and leaves the post, it is a dishonest act that violates the principle of good faith. The Official Reply, comprehensively considering factors such as actual losses and fault, and based on the principles of fairness and good faith, determines the liability that the breaching staff member shall bear.
In a typical case simultaneously released by the Supreme People’s Court, Wei Mou (魏某), while working at a certain hospital, signed a contract with the hospital regarding Wei Mou’s participation in postgraduate degree education, stipulating: during the study period, the hospital shall, in accordance with relevant state and hospital policies and regulations, pay Wei Mou wages and other benefits. After completing the degree education, Wei Mou must return to the hospital on time to work; if before the service period expires Wei Mou requests a job transfer or resigns, Wei Mou must fully compensate the hospital for the tuition fees awarded and the wages paid by the hospital during the study period, and pay five times the performance-based wages and other welfare benefits paid by the hospital during the study period as compensation.
After enrollment, the hospital paid Wei Mou wages and bonuses, and paid the five insurances and one housing fund (五险一金). In September of the following year, Wei Mou applied to a certain labor and personnel dispute arbitration commission for arbitration, requesting early termination of the personnel employment contract. Both the hospital and Wei Mou were dissatisfied with the arbitration award and subsequently filed lawsuits with the people’s court. Wei Mou sued the hospital for compensation for losses caused by delay in handling the dismissal procedures, etc. The hospital sued Wei Mou for compensation of five times the bonuses paid, and return of wages, five insurances and one housing fund, etc.
The court, upon trial, held that Wei Mou violated the service period agreement and early termination of the contract constituted a breach of contract. When Wei Mou was admitted as a full-time graduate student by a certain medical college, Wei Mou chose to enter into a contract with the hospital (i.e., enjoy wages and welfare benefits during the study period, and promise to return to the post to serve the unit after graduation). The hospital provided Wei Mou with relevant benefits, enabling Wei Mou to pursue advanced studies without worries about livelihood and other concerns, with the purpose of continuing to work for the unit after the studies. Wei Mou’s early request to terminate the contract caused the hospital’s expectations to be disappointed and resulted in losses, which is detrimental to the orderly development of the unit; Wei Mou shall bear liability for breach of contract according to law. Given that the amount of compensation at five times the bonuses stipulated in the contract was excessively high, the court, as it deemed appropriate, adjusted the compensation multiplier for bonuses to three times; other fees and the five insurances and one housing fund that Wei Mou obtained without compensation shall be returned in full.
Return to TopIn recent years, Daye City (大冶市), Hubei Province, relying on its abundant red tourism resources, has continuously launched red tourism routes and red boutique courses, and through methods such as on-site visits and situational experiential learning, has attracted numerous study tour groups to come and experience them. The picture shows on July 28, primary school students visiting the Red Third Army Corps Founding Memorial Hall (红三军团建军纪念馆) located in Daye City. Photo by Zhou Wei (周巍), People’s Vision (人民视觉).
Return to TopBEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) -- (Reporter Zhang Shuo) The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a regular press conference on the 29th. Spokesperson Chen Bin-hua stated in response to questions that Taiwan compatriots are members of the Chinese nation; loving China is a heartfelt emotional expression, while "opposing China and resisting China" is a political manipulation that goes against human nature, which is difficult to achieve and cannot last.
In recent times, there has been a surge of Taiwanese compatriots traveling to the mainland for tourism. In response to related questions, Chen Bin-hua stated that the mainland's cultural and tourism industry has mature supporting facilities, convenient transportation, a high-speed rail network extending in all directions, and a complete public service system for accommodation, dining, and tour guidance. The cultures of multiple ethnic groups complement each other, with intangible cultural heritage skills, specialty cuisines, and folk activities presenting a splendid array, combining functions such as sightseeing tourism and cultural study tours. We warmly welcome Taiwanese compatriots to come and see more, and while enjoying the famous mountains and great rivers, exploring historical sites, and witnessing the new face of development, to enhance their pride and honor as Chinese people.
During the summer vacation, relevant airlines have offered discounts on airfares for cross-strait flights. In response to related questions, Chen Bin-hua stated that since the summer vacation, cross-strait exchanges have continued to be active. Mainland airlines have resumed four cross-strait direct flight routes, which have been well received by travelers. I wish to reiterate that our attitude towards promoting the full normalization of cross-strait direct air passenger transport is positive and clear. We hope that the Taiwan side will face the real demand for cross-strait air passenger direct flights, follow the will of the people, and as soon as possible lift the unreasonable restrictions on cross-strait air transport, allowing airlines from both sides to independently arrange flight schedules based on market demand.
In response to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities refusing to allow the Shanghai donor delegation to participate in the red panda meeting ceremony, Chen Bin-hua stated in response that the Shanghai-Taipei City Forum, as an important institutionalized exchange platform between the two cities of Shanghai and Taipei, has played a positive role in promoting exchanges and cooperation in various fields between the two cities, with results evident to all. The arrival of the red pandas in Taiwan was widely welcomed by Taiwanese compatriots. The DPP authorities' unreasonable harassment and unjustified refusal to allow the Shanghai donor delegation to send personnel to participate in the meeting ceremony fully exposes their "Taiwan independence" nature and confrontational mindset. We condemn this. The DPP authorities' practice of frequently obstructing and restricting normal cross-strait exchanges and cooperation and undermining cross-strait relations completely violates mainstream public opinion on the island and is bound to be opposed and spurned by the Taiwanese people.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 史一棋
Theoretical study, experience exchange, Party membership Q&A... In the Party member activity room of Shanghai Bilibili Technology Co., Ltd., many well-known UP hosts (content creators) gathered together to participate in the UP host Party member development propaganda symposium organized by the Party Committee of Shanghai Bilibili Technology Co., Ltd.
“Full of gains, one-click triple!” After more than two hours of exchange, the UP hosts were still unsatisfied and gave their thumbs up.
As a comprehensive video community with over 376 million monthly active users and a high concentration of young people, Bilibili plays a role in disseminating mainstream values, coalescing youth consensus, and fulfilling social responsibility.
In recent years, the Party Committee of Shanghai Bilibili Technology Co., Ltd. has innovated methods and approaches, covering Party building work over three types of targets: company employees, UP hosts, and platform users, encompassing three objectives: organizational construction, service empowerment, and ideological guidance, forming a “matrix working method” (矩阵工作法) of nine work dimensions, to solve problems in Party building work in emerging fields.
The UP host group has diverse subcategories. How can Party building work effectively cover and integrate into the discourse system and daily life of young people? In April 2021, the Party Committee of Shanghai Bilibili Technology Co., Ltd. established a UP host Party branch among UP host Party members.
Leng Song (冷凇), Deputy Party Secretary of Shanghai Bilibili Technology Co., Ltd., introduced that the UP host Party branch adopts a combination of online and offline methods for organizational life, adapting to the work characteristics of UP hosts; ideological guidance places more emphasis on content transformation, for example, the UP host Zimin (籽岷) created “Serve the People! A Day of a Party Member Volunteer”, which popularized the work of Party and mass service centers and became a popular hit with over a million views; the service system is more comprehensive, with the establishment of the UP Host Trade Union Federation under the guidance of relevant departments, providing services such as rights protection, health care, and skill enhancement, to strengthen UP hosts’ sense of professional belonging and social value.
The “One Branch, One Practical Matter” (一个支部一件实事) activity effectively promoted the mutual integration and mutual promotion of Party building work and business work. Some branches established discussion groups based on their own business characteristics. For example, the Fourth Party Branch established a discussion group on “Protecting Intellectual Property, Enhancing Legal and Commercial Literacy” to improve employees’ legal awareness and commercial literacy; the Eighth Party Branch established a discussion group on “Doing a Good Job of Assisting and Serving UP Host Potential Stocks” to help UP hosts grow.
In addition, the company Party committee also organized the establishment of the Bilibili Propaganda Volunteer Service Team, mobilizing company employees and UP host volunteers to devote themselves to the propaganda volunteer work of “Promoting the Main Theme, Spreading Positive Energy” (弘扬主旋律，传播正能量), encouraging them to play a greater role in learning innovative theories, telling China’s story well, transmitting mainstream voices, and promoting upward strength.
This year, the Party Committee of Shanghai Bilibili Technology Co., Ltd. was awarded the title of “National Advanced Primary-Level Party Organization” (全国先进基层党组织). “This is a great honor for all Party members of our company. This honor is both affirmation and responsibility. We will take this as a starting point, continue to guide the vast number of young people with high-quality content, and let positive energy reach more young people,” said Li Ni (李旎), the company’s Party Secretary, Vice Chairman, and Chief Operating Officer.
Return to TopSHENYANG, July 29 (Xinhua) — (Reporter Liu Jiahua) A reporter learned from the Liaoning Provincial Press Conference on Optimizing the Business Environment held on the 28th that Liaoning's disciplinary inspection and supervision organs have advanced a special rectification campaign targeting prominent issues in the province's business environment. From January to June this year, the province filed cases against 6,893 individuals, imposed disciplinary sanctions on 3,988, transferred 446 to judicial organs, saw 468 individuals voluntarily surrender themselves, and cumulatively recovered economic losses amounting to 5 billion yuan.
