Summary: President Xi Jinping returned to Beijing on the morning of September 3 after successfully concluding his attendance at the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit and his state visits to Kyrgyzstan and Egypt. Peng Liyuan, wife of President Xi Jinping, along with Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, and Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, accompanied him on the same flight back.
Summary: President Xi Jinping attended the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Kyrgyzstan and paid state visits to Kyrgyzstan and Egypt from August 30 to September 3, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi briefing reporters on the outcomes. Wang Yi highlighted Xi's "four commitments" for the SCO's high-quality development and his proposal for equal and orderly world multipolarity, which drew positive responses from participating leaders. The visit produced a Treaty on Permanent Good-Neighborly Friendship and Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Kyrgyzstan and a joint statement advancing the China-Egypt community with a shared future, alongside over 30 cooperation documents with each country. Xi also put forward a four-point proposal on promoting common security in the Middle East amid the Gaza war and renewed US-Israel-Iran conflict, and met separately with Russian, Uzbek, and Mongolian presidents. Wang Yi concluded that the visit demonstrated China's role as a reliable partner and responsible major country in reforming global governance.
Summary: The article highlights the growing role of young Chinese talent in AI and broader scientific innovation, framed as part of the 15th Five-Year Plan's opening year. It cites General Secretary Xi Jinping's emphasis on supporting young scientific and technological talent to take leading roles, and notes the Plan's call for youth contribution campaigns in innovation and rural revitalization. Examples include a youth team at Shanghai Superconducting Technology achieving domestic production of high-performance superconducting target materials, and a university project winning an "Open Competition and Appointment" award for remanufacturing tunnel equipment. The piece also discusses policy measures to connect industry, academia, and research, and to cultivate young talent through competitions and training programs. It concludes that young people are becoming a main force in advancing Chinese modernization through scientific and technological self-reliance.
Summary: Anhui is advancing toward "newness" by upgrading traditional industries and cultivating emerging and future sectors, following General Secretary Xi Jinping's October 2024 instructions to develop new quality productive forces and build advanced manufacturing clusters. The province added 3,200 high-tech enterprises in 2025, with equipment manufacturing value up 22.7% and high-tech manufacturing up 44.6% year on year in the first half of this year. Efforts include Bengbu's brain-computer interface industry, anchored by the Longhu Laboratory and a "one core, two wings" layout across Hefei, Bengbu, and Wuhu, targeting national first echelon status by 2028. Commercial aerospace is expanding through a four-city collaboration—Hefei, Bengbu, Chizhou, and Anqing—with plans for 200 rockets and 100 satellites annually by 2028, while the "laying eggs along the way" mechanism accelerates transformation from major science facilities. Quantum technology and fusion energy are rising as clusters, with over 100 and 70 industrial chain enterprises respectively, as Anhui polishes its innovation signboard to support Chinese modernization.
Summary: China Post, the only central enterprise providing postal services to every township and village, has integrated rural e-commerce, express delivery, and inclusive finance to support comprehensive rural revitalization. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, its agriculture-related loans grew by over one trillion yuan, it facilitated sales of more than 73.2 billion yuan in agricultural products, and delivered over 22.1 billion parcels, connecting small farms with the national market. The article highlights efforts to solve "difficulty in selling" through livestreaming and e-commerce platforms, "logistics difficulty" via drones, unmanned vehicles, and expanded delivery networks, and "financing difficulty" through Postal Savings Bank's credit services like the "backpack bank." Officials such as Zhang Kedian, Liu Aili, and Xu Ning emphasized expanding rural e-commerce circulation to exceed 100 billion yuan and annual agricultural delivery volume to exceed 15 billion parcels by the end of the 15th Five-Year Plan. Liu Aili reiterated the commitment to "People's Post for the People" and taking on greater responsibilities in promoting comprehensive rural revitalization.
Summary: September 3 marked the 81st anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, with various regions holding themed activities to remember history, commemorate fallen heroes, treasure peace, and open up the future, inheriting and carrying forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance while uniting and making progress to gather strength for building a strong country and national rejuvenation. The accompanying photo shows teachers and students of Jiqing Primary School in Duntou Township, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, visiting the New Fourth Army United Resistance Memorial Hall on that day, with the photo taken by Zhou Qiang of Xinhua News Agency.
Summary: The article is a theoretical piece emphasizing the need to uphold the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee. It also includes economic-focused content on the construction of the "Six Networks" from the perspective of smart factories. Additionally, it features a case study on the "Industry-City-People" integration code of Minning Town, highlighting its transformation from a "Dry Sandy Beach" to a "Golden Sandy Beach."
Summary: President Xi Jinping attended the 26th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the "SCO Plus" Meeting in Bishkek, delivering speeches that provided strategic guidance on promoting the SCO's higher-quality development and advocating an equal and orderly multipolar world. International figures interviewed by People's Daily said Xi's speeches pointed the way for the SCO to unite people's strength and make steady progress, with China contributing to regional security, stability, development, and a more just global governance system. Xi summarized the SCO's development with three "mosts" and put forward "four adherences," including adhering to development as a priority and security as a priority. The article highlights China's role in launching cooperation platforms, including the China-SCO Port Economy Cooperation Center in Tianjin, and quotes officials and experts praising China's contributions to the SCO's growth. The summit issued the Bishkek Declaration and adopted nearly 30 cooperation documents, with Xi calling for using "SCO strength," "SCO wisdom," and "SCO actions" to drive Eurasian prosperity and global governance reform.
Summary: President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to Egypt from September 1 to 2 at the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, his second such visit in ten years, during which the two leaders reached broad consensus and drew a new blueprint for deepening the China-Egypt comprehensive strategic partnership. The article highlights that China and Egypt have been close brothers working together with one heart and mind since Egypt became the first Arab and African country to establish diplomatic relations with New China in 1956, and that they firmly support each other's development paths and core interests. Xi and Sisi jointly witnessed the signing of cooperation documents in areas such as the Belt and Road Initiative, artificial intelligence, and industrial and supply chain cooperation, building on the China-Egypt Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone inaugurated a decade ago. During the visit, Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan, accompanied by Sisi and his wife Entissar, visited the Grand Egyptian Museum, where Sisi praised the alignment between ancient Egyptian and Chinese civilizations and the Global Civilization Initiative. On the Middle East, Xi put forward four proposals for regional common security, and Egypt expressed appreciation for China's objective and impartial position, vowing to strengthen coordination to ease regional tensions.
Summary: President Xi Jinping attended the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Kyrgyzstan and paid state visits to Kyrgyzstan and Egypt from August 30 to September 3, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi briefing reporters on the outcomes. Wang Yi highlighted Xi's "four commitments" for the SCO's high-quality development and his proposal for equal and orderly world multipolarity, which drew positive responses from participating leaders. The visit produced a Treaty on Permanent Good-Neighborly Friendship and Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Kyrgyzstan and a joint statement advancing the China-Egypt community with a shared future, alongside over 30 cooperation documents with each country. Xi also put forward a four-point proposal on promoting common security in the Middle East amid the Gaza war and renewed US-Israel-Iran conflict, and met separately with Russian, Uzbek, and Mongolian presidents. Wang Yi concluded that the visit demonstrated China's role as a reliable partner and responsible major country in reforming global governance.
Summary: Xi Jinping's special envoy and CPPCC National Committee Vice Chairperson Xian Hui attended the inauguration ceremony of Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema in Lusaka on September 1, and met with Hichilema at the presidential residence the next day. Xian Hui conveyed President Xi Jinping's cordial greetings, saying China is willing to work with Zambia to carry forward traditional friendship, deepen political mutual trust and practical cooperation, and promote greater development of the China-Zambia comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. Hichilema asked Xian Hui to convey his sincere greetings to President Xi Jinping and thanked him for sending a special envoy. The Zambian side thanked China for its support, reaffirmed its adherence to the one-China principle, and expressed interest in expanding cooperation in new energy, the digital economy, and artificial intelligence.
Summary: Mexican Foreign Minister Velasco will visit China from September 6 to 7 at the invitation of Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, as announced by the Foreign Ministry spokesperson on September 3.
Summary: The China Guest of Honor activities at the 39th Moscow International Book Fair opened on September 2, themed "Reading China," displaying over 2,000 titles and nearly ical5,000 volumes, with a focus on showcasing Chinese and foreign language editions of important works by General Secretary Xi Jinping. The Chinese side held more than ical40 cultural events, including forums, copyright negotiations, and dialogues. Medinsky, aide to the Russian President; Cherkesova, Deputy Minister of Digital Development; Stepashin, Chairman of the Russian Book Union; and heads of relevant Chinese departments participated. The two sides also signed memorandums on mutual translation and publication of literary works and on serving as Guest of Honor at future book fairs.
Summary: Liu Guozhong, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, conducted a research tour in Inner Mongolia from September 1 to 3, emphasizing the need to thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on agriculture, rural areas, and farmers, and make every effort to achieve a bountiful autumn grain harvest. He visited several banners and counties in Tongliao City, inspecting corn and soybean growth, per-unit yield improvement, disaster prevention and reduction, and agricultural services. He stressed that autumn grain accounts for three-quarters of annual output and called for scientific field management, disaster resistance, and support for new-type agricultural business entities. Liu also examined high-standard farmland construction, black soil protection, seed industry revitalization, and agricultural water conservation, urging the implementation of strategies for storing grain in land and technology. He emphasized advancing smart agriculture, extending rural land contracts, and deepening agricultural water pricing reform.
Summary: A symposium commemorating the 81st anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War was held in Beijing on September 3, attended by Li Shulei, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee. Speakers highlighted the war as a great struggle marked by extreme hardship and perseverance, achieving China's first complete victory against foreign invasion under the Communist Party-led anti-Japanese national united front. They emphasized China's major contributions to the World Anti-Fascist War through tremendous national sacrifice. Responsible comrades from the United Front Work Department, the Institute of Party History and Literature, and the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission, along with young officers, soldiers, and student representatives, spoke on the war's significance and their resolve to remember history and pursue peaceful development. The symposium was jointly organized by four central bodies, with about 200 attendees including veterans, relatives of anti-war generals and martyrs, officials, democratic party leaders, and international friends.
Summary: The Asia-Pacific Media High-Level Forum will open on September 5 in Shenzhen, Guangdong, under the theme "Building a Shared Path to Prosperity for the Asia-Pacific Community: Consensus and Action of the Media." The forum is expected to produce multiple outcomes, and participating guests are currently visiting various locations including Guangzhou, Foshan, Dongguan, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, and Zhongshan.
Summary: State Councilor Shen Yiqin conducted research on elderly care services in Tianjin from September 2 to 3, emphasizing the need to deepen reform and expand, improve, and enhance the efficiency of elderly care services so that all seniors can enjoy a happy and secure old age. She visited elderly care institutions, service centers, and communities, and called for accelerating the improvement of a three-tier elderly care service network covering urban and rural areas, while focusing on special groups such as disabled and cognitively impaired elderly people. Shen stressed adhering to doing one's best within one's capability and acting according to one's capacity to promote the healthy and sustainable development of elderly meal assistance services, and to better leverage the roles of government, market, and society. She also emphasized firmly consolidating responsibility for work safety and resolutely holding the bottom line of safety in all elderly care service institutions. Additionally, Shen urged advancing the project to issue elderly care service consumption subsidies to elderly people with moderate or higher degrees of disability, enriching age-friendly products and services to cultivate new growth points for consumption.
Summary: The 2026 Beijing Culture Forum, approved by the State Council and jointly hosted by the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, and the Beijing Municipal People's Government, will be held in Beijing from September 22 to 23. Guided by Xi Jinping's cultural thought and the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter, the forum will take "Inheritance · Innovation · Mutual Learning" as its permanent theme and "Cultural Heritage and Mutual Learning Among Civilizations" as its annual theme. The forum will invite approximately 600 Chinese and foreign guests, including experts, scholars, and representatives of cultural institutions, to conduct in-depth exchanges on topics such as the systematic protection of cultural heritage and international cooperation in cultural heritage protection. It aims to serve as a window for understanding Chinese culture and a platform for practicing the Global Civilization Initiative, injecting cultural strength into building a socialist cultural power and promoting a community with a shared future for mankind. Supporting activities will include a release event for important achievements and an investors' conference for the cultural industry.
Summary: At a State Council Information Office press conference on September nder the theme "Getting Off to a Good Start for the 15th Five-Year Plan," Gao Zhidan, Director of the General Administration of Sport of China, stated that by 2030, the per-capita area of sports venues will reach approximately 4 square meters, and efforts will be made to achieve the goal of the total output value of the sports industry exceeding 7 trillion yuan. Chen Xingnian, Director of the Mass Sports Department, introducedthat more than 5,000 venue facilities will be newly built or expanded or renovated during the period, and fitness venue facilities will be incorporated into local territorial spatial planning. Zhang Xin, Director of the Competitive Sports Department, statedthat restrictions on running teams, running competitions, and participating in competitions will be orderly relaxed to support diversified entities. Yang Xuedong, Director of the Sports Economy Department, said the focus will be on "running events well and making them exciting," improving approval efficiency and lowering hosting costs. Gao Zhidan also emphasized strengthening youth sports work, deepening the integration of sports and education, and cultivating positive fan culture while deepening the rectification of the 'fan circle' chaos.
Summary: Sinopec's Qingdao LNG receiving terminal in the West Coast New Area of Qingdao, Shandong, began unloading operations on September 3 after an LNG vessel docked, injecting over 80,000 tons of liquefied natural gas into the regional supply guarantee resource pool. The move is intended to build up reserves ahead of the upcoming peak gas demand period. The photo was taken by Zhang Jingang (People's Vision).
Summary: Since the beginning of this year, the State Administration for Market Regulation (Standardization Administration of China) has issued more than 2,800 national standards, of which more than 1,400 are national standards for emerging industries, providing strong support for the flourishing development of new quality productive forces. The new-generation information technology industry and the new materials industry each issued more than 300 national standards, with standards such as *Information Technology — Brain-Computer Interface — Multimodal Data Format* and *Artificial Intelligence Terminal Intelligence Grading* setting pioneering benchmarks, while the high-end equipment manufacturing industry newly issued more than 200 national standards. The new energy industry andthe energy conservation and environmental protection industry each newly issued more than 100 national standards, including the "strictest in history" *Safety Requirements for Electric Vehicles* and *Safety Requirements for Traction Batteries for Electric Vehicles* responding to public safety concerns. In addition, a batch of important standards such as the *Requirements for Mechanical Interfaces Between Flat-Stacked Satellite Star-Arrow* have been issued, effectively meeting the urgent needs of the development of emerging industries such as aerospace.
Summary: By the end of July, China's cumulative installed power generation capacity reached 4.08 billion kilowatts, up 11.0% year on year, according to the National Energy Administration. Solar power capacity totaled 1.29 billion kilowatts, a 16.1% increase, while wind power capacity reached 690 million kilowatts, up 19.5%.
Summary: Comrade Liu Jiyuan, former General Manager and Party Group Secretary of the China Aerospace Industry Corporation, passed away due to illness in Beijing on August 17, 2026, at the age of 93. After his passing, relevant leading comrades of the Central Committee expressed their condolences in various ways and extended their sympathies to his family. Liu Jiyuan, formerly known as Chen Jiyuan, was born in August 1933 in Xing County, Shanxi Province, began working in November 1957, and joined the Communist Party of China in July 1952. He held various positions including Vice Minister of the Ministry of Aerospace Industry, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Aeronautics and Astronautics Industry, and General Manager and Party Group Secretary of the China Aerospace Industry Corporation. He was a member of the 14th and 15th Central Committees of the Communist Party of China, a member of the 9th NPC Standing Committee, and received the Theodore von Kármán Award from the International Academy of Astronautics in 2011.
Summary: Comrade Li Fashen, former president of Lanzhou University, passed away on August 13, 2026, in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, due to illness, at the age of 86. After his passing, relevant central leading comrades expressed their condolences in various ways and extended their sympathies to his family members. Li Fashen was born in September 1940 in Wanxian County, Sichuan Province, joined the Communist Party of China in August 1983, and served successively as teaching assistant, lecturer, associate professor, professor, Director of the Scientific Research Division, Vice President, and President of Lanzhou University from 1962 to 2006. He was a deputy to the Ninth and Tenth National People's Congresses and held other academic positions.
Summary: Comrade Zhang Shengzuo, former Deputy Head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, and former Director and Party Group Secretary of the State Administration for Religious Affairs of the State Council, passed away due to illness in Shanghai on August 1, 2026, at the age of 93. Leading comrades of the relevant central authorities expressed their condolences and extended sympathy to his family. Born in October 1932 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, he began working in September 1950 and joined the Communist Party of China in August 1953. His career included roles in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Party Committee and the United Front Work Department, culminating in his leadership of the State Administration for Religious Affairs. He was a member of the Eighth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Deputy Director of its Committee on Religious Affairs.
Summary: The State Administration for Financial Regulation issued the "Measures for the Administration of Insurance Company Assets and Liabilities" and an accompanying implementation notice, requiring insurance companies to assume primary responsibility for assets-liabilities management and guard against mismatch risks. The Measures standardize governance structures, with the board of directors bearing ultimate responsibility, and clarify management policies, procedures, and regulatory indicators with thresholds. The implementation notice allows a 3-year transition period for companies whose regulatory indicators do not yet meet standards, requiring them to formulate compliance plans approved by their boards and reported to regulators.
Summary: The article profiles several frontline responders in the disaster zone in Gyirong following a mudslide. Firefighter Pema Chamba described the arduous initial climb to the core area and stressed that search and rescue must be thorough because "everyone is waiting for us to bring back the latest information." Hu Bo, head of the China Anneng Gyirong Emergency Survey and Detection Team, monitored risks to safeguard road repair personnel, stating "Only by measuring risks accurately can we hold the line on safety." Hu Bin, an engineer at the Big Data Center of the Ministry of Emergency Management, worked to restore public network signals, noting that "Restoring the public network one second earlier means winning more time for scientific rescue." A frontline psychological assistance medical team, led by West China Hospital of Sichuan University, provided counseling and compiled a Tibetan-Chinese bilingual booklet to help people "emerge from the emotional trough as soon as possible."
