People's Daily - August 25, 2026

Xi Jinping Holds Talks with King Abdullah II of Jordan

Beijing, August 24 (Xinhua) — Reporter: Yang Qiaochu — On the afternoon of August 24, President Xi Jinping held talks with King Abdullah II of Jordan, who is in China for a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Xi Jinping noted that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Jordan, the two countries have always respected each other, treated each other as equals, and engaged in mutually beneficial cooperation, which is a vivid illustration of win-win cooperation and exchange of mutual learning between countries with different social systems and different sizes. In 2015, the two sides jointly announced the establishment of the China-Jordan strategic partnership, opening a new chapter in the development of bilateral relations. In the face of the intertwined and turbulent international and regional situation, building a China-Jordan relationship with richer substance and greater vitality meets the common expectations of the peoples of both countries and also conforms to the general trend of the Global South seeking strength through unity. The two sides should carry forward traditional friendship, enhance strategic mutual trust, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, and strengthen multilateral coordination, so as to promote greater development of the China-Jordan strategic partnership and continuously make positive contributions to regional peace, stability, and prosperity.

Xi Jinping stressed that China attaches importance to Jordan's unique and important role in the region, firmly supports Jordan in safeguarding its national sovereignty, security, and development interests, and is willing to work with Jordan to strengthen exchanges at all levels, including between governments, political parties, legislative bodies, and local governments, and to enhance exchanges of governance experience. The essence of China-Jordan cooperation is mutual benefit and win-win results. The two sides should further deepen the alignment of development strategies, strengthen cooperation in traditional fields such as economy and trade, infrastructure construction, transportation, and minerals, expand new growth points for cooperation such as the digital economy, artificial intelligence, and green energy, deepen exchanges in education, culture, science and technology, and tourism in an all-round way, expand people-to-people exchanges, and enhance mutual understanding between the peoples. China is willing to work with Jordan to implement the four major global initiatives, strengthen coordination and collaboration in multilateral institutions such as the United Nations, jointly uphold the international system with the United Nations at its core and the international order based on international law, and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

Abdullah II stated that China is a great country and has achieved tremendous development accomplishments under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, which is admirable. Jordan and China have established a strong strategic partnership, and the two sides have always respected each other and worked closely together, with fruitful results in cooperation in various fields. The Jordanian side firmly adheres to the One-China policy and believes that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. Jordan attaches great importance to its relations with China and is committed to deepening cooperation and exchanges with China in fields such as economy and trade, manufacturing, agriculture, science and technology, medicine, culture, and education. It welcomes more Chinese enterprises to invest in Jordan to achieve common development and prosperity. The Jordanian side highly commends the four major global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping and looks forward to China playing a more important leadership role on the world stage.

The two heads of state exchanged views on the situation in the Middle East region. Xi Jinping stressed that China has always advocated a comprehensive ceasefire and cessation of hostilities and the resolution of disputes through political and diplomatic means, and believes that the sovereignty and security of regional countries, including Jordan, should be respected. The Palestinian question is at the heart of the Middle East issue, and efforts to promote its resolution should adhere to four principles: First, we must adhere to political settlement, anchor the correct direction of the "two-state solution," promote the resumption of peace talks between Palestine and Israel, and realize the early establishment of an independent state of Palestine; second, we must adhere to "Palestinians governing Palestinians." Palestine is the homeland of all Palestinians, and the principle of "Palestinians governing Palestinians" should be upheld to advance the governance of the West Bank and the post-war reconstruction of Gaza; third, we must adhere to humanitarianism. The international community, especially the United Nations Security Council, should earnestly shoulder its responsibilities, protect the safety of civilians, ensure humanitarian assistance, and stop humanitarian disasters; fourth, we must adhere to fairness and justice, take international law as the foundation, take addressing both symptoms and root causes as the goal, and take practical actions as the path, so as to promote the comprehensive, just, and lasting resolution of the Palestinian question at an early date.

Abdullah II stated that the Jordanian side highly appreciates China's consistent fair stance in Middle East affairs and its support for the just cause of Arab countries. China's just position is very important to regional countries. The Jordanian side is willing to maintain close communication with China and continue to make positive efforts to ease the current situation, so that the people of all countries in the Middle East can enjoy peace and prosperity.

After the talks, the two heads of state jointly witnessed the signing of multiple cooperation documents in fields such as diplomacy, economy and trade, industrial and supply chains, and judiciary.

The two sides issued the "Joint Statement of the People's Republic of China and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Deepening the China-Jordan Strategic Partnership."

Before the talks, Xi Jinping held a welcoming ceremony for Abdullah II in the North Hall of the Great Hall of the People.

When Abdullah II arrived, honor guards lined up to pay tribute. The two heads of state ascended the reviewing stand, the military band played the national anthems of China and Jordan, and 21 gun salutes were fired at Tiananmen Square. Abdullah II, accompanied by Xi Jinping, reviewed the guard of honor of the People's Liberation Army of China and watched the march-past.

In the evening, Xi Jinping held a welcome banquet for Abdullah II in the Golden Hall of the Great Hall of the People.

Wang Yi attended the above activities.

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Consolidate and expand the achievements of education on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, and strive to create solid achievements that stand the test of practice, the people, and history.

Establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements is a long-term task that requires sustained effort. We must continuously consolidate and expand the achievements of study and education, and continue to promote Party organizations at all levels and the broad masses of Party members and cadres to build the Party for the public, benefit the people, make scientific decisions, and work earnestly and pragmatically, striving to create achievements that stand the test of practice, the people, and history.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Party, in response to important and pressing issues in Party building during a given period, organizing study and education activities within the Party has become an important institutional arrangement for Party building. This study and education on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, adhered to carrying theoretical study through to the end, truly investigated and corrected problems of deviation in the view of political achievements, focused on establishing practical and effective systems and rules, and carried through with a rigorous and pragmatic work style, achieving notable results and attaining the intended purpose.

We should regularly carry out education on the view of political achievements, focusing on education and training for principal Party and government officials at the local level, newly promoted cadres, young cadres, and cadres in key positions, strengthening exemplary leadership and negative-case warnings, and guiding Party members and cadres to always take responsibility and perform their duties with a correct view of political achievements. We should persist in regular investigation and correction of problems, keeping a close watch on prominent problems of deviation in the view of political achievements that require long-term rectification, tracking their effectiveness, and deepening the rectification and remediation of the problem of "new officials not settling old accounts." We should precisely identify problems in conjunction with inspection tours, audit oversight, and statistical oversight, enhance pertinence and penetration, and solidly promote rectification. We should make good use of the assessment baton, improve the differentiated assessment and evaluation system, establish a cadre selection and appointment orientation that emphasizes solid work and actual results, and ensure that cadres who dare to take responsibility, are willing to shoulder responsibility, are good at acting, and have outstanding achievements are given important positions. We should strengthen management and oversight of behavior related to the view of political achievements, strictly implement democratic centralism, conduct regular talks and reminders with leading cadres, and promptly discover and correct problems of an incipient or nascent nature.

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 24 — General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping recently made an important instruction emphasizing that establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements is a long-term task that requires sustained effort. We must continuously consolidate and expand the achievements of study and education, and continue to promote Party organizations at all levels and the broad masses of Party members and cadres to build the Party for the public, benefit the people, make scientific decisions, and work earnestly and pragmatically, striving to create achievements that stand the test of practice, the people, and history.

Xi Jinping pointed out that since the 18th National Congress of the Party, in response to important and pressing issues in Party building during a given period, organizing study and education activities within the Party has become an important institutional arrangement for Party building. This study and education on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, adhered to carrying theoretical study through to the end, truly investigated and corrected problems of deviation in the view of political achievements, focused on establishing practical and effective systems and rules, and carried through with a rigorous and pragmatic work style, achieving notable results and attaining the intended purpose.

Xi Jinping emphasized that we should regularly carry out education on the view of political achievements, focusing on education and training for principal Party and government officials at the local level, newly promoted cadres, young cadres, and cadres in key positions, strengthening exemplary leadership and negative-case warnings, and guiding Party members and cadres to always take responsibility and perform their duties with a correct view of political achievements. We should persist in regular investigation and correction of problems, keeping a close watch on prominent problems of deviation in the view of political achievements that require long-term rectification, tracking their effectiveness, and deepening the rectification and remediation of the problem of "new officials not settling old accounts." We should precisely identify problems in conjunction with inspection tours, audit oversight, and statistical oversight, enhance pertinence and penetration, and solidly promote rectification. We should make good use of the assessment baton, improve the differentiated assessment and evaluation system, establish a cadre selection and appointment orientation that emphasizes solid work and actual results, and ensure that cadres who dare to take responsibility, are willing to shoulder responsibility, are good at acting, and have outstanding achievements are given important positions. We should strengthen management and oversight of behavior related to the view of political achievements, strictly implement democratic centralism, conduct regular talks and reminders with leading cadres, and promptly discover and correct problems of an incipient or nascent nature.

The Central Party Building Work Leading Group held a meeting on the 24th to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instruction, summarize the study and education on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, and study and deploy the work of consolidating and expanding the achievements of study and education and establishing a long-term mechanism for establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements. Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and head of the Central Party Building Work Leading Group, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech. Li Xi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and deputy head of the Central Party Building Work Leading Group, attended the meeting and delivered a speech.

The meeting emphasized that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instruction fully affirmed the work and achievements of study and education, and put forward clear requirements for consolidating and expanding the achievements of study and education and establishing a long-term mechanism for establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements. The whole Party must earnestly study and understand, and comprehensively implement and carry out these requirements.

The meeting pointed out that this study and education has now basically concluded. Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, Party organizations at all levels shouldered their responsibilities firmly, advanced study, investigation, and correction as an integrated whole, deepened the broad masses of Party members and cadres' understanding and comprehension of the correct view of political achievements, effectively resolved a number of prominent problems of deviation in the view of political achievements, genuinely strengthened Party spirit training, further standardized the conduct of leading cadres at all levels in exercising official power, laid a good ideological and political foundation for the leadership team transitions at local levels, and effectively promoted the various work of getting the "15th Five-Year Plan" off to a good start. This study and education adhered to upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground, and was simple and pragmatic. It enriched the experience of ideological guidance, true investigation and real correction, leading by example from above, addressing both symptoms and root causes, and serving the central task, and further deepened the understanding of the laws of centralized education within the Party.

The meeting emphasized that this study and education is not an endpoint but a new starting point. We must unremittingly strengthen the theoretical arming of the Party's innovative theories, thoroughly study and implement Xi Jinping's thought on Party building and the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instruction, consolidate and expand the achievements of study and education, and establish a long-term mechanism. We must continue to advance education on the view of political achievements, regularly investigate and correct problems of deviation in the view of political achievements, establish a personnel selection orientation that emphasizes solid work and actual results, and promote Party members and cadres to continuously enhance their ideological and action consciousness in establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements. We must strengthen daily management and oversight, prevent arbitrary exercise of power, seize on typical cases, seize on current instances, and seize on public notification, maintaining a strong deterrent. We must consolidate political responsibility, do a good job of the "look back" on study and education, strengthen supervision and inspection, effectively transmit pressure, and promote implementation level by level.

Shi Taifeng, Li Shulei, and Mu Hong attended the meeting.

Members of the Central Party Building Work Leading Group and others attended the meeting.

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Create achievements that stand the test of practice, the people, and history.

The question of the view of political achievements is a fundamental question, bearing on building the Party for the public and governing for the people.

In the opening year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," under the personal guidance, leadership, and promotion of General Secretary Xi Jinping, a centralized Party education campaign—the study and education on establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements—has been carried out in depth and solidly throughout the entire Party, focusing on leading bodies and leading cadres at and above the county and department level, especially "top leaders."

Closely adhering to the general requirements of "building the Party for the public, benefiting the people, making scientific decisions, and doing solid work" and the important requirements of the "three conscientious and solid" efforts, Party organizations at all levels have resolutely implemented the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee, forcefully and orderly promoted the integrated study, examination, and rectification, educated and guided Party members and cadres to produce political achievements for the people and through solid work, effectively prevented and corrected deviations in the view of political achievements, strived to create solid achievements that withstand the test of practice, the people, and history, and gathered the mighty force for advancing the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.

"We must make the study and education a major task of Party building this year and ensure it achieves tangible results"

The year 2026 marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and also the opening year of the "15th Five-Year Plan."

On February 5, in important instructions on carrying out the study and education on establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements throughout the Party, General Secretary Xi Jinping directly pointed to prominent problems and elucidated important considerations—

"Establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements has been talked about and worked on for many years, and some results have been achieved. But judging from the situations revealed by inspections, supervision, and case investigations, there are still many prominent problems in the view of political achievements that require long-term and continuous efforts."

"This year is the opening year of the '15th Five-Year Plan,' and leading bodies at all levels in local governments will be successively reelected. Through study and education, it is very important and necessary to promote leading bodies and leading cadres at all levels to establish and practice the correct view of political achievements."

Carefully planned, with direction set and guided.

General Secretary Xi Jinping attached great importance to this study and education, personally determining its theme and guiding and promoting it throughout. At every important meeting and on every inspection tour to local areas, he delivered important speeches and made important instructions on establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements.

Before the Spring Festival, while in Beijing to visit and express sympathy for grassroots cadres and the masses, he emphasized "the need to guide Party members and cadres, especially leading cadres, to deeply understand the importance of establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements for the development of the Party and the country's cause and for Party building, and to thoroughly identify and correct deviations in the view of political achievements";

During the National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference sessions, while participating in the deliberation of the Jiangsu delegation, he pointed out that "the more effective Party governance and Party self-supervision are, the stronger the guarantee for economic and social development" and "we must win the trust of the people through the tangible results of full and rigorous Party self-governance and gather the mighty force for advancing the cause of development";

During an inspection tour of Xiong'an New Area, he emphasized that "Party leadership and Party building must be strengthened, the correct view of political achievements must be firmly established and deeply practiced, and a clean and upright political ecosystem must be fostered";

During an inspection tour of Dezhou, Shandong, he pointed out that "establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements must ultimately be reflected in benefiting the people" and that "the broad masses of Party members and cadres must strengthen their awareness of being public servants, deepen their feelings for the people, do more good deeds, practical things, and solve more difficulties for the masses, and genuinely enhance the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security";

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On the afternoon of July 15, 2026, braving the scorching heat, General Secretary Xi Jinping went deep into Huangpu District, Shanghai, to investigate the renovation of old residential communities in urban renewal.

As early as 2007, when he was Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, Comrade Xi Jinping often went deep into streets and alleys to conduct research, pointing out that "the most difficult thing is solving the toilet problem" and demanding that "the renovation of old districts must be persistently advanced, and the people must not be allowed to continue living in such dilapidated houses."

In Shanghai again, reflecting on the past and present, General Secretary Xi Jinping was deeply moved: "Shanghai has been promoting old housing renovation for decades, one term of leadership after another, persevering over the long term. This is the correct view of political achievements. When the people evaluate us, they also look at whether we sincerely do good deeds and practical things for the people, and whether we put up a facade."

Carrying through consistently, grasping it unremittingly.

Whether General Secretary Xi Jinping adhered to the correct view of political achievements during his work in local areas, or advocated and practiced the correct view of political achievements to guide the development of the Party and the country's cause after coming to the central government, both fully demonstrate the political mission of building the Party for the public, the value pursuit of benefiting the people, the responsibility of making scientific decisions, and the fine work style of doing solid work.

During the study and education period, General Secretary Xi Jinping repeatedly put forward clear requirements on doing relevant work well in accordance with the correct view of political achievements—

He emphasized "the need to combine the study and education on establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements with further summarizing and applying the 'Yiwu development experience'";

When discussing the implementation of responsibilities for disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief, he pointed out that "we must establish and practice the correct view of political achievements and resolutely correct tendencies such as emphasizing development over safety and emphasizing disaster relief over prevention";

When discussing the promotion of scientific and technological development, he required that "Party committees and governments at all levels must put scientific and technological work on an important agenda, establish and practice the correct view of political achievements, do solid work, persevere over the long term, and continuously achieve new results";

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General Secretary Xi Jinping's series of important speeches and important instructions and directives, lofty and strategic, profound in thought and rich in connotation, have pointed the way forward and provided important guidance for carrying out the study and education.

Those above take the lead, and action follows.

The Party Central Committee has made comprehensive arrangements for carrying out the study and education on establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements throughout the Party;

The Central Party Building Work Leading Group has done a good job of overall coordination, and the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, together with the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and National Commission of Supervision and other organs, has established a special work team to undertake specific work;

The Party Central Committee has dispatched 12 central guidance groups in two batches to provide guidance and supervision to 30 localities and units. Localities and relevant units have successively dispatched 2,084 supervision groups, effectively transmitting pressure and always maintaining the proper intensity of the study and education;

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On June 15, 2026, the National Forum on Party Building was held, making work arrangements for studying and implementing Xi Jinping's thought on Party building.

Xi Jinping's thought on Party building provides the fundamental guidance for strengthening Party building in the new era. Carrying out the study and education on establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements is an important measure for persistently advancing full and rigorous Party self-governance.

The entire Party has organically combined the study and implementation of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building with the study and education, more deeply comprehended the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," resolutely achieved the "Two Upholds," genuinely solved problems, and continuously enhanced the consciousness and firmness of establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements.

"With a highly responsible attitude toward the Party and the people, enhance the ideological and action consciousness of establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements"

"In the opening year of the '15th Five-Year Plan,' whether formulating plans or deploying implementation, a correct view of political achievements is needed. Leading bodies at the provincial, municipal, county, and township levels will be successively reelected, so emphasizing the view of political achievements is also very targeted." On January 20, 2026, at the opening ceremony of the special seminar for provincial and ministerial-level leading cadres on studying and implementing the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, General Secretary Xi Jinping clearly put forward the requirements.

In the study and education, Party organizations at all levels have shouldered political responsibility, carefully organized implementation, adhered to classified guidance, and conscientiously and solidly carried out the study and education.

Conscientiously and solidly raise ideological understanding—

Two days, no expert lectures arranged, all time used for self-study; calming down, reading sentence by sentence, studying and thinking deeply... From March 17 to 18, 2026, the study class for Yunnan provincial-level leading cadres and principal leading cadres of provincial departments on establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements was held at the Yuxi Municipal Party School.

This is a microcosm of how all regions, departments, and units have placed theoretical study in the primary position and laid a solid ideological foundation for the study and education.

Study the original texts. Party organizations at all levels have focused on the "four in-depth studies" to grasp study and discussion, integrating the study of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements throughout the entire study and education process. They have conscientiously studied and comprehended Xi Jinping's thought on Party building and read through and studied in depth the "Selected Works of Xi Jinping on Party Building."

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and National Commission of Supervision, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, and the General Office of the State Council have conscientiously read the original works, original texts, and original principles through forms such as theoretical study center group study; the Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee, the Central Reform Office, the Central Financial Commission Office, the Central Financial Work Commission, the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee, the Ministry of State Security, and the All-China Women's Federation have grasped study through forms such as the "three meetings and one lesson" and Party Day activities; Jiangsu, Tibet, Gansu, and Xinjiang have carried out study and discussion through carriers such as special study classes and leading cadre lecture halls, guiding Party members and cadres to learn deeply, comprehend thoroughly, internalize in the mind and heart, and consolidate the foundation and cultivate the source.

Study in a timely and follow-up manner. Party organizations at all levels have conscientiously studied and implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech on July 1, deeply studied the vivid practices of General Secretary Xi Jinping advocating and practicing the correct view of political achievements to guide the development of the Party and the country's cause, the vivid practices of General Secretary Xi Jinping adhering to the correct view of political achievements during his work in local areas, and the "Excerpts from Xi Jinping's Expositions on Grassroots Work Methods" and related study readers, seeking direction, ideas, and methods from them, achieving integration and application of what has been learned.

The Central Party School (National Academy of Governance) and Party schools (academies of governance) and cadre colleges at all levels have incorporated relevant content of the study and education into main training programs and carried out key training. Party members of central and state organs have achieved full coverage of study through forms such as "attending the same class." Around July 1, leading Party member cadres generally gave special Party lectures on the theme of establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements.

Use the "two mirrors" well. Party organizations at all levels have fully utilized the 9 positive typical cases and 37 negative typical cases compiled at the central level, as well as the 958 positive typical cases and 1,981 negative typical cases compiled at the provincial level, to strengthen demonstration and guidance and warning education.

The United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission Office, the organs of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, and the organs of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference have organized the study of the advanced deeds of "July 1 Medal" recipients and national "Two Excellences and One Advanced" commendation targets, benchmarking against the advanced and seeking to emulate the worthy; the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Emergency Management, and the Communist Youth League Central Committee have fully utilized typical cases within their own systems to carry out warning education, using matters close at hand to educate people around them, guiding Party members and cadres to know reverence, maintain caution, and hold the bottom line.

Through solid and conscientious study, the broad masses of Party members and cadres have more deeply understood that Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, especially General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements, possesses powerful truth force and is the "golden key" and "compass" for establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements and promoting work.

Conscientiously and solidly rectify prominent problems—

From a wasteland that had accumulated garbage and discarded construction materials for years to a "city living room" at residents' doorsteps, walking into the Malan Flower Sea Theme Park in Xinjian District, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, the profusion of blooming flowers is refreshing and delightful.

The locality did not engage in large-scale demolition and construction, nor did it pursue scale expansion. Instead, it solidly examined problems, rectified and remediated, allowing idle resources to release benefits for people's livelihoods and embodying political achievements in the people's sense of gain.

Since the launch of the study and education, leading bodies and leading cadres at all levels have placed themselves in it, placed their duties in it, and placed their work in it, striving to thoroughly investigate and accurately identify problems, promptly correcting and immediately rectifying what can be corrected, and actively and steadily advancing rectification and remediation for problems that are difficult to solve in the short term.

Comprehensively and deeply examine problems. The Central Social Work Department, the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, the Central and State Organs Work Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Education have listed problem examination lists in response to problems fed back by discipline inspection and supervision, inspection tours, and audit supervision; the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the National Health Commission have gone down to the grassroots frontline and solicited opinions and suggestions from the masses and service targets through multiple channels; the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Veterans Affairs have focused on digging deep into the "focus of the disease" and the "root cause of the disease," finding gaps, investigating roots, and strengthening self-cultivation from the perspective of Party spirit; the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Water Resources, and the People's Bank of China have sorted out risk points of deviation in the view of political achievements within their industries.

Rectify and remediate with real action and hard measures. Tianjin, Guangdong, Shaanxi, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps have intensified rectification of prominent problems such as "image projects" and "achievement projects"; the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs have formulated rectification and remediation ledgers, clarified rectification responsibilities, measures, and time limits, and regularly tracked effectiveness; Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Fujian, and Hainan have introduced practical measures, strictly reviewed and verified the closure of rectification items, and resolutely prevented paper rectification and false rectification.

Concentrate on rectifying the prominent problem of "new officials not settling old accounts." Adhering to small entry points and concrete measures, 12 key tasks have been identified, undertaken by 25 central and state organ units according to their functions, promoting provinces, cities, and counties to proactively connect and refine rectification plans and specific measures, with upper and lower levels linked, departments and localities combined, and joint management to do a good job of rectification and remediation.

The Ministry of Commerce has conducted a "look back" on open carriers such as national economic and technological development zones, urging localities to promote standardization and improvement through special rectification; the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council has urged central enterprises to clear debts owed to small and medium-sized enterprises, promoting central enterprises to take the lead in dismantling the "chain of interlocking debts"; Henan has carried out a comprehensive "look back" on high-standard farmland projects, strictly preventing the recurrence and increase of problems such as falsely created farmland and genuine occupation with false compensation.

Conscientiously and solidly establish institutional rules—

In Hebei, the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department has focused on the problem of deviation in the view of political achievements, formulated handover measures, clarified the handover content in 8 aspects and the methods, procedures, and work discipline of handover, organized 12 outgoing municipal Party and government principal leaders and 211 outgoing county Party and government principal leaders to conduct work handovers with their successors, and stored handover items in cadre archival records, achieving handover of post responsibilities, handover of important affairs, handover of hidden risks, and handover of experience and understanding.

Institutions govern the fundamentals and the long term.

Since the launch of the study and education, all regions, departments, and units have paid attention to establishing rules and regulations from the very beginning, seeking reasons from the institutional level for recurring problems, deeply studying the regularity of problems occurring at multiple points, systematically sorting out existing institutional norms, and fully releasing the constraining effectiveness of institutional rules.

Identify shortcomings and loopholes. Yuexi County, Anqing City, Anhui Province has carried out "acupuncture-point style" supervision on issues such as petitions in the field of people's livelihoods and assistance to people in difficulty, improving and perfecting 10 institutional mechanisms including management measures for elderly meal assistance service institutions; Shaoyang, Hunan has formulated a list of problems for immediate rectification at the municipal level and promoted the rectification of problems such as historical遗留 issues, prominent ecological and environmental protection problems, and hidden dangers in production safety through classified measures.

Improve the quality of rule-making. Huangshi, Hubei has revised the evaluation measures for economic responsibility audits of leading cadres, achieving objective and fair quantitative evaluation of the overall performance of audited leading cadres in performing their duties; Sichuan has focused on improving and perfecting institutions in areas such as standardizing deliberation and decision-making and strengthening education, management, and supervision of cadres, truly completing and establishing institutional rules; China Electronics has optimized the assessment and evaluation system for enterprise leading bodies and leading personnel, enriching the dimensions of contractual assessment and comprehensive assessment.

Strictly enforce institutional implementation. The Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Natural Resources, and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment have urged strict implementation of the institutional rules for establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements and strict implementation of democratic centralism; the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and the National Audit Office have strengthened supervision over leading bodies and leading cadres, especially "top leaders," preventing arbitrary exercise of power and capricious changes in decisions; Shandong, Guangxi, and Qinghai have strengthened accountability for acts violating the correct view of political achievements, promoting the establishment and practice of the correct view of political achievements through strict supervision and discipline enforcement.

All regions, departments, and units have closely adhered to the orientation of solid work, insisted on the unity of knowledge and action, continuously filled institutional shortcomings, standardized the style of performing duties, and improved governance efficiency, nurturing fine work styles and enhancing development momentum through normalized and institutionalized construction.

"On the new journey, achieve accomplishments worthy of the times, worthy of history, and worthy of the people"

"Realizing the Party's mission and tasks in the new era and new journey requires all Chinese Communists to strengthen confidence, continue the struggle, and continuously create new achievements worthy of the times and the people."

On the occasion of the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping conferred the "July 1 Medal" at the Great Hall of the People on model Party members who have long been rooted at the grassroots level, worked for the Party, served the people, and made outstanding contributions, and issued a call to the entire Party.

In the study and education, Party organizations at all levels and the broad masses of Party members and cadres have generally received a profound ideological tempering, Party spirit tempering, and practical exercise. The ideological and action consciousness of establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements has been further enhanced, the direction of progress is clearer, the work style is more solid, and the results of grasping reform, development, and stability are better.

Forge loyalty to the Party and further strengthen the Party spirit tempering of the broad masses of Party members and cadres—

Seizing the window period before the storm to build temporary flood defense lines, rushing to repair damaged lines in the wind and rain, ensuring the smooth delivery of flood control supplies and daily necessities...

In July 2026, facing the severe test of the violent wind and rain brought by Typhoon "Bavi," Party members, cadres, and emergency rescue teams across Zhejiang Province responded to orders and moved toward danger, adhering to the "Four Rathers," and with strong Party spirit let the Party flag fly high on the frontline of flood control and typhoon prevention.

Since the launch of the study and education, all regions, departments, and units have insisted on tempering Party spirit to ensure that Party members and cadres establish and practice the correct view of political achievements, building a solid ideological foundation through study, thinking, practice, and comprehension, and practicing the original aspiration and mission through solid work and responsibility.

As General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out: "What plays a decisive role in establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements is Party spirit." Strong Party spirit is an important guarantee for our Party to maintain its advanced nature and purity and to improve its leadership level and governance capability.

Shanghai has launched study and education related courses on the modern distance education platform for Party members and cadres, and the Memorial Hall of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China has launched a special exhibition on the Communist Party of China's establishment and practice of the correct view of political achievements, providing strong support for Party organizations at all levels to carry out education and training; the Red Theory Study and Lecture Group, a young Party member vanguard team at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, has guided the broad masses of young people to firmly listen to the Party and follow the Party through carefully crafted propaganda courses.

On the new journey, we must further adhere to ideological guidance, deeply study and implement Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, achieve the integration of study, thinking, and application and the unity of knowledge, belief, and action, and solve new problems and meet new challenges with a full mental state, excellent work style, and scientific working methods.

Stand firmly on the people's standpoint and continuously enhance the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security—

"Protected all the way by the insulation box, it was still warm when it arrived."

To solve the problem of "difficulty in cooking and eating hot meals" for the elderly, starting from April 2026, Xiong'erzhai Township, Pinggu District, Beijing has relied on the government agency canteen to provide free weekend nutritious breakfasts for elderly people aged 80 and above throughout the township. Every Saturday and Sunday morning, the canteen uniformly prepares elderly-appropriate meals, and relying on the service chain of "village-level fixed-point meal pickup and grid worker precise delivery," grid workers from 7 villages pick up meals on schedule and deliver them door to door.

In the study and education, all regions, departments, and units have continuously educated and guided the broad masses of Party members and cadres to practice the purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, focused on solving the urgent, difficult, and anxious problems of the masses, and brought work that benefits people's livelihoods, warms people's hearts, and conforms to people's wishes to the hearts of the masses.

General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out: "Benefiting the people must be regarded as the most important political achievement." Whether a decision is scientific is fundamentally measured by whether it is approved and supported by the people and whether it can withstand the test of practice and history.

Party members and cadres of Renhe Subdistrict, Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing have taken the initiative to visit households and do ideological work, completing the replacement of all old elevators through the model of "treasury bonds + public proceeds + district-level fiscal funds," achieving zero complaints and satisfaction of the masses; Datong City, Shanxi Province has launched a pilot for building employment-friendly scenarios, creating employment-friendly scenarios integrating skill improvement, job matching, rights protection, and service support, helping new employment groups achieve stable employment...

On the new journey, to establish and practice the correct view of political achievements, we must consciously be selfless devotees who are committed to benefiting the people, always place the people in the highest position in our hearts, respect the masses ideologically, be close to the masses emotionally, go deep among the masses, and do mass work face to face, heart to heart, and in a down-to-earth manner.

Anchor development goals and promote the steady and long-term advancement of Chinese-style modernization through solid work—

Gantry cranes are busy at work, and trains loaded with imported mineral products are quickly transferred to the unloading stage after inspection... At the Tongjiang Railway Port in Heilongjiang, a vibrant and bustling scene unfolds.

In the study and education, Tongjiang City has further corrected its development thinking and done solid services around links such as enterprise landing and business expansion. Now, imported mineral product business has achieved normalized and scaled operation at the port, and the port's logistics advantages have been further transformed into concrete support for industrial development, tax revenue growth, and employment promotion.

Implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping's emphasis that "adhering to high-quality development must become an important part of leading cadres' view of political achievements," the broad masses of Party members and cadres have truly put the correct view of political achievements into practice and continuously achieved new breakthroughs in promoting high-quality development.

Jilin has coordinated the advancement of 425 reform tasks and 9 key reform special projects to go deeper and more solid, injecting strong momentum into revitalization and development; Ningxia has adhered to the reform and development baseline of "one river, three mountains," coordinating the advancement of carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth; Taijiang County, Guizhou has unswervingly developed the "2+2+1" modern agricultural industry, strengthening the "rice-fishery" leading industry and refining characteristic industries; CITIC Group has solidly carried out the "basic management improvement year" work, optimizing and strengthening the three main businesses of finance, industry, and investment...

On the new journey, to consolidate and expand the results of the study and education, we must further promote Party organizations at all levels and the broad masses of Party members and cadres to adhere to building the Party for the public, benefiting the people, making scientific decisions, and doing solid work, resolutely and forcefully implement the major decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee, and transform the results of the study and education into tangible results in promoting high-quality development.

Firmly establish the correct view of political achievements and devote oneself to solid work for the people's hearts.

Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, comprehensively implementing Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, consistently establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements, and gathering the mighty force of solid work and responsibility will surely provide a strong guarantee for the "15th Five-Year Plan" to get off to a good start and for comprehensively advancing the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation through Chinese-style modernization.

(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 24 - Reporters Yang Weihan, Sun Shaolong, Fan Sixiang, Dong Boting)

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Xi Jinping Sends Congratulatory Message to Alamgir on His Assumption of Office as President of Bangladesh

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 24 — On August 24, President Xi Jinping sent a message of congratulations to Alamgir, congratulating him on assuming office as President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.

Xi Jinping pointed out that China and Bangladesh are traditional friendly neighbors. In the 51 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the two countries have always respected each other and treated each other as equals. The two sides have supported each other on issues involving each other's core interests and major concerns, and have walked hand in hand on the path to their respective modernization. The bilateral relationship has withstood the test of changing international circumstances. I attach great importance to the development of China-Bangladesh relations, and I am willing to work with President Alamgir to carry forward the traditional friendship, strengthen strategic communication, advance high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, deepen exchanges and cooperation in various fields, and lead the building of a China-Bangladesh community with a shared future for the new era to keep deepening and solidifying, so as to better benefit the people of both countries.

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Li Qiang Meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 24 — On the morning of August 24, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council met at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing with King Abdullah II of Jordan, who is in China for a state visit.

Li Qiang stated that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of the heads of state of the two countries, China-Jordan relations have maintained sound and stable development, with fruitful results in practical cooperation. President Xi Jinping will hold talks with His Majesty the King to jointly chart a new blueprint for the development of China-Jordan relations. Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Jordan. China is willing to work with Jordan to carry forward traditional friendship, enhance political mutual trust, firmly support each other on issues involving each other's core interests, continuously deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, and march forward hand in hand on the path to modernization.

Li Qiang pointed out that China is willing to strengthen development alignment with Jordan, promote high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road, boost the expansion and quality improvement of bilateral trade, expand cooperation in scientific and technological and industrial innovation in areas such as green energy, electric vehicles, and the digital economy, and achieve more tangible results to better benefit the peoples of both countries. Both China and Jordan have long histories and cultures. The two sides should strengthen exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, deepen cooperation in tourism, youth, media, and sub-national areas, and continuously enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples. In recent times, the situation in the Middle East has been volatile. China is willing to work with Jordan and other relevant parties to make unremitting efforts to cool down the situation in the Middle East and achieve lasting peace and security. It is hoped that the Jordanian side will continue to play an important role in the development of relations between China and Arab countries, promote China-Arab collective cooperation to a new level, and build a China-Arab community with a shared future at a higher level.

Abdullah II stated that China is an important strategic partner of Jordan. At present, the momentum of bilateral relations is good, and cooperation in various fields continues to deepen. I will have in-depth exchanges of views with President Xi Jinping on the development of bilateral relations and jointly open a new chapter in Jordan-China relations. The Jordanian side firmly adheres to the One-China policy and believes that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. Taking the opportunity of celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries next year, the Jordanian side is willing to strengthen exchanges at all levels with China, advance mutually beneficial cooperation in trade, investment, agriculture, mining, and tourism, and expand cooperation in emerging fields such as renewable energy, scientific and technological innovation, and artificial intelligence. The Jordanian side firmly supports the four major global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping and looks forward to working hand in hand with China to bring Arab-China relations to a new level.

Wu Zhenglong attended the meeting.

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Wang Huning presides over chairpersons meeting of CPPCC National Committee

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 24 — The 54th Chairpersons' Meeting of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) was held in Beijing on the 24th. Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech.

The meeting conveyed and studied the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's recent important speeches and important directives. Wang Huning stated that it is necessary to deeply study and implement the spirit of the important speech delivered by General Secretary Xi Jinping when he presided over a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, deeply understand the great significance of persistently advancing the comprehensive governance of the Party with strict discipline, and promote the study and implementation of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building to go deeper and more practical; it is necessary to unify thoughts and actions with the CPC Central Committee's scientific judgment on the current economic situation and its decision-making and deployment on economic work, so as to extensively pool wisdom and strength for promoting the sustained development of the economy toward the new, the superior, and the good. It is necessary to deeply study and implement the spirit of the important speech delivered by General Secretary Xi Jinping at the conference commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Jiang Zemin, unite more closely around the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, and perform duties and fulfill responsibilities closely aligned with the central tasks of the Party and the state. It is necessary to deeply study and implement the spirit of the important speeches delivered by General Secretary Xi Jinping during his inspections in Shandong and Shanghai, and offer suggestions and contribute efforts for advancing the modernization of agriculture and rural areas and the modernization of urban construction. It is necessary to deeply study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speeches and directives on scientific and technological innovation and foundational education, organize and guide members of the CPPCC to focus on developing new quality productive forces, achieving high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening, and advancing the expansion, quality improvement, and excellence of foundational education, deepen research, and put forward valuable opinions and suggestions. It is necessary to deeply study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important directives on overseas Chinese affairs work, give play to the advantages of such sectors as the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and the China Zhi Gong Party, and better unite the hearts of overseas Chinese, pool the wisdom of overseas Chinese, and bring into play the strength of overseas Chinese.

The meeting deliberated and approved the report of the Chairpersons' Meeting of the CPPCC National Committee on the work situation of the CPPCC National Committee in the first half of 2026, which will be reported at the 18th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th CPPCC National Committee.

The meeting deliberated and approved the decision on revoking the qualifications of Gu Xueming (顾学明), Hao Rong (郝戎), Xin Bao'an (辛保安), and Li Heyue (李和跃) as members of the 14th CPPCC National Committee, to be submitted to the 18th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th CPPCC National Committee for retroactive confirmation.

Shi Taifeng, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, and CPPCC National Committee vice chairmen Hu Chunhua, Ho Hau Wah, and Leung Chun-ying made speeches around studying and implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's recent important speeches and important directives. Wang Dongfeng, vice chairman and secretary-general of the CPPCC National Committee, and others gave explanations on relevant topics.

CPPCC National Committee vice chairmen Shen Yueyue, Wang Yong, Zhou Qiang, Batel, Su Hui, Shao Hong, Gao Yunlong, Mu Hong, Xian Hui, Jiang Xinzhi, Jiang Zuojun, He Baoxiang, Wang Guangqian, Qin Boyong, Zhu Yongxin, and Yang Zhen attended the meeting.

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Han Zheng Meets with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya

Beijing, August 24 (People's Daily) — On August 24, Vice President Han Zheng met in Beijing with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Jarrah.

Han Zheng stated that China and Kuwait share a profound traditional friendship. In recent years, under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and Emir Mishal, China-Kuwait relations have maintained a sound momentum of development, and exchanges and cooperation in various fields have continued to make progress. This year marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Kuwait. China is willing to work with Kuwait to jointly implement the important consensus of the two heads of state, consolidate political mutual trust, expand practical cooperation, strengthen multilateral coordination, and elevate the China-Kuwait strategic partnership to a higher level. China is willing to continue to promote peace and facilitate talks, and make efforts to restore peace and tranquility in the Middle East region at an early date.

Jarrah stated that Kuwait-China relations have a 源远流长 (yuán yuǎn liú cháng - "source is distant, stream flows long," long-standing and well-established) history. He thanked China for its valuable support over the years. Kuwait firmly adheres to the One-China principle, highly appreciates the important role China plays in international and regional affairs, and is willing to take the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries as an opportunity to deepen cooperation in various fields and continuously open up new prospects for the Kuwait-China strategic partnership.

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Comrade Chen Wu Passes Away

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 24 — Comrade Chen Wu, an outstanding member of the Communist Party of China, a loyal communist fighter, an outstanding leader on the front of our country's ethnic work and economic development, and Vice Chairman of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, passed away in Beijing at 15:05 on August 24, 2026, due to illness, at the age of 72.

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Continuously Consolidate and Expand the Achievements of Learning and Education (Today's Commentary)

By: 常 晋

"Establishing and practicing a correct view on political achievements is a long-term task," General Secretary Xi Jinping recently stressed in an important instruction, "and it is necessary to 久久为功 (jiǔ jiǔ wéi gōng - "long, long effort achieves merit," to persist over a long time), continuously consolidating and expanding the achievements of study and education."

Since the beginning of this year, all regions and departments have integrated study, inspection, and rectification, effectively resolving prominent problems of deviation in views on political achievements, transforming the achievements of study and education into tangible results of high-quality development, and effectively promoting the various work of the start of the "15th Five-Year Plan."

This study and education is not an end point but a new starting point. The rejuvenation of a strong country is a relay race; "without a correct view on political achievements, it is impossible to accomplish" the Party's mission and tasks. Moreover, building a conceptual dike cannot be done 一劳永逸 (yī láo yǒng yì - "one labor, eternal ease," to solve a problem once and for all); only by establishing a long-term mechanism, coordinating "immediate rectification" and "long-term establishment," and regularly conducting education on views of political achievements, can we continuously hand in new excellent answer sheets to history and the people.

By deeply studying and implementing Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, making political achievements for the people, and making political achievements through practical work, we will surely grasp the initiative and win the future amid the changes of the century.

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Joint Statement between the People's Republic of China and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Deepening the China-Jordan Strategic Partnership

At the invitation of President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China, His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan paid a state visit to the People's Republic of China from August 18 to 24, 2026.
During the visit, President Xi Jinping held fruitful talks with King Abdullah II, stressing continued efforts to translate the friendly strategic partnership between the two countries into more comprehensive practical cooperation in various fields, and to strengthen coordination on international and regional issues of mutual concern. Li Qiang, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, and Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, met with King Abdullah II respectively and had in-depth exchanges of views on further consolidating the traditional friendship between China and Jordan and deepening strategic cooperation.
The two sides hereby state the following:
I. The two sides stressed that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Jordan in 1977, and especially since the elevation of bilateral relations to the level of strategic partnership in 2015, the two sides have continued to work together, with continuously strengthened political mutual trust, tangible results in practical cooperation, sustained development of cultural exchanges, and increasingly close multilateral coordination, serving the interests of the two friendly countries and their peoples and conforming to the respective positions and priority concerns of both sides. The two sides agreed to take the preparation for celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 2027 as an opportunity to promote the deepening of the China-Jordan strategic partnership.
II. The two sides expressed satisfaction with the positive atmosphere of the visit, appreciated the high level reached by the strategic partnership between the two countries in various fields, and expressed their willingness to continue strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation to realize the interests of the two friendly countries and their peoples. The two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation in such fields as trade, investment, energy, minerals, agriculture, tourism, education, culture, health, press, human resources, and social welfare, agreed to explore cooperation in emerging economic fields such as the green economy, digital economy, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing, and to strengthen industrial and development cooperation to achieve common prosperity. The two sides agreed that the digital economy is an important direction for global economic development and expressed willingness to strengthen cooperation in this field. The two sides stressed that tourism cooperation should be strengthened and practical measures should be taken to achieve this goal, including the earliest possible opening of direct flights between the two countries. The two sides stressed that broader prospects should be opened up for cooperation between the two countries in the field of environmental protection. The Jordanian side attaches importance to the application for the secretariat of the Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction to be located in Xiamen, China.
III. The two sides agreed to further strengthen cooperation in law enforcement and judicial affairs, and to jointly combat transnational crime and organized crime.
IV. The two sides expressed readiness to strengthen coordination and cooperation in the field of counter-terrorism, jointly combat all terrorist organizations listed by the United Nations Security Council, and firmly support each other's counter-terrorism efforts.
V. The Jordanian side appreciated the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind proposed by President Xi Jinping, as well as major initiatives such as the Belt and Road Initiative, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative. The Chinese side appreciated the important role played by King Abdullah II in achieving security, stability, and just peace in the Middle East, as well as in promoting regional economic cooperation, holding that this is conducive to promoting the comprehensive development of the regional economy and enhancing international economic cooperation.
VI. The two sides stressed their readiness to maintain regular coordination on issues of mutual concern and to continuously consolidate political mutual trust. The Jordanian side reaffirmed its adherence to the One-China principle, its support for China's realization of national reunification, that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, and that the Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China.
VII. The Jordanian side appreciated the four-point proposition put forward by President Xi Jinping in April 2026 on safeguarding and promoting peace and stability in the Middle East.
VIII. The two sides stressed the need to consolidate the ceasefire in Gaza and to deliver humanitarian assistance to Gaza immediately, in sufficient quantities, and without hindrance. The Chinese side appreciated the important role played by Jordan in delivering humanitarian assistance to Gaza, and stressed the core importance of the Jordanian land route for delivering humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people in Gaza. The Jordanian side appreciated the constructive role played by the Chinese side in alleviating the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The two sides stressed that any arrangements regarding Gaza should ensure the principle of "Palestinian-led governance," maintain the unity of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and prepare for the restoration of the Palestinian National Authority's performance of its functions. The two sides stressed the need to support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East so that it can perform its duties in accordance with its United Nations mandate.
IX. The two sides expressed deep concern over Israel's dangerous escalatory actions in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, including the high incidence of settler violence, land confiscation, the construction and expansion of settlements, and attempts to alter the existing historical and legal status of the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem. The two sides stressed that all illegal measures aimed at annexing part or all of the occupied West Bank territory are invalid, holding that such actions violate international law and United Nations resolutions. The two sides stressed that the two-State solution is the only way to achieve a just and lasting peace, and called for taking practical measures and setting a clear timetable for the establishment of a sovereign, independent State of Palestine based on the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, so that the State of Palestine can live in peace and security with Israel in accordance with relevant United Nations resolutions. The two sides stressed the need to support Palestine's becoming a full member of the United Nations. The Jordanian side appreciated the Chinese side's firm support for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and its tremendous efforts to promote the peace process.
X. The Chinese side supports the historical custodianship exercised by King Abdullah II of the Hashemite family over the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, and supports his role in maintaining the existing historical and legal status of the holy sites.
XI. The two sides stressed the need to maintain the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, and to reach a comprehensive solution through dialogue and negotiation that can eliminate the root causes of tension, ensuring respect for the sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity of regional countries. The Strait of Hormuz is an important passage for international trade in goods and energy, and normal passage through the Strait should be restored.
XII. The two sides stressed their firm commitment to the international system with the United Nations at its core, the international order based on international law, and the basic norms of international relations based on the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter. The two sides stressed the need to respect national sovereignty and territorial integrity, adhere to the principle of good-neighborliness, refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of other countries, and settle disputes between states through dialogue and diplomatic means.
XIII. The two sides stressed the need to respect international humanitarian law and not to politicize human rights issues. The Chinese side supports Jordan's hosting of a high-level conference on the initiative of international humanitarian law, with a view to strengthening joint efforts to ensure respect for and application of international humanitarian law.
XIV. The two sides expressed satisfaction with the complete success of the visit and the positive results achieved that are conducive to strengthening the friendly relations between the two countries.
XV. King Abdullah II expressed sincere gratitude and high appreciation to President Xi Jinping and the Chinese government and people for the warm and friendly reception, and at the end of the visit invited President Xi Jinping to visit Jordan at a time agreed upon by both sides.
The two heads of state jointly witnessed the signing of a number of agreements and memoranda of understanding conducive to strengthening friendly cooperation between the two countries.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 24)

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Promoting high-quality development with steady and sustained progress

By: 钟才文

The Political Bureau meeting of the CPC Central Committee held on July 30 made comprehensive arrangements for economic work in the second half of the year, clearly requiring efforts to promote sustained progress of the economy toward new, higher-quality development and strive for a good start to the 15th Five-Year Plan period. To do a good job in economic work in the second half of the year, it is necessary to thoroughly implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee, increase the intensity of counter-cyclical adjustment, fully leverage the effectiveness of existing stock policies, promptly formulate and introduce pragmatic and effective incremental policies, strengthen development momentum, and stimulate social vitality.

Actively act, with macro policies exerting force and improving effectiveness. Continue to implement a more proactive fiscal policy and a moderately loose monetary policy. In the first half of this year, the average daily treasury balance was relatively large, reflecting that the government has more fiscal funds available. It is necessary to accelerate the pace of fiscal expenditure and the use of bond funds, and form physical workload as soon as possible. Strengthen fiscal operation monitoring and treasury fund scheduling, and firmly uphold the "three guarantees" bottom line at the grassroots level. It is necessary to comprehensively apply and timely adjust monetary policy tools, maintain ample liquidity, smooth the monetary policy transmission mechanism, and promote the maintenance of social financing costs at a low level. Implement structural monetary policy tools to increase support for key areas such as expanding domestic demand, technological innovation, and small, medium and micro enterprises. Optimize the implementation of fiscal and financial policies coordinated to promote domestic demand, forming a transmission chain of fiscal guidance, financial amplification, and market operation. Strengthen the consistency assessment of macro policy orientations, and leave a reasonable transition period for major policy adjustments involving enterprise production and operation.

Continue to exert sustained effort to effectively expand domestic demand. Commodity consumption in some areas of our country has tended toward saturation or entered a stage of plateau. It is necessary to adapt to the consumption needs of different groups, expand the supply of quality goods, and actively cultivate and expand new types of consumption. Service consumption is a key area for expanding consumption in the future. It is necessary to innovate consumption scenarios, optimize the consumption environment, and tap the potential of service consumption. In the first half of this year, fixed asset investment fell by 5.7%. It is necessary to promote investment to stop declining and stabilize. Coordinate projects and funds, and solidly advance the planning and construction of the "six networks." It is necessary to strengthen factor guarantees, seize the window period of the peak construction season in the third quarter, and accelerate the approval and commencement of construction of major projects already determined in the 15th Five-Year Plan. This year, 800 billion yuan of new policy-oriented financial instrument funds have been arranged, mainly used to supplement the capital funds of major projects. It is necessary to promptly invest the funds into specific projects and leverage more private investment.

Innovation-led, accelerate the building of a modern industrial system. Basic research is the source of the entire scientific system and the master key to all technological problems. It is necessary to increase long-term, stable support for basic research, strengthen the capability for systematic scientific and technological innovation, and promote the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation. Deeply implement the "Artificial Intelligence+" action, create new forms of the intelligent economy, promote AI technology to empower a hundred industries and a thousand businesses, while improving the AI governance system and accelerating the legislative process for basic AI laws. Since the beginning of this year, the demand for AI computing power has grown rapidly, driving the accelerated development of the semiconductor industry. It is necessary to both strengthen the supply of advanced computing power and avoid "rushing in all at once." Actively promote breakthroughs in frontier technologies and the development of future industries, strive to cultivate new pillar industries, and continue to promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries.

Face contradictions directly and create a fair and orderly market competition environment. Formulate and implement regulations on building a unified national market. Regulate local government investment attraction and enterprise competition behavior, with both a negative list and a positive list. Continue to comprehensively rectify "involution-style" competition, especially low-price, disorderly competition in some fields, and guide relevant industries to return to value-based competition and rational competition. In recent years, enterprise accounts receivable have continued to grow rapidly, the average collection period has lengthened, and clearing arrears has become difficult, becoming a chronic and stubborn disease troubling enterprises. It is necessary to normalize the resolution of enterprise payment arrears and rectify and crack down on malicious arrears. Improve the governance mechanism for platform enterprises and promote the standardized and healthy development of the platform economy. Steadily advance in a gradual manner the price reform of public utilities such as water supply, gas supply, and heating supply.

Coordinate both domestic and international aspects and expand the space for mutually beneficial international economic and trade cooperation. The more intertwined and turbulent the external environment becomes, the more we must adhere to opening up to the outside world and promote win-win cooperation in multiple fields. It is necessary to actively expand intermediate goods trade, cross-border e-commerce, digital trade, and green trade, and vigorously develop services trade. Expand imports to promote balanced trade development. Hold the China International Import Expo well. Improve the overseas investment management system and comprehensive overseas service system, enhance the scientific nature and security of overseas investment, and strengthen the protection of overseas interests. Actively attract and utilize foreign investment, boost the confidence of foreign businessmen in investing and developing in China, and support foreign-funded enterprises in deeply cultivating the Chinese market over the long term.