The Liaoning Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervisory Commission has made supervision of the business environment an important component of political supervision. Since the beginning of this year, it has focused on the "five environments" — policy, market, government affairs, rule of law, and culture — to deeply advance the special rectification, conducting a thorough investigation and uncovering 14,300 leads related to business environment issues. It took the lead in establishing a dedicated task force and set up 14 working mechanisms, including a lead-collection mechanism, giving priority handling to problem leads, directly investigating and directly handling self-received reports of violations, and having leaders assume responsibility for key cases, achieving relatively good results in rectification.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张矜若
According to the latest data from Malaysia’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, in the first quarter of 2026, Malaysia’s export value of various durian products to China reached $77 million. In 2025, Malaysia’s export value of fresh durian to China increased from approximately $5 million to $37 million. Malaysia has set a target to raise the export value of various durian products to China to $229 million by 2030.
Since the first batch of Malaysian fresh durians entered the Chinese market on August 24, 2024, from pulp and puree to frozen whole fruit and then to whole fresh durians, the product forms of China-Malaysia durian trade have continuously diversified, also driving accelerated upgrades in orchard management, quality certification, cold-chain transport, food processing, and brand marketing. Durian trade is driving economic, trade, and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries. Some Chinese tourists choose to visit important production areas such as Bentong and Raub in Malaysia’s Pahang state during the durian season to learn about different durian varieties and cultivation methods and to taste naturally ripe fresh fruit.
Improving Logistics Efficiency: Fresh Durians Can Reach Chinese Consumers as Quickly as the Next Day
A bamboo pole prods upward, a thin rope passes over a high branch, looping around a nearly ripe durian. “Malaysian durians emphasize natural ripening on the tree. Durians meant for export cannot fall directly onto the soil, so the fruit must be secured with ropes in advance,” orchard owner Dong Shixing (董仕星) told reporters at a durian orchard in Bentong. Using this method, when the fruit ripens and falls, it can be securely caught. This both reduces impact and avoids contact with the soil.
Currently, the durian season is nearly over. Dong Shixing is directing workers to prune branches and clear weeds in preparation for the next season’s flowering and fruiting.
Bentong and the adjacent Raub area are important production regions for high-quality durians such as Malaysia’s Musang King. A fresh durian that meets export standards must go through steps including collection, sorting, registration, packaging, quarantine, and air transport. When flight connections go smoothly, fresh durians can reach Chinese consumers as quickly as the next day.
Before retiring, Dong Shixing was a civil structural engineer. About ten years ago, he began investing in durian cultivation. Today his orchards are spread across multiple plots in Bentong, covering a total area of more than 40 acres (one acre is approximately 6.07 mu), with over a thousand durian trees.
Dong Shixing’s orchards have obtained export certification from relevant Malaysian authorities. “Judging from the orders and customers I’ve encountered, demand in the Chinese market has grown very fast over the past two years, more than doubling,” Dong Shixing said. He believes the Chinese market provides new development space for small and medium-sized orchards, and consumers’ attention to variety, ripeness, tree age, and origin is also influencing orchard management.
Improving the Traceability System: The Musang King Durian Comprehensive Tracking System Can Trace Back to Specific Trees and Orchards
“The Chinese market is very large. Consumers look at variety, but also increasingly pay attention to whether the product comes from a genuine production area, the age of the tree, and the ripening method,” said Ng Lian Poh (吴联波), co-founder and CEO of Malaysia’s DSR Durian Brothers Company (榴莲大哥公司, hereinafter “Durian Brothers Company”). The company produces about 400 tons of durian annually, with some products entering the Chinese market as fresh fruit, frozen raw material, or processed goods, and participates in promotional exhibitions in multiple Chinese cities.
In the Durian Brothers Company orchard, some Musang King durians bear tags with QR codes. When the reporter scanned one with a phone, the page displayed information including the durian’s serial number, tree zone, tree age, harvest time, and certification details. Ng Lian Poh emphasized that establishing standards and a traceability system protects both the brand and consumers.
Durian Brothers Company, in cooperation with the Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM), developed the DSR 01:2026 Malaysia Musang King Durian Standard and created a set of Musang King Comprehensive Tracking System. This system comprehensively uses technologies such as radio frequency identification, QR codes, the Internet of Things, and cloud data management, enabling fresh durians and downstream products to be traced back to specific trees and orchards.
According to the Malaysian Investment Development Authority and SIRIM, the project’s cooperation aims to improve the quality consistency and origin authenticity of Musang King durians, forming a traceability chain covering orchard management, harvesting, packaging, transport, and consumer-end queries. “After consumers scan the code, they can not only know which orchard the durian came from, but also see information such as tree age and harvest date,” Ng Lian Poh estimated that about 30% of the fruit from his company’s orchards can meet the requirements for export as whole fresh fruit.
“As soon as a durian is picked, you have to race against time,” explained Chua Han Song (蔡汉松), director of DSR Daily Fresh. Naturally ripe fresh fruit usually must be sent to packaging and transport within 24 hours; fruit that cannot be sold fresh in time must also be quickly sent to factories for rapid freezing or processing to reduce loss.
At the Durian Brothers Company orchard near Bentong, the reporter saw not only whole durians and frozen pulp, but also durian ice cream, puree, coffee, chocolate, and various other products. Through processing, durians that ripen in a concentrated season can be turned into products sold year-round, and fruit that does not meet fresh export appearance specifications but has good pulp quality can also be fully utilized.
Expanding Cooperation Space: Durian Is Both a Trade Product and a Vehicle for Closer People-to-People Exchanges
On one hand, Malaysian durians are entering more and more Chinese cities; on the other, Chinese tourists are enthusiastically visiting durian origin areas. At durian orchards in and around Kuala Lumpur, the reporter saw Chinese tourists from Guangdong, Beijing, Shanghai, and other places enjoying the delicious taste of freshly picked durians. This year is “Visit Malaysia Year 2026,” and China is an important international source market for Malaysia. Tourism Malaysia is carrying out tourism promotion activities in Chinese cities such as Guangzhou, Chongqing, Changsha, and Xiamen. More and more Chinese tourists are specifically visiting production areas like Bentong and Raub during the durian season to taste naturally ripe fresh fruit and learn about durian cultivation culture.
From fresh fruit trade to standard certification, from cold-chain logistics to food processing, from market promotion to rural tourism, a single durian links increasingly rich China-Malaysia cooperation scenarios.
“China imports durians worth nearly $7 billion annually. Malaysian durians currently account for 4% to 5% of the Chinese market. Malaysia hopes to increase that share to 8% to 10% in the next five years,” said Nikman Rafahi (尼克曼·拉法伊), Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation official stationed in China. He said Malaysian durians mainly rely on differentiated advantages from specialty varieties such as Musang King and Black Thorn, as well as the quality characteristic of naturally ripened, tree-fallen fruit. “The Chinese catering market’s demand for durian raw materials continues to grow. Durian is used to make pastries, chocolate, snacks, glutinous rice balls, and frozen desserts, bringing more opportunities for Malaysian enterprises to expand downstream products.”
“Promoting Malaysian durians is also an important opportunity to attract more Chinese tourists to Malaysia. The growing durian trade further strengthens economic, trade, and people-to-people exchanges between Malaysia and China,” said Noor Farlina (诺法丽娜), Deputy Chief of Mission of the Malaysian Embassy in China. “We view durian not only as a trade product, but also as a vehicle for conducting ‘durian diplomacy’ (榴莲外交). Through durians, people can learn more about Malaysia’s agriculture and culture.”
The durian season is drawing to a close. At Dong Shixing’s orchard, workers are trimming excess branches, and sunlight once again filters through the grove. For a durian, ripening signifies the completion of a stage of growth; for the deepening agricultural cooperation between China and Malaysia, more new stories are just beginning here.
(Reported from Kuala Lumpur by this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 张 引 钟正男
Recently, the 2026 Royal Institute of British Architects International Excellence Award was announced, with a total of 34 projects receiving the award. This award holds authoritative influence in the global fields of architecture and urban renewal. Among the winners, Shanghai’s 洛克·外滩源 (Rock Bund Origin) project integrates 11 historic buildings with art, commerce, and public life, and was selected as a model for the revitalization and renewal of historic districts; Norway’s old granary renovation project transformed industrial remains into a contemporary art museum, representing the integration of industrial heritage revitalization and contemporary cultural functions. Although these projects differ in their practical approaches, they all point to a common trend: the renewal of cultural heritage is moving from the technical task of “repairing buildings” to the systemic project of “creating places.” Shifting from passively sealed-off “historical specimens” to actively empowered “cultural assets” has become an important choice for the activation of urban cultural heritage worldwide.
A city’s character is often hidden in its old streets and alleys. Yet for a long time, the development of many historic districts has fallen into a dilemma: they are either “frozen” as neglected specimens, or over-commercialized, degenerating into 千篇一律 (qiān piān yī lǜ - “a thousand pieces, one pattern,” stereotyped and monotonous) imitation antique markets. In 2011, UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape established international norms for living conservation and organic renewal. However, by 2021, a report on the 10th anniversary of the implementation of that Recommendation showed that more than 60% of historic urban areas worldwide still face a structural imbalance between conservation and development. On one side is the pressure to carry forward cultural heritage; on the other side is the demand for urban development. How can we resolve this contradiction and transform historical heritage into real productivity?