Summary: The article is a field diary from a reporter covering disaster rescue efforts, highlighting the perseverance of women on the front lines. The reporter met Dr. Zhuoma, a young female doctor from the Tibetan Medicine Hospital of Angren County, who had been working at a resettlement point since August 26 without rest. The reporter also encountered colleague Liu Wenxin, the first female reporter to enter the core disaster zone, and finally spoke with township head Danzeng Wangmu, who described ongoing tasks like helping residents feed livestock. Reflecting on her own exhaustion, the reporter drew strength from the female soldiers, cadres, doctors, volunteers, and reporters she met, all of whom gave their full effort in the face of the major disaster.
Summary: State Grid Tibet Electric Power restored temporary power supply in the core area of Jilong Port at 20:00 on September 3, following emergency repair of a damaged section of National Highway 216. The utility seized the construction window period, strengthened emergency rescue forces, and overcame risks such as frequent landslides and falling rocks, working continuously without rest.
Summary: The article reports on the emergency response by public security organs in Shigatse City and the Tibet Border Inspection General Station after a mudslide on the Nepalese side severely affected the Gyirong Port area on August 26. Police advanced into the core disaster area despite cut-off transport and communications, conducting high-intensity rescue operations for dozens of hours without retreat. They also transferred residents from threatened villages to resettlement sites, assisted an elderly resident named Punima in securing his forage, and managed traffic order to support rescue efforts. A police officer from the Traffic Management Detachment emphasized that maintaining traffic order was their primary responsibility to enable smoother rescue operations. The piece concludes by praising the police and auxiliary police for embodying the oath that "the people's public security serves the people."
Summary: The article is a reporter's notebook describing how Nepali border residents queued at the Jilong Port Sub-bureau of the Shigatse Municipal Public Security Bureau to register disaster damage and report concerns after a mudslide. The Chinese side urgently dispatched relief supplies, sent professional forces to assist Nepal in search, rescue, and investigation, and set up a service point for Nepali border residents. Police officers patiently registered information and answered questions, while volunteers offered food and water, conveying the warmth of helping and supporting each other in times of need and overcoming hardships together.
Summary: Rescue personnel formed a commando team, trekking on foot through dense forests and brambles to carve out a life-detection line, while an "iron transport force" worked in shifts to deliver more than 800 truckloads of large stone materials, piling up a narrow passage above the torrent. Drone pilots worked in three rotating shifts at barrier lake monitoring posts, assessing risks and passing a "sense of safety" to the rescue site, and a female police officer comforted a frightened child while medical staff treated wounded rescuers at the resettlement site. The reporter concluded that every meter pushed forward has never been the miracle of a single individual, but of countless pairs of hands tightly clasped together, with everyone thinking with one mind and exerting strength in one direction, turning the mud beneath their feet, meter by meter, back into a road.
Summary: The article reflects on a Party organization appraisal of Comrade Xi Zhongxun preserved in his archives, praising his daily engagement with the masses as "crowded with masses of people," "extremely natural and harmonious," and his willingness to "set aside what he was doing" for them. It draws lessons for establishing a correct view of political achievements, emphasizing that cadres must integrate with the people, as seen in the "dog-ignoring cadres" nickname for village-resident first secretaries. The piece cites General Secretary Xi Jinping's warning that economic development does not necessarily bring the Party and people closer, and quotes his writings in *Up and Out of Poverty* on exchanging hearts with the masses. It recounts Xi Jinping's own grassroots experiences in Zhengding, Xiamen, and Ningde, highlighting his people-centered commitment. The article concludes by urging Party members and cadres to use this "organizational appraisal" to self-reflect on their closeness to the masses and their own performance.
Summary: The 2026 National Science Popularization Month campaign, themed "Technology Changes Life, Innovation Wins the Future," was fully launched on September 1, as the second such month since the newly revised Science Popularization Law took effect. It is jointly deployed by the China Association for Science and Technology and 34 member units of the Office for the Implementation of the Outline of the National Action Plan for Improving Public Scientific Literacy, with activities lasting one month. Main venue activities are held at the National Center for Science and Technology Communication and the China Science and Technology Museum, arranged in four sections highlighting basic research science popularization. The campaign will concentrate nationwide efforts on six major sections, including main venue activities and distinctive activities of member units, mobilizing various institutions for joint science popularization actions. As a key activity, the 2026 World Conference on Public Scientific Literacy Promotion will be held from September 19 to 21, during which the formal establishment of the World Organization for Public Scientific Literacy will be announced.
Summary: The article reflects on General Secretary Xi Jinping's repeated emphasis on "advancing gradually in an orderly manner," framing it as both a way of thinking and working that coordinates speed and steadiness. It argues that this approach, which involves avoiding arrogance and impatience and building up strength through accumulation, was key to winning the battle against poverty and is applied to livelihood safeguards and reform. The piece also highlights the importance of strategic thinking, citing examples like the ecological "green heart" in the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan city cluster and a deliberately "blanked" piece of land at Ezhou Huahu International Airport, which reserved space for future development. It concludes that by combining what is needed with what is possible and not aiming too high, steady, small steps can lead to long-term success in running the relay baton of history well.
Summary: The article argues that China's role as a "global innovation laboratory" is growing, as more overseas customers now make frequent "business trips to China" to seek cutting-edge products and solutions, reflecting high recognition of China's innovation capability. It highlights that China's innovation strength lies in its ecosystem "developing in many different areas simultaneously," where technological breakthroughs, product development, and industrial support systems are interconnected and mutually empowering. Using the automotive industry as an example, the piece notes that despite unprecedented competition, foreign automakers are increasing investment in China because it is both a vital market and a source of innovation. The commentary emphasizes that Chinese innovation succeeds through a problem-solving methodology honed in the vast domestic market, enabling entities to capture demand, deliver reliably, and iterate rapidly for global application. It concludes that China has joined the ranks of the world's ten most innovative economies, and its influence will grow stronger through sustained cultivation.
Summary: The article reflects on the reunion of American friend "Sai Kaosi" with desertification hero Yin Yuzhen in the Mu Us Sandy Land, 26 years after he first supported her efforts, highlighting the region's transformation from barren desert to green landscape. It uses this heartwarming story to argue that exchange between China and the world ultimately reaches the human heart, transcending borders through understanding, respect, and inclusiveness. The commentary extends this theme to China's global engagement, citing Chinese enterprises bringing electricity, transportation, and education to Africa, building "desert farms" in the Middle East, and implementing policies like the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund and zero-tariff treatment for all 53 African countries with diplomatic relations. It emphasizes China's fulfillment of "dual carbon" commitments, its renewable energy system, and its contribution of one-quarter of the world's newly added green area as concrete actions of a major country. The piece concludes that harmonious coexistence and shared growth are the common aspiration of people worldwide, with Chinese cuisine symbolizing openness and the shared joy of sitting together at one table.
Summary: The National Bureau of Statistics data show that from January to July, China's high-tech manufacturing profits rose 50.1 percent year on year, contributing 9.6 percentage points to overall profit growth of industrial enterprises above designated size. The article reports steady industrial production, expanding new growth drivers, and sound profit momentum in the first seven months. It concludes with a verse celebrating chip manufacturing and hardcore technology as strengthening China's industrial sinews toward new heights.
Summary: The article, excerpted from Jilin Daily, invokes Xi Jinping's remark from his time in Fujian that officials should "visit more often the places where the masses like to go" to understand their needs. It argues these venues are key gathering points for public opinion, where unvarnished views can be heard through casual conversation, and cites examples from Nanjiang County, Sichuan, and Jiaozuo City, Henan, where officials addressed problems and provided services at markets and night markets. The piece stresses that the key lies in the word "go," contrasting sincere, wholehearted listening with superficial photo-ops, and states that accurately identifying and resolving the masses' problems is the basic principle for decision-making and the old tradition of the mass line that never goes out of style.
Summary: The article reflects on how Chinese cities achieve industrial success through strategic foresight and sustained resolve, citing Guangzhou's vertical large language model revenue "triple jump" from 2023 to 2025 and examples like Hefei's new materials and Chengdu's film industry. It argues that true foresight involves assessing local conditions rather than blindly following trends, as Guangzhou did by "stepping back" to focus on niche applications. The piece praises Shenzhen's calm focus on innovation environment and Hefei's 50-year patience with nuclear fusion, emphasizing steady, quality-driven progress over haste. It concludes that cities should act as "enablers" of industrial ecosystems, fostering diverse growth through gentle, persistent cultivation rather than impetuous competition. The essay uses the metaphor of spring breezes and gardens to advocate for gradual, interconnected development that dissolves local boundaries, as seen in Beijing's biomedical "borderless innovation park."
Summary: The article highlights Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia, as a model of ethnic unity, rooted in the May 1st Site where the first provincial-level ethnic autonomous region was established under CPC leadership. It recalls Xi Jinping's 2020 instruction to uphold regional ethnic autonomy and strengthen exchanges among ethnic groups. The region revitalizes red tourism, fosters cross-ethnic community bonds, and promotes industrial cooperation, such as cattle-breeding expertise shared between villages. As of end-2025, it has cultivated 1,656 rural leaders, boosting incomes for 129,000 households, with grain output exceeding 14.3 billion jin. The piece concludes with a portrait of harmonious coexistence and shared prosperity among all ethnic groups.
Summary: The article highlights efforts in Haibei Prefecture, Qinghai Province, to preserve and promote the spirit of "Two Bombs, One Satellite" at the former site of State-owned Plant 221, China's first nuclear weapons research and development base. It recounts General Secretary Xi Jinping's 2020 and 2021 remarks urging inheritance of the older generation of scientists' patriotic qualities and promotion of this spirit. Officials and educators, such as Zhang Haiwang and teacher Liu Chang, describe restoration of cultural relics and storytelling as means to inspire, while desertification fighter Ma Wenhu and village leader Cai Taijia apply this spirit to ecological and economic development. The article notes that in 2025, the Atomic City attracted over 100,000 teachers and students for patriotic education and more than one million tourist visits.
Summary: The second "Belt and Road" People-to-People Connectivity Forum, hosted by the Western Returned Scholars Association, opened on September 3 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, with Yang Zhen, Vice Chairperson of the CPPCC National Committee and President of the Western Returned Scholars Association, in attendance. Yang Zhen urged Chinese students studying abroad to leverage their bridging role and continue serving as practitioners of a community with a shared future for mankind, disseminators of the China story and the "Belt and Road" story, and promoters of friendly exchanges between Chinese youth and youth from partner countries. He said the Western Returned Scholars Association will further its role in people-to-people diplomacy, using cultural exchanges to build public opinion and people-to-people connectivity to gather strength for the Belt and Road Initiative. The forum, themed "Silk Road Heart Bridge · Ningju Consensus — Jointly Building a Beautiful Homeland of the 'Belt and Road' through People-to-People Connectivity," drew over 150 representatives from political, business, and academic circles of more than 20 countries.
Summary: The 2026 Party Newspaper Commentary Integration and Development Forum was held on September 3 in Mianyang City, Sichuan Province, with representatives from central media outlets, provincial party committee propaganda departments, over 30 provincial-level party newspapers, academia, industry, and new media platforms in attendance. Zuo Yongxiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Mianyang Municipal Party Committee, Ma Hongwei, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of People's Daily, and Tian Junrong, member of the Party Leadership Group and Secretary of the Secretariat of the All-China Journalists Association, attended the forum. Participants held that artificial intelligence, big data, and algorithmic recommendation are reconstructing the logic of public opinion generation and evolution, and that party newspaper commentary must uphold the correct political direction, highlight ideological substance, and consolidate the common ideological foundation for the united struggle of all the people. The forum, supported by the Commentary Department of People's Daily and hosted by Sichuan Daily, focused on the theme "The New Ecology of Party Newspaper Commentary amid Systematic Transformation" and included a "Praising the New Era" sharing session where provincial-level party newspapers presented their creative experiences.
Summary: The "Blooming — The Third National College Student Art Exhibition (Beijing Exhibition)" opened in Beijing on September 3, organized by the China Artists Association, the Central Academy of Fine Arts, and the Hebei Academy of Fine Arts. More than 400 works across various art categories are on display, presenting the diverse explorations of the new generation of creators and the educational achievements of higher art institutions in the new era. The exhibition, founded in 2017, innovatively draws on the mechanism of the National Art Exhibition to stimulate young students' creative enthusiasm. Works are displayed at the Art Museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts until September 6 and at the Today Art Museum until September 13. On the opening day, the National Higher Art Education Symposium was held concurrently.
Summary: Jiangxi has organized the first lesson of the 2026 autumn semester, themed "Carry Forward the Great Long March Spirit, Take the New Long March Road Well," for students of all levels across the province. The course was jointly produced by the Publicity Department of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial Party Committee Education Work Committee, the Provincial Department of Education, the Provincial Party Committee Party History Research Office, and Jiangxi Radio and Television Station. It uses historical events and stories from the Long March to guide students in drawing strength from red history. The primary school segment, themed "Heroic Epic," tells stories from the Long March, while the junior high school segment, themed "Great Expedition," focuses on the significance of the Long March. The senior high school segment, themed "Great Long March Spirit," and the university segment, themed "New Long March, Setting Out Again," address the spirit's connotations and its application to modern development and youth striving.
Summary: In Changzhou District of Wuzhou City, Guangxi, authorities have focused on key groups of "the elderly and the young," using public spaces such as community Party-masses service positions and neighborhood centers to provide public welfare services including silver-age classrooms, child care, and arts and culture training. The report highlights these livelihood measures as a way to enhance the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security. The accompanying photo, taken on September 3, shows middle-aged and elderly music enthusiasts participating in instrumental training at the neighborhood center of Fengye Community. The image was captured by Yan Jinchang.
Summary: The article reports on Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, using the Thousand-Village Demonstration and Ten-Thousand-Village Improvement Project as a guide to deepen organizational revitalization for rural revitalization. Villager Wo Amao of Fenghuang Village is quoted praising benefits such as medical insurance reimbursement, monthly living allowances, and year-end dividends. The district has built 101 "common prosperity workshops," absorbing 11,900 people into employment, under a "government-enterprise-village-farmer" development model with Party building joint-building as the bond. A relevant person in charge of the Organization Department of the Xiaoshan District Party Committee said the district will continue to anchor on the goal of common prosperity and amplify the radiating role of Party building joint-building. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Gansu Provincial Department of Education and four other departments recently issued the "Gansu Province 'AI + Education' Action Plan (2026–2030)," which sets out 5 major tasks comprising 15 specific measures. The plan supports universities in establishing joint innovation mechanisms with leading enterprises and research institutes, and promotes the industrialization of AI centered on key industries such as new energy, new materials, and equipment manufacturing. It will promote AI as a required public foundational course or designated elective in universities and support qualified institutions in establishing AI-related minor programs and micro-majors. The plan also lays out a provincial-level education computing platform integrating "supercomputing + intelligent computing," advances smart classrooms, and supports schools in purchasing AI experimental equipment and building industry-education integrated training bases.
Summary: Anhui is advancing toward "newness" by upgrading traditional industries and cultivating emerging and future sectors, following General Secretary Xi Jinping's October 2024 instructions to develop new quality productive forces and build advanced manufacturing clusters. The province added 3,200 high-tech enterprises in 2025, with equipment manufacturing value up 22.7% and high-tech manufacturing up 44.6% year on year in the first half of this year. Efforts include Bengbu's brain-computer interface industry, anchored by the Longhu Laboratory and a "one core, two wings" layout across Hefei, Bengbu, and Wuhu, targeting national first echelon status by 2028. Commercial aerospace is expanding through a four-city collaboration—Hefei, Bengbu, Chizhou, and Anqing—with plans for 200 rockets and 100 satellites annually by 2028, while the "laying eggs along the way" mechanism accelerates transformation from major science facilities. Quantum technology and fusion energy are rising as clusters, with over 100 and 70 industrial chain enterprises respectively, as Anhui polishes its innovation signboard to support Chinese modernization.
Summary: The article highlights the growing role of young Chinese talent in AI and broader scientific innovation, framed as part of the 15th Five-Year Plan's opening year. It cites General Secretary Xi Jinping's emphasis on supporting young scientific and technological talent to take leading roles, and notes the Plan's call for youth contribution campaigns in innovation and rural revitalization. Examples include a youth team at Shanghai Superconducting Technology achieving domestic production of high-performance superconducting target materials, and a university project winning an "Open Competition and Appointment" award for remanufacturing tunnel equipment. The piece also discusses policy measures to connect industry, academia, and research, and to cultivate young talent through competitions and training programs. It concludes that young people are becoming a main force in advancing Chinese modernization through scientific and technological self-reliance.
Summary: The Standing Committee of the People's Congress of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region published the "Regulations on Expressways of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region," improving the full-life-cycle governance system for expressway planning, construction, maintenance, operation, use, management, and service. The regulations specify requirements for engineering construction standards, construction land guarantees, land acquisition compensation, and land reclamation, and stipulate that ancillary facilities shall be designed, constructed, and put into use simultaneously with the main works. They require the standardization of networked toll collection management, and make provisions on toll standards and the duration thereof. Provisions on basic services in service areas encourage upgrading business formats, integrating culture and tourism, logistics, commerce and trade, and the low-altitude economy, to advance improving quality and increasing efficiency.
Summary: At East China Normal University, Guo Yige became one of 36 master's students in the creative writing program to apply for a degree through a new method of "literary work + creative writing commentary" instead of a traditional dissertation, with the defense process described as feeling like a work-sharing session. The Degree Law, implemented in 2025, explicitly establishes in legal form that "practical achievements" and "dissertations" stand side by side as the basis for awarding master's and doctoral degrees. At Lanzhou University, doctoral students Wang Haixi and Li Yang passed their defenses based on practical achievements, becoming the first students there to apply for professional doctoral degrees in engineering, with their research contributing to the development of the country's first domestically owned, independently developed AB-BNCT demonstration device. At Nanjing University, doctoral student Wang Haoran passed his doctoral defense on the strength of his work in a distributed optical fiber sensing safety monitoring device for prestressed concrete cylinder pipes in the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. Wang Xiaolei, dean of the Graduate School of Nanjing University, stated that promoting degree applications based on practical achievements enriches and improves the degree evaluation system, providing more pathways to success for young people in different fields.
Summary: The article argues that replacing the sole criterion of the degree thesis with practical achievements is a beneficial exploration in educational reform. For application-oriented disciplines like medicine and engineering, emphasizing practical achievements aligns with the intrinsic attributes of the discipline and the proper course for professional-degree evaluation. The author contends that this shift is not lowering graduation standards but raising higher requirements for students' practical ability in line with industrial development. Comprehensive evaluation should perfect the degree-evaluation system while retaining the thesis's reference significance, and future efforts must improve recognition standards and quality supervision. The author is a specially invited researcher of the Fujian Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and a professor at Beijing Normal University.