Lay a solid foundation and do a good job in work related to agriculture, rural areas, and farmers without any slack. Carry out in-depth, normalized, and targeted assistance, continue to consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation, and firmly hold the bottom line of preventing large-scale relapse into poverty or re-impoverishment. Food security is a matter of paramount importance to the nation. This year, the national summer grain output exceeded 300 billion jin for the first time. It is necessary to continue to make sustained efforts in agricultural production and strive for a good harvest of autumn grain and the whole year's grain output. Stabilize the production and prices of live pigs and other agricultural and livestock products, and promote the high-quality development of the beef cattle and dairy cow industries. The construction of high-standard farmland is an important carrier for implementing the strategy of storing grain in the land and storing grain in technology. It is necessary to establish and improve mechanisms for construction, operation, and maintenance, ensuring that each plot built is successful and continues to deliver benefits over the long term.

Take multiple measures simultaneously to effectively and forcefully strengthen the guarantee of people's livelihood. Employment is the most basic form of people's livelihood. This year, the number of college graduates reached 12.7 million, setting a new record. It is necessary to increase support for employment of key groups. At present, the number of flexible workers in our country has reached about 200 million, and the number of workers in new forms of employment is large. Related rights and interests protection work must keep up in a timely manner. Conduct in-depth research and effectively respond to the impact of artificial intelligence on employment, and promote both technological progress and inclusive employment development. To expand consumption, it is necessary to enhance residents' consumption capacity and willingness. It is necessary to research and introduce pragmatic measures to increase the income of urban and rural residents through high-quality development. Strengthen the construction of people's livelihood projects that are inclusive, basic, and provide a safety net, do a good job in services for the elderly and children, and improve a hierarchical and categorized social assistance system. Deeply implement the action to continuously improve air quality, fight the three major landmark battles of the "Three-North" project, and actively and steadily promote carbon peak and carbon neutrality.

Hold the bottom line and effectively build a solid safety barrier. "The wise prevent disasters before they sprout; the intelligent plan for troubles before they come." It is necessary to strengthen bottom-line thinking and effectively prevent and defuse various risks. It is necessary to stabilize the real estate market and promote urban renewal with high quality. Implement the package of debt resolution plans and steadily defuse local government debt risks. Strengthen financial risk prevention and control, and solidly advance the reform, risk resolution, reduction in number, and quality improvement of local small and medium financial institutions. Deepen the comprehensive reform of investment and financing in the capital market, further improve the mechanism for medium and long-term funds to enter the market, and enhance the resilience and confidence of the capital market. Conduct in-depth investigation and rectification of various risks and hidden dangers, resolutely curb the occurrence of major and extraordinarily serious accidents, and effectively safeguard the safety of people's lives and property and the overall stability of society.

Our country's economic development has broad room for maneuver, huge market potential, and strong resilience and vitality. We must strengthen confidence, face difficulties head-on, make good use of various opportunities and advantages, and promote high-quality development to proceed steadily and far with a more vigorous and enterprising spirit.

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National wheat procurement exceeds 90 million tons

Our newspaper Beijing, August 24 (reporter Wang Donghui) — China's summer grain peak-season procurement has entered its high tide. The National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration (国家粮食和物资储备局) released the latest data: various types of grain business entities nationwide have cumulatively purchased over 90 million tons of wheat, and southern early indica rice has entered its concentrated market-listing period. Procurement work in various localities is proceeding in an orderly manner, and overall procurement progress is smooth.

A responsible comrade from the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration stated that, in order to protect the interests of grain-growing farmers, since August, the relevant state departments have successively launched the early indica rice minimum purchase price implementation plan in Jiangxi and Hunan, and launched the wheat minimum purchase price implementation plan in Henan and Anhui, giving play to the policy's role as a safety net and stabilizing market expectations.

In the next step, the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration will adhere to combining market-based procurement with policy-based purchasing and storage, continuously track changes in weather such as rainfall, guide relevant provinces to strengthen drying and storage procurement, optimize procurement arrangements, and help farmers reduce post-production grain losses. At the same time, it will deepen grain production-marketing cooperation and farmer-enterprise pairing, ensure smooth grain sales for farmers, and promote stable market operation.

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Photo Report

On August 23, in a fresh corn plot in Jianshan District, Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province, a machine operator drove a harvester to collect corn. Recently, Heilongjiang Province has entered the fresh corn harvest season, and the major planting areas across the province have successively begun harvesting operations.
　　Photo by Han Yang (新华社发)

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Consolidate and expand the achievements of the education campaign on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, and strive to create solid achievements that stand up to the test of practice, the people, and history.

■ Establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements is a long-term task; it requires sustained effort over time, continuously consolidating and expanding the achievements of study and education, and steadily impelling Party organizations at all levels and the broad masses of Party members and cadres to build the Party for the public good, benefit the people, make scientific decisions, and truly grasp and solidly do their work, striving to create achievements that withstand the test of practice, the people, and history.

■ Since the 18th National Congress of the Party, in response to important and pressing issues in Party building during a given period, organizing study and education activities within the whole Party has already become an important institutional arrangement for Party building. This time, the study and education on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, upheld the integration of theoretical study throughout, genuinely investigated and truly rectified problems of deviation in the view of political achievements, focused on establishing practical and effective systems and rules with a pragmatic and usable orientation, carried through to the end with a rigorous and solid work style, achieved notable results, and attained the intended purpose.

■ It is necessary to regularly carry out education on the view of political achievements, with emphasis on strengthening education and training for principal Party and government officials at the local level, newly promoted cadres, young cadres, and cadres in key positions, strengthening exemplary leadership and negative-case warnings, and guiding Party members and cadres to always take responsibility and perform their duties with a correct view of political achievements. It is necessary to uphold the normalization of investigating and rectifying problems, keeping a close watch on prominent problems of deviation in the view of political achievements that require long-term rectification, tracking their effectiveness, and deepening the rectification and remediation of the problem of "new officials ignoring old accounts." Combining inspection tours and patrols, audit oversight, statistical oversight, and other means to precisely identify problems, enhance pertinence and penetrative power, and solidly advance rectification. It is necessary to make good use of the baton of performance assessment, improve the differentiated assessment and evaluation system, establish a orientation for selecting and employing personnel that emphasizes solid work and real achievements, and ensure that cadres who dare to take responsibility, are willing to shoulder burdens, are skilled in action, and have outstanding achievements are given important positions. It is necessary to strengthen management and oversight of conduct related to the view of political achievements, strictly implement democratic centralism, conduct regular talks and reminders with leading cadres, and promptly discover and correct problems of an incipient or nascent nature.

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 24 — General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping recently made an important instruction, emphasizing that establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements is a long-term task; it requires sustained effort over time, continuously consolidating and expanding the achievements of study and education, and steadily impelling Party organizations at all levels and the broad masses of Party members and cadres to build the Party for the public good, benefit the people, make scientific decisions, and truly grasp and solidly do their work, striving to create achievements that withstand the test of practice, the people, and history.

Xi Jinping pointed out that since the 18th National Congress of the Party, in response to important and pressing issues in Party building during a given period, organizing study and education activities within the whole Party has already become an important institutional arrangement for Party building. This time, the study and education on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, upheld the integration of theoretical study throughout, genuinely investigated and truly rectified problems of deviation in the view of political achievements, focused on establishing practical and effective systems and rules with a pragmatic and usable orientation, carried through to the end with a rigorous and solid work style, achieved notable results, and attained the intended purpose.

Xi Jinping emphasized that it is necessary to regularly carry out education on the view of political achievements, with emphasis on strengthening education and training for principal Party and government officials at the local level, newly promoted cadres, young cadres, and cadres in key positions, strengthening exemplary leadership and negative-case warnings, and guiding Party members and cadres to always take responsibility and perform their duties with a correct view of political achievements. It is necessary to uphold the normalization of investigating and rectifying problems, keeping a close watch on prominent problems of deviation in the view of political achievements that require long-term rectification, tracking their effectiveness, and deepening the rectification and remediation of the problem of "new officials ignoring old accounts." Combining inspection tours and patrols, audit oversight, statistical oversight, and other means to precisely identify problems, enhance pertinence and penetrative power, and solidly advance rectification. It is necessary to make good use of the baton of performance assessment, improve the differentiated assessment and evaluation system, establish a orientation for selecting and employing personnel that emphasizes solid work and real achievements, and ensure that cadres who dare to take responsibility, are willing to shoulder burdens, are skilled in action, and have outstanding achievements are given important positions. It is necessary to strengthen management and oversight of conduct related to the view of political achievements, strictly implement democratic centralism, conduct regular talks and reminders with leading cadres, and promptly discover and correct problems of an incipient or nascent nature.

The Central Leading Group for Party Building Work held a meeting on the 24th to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instruction, summarize the study and education on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, and study and deploy the work of consolidating and expanding the achievements of study and education and establishing a long-term mechanism for establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements. Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Central Leading Group for Party Building Work, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech. Li Xi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and deputy head of the Central Leading Group for Party Building Work, attended the meeting and delivered a speech.

The meeting emphasized that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instruction fully affirmed the work and achievements of the study and education, and put forward clear requirements for consolidating and expanding the achievements of study and education and establishing a long-term mechanism for establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements. The whole Party must earnestly study and comprehend it and comprehensively implement it.

The meeting pointed out that this study and education has now basically concluded. Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, Party organizations at all levels shouldered their responsibilities firmly, advanced study, investigation, and rectification in an integrated manner, deepened the broad masses of Party members and cadres' understanding and comprehension of the correct view of political achievements, effectively resolved a number of prominent problems of deviation in the view of political achievements, genuinely strengthened Party spirit tempering, further standardized the conduct of leading cadres at all levels in exercising official power, laid a good ideological and political foundation for the transition of local leading bodies at all levels, and effectively promoted the various tasks of getting off to a good start in the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. This study and education upheld the principles of upholding what is correct and innovating, being simple and pragmatic, enriched the experience of ideological guidance, genuine investigation and true rectification, those above leading those below, addressing both symptoms and root causes, and serving the central task, and further deepened the understanding of the laws governing centralized education within the Party.

The meeting emphasized that this study and education is not an end point but a new starting point. It is necessary to unremittingly strengthen the arming of the Party with the Party's innovative theories, thoroughly study and implement Xi Jinping's thought on Party building and the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instruction, consolidate and expand the achievements of study and education, and establish a long-term mechanism. It is necessary to continuously advance education on the view of political achievements, regularly investigate and rectify problems of deviation in the view of political achievements, establish an orientation for employing personnel that emphasizes solid work and real achievements, and impel Party members and cadres to continuously enhance their ideological consciousness and action consciousness in establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements. It is necessary to strengthen routine management and oversight, prevent arbitrary exercise of power, seize on typical cases, seize on current examples, seize on public notification, and maintain a strong deterrent. It is necessary to compact political responsibility, do a good job of the "look back" on study and education, strengthen supervision and inspection, effectively transmit pressure, and impel implementation layer by layer.

Shi Taifeng, Li Shulei, and Mu Hong attended the meeting.

Members of the Central Leading Group for Party Building Work and others attended the meeting.

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Li Qiang meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 24 — On the morning of August 24, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council met at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing with King Abdullah II of Jordan, who is in China for a state visit.

Li Qiang stated that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of the heads of state of the two countries, China-Jordan relations have maintained sound and stable development, with fruitful results in practical cooperation. President Xi Jinping will hold talks with His Majesty the King to jointly chart a new blueprint for the development of China-Jordan relations. Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Jordan. China is willing to work with Jordan to carry forward traditional friendship, enhance political mutual trust, firmly support each other on issues involving each other's core interests, continuously deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, and join hands on the path toward modernization.

Li Qiang pointed out that China is willing to strengthen development synergy with Jordan, promote high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road, boost the expansion and quality improvement of bilateral trade, expand cooperation in scientific and technological and industrial innovation in areas such as green energy, electric vehicles, and the digital economy, and achieve more tangible results to better benefit the peoples of the two countries. Both China and Jordan have long histories and rich cultures. The two sides should strengthen inter-civilization exchanges and mutual learning, deepen cooperation in tourism, youth, media, and sub-national exchanges, and continuously enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples. In recent times, the situation in the Middle East has been volatile. China is willing to work with Jordan and other relevant parties to make unremitting efforts to cool down the situation in the Middle East and achieve lasting peace and security. It is hoped that Jordan will continue to play an important role in the development of relations between China and Arab countries, promote China-Arab collective cooperation to a new level, and build a China-Arab community with a shared future at a higher level.

Abdullah II stated that China is an important strategic partner of Jordan. At present, the momentum of bilateral relations is good, and cooperation in various fields continues to deepen. I will have in-depth exchanges of views with President Xi Jinping on the development of bilateral relations and jointly open a new chapter in Jordan-China relations. Jordan firmly adheres to the One-China policy and believes that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. Taking the opportunity of celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries next year, Jordan is willing to strengthen exchanges at all levels with China, advance mutually beneficial cooperation in trade, investment, agriculture, mining, and tourism, and expand cooperation in emerging fields such as renewable energy, scientific and technological innovation, and artificial intelligence. Jordan firmly supports the four major global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping and looks forward to working hand in hand with China to elevate Arab-China relations to a new level.

Wu Zhenglong attended the meeting.

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Wang Huning presides over chairpersons meeting of CPPCC National Committee

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 24 — The 54th Chairperson's Meeting of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) was held in Beijing on the 24th. Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech.

The meeting conveyed and studied the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's recent important speeches and important instructions. Wang Huning stated that it is necessary to deeply study and implement the spirit of the important speech delivered by General Secretary Xi Jinping when presiding over a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, deeply understand the great significance of persistently advancing the comprehensive governance of the Party with strict discipline, and promote the study and implementation of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building to go deeper and be implemented more solidly; it is necessary to unify thoughts and actions with the CPC Central Committee's scientific judgment on the current economic situation and its decision-making deployments on economic work, so as to extensively gather hearts and pool strength for promoting the sustained development of the economy toward the new, the superior, and the good. It is necessary to deeply study and implement the spirit of the important speech delivered by General Secretary Xi Jinping at the conference commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Jiang Zemin, unite more closely around the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, and perform duties and fulfill responsibilities closely aligned with the central tasks of the Party and the state. It is necessary to deeply study and implement the spirit of the important speeches delivered by General Secretary Xi Jinping during his inspections in Shandong and Shanghai, and offer suggestions and contribute efforts for advancing the modernization of agriculture and rural areas and the modernization of urban areas. It is necessary to deeply study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speeches and instructions on scientific and technological innovation and foundational education, organize and guide members of the CPPCC to focus on deepening research on developing new quality productive forces, achieving high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening, and advancing the expansion, quality improvement, and enhancement of foundational education, and put forward valuable opinions and suggestions. It is necessary to deeply study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on overseas Chinese affairs work, give play to the advantages of the sectors of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and the China Zhi Gong Party, and better gather the hearts of overseas Chinese, pool the wisdom of overseas Chinese, and bring the strength of overseas Chinese into play.

The meeting deliberated and approved the report of the Chairperson's Meeting of the National Committee of the CPPCC on the work situation of the National Committee of the CPPCC in the first half of 2026, which will be reported at the 18th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC.

The meeting deliberated and approved the decision on revoking the qualifications of Gu Xueming, Hao Rong, Xin Bao'an, and Li Heyue as members of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC, to be submitted to the 18th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC for retroactive confirmation.

Shi Taifeng, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC, and Hu Chunhua, He Houhua, and Leung Chun-ying, vice chairmen of the National Committee of the CPPCC, delivered speeches on studying and implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's recent important speeches and important instructions. Wang Dongfeng, vice chairman and secretary-general of the National Committee of the CPPCC, and others gave explanations on relevant topics.

Shen Yueyue, Wang Yong, Zhou Qiang, Bater, Su Hui, Shao Hong, Gao Yunlong, Mu Hong, Xian Hui, Jiang Xinzhi, Jiang Zuojun, He Baoxiang, Wang Guangqian, Qin Boyong, Zhu Yongxin, and Yang Zhen, vice chairmen of the National Committee of the CPPCC, attended the meeting.

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Electric vehicle charging infrastructure up 41.9%

Report from our newspaper, Beijing, August 24 (Reporter Wang Yunshan): The reporter learned from the National Energy Administration (国家能源局) that as of the end of July, the total number of electric vehicle charging infrastructure (guns) in China reached 23.683 million, a year-on-year increase of 41.9%.

Among them, public charging facilities (guns) numbered 5.099 million, a year-on-year increase of 21.3%, with total rated power reaching 255 million kilowatts and an average power per gun of approximately 49.97 kilowatts; private charging facilities (guns) numbered 18.584 million, a year-on-year increase of 48.8%, with the installed electricity capacity of private charging facilities reaching 160 million kilovolt-amperes.

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16 measures implemented to facilitate tax payment and fee collection

Beijing, August 24 (Reporter Wang Guan) — In April of this year, the State Taxation Administration (国家税务总局) issued the Opinions on Carrying Out the 2026 "Convenient Tax Service Spring Breeze Action" (便民办税春风行动), collectively launching a batch of service measures benefiting the people and enterprises. As of now, 16 measures and tasks, including intelligent tax handling and credit repair, have been implemented.
The two measures of "upgrading intelligent declaration" and "innovating digital experience" rank at the forefront of the action. The Tax Service Bureau of Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, relying on artificial intelligence large models, has launched a scenario-based, question-and-answer-style auxiliary guidance intelligent assistant in the tax collection-payment interaction module of the electronic tax bureau; the Zhaoqing Municipal Tax Service Bureau has built a 7×24-hour "intelligent + manual" dual-line service system.

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一版责编：许诺 赵政 张宇杰 二版责编：蒋雪婕 祁嘉润 张安宇 三版责编：韩晓明 姜波 关皓宇 四版责编：白之羽 刘静文 余璇

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Wang Huning meets with U.S. representatives to the third China-U.S. 1.5-Track Dialogue

Reported from Beijing, August 24 — Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, met in Beijing on the 24th with US representatives attending the third China-US 1.5-track dialogue.

Wang Huning said that in May this year, President Xi Jinping conducted in-depth communication with President Trump, who was visiting China, on major issues concerning China-US relations and world peace and development. China is willing to work together with the US side to fully and accurately implement the important consensus of the two heads of state, enhance mutual correct understanding, respect each other's core interests, strengthen practical cooperation in various fields, properly manage differences, and actively build a constructive strategic stable relationship between China and the US.

The US side said that the current US-China relationship is at a special juncture, and the good relationship between the two heads of state is the most precious and most important component of US-China relations. It agreed that both sides should jointly implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state on building a constructive strategic stable relationship, promote enterprise cooperation, enhance people-to-people exchanges, prevent risks such as artificial intelligence, and benefit both countries and the world.

Zhou Qiang, Wang Dongfeng and others attended the meeting.

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"Benefiting not only the Chinese people, but also people around the world"

By: 本报记者 曹文轩 王 沛 窦瀚洋

In the opening year of the 15th Five-Year Plan, China is anchoring itself to agricultural and rural modernization, taking the comprehensive promotion of rural revitalization as its overall focus, striving to build agriculture into a modern major industry, promoting the basic attainment of modern living conditions in rural areas, and promoting a more prosperous and better life for farmers. From smart farms to rural e-commerce, from agricultural product processing to rural tourism, China's vast countryside is displaying a thriving new outlook. International figures immersed in this process are not only witnessing the development and transformation of beautiful villages one after another, but also deciphering the key "code" of China's agricultural and rural modernization.

"A well-established agricultural technology service system is a prominent advantage of Chinese agriculture"

"One of the most special aspects of Chinese agriculture is that policy, scientific research, and farmers are tightly bound together, with large and small farming households sharing in the dividends of development." In his office at the College of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry of Hainan University, Ghanaian scholar Wei Qing said this in fluent Chinese.

In 2011, Wei Qing came to Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University to pursue studies, hoping to refine his agricultural knowledge and personally experience China's unique culture and development path. In 2021, attracted by Hainan Free Trade Port's support policies for foreign scientific research talent, he came to Hainan University to serve as a doctoral supervisor, focusing on plant pathology research. Over more than ten years, from the perspective of an agricultural researcher, he has recorded and observed the practice of China's agricultural and rural modernization.

In Wei Qing's view, "a well-established agricultural technology service system is a prominent advantage of Chinese agriculture." Grassroots seconded cadres, university research teams, and agriculture-related enterprises are linked through multi-party coordination. When farming households encounter planting difficulties, Party members, cadres, and researchers go to the countryside at the first opportunity to conduct free training and on-site guidance. "At Hainan University, my colleagues go to different assisted villages to serve as first secretaries stationed in villages, wholeheartedly helping farming households increase income and become prosperous. Their selfless dedication is deeply moving."

Wei Qing remarked that in the five years since arriving in Hainan, the most gratifying rural change has been the return of talent. "Many young people have returned to their hometowns to engage in planting, agricultural product processing, and digital agriculture, and rural development is full of vitality. Artificial intelligence and digital equipment are gradually entering the fields, the deep-processing industrial chain of agricultural products is continuously improving, and agriculture has long since broken out of the single model of cultivation." Wei Qing said.

Wei Qing highly recognizes the strategic value of China's National Nanfan Scientific Research and Seed Breeding Base. "The seed industry is the foundation of food security, and I fully agree with the statement that the seed industry is the 'chip' of agriculture." He believes that the base, which brings together breeding resources, not only ensures stable and increased crop production in China, but also provides a reference for African countries in cultivating tropical varieties and improving pest and disease control technologies. "In my home country of Ghana, the cultivation and disease control technology of shea butter, a specialty oil crop, has received guidance and support from Chinese experts. The process of China's agricultural and rural modernization not only benefits the Chinese people, but also benefits the people of the world."

Wei Qing said that China's agricultural and rural modernization has forged a unique path that takes multiple parties into account: it vigorously develops large-scale agricultural enterprises while continuously supporting small farming households; it has long-term stable policy support while promoting the rapid transformation of scientific research achievements; it consolidates infrastructure while retaining rural vitality. "What I have learned in China is not just agricultural technology, but a sustainable agricultural development system that benefits the people."

"Emphasis on enhancing comprehensive agricultural production capacity and quality and efficiency"

In the smart digital greenhouses of the Duohe Planting Farmers' Professional Cooperative in Zhangdian District, Zibo, Shandong, strawberries, ice grapes, cherries, and various other fruits grow in well-arranged abundance. Through the "Nongsheyun" digital agriculture platform, information such as temperature and humidity in the greenhouses, irrigation and fertilization operation nodes, and the harvesting, storage, processing, and sales of agricultural products can all be viewed on one screen, providing guidance for the entire agricultural process.

"Such digital transformation projects bring the power of science and technology to agricultural development," admired Tang Na, a Pakistani agricultural economics PhD.

In 2022, Tang Na completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Nanjing Agricultural University and became a full-time teacher at Shandong University of Technology, engaged in rural and regional development research. In recent years, through extensive field research, she has sought to understand the experience of China's agricultural and rural modernization, hoping to provide a reference for rural development in Pakistan. The Duohe Planting Farmers' Professional Cooperative is one of her research samples for the project on smart agriculture empowering agricultural product production and processing.

In Tang Na's view, the value of the digital agriculture platform lies in transforming agronomic knowledge that previously relied on experience and was difficult to replicate into digital models that can be recorded, optimized, and promoted, ultimately improving total factor productivity. "With the same land and the same labor input, more, more stable, and higher-quality agricultural products can be produced," she said. This, she noted, is precisely the logic behind enhancing comprehensive agricultural production capacity and quality and efficiency, and it is also the reason China has placed great importance on agricultural science and technology in recent years.

"Through China's annual No. 1 Central Document, one can understand China's agricultural development planning," Tang Na said. The 2026 No. 1 Central Document, which is deployed around anchoring agricultural and rural modernization and proposes measures such as accelerating the improvement of the modern agricultural management system, reflects China's approach of "not only promoting increased agricultural output and income, but also placing emphasis on enhancing comprehensive agricultural production capacity and quality and efficiency."

Tang Na's research subjects include rural women. "The entrepreneurial achievements of rural women in China have left a deep impression on me." Tang Na cited an example: Shanghe County in Jinan, Shandong, has specifically provided e-commerce training for rural women, giving rise to a group of rural e-commerce leaders including Liu Chaoli, founder of the "One Mu of Sweet Potatoes" brand... "This is a vivid example of women promoting the construction of livable, workable, and beautiful villages." Tang Na remarked.

"Exploring one's own resources according to local conditions and establishing development mechanisms suited to local circumstances"

In the height of summer, with heat waves rolling, water bamboo from Jinyun County, Lishui, Zhejiang, was exported to Gabon in Africa for the first time. Upon learning this news, Milai, who is from Zimbabwe, was especially delighted. "I once conducted field research in Jinyun on China's comprehensive rural revitalization practice, and the development of the local water bamboo industry left a deep impression on me." Milai said he had visited a water bamboo farm in Huzhen Town, Jinyun County, for research and study, harvesting water bamboo together with local villagers and learning about planting techniques and villagers' entrepreneurial stories. "Water bamboo has driven more than 4,500 local farming households out of poverty and toward prosperity. Local Party members, cadres, and the masses are united as one, striving toward the goal of comprehensive rural revitalization — remarkable!" he exclaimed.

Milai is a doctoral student at Zhejiang University, and his connection with Jinyun was forged years ago. His master's thesis used the Jinyun shaobing (sesame flatbread) industry as its core case study, researching the local model of common prosperity through which specialty snacks drive stable income increases for farming households. In recent years, he has continuously followed the direction of Jinyun's agricultural and rural modernization.

In Milai's view, the extension of the complete industrial chain and refined processing throughout the entire process are among the hallmarks of China's agricultural and rural modernization. In Jinyun, local farming households plant mustard greens in succession after the early rice harvest, which not only revitalizes idle land resources but also allows the mustard greens to be processed into meigancai (preserved mustard greens), extending the agricultural industrial chain. Jinyun's transformation is not limited to one village or one industry — the total output value of Jinyun's "five-color agriculture," represented by water bamboo, shaobing, yellow tea, dried noodles, and ma duck, has exceeded 10 billion yuan, and brand activities such as the rural tourism season have also brought new momentum to local development.

In Milai's eyes, the endogenous driving force of Jinyun's rural development lies hidden among family workshops rooted in the local soil, small and micro business entities, and local prosperity leaders. Milai's old friend Li Chunmeng is one of them. As the head of a local agricultural cooperative, Li Chunmeng integrates frontline planting experience with modern local planting techniques, leading surrounding farming households in the large-scale development of the water bamboo industry. "In China, not only do rural leaders take the lead, but the government is also effective in its actions," Milai said. Continuously improving supporting facilities, building platforms, opening up production and sales channels, guiding the healthy operation of the market in accordance with circumstances, and promoting the formation of scale in specialty industries are important factors in China's rural development and revitalization.

Years of field research experience rooted in the fields hold special significance for Milai. He has not only accumulated valuable material for academic research, but has also become a bridge for China-Africa agricultural exchange. "Every country and every region has different natural conditions, cultural traditions, and stages of development; there is no one-size-fits-all 'template.'" Milai said, "The practice of China's rural development shows that exploring one's own resources according to local conditions and establishing development mechanisms suited to local circumstances — this path works, and it is worth learning from."

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China's Targeted Poverty Alleviation Strategy Reflects the Modernization of National Governance Capacity

By: 本报记者 徐 馨

"If I did not go to China every year, I would find it hard to keep up with the pace of its development." In a recent exclusive interview with our reporter, Thomas Heberer, senior professor of Chinese politics, society, and culture at the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany, said, "It is no exaggeration to describe China's development as changing with each passing day."

Heberer, now in his seventies, is a well-known German expert on China studies. Over the past half century, he has traveled deep into more than 30 provinces in China and has written or edited 79 books on China, 10 of which have been translated into Chinese. Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province was the first stop of Heberer's field research in China in 1981. In the more than 40 years since, he has spent nearly two months each year conducting research in China.

"In the 1980s, many rural areas in China were largely self-sufficient smallholder economies. Later, township enterprises emerged in response to the times, and the private economy developed rapidly and continuously expanded into global markets," Heberer said. "Yiwu in Zhejiang Province was once an underdeveloped agricultural county. Today, it has transformed into an important center for small-commodity trade, closely connected to international supply chains."

"The modernization of China's agriculture and rural areas is reflected not only in a series of economic indicators, but also in the fact that rural life has become more civilized and livable," Heberer said. "In the 1980s and 1990s, rivers in some parts of China, like the Ruhr region in Germany in the past, were heavily polluted, with almost no fish in the water. Now China's rivers have become very clean. In recent years, China has achieved great success in ecological civilization construction."

During his visits to rural areas in Guizhou and Fujian, Heberer noticed that local governments focused on restoring old buildings as they were when it came to housing, both improving living conditions and preserving the traditional living environment, which was very popular among local residents.

"In terms of infrastructure, there has been great progress in rural roads, electrification, water supply, as well as the allocation of educational and medical resources," Heberer said. In his early years, he once raised funds to build a school in Meigu County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. "Today, educational conditions there have been greatly improved."

"The Chinese government has created detailed electronic and paper records for every impoverished family. These records usually contain dozens of indicators, such as income, employment status, health conditions, education level, housing quality, and even access to clean water. The government formulates corresponding poverty alleviation plans for different families," Heberer said. "During my research in some areas of Yunnan Province, I saw village cadres conducting regular home visits, updating relevant records and adjusting support plans. Families with sick members may receive medical subsidies, and families with labor capacity may be arranged to participate in skills training or job placement. These data are stored in a dedicated system, and random inspections and third-party evaluations are used to verify the accuracy of reported data. China's targeted poverty alleviation strategy reflects the modernization of national governance capacity."

Heberer believes that a notable feature of China's governance model is its ability to concentrate resources to accomplish major tasks, particularly in infrastructure construction. "In 2000, when I visited Ebian Yi Autonomous County in Sichuan Province, it took a whole day to reach the nearest city due to poor road conditions. Now it takes only a few hours. Improved transportation has facilitated labor mobility and tourism development, and made it easier for local agricultural products to enter the market," Heberer said. "The transformation of China's countryside offers entirely new insights for solving the challenges of human development."

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“Egypt’s Automotive Industry Localization Takes a Solid Step Forward” (China–Egypt Media Joint Interview on High-Quality Belt and Road Cooperation)

By: 本报记者 宦 翔 戴楷然

On August 23, the China–Egypt joint interview on high-quality Belt and Road cooperation was launched in Egypt. Nearly 30 journalists from China and Egypt visited the Geely Automobile Egypt factory located in 6th of October City and the Geely Automobile sales outlet in New Cairo, jointly documenting the vivid stories of Chinese enterprises helping develop Egypt's automobile industry and China–Egypt mutually beneficial cooperation.

Inside the factory, machines roared and the production lines were busy and orderly. Workers operated skillfully, and through processes such as body assembly, interior installation, and powertrain assembly, a complete automobile gradually took shape.

Jin Mingjie (金明杰), General Manager of Geely Automobile Egypt, introduced that as the first completely knocked down (CKD) assembly plant established by Geely Automobile in the Middle East and Africa region, the Geely Automobile Egypt factory project was completed in December 2024, equipped with two production lines with a designed annual capacity of 20,000 vehicles. Currently, the factory assembles about 700 vehicles per month, with a parts localization rate exceeding 45%.

The factory introduced laser fusion welding technology and industrial robots for the first time in Egypt, raising the automation level and manufacturing precision of the production process. On the electronic display screen of the laser fusion welding machine, one could see the mechanical arm moving precisely along a preset trajectory, with the laser beam rapidly acting on the vehicle body welding points to complete high-precision welding operations. "This technology is very advanced" and "It will certainly raise the automation level of automobile production" — the Egyptian journalists participating in the joint interview took photos and recorded the scene one after another.

"Egypt has market scale and demographic dividends, while Chinese enterprises bring leading automobile manufacturing technology and efficient production concepts; the two sides' advantages complement each other." Zakaria, General Manager of the Geely Automobile Egypt factory, said, "Cooperation with Chinese enterprises marks a solid step forward in the localization of Egypt's automobile industry."

The factory has created more than 500 local jobs and, through production practice, has cultivated a group of technical personnel in the automobile manufacturing field. Gamal, an Egyptian employee responsible for assembly supervision in the workshop, told reporters: "In the process of working side by side with Chinese colleagues, I have not only mastered advanced technology and innovative concepts, but also learned refined management and the craftsman spirit of 精益求精 (jīng yì qiú jīng – "refine and seek refinement," to strive for ever greater perfection)."

"It drives very smoothly and comfortably." After riding in a Geely new energy vehicle, Fatima, Director of the General Editorial Office of Egypt's Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper, said that her family owns a Geely automobile, and "this interview has made me even more firmly a loyal user of Chinese automobiles."

At the Geely new energy vehicle 4S store, many consumers were inquiring about purchases. Maria, a Cairo resident, had just completed the car purchase procedures with her three children and was about to drive the new car home. The children gathered around the car, unable to hide their excitement. "This car has a reasonable price and a spacious interior; it will be much more convenient for the family to go out from now on," Maria told reporters.

"My son bought a Chinese electric vehicle, and it works very well; his friends bought one too." Speaking of the increasing popularity of Chinese electric vehicles in Egypt, Sawi, an Egyptian China expert participating in the joint interview, said with deep feeling: "Chinese automobile technology is advanced, easy to operate, and affordably priced. The Egyptian market has great demand for electric vehicles. I hope China will increase its support for Egypt's electric vehicle industry."

While the day's interview was still underway, Ashraf, Editor-in-Chief of Egypt's Diplomatic News Network, had already written a report in both Arabic and English, titled "People's Daily Builds a Bridge for Egypt–China Cooperation."

"The story of Egypt–China cooperation is wonderful, and I cannot wait to write it out." Ashraf said, "The Belt and Road Initiative is concretely helping Egypt advance its industrialization process." He believes that the significance of this joint interview lies precisely here — letting media professionals enter the project sites, see with their own eyes the fruits of bilateral cooperation, and tell the true stories to the public. "This once again confirms that the media can be participants and promoters of cooperation, building a bridge of cooperation between nations toward the future."

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Egypt. This joint interview is the first high-quality Belt and Road cooperation joint interview conducted by media from China and Egypt. In the coming days, People's Daily, together with more than 10 media outlets including Egypt's Al-Ahram, Al-Akhbar, Al-Gomhuria, Middle East News Agency, Nile TV, National Echo, and Rose al-Yusuf magazine, as well as Egyptian scholars and self-media bloggers, will conduct in-depth interviews on key cooperation in industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, economy and trade, education, and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries, experiencing the changes that China–Egypt practical cooperation has brought to local economic and social development and people's lives, and jointly telling the wonderful stories of high-quality China–Egypt Belt and Road cooperation.

(Cairo, August 24, by our correspondent)

Layout design: Zhang Danfeng (张丹峰)

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Wang Yi Holds Talks with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 24 — Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Jarrah in Beijing on the 24th.

Wang Yi said that China is willing to take the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations as an opportunity to build a China-Kuwait strategic partnership with a firmer foundation, higher quality, and fuller substance.

Wang Yi stressed that the current situation in the Middle East and the Gulf has once again reached a critical juncture, and expressed hope that the parties concerned will return to the track of dialogue and negotiation as soon as possible. China is willing to strengthen coordination with Kuwait and continue to contribute to restoring peace and tranquility in the region.

Jarrah said that Kuwait firmly adheres to the One-China principle, and is willing to work with China to implement the consensus of the two heads of state and further enrich the substance of Kuwait-China relations. Kuwait appreciates China's constructive role in the US-Israel-Iran conflict.

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Special Representatives Meeting on China-India Boundary Question to Be Held in Beijing

Beijing, August 24 (Xinhua) — (Reporter Li Anqi) A Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on the 24th: As agreed by both sides, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, and Special Representative of China on the boundary question, will hold the 25th meeting of Special Representatives on the China-India boundary question with the Indian Special Representative and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in Beijing on August 25.

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Xiao Jie Attends Opening Ceremony of the Eighth Seminar for Parliamentarians from Developing Countries

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 24 — On August 24, Xiao Jie, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, attended and delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the Eighth Seminar for Lawmakers from Developing Countries in Beijing. He stated that China is willing to work with all parties to fully leverage the functional role of legislative bodies, actively respond to new changes and new challenges, deepen exchange and mutual learning, build international consensus, promote common development, and advance the reform and improvement of global governance.
More than 50 lawmakers and officials from 11 countries and 2 international organizations participated.

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Chinese and Visegrad Group Experts and Scholars Look Ahead to Prospects for Pragmatic Cooperation

According to Xinhua News Agency, Bratislava, August 22 (Reporters Meng Fanyu, Liu Haodong) — The seminar "China and Visegrad Group (V4) Countries Relations: The Way Forward" was held on the 21st in Bratislava, capital of Slovakia. Participants conducted in-depth exchanges and discussions on topics including the current situation and prospects of the V4 group, and how countries and China can better carry out pragmatic, win-win cooperation.
The seminar was co-hosted by the Center for European Studies of Fudan University and the Slovak think tank Institute of Analysis-Strategy-Alternatives. More than 30 university scholars, think tank experts, government officials, and business representatives from China, the V4 group (Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia), and Germany attended. Participants held that, as the V4 ushers in a potential "revival phase" and China enters the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, both sides should seek common ground while shelving differences, maintain communication, and carry out more pragmatic cooperation on the basis of mutual respect, equality, and mutual benefit.

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China and Switzerland Announce Completion of Upgraded Free Trade Agreement Negotiations

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 21 (Reporter Xie Xiyao) — A reporter learned from the Ministry of Commerce on the 21st that Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and Swiss President and Minister of Economic Affairs, Education and Research Parmelin jointly announced in Bern on the 20th the completion of the China–Switzerland Free Trade Agreement upgrade negotiations and signed a memorandum of understanding.

Wang Wentao stated that in September 2024, the two sides launched the FTA upgrade negotiations, and through the joint efforts of both sides, after five rounds of consultations, the upgrade negotiations were successfully completed. The two sides committed to making higher-level two-way opening in goods, services, investment, rules, and other areas, which will create new opportunities for bilateral economic and trade cooperation.

Parmelin stated that the successful upgrade of the agreement is another important milestone in the development of bilateral relations, and will provide more stable, transparent, and predictable institutional guarantees for the long-term development of enterprises in both countries, and also sends a positive signal of both sides advancing open cooperation and free trade.

The China–Switzerland FTA was signed in July 2013 and entered into force in July 2014, and is the first free trade agreement signed between our country and a country on the European continent. After the completion of this round of upgrade negotiations, the two sides will step up the fulfillment of their respective domestic procedures so as to formally sign the upgrade protocol at an early date.

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Chinese-built highway project in Senegal opens to traffic ahead of schedule

据新华社塞内加尔佳恰伊8月22日电  （记者陈晨、齐琪）由中国路桥工程有限责任公司承建的姆布尔—考拉克高速公路项目22日在塞内加尔西部捷斯大区姆布尔省佳恰伊市举行通车仪式。
　　塞内加尔总统法耶出席仪式并致辞说，这一项目是塞中两国良好关系的体现，对便利塞中部地区民众出行、加强中部地区与其他地区互联互通尤为重要。项目原定于9月底交付，如今提前通车。

Xinhua News Agency, Keur Mactar, Senegal, August 22 (reporters Chen Chen, Qi Qi) — The Mbour–Kaolack expressway project, undertaken by China Road and Bridge Corporation, held its opening-to-traffic ceremony on the 22nd in the city of Keur Mactar, Mbour Department, Thiès Region, western Senegal.
Senegalese President Faye attended the ceremony and said in his address that this project is a manifestation of the good relations between Senegal and China, and is particularly important for facilitating travel for people in the central region of Senegal and strengthening connectivity between the central region and other regions. The project was originally scheduled for delivery at the end of September, but has now opened to traffic ahead of schedule.

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Answering the Call, Serving the People with Utmost Sincerity (Official Release)

By: 本报记者 刘温馨

On August 24, the State Council Information Office (国务院新闻办) held a press conference for Chinese and foreign journalists titled "Strivers on the New Journey," inviting five representatives from the field of emergency management to conduct exchanges centered around the theme of "Engaging in Practical Work to Prevent Risks, and Emergency Protection to Safeguard People's Peace."

Emergency management bears the important responsibility of preventing and resolving major safety risks and responding to and handling various disasters and accidents in a timely manner; it carries the important mission of protecting the lives and property of the masses and maintaining social stability. In recent years, the vast number of emergency management workers have 闻令而动 (wén lìng ér dòng - "hear the command and move," to act immediately upon receiving orders), heading toward danger, fully demonstrating the responsibility and commitment of emergency responders in the new era.

"My teammates and I have been commissioned in times of crisis many times, fighting on the front lines of river dike flood control and at the forefront of emergency rescue and disaster relief. We participated in more than 30 major rescue tasks, such as the Henan extraordinary heavy rain emergency rescue, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei flood fight, the plugging of the Dongting Lake breach, and the plugging of the Jialu River breach in Henan, cumulatively transferring and assisting more than 2,000 trapped people," said Han Lei, a rescue member of the China Safety Energy Group (中国安能集团) Wuhan Rescue Base.

On August 13 of this year, a breach appeared on the east bank dike of the Jialu River under the Xinbei Ring Bridge in Chuanhui District, Zhoukou City, Henan Province. Han Lei and his teammates quickly rushed to the front line, coordinating and scheduling aerial drones, unmanned surface water detection vessels, and large bulldozers and excavators to carry out successive operations, constructing an integrated water-land collaborative emergency rescue system, and completing the closing of the breach at 20:29 on August 15. "Engineering emergency rescue in the new era requires not only hard professional capabilities but also the empowerment of scientific and technological equipment; only in this way can the protection of the lives and property of the masses be more guaranteed and more confident," Han Lei said.

In the face of various disasters and accidents, emergency management workers always rush to the front line and are the most beautiful "reverse travelers" at rescue sites. Zhang Yan is the 20th political instructor of the Qigong Fire Rescue Station in Tiexi District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. In his 14 years of work, he has successively participated in emergency tasks such as the 2019 Qipanshan forest fire and the fight against typhoons "Lekima" and "Bavi," leading teams to respond to more than 2,700 calls and successfully evacuating and rescuing more than 620 trapped people.

"Ideology is the precursor to action; facing thick smoke and raging fires, if one's thinking relaxes by an inch, one's actions will deviate by a foot," Zhang Yan said. As an instructor, he must play the role of "teaching, helping, and leading," leading the entire team to continue the red bloodline and inherit excellent styles of work. Since the reform and transfer of authority, the rescue philosophy of the Qigong Fire Rescue Station has continuously innovated, and rescue capabilities have been comprehensively improved.

"Nowadays, a large number of micro-fire stations, fire workstations, and other fire forces have been deployed to the front lines to help streets, communities, enterprises, and businesses eliminate fire hazards and improve fire prevention awareness. In the future, we will also use more pragmatic measures to go all out to safeguard the lives and property of the masses," Zhang Yan said.

Grassroots emergency management work may seem ordinary and trivial, but it is connected to the peace and happiness of thousands of households; it is the most fundamental and most frontline line of defense for safeguarding urban safety.

Qinhong Subdistrict in Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, has many old residential areas, many catering venues, and many service targets, resulting in heavy safety prevention tasks and great pressure on safety supervision. "I started by learning and doing basics like reading fire extinguisher pressure gauges and grew into an 'insider' of grassroots production safety work. Only when we do every small matter meticulously and solidly can the peace of the common people be better guaranteed," said Wu Kai, captain of the Qinhong Subdistrict Emergency Law Enforcement Detachment.

Facing the "old and difficult" problem of electric bicycle safety governance, Wu Kai and his colleagues, on one hand, install simple blocking railings in the stairwells of the first floors of residential areas to physically block the channels for electric vehicles to enter buildings and homes, building a solid safety defense line from the source; on the other hand, they collaborate with communities and property management to build intelligent charging piles, having cumulatively installed more than 13,000 charging outlets.

"Many risks and hazards are hidden in inconspicuous corners; only by running more, looking more, and inspecting more at the front line can one practice the true skill of discovering and solving problems," Wu Kai said. Safety supervision cannot simply be a matter of "imposing fines and leaving it at that"; when facing merchants and residents, one must both strictly hold the safety bottom line and also look at problems and think of solutions from everyone's perspective, helping to solve practical difficulties with heart and emotion.

To reduce casualties and losses from disasters and accidents, the emphasis lies on prevention before the event. Zhang Dongfang, director of the Emergency Management Affairs Center of the Tianjin Municipal Emergency Management Bureau, has been engaged in flood control, drought relief, and disaster rescue work for more than 20 years. In response to the new situations and new changes facing flood control work in northern regions, he led his team to systematically sort through 1,415 high-risk flood control points throughout Tianjin, built an intelligent flood control management system, and achieved "unified management through a single network" of flood control data.

In terms of preventing river channel floods, it can monitor the incoming water situation from upstream in real time; in terms of urban internal waterlogging prevention, it can monitor the control status of high-risk points such as sunken roads and bridges, subways, and dilapidated houses; in terms of preventing sea tides, it can monitor storm surges and strong sea winds, timely grasping the situation of vessels returning to port and maritime workers evacuating ashore; in terms of preventing mountain torrents, it can monitor the prevention and control status of mountain torrent channels, reservoirs, ponds and embankments, as well as geological disaster hazard points in real time.

"This platform is like a lookout post for flood control, achieving the prevention of troubles before they arise," Zhang Dongfang said. Flood situation monitoring is overviewed on one map, responsible personnel are summoned with one click, risk defense follows one policy per point, flood control resources are visible at a glance, and emergency communications are guaranteed through multiple channels; commanders and duty personnel at all levels can use this system to quickly conduct analysis and dispatching, making preventive preparations in advance.

Only by running ahead and preventing ahead can safety be ensured. "One timely reminder or one precise, small-scale rectification can potentially avoid one accident, reduce one unit of loss, and thereby preserve one family. Facing a massive number of market entities, the responsibility on our shoulders is heavy," said Wu Juliang, deputy director of the Yiwu Municipal Emergency Management Bureau in Zhejiang Province.

While the economy develops rapidly and the market continues to prosper, it also brings challenges to safety management. In recent years, Yiwu has explored and formed a characteristic "Four-ization and Four-pathway" combat tactic consisting of "materialization, standardization, digitalization, and professionalization" as well as "opening the way with publicity, opening the way with strikes, opening the way with exposure, and opening the way with accountability," constructing a governance system that connects top to bottom and coordinates left to right, effectively improving the level of intrinsic safety.

"Based on industrial characteristics, we have issued 74 localized safety management standards; we developed and built a digital intelligence comprehensive supervision platform, incorporating 220,000 objects such as enterprises and high-rise buildings into management; we built a three-level emergency rescue network and created a 15-minute emergency rescue circle across the entire region," Wu Juliang said. Over the past 20 years, Yiwu's gross domestic product has grown 6.6 times, while the number of production safety accidents has decreased by more than 90 percent.

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The Three Realms of "Putting Yourself in Others' Shoes" (People's Forum)

By: 常 晋

As new industries and new forms of business develop vigorously, the "problem domain" of grassroots governance continues to broaden. Some cadres, unfamiliar with the situation and lacking in experience, may fall into the awkward position of "old methods no longer work, new methods are not yet mastered." How to break through this dilemma? One might start with "perspective-taking" (huàn wèi sī kǎo - "exchanging positions and thinking," putting oneself in another's shoes).

A deputy bureau chief in a certain locality followed delivery riders to deliver food, assuming that what they cared about most was social security policy. To his surprise, what they blurted out was "Don't fine me" and "Can the food be ready faster?" This enormous gap is precisely the pain point that cannot be discovered while sitting in an office.

General Secretary Xi Jinping has emphasized: "Be good at perspective-taking, go into the midst of the masses, sincerely listen to the voices of the masses, truthfully reflect the wishes of the masses, genuinely care about the hardships of the masses, and accurately understand what the masses are worried about and what they hope for." This points to cognitive self-awareness on the ideological level, and further demands putting oneself in others' shoes in action. Doing this well is not easy. Specifically, it may be understood in three levels.

Many people's understanding of perspective-taking stops at mental simulation: imagining the difficulties of the masses as if they were their own. But shifting one's viewpoint is only the first level. People's circumstances differ in countless ways — the pressures on their shoulders, the concerns in their hearts, and their calculations of interests all vary. If one only "changes positions" in one's mind, an invisible wall ultimately remains.

Similar situations have been encountered during interviews. A university administrator was troubled: during a year-long renovation of underground pipelines, faculty and veteran staff were very supportive, yet for unknown reasons students filed complaints continuously. Only after face-to-face conversations did he suddenly understand — although all were affected, their "time scales" differed. Faculty and veteran staff, being long-term residents, were willing to endure "short-term pain" to resolve "long-term pain," but students typically stay only one to four years. If construction drags on for two semesters, naturally they find it hard to accept.

This case is worth pondering: even when walking the same stretch of road, different people's experiences differ vastly. The second level is learning to place oneself in another's coordinates, putting one's feet into the same shoes, and actually walking a stretch of the journey. Only in this way can one taste the sweet and sour, bitter and spicy of it all, and see the "silent rigid demands."

When Comrade Xi Jinping worked in Zhejiang, he made a vivid statement: "No matter how correct a policy is, if it is not understood by the masses, it is difficult to implement. If the masses do not listen, then you first follow the masses. If the masses jump into a fire pit, you jump in after them." "If you jump in together, the emotional distance narrows, and the work becomes easier." Only by being willing to make "that jump" can one gain trust and find the key to breaking through.

Take the university administrator mentioned earlier: he made a point of going to dormitories and study rooms whenever he had time, listening to students' complaints and brainstorming solutions with them. In the end, he adjusted the construction schedule according to students' daily routines and reserved the frequently used paths for summer vacation repairs, and the project proceeded smoothly. Or take the deputy bureau chief: by delivering food alongside the couriers and personally experiencing the anxiety of "living on each order," he came to understand the expectations of all parties firsthand, and promoted pilot "smart food pickup grids" and the cancellation of certain overtime deductions, achieving a win-win-win for the platform, riders, merchants, and consumers.

After "perspective-taking" research, the key is to return to "thinking," using cognitive penetration and a long-term, big-picture view to seek fundamental solutions. The third level is being willing to be a "party involved," with a downward-looking perspective, understanding what the masses think about and what annoys them; while also being good at being an "answerer," with an elevated vision, identifying where the crux lies and where the breakthrough point is.

Many conflicts appear on the surface to be neighborhood disputes, but their roots lie elsewhere. For example, in some villages land disputes occur frequently; after months of visits, village cadres discovered that the "root cause" was industrial hollowing-out — limited resources making conflicts more likely to arise. In some old residential communities, the installation of elevators reached a stalemate; after several earnest discussions, it came to light that the deeper problem was not light blockage or compensation, but old grievances and unresolved grudges from years past... Seeing the emotions and difficulties is the foundation; clarifying the causes and roots is the key. After perspective-taking, one must be good at stepping back, parting the fog to grasp the essentials, so as to treat both symptoms and root causes.

Putting oneself in another's shoes, replacing "I" with "he"; bending down to enter the situation, turning "watching" into "doing"; stepping outside the frame, drawing out the "substance" from the "appearance"... Solve real problems and truly solve problems — people's hearts will naturally gather, and the cause will surely flourish.

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Create achievements that stand the test of practice, the people, and history.

The question of the view of political achievements is a fundamental one, bearing on building the Party for the public and governing for the people.

In the opening year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," under the personal guidance, leadership, and promotion of General Secretary Xi Jinping, a concentrated education campaign within the Party — the study and education on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements — has been carried out in depth and solidly throughout the whole Party, focusing on leading bodies and leading cadres at and above the county and department level, especially "top leaders."

Closely adhering to the general requirements of "building the Party for the public, benefiting the people, making scientific decisions, and doing solid work" and the important requirements of "being earnest and solid in every respect," Party organizations at all levels have resolutely implemented the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee, forcefully and orderly advancing in an integrated manner the study, examination, and rectification, educating and guiding Party members and cadres to produce political achievements for the people and through solid work, effectively preventing and correcting deviations in the view of political achievements, striving to create solid achievements that stand up to the test of practice, the people, and history, and pooling the mighty strength for advancing the great cause of building a strong country and the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

"We must make the study and education a major task of Party building this year and ensure it achieves tangible results"

The year 2026 marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and is also the opening year of the "15th Five-Year Plan."