From an economic perspective, the unique value of historic districts is rooted in cultural scarcity and the capacity for sustained appreciation. The value of ordinary real estate depends on location and building hardware, but for historic districts to truly appreciate in value, the bottom line must be to preserve cultural authenticity, and through long-term, professional operational models, transform heritage resources into core capital for urban development. Florence, Italy, relying on its Renaissance heritage, supports traditional handicraft workshops, regularly holds public cultural activities, and cultivates industrial chains such as design, cultural tourism, and high-end services, enabling the multi-dimensional transformation of cultural value into economic and brand value. These cases show that high-quality historic districts are not static exhibits, but living cultural systems that continuously iterate and empower themselves.
On the basis of holistic conservation, more historic districts are transitioning from “sightseeing” to “experience.” London’s 考文特花园 (Covent Garden) integrates theatre performances, street art, specialty commerce, and public events to create a composite, immersive scene, receiving over 20 million visitors annually. The latest data show that as of April this year, the asset valuation of this area reached £2.8255 billion, with new rents 18% higher than original rents. It has formed a virtuous cycle of “cultural attraction — commercial premium — revenue reinvested in conservation,” providing a reference for the sustainable operation of historic districts.
Currently, digital technology is further expanding the value boundaries of historic districts. Singapore’s historic Chinese settlement 牛车水 (Chinatown) uses digital means such as immersive guided tours and AI interactive imagery to recreate life scenes from the 1950s, integrating historical narratives into the consumption and experience chain, thereby extending visitors’ dwell time. Seoul’s largest Korean-style historic district, 益善洞 (Ikseon-dong), through digital dissemination and the introduction of creative industries, has turned a traditional neighborhood into a cultural consumption destination, verifying a path of synergistic appreciation between the creative economy and historic space.
At the same time, the international community is continuously reflecting on the problem of over-commercialization. The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development explicitly calls for strengthening cultural heritage protection and avoiding loss of authenticity due to excessive development. For instance, Venice has seen a significant exodus of residents due to a surge in tourists, and Barcelona has faced protests from over-concentration of commerce. Many cases warn that the greatest risk for historic districts is not underdevelopment, but falling into the homogenization trap of “千街一面 (qiān jiē yī miàn - ‘a thousand streets, one face,’ every street looking the same)” and community hollowing-out. To break this deadlock, the key is to form a virtuous cycle of conservation, operation, and reinvestment. It is necessary to delineate the boundaries between conservation and development through legislation, to safeguard the bottom line of the district’s ecology; also, with cultural supply as the core, provide policy support so that the cultural kernel becomes the endogenous driver of spatial value appreciation; moreover, it is essential to establish legally mandated special conservation funds, using commercial revenue to support heritage restoration. District evaluation should not only look at traffic and revenue, but must also comprehensively consider resident retention rate, cultural diversity, industrial spillover effects, and public service levels, achieving coordinated improvement of social, cultural, and economic benefits.
China’s “Fifteenth Five-Year Plan” (十五五规划) outline explicitly calls for “high-quality promotion of urban renewal.” In the future, China’s urban renewal will move toward a new phase of multi-dimensional coordination and comprehensive upgrading in areas such as improving people’s livelihoods, cultural heritage preservation, ecological optimization, and industrial activation. While maintaining and reproducing the unique风貌 (fengmao - style and features) of the Bund Origin area, Shanghai’s 洛克·外滩源 (Rock Bund Origin) also integrates modern architecture and service functions, deeply exploring and explicating its comprehensive value. The award given to Shanghai’s Rock Bund Origin signifies that China’s practices in historic district conservation and renewal have further stepped onto the international stage. Looking at global experience, the true value of historic districts lies not in being sealed off as static “past tense,” but in being activated as a continuously iterative “present continuous tense.” Only by abandoning static preservation, stepping out of the homogenization trap, and adhering to conservation first, cultural empowerment, and revenue reinvestment from operations, can we achieve a win-win between the continuation of cultural heritage and urban vitality.
(The authors are respectively a professor at 海南师范大学 (Hainan Normal University) and a specially-appointed researcher at the 海南省中国特色社会主义理论体系研究中心 (Hainan Provincial Research Center for the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics).)
By: 本报记者 禹丽敏 褚 君
According to an analytical report published by the National Bank of Slovakia, the country's economic growth rate for 2026 is projected at 0.9%. International rating agency Moody's, in its latest assessment, maintained Slovakia's sovereign credit rating at A3 with a stable outlook. Multiple international institutions, including the World Bank, the OECD, and the International Monetary Fund, believe that the Slovak economy possesses strong resilience and medium-to-long-term growth potential.
As an important transportation hub connecting Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and the Balkan region, Slovakia holds a distinct locational advantage. Leveraging its high level of industrialization and deep integration with European industrial and supply chains, Slovakia maintains a relatively strong comprehensive competitiveness in the Central and Eastern European region. The latest data from the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic shows that in May 2026, the country's export volume reached 9.632 billion euros, a year-on-year increase of 2.3%, and its trade surplus reached 581 million euros, the highest level since June 2023. Among this, Slovakia's exports to other EU countries accounted for approximately 79% of total exports. By structure, exports from the machinery and transport equipment (including automobiles) sector, a traditional core pillar, accounted for over 60% of total exports; exports in energy and chemical fields, including mineral fuels, and related raw materials increased by over 68% year-on-year, becoming a significant driver of foreign trade growth for the month.
According to the Slovak National Medium-Term Fiscal Structural Plan 2025–2028 currently being advanced by the Slovak government, approximately one-third of the reform objectives have already been achieved, primarily concentrated in the energy and education sectors. In the future, accelerating industrial upgrading, enhancing scientific and technological innovation capabilities, and cultivating emerging industries have become key directions for the country to improve its international competitiveness. Slovakia has approved an updated version of the Electric Vehicle Development Action Plan, aimed at promoting the普及 of electric vehicles and the development of related industries. A new automobile factory being built by Volvo in the vicinity of Košice is about to commence production. The Slovak government has also recently approved a package of reform measures aimed at improving the business environment, including reducing administrative burdens, expanding support for innovation and investment, and attracting more foreign talent. Continued investment from the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility and structural funds will further drive infrastructure construction and industrial investment in Slovakia. Consequently, the latest EU forecast report suggests that, driven by a rebound in consumption and growth in net exports, Slovakia's economic growth rate is expected to recover to 1.5% in 2027.
In recent years, China-Slovakia economic and trade cooperation has continuously deepened and solidified, with mutually beneficial cooperation consistently improving in quality and efficiency. Slovakia was one of the first European countries to support and actively participate in the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative (shǒu zhū dài tù - "guard the stump, await the rabbit," to wait idly for luck instead of acting). China has become Slovakia's largest trading partner outside the EU. In 2025, bilateral trade volume between China and Slovakia approached 62 billion RMB, with cooperation between the two sides in fields such as equipment manufacturing, the automotive industry, and new energy continuing to deepen. As industrial cooperation between the two sides deepens, China-Slovakia cooperation is expanding from traditional commodity trade to collaboration in industrial chains, supply chains, and innovation chains. New energy, the digital economy, artificial intelligence, and green, low-carbon fields have become new growth points for cooperation.
Return to TopBEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) — In response to recent Japanese media disclosures that right-wing forces in Japan are using artificial intelligence and other means on a large scale to fabricate false information in an attempt to distort the history of the invasion of China, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning stated at a regular press conference on the 29th that China expresses serious concern over this. This is a blatant provocation against international justice and the post-war international order, and it threatens regional peace and stability.
Mao Ning pointed out that after the war, Japan's right-wing forces have not only failed to deeply reflect on the history of the invasion of China but have also gone to great lengths to distort the truth and downplay historical guilt. By visiting the Yasukuni Shrine, tampering with textbooks, and altering explanations in memorial halls, they spread a mistaken view of history, seriously misleading Japanese society, especially the younger generation. Now, these right-wing forces are using new technologies to "poison" public opinion, while simultaneously pushing for Japan's "re-militarization." The severity and harm of this are even greater.
"This is a blatant provocation against international justice and the post-war international order, and it threatens regional peace and stability. The international community must remain highly vigilant and resolutely oppose it," Mao Ning said.
Mao Ning stated that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trials. Historical truth must not be tampered with, and historical conclusions must not be challenged. The war crimes committed by Japan during its invasion of China are backed by ironclad evidence, and an increasing amount of new evidence is further exposing the crimes of Japanese militarism. China will join peace-loving people around the world in jointly defending historical truth and justice.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 邹 松
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ministry of Health reported on July 29 in its epidemic situation report that, as of July 27, the country had reported a cumulative total of 3,360 confirmed Ebola cases, of which 1,487 were deaths. A cumulative total of 597 cases had recovered, and another 733 patients were in isolation. The epidemic remains in a phase of ongoing transmission. Lyu Fenggola (吕丰戈拉), head of operations of the national epidemic response coordination mechanism of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, said that “it is still too early to conclude that the epidemic has reached its peak.” Currently, the World Health Organization continues to maintain its assessment of global risk as “low” and regional risk as “high,” emphasizing that the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains a key area for global Ebola epidemic prevention and control.
According to information from the health department of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, this round of epidemic caused by the Bundibugyo-type Ebola virus (本迪布焦型埃博拉病毒) is still mainly concentrated in eastern regions such as Ituri and North Kivu. Some epidemic areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are located in remote areas, with complex local security situations and frequent population movements, and epidemiological investigations, contact tracing, and transportation of medical supplies are still affected to some extent. The Bundibugyo-type Ebola virus that caused this round of epidemic also has no approved vaccine or specific therapeutic drugs.