Summary: The article reports on the development of the fresh plum industry in Yingmaili Town, Jiashi County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, where fruit farmer Abudureheman Kadir described how express delivery and technical support transformed Gobi wasteland orchards, raising income from under 1,000 yuan per mu with corn and cotton to over 5,000 yuan per mu with plums. The county organized 13 forestry and fruit technical service teams and 1,178 technical personnel to provide hands-on guidance, helping farmers adopt standardized planting. Jiashi County's fresh plum planting area is stable at 570,000 mu, accounting for 50 percent of the national total, with 2026 output expected to exceed 410,000 tons, or 70 percent of national output. The county built a 500,000-ton cold-chain warehousing system, extended the sales period from 10-20 days to 2-6 months, and established 259 rural e-commerce service stations with 100 percent village express delivery coverage, enabling 48-hour delivery to key cities and 72-hour delivery nationwide. The industry has driven employment for over 200,000 people, raised per capita farmer income to 17,000 yuan, and pushed the entire industrial chain's output value past 10 billion yuan.
Summary: China Post, the only central enterprise providing postal services to every township and village, has integrated rural e-commerce, express delivery, and inclusive finance to support comprehensive rural revitalization. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, its agriculture-related loans grew by over one trillion yuan, it facilitated sales of more than 73.2 billion yuan in agricultural products, and delivered over 22.1 billion parcels, connecting small farms with the national market. The article highlights efforts to solve "difficulty in selling" through livestreaming and e-commerce platforms, "logistics difficulty" via drones, unmanned vehicles, and expanded delivery networks, and "financing difficulty" through Postal Savings Bank's credit services like the "backpack bank." Officials such as Zhang Kedian, Liu Aili, and Xu Ning emphasized expanding rural e-commerce circulation to exceed 100 billion yuan and annual agricultural delivery volume to exceed 15 billion parcels by the end of the 15th Five-Year Plan. Liu Aili reiterated the commitment to "People's Post for the People" and taking on greater responsibilities in promoting comprehensive rural revitalization.
Summary: The main bridge of the Yan'an Road Bridge in Bengbu, Anhui, was successfully closed on September 3 after the steel box girder of the closure segment was precisely hoisted into place, laying the foundation for the opening of the entire line to traffic. The Yan'an Road Bridge is the cable-stayed bridge with the largest span in the Huai River basin. Once completed, it will effectively alleviate local traffic pressure and change the current travel situation in which residents must "go around to cross the river." The photo was taken by Shi Jiamin (Image China).
Summary: The 2026 China Cultural Tourism Industry Expo, hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, opened in Tianjin on September 3, themed "Deepening Cultural-Tourism Integration, Intelligently Creating a Better Life." It attracted 2,540 cultural tourism enterprises from 30 domestic provinces and 20 countries and regions, balancing professional industry exchanges with public interactive experiences. The four-day expo covers 100,000 square meters with ten themed zones, including cultural-tourism integration, new digital business formats, and international cooperation, showcasing achievements in culture, commerce, tourism, and sports. Eighteen professional events will address regional collaboration, industrial innovation, technology empowerment, and cultural-tourism consumption, building a national-level platform for achievement displays and industry exchanges. The expo also organizes B2B negotiations, a service mini-program for supply-demand matchmaking, and a comprehensive service desk for one-stop consultation and guidance.
Summary: The Pudong New Area has advanced the "Five Rings" water corridors and the Chuanyang River Ecological Green Corridor to address waterfront issues, adhering to asking the people about their needs, seeking advice from the people, and evaluating results by the people. Residents like Wang Chaolian noted that neglected riverside green spaces were transformed into parks, while officials such as Huang Haihua and Du Jun emphasized integrating "water, city, and people" through small renovations. The project collected over 5,000 suggestions, with 95% of 853 proposals for the World Expo Water Ring adopted, leading to guidelines for waterfront design. Some residents initially opposed opening community-adjacent land, but after consultation and a vote with nearly 80% participation, plans achieved 100% approval. Officials stated they do not pursue "connection for the sake of connection," maintaining original states where assessments deemed connection infeasible, prioritizing service to residents.
Summary: The article describes how the Shiyuan Village East Community in Beijing's Yanqing District converted an idle rooftop into a venue for residents' cultural and sports activities. After safety assessments and public consultation via the "Red Building-Door Deliberation Hall" platform, the community installed anti-slip flooring, solar lighting, and staggered activity times, while arranging free dance instructors. The renovation addressed residents' concerns about "difficulty exercising" and "difficulty holding activities" in the newly built area with limited ground space. The piece highlights this as an example of low-cost "micro-renovations" that shore up livelihood shortcomings and enhance residents' sense of gain and happiness.
Summary: The State Administration for Market Regulation clarified the deepening of the special rectification of "ghost kitchens," coordinating efforts against organized crime, telecom fraud, and counterfeiting, while improving cross-departmental coordination and case transfer mechanisms. In the first half of 2026, the national market regulation system handled 641,700 cases with fines and confiscations totaling 6.982 billion yuan, achieving phased breakthroughs in major cases and service-oriented law enforcement. The meeting required precise supervision in key areas, focusing on rectifying "involution-style" competition chaos within industries. It also mandated strict crackdowns on illegal acts in livelihood fields such as food, electric bicycles, and metrology through the "Guardians of Consumption" campaign. Additionally, it emphasized deepening service-oriented law enforcement by balancing leniency and severity to protect and stimulate business entity vitality.
Summary: At a September 3 press conference, the National Fire and Rescue Administration, jointly with several departments including the Central Social Work Department and the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, interpreted the "Work Plan for the Action to Enhance the Fire Safety Quality of the Whole People (2026–2030)," issued July 24. The plan arranges four key actions: popularizing fire safety knowledge, conducting practical training in basic skills, carrying out evacuation and self-rescue drills, and conducting warning education through case examples. Spokesperson Wang Tianrui stated that the fundamental improvement of the fire safety situation depends on enhancing the fire safety quality of the whole people, making the public guardians and participants in fire safety. The All-China Federation of Trade Unions will strengthen supervision of labor protection and mobilize workers for emergency drills, while the Ministry of Education will promote the "1530" safety education model in schools. The Ministry of Civil Affairs reported training 431,000 person-times for elderly care institution employees by end of August, and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism will conduct joint law enforcement inspections during holidays and peak tourism seasons.
Summary: Beijing public security organs have dismantled six gangs involved in the use and trafficking of "tiletamine" since July, solving over 20 cases and apprehending over 170 criminal offenders, according to the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau. Criminals mix the anesthetic, originally for small pets, into e-cigarette pods to disguise it as ordinary e-cigarettes for sale, and have innovated transport and sales methods using social software, same-city delivery, and proxy receipt of parcels. Since the start of this year, Beijing has seized more than 60 kilograms of various drugs. The city's overall drug situation is improving and remains stable and controllable, with police adhering to cracking down through enforcement, addressing problems at the source, and implementing comprehensive measures.
Summary: This article argues that upholding the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee is the highest principle of the Party's leadership and a major Party-building principle of a mature Marxist governing party. It systematically examines the principle's scientific content, theoretical origins, historical and practical logic, and institutional mechanisms, drawing on Xi Jinping's thought on Party building. The piece characterizes this principle as a landmark scientific assertion of Marxist party-building theory and an inevitable choice for governing an ultra-large country. It details how the principle is upheld through institutional norms and systemic reshaping, including reporting mechanisms and the implementation of the Party Central Committee's decisions. The author concludes by urging the transformation of this political advantage into a surging force for advancing the cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.
Summary: The article argues that building an independent knowledge system for Chinese business administration studies is an inevitable requirement of theoretical and practical innovation, rooted in the management practices of Chinese enterprises since reform and opening up. It emphasizes that Western business administration theory, premised on capitalist private ownership and shareholder value maximization, cannot explain unique Chinese phenomena, necessitating theoretical innovation based on China's actual conditions. The piece outlines four focus areas: grounding research in local practice, adhering to openness in cross-border operations, fulfilling social responsibilities, and grasping technological change. It calls for deepening research on the modern enterprise system with Chinese characteristics, enterprises as the main body of innovation, and the integration of technology and culture in market innovation. The authors are the President of Zhejiang Gongshang University and a Professor at the University of International Business and Economics.
Summary: The article argues that financial support is essential for the high-quality development of the artificial intelligence industry, citing General Secretary Xi Jinping's call to guide financial capital to invest early, small, long-term, and in hard technology. It notes that the industry's characteristics of light assets, high investment, long cycles, and high risk create structural problems in the current financial system, such as mismatched credit models and insufficient long-term patient capital. To address this, the article proposes building a full-cycle financial service system led by patient capital, with diversified products, a multi-level market, and a risk-sharing mechanism. Specific measures include developing long-term capital, innovating financial products, broadening direct financing channels, and improving risk-sharing mechanisms. The piece is excerpted from the August 4, 2026 issue of *Economic Daily* by author Yin Chengdong.
Summary: The article reports on the construction of China's "six networks" infrastructure, emphasizing a shift toward "six-network coordination" rather than isolated development. It highlights smart factories in Tianjin and Guangzhou as examples, where coordinated networks—including computing, communications, power, logistics, water, and underground pipelines—enable efficient production and data integration. Officials and experts, such as Xiao Hongwei and Yang Yiyong, stress the need for cross-departmental coordination, data interface standards, and systemic integration to unlock the networks' full potential. The piece also notes that relevant ministries, led by the National Development and Reform Commission, are advancing major projects through mechanisms like government-bank-enterprise cooperation and project library development. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article is a signed piece by the Party Secretary and Chairman of China Energy Engineering Group, outlining how the company will implement the "15th Five-Year Plan for Building a New Energy System." It details the company's advantages in planning, whole-industry-chain integration, technological innovation, green development, and international cooperation to support this national strategy. The piece emphasizes grasping the Plan's essence regarding energy security, green transformation, technological self-reliance, governance reform, and international cooperation. It outlines specific actions, including advancing major projects like Yashang hydropower, developing new quality productive forces, and deepening the Belt and Road Initiative. The author concludes by vowing to contribute to building a strong energy nation through high-quality Party building and strategic alignment.
Summary: The China-Europe Railway Express (Xi'an) has surpassed 4,000 trips this year, nearly a week earlier than last year, with freight volume maintaining high-level operation and a train departing or arriving every 80 minutes on average. The article highlights a more diversified overseas corridor network, with over 600 trains passing through the southern corridor, a year-on-year increase of 82%, and Xi'an operating a full-timetable model of "six departures and three returns" per week. The fastest transit from Xi'an to Duisburg takes 12 days, saving 70% of time compared with sea freight at one-fifth the cost of air freight. From January to July, the proportion of return trains reached 55.9%, consolidating the balanced pattern of "laden outbound and laden inbound." The service delivers "Made in China" products globally while bringing quality international goods into the domestic market.
Summary: On September 2, agricultural machinery was carrying out rush harvesting of rapeseed at the thousand-mu rapeseed planting base in Tangzhuang Village, Hongshui Town, Minle County, Zhangye, Gansu. Relying on favorable sunlight resources and locational advantages, the locality is vigorously developing the seed production industry, actively introducing new varieties and new technologies, and promoting the "leading enterprise + base + farming household" business model, with notably improved returns. The report includes a photo by Wang Xiaojing.
Summary: China opened 115 new international air cargo routes in the first eight months of this year, with weekly round-trip flights increasing by 292, according to the Air Cargo Branch of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing. In August alone, 11 new routes were added, raising weekly round-trip flights by 34. The new routes include 57 Asian, 41 European, 13 North American, 3 African, and 1 South American route. Cargo primarily consists of cross-border e-commerce goods, high-end manufacturing goods, high-value-added goods, electronic products, and automotive parts.
Summary: The article reports on the booming recycling of retired photovoltaic modules at Yong'an Guanghuan Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. in Sichuan's Wangcang Economic Development Zone, where an automated line disassembles 50 tons daily into seven recyclable materials. Sun Tongyong, the workshop's material supervisor, detailed the downstream sales of aluminum frames, glass, solder ribbons, battery cells, and copper wire to plants across several provinces, with a comprehensive material recovery rate exceeding 96%. Yang Chaofei, deputy director of the zone's management committee, said the locality treats photovoltaic recycling as key to cultivating new quality productive forces and green transformation, targeting a fully closed-loop industry. The article notes that Wangcang County, relying on an East-West collaboration mechanism with Xiaoshan District of Hangzhou, introduced a 310-million-yuan circular utilization park project in December 2023, with Phase I operational and Phase II planned. Wang Yiyi, director of the management committee, said the county is accelerating Phase II construction to improve supporting functions like disassembly, warehousing, and renewable resource utilization.
Summary: The article reports on the rise of companion medical services in China as a new employment choice, highlighting the experiences of escorts like Yu Qiong and Fu Shuoyao in Chengdu. It notes the release of a national standard, "Socialized Companion Medical Service — Basic Requirements," to address uneven service quality and establish a service framework. The demand for such services is growing among elderly patients and younger clients, with escorts providing support like appointment coordination and symptom description assistance. Professionalization and standardization are emphasized as key to healthy industry development, with Chengdu issuing special vocational ability certificates to practitioners. The article also mentions challenges such as ambiguous professional positioning and scalpers posing as escorts, which authorities are cracking down on.
Summary: An expert commentary in People's Daily discusses promoting the standardized development of the medical accompaniment industry, where caregivers assist patients with registration, queuing, and scheduling examinations. The author, a professor at the Law School of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, outlines requirements for caregivers, including mastering medical processes, adhering to compliance bottom lines, and following "three no principles" such as not making medical decisions for patients. Hospitals are urged to strengthen management through mechanisms like "access registration, behavior control, and public supervision," while relevant departments should intensify supervision and regulate the industry according to national standards. The commentary also suggests supporting industry associations, incorporating services into vocational certification, and promoting professionalization.
Summary: The National Disease Control and Prevention Administration reported that the overall myopia rate among students nationwide in 2025 was 49.9 percent, a cumulative decrease of 3.7 percentage points since 2018, marking a fifth consecutive year of decline. Guo Xin, Chief Physician at the School Health Center of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, recommended that primary and secondary students engage in at least 70 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity daily, limit continuous reading and writing to 40 minutes, and cap recreational screen use at 15 minutes per session and one hour total after school. The press conference noted that influenza and intestinal infectious disease activity remains low but poses increased epidemic risk with the new school season due to concentrated populations and routine adjustments. Cao Bin, Chief Physician at China-Japan Friendship Hospital, advised annual influenza vaccination, ideally in September or October before the November epidemic season, with special emphasis on high-risk groups like the elderly and young children. Schools were instructed to implement the "one look, two ask, three measure, four trace" approach for norovirus prevention, including prompt isolation and reporting of multiple similar cases to local disease control institutions.
Summary: The National Healthcare Security Administration released the 3.0 grouping scheme for payment by diagnosis-related groups and disease scores, requiring regions and medical institutions to complete preparatory work by the end of this year and on-the-ground application by March 2027. The 3.0 version adjusts disease categories, with DRG including 492 core groups and 825 subdivided groups, while the DIP core disease library is reduced to 5,125 types but covers 95% of cases. It clarifies the first batch of grassroots-level disease types, including 31 grassroots DRG groups and 127 grassroots DIP disease types. The scheme standardizes surplus retention mechanisms, prohibiting medical institutions from using payment standards as caps for assessments or performance distribution, and allows retained surplus funds as business income. It also optimizes special-case individual reviews, capping DRG reviews at 5% of discharged cases and DIP reviews at 1% from 2027.
Summary: The 2026 National Industry Vocational Skills Competition — the Second National Women's Home Service Vocational Skills Competition opened on September 3 in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, with over 18,000 contestants participating and nearly 200 advancing to the finals. It is jointly hosted by the All-China Women's Federation, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Commerce, and the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, under the theme "Setting benchmarks in home services, showcasing women's strength." Winning contestants will receive policy support such as corresponding vocational skill level upgrades. The finals feature four competition events — maternal and infant caregivers, organization and storage specialists, housekeeping service workers, and family care workers — as well as two categories of professional demeanor showcase events. Compared with the previous edition, contestants are younger, more educated, and more professional, with the average age at 36 and the proportion holding bachelor's degrees or above rising from 51.6% to 61%.
Summary: Medical staff from the Fengnan District Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Tangshan City, Hebei Province, took pulses and provided consultations for residents on September 2. The Fengnan District held a traditional Chinese medicine market event at Jiuhe Park that day. Areas for free TCM clinics, TCM health-preservation science popularization experiences, and TCM cultural interactions were set up. The event offered health services to the public. Photo by Li Xiuqing (Image China).
Summary: The 2026 China International Welfare Expo and China International Rehabilitation Expo, hosted by the China Disabled Persons' Federation, opened on the 3rd at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, showcasing the development achievements of the assistive devices industry and advancing the integrated development of technological innovation and industrial innovation. The Expo attracted 504 enterprises and institutions, displaying more than an 10,000 kinds of articles, equipment, and technologies, with the number of exhibitors setting a new historical high. For the first time, it established a brain-computer interface special zone, showcasing innovations such as wearable brain-controlled rehabilitation robotic hands, and released 61 globally and nationally first-launched new products covering five major scenarios. Since 2007, the Expo has been held for 18 sessions, becoming a professional assistive device exhibition with important influence both domestically and internationally.
Summary: A middle-aged man collapsed with cardiac arrest at a football field in Jining, Shandong, and was saved by a nearby team from the First People's Hospital of Jining, who performed CPR and coordinated emergency transport. Zheng Weidong, deputy chief physician, described the patient's typical signs of sudden cardiac death and emphasized the critical timing of the rescue. The patient, Chen Jun, regained spontaneous heartbeat after surgery and later thanked the medical staff with a banner and letter, vowing to play a friendly match once recovered. Zheng reminded the public to avoid strenuous exercise when fatigued or unwell and to stop immediately if symptoms like chest tightness occur. The hospital's football team, comprising nearly 100 members from over 40 departments, acted without hesitation, reflecting their commitment to saving lives anytime, anywhere.