On February 5, in important instructions on carrying out the study and education on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements throughout the Party, General Secretary Xi Jinping directly pointed to prominent problems and explained important considerations —

"Establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements has been talked about and worked on for many years, and some results have been achieved. But judging from the situations revealed by inspections, supervision, and case investigations, there are still many prominent problems in the view of political achievements that require long-term and continuous efforts."

"This year is the opening year of the '15th Five-Year Plan,' and leading bodies at all levels in local areas will be successively reelected. Through study and education, it is very important and necessary to promote leading bodies and leading cadres at all levels to establish and practice a correct view of political achievements."

Careful planning, setting the direction.

General Secretary Xi Jinping attaches great importance to this study and education, personally determining the theme of the study and education, guiding and promoting it throughout the entire process, and delivering important speeches and making important instructions on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements at every important meeting and on every inspection tour to local areas.

Before the Spring Festival, when visiting and expressing sympathy for grassroots cadres and the masses in Beijing, he emphasized that "we must guide Party members and cadres, especially leading cadres, to deeply understand the importance of establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements for the development of the Party and the country's cause and for Party building, and to thoroughly identify and correct deviations in the view of political achievements";

During the National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference sessions, when participating in the deliberation of the Jiangsu delegation, he pointed out that "the more effective the Party's governance and self-governance, the stronger the guarantee for economic and social development" and that "we must win the trust of the people through the actual results of full and strict Party governance and pool the mighty strength for advancing the development of the cause";

When inspecting the Xiong'an New Area, he emphasized that "we must strengthen the Party's leadership and Party building, firmly establish and deeply practice a correct view of political achievements, and create a clean and upright political ecosystem";

When inspecting Dezhou, Shandong, he pointed out that "establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements must ultimately be reflected in benefiting the people" and that "the broad masses of Party members and cadres must strengthen their awareness of being public servants, deepen their feelings for the people, do more good things, practical things, and solve difficulties for the masses, and genuinely enhance the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security";

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On the afternoon of July 15, 2026, braving the scorching heat, General Secretary Xi Jinping went deep into the Huangpu District of Shanghai to investigate the renovation of old residential communities in urban renewal.

As early as 2007, when he was Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, Comrade Xi Jinping often went deep into streets and alleys to conduct research, pointing out that "the most difficult thing is solving the toilet problem" and demanding that "the renovation of old districts must be persistently advanced, and the people must not be allowed to continue living in such dilapidated houses."

Arriving in Shanghai again, reflecting on the past and present, General Secretary Xi Jinping was deeply moved: "Shanghai has been promoting the renovation of old houses for decades, one term after another, with sustained and persistent effort. This is a correct view of political achievements. When the people evaluate us, they also look at whether we sincerely do good things and practical things for the people, and whether we put up a facade."

Consistent and persistent, always grasping without letting go.

Whether General Secretary Xi Jinping adhered to a correct view of political achievements during his work in local areas, or advocated and practiced a correct view of political achievements to guide the development of the Party and the country's cause after coming to the central government, all of this fully demonstrates the political mission of building the Party for the public, the value pursuit of benefiting the people, the responsibility of making scientific decisions, and the fine work style of doing solid work.

During the study and education period, General Secretary Xi Jinping repeatedly put forward clear requirements on doing relevant work well in accordance with the requirements of a correct view of political achievements —

Emphasizing that "we must combine the study and education on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements to further summarize and apply the 'Yiwu development experience'";

When talking about implementing responsibilities for disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief, he pointed out that "we must establish and practice a correct view of political achievements and resolutely correct tendencies such as emphasizing development over safety and emphasizing disaster relief over prevention";

When talking about promoting the development of science and technology, he required that "Party committees and governments at all levels must put scientific and technological work on an important agenda, establish and practice a correct view of political achievements, do solid work, persist over the long term, and continuously achieve new results";

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A series of important speeches and important instructions by General Secretary Xi Jinping are of high vision, profound thought, and rich connotation, pointing the way forward and providing important guidance for carrying out the study and education well.

Leading from above, rising to act.

The Party Central Committee has made comprehensive arrangements for carrying out the study and education on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements throughout the Party;

The Central Party Building Work Leading Group has done a good job in overall coordination, and the Central Organization Department, together with the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission organs and others, has established a special work team to undertake specific work;

The Party Central Committee has dispatched 12 central guidance groups in two batches to carry out guidance and supervision over 30 localities and units. Localities and relevant units have successively dispatched 2,084 supervision groups, effectively transmitting pressure and always maintaining the due intensity of the study and education;

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On June 15, 2026, the National Party Building Work Symposium was held, making work arrangements for studying and implementing Xi Jinping's thought on Party building.

Xi Jinping's thought on Party building provides the fundamental guidance for strengthening Party building in the new era. Carrying out the study and education on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements is an important measure for persistently advancing full and strict Party governance.

The whole Party has organically combined the study and implementation of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building with the study and education, more deeply comprehending the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," resolutely achieving the "Two Upholds," truly solving problems, and continuously enhancing the consciousness and firmness of establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements.

"With a highly responsible attitude toward the Party and the people, enhance the ideological and action consciousness of establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements"

"In the opening year of the '15th Five-Year Plan,' whether it is formulating plans or deploying implementation, a correct view of political achievements is needed. The leading bodies at the provincial, municipal, county, and township levels will be successively reelected, so emphasizing the view of political achievements is also very targeted." On January 20, 2026, at the opening ceremony of the special seminar for provincial and ministerial-level leading cadres on studying and implementing the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Party, General Secretary Xi Jinping clearly put forward the requirements.

In the study and education, Party organizations at all levels have shouldered political responsibility, carefully organized implementation, adhered to classified guidance, and earnestly and solidly carried out the study and education.

Earnestly and solidly improving ideological understanding —

Two days' time, no expert guidance arranged, all time used for self-study; calming down, reading and studying sentence by sentence and word by word, deeply studying and thinking... From March 17 to 18, 2026, the study class for leading cadres of Yunnan Province and principal leading cadres of provincial departments on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements was held at the Yuxi Municipal Party School.

This is a microcosm of how all regions, departments, and units have placed theoretical study in the primary position and laid a solid ideological foundation for the study and education.

Studying the original texts in full. Party organizations at all levels have focused on the "four deep studies" to grasp study and discussion, running the study of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements through the entire process of the study and education. They have earnestly studied and comprehended Xi Jinping's thought on Party building and read through and studied the "Selected Works of Xi Jinping on Party Building."

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission organs, the General Office of the Central Committee, the Central Organization Department, the Central Propaganda Department, and the General Office of the State Council have studied the original works, original texts, and original principles through forms such as theoretical study center group studies; the Central Policy Research Office, the Central Commission for Deepening Reform, the Central Financial Commission Office, the Central Financial Work Commission, the Central Institute of Party History and Literature, the Ministry of State Security, and the All-China Women's Federation have done a good job in study through forms such as the "Three Meetings and One Lesson" and Party Day activities; Jiangsu, Tibet, Gansu, and Xinjiang have used special study classes, leading cadre lecture halls, and other carriers to carry out study and discussion, guiding Party members and cadres to study deeply and understand thoroughly, to take it to heart, and to consolidate the foundation.

Studying in a timely manner to keep up. Party organizations at all levels have earnestly studied and implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech on July 1, deeply studied the vivid practices of General Secretary Xi Jinping in advocating and practicing a correct view of political achievements to guide the development of the Party and the country's cause, the vivid practices of General Secretary Xi Jinping in adhering to a correct view of political achievements during his work in local areas, and the "Excerpts from Xi Jinping's Expositions on Grassroots Work Methods" and related study readers, finding direction, ideas, and methods from them, achieving integration and applying what has been learned.

The Central Party School (National Academy of Governance) and Party schools (academies of governance) and cadre colleges at all levels have incorporated relevant content of the study and education into main training programs and carried out key training. Party members of central and state organs have achieved full coverage of study through forms such as "taking the same class." Around July 1, Party member leading cadres generally gave special Party lectures on the theme of establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements.

Using the "two mirrors" well. Party organizations at all levels have fully utilized the 9 positive typical cases and 37 negative typical cases compiled at the central level, as well as the 958 positive typical cases and 1,981 negative typical cases compiled at the provincial level, to strengthen demonstration and guidance and warning education.

The Central United Front Work Department, the International Department of the Central Committee, the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission Office, the organs of the National People's Congress, and the organs of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference have organized study of the advanced deeds of the recipients of the "July 1 Medal" and the "Two Excellences and One Advanced" commendation targets, benchmarking against the advanced and learning from the worthy; the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Emergency Management, and the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League have fully utilized typical cases within their own systems to carry out warning education, using matters close at hand to educate people around them, guiding Party members and cadres to know reverence, maintain caution, and hold the bottom line.

Through solid and earnest study, the broad masses of Party members and cadres have come to understand more deeply that Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, especially General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, possesses powerful truth force and is the "golden key" and "compass" for establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements and promoting work.

Earnestly and solidly rectifying prominent problems —

From a wasteland that had accumulated garbage and abandoned building materials for years to a "city living room" at the doorstep of residents, walking into the Malanhua Theme Park in Xinjian District, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, the blooming flowers are refreshing and pleasing.

The locality did not engage in large-scale demolition and construction, nor did it pursue scale expansion, but instead solidly examined problems and carried out rectification, allowing idle resources to release benefits for people's livelihoods and embodying political achievements in the people's sense of gain.

Since the launch of the study and education, leading bodies and leading cadres at all levels have put themselves in, put their responsibilities in, and put their work in, focusing on identifying and pinpointing problems, immediately knowing and immediately rectifying what can be rectified, and actively and steadily advancing rectification for problems that are difficult to solve in the short term.

Comprehensively and deeply examining problems. The Central Social Work Department, the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, the Central and State Organs Work Committee, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Education have listed problem examination lists in response to problems fed back by discipline inspection and supervision, inspection tours, and audit supervision; the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the National Health Commission have gone down to the grassroots frontline and solicited opinions and suggestions from the masses and service targets through multiple channels; the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Veterans Affairs have focused on digging deep into the "focus of the disease" and the "root of the disease," finding gaps, investigating roots, and strengthening self-cultivation from the perspective of Party spirit; the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Water Resources, and the People's Bank of China have sorted out risk points of deviation in the view of political achievements within their industries.

Rectifying with real action and tackling tough problems. Tianjin, Guangdong, Shaanxi, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps have increased rectification efforts on prominent problems such as engaging in "image projects" and "achievement projects"; the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs have formulated rectification ledgers, clarified rectification responsibilities, measures, and time limits, and regularly tracked effectiveness; Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Fujian, and Hainan have introduced practical measures, strictly reviewed and verified the closure of rectification items, and resolutely prevented paper rectification and false rectification.

Concentrating on rectifying the prominent problem of new officials not settling old accounts. Adhering to small entry points and concrete measures, 12 key tasks have been identified, with 25 central and state organ units undertaking corresponding tasks according to their functions, promoting provinces, cities, and counties to actively connect and refine rectification plans and specific measures, and doing a good job in rectification through vertical linkage, combination of departments and localities, and joint management.

The Ministry of Commerce has conducted a "look back" on open carriers such as national economic and technological development zones, urging localities to promote standardization and improvement through special rectification; the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council has urged central enterprises to clear debts owed to small and medium-sized enterprises, promoting central enterprises to take the lead in dismantling the "chain of interlocking debts"; Henan has carried out a comprehensive "look back" on high-standard farmland projects, strictly preventing the recurrence and increase of problems such as falsely creating farmland and occupying land while falsely compensating.

Earnestly and solidly establishing systems and rules —

In Hebei, the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department has focused on the problem of deviation in the view of political achievements, formulated handover measures, clarified the handover content in 8 aspects and the methods, procedures, and work discipline of handover, organized 12 outgoing municipal Party and government principal leaders and 211 outgoing county Party and government principal leaders to conduct work handovers with their successors, and filed the handover items in cadre archival records, achieving handover of job responsibilities, handover of important affairs, handover of hidden risks, and handover of experience and understanding.

Systems govern fundamentals and long-term development.

Since the launch of the study and education, all regions, departments, and units have paid attention to establishing rules and regulations from the very beginning, seeking reasons from the institutional level for recurring problems, deeply studying the regularity of problems occurring at multiple points, systematically sorting out existing institutional norms, and fully releasing the binding effect of systems and rules.

Identifying shortcomings and loopholes. Yuexi County, Anqing City, Anhui Province has carried out "point-targeted" supervision on issues such as petitions in the field of people's livelihoods and assistance to people in difficulty, improving and perfecting 10 institutional mechanisms such as management measures for elderly meal assistance service institutions; Shaoyang, Hunan has formulated a list of problems to be rectified immediately at the municipal level and promoted the rectification of problems such as historical legacy issues, prominent ecological and environmental protection problems, and hidden risks in production safety through classified measures.

Improving the quality of rule-making. Huangshi, Hubei has revised the evaluation measures for economic responsibility audits of leading cadres, achieving objective and fair quantitative evaluation of the overall performance of audited leading cadres in performing their duties; Sichuan has focused on improving and perfecting systems in areas such as standardizing deliberation and decision-making and strengthening education, management, and supervision of cadres, truly completing and establishing systems and rules; China Electronics has optimized the assessment and evaluation system for enterprise leading bodies and leading personnel, enriching the dimensions of contract assessment and comprehensive assessment.

Strictly enforcing institutional implementation. The Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Natural Resources, and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment have supervised and urged strict implementation of the systems and rules for establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements and strict implementation of democratic centralism; the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and the National Audit Office have strengthened supervision over leading bodies and leading cadres, especially "top leaders," preventing arbitrary exercise of power and capricious changes in decisions; Shandong, Guangxi, and Qinghai have strengthened accountability for acts that violate the correct view of political achievements, promoting the establishment and practice of a correct view of political achievements through strict supervision and discipline enforcement.

All regions, departments, and units have closely adhered to the orientation of solid work, insisted on the unity of knowledge and action, continuously made up institutional shortcomings, standardized the style of performing duties, and improved governance efficiency, nurturing a fine work style and enhancing development momentum through normalized and institutionalized construction.

"Achieving achievements on the new journey that are worthy of the times, worthy of history, and worthy of the people"

"Realizing the Party's mission and tasks in the new era and new journey requires all Chinese Communists to strengthen confidence, continue the struggle, and continuously create new achievements worthy of the times and the people."

On the occasion of the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping conferred the "July 1 Medal" at the Great Hall of the People on model Party members who have long been rooted at the grassroots, worked for the Party, served the people, and made outstanding contributions, and issued a call to the whole Party.

In the study and education, Party organizations at all levels and the broad masses of Party members and cadres have generally received a profound ideological tempering, Party spirit tempering, and practical exercise, and their ideological and action consciousness of establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements has been further enhanced, with clearer direction for progress, more solid work style, and better results in grasping reform, development, and stability.

Forging loyalty to the Party and further strengthening the Party spirit tempering of the broad masses of Party members and cadres —

Seizing the window period before the arrival of wind and rain to build temporary flood control lines, rushing to repair damaged lines in the wind and rain, ensuring the smooth delivery of flood control materials and daily necessities...

In July 2026, facing the severe test of the violent wind and rain brought by Typhoon "Bavi," Party members and cadres at all levels and emergency rescue teams across Zhejiang Province responded to the call and moved against the danger, adhering to the "Four Preferables," and with strong Party spirit let the Party flag fly high on the frontline of flood control and typhoon prevention.

Since the launch of the study and education, all regions, departments, and units have insisted on tempering Party spirit to ensure that Party members and cadres establish and practice a correct view of political achievements, building a solid ideological foundation through study, thinking, practice, and comprehension, and practicing the original aspiration and mission through solid work and responsibility.

As General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out: "What plays a decisive role in establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements is Party spirit." Strong Party spirit is an important guarantee for our Party to maintain its advanced nature and purity and to improve its leadership level and governance capability.

Shanghai has launched study and education related courses on platforms such as the modern distance education platform for Party members and cadres, and the Memorial Hall of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China has launched a special exhibition on the Communist Party of China's establishment and practice of a correct view of political achievements, providing strong support for Party organizations at all levels to carry out education and training; the Youth Party Member Pioneer Team of Huazhong University of Science and Technology — the Red Theory Study and Lecture Group — has guided the broad masses of young people to firmly listen to the Party and follow the Party through carefully crafted lecture courses.

On the new journey, we must further adhere to ideological guidance, deeply study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, achieving the integration of study, thinking, and application and the unity of knowledge, belief, and action, and solve new problems and meet new challenges with a full mental state, excellent work style, and scientific working methods.

Standing firmly on the people's standpoint and continuously enhancing the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security —

"Protected all the way by the insulation box, it's still hot when it arrives."

To solve the problem of "difficulty in cooking and eating hot meals" for the elderly, starting from April 2026, Xiong'erzhai Township, Pinggu District, Beijing has relied on the government agency canteen to provide free weekend nutritious breakfasts for elderly people aged 80 and above in the township, with the canteen uniformly preparing elderly-friendly meals every Saturday and Sunday morning, and relying on the service chain of "village-level fixed-point meal pickup and grid worker precise delivery," with grid workers from 7 villages picking up meals on schedule and delivering door to door.

In the study and education, all regions, departments, and units have continuously educated and guided the broad masses of Party members and cadres to practice the purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, focusing on solving the urgent, difficult, and anxious problems of the masses, and bringing work that benefits people's livelihoods, warms people's hearts, and conforms to people's wishes to the hearts of the masses.

General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out: "Benefiting the people must be regarded as the most important political achievement." Whether a decision is scientific is fundamentally judged by whether it is approved and supported by the people and whether it can stand up to the test of practice and history.

Party members and cadres of Renhe Subdistrict, Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing have taken the initiative to visit households and do work, completing the replacement of all old elevators through the model of "national bonds + public income + district-level fiscal funds," achieving zero complaints and satisfaction of the masses; Datong City, Shanxi has launched pilot work for building employment-friendly scenarios, creating employment-friendly scenarios integrating skill improvement, job matching, rights protection, and service support, helping new employment groups achieve stable employment...

On the new journey, to establish and practice a correct view of political achievements, we must consciously be selfless devotees who are committed to benefiting the people, always place the people in the highest position in our hearts, respect the masses in thought, be close to the masses in feeling, go deep among the masses, and do mass work face to face, heart to heart, and in a down-to-earth manner.

Anchoring development goals and advancing the modernization of socialism with Chinese characteristics steadily and far through solid work —

Gantry cranes are busy at work, and trains loaded with imported mineral products are quickly transferred to the unloading stage after inspection... At the Tongjiang Railway Port in Heilongjiang, a vibrant and bustling scene is unfolding.

In the study and education, Tongjiang City has further corrected its development thinking and done solid services around links such as enterprise landing and business expansion. Now, imported mineral product business has achieved normalized and large-scale operation at the port, and the port's logistics advantages have been further transformed into practical support for industrial development, tax revenue growth, and employment promotion.

Implementing well General Secretary Xi Jinping's emphasis that "adhering to high-quality development must become an important part of leading cadres' view of political achievements," the broad masses of Party members and cadres have truly put the correct view of political achievements into practice and continuously achieved new breakthroughs in promoting high-quality development.

Jilin has coordinated the advancement of 425 reform tasks and 9 key reform special projects to go deeper and more solid, injecting strong momentum into revitalization and development; Ningxia has adhered to the reform and development baseline of "One River, Three Mountains," coordinating the advancement of carbon reduction, pollution control, green expansion, and growth; Taijiang County, Guizhou has unswervingly developed the "2+2+1" modern agricultural industry, strengthening the "rice-fishery" leading industry and refining characteristic industries; CITIC Group has solidly carried out various tasks of the "Basic Management Improvement Year," optimizing and strengthening the three main businesses of finance, industry, and investment...

On the new journey, to consolidate and expand the results of the study and education, we must further promote Party organizations at all levels and the broad masses of Party members and cadres to adhere to building the Party for the public, benefiting the people, making scientific decisions, and doing solid work, resolutely and forcefully implement the major decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee, and transform the results of the study and education into practical results in promoting high-quality development.

Firmly establishing a correct view of political achievements and working solidly for the people's hearts.

Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, comprehensively implementing Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, consistently establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, and pooling the powerful strength of solid work and responsibility will surely provide a strong guarantee for making a good start and taking good steps in the "15th Five-Year Plan" and for comprehensively advancing the great cause of building a strong country and the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese-style modernization.

(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 24 — Reporters: Yang Weihan, Sun Shaolong, Fan Sixiang, Dong Boting)

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Strive to Ensure Every Effort Delivers Results (Everyone Talks · Understanding, Engaging with, and Serving Grassroots Communities ④)

Doing practical work requires not only looking at whether it was "done" or not, but also at "how it was done." General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Do one item and have it count as one item, do one thing and have it succeed as one thing; do not rush headlong into 'high-end, grand' things divorced from reality or face-project things." In this installment of "Everyone's Discussion," we have selected three submissions to share with you the reflections of three grassroots cadres.

— Editor

Put More Effort into Invisible Work
Xiao Xiao (肖潇), Neijiang City, Sichuan Province

My hometown has a "Palm-Fan Village" (蒲扇村), where when making palm-leaf fans, people often select palm leaves that have not fully grown, and after drying and dehydrating them and pressing them flat with heavy stones, they can be shaped and used. Outsiders do not understand: why not directly use mature leaves? The old craftsman explained the reason: using mature leaves seems to save effort, but the fans made from them are prone to spotting and deformation; whereas palm leaves that have not fully grown have high fiber density, good toughness, and no insect holes, ensuring the fans have an even color and are not prone to decay. Carefully selecting materials is invisible effort, seeking ultimate quality. This brings inspiration for doing grassroots work well.

Invisible effort determines visible quality. Some small links are neglected, thought to be of no consequence, yet they can have a major impact. Going door to door in villages to collect opinions, conducting daily inspections to check for hazards, standing duty during flood season to respond to emergencies... If one harbors a fluke mentality and is careless and negligent, it is easy to leave hidden dangers and even cause accidents. Looking at things from the big picture while starting from small details, not turning a blind eye because a matter is small, not handling things sloppily because they are numerous—only then will work have quality and show results.

Persisting for a moment may not be difficult; what is difficult is always persisting in "not settling" and "not muddling through." Much work may not show visible results in the short term, but in the long run, the public's trust lies in the hearts of the masses. "Completed" does not equal "completed well." Not relaxing on day-to-day routine work, not discounting any implementation standard—grassroots cadres should have such drive.

Break the "Getting By with Completing the Task" Mentality
Xu Yuanjian (徐远健), Yantai City, Shandong Province

I heard someone tell of a community cadre's personal experience: after an old residential area was renovated, theoretically the project was completed, the documents were archived, and the work was done. But he insisted on returning to visit the buildings weekly. As a result, after a period of time, he did discover that in some individual building units, problems such as loose handrails in stairwells and leaking drainage pipes had appeared, and he promptly made rectifications. This shows that grassroots work cannot stop at completing the task; one must further break the "getting by with completing the task" mentality.

"Getting by with completing the task" means harboring a perfunctory attitude, seemingly completing tasks on time and handing in ledgers, but in reality easily ending up "unfinished." For example, if the improvement of the living environment only emphasizes the surface, only pursuing cleanliness on main roads, then the back streets and alleys closely related to the masses' daily lives are easily neglected; if the publicity of benefit policies only posts notices, the masses may still not understand the application process. Keeping a close eye on the entire work process, putting oneself in others' shoes more, and empathizing more—only then can work truly be done properly.

Grassroots work is a long-flowing stream. Often walking through the fields and village plots, sitting on the same bench as the masses, proactively listening to their appeals and resolving their worries—only then can work fit the people's hearts. Carving responsibility into one's heart, grasping and implementing every small matter concerning people's livelihoods in detail—the effectiveness of grassroots governance can better benefit the masses.

Do Not Seek "Instant Scenery"
Guo Xiao (郭筱), Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province

I once exchanged insights on nurturing and maintaining seedlings with an old master engaged in greening work. He gave an example: some places, in order to make seedlings grow quickly, apply fertilizer rather "harshly." This can indeed take effect quickly, but it also easily causes the seedlings to "become lazy," with roots not growing deep; when encountering drought or severe cold weather, they easily wither or freeze to death. In the long run, the gain does not outweigh the loss. He summarized: "Greening management and maintenance cannot be rushed; one cannot seek 'instant scenery'; one must put in real effort." Doing grassroots work well is the same.

Not seeking "instant scenery" requires being scientific. Greening seedlings cannot be chosen arbitrarily; one must see whether they are suitable for local planting. 因地制宜 (yīn dì zhì yí - "adjust measures according to local conditions," to act according to circumstances), not blindly following trends, can one avoid "planting then cutting down, cutting down then planting." The principle is the same for doing work well. Whether optimizing governance or developing industries, both require basing oneself on local conditions, actively exploring, and avoiding copying others mechanically.

It also requires being meticulous. How is road greening? How many ancient and famous trees are there? Understanding in detail every green space, every road, and every ancient tree within the management and protection scope will make management and protection work more precise. For grassroots cadres, being good at ascertaining the real situation through investigation and research, knowing where the advantages are, where the shortcomings are, and where the masses' expectations lie, work can then be carried out with a clear target 有的放矢 (yǒu dì fàng shǐ - "have a target to shoot the arrow at," to act with clear purpose).

It also requires perseverance. Greening management and maintenance cannot be done 一劳永逸 (yī láo yǒng yì - "one labor, eternal ease," to solve a problem once and for all); planting the seedlings is only the beginning. In the later period, watering, fertilizing, pruning, pest prevention, and cold protection—none can be omitted. In doing work, what matters is persistent perseverance. This requires us to handle every small matter and practical matter well with the spirit of driving nails, accumulating small victories into great victories.

Grassroots work requires clumsy effort, and it also contains great learning. The road must be walked step by step, and work must be done bit by bit—this is a simple truth that can accomplish things.

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Why Has Meat on the Chopping Block Become a Medical Treasure? (On-Site Commentary)

By: 王欣悦

Local specialties are not really "rustic" — the key is whether modern technology can redefine the value of resources.

Ordinary things may harbor extraordinary value.

The Rongchang pig, widely known for the dish "pao zhu tang" (stewed pork soup), has now entered the public eye in a brand-new form.

Stepping into the breeding base of the National Center of Technology Innovation for Pigs, the impression of a traditional pigpen is shattered. There is no obvious odor — clean passageways, strict isolation facilities... The pigs raised here are SPF pigs, that is, specific-pathogen-free pigs, internationally recognized as high-quality donors of medical biomaterials.

Recently, a medical collagen product made from SPF Rongchang pig skin as raw material obtained the Class III medical device registration certificate from the National Medical Products Administration. From an ingredient on people's dinner tables to a medical consumable, the Rongchang pig has made a "crossover"!

The level of technology determines the boundaries of resource development. The Rongchang pig is also called the "panda pig" because of the black patches of varying sizes around both eyes, resembling "panda eyes." In the eyes of researchers, this characteristic represents its relatively high genetic purity and small individual differences — a stability valued by high-end biomaterials, and also the basis for exploring entirely new possibilities.

As Ge Liangpeng, deputy president of the Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences, put it: in the past, when evaluating a pig, one calculated the meat price; today, when examining a pig, one sees a treasure trove of biological resources. In developing new quality productive forces, how can an "old tree" sprout "new buds"? With technological innovation as the key, traditional resources can break free from their established uses and open up entirely new value tracks.

Scientific research achievements cannot remain confined to the laboratory; they must blaze a path of commercialization, serving industry and serving the market. In Rongchang, research institutions provide the technological source, enterprises undertake industrial transformation, the local government builds pilot-scale bases and production platforms, and the SPF Pig Science and Technology Innovation Alliance advances product development and standard-setting — forming a collaborative innovation model of "jointly answering the same question."

Research institutes answer "whether it can be done," enterprises answer "whether it can be mass-produced," and the government responds to "whether it can be implemented." Multiple forces each perform their own duties while working in close coordination, building a closed-loop chain for the implementation of scientific and technological innovation, transforming laboratory innovations into tangible economic and social benefits.

Looking beyond Rongchang to the whole country: China has vast territory and rich species resources, and every region has its distinctive resources. But resource advantages do not automatically become industrial advantages; "having resources" does not equal "having products," "having standards," or "having a say." Particularly in the agricultural sector, some places remain stuck in the stage of selling primary products and raw materials, with short industrial chains and low added value. The lesson of the Rongchang pig is this: local specialties are not really "rustic" — the key is whether modern technology can redefine the value of resources.

In Rongchang, one medical-grade pig can yield 1 to 2 kilograms of pig skin, used to produce collagen, hydrogels, hemostatic materials, and more; cancellous bone can be developed into bone repair materials; alveolar extracts can be used to treat respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants; tendons, corneas, and other tissues each have their uses — with value leaping from several thousand yuan to tens of thousands of yuan.

New quality productive forces burst forth precisely in the deep integration of the innovation chain and the industrial chain. Some have developed degradable medical materials from silk; others have turned sugarcane bagasse into supercapacitor electrode materials. The tracks differ, but the approach is the same: relying on innovation to raise added value and cultivate new drivers of growth.

From this perspective, what every region truly needs to find is its own "panda eyes": it may be a local species, a traditional craft, or an industrial capability accumulated over a long period. Only by identifying one's advantages, breaking through key technologies, and promoting effective linkage among research, enterprises, and the market can one turn "small specialties" into "big industries" and transform local calling cards into national competitiveness.

Looking even deeper, this also concerns the security of the industrial and supply chains. China has already become a major consumer of medical devices, yet some high-end biomedical materials still rely on imports. The approval of the SPF Rongchang pig product is not merely filling a product gap — it is also seizing the initiative in source raw materials, technical routes, and quality standards.

Moving from "domestic substitution" to "independent leadership" requires not only manufacturing products but also having the ability to define products. This breakout is bound to face multiple tests — it requires both the courage to dare and to innovate, and the perseverance to keep at it over the long haul. By grasping the key links of raw materials, technology, and standards, and by delving deep with sustained effort and continuous攻坚, we will surely keep the initiative in the industrial and supply chains firmly in our own hands.

The Rongchang pig is still the Rongchang pig; what has changed is the vision and capability for understanding and developing resources. By connecting the laboratory to the production line and leveraging technological innovation to drive resource development, it is believed that more unique endowments will be turned into unique skills, laying a solid foundation and forging long boards for the modern industrial system.

(The author is a reporter for the Chongqing branch of our newspaper.)

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"Newer Still, Ever Newer" on Innovation (People's Commentary)

By: 韩 鑫

Two recent local industrial development updates, taken together, offer considerable insight.
In Da'an, Jilin, wind and solar green electricity is being converted into green ammonia that sells well, effectively resolving the challenge of green power consumption; in Zhongwei, Ningxia, clean electricity supply is being leveraged to upgrade computing services.
Drawing on similar resource endowments, the two localities have carved out markedly different new industrial paths. Their development practices are both a snapshot of China's economy shifting toward new drivers and optimizing its structure, and a source of inspiration for other localities in cultivating and strengthening new quality productive forces and accelerating the transition between old and new growth drivers.
How should "newness" be understood? The comparison makes it clearer.
Both places enjoy favorable "wind and solar" resources. Da'an, on the "root" of traditional petrochemicals, has grafted the "seedling" of green chemicals, giving rise to a thriving new industry; Zhongwei, leveraging its "coolness," has opportunely taken on "hot" industries, achieving an upgrade from exporting resources to exporting services... Through a renewal of thinking and a molting into new form, comparing the two paths, one understanding becomes clearer: each lock has its own key, and finding the right "key to the lock" is the correct way to develop toward the new and climb toward the higher.
"Moving toward the new" cannot be divorced from reality. Shaanxi has integrated into high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, with imports and exports to partner countries growing 1.1 times year-on-year; Anhui has focused on advanced manufacturing, with value-added growth in high-tech manufacturing reaching 44.6%... Reading through the provincial economic semi-annual reports, one can see that some localities are making progress on expanding existing stock, others are finding paths in resource conversion—only by basing themselves on reality, pursuing differentiated development, each appreciating its own strengths and displaying its own advantages, can they shoulder major responsibilities and seize the initiative.
Where does "newness" come from? A deeper look provides the answer.
Green electricity becoming green ammonia—behind this seemingly simple transformation are more than 30 patents condensed, multiple global firsts created, and ultimately an industrial closed loop formed; "green electricity + computing power," through an innovative model of coordinated electricity-computing services, channels surging green energy into the blue ocean of computing. Whether it is technological breakthroughs or model exploration, the foundation lies in innovation.
New quality productive forces are characterized most notably by innovation. Only by continuously activating the innovation engine can endogenous momentum be injected into economic development on an ongoing basis. Looking closely at recent innovation breakthroughs: Huawei released the "Tao's Law" in the semiconductor field, shaking the global industry; the Zhuque-3 successfully recovered, marking a major breakthrough in China's key reusable rocket technology; artificial intelligence, robotics, and innovative drugs are experiencing their "explosive moment"... From enterprises to industries, from manufacturing to "intelligent manufacturing," the new momentum of economic development is growing ever stronger, inseparable from the support of innovation.
Innovation encompasses not only the technological dimension but also the business format and model dimension. "Seeking ever newer" requires continuing to do well the great essay of innovation, deepening the integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, and enabling more innovations to move from the "laboratory" to the "big market."
How does "newness" achieve long-term reach? Only through a long lens does it become truly clear.
New products coming off the line and new factories landing are only the first step. Whether a new track is sustainable and a new model can work is the key to whether new quality productive forces thrive and gain momentum. Whether it is achieving "from 0 to 1" technological innovation or advancing "stretching the 1 longer" industrial innovation, both depend on the perseverance of long-termism, the nurturing of a broad market, and the support of a sound environment.
Zooming out the temporal lens—starting from the First Five-Year Plan, rising from "poverty and blankness"—how did China catch up over the course of several decades, moving from following to running alongside and then leading? It relied on both self-reliance and self-strengthening, upholding integrity while innovating, and also on being down-to-earth and climbing upward step by step. "Seeking ever newer" requires harboring historical patience—once a direction is identified, continue to cultivate it deeply, avoiding blindly chasing trends and frequently switching tracks.
"China is a highly innovative country," commented Switzerland's Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Continuously releasing innovation dividends and converting innovation advantages into development advantages depends on the joint efforts of every region. Adapting measures to local conditions to seize the initiative, anchoring on innovation and continuing the struggle—if all localities fully leverage their comparative advantages, they will surely form a surging momentum of victory for high-quality development.

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The Ministry of Transport recently issued the "Implementation Plan for High-Quality Self-Driving Tourism Highways," proposing to take ordinary national highways as the main body and, following the principle of "keeping the overall framework stable, expanding branch lines in important regions, and providing multiple routes for local sections," effectively link up important resources such as national cultural parks, distinctive landscapes, and humanistic customs, so as to form a main framework of high-quality self-driving tourism highways totaling approximately 60,000 kilometers.

This is exactly:

Long roads stretch far, linking all nine regions,
Great rivers and mountains, splendid, free for my roaming.
With hearts full of lofty spirits, let us spur our horses,
Endless scenery pours into our eyes.

Chang Jinwen

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"Literary Tourism" Must Highlight Cultural Depth (Across the Board)

By: 贺 成

In the past there was "textbook travel"; now there is "literary travel." Some readers journey to Tianchi on Changbai Mountain for The Grave Robbers' Chronicles, others are drawn to Altay by Li Juan's essays — "following literature to faraway places" is becoming a travel motivation for more and more people. As of 2025, the China New Era Literature Big Data Center has marked 1,148 literary landmarks, and many localities are cultivating literary IP (intellectual property) with care, attempting to build immersive cultural-tourism experience chains. Beneath the boom, problems such as superficial development and homogenized operations have also surfaced; for "literary travel" to remain thriving over the long term, many details still need refinement.

Unlike traditional sightseeing tours, the appeal of "literary travel" lies in its built-in emotional groundwork — the search for a place one has already reached in the spiritual world. This emotional resonance between reader and work is the foundation on which "literary travel" can develop.

The confidence behind "literary travel" is deeply rooted in the vast store of literary relics, writers' former residences, and sites of classical poetry. In Shanxi's case, the antique charm of the Jinci Temple, the towering presence of the Stork Tower, and the vast desolation of Yanmen Pass have all moved countless poets and men of letters to wield their brushes, leaving behind poetry and prose that has been recited for a thousand years. From the distant view of Climbing the Stork Tower to the surging waves of Hukou Waterfall, from the frontier beacon smoke of The Ballad of the Yanmen Commandery to the carved beams and painted rafters of Jinci, the splendor of mountains and rivers and the elegance of literary refinement merge into poetry, forming the profound heritage of "literary travel" on the land of the Three Jin.

"Literary travel" is a deep arrival that moves from the page to the feet and then to the heart. This transformation of literary content into a high-quality experience in which visitors are willing to pause and savor, immerse themselves in learning, and participate actively makes every visit a spiritual dialogue between reader and author.

To realize the long-term value of "literary travel," one must guard against the tendency to reduce classic works to tools for traffic. Some former residences of famous figures open their doors to visitors with a few replicas on display; tourists take photos and leave, and the charm of literature is never perceived by them. To avoid superficial and homogenized development, customizing cultural rituals, holding poetry recitation sessions, and establishing literary residency creation programs are all effective paths.

The scenery one has read about gains warmth underfoot; the roads one has traveled find an echo in books. Only in this way will "literary travel" not degenerate into a hurried photo-op check-in, but instead become a journey that sets out from spiritual resonance and returns to rest in the depths of the spirit.

(Excerpted and adapted from Shanxi Daily, original title: "Why 'Following Literature to Faraway Places' Can Endure")

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Why the Wise Delight in Water (Jintai Essay)

By: 李 斌

Entering Jiuzhaigou in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (阿坝藏族羌族自治州) of Sichuan, it is hard not to be captivated by the blue-green lake waters and the rushing torrents and high waterfalls. Savoring them closely, the varied and colorful waterscapes actually harbor no small amount of wisdom.

Snowmelt from the mountains, streams beneath the forests, and springs between the cliffs converge and accumulate to form stretches of alpine lakes—this is the wisdom of accommodation; the chemical ions carried in the water combine with one another into calcified particles, endowing the lakes with hues of azure or emerald green—this is the wisdom of transformation; lake water spills over embankments and ridges, turning into cascading waterfalls, small ones like quicksilver pouring across the ground, large ones like 万马奔腾 (wàn mǎ bēn téng - "ten thousand horses galloping," a scene of tremendous momentum and power)—this is the wisdom of following the natural course.

Observing water allows one to grasp principle; savoring scenery can nourish the heart. The Analects says, "The wise delight in water, the benevolent delight in mountains." Zhu Xi further explains in his Collected Commentaries on the Analects: "The wise penetrate the principles of affairs and flow about without obstruction, resembling water, and therefore delight in it." The qualities, forms, bearing, and power of water can all inspire people.

"When the waters of the Canglang are clear, I can wash my cap-ribbons; when the waters of the Canglang are turbid, I can wash my feet"—the water in the ancients' writings is a mirror that tempers body and mind. The clarity of water can wash away filth; the calmness of water can reflect all things. This quality of transparency and purity, of cleansing the old and giving birth to the new, corresponds precisely to the aspiration of seeking truth and facts and 洁身自好 (jié shēn zì hào - "keep oneself clean and pure," to maintain personal integrity). Especially in the present age of information explosion and the rise of intelligence, only by maintaining clarity of thought and sobriety of cognition can one properly respond to various uncertainties and attain inner composure.

Flowing water detours around mountain ridges, accumulates and fills when meeting depressions, and surges into waterfalls when encountering sheer cliffs—it always adapts to circumstances and shifts flexibly. Military strategists, modeling themselves on the forms of flowing water, derived the wisdom that "water shapes its course according to the terrain, and troops achieve victory according to the enemy." For reform and innovation, not being bound by fixed patterns is a necessary precondition. However, flexibility does not mean losing one's original mind. Just as flowing water changes direction, its unwavering pursuit of reaching the sea remains constant. With resolute steadfastness to uphold the correctness of the great way and respond to external changes, no difficulty can truly defeat us.

Dripping water can pierce stone, and rushing currents can collapse riverbanks. Water appears soft and boneless, yet it contains the force of a thousand jun within. This dialectic of overcoming hardness with suppleness is especially important in social governance and tackling difficult reforms. In Tongcheng (桐城), Anhui, the spirit of yielding—"what harm in letting him have three feet more"—is applied to street-corner deliberation, field-side consultation, and neighborhood mediation, resolving conflicts at their budding stage. In Jinan, Shandong, a "Mulan Pioneer Team for Urban Management Law Enforcement" has been established, leveraging the advantages of "suppleness, resilience, and wisdom" to address problems such as mobile vendors occupying roadways. Supple yet principled, combining gentleness with firmness—this is not only a rule for conducting oneself and handling affairs, but also a wisdom of governance.

"One may ask: how can the channel be so clear? Because living water flows from its source." What makes flowing water moving is also its persistent determination to surge on day and night without cease, 滔滔不绝 (tāo tāo bù jué - "flowing torrentially without cease," continuous and unending). For us, only by lifelong advancement and unremitting exploration, breaking free from 墨守成规 (mò shǒu chéng guī - "stubbornly adhere to old rules," rigidly following convention) and unlocking the ossified thinking of 故步自封 (gù bù zì fēng - "confine oneself to old ways," complacent self-isolation), can we transcend cognitive barriers and accumulate achievements in our undertakings. From the scholarly creed of 学而不厌 (xué ér bù yàn - "learn without satiety," tireless in learning) and 诲人不倦 (huì rén bù juàn - "teach without weariness," untiring in teaching others), to the concept of lifelong learning and 与时俱进 (yǔ shí jù jìn - "advance with the times," keep pace with the times), like flowing water that never stagnates or goes stale, only by constantly absorbing the latest knowledge and strengthening theoretical armament can our insight and abilities keep pace with the rhythm of the times.

Today's China stands amid major changes unseen in a century, with development issues emerging one after another and opportunities and challenges intertwined. The further we strive toward a grander future, the more we need to be accommodating like water, gathering the currents of all directions and combining the strengths of all; and agile like water, seeking renewal and change, accumulating merit and building momentum. Only thus can we anchor our direction of struggle and answer the examination paper of the era.

Savoring the delight of water and understanding the wisdom of water, incorporating the character of water into self-cultivation and the establishment of undertakings, our confidence in striving will be all the more abundant.

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Editor: Li Zheng, He Juan, Meng Fanzhe

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Turning Stone into Gold in a Vacuum World (Carrying Forward the Spirit of Scientists)

By: 本报记者 杨文明 人民网记者 李发兴

Brief Biography

Yang Bin (杨斌), born in May 1965, a native of Yuanmou, Yunnan (元谋), is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and president of Kunming University of Science and Technology (昆明理工大学). He has been engaged in nonferrous metal metallurgy scientific research and education for more than 30 years, led the construction of the first national engineering laboratory among China's universities and one of the first batch in the country, promoted the iterative upgrading of production technology for more than ten kinds of rare metals, and is committed to safeguarding the security of China's supply of strategic critical metals. His technological achievements have been applied in more than 180 enterprises at home and abroad, enabling China's vacuum metallurgy to achieve the transition from following to leading. He has won three second-class prizes of the National Science and Technology Award, and has received honorary titles including National Outstanding Scientific and Technological Worker, "Yunling Model" (云岭楷模), and Yunnan Vitalization Talent Award (兴滇人才奖).

Although it is summer vacation, the pace of scientific research at the National Engineering Research Center for Vacuum Metallurgy (真空冶金国家工程研究中心) of Kunming University of Science and Technology has not slackened in the least.

Inside the high-temperature vacuum furnace chamber, in a sealed environment at over a thousand degrees Celsius, industrial tailings containing iron, tungsten, tin and other metals are separated through vacuum smelting, and researchers then use wet separation technology to cause a batch of high-purity valuable metals to precipitate out in an orderly manner.

This is the stage achievement of the center's "Recovery of Valuable Metals from Iron-Tungsten-Tin Tailings" research group. Through the combined "vacuum distillation–wet separation" technology, efficient separation and enrichment of multiple kinds of rare and precious metals can be achieved, providing a new method for the resource utilization of complex and difficult-to-treat tailings and for the green and low-carbon transformation of the metallurgical industry.

In the past, Chinese scholars traveled overseas to study vacuum metallurgy technology, but could not even enter the factory gates; today, more than 90 percent of the world's tin smelting enterprises are vying to use "Chinese furnaces," and complete sets of vacuum metallurgy technology have been implemented in more than 180 enterprises at home and abroad, with an annual output value of tens of billions of yuan.

The main promoter of the complete vacuum metallurgy technology, Yang Bin, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and president of Kunming University of Science and Technology, has been deeply engaged in this field for more than 30 years, leading his team to break through a series of key technologies, from "sitting on the cold bench" to moving toward the world's frontier, and pushing China's vacuum metallurgy technology to complete the transition from following, to running alongside, to leading.

"Because it is difficult, I must stay all the more"

In 1987, Yang Bin was admitted as he wished to graduate studies at Kunming Institute of Technology (昆明工学院) (the predecessor of Kunming University of Science and Technology), studying under Dai Yongnian (戴永年), an expert in nonferrous metal vacuum metallurgy in China. Three years later, upon graduation, he encountered the "winter period" of the metallurgical industry; many researchers went into business or shifted to other popular fields.

The metallurgical industry was struggling to move forward (举步维艰 (jǔ bù wéi jiān - "each step is difficult," to be in dire straits)), and vacuum metallurgy, an emerging but unpopular track, was even harder to sustain (难以为继 (nán yǐ wéi jì - "hard to continue," difficult to sustain)): the Vacuum Metallurgy and Materials Institute (真空冶金及材料研究所) founded by Dai Yongnian saw its full-time researchers dwindle from dozens to only seven or eight. Should he stay to conduct vacuum metallurgy research with his mentor, or go to an enterprise to earn a high salary? Yang Bin hesitated as well.

"Don't rush to make a decision," Dai Yongnian called Yang Bin to his side and said. "Go and take a look at the factory first."

In the traditional metallurgy workshop, Yang Bin stayed for several months. The workshop was filled with smoke and fumes, and workers operated equipment in heavy protective clothing. Looking at the scene before him, a sense of responsibility welled up in Yang Bin (油然而生 (yóu rán ér shēng - "arise spontaneously from within")): "If the smelting process could be carried out in a vacuum, none of these problems would exist."

Standing at the fork in the road of life, Yang Bin had a firm answer: "Because it is difficult, I must stay all the more!"

The principle of vacuum metallurgy is not complicated. In a sealed vacuum environment, metal is heated to vaporize it, and then separation is achieved through condensation, just like producing distilled water. Vacuum metallurgy can prevent metal from oxidizing and deteriorating in air, and can also effectively remove impurities inside the metal, making the metal purer and its performance more stable.

But boiling water is easy; boiling metal is fraught with difficulties. Vacuum metallurgy requires temperatures of several hundred or even over a thousand degrees Celsius. Can the equipment operate stably? Can the materials withstand high temperatures? Can the equipment avoid gas leakage? Can continuous production be achieved? Every question is a threshold. The key to the problem is still having stable smelting equipment as support. In the 1990s, the equipment developed by the team frequently "went on strike," requiring shutdown for maintenance every few days.

Was there experience to draw on? Yang Bin made a special trip abroad for further study. In a foreign country, the teacher provided him with considerable materials, and Yang Bin studied them with great eagerness (如饥似渴 (rú jī sì kě - "as if hungry, as if thirsty," with great eagerness)), taking the initiative to ask questions when he encountered problems. However, the factories that actually used vacuum metallurgy did not allow Yang Bin to enter, and the core technology was even further out of reach.

"The more times we err in the laboratory, the smaller the probability of error in industrial application"

Core technology could not be bought and could not be learned — what to do? Yang Bin said: "Scientific research is done by hard work!" Without advanced equipment, the team designed, installed and debugged it themselves; without mature parameters, they experimented again and again; without ready-made experience, they rooted themselves at the front line of the workshop, eating and working alongside the workers.

"Where does experience come from? Trial and error!" Yang Bin said. Any experiment must undergo multiple failures, and sometimes an experiment requires one or two years of trial and error before a feasible method can be found. "In the end, it has also been proven that the more times we err in the laboratory, the smaller the probability of error in industrial application."

After a thousand hammerings and a hundred temperings (千锤百炼 (qiān chuí bǎi liàn - "a thousand hammerings, a hundred temperings," to be thoroughly tempered through repeated trials)), the team finally gnawed through the "hard bone" of vacuum metallurgy equipment. High-temperature resistance, corrosion resistance, continuous production, large-scale equipment... a series of "chokepoint" (卡脖子) problems were overcome one by one, and a new generation of key vacuum metallurgy technologies and core equipment with independent intellectual property rights was thus born. The processing capacity of the metallurgical furnaces leaped upward accordingly.

The leap did not stop there. A certain company proposed building a large-scale vacuum equipment with a daily processing capacity of 50 tons of material. Previously, there had been no precedent in the world's same industry. Facing this "no-man's land," Yang Bin's team once again rose to meet the challenge (迎难而上 (yíng nán ér shàng - "advance to meet difficulties," to tackle challenges head-on)).

This time, Yang Bin again adopted the most foolish yet most rigorous method — conducting industrial tests at a 1:1 ratio in the school laboratory. Design, manufacture, debugging — advancing through repeated experiments. In 2020, the 50-ton-class large continuous vacuum distillation equipment was put into use on schedule, marking that China's technology in the field of tin smelting had reached world-class level. Today, the series of green metallurgy new technologies developed by Yang Bin's team have been used to build more than 300 production lines in more than 150 domestic enterprises, and the technological achievements have also been promoted overseas.

If one word were used to describe the spirit of scientific research, Yang Bin believes the most fitting is "a thousand hammerings and a hundred temperings." "In the face of 'chokepoint' problems, we must conquer them and break through the barriers time and again; key technologies must be firmly held in our own hands!" Yang Bin said.

"Scientific research can serve the country, and educating people can even better pass on the aspiration to serve the country"

After being elected as an academician and then assuming the post of president, Yang Bin still works on the front line of teaching and research. He teaches basic and specialized courses in metallurgical engineering to undergraduates and graduate students, and leads students in scientific research work. In class, he often uses "chokepoint" technologies as examples to tell students that scientific research must serve the national strategy.

Kong Lingxin (孔令鑫) is a doctoral student supervised by Yang Bin, who graduated in 2016 and is now a professor and doctoral supervisor at the Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering (冶金与能源工程学院) of Kunming University of Science and Technology. He still remembers the words Yang Bin often said: "Research topics must come from reality and go to practice."

"Vacuum metallurgy is a systematic project, and many experiments can only be completed through teamwork." Yang Bin places particular emphasis on cultivating students' spirit of collaboration. He set a rule: in the research group's study rooms, "people leave, desks clear"; after meetings, the conference room must be restored to its original state. "It is precisely through these small matters that we cultivate their sense of responsibility and spirit of unity and collaboration," Yang Bin said.

Encouraging undergraduates to enter the laboratory and graduate students to choose their own topics, Yang Bin insists on guiding young people to grow their abilities and solve problems in practice. Once, Kong Lingxin encountered difficulties in a high-temperature crystallization experiment on tin alloy. Yang Bin, who had just returned from a business trip, came to the laboratory early the next morning despite his fatigue, spending an entire day analyzing and demonstrating until the problem was solved.

In an experiment, a student's negligence caused the experiment to fail, and more than a thousand yuan worth of experimental materials were scrapped, but Yang Bin did not blame the student in the slightest. "Making mistakes is an inevitable part of a student's growth," Yang Bin said.

"Papers should be written on the land, classrooms should be set up in the workshop, and medals should be hung on the equipment." Yang Bin believes that the achievements of the laboratory should not remain on paper, but should take root and grow in industry and be transformed into tangible productive forces. Behind him, generation after generation of "metallurgists" are continuing the struggle, "touching stone and turning it to gold" (点石成金 (diǎn shí chéng jīn - "touch stone, turn to gold," to turn the ordinary into the precious)) in the vacuum world.