The WHO believes that the continuous increase in cases indicates that transmission in the main epidemic areas has not been completely interrupted. But thanks to the expansion of surveillance networks, the improvement of laboratory testing capacity, and the continuous improvement of active case-finding mechanisms, epidemic surveillance and detection capabilities are being continuously enhanced. The National Institute of Biomedical Research of the Democratic Republic of the Congo recently launched a clinical trial for high-risk contacts of Ebola, evaluating the safety and efficacy of candidate drugs for post-exposure prophylaxis.
On May 17, the WHO announced that the Ebola epidemics in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda constituted a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern.” But since late June, Uganda has not reported any new confirmed cases, and all hospitalized patients have recovered and been discharged. Currently, a 42-day observation period is being carried out in accordance with international standards. The WHO stated that if no new cases are found during two consecutive maximum incubation periods, the epidemic can be declared over. Uganda’s ability to quickly cut off the transmission chain is due to the timely implementation of measures such as early case detection, rapid laboratory testing, close contact tracing, and standardized isolation and treatment. Facing the risk of cross-border transmission of the epidemic, the Africa CDC coordinated member states to strengthen epidemic information sharing and cross-border risk assessment, and promoted countries such as Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda, and Burundi to further strengthen health monitoring at border ports, case reporting, and laboratory testing capacity building, and improve cross-border joint response mechanisms. Jean Kaseya, Director of the Africa CDC, said that the current regional joint prevention and control is playing a positive role, but epidemic prevention and control is still in a critical stage. The international community should continue to provide financial, technical, and personnel support to affected countries to jointly enhance public health emergency response capacity.
The WHO continues to deploy professional teams for epidemiological investigation, laboratory testing, hospital infection prevention and control, etc., to the epidemic areas, coordinates partners to support case detection, contact tracing, infection prevention and control, and community health promotion, and has launched an international clinical study on candidate therapeutic drugs for the Bundibugyo-type Ebola virus, hoping to generate more evidence-based medical evidence as soon as possible. Institutions such as the International Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders also provide support for the operation of treatment centers, community mobilization, and other work, helping to reduce the risk of community transmission. Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, said: “Strengthening community engagement and early case detection remain key to interrupting the chain of virus transmission.”
Under the framework of international cooperation, China has dispatched two batches of Ebola anti-epidemic medical expert teams to carry out technical cooperation with long-term medical aid teams in Africa on laboratory testing, hospital infection prevention and control, epidemiological investigation training, grassroots health education, etc., providing support for local efforts to enhance Ebola epidemic surveillance and emergency response capacity. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that no single country can deal with the Ebola epidemic alone. Only by adhering to solidarity and cooperation, continuously strengthening surveillance and early warning, case treatment, and community prevention and control, can the virus transmission chain be interrupted as soon as possible.
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, July 28 — Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Rudenko stated on the 28th that the belligerent posture of the Sanae Takaichi government in Japan has a negative impact on the stability of the Asia-Pacific region and harms the security interests of neighboring countries, including Russia.
The Russian Foreign Ministry website published the full text of Rudenko’s interview with Russian media on the same day. Rudenko said that the Takaichi government is determined to embark on the dangerous path of “remilitarization,” deviating from the peace clauses in the constitution, substantially increasing the military budget, purchasing large quantities of foreign weapons, and liberalizing arms exports. The remarks by the Japanese leadership about re-examining the “three non-nuclear principles” (无核三原则) are completely unacceptable. The Russian side has repeatedly warned the Japanese side in public or through diplomatic channels that such measures may force the Russian side to take necessary countermeasures.
Rudenko stated that the current Japanese government has continued the anti-Russian line of the previous government, leading to a serious deterioration in bilateral relations. As the Russian side has repeatedly emphasized, only when the Japanese side abandons its anti-Russian stance with concrete actions can the two countries resume dialogue and cooperation.
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“At the time they dared to steal because they said I was young and wouldn’t be sentenced even if caught.”
At Zhixin School (致新学校) in Foshan City, Guangdong, the reporter saw Xiaocheng (小成) — wearing small glasses, looking childish — and could not possibly associate him with theft. Principal Yu Jintang (余锦棠) beside him explained that 13-year-old Xiaocheng is a “police-referred student” who, because he was below the age of criminal responsibility when committing theft, was finally assessed and sent by the public security authorities to a specialized school for correctional education.
In the blink of an eye more than three months have passed. He says he has come to understand many things he did not understand before: that the so-called “friends” around him who said “don’t be afraid to break the law” were only using him to steal; that his own aversion to study, truancy, and running away from home were because he did not understand why he should study at all…
“I am about to graduate and want to go back to my old school to continue studying, and never drift around outside again,” Xiaocheng said. The thing that made him happiest recently was winning first prize in a speech contest. “I also have strengths that others can’t match!”
“Pulling back children who are walking on the edge of a cliff” — this is a phrase the reporter often heard while interviewing about specialized education and specialized correctional education in Guangdong. When juvenile delinquents enter specialized schools, what will they encounter? How do they emerge from the shadows and set sail for a new life? The reporter visited several specialized schools to find out.
“Safety is the base color, education is the true color”
Specialized schools are another form of “high wall” — this is a misunderstanding many people may have.
When Xiaojun (小俊) was first sent to Qihang School (启航学校) in Dongguan City because he had been involved with drugs, he too thought he was “going to jail, that this life was finished.”
But the Xiaojun the reporter saw now speaks steadily, acts capably, and is already the boss of a startup company with two to three hundred employees.
What happened in between? Xiaojun said that at the beginning he was dejected and confused. Later the school learned he had some exposure to e-commerce work and encouraged him to try the school’s “empowerment and skills training” course.
“That course immediately attracted me; I felt I had found my future direction,” Xiaojun said. Later, when the school held an information technology skills competition and a workplace simulation job fair, he signed up. One day, Xiaojun found the teacher and poured out his heart — “I want to start my own company.”
After leaving school, Xiaojun was like a different person — no longer confused, no longer drifting aimlessly. With his family’s help, he went to Shenzhen to find supply sources, learn operations, and build a team. Half a year later, he actually managed to set up his own e-commerce company. Now Xiaojun is busy every day, but whenever the school needs him, he takes time to come back and visit his teachers and set an example for the younger students.
As of June this year, the school has educated and corrected nearly 3,000 students, with a success rate of over 95%. Most students choose to transfer back to regular schools for study or to seek employment or start businesses after leaving.
According to the Law on the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency, specialized education is a component of the national education system and an important protective disposition measure for educating and correcting minors who have serious misbehavior. At the same time, if a minor commits an act stipulated in the Criminal Law but is not subject to criminal punishment because he or she has not reached the statutory age of criminal responsibility, upon assessment and consent by the specialized education steering committee, the education administrative department, together with the public security authorities, may decide to carry out specialized correctional education.
“In specialized schools, safety is the base color, education is the true color. We strictly implement the national compulsory education curriculum plan and curriculum standards, and in light of the characteristics of specialized education, we offer distinctive educational and correctional courses such as moral education, psychological education, rule-of-law education, and vocational education,” said a relevant official from the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education (广东省教育厅).
In Guangdong, in recent years, governments at the provincial, city, and county levels have included the construction of specialized schools in the education development planning system and the special planning for primary and secondary school construction. At present, 27 specialized schools have been built, achieving full coverage across all 21 prefecture-level cities in the province. Some specialized schools implement graded management based on assessment of students’ crime type, daily behavior, and degree of harm, achieving precise correction with “one policy per person” (一人一策). Some specialized schools divide the reception of specialized correctional education into three stages: the “junior class” focuses on strengthening rule awareness and behavioral bottom lines; the “intermediate class” emphasizes introspection, reflection, and value reconstruction; the “senior class” focuses on adaptive training for returning to society.
“Specialized schools play a very critical role in the graded intervention and correction of juvenile delinquents, and their effect on preventing and reducing juvenile delinquency is very obvious. If specialized schools are built and used well, juvenile delinquency in the local area will naturally decrease,” said a relevant official from the Guangdong Provincial Committee of Political and Legal Affairs (广东省委政法委). The official stated that by carrying out special actions for the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency and deepening specialized education, Guangdong achieved a year-on-year decrease of 23.6% in criminal cases involving minors in 2024, and on that basis, a year-on-year decrease of 10.5% in public security cases involving minors in 2025, realizing a “dual decrease” in both criminal and public security cases.
“Every child is a seed, only their blooming seasons differ”
“Because of the label of ‘problem student’, these children often suffer discrimination and harsh treatment. In fact, every child is a seed, only their blooming seasons differ,” said Li Zhiyi (李志毅), principal of Huixin School (惠新学校) in Huizhou City, Guangdong.
At home, if she did something slightly wrong, she would be beaten and scolded; outside school, she was mocked and beaten, but did not dare tell her family when she got home… When Xiaoqi (小琪) first entered Huixin School, she appeared to have a extreme personality and advocate violence, but behind that lay a lonely, painful growth experience.
Xiaoqi’s parents divorced when she was four. Due to obstruction by her father and others, she never saw her mother again. One day someone again mocked her for lacking maternal love, hitting the scar she least wanted to expose, and a quarrel broke out. “I found someone to give that person a severe beating, and from then on I felt that fists could solve everything,” Xiaoqi said. The success of her revenge led her further down the wrong path. In April this year, because of repeated serious misbehavior involving bullying others, she was sent to a specialized school to receive correctional education.