Summary: The Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued the "National Carbon Emissions Trading Market 2025 and 2026 Annual Power Generation Industry and 2026 Annual Steel, Cement, and Aluminum Smelting Industry Allowance Total and Allocation Plan," arranging allowance allocation for these industries to leverage market mechanisms in controlling greenhouse gas emissions. The plan proposes scientifically formulating total allowances, coordinating with capacity replacement and output regulation policies, strengthening carbon emission control for backward production capacity, and promoting orderly carbon reduction. It maintains free allowance allocation based on carbon emission intensity control, dynamically adjusting benchmark values for power generation while keeping methods unchanged for steel, cement, and aluminum smelting, laying a foundation for future combined free and paid allocation. The plan emphasizes creating a fair market with "rewarding the advanced and spurring on the backward," guiding enterprises to integrate carbon management into operations, and allowing compliance settlement via allowances from other industries or certified voluntary emission reductions registered after January 22, 2024. Coverage includes power generation, steel, cement, and aluminum smelting, with the latter covering carbon dioxide, carbon tetrafluoride, and dicarbon hexafluoride, excluding indirect emissions from electricity and heat consumption.
Summary: The article describes Wuhan's efforts to balance the classic nightscape of the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge with green, energy-efficient LED lighting, highlighting the experiences of driver Wan Quan and streetlight official Chen Junyu. It recounts the bridge's lighting history from incandescent bulbs to high-pressure sodium lamps, and the 2016 pilot of cold-white LEDs that was suspended due to public complaints about harsh light. Since 2018, Wuhan has advanced a green lighting project, and a November upgrade replaced 250-watt sodium lamps with 200-watt LEDs, cutting daily electricity use from 450 to 144 kilowatt-hours, a 68 percent energy-saving rate. A smart lighting platform now enables single-lamp control and time-based dimming, with five cross-river bridges expected to achieve full smart lighting coverage by the end of 2027.
Summary: The article reports on Chengdu Eastern New Area's efforts to strengthen its gateway hub functions, centered on Chengdu Tianfu International Airport. It highlights the inauguration of the Chengdu Tianfu–Addis Ababa full cargo route, which aims to boost trade between China's western region and Africa. The piece details the airport's current and planned route networks, cargo throughput targets, and operational efficiencies like the "airside direct connection" model. It also covers the growth of the comprehensive bonded zone and aircraft maintenance industries, with specific trade and project figures. The New Area's "Three-Year Action Plan (2026-2028)" is presented as a strategy to build a national gateway for opening to the west and south.
Summary: The article reports on Yunnan Province's development of long-stay tourism, citing data showing 5.5124 million long-stay tourists in 2025, with spending up 54.2% year-on-year and an average stay of 83 days. It quotes General Secretary Xi Jinping's March 2025 inspection remarks on culture-tourism integration and the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal to guide localities in developing long-stay tourism. The piece features long-stay residents like Lu Wei and Zhang Jiancheng, and experts such as Ming Qingzhong, who discuss the shift from tourism to long-stay living, the need for age-friendly facilities and flexible public services, and the emergence of long-stay entrepreneurship. It highlights local initiatives, including Dali's entrepreneurship services and Qujing's elderly care center, while noting challenges like seasonal capacity strain and uneven service quality. The article concludes that Yunnan aims to turn "the distant place of dreams" into "a new hometown" through sustainable, locally adapted long-stay industry growth.
Summary: The article argues that as tourists shift from sightseeing to long-term residence, residence-travel services must innovate to meet higher demands for accommodation, dining, transportation, and medical care. It highlights examples such as Sanya in Hainan, coastal cities along the Beibu Gulf in Guangxi, and Qilin District in Qujing, Yunnan, which are adapting through composite business formats, differentiated products, and flexible public service supply. The piece warns against treating residence-travel as a renamed tourism model or tourism real estate, and cautions against homogenization and seasonal fluctuations. It also stresses the need to balance the interests of residence-travelers and local residents, as rising prices and traffic congestion can create tensions. The author, a professor at Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, concludes that sustainable development requires unifying livable environments, quality services, cultural appeal, and governance standards.
Summary: The 20th Foshan "Xijia" football tournament concluded on August 23 at the Yunxiushan Stadium in Sanshui District, with the Tanwan Game Team defeating the Budweiser-Huaxing Team 4:2 before 20,000 spectators, capping a 45-day, 104-match event featuring 48 Greater Bay Area teams. Originating in 2002 as a grassroots league rooted in Foshan's industrial worker community, the tournament has grown into a "Bay Area World Cup," this year achieving full coverage of all 11 Greater Bay Area cities and drawing 125 players from over 10 countries. The article highlights the tournament's economic impact, including a "ticket stub economy" that drove 250 million yuan in consumption and boosted local night market and accommodation figures. Officials quoted include Deng Yanyan, deputy director of the Sanshui District Publicity Department, and Wu Lei, secretary of the Sanshui District Party Committee, who praised the tournament for stimulating sports enthusiasm and promoting regional economic development. The piece also profiles players like Li Junheng, who transitioned from watching as a child to competing as an adult, and notes the tournament's role in nurturing grassroots passion and urban vitality.
Summary: China's climbing team is intensively preparing for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at the National Mountaineering Training Base in Huairou, Beijing, with team leader Wang Yunlong detailing their use of data analysis and simulation training tailored to the event's characteristics. The team previously achieved a breakthrough at the Hangzhou Asian Games with 2 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze medals, including victories in both team speed relays, and has since earned Olympic silver medals through Deng Lijuan and Wu Peng at the Paris Games. In 2026, Chinese climbers have broken world records multiple times on the speed circuit, including twice setting the women's dual speed relay world record at the Krakow World Cup stop. For the upcoming Asian Games, the team has fielded top-ranked speed climbers Long Jianguo and Chu Shouhong, alongside Deng Lijuan and Zhou Yafei, with Pan Yufei and Hu Junzhe competing in lead and bouldering, and Zhang Yuetong and Luo Zhilu entering both categories. Wang Yunlong stated the team aims for 1 gold in speed events and 1 medal in bouldering and lead, with coaches conducting individualized reviews and increasing evening training sessions to adapt to the hot, humid climate and evening finals schedule.
Summary: The article reports on financial support for agriculture in Yunnan Province, coordinated by the Yunnan Provincial Branch of the People's Bank of China, which has guided financial institutions to deliver credit to specialty industries, smart agriculture, and export-oriented farming. It details initiatives such as tailored loans for nuts, tsao-ko cardamom, and coffee, credit for drone-based plant protection and intelligent greenhouses, and cross-border financial services like customs guarantees and a "Substitute Planting Loan." As of end-June 2026, agriculture-related loan balances exceeded 1.45 trillion yuan, with agricultural facility mortgage loans up 49.97 percent year on year and cross-border RMB settlement for specialty agriculture reaching 14.371 billion yuan, up 51.73 percent. The piece highlights Yunnan's integration into the Belt and Road Initiative and its role as a radiation center facing South Asia and Southeast Asia, but does not mention the United States.
Summary: Dr. An Hua, a Stanford-educated expert in geotechnical and environmental engineering, told the Global Times that the August 26 glacial collapse in Nepal's border region, which caused severe casualties on both the Chinese and Nepalese sides, demonstrates the cross-border nature of high-mountain glacial disaster risks. He attributed the disaster's unprecedented destructiveness to the steep Himalayan terrain and the rapid acceleration of ice and debris, and linked it to glacial ablation under climate warming, though he noted the specific trigger requires further research. An Hua cited recent glacier collapses in Switzerland and India as evidence that glacial retreat is a global challenge. He recommended strengthening glacier observation, using satellite remote sensing and ground surveys for long-term monitoring, and improving early-warning and emergency response plans for high-risk areas. He called for international cross-border cooperation, data sharing, and unified monitoring standards, emphasizing that glacial disasters are a common problem for the entire region and international community.
Summary: The article argues that China-Europe cooperation must be grounded in rational mutual perceptions, warning that European politicians' "three-fold positioning," "de-risking" narrative, and "China shock 2.0" rhetoric have eroded bilateral trust. It refutes three myths: that market competition is systemic confrontation, that interdependence is a security risk, and that Europe's industrial anxiety should make China a scapegoat. Citing 2025 bilateral trade of 828.1 billion US dollars and continued export growth from Germany, France, and the Netherlands, it stresses that cooperation remains resilient and mutually beneficial. The piece quotes Australian scholar Bao Shaoshan, the Ifo Institute, and Sam Lowe to argue Europe's industrial woes stem from internal issues like energy costs and hollowing-out, not China. It concludes that deepening China-EU cooperation is a necessity, and a strategically autonomous Europe will ultimately share opportunities and achieve a win-win situation.
Summary: China's third batch of emergency relief supplies to Nepal was delivered to Tribhuvan International Airport by a Chinese Air Force Y-20 large transport aircraft, with ten forensic identification experts arriving on the same flight. Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Zhang Maoming, together with Nepal's Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Mahabir Pun, attended the handover ceremony. The relief supplies include mortuary cabinets, epidemic-prevention materials, daily-living support items, and Bailey bridges urgently needed by the Nepalese side. The Chinese forensic identification experts will swiftly begin their work to assist the Nepalese side in advancing the identification of victims. Additionally, the China Foundation for Rural Development has raised more than 9,000 items of relief supplies, with the first batch transported to Kathmandu by a China Southern Airlines flight.
Summary: Nepalese Foreign Minister Khadga Prasad Oli met with Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Zhang Maoming and expressed sincere gratitude for China's generous and swift assistance during Nepal's hour of peril. Oli endorsed China's view that addressing climate change is a common responsibility and stated Nepal will not seek "climate justice compensation" from any specific country, including China, but will pursue compensation through the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement. Zhang Maoming said China has supported Nepal's disaster-relief efforts in multiple forms since the severe mudslide disaster and expressed confidence that the two sides, working together through hardships, will overcome the disaster. He added that climate change is a common challenge and no country can try to remain unaffected by others' troubles, with China willing to strengthen cooperation with the international community, including Nepal, to mitigate climate impacts.
Summary: UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed serious concern over the latest exchanges of fire between the United States and Iran, condemning attacks against civilians and urging all parties to comply with international humanitarian law. He called for an immediate cessation of military operations and urged the United States and Iran to return to the diplomatic track, stressing that only dialogue and negotiation can achieve a comprehensive settlement. Separately, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's defense team requested US courts to drop criminal proceedings against him, citing head-of-state immunity and arguing that US courts lack jurisdiction. In Hungary, August 2026 was recorded as the hottest single month since 1901, with a national average temperature of 24.9 degrees Celsius and severe drought conditions.
Summary: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed the "Mecca Joint Defense Agreement" in Mecca, reflecting a new trend among regional countries to shed security dependence and explore autonomous security paths. The three parties' demands each have their own emphases, but their fundamental goals are highly consistent: to shore up security shortcomings through cross-regional collaboration. Middle Eastern countries are increasingly clearly recognizing that the security model of dependence on external major powers has inherent shortcomings. Equating this agreement simply with a "Middle East version of NATO" is clearly too early to say, as the full text has not yet been made public and key details remain unclear. Despite practical limitations, the agreement is a clear signal of the transformation of the regional security order, with regional countries' attempts to autonomously explore security paths injecting new possibilities into the reconstruction of the regional order.
Summary: The article analyzes the evolution of Japan's postwar right-wing forces, tracing their restoration, transformation, and institutionalization from the early postwar period to the present. It argues that incomplete purges and insufficient reflection on war crimes allowed right-wing elements to return to politics, culminating in the rise of "Nippon Kaigi" as a deeply embedded political force. The piece warns that this "new militarism," pursued under "national normalization" and "proactive pacifism," constitutes a substantive challenge to the postwar international order and regional stability. The author, an associate professor at Wuhan University, concludes that Japan's lack of accountability for its wartime past enables historical revisionism and dangerous remilitarization.
Summary: This People's Daily feature profiles four individuals in Minning Town, Ningxia, whose lives have been transformed by the "Minning cooperation" mechanism with Fujian. Livestream anchor Ma Yan, a relocated Xihaigu woman, rose from a left-behind wife to a core member of the "Minning Qiaoxifu" team, helping sell local specialties. Party branch secretary Li Xiaolong gave up a high-paying Shenzhen job to return to Yuhai Village, leading villagers to shift from corn to cash crops and boosting collective income. Actor Liu Qian, a second-generation relocated resident, performs in the "See Minning · Drama Village" theater, dramatizing the hardships of her parents' generation. Agricultural promoter Wu Juan, a former flight attendant, uses bilingual auction-style livestreaming to sell Minning Town products, telling the story of Minning cooperation to both domestic and international audiences.
Summary: The article highlights the "multiplier effect" of east-west collaborative assistance, using the example of Fujian tea leaves and Ningxia wolfberry leaves combined into a new tea, with 2025 sales reaching six to seven million yuan. It cites General Secretary Xi Jinping's instruction to promote industrial complementarity and mutual benefit between the east and west, emphasizing that phased investment should transform into sustained development capacity. Minning Town is presented as a sample, where per capita disposable income of farmers reached 20,292 yuan in 2025, over 40 times the 500 yuan at relocation, with tourism revenue of 378 million yuan. Fujian has coordinated 7.68 billion yuan in assistance funds for Ningxia, leveraging actual investment exceeding 100 billion yuan, and 12 Minning industrial parks now host nearly 400 enterprises with annual output value near 35 billion yuan. The article concludes that evaluation must shift from counting funds and projects to measuring leveraged capital, generated orders, and jobs, while expanding east-west collaboration through models like "industrial enclaves" and "sci-tech innovation enclaves."
Summary: China's chronic disease incidence remains high, prompting a national strategy emphasizing prevention and control, with measures like demonstration zones and "Weight Management Year" activities yielding a significant decline in premature mortality from major chronic diseases by 2025. The article argues for a "three-pronged approach": individuals managing lifestyles, grassroots institutions standardizing care for key populations, and technology enhancing prevention quality. It highlights doctors' role in health promotion and community-based science popularization, while grassroots medical facilities serve as gatekeepers through family doctor contracts integrating prevention-to-rehabilitation services. Technological tools like big data and wearables enable real-time health monitoring and policy adjustments. The National Health "15th Five-Year Plan" targets controlling chronic disease incidence by 2030, with 578 national demonstration zones built and 820 expected by 2035, requiring joint efforts from individuals, institutions, and government.
Summary: Peking University People's Hospital's Hu Hao remotely performed a radical nephroureterectomy on a 70-year-old patient in Guangdong using a domestically produced surgical robot and 5G network, with stable 42-millisecond latency. The patient recovered quickly, able to get out of bed and drink water the day after surgery. Remote robotic surgery is expanding across China, with hospitals like Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital and West China Hospital conducting cross-provincial procedures, offering comparable reliability to local surgery for conditions like prostatectomy and partial nephrectomy. Experts note it suits stable, elective cases and reduces patient costs by avoiding travel, while requiring strict standards for network redundancy, team training, and emergency takeover. The National Healthcare Security Administration has established a unified price item for remote surgery auxiliary operation fees, though the procedure is not yet covered by medical insurance.
Summary: The article explains that OK lenses, or orthokeratology lenses, are rigid contact lenses worn at night to temporarily flatten the central cornea, correcting myopia and slowing its progression in adolescents. It notes that suitable candidates include those aged 8 or above with low to moderate myopia, healthy eyes, and the ability to cooperate in lens care, while emphasizing that fitting must occur in qualified medical institutions after comprehensive eye exams. Safe wear requires direct sleep after insertion, over 7 hours of daily use, strict lens care with approved solutions, and regular follow-ups at specified intervals. The piece also corrects misconceptions, stating that stable daytime vision does not rule out myopia progression, which is monitored via axial length, and that lenses must be replaced annually per national regulations. The author is a deputy chief physician at Fudan University's Eye & ENT Hospital, with the article compiled by People's Daily reporter Lu Fanbing.
Summary: This article recommends *Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk*, Lu Xun's collection of ten reminiscences, marking the 145th anniversary of his birth, the 90th of his death, and the 100th of its writing. The author notes that the People's Literature Publishing House edition includes detailed annotations and an expanded afterword, helping modern readers understand the late 19th- and early 20th-century context. Written in 1926 amid the March 18 Massacre and his displacement from Beijing to Xiamen, the pieces trace Lu Xun's childhood to youth and can be read as a biography of his first half of life. The collection's value lies in its truthful records of folk customs, education, and social conditions, which Lu Xun himself said required many annotations to understand. The author, a research fellow at the Beijing Lu Xun Museum and president of the China Lu Xun Research Association, concludes that rereading the work at different life stages yields new insights.
Summary: The article is the preface to the book *Striving Toward the Sea: The Road to the Rise of China's Shipbuilding Industry*, written by a retired shipbuilding veteran. It recounts the industry's trials, including the 1980s–1990s international market downturn, and praises the perseverance of Chinese shipbuilders, citing Academician Huang Xuhua as a representative figure. The author describes the book as a popular science reader that systematically presents the industry's development, key figures, and representative products. The text emphasizes the industry's strategic importance to national development and defense, and its cultural and economic imprint on China.
Summary: The article reviews the book *The Nature of Emotions*, which explains emotions from an evolutionary perspective, distinguishing emotion from feeling and describing emotion as a pre-set "program package" that regulates behavioral responses. It introduces the concept of "emotional prototypes," noting that emotions share common properties like positive and negative valence, persistence, and generalization, exemplified by the saying "once bitten, twice shy." The piece argues that emotions have evolutionary value but are not always stronger is better, as mechanisms like vigilance can become mismatched with modern environments, potentially leading to anxiety. The author, a distinguished research fellow at the Institutes of Brain Science and the Frontiers Science Center for Brain Science of Fudan University, concludes that the real challenge for scientists is to reveal how emotional states are encoded and regulated in the brain, which may aid in treating emotion-related disorders like anxiety and depression.
Summary: The article commemorates He Jiaolong, a Communist Party member and deputy county head in Xinjiang who died in 2026 after falling from a horse while filming a promotional video. Born in 1979 on a ranch in Zhaosu County, she returned to her hometown after schooling and rose through posts, gaining fame for livestreaming agricultural sales and a viral video of herself galloping on snowfield. Her mother declined a statue, saying "Do not erect a statue for her; do not add burden to the county," and the piece highlights her selflessness, humility, and dedication to prospering border areas, quoting her Kazakh proverb about riding a horse. The narrative frames her life as one of personal struggle and self-improvement, concluding she "lived herself into a beam of light that lit up others."