Yang Bin encourages students to start their own businesses. With his help, a student founded an enterprise in Kunming after graduation that produces metal lithium strip. With only twenty or thirty employees, its turnover has reached more than 300 million yuan. "Don't look down on the small enterprise — it has thoroughly studied metal lithium strip and provided key materials for many domestic new-energy enterprises," Yang Bin said. Another doctoral student, under Yang Bin's guidance, started a business to transform and apply the laboratory's research results, recovering indium and tin from ITO (indium tin oxide) waste in a green, efficient, short-process, low-cost manner, and producing stannous sulfide series friction materials and optoelectronic functional materials, high-purity indium metal and new indium-based materials. It is now a "unicorn" enterprise in its niche field.

Yang Bin hopes to take on the roles of "extension line" and "auxiliary line." On the one hand, he leads the team to continuously expand the depth and boundaries of research, constantly extending the tentacles of scientific exploration; on the other hand, he ensures logistical support and resource coordination, so that everyone can devote themselves to research with undivided attention (心无旁骛 (xīn wú páng wù - "heart without side pursuits," single-minded devotion)).

"Scientific research can serve the country, and educating people can even better pass on the aspiration to serve the country," Yang Bin said. "There are still many metal elements in the periodic table waiting for the team to explore!"

(Liang Tingyu (梁婷昱) participated in the reporting and writing)

■ Reporter's Notes

Cultivating the scientific research confidence of not accepting defeat and not fearing defeat

"Scientific research is done by hard work!" During the interview, Yang Bin's words were resounding (掷地有声 (zhì dì yǒu shēng - "thrown to the ground, it has sound," words that carry weight)) and struck directly at the heart.

Looking back on the road traveled, this word "work" is the pioneering spirit of Dai Yongnian, academician and pioneer of domestic vacuum metallurgy, who in an era of material scarcity spent twenty-one years forging one furnace; it is the tackling strength of Yang Bin, who, in the face of tight foreign technological blockade and having no way to seek technology, used the most foolish method, rooted himself in the laboratory and workshop, and gritted his teeth to blaze an independent path.

With this perseverance and hard work, Yang Bin and his team forged the laboratory's "few grams of samples" into world-leading complete sets of industrialized equipment. Today, even if foreign manufacturers imitate the appearance of the equipment, they cannot replicate the core processes accumulated through a thousand hammerings and a hundred temperings. This confidence in independent controllability has been "worked out" by several generations of researchers sitting on the cold bench and repeatedly engaging in trial and error for decades.

From breaking new ground to following and catching up, and then from running alongside to leading, what has changed is the iteration of technology and equipment; what has remained unchanged is the gene of practical work flowing in the bloodline. This single word "work" carries the tackling tenacity of several generations of the National Engineering Research Center for Vacuum Metallurgy of Kunming University of Science and Technology — not accepting defeat, not fearing defeat — and it is also the spiritual foundation they have passed down from generation to generation.

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Being a "family member" always on call for the villagers (On Watch)

By: 本报记者 杨颜菲

At dusk, wisps of cooking smoke rose from the mountain hollow of Hengling Village, Yinhe Town, Luxi County, Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province. Village doctor Peng Kaiqiu had just picked up his chopsticks when the phone rang.
"Dr. Peng, my wife has a bad cough. Please come take a look." Hearing the villager's urgent plea, Peng Kaiqiu put down his chopsticks and, out of habit, slung his medical bag over his shoulder and headed out. For Peng Kaiqiu, this kind of on-call house visit has continued for half a century.
Hengling Village is the highest-altitude mountain village in Yinhe Town. Its winding mountain paths are the only route connecting it to the outside world. Most of the village's able-bodied young adults have gone out to work as migrant laborers, leaving behind a high proportion of elderly residents and children, with scarce medical resources. In 1973, Peng Kaiqiu put on his white coat and became a village doctor here. From then on, a figure carrying a medical bag and rushing about appeared on the mountain paths. Over the years, he has worn through more than a hundred pairs of cloth shoes, walked over 100,000 kilometers of mountain roads, and made more than 20,000 house calls in total.
Born in Hengling and raised in Hengling, Peng Kaiqiu knows well how difficult it is for his fellow villagers to see a doctor.
"I still remember that night in 1979, when he went to Longwuling to treat a patient — seven li of mountain road, stumbling along uneven terrain for a full hour," said Peng Kaiqiu's wife, her heart aching at the memory of his persistence. "On the way back, he was focused on getting to the village quickly and didn't watch his step. He fell into a mountain pond with a splash and only managed to climb out by grabbing hold of the grass on the bank. Even now, thinking about it gives me chills," his wife said.
His family urged him many times to leave the remote mountain village. Medical institutions in the city had also taken notice of his rich clinical experience and promised higher salaries and better working conditions, but he refused them all. Before 1994, the village clinic in Hengling had three doctors. Later, for various reasons, the other two left one after another, leaving only Peng Kaiqiu holding the post alone.
In the early years, with the mountain roads winding and rugged, Peng Kaiqiu carried his medical bag and crossed the ridges on foot to treat villagers. To make it easier for villagers to buy medicine, his bag carried more than ten kinds of medicines for colds, headaches, stomachaches, and other ailments. Every so often, he would also shoulder a carrying pole and go to town to stock up on medical supplies.
More than twenty years ago, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, someone's hand was injured by a firecracker. The family member rushed to Peng Kaiqiu's home for help. Peng Kaiqiu grabbed his medical bag and set out immediately, dressing and bandaging the wound, preventing a more serious outcome.
"No matter how small the village, it cannot be without a village doctor," Peng Kaiqiu said. "After all these years, I've long been used to it. I never find it hard."
At the entrance to his clinic, Qingfeng vine he dug up some time ago is laid out to dry. "This medicinal herb can treat rheumatism," Peng Kaiqiu said. "If medicine can be avoided, avoid it; if oral medicine works, don't give injections — let the villagers get well at the lowest cost."
Hengling Village has tall mountains and dense forests, hiding rich resources of Chinese medicinal herbs. To lighten the villagers' medical burden, Peng Kaiqiu became a "herb gatherer" in the deep mountains. At the first light of dawn, as long as no patients were waiting, he would carry his worn medicine basket into the mountains. Honeysuckle, dandelion, bupleurum, gentian, uncaria, stone mint — these plants that seem unremarkable to ordinary people are, in his eyes, "treasures" for healing and saving lives.
For more than fifty years, he has accumulated knowledge through hands-on practice and experimentation, mastering the medicinal value of various Chinese herbs. He has also combined traditional herbal therapies with modern medicine to provide villagers with economical, practical, and effective treatment plans. For patients from families in difficulty, he often reduces or waives medical fees, using self-harvested, self-prepared herbal medicines to relieve the villagers' ailments and saving the surrounding villagers a great deal of expense.
"Dr. Peng not only treats illnesses well, he also always thinks about saving us money," the villagers say, giving him a thumbs-up. "With him here, we feel at ease."
His clinic may be small, but it carries the villagers' hopes for health. Not only do villagers from his own village trust him, even villagers from surrounding villages come seeking his diagnosis and treatment. "Seeing patients recover day by day gives me a great sense of accomplishment," Peng Kaiqiu said.
In 2006, Peng Kaiqiu joined the Party. He has always remembered that phrase: serve the people wholeheartedly.
In Hengling Village, he is a doctor, and he is also the "family member" the villagers can call on at any time. Besides diagnosing and prescribing, he has also taken on the entire burden of the village's public health services — going door to door to establish health records, conducting regular physical examinations for residents over 65, following up with patients suffering from chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes every quarter, and during flu season, going door to door to publicize epidemic prevention knowledge.
These tasks are trivial and time-consuming, and most are unpaid, but he never does them perfunctorily. He said: "The villagers have entrusted their health to me. I must be responsible to the end."
A patient from Yichun named Xie Riwan (谢日晚) suffered an acute onset of cerebral thrombosis, and the left side of his body was in danger of paralysis. His family was frantic with worry. Through an introduction, they specially came to fetch Peng Kaiqiu for an in-person consultation. He carefully applied the four diagnostic methods — looking, listening, asking, and taking the pulse — and wrote out a prescription. After one course of treatment, the patient's stiff limbs gradually relaxed, and within a few days he could slowly walk with someone supporting him.
Peng Kaiqiu, now past seventy, has long had his white coat steeped in the smell of medicine. Whenever he has free time, he reads medical books and attends training sessions. "Medicine is advancing. This old village doctor has to keep up too."
In recent years, most of the villagers who remain are elderly. "Now the village roads have been improved. When villagers get serious or acute illnesses, ambulances can come directly to the village. Everyone's health is better protected." Asked whether he has found these years hard, Peng Kaiqiu said with a smile: "Being able to treat the villagers fills my heart with contentment. I will keep working until the day I can no longer walk."

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APEC SME Ministers Meeting to Focus on Innovation Cooperation

According to Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 24 (reporter Tang Shining (唐诗凝)) — The reporter learned on the 24th from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) that the 32nd APEC Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Ministerial Meeting will be held on September 4 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, under the theme of "Innovation-Driven, Win-Win Cooperation."

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology held a press briefing on the 32nd APEC SME Ministerial Meeting on the 24th. Ke Jixin (柯吉欣), Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, introduced that heads of the SME competent departments of APEC member economies, representatives of the APEC Secretariat, and relevant guests will attend the meeting. "We expect that through in-depth exchanges, all economies will form more future-oriented, pragmatic, and feasible cooperation consensus, jointly enhancing the innovation capability, digitalization level, and sustainable development capability of SMEs in the Asia-Pacific region," Ke Jixin said.

Liang Zhifeng (梁志峰), Director of the SME Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, stated that this ministerial meeting will focus on key directions such as scientific and technological innovation, digital-intelligence empowerment, and inclusive development, and promote the achievement of outcome documents such as the joint ministerial statement. Wang Sheng (王胜), Vice Governor of the People's Government of Guangdong Province, introduced that at present, all preparatory work for the meeting is basically complete, and all APEC member economies have confirmed their participation in the meeting and exhibition.

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Tongdao Dong Autonomous County (通道侗族自治县), Huaihua City, Hunan Province, has a tradition of "rice–fish co-cultivation." Farmers drain the paddies to harvest "rice-flower fish," achieving "one water, two uses; one field, multiple harvests," which raises the output value of the land. The photo, taken on August 23, shows villagers catching "rice-flower fish" in Zhutang Village (竹塘村), Shuangjiang Town (双江镇), Tongdao Dong Autonomous County.
Photo by Li Shangyin (李尚引) (Image China)

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First cross-provincial judicial carbon credit in Sichuan-Chongqing delivered

Chongqing, August 24 (Reporter Shen Jingran) — Recently, the first cross-provincial judicial carbon credit between Sichuan and Chongqing was delivered in Ya'an, Sichuan. The judicial carbon credit delivered this time originated from a case of illegal logging of forest trees tried by the Fuling District People's Court of Chongqing. In early August 2026, the defendant was held accountable according to law for illegally felling nearly a hundred mature Masson pine trees. Although the defendant had already replanted seedlings at the original site, the carbon sequestration and sink enhancement capacity of the newly planted saplings could not be restored to the original mature forest level in the short term.

Subsequently, the defendant voluntarily proposed to purchase carbon sinks to compensate for the loss during the ecological function transition period. Given that Chongqing currently has no mature forestry carbon sink products available for trading, the Environment and Resources Tribunal of the Fifth Intermediate People's Court of Chongqing guided the Fuling Court to proactively connect with the Baoxing County People's Court, which has mature experience in "carbon sink + judicial" cooperation, under the cross-provincial judicial collaboration mechanism, and guided the defendant to voluntarily purchase a total of 120 tons of carbon sinks from the "Baoxing County Giant Panda Habitat Protection and Restoration Carbon Inclusive Project," which were verified and cancelled according to law by Sichuan Shutian Energy Resources Co., Ltd. Through the method of "judicial purchase + carbon sink offset," the defendant substituted performance of his liability for ecological environment damage compensation, achieving the organic unity of punishing crime and restoring ecology.

It is reported that the successful delivery of this first cross-provincial judicial carbon credit between Sichuan and Chongqing marks a substantive step taken by the courts of the two regions in the field of cross-provincial judicial carbon sink collaboration. The courts of Sichuan and Chongqing will continue to improve the cross-provincial judicial carbon sink collaboration mechanism, carry out judicial carbon sink restoration in a standardized and scientific manner, and safeguard the implementation and effective delivery of the "dual carbon" goals with high-quality judicial services.

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USTC achieves first vacuum fluctuation-enhanced superconductivity in quantum state control

Hefei, August 24 (Reporter Li Junjie) — The reporter recently learned from the University of Science and Technology of China that the research team led by Professor Zeng Changgan (曾长淦) and Professor Cheng Guanghui (程广珲), in collaboration with Chinese and foreign scholars, has made important progress in the field of quantum state regulation, achieving for the first time vacuum fluctuation-enhanced superconductivity using a dark cavity. The relevant results were published in the journal Nature.

The Zeng Changgan team had previously carried out regulation of the vacuum fluctuation effect itself, achieving a reversible transition of the Casimir force from attraction to repulsion under a magnetic field. This inspired the team to explore the use of vacuum fluctuations to achieve controllable regulation of macroscopic quantum states.

To this end, the research team introduced a "dark cavity" composed of terahertz split-ring resonators, significantly enhancing vacuum fluctuations by reshaping the electromagnetic environment. For the first time internationally, they experimentally observed vacuum fluctuation-enhanced superconductivity, and found that the superconducting enhancement effect exhibits a resonant peak-shaped dependence on the characteristic frequency of the dark cavity, providing key evidence for the coupling between the superconducting state and the dark cavity.

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"Chinese Bridge" World University Chinese Competition Finals Held

Our newspaper, Beijing, August 24 (Reporter Ding Yasong) — The reporter learned from the Ministry of Education: The global finals and award ceremony of the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students was recently held in Xiamen, Fujian. This year's competition was launched in February, attracting more than 50,000 university students from over 140 countries to participate.
According to introductions, since its founding, "Chinese Bridge" has attracted more than 1.8 million Chinese language enthusiasts from over 160 countries worldwide to participate, becoming an important platform for young people around the world to learn Chinese, understand China, and enhance friendship. A responsible person from the Ministry of Education stated that they will continue to support the successful running of the "Chinese Bridge" series of competitions and promote Chinese language education exchanges. It is hoped that young people from all countries will elevate their Chinese language learning from "mastering a language" to "civilizational dialogue," further understand and comprehend Chinese civilization, and let the seeds of thought and friendship continue to grow; at the same time, on the basis of language and culture, they should actively embrace new technologies, make good use of new tools such as artificial intelligence, continuously improve their innovation capabilities, and become new-type talents who can both communicate with the world through language and create the future with new technologies.

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Stones of Wumeng Mountain, Can Flowers Really Bloom? (New Look at Cadres in Action · Party Members on the Front Line)

By: 本报记者 陈隽逸

In Zhongqing Village, Shuangjia Subdistrict, Zhongshan District, Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province, wind from Tiansheng Lake carried a chill across the rows of greenhouses. Li Shiyao (李世瑶), National Outstanding Communist Party Member and board chairman of the Shanhaiyuan Planting Farmers' Cooperative (山海园种植农民专业合作社), lifted the greenhouse film and beckoned to the reporter: "Take a look around first — taste as you go!"

Following the field ridges, Li Shiyao ducked into greenhouse after greenhouse. Bright green "Zei Bu Tou" (thief-proof) tomatoes hung on the vines; he reached up, picked two, and handed them over. Walking to the watermelon rows, he bent down, selected a ripe melon, split it open on the spot, and offered half. After touring a dozen or so greenhouses, the reporter was clutching half a melon, pockets stuffed with cherry tomatoes, and feeling about seventy percent full.

At this elevation of roughly 2,000 meters, 52 greenhouses spread across a gentle slope in the karst landscape. Li Shiyao has been rooted here for nine years since completing his doctorate.

Returning Home

"I studied agriculture for over a decade; seeing my hometown's land still farmed this way, I couldn't let it go"

In 2017, Li Shiyao, who had earned his PhD in Agricultural Water and Soil Engineering from Northwest A&F University, gave up the opportunity to stay on as faculty and returned to his home village of Zhongqing. News that he was back to farm spread quickly through the village, and with it came skepticism.

Li Shiyao's father was the first to object: "Can flowers even grow out of the rocky soil of Wumeng Mountain?" His father had farmed all his life and sent his son to school precisely so he could "get out of the mountains." Now Li Shiyao was back to farm, and his father could not understand. The villagers' private gossip also reached Li Shiyao's ears: "A PhD comes back to farm — no ambition."

For Li Shiyao, however, returning to farm without hesitation 义无反顾 (yì wú fǎn gù - "righteous and without turning back," to proceed without hesitation) was inseparable from this land. "When I was a child, I watched my father plant potatoes — carrying more than 200 jin of seed potatoes up the mountain, weeding and fertilizing through a whole year of work, only to harvest about 500 jin." Li Shiyao recalled. "I studied agriculture for over a decade; seeing my hometown's land still farmed this way, I couldn't let it go."

In the early days back home, Li Shiyao chose to grow strawberries, and he had his reasons: strawberries were far more profitable than corn or potatoes; and Zhongqing Village sits right next to the Tiansheng Lake scenic area, with natural conditions for leisure pick-your-own tourism — the location advantage could be converted into income for the farmers.

In the spring of 2018, Li Shiyao's trial strawberry crop successfully set fruit, with outstanding sweetness. "Even if you select a good variety, working alone you can't reach scale or promote it." Li Shiyao recalled that just when he was at his wit's end 一筹莫展 (yī chóu mò zhǎn - "no plan to unfold," at one's wit's end), the village Party branch came to his door. The two village committees gathered the villagers and had him explain the varieties and calculate the returns on the spot; veteran Party members in the village stepped forward first, offering their own land as trial fields; the Organization Department of the Zhongshan District Party Committee included him in the local expert talent pool and established a mechanism for direct contact and service by district leaders.

"Li Shiyao has professional knowledge and a genuine desire to lead the villagers to prosperity — the Party organization must provide full support." Zhang Yong (张勇), deputy head of the district Party Committee's Organization Department, said: "He has the ability and the will to act, but working alone, resources fall short and progress stalls. The branch helps him rally the masses to solve development problems together — only then can a Party member's vanguard role truly take root."

Liu Qin (刘琴), 57, was among the first villagers to work at the base. On her initial mindset, she was frank: "Strawberries in rocky soil? At first who believed it? Later the village Party secretary led us to the trial fields at Party members' homes — the seedlings had all grown. Only then did I come over for odd jobs, learning the techniques as I worked."

After the trial succeeded, more and more villagers came to ask about the techniques. His father, who had opposed him all along, handed his 10 mu of land over to Li Shiyao and said with finality 斩钉截铁 (zhǎn dīng jié tiě - "cut nails, sever iron," resolute and decisive): "If you want to do it, see it through to the end!"

Breaking the Deadlock

"Fertilizer can drip with the water right to the crop roots — saves fertilizer and labor; everyone uses it now"

Zhongqing Village's karst terrain is pronounced — "as high as the mountain, as high as the water" — with thin soil layers and poor water and fertilizer retention, and the area has long suffered from engineering-related water shortages. The agricultural water and soil engineering techniques Li Shiyao studied during his PhD happened to be exactly what was needed.

In the mountain hollow, three reservoirs hide at the edge of the woods. Li Shiyao explained that these are part of a gravity-fed water-saving irrigation system he designed around the local terrain: it collects rainwater and mountain spring water on one side, and uses the slope's elevation difference for gravity irrigation on the other — no pumps, no electricity; water flows through pipes and drips directly onto the crop roots.

"Farmers used to broadcast fertilizer by hand; the sun evaporated half of it, rain washed more away — sixty to seventy percent was wasted." He crouched down and pointed at a plastic fitting on the pipe: "This is called a Venturi fertilizer injector — I learned about it during my PhD. Fertilizer can drip with the water right to the crop roots — saves fertilizer and labor; everyone uses it now."

Li Shiyao has also brought smart monitoring systems into the greenhouses, displaying temperature, humidity, and other data in real time. "Farming used to rely on experience — you might think the soil isn't dry, but the roots may have been short on water for a while. Now we let data speak; the standards are clear, and it's easy for the farmers to learn." Li Shiyao said.

That said, Li Shiyao does not blindly worship data either. By the reservoir, he has deliberately kept a camellia bush as an indicator plant. "If the camellia grows vigorously, it means this year's accumulated temperature is sufficient and the strawberries will be fine; if it grows weakly, we need to prepare frost protection in advance." Li Shiyao said: "Farming means trusting data, but also respecting the mountain's temperament."

Popularizing agricultural science and technology requires meshing with the experience and habits of the older generation of farmers. "The older generation has farmed all their lives; they trust old experience over new methods." Li Shiyao cited the example of planting corn: "I said four packs of seed per mu is enough, but the old-timers thought denser planting meant higher yields and secretly put in six packs. In the end the seedlings were crowded together, thin and weak, and couldn't produce good ears."

With the Party organization's support, a technology extension chain has been built locally. Li Shiyao is an instructor in the winter training classes for rural Party members organized by Zhongshan District. Zhang Yong explained: "The Party organization builds the platform — turning Li Shiyao's techniques into standardized manuals and plain language people can understand. Party members demonstrate, and when the masses see real harvests, they naturally follow and learn."

In Li Shiyao's greenhouses, dozens to hundreds of varieties are trialed in rotation, ultimately yielding "champion varieties" suited to the high-altitude cool climate. "The same variety, the same technique — in a different place, the results are completely different." Li Shiyao said: "Which variety and which technique best fit Liupanshui's high-altitude karst terrain — that can't be figured out in a laboratory. The people who actually farm the land have the final say."

Shared Prosperity

"We need to make everyone feel this isn't my cooperative alone — it's everyone's industry"

In 2019, with the support and guidance of the village Party branch, Li Shiyao established the Shanhaiyuan Planting Farmers' Cooperative, developing a "cooperative + family farm + farmer household" model. But not long after it started, he ran into the problem of keeping people.

"At first we paid by the day — 80 yuan a day — and everyone got the same whether they worked more or less. They all felt they were working for me, so there was no motivation." Li Shiyao said. Through his repeated visits and consultations, the cooperative finally settled on a "three golds" mechanism (三金): farmers receive rent for transferring their land, earn wages for working at the base, and at year's end receive performance dividends equal to 25 percent of sales revenue. Dividends are calculated by workdays — the more you work, the more you get — and daily work points are recorded by villagers on rotation, with all accounts open. "We need to make everyone feel this isn't my cooperative alone — it's everyone's industry." Li Shiyao said.

Beyond working at the base, more and more households are developing under the cooperative's leadership. The cooperative provides improved seeds uniformly, offers technical guidance uniformly, and connects both online and offline sales channels uniformly — households don't bear the risk of variety trial-and-error, and don't worry about being unable to sell their products. "The purple waxy corn we grow with the farmers is high in anthocyanins and chewy-sticky; summer visitors escaping the heat love to buy it." Li Shiyao said. To date, the cooperative has 13 member households, has provided over 20,000 workdays of employment cumulatively, and has helped farmers increase their income by more than 2 million yuan.

"The grassroots Party organization and Li Shiyao have a 'two-way running toward each other' relationship." Zhang Yong said: at first, the Party organization proactively provided service and support without ever making extra demands of him; and he has always remembered his identity as a Party member, feeling that leading the masses to learn techniques and pursue development is simply what he should do. Later he achieved results and this year received the honor of National Outstanding Communist Party Member — bringing glory to the Party organization as well. This is both an achievement of grassroots Party building and a vivid sample of Party building leading comprehensive rural revitalization.

Watching Li Shiyao farm with such vigor and success 有声有色 (yǒu shēng yǒu sè - "with sound and color," vivid and impressive), his father's attitude has also changed. This spring, the old man planted the potato seed Li Shiyao had selected — 100 jin of seed potatoes yielded over 1,000 jin. His father called him specially, pride in his voice: "This variety really works — far better than what we used to plant."

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Finding the Party Organization: A "Home" That Empowers Action

By: 本报记者 郝迎灿

"My organizational relations are in my hometown in Heilongjiang, but in Shenyang I can equally feel the care and warmth of the party organization. It really feels good to have a home." Luan Jian (栾健), who works at a logistics company on Donghu Subdistrict (东湖街道), Hunnan District (浑南区), Shenyang, Liaoning, was brought under unified management by the Donghu Subdistrict logistics industry party committee, participating in theoretical study, branch activities, team building, and the like.

Luan Jian's sense of belonging comes from the "Home-Settling Project" (安家工程) for mobile party members carried out by Shenyang Municipality. "Many party members from elsewhere have put down roots in Shenyang. At express delivery and logistics points, commercial buildings, park enterprises, and other locations, they inject vitality into the city's development, yet they also face problems such as poor articulation of organizational relations, hollowing-out of routine education and management, and a lack of sense of belonging," said Liu Hui (刘辉), deputy head of the Organization Department of the Shenyang Municipal Party Committee (沈阳市委组织部).

In recent years, Shenyang Municipality has deeply carried out the "Home-Settling Project" for mobile party members, ascertaining the full picture and baseline situation, weaving a dense service network, and activating pioneer momentum, so that mobile party members can take root, settle their minds, and show responsibility in the fertile soil of a foreign land.

Relying on venues such as community party-mass service centers, Shenyang has set up reporting stations for mobile party members and established a mechanism of "two-way docking, coordinated joint management" between the party organizations of the place of outflow and the place of inflow. As of the first half of this year, 1,351 of the city's 1,369 inflow party members had been brought under normalized management by party organizations, with a management inclusion rate of 98.6 percent; all 253 outflow party members had achieved precise management inclusion by party organizations at their places of inflow.

To help mobile party members strengthen their study, Shenyang uses community party-mass service centers as its main front, organizing mobile party members to participate on time in organizational life such as the "Three Meetings and One Class" (三会一课) and themed party days. The party organization's care is even more reflected in resolving urgent, difficult, anxious, and longed-for matters. Huanggu District (皇姑区) implements classified management of mobile party members and provides differentiated services; Dadong District (大东区) has built a support platform of "resource sharing, service linkage," providing services such as job position information push and vocational skills training for mobile party members; Faku County (法库县) proactively connects with key enterprises to help the family members of inflow party members find employment.

"The 'Home-Settling Project' not only helps mobile party members find their organization and solve difficulties, but also ignites everyone's enthusiasm for taking root in their second hometown and 建功立业 (jiàn gōng lì yè - "establish merit and set up enterprises," to make achievements and build a career)." Liu Hui introduced that more and more mobile party members are proactively joining volunteer service teams at their places of residence, shining and emitting heat in their respective posts. The ride-hailing drivers of the party branch of Shenyang Shendu Yuanhang Automobile Leasing Co., Ltd. (沈阳深度远航汽车租赁有限公司) formed the "Yuexing" (樾行) ride-hailing Lei Feng-style volunteer service team, providing free pickup and drop-off services year-round for elderly people living alone in the community. "Being able to do something for the community's elderly makes me feel quite proud," said driver Shang Xiaoduo (商晓铎).

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China, Australia joint law enforcement cracks cross-border tobacco smuggling case

Beijing, August 24 (Reporter Zhang Tianpei) — The reporter learned from the Ministry of Public Security: Chinese customs anti-smuggling departments and Australian border enforcement authorities carried out a joint law enforcement operation, recently successfully cracking a transnational tobacco smuggling case. The Chinese and Australian law enforcement departments seized a total of more than 90 million smuggled cigarettes, achieving major results in the joint fight against transnational tobacco smuggling.

Since the beginning of this year, in order to severely rectify prominent problems such as tobacco smuggling and the production and sale of counterfeit goods, under the unified deployment of the Anti-Smuggling Bureau of the General Administration of Customs (海关总署缉私局), the Zhanjiang Customs Anti-Smuggling Bureau (湛江海关缉私局) carried out the "Sharp Sword 2026-2" special operation (利剑2026—2), successfully dismantling 9 illegal cigarette smuggling gangs, sealing 9 storage hideouts, and seizing more than 32 million smuggled cigarettes and more than 1,100 boxes of e-cigarettes involved in the cases. Through tracing along the line of investigation, the customs anti-smuggling departments ascertained the smuggling network by which the smuggling criminal gangs attempted to conceal counterfeit tobacco products manufactured overseas within legitimate goods, transiting them through Chinese territory for transport to Australia. In order to achieve whole-chain crackdown and rectification, the Anti-Smuggling Bureau of the General Administration of Customs promptly notified the relevant departments of the Australian Border Force of the relevant leads through the China-Australia customs anti-smuggling law enforcement cooperation channel. Subsequently, both sides simultaneously carried out joint law enforcement operations, successfully cracking this transnational tobacco smuggling case, with the Australian side seizing 60 million smuggled cigarettes and 60 kilograms of tobacco leaf.

The Australian Border Force highly praised the joint law enforcement operation, holding that this operation fully demonstrated the important role of customs anti-smuggling departments of various countries in strengthening law enforcement cooperation and intensifying information sharing, and expressed gratitude for the Chinese side's support.

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Sea-Air Relay Builds a Bridge of Life

By: 本报记者 任彤彤

"One of our crew members is injured and requesting support!" On the evening of August 21, a fishing vessel engaged in fishing operations at sea sent a distress telegram to a unit of the Eastern Theater Command Navy. A fisherman aboard had accidentally had his left arm severed by a cable and was bleeding profusely — the situation was critical.

Upon receiving the request for assistance, officers and soldiers of the Eastern Theater Command Navy unit quickly deployed, directing the Zhengzhou, Nantong, and Qiandao Lake ships, which were conducting training in nearby waters, along with an embarked helicopter detachment, to form a joint sea-air search-and-rescue force and race to the waters of the incident.

The three ships responded swiftly, preparing high-speed boats, lifesaving equipment, and other gear, and maneuvered at high speed toward the incident waters. The Qiandao Lake ship's medical rescue team immediately activated its emergency plan and made preparations for treating the wounded.

At the time, a typhoon was about to strike; the seas were rough with high winds and waves, and the situation was complex. "Target fishing vessel sighted!" Upon sailing into the incident waters, radar operator Zhang Yue reported to the ship's command. After assessment, the Qiandao Lake ship's commander quickly ordered the high-speed boat to be lowered and launched, heading toward the target fishing vessel amid the wind and waves. Before long, the high-speed boat successfully came alongside the fishing vessel, and through the coordinated efforts of military and civilian personnel, the injured fisherman was successfully transferred to the Qiandao Lake ship.

Upon receiving the wounded man, the Qiandao Lake ship's medical rescue team immediately performed bleeding control, wound assessment, debridement, and disinfection. "The fisherman's injuries were severe at the time, with massive bleeding from the wound," said military doctor Ren Junzhi. Because the ship's medical conditions were limited, in order to maximize treatment effectiveness, the Qiandao Lake ship immediately established a remote link with experts from Changhai Hospital, who provided professional treatment guidance via video.

While the Qiandao Lake ship's officers and soldiers were making every effort to rescue the wounded man, the Zhengzhou and Nantong ships coordinated nighttime flight operations. Crew member Wang Sihong said: "Every second we take off earlier, the wounded man's danger is reduced by one point." After the deployment was completed, the shipborne helicopter lifted off and transported the wounded man to a shore-based hospital for treatment in a timely manner.

After relay rescue efforts, the injured fisherman gradually regained consciousness, and his vital signs returned to stability.

(Ding Feiyu and Wang Ningchuan contributed to the reporting)

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Macao innovators can apply for fast-track patent pre-examination services in the mainland

Macao, August 24 (Reporter Fu Zimei) — The reporter learned from the Economic and Technological Development Bureau of the Macao SAR Government that, with the approval of the China National Intellectual Property Administration, starting from August 31, innovation entities of the Macao SAR will be included in the scope of the patent fast-track pre-examination service of the Zhuhai Intellectual Property Protection Center in Guangdong Province. The Zhuhai Municipal Market Supervision Administration has issued a notice to this effect, and from now on, relevant innovation entities in Macao may begin submitting applications for filing as entities for patent fast-track pre-examination in advance.

Patent fast-track pre-examination is an accelerated examination channel service covering applications for invention, utility model, and design patents filed in the mainland. It can significantly shorten the authorization cycle, reducing invention patents from 16 months to 3–6 months. Applicants already filed with the China National Intellectual Property Administration, before submitting formal patent applications in the mainland, undergo pre-examination by the designated Intellectual Property Protection Center; those meeting the conditions will enter the fast-track examination channel.

The extension of the service targets of this patent fast-track pre-examination has received strong support from the China National Intellectual Property Administration, the Guangdong Provincial Market Supervision Administration, and the Zhuhai Municipal Market Supervision Administration. Covering innovation entities of the Macao SAR, it will assist Macao's scientific research and creative achievements in rapidly obtaining mainland patent protection, effectively promote the landing, transformation, and operation of patents in the mainland, and inject new momentum into the appropriate diversified economic development of Macao.

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Guangxi cracks down hard on illegal street racing and noise disturbances

Our newspaper Nanning, August 24 (Reporter Zhang Yunhe) — In recent days, Guangxi public security traffic management departments have intensified efforts to crack down on illegal and disorderly practices such as "street racing and loud-exhaust joyriding," strictly and swiftly investigating prominent traffic violations including street racing with loud exhausts and illegal vehicle modification.

Targeting the patterns and characteristics of "street racing and loud-exhaust joyriding" violations, traffic management departments across the region have formed nighttime special law-enforcement teams, focusing on residential areas, commercial districts, urban main roads, and other areas, checking suspicious passing vehicles one by one, strictly investigating prominent violations such as illegally modified exhaust pipes, unauthorized alteration of vehicle body structure, installation of roaring devices, driving without a license, speeding and racing, and random weaving and racing through traffic, fixing evidence of violations on site, imposing penalties according to law and impounding the vehicles involved, while also conducting face-to-face warning and education for the drivers.

To strengthen comprehensive governance, traffic management departments across the region have joined with multiple departments and multiple police units to carry out joint law enforcement, advancing the rectification campaign through three-dimensional enforcement methods such as fixed-point checkpoint control, mobile patrols, and video surveillance.

In addition, regarding illegal leads such as online appointments for late-night street racing, Guangxi public security traffic management departments are comprehensively screening content on short-video platforms and social media platforms, identifying accounts that post "street racing and loud-exhaust joyriding" videos and sell modification parts, and verifying the individuals and business stores involved one by one.

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Strive to resolve one issue and regulate an entire field.

By: 本报记者 田豆豆

"This building sat idle for a full five years. Thanks to the county party committee and county government establishing a special work team, we finally gnawed through this 'hard bone.' From now on, the community will have several million yuan in rental income every year!" Not long ago, Yasi Plaza in Gongan County (公安县), Jingzhou City, Hubei Province, held its grand opening, said Dai Jian, party branch secretary of Dasheng Community (大圣社区), Douhudi Town (斗湖堤镇), Gongan County.

Yasi Plaza is a commercial complex with a building area of 50,000 square meters, and is also the collective asset of Dasheng Community. It was formerly the Sikai Shangdu Shopping Center (思凯尚都购物中心), which went bankrupt due to poor management. In July last year, Jingzhou City launched work to resolve historical legacy issues. Gongan County included revitalizing the former Sikai Shangdu Shopping Center on its list of historical legacy issues, and established a special work team (工作专班) led by county-level cadres with participation from multiple departments.

When the community said it was difficult to re-attract investment, the work team organized the county investment promotion center to take the lead, visiting eight leading commercial enterprises in succession, but most 打退堂鼓 (dǎ tuì táng gǔ - "beat the retreat drum," to back out of an undertaking). "The concerns of enterprises cannot be hidden or concealed; they must be sorted out clearly and resolved with full effort, otherwise visiting more enterprises would be useless!" said Xie Junmin (谢俊敏), a work team member and cadre of the Gongan County Party Committee Office. "When we were in contact with Hubei Yasi Chain Commercial Group (湖北雅斯连锁商业集团), we promised that the work team would resolve all historical legacy issues, and what would be delivered to the enterprise would be a clean asset without disputes and with clear rights and responsibilities. In the end, our sincerity moved the enterprise."

To improve the customer experience, Yasi Plaza introduced many entertainment, experience, and catering service projects, but the renovation involved many administrative licensing items. "The advantage of the work team is coordinating multiple departments and solving problems on site." Xie Junmin told reporters that the mall's original fire protection system had aged, and previously approval for similar projects took at least 45 working days. The work team helped connect with the housing and construction and fire protection departments for joint on-site inspection, compressing the approval time to 18 working days.

To vigorously promote the resolution of historical legacy issues, since last year, Jingzhou City has sorted out a total of 8 key historical legacy issues including the disposal of urban unfinished buildings (烂尾楼), and 139 historical legacy issues in areas such as project advancement and litigation-related matters. Currently, more than 110 items have been closed out. To prevent new legacy issues from arising at the source, Jingzhou City insists on combining "immediate rectification" with "long-term establishment," regulating the operation of power in the decision-making links of major matters, strengthening whole-process supervision of projects, and striving to "resolve one problem, regulate one category of fields."

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Holding Ticket Stubs to Seek Craft, Traveling Along Light and Shadow (Decoded: New Observations on the Cultural Market)

By: 本报记者 白光迪

In the film, intangible cultural heritage techniques are displayed with exquisite artistry; outside the cinema, "intangible cultural heritage + cultural tourism" is thriving with vigor.

This year, the Film Bureau of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Department of Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism jointly launched the "Appreciating Intangible Cultural Heritage Through Film" initiative, promoting in-depth cooperation between film institutions and representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritage and heritage protection units, and expanding the dissemination, exhibition, and experience scenarios of "film + intangible cultural heritage." Currently, in Suzhou, Jiangsu, activities such as quality study tours and ticket-stub linkage events are being carried out around the documentary film I Learn Intangible Cultural Heritage in Suzhou. A single movie ticket connects cinemas, streets and alleys, and workshops, unfolding a journey rich in cultural charm.

Understanding the Beauty of Intangible Cultural Heritage Through the Silver Screen

On the screen, hammers strike metal; the sound gradually fades, and the film draws to a close, yet many audience members remain immersed.

This was a parent-child themed screening of I Learn Intangible Cultural Heritage in Suzhou. The host posed a question to the audience about the disagreement between the Lai family father and son regarding how traditional techniques should be passed down: "Who do you support more?"

In the film, the son wants to use new channels to let more people see the craft of fine gold and silver work; the father insists that learning a craft first requires building a solid foundation and upholding the rules. The children at the scene each had their own ideas and discussed animatedly among themselves.

The actors portraying the Lai father and son stepped to the front and exchanged thoughts with the audience. The "son" explained that trying livestreaming was meant to let more people understand traditional techniques. The "father" said: "Since he wants to learn from me, I have to have rules. But we share one common point—making things well."

At the end of the event, some children handed over their movie tickets and asked the "father and son" for autographs, while others asked about the details of hammering gold and silver objects in the film. This screening event became an opportunity for children to learn about intangible cultural heritage: before entering, they received task cards and watched with questions in mind; afterward, they engaged in imitation games and discussions about intangible cultural heritage projects such as tea frying, kesi silk weaving, and Suzhou embroidery.

The event's activity design was completed by the film's distributor, Elephant Screening. Cai Zengzeng, head of Elephant Screening, said that setting up the cards, action imitation, and debate segments was intended to allow audiences to continue thinking about and paying attention to intangible cultural heritage after watching the film.

One screening can reach a group of viewers, but for the cultural content in the film to step beyond the silver screen and move more people, a more complete dissemination framework is needed. As the lead producer of I Learn Intangible Cultural Heritage in Suzhou, Suzhou Broadcasting System has expanded the film's dissemination chain. Before the theatrical release, under the theme of "One City, One Stop, One Intangible Cultural Heritage," the film was promoted for overseas screenings and exchanges; after the release, it jointly carried out "Hundred-City Linkage" parent-child film classes, university intangible cultural heritage screenings, and post-screening exchanges to better showcase the charm of intangible cultural heritage. Additionally, integrated media products and other online dissemination methods have been developed in tandem.

Shen Ling, Party Secretary and Chairman of Suzhou Broadcasting Media Group (General Station), said that the film provides characters and stories for online and offline activities and exchanges, while the new experiences generated by offline activities in turn spark a new round of online dissemination, better presenting the beauty of intangible cultural heritage.

Ticket-Stub Linkage, Showcasing Urban Culture

Stepping out of Suzhou Shengheng Cinema Corridor, Fan Jing, a tourist from Shanghai, still held onto her ticket stub. On a poster at the cinema exit, a map connected Renheng Cang Street and Pingjiang Road: with the commemorative ticket stub of I Learn Intangible Cultural Heritage in Suzhou, one could continue checking in at various stops.

On Pingjiang Road, the Suzhou seen on screen came into view. In shops, Suzhou gardens were condensed into refrigerator magnets; in bookstores, Suzhou's cultural depth extended from the screen to books and cultural creative products; in fan shops, folding fans, kesi silk fans, and Suzhou embroidery round fans were laid out in sequence—the stitches and decorative patterns shown in the film were now tangible and perceptible. With the ticket stub, consumers could also enjoy discounts on related cultural creative products.

"I just finished watching the film and really want to see the splendor of intangible cultural heritage up close. The ticket stub became my 'guide,'" Fan Jing said. The film tells the moving stories behind the crafts, and the ticket stub channels the interest sparked by viewing into real cultural spaces.

This is also a major highlight of the "film + intangible cultural heritage" ticket-stub linkage—it places greater emphasis on the resonance between film content and intangible cultural heritage scenes, using stops such as folding fan shops, kesi silk weaving, Suzhou embroidery, and cultural books to bring the techniques from the screen directly before the audience's eyes, allowing viewers to learn more about the related materials and processes on site.

Wu Zhen, the head of a folding fan shop, said that through the ticket-stub linkage, some viewers make special trips to find folding fans related to the film and ask in detail about techniques such as kesi silk weaving and Suzhou embroidery.

"Many tourists previously knew nothing about kesi silk. After watching the film and coming again, their understanding is different," Wu Zhen said. In her view, the ticket stub brings not just consumption, but also a group of people who have developed a love for traditional techniques.

Beyond the ticket stub, the locality has also launched the I Learn Intangible Cultural Heritage in Suzhou cultural tourism package ticket, combining a movie ticket, a single-ride Suzhou Metro ticket, and a Grand Canal cruise ticket, with day-trip and night-trip routes. Audiences can first get to know Suzhou's old crafts through the film, then take the metro through the ancient city and board a cruise into the water lanes, blending film viewing, intangible cultural heritage exploration, and urban wandering into a single itinerary.

Sun Qun, chief producer of I Learn Intangible Cultural Heritage in Suzhou, explained that the ticket-stub linkage and cultural tourism package tickets were designed mainly to carry forward the cultural interest generated by audiences after viewing. "'Where can the intangible cultural heritage shown in the film be seen? How can one continue to learn more?' We hope to provide audiences with experiential routes," Sun Qun said.

Immersive Experiences, Film IP Linked into a Chain

On the desk of Peking University student Li Yining sits a palm-sized brick blank of gold tribute brick, its surface slightly rough and bearing traces of handwork—this is something she made by hand during an intangible cultural heritage study tour in Suzhou not long ago.

Li Yining usually pays attention to traditional handicrafts. After watching I Learn Intangible Cultural Heritage in Suzhou, the making of imperial kiln gold bricks in the film left a deep impression on her. Upon learning that she could recreate the scenes from the film and personally experience the making process in venues and workshops, Li Yining immediately signed up for the "film same-style" intangible cultural heritage study tour.

In the experience area of the Suzhou Imperial Kiln Gold Brick Museum, Li Yining placed a lump of clay into a mold, pressed it repeatedly with both hands, compacted the clay bit by bit, and then carefully smoothed the surface. "So the glossy black gold brick begins with such an ordinary-looking lump of clay," Li Yining said. Through visiting the museum, understanding the production process, and personally experiencing brick making, she gained a deeper understanding of the history and craftsmanship of imperial kiln gold bricks and also felt the artisan spirit condensed in traditional techniques.

From "seeing" on the screen to "hands-on" in the workshop, the study tour better connects the film with intangible cultural heritage. The film's production team linked intangible cultural heritage items such as imperial kiln gold bricks, Kunqu opera, and Suzhou embroidery, allowing audiences to both listen to explanations in the venues and immersively experience the making process—film content becomes a course that can be participated in and experienced.

Suzhou is rich in intangible cultural heritage resources, but in the past, related study tour products were relatively scattered. Using the character stories and traditional techniques in I Learn Intangible Cultural Heritage in Suzhou as a thread, the scattered intangible cultural heritage resources now have a path for concentrated experience.

The film IP (intellectual property) is linked into a chain, and government departments are further building platforms and improving routes. Liu Weiyang, a staff member of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee Publicity Department, introduced that around "Appreciating Intangible Cultural Heritage Through Film," Suzhou has launched the "Learn Intangible Cultural Heritage · Come to Suzhou" promotion campaign, rolled out standardized quality study tour routes, and organized themed screenings, intangible cultural heritage exhibitions, offline experiences, and other activities, continuously channeling the attention brought by the film toward workshops, venues, and intangible cultural heritage classes.

Factories are also seeing more visitors. Jin Jin, a representative inheritor of the national-level intangible cultural heritage "Suzhou Imperial Kiln Gold Brick Making Technique" and director of the Suzhou Lumu Imperial Kiln Gold Brick Factory, said that when more young people are willing to come in and learn with their hands, traditional techniques gain another path to connect with young people.

In the film, a kiln of gold bricks undergoes a long process of tempering before acquiring its glossy black, warm luster. Beyond the screen, the fusion of film and intangible cultural heritage extends to more scenarios: some people follow the ticket stub to explore a city, others personally experience the processes... The light and shadow illuminate the captivating intangible cultural heritage and also light a path toward cultural treasures for more people.

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Expecting "Film+" to Deliver an Exciting "Second Half" (Editor's Note)

By: 董映雪

The beauty of intangible cultural heritage and local humanistic culture in films is an opportunity to spark audience interest. How can this interest be extended into the cultural tourism market, bringing deeper experiences and more lasting vitality?
　　Find the right point of integration, and "film+" activates cultural tourism resources. Around the film Eight Immortals! (八仙！), the Qingcheng Mountain scenic area in Sichuan has launched themed check-in activities, while the themed exhibition and same-style cuisine of Love Letter to Grandma (给阿嬷的情书) attract tourists to check in. By combining film elements and making good use of local cultural tourism resources with distinctive features, new business forms such as "film + cultural tourism" and "film + cuisine" are full of vitality.
　　Enrich new supply, and immersive experiences gather popularity. Making film-inspired handicrafts by hand, experiencing intangible cultural heritage techniques, and carrying out cultural tourism and study tour programs based on film content — immersive cultural experiences have become a new bond connecting audiences with traditional crafts.
　　When the silver screen is linked with offline scenes, the stories of light and shadow gain the possibility of being continued. Let us look forward to more "film+" delivering brilliance in the "second half."

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Home-School Interaction: How to Be More "Heartfelt" (New Voices)

By: 潘连飞

On the path of education, school education without family education, or family education without school education, cannot alone fulfill the mission of nurturing a child to succeed.

"Dear parents and friends..." Every month, sitting at my desk to write letters to parents, sharing the bits and pieces of the students' studies and lives in my class, has become my habit. In the letters are fresh happenings on campus, the children's growth and progress, and educational philosophies I wish to share with parents. Letter after letter has become an important bond for building a "heartfelt" relationship with parents.

A child's healthy growth cannot be separated from a good home-school relationship. Only when the school and the family understand, trust, and support each other can better educational results be achieved. As a head teacher, I actively explore this in my teaching practice.

Keep communication channels open. Home-school communication takes many forms beyond letters. I often take photos of students at school and send them to parents with words of encouragement. Over the course of a semester, one "growth close-up" after another records the children's footsteps. The "Home-School Dream-Weaving Record" (家校织梦录) contact notebook has also become a "meeting parlor" between parents and me. The notebook records students' classroom performance and heartwarming moments, accompanied by personalized comments; parents, in turn, record their children's behavior at home, parent-child anecdotes, and parenting questions. Two-way communication helps the school and family work together to provide precise educational guidance for the child.

Strengthen family education guidance. My colleagues and I have carried out the "Spring Breeze Home Visit" (家访春风行) campaign, engaging in in-depth exchanges with parents during home visits and designing home-school co-education projects around the issues parents care about. For example, to cultivate children's reading habits, we launched a long-text co-reading project in which teachers recommend books and parents accompany their children in making reading plans; where some families' learning atmosphere needs improvement, we set up a family study corner project, guiding parents to create study spaces for their children based on their family circumstances; we have also opened a class-level parent school to help parents raise their level of family education.

Parents also actively participate in school-organized activities and cooperate with school education. In the "Parents Enter the Classroom" (家长进课堂) activity, some parents come to campus and give talks in their professional fields, broadening the children's horizons; at events such as school-opening ceremonies, rural field study trips, and the campus food carnival, many parents take an active part and bring the children many surprises.

On the path of education, school education without family education, or family education without school education, cannot alone fulfill the mission of nurturing a child to succeed. I, who write letters to parents, have also received many letters back from them. Through more "heartfelt" home-school interaction, the understanding and trust between the school and parents have continued to grow, the combined force of collaborative education has been fully brought into play, and a warmer, more harmonious environment for growth has been created for the children.

(The author is a teacher at Wuniu No. 1 Primary School, Yongjia County, Wenzhou, Zhejiang (浙江温州永嘉县乌牛第一小学).)

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“Clear and Bright·Online Entertainment Group Broadcast Chaos Rectification” Special Campaign Achieves Results

Beijing, August 24 (Reporter Jin Xin (金歆)) — The reporter learned from the Central Cyberspace Administration of China (中央网信办) on the 24th: Since the launch of the special action to "rectify chaos in online entertainment group livestreaming under the Qinglang campaign" ("清朗·网络娱乐团播乱象整治" special action), the Central Cyberspace Administration of China has kept a close eye on prominent problems such as vulgar and harmful content in entertainment group livestreaming scenes, rule designs that stimulate tipping, and infringement on the rights and interests of minors, and has continuously increased efforts to crack down on illegal and non-compliant entertainment group livestreaming. To date, it has cumulatively handled more than 7,200 non-compliant group livestreaming rooms, severely punished more than 2,200 non-compliant accounts, and at the same time guided website platforms to clear out and dispose of a number of seriously problematic group livestreaming MCN (Multi-Channel Network for online information content distribution) institutions.
During the special action, the Central Cyberspace Administration of China focused on refining and improving the group livestreaming review mechanism, optimizing ranking lists and feature gameplay, strengthening management of group livestreaming accounts and group livestreaming institutions, and guiding and supervising website platforms to actively fulfill their main responsibilities and strengthen standardized management of entertainment group livestreaming in a targeted manner. After governance, vulgar content in entertainment group livestreaming has dropped significantly, illegal behaviors such as inducing and stimulating tipping have been effectively curbed, and the group livestreaming ecosystem has clearly improved.
In the next step, the Central Cyberspace Administration of China will continue to maintain a high-pressure and strictly regulated posture, increase efforts to investigate and punish non-compliant accounts and institutions in entertainment group livestreaming, guide and supervise website platforms to improve entertainment group livestreaming management mechanisms, enhance technical governance capabilities, continuously optimize feature gameplay, and promote the formation of a healthy, orderly, clean and upright entertainment group livestreaming ecosystem.

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Golden Train Leads to Happiness

On August 24, the scenario song-and-dance drama The Happy Golden Train was staged at the Beijing Erqi Theater.
　　The work was jointly created and rehearsed by the Xinjiang Art Theater, China Railway Urumqi Group Co., Ltd., and the China Railway Art Troupe Co., Ltd. It is one of the performance pieces for the 7th National Minority Arts Festival (全国少数民族文艺会演), and was created on the basis of a true story, set against the stage backdrop of the "Hotan Jade Dragon" public-interest slow train that has been running between Hotan and Urumqi in Xinjiang for more than 10 years. The song-and-dance segments integrate folk songs, hand-drum dance, and the Twelve Muqam and other elements, telling the story of the "train bazaar" helping to advance comprehensive rural revitalization, and vividly presenting the moving tableau of exchanges, interactions, and integration among all ethnic groups.
　　The photo shows a stage still from The Happy Golden Train.
　　Photo by our reporters Zhang Wujun (张武军) and Liu Botong (刘博通).