The school sorted out Xiaoqi’s growth history in detail and found that she was not inherently unruly, but that the causes were lack of family affection, suffered harm, and cognitive deviation.
How to 对症下药 (duì zhèng xià yào - “suit the remedy to the case,” to take targeted measures)? The resident police officer, together with the local police station, first contacted Xiaoqi’s father, clearly informing him that preventing the child from visiting her biological mother was illegal, and issued a warning letter in accordance with the law; at the same time, the homeroom teacher contacted Xiaoqi’s mother to come to the school for a visit. Seeing her mother, whom she had missed day and night, the grievances accumulated over the years were all released, and the warmth of family affection began to melt the ice in her heart.
“Many children who go astray most long to be understood and cared for,” Li Zhiyi said. Through the school’s day-after-day companionship, education, and transformation, Xiaoqi gradually let go of her aggression, actively cooperated in correcting her behavioral deviations, and step by step moved toward a warm and bright future.
A survey of the families of students at a certain specialized school in Guangdong found that 60% of the children came from divorced or single-parent families, and more than 20% were left-behind children. Tensions in parent-child relationships often become an important trigger for children to go astray, and also become a major difficulty in correction.
“Mom, you accompanied me while I grew up, and later I will accompany you as you grow old.” “When you come to pick me up and take me home, I want to apologize to you.” … In a classroom of Qixin School (启新学校) in Guangzhou City, the children in the “small classroom” were writing a family letter to their parents stroke by stroke.
From writing family letters to express gratitude for family affection, to reciting classics to appreciate filial piety, to immersive classrooms that change behavior, Guangdong explores “educating people with excellent traditional Chinese culture + scientific professional correction,” relying on the professional advantages of prison education and transformation to carry out mature programs such as “Searching for Serenity Small Classroom” and “Introspective Correction” that deliver teaching and education.
“Starting from nourishing the heart, educating people, rectifying virtue, and setting conduct with excellent traditional culture can effectively repair family ‘rifts’,” said Jin Shangxun (靳尚勋), Party branch secretary of Qixin School in Guangzhou. The school, together with Guangzhou Women’s Prison and others, opened the “Qixin Gratitude Small Classroom,” leading students to self-reflection and self-awareness through classic study and emotional interaction.
“After the first session, 80% of the students began to put themselves in others’ shoes and truly felt the hard work of their parents and teachers. Comparing psychological scale data before and after the training, the scores for negative emotional indicators such as anxiety, low self-esteem, hostility, irritability, and depression among students dropped significantly,” Jin Shangxun said.
As of June this year, 21 prisons in Guangdong have established a joint education-sending mechanism with 20 specialized schools, providing correctional courses such as family affection restoration and psychological counseling to nearly 2,000 specialized school students.
“Leaving school is not the end, but a new starting point”
In the Pearl River Delta region, the local population and the migrant population are “inverted” — more than 80% of students in specialized schools are from the migrant population, and in some specialized schools the proportion of migrant students from outside the area reaches 98%, which brings considerable difficulty to follow-up tracking and assistance after leaving school.
After Xiaotian (小天) graduated from Qixin School in Guangzhou, the “bad friends” from his previous social circle reappeared in his life, leading him to spend whole days addicted to online gambling, billiard gambling, and the like.
The school assessed that Xiaotian’s risk of reoffending was relatively high, and the Guangzhou Juvenile Justice Social Work Service Center (广州市未成年人司法社会工作服务中心) quickly intervened. Community workers found that Xiaotian often blindly followed others to participate in fights and theft because of his so-called “loyalty,” and decided to start from there and 循循善诱 (xún xún shàn yòu - “lead by gradual steps,” to teach patiently).
“No one ever told me that true friendship is not blind obedience, but mutual reminding, mutual support, and growing together,” Xiaotian said. With the help of social workers, he finally saw clearly who were good friends and who were bad friends. “Now when I see people out driving around and idling, I feel that is a waste of time. Being with them easily leads to reoffending. I never want to go back to that path again.”
For minors who have just left specialized schools and returned to society, Guangzhou has introduced judicial social workers to participate in post-discharge assistance, providing professional services such as emotional companionship, crisis intervention, and employment support to help resolve family conflicts, correct peer biases, and solve life difficulties.
“Leaving school is not the end, but a new starting point,” said a relevant official from the Guangdong Provincial Committee of Political and Legal Affairs. Guangdong is exploring the establishment of a full-cycle tracking and assistance system for school-leaving students. Specialized schools, based on comprehensive assessments of students, coordinate and connect with comprehensive governance centers, case-handling units, schools, families, etc., before the students leave, exchanging information on the students’ correction situation and follow-up assistance suggestions.
Xiaoqin (小秦) was the only child in his family. Due to his parents’ indulgence, he gradually became willful and disregarded rules, and finally was sent to Qihang School in Dongguan for theft.
The school, targeting the problem of improper family education, communicated with Xiaoqin’s parents again and again: the child has made progress here, but if the soil at home does not change, the problem will “recur” when he goes back. Gradually, the parents changed from “there’s no way” to willingness to learn, from ignoring to actively caring about their child’s situation. After graduation, to prevent regression, the school maintained long-term tracking assistance — a weekly phone or WeChat follow-up, and on holidays, teachers would even make a special trip to his home.
One day, Xiaoqin saw an old man’s wooden cart overturned on the road and quickly ran over to help the old man pick up and load the items. Coincidentally, this act was photographed and posted online. The local public security authority’s WeChat video account specially released a video publicly praising him for his helpfulness.
“Co-education by school and family is the foundation for curing the root cause and consolidating the base,” said Wei Jiayu (魏佳煜), principal of Qihang School in Dongguan. When dealing with lost youth, strict control is a means, and transformation is the foundation. “Use love to warm a cold heart, use patience to wait for a late-blooming flower, so that more ‘broken-winged youths’ can bloom toward the sun in the gentle spring breeze and rain.”
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A child's transformation is never accomplished by a single school alone.
During interviews, reporters observed that this is a process of collective support, from the family to the school, and then to the entire society: when a child enters a specialized school, teachers, instructors, and resident police officers jointly bear the responsibility of education and correction, working in shifts 24 hours a day, without rest during winter or summer breaks. In Guangdong, specialized education and specialized correctional education are carried out under the principle of "overall coordination by the Political and Legal Affairs Commission (政法委), primary responsibility by the education department (教育主抓), primary correction by the public security and judicial organs (公安司法主矫), and a safety net provided by the comprehensive governance center (综治中心兜底)," uniting the forces of all parties into a single rope to jointly repair "broken-winged youth."
When a child returns to society, whether the family environment has changed and whether long-term assistance has been put in place affect whether the good correctional outcomes can be maintained. Regarding the prevention and governance of juvenile delinquency, simply "handing down a verdict and being done with it" or "letting them off and being done with it" are both unacceptable. Reporters observed at specialized schools across the country that some places have established parent classes to make negligent parents "make up for lost lessons"; some cooperate closely with vocational schools to teach children a marketable skill; some rectify the environment around school campuses to eliminate negative influences... Today, jointly weaving a dense "protective net" and building a solid "firewall" has become a consensus across various regions in curbing the high incidence and younger age trend of juvenile delinquency.
Juvenile protection is a systemic project. Only when families, schools, society, and political-legal organs coordinate, cooperate, support, and guarantee, jointly upholding a legal blue sky for minors, can the goal of "transforming one child, saving one family, and benefiting one society" be truly realized.
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Let fairness and justice not be obscured; let the public interest not be infringed upon.
False litigation, commonly known as “phony lawsuits,” involves parties either fabricating the facts of a case, inventing legal relationships, or forging litigation evidence, and filing lawsuits with the court in order to seek illegal gains.
Recently, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate released a set of data on false litigation: from January to June 2026, national procuratorial organs handled a total of 3,186 cases of false litigation, a year-on-year decrease of 18.6%. At the same time, the procuratorates pointed out that false litigation has spawned new types and new forms, and its harm has already broken through the scope of individual interest damage, gradually spreading to national and societal public interests, requiring sustained strengthening of governance.
False litigation has these “new tricks”: some managers of state-owned units or collective organizations maliciously collude with related parties, fabricate civil disputes such as loans, sales, guarantees, etc., and encroach upon or transfer public property through litigation; some professional lenders, in order to legalize illegal creditor’s rights such as “packaged loans” (套路贷), set up loans by inflating loan amounts, fabricating fake bank transaction records, etc.; some file false litigation by fabricating civil legal relationships such as sales, loans, debt repayment, etc., and forging evidence, in order to circumvent regulatory policies such as those on housing and vehicle purchases; some lawbreakers, by fabricating labor relationships, forging work injury facts, etc., intensively file lawsuits to siphon off special funds such as pension insurance funds and work-related injury insurance funds.
These new types of false litigation are more concealed, and are mostly cases involving multiple parties, not only damaging litigation order and judicial credibility, but also potentially triggering systemic risks and endangering social stability.