Summary: The article recounts the creation of *The Light of a Prosperous Age: The Flourishing Tang in Cultural Relics*, a book by the Shaanxi History Museum, inspired by an exhibition in Hong Kong in spring 2024. Hu Xiao, director of the museum's Social Education Department, framed Chang'an as embodying "long-term peace and stability," a theme that became the book's prologue. The book's eight chapters—capital, ritual and law, military preparedness, economy, exchange, daily life, aesthetics, and women—explore why the Tang could be called prosperous, using heavyweight relics like the Tower Gate Painting and the agate cup with a gilded beast-head handle. Nineteen staff members wrote in pairs, with nine authors ultimately producing forty articles that were heavily revised to form a cohesive chorus. The piece concludes that understanding the nation's historical peak gives confidence to march toward the next era's peak.
(People's Daily, Beijing, September 3) On the morning of September 3, President Xi Jinping returned to Beijing after successfully concluding his attendance at the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit and his state visits to Kyrgyzstan and Egypt.
Peng Liyuan, wife of President Xi Jinping, along with Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, and Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, accompanied him on the same flight back.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 3) From August 30 to September 3, 2026, at the invitation of the relevant parties, President Xi Jinping attended the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Kyrgyzstan and paid state visits to Kyrgyzstan and Egypt. At the conclusion of the visit, Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, briefed accompanying reporters on the visit.
Wang Yi said that amid the accelerated evolution of major changes unseen in a century and the intertwined turbulence and transformation of the international situation, President Xi Jinping embarked on this trip to Central Asia and the Middle East. With solidarity and cooperation as the main theme, the visit focused on shared destiny and advocated fairness and justice, bearing important practical and far-reaching significance for pooling consensus on cooperation among all parties and reforming and improving global governance. In five days and four nights, President Xi Jinping attended more than 20 events in a packed schedule, combining bilateral and multilateral engagements and linking regions across borders. Having a far-sighted vision (高瞻远瞩, gao zhan yuan du - "high, look, far, see") in proposing initiatives, being down-to-earth and practical (脚踏实地, jiao ta shi di - "foot, step, solid, ground") in advancing cooperation, and speaking with utmost sincerity and frankness (推心置腹, tui xin zhi fu - "push, heart, place, abdomen") in discussing friendship, the visit was rich in highlights and achieved complete success. Domestic and foreign media paid close attention, believing that against the backdrop of deepening geopolitical rifts and shocks to the international order, the visit powerfully responded to the international community's expectations for peace, stability, and development, and provided Chinese solutions and Chinese wisdom for a world of intertwined turbulence and transformation. China's image as a reliable partner and a responsible major country has taken deeper root in people's hearts.
I. Carrying Forward the Shanghai Spirit and Leading the SCO's Development
Wang Yi said that 25 years ago, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was founded on the banks of the Huangpu River, opening a new page in contemporary international relations. Over the past 25 years, the SCO has weathered storms and never ceased its steps, expanding from six founding member states to 27 countries across Asia, Europe, and Africa, blazing a path of regional cooperation that conforms to the trends of the times and meets the needs of all parties, pooling the development synergy of nearly half of the world's population and a quarter of the world's economic output, and setting a model for relations between major countries, between neighboring countries, and between large and small countries.
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the SCO's founding, President Xi Jinping attended the Bishkek Summit and incisively summarized the experience and highlights of the SCO's development with three "mosts," pointing out that the SCO's most significant development achievement is the establishment of a new type of regional cooperation organization with the broadest territory, the largest population, and enormous potential among member states in the world; its most precious spiritual asset is the cultivation of the Shanghai Spirit of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for the diversity of civilizations, and the pursuit of common development; and its most important cooperation experience is the blazing of the correct path of coexistence featuring non-alignment, non-confrontation, and non-targeting of any third party. With a view to the high-quality development of the SCO, President Xi Jinping, with great foresight, put forward "four commitments," namely, adhering to development as a priority to create a prospect of shared prosperity; adhering to security as a priority to foster an environment of universal security; adhering to a people-centered approach to consolidate the foundation of enduring friendship; and adhering to dialogue and consultation to improve fair and orderly governance. These important expositions carry China's earnest expectations for the SCO to carry forward its fine traditions and bravely shoulder the responsibilities of the times, point out the correct direction for the SCO to pool its strength and achieve steady and long-term progress, and demonstrate China's power of conceptual leadership, institutional shaping, and cooperation promotion for the SCO.
The splendor of last year's SCO Tianjin Summit remains vividly fresh in one's mind (历历在目, li li zai mu - "clear, clear, at, eye"). President Xi Jinping and leaders of member states gathered on the banks of the Hai River to jointly map out the blueprint for the SCO's development over the next decade, opening a new stage of high-quality development for the SCO. All parties are pleased to see that the outcomes of the Tianjin Summit are being accelerated in implementation. The eight cooperation platforms of China-SCO green industry, digital economy, scientific and technological innovation, energy, higher education, and artificial intelligence application have all been launched. The action plan for high-quality economic and trade cooperation development has been implemented and produced results. More than two-thirds of the 100 "small yet beautiful" livelihood projects have been approved. The substantial "early harvest" has brought tangible dividends to all parties. At this summit, President Xi Jinping also announced the establishment of the China-SCO Port Economy Cooperation Center and Basic Education Cooperation Center, and practical initiatives such as jointly implementing 100 scientific and technological cooperation projects in the next three years, continuing to empower the SCO and boost regional cooperation. The summit issued the Bishkek Declaration, which pooled the consensus of all parties, revised the SCO Charter on the basis of the outcomes of the Tianjin Summit, and adopted nearly 30 cooperation documents covering security, economic, people-to-people and cultural cooperation, and organizational development. It can be said that the strategic blueprint formulated at the Tianjin Summit is being turned into reality step by step, with the organization's structure more optimized, its operation more efficient, and its cooperation more robust.
President Xi Jinping proposed the Global Governance Initiative at the Tianjin Summit, which received an active response from the international community. This year's "SCO Plus" meeting was themed "Strengthening the Role of the United Nations and Building a Multipolar World," forming a strong echo with the Global Governance Initiative. The direction advocated by the Global Governance Initiative is to advance equal and orderly multipolarity in the world. President Xi Jinping, using the question of what kind of multipolarity we need as the point of entry, elaborated in depth on the core essence of equal and orderly world multipolarity from four dimensions—fundamental principles, inevitable requirements, key pathways, and development direction—and called on the SCO to use "SCO strength" to drive the prosperity and shared development of the Eurasian continent, "SCO wisdom" to promote the growth and strengthening of the Global South, and "SCO actions" to lead the reform and improvement of global governance.
President Xi Jinping's important propositions elicited positive responses from all parties. Leaders of participating countries appreciated China's important contributions as a founding member state to promoting the organization's development, fully affirmed the development achievements of the SCO over the past 25 years, agreed to implement the outcomes and consensus of the Tianjin Summit, continue to carry forward the Shanghai Spirit, promote the building of a more just and reasonable global governance system, and write a new chapter in the history of permanent peace and common development. International public opinion generally believes that the SCO does not follow the old path of alliance-based confrontation or exclusion and isolation, advocates mutual trust, mutual benefit, openness, and inclusiveness, provides the world with an example of a new type of international relations, and is increasingly becoming an important force leading the direction of global governance reform.
Wang Yi said that with the joint efforts of all parties, this summit injected vitality into regional development, pooled strength for world multipolarity, added momentum to improving global governance, and once again demonstrated the vitality and action capability of the SCO. Having passed its 25th anniversary, the SCO is in the prime of its life or glory (风华正茂, feng hua zheng mao - "wind, flower, correct, flourishing") and has a promising future. China will work hand in hand with members of the "SCO family" to make the SCO solid and strong, and illuminate the path toward a community with a shared future for mankind with the Shanghai Spirit.
II. Carrying Forward the Bond of the Silk Road and Jointly Building Permanent Good-Neighborly Friendship
Wang Yi stated that China and Kyrgyzstan are good neighbors being closely interdependent (唇齿相依, chun chi xiang yi - "lip, tooth, mutually, depend"), good partners sharing a common destiny, and good friends achieving mutual success. Under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, the two sides reached important consensus on further deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era and promoting the building of a China-Kyrgyzstan community with a shared future featuring good-neighborly friendship and shared prosperity, and bilateral relations have entered their best period in history.
The Kyrgyz side attached great importance to and eagerly anticipated President Xi Jinping's visit. President Japarov and his wife went to the airport to welcome him, held a grand welcoming ceremony, and Kyrgyz youth sang Chinese songs, creating a warm and enthusiastic atmosphere. On the evening of arrival, President Japarov and his wife held a small-scale meeting with President Xi Jinping and his wife at the official residence. This was the first time President Japarov had invited a foreign head of state to the official residence as a guest, the highest courtesy for the most distinguished guest, demonstrating the respect and profound friendship of President Japarov and his wife for President Xi Jinping and his wife.
The most important political outcome of this visit was the joint signing by the two heads of state of the Treaty on Permanent Good-Neighborly Friendship and Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, which codified in legal form the concept of enduring friendship between the two generations, marking a new height in political mutual trust, a new leap in mutual support, and a new level in strategic coordination between the two countries, and also opening broader prospects for bilateral relations. The state activities of this visit coincided with the 35th anniversary of Kyrgyzstan's independence. President Xi Jinping extended sincere congratulations to President Japarov and the Kyrgyz people, reaffirmed China's firm support for Kyrgyzstan in safeguarding its national sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, supported Kyrgyzstan in blazing a successful development path suited to its own national conditions, and expressed willingness to continue to firmly support each other with the Kyrgyz side on issues involving each other's core interests. President Japarov stated that China has always been a priority direction of Kyrgyz foreign policy and is the closest friend and most reliable partner of the Kyrgyz side. He expressed heartfelt gratitude for China's selfless support and assistance at every critical moment of Kyrgyzstan's development, admired China's brilliant development achievements, and expressed willingness to learn from President Xi Jinping's experience in governance, especially the leader's sentiment of "I will serve the people wholeheartedly and live up to their expectations."
China and Kyrgyzstan are geographically adjacent and economically complementary, with enormous cooperation potential. During this visit, the two sides signed more than 30 cooperation documents in fields such as economy and trade, investment, transportation, customs, science and technology, education, and people-to-people exchanges. The two heads of state agreed to take high-quality Belt and Road cooperation as the main line, consolidate traditional cooperation in trade and investment, connectivity, and green minerals, expand cooperation in emerging fields such as digital economy, clean energy, and artificial intelligence, build the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway—a "major transportation artery" carrying the development hopes of the people of the region—with high quality, and continuously upgrade and elevate practical cooperation. The two sides will also further intensify personnel exchanges, cultivate more successors to the cause of China-Kyrgyzstan friendship, and make the enduring friendship between China and Kyrgyzstan even more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Not long ago, Kyrgyzstan was historically elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, providing an important opportunity for the two countries to deepen multilateral coordination and jointly defend international fairness and justice. President Xi Jinping reaffirmed China's support for Kyrgyzstan in playing a greater role in international affairs. President Japarov highly appreciated President Xi Jinping's proposal of the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind and the four major global initiatives, believing that these major concepts and initiatives will help countries jointly address global challenges and build a more just and stable international order, and expressed the Kyrgyz side's willingness to jointly practice them with the Chinese side.
Wang Yi said that "cherishing benevolence and good-neighborliness is a treasure of the state." President Xi Jinping's visit tightened the bond of permanent good-neighborly friendship between China and Kyrgyzstan, broadened the path of shared prosperity between the two countries, and deepened the conviction of a shared destiny between the two sides, vividly interpreting China's neighborhood diplomacy policy of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness (亲诚惠容). The two sides will follow the important consensus of the two heads of state, continuously translate the cooperation blueprint into concrete actions, deepen and solidify the building of the China-Kyrgyzstan community with a shared future, and write a new chapter in the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Kyrgyzstan in the new era.
III. Deepening Mutual Learning Among Civilizations and Jointly Advancing the Building of a Community with a Shared Future
Wang Yi said that China and Egypt are both ancient civilizations and important members of the Global South. Although separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, the two countries respond in harmony with one another (同声相应, tong sheng xiang ying - "same, sound, respond, echo") and share the same aspirations, always working together with one heart and mind (和衷共济, he zhong gong ji - "harmonious, heart, together, cross") and pursuing win-win cooperation. Seventy years ago, China and Egypt formally established diplomatic relations, opening the door to friendly cooperation between New China and Arab and African countries. Over the past 70 years, bilateral relations have withstood the tests of international vicissitudes, with the course never deviating, the quality never changing, and the momentum never diminishing, becoming a model for China-Arab, China-Africa cooperation and solidarity and coordination among developing countries.
President Xi Jinping's visit is the first visit by a Chinese head of state to Egypt in 10 years and an important diplomatic action by China toward the Middle East region, with strategic significance for deepening the China-Egypt comprehensive strategic partnership and leading China-Arab and China-Africa collective cooperation. President Sisi attached great importance to this visit, personally designed the itinerary, and together with his wife held a welcoming ceremony rich in Egyptian characteristics for President Xi Jinping and his wife at the airport. On the day of arrival, the Cairo Tower was lit up in brilliant "China red," reflecting the profound friendship of enduring friendship between the two peoples. President Xi Jinping and President Sisi each published signed articles in the largest newspapers of the other's country, reviewing the extraordinary journey of China-Egypt relations over the past 70 years of weathering storms together (风雨同舟, feng yu tong zhou - "wind, rain, same, boat"), expressing the common will to work hand in hand and walk side by side, and emphasizing that the two sides will support each other on the path of rejuvenation and jointly create a better future for the development of their respective countries and bilateral relations.
Shared destiny, win-win cooperation, and mutual learning among civilizations were the three key words of this visit. The ancient Silk Road spanning millennia, the national independence path of heroic struggle, and the development and rejuvenation path of striving for strength through hardships (砥砺图强, di li tu qiang - "grind, polish, plan, strong") closely bind the two countries together. The two sides issued a joint statement, confirming the advancement of the building of the China-Egypt community with a shared future. The two sides committed to continuing to firmly support each other on issues involving each other's core interests. President Xi Jinping emphasized that regardless of the past, present, or future, China is a comprehensive strategic partner that Egypt can trust and rely on. Both President Xi Jinping and President Sisi attach importance to a people-centered approach and emphasize responsibility to the people. The two sides agreed to strengthen exchanges of governance experience to better benefit the two peoples. The two heads of state agreed to strengthen coordination and cooperation in multilateral platforms such as the United Nations, BRICS, and the SCO, jointly advance China-Arab and China-Africa cooperation, and contribute China-Egypt strength to promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
This visit mapped out a new blueprint for China-Egypt win-win cooperation. The Belt and Road Initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping and the "Vision 2030" proposed by President Sisi are highly compatible, and high-quality Belt and Road cooperation between China and Egypt has yielded fruitful results. China has been Egypt's largest trading partner for 14 consecutive years, and Egyptian fresh oranges were among the first African products to enter the Chinese market after China implemented zero tariffs on African countries with which it has diplomatic relations. President Xi Jinping and President Sisi agreed to strengthen the alignment of development strategies, leverage Egypt's unique geographical advantage of connecting the Arab world and radiating to the African continent, and deeply implement the building of the "five cooperation patterns" for China-Arab cooperation and the ten partnership actions for China-Africa joint advancement of modernization. The two sides signed more than 30 cooperation documents in fields such as Belt and Road cooperation, scientific and technological innovation, artificial intelligence, and education and training, and also announced a significant expansion of the scale of local currency swap to further promote trade and investment facilitation.
The joint visit by the two heads of state to the Grand Egyptian Museum was a vivid portrayal of mutual learning among civilizations. The Yellow River and the Nile respectively nurtured Chinese civilization and ancient Egyptian civilization. When the Grand Egyptian Museum opened last year, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to President Sisi, putting forward the important proposition that the two ancient civilizations should move toward each other and continuously deepen mutual learning among civilizations. This time, President Sisi and his wife cordially invited President Xi Jinping and his wife to jointly visit this highest cultural hall of Egypt, leaving a landmark historical moment for China-Egypt civilizational exchanges. President Xi Jinping pointed out that China-Egypt friendship is not only cooperation between the two countries, but also a dialogue between two civilizations. The two sides should promote the view of civilizations featuring equality, mutual learning, dialogue, and inclusiveness, practice the Global Civilization Initiative, jointly promote the coexistence and mutual learning of different civilizations through inclusiveness, and pool more civilizational strength for promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
Wang Yi stated that friendships forged with sincerity can endure for long. President Xi Jinping's historic visit to Egypt was both a journey of carrying forward friendship and, more importantly, a journey of expanding cooperation, fully demonstrating the strategic, leading, and exemplary nature of China-Egypt relations and holding milestone significance. The convergence of the two ancient civilizations of China and Egypt across the Asian and African continents once again proves that different civilizations can completely transcend the logic of confrontation, pursue the dream of rejuvenation side by side, and jointly achieve harmony and shared beauty.
IV. Strengthening Strategic Communication and Safeguarding World Peace and Stability
Wang Yi said that the current international situation is marked by intensifying turbulence, with the war in Gaza dragging on and the US-Israel-Iran conflict flaring up again. From the heartland of Central Asia to the African continent, the most prominent feeling along the way is that the international community places greater value on China's voice and Chinese solutions, expecting China to step forward with a sense of responsibility amid the chaos, uphold fairness and justice, and play a greater role.
During this visit, President Xi Jinping conducted in-depth exchanges with leaders of various countries on the international situation and hotspot issues, speaking out for peace and advocating for justice.
During his talks with President Sisi, President Xi Jinping put forward a four-point proposal on promoting common security in the Middle East, supporting regional countries in exploring the building of a new security architecture for the Middle East from four dimensions—stimulating internal driving forces, advancing comprehensive governance, consolidating the foundation of development, and strengthening international coordination—and emphasizing that the people of the Middle East should be masters of their own affairs, and that the integration of interests among regional countries should be promoted and the soil for conflict should be eliminated. The international community, especially major extra-regional countries, should abandon double standards and respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of regional countries. China is willing to work with regional countries to safeguard the security of international shipping lanes. This is yet another Chinese solution contributed by President Xi Jinping to achieving lasting peace and stability in the overall situation of the Middle East, following his four-point proposition on maintaining and promoting peace and stability in the Middle East and his four-point principle on promoting the resolution of the Palestinian question. International public opinion paid close attention to President Xi Jinping's series of important policy pronouncements, believing that China does not seek geopolitical self-interest or engage in camp confrontation, but places the fundamental interests of regional people at the core, takes into account both security and development, and accommodates the legitimate security concerns of all countries, providing a feasible path and clarifying the direction of effort for resolving the security dilemma in the Middle East.