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China Language Resources Protection Project Exhibition Hall Opens in Changsha

Changsha, August 24 (Reporter Yang Xun) The China Language Resources Protection Project (中国语言资源保护工程) achievements exhibition hall opened in Changsha, Hunan on the 24th, marking the leap of China's language resource protection from "database" to "living exhibition." This is an important physical carrier of China's active implementation of the "Yuelu Declaration" (《岳麓宣言》), an important permanent document of UNESCO themed "protecting language diversity," and also a vivid case of language resources empowering the integration of culture and technology.

The exhibition hall is located on the first floor of the exhibition building of the Hunan Provincial Museum. Relying on the landmark achievements of the "China Language Resources Protection Project" of the Ministry of Education (教育部) and the National Language Commission (国家语委), it brings together massive corpus of more than 1,800 points covering Chinese dialects, minority languages, and language culture across the country. Using digital exhibition as the main means, it selects more than 30 pieces of language and script cultural relics treasured by cultural and museum institutions nationwide, creating an immersive, integrated, and experiential new language culture exhibition space.

The exhibition hall creates a special exhibition themed "Language River, Endless Life" (语言长河 生生不息 (shēng shēng bù xī - "born and reborn without cease," endless vitality)), selecting representative original sound materials from the ten major Chinese dialects and over a hundred minority languages. Visitors can listen to local accents from various places, folk songs, and field recordings of some endangered languages, view ancient books and rare editions, Jiangyong Nüshu (江永女书) fan pages and other cultural relics, and experience digital interactive exhibition items.

On the opening day, multiple supporting activities were held simultaneously. The National Key Fields Language Technology Empowerment Alliance (国家关键领域语言科技赋能联盟) was established, focusing on strengthening digital Chinese construction and focusing on the empowering role of language technology in various fields. The same day also released the "Changsha Initiative on Promoting the Deep Integration of Language Resources Empowering Culture and Technology" (长沙倡议), calling on the whole society to attach great importance to the scientific protection, development and utilization, and service empowerment of language resources.

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The 21st China Changchun Film Festival opens

Our newspaper, Changchun, August 24 (Reporter Men Jiewei) — On the evening of the 23rd, accompanied by the graceful melody of the song "We Meet in Changchun," the opening ceremony of the 21st China Changchun Film Festival was held in the Golden Hall of the Changchun International Film Capital in Jilin, Changchun.

This film festival, under the theme "New Era · New Cradle · New Strength," collected a total of 157 competing and exhibiting films, with 16 films including The Volunteers: To the War and Peace, Four Crossings, and Dongji Island shortlisted for the "Golden Deer Award" competition. The jury will select from these the 10 awards of this session's "Golden Deer Award," including Best Film Award, Best Director Award, Best Actor and Actress Awards, and the results will be announced on the evening of August 28 at the closing ceremony and "Golden Deer Award" prize presentation.

During this film festival, activities such as film screenings, film exchanges, tribute to the "Cradle," and "Film+" will be carried out one after another. The film screening venues extend from professional cinemas to urban communities, cultural districts, university campuses, parks and squares, and tourist attractions. More than 30 "super venues" for the opening and closing ceremonies have been set up in 4 cities of the Changchun metropolitan area. Multi-format "Film+" themed activities will run through the urban fabric, allowing people to "open the door and see light and shadow, turn the corner and encounter cinema," bringing film into the city and integrating it into daily life.

This film festival deeply integrates elements of the 33rd World University Winter Games, continues to polish the name card of "the cradle of New China's cinema," and builds an industrial exchange and innovation platform. From August 23 to 28, the film festival will continue to carry out a series of themed activities.

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New Achievements in Establishing and Practicing a Correct View of Political Achievements to Open New Prospects for Chinese-Style Modernization

By: 王云松 曹 平 赵渊杰

General Secretary Xi Jinping recently made an important instruction, emphasizing: "Establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements is a long-term task that must be pursued with sustained effort. It is necessary to continuously consolidate and expand the results of the study and education program, continuously promote Party organizations at all levels and the broad masses of Party members and cadres to uphold the Party for the public, benefit the people, make scientific decisions, and work in a down-to-earth manner, and strive to create real achievements that can stand the test of practice, the people, and history." On August 24, the Central Leading Group for Party Building held a meeting to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instruction, summarize the study and education on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, and study and deploy work on consolidating and expanding the results of the study and education program and establishing a long-term mechanism for establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements.

Whatever view of political achievements one holds determines the development orientation, work style, and career landscape. The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a critical period for consolidating the foundation and making comprehensive efforts to basically realize socialist modernization. It is full of both strategic opportunities and risks and challenges. Carrying out the study and education on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements (hereinafter referred to as the "study and education program") among the whole Party is a key move and a decisive requirement for achieving a good start to the "15th Five-Year Plan" and opening up a new situation in Chinese modernization with new results in establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements. Through the study and education program, Party members and cadres have had a more solid ideological foundation, a purer heart for the people, more abundant courage to take responsibility, and a stronger atmosphere of practical work, effectively promoting the various tasks of getting the "15th Five-Year Plan" off to a good start and providing a strong guarantee for comprehensively advancing the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization.

Deeply study and thoroughly understand General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions, and continuously enhance the political, ideological, and action consciousness of establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements

Pursuing truth and steadfastly following the right path is the winning code by which our Party has successfully overcome one difficulty after another. From local work to leading China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has conducted sustained and profound systematic thinking on the issue of the view of political achievements, and has made a series of important expositions with lofty vision, rich connotations, and profound thought, providing ideological guidance for Party members and cadres in the new era to cultivate virtue, establish themselves, and start businesses, and providing scientific guidance for realizing the beautiful blueprint of the "15th Five-Year Plan" and opening up a new situation in Chinese modernization.

Profoundly expound the great significance of establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements. Comrade Xi Jinping attached great importance to establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements during his work in local positions. At the opening ceremony of the Party School of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee in the autumn of 2004, he systematically discussed the importance and urgency of establishing a correct view of political achievements, pointing out that the problems of "five emphases and five neglects" "all come down to the failure to establish a correct view of political achievements." Since the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out that "the issue of the view of political achievements is a fundamental issue, related to upholding the Party for the public and governing for the people," expounding the great significance of the issue of the view of political achievements from the height of the Party's governing foundation and the rise and fall of the cause. This profoundly enlightens us that the view of political achievements is not merely a matter of working methods or work attitudes, but is the "master switch" and "master gate." If the view of political achievements deviates by one inch, development will deviate by ten miles; if the view of political achievements is correct by one point, the cause will advance by one stage. Establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements must run through all links of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, including plan compilation, project implementation, and policy execution, to ensure that Chinese modernization does not deviate or go astray.

Profoundly expound the principles to follow in establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements. The "Two Establishments" and "Two Safeguards" are the Party's highest political principles and fundamental political rules. The view of political achievements is first and foremost a political view. Establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements is essentially fulfilling the political vow of absolute loyalty to the Party and implementing the political requirement of orders and prohibitions. From emphasizing in Zhejiang the resolute safeguarding of the authority of the Party Central Committee and speaking with one voice, to emphasizing in Shanghai the need to think and act more firmly under the national strategy, the high consciousness of stressing politics and safeguarding the authority of the Party Central Committee ran through Comrade Xi Jinping's work in local positions. Since the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized safeguarding the authority of the Party Central Committee and its centralized, unified leadership, and clearly made "whether one has deviated from the Party's line, principles, and policies and the major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee" an important yardstick for whether one has established and practiced a correct view of political achievements. This profoundly enlightens us that in implementing the "15th Five-Year Plan," it is necessary to eliminate departmentalism and selective implementation, always take a holistic view of the overall situation with "one heart," plan development with "one chessboard" thinking, and coordinate the advancement of Chinese modernization.

Profoundly expound the value stance of establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements. The people's stance is the fundamental political stance of the Communist Party of China, and the happiness of the people is the value destination of all struggles of Communists. In Zhengding, Comrade Xi Jinping withstood pressure to promote the reduction of state grain purchases; in Fuzhou, upon learning that the former residence of Lin Juemin located in Three Lanes and Seven Alleys (三坊七巷) was facing demolition, he immediately held an on-site working meeting and decided on the spot to protect and restore it, profoundly pointing out: "In our hands, we must do a good job in the protection, restoration, and utilization of the city's cultural relics. Not only must we not allow them to be damaged, but we must also make them more glorious and splendid, and pass them on to future generations"; in Shanghai, he paid attention to livelihood difficulties such as "carrying chamber pots," pointing out that "solving livelihood problems is the foundation of governance, and improving people's livelihood is the greatest political achievement." Since the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping has emphasized that "benefiting the people is the greatest political achievement," pointing out that "whether achievements are good depends on the actual feelings of the masses and is judged by the masses," expounding the value stance of establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements from the aspects of for whom to create achievements, what the purpose of creating achievements is, and how to evaluate achievements. This profoundly enlightens us that in doing all work well during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we must always anchor to the livelihood orientation, firmly grasp and do well the practical livelihood matters of employment, education, medical care, elderly care, housing, and grassroots governance, so that the fruits of Chinese modernization benefit all the people.

Profoundly expound the ideological realm of establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements. The ideological realm is the deep support of the view of political achievements. In Zhijiang Xinyu, Comrade Xi Jinping clearly proposed that an official who does not have the people in his heart should not be an "official," that one should carry the "official hat" to work for the people, and put the cause of the Party and the people first; he clearly proposed that one should be willing to do groundwork work, be willing to grasp unfinished matters, not seek quick and utilitarian "visible achievements," and create "latent achievements" that benefit future generations. Since the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping has profoundly revealed the decisive role of Party spirit in establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, pointing out that "only with strong Party spirit and the abandonment of selfish distractions can we ensure that the view of political achievements does not deviate"; he requires Party members and cadres to carry forward the spirit of "predecessors planting trees, descendants enjoying the shade." This profoundly enlightens us that only by continuously strengthening Party spirit cultivation and cultivating the ideological realm of "achievement need not be attributed to me, but achievement must necessarily involve me" can we firmly establish a correct view of political achievements and lay a solid ideological foundation for ensuring that one blueprint is carried through to the end and completing the important tasks of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period and even longer periods.

Profoundly expound the practical path of establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements. The great truth is simple; practical work is the key. In Fuzhou, Comrade Xi Jinping advocated "handling matters immediately and working in a down-to-earth manner"; in Zhejiang, he personally practiced opposing empty work and advocating practical work. Since the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out that "only by truly working can one truly produce achievements and produce true achievements," repeatedly emphasizing implementation and requiring implementation without compromise, with vigor and efficiency, with a realistic and pragmatic approach, and with courage and good performance. This profoundly enlightens us that in the face of a series of arduous and complex hard tasks during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, such as developing new quality productive forces and promoting comprehensive rural revitalization, there are no shortcuts to take, no empty work to do, and no retreat to choose. We must implement all deployments meticulously, practically, and thoroughly with a spirit of no compromise, a style of vigor and efficiency, an attitude of seeking truth from facts, and the responsibility of daring to act and doing well, turning the beautiful blueprint into real achievements that can stand the test of practice, the people, and history.

Profoundly expound the scientific methods of establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements. Practical work does not mean reckless work, and responsibility cannot be separated from methods. Creating political achievements requires not only hard work but also following objective laws. In Ningde, in order to lead the local people out of poverty, Comrade Xi Jinping put forward a series of development measures suited to local conditions; in Zhejiang, after careful investigation and scientific demonstration, he proposed the "Double-Eight Strategy" (八八战略), opening a new path for Zhejiang to transform its development model and solve development problems. Since the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping has emphasized the need to "respect objective reality and the needs of the masses, and strengthen systematic thinking and scientific planning," requiring the proper handling of the relationships between stability and progress, establishment and abolition, emptiness and substance, symptoms and root causes, and the near and the far. This profoundly enlightens us that in implementing the "15th Five-Year Plan," we must be rooted in the soil of "reality," follow the criterion of "laws," and with a dialectical eye and systematic thinking, balance speed and quality, development and security, the present and the long term, and the overall situation and localities, so as to achieve comprehensive, coordinated, and sustainable development.

Profoundly expound the important starting point for establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements. The performance assessment and evaluation system is a "baton" that sets a clear orientation for what work to grasp and what kind of people to use. When Comrade Xi Jinping was in Zhejiang, he proposed that measuring the political achievements of leading cadres "must first adhere to the principles of mass recognition and emphasis on actual performance," looking at not only economic indicators but also social indicators, humanistic indicators, and environmental indicators. Since the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping has emphasized "establishing a personnel orientation that emphasizes practical work and actual performance," improving the performance assessment and evaluation methods for promoting high-quality development, improving the differentiated assessment and evaluation system, and forming a good situation in which the capable are promoted, the excellent are rewarded, the mediocre are demoted, and the inferior are eliminated. This profoundly enlightens us that we should take improving the performance assessment and evaluation system as an important starting point for establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, improve "what to assess" around benefiting the people and promoting high-quality development, coordinate "how to assess" with both visible and latent achievements, and fully mobilize the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of Party members and cadres in striving for the "15th Five-Year Plan."

Profoundly expound the fundamental guarantee for establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements. The tightening and solidification of the responsibility for governing the Party is the fundamental guarantee for the correct view of political achievements to take root. "Overall planning of the overall situation, grasping major matters" and "opposing bureaucratic style, emphasizing work effectiveness"... In Zhengding, Comrade Xi Jinping presided over the formulation of six regulations on improving the work style of leadership, establishing rules and rectifying conduct, which revitalized the mental outlook and work style of cadres throughout the county. Since the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping has emphasized that "comprehensive and strict Party governance should better play its political guiding and political guaranteeing role," and has made improving a responsibility system with clear subjects and clear requirements an important part of improving the comprehensive and strict Party governance system, requiring that with responsible subjects in place, responsibility requirements in place, and assessment and accountability in place, the responsibility for governing the Party be implemented in place. This profoundly enlightens us that promoting Party members and cadres to implement the "15th Five-Year Plan" with a correct view of political achievements requires both ideological education and strengthened rigid constraints. By grasping the "ox nose" of the responsibility system, running supervision through all aspects of work such as decision-making, implementation promotion, and effectiveness testing, promptly correcting and rectifying deviations in the view of political achievements, and promoting Party members and cadres to innovate boldly and work freely on the bottom line of observing discipline and rules and maintaining integrity and honesty, we can step by step turn the established action program, strategic goals, and work blueprint into reality.

Establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements is an important foundation for opening up a new situation in Chinese modernization

The view of political achievements is the concentrated embodiment of the worldview, outlook on life, and values in performing duties and doing work. It directly determines the mental state, direction of struggle, and quality and effectiveness of work of Party members and cadres in starting businesses, and profoundly affects the pace of advancement, development quality, and final results of Chinese modernization. Party members and cadres shoulder the heavy responsibility of formulating policies and implementing them specifically. Only with a correct view of political achievements, a pure view of the cause, and a sober view of power can we ensure that Chinese modernization does not deviate in direction, does not weaken in intensity, and does not become empty in measures.

Maintaining the Party's distinct character and ensuring the correct direction of Chinese modernization is a fundamental requirement. Chinese modernization is a socialist modernization led by the Communist Party of China. The Party's advanced nature and purity determine the direction and background color of Chinese modernization. A correct view of political achievements embodies the advanced nature of the Party and embodies the Party's ideals, beliefs, and mission. In the study and education program, Party members and cadres use the Party's innovative theories to strengthen their bones and build their bodies, purify their thinking at the source, temper and purify their Party spirit, firmly establish the clear orientation of establishing careers for the people, through practical work, and for the long term, and the whole Party firmly upholds ideals and beliefs, stands firmly on the people's side, and with the character of upholding the Party for the public and benefiting the people, controls complex situations, firmly grasps the leadership and initiative of Chinese modernization, and makes Chinese modernization advance steadily along the correct path.

Deepening comprehensive and strict Party governance and forging a cadre team to advance Chinese modernization is an important path. Errors and deviations in the view of political achievements are an important root cause of some Party members and cadres' misconduct and even their slide into the abyss of corruption. In the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," coinciding with the change of local leadership teams and the full rollout of the plan, tendencies such as seeking quick success, "flipping the pancake" (changing policies frequently), and emphasizing the short term over the long term are highly likely to emerge. The study and education program directly targets prominent problems in the view of political achievements, digs deep into the ideological roots of formalism and bureaucracy, removes the dust of thought, corrects deviations in performing duties, and cures the malady of work style, so that Party members and cadres truly engrave the correct view of political achievements in their hearts and externalize it in their actions, cultivating and forging a high-quality cadre team capable of shouldering the heavy task of national rejuvenation, and providing a strong organizational guarantee for Chinese modernization.

Stimulating enthusiasm for starting businesses and improving the quality, effectiveness, and resilience of Chinese modernization is a key measure. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, external containment and suppression are superimposed on internal transformation pressure, and various contradictions and risks increase. Only the certainty of high-quality development can resist the uncertainty of the development environment. The spirit of getting off to a good start and the combat effectiveness for overcoming difficulties originate from a correct view of political achievements. General Secretary Xi Jinping admonished Party members and cadres to "carry out modernization construction in a solid and down-to-earth manner." The study and education program is a key measure for ideological ice-breaking, work style improvement, and capacity upgrading, promoting Party members and cadres to adhere to high-quality development as an important part of the view of political achievements, find their own positioning and plan development paths in light of local conditions, completely step out of the path dependence and thinking misunderstanding of "development means launching projects, making investments, and expanding scale," and transform enthusiasm for work and momentum for tackling difficulties into lasting momentum for developing new quality productive forces, building a new development pattern, and promoting common prosperity.

Cultivating a sound political ecology and ensuring the steady and long-term progress of Chinese modernization is an important guarantee. A clean and upright political ecology is the best development environment and the strongest confidence for development. Chinese modernization is a great cause that requires sustained and long-term effort; it cannot be achieved overnight or in one fell swoop. The "15th Five-Year Plan" period connects the past and the future. It is necessary not only to make breakthroughs in a series of strategic tasks but also to lay foundations and benefit the long term, consolidating the advantages of Chinese modernization. Blindly expanding projects, emphasizing visible achievements over latent ones, and falsifying data are erroneous views of political achievements that overdraw development potential and delay the modernization process. The study and education program vigorously promotes the style of seeking truth from facts and being pragmatic, guides Party members and cadres to dialectically grasp the relationships between visible and latent achievements, speed and quality, the present and the long term, and the partial and the overall, vigorously cultivates a sound political ecology of responsibility, practical work, and relay efforts, and creates a good environment for basically realizing socialist modernization on schedule.

Since the new era, the systematic reshaping of the view of political achievements has provided a solid ideological guarantee for the successful expansion of Chinese modernization

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "This study and education on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, adhered to running theoretical study through the entire process, truly investigated and rectified deviations in the view of political achievements, focused on establishing practical and effective systems and rules, and carried through to the end with a strict and practical style, achieving notable results and reaching the intended purpose." Since the 18th National Congress of the Party, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has always regarded correcting deviations in the view of political achievements as an important starting point for advancing comprehensive and strict Party governance, from the conceptual level to the action level, from the "key minority" to the "vast majority," persistently promoting the establishment and practice of a correct view of political achievements, providing a solid ideological guarantee for the successful expansion of Chinese modernization.

Change in concept: from emphasizing the visible over the latent to emphasizing both the visible and the latent. In the past period, some Party members and cadres had a thinking inertia of emphasizing the visible over the latent in starting businesses, believing that work must be put on display and that only by doing more visible and tangible things can one be considered to have made real achievements. They were more willing to invest in eye-catching projects such as wide roads, large squares, and tall buildings, while avoiding work such as livelihood guarantees and ecological restoration that is difficult to produce brilliant results or leave a name in the short term. The emergence of such a situation is a problem in the view of political achievements. Since the 18th National Congress of the Party, through continuous guidance and correction, especially through the study and education program, Party members and cadres no longer focus solely on producing quick results within their term of office, but are willing to settle down and lay more foundations for the long-term development of the locality. Practice has proven that things that require large investment, long cycles, and cannot produce impressive reports in the short term, but can support and accumulate momentum for development in the next 5 to 10 years or even decades, are just like things that produce immediate results and provide timely assistance — both are true political achievements that the people truly need and sincerely praise. At present, the blueprint of the "15th Five-Year Plan" has been unfolded. We must grasp visible achievements solidly, use latent achievements to plan for the long term, and run relay after relay until the long-term goals in the plan become development achievements that the people can see, touch, and benefit from.

Change in action: from GDP-only theory to adhering to high-quality development as an important part of the correct view of political achievements. In the past, "judging heroes by GDP" gave rise to short-sighted behaviors such as extensive expansion, blind project launching, and overdrawing development. Some regions, in order to pursue growth rankings and good-looking data, did not hesitate to sacrifice the ecological environment, overdraw people's livelihood welfare, and crowd out long-term potential. The growth rates looked impressive, but hidden dangers lurked and momentum was insufficient. Since the 18th National Congress of the Party, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has resolutely broken the outdated logic of "only speed, only total volume, only ranking," built a comprehensive assessment system for high-quality development that emphasizes quality, efficiency, structure, long-term considerations, and people's livelihood, and promoted the transformation of political achievement evaluation from "quantity-oriented" to "quality-oriented." The change in the assessment yardstick has forced a profound transformation in the way duties are performed and the logic of development: on the one hand, Party members and cadres devote more energy to important fields such as industrial upgrading, scientific and technological innovation, ecological governance, livelihood improvement, and risk prevention and control; on the other hand, it has led and leveraged social development to transform from "scale expansion" to "quality and efficiency improvement," making high-quality development, step by step, from a consensus at the conceptual level into vivid practice that takes root and benefits the people.

Change in ecology: from passive response to active consciousness. The political ecology is a "barometer" for testing the effectiveness of Party governance. The establishment and practice of a correct view of political achievements is essentially the conscious tempering of Party spirit and the active sublimation of thought, by no means passive coping or deliberate action under the constraint of heteronomy. In the past period, the political ecology in some places was in a state of "passive correction." Party governance, rectifying conduct, and enforcing discipline were often only grasped when superiors supervised, only moved when discipline inspection commissions pushed, and only treated when problems emerged, falling into a vicious circle of treating after incidents, rectifying after the fact, and repeated rebound. This governance model of "treating the head when the head hurts, treating the foot when the foot hurts" can suppress chaos temporarily, but it is difficult to escape the cycle of "spring wind blowing and growing again." Since the 18th National Congress of the Party, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has reconstructed the political ecology with the courage to turn the blade inward, not only uprooting rotten trees, treating diseased trees, and straightening crooked trees, but also protecting the forest, consolidating the soil, and purifying the ecology, promoting the transformation of Party members and cadres from the external constraint of "I must obey rules, I must create political achievements" to the internal pursuit of "I want to uphold the original aspiration, I want to create real achievements." This leap in values has made seeking truth from facts and sustained effort the norm, practical work, responsibility, and benefiting the people a consciousness, and clean and upright conduct and clean governance the background color, cultivating a political ecology of clear seas and calm rivers and clean and upright atmosphere for Chinese modernization.

Safeguarding the steady and long-term progress of Chinese modernization with a correct view of political achievements

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "It is necessary to regularly carry out education on the view of political achievements, focusing on education and training for principal Party and government officials at the local level, newly promoted cadres, young cadres, and cadres in key positions, strengthening exemplary leadership and negative warnings, and guiding Party members and cadres to always take responsibility and perform their duties with a correct view of political achievements. It is necessary to adhere to the normalization of investigating and rectifying problems, keep a close eye on and track the effectiveness of prominent problems of deviation in the view of political achievements that require long-term rectification, and deepen the rectification of 'new officials not settling old accounts.'" In the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," the tasks of Chinese modernization are heavier, the requirements are higher, and the tests are greater. The more arduous and complex the tasks, the more necessary it is to calibrate the direction of progress; the more critical the juncture, the more necessary it is to correct the work style of starting businesses. We must consolidate and expand the results of the study and education program, establish a long-term mechanism, implement the general requirements of "upholding the Party for the public, benefiting the people, making scientific decisions, and working in a down-to-earth manner" into concrete actions without compromise, and strive to open up a new situation in Chinese modernization with excellent political achievements, good work style, and solid results.

Strengthen theoretical arming and build a solid ideological foundation for a correct view of political achievements. Thought is the forerunner of action. Only when the direction is clear in theory can one take steady steps in starting businesses. To establish and practice a correct view of political achievements, we must first tighten the "master switch" of thought and calibrate the "master coordinate" of values, deeply study and thoroughly understand Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, so that theory nourishes the original aspiration, thought leads action, and conviction supports practical work. Adhere to the integration of learning, thinking, and application, and the unity of knowledge, belief, and action. Learn with problems, comprehend with practical results in mind, and work against difficulties. Integrate the results of theoretical study into the front lines of livelihood services, comprehensive rural revitalization, and ecological protection, and integrate the correct view of political achievements into the blood, engrave it in the mind, and implement it in practice, running through the entire process of decision-making and duty performance.

Stand firmly on the people's side and grasp the fundamental value orientation of political achievements. Benefiting the people is the starting point and foothold of Party members and cadres in starting businesses. To judge a piece of work and examine a political achievement, it is not about how detailed the ledgers are or how impressive the reports are, but whether the masses recognize it, whether the people are satisfied, and whether people's livelihood has improved. To strive for the "15th Five-Year Plan," we must adhere to the value stance of putting the people first, completely abandon utilitarian mentality, "promotion" thinking, and label consciousness. When undertaking any planning or advancing any project, we must start from the urgent and difficult concerns of the masses. Normalize going down to the grassroots, visiting the masses, and finding out the actual situation. Do more practical things that provide timely assistance to the people, good long-term things that consolidate the foundation and cultivate the root, and key major matters that unite people's hearts. Step by step, do solid work on practical livelihood matters such as expanding quality school places and upgrading elderly care services, so that the fruits of Chinese modernization better benefit thousands of households, and development achievements are fully transformed into the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security.

Adhere to seeking truth from facts and act according to objective laws. Seeking truth from facts and being pragmatic are the fine qualities of Communists. To establish and practice a correct view of political achievements, the key is to adhere to and carry forward our Party's fine traditions. When making decisions and handling affairs, we should base ourselves on local realities and grasp development laws, not seek superficial excitement, not covet short-term quick success. When planning projects and advancing work, we should first find out the actual situation and identify shortcomings, and resolutely abandon the bad style of "making decisions by patting the head, making promises by patting the chest, and walking away by patting the backside." To implement the development tasks of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we must adhere to adapting measures to local conditions, implementing policies by category, and making precise efforts, respect development laws, base ourselves on development reality, and hold the bottom line of development. With the determination of "achievement need not be attributed to me," lay foundations and benefit the long term; with the responsibility of "achievement must necessarily involve me," tackle difficulties and promote breakthroughs.

Implement the new development concept and lead high-quality development with a correct view of political achievements. The view of development determines the view of political achievements, and the view of political achievements leads the path of development. To promote high-quality development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we must jump out of the metaphysical cognition of "only speed, only increment," abandon short-sighted practices of extensive expansion and overdrawing resources, and truly run the new development concept of innovation, coordination, green, openness, and sharing through the entire process of plan formulation, project construction, and effectiveness evaluation. Calculate the comprehensive accounts of development quality, ecological benefits, and people's livelihood benefits, guide the broad masses of Party members and cadres to consciously plan development with a long-term vision, advance work with systematic thinking, do more practical and latent work such as cultivating scientific and technological innovation momentum, conserving green ecology, improving supporting systems, and accumulating development momentum, and promote high-quality development with more sufficient quality, greener ecological background, and warmer people's livelihood.

Improve the institutional system and safeguard entrepreneurship with scientific assessment and a clear personnel orientation. How cadres work, how the cause is advanced, and how political achievements are created depend on how the orientation is set and how assessment is defined. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "We must use the assessment baton well, improve the differentiated assessment and evaluation system, establish a personnel selection and appointment orientation that emphasizes practical work and actual performance, and let cadres who dare to take responsibility, dare to shoulder responsibility, are good at acting, and have outstanding performance be put in important positions." To promote the economic and social development of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we must establish and improve an institutional system covering cadre selection and appointment, performance evaluation, and incentive and constraint mechanisms, improve assessment indicator rules by level and category, put an end to using one template and one set of weights to manage and unify everything, accurately distinguish between achievements of the moment and long-term effects, superficial achievements and pragmatic achievements, and correct from the institutional level the impetuous tendencies of emphasizing the visible over the latent, emphasizing speed over quality, and emphasizing the upper over the lower. Adhere to judging heroes by practical work, determining choices by actual performance, and distinguishing quality by public reputation. Inspect cadres on the front lines of project tackling, livelihood services, emergency response, and grassroots governance, focusing on whether cadres follow objective laws in advancing work, whether planning projects conforms to the interests of the masses, and whether they dare to gnaw hard bones in tackling difficulties. Resolutely correct behaviors of opportunism, superficiality and unreliability, and seeking quick success, and select and use cadres who are willing to create latent achievements that lay foundations and benefit the long term, have solid public reputation, and can stand up and carry the load at critical moments.

The journey of ten thousand miles is full of strong wind, and the heavy task of a thousand jun requires setting out again. Standing at the historical juncture of the start of the "15th Five-Year Plan," establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements is not only a question of the times, but also an answer sheet of the mission, and even more a lifelong subject for Party members and cadres. Facing the future, the broad masses of Party members and cadres adhere to taking benefiting the people as the greatest political achievement, working crop after crop and running relay after relay. They will certainly transform the grand blueprint of the "15th Five-Year Plan" into a beautiful reality and hand in a new answer sheet on the road of advancing Chinese modernization that can stand the test of history, practice, and the people.

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Balancing "utmost effort" and "due capability" in improving people's livelihoods (Ideological Perspectives)

By: 肖 飞

General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out: "To safeguard and improve people's livelihoods, we must seize the issues of most direct and realistic concern to the people, doing our utmost while also acting within our means, handling one matter after another, and working year after year." Safeguarding and improving people's livelihoods cannot be measured merely by "whether buildings have been erected or projects launched"; the key is whether the masses' urgent, difficult, worrisome, and expectant problems have been resolved, and whether people's sense of gain, happiness, and security has been genuinely enhanced. In doing livelihood work well, we must properly balance the relationship between "doing our utmost" and "acting within our means," respect objective laws, adhere to seeking truth from facts, and explore the optimal path for improving people's livelihoods.

Nothing concerning the masses is a small matter. Every visit to villages and households, every piece of feedback on demands, every patient act of listening, and every conscientious response bears on the vital interests of countless families and embodies the original aspiration of Party members and cadres to serve the people. Doing livelihood work well by doing our utmost lies in fully bringing into play subjective initiative and resolving the matters that concern and trouble the people through high-efficiency governance. At present, the people's needs have shifted from "whether something exists" to "whether it is good"; only by acting proactively can we precisely tackle the issues and better satisfy the people's ever-growing needs for a better life. Wu Yaqin (吴亚琴), recipient of the "July 1 Medal," has rooted herself at the frontline of grassroots governance for decades, exploring and implementing advanced community governance practices such as the "four-step deliberation" (四步议事) and the "36 methods of community work" (社区工作36法), mediating over 1,000 disputes of various kinds, developing more than ten categories of training courses including "Community Governance and Primary-Level Party Building," and training nearly 30,000 backbone personnel for grassroots governance. She has transformed individual experience into collective capability, doing community work with utmost dedication day after day, and practicing the Communist Party member's value pursuit of putting the people first.

Acting within our means is mainly manifested in doing livelihood work rigorously and prudently on the basis of respecting objective laws. Livelihood work is a long-term undertaking. Some livelihood problems can be resolved with immediate results, while others require prolonged, sustained effort. In doing livelihood work well, we must have the drive and vigor to act once we have spoken, while also possessing the perseverance to carry on steadily; we must not be impatient for quick success or aim too high, blindly raising the pitch or whetting appetites, or doing things divorced from reality and beyond the current stage. Instead, we must seek truth from facts, proceed from reality in everything, and work steadily and surely, doing good work and achieving success.

"Doing our utmost" and "acting within our means" are not an either-or opposition or choice, but a dialectically unified relationship of mutual reinforcement. Only by acting with heart and effort according to the laws of things, guided by goals and proceeding from reality, can we deliver a livelihood answer sheet that is warm, verifiable, and able to withstand the test of history. Livelihood work is a tangled web of a thousand threads; what matters is perseverance, and success comes from sustained effort. "Doing our utmost" is not a charge launched on a momentary impulse, but a responsibility shouldered day and night—an unremitting commitment to continuously visiting and listening to the people's voices, to routinely coordinating and resolving their concerns, and to iterating mechanisms that benefit the people; "acting within our means" is likewise not an excuse for avoiding contradictions, but a scientific assessment and dynamic adjustment based on resource endowments, the stage of development, and the bearing capacity of economic and social development, emphasizing that we must not crave grandiosity and completeness, blindly compare with others, or engage in "image projects," still less overdraw the future or eat next year's grain.

The key to promoting the organic integration of doing our utmost and acting within our means lies in carrying seeking truth from facts through to the end: conducting in-depth research and baseline surveys before policies are formulated, tracking and evaluating throughout the implementation of projects, and insisting on asking the people about effectiveness when testing results. Only by upholding the perseverance and dedication of working year after year and handling one matter after another, by maintaining a sense of responsibility of "always being unable to rest easy" while also acting according to the laws of things, can we enable every livelihood commitment to take root, put every portion of public resources to the most effective use, truly handle good matters well, practical matters solidly, and difficult matters properly, and create livelihood achievements that can withstand the test of practice, the people, and history.

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"China Services" Accelerates Global Expansion (Economic Focus)

By: 本报记者 罗珊珊

Ministry of Commerce data show that in the first half of the year, China's total service trade import and export volume reached 3,779.75 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.3%. Among this, service exports reached 1,504.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.6%; the service trade deficit was 770.35 billion yuan, narrowing by 161.42 billion yuan compared with the same period of the previous year.

Behind this string of figures lies a profound adjustment in the global trade landscape — the in-depth development of service trade and service industry cooperation has become a new growth point in world trade; it also reflects the quality improvement and efficiency enhancement of China's service industry development — in the first half of the year, China's service industry added value increased by 5.2% year-on-year, accounting for 59.5% of GDP, making it the largest industry in the national economy.

At present, what new trends and highlights are there in China's service exports? A reporter conducted interviews.

Travel service exports grew at a relatively fast pace

In the first half of the year, China's travel service exports reached 229.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 31.1%, the fastest growth rate among the top five service export sectors.

Travel services include tourism, study abroad, medical treatment, and so on. Inbound tourists' various consumption in China, such as "food, accommodation, transportation, sightseeing, shopping, and entertainment," is counted as China's travel service exports. In recent years, with the continuous optimization of policies such as visa-free entry and departure tax refunds, "China Travel" and "China Shopping" have remained consistently active.

Starting July 1 this year, the national departure tax refund "small-amount random inspection system" was officially implemented. Tax refund application forms with a refund sales amount below 10,000 yuan are subject to random inspection, and physical verification is no longer conducted on each individual form. Luohu Port in Shenzhen and Shenzhen Airport have deployed departure tax refund self-service machines supporting 13 languages, completing tax refund procedures in as fast as two to three minutes.

In the first month after the new policy was implemented, Shenzhen Customs handled a total of 13,000 departure tax refund verification transactions, with verified application amounts of 170 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.2 times and 94.1%, respectively. According to a relevant person in charge of Shenzhen Customs, overseas tourists' consumption choices have become more diversified. In addition to traditional souvenirs such as tea and silk, domestically produced digital products, apparel, and cultural and creative goods have become popular choices.

As "China Travel" continues to deepen, the travel trajectories of foreign tourists have expanded from first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen to niche destinations. Qunar Travel data show that in the first half of the year, inbound flight destinations purchased by foreign tourists on the platform covered 160 domestic cities — reaching Heihe near the China-Russia border in the north, Sanya, a tropical coastal city, in the south, Jiamusi, the "easternmost point of China," in the east, and Kashgar at the foot of the Kunlun Mountains in the west — an increase of 20 cities compared with the same period last year.

In addition, the length of stay for inbound tourism has become longer. Tujia Homestay data show that in the first half of the year, foreign tourists stayed in homestays in 330 Chinese cities, with an average stay of 2.8 days, a year-on-year increase of about 10%. During this year's summer vacation, the average stay of foreign tourists reached 4.7 days.

"Now, many foreign tourists are willing to enter China's small cities, communities, and villages, get to know hosts and understand local life in homestays, and use more time to see a more authentic and richer China," said Hu Yang, senior vice president of Tujia Homestay.

"China is amazing. I strongly recommend everyone to go and see it." Recently, American entrepreneur and Chief Executive Officer of electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla, Elon Musk, wrote on social media. Subsequently, Musk's mother, Maye, quoted this post and continued to "like" it, saying that "every city in China has its own unique charm."

Coming to China, experiencing China, and falling in love with China — inbound tourism is integrating with more scenarios such as consumption and culture, becoming new support for service trade growth.

Knowledge-intensive service exports account for more than half

Another highlight of service trade growth is knowledge-intensive service exports. In the first half of the year, China's knowledge-intensive service exports reached 805.67 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.8%, accounting for 53.5% of total service exports.

Delivering intelligent and automated drug discovery and process optimization robot laboratories to JW Pharmaceutical, a leading South Korean pharmaceutical company; making key progress in strategic cooperation with an American innovative biopharmaceutical company; reaching an AI (artificial intelligence) drug discovery cooperation of over 400 million US dollars with an internationally renowned pharmaceutical company... In the first half of the year, XtalPi (晶泰科技) accelerated its global business layout.

"We transform our independently developed AI algorithms, tools, processes, and automated experimental capabilities into standardized, deliverable pharmaceutical and materials R&D solutions. In the process of serving global customers, we accumulate high-quality data and industrialization experience that are scarce in the industry, forming a virtuous cycle of 'technology export, global validation, and capability iteration,'" said Zhang Peiyu, Chief Scientific Officer of XtalPi. XtalPi has a globally leading-scale "AI + chemistry robot" cluster, has served multiple international pharmaceutical companies ranked among the global top 20, and collects high-quality data with efficiency 50 times that of traditional laboratories, promoting more high-quality innovative drug projects to achieve rapid clinical translation.

With the development of new technologies such as AI, Chinese enterprises are shifting from exporting technology products to exporting technological service capabilities.

Among these, token export is a new track that has emerged in recent years. Tokens are the basic units for AI to process and generate information, can be regarded as digital output formed by the conversion of electricity and computing power, and are important foundational resources in the AI era. Chinese enterprises package the computing power of mature domestic large models into standardized interfaces; overseas customers can access and use them once activated, without needing to build their own computing infrastructure. This lightweight and efficient token export model is gaining favor with more and more overseas enterprises.

In fields such as programming, video creation, interactive entertainment, and AI-native games, many overseas entrepreneurial teams have begun to adopt China's large model Alibaba Qwen (阿里千问) as their technology foundation. Its model capabilities, cost advantages, and mature cloud service system have established brand trust in the global developer community.

Cultivating more "China Service" brands

The growth of service exports reflects the enhanced recognition of the "China Service" brand.

In recent years, Chinese service brands have accelerated their expansion into overseas markets, and the consumption concepts and cultural elements behind these brands have also been understood and loved by more people.

The overseas journey of a cup of tea beverage is also a microcosm of the internationalization of Chinese brands. Launching acai berry ice cream in Brazil, offering multiple sugar level options in the United States, developing tropical-flavored products with local characteristics in Southeast Asia... Mixue Bingcheng (蜜雪冰城) implements an operating model of "global standards + regional customization," respecting and integrating into local culture, bringing Chinese tea beverages into the lives of local people. It has currently opened more than 4,000 stores in Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Chagee (霸王茶姬), on the other hand, places greater emphasis on space creation and scenario expansion. For example, it has opened pet-friendly stores in areas of the Philippines known for pet-friendly facilities and venues; its flagship store in the Gangnam district of Seoul, South Korea, uses softer fabrics and green plants to create a "tranquil and relaxing oasis" for busy urban customers.

From product innovation to scenario extension, the way Chinese brands go global is changing. Enterprises not only focus on market coverage but also pay more attention to establishing emotional connections with local consumers.

More traditional services are also accelerating quality improvement and efficiency enhancement. In April this year, the pilot program for the integrated development of traditional Chinese medicine service consumption and service trade was launched, with 18 regions including Beijing, Tianjin, and Hulunbuir in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region included in the pilot scope. In the next three years, the pilot regions will explore innovation in traditional Chinese medicine cultural exchange, promotion of traditional Chinese medicine tourism routes, traditional Chinese medicine health and wellness services, and food therapy and medicinal meal services, connecting with the multi-level needs of the international health and wellness market, creating new scenarios and new business forms for traditional Chinese medicine service consumption, and forming a number of well-known international brands for traditional Chinese medicine services.

From the growth of travel services, to the improvement of knowledge-intensive services, to the acceleration of Chinese brands going overseas, sets of data outline the growth trajectory of China's service trade transformation and upgrading. As the opening up of the service industry continues to expand, Chinese services will participate in the global division of labor in richer and more diverse forms, continuously activating new development momentum.

(Sun Jiayi participated in the writing of this article)

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A Strong "Chinese Heart" Lifts the Chinese Dream

By: 中国航空发动机集团有限公司党组

Aero engines are a pillar of national strength and an important embodiment of a country's scientific and technological prowess and capacity for innovation. In 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping issued important instructions on the establishment of Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC), emphasizing the need to "accelerate the independent research, development, and manufacturing of aero engines and gas turbines, and strive unremittingly to build China into an aviation power."

Blazing a new path of independent innovation and development

A strong country must have a strong military, and only with a strong military can the nation be secure. Over the past decade, AECC has consistently adhered to the guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping's relevant important instructions and directives, kept in mind its primary responsibility for military strength, firmly established and practiced a correct view of political achievements, and unswervingly pursued three major tasks: accelerating the pace of independent aero engine research and development, achieving high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening, and building an aviation power — thereby driving significant progress in China's aero engine industry.

We have persisted in sharpening our edge through our core business, anchored in the positioning of "enriching the country and strengthening the military," aiming for the vision of becoming world-class, and striving to promote the development of the industrial ecosystem, industrial clustering, and the discipline of aero engine science.

We have persisted in pooling strength through platforms. The "Taihang" engine has achieved serialized and pedigree-based development. A series of domestically produced equipment, including the J-20, Y-20, and Z-20, are all equipped with "Chinese hearts." The megawatt-class hydrogen-fueled aviation turboprop engine completed its maiden flight successfully. Multiple products, such as the AES100 turboshaft engine, obtained certification. The "Taihang 110" heavy-duty gas turbine filled a domestic gap. We have produced a range of power products that are capable, reliable, durable, user-friendly, and favored by their users.

We have persisted in improving quality through capability building, promoting the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation. Smart factories and smart production lines for aero engines have been put into operation. A number of joint innovation centers and national defense discipline and technology centers have been established successively. We have deepened the formation of a new combination of strategic scientific and technological forces with national laboratories, and the innovation ecosystem has continued to be optimized and upgraded.

We have persisted in empowering through systems. The operational management system framework is complete and its contents are comprehensive, with system achievements fully applied and system effectiveness fully demonstrated. We have persisted in building foundations through talent, treating human resources as the primary resource. A series of measures for selecting, cultivating, retaining, and utilizing talent have been introduced, forging a cadre and talent team that is loyal and tenacious, professional and focused, open and inclusive, and high in morale.

We have persisted in casting the soul through Party building, deeply studying and implementing Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, and innovatively constructing a new-era Party building work system of "forging a strong Chinese heart." Hundreds of "heart-forging" Party member commando teams have tackled key model development, and tens of thousands of league members and young people have focused their efforts on scientific and technological innovation, continuously transforming political and organizational advantages into developmental and competitive advantages.

Forging the spiritual core of the new-era aero engine industry

A great cause gives birth to a great spirit, and a great spirit guides a great cause. General Secretary Xi Jinping issued important instructions on the establishment of AECC, emphasizing: "Innovate boldly, reform with determination, be down-to-earth, and scale new heights." These sixteen characters have endowed the high-quality development of the aero engine industry with a cultural core, provided spiritual strength, and gathered the source of momentum.

We have always upheld the pioneering spirit of "bold innovation." To forge a pillar of national strength and build an aviation power, following established paths offers no way out, and blindly imitating others holds no future. Only by relying on "bold innovation" can we venture into the "uncharted territory" of technology and build a "moat" of technological advantage. In recent years, we have overcome a series of key technical and engineering challenges, including ceramic matrix composites, and independently built a special test cluster for aero engines under extreme conditions. The pace of innovation has continued to accelerate, and our innovation capabilities have been rapidly upgraded.

We have always upheld the practical courage of "determined reform." The establishment of AECC was a major measure taken by the Party Central Committee to deepen the reform of state-owned enterprises and advance the reform of the aviation industry system. We were born of reform and have prospered through reform. We have insisted on placing equal emphasis on innovating mechanisms and restructuring systems. The aero engine industry has taken on new vitality, the systems and mechanisms for scientific and technological innovation have continued to be transformed and upgraded, and the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent has injected a steady and powerful impetus into original innovation.

We have always upheld the pragmatic responsibility of being "down-to-earth." Through ultimate design, manufacturing, quality, and service, we transform day-after-day "down-to-earth" effort into power products that satisfy our users. Huang Weina, a national outstanding Communist Party member and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, has been rooted in the deep mountains for 36 years, achieving breakthrough after breakthrough through quiet dedication. The "Li Zhiqiang Team" of AECC Liming Engine Assembly Plant, facing process challenges, designed and developed specialized tools such as the "Li Zhiqiang locking plate pliers," effectively improving assembly efficiency and quality. The parade support team for the conference commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War upheld the nation's heavy equipment with an ironclad work style, ensuring that China's war eagles passed the review by the Party and the people with not a second's error.

We have always upheld the pursuit of excellence in "scaling new heights." Technological exploration knows no end. From starting from scratch and learning to catch up, to a series of meritorious models completing the path of independent forward design; from comprehensively breaking through blockades to achieving breakthroughs in new concepts and technologies such as intelligent engines and 3D-printed engines — our conviction to scale new heights has remained unchanged, our ambition to become world-class has remained unchanged, and our aspiration to contribute to building a community with a shared future for mankind through advanced power products has remained unchanged.

Unswervingly embarking on the path of a second venture

"Time waits for no one! History waits for no one!" The important speech by General Secretary Xi Jinping at the conference celebrating the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China is inspiring and motivating. At present, the aero engine industry has arrived at a critical period of climbing the slope and crossing the hurdle, and is at a new stage of second-venture development. AECC will unite even more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," enhance the "Four Consciousnesses," strengthen the "Four Confidences," and achieve the "Two Upholds." Guided by the spirit of "bold innovation, determined reform, being down-to-earth, and scaling new heights," we will firmly uphold the primary responsibility of strengthening the military and the positioning of military products, fully complete the three major tasks of accelerating the pace of independent aero engine research and development, achieving high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening, and building an aviation power. We will build five pillar industries — commercial power, general aviation power, civil gas turbines, airborne systems, and advanced materials and manufacturing services — and establish a new pattern driven by the "five major indicators" of high quality, high efficiency, low cost, competitiveness, and sustainability, striving to achieve high-quality and leapfrog development of the new-era aero engine industry.

We will further strengthen the leading role of Party building, carrying Party leadership through all aspects and the entire process. We will further strengthen military support and supply assurance, accelerating the transformation from delivering individual equipment to delivering systems, delivering combat effectiveness, and delivering capabilities, and focusing our efforts on achieving the centenary goal of the People's Liberation Army. We will further strengthen scientific and technological innovation, insisting on promoting the deep integration of technological and industrial innovation, coordinating technological breakthroughs, collaborative innovation, and application of achievements, and continuously consolidating the technological "moat." We will further strengthen industrial development, building a shared, intensive, and efficient community of cause through organized collaboration, continuously consolidating the "first curve" of the military power business, developing the "second curve" of the five pillar industries, and forward-looking planning for future industry development. We will further strengthen reform and operations, unswervingly deepening the reform of state-owned assets and enterprises, striving to build a modern large-group collaborative operation model with deep collaboration along the main value chain and professional focus, and comprehensively enhancing corporate competitiveness.

Striving forward in the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, AECC will deeply study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions and directives, and with the attitude of pioneers, the conviction of burning one's boats, the endurance of sustained effort, a long-term perspective, a strong sense of crisis, and the determination to win, will go all out to walk the path of the aero engine industry's second venture, upholding the great cause of the Chinese Dream with a powerful "Chinese heart."

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Chinese humanoid robot shipments account for 97 percent of global total in H1

Beijing, August 24 (People's Daily) (Reporter Pan Junqiang (潘俊强)) — The "2026 Humanoid Robot Industry Development Report," compiled by the China Hundred-Person Association for Humanoid Robots and Embodied Intelligence (中国人形机器人与具身智能百人会), was recently released. The report shows that in the first half of 2026, China's humanoid robot shipments exceeded 40,000 units, with the global share further rising to 97 percent.

The report states that technological innovation has entered a new stage of "clustered emergence." Technology is iterating at an accelerated pace, and the pace of high-end and intelligent upgrading of complete machine products is quickening. The capabilities of humanoid robots in environmental perception, planning and decision-making, and motion control are continuously strengthening, and their adaptability and stability in complex environments are steadily improving. The industrial chain has achieved a "dual leap" in "quality-efficiency and capability level." A full-industrial-chain manufacturing capability for humanoid robots, from key chips and components to complete machines, has been formed. Industry application has entered the "deep-water zone" of "comprehensive rollout." Humanoid robots are accelerating from small-batch trial use toward normalized deployment and large-scale application. Ecosystem construction has formed a new paradigm of "symbiotic coexistence and common prosperity." A "four-in-one" industrial ecosystem system — led by standards development, based on talent cultivation, expanded through international cooperation, and guaranteed by innovative infrastructure construction — is being accelerated in its construction.

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Openness makes robots faster, higher, stronger (Economic Commentary)

By: 林子夜

Facing the great tide of artificial intelligence transformation, China is providing the world with a platform for co-creation and win-win outcomes with a more open attitude, more pragmatic actions, and a longer-term vision.

In August, the world once again turned its gaze toward China:
On the 19th, the 2026 World Robot Conference opened in Beijing, sharing industrial opportunities with the world. On the 22nd, the Second World Humanoid Robot Sports Games kicked off at the National Speed Skating Oval, the "Ice Ribbon." The venue once built for human speed has become an intelligent arena for robots, with the unchanged pursuit of "faster, higher, stronger."
This August, one can see in China the new trends in global robot technology development, and it also provides the world with an important window for observing China's opportunities.
Among these, openness is the consistent keyword. More than 300 domestic and foreign robot-related enterprises participated in the 2026 World Robot Conference, and 2,056 robots from 16 countries across six continents competed on the same stage at the Sports Games... Facing the great tide of artificial intelligence transformation, China is providing the world with a platform for co-creation and win-win outcomes with a more open attitude, more pragmatic actions, and a longer-term vision.
Embracing openness, learning from each other's strengths through exchange.
"We came here to compete precisely to test the collaborative capabilities of robots. Cooperation among parties from different regions of the world with different cultural backgrounds is very important for the development of humanoid robots." This was said by a foreign team leader at this year's World Humanoid Robot Sports Games. Whether it is scoring one more goal, jumping one centimeter higher, or a wrong directional change, or a damaged fuselage, all are valuable feedback for polishing better products. Promoting research through competition, promoting production through competition — discovering technological development directions through competition, with the industry honing each other and progressing together.
Embracing openness, expanding the vast international market.
The 2026 World Robot Conference set up four themed days for the first time, with "Procurement Day" listed separately. A Belgian purchaser said: "Being able to see robots from many manufacturers and of various kinds in China feels really great." During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's industrial robot product output and domestic localization rate have continued to break through. In the first half of this year, China's humanoid robot shipments exceeded 40,000 units, with the global share further rising to 97%; industrial robot exports reached 6.29 billion yuan, up 18.6%. Robots with diversified application scenarios are injecting Chinese strength into the world's intelligent transformation, and are also quietly benefiting more people's production and daily life.
Embracing openness, gaining inexhaustible momentum for innovation.
Unpacking parcels, folding clothes, tidying desktops... The skillful operations of robots on the exhibition stands made many visitors exclaim: "Can a robot like this come to my home right away?" From exhibits to products, from being unable to stand steadily to challenging the human sprint record, the embodied intelligence industry is undergoing technological iteration at a speed that changes with each passing day, and the industry's imaginative space continues to expand.
An open arena brings the breaking of records; only by embracing openness can one embrace more possibilities. Attracting participants with fair rules and driving breakthroughs through dense collisions — that is the posture for facing the future.