Previously, the Criminal Law Amendment (IX) added the crime of false litigation, and the “Opinions on Further Strengthening the Work of Punishing False Litigation Crimes” jointly issued by the “Two Highs and Two Ministries” (Supreme People’s Court, Supreme People’s Procuratorate, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Justice) clarified the standards for identification and refined the mechanisms for investigation and punishment. In recent years, various departments have increased their efforts to crack down, and the data released by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate this time also indicates that the high incidence of false litigation has been curbed to a certain extent.
However, 冰冻三尺非一日之寒 (bīng dòng sān chǐ fēi yī rì zhī hán - “three feet of ice does not form on a single day’s chill,” problems accumulate over time and cannot be solved overnight), and the resolution of a problem cannot be achieved in one swift move. To truly govern false litigation well, especially to deal with the ever-changing new problems that harm the public interest, it is necessary to take targeted measures and form a joint force.
Enhance the ability to identify false litigation through information technology means. Nowadays, by combining big data and artificial intelligence, extracting key elements from judgment documents, such as loan amounts and transaction flow data, and establishing supervision models, it is possible to achieve automatic early warning of suspicious cases. Many localities have made attempts; courts in Shanghai, Inner Mongolia, and other places have designed and developed applications for governing false litigation, achieving early warning of false litigation cases. Relevant experience is worth summarizing and promoting.
To govern false litigation, judicial organs and public security organs need to form a joint force to crack down. Previously, a court in a certain locality in Hunan, during a trial, discovered that the parties had a suspicion of malicious collusion to fabricate debts, proactively transferred the leads to the public security organ, and the public security organ quickly uncovered the act of transferring property through false litigation. This joint model of “judicial review + public security investigation” effectively solved the problem of fact-finding. In addition, cooperation between political-legal organs and other departments, especially fiscal and taxation related departments, is also very important for handling false litigation. Localities can better explore cross-departmental mechanisms for lead transfer and collaborative screening.
The reason false litigation arises is sometimes that some parties, harboring a mentality of “no loss if you lose, a huge gain if you win,” deliberately file lawsuits. In this regard, legal publicity related to false litigation should be strengthened, so that every litigation participant understands the serious legal consequences that false litigation may bring. Some local courts have explored having parties sign a letter of commitment to litigation in good faith, which also achieves the effect of clarifying legal responsibilities and popularizing legal knowledge.
False litigation challenges judicial authority, exhausts social integrity, and harms the public interest. Governing false litigation is not only an inevitable requirement for safeguarding judicial fairness, but also an important measure for protecting the public interest. Only by continuing to wield the sword with a zero-tolerance attitude, weaving a dense institutional net, strengthening coordinated governance, and solidifying the foundation of integrity, can fairness and justice not be obscured, and the public interest not be infringed upon.
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In July 2022, Zhu Mou joined a security company in Beijing and was assigned by the company to work as a security guard at a university. After a period of time, Zhu Mou resigned due to reasons such as not adapting to the working hours.
Since he was resigning, the accounts between the two parties had to be settled. However, at this point, a disagreement arose between Zhu Mou and the company. The two sides held different opinions on whether overtime work existed, the duration of overtime, and the determination of overtime pay arising from it. More importantly, Zhu Mou claimed that the security company had never paid social insurance premiums for him. According to the relevant provisions of the Labor Contract Law, if the company did not pay social insurance for him, then he had the right to terminate the contract and obtain economic compensation.
In response, the company disagreed. They produced a statement signed by Zhu Mou, which clearly stated: "I voluntarily request the unit (a certain security company) to no longer participate in the city's social insurance on my behalf. I confirm that when the company pays my wages, the relevant social insurance premiums are paid to me together with other subsidies in the wages. I voluntarily adopt the above method to handle social insurance matters," and so on.
The company believed that since Zhu Mou voluntarily gave up social insurance, the company naturally should not provide compensation. In response, Zhu Mou argued that the agreement concerning the non-payment of social insurance premiums was a standard clause pre-printed by the security company. These clauses deprived him of his statutory rights, contradicted current laws and regulations, and had no legal effect.
Both parties stuck to their own arguments and were unable to reach an agreement. Zhu Mou submitted the dispute to the Labor and Personnel Dispute Arbitration Committee for a ruling, and subsequently, both parties filed a lawsuit with the court.
During the court trial, the court first confirmed the issue of overtime pay, regarding which the two parties had little dispute. As for the economic compensation for the termination of the labor contract, which was the most contentious issue between the two parties, the court, combining the evidence from both sides—such as Zhu Mou's social insurance inquiry records—determined that during Zhu Mou's employment, the security company had indeed not paid social insurance premiums for him.
As for the security company's argument that Zhu Mou voluntarily gave up paying social insurance premiums and therefore the company did not need to pay economic compensation, the court held that paying social insurance premiums in accordance with the law is a statutory obligation of both the employer and the worker. Except for reasons stipulated by law, this obligation is not exempted by the worker's consent. Since Zhu Mou claimed economic compensation on this ground, the court should support it.
Ultimately, the court ruled that the security company should pay Zhu Mou economic compensation for the termination of the labor contract in the amount of over 2,400 yuan.
The judge reminded that many workers, when seeking employment, make certain agreements with the employer. For example, the employer may agree not to pay social insurance premiums and instead convert them into cash in the wages. Such an agreement may appear mutually voluntary, but in fact, the state established the social insurance fund to provide workers with assistance and compensation in situations such as old age, illness, work-related injury, unemployment, and childbirth. Paying social insurance premiums in accordance with the law is a statutory obligation of the employer. Similar agreements or commitments are invalid because they violate mandatory legal provisions.
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Alright, then I'll be a "佐料演员" (zuǒ liào yǎn yuán - "seasoning actor," a supporting actor who adds flavor like a condiment)
In 1956, I took a train to the capital Beijing, dreaming of displaying great ambition on the national stage of drama. Unexpectedly, in the nearly 30 years that followed, of the 79 roles I performed, 77 were walk-on parts.
This gap was enormous. When a public performance was on, the lead actors were introduced with detailed biographies; my introduction consisted of just four words: 本院演员 (běn yuàn yǎn yuán - "actor of this theater"). A teacher noticed my dejection and comforted me, saying: "You are not the face of the garment; you are the lining, the hard lining. If a garment has a poor lining, the face cannot hold up either." Alright, since that is the case, I'll be a "佐料演员" (zuǒ liào yǎn yuán - "seasoning actor," a supporting actor who adds flavor like a condiment). I thought to myself: Actors with good conditions are like fish heads or sea cucumbers — the main dishes. For me, I am the ginger, the scallion, the garlic that brings out the flavor. Without the seasonings, the dish is no good either. From then on, I never looked down on any role, not even slightly. I told myself: as long as you are on stage, even if you are just the background board, you must be a background board "with drama (有戏)."
Actually, a walk-on has its advantages: there is no fixed rule about what that person must be like or not like — you have room to improvise. Of course, improvising does not mean random fooling around. My walk-on roles were done with hard work.
In the 1959 National Day 10th anniversary tribute performances, I played two servants: one was the servant in the stage play The Servant of Two Masters (一仆二主) — a major lead role; the other was a servant in The Thunderstorm (大雷雨) — no name, no lines, but I thought there was room for creative interpretation.
To do this walk-on role well, I put in tremendous effort. I found and carefully read all 19 scripts by Goldoni and Ostrovsky, thoroughly understanding the writers' styles and expressions. I also read the critics Chernyshevsky and Belinsky's summaries of how the stage plays reflected their era — "黑暗王国的一线光明" (hēi'àn wángguó de yīxiàn guāngmíng - "a ray of light in the dark kingdom"); this dark kingdom was the serfdom society. The servant I played was not simply a "下人" (xiàrén - "underling"); he bore the oppression of that era on his back. That way I found the "任务" (rènwu - "task") and "行动" (xíngdòng - "action") of the role. I also looked at many famous paintings, studied Barge Haulers on the Volga and the people in other oil paintings by Repin, observing their eyes and postures. I even read many related novels — Tolstoy's, Turgenev's, everything the foreign-language bookstore had, I bought it all.
My interpretation of the servant in The Thunderstorm was ultimately praised by Soviet experts as a "经典龙套" (jīngdiǎn lóngtào - "classic walk-on"). Premier Zhou Enlai watched this play twice.
With that foundation, in 1960 I played Lenin in The Kremlin Chimes. That was a role assigned to me on short notice, just two days before the performance. The old theater director Ouyang Yuqian said I acted very much like Lenin and that it didn't seem like I had only spent two days preparing. Actually, I had already been watching the rehearsals for a month. Back in my dorm, I looked at nothing but pictures of Lenin, and I would go to the foreign-language bookstore to buy materials and study. I was always prepared — to tell the truth, there is no actor who does not want to be the lead, who does not want to play a role that allows one to fully display one's talent and give full rein to creativity. That's only human nature. In short, I thoroughly analyzed Lenin's movements and expressions, so as soon as I performed, I succeeded.
"济公" (Jì Gōng - Ji Gong, the Mad Monk) became my teacher
In 1985, I starred in the TV series Ji Gong. At the beginning, the director was uncertain, because I was not a comedy actor; my previous stage images were either serious or tragic, not even close to the word "comedy."
The director asked me: What do you think Ji Gong is like? Somehow, my mind suddenly recalled the Suzhou storytelling (苏州评话, Sūzhōu pínghuà) I had liked listening to in fourth grade. Right then and there, I imitated the tone and mannerisms of that storyteller for him, and instantly portrayed Ji Gong's "madness" and "craziness." After he saw it, he had a clear idea.