Under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy, China is constantly exploring ways to resolve hotspot issues with Chinese characteristics: taking mutual respect as the foundation, focusing on respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the countries concerned and adhering to non-interference in internal affairs; taking political settlement as the path, focusing on adhering to dialogue and consultation and seeking the greatest common denominator that accommodates the legitimate concerns of all parties; taking objectivity and fairness as the principle, focusing on clarifying right and wrong, refraining from double standards, and not getting involved in geopolitics; and taking addressing both symptoms and root causes as the goal, focusing on comprehensive measures to resolve contradictions, both striving to ease the current situation and paying attention to solving the root causes of problems. No matter how complex the contradictions or how intense the conflicts, China will always stand firmly on the side of peace, on the side of dialogue, and on the correct side of history.
During the SCO Summit, President Xi Jinping also met separately with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, and conducted friendly exchanges with leaders of various countries. As permanent members of the UN Security Council, China and Russia maintain strategic communication on the international situation. President Xi Jinping and President Putin agreed to deepen comprehensive strategic coordination, advance global governance reform, jointly serve as a positive force advocating world multipolarity, and jointly safeguard world peace, stability, and development. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Uzbekistan. Over the past 10 years, President Xi Jinping and President Mirziyoyev have built deep mutual trust and friendship, leading the continuous advancement of the building of the China-Uzbekistan community with a shared future. President Mirziyoyev emphasized that Uzbekistan will unswervingly develop relations with China, jointly practice the four major global initiatives with the Chinese side, and safeguard international fairness and justice. China and Mongolia are friendly neighbors that respect and trust each other. President Xi Jinping and President Khürelsükh agreed to consolidate political mutual trust, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, strengthen multilateral coordination, and jointly address various challenges.
Wang Yi said that it is particularly worth mentioning that first-lady diplomacy added a warm and unique charm to this visit. Professor Peng Liyuan accompanied President Xi Jinping in attending multiple events and held cultural activities with distinctive features with the wives of President Japarov and President Sisi respectively, promoting people-to-people bonds in a subtle and silent way and strengthening people-to-people and cultural exchanges.
Wang Yi concluded by saying that this year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and the first year of China's 15th Five-Year Plan. The Chinese people, under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China, are firmly confident and continuing to strive, advancing courageously toward the grand goal of building a great modern socialist country in all respects and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. President Xi Jinping's visit coordinated both domestic and international situations, used China's high-quality development to drive common prosperity of regional countries, and devoted itself to safeguarding world peace with the consensus on reforming and improving global governance, vividly interpreting the original aspiration and founding mission of the Communist Party of China of seeking happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation, as well as seeking progress for humanity and common harmony for the world. The righteous path stretches far and wide. We will continue to deeply study and earnestly practice Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy, and with more proactive historical responsibility, continue to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind and continuously open up new prospects for major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics.
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AI-agent phones transform into "digital housekeepers" that automatically execute commands, robots enter factories and homes in diverse forms, and computing-power facilities shift toward system-level coordination... In recent days, multiple localities have held science-and-technology innovation practice exhibition activities themed on artificial intelligence, attracting many young people to participate. New technologies, new scenarios, and new applications in the field of artificial intelligence are accelerating their emergence, and the strength of youth is gathering and surging.
Looking across the country, young talent is emerging prominently or making one's presence known (崭露头角, zhan lu tou jiao - "show, expose, head") on the track of the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation represented by artificial intelligence, becoming an important force driving scientific and technological progress.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "The policy focus for cultivating the strategic force of national talent must be placed on young scientific and technological talent, giving young talent more trust, better assistance, and stronger support, and supporting young talent in taking on leading roles and playing the leading part."
The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan proposes: "Carry out in depth youth contribution campaigns in such areas as scientific and technological innovation and rural revitalization for Chinese youth in the new era, and support young people in striving to be vanguards and main forces in all fields and aspects of work." The broad masses of young people are bravely taking on heavy responsibilities (勇挑重担, yong tiao zhong dan - "bravely, shoulder; heavy, burden") and displaying their talents in the field of scientific and technological innovation, contributing youthful strength to advancing Chinese modernization.
Exerting force at critical points, encouraging and supporting young people to devote themselves to the main battlefield of scientific and technological innovation
In February this year, during his first local inspection in the opening year of the 15th Five-Year Plan, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the National Information Technology Application Innovation Industrial Park in Yizhuang, Beijing, and emphasized that "the key to building a great modern socialist country lies in self-reliance and strength in science and technology."
High-performance superconducting target materials are a key shortcoming in the controllable development of China's high-temperature superconducting industry, with high technical barriers and long-term dependence on imports. The youth commando team for independent research and development at Shanghai Superconducting Technology Co., Ltd. started from scratch and launched an assault on the domestic production of high-performance superconducting target materials.
"The difficulty in preparing superconducting targets lies in the fact that the process steps are closely linked or interconnected in a sequence (环环紧扣, huan huan jin kou - "ring, ring; tightly, tightly; fasten, fasten"), with extremely high process precision," introduced team member Qian Han. From raw material powder preparation to material forming and sintering, from heat treatment to subsequent coating applications, the youth commando team continuously optimized raw material ratios, mold structures, and sintering parameters, and also built a dedicated quality control system and testing matrix.
After day-and-night tackling of difficulties and trial-and-error iteration, self-made domestic target materials achieved stable mass production. "Within two years, the entire team worked together to complete the commissioning of multiple sets of high-end equipment, and production capacity increased 20-fold," said Qian Han.
On the journey of accelerating high-level self-reliance and strength in science and technology, the ranks of youth have never been absent, and the creativity of youth radiates brilliance.
Chasing dreams in deep space, a large number of young researchers in the space station construction team participate in the development of core systems; exploring the deep sea, young technical personnel in the "Jiaolong" development team play an important role; in the field of artificial intelligence, a number of young entrepreneurial teams have achieved breakthroughs in algorithms, large models, and other areas...
The General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Several Measures on Further Strengthening the Cultivation and Use of Young Scientific and Technological Talent," guiding and supporting young scientific and technological talent in serving high-quality development; the Communist Youth League system has deepened the building of youth commandos for scientific and technological innovation, becoming an entry point and integration point for inspiring young people to devote themselves to major national strategies and major tasks... More young people are boldly exploring in key fields and contributing their strength to serving national scientific and technological innovation.
Today, in the National Key Research and Development Program, the proportion of young scientific and technological talent under 45 serving as project leaders exceeds 40 percent, and 80 percent of projects under the National Natural Science Foundation are undertaken by young scientific and technological talent under 45, with innovation momentum flourishing vigorously.
Delving deeper into the transformation end, accelerating the movement of scientific and technological achievements toward the production line
At the 2025 China Youth Scientific and Technological Innovation "Open Competition and Appointment" arena competition, the project "'Re-manufacturing' Pioneer — Leader in Remanufacturing of Tunnel Engineering Equipment" from Changsha University of Science and Technology was awarded the title of "Arena Champion."
"Working an average of 13 hours a day, repeatedly conducting sample testing, material ratio adjustment, and process commissioning." Facing long-standing problems in the field of tunnel engineering equipment remanufacturing, such as insufficient material performance and poor process controllability, project leader Xiong Jianda was determined to gnaw through this "hard bone."
Enterprises issue the challenges, youth accept the challenges, actual combat competitions are held, and achievements are transformed... The "challenge topics" on the competition field quickly became "real problems" on the engineering site. Zhu Can, Youth League Committee Secretary of the First Company of China Railway No. 5 Engineering Group, the enterprise that issued the challenge, introduced that the enterprise opened its laboratories and engineering sites, providing the challenge-accepting team with conditions for remanufacturing material performance testing and process adaptability verification, and arranged technical mentors to assist throughout the process.
In the end, the team successfully developed high-hardness, ultra-wear-resistant wire materials specially designed for extreme working conditions, which have been verified in engineering projects of China Railway No. 5 Engineering Group. Tests show that the hardness and wear resistance of the repaired products far exceed those of the base material, providing strong technical support for "extending the service life and renewing" tunnel equipment.
The connection between production and research and the acceleration of implementation are precisely a vivid microcosm of the continuous improvement of the scientific and technological achievement transformation system.
Deepening reforms on the empowerment and achievement evaluation of scientific and technological achievements from public institutions, vigorously building concept verification and pilot-scale verification platforms; laying out regional technology transfer and transformation centers in universities, guiding research to anchor on industrial demand; "Young Scientists Hundred-City Tour," "Open Competition and Appointment," and the "Horse Racing System" stimulating innovation vitality... A series of policies and measures connect industry, academia, and research, link upstream and downstream, build bridges for the innovative achievements of young researchers, and turn "innovation capacity" into "productive forces."
Cultivating toward the growth end, helping the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent
"A valuable project must not only have technological innovation, but also respond to real-world problems, with clear application scenarios, verifiable experimental evidence, and a path for continuous optimization." These words from Liu Shuran, a doctoral student in the Department of Automation at Tsinghua University, voiced the aspirations of the broad masses of young scientific and technological workers.
At the 19th "Challenge Cup" National College Students' Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition, Liu Shuran and her team won the Grand Prize in the main competition with their project "Reliable and Trustworthy Ultrafast, Ultra-Long-Duration, Super-Resolution Microscopy Imaging Technology."
Targeting the spatiotemporal bandwidth product challenge in super-resolution imaging, under the guidance of Dai Qionghai, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the team constructed a high-quality time-series super-resolution microscopic image dataset, innovatively proposed a deformable phase-space calibration mechanism and corresponding neural network, extending the duration of multicolor live-cell super-resolution imaging by more than 30 times and prolonging it to over ten thousand time points.
The educational classroom of scientific and technological innovation is extending toward the vast world.
Science and technology innovation competitions such as the "Challenge Cup," "Creating Youth," and "Revitalization Cup" guide young people in conducting scientific research exploration and innovation practice; relying on science and technology courtyards, the high-quality young farmer cultivation program, and other initiatives, classroom learning and agricultural assistance practice are closely integrated; the "Strong Foundation Plan" and the "Top-Notch Student Training Plan for Basic Disciplines" forge top-notch talent; "breaking the four onlys" and "establishing new standards" are being advanced in depth... Education and cultivation measures work in the same direction, helping to form a vibrant situation in which every person being able to fully utilize their talents (人尽其才, ren jin qi cai - "people, all; exhaust, fulfill; their, their; talent, talent") and talents being fully put to practical use (才尽其用, cai jin qi yong - "talent, talent; exhaust, fulfill; their, their; use, use"), and promoting the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent.
Striving forward in the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the broad masses of young people, with endless and continuous vitality or growth (生生不息, sheng sheng bu xi - "life, life; not, not; cease, cease") in innovation enthusiasm and the enterprising spirit of bravely striving to reach new heights (勇攀高峰, yong pan gao feng - "bravely, climb; high, high; peak, peak"), are taking on leading roles and playing the leading part on the front line of scientific and technological innovation, and stepping forward with responsibility on the new journey of advancing Chinese modernization.
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"5, 4, 3, 2, 1, ignition!" At 10:00 on September 1, at the Dongfeng Commercial Aerospace Innovation Pilot Zone in Jiuquan, the Zhishenxing-1 Yao-1 carrier rocket, manufactured in Chizhou, Anhui, ignited and lifted off, smoothly entering its predetermined orbit, with the mission achieving complete success. This is the first liquid oxygen kerosene carrier rocket manufactured locally in Anhui.
In October 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping, during an inspection tour in Anhui, emphasized: "Keep a firm hold on the foundation of the real economy, accelerate the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, strengthen and expand strategic emerging industries, make forward-looking arrangements for future industries, develop new quality productive forces in light of local conditions, and build advanced manufacturing clusters with international competitiveness."
Thoroughly implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions, Anhui has unswervingly advanced toward "new," on the one hand grasping the iterative upgrading of traditional advantageous industries, and on the other hand grasping the cultivation and growth of emerging and future industries, accelerating its sprint on frontier tracks such as quantum technology, fusion energy, brain-computer interfaces, and aerospace information, with the industrial path growing ever wider. In 2025, the province added 3,200 high-tech enterprises, bringing the total to 23,500. In the first half of this year, Anhui's new growth drivers showed strong momentum: the added value of equipment manufacturing increased by 22.7% year on year, and the added value of high-tech manufacturing increased by 44.6% year on year.
Iterative Upgrading, Seizing the "Commanding Heights" of Pioneer Industries
In the rehabilitation ward of the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University, a stroke patient wearing a non-invasive EEG collection cap is able, solely through brain intention, to complete hand-closing movements with the assistance of a mechanical glove.
"This brain-computer interface device was developed entirely by ourselves," Gao Jun, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Anhui North Microelectronics Research Institute Group Co., Ltd., introduced. The confidence of hardcore innovation stems from Bengbu's decades of deep accumulation in deeply cultivating the intelligent sensing industry.
Bengbu's "China Sensing Valley" has gathered more than 200 upstream and downstream enterprises. In recent years, Bengbu has seized the momentum to extend the intelligent sensing industry toward brain-computer interfaces, building an integrated "R&D–manufacturing–clinical" advantage and achieving a leap in the level of advantageous industries and an iteration of tracks. The Longhu Laboratory was inaugurated and put into operation, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's public service platform for brain-computer interface testing and inspection was simultaneously established.
Today, Anhui is seizing the opportunity of the brain-computer interface industry track, issuing a special action plan and building an industrial layout of "one core, two wings" covering Hefei, Bengbu, and Wuhu, striving to have the industry's level rank among the nation's first echelon by 2028.
Building a Nest to Attract the Phoenix, Creating a "Strong Magnetic Field" for Emerging Fields
In May, the first "Anqing-made" liquid carrier rocket, the "Zhihang-1," completed a full-rocket joint exercise. From satellites to engines, from components to the complete rocket, in just three years, an increasingly complete commercial aerospace industry chain has unfolded along the banks of the Yangtze River. And this is precisely a vivid microcosm of the accelerated rise of Anhui's aerospace information industry.
In Anhui, an industrial map is taking shape: Hefei, relying on the advantages of the Comprehensive National Science Center and the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory, focuses on developing satellite platforms, constellation networking and operations, and data applications; Bengbu and Chizhou, relying on their existing foundations, focus on developing reusable rockets, engines, and shared testing services; Anqing focuses on complete satellite manufacturing. The four cities work in concert, building a "circle of friends" for the development of the aerospace information industry.
In 2024, Anhui issued an action plan to promote the high-quality development of the aerospace information industry, setting a target for the industry scale to exceed 100 billion yuan by 2027; the three-year action plan for accelerating the development of the commercial aerospace industry issued this year further clarifies that by 2028, it will form the manufacturing capacity of 200 commercial rockets and engines and 100 commercial satellites per year. At the level of innovation carriers, platforms such as the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory and Zhongke Satellite are relied upon to accelerate the landing of frontier technologies; at the level of factor guarantees, patient capital is guided to "invest early, invest small, invest in hard tech," continuously attracting the agglomeration of enterprises and talent.
"Laying Eggs Along the Way," Building the "Cradle" of Future Industries
In the USTC Alumni Innovation Park in Luyang District, Hefei, the technical team of Anhui Zhongke Terahertz Technology Co., Ltd. is busy debugging a new generation of terahertz security inspection instruments. This innovation, derived from high-precision monitoring technology on major scientific facilities, can not only detect metals but also rapidly identify non-metallic prohibited items, and has been widely applied in public safety scenarios such as high-speed railway stations and subway stations.
This transformation of achievements benefits from Anhui's exploration and promotion of the frontier science and technology "laying eggs along the way" mechanism, whereby major scientific facilities and frontier basic research do not need to wait for the ultimate goal to be completed before transformation; they can be tackled and transformed simultaneously.
Relying on a number of major science and technology infrastructure facilities such as the strong magnetic field, synchrotron radiation, and tokamak, as well as high-energy-level science and technology innovation platforms such as the Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Anhui uses the USTC Silicon Valley, the Lakeside Science City, and others as vehicles for achievement transformation, implementing in tandem measures such as the reform of empowering rights over job-related scientific and technological achievements and the building of pilot testing platforms, precisely clearing the bottlenecks in the entire chain of patent transformation, prototype trial production, and batch manufacturing.
Today, Anhui's two future industries of quantum technology and fusion energy are rising as clusters. In the field of quantum technology, the province has gathered more than 100 enterprises across the industrial chain; on the fusion energy track, more than 70 industrial chain enterprises have settled in Hefei, covering all segments from upstream superconducting wire and cable materials, to midstream main engine manufacturing, to downstream design and operations.
Keeping in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's earnest instructions, Anhui will continue to polish the golden signboard of scientific and technological innovation, strengthen strategic emerging industries, and cultivate and grow future industries such as quantum technology, injecting strong momentum into writing the Anhui chapter of Chinese modernization.
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For the nation to be rejuvenated, the countryside must be revitalized.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "We must actively develop rural e-commerce and express delivery services, broaden the sales channels for agricultural products, and increase farmers' incomes."
As the only central enterprise that "establishes post offices in every township and extends mail service to every village," China Post integrates rural e-commerce platforms, express delivery logistics networks, and inclusive financial services into one, becoming an important force in boosting the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas.
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During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, China Post's agriculture-related loans grew by more than one trillion yuan, it helped sell over 73.2 billion yuan worth of agricultural products, and completed the delivery of more than 22.1 billion parcels of agricultural products, with multiple indicators reaching new highs, helping millions of households' small agricultural products connect with the national large market and driving thousands of villages' small industries to integrate into the major economic cycle.
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In the opening year of the 15th Five-Year Plan, doing the work of agriculture, rural areas, and farmers well is of paramount importance. Look at an orchard, track a parcel, follow a loan — see on the ground how China Post is depicting a new picture of comprehensive rural revitalization.
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From offline "bulk sales at the market" to online "premium sales"
Strengthen and optimize rural e-commerce, solve the "difficulty in selling" agricultural products
Cuiguan pears have entered the harvest season. At the Shuiguo ( Fruit and Vegetable) Postal Agricultural Product Base in Huoqiu County, Lu'an City, Anhui Province, livestreaming and express delivery join forces to accelerate the fresh fruit delivery.
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On this side, the camera lens is aimed at the large orchard, immersively showcasing the pear-picking process; on that side, unmanned vehicles stand ready in rows — as soon as a user places an order, the pears are packaged on site and sent to the cold-chain distribution center, achieving instant picking and dispatch to all regions.