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Nation completes and activates over 70 embodied intelligence training grounds

Reported from Beijing, August 24 (Reporters Wang Zheng (王政), Liu Wenxin (刘温馨)) The "Research Report on Embodied Intelligence Training Grounds (2026)" recently released by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (中国信息通信研究院), Humanoid Robot (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (人形机器人（上海）有限公司), and the Embodied Intelligence Testing Laboratory (具身智能测试实验室) shows that as of the end of June this year, more than 70 embodied intelligence training grounds have been completed and put into operation nationwide, with 46 training grounds under construction or in the planning stage.

Embodied intelligence training grounds provide strong support for real-world data collection, model training, system application capability verification, and iterative optimization of embodied intelligence by offering a series of real physical environments oriented toward industry needs.

The report shows that the current construction of embodied intelligence training grounds has formed three major clusters centered on the Yangtze River Delta, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, and the Pearl River Delta, and is gradually extending to third-tier, fourth-tier, and even fifth-tier cities.

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Photo Report

On August 22, the second batch of duty-free shops for daily consumer goods for island residents in Haikou, Hainan, officially opened. Citizens can purchase daily necessities from around the world without leaving the island, further promoting the benefits of duty-free policies to people's livelihoods. The photo shows citizens shopping at the CDF Riyue Daily Consumer Goods Duty-Free Shop located at Haikou Riyue Plaza.
Photo by Su Bikun (苏弼坤) (Image China)

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Panda bond issuance totals nearly 200 billion yuan in first seven months

Beijing, August 24 (People's Daily reporter Wu Qiuyu (吴秋余)) — The latest data released by the People's Bank of China show that since the beginning of this year, China's financial market has been operating smoothly; in the first seven months, cumulative panda bond issuance reached 195.73 billion yuan, with 26 new overseas institutions entering the interbank bond market.
Panda bonds are bonds issued by overseas institutions within China, denominated in renminbi, with principal and interest repaid in renminbi. They are both an important measure for promoting the opening of China's bond market and an important tool for broadening renminbi cross-border financing channels and advancing the process of renminbi internationalization.
In July of this year, net financing of Chinese government bonds was 1,317.64 billion yuan, an increase of 69.46 billion yuan year-on-year; net financing of corporate bonds was 453.59 billion yuan, an increase of 178.75 billion yuan year-on-year.

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Editor: Wu Yan, Han Wenrong, Huang Jinyu

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170,000 "First Responder" Volunteers Safeguard Public Safety (People's Livelihood Frontline)

By: 本报记者 顾 春

Beside the bus stop at Nanyuan Residential Community (南苑小区), Lianghui Nanmiao Village (梁辉南庙村), Yuyao City (余姚市), Zhejiang Province, a traffic accident occurred, and a woman was injured and lying on the ground. He Lei (何磊), a member of the emergency rescue volunteer service team of Chang'an Community (长安社区), Yangming Street (阳明街道), Yuyao City, happened to be driving by. He immediately stopped the car and went forward to check the situation. The injured person showed no signs of obvious fractures or major bleeding, but there was oozing blood on her head. After asking the injured person multiple times and confirming no other obvious injuries, He Lei immediately returned to his car to fetch the first aid kit, used a triangular bandage to apply pressure to stop the bleeding, and wrapped it with an elastic bandage. He then accompanied the injured person until the 120 ambulance arrived at the scene, and only left after completing the handover with the medical staff.

Zhejiang has been carrying out emergency rescue system reform for 5 consecutive years. Starting in 2025, it has upgraded rescuer skills training, from mainly training in cardiac arrest, airway foreign body obstruction, and major bleeding management, to adding management of heatstroke, snake bites, drowning, syncope rescue, and other dangerous emergency situations, building a first aid volunteer team with more comprehensive emergency rescue capabilities. This team is also called "First Aid Heroes" (急救侠). As of now, Zhejiang has 170,000 registered "First Aid Hero" volunteers, covering more than 90% of villages and communities in the province. Last year, the out-of-hospital CPR rescue success rate reached 6.6%.

How does the "First Aid Hero" system operate effectively? Zhejiang has built three defense lines.

First Defense Line

Digital dispatch, winning precious time for subsequent treatment.

One day, the phone of Ye Huizhen (叶慧珍), a "First Aid Hero" in Songyang County (松阳县), Lishui City (丽水市), suddenly rang. The 120 emergency center sent an instruction: an elderly person on a certain street had non-traumatic dizziness and needed nearby forces to support immediately.

Ye Huizhen opened the "Everyone Rescues" (人人救) APP, obtained the caller's contact information, confirmed the location, picked up her portable first aid kit and ran out. Two minutes later, she appeared at the elderly person's home.

"The elderly person was leaning against the bedside, constantly saying she was dizzy, and also had vomiting and weakness. The family members were very anxious," Ye Huizhen recalled the situation at the time. She identified herself as a volunteer, comforted the family members while quickly assessing the elderly person's physical condition. By asking the family, she learned that the elderly person had no previous history of dizziness. Given the high temperature that day and the fact that the elderly person had been active outside at noon and had not drunk water for a long time, combined with vomiting and a significantly elevated body temperature, Ye Huizhen judged that the elderly person was suffering from heatstroke collapse. She cooperated with the family to move the elderly person to a ventilated area, used a wet towel to wipe and cool the person down, had the person drink warm water in small amounts multiple times, while maintaining a call with the 120 ambulance to guide the route.

Ten minutes later, the ambulance arrived. Ye Huizhen fully handed over the medical history, on-site assessment, and treatment measures to the medical staff. For an elderly person with heatstroke, prolonged high-temperature dehydration can cause further damage to internal organs and endanger life. The attending physician gave feedback: Ye Huizhen's on-site assessment was accurate and her treatment was appropriate, winning precious time for subsequent treatment.

After the elderly person was sent to the hospital, the doctor administered fluid replacement and cooling treatment, and the condition improved. The next day, combined with other laboratory results, the elderly person could be discharged if no abnormalities were found. Ye Huizhen further communicated with the elderly person's family through the "Everyone Rescues" platform, providing follow-up care guidance and heatstroke prevention methods.

In Lin'an District (临安区), Hangzhou, this response mechanism is equally precise. Opening the WeChat mini-program "First Aid 'Lin' Distance" (急救'临'距离), "First Aid Academy," "AED Map," and "One-Button Call for Help" are all 一目了然 (yī mù liǎo rán - "one glance, clear understanding," clear at a glance). 22,788 Red Cross "First Aid Heroes" are distributed in every corner of Lin'an District.

"We have connected 120, 110, 119, 122 and the Red Cross 'First Aid Hero' dispatch center to build a 'five-in-one' comprehensive first aid command platform, linking with the three major telecommunications operators for real-time positioning of callers. Upon receiving emergency information, the platform responds immediately, simultaneously sending voice reminders and SMS dispatch orders to up to 50 'First Aid Heroes' within a surrounding two-square-kilometer radius," introduced Hu Xiaoyan (胡小燕), executive vice president of the Lin'an District Red Cross Society. "Since the 'one thing for pre-hospital emergency care' (院前急救一件事) integrated reform, the average emergency response time has been shortened from 15 minutes 56 seconds to 8 minutes 38 seconds, an efficiency improvement of 45.82%. One emergency scene may summon multiple 'First Aid Heroes,' ensuring someone provides rescue. At many emergency scenes, collaboration efficiency is higher. For example, in a traffic accident, not only is first aid needed, but also maintaining order, on-site comfort, bandaging, and contacting family members."

In remote mountainous areas, the "First Aid Hero" call system is especially precious.

In Yuyan Town (玉岩镇), Songyang County, where Ye Huizhen's work unit is located, the town's health center takes an hour and a half by car to reach the most remote mountain village it serves. "Some small villages do not have health clinics. We rely on trained village cadres to strengthen emergency duty posts. Once a situation occurs, village cadres can arrive immediately."

A villager in his 60s from Fengping Township (枫坪乡), Songyang County, went up the mountain to work and accidentally fell, causing 3 bone fissures and difficulty moving. Jin Xinpeng (金新鹏), a duty firefighter of the village-stationed professional fire brigade and a "First Aid Hero," immediately rushed to the scene upon receiving the distress call, provided emergency treatment for the injuries, and won precious time for subsequent medical transport and treatment. After the rescue, the injured person's family drove for 1 hour to take him to the county seat for medical treatment. "The hospital confirmed the injuries as 3 fractures in the cervical spine. The family was very grateful to the 'First Aid Hero.' Without timely rescue, the injured person would have had difficulty getting down the mountain, and incorrect assisted transfer methods could have caused secondary injury," Ye Huizhen introduced.

Second Defense Line

Tiered training, transforming "holding a certificate" into "daring to rescue."

From "knowing how to operate" to "daring to act," the key lies in the training system. Wang Chunxiang (王春香), a first-level rescue trainer of the Zhejiang Provincial Red Cross Society, introduced that since 2021, Zhejiang has focused on the three major causes of death—cardiac arrest, airway foreign body obstruction, and major bleeding—and systematically restructured the new emergency rescue system. It took the lead nationwide in implementing the reform from "integration of teaching and examination" (教考合一) to "separation of teaching and examination" (教考分离), training and assessing rescuers. It also created the provincial-level local standard "Public Emergency Rescue Training Management Standards" (《公众应急救护培训管理规范》) to ensure that various training entities teach according to standards and instructors assess according to standards.

"First Aid Heroes," on the basis of rescuers, strengthen precise judgment and rapid handling capabilities, with greater emphasis on scenario-based teaching—mountain rescue, drowning rescue, traffic rescue, and other scenarios all require practical drills.

The teaching version is constantly adjusted according to actual needs. For example, the initial version included complete etiology, mechanism, and prevention knowledge, but frontline first aid personnel gave feedback that what was most needed on site was rapid judgment and emergency handling, not pathological principles. "So we gradually streamlined theory and strengthened recognition and operation points," Wang Chunxiang said. Differentiated content is set for different groups. For example, village cadres and grid workers focus on recognition of common acute conditions in left-behind elderly people, while couriers and food delivery riders focus on strengthening traffic accident trauma handling capabilities. "We spent more than 7 months repeatedly polishing the 'First Aid Hero' course materials, revising them at least 5 versions, ultimately achieving 'understand at a glance, learn in one go' for trainees."

Currently, all 1,364 townships (streets) in Zhejiang Province have established emergency rescue training bases. Practical experience points convenient for citizens to experience and learn are set up in crowded places such as shopping malls, community neighborhood centers, and rural cultural halls, integrating first aid learning into daily life.

"Lin'an District has 17 emergency rescue practical experience points, and every town (street) has an emergency rescue training base. In the past 3 years, 172,000 people have received universal training, and 34,000 rescuers have been trained," Hu Xiaoyan introduced. After completing 16 class hours and passing the centralized assessment, a rescuer certificate is issued, and the person simultaneously joins the "First Aid Hero" volunteer service team, with subsequent capacity improvement training.

The high-quality development of the instructor team is the key to training. Zhejiang took the lead nationwide in implementing tiered management of instructors—Level 1, Level 2, Level 3—with one step up every 2 to 3 years, retraining every 3 years, and disqualification for those who fail. As of now, Zhejiang has 15,500 registered rescue instructors and 5.37 million certified rescue personnel, accounting for 10.47% of the registered population. In 2025, there were 531 successful rescue cases, a record high.

Third Defense Line

Legal backing, so that rescuing has no worries behind.

Shen Jun (沈俊), a national "Most Beautiful Rescuer" (最美救护员), has to date "outrun ambulances 111 times." "Depart faster and faster, first aid skills better and better"—this is his basic requirement for himself. He still remembers that in 2019, a 71-year-old elderly person living alone collapsed. When he arrived, the elderly person was already unconscious and not breathing. He performed CPR for six or seven minutes. After the doctor arrived, the electrocardiogram showed a poor condition. "The look in the family member's eyes, looking at me, hoping I could successfully save the elderly person—I will never forget it for the rest of my life." Shen Jun's voice lowered. "When I got to the first floor, my hands couldn't stop trembling, tears welled up, and I blamed myself for not being able to come earlier."

Not long ago, someone collapsed downstairs from Shen Jun's home. "The head of the owners' committee called me immediately. After receiving the call, I arrived at the scene in less than 40 seconds." He had someone call 120 while he performed CPR on the patient. "The feeling of saving someone in the first moment makes me happier than any honor."

Where does the confidence to "dare to rescue" come from? First, it comes from legal protection. Shen Jun introduced that the "Hangzhou Pre-hospital Emergency Medical Rescue Management Regulations" (《杭州市院前医疗急救管理条例》), which took effect in 2015, clearly stipulates: citizens who have obtained qualified certificates through training and possess professional first aid skills are encouraged to implement emergency on-site rescue of acute, critical, and seriously injured patients in accordance with operating standards, and their emergency on-site rescue behavior is protected by law and does not bear legal liability. This was later incorporated into Article 184 of the Civil Code: where damage is caused to the assisted person due to voluntarily carrying out emergency rescue, the rescuer does not bear civil liability. The pre-hospital emergency medical rescue regulations issued by Zhejiang Province last year further clarified this principle. Hu Xiaoyan introduced that the Red Cross Society has also established a linkage mechanism with judicial departments and social governance centers to provide legal support for volunteers.

Honor incentives are equally important. Zhejiang continues to carry out the "Most Beautiful Rescuer" (最美救护人) selection, establishes "Famous Teacher Studios" (名师工作室), issues star-level volunteer certificates, and sends thank-you letters to volunteers' employers.

"I know how to do it, and I'll teach you; once you know how, help others. Our vision is 'every family has a rescuer,'" Shen Jun said.

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In a Cornfield, a Drone Spots a Lost Boy (Helping Hand)

By: 本报记者 苏 滨

"The child has recovered and been discharged from the hospital. We went back for a check-up a couple of days ago, and there's basically no problem now," the missing boy's father said, expressing deep gratitude to all sectors of society for their care and kindness toward the child.

At 10:30 a.m. on August 1, in Dangguo Village (党果村), Kaihuai Subdistrict, Kaili City, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, a 4-year-old boy walked out of his home and went missing.

"The child has autism, and he had gone out alone before to find playmates," said Yang Lianhua, Party secretary of Kaihuai Subdistrict. When the elderly family member discovered the child was missing, they notified the boy's parents. The parents rushed home and searched door to door in the village. By 12:30 p.m., with no results, the family called the police.

Police officers arrived at the scene immediately. They first conducted a carpet-style search centered on the family's home address with a one-kilometer radius. By 3 p.m., seeing that there was still no progress, everyone's hearts were in their throats, and the police began checking surrounding surveillance footage one by one. Finally, they spotted the boy's figure on a surveillance camera in a neighboring community. His last known location was a road that led into the mountains.

"A child's matter is bigger than anything! This road has three forks, leading respectively to the mountains, to the city, and to Dangguo Village. We have to race against time and carry out an all-directional, net-casting, carpet-style search," Yang Lianhua said. While reporting the situation to the municipal party committee and municipal government, he convened a special coordination meeting with the public security authorities and other units. Later, the municipal party committee and municipal government established a special search-and-rescue leading group to make every effort to find the missing child.

That afternoon, police officers, carrying search dogs, drones, and thermal imaging equipment, split into three teams to continue the search. At the same time, news of the missing child continued to spread, and many warm-hearted citizens voluntarily joined the search. Within just a few hours, a search force of more than 300 people had been assembled.

Yuan Qingding, a post-90s retired military serviceman who runs a fruit stall in the urban area, is also the leader of the drone unit of the Kaili City Blue Sky Rescue Team. Hearing that a child had gone missing, he immediately brought his drone to the scene. Starting from the child's last known location, he operated the drone along the direction of the deep mountains, flying as low as possible to search.

On August 2, the search continued.

"Those two days coincided with high temperatures, the mountain forests were dense, and large areas of corn were planted. When using thermal imaging equipment to search, even a rock could become a source of interference," Yang Lianhua said. The subdistrict also organized party members and cadres under its jurisdiction, grid workers, and village cadres to check ponds, ditches, hidden caves, stairwells, basements, and other places one by one.

On August 3, on the streets and lanes of Kaili City, many shops voluntarily posted missing-person notices, and electronic screens scrolled with information about the child. Many car owners covered their vehicles with missing-person text and images and drove through the streets and alleys. By this time, the various forces participating in the search had exceeded 500 people.

At 6:30 p.m. on August 4, as Yuan Qingding flew his drone over a cornfield, a curled-up figure flashed across the screen.

"Found him! Found him! The child is still alive!" Yuan Qingding shouted excitedly. His emotions made his fingertips tremble. Through the screen, he saw the child lying on his side, occasionally using his hand to swat mosquitoes, and then sitting up on his own. "This shows the child's condition wasn't too bad."

Upon hearing the news, everyone rushed into the mountains. Seeing the child, his mother pulled him into her arms in one motion.

The child was then urgently transported to the Qiandongnan Prefecture People's Hospital. Having been missing for four days and three nights, the child had lost 6 jin (3 kg). The doctor diagnosed the child with acute dehydration, mild kidney function damage, and bodily inflammatory infection symptoms. The child was admitted to the hospital for treatment. The search-and-rescue operation, which lasted 80 hours, involved office workers, college students on vacation, and small shop owners. "A child's matter is bigger than anything" became their shared conviction.

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Over 90,000 people in distress rescued cumulatively.

Our newspaper Beijing, August 24 (Reporter Han Xin (韩鑫)) — On August 24, China Rescue and Salvage (中国救捞) marked the 75th anniversary of its founding. The reporter learned from the Rescue and Salvage Bureau of the Ministry of Transport (交通运输部救助打捞局) that after years of development, China's rescue and salvage force deployment has effectively covered all of China's coastal waters and international search and rescue responsibility areas. As of July this year, it has cumulatively rescued approximately 90,000 people in distress, rescued 5,714 vessels in distress, and salvaged 1,919 sunken ships.

Over the past 75 years, China's rescue and salvage undertaking has achieved leapfrog development, the construction of a modern professional rescue and salvage system has ascended to a new level, and the efficiency of emergency rescue, emergency response, and salvage operations and the effectiveness of handling have reached the world's advanced level. China Rescue and Salvage, based on its primary function of maritime emergency support, has proactively served the construction of major national projects, overcome numerous high-difficulty maritime operation challenges, and multiple key technologies have entered the ranks of internationally advanced levels, with capabilities in deep and distant sea search and rescue, large-tonnage sunken ship salvage, and emergency response in complex sea areas continuously leaping upward.

During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period (十五五), China Rescue and Salvage will continue to advance the construction of a modern rescue and salvage system featuring full-domain coverage, rapid response, and efficient handling. By the end of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China's maritime professional rescue and salvage teams will have an emergency arrival time of less than 90 minutes within 100 nautical miles offshore along the coast, and the overall salvage capability for sunken ships in waters of 100 meters depth or less will be raised from the current 80,000 tons to 150,000 tons.

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China Consumers Association Releases Green Consumption Guide for Chinese Consumers (2026 Edition)

Beijing, August 24 (Reporter Qi Zhiming) The China Consumers Association recently released the China Consumers Green Consumption Guide (2026 Edition). Relevant comrades from the China Consumers Association, the Publicity and Education Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (生态环境部), and the Institute of Sociology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences introduced the background of the Guide's compilation, its main content, and the significance of its release, guiding the broad masses of consumers to practice green and low-carbon concepts.
The Guide focuses on daily life as its foundation, advocating that green consumption start with every ordinary consumer, start with daily consumption behaviors, help consumers increase their knowledge of green consumption, enhance their confidence in green consumption, and cultivate a sustainable lifestyle. The Guide is grounded in China's social and cultural background and residents' daily life scenarios, comprehensively considering scientific soundness, environmental friendliness, and feasibility, and systematically puts forward 50 action recommendations to guide green consumption behaviors. The Guide takes into account the three dimensions of environmental benefits, individual benefits, and social benefits, providing an accessible interpretation of green consumption policies. Its content is easy to understand and reads smoothly, helping consumers pass it on by word of mouth and apply it in practice.
The China Consumers Association, based on the work requirements for consumer rights protection in the new era, compiled and released the Guide after extensively soliciting and incorporating opinions from all sectors of society, exerting effort from the consumption end to provide consumers with scientific, authoritative green consumption information and action guidance.

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Idle Old Houses, Joyful Childhood

At the Luozhuang Study Hall in Pinglou Village, Longhe Town, Sucheng District, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, children play in the company of volunteer companions.
The Luozhuang Study Hall was converted from an idle old house in the village. This summer, it provides care services for 32 elementary school students in the village, allowing the children to gain friendship and knowledge while spending a happy, fulfilling vacation.
Photo by Chen Shaoshuai (China Images)

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Know the Plague Risk, Never Touch Wild Marmots (Service Window)

By: 本报记者 李祉瑶

Recently, in some plateau and grassland scenic areas, feeding, petting, or taking close-up photos with wild marmots (groundhogs) has become a trend-following behavior among many tourists. Wild marmots look docile and cute, but they harbor hidden public health safety risks. "From the perspective of infectious disease prevention and control, wild marmots are natural hosts of plague and carry an extremely high risk of plague transmission," said Liu Bubao (刘补报), deputy chief physician of the Emergency Surgery Department at the Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University.

Plague is a Class A acute infectious disease caused by Yersinia pestis, and is also one of the infectious diseases with the highest level of management control and the greatest danger among China's statutory infectious diseases. Plague is a typical naturally epidemic disease; the pathogen circulates and persists for long periods in wild rodent populations and can survive and spread in nature for extended periods without human involvement.

"Many people have a cognitive misconception, believing that marmots look lively and cute on the outside and that touching or feeding them will not cause infection. In fact, marmots carrying plague bacteria may show no abnormal signs externally, making them impossible to distinguish with the naked eye," Liu Bubao said. "Marmots carry fleas on their body surfaces. Tourists who feed, touch, or take photos with them at close range, or even sit or lie down around marmot burrows, may be bitten by fleas carrying the pathogen and become infected."

According to the introduction, plague has a short incubation period, generally 1–6 days, mostly 2–3 days, and in individual cases up to 8–9 days. It has a sudden onset and progresses rapidly. Plague has many clinical classifications, with 3 common main types: patients with bubonic plague mainly present with sudden high fever, chills and fatigue, and severe swelling and pain of the inguinal, axillary, and cervical lymph nodes; if not treated promptly, it can rapidly progress to the septicemic form. Patients with pneumonic plague present with chest tightness, dry cough, hemoptysis, dyspnea, and other symptoms, which can cause respiratory and circulatory failure within a short time, and simultaneously possess extremely strong human-to-human transmission capability, easily triggering clustered outbreaks. Septicemic plague is the most critical form; patients present with systemic hemorrhage, skin ecchymosis and necrosis, and septic shock, and without effective treatment the fatality rate is extremely high.

In addition to wild marmots, ground squirrels, gerbils, and other rodents are also natural hosts of plague, and wild animals such as hares, foxes, and feral cats can also become incidental hosts of plague, all of which carry transmission risks. In response, Liu Bubao reminded:

First, when traveling to natural plague foci such as grasslands and plateaus, do not feed, touch, or have close contact with wild marmots or various wild animals, and maintain a safe distance when viewing. Second, take personal protective measures; when traveling, try to wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants, closed shoes and socks, reduce skin exposure, may spray compliant insect repellent agents, and avoid sitting or lying down in animal burrows or deep grass. Third, strictly prohibit hunting, slaughtering, or eating wild animals; do not touch or pick up wild animal carcasses; and do not carry products made from wild animal fur, bones, or other materials. Fourth, monitor your health; if within two weeks after visiting epidemic foci or coming into contact with wild animals you develop symptoms such as fever of unknown cause, swollen and painful lymph nodes, cough with hemoptysis, fatigue, chills, or other symptoms, seek medical attention immediately and proactively inform medical staff of your travel history and animal contact history, so as to achieve early detection, early diagnosis, and early treatment.

Liu Bubao reminded that plague is preventable and controllable but must never be taken lightly. Staying away from wild epidemic-source animals and refusing close contact with wild animals is not only key to protecting personal life and health, but also an important measure for building a solid public health safety defense line.

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New energy and other sectors' special job fairs offer nearly 130,000 job openings

Beijing, August 24 (Our newspaper dispatch) — (Reporter Qiu Chaoyi (邱超奕)) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部): From August 24 to 30, the "Hundred-Day, Ten-Million Recruitment" special action (百日千万招聘专项行动) launched four online recruitment special sessions for the new energy, manufacturing, modern services, and chain operations industries, organized by relevant industry associations and human resources service institutions, with over 6,800 employers participating and recruitment demand of nearly 130,000 person-times.

Among them, the new energy industry special session organized over 6,300 employers, offering positions such as cell process engineer, materials development engineer, energy storage system engineer, wiring harness design engineer, and photovoltaic sales engineer, with recruitment demand of 104,000 person-times. The manufacturing industry special session organized 165 employers, offering positions such as electrical engineer, automation structure engineer, senior industrial designer, quality management engineer, and mechanical engineer, with recruitment demand of over 7,800 person-times. The modern services industry special session organized 80 employers, offering positions such as investment assistant, asset administrator, informatization consultant, and drone operator, with recruitment demand of 9,662 person-times. The chain operations industry special session organized 257 employers, offering positions such as backend development engineer, store warehouse manager, procurement supervisor, brand marketing manager, market planning manager, and sales consultant, with recruitment demand of 8,515 person-times.

At 7 p.m. on August 27, the "Employment Online" (就业在线) platform will carry out a "Human Resources and Social Security (Employment) Bureau Directors Enter the Livestream Room" (人社（就业）局长进直播间) livestream job-bringing activity, with officials responsible for employment work from the human resources and social security departments of Fujian Province, Guangdong Province, and the Tibet Autonomous Region visiting the livestream room as guests. The activity organizes employers from the manufacturing industry, water conservancy, environment and public facilities management industry, education, and other industries to participate, offering positions such as mechanical engineer, electrical technician, R&D engineer, quality management, and sales director.

Employers and job seekers can enter the industry recruitment special sessions directly through the China Public Recruitment Network (中国公共招聘网), China National Talent Network (中国国家人才网), and the main venue page of the Employment Online special action, or click the participating institution logos at the bottom of the main venue page to enter sub-venues to participate.

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Nihewa flood detention area: How does it hold 220 million cubic meters of floodwater?

By: 本报记者 王 浩

In Wuyang County, Luohe City, Henan Province, the floodwaters detained in the Nihewa flood detention basin slowly returned to the Shahe River. Follow-up work such as review and assessment, dredging, inspections, and repair of flood-damaged facilities is advancing in an orderly manner.

At 18:00 on August 22, the withdrawal of floodwaters from the Nihewa flood detention basin was completed. From the activation of flood diversion at 2:00 on the 13th, to the start of floodwater withdrawal at 10:45 on the 15th, and then to the completion of withdrawal, the process lasted nearly 10 days. The maximum flood diversion flow of the Nihewa flood detention basin was 2,440 cubic meters per second, with a peak reduction rate of 67.2%. More than 4,500 people were safely evacuated, effectively safeguarding key areas such as Luohe and Zhoukou, as well as important infrastructure including the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, and alleviating flood control pressure downstream.

Why was the Nihewa flood detention basin activated?

A flood detention basin refers to low-lying areas used for the temporary storage and detention of floodwaters. It is also the homeland on which the people depend for their livelihoods, involving a wide range of stakeholders, presenting great difficulty in operation, and requiring highly complex decision-making. At present, China has a total of 98 national flood detention basins, covering a total area of approximately 34,000 square kilometers. They are an important component of the flood control engineering system of "blocking, diverting, storing, detaining, and draining."

As one of these, why was the Nihewa flood detention basin activated?

Affected by Typhoon "Baiji," starting from the 10th, Luohe City experienced persistent heavy rainfall. Cai Bin, Director of the Nihewa Flood Detention Basin Operation Support Center in Luohe City, remained anxious.

On the digital twin platform of Henan Province's provincial water resources department, the icon of the Luohe hydrological station kept flashing. Early on the morning of the 12th, the Henan Provincial Hydrological and Water Resources Forecasting Center predicted that the Nihewa flood detention basin might be activated.

"When the water level at the Mahuan flood diversion sluice on the Shahe River reaches 69.10 meters, or when the forecasted flow at the Luohe hydrological station exceeds 3,000 cubic meters per second, the activation conditions for the Nihewa flood detention basin are met," said Yan Jiahui, Deputy Section Chief of the Forecasting Section of the Henan Provincial Hydrological and Water Resources Forecasting Center.

The Henan Provincial Department of Water Resources promptly reported the water situation forecast to higher authorities and notified Luohe City to make preparations in advance.

At noon on the 12th, upon receiving the message that the "flood detention basin might be activated," Sun Ganye, Deputy Director of the Wuyang County Water Resources Bureau, felt a tightening in his heart. "This is a major matter." In the minds of these veteran water conservancy workers was a clear "flood control map": the Shahe River and the Lihe River belong to the Shaying River water system, rushing down from the Funiu Mountains. The river channels are steep, the confluence is rapid, and floods arrive without warning. The two rivers converge in Luohe City, where flood peaks combine. The Nihewa flood detention basin lies between the two rivers, and at critical moments it can "cut the top off" the flood peak.

Cai Bin and all staff of the Operation Support Center made preparations. At the duty room, at the sluice gates, and on the levees, all personnel were on duty.

The water level continued to rise. At 15:00 on the 12th, the flow at the Luohe hydrological station was 1,710 cubic meters per second, and by 20:00 it had reached 2,300 cubic meters per second.

On the night of the 12th, an urgent consultation was held. The Ministry of Water Resources, the Huaihe River Water Resources Commission, and the Henan Provincial Department of Water Resources assessed the situation and conducted simulations. According to forecasts, the flow at the Luohe hydrological station would exceed 3,000 cubic meters per second in the early morning of the next day.

Activating the Nihewa flood detention basin was an arrow already on the string. Zhang Caiting, Deputy Director of the Flood and Drought Disaster Defense Division of the Huaihe River Water Resources Commission, explained that if the flood detention basin were not activated in time, a flood peak exceeding 3,000 cubic meters per second would rush downstream, bringing enormous flood control pressure to the lower reaches.

At this moment, Wuyang County urgently evacuated the people. Through dragnet-style inspections and verification of personnel, from the night of the 12th to the early morning of the 13th, more than 4,500 people from 10 villages in 2 townships were safely evacuated.

At around 2:00 in the early morning of the 13th, the dispatch order arrived.

Cai Bin gripped the dispatch document tightly, strode quickly toward the Mahuan flood diversion sluice, held his breath and concentrated, and issued the command: Everyone to your posts, open the sluice gates...

The operator pressed the button. The 12 gate openings of the Mahuan flood diversion sluice of the Nihewa flood detention basin were arrayed in a line, and from the center to both sides, the flood diversion gates were raised to their maximum height. The water of the Shahe River instantly filled the gaps opened by the gates and rushed into the Nihewa flood detention basin, covering an area of 103 square kilometers.

An expert team from the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research used remote sensing imagery for dynamic monitoring: at 18:00 on the 13th, the inundated area was approximately 50 square kilometers; at 9:00 on the 14th, the Mahuan flood diversion sluice closed its gates, and the basin was basically fully stored, with a total detained flood volume of approximately 220 million cubic meters and an average water depth of 2.4 meters.

"The Nihewa flood detention basin greatly reduced the flood peak water levels at river sections such as Luohe and Zhoukou, shortened the length of river sections above the warning water level by approximately 150 kilometers, and effectively alleviated flood conveyance pressure in the middle and lower reaches," said Chen Zhaoyang, Director of the Huaihe River Basin Water Conservancy Affairs Center of Henan Province.

At 10:45 on the 15th, as the flood situation on the lower Shahe River had basically stabilized, the gates of the Zhifang flood discharge sluice were gradually opened, and the temporarily stored floodwaters slowly merged back into the Shahe River.

In recent years, the state has continuously provided subsidies for the maintenance and repair of flood detention basin projects to ensure their sound operation.

How is "able to divert in, able to store, able to discharge out, and people safe" achieved?

The flood detention basin took in approximately 220 million cubic meters of floodwater at once. Are the surrounding levees reliable? How is "able to divert in, able to store, able to discharge out, and people safe" achieved?

The Nihewa flood detention basin, built in 1955, was last activated 22 years ago. The levees, which had not been tested by floods for many years, suddenly became the top priority for defense. Teams gathered from all directions, went up onto the levees to guard them, and conducted patrols to eliminate dangers.

The Ministry of Water Resources formed an expert group of more than 30 people from units including the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, divided into 5 teams, with each team responsible for designated sections. The Henan Provincial Department of Water Resources dispatched a flood control guidance work group to Luohe, providing whole-process guidance from activation of flood diversion, levee duty, to floodwater withdrawal and danger elimination. The Luohe Municipal Water Resources Bureau assembled 60 professional and technical personnel to guard the main levee together with cadres and the masses of Wuyang County.

At 8:00 in the morning, drones were deployed for a preliminary "coarse screening." Visible light and infrared dual cameras took photos every 2 to 3 seconds, and built-in chips and algorithms detected cracks and seepage, pushing the information in real time. The drones flew twice a day, in the morning and evening, for early detection and early handling.

Unmanned ground vehicles, ground-penetrating radar, transient electromagnetic instruments, and other geophysical survey equipment conducted targeted "fine inspections." The "arm" of the unmanned ground vehicle has 6 degrees of freedom, rotates flexibly, is equipped with an obstacle avoidance system, and can precisely locate and photograph. Ground-penetrating radar is like taking a CT scan, capable of detecting hidden dangers up to 6 meters underground. The transient electromagnetic instrument sends pulse currents and can detect to depths of more than 20 meters.

Finally, there was "detailed assessment," rechecking hidden dangers and discussing danger elimination plans.

Dangerous situations appeared from time to time. On the morning of the 16th, a drone sent back photos showing that 50 meters behind the South Main Levee, a well was gushing and overflowing water. After observing, the team of experts visited surrounding villagers to understand the situation and immediately reported it.

On the evening of the 16th, a seepage danger appeared on the East Main Levee, with eight or nine points of water outflow like a "shower head." Within 20 minutes, emergency response teams and materials were in place. The experts proposed a "reverse filter well enclosure" plan — first laying geotextile, then sandbag cofferdams, to control seepage and stabilize the structure. The danger was brought under control. The expert team from the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research combined human defense with technical defense, inspecting meter by meter, and making every effort to ensure levee safety.

The work group of the Henan Provincial Department of Water Resources maintained 24-hour duty, organizing hands-on training for levee patrol and danger inspection on site. "Wherever the floodwater recedes one foot, danger inspection advances one foot." The work group successively reviewed more than 40 suspected danger points, inspected a total of 23 seepage points, and promptly handled them all. Luohe City organized patrol personnel to continue strict defense, ensuring the stable operation of the detention levee.

What is the current status of existing national flood detention basins?

The floodwaters receded, leaving behind a subject for study.

Extreme weather is becoming more frequent and more intense, and the probability of flood detention basin activation is constantly increasing. How can the construction and management level of flood detention basins be further improved? How can development and safety be coordinated? What is the current status of existing national flood detention basins?

The Nihewa flood detention basin has currently been brought up to standard, but during this flood diversion operation, some projects suffered flood damage, and post-disaster repair needs to be advanced urgently. From a longer-term perspective, expanding capacity, upgrading, and increasing flood storage capacity are on the agenda.

A relevant official from the Flood and Drought Disaster Defense Division of the Ministry of Water Resources introduced that the Ministry of Water Resources began implementing a three-year action plan for the construction and management of flood detention basins starting last year, promoting the accelerated completion of a number of national flood detention basins, enhancing their capacity for proactive regulation, flexible dispatch, and safe operation, and achieving "able to divert in, able to store, able to discharge out, and people safe."

Compensation for the use of flood detention basins is another subject for study.

In Cailiu Village, Beiwudu Town, Wuyang County, the people have returned and life goes on. Liu Guohong, Secretary of the Village Party Branch, and village cadres have begun registering and verifying information such as cultivated land area and types of crops planted. The Henan Provincial Department of Water Resources has established a work group for compensation for the use of flood detention basins, and work such as disaster verification and application for compensation funds is advancing in an orderly manner.

A relevant official from the Disaster Reduction Center (Defense Center) of the Ministry of Water Resources stated that after the completion of floodwater withdrawal from the flood detention basin, the compensation targets and compensation scope should be verified as soon as possible. At the same time, to ensure fairness and efficiency in compensation, local governments may organize third-party professional forces to participate in work such as assessing the level of damage to houses and measuring the area of flood-damaged land.

At present, China is still in the main flood season. The Ministry of Water Resources always maintains a tight grip on flood control safety, strengthening rolling consultations, research, and targeted deployment guidance, systematically, scientifically, safely, and precisely dispatching the flood control engineering system of river basins. In particular, it guides local governments to strengthen patrol and defense of flood detention basin surrounding levees, village protection levees within the basin, and flood diversion and discharge facilities, achieving early, small, and contained response to dangerous situations, and holding the bottom line of safety.

Extended Reading

What is a flood detention basin?

A flood detention basin refers to low-lying areas used for the temporary storage and detention of floodwaters. It is an important component of the flood control engineering system of "blocking, diverting, storing, detaining, and draining." By diverting and storing excess floodwater and reducing flood peaks, it can effectively protect downstream cities, farmland, and important infrastructure.

China currently has 98 national flood detention basins, including 44 in the Yangtze River basin, 2 in the Yellow River basin, 28 in the Haihe River basin, 21 in the Huaihe River basin, 2 in the Songhua River basin, and 1 in the Pearl River basin. According to their status and role in the river basin flood control system, probability of activation, and dispatch authority, national flood detention basins are divided into 3 categories by importance: important, general, and reserved. Among them, flood detention basins in the Yangtze, Huaihe, and Haihe River basins have been activated more frequently and have played an important role in river basin flood control.

The activation of a flood detention basin is implemented in accordance with the established river basin or regional flood control dispatch plan. When the water level, flow, or engineering conditions meet the activation conditions of the flood detention basin, the corresponding flood control and drought relief headquarters issues the activation order according to dispatch authority, and the local government of the area where the flood detention basin is located organizes its implementation.

(Compiled by reporter Wang Hao)

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China breaks ground on over 2,800 pocket parks.

Beijing, August 24 (Xinhua) — (Reporter Li Xinping) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (住房城乡建设部) that in the first half of this year, localities across the country continuously improved the service level of urban park green spaces, newly started construction of more than 2,800 pocket parks and 2,450 kilometers of urban greenways, renovated and upgraded approximately 7,500 hectares of urban park green spaces, continuously raised the level of open sharing of park green spaces, and rotationally opened approximately 24,800 hectares of lawns.

At the same time, localities further expanded the service functions of parks, adding more than 15,000 sports and fitness facilities of various types, including table tennis tables, in urban parks, better meeting the diverse needs of the public for leisure, recreation, sports, and fitness.

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China's low-altitude economy meteorological products reach 53

Reported from Beijing, August 24 (Reporter Li Hongmei): The reporter learned from the China Meteorological Administration that since the beginning of this year, China's low-altitude economy meteorological support has accelerated its transformation from technical research and development to operational application. At present, low-altitude three-dimensional real-time wind field products with 5-meter spatial resolution and 5-minute update frequency have been extended in application to 17 provinces, and the national low-altitude economy meteorological products have reached 53, covering more than 150 scenarios in 10 categories including public services, transportation operations, and emergency rescue.

For drones with short flight times and small activity ranges, traditional hundred-meter-level, hour-level meteorological products find it difficult to finely depict wind field changes between buildings, in valleys, and at different flight altitudes. The relevant research and development team of the China Meteorological Administration focused on demand and refined the product targets to a horizontal resolution of 5 meters, a vertical resolution of 2 meters, and an update frequency of 5 minutes. The team integrated multi-source data such as laser wind-measuring radar, urban canopy, and building parameters, overcame difficulties such as data quality control, urban wind field model construction, and cross-domain data fusion, enabling meter-level low-altitude three-dimensional real-time wind field products to move from conception to practical application.

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Gansu and Qinghai deepen cross-region joint law enforcement in Qilian Mountains

Our newspaper, Jiuquan, August 24 (reporters Song Chaojun (宋朝军), Jiang Meng (江萌)) — Gansu and Qinghai recently held the 2026 annual two-province ecological environment protection joint law enforcement coordination meeting and the Qilian Mountains region (Jiuquan City—Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (海西蒙古族藏族自治州)) ecological environment protection joint law enforcement inspection activity.

This joint law enforcement inspection conducted remote sensing monitoring and analysis of changes in human activities at the Gansu-Qinghai border area of Qilian Mountain National Park (祁连山国家公园), and, in light of the border area's industrial characteristics, historical rectification issues, and regulatory risk points, focused on key areas such as mining and ecological restoration governance to carry out the law enforcement inspection.

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CPIC Health Continues to Support Multi-Tiered Medical Security System, Serving Healthy China Initiative

In July 2026, the State Council issued the "15th Five-Year Plan for National Health," which explicitly states: "Promote the deep integration of commercial health insurance with health management, and encourage an increase in the supply of new health insurance products covering health intervention, special-needs medical care, and innovative drugs." The Plan places higher demands on commercial health insurance to play a supplementary safeguarding role and to protect the people's health comprehensively and across the full cycle.

As the first professional health insurance company in China, PICC Health Insurance Company Limited ("PICC Health") has always been at the forefront of the industry, continuously focusing on the full life cycle of the people and the entire process of health, and proactively serving as the main force in building a multi-tiered medical security system. In recent years, the company has continuously iterated its internet health insurance products, expanded coverage responsibilities related to cancer prevention and treatment, committed itself to achieving full-cycle medical protection for cancer, and implemented upgrades in the design of lifelong cancer prevention coverage, responding to the people's concerns with practical actions and contributing to the building of a Healthy China.

Focusing on full-cycle health coverage needs and promoting the forward shift of services

At present, the public's demand for full-cycle health coverage—from cancer prevention screening and precancerous lesion intervention to tumor treatment—is growing day by day. Solutions that can simultaneously cover surgical treatment and follow-up examination costs while providing long-term stable protection have become the focus of the industry's service upgrades.

In response to this situation, PICC Health has upgraded its internet insurance products, with emphasis on strengthening full-cycle cancer coverage capabilities, extending coverage responsibilities from the traditional treatment stage forward to the prevention stage, and expanding specific coverage responsibilities. This not only aligns with the policy requirement of "moving the gateway forward" in cancer prevention and treatment, but also effectively responds to the people's practical needs for full-life-cycle health management, enabling insurance coverage to run through the entire process of disease prevention, early intervention, standardized treatment, and long-term rehabilitation, and helping to improve the multi-tiered medical security system.

Improving the accessibility of quality medical resources and expanding the service network

With the rapid development of medical technology, innovative drugs, devices, and advanced diagnostic and treatment methods are constantly emerging. In response to the high costs of certain cutting-edge therapies and the restrictions on obtaining them outside hospitals, PICC Health has continuously focused on the integration of medical technological progress with insurance coverage, actively incorporating innovative drugs and devices approved for market launch by the state into its coverage scope, ensuring that more users can enjoy cutting-edge medical achievements in a timely manner.

At the same time, PICC Health has expanded its service network and the list of partner hospitals, allowing users to obtain more efficient and more comfortable diagnostic and treatment experiences at a reasonable cost. This exploration helps promote the rational allocation of quality medical resources under the multi-tiered security system and contributes to the realization of "everyone has access to medical treatment, and every medical treatment is covered by insurance."

Building a closed loop of full-process health services and implementing the concept of inclusive benefits

To improve the multi-tiered medical security system, it is necessary not only to solve the problem of "being able to afford medical treatment," but also to respond to the expectations of "being able to receive good medical treatment" and "receiving medical treatment conveniently." PICC Health has always adhered to an inclusive orientation, continuously optimizing the claims mechanism, effectively reducing the out-of-pocket burden on the public, and making insurance coverage more aligned with the actual needs of users.

In terms of health services, PICC Health is committed to building a service system covering the entire process of "consultation—medical treatment—claims settlement," integrating diversified service resources such as online consultation, expert outpatient services, hospitalization coordination, and medical accompaniment, while also providing convenient claims support such as hospitalization expense advances and direct payment for special drugs. By transforming traditional post-hoc reimbursement into full-cycle health coverage, insurance protection has gradually extended from a single economic compensation function to comprehensive services such as health management, diagnostic and treatment support, and rehabilitation guidance, comprehensively enhancing users' sense of gain and satisfaction.

Adhering to the people-centered development philosophy and fulfilling the mission of responsibility

From participating in the construction of the national multi-tiered medical security system to striving to build a comprehensive health industry ecosystem, PICC Health proactively serves the overall development situation and fulfills the mission of a professional health insurance company. Through continuous product and service innovation and upgrades, it has translated the policy requirement of "moving the gateway forward" in cancer prevention and treatment into business practice, and is committed to helping more people enjoy new medical technologies, new drugs, and new devices in a timely manner.

Striving forward into the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, PICC Health will continue to do well in the "five major articles" of finance, based on the people's health coverage needs, adhering to a people-centered approach, building a solid foundation with professionalism, empowering with innovation, and continuously exploring practical paths for the high-quality development of health insurance, injecting strong "PICC momentum" into the realization of the strategic goal of "Healthy China 2030."

Data source: PICC Health Insurance Company Limited

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Editor: Chen Juan, Dong Wenxin, Zhang Yifu

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Data Converges to Forge New Momentum, Intelligence Charts a New Blueprint

Computing power injects strong momentum into a thousand industries and a hundred sectors
Meng Xiangfei, Party Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Chief Scientist of the National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin (国家超级计算天津中心)
The 21st century is the century of computing power. Computing power has become an important indicator for measuring a country's comprehensive national strength and is the fundamental driving force for the transformation of the intelligent era.
From "Deep Blue" to "AlphaGo," and then to the breakthrough of generative AI (artificial intelligence), every leap has been inseparable from the exponential growth of computing power. General-purpose artificial intelligence represented by large models is profoundly changing the way humanity produces and lives, and global AI competition is becoming increasingly intense — advance or fall behind.
Relying on the "Tianhe" series, the National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin pioneered the "CPU+GPU" heterogeneous architecture, breaking through numerous technical barriers such as the performance wall, the communication wall, and the energy consumption wall. From advanced manufacturing to biomedicine, from new energy and new materials to AI innovation platforms, computing power is injecting strong momentum into the digital transformation of a thousand industries and a hundred sectors.
At present, China's total computing power ranks second globally, with the fastest growth rate in the world, but challenges such as structural imbalance between supply and demand and enormous energy consumption pressure remain severe. The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan includes, for the first time, the "national integrated computing power network" in the national-level infrastructure system, promoting the evolution from isolated centers to a collaborative network. "Computing-power-electricity synergy" transforms the clean energy advantages of the western region into computing power advantages of the eastern region, which not only helps break through the energy consumption red line but is also an innovative practice for achieving the "dual carbon" goals.
At present, computing-power-driven industrial transformation presents ten major trends: heterogeneous computing power is evolving toward diversified architectures; super-node interconnection enhances cluster efficiency; AI is moving from interactive intelligence toward executive intelligence; computing power is penetrating comprehensively into industries such as industry and transportation; embodied intelligence stimulates explosive demand for computing power; cloud-edge-device collaborative development; new energy promotes low-carbon transformation of computing power centers; space-based computing power is rising as a new force; the integrated computing power network is moving toward "whole-network scheduling"; token consumption volume has become a key indicator for measuring the level of intelligence.
The future has already arrived, and computing power has become an important engine driving the development of new quality productive forces. The National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin is willing to work together with colleagues from all walks of life to strive to transform China's energy advantages and institutional advantages into computing power advantages and intelligence advantages, and to provide the world with a Chinese solution for the coordinated development of "energy-computing power-intelligence."

Jointly building an intelligent society with humanistic warmth
Su Jun, Professor at the School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, and Dean of the Institute for Intelligent Society Governance (智能社会治理研究院)
The rapid development of artificial intelligence is driving profound changes in production methods, individual cognition, and social structure. Humanity has entered a completely new intelligent society. An intelligent society not only means a leap in technological capability, but also means that the basic operating mechanisms of society, such as knowledge production, social trust, and the generation of authority, are undergoing systematic reconstruction. Faced with this change, we must both see the enormous opportunities brought by intelligent technology and attach great importance to the new risks and new problems arising from it.
One important change worthy of attention is that we are moving from the long-standing "information asymmetry" toward "information abundance." With the rapid development of technologies such as the Internet of Things and generative artificial intelligence, the total volume of information is growing explosively, the subjects generating it are more diverse, dissemination is more instantaneous, and the threshold for access is continuously lowering. Information abundance helps to identify needs more precisely, respond to demands, and increase opportunities for knowledge acquisition, but it may also bring new social risks such as information cocoons and group polarization.
Going further, information abundance will also give rise to more serious "knowledge chaos." Artificial intelligence has become deeply involved in the knowledge production process. Although large language models can generate text fluently, they cannot understand or verify its truthfulness; AI can write poems with regular metrical patterns, but it cannot endow poems with the rich and delicate emotions of human beings. Not to mention the large amount of specious, unverified "knowledge" in quotation marks — some entering the human knowledge system imperceptibly, some in a high-sounding manner — forming a cognitive fog in which truth and falsehood are mixed and difficult to trace, becoming an extremely severe challenge facing humanity in the intelligent society. If this problem is not handled well, we will pay an enormous price for it.
Facing the intelligent society, there are still many questions without mature answers. Technology is neutral, algorithms are innocent, and human beings have spirit. Humanity should not and cannot become an appendage of technology. We should face the future with a positive, prudent, and confident attitude, do a good job in the construction planning for the development and governance of the intelligent society, draw up a blueprint for the development of the intelligent society, and jointly build an intelligent society with humanistic warmth.

Letting artificial intelligence better empower basic elderly care services
Lu Jiehua, Vice Chairman of the China Aging Development Foundation and Wu Yuzhang Senior Chair Professor at Renmin University of China (中国人民大学)
At present, the pressure of population aging in our country continues to intensify. By the end of 2025, the population aged 60 and above had reached 323 million, and the traditional problems of shortage of elderly care manpower and crude services have become prominent. The state has intensively issued policies to promote "AI + elderly care," and intelligent technology is comprehensively reshaping the supply of basic elderly care: technology is shifting from simple tool substitution to integration into emotional relationships; human-machine interaction is moving from one-way response to two-way collaborative mutual construction; services are upgrading from standardized supply to personalized precise care; and governance is also breaking down departmental silos, forming a new pattern of全域协同 digital governance, providing important support for improving the quality and efficiency of bottom-line elderly care.
But AI empowering basic elderly care services is usually accompanied by multiple modernity risks. First, the risk of technological reflexivity — algorithms are overly standardized, simplifying complex elderly care scenarios into quantitative measures, emphasizing process over care. Second, at the interaction level, symbolic care appears — human-machine interaction weakens genuine empathy between people, and the emotional needs of the elderly are dissolved by templated responses. Third, the risk of privacy and legal lag — existing laws lack detailed provisions adapted to elderly-care scenarios. Fourth, the risk of fragmented governance — cross-departmental supervision may lead to blurred rights and responsibilities, easily resulting in the hollowing-out of accountability and problems such as the needs of vulnerable elderly people being ignored by algorithms.
To resolve the above risks, it is necessary to build a four-dimensional collaborative regulatory system. First, consolidate the moral bottom line of universal coverage and bottom-line protection, improve the elderly-adapted intelligent service system, retain manual bottom-line channels, establish prior ethical review of algorithms, and eliminate technological exclusion of vulnerable groups. Second, adhere to the development approach of human-machine symbiosis, establish a long-term support fund for elderly care technology, create a product iteration mechanism with full participation of the elderly, and clarify that AI serves only as a care-supplementing tool. Third, improve the institutional system for technology serving good — internally, press enterprises to strengthen algorithmic self-discipline review; externally, improve special legislation and raise the cost of illegal infringement of the information rights and interests of the elderly. Fourth, build a全域联通 governance community, coordinate the multiple rights and responsibilities of government, communities, families, and research institutions, construct a whole-chain regulatory closed loop, and ensure that artificial intelligence always serves the livelihood goal of "the elderly are provided for, the elderly are secure."