This proved once again that in the acting profession, no effort is wasted. All the accumulation you have off stage and in life might be used at some unforeseen moment.
Ji Gong was my eightieth role. During the eight and a half months of filming, I truly gave it my all, using every bit of artistic accumulation, life accumulation, and everything I had learned in my nearly 30-year walk-on career. During filming we only slept about four hours a day. I had to prepare every day's scenes in advance, studying the character and studying the blocking. I saw this as a kind of struggle. Life offers few such struggles — especially when you are over fifty and still get an opportunity like this.
The stories of Ji Gong are mostly vernacular story (话本, huàběn) tales, passed down orally by storytellers; it wasn't even a literary work. In the original script there was a scene where Ji Gong, with dirty hands, grabs a steamed bun, leaving five black fingerprints. The shop owner asks him for money; he has none, and the owner gives it to him anyway. I immediately felt that wouldn't work. That's not Ji Gong; that's "吃白食" (chī báishí - "eating for free"). We had to change it. Later we changed it so that Ji Gong paid the owner for the bun.
Besides studying the character and the blocking, I also studied the costumes and props. The crew's clothes were brand new — how could that do! So I aged them myself — rubbing, tearing, cutting and slashing with scissors. The original novel says: "醉眼乜斜睁又闭……破僧鞋，只剩底……" (zuì yǎn miē xié zhēng yòu bì... pò sēng xié, zhǐ shèng dǐ... - "drunken eyes squinting, opening and closing... tattered monk's shoes, only the soles left...") But these are all external. The last line "专管人间不平事" (zhuān guǎn rénjiān bùpíng shì - "specializes in handling injustices in the world") is the key and the core. His "破" (pò - "tatteredness") is meant to set off his "不平事" (bùpíng shì - "injustices"). His heart is filled with the world's injustices — how could he have time to care about whether he dresses well?
For me, Ji Gong had transformed from a role into my teacher. It was Ji Gong who changed me, changed my artistic outlook, changed my worldview, changed my personality, changed my fate. After Ji Gong, I did not take on many roles; I turned down many invitations. I had to make choices. As a result, that idle period lasted nearly 20 years.
Performing in Blossoms (繁花) made me forget my age
In 2020, I received a work invitation for the TV series Blossoms. The crew sent me two pages of lines and wanted me to shoot a video and send it to them for a test audition. I thought: How can this be?! Through a lens, that's not a screen test, it's handing in homework. Acting is something between people; only face-to-face communication is effective. When I met the creators, we talked very well. I said: "The writing style of Blossoms imitates Dream of the Red Chamber; the ending is a bit sorrowful. That's not right. It shouldn't be like that. Shanghai is a city full of vitality, brimming with life."
The first challenge that confronted me was single-camera shooting. I came from a stage play background — performance is alive, it's the real interaction happening between actors at the moment. If every take is the same, that's "舞台匠艺" (wǔtái jiàngyì - "stage craftsmanship," a mechanical, uninspired performance technique). But TV series use single-camera shooting. This requires that for the same scene, actors must repeat many times, and repeat the performance with not a single mistake in blocking, so that the camera captures enough multi-angle material.
I was in extreme pain, extremely embarrassed. A nearly 90-year-old veteran actor, on set he couldn't even keep up with the camera positions. After wrap, I felt deeply ashamed. I recalled a certain American actor who said he had to recite a line several hundred times before he could say it fluently — you have to be so familiar that you can perform without relying on memory, so familiar it becomes muscle memory.
I asked the crew to set up my hotel room to resemble the scene in the drama, and then used my phone to film my performance. I acted it over and over again, watching the video and repeating the practice. By the time a scene was basically locked down, and I went to the set the next day to shoot, I finally passed the test.
That day, I was filming the scene where I take A Bao to get him a suit. Watching the "transformed" A Bao, my eyes welled up with tears. Many viewers interpreted that shot as me seeing my younger self in A Bao. Actually, the most direct reason I teared up at that moment was that I had finally passed the shooting — it was not easy. But I am also happy for audiences to make various interpretations; after all, my tears at that moment were also in line with the situation in the drama.
From 2020 to 2023, from age 87 to 90, I spent three years on and off in the Blossoms crew. I don't know how many all-nighters I pulled, how many miles I walked back and forth for blocking, to the point where later my feet became swollen. The script flying pages (飞页, fēi yè - "flying pages," loose pages of revised script) came frequently — we were almost revising as we filmed. The scripts piled up on the desk so high that my assistant exclaimed she had never seen any actor have so many scripts.
While waiting for my scenes, I often sat in a wheelchair, because the set had lots of people and thin air; sometimes I even needed oxygen. But as soon as the camera started rolling, I could always muster twelve points (十二分 - "twelve-tenths," a Chinese idiom meaning to the utmost) of spirit. That wasn't relying on a sense of responsibility; it was the passion for creation driving me, making me forget my age. It truly was a blazing, passionate time.
After filming ended, for a long time I still remained immersed in the role, unable to come out, even unwilling to come out. Now looking back, I really was confused! I was upside-down! I am grateful to "爷叔" (Yéshū - "Uncle," the character's nickname). You have given me so, so much. Go ahead, continue walking into the crowd, walk forward all the way! I, too, should return to playing with supernatural powers (游戏神通, yóuxì shéntōng - "play with supernatural powers," a Buddhist concept of freely manifesting miraculous abilities) and aiding the world for the public good (济世为公, jì shì wèi gōng - "aid the world for the public good").
(Interview and compilation by Kang Lukai; for more content, please see the book Bu Zhuo Ji: The Autobiography of You Benchang)
Return to TopBy: 聂震宁
At present, primary and secondary school students are enjoying the free time of summer vacation. Needless to say, many students have a phone in hand, and it is difficult to expect them not to let themselves go wild. You say, "read on screen when busy, read books when idle," but the fear is that they read on screen even when idle, reading on screen all the time! Many parents are complaining endlessly about this.
To be fair, reading on screen is not a scourge or a monster. Reading on screen, accompanied by hyperlinks, pop-ups, and multi-tasking switching, cultivates a kind of "hunter-type" thinking—that is, the ability to scan quickly, capture keywords, and jump around at any time. This is an essential skill for the digital-intelligent era. Although reading on screen is efficient and necessary, being in this state for a long time will cause the brain to gradually lose its ability for linear focus. The deep construction of the human spiritual world, on the other hand, relies precisely on the thinking-forging function unique to those "slow carriers."
The paradox is that the temptation of reading on screen is a dimensionality-reducing strike. Even adults cannot restrain themselves, so how can we demand that minors strictly adhere to such "strict rules and regulations"? Yet, if the habit of reading books is not cultivated during the adolescent stage, how can we expect children to embrace deep reading when they become adults? This is truly a maddening dilemma brought to all parents in society by the digital-intelligent age!
Difficult problems always have someone to solve them. I once saw a community book house. The young administrator ran a "Summer Dual-Track Reading Class" in the book house, which children could freely sign up for. The purpose of adopting the "dual-track system" is to enable children to both enjoy the pleasure of digital reading and settle down to chew through a few thick books.
The administrator had a practical plan for reading books and reading on screen.
First, time was segmented. In the morning, they read paper books, and students placed their phones in the book house's "phone parking lot." The gaps between reading and daily activities, such as after meals or the buffer period after waking from a nap, were set aside for 15–30 minutes of "light screen reading."
Second, screen reading was used to spark interest in book reading. First, watch documentaries, then tackle the hefty tomes. For example, before reading the original Journey to the West, first watch an in-depth analysis video of The Monkey King 2; before reading Romance of the Three Kingdoms, first scroll through a few short videos on "the evolution of the Three Kingdoms map." This helps children feel less intimidated when reading paper books. This is one type of "reading on screen," which can warm up for "reading books" and lower the threshold for reading.
Third, an output-driven method was adopted to establish a dialogue between "reading on screen" and "reading books." The administrator had a "find fault with the book" plan: encouraging children to search for "negative reviews" or "rant posts" about a certain book on their phones. For example, after reading Old Stories of the South of the City, have the child search for "Why I don't like Yingzi." After reading others' opinions, go back to the paper book to find evidence to refute or agree. This can turn shallow reading into deep thinking.
At the same time, parents were required to host a 5-minute "family press conference" every day: during dinner each evening, have the child turn off their phone and use oral expression to share one piece of trivia they saw from "reading on screen" that day, and one wonderful paragraph they read from "reading books." It is essential to emphasize that both are placed side by side, making the child feel that these two behaviors are equally important.
Forcibly confiscating phones only leads to confrontation, so the administrator established a "time exchange method": set a fixed 30 minutes of free phone time each day as a baseline benefit that is not deducted. However, if one wants to add extra "screen reading time," it must be exchanged for "finishing reading 50 pages of a paper book."
At the same time, help children establish correct values: reserve the best time for the brain to eat a "proper meal." When the administrator repeated this passage to me, I was so moved my eyes reddened. More than ten years ago, I said many times in speeches: For children to grow up healthily, fragmented reading also has nutrition, but if you only eat snacks and not proper meals, your health will have problems.
This "Summer Dual-Track Reading Class" made me feel that the young reading teacher "has something going on." However, the "reading civilization" of the digital-intelligent age is not built in a day. As I demonstrate in my new book The Four Seasons of Reading: 24 Letters to Reading Guidance Teachers, everyone has their own situation and their own way of coping. I believe that the new generation of children will surely blaze a bright path.