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"Previously, fresh fruits were sold in bulk at the local market, lasting only four or five days, and it was hard to open up sales channels." Fang Guobin, head of the Yuanwei Planting Professional Cooperative, said with emotion that, relying on Anhui Post's traceability livestreams, products are now sold to all regions and are more competitive.
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Services sinking downward, agricultural products moving upward — similar scenes unfold one after another——
In Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, Jinhua Post has in-depth cooperation with 72 farmer professional cooperatives. Last year, during the grape marketing season, it carried out more than 60 traceability livestreams, with cumulative assistance in sales reaching nearly 28 million yuan;
In Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, Jiangxi Post carried out joint sales with mainstream e-commerce platforms, effectively solving the problem of unsalable agricultural products, with a single navel-orange livestream sales exceeding 4 million yuan;
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"Through extensive research, we found that some agricultural products have a low degree of standardization, scaling, and branding, and lack stable sales channels, which has become a major obstacle to the development of rural industries." Zhang Kedian, Deputy General Manager of the Marketing Department of China Post Group, said that, relying on its network advantages of numerous points and broad coverage, China Post actively explores the development of rural e-commerce, effectively alleviating the difficulty of selling agricultural products.
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Focusing on the online side. With the Youle.com platform as the carrier, immersive livestreaming, direct sourcing from places of origin, and one-click direct delivery form a combined force, pressing the "accelerator button" for agricultural products entering cities. In the first half of this year, the Youle platform, through the "one product, one strategy" operation for agricultural products, created more than 5.45 million packages, and e-commerce key collaborative scenarios diverted approximately 8.3 million customer visits to postal outlets, with more rural good products emerging from deep mountains and heading to the whole country.
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Focusing on the offline side. Relying on postal outlets and Youlegou stations, through digital transformation and professional operation, the downward channel for industrial products is smoother. Today, 1,365 standardized agricultural product bases and more than 420,000 Youlegou stations are interwoven into a network; "pick up a package, and by the way buy some vegetables" and "pay a water or electricity bill, and by the way bring back a bottle of oil" have become the daily routine of many villagers.
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With online and offline coordination, China Post has built the rural e-commerce channel network with the widest coverage and the largest number of stations in China, helping the two-way circulation of "agricultural products entering cities" and "industrial products going to the countryside," and promoting rural consumption upgrading and farmers' income increase and prosperity. Since the 14th Five-Year Plan, postal rural e-commerce has achieved transaction volumes of both agricultural products and industrial products exceeding 72 billion yuan each.
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"Rural e-commerce is an important carrier for serving the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas, and also an important channel for postal universal service to expand its new connotations." Zhang Kedian said that, in the next step, it will deepen featured and differentiated operations, improve the convenience of rural consumption, further consolidate the advantages of the rural market, and by the end of the 15th Five-Year Plan, strive for rural e-commerce commercial circulation to exceed 100 billion yuan, better serving the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas
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From "hidden in deep mountains, unable to be transported out" to "mailed into ordinary people's homes"
Weave a dense delivery network, solve the "logistics difficulty" of agricultural products
Two postal routes reflect the new look of rural areas
In Liangshan, Sichuan Province, a large unmanned aircraft loaded with more than 60 parcels took off from the county seat of Muli Tibetan Autonomous County and arrived at Youyouping Village in just 3 minutes. Muli has many mountains and winding mountain roads; the straight-line distance between the two places is only about 3 kilometers, but delivery by car takes 70 minutes
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This was once the famous "horseback postal route." From goods carried by people and horses, to delivery by car and motorcycle, and then to unmanned aerial vehicles transporting mail, this postal route has been continuously renewed. "Now, the drone postal route has achieved normalized operation, covering remote townships such as Liewa and Xiangjiao, enabling efficient circulation of villagers' online-purchased goods and agricultural specialty products sent by mail." Fan Xue, head of Muli County Post, said.
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Looking north, Shaanxi, Yan'an. In the Luochuan Apple Modern Industrial Park, three unmanned delivery vehicles shuttle back and forth, quickly transporting freshly picked apples to the distribution center. Equipped with high-precision map positioning and multi-sensor fusion systems, they can not only automatically avoid obstacles but also deliver around the clock without interruption
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Lang Xiaoqi, a relevant person in charge of the delivery business department of Shaanxi Post, introduced that, at present, Shaanxi has cumulatively deployed more thana hundred unmanned delivery vehicles, covering 10 prefecture-level cities including Yan'an, providing green and low-cost logistics solutions for multiple geographical indication products
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From the fields to the people's dining tables, behind it all is a smarter intelligent delivery network——
Stepping into the command and dispatch center of China Post Group, on the smart big screen, sorting images from hundreds of processing centers are displayed in real time, with information such as mail volume and vehicle trajectories being immediately obvious at a glance. Dispatchers issue instructions in a timely manner; the entire network's approximately 110,000 cold-chain vehicles, nearly 5,000 unmanned vehicles, and overa hundred various types of drones form a three-dimensional transport capacity, serving mountain township logistics
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"Some agricultural products are located in remote areas with inconvenient transportation; when ripe, they cannot be shipped out, and the logistics difficulty restricts farmers from getting rich." Liu Aili, Chairman of China Post Group, said that, fully leveraging the role of the delivery business as the main force of the industry, China Post, with its logistics resources spread across urban and rural areas, makes agricultural product delivery faster, cheaper, and stable and reliable
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The network is constantly being renewed. After years of construction, China Post has now cumulatively built more than480,000 village-level comprehensive convenience service stations and established 85,000 rural delivery routes reaching directly to villages, with a postal network integrating land and air, covering urban and rural areas, and reaching the whole world, powerfully supporting large-scale, wide-area physical circulation in rural regions
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Models continue to be upgraded. With express delivery enterprises sharing resources, sharing costs, and sharing benefits, "postal-express cooperation" has effectively improved rural delivery service capacity, with coverage of administrative villages now approaching 80 percent; by revitalizing rural passenger transport resources, sharing passenger-post transport capacity, sharing passenger-post stations and yards, "passenger-freight-post integration" has effectively reduced rural logistics operating costs, with more than6,100 passenger-post combined transport routes spread across the country
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"Delivery is the flagship business of China Post and also a powerful lever for boosting comprehensive rural revitalization." Xu Ning, Deputy General Manager of the Delivery Business Department of China Post Group, said that, in the future, with the three-level logistics system, cold-chain system construction, and application of unmanned equipment as key points, it will promote rural delivery to climb to "new heights," pursue "newness," and move toward "intelligence." "This year, the volume of agricultural product delivery business is expected to exceed5.8 billion parcels, and by the end of the 15th Five-Year Plan, the annual delivery volume will exceed15 billion parcels."
From "having nothing to pledge" to "having credit to use"
Cultivate inclusive finance with meticulous care, solve farmers' "financing difficulty"
A "backpack bank" supports the dream of getting rich
In Lushan, Henan Province, inside mushroom cultivation greenhouses, clusters of shiitake mushrooms are "opening umbrellas," looking cute and endearing
Looking at the mushroom logs that have risen like white dough, Liu Wenyi, a shiitake mushroom grower in Maglaozhuang Village, Wawo Town, felt fully at ease: "Thanks to the 'backpack bank' loan for support, this year I've expanded cultivation again!"
The "backpack bank" Liu Wenyi mentioned is a credit service provided by the Henan Provincial Branch of Postal Savings Bank of China for remote mountainous areas. In Lushan County, where mountains are numerous and roads are steep, credit officers pack the materials needed for loan processing and mobile business development equipment into backpacks, carry them along, and provide loans at the doorsteps
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Credit officer Liu Xin, who serves Liu Wenyi, is one of them. For more than7 years, he has been carrying a backpack, traveling over mountains and hills, cumulatively issuing 77.58 million yuan in loans to 738 farmer households, delivering the living water of credit to the people's side
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"Many farmers lack effective collateral assets and also lack credit records, with limited data available for banks to assess, so they want to expand production but cannot obtain financing, which has become a major shortcoming in the development and growth of rural industries." Liu Zhijun, Director of the Agriculture, Rural Areas, and Farmers Financial Business Department of Postal Savings Bank, saidthat, leveraging the natural endowment of inclusive finance, Postal Savings Bank strives to provide credit lines for hundreds of millions of farmers, solving the "financing difficulty."
Weave a "single network." Nearly40,000 financial outlets, with about70 percent located in county-level and below rural areas, and a unique "self-operated + agency" operating model, form a financial service network that sinks deep enough and covers widely enough, serving more than445 million individual customers in county areas
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Explore "new models." Promote the "industry loan," proactively connecting with industrial needs; the Jinjiang City Sub-branch of Postal Savings Bank in Fujian promoted the implementation of the shoe materials industry loan, flexibly matching credit lines and repayment methods according to the characteristics of industry operations; build "credit villages," based on the construction of the rural credit system, the Weinan City Branch of Postal Savings Bank in Shaanxi has cumulatively built 1,316 credit villages, evaluated 62,000 credit households, and relying on online products such as "extreme speed loans," farmers can receive funds quickly without leaving home……A series of new products and new services have transformed individual farmers from "having nothing to pledge" to "having credit to use."
Since the 14th Five-Year Plan, postal inclusive finance has been making comprehensive efforts——
Scale continues to grow. As of the end of last year, the balance of agriculture-related loans at Postal Savings Bank stood at 2.51 trillion yuan, an increase of more than one trillion yuan compared with the end of 2020; the proportion of agriculture-related loan balance in total loans exceeded25 percent, ranking among the forefront of the large state-owned banks. Among them, the balance of inclusive agriculture-related loans was approximately950 billion yuan, doubling in scale compared with the end of 2020
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Integration continues to deepen. With projects such as "store connectivity" and "production-marketing connectivity" being implemented one after another, inclusive financial services have extended their reach to the upstream and downstream of the supply chain, including sales, payment settlement, and other links, promoting deeper synergy between postal services and banking, better serving small, medium, and micro farmers
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Aggregate the "four flows" of commercial circulation, logistics, capital, and information, solve the "three difficulties" of difficulty in selling, difficulty in logistics, and difficulty in financing, and achieve a "win-win" of serving comprehensive rural revitalization and realizing high-quality development: agricultural products sell well, which not only promotes rural industrial development and farmers' income increase and prosperity, but also forms a virtuous cycle of diverting customers to postal finance and creating parcels for delivery, opening up new space for enterprise development
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"Bear in mind the instructions, forge ahead into the 15th Five-Year Plan. We will, with a higher political positioning, practice the service tenet of 'People's Post for the People,' personally getting involved in a situation and stepping up to take responsibility, shoulder greater responsibilities and undertake more tasks in promoting comprehensive rural revitalization, so that the Post can better meet the people's fervent expectations!" Liu Aili said.
Return to TopSeptember 3 this year marks the 81st anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Various regions held diverse themed activities, remembering history (铭记历史, ming ji li shi - "remember, record, history"), commemorating fallen heroes (缅怀先烈, mian huai xian lie - "commemorate, cherish, fallen heroes"), treasuring peace (珍爱和平, zhen ai he ping - "treasure, love, peace"), and opening up the future, inheriting and carrying forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance, and uniting and making progress (团结奋进, tuan jie fen jin - "unite, struggle, advance") to gather strength for building a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation.
The photo shows teachers and students of Jiqing Primary School in Duntou Township, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, visiting the New Fourth Army United Resistance Memorial Hall on that day.
Photo by Zhou Qiang (Xinhua News Agency)
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Return to TopOn September 1, President Xi Jinping attended the 26th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the "SCO Plus" Meeting in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, and delivered important speeches, providing strategic guidance on "promoting the SCO to achieve higher-quality development" and "jointly advocating an equal and orderly multipolar world and realizing a more just and equitable global governance system." International figures interviewed by People's Daily reporters said that President Xi Jinping's important speeches pointed the way for the SCO to unite people's strength and efforts (凝心聚力, ning xin ju li - "gather heart, concentrate strength") and make steady progress toward a long-term goal (行稳致远, xing wen zhi yuan - "walk steadily, reach far"), and that China has made important contributions to promoting regional security, stability, development and revitalization, and to building a more just and equitable global governance system.
"'The Shanghai Spirit' conforms to the trend of the times, responds to the common concerns of all countries, and has laid a solid conceptual foundation for the development of the SCO"
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of the SCO. Over the past 25 years, the SCO has expanded from 6 founding member states to 27 countries across Asia, Europe and Africa, successfully establishing itself as a model of relations between major countries, between neighboring countries, and between countries of different sizes, and successfully pooling the development strength of nearly half of the world's population and one quarter of the world's economic aggregate.
At the 26th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO, President Xi Jinping incisively summarized the experience and highlights of the SCO's development with three "mosts," pointing out that the SCO's most significant development achievement is that it has step by step become a new type of regional cooperation organization with the largest territory, the largest population, and enormous development potential in the world; its most precious spiritual asset is the pioneering proposal and consistent adherence to the "Shanghai Spirit" of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diversity of civilizations, and pursuit of common development; its most important cooperation experience is finding the correct way of coexistence that does not form alliances, does not confront, and does not target third parties, promoting regional countries to join hands in building a common home. With a view to the high-quality development of the SCO, President Xi Jinping put forward "four adherences," namely, adhering to development as a priority to create prospects for common prosperity; adhering to security as a priority to create an environment of universal security; adhering to a people-centered approach to deepen the foundation of enduring friendship; and adhering to dialogue and consultation to improve fair and orderly governance.
"Over the past 25 years, China has always supported the development of the SCO and made important contributions to strengthening its organizational capacity." SCO Secretary-General Yermekbayev said that the "Shanghai Spirit" is an important ideological foundation for the development of the SCO, ensuring the successful conduct of cooperation among SCO countries. Since its founding, the SCO has always advocated strengthening multilateralism, abiding by international law, conducting equal dialogue, and building a just and reasonable international order. "The SCO is fully capable of becoming a 'laboratory' for global multilateral cooperation, that is, a platform where the concepts of peace, security, development and dialogue can be translated into concrete practice," Yermekbayev said.
"'The Shanghai Spirit' conforms to the trend of the times, responds to the common concerns of all countries, and has laid a solid conceptual foundation for the development of the SCO." Muhammad Noor, director of the Pakistan Institute for Peace and Diplomacy Studies in Islamabad, said that China's positive contributions are reflected in multiple aspects such as the supply of concepts, institutional building, development empowerment, and the provision of public goods, and that the SCO has also become an important window for observing China's promotion of building a new type of international relations.
Baktybek Asyl, president of the Central Asian International Arbitration Court of Kyrgyzstan, said that China has played a very important leading role in improving the SCO's mechanisms, and that with China's promotion, the "SCO family" has continuously deepened practical cooperation in such fields as security, transportation, energy, digital economy, scientific and technological innovation, and education.
"China has actively promoted exchanges and cooperation among SCO countries and achieved fruitful results"
On September 3, the China-SCO Port Economy Cooperation Center was inaugurated in Tianjin, which will promote the sharing of port resources, complementing each other's strengths (优势互补, you shi hu bu - "advantage, mutual, complement"), and common development among SCO countries, and contribute to the high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative and the high-level opening up of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
Looking back over the year since the SCO Tianjin Summit, China has actively promoted the outcomes of the summit to take root and flourish (落地生根, luo di sheng gen - "land, ground, grow, root"). All eight cooperation platforms of China-SCO green industry, digital economy, scientific and technological innovation, energy, higher education, and artificial intelligence application have been fully launched, the action plan for high-quality development of economic and trade cooperation has been implemented and delivered results, and more than two-thirds of the 100 "small and beautiful" livelihood projects have been initiated... At this summit, President Xi Jinping also announced the establishment of the China-SCO Port Economy Cooperation Center and Basic Education Cooperation Center, and practical initiatives such as jointly implementing 100 scientific and technological cooperation projects in the next three years, continuing to empower the SCO with Chinese actions and contribute to regional cooperation.
"China has actively promoted exchanges and cooperation among SCO countries and achieved fruitful results." Sergei Sanakoev, director of the Russian Center for Asia-Pacific Studies, said that from the very beginning to the present, China's contributions to the development of the SCO have been obvious to all eyes (有目共睹, you mu gong du - "have, eye, common, see"). The tangible achievements on the list of results of Chinese actions make people full of expectations for the future development of the SCO. "I believe that an SCO with constantly improving and becoming more perfect (日臻完善, ri zhen wan shan - "day, increasingly, perfect, complete") cooperation mechanisms and an ever-expanding cooperation landscape will continue to safeguard regional peace, security and stability, and promote the 'SCO family' to achieve common development," Sanakoev said.
This summit issued the Bishkek Declaration, which pooled the consensus of all parties, revised the SCO Charter on the basis of the outcomes of the Tianjin Summit, and adopted nearly 30 cooperation documents covering security, economy, people-to-people and cultural cooperation, and organizational building. Razat Bolankulova, founder of the Khan Tengri Central Asian Innovation Center and honorary advisor to the China-SCO National Artificial Intelligence Application Cooperation Center, told reporters that the digital cooperation platforms and rule frameworks established at the SCO Tianjin Summit and the Bishkek Summit are like building a "digital highway" between member states. For enterprises, this will greatly reduce the trust cost and docking threshold of cooperation. "At this summit, China proposed building an international artificial intelligence application cooperation center for SCO countries and jointly implementing 100 scientific and technological cooperation projects with SCO countries in the next three years, providing a clear roadmap for future cooperation in emerging fields," Bolankulova said.
"President Xi Jinping proposed building cooperation networks of legislative bodies, political parties, schools, think tanks, enterprises, and media, promoting people-to-people exchanges, and injecting vitality into the good-neighborly friendship of member states. Media in regional countries should continue to promote the 'Shanghai Spirit' and create a favorable public opinion atmosphere for deepening regional practical cooperation." Azamat Kasibekov, chairman of the Kyrgyzstan Independent Journalists Union, said that the media should, through objective and fair reporting, further enhance mutual understanding among members of the "SCO family" and among the people of regional countries, and deepen the foundation of enduring friendship.
"Injected lasting momentum into enhancing the SCO's voice and capacity for action in global governance"
At the "SCO Plus" Meeting, President Xi Jinping used the question of what kind of multipolarity we need to frame the discussion, deeply elaborating on the core essence of an equal and orderly multipolar world from four dimensions: fundamental principles, inevitable requirements, key paths, and development directions, and called on the SCO to use "SCO strength" to drive the common prosperity of the Eurasian continent, use "SCO wisdom" to promote the development and growth of the Global South, and use "SCO actions" to lead the reform and improvement of global governance.