Promoting high-quality development of AI infrastructure through financing
Zhang Zheng, Professor at Guanghua School of Management, Peking University (北京大学光华管理学院)
AI infrastructure has risen from industry investment to a new type of infrastructure construction at the national strategic level. At the critical stage of large-scale construction launch, we must not only pay attention to "how much has been invested," but also to "how high the investment efficiency is." And the key to improving investment efficiency lies in building a financing system that is dually adapted to asset characteristics and development stages.
The first is the matching of development stages. At present, AI infrastructure is still in the exploration period of technology and industry, with rapid iteration of architectures and business models still being validated. Equity capital should be the dominant force, with capital capable of bearing risk absorbing exploration risks. Only when the technology route converges and industry cash flows become predictable does it enter the mature and scale-development period, with the financing structure shifting to a balance between equity and debt. If projects overuse mature-stage debt instruments in the early stage of the industry, once expectations are not met, risks will be transferred to the banking system and local fiscal authorities.
The second is the matching of asset stratification. AI infrastructure can be classified into two layers according to economic attributes: the infrastructure layer, namely land, computer rooms, substations, and power supply and distribution cooling systems, with a lifespan of 20 to 30 years; and the computing equipment and operation layer, namely GPUs, servers, and computing power scheduling platforms, with a lifespan of only 3 to 5 years.
In typical projects, computing equipment usually accounts for 50% to 70% of total investment, and high-power-density projects even approach 80%. This means that more than half of the investment is in technical equipment that will be fully depreciated within three to five years. Following the traditional infrastructure approach of "one project, one financing package," term mismatch is inevitable. The two layers of assets should be matched with differentiated instruments. The infrastructure layer should promote the construction of a multi-tiered real estate investment trust (REITs) market. The computing equipment layer should innovatively develop securitization of computing power assets, shifting from entity credit to asset credit and data credit.
The natural advantage of computing power assets lies in their continuous generation of operational data — rack occupancy rates, utilization rates, and leasing prices can all be collected in real time and verified through penetration. When data becomes a credible credit foundation, the leap from "looking at the entity" to "looking at the asset" and then to "looking at the data" is expected to be realized.

Promoting robot R&D to support intelligent health and elderly care
Xing Long, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Shanghai Rushen Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. (上海如身机器人科技有限公司)
Our country's aging process is accelerating. It is estimated that around 2035, the population aged 60 and above will exceed 400 million, accounting for more than 30% of the total population; at present, the number of certified elderly care nurses is only about 500,000, and the contradiction between supply and demand in the elderly care industry is becoming increasingly prominent. Against this background, robot-assisted or even partially robot-substituted manual care has shifted from an industry "option" to a social "should-option." Filling the shortfall in service supply can help the elderly enjoy a safe, dignified, and respectable old age.
At present, the deployment of health and elderly care robots still faces difficulties such as adapting to unstructured environments, highly composite care tasks, and high-frequency close human-machine interaction, compounded by the scarcity of real care data, making it difficult to build a closed technical loop. Therefore, developing elderly care robots with high-precision force control, strong environmental adaptability, and closed-loop real-scenario data remains a key gap that the industry urgently needs to break through.
Rushen Robotics has independently developed a "companionship + wheelchair" dual-mode care robot, integrating five major functions: daily care, mobility assistance, health monitoring, emotional companionship, and rehabilitation support. By optimizing the "hardware + data + model" model, the company has built a medical-grade safe force-control hardware foundation, carried out large-scale data collection in elderly care institutions and home scenarios, and independently developed a proprietary health and elderly care large model, embedding medical safety boundary strategies to promote the continuous evolution of robots from semi-autonomous to fully autonomous.
Looking ahead, the industry is expected to move away from the blind pursuit of general-purpose humanoid robots and shift toward scenario-specific design. The localization of key components will promote cost reduction of wheeled care robots; tens of millions of hours of real data will build an industry-shared foundation, helping to achieve autonomous care.
In terms of business models, relevant enterprises will shift from "selling equipment" to a subscription and leasing model of "robot + service + data," forming a deeply integrated industrial ecosystem of "component manufacturers — complete machine enterprises — elderly care operators — computing power platforms — insurance funds." At the same time, local enterprises are expected to go overseas and export China's overall intelligent care solutions.

Letting humanoid robots enter thousands of households
Sun Dong, General Manager of the Northern Region of Leju Intelligent (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (乐聚智能（深圳）股份有限公司)
At present, the humanoid robot industry faces two major difficulties: insufficient mass production capacity and data scarcity. To address the mass production bottleneck, Leju has cooperated with Dongfang Jinggong to build a robot production line with an annual capacity of 10,000 units, aiming to meet the industry's rapidly growing delivery demand through large-scale production, and to use this as a foundation for reducing unit costs and enhancing supply chain resilience. At the same time, the lack of high-quality, multi-scenario training data is the key constraint on the leap in agent capability, and it is urgent to accumulate data assets through continuous interaction in real scenarios.
The "Humanoid Robot +" ecosystem plan promotes the healthy development of the agent industry through three stages. The first stage focuses on the manufacturing of humanoid robot bodies, achieving standardization and modularization of the hardware platform; the second stage is benchmark scenario application, improving the robots' dynamic balance and adaptability to complex environments; at present, it has entered the third stage — large-scale application in vertical scenarios, that is, through deep scenario mining, industrial chain collaboration, and open cooperation, promoting humanoid robots to achieve value closure in vertical fields such as companionship and interaction. In terms of scenarios, we continue to deepen the demand for companionship and interaction, exploring differentiated applications in high-frequency scenarios such as home and elderly care; at the industrial chain level, through upstream and downstream collaboration, including localization of key components, manufacturing process optimization, and supply chain integration, the cost of complete machines can be significantly reduced, thereby accelerating the commercialization process.
In addition, accelerating the construction of an open industry ecosystem is crucial to the future development of humanoid robots. More partners should be encouraged to join the "Humanoid Robot +" ecosystem plan to jointly promote the coordinated development of technical standards, data sharing, and application deployment. We believe that through breakthroughs in mass production capacity, accumulation of scenario data, and deepening of ecosystem cooperation, humanoid robots will truly move from the laboratory into thousands of households and become important productivity tools in the intelligent era.

Building reusable agent capabilities
Li Yizhe, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Hefei Zero Power Robot Co., Ltd. (合肥零次方机器人有限公司)
At present, the key bottleneck in agent development lies in insufficient generalization capability, that is, the difficulty for robots to flexibly respond to new tasks in changing environments. To this end, Zero Power is committed to building the underlying capability of agents to understand the world, encapsulating complex perception, decision-making, and execution capabilities into callable service modules through standardized APIs (Application Programming Interfaces), thereby lowering the adaptation threshold for different scenarios.
At the same time, through scaled development, building reusable agent capabilities can avoid the need to develop from scratch every time the scenario changes. On the basis of this approach, Zero Power has cooperated with Runze Group: with the powerful computing power infrastructure provided by Runze, Zero Power can accelerate model training and inference; Runze's layout in multiple vertical scenarios provides Zero Power with rich real data sources and testing environments.
Looking ahead, "rolling spiral evolution" is a feasible development path. Specifically, through the continuous opening of scenarios to obtain more real interaction data, driving model iteration and upgrading, and the upgraded model in turn improving generalization capability, thereby expanding more application scenarios, forming a positive cycle. This process requires the coordinated evolution of data, computing power, and algorithms. Through joint efforts with partners, Zero Power is committed to building agents with sustainable replicability, that is, a general-purpose agent framework that can quickly adapt to different fields and different tasks, and can continuously self-optimize with data accumulation. Zero Power will continue to promote API standardization, integration of computing power resources, and scenario-based deployment, providing the industry with a reusable agent capability foundation.
When agents achieve the leap from "specialized" to "general-purpose," they will surely be able to truly release the enormous potential of humanoid robots in fields such as services, manufacturing, and healthcare.

Building an intelligent elderly care computing foundation
Guan Yijin, Vice President of R&D at Beijing Huixi Intelligent Information Technology Co., Ltd. (北京辉羲智能信息技术有限公司)
As the population ages further, intelligent agents entering households to provide elderly care assistance services will become a rigid demand, which places four stringent requirements on the underlying computing platform.
The first is low latency. Changes in people and the environment require real-time perception and response, which requires chips to have high bandwidth and high access rates to support the real-time processing of multimodal sensing data.
The second is power consumption. Intelligent agents need to work continuously for long periods, so it is necessary to minimize power consumption and extend battery life through advanced process nodes, new architecture design, software toolchain optimization, and scenario-based custom development.
The third is reliability. Intelligent agents interact directly with the elderly, so safety requirements are extremely high. Huixi's R1 chip is designed to automotive-grade standards, with safety, stability, and lifespan far exceeding consumer-grade products, striving to operate without failure over the long term.
The fourth is data privacy. Elderly care scenarios involve a large amount of personal privacy data. Huixi proposes a combination of local collection and cloud-side desensitized computing to achieve intelligent analysis while protecting privacy.
In the future, model scale will continue to increase, but there are physical ceilings on end-side power consumption and computing power, so cloud-edge-device collaboration will become an inevitable trend. Specifically, the device side is responsible for real-time perception and rapid response, the edge side undertakes part of the inference and decision-making, and the cloud side performs large-scale model training and complex task collaboration. Huixi hopes to strengthen industry cooperation, leverage the advantages of partner enterprises in cloud computing, edge computing, and data centers, and jointly explore performance optimization, effect validation, and reliability testing of cloud-edge-device collaboration solutions. The reliability of automotive-grade chips, scenario-customized low-power design, and cloud-edge-device collaborative architecture can provide a stable, efficient, and safe computing foundation for elderly care robots, promoting intelligent elderly care from concept to large-scale deployment.

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"Puqian Women's Volleyball Team": Practicing with the Sea Breeze (I Exercise, I Am Happy)

By: 本报记者 董泽扬

In the evening, a touch of crimson glows at the edge of the sky, and the sea breeze blows across the volleyball court by the dock. As the lights come on, more and more lively figures appear.

"It's time — let's start training!" After a shout, the sound of ball strikes and laughter fills the air. Chen Yuyan, a volleyball enthusiast from Puqian Town, Wenchang City, Hainan, has formed the "Puqian Women's Volleyball Team" together with her neighbors. Whenever the heat of the day fades, the team members face the evening breeze and take to the court to train and compete.

Wenchang, known as the "Hometown of Volleyball," has a vibrant grassroots volleyball culture, and the "Village VA" is a tournament brand that has emerged there. Chen Yuyan, who runs a small seafood shop, is well known to locals for her volleyball skills, and has become famous online for promoting the sport and supporting volleyball events, earning her the nickname "Sister Red Fish."

Loving sports since childhood, returning to the "Hometown of Volleyball" after graduation

"She plays with real power (in Hainanese, 'gou li' — 'impressive')!" On the stone benches by the court, fellow villagers give Chen Yuyan the thumbs up. In people's eyes, Chen Yuyan is not only a skilled player but also a patient and meticulous coach.

"You see, your arms need to be squeezed together, your wrists pressed down, so you can bump the ball steadily." Gently tossing the ball, raising her shoulders and bracing her elbows, Chen Yuyan demonstrates the bumping technique to the "Puqian Women's Volleyball Team" members. For beginners, this is an error-prone move; but for Chen Yuyan, who has played volleyball for over a decade, bumping, blocking, and spiking are already muscle memory.

Chen Yuyan, now 29, had already grown to 1.6 meters by sixth grade in primary school. She was spotted by a teacher and later selected for the Wenchang Middle School volleyball team. This team, which had won awards in national competitions as early as 1958, ignited her interest and passion for volleyball. After graduating from Southwest University with a degree in sports training and teaching elsewhere for one year, Chen Yuyan chose to return to her hometown, hoping to use what she had learned to do something for her fellow villagers.

Leaping up, exerting force, completing a successful block — a burst of cheers rings out across the court, and the "Puqian Women's Volleyball Team" training session is in full swing.

"The veterans play better and better, and the newcomers are getting the hang of bumping and setting too." Chen Yuyan smiled and wiped the sweat from her face, her tone full of excitement. Everyone often plays until eleven or twelve at night, still reluctant to call it a day.

Day after day of training eventually pays off. In the recently concluded Puqian Town Women's Volleyball Tournament, the "Puqian Women's Volleyball Team" placed third out of 13 teams. "The ranking is secondary — the feeling of everyone coming together to play, fully immersed in the game, is what's truly exhilarating!" Chen Yuyan said.

Busy in the shop during the day, cheering from the stands at night

Beside the volleyball court of Puqian Town Central Primary School, the market stalls are bustling with people. Chen Yuyan's small seafood shop is tucked right into this lively scene. Drying fish, selling goods, and occasionally livestreaming on social media, Chen Yuyan is busy yet grounded, her movements revealing a capable efficiency.

"'Sister Red Fish,' come play!" Many people recognize Chen Yuyan and call out her new nickname. This year, when the Hainan (Wenchang) Township Volleyball League opened in Puqian Town, Chen Yuyan had already "called out" on social media, promising to bring dried red fish from her shop to the old friends on the court to cheer them on.

"The meaning of giving red fish is good fortune — wishing everyone smooth sailing." Carrying the dried red fish, Chen Yuyan made her way to the stands. That night, the Dongjiao Town Rocket Team was facing off against the Tan Niu Town Tianci Liangji (Heaven's Gift, Fine Chicken) Team. Powerful spikes and diving saves drew gasps from the elderly spectators, who even forgot to fan themselves.

Dongjiao Town Rocket Team player Fu Shisheng, who leaped up to block, is an old friend of Chen Yuyan's. "We won! We won!" The gong rang out thunderously as the Dongjiao Town Rocket Team took the match 3:0 — and also received a surprise from Chen Yuyan: dried red fish. "Winning the match and receiving local specialties — this victory is thoroughly satisfying!" Fu Shisheng said.

"Sister Red Fish" cheers for the men's teams and also often organizes the women to play against them. "They rely on power; we rely on technique. Everyone has their strengths, and we learn from each other." After congratulating her old friend on the victory and arranging a rematch, Chen Yuyan quickly locked in the upcoming training schedule. A single red fish ties together the daily livelihoods and sporting life of Wenchang's people.

Livestreaming to promote her hometown, teaching volleyball to get more people exercising

Thanks to the fame brought by the nickname "Sister Red Fish," Chen Yuyan has recently made many new friends. On the court, there are no occupational limits and no age boundaries — only making friends through volleyball and sharing common interests.

Female students on summer vacation, village committee members who have finished their village duties, vegetable vendors who have closed up their stalls... During the day, they may not know each other, each living their own separate lives, but at night, they all become teammates on this court, sharing one name — lovers of volleyball.

Now, with the "Village VA" tournaments being held one after another, culture, sports, and tourism are deeply integrated. Chen Yuyan's dried red fish and Puqian Town's zaopo vinegar (fermented rice vinegar) have traveled farther afield along with the sound of volleyball spikes. The sports events have not only ignited the villagers' passion for fitness but also boosted the town's visibility, allowing visitors to savor the local customs and culture while experiencing the charm of volleyball.

Recently, Chen Yuyan has been busier than ever: livestreaming at her stall to let more people learn about her hometown; teaching volleyball at the court to give more enthusiasts a chance to play. "In the future, I hope more people will follow volleyball, fall in love with it, experience the joy of sports, and gain health and friendship along the way," Chen Yuyan said.

The final whistle blows, and Chen Yuyan leaves the court along with the reluctant spectators. From the bustling everyday world of the day to the passionate court at night, a sporting life is filled with shouts and laughter, echoing through the coconut groves along with the waves and the evening breeze.

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After eight years, China wins men's doubles gold again

By: 孙龙飞 马博文

On the evening of August 23, the 2026 World Badminton Championships concluded in New Delhi, India. In the men's doubles final, the Chinese pair of Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang defeated the Malaysian pair of Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik in straight games to claim the title, marking China's first men's doubles gold at the World Championships in eight years. At this edition of the tournament, China secured 1 gold, 2 silver, and 3 bronze medals.

The men's doubles final was the last of the five events that day. Earlier, China had lost the mixed doubles and women's doubles finals in succession. When the pressure fell on the shoulders of Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang, they had only one thought: focus on themselves. Facing the 2022 World Championship-winning pair, Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang quickly found their rhythm, striking decisively, rotating swiftly, and coordinating seamlessly, winning 21:17, 21:16.

The moment the score was set, Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang lay flat on the court in excitement, then rose to embrace their coaches. Their path to the title was not 一帆风顺 (yī fān fēng shùn - "one sail, smooth wind," plain sailing, without setbacks): after a first-round bye, the next two rounds both went to deciding games before they advanced by narrow margins. From the quarterfinals onward, they defeated the host pair and the Chinese Taipei pair in succession, their form improving steadily. In the end, Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang reached a World Championship final for the first time and together claimed their first individual world title.

The Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang pair had won bronze at the 2023 Copenhagen World Championships and silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Since then, they had produced few standout results in individual events and faced considerable pressure. "This championship is no small breakthrough, and it is very important to us," Liang Weikeng said candidly, adding that they needed to keep rediscovering confidence and sharpness on the court.

China's overall performance at this World Championships was less than satisfactory. In mixed doubles, the Chinese pair of Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping took silver, while Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin claimed bronze. In women's doubles, defending champions Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning earned silver, and Li Yijing/Luo Xumin took bronze. Wang Zhiyi lost in the women's singles semifinals to eventual champion An Se-young of South Korea, settling for bronze. China's men's singles was stopped at the round of 16. Next, the team will compete in the China Masters and prepare for the Asian Games. The recovery and adjustment during this period will be crucial to coping with the high-intensity competitions ahead.

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Wang Pengbo sets world youth best in men's long jump this season

Rizhao, August 24 (Reporter Liu Shuoyang) — On the 24th, the Second National Youth Track and Field Games entered its second competition day. In the men's long jump final held that morning, Shandong team athlete Wang Pengbo won the championship with a result of 8.10 meters, while greatly improving the season's world youth (U18) best performance in this event.

At the inaugural edition of this event in 2025, Wang Pengbo, born in 2009, won the gold medal in the men's long jump team event together with his teammates, though his individual performance was lacking. In this edition of the competition, Wang Pengbo jumped a solid 7.56 meters on his first attempt, and on his third jump produced 8.10 meters in one go, ultimately winning the championship on the strength of this result. Zhejiang team's Wang Junjie won the silver medal with a final jump of 7.70 meters, also improving his personal best, while Jiangsu team's Li Yifan took the bronze with a result of 7.59 meters.

Wang Pengbo's previous personal best was 7.45 meters, set at the inaugural edition of this event in 2025. The 8.10-meter result refreshed the season's world youth best in the men's long jump; the previous best was 7.85 meters, jumped by Chinese athlete Yuan Lei in April this year.

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Youth basketball competition pathways further improved

By: 王 亮 陈添洁

The 2026 National U15 Youth Basketball League Men's Finals (hereinafter referred to as the "U15 National Finals") recently concluded in Jinjiang, Fujian. After seven days of intense competition, the Hainan team claimed the championship, with the Hebei team and the Huipu Experimental Middle School team taking second and third place respectively.

In this edition of the tournament, the diversity of participating teams became a major highlight. Last year, the event established a competition system spanning grassroots competitions, regional competitions, and the national finals, and incorporated the China Junior High School Basketball League into the overall competition framework, giving teams from different training pathways the opportunity to compete on the same court. This year, the competition system was further optimized, with finals berths dynamically allocated based on factors such as overall performance in the previous year's competitions, allowing more outstanding teams to earn promotion opportunities. At the same time, the top 12 teams from the U15 National Finals will also be further linked to the next year's higher age-group competitions. A relevant official from the Chinese Basketball Association noted that from the horizontal connectivity among teams from different training pathways to the vertical linkage between competitions of different age groups, a more complete youth basketball competition pathway is gradually taking shape.

On the stage of the men's U-series national competitions, the Hebei team has made notable progress. In this edition of the tournament, the Hebei team led by more than 10 points at one stage in the final. Last year, however, they were stopped at the regional competition stage and failed to qualify for the national finals. Head coach Wang Peng believes that in the U15 National Finals, teams from different training systems have distinct styles, and learning from one another is of great help to player development.

Among the 16 participating teams in the finals, the Changzhou Sports School team was the only team from a local sports school. Last year, this team won the overall championship in the men's division of the National U14 Youth Basketball League, and this year they advanced to the semifinals, demonstrating considerable overall strength. Head coach Chen Yanjun explained that sports-education integrated training is a distinctive feature of this team, with many players enrolled at Changzhou Experimental Junior High School. It is reported that the local area has implemented the "city team run by schools" and "city-school joint operation" models, which help sports schools broaden their talent selection sources. Li Wenxuan, who stands over 1.9 meters tall, plays guard and is the team's main scorer. He said that the team normally trains only full-day on Saturdays, and on other days trains for a little over two hours each day, making every effort to ensure players' cultural coursework is not neglected.

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Harbin creates new model for deep integration of sports, summer retreat, and cultural tourism

To thoroughly implement the work deployment of the 2026 Heilongjiang Province Summer Heat-Escape Tourism "Hundred-Day Action" (百日行动), Harbin City relies on its golden signboards of "City of Olympic Champions" and "City of Two Asian Winter Games" to innovatively create a new model of deeply integrated development of "sports + heat-escape + culture and tourism." This year, Harbin City plans to carry out more than 300 mass sports activities, building a national fitness supply system that runs uninterrupted through all four seasons and covers both urban and rural areas, allowing the Ice City, Summer Capital to radiate new urban brilliance through sports heat, cultural tourism depth, and ecological warmth.

Dense layout of events across the entire region, activating new momentum for heat-escape consumption

The 2026 Heilongjiang Province Summer Heat-Escape Tourism "Hundred-Day Action" officially commenced on July 1 and will continue until October 8. During this period, Harbin City focuses on building an event system covering urban and rural areas with full public participation, comprehensively igniting a summer wave of national fitness, event viewing, and heat-escape. The city will hold 17 key mass sports events at or above the municipal level and more than 70 county (city)-level characteristic sports activities, covering more than 10 categories of sports that the masses 喜闻乐见 (xǐ wén lè jiàn - "delight in hearing and seeing," loved and enjoyed by all), including football, marathon, taekwondo, ice hockey, and boxing. It is expected to attract tens of thousands of athletes to compete and drive nearly 200,000 citizens and tourists to watch the events. At the same time, Harbin continues to deepen the coordinated development of culture, sports, tourism, and commerce, linking high-quality resources such as scenic areas, hotels, commercial districts, and time-honored brands, committed to converting event traffic into cultural tourism consumption growth, achieving the virtuous cycle of hosting events, gathering popularity, prospering culture and tourism, and promoting consumption.

Headline events make a major splash, creating a new cultural tourism business card for the city

The 2026 Northeast China Urban Football League (abbreviated as "Northeast Super"), as the core self-owned IP event of the three provinces and one autonomous region of Northeast China, runs from May through October. During the event period, Harbin simultaneously carries out supporting activities such as fan cheering, urban cultural tourism displays, and local quality product exhibitions, using football to build a bridge for regional exchange and creating an integrated summer culture-sports-tourism fusion new scene of "watching events and escaping heat, playing and consuming." The 2026 Harbin Marathon will start with the firing of the starting gun on September 13. The race course links the city's core cultural tourism landmarks, expected to attract 30,000 runners to race through the cool Ice City, with supporting events including a Marathon Expo and urban cultural tourism experience activities, continuously amplifying the radiating effect of the brand event, displaying the city's landscape in panoramic fashion, and constructing a new tourism model of "participating in competition and sightseeing, heat-escape and leisure, and touring the entire region."

Local events take root among the masses, painting a new picture of national fitness

The "Ice and Snow World Cup" 2026 Harbin Second Urban Football Super Cup has already commenced on July 4 at Harbin Ice and Snow World (冰雪大世界), with 24 amateur teams bringing 68 exciting matches, open to the public free of charge throughout, achieving deep integration of ice and snow scenic area resources with mass sports activities. The First National Cross-Country Ski-Rolling Youth Series (Yabuli Station) (亚布力) and the Yunliang River Valley Campground Dry-Land Roller Skating Friendship Match (运粮河谷) combine with outdoor camping leisure formats, relying on mountain and forest outdoor resources to create suburban culture-sports-tourism leisure scenes.

Relying on the venue resource advantages of the Asian Winter Games, Harbin has simultaneously launched two Asian ice and snow youth training camps for short track speed skating and figure skating this summer, unlocking new summer ice and snow experiences. On July 28, the opening ceremony of the Asian Figure Skating Youth Training Camp was held at the Harbin Ice Hockey Rink. The Olympic Council of Asia, the International Skating Union, and the Harbin Municipal People's Government signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation, building a long-term and stable platform for Asian ice and snow sports exchange and cooperation.

Sports events ignite the vitality of the Summer Capital, ice and snow heritage fully displays the charm of the Ice City, international exchange builds bridges of friendship, and culture, sports, tourism, and commerce deeply integrate and coexist. Harbin, the "Ice City, Summer Capital," unlocks new scenes of cultural tourism integration in all dimensions.

Data source: Publicity Department of the CPC Harbin Municipal Committee (中共哈尔滨市委宣传部)

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Editor: Gong Yuhua, Shi Zhe, Cao Jiwei

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Benin Actively Develops Specialty Tropical Pineapple Industry (First-hand Report)

By: 本报记者 黄培昭

The warm, moist air from the Gulf of Guinea drifts across the Allada Plateau in southern Benin, where row upon row of pineapple plants spread across the undulating terrain. Their sword-shaped leaves extend outward in layers, and club-shaped fruits half-hidden among the foliage give off a distinctive sweetness. These fruits, which locals call "pain de sucre" (sweet bread), carry the hopes and harvest of tens of thousands of Beninese farming households after a year of hard work.

As Africa's fourth-largest pineapple exporter, Benin has a national pineapple cultivation area of over 6,000 hectares, with annual output stable at around 400,000 tonnes, accounting for approximately 5% of agricultural output value and directly or indirectly supporting the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people. Benin's "pain de sucre" pineapple is also the country's first agricultural product to obtain geographical indication certification from the African Intellectual Property Organization. Now, riding on the dividend of zero tariffs, it is further entering the Chinese market. Benin's Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Kossi Gaston Dossouhoui, told reporters that the Beninese government is making sustained efforts around the principles of "guaranteeing quality, building systems, expanding exports, and increasing revenue" to unleash greater development momentum in the pineapple specialty industry.

Natural Endowment:
Highland Red Soil Tempers a Distinctive Sweetness

Benin is located in West Africa between the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer. Regulated by oceanic air currents, it is warm and humid year-round. The southern Allada Plateau enjoys abundant sunshine and ample rainfall, with an average annual temperature of 22 to 24 degrees Celsius, ambient humidity between 65% and 95%, gentle diurnal temperature variation, and loose, well-aerated red soil rich in minerals — all of which provide a suitable growing environment for the "pain de sucre" pineapple.

At a plantation on the outskirts of Allada town, 58-year-old grower Bonou is bending to his work. With practiced ease, he parts the sharp sword-shaped leaves, cups a plump pineapple in both hands, and gives it a gentle twist — the fruit comes cleanly away from the stalk. A knife slices through the green-tinged skin, revealing the creamy, lustrous white flesh in full. "Pineapples elsewhere have yellowish flesh and need to be soaked in salt water before eating. Our 'pain de sucre' can be eaten straight after peeling." Bonou has grown pineapples for over 30 years, expanding from an initial plot of less than 1 hectare to an orchard of nearly 6 hectares. During the busy season, the orchard can absorb more than 200 villagers from the surrounding area for additional income.

Unlike the round pineapples commonly seen on the market, the "pain de sucre" pineapple is elongated in shape, and even when ripe, its skin remains largely green, which can easily lead people to mistake it for unripe fruit. Its flesh is white and fine-textured, low in acidity and high in sweetness, and can be eaten directly. Noël, a representative of the National Federation of Pineapple Producers' Cooperatives of Benin, explained that Benin's pineapples are dominated by the "pain de sucre" variety, which accounts for 90% of total plantings, with a small proportion of Cayenne-type pineapples grown alongside. The distinctive flavor and quality of "pain de sucre" have secured it a firm place in the international fresh fruit market.

Policy Paving the Way:
Building the Foundation of the Industrial Chain on Multiple Fronts

For a long time, "pain de sucre" pineapple cultivation was relatively scattered, dominated by small and medium-sized farming households, with generally modest planting scales and uneven levels of standardized cultivation. When harvest season coincided with poor sales channels, large quantities of ripe pineapples could not be transported in time and could only be absorbed locally or left to rot in the fields. "In the past, the better the harvest, the more anxious we sometimes felt. Watching all those fine fruits lying in the fields with no market to go to — it really weighed on my heart," Bonou lamented.

To change this situation, the Beninese government has in recent years introduced a series of policies and measures to push the pineapple industry toward standardization and industrialization. Relying on the National Federation of Pineapple Producers' Cooperatives of Benin to coordinate the efforts of growers, processors, and exporters, it is working to shore up the industry's weak links across multiple dimensions, including variety management, field management, post-harvest handling, quality traceability, and export support.

To safeguard the fruit quality of the geographical indication product, Benin has designated core suitable cultivation areas such as Allada and Mono Department, strictly controlling the scope of the original production area of "pain de sucre" pineapples. It conducts regular technical training for growers at large, popularizing practical methods such as green pest and disease control and scientific fertilization, and gradually phasing out backward, extensive cultivation practices. The government, together with multilateral institutions, is advancing a project to renew old orchards, renovating thousands of hectares of aging pineapple plantations. In response to the past problems of smallholders picking at will and poor control over ripeness, the industry has uniformly established a Brix index for harvest, and only fruit meeting the standard is permitted to enter the export supply chain.

In response to weak post-harvest handling and insufficient cold-chain supply, Benin is continuously increasing investment, upgrading sorting and packaging facilities, and supporting the construction of two new packaging and processing plants qualified for export to China. Export-grade pineapples must pass multiple rounds of screening, with strict thresholds set for fruit shape, crown integrity, and skin blemishes. Fruit with bruising, black spots, or poor development is rejected. The remaining fruit then undergoes cleaning and sterilization, grading, and packing, while short-distance cold-chain storage is established to reduce losses in transporting fresh fruit from orchard to airport. The government has simultaneously built a fruit traceability system, registering export orchards so that every batch of pineapples sold abroad can be traced back to the specific planting plot.

Noël explained that Benin is making efforts to extend its local industrial chain rather than relying solely on fresh fruit exports. Local factories process a portion of the fresh fruit into dried pineapple, juice, pulp, and vinegar — some for the domestic consumer market and some for sale to neighboring countries. At present, the industry still faces some practical difficulties, including the limited overall scale of local deep processing and insufficient high-end processing capacity; the international market has long been dominated by Europe as the primary export destination, leaving the market structure relatively undiversified; and most smallholders have limited funds, making it difficult for them to expand planting or purchase production equipment. Gèdèbé, head of Tilou Fruit Company, admitted that opening up more diversified overseas markets is the key to the entire pineapple industry's breakthrough.

Crossing Mountains and Seas:
The Zero-Tariff Dividend Opens a New Export Track

In September 2023, China and Benin signed a protocol on phytosanitary requirements for the export of fresh Beninese pineapples to China, and Beninese pineapples officially obtained the quarantine clearance to enter the Chinese market. In November of the same year, the first batch of approximately 1 tonne of Benin's "pain de sucre" pineapples appeared at the sixth China International Import Expo, where their distinctive taste quickly attracted the attention of a large number of buyers. A fruit from the West African highlands thus began its journey of more than 17,000 kilometers to China.

On May 1, 2026, China officially implemented a comprehensive zero-tariff policy for the 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations. The elimination of tariff barriers has genuinely reduced trade costs and injected strong momentum into the export of Benin's entire pineapple industry. Gèdèbé noted that since the zero-tariff policy took effect, taxes and fees at various stages have been substantially reduced, giving enterprises greater room to maneuver: on the one hand, they can expand the scale of fresh fruit procurement and offer growers more favorable purchasing prices; on the other hand, they can optimize air cold-chain transport solutions and reduce losses of fresh fruit during long-distance transoceanic shipping. More and more local growers, processing plants, and traders are turning their eyes to China's super-large-scale consumer market. Many orchards are proactively aligning with Chinese quarantine standards, completing orchard registration, standardizing agricultural records and pest and disease management, and striving to obtain export codes for shipment to China.

In Cotonou, Benin's largest city and economic capital, Beninese pineapple exporter Rodolphe did some arithmetic for reporters: during the export process, after issuing an invoice and ticking the "export" option, the 18% value-added tax and other taxes automatically fall to zero. "This greatly lightens our burden. The Chinese market is huge, and Beninese growers are seizing the market opportunity," Rodolphe said.

To adapt to the Chinese market, Benin is continuously refining and upgrading its export supply chain. From fruit picking, screening and sterilization, and constant-temperature packing, to transshipment by cargo flights to China, the entire process operates under temperature control to lock in the fruit's natural freshness and sweetness to the greatest extent possible. Rodolphe acknowledged that from site selection to soil fertility monitoring, from pest and disease surveillance to cold-chain transport, every link is backed by technology. "We conduct laboratory analysis of the fruit to ensure it fully complies with international safety standards. The export standard requires pineapple sweetness to be no less than 15 degrees Brix, which means every pineapple exported must be an 'honor student.'"

"The Chinese market has brought us not just sales channels, but has also driven the upgrading and improvement of our entire industry," Noël said. To meet China's quarantine and quality standards, Benin has completed the standardization and transformation of the entire chain of production, sorting, and traceability. The benefits extend beyond the pineapples destined for export — the management level of the entire domestic industry has been raised as well. "The Beninese side hopes to use the pineapple industry as a breakthrough to drive the upgrading of Benin's agricultural industry and translate the potential of agricultural cooperation into momentum for national economic development," Dossouhoui said. Relying on the zero-tariff policy dividend, Benin's pineapples are expected to continue expanding the scale of exports to China, while also driving the export of more specialty agricultural products and genuinely improving the well-being of hundreds of thousands of smallholder farming households.

A single small pineapple has built a "sweet bond" between the red soil of West Africa and the Chinese market. In the simple hopes of Benin's fruit growers, this sweetness from the African continent will continue to ride the east wind of China-Africa cooperation and reach an ever wider market.

(Our newspaper, Cotonou, Benin)

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Laos takes multiple measures to promote steady economic growth

By: 本报记者 杨 一

According to the latest data from the Lao government, Laos's economy grew by 5% in the first half of 2026. The Lao government has set targets of 5.5% annual economic growth and per capita gross national income of US$2,101 for the full year. Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone stated that against the backdrop of increasing uncertainty in the external environment, the Lao government will continue to strengthen macroeconomic management to ensure the smooth achievement of the year's economic and social development goals. Improving the investment environment, developing the digital economy, and strengthening infrastructure construction are the work priorities this year.

Agriculture is an important pillar of the Lao economy, playing a significant role in ensuring food security, absorbing employment, increasing farmers' income, and promoting agricultural product exports. In the first half of this year, Laos's agriculture and forestry sector grew by 4.3%, with exports exceeding US$1 billion, completing 53% of the government's full-year target. To promote agricultural trade facilitation, the "Laos Agriculture Link" (老挝农业链接) digital platform was officially launched at the end of May, aiming to improve agricultural trade efficiency and facilitate enterprises' agricultural product trade by reducing paperwork and strengthening supply chain supervision.

The service sector grew by 5.3% year-on-year, with value added accounting for approximately 37.2% of Laos's gross domestic product. Driven by the construction and manufacturing sectors, Laos's industry grew by 5.1% year-on-year, with wood processing, metal processing, and machinery manufacturing performing well. The Lao government plans to further advance e-government, simplify approval procedures, attract more investment, promote clean energy development and e-commerce platform construction, and support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, while strengthening fiscal revenue collection and management and public debt management to improve the sustainability of fiscal policy.

Laos attaches great importance to expanding export earnings, including promoting the linkage between agricultural and livestock products and processing and cold-chain warehousing to increase product value-added, with a target of US$1.9 billion in foreign exchange earnings; setting the mineral export earnings target at US$2.1859 billion; improving water conservancy and hydropower construction and promoting large hydropower stations to generate at full capacity during the rainy season, with a target of exporting approximately US$2.83 billion in clean electricity to neighboring countries.

Laos has 84 categories of agricultural and livestock products approved for export to China, Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia, broadening broader markets for Lao farmers and export enterprises. Not long ago, Laos and Cambodia launched a new mechanism for the export and transit of plants and plant products, allowing Cambodian agricultural products such as durian, longan, rice, and cassava to be transshipped through Laos to China. According to relevant agreements, Lao products such as rice, coffee, blueberries, cabbage, and tamarind can also be exported directly to Cambodia.

Khwima Nthara, World Bank Country Manager for Laos, stated that in recent years, Laos has accelerated reforms, rebuilt foreign exchange reserves, and stabilized the exchange rate, enhancing economic development resilience and driving employment growth. The World Bank's recently released Laos Economic Monitor report believes that Laos's economy will maintain moderate growth momentum throughout 2026.

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Global Scan

Iran Says Response Plans Have Been Formulated for Various Hostile Actions by the United States

According to Xinhua News Agency, Tehran, August 23 (reporters Chen Xiao, Shadati) According to Iran's Tasnim News Agency on the 23rd, the spokesperson of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran, Mohebi, said that day that Iran has formulated response plans for various hostile actions by the United States, including responses to economic pressure.

Mohebi said at a press conference held in the northern Iranian city of Karaj that the United States recently announced it would launch a "most severe economic war" against Iran, and this statement in fact shows that the U.S. side has failed to achieve its goals in the military field. He said the United States has imposed economic sanctions on Iran for 47 years, and the current statement about an "economic war" is intended to exert psychological influence on the Iranian people.

Mohebi said the Iranian side has formulated plans to deal with the adverse effects of the "economic war" and will continue to conduct economic exchanges with other countries "right under America's eyes" and circumvent U.S. restrictions. He claimed that Iran has "no worries" in the economic field, and the effects of the relevant measures will become apparent in the near future.

WHO: Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Enters "Decisive Moment"

Xinhua News Agency, Kinshasa, August 24 (reporter Shi Yu) The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa said on the 24th that the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has lasted more than 100 days, the virus is still spreading faster than prevention and control efforts are progressing, and the outbreak has entered a "decisive moment" requiring a major strengthening of prevention and control efforts.

In a communiqué issued that day, the agency said the current outbreak has become the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Director of the WHO Regional Office for Africa, Mohamed Jannabi, said the current outbreak has entered a "decisive moment," and the prevention and control progress over the past three months shows that intensified action can achieve results, but gradual improvement alone is far from sufficient; the prevention and control choices made now will determine how quickly this outbreak is brought under control.

The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is caused by the Bundibugyo type of Ebola virus, for which there is currently no vaccine or specific therapy. The communiqué also said that clinical trials of potential treatments for the Bundibugyo type of Ebola virus and evaluation of candidate vaccines are currently advancing steadily. The first molecular diagnostic testing tool for the Bundibugyo type of Ebola virus to receive WHO Emergency Use Listing has also been put into use.

According to the latest outbreak report released by the health authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the 24th, as of the 22nd, the country had reported a cumulative total of 5,514 confirmed Ebola cases, including 2,642 deaths and 1,200 cured cases, with a case fatality rate of 47.9%.

Japan's Nuclear-Contaminated Water Discharge Exceeds 170,000 Tons in 3 Years

According to Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, August 24 — On the 24th, the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) reached the full mark of 3 years, with a total of 22 rounds of nuclear-contaminated water discharge carried out to date, and a cumulative discharge volume of approximately 173,000 tons.

According to TEPCO data, as of the 13th of this month, the storage tanks at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station still held approximately 1.235 million tons of nuclear-contaminated water, a reduction of only about 8% compared with before the discharge began. TEPCO's target is to complete the decommissioning of the nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station by 2051, and it is expected that the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water will also continue until 2051.

The President of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations of Japan, Sakamoto Masanobu, issued a statement on the 23rd saying that with regard to the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water into the sea, which has not gained the understanding of fishery workers and the public, the Federation's opposition stance has never changed.

Death Toll from Strong Earthquake in Indonesia Rises to 100

According to Xinhua News Agency, Jakarta, August 24 (reporter Li Sibo) Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency said on the 24th that the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that occurred in waters near East Nusa Tenggara Province on August 15 has caused 100 deaths and 1,603 injuries, and more than 180,000 people remain in evacuation status.

The head of Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency, Suharyanto, said at an online press conference held that day that relevant departments are continuously delivering relief supplies to those affected, including providing assistance to evacuees in remote areas. He also said that 6,409 aftershocks have been recorded so far, of which 33 had a magnitude of 5.0 or above, and the strongest aftershock was magnitude 6.2. In recent days, aftershock activity has generally shown a weakening trend.

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EU Climate Agency: Global Daily Average Sea Surface Temperature Sets New Historical Record

据新华社布鲁塞尔8月24日电 （记者张兆卿、张馨文）欧盟气候监测机构哥白尼气候变化服务局24日发布公报说，全球日平均海洋表面温度22日达到21.10摄氏度，超过2024年3月创下的21.09摄氏度的纪录，成为有记录以来的最高值。

According to Xinhua News Agency, Brussels, August 24 (Reporters Zhang Zhaoqing, Zhang Xinwen) — The EU climate monitoring agency, the Copernicus Climate Change Service, issued a bulletin on the 24th stating that the global daily average ocean surface temperature reached 21.10 degrees Celsius on the 22nd, surpassing the record of 21.09 degrees Celsius set in March 2024, becoming the highest value on record.

公报说，全球海表温度通常在南半球夏季结束后的3月至4月达到最高水平，但此次高温纪录出现在8月，这尤其值得关注。2026年以来，南纬60度至北纬60度之间的全球海洋表面平均温度在多个月份出现创纪录或接近纪录的高温，凸显全球大部分海域持续偏暖的态势。

The bulletin said that global sea surface temperatures typically reach their highest level in March to April after the end of the Southern Hemisphere summer, but this high-temperature record appeared in August, which is particularly noteworthy. Since 2026, the average global ocean surface temperature between 60 degrees south latitude and 60 degrees north latitude has seen record or near-record high temperatures in multiple months, highlighting the sustained warming trend across most of the world's sea areas.

欧洲中期天气预报中心气候战略负责人萨曼莎·伯吉斯说，这一新纪录再次表明，海洋正承受日益加剧的压力。当前正在发展的厄尔尼诺现象进一步推高海洋温度。随着海洋持续变暖，海洋生态系统和沿海社区面临的风险也在增加。全球海洋热浪天数增加对海洋生态系统及依赖海洋资源的社区造成越来越大的压力。

Samantha Burgess, head of climate strategy at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, said that this new record once again shows that the oceans are under intensifying pressure. The currently developing El Niño phenomenon is further pushing up ocean temperatures. As the oceans continue to warm, the risks faced by marine ecosystems and coastal communities are also increasing. The increase in the number of days of global marine heatwaves is placing ever greater pressure on marine ecosystems and on communities that depend on ocean resources.

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Photo Report

On August 23, the ancient French town of Provins celebrated its harvest festival, with activities including a flower float parade, traditional threshing demonstrations, vintage tractor displays, and folk singing and dancing. The photo shows the flower float parade at the Provins harvest festival.
　　Xinhua News Agency photographer  Wu Huiwo

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Nordic countries consider restarting nuclear power construction

By: 本报记者 徐 馨

Recently, Sweden's largest power company, Vattenfall, announced that it has selected Britain's Rolls-Royce to build three small modular reactors on Sweden's west coast, with a total installed capacity of approximately 1,410 megawatts and annual power generation of approximately 12 terawatt-hours, accounting for about 8 percent of Sweden's national annual electricity consumption. The first unit is expected to begin operation around 2035. This is Sweden's first new nuclear power project in more than 40 years, marking the official resumption of nuclear power construction.
A report recently released by the Nordic Energy Research, which operates under the Nordic Council of Ministers, predicts that by the middle of this century, electricity demand in the Nordic countries will grow by 1.2 to 2.6 times. Amid the energy crisis triggered by global geopolitical conflicts, the trend of nuclear power revival in multiple Nordic countries is evident.
The Swedish government amended its energy policy in 2023, ending nearly 40 years of restrictive policies on nuclear power and removing the cap of a maximum of 10 reactors nationwide. In 2025, Sweden's tenth national report submitted under the Convention on Nuclear Safety stated that Sweden is reforming the licensing and approval system for new reactors, improving the nuclear waste management system and emergency preparedness mechanisms, and has passed legislation to establish investment financing and risk-sharing mechanisms for nuclear power. Swedish Climate and Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari stated that the Swedish government is currently taking comprehensive measures to promote the construction and commissioning of new reactors while ensuring safety, security, and safeguards.
Denmark currently prohibits the construction of nuclear power facilities by law. In January 2026, the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities officially issued the Terms of Reference for Analysis of New Nuclear Energy Technologies, focusing on the technological maturity of new nuclear technologies, the legal amendments required for nuclear power construction, the nuclear safety regulatory system, radioactive waste management, human resources, and the assessment of integrating nuclear power into Denmark's energy system. A decision on whether to amend the nuclear power ban in the future will be made on this basis.
Discussions on small modular reactors are also heating up in Norway. The Norwegian Nuclear Energy Company, established in 2022, has put forward multiple small modular reactor concepts. In February this year, the Norwegian Ministry of Energy officially approved the environmental impact assessment for an industrial park project in central Norway, marking the first time a commercial nuclear power plant in Norway has entered this stage.
In terms of technological routes, small modular reactors are favored by Nordic countries because of their relatively short construction periods and small unit capacity, making them suitable for industrial applications. The LDR-50 reactor launched by Finnish technology company Steady Energy has carbon dioxide emissions of only 2.4 grams per kilowatt-hour, equivalent to 0.85 percent of natural gas fuel carbon emissions and 0.47 percent of coal. At the same time, the reactor operates at temperatures and pressures far lower than traditional nuclear power plants, can be built underground, and offers greater safety guarantees. Currently, Steady Energy has reached agreements for the construction of 15 reactors in Finland and is expanding its business to Sweden, Poland, and the Baltic states. Construction of the first reactor is expected to begin as early as 2029.
The report released by Nordic Energy Research shows that hydropower remains the main source of electricity in the Nordic countries. Wind and solar power are growing rapidly but are susceptible to weather conditions. In response, the Nordic countries are building a complementary model of "nuclear power plus renewable energy." Victoria Neiman, a relevant official in charge of the power system at the Swedish national grid, stated that current electricity demand is growing, and onshore wind and solar power are currently the fastest and most cost-effective alternatives, while nuclear and hydroelectric power can provide long-term capacity for the power system, ensure supply security, and enhance its robustness. Harry Värjonen, Executive Director of the Finnish Nuclear Energy Association, believes that the Nordic countries' renewed focus on nuclear energy is not a short-term policy but a response to long-term transformation of the energy system.

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Editor: Zou Zhipeng, Zhang Huizhong, Chu Jun

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Foshan: An ancient Lingnan city that dares to be first (Chinese cities through foreign eyes)

By: 本报记者 宋亦然 李 纵

Located in the hinterland of the Pearl River Delta, Foshan, Guangdong, is a national historical and cultural city named after the Tang Dynasty. It is an important birthplace of Lingnan Guangfu culture and has been a major town where merchants gathered and industries flourished since ancient times. Today, upholding the reform and innovation spirit of "daring to taste the first sip of soup," Foshan has become a national innovative city. It has nurtured two trillion-yuan-level industrial clusters in equipment manufacturing and pan-home furnishing, along with a number of hundred-billion-yuan-level industrial clusters, and "wherever there is a home, there is Foshan-made" is renowned worldwide. Stepping into Foshan, where tradition and modernity blend, one feels the dual charm of Lingnan ancient charm and a famous manufacturing city.

Industry builds the foundation; the business environment supports entrepreneurial dreams

"All I could see were furniture malls—it was stunning!" More than ten years ago, Zheng Hong, a young Tajik man studying in China, first came to Lecong Town in Foshan to help a classmate purchase furniture. Seeing more than 180 furniture malls stretching over ten miles along the national highway, he was amazed that a city could form such a vast and finely woven production and sales network around a single industry.

Today, furniture has kept Zheng Hong in Foshan. In 2024, he founded the "Laowai Shuo Jiaju" (Foreigners Talk Furniture) brand in Foshan, providing overseas clients with one-stop furniture export services from material selection and logistics coordination to cross-border marketing, becoming one of the 1.72 million business entities here. Although he does not own a furniture factory, Zheng Hong has built a thriving furniture business in Foshan, and the secret lies in the "old family foundation" accumulated by this city over decades.

Since the reform and opening up, specialized towns such as Lecong have gradually grown and expanded. In today's Foshan, from raw materials such as timber and hardware to every link of design, production, display, warehousing, and logistics, everything complements each other and is tightly interlocked within a small space. Behind the trillion-yuan-level industrial cluster is a vast industrial network accumulated over decades. Lecong Town alone gathers more than 10,000 furniture industry merchants and over 2,600 manufacturing enterprises, facilitating annual transactions exceeding 80 billion yuan, with products covering 99% of the world's furniture categories.

For Zheng Hong, he does not need to control the production process himself; he only needs to find suitable partners to quickly connect overseas clients' personalized needs to the local industrial chain. "Clients often tell me that in the past, decorating required running around everywhere, but now everything can be done in one stop in Foshan," Zheng Hong said. Foshan's continuously iterating enterprise service system concentrates service resources that were previously scattered across different departments and professional institutions for enterprises, facilitating his familiarity with industry rules and expansion of cooperation networks.

To create a stable, fair, transparent, and predictable first-class business environment, serving manufacturing-led development and high-quality growth, over the past five years, Foshan has launched a total of 123 "small-cut" reform initiatives around the full lifecycle needs of enterprises. Especially since last year, Foshan has focused on application scenarios, innovation and entrepreneurship, cross-border trade, and overseas expansion services that enterprises currently care about, highlighting the construction of an industrial business environment and promoting a shift in enterprise-related services from "giving whatever we have" to "giving whatever enterprises need," and from competing on preferential policies to competing on service ecosystems.

"For an entrepreneur like me, this means I don't have to rely solely on myself to grope through the vast market, but can leverage government departments, industry associations, and professional service institutions to find solutions," Zheng Hong said.

Currently, Foshan furniture is exported to more than 100 countries and regions. In the first half of 2026, Foshan's furniture exports reached 10.21 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 11.8%. As new technologies and solutions such as digital design, flexible production, and intelligent manufacturing continue to enter traditional industries like furniture, home appliances, and ceramics, "Foshan Manufacturing" is extending from simply providing products to design, branding, and comprehensive solutions. Zheng Hong has established his own furniture showroom in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, showcasing Eastern aesthetics from Foshan to his compatriots. "More than ten years ago, I came to Foshan with a dream. Now, I want to build a 'bridge' from Foshan to the world," he said.

Innovation gathers strength; frontier technology attracts talent from all directions

If Zheng Hong represents how Foshan continuously creates new value from traditional industries, then in the eyes of Danish scientist Mathias Uller Rothmann, Foshan's frontier technological innovation is nurturing a new future.

Magnify, observe, analyze... At the Foshan Xianhu Laboratory, Mathias's daily work often begins with a piece of material under the microscope. When he came to Foshan four years ago, he did not expect that a city that first reminded him of traditional manufacturing industries such as furniture, home appliances, and ceramics would provide such vast space for his research. "This is the best research facility I have ever seen, but what this city has brought to me is far more shocking than just an advanced laboratory."