(The author is the Director of the National Reading Work Committee of the China Publishing Association)
Return to TopBy: 丁 洪
Today, when we discuss "hard technology," we should not confine ourselves to a few popular tracks or several industrial trends. When people expand their perspective from a single industry to the level of the evolution of human civilization, they will discover that what truly determines the future is often not the most immediately bustling technological concept, but rather those underlying breakthroughs capable of restructuring the foundations of energy, information, materials, and manufacturing.
The book The Hard Technology Wave is not content with discussing what market opportunities a particular technology might bring; instead, it asks what systems of energy, matter, computation, and organization the next stage of human society will be built upon, striving to examine technology within the frameworks of "first principles" and "long-termism."
Starting from the Big Bang, the author traces the evolutionary脉络 from the physical era, the chemical era, the biological era, to the civilization era, naming "the era characterized by exponentially iterating intelligence, nearly limitless energy, precise material transformation, vast spatial expansion, and autonomous life optimization" as "hard technology civilization." It points out that artificial intelligence is merely the middle chapter of the singularity, just as Homo sapiens conquered the world not by brainpower alone but required the coordinated support of a whole set of physical hardware. This way of thinking, which juxtaposes human physiological structure with the architecture of technological civilization, is refreshing.
The book's discussion of the energy revolution and quantum computing is quite illuminating. The restructuring of the future energy system is not a simple replacement of one old energy source by some new energy source, but rather a systemic upgrade centered around decarbonization, electrification, hydrogenization, and breakthroughs in nuclear energy. Among these, controlled nuclear fusion is regarded as the commanding height of the future energy revolution. Today, we see that frontier technologies, represented by artificial intelligence, have rapidly increasing demands for energy. Therefore, competition in the future technological system will, in the final analysis, come down to who first establishes a new type of energy infrastructure that is more stable, more efficient, and more capable of scaling.
Quantum computing is an even more inevitable future; it represents a redefinition of the boundaries of computation by humanity. I also agree that the more quantum technology is in the spotlight of public opinion, the more necessary it is to maintain respect for the laws of basic scientific research. Many of the works that truly determine the future precisely require quietude, patience, and long-term investment. "Long-termism" is not an abstract slogan, but the most realistic methodology in the development of hard technology. We all believe that a true technological ecosystem requires the combined force of talent, capital, platforms, and institutions; it requires insight into long-term trends, and also patience for failure and waiting.
The author of The Hard Technology Wave, through years of thinking and practice, has sorted out the development脉络 of hard technology so clearly. It is suitable for scientific researchers, reminding us to understand our own research within a larger civilizational coordinate system; it is suitable for entrepreneurs and investors, reminding us that truly important opportunities often arise in difficult places that require traversing cycles; and it is also suitable for people who care about this era, helping us understand that every deep transformation today concerning energy, materials, information, space, and life will ultimately shape the world we live in together.
"Hard technology" is not a story of short-term profit-seeking, but a long-term construction oriented towards future civilization.
(The author is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Deputy Director of the Tsung-Dao Lee Institute at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. This text is the preface to the book The Hard Technology Wave. This edition has been abridged, and the title was added by the editor.)
Return to TopBy: 张 楠
The "Our National Cultural Parks" series of books, after two years of planning and creation, has published all five volumes this year. In just over a month, circulation has exceeded 200,000 copies, and the series has been selected for the monthly list of "China's Good Books." Market enthusiasm and professional recognition have confirmed the value of this set of books.
The Great Wall, the Grand Canal, the Yellow River, the Yangtze River, and the Long March are symbols of Chinese civilization, with profound connotations. We hoped to invite authors to write compact books, and thus this series gained a notable lineup — five renowned writers with both academic depth and literary talent: Chen Jin (陈晋), Han Yuhai (韩毓海), Xiong Zhaozheng (熊召政), Qiu Huadong (邱华栋), and Xu Zechen (徐则臣).
We also hoped to turn this series into a "walking ideological and political course," allowing children to participate. Since the launch of the "I want to @ our national cultural parks" activity, participating children have come from all over the country, with submissions exceeding 70,000 pieces. The total online readership of the series of posts has surpassed 3.5 million, with a single article on the WeChat public account of the National Young Pioneers Working Committee (全国少工委) breaking 100,000 reads.
While maintaining ideological depth, making books accessible for children to read has always been a challenge in children's publishing. How to solve this problem? Problem-driven approach, detail anchoring, and narrative expression are the methodology of this series. Writing about the Great Wall starts with "How did beacon towers transmit messages?" turning the communication wisdom of the ancients into "ancient 5G." Xu Zechen, writing about the Grand Canal, responds to children's curiosity: "Without excavators, how did the ancients dig a thousand-li-long river?" Writing about the Long March uses "Could the Red Army really cover 240 li in one day and one night?" to introduce the human limit of the capture of the Luding Bridge. Writing about the Yangtze River starts with a drop of glacial meltwater setting out, surging mightily all the way to become a ten-thousand-li great river. Writing about the Yellow River restores "The Yellow River's waters come from the heavens" from a romantic poetic line to a geographical reality scene... In this way, each volume designs 17 question-based chapters that interest children, transforming history from a chronology of major events into a touchable, empathetic reading experience.
We hope that these compact books, which awaken historical memory through literary brushwork, will pave a path for children leading to the landmarks of Chinese culture, allowing children to see the road they have come from in stories, and to develop a sense of responsibility through being moved.
(The author is the Editor-in-Chief of China Children and Youth Press (中国少年儿童新闻出版总社))
Return to TopBy: 邱华栋
In the contemporary literary landscape, the writer Ai Wei (艾伟) is one of the writers with a distinctive identity. He positions himself as an "explorer of human nature" (人性勘探者), and his creative work has always revolved around several key motifs: how epochal upheavals act upon individual lives, what currents of human nature lie hidden beneath the surface of daily life, and how "man" becomes himself in complex relationships. The novel Spring Song (春歌) is a concentrated presentation of these dimensions—it both continues the writer's keen perception of the texture of the era and completes a quiet shift from rational speculation to emotional gaze.
Ai Wei has proposed a literary proposition—"man and the will of his era" (人及其时代意志). In his view, man does not exist in isolation but is situated in various relationships; the narratives in his works always attempt to penetrate the will of the era starting from experience. Spring Song is set in Hangzhou, and through the emotional entanglements among four families, it records the history of social life changes since the 1980s. The weight of the era is deposited as the foundation of the characters' emotions—the changes of the times no longer serve as explicit themes of the narrative, but are dissolved into the life experiences of characters such as Song Zhihuan, Xu Yinchun, and Chen Yiduo, becoming an "invisible" yet omnipresent texture. This is precisely the mature form of Ai Wei's novels: no longer "talking about" the external symbols of the era, but letting the complex grain of the changes of the times manifest themselves in the breathing of the characters.
If "the will of the era" is the vertical axis of Ai Wei's novels, then the continuous excavation and presentation of "the texture of life" (生活质地) is its horizontal axis. Critic Ma Minggao (马明高) once pointed out that Ai Wei is not deceived by the various appearances of current life, but strives to push aside the surface scenes of contemporary life. This pursuit runs through his creative work.
The texture of life in Spring Song is immersive. Some readers affirm the novel's storytelling, fluency, and emotional intensity. Other critics have noted that the narration of Spring Song is 不动声色 (bù dòng shēng sè - "not moving voice or countenance," calm and unruffled), yet whets the appetite, making readers "together with the characters, feel regret, joy, anger, and empathy." The characters in the story cannot let go of the bonds of deep love and true feeling—this obsession is precisely the value of life itself. The texture of life here changes from "dissection" to "immersion," from "exploration" to "coexistence."
Whether gazing at the era or presenting the texture of life, the ultimate foothold of Ai Wei's novels is always "man." In his creative notes, he explicitly states: "Writers are the guardians of human nature. Their stance should always stand on the side of 'man.'" Readers evaluate the character portrayal in Spring Song as follows: "Everyone, in their journey along the path of life, is constantly in various complex and entangled relationships; it is these numerous relationships that ultimately make a person become himself." The significance of Spring Song lies precisely in "simplifying into complexity, effectively penetrating into the 'butterfly effect' of this world, and re-evaluating the vastness and fragility, perseverance and self-reflection of life from a genetic perspective."
The novel possesses a Chinese style and the cultural spirit of Jiangnan, and it is interwoven with the legend of The Legend of the White Snake (白蛇传). The images of Bai Suzhen, Xiaoqing, Fahai, Xu Shilin, etc., are each realized in correspondence and mutual verification in today's reality. This is not merely a structural intertextuality, but also a spiritual resonance: how the Chinese understanding of 一往情深 (yī wǎng qíng shēn - "wholehearted devotion") continues and changes in contemporary interpersonal relationships.
Spring Song is a work by Ai Wei that possesses depth, breadth, and critical acumen, and it is also his most "eyes-on-people" (目中有人) work. When the era is no longer the background of characters' fates but their breathing, when life is no longer material but texture, when characters are no longer symbols but life—what Ai Wei has accomplished is precisely a novelist's spiritual arrival from "exploring human nature" to "dancing with human nature."
(The author is a member of the Party Leadership Group, Vice Chairman, and Secretariat Secretary of the China Writers Association.)
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