Mathias comes from Denmark and is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, having深耕 the field of perovskite solar cell research for many years. What truly attracted him to Foshan was not only the advanced research facilities but also the strong industrial strength beyond the laboratory. "Here, traditional manufacturing and frontier technology are not separated," Mathias said. The large number of enterprises, engineering technicians, production equipment, and application scenarios accumulated by the Pearl River Delta manufacturing cluster allow researchers to bring frontline industrial problems back to the laboratory and then test research results under conditions closer to actual production.

As of the first half of 2026, Foshan has 126,600 industrial enterprises, including 10,600 above-scale industrial enterprises and 138 provincial-level or above manufacturing single-champion enterprises. In recent years, Foshan has increased investment in technological transformation and has been designated as a national pilot city for digital transformation of SMEs and a pilot city for technological transformation of manufacturing. Currently, the city has built 25 concept verification centers and 91 pilot-scale platforms, building bridges between laboratories and production lines. The enterprise incubated by Mathias's laboratory has built a 100-megawatt perovskite photovoltaic module pilot line and is expanding into scenarios such as distributed photovoltaics and building-integrated photovoltaics.

"Solar energy provides green electricity, green electricity can be used to produce hydrogen, and hydrogen can enter application scenarios such as transportation and industry," Mathias said. The Xianhu Laboratory has assembled a research team of nearly 200 people led by an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, deeply connected with about 200 hydrogen energy enterprises and institutions in Foshan. The Nanhai District, where the Xianhu Laboratory is located, alone has gathered more than 170 hydrogen energy enterprises and institutions, built 18 hydrogen refueling stations covering all 7 towns and streets, and achieved national and even world firsts in hydrogen-powered ships, two-wheelers, and zero-carbon ceramic production lines.

In Mathias's eyes, Foshan is "ancient and wise." "It has a long history and solid industrial accumulation, and it is also a city that looks to the future and continuously invests in the future." He said: "I would rather call myself a 'partner' of Foshan. This city has given me the opportunity to turn my research ideals into reality, and I hope my research can become part of this city's future development."

Good governance and livability; the ancient city's history merges into modern life

American youth Ruben Diaz grew up watching Bruce Lee movies, and his only impression of Foshan was "real kung fu." After settling in Foshan in 2012, he discovered that "Foshan is a city with 'character,' and this city is far more complex than a movie." Over more than a decade, the city has changed with each passing day, life has become more convenient, but Foshan's traditional foundation has never been diluted.

In his spare time, Ruben likes to stroll through the "Lingnan Tiandi" near his home. This is the Donghuali area of the Ancestral Temple, with a history of more than 900 years, containing 22 cultural relic units and over 100 buildings. It is the historical and cultural block in Foshan with the densest cultural relics and historic sites, the largest scale, and the most completely preserved traditional appearance. After revitalization and renovation, arcade buildings, gray bricks, and stone slab roads can be seen everywhere. The original Lingnan style of the old buildings has been preserved in its original form, while new business formats such as dining and retail continue to enter, making it a popular destination for locals to relax, shop, and meet friends.

Urban renewal has not diluted Foshan's thousand-year cultural foundation. Kung fu is famous worldwide, Cantonese opera is melodious, lion dancing is vigorous, Cantonese cuisine is exquisite and delicious, and pottery art is passed down from generation to generation... In recent years, Foshan has continuously strengthened the protection of Lingnan culture such as Cantonese opera, kung fu, dragon boats, and pottery art, while promoting the revitalization and utilization of historic buildings and old factory buildings. Currently, Foshan has 15 national-level representative intangible cultural heritage projects and 22 national-level representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritage. Ruben learns to make扎蹄 (jelly pork trotters) from intangible cultural heritage inheritors, experiences像生秋色 (lifelike autumn colors), sits at the thousand-table banquet of the生菜会 (lettuce festival), and experiences the traditional folk customs that continue to this day with locals. "The rich cultural activities and open ways of participation allow outsiders like me to truly integrate," he said.

Ruben currently works as an English teacher at a school. In his spare time, he often participates in local TV program recordings and has begun introducing the Foshan he has observed in his long-term life to more overseas audiences through social media. Ruben thought that highly recognizable Lingnan cultural symbols such as kung fu and lion dancing would be more attractive, but audiences are often more interested in the most ordinary details of life—why do Cantonese people tap their fingers on the table when drinking tea? Why is a local dish made this way? What historical origins lie behind some seemingly ordinary customs?

"Many times, if you don't understand history, it's hard to truly understand the culture it represents." In the process of answering these questions again and again, Ruben discovered that the daily details he took for granted actually have long cultural origins. The more he explained, the more he needed to understand. "I was originally introducing Foshan to others, but later I found that I was also getting to know Foshan anew again and again."

Carrying the historical accumulation of a thousand-year-old ancient city and the innovative spirit of "daring to taste the first sip of soup," Foshan is striding forward toward the goal of "creating a new Foshan." Traditional industries are gaining new vitality here, frontier technology is taking root in the fertile soil of manufacturing, and people from all directions innovate, start businesses, and live here, becoming participants in the city's development. Preserving the roots, accommodating the new, and retaining people—perhaps this is the secret of this ancient Lingnan city's enduring vitality.

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Development gains warmth through sharing (Reporter's Notes)

By: 宋亦然

Walking through the streets and lanes of Foshan, one often encounters foreigners of different skin colors speaking different languages. Strike up a conversation with them, and you will find that many people who come to Foshan cannot avoid a phrase with strong Lingnan flavor — "discussing business" (倾生意).
People come to Foshan to do business; some are drawn by the complete industrial chain here, others by the research platforms and application scenarios. Different people make different choices, but what attracts them all is the development opportunity here. How can the resource advantages a city possesses — industry, capital, technology, talent, culture — be transformed into development opportunities that everyone can enjoy?
Resource endowment is the foundation of urban development, but resources themselves do not automatically generate value. Even if manufacturing enterprises are numerous and the industrial chain is fully matched, if entrepreneurs do not know where to find partners, and research results cannot find industrial application scenarios, the momentum of development will find it hard to remain surging and sustained.
By improving the enterprise service system, opening up channels for industry-university-research collaboration, and optimizing the talent service mechanism, Foshan, through more effective governance, organizes originally scattered resources, enabling enterprises to find services, talent to connect with platforms, and technology to enter workshops — further transforming "what Foshan has" into "what one can do upon coming to Foshan."
Development is not only reflected in the expansion of industrial scale and the increase in the number of projects; it must also be transformed into tangible results that people can perceive, use, and share. Public services are more convenient, cultural spaces are more open, traditional culture endures and renews itself, and the threshold for people to handle affairs, communicate, and participate in public cultural activities here keeps lowering. This applies to local enterprises, to young talent, and equally to foreign entrepreneurs, researchers, and ordinary residents who have come from afar.
Resources become more efficient through governance; development becomes warmer through sharing. Foshan's practice offers this insight: good governance means enabling industrial and cultural advantages to release greater value, enabling innovation resources to form new development momentum, and also enabling the fruits of urban construction to be transformed into a more convenient and higher-quality life for the people.

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Plan every inch of land well and build it well (Frontline Observation)

By: 本报记者 张 洋

How should Hebei's Xiong'an New Area be built, and how is its development progressing today? This is a matter of great concern.

During the study and education campaign on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, General Secretary Xi Jinping once again conducted an in-depth inspection of Xiong'an New Area, emphasizing the firm grasp of Xiong'an New Area's primary functional positioning as the concentrated carrier for relieving Beijing's non-capital functions, and striving to build a new-era innovation highland and a model for promoting high-quality development. Local party members and cadres have integrated study, inspection, and rectification, further unifying their thinking and reinvigorating their drive.

Reporters recently conducted on-the-ground visits to comprehend the view of political achievements embodied in the "millennium plan" and to feel the power of its upward growth.

On Development:
All work serves, supports, and underpins the relocation of non-capital functions

Leaving Xiong'an Station and driving west, waves of heat greet you.

The buildings of several relocated universities are taking initial shape and will welcome their first cohort of students next year. The headquarters buildings of multiple central state-owned enterprises are brightly lit, and not far away, the Jingxiong Express Line is poised for operation, expected to open to traffic by the end of the year. The Xiong'an Business Service Center, a landmark building complex, hosts 58 relocated enterprises and over 5,700 employees, 70% of whom are young people.

Services closely follow the pace of relocation. Company registration and transfer are handled in one stop with "zero running around," project implementation uses the "one meeting, three letters" parallel approval process, benefit policies for enterprises are "enjoyed without application," and cadres conduct routine visits with "weekly check-ins and home visits to every household."

On the second floor of the Xiong'an Business Service Center, the "Heart-to-Heart" harbor for relocation services is simple yet eye-catching in design, allowing relocated employees to consult, offer suggestions, and access resources for study and socializing right upstairs or downstairs. The harbor connects to 6 major categories and 254 services. "Make services closer, make warmth greater. Services with warmth accelerate relocation." Han Deqiang (韩德强), Director of the Xiong'an New Area Comprehensive Service Center, expressed his expectations for the relocation work.

Xiong'an is a new city, but more importantly, it is the concentrated carrier for relieving Beijing's non-capital functions. To view Xiong'an, one must place it within the historical context of exploring solutions to the "problems of megacities" and within the broader framework of the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

Through its industrial layout, one can better feel its developmental pulse.

At the pilot testing base of the Xiong'an Science and Technology Innovation Center, a streamlined, automated satellite mass production line is operating in an orderly manner. This production line was put into operation in October last year, and in the same month, the first "Made in Xiong'an" satellite — "Xiong'an-1" — rolled off the line and was successfully launched into space recently.

Blue Arrow Hongqing (Xiong'an) Space Technology Co., Ltd. chose to place its pilot testing phase here, primarily because they keenly observed that Xiong'an has designated aerospace information and satellite internet as key tracks, and because this is a new city starting from scratch, where every corner is a natural testing ground for new technologies to be implemented.

"This is our advantage in terms of growth scenarios, which is difficult to replicate elsewhere," said Ma Yangbiao (马扬飚), Deputy Director of the Xiong'an New Area Science Park Management Committee. "We can embed the latest technological products into urban construction from the very beginning, forming a cycle of nurturing industries with scenarios and promoting development through application."

Scenarios are merely the "soil," but where do the "seeds" come from?

Ma Yangbiao revealed the key: "The reason we chose to develop the aerospace information and satellite internet industry is because China Satellite Network Group Co., Ltd. (中国星网) has established itself in Xiong'an. All along, we have relied on relocated resources to map out the industrial landscape and attract upstream and downstream enterprises in a targeted manner."

All work serves, supports, and underpins the relocation of non-capital functions. In the view of Wang Yanwei (王彦伟), Director of the Xiong'an New Area Reform and Development Bureau, this is an inherent requirement for fully implementing the Party Central Committee's decisions and arrangements, and also a scientific path for development tailored to local conditions. "If we had greedily pursued scale and speed and indiscriminately attracted investment from all directions, the situation would be very different now. But we cannot adopt the extensive development model that some other cities have used in the past. We must keep a clear head and maintain historical patience."

Wang Yanwei also mentioned a key term — the "bonding effect": "The large number of central state-owned enterprise headquarters and branches settling in Xiong'an, coupled with the accelerated construction of universities and medical resources, forms the foundation of Xiong'an's industrial development. Relocated entities have strong resource integration capabilities and the ability to drive industrial chains. Undertaking relocation is not simply moving; it is about using the existing stock to bond with the increment, and using services to foster agglomeration. At the same time, Xiong'an is deeply integrating into the construction of the Beijing (Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei) International Science and Technology Innovation Center, driving the overall benefits and functional enhancement of the entire region."

Today, Xiong'an firmly grasps the "ox nose" (the key link), using the undertaking of relocated functions to drive industrial development, lead scientific and technological innovation, accelerate the aggregation of factors, and promote regional coordination. The six major industrial clusters — aerospace information and satellite internet, artificial intelligence, new materials, digital technology, financial technology, and green energy — are gradually taking shape, and the texture of a modern industrial new city is becoming increasingly clear.

On People's Livelihood:
Change is woven into the daily lives of ordinary people

The city is growing, and so are its people.

In Xianxi Community, Rongxi Area, a resettlement area for relocated residents, there are over 1,200 people aged 60 and above. The community has strengthened the integration of medical and elderly care, with seamless connections between senior care stations and community health service centers.

Ji Chunyan (季春艳), Head of the Health Management Department at Xianxi Community Health Service Center, gave reporters a tour: the third floor of the station is a sports area, the fourth floor is a brain-training area, and the fifth floor is a one-stop physical examination center. Residents over 65 can also sign up for family doctor services with center physicians. Meeting 64-year-old Grandpa Kang in the corridor, and asked about his feelings towards his new home, the old man blurted out: "Living here, I feel at ease."

A few kilometers away, in the Yian Community in the new area's startup zone, a concentrated residential area for relocated personnel, one can walk into the community party-masses service center to find children's laughter in the play area, the quiet fragrance of books in the library, and a comprehensive service desk handling 234 types of Beijing-Xiong'an integrated services.

Flipping through the ledger of people's concerns, one sees densely written requests: "How to apply for a residence permit," "Suggest adding sports facilities"... Li Ze (李泽), the community's First Secretary, said: "When people come, their hearts must take root, and their lives must be comfortable. We handle every matter with dedication."

Xiong'an is home to external entrepreneurs, farmers turned urban residents, and original inhabitants living in their old houses. The local government insists on simultaneously advancing high-quality construction and efficient governance, launching the "Xiong'an Talents 16 Measures" (雄才十六条) and building beautiful villages... Change is integrated into the daily lives of every ordinary person.

Heading north along the Jingxiong Expressway, at the entrance of Xuezhuang Village, Baxiang Township, Rongcheng County, Feng Jianguang (冯建光), the village party branch secretary and village committee director, pointed to a brand-new fitness square and said: "This used to be a garbage dump. Now, it gets really lively here in the evenings!"

The village has a mutual-aid happiness courtyard for the elderly, a children's experience park, and a two-story public dining hall where villagers love to hold banquets for happy occasions. As we walked, Old Feng raised his hand and pointed: "See that? Our village is right next to the Jingxiong Expressway toll station, and across the road is the郊野公园 (country park). If we set up a few agritainment businesses later, they're bound to thrive!"

From the urban-rural fringe further into the outer suburbs, at the easternmost edge of Xiong County, lies Kaikou'er Village, Zhanggang Township. Eight standardized mushroom production sheds stand in a row, with clusters of small, white, tender pleurotus geesteranus mushrooms poking out from the cultivation bags.

These are the village's "wealth warehouses." A few years ago, there were only scattered small workshops here, and most villagers worked away from home. Since the new area's construction began, relevant departments have provided guidance and support, and through party-building collaboration with Jinshan District in Shanghai, Xin Weiqiang (辛卫强), the village party branch secretary and village committee director, led the villagers in forging a path of industrial revitalization.

He did the math: "The harvesting cycle for pleurotus geesteranus is 7-8 days, with an average daily output of over 4,000 jin (2,000 kg), generating sales revenue of several hundred thousand yuan. Trucks come every day to take them to Beijing; they are sold as soon as they are produced."

"Together with the surrounding villages, over 80 people work here. Once the new workshop is built and we can produce our own cultivation bags, the scale can double!" As he said this, Xin Weiqiang's eyes shone with light — the light of the future.

Walking along and observing, one is also impressed by Huangwan Village, Xiongzhou Town, Xiong County. This is a model village with a long-standing reputation. Since 2017, it has proactively transformed, closing down and converting a number of plastic factories, building Xiongshan Park and characteristic homestays, and also "joining hands" with Shouguang City in Shandong Province to establish an urban agricultural science and technology expo park, full of greenery.

Liu Qiuluan (刘秋乱), the village party branch secretary and village committee director, put it plainly: "Those transition years were indeed difficult, but not transforming was not an option; the old path would have led to a dead end sooner or later. We are all Xiong'an people now, we have to keep pace." This one sentence captures the simple yet profound changes taking place on this land.

On the Cadre Team:
Growing and rising together with this city

During interviews in Xiong'an, one always asks: Where are you from? Some are local, some are from Shijiazhuang or Handan in Hebei, and others are from Zhejiang or Jiangsu. People come from all over the country, gathering here for a shared dream.

Liu Zhenming (刘振明), Deputy Director of the Xiong'an New Area Natural Resources and Planning Bureau, formerly worked in a central ministry and has now settled here with his family. He frequently picks up the "Outline of the Hebei Xiong'an New Area Plan" (《河北雄安新区规划纲要》), not as a routine matter, but because he finds it more rewarding each time he reads it.

Innovation, livability, resilience, culture, as well as multi-plan integration and problem orientation... Liu Zhenming elaborated point by point, speaking with great enthusiasm. "From the perspective of the view of political achievements, this is scientific decision-making."

Good plans require solid implementation. "We don't want to wait a single moment, but every stroke must be meticulously crafted," Liu Zhenming said. He mentioned that they recently deliberated repeatedly over the site selection for a blood bank, having to consider the feelings of the residents, the needs of the hospital, and the connection with related research projects. "Comprehensive consideration and scientific decision-making — this is what we have learned from the outline. Doing it this way is also being responsible to the plan."

As the city grows, so does the cadre team. People achieve great things, and great things also shape the people. Gao Zhong (高仲), Deputy Director of the Xiong'an New Area Party-Masses Work Department, said: "Many people came here because they were inspired. Participating in the new area's construction is a process of growth and improvement for everyone."

We met Wu Fangfang (武芳芳), Head of the Garden Division of the Ecological Construction Company of China Xiong'an Group, at a bookstore in the Central Green Valley Park. This park is serene and elegant, another "work" of hers and her colleagues.

Ever since she took on her first "work" — the Yuerong Park — a sense of mission was ignited in her heart. She lost count of how many times she drafted the design drawings, over a thousand times; the waistline of one tower building was deliberated over by ancient architecture experts and revised more than ten times.

The process of working is also a process of self-improvement. In ancient times, Xiong'an was a frontier fortress. How to combine culture and nature? Xiong'an has Baiyangdian Lake. How to connect the water systems with the green network to better build the "Water Town of North China"? The high standards and high starting point forced her and her colleagues to continuously learn and devote their utmost effort.

Now, there are seven or eight large comprehensive parks and countless green spaces at street corners. "Macro strategies must be supported by countless micro-level, high-quality practices. We strive to make every landscape a classic that can withstand the scrutiny of ten, a hundred, or even a thousand years," Wu Fangfang said.

Planning and building every inch of land well is equivalent to upholding and practicing every original aspiration well. You Zhijun (尤志军), Director of the Xiong'an New Area Party-Masses Work Department, introduced that since the launch of the study and education campaign on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, the local area has emphasized leading by example from the top, emphasizing genuine inspection and practical rectification, and emphasizing practical work and tangible results. "In the final analysis, establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements means benchmarking against General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions, getting down to work to implement them, and implementing them creatively."

The millennium plan begins with a single step. Xiong'an is growing day by day into what it should be. This image resides in the hearts of every Xiong'an person and in the gaze of this era.

Editor's Note

Comprehending the "Millennium Plan"

How to understand the "millennium plan"? During interviews, we heard answers from different perspectives. Some say it is quality — being steadfast, meticulous, and striving for excellence, examining things with a long-term view, leaving behind a precious historical legacy for future generations. Some say it is the original aspiration — from the very first stroke of planning and construction, deeply embedding the foundation of benefiting the people. Some say it is culture — continuing the roots in inheritance, injecting the vitality of the times into development; "millennium" is not just a measure of time, but also the thickness of civilization. Others say it is wisdom — providing a "Chinese solution" for effectively solving the "problems of megacities"...

Different people have different views, and all the above perspectives are filled with deep affection and expectations for the "city of the future." Listening to their accounts, a layer of insight dawned on me: the "millennium plan" embodies a correct view of political achievements — facing history with reverence, grasping the present with prudence, and giving generously to the future.

Reverence means respecting nature, culture, and the laws of development; prudence means the integration of determination and practical work, where every inch of foundation, every pipeline, and every policy undergoes scientific verification and can withstand scrutiny; generosity means "achievements need not be credited to me, but I must be part of the effort," treating every task done well in the present as a commitment to the people, to the cause, and to future generations... It is precisely because of this that Xiong'an is growing and thriving.

Looking deeper, the "millennium plan" is a vivid manifestation of the fine qualities of Chinese Communists. The Party's century of glory is attributed to this, the myriad phenomena of the new era are attributed to this, and Xiong'an's construction is likewise attributed to this. During an interview, a grassroots cadre said: "The millennium plan will ultimately transform into a city that withstands scrutiny, and will also precipitate Xiong'an's unique charm and spirit." This charm and spirit, in the final analysis, is the contemporary portrayal of the fine qualities of Chinese Communists.

The clearer the understanding, the more steadfast the action; the more steadfast the action, the clearer the understanding. Firmly upholding the "Two Establishments" (两个确立) and resolutely achieving the "Two Upholds" (两个维护), writing the fine qualities of Chinese Communists onto the land and into the passage of time, the "millennium plan" will ultimately be realized.

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Lifelong learning, lifelong self-cultivation (Jintai Tide)

By: 孟祥夫

The way of governance begins with self-cultivation. Party spirit is the cornerstone upon which Party members and officials establish themselves, build their careers, articulate their words, and uphold their virtue. "Persisting in forging a strong Party spirit" is one of the important aspects of the "Fourteen Persistences" of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, and it is also an important guarantee for our Party to maintain its advanced nature and purity and to improve its leadership and governance capabilities.

Forging Party spirit is a required course for Communists.

This year, the study and education on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements is being carried out in depth throughout the entire Party. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "What plays a decisive role in establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements is Party spirit. Only with a strong Party spirit and the abandonment of selfish thoughts and distracting ideas can we ensure that the view of political achievements does not deviate."

"What determines how a person is is their moral character; what determines how a Party member is is their Party spirit." A strong Party spirit is the distinct hallmark that distinguishes Communists from ordinary masses, and it also determines how Party members and officials establish themselves in the world and how they undertake their work and create achievements. Since the beginning of the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping, focusing on building our Party into a stronger and more powerful organization, has made strengthening Party spirit cultivation an important part of the great new project of Party building in the new era, continuously endowing Party spirit with new contemporary connotations. The vast number of Party members continuously forge their Party spirit, refuel and supplement calcium, strengthen their muscles and bones, and forever maintain the political character of Communists.

A strong Party spirit is also the "protective talisman" for Party members and officials to go far and steadily. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "For Communists, if they waver in their faith, deviate from Party spirit, and abandon their purpose, they may be captured in the 'hunt.' Only by working hard on establishing roots and consolidating foundations can they prevent unhealthy tendencies and evil winds from approaching and attaching to their bodies." Only when Party members and officials have a strong Party spirit can they "have righteous qi within, and evil cannot invade," forging an "indestructible body."

Forging Party spirit should be treated as a lifelong subject — "live to old age, learn to old age, cultivate to old age."

Joining the Party organization is once in a lifetime; joining the Party ideologically is for a lifetime. Party spirit cultivation does not come naturally with birth, does not naturally maintain freshness, does not naturally strengthen with the growth of Party seniority, and does not naturally improve with promotion in office. It needs to be pursued, practiced, and elevated through constant cultivation and refinement, constant comprehension and progress.

Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era shines with the brilliance of Party spirit cultivation and runs through the requirements of the political character, value pursuit, spiritual realm, and style and integrity of Communists. The vast number of Party members and officials should work hard on thoroughly studying and deeply understanding it, perceiving from it the political stance, political character, and political essence of Communists, transforming it into conscious actions to purify the soul, enhance awareness, and elevate the realm, and continuously consolidate the ideological foundation for firmly believing in faith and convictions and maintaining political essence.

Forging Party spirit must show real results in deepening practice and in taking responsibility and making contributions.

Responding to the "flood" with action, obeying orders and acting accordingly, promptly investigating hidden risks and dangers; conducting re-investigation, re-confirmation, and re-roll-call of key locations and places and the transfer of key personnel, ensuring that no household is missed and no person is missed; clearing silt and removing obstacles, rushing to repair water and electricity, accelerating post-disaster recovery and reconstruction... Recently, in the flood prevention, flood resistance, and disaster relief efforts, the vast number of Party members and officials responded to General Secretary Xi Jinping's call, charging forward and fighting on the front line, demonstrating Party spirit cultivation and the true character of Party members at critical moments.

General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out on many different occasions: "Speaking the truth and doing practical things best tests and forges Party spirit" and "Whether one dares to take responsibility and has the courage to shoulder burdens best shows a cadre's Party spirit and work style."

Whether Party spirit is strong or not must be judged not only by thought but, more importantly, by action. At present, the weight of the tasks of reform, development, and stability, the number of contradictions, risks, and challenges, and the magnitude of the tests of governance are all unprecedented. It is even more necessary for the vast number of Party members and officials to conduct themselves and handle affairs with Party spirit, to be for the people, pragmatic, and clean, to demonstrate responsibility and achievement in centering on the central tasks and serving the overall situation, and to practice the original aspiration and mission in wholeheartedly serving the people and relieving difficulties and solving problems.

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Party building empowers rural industrial development

By: 本报记者 何昭宇

"In the past, planting, processing, and cultural-tourism development were each done on their own—resources were scattered, business forms were fragmented, and they could never grow big or become strong; now that party organizations take the lead, everyone twists into one rope, the industrial chain is connected, and life grows sweeter day by day." These words from Zhang Guozhi (张国志), member of the Standing Committee of the Wudi County Party Committee and head of its Organization Department in Binzhou City, Shandong Province, capture the new momentum in local rural industrial development.

In recent years, Wudi County has encouraged village party organizations at every level to lead and run specialty industry projects, focusing on traditional resources such as cotton, sesame, acacia trees, and fishing-net weaving, while proactively grafting on new business forms such as sightseeing agriculture and leisure cultural tourism, so as to advance the building of a rural specialty industry development system integrating planting and breeding, processing, sales, and cultural tourism.

In order to gather scattered local resources into a complete industrial chain, the county party committee's Organization Department, together with the party organizations of the agriculture and rural affairs, market regulation, culture and tourism, and commerce departments, comprehensively sorted out and summarized 61 specialty agricultural products, compiled an exclusive "Sweet Industry Investment Map" (甜蜜产业投资地图), and determined a differentiated path of "one town, one product" (一镇一品); it integrated land, factory buildings, and agriculture-related funds, and guided village party organizations to take the lead in building 150 "party organization-led micro-factory" (党组织领办微工厂) projects for specialty planting and breeding and product processing, consolidating the foundation of the industrial chain.

On this basis, Wudi County set up a "Sweet Project Supermarket" (甜蜜项目超市) investment-attraction and matchmaking platform, with investment-attraction teams going out more than 40 times to connect with market resources, attracting 120 quality industrial projects to land. To raise the added value of products, the county created the "Dimi Premium Products" (棣蜜优品) county-level public brand, forming a quality-control system led by party organizations, integrating local quality goods such as Bohai black cattle and specialty shrimp and shellfish, and setting up 8 offline exhibition and sales zones in the ancient city scenic area and large urban supermarkets.

Industrial development cannot be separated from talent support. Wudi County has incorporated the cultivation of industrial talent into the key-task list of grassroots party building, closely following specialty planting, intangible-heritage handicrafts, and e-commerce livestreaming to carry out skills training, with emphasis on training rural party members and leaders in getting rich into backbone industrial forces. In addition, the county has set up 367 party-member vanguard posts, divided out 16 industrial service responsibility zones, implemented the practice of "the masses place orders, party members accept orders, party organizations handle them" (群众点单、党员接单、党组织办理), and formed party-member special teams to serve, on a one-to-one basis, the attraction of industrial projects and the development of enterprise operations, paving the road to prosperity with attentive service.

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What’s the secret of this Zhejiang town’s talent retention?

By: 本报记者 史一棋

In the hinterland of central Zhejiang, by the shores of Jinyi Lake (金漪湖), the shimmering water reflects the silhouettes of R&D buildings. At dusk, laboratory lights come on one after another, and the lake surface sparkles like scattered gold.

This is not a science city in a major metropolis, but a small town in Jindong District (金东区), Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province — Tangya Town (塘雅镇). More than 200 technology enterprises are growing vigorously, 6 universities and research institutes have taken root here, over 150 PhDs have 安家落户 (ān jiā luò hù - "settle home, establish household," to make a place one's home), and more than 20,000 industrial workers work here.

How does a small town in central Zhejiang gather talent? The answer lies in the "talent retention" code.

"Xiao Huang, I want to find a production enterprise in Jinhua that can help me with pilot production. Do you know where I can find one?" After Huang Yu (黄钰), an enterprise-liaison party member of Tangya Town, received the message, he immediately posted the information in the "Tangya@Talent" (塘雅@才) work group to help the enterprise find a pilot production workshop.

In 2022, the Tangya Town Party Committee implemented the "Tangya@Talent" initiative, empowering enterprise development with butler-style services of "no disturbance when there is nothing to do, 有求必应 (yǒu qiú bì yìng - "every request, certain response," to respond to every request)." The town organized a group of party member cadres to contact and connect with enterprises, collect difficulties and pain points, and resolve problems in a timely manner.

Leapmotor's two new factories have landed at Jinyi Lake, with orders tightly scheduled and talent in short supply. After the enterprise-liaison party member reported the employment needs, the "Tangya@Talent" team immediately took action. Offline, young party members set up stalls on market days; online, town and village work groups, grid groups, and Moments feeds pushed the information simultaneously, with real-shot videos of the factory environment and commute guarantees. Within one month, the employment gap was completely filled.

This May, a job fair was held by the shores of Jinyi Lake. 406 enterprises set up their booths, 7,215 positions were 虚位以待 (xū wèi yǐ dài - "leave the seat vacant, awaiting," to hold a position open for someone), and more than 12,000 college students came from various places. One week before the job fair, town and village cadres and young party members went to every village and knocked on every door: whose child graduated this year? What major did they study? Have they found a job? Information was gathered piece by piece and written into "dedicated files" one by one. "At the job fair, I fully felt the warm and thoughtful service of party member cadres," said Sheng Yu (盛钰), a post-95 young person.

Once people are recruited, how to retain them? The Tangya Town Party Committee pondered another matter: letting talent settle down comfortably and put down roots.

Renting housing for new employees is the first hurdle. The town "listed" all idle housing resources in surrounding villages on the "talent supermarket," with young party members acting as "agents," accompanying from house viewing to move-in. Beyond renting, the Jinyi Lake Youth Home launched more than 800 sets of talent apartments at once, with venues for sports, reading, and leisure. Xiao Li, a post-95 engineer, said: "Living in the Youth Home gives me a feeling like home."

A relevant person in charge of the Organization Department of the Jindong District Party Committee (金东区委组织部) said, "We are promoting the 'key small matters' agency mechanism across the entire district, trying every means to solve the difficulties encountered by talent, so that all kinds of talent can feel the warmth of the organization from the very beginning of their entrepreneurship." Ji Qianqian (季芊芊), a post-00 girl from Wenzhou, decided to invest in renovating an idle old house into "Under-the-Tree Coffee" after seeing an aerial video of Tangya Town's ten-thousand-mu fertile farmland. When town cadres learned of this, they proactively helped her connect with resources. Now, Ji Qianqian is simultaneously running 4 cross-industry projects and has become a partner in urban operations. Huang Zhengyang (黄郑洋), a post-90s retired military personnel, returned to Wuqutang Village (五渠塘村) in Tangya Town and transformed his family's idle backyard into a café, which happens to face Leapmotor's modern factory. The town Party Committee included him as a model of youth returning to the countryside for entrepreneurship and helped coordinate supporting services.

"We must not only 'bring talent back,' but also 'help them mount the horse and escort them part of the way.'" According to the relevant person in charge of the Organization Department of the Jindong District Party Committee, the District Party Committee Organization Department guided Tangya Town to plan and coordinate youth returning to the countryside practice sites, providing all-round support for youth entrepreneurship in incubation, policy, technology, and life, so that all kinds of talent can better integrate into the local area and display their abilities.

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New-quality audiences call for new-quality cinema (Upholding "Two Creations" · Focusing on New Popular Literature and Art)

By: 左 衡

The qualitative change in the audience has led them to erect a psychological defense line before accepting any film. Films that can "pierce through" this line and successfully reach the depths of the audience's hearts each have their own special powers.

The 2026 summer film season is drawing to a close, with heavyweight films such as Welcome to Dragon Restaurant and Odyssey continuing to drive market heat, and discussion surrounding the more than 50 major works of this season has also remained intense. Whether ordinary viewers or professionals, everyone is expressing themselves in their own way, prompting people to rethink "what is cinema."

Beneath the complex and chaotic surface, discovering the patterns and essence of how things change and develop is undoubtedly difficult. But we must think, we must judge, because this concerns the path forward for the film industry. When blind men touch the elephant, a diversity of opinions is fine; when Cook Ding carves the ox, the blade must strike precisely at the vital points. The focus of our thinking should be placed on the needs of the audience.

If this summer season has sent us a strong signal, it may be that "new-quality audiences" are calling for new-quality films. The so-called new-quality audience refers to the fact that certain qualitative changes have occurred in the current audience, and this new quality is continuously accumulating. In summary, it manifests in the following characteristics.

New-quality audiences have become disenchanted with the elite film culture that has long held a dominant position. They no longer unconditionally accept the conventions formed by film history. Whether it is renowned filmmakers, accomplished movie stars, or genres that were once as solid as rock and formulas that never failed, none of these today are necessary or sufficient conditions for a film's success. Hollywood director Spielberg's Revelation Day failed disastrously, Feng Xiaogang's Catching Spies met with a cold reception, and Minions and Big Monsters and Toy Story 5 struggled to make a splash — all fall into this category. Even those avant-garde Western-style films that have sparked viewing frenzies worldwide, such as The Backrooms, have echoes in the Chinese market limited to niche film fans.

New-quality audiences are more willing to accept films based on their own current feelings and judgments. Entertainment value and emotional value have simultaneously become key indicators. Most creators and production companies are actively pursuing both of these values; the reason only a few works succeed is that there is a considerable gap between "what creators think" and "what audiences recognize." The original intentions of Standing Alone and Miss Rubik's Cube were not problematic, and both strove for innovation, yet the entertainment value they provided was not pure, and their emotional value failed to resonate with the masses — both stopped at specific audience groups. The success of Kung Fu Women's Football and The Eight Immortals! lies precisely in their excellent balance of these two values. Kung Fu Women's Football not only called forth older audiences but also summoned a new generation of viewers; for them, watching Hong Kong-style mo lei tau comedy — a genre marked as outdated by film history — in a cinema has instead become a new experience. The Eight Immortals! has achieved gratifying box office results; the traditional folk cultural IP (intellectual property) has been transformed into a highly genre-ized narrative film — the teasing and mockery are thoroughly enjoyable, and the battling of heaven and earth is exhilarating.

New-quality audiences maintain a highly tolerant attitude toward demands of art and aesthetics. They certainly do not reject — indeed, they are sincerely convinced by — excellent films with refined cinematic language, but this does not prevent them from embracing works of alternative styles — as long as the works provide sufficient emotional value and scarce cultural consumption experiences. Odyssey can thrive in IMAX theaters and reap praise from audiences, certainly based on the film's considerable artistic quality, but also benefiting from its positioning as a high-end cultural product that has stimulated the public's urge to watch. The reception of different films may seem as unrelated as wind and horses, but in fact they collectively reflect the current audience's expectation of a film's "discussability." After leaving the cinema, the work becomes "social currency" in people's lives.

New-quality audiences also possess a strong cultural subject consciousness. This is prominently manifested in their sense of identification with and pride in the national image and indigenous cultural traditions, which also explains why Welcome to Dragon Restaurant and The Eight Immortals! became the biggest winners with high box office and high word-of-mouth. The phrase "save the common people" may seem like a commonplace Chinese heroic narrative and traditional value, but in these two films it carries connotations different from before: it is the small figures from the bottom of society, burdened with troubles, who cast aside the worldly goals of chasing fame and profit and unhesitatingly step forward for the interests of the greater number. This love of justice and righteousness can explain why Kung Fu Women's Football and Spider-Man: A New Day could not reach the top, while Four Crossings secured a place in the specific historical atmosphere of July.

Perhaps it can be said that the qualitative change in the audience has led them to erect a psychological defense line before accepting any film. Films that can "pierce through" this line and successfully reach the depths of the audience's hearts each have their own special powers. Welcome to Dragon Restaurant has a narrative that concerns itself with the world; The Eight Immortals! has fully upgraded a traditional cultural IP; The Annual Meeting Can't Stop! 2 turns the joys and sorrows of office workers into an endlessly looping game narrative; Kung Fu Women's Football sings an old tune anew and pays solemn tribute to women...

The new-quality films called for by new-quality audiences are not the solitary blooming of a single flower — a mere quantitative change — but the overall qualitative change of a garden full of a thousand purples and ten thousand reds, a harmonious symphony of a hundred trills and a thousand sounds freely shifting. When we stand among the new-quality audiences and, through the cinematic landscape of the 2026 summer season, realize that new-quality films are arriving and inevitably will arrive, our answer to the question "what is cinema" must also be entirely new, filled with more possibilities and hope.

(The author is a researcher at the China Film Archive)

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AI Music Needs a Lesson in Copyright (Artistic Currents)

By: 胡一轩

Recently, an important ruling was handed down in the field of AI (artificial intelligence) music copyright. Germany's music copyright collective management organization (GEMA) sued the American AI music company Suno, alleging that Suno used protected works from its repertoire to train models without permission, and that users could generate music highly similar to certain well-known works. The first-instance judgment essentially found that Suno's relevant conduct constituted copyright infringement. This ruling is not yet final, but it has clearly placed before the public the copyright responsibilities involved in AI music training, model storage, and generated output.

The moment I saw the news of the victory, my first reaction was not "AI music is finished." To be honest, I do not want AI music to be "banned." I myself make music tools, and I believe AI will become a very important layer of infrastructure for music learning, composition analysis, and material organization. Much of the work that previously required flipping through books, searching databases, and repeatedly checking links can now be handed to AI, saving a great deal of time.

But using AI for material organization, work analysis, and style comparison is one thing; directly taking AI-generated results and commercially releasing them is another. Treating AI as an auxiliary tool is not the same as treating AI as a substitute source for bypassing authorization and lowering costs.

AI can become more powerful, but it cannot pretend it grew out of a vacuum. If a model can generate content highly similar to existing songs in melody, harmony, and rhythm, then what exactly did it "listen" to before? Who wrote that music? Who recorded it? Who authorized it? Who got paid? In the past, many disputes were glossed over with one sentence: "We are learning, not copying." This ruling returns to the origin of the question: human works are not free fuel.

Music is not a pile of ownerless data. Behind the direction of a motif, the handling of a harmony, the choice of a timbre, there is human experience, judgment, and labor. The melodies composers painstakingly wrote, the sounds performers trained their bodies to produce, the versions the recording production team polished bit by bit — these should not become resources that can be freely taken once they enter a model.

This ruling does not simply say AI cannot write songs, nor does it demonize technological progress. The question it truly raises is: is the training stage a legal vacuum? If model output can reproduce key features of protected works, should platforms bear responsibility? If commercial models derive their creative ability from existing musical works, should original authors be excluded from value distribution? These are questions the AI music industry will have to answer sooner or later, and they are lessons that must be made up as AI music moves from a novelty tool to industrial application.

If AI music's capabilities come from the history of human music, then it cannot inherit only the nourishment of the works while not acknowledging the people behind those works. If all music in the future is used for training, and the products trained from it in turn replace musicians at lower cost, the first to be hurt may not be the big companies, but the young creators who are just beginning to write, just beginning to perform, and do not yet have bargaining power. Their works are the easiest to absorb and the hardest to be seen.

A mature AI music ecosystem cannot be built on the basis of "grab it for free first, ask questions later." It needs clearer sources of training data, more transparent authorization mechanisms, more reasonable revenue distribution, and it needs to let creators know how their works are being used and what value they generate.

This also places new demands on musicians. In the past, when we studied composition, we cared more about harmony, musical form, orchestration, style, and structure. Now we must also learn to keep records of our versions, performance records, authorization emails, and project files. The boundaries of works in the AI era will become increasingly complex. If one only learns to use the tools without understanding the legal and ethical risks behind them, one may unknowingly surrender the fruits of one's own labor.

Technology should of course move forward, but it is best that it moves forward with provenance, with authorization, and with respect for people. Music can be computed, can be generated, can be reorganized, but the reason music remains music is still that it comes from human experience, human emotion, human judgment, and human labor. No matter how fast AI moves, this point should not be muted.

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A Sound Public Opinion Ecosystem Is Also a Sound Creative Ecosystem (Sharp View)

By: 包 澜

Recently, public security authorities released information that Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong have cracked three cases of online public opinion extortion targeting the film and television industry, apprehending a total of 24 criminal suspects, to the widespread applause of netizens.

Many people, while following dramas, encounter this strange phenomenon: within minutes of a new series airing, one-star negative reviews clock in right on schedule; before a certain character has even appeared, the actor's poor performance has already been trending on hot search. Previously, one might have dismissed this as unreasonable troublemaking or toxic fan culture. Now that public security authorities have disclosed the case details, the inside story behind it all comes to light: criminal gangs control social media accounts with tens of millions of followers, use AI (artificial intelligence) to mass-produce negative posts, artificially manufacture public opinion pressure, and when production crews can no longer bear it and come knocking, they peddle "drama protection" services—money in one hand, post deletion in the other.

This is not literary criticism, not audience commentary—it is assembly-line style public opinion violence, it is online robbery with a clearly marked price tag, and it has already crossed the legal red line. This time, public security authorities have struck hard, cracking down on and centrally publicizing typical extortion cases one after another, delivering a powerful deterrent to criminals and bringing heartening good news to the film and television industry that has suffered deeply from this scourge.

The audience is the grader of film and television works, and the internet is the space where audiences concentrate their commentary. Clearing away the malicious negative reviews brought by online public opinion extortion, so that audiences' genuine assessments can be effectively presented, is an effective prerequisite for film and television creators to understand audience opinions and improve and elevate their craft. A sound public opinion ecology and media ecology is also a sound creative ecology. With the creative ecology improved, it will certainly help more fine works emerge.

The sharp blade has already been drawn in the lawful, severe crackdown on new-type gangster crimes such as public opinion extortion. Those "black hands" hiding behind screens and scheming to sling mud—stop now!

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Hong Kong connects thousands of miles, hearts intertwined.

By: 方标军

In the more than ten years since the Belt and Road Initiative for joint construction was proposed, a steady stream of literary and artistic works focusing on local practice and telling stories of opening up have emerged. The stage play Silk Road Lianyungang (《丝路连云》) is a new theatrical work that focuses on Lianyungang in Jiangsu as a land-sea convergence hub and traces back the history of port construction and development. Taking as its thread the transformation of an eastern great port over several decades, it anchors the grand narrative of the nation's opening up to the outside world in the rise and fall of the fates of ordinary port builders and those who returned home across the sea, delivering a creative response with distinct regional recognizability.

The creative team adhered to the creative philosophy of "big theme, small entry point," always keeping "people" at the core of the narrative, transforming macro strategic narrative into vivid life narrative. The play takes the construction and operation of the China-Kazakhstan Lianyungang Logistics Cooperation Base (中哈连云港物流合作基地) as its contemporary background; the plot elements involving wheat transit and international freight train dispatch all derive from the port's real business scenarios. Relying on such scenarios, it vividly interprets the practical core of the Belt and Road Initiative: equal dialogue, two-way empowerment, and mutual benefit and sharing.

What shows even greater craftsmanship is the play's historical depth. The work connects the past through contemporary characters' root-seeking stories, unfolding the arduous construction process of the West Seawall of Lianyungang 30 years ago, when the sea was enclosed and dikes were built. With restrained and understated brushwork, it depicts the character of the older generation of port builders who disregarded personal gain and willingly devoted themselves. The spiritual relay of "the predecessors built dikes to expand the territory, the successors built the port to open the passage" endows the work with a weightiness that spans time and space, and also makes clear that the port's current prosperity and connectivity are the result of several generations of builders continuing the struggle, 薪火相传 (xīn huǒ xiāng chuán - "the firewood passes, the fire is handed down," to pass on a legacy from generation to generation).

Silk Road Lianyungang strings together the fates of three families and four generations, constructing a narrative system in which contemporary operations and early dike-building run in parallel as two threads. The two threads are 草蛇灰线 (cǎo shé huī xiàn - "grass snake, gray line," subtle clues that foreshadow later developments), echoing each other from front to back: an old object, a casual line of dialogue, can draw out the struggle stories of 30 years ago; a persistent commitment, a simple promise, becomes the value coordinate for contemporary young people's life choices. At the climax of the plot, the two threads converge, and the long-accumulated emotions burst forth, forming a powerful stage impact. The work's narrative rhythm is well-measured in tension and release, with tense business negotiations and neighborhood warmth, construction scenes and parent-child daily life interwoven, allowing the audience to naturally immerse themselves.

The play's most moving aspect lies in its portrayal of a credible group portrait of four generations of port builders. The scenes between Wen Zhibin and Guan Jialu are highly meaningful: the former is a veteran of the industry who has worked deep in the docks for most of his life, accumulating rich frontline practical experience and upholding a down-to-earth, diligent work style; the latter is a young manager who returned to take up a post with an international perspective, advocating a standardized, normalized modern operations system. The two move from initial clashes of concepts and different ways of doing things to later mutual understanding and learning from each other's strengths to make up for weaknesses—this is both a spiritual continuation between old and new builders and a compatible symbiosis between local practical wisdom and international advanced rules.

The image of Guan Ping, who returns home across the sea, is likewise depicted with meticulous detail. The long-lasting longing across the ocean over decades, the complex emotions of 近乡情怯 (jìn xiāng qíng qiè - "approaching home, feeling timid," the nervousness one feels when returning home after a long absence) upon return—all are presented layer by layer through dialogue and performance. Her return is not only a choice of where to settle in her individual life, but also a vivid epitome of a wandering child's heart tied to family and country, and of the mutual understanding between people of different nations.

Silk Road Lianyungang deeply integrates local culture into stage expression, with stage design, lighting, and music working in concert to clearly construct a temporal-spatial framework spanning 30 years. Among these, the use of the clock tower symbol can be called the finishing touch: the distant chime of the bell serves both as an auditory transition that divides time and space and connects the plot, and as an important marker engraved with the city's collective memory, giving the city's striving spirit a tangible artistic vehicle. Local cultural symbols such as Lianyungang's mountain-sea landscape, giant port ships, old city streets and alleys, and cloud-mist tea are also naturally embedded in the narrative thread, imbuing the entire work with a distinct local flavor.

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The Charm and Tension of Classic Creative Production

By: 王纪宴

Not long ago, the Central Opera House's newly created opera Otello met its audience. This opera is a famous work by the Italian composer Verdi, and the entire performance demonstrated the Central Opera House's deep accumulation and solid strength in opera production, truly a high-standard presentation of an operatic repertoire piece by Chinese artists.
　　With every revival of a classic opera, people's attention first focuses on the stage presentation and the style of the stage design. This time, the opera Otello adhered to a realist creative philosophy, with the stage design keeping as close as possible to the era and region of the plot, not even introducing the symbolic techniques commonly seen in opera creation. The musical interpretation also held to the same philosophy, reflecting respect for the classic.
　　For any opera, the singing cast, the orchestra's playing, and the conductor's performance determine the artistic standard of the production. The two performers of the lead role Otello, tenor Li Shuang and the post-2000s Jiang Lizhang — the former's character portrayal carried more of a weathered quality, while the latter's singing and performance style was more external — each moved the live audience with their uniquely individual understanding of the role. From the triumphant return and high spirits of the first act, to the inescapable suspicion when singing "God, how could you let me be shamed," to being tortured to the brink of collapse by jealousy, the audience followed the plot to see how Otello step by step lost his reason and headed toward destruction. Near the end of the performance, the remorse-stricken Otello lamented "No more need I fear" and fell on his sword, collapsing beside Desdemona. This was a probing, in-depth dissection of the character's inner world, displaying the unique charm that belongs to opera art, and inevitably calling to mind what contemporary theater director Simon Stone said: "The most fascinating thing about opera is that, facing the tension formed between the external natural circumstances of the human situation and inner emotions, we can enter directly into it through music and singing." The two sopranos performing Desdemona were equally impressive: Chen Yibao, beyond the mellow vocal line of bel canto technique, endowed the character with greater three-dimensionality through strong dramatic explosiveness; Hao Fei's tearful, plaintive performance in the famous aria "Willow Song" drew more sympathy from the audience for the character's misfortune.
　　The English poet and critic Coleridge once analyzed the villain Iago in Shakespeare's original Othello, saying that his various actions stemmed from "motiveless malignity," and the blank spaces of literature endow the character with enormous room for interpretation. However, stage art, constrained by the immediacy of time and space, often must more directly lay bare the human heart. Therefore in the opera, the tragedy "directed" single-handedly by the villain Iago is seen as originating from the jealousy deep in his heart — that dark heart which, believing itself to have suffered unjust treatment, resorts to any means to take revenge. The two baritones' performances, full of both voice and emotion, let the audience feel the villain's inner changes through gradually intensifying force.
　　The devoted investment of conductor Yang Yang and the Central Opera House Orchestra, together with the excellent acoustics of the Central Opera House theater, gave the opera Otello strong musical impact. For example, after Desdemona's "Willow Song" ends, the violin's soft playing in the high register reveals a kind of ethereal luster of great beauty, which also becomes a vivid portrayal of the character's state of mind at that moment. But overall, Otello still has some minor imperfections. Before the curtain rose, sound effects and imagery of a storm were designed — this "non-operatic" treatment somewhat obscured and weakened the orchestra's playing. Verdi's music's depiction of nature does not actually need "added" sound effects to be enhanced. Before the end of the entire opera, Otello and Desdemona on stage have already fallen silent, while the orchestra's mournful chords continue — at this moment the curtain falls, and some audience members habitually applauded. This premature applause, to a certain extent, also affected the complete presentation of the opera.

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Different Homecomings, Shared Aspirations (From the Stand)

The film "Welcome to Dragon Restaurant" moved me deeply. The protagonist Xu Fu, in order to repay debts and support his family, comes to a foreign land to make a living and is forced to encounter war. This bystander perspective allows him to see various facets of the Middle East and to see the essence of war: it is a system of evil that, once activated, is difficult to escape, and innocent people are drawn into it.

Facing war, Xu Fu has no superhero-like power to save others; he can only do what a chef can do. "Eating well" embodies a uniquely Chinese perspective. For thousands of years, the concepts of 以和为贵 (yǐ hé wéi guì - "to value harmony as most precious," peace above all) and being cautious in war and halting weapons (慎战止戈) have been engraved in the genes of the Chinese nation. The modern history of being invaded and ravaged by war has given the Chinese people a profound personal understanding of the suffering war brings. In our foundation, there is both the courage to persevere in the face of hardship and a simple yet deep longing for peace. "Eating well" interrupts the cycle of revenge and hatred. Twenty years later, when Xu Fu returns to the kitchen of Dragon Restaurant, Saif before the stove is the best embodiment of this philosophy—a life that might have been cut short early has become a person who lives seriously and 独当一面 (dú dāng yī miàn - "to stand alone on one side," to take charge independently).

Xu Fu in the midst of war longs to go home. The concurrently released "Odyssey" also tells a story of war and homecoming. The protagonist, King Odysseus's return home, is a journey witnessing the collapse of rules. When the Trojan Horse, a gift praying for peace, becomes a tool for slaughtering the city, the guests of the palace of Ithaca can also brazenly force the queen to remarry. Rules are no longer observed; everyone becomes "barbarians of the sea." The violence of war follows him all the way, and in the end he can only exile himself, leaving the possibility of rebuilding civilization to his children.

The two films take place respectively in the Middle East at the beginning of the 21st century and in a mythological world 3,000 years ago, yet together they trigger today's people to think about war. At present, the smoke of gunpowder in the world still lingers. Being able to keep three meals a day and let children grow up healthily—these most ordinary wishes carry heavy real-world weight. "Welcome to Dragon Restaurant" and "Odyssey" use different homecomings to express a common wish—to end war and restore a beautiful and orderly life.

(Beijing Haidian District, Wang Xin (王昕))

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