"As a responsible major country, China actively advocates an equal and orderly multipolar world and points the way forward for realizing a more just and equitable global governance system." Ismail Dairov, commentator of Kyrgyzstan's Znamya newspaper, said that the SCO is gradually forming a distinctive model of multilateral cooperation, which does not aim at alliance, confrontation, or targeting third parties, but rather emphasizes mutual respect, equal consultation, and common development. "The SCO is becoming an important force in promoting the reform and improvement of global governance."
"The four major global initiatives proposed by China provide key ideological guidance for solving global challenges and enhancing global governance capacity." Hamed Vafaei, director of the Center for Asian Studies at the University of Tehran in Iran, said that hegemonism and unilateralism are unpopular, and "the four major global initiatives reflect the common concerns of Global South countries and promote the development of global governance in a more just and equitable direction."
Alisher Sabirov, associate professor at the National University of Uzbekistan, said that against the backdrop of continuously rising global uncertainty, the SCO does not follow the old path of bloc confrontation, safeguards the precious space for international dialogue, and continuously broadens the fields of cooperation. "The series of important initiatives proposed by China have taken root and flourished on the SCO platform, demonstrating to the international community how to blaze a new path of cooperation that achieves mutual benefits and win-win results (互利共赢, hu li gong ying - "mutual, benefit, common, win") while respecting differences, and injecting lasting momentum into enhancing the SCO's voice and capacity for action in global governance."
(People's Daily, Bishkek, Beijing, September 3; reporters Xie Yahong, Qu Pei, Zhao Yipu, Li Qiang, Qu Song)
Return to TopChina and Egypt jointly write a new chapter in the history of friendship and continuously advance the building of a China-Egypt community with a shared future, which will not only better benefit the two peoples and contribute to regional development and prosperity, but also make greater contributions to promoting international and regional peace and stability and safeguarding international fairness and justice.
From September 1 to 2 local time, President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to Egypt at the latter's invitation. This is President Xi Jinping's second state visit to Egypt in ten years. During the visit, President Xi Jinping and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi had in-depth exchanges of views on China-Egypt relations, all-round cooperation between the two countries, and international and regional issues of common concern, reached broad consensus, and jointly drew a new blueprint for deepening the China-Egypt comprehensive strategic partnership.
China and Egypt have always been close brothers working together with one heart and mind (和衷共济, he zhong gong ji - "harmony, together, jointly, assist"). In 1956, Egypt was the first Arab and African country to establish diplomatic relations with New China. Over 70 years of braving all hardships and difficulties on a journey (风雨兼程, feng yu jian cheng - "wind, rain, simultaneously, travel"), the two countries have cultivated and witnessed the distinctive features of China-Egypt relations, namely "equality and mutual trust, friendship and mutual learning, working together with one heart and mind, and win-win cooperation." The two sides share similar concepts and strategic alignment in the cause of achieving development and rejuvenation, improving people's well-being, and safeguarding international fairness and justice, becoming a model of China-Arab and China-Africa collective cooperation and a paradigm of friendly coexistence and solidarity and coordination among developing countries. At present, the two sides firmly support each other in following development paths suited to their respective national conditions, firmly support each other's core interests and major concerns, and lay a solid foundation for the development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. Standing at a new starting point, President Xi Jinping stressed that China and Egypt should firmly support each other, advance mutually beneficial cooperation, promote people-to-people and cultural exchanges, strengthen security cooperation, and enhance international multilateral coordination, injecting new strategic guidance into deepening China-Egypt relations.
China and Egypt have always been reliable partners for win-win cooperation. The China-Egypt Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone, jointly inaugurated by President Xi Jinping and President Sisi ten years ago, has brought substantial investment and employment to the local area, helping Egypt accelerate its modernization process. Chinese enterprises have built Africa's tallest building and Africa's first intercity electrified light rail in Egypt. Egyptian fresh oranges became the first African products to enter the Chinese market after China implemented zero tariffs on African countries with which it has diplomatic relations... The mutually beneficial cooperation between the two sides in various fields has benefited countless households in both countries. At present, both China and Egypt are at a critical stage of development and rejuvenation. The two heads of state jointly witnessed the signing of multiple cooperation documents in areas such as the Belt and Road Initiative, artificial intelligence, economy and trade, and industrial and supply chain cooperation. The two sides will strengthen the alignment of development strategies and actively tap cooperation potential, injecting inexhaustible impetus into China-Egypt mutually beneficial cooperation.
China and Egypt have always been a successful example of friendship and mutual learning. During the visit, President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, accompanied by President Sisi and his wife Entissar, visited the Grand Egyptian Museum. President Sisi expressed gratitude for President Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter when the Grand Egyptian Museum opened last year, saying that the ancient Egyptian civilization and the Chinese civilization both possess the quality of being inclusive and absorbing diverse elements (包容并蓄, bao rong bing xu - "embrace, include, and, accumulate") and pluralistic coexistence, which is highly consistent with the concept of the Global Civilization Initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping. China and Egypt are both ancient civilizations and major world heritage countries. From the silk and spice trade on the ancient Silk Road to the "On Top of the Pyramid: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt" exhibition coming to the Shanghai Museum; from Chinese officially entering Egypt's national education system to the deepening China-Egypt archaeological cooperation... the two great civilizations have continuously engaged in mutual exchange across time and space, constantly writing new chapters of friendship between the two peoples. China and Egypt should promote the civilization outlook of equality, mutual learning, dialogue, and inclusiveness, practice the Global Civilization Initiative, jointly promote the inclusive coexistence, exchange, and mutual learning of different civilizations, and gather more civilizational strength for building a community with a shared future for mankind.
China and Egypt have always been sincere friends of equality and mutual trust. At present, China and Egypt share common goals and pursuits in safeguarding the international order, advocating fairness and justice, and practicing multilateralism. Both sides firmly support the just cause of the Palestinian people in restoring their legitimate national rights, and both are committed to promoting the political settlement of hotspot issues and achieving regional peace and stability, demonstrating the responsibility and commitment of Global South countries to unite and strengthen themselves and uphold fairness and justice. With regard to the situation in the Middle East, President Xi Jinping pointed out that China supports regional countries in developing good-neighborly and friendly relations, upholds the common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security concept, and builds a new security architecture for the Middle East, putting forward four proposals in this regard: first, to stimulate the endogenous driving force for regional common security; second, to advance comprehensive governance for regional common security; third, to consolidate the development foundation for regional common security; and fourth, to strengthen international coordination for regional common security. The Egyptian side highly appreciates China's consistently objective and impartial position on the Middle East issue and is willing to continue strengthening coordination with China to ease the situation in the Middle East, maintain stability in the Middle East, and explore a regional security architecture.
When one finds the right path, a thousand miles become as one. Facing the intertwined and volatile international and regional situation, China and Egypt jointly write a new chapter in the history of friendship and continuously advance the building of a China-Egypt community with a shared future, which will not only better benefit the two peoples and contribute to regional development and prosperity, but also make greater contributions to promoting international and regional peace and stability and safeguarding international fairness and justice.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 3) From August 30 to September 3, 2026, at the invitation of the relevant parties, President Xi Jinping attended the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Kyrgyzstan and paid state visits to Kyrgyzstan and Egypt. At the conclusion of the visit, Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, briefed accompanying reporters on the visit.
Wang Yi said that amid the accelerated evolution of major changes unseen in a century and the intertwined turbulence and transformation of the international situation, President Xi Jinping embarked on this trip to Central Asia and the Middle East. With solidarity and cooperation as the main theme, the visit focused on shared destiny and advocated fairness and justice, bearing important practical and far-reaching significance for pooling consensus on cooperation among all parties and reforming and improving global governance. In five days and four nights, President Xi Jinping attended more than 20 events in a packed schedule, combining bilateral and multilateral engagements and linking regions across borders. Having a far-sighted vision (高瞻远瞩, gao zhan yuan du - "high, look, far, see") in proposing initiatives, being down-to-earth and practical (脚踏实地, jiao ta shi di - "foot, step, solid, ground") in advancing cooperation, and speaking with utmost sincerity and frankness (推心置腹, tui xin zhi fu - "push, heart, place, abdomen") in discussing friendship, the visit was rich in highlights and achieved complete success. Domestic and foreign media paid close attention, believing that against the backdrop of deepening geopolitical rifts and shocks to the international order, the visit powerfully responded to the international community's expectations for peace, stability, and development, and provided Chinese solutions and Chinese wisdom for a world of intertwined turbulence and transformation. China's image as a reliable partner and a responsible major country has taken deeper root in people's hearts.
I. Carrying Forward the Shanghai Spirit and Leading the SCO's Development
Wang Yi said that 25 years ago, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was founded on the banks of the Huangpu River, opening a new page in contemporary international relations. Over the past 25 years, the SCO has weathered storms and never ceased its steps, expanding from six founding member states to 27 countries across Asia, Europe, and Africa, blazing a path of regional cooperation that conforms to the trends of the times and meets the needs of all parties, pooling the development synergy of nearly half of the world's population and a quarter of the world's economic output, and setting a model for relations between major countries, between neighboring countries, and between large and small countries.
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the SCO's founding, President Xi Jinping attended the Bishkek Summit and incisively summarized the experience and highlights of the SCO's development with three "mosts," pointing out that the SCO's most significant development achievement is the establishment of a new type of regional cooperation organization with the broadest territory, the largest population, and enormous potential among member states in the world; its most precious spiritual asset is the cultivation of the Shanghai Spirit of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for the diversity of civilizations, and the pursuit of common development; and its most important cooperation experience is the blazing of the correct path of coexistence featuring non-alignment, non-confrontation, and non-targeting of any third party. With a view to the high-quality development of the SCO, President Xi Jinping, with great foresight, put forward "four commitments," namely, adhering to development as a priority to create a prospect of shared prosperity; adhering to security as a priority to foster an environment of universal security; adhering to a people-centered approach to consolidate the foundation of enduring friendship; and adhering to dialogue and consultation to improve fair and orderly governance. These important expositions carry China's earnest expectations for the SCO to carry forward its fine traditions and bravely shoulder the responsibilities of the times, point out the correct direction for the SCO to pool its strength and achieve steady and long-term progress, and demonstrate China's power of conceptual leadership, institutional shaping, and cooperation promotion for the SCO.
The splendor of last year's SCO Tianjin Summit remains vividly fresh in one's mind (历历在目, li li zai mu - "clear, clear, at, eye"). President Xi Jinping and leaders of member states gathered on the banks of the Hai River to jointly map out the blueprint for the SCO's development over the next decade, opening a new stage of high-quality development for the SCO. All parties are pleased to see that the outcomes of the Tianjin Summit are being accelerated in implementation. The eight cooperation platforms of China-SCO green industry, digital economy, scientific and technological innovation, energy, higher education, and artificial intelligence application have all been launched. The action plan for high-quality economic and trade cooperation development has been implemented and produced results. More than two-thirds of the 100 "small yet beautiful" livelihood projects have been approved. The substantial "early harvest" has brought tangible dividends to all parties. At this summit, President Xi Jinping also announced the establishment of the China-SCO Port Economy Cooperation Center and Basic Education Cooperation Center, and practical initiatives such as jointly implementing 100 scientific and technological cooperation projects in the next three years, continuing to empower the SCO and boost regional cooperation. The summit issued the Bishkek Declaration, which pooled the consensus of all parties, revised the SCO Charter on the basis of the outcomes of the Tianjin Summit, and adopted nearly 30 cooperation documents covering security, economic, people-to-people and cultural cooperation, and organizational development. It can be said that the strategic blueprint formulated at the Tianjin Summit is being turned into reality step by step, with the organization's structure more optimized, its operation more efficient, and its cooperation more robust.
President Xi Jinping proposed the Global Governance Initiative at the Tianjin Summit, which received an active response from the international community. This year's "SCO Plus" meeting was themed "Strengthening the Role of the United Nations and Building a Multipolar World," forming a strong echo with the Global Governance Initiative. The direction advocated by the Global Governance Initiative is to advance equal and orderly multipolarity in the world. President Xi Jinping, using the question of what kind of multipolarity we need as the point of entry, elaborated in depth on the core essence of equal and orderly world multipolarity from four dimensions—fundamental principles, inevitable requirements, key pathways, and development direction—and called on the SCO to use "SCO strength" to drive the prosperity and shared development of the Eurasian continent, "SCO wisdom" to promote the growth and strengthening of the Global South, and "SCO actions" to lead the reform and improvement of global governance.
President Xi Jinping's important propositions elicited positive responses from all parties. Leaders of participating countries appreciated China's important contributions as a founding member state to promoting the organization's development, fully affirmed the development achievements of the SCO over the past 25 years, agreed to implement the outcomes and consensus of the Tianjin Summit, continue to carry forward the Shanghai Spirit, promote the building of a more just and reasonable global governance system, and write a new chapter in the history of permanent peace and common development. International public opinion generally believes that the SCO does not follow the old path of alliance-based confrontation or exclusion and isolation, advocates mutual trust, mutual benefit, openness, and inclusiveness, provides the world with an example of a new type of international relations, and is increasingly becoming an important force leading the direction of global governance reform.
Wang Yi said that with the joint efforts of all parties, this summit injected vitality into regional development, pooled strength for world multipolarity, added momentum to improving global governance, and once again demonstrated the vitality and action capability of the SCO. Having passed its 25th anniversary, the SCO is in the prime of its life or glory (风华正茂, feng hua zheng mao - "wind, flower, correct, flourishing") and has a promising future. China will work hand in hand with members of the "SCO family" to make the SCO solid and strong, and illuminate the path toward a community with a shared future for mankind with the Shanghai Spirit.
II. Carrying Forward the Bond of the Silk Road and Jointly Building Permanent Good-Neighborly Friendship
Wang Yi stated that China and Kyrgyzstan are good neighbors being closely interdependent (唇齿相依, chun chi xiang yi - "lip, tooth, mutually, depend"), good partners sharing a common destiny, and good friends achieving mutual success. Under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, the two sides reached important consensus on further deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era and promoting the building of a China-Kyrgyzstan community with a shared future featuring good-neighborly friendship and shared prosperity, and bilateral relations have entered their best period in history.
The Kyrgyz side attached great importance to and eagerly anticipated President Xi Jinping's visit. President Japarov and his wife went to the airport to welcome him, held a grand welcoming ceremony, and Kyrgyz youth sang Chinese songs, creating a warm and enthusiastic atmosphere. On the evening of arrival, President Japarov and his wife held a small-scale meeting with President Xi Jinping and his wife at the official residence. This was the first time President Japarov had invited a foreign head of state to the official residence as a guest, the highest courtesy for the most distinguished guest, demonstrating the respect and profound friendship of President Japarov and his wife for President Xi Jinping and his wife.
The most important political outcome of this visit was the joint signing by the two heads of state of the Treaty on Permanent Good-Neighborly Friendship and Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, which codified in legal form the concept of enduring friendship between the two generations, marking a new height in political mutual trust, a new leap in mutual support, and a new level in strategic coordination between the two countries, and also opening broader prospects for bilateral relations. The state activities of this visit coincided with the 35th anniversary of Kyrgyzstan's independence. President Xi Jinping extended sincere congratulations to President Japarov and the Kyrgyz people, reaffirmed China's firm support for Kyrgyzstan in safeguarding its national sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, supported Kyrgyzstan in blazing a successful development path suited to its own national conditions, and expressed willingness to continue to firmly support each other with the Kyrgyz side on issues involving each other's core interests. President Japarov stated that China has always been a priority direction of Kyrgyz foreign policy and is the closest friend and most reliable partner of the Kyrgyz side. He expressed heartfelt gratitude for China's selfless support and assistance at every critical moment of Kyrgyzstan's development, admired China's brilliant development achievements, and expressed willingness to learn from President Xi Jinping's experience in governance, especially the leader's sentiment of "I will serve the people wholeheartedly and live up to their expectations."
China and Kyrgyzstan are geographically adjacent and economically complementary, with enormous cooperation potential. During this visit, the two sides signed more than 30 cooperation documents in fields such as economy and trade, investment, transportation, customs, science and technology, education, and people-to-people exchanges. The two heads of state agreed to take high-quality Belt and Road cooperation as the main line, consolidate traditional cooperation in trade and investment, connectivity, and green minerals, expand cooperation in emerging fields such as digital economy, clean energy, and artificial intelligence, build the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway—a "major transportation artery" carrying the development hopes of the people of the region—with high quality, and continuously upgrade and elevate practical cooperation. The two sides will also further intensify personnel exchanges, cultivate more successors to the cause of China-Kyrgyzstan friendship, and make the enduring friendship between China and Kyrgyzstan even more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Not long ago, Kyrgyzstan was historically elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, providing an important opportunity for the two countries to deepen multilateral coordination and jointly defend international fairness and justice. President Xi Jinping reaffirmed China's support for Kyrgyzstan in playing a greater role in international affairs. President Japarov highly appreciated President Xi Jinping's proposal of the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind and the four major global initiatives, believing that these major concepts and initiatives will help countries jointly address global challenges and build a more just and stable international order, and expressed the Kyrgyz side's willingness to jointly practice them with the Chinese side.
Wang Yi said that "cherishing benevolence and good-neighborliness is a treasure of the state." President Xi Jinping's visit tightened the bond of permanent good-neighborly friendship between China and Kyrgyzstan, broadened the path of shared prosperity between the two countries, and deepened the conviction of a shared destiny between the two sides, vividly interpreting China's neighborhood diplomacy policy of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness (亲诚惠容). The two sides will follow the important consensus of the two heads of state, continuously translate the cooperation blueprint into concrete actions, deepen and solidify the building of the China-Kyrgyzstan community with a shared future, and write a new chapter in the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Kyrgyzstan in the new era.
III. Deepening Mutual Learning Among Civilizations and Jointly Advancing the Building of a Community with a Shared Future
Wang Yi said that China and Egypt are both ancient civilizations and important members of the Global South. Although separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, the two countries respond in harmony with one another (同声相应, tong sheng xiang ying - "same, sound, respond, echo") and share the same aspirations, always working together with one heart and mind (和衷共济, he zhong gong ji - "harmonious, heart, together, cross") and pursuing win-win cooperation. Seventy years ago, China and Egypt formally established diplomatic relations, opening the door to friendly cooperation between New China and Arab and African countries. Over the past 70 years, bilateral relations have withstood the tests of international vicissitudes, with the course never deviating, the quality never changing, and the momentum never diminishing, becoming a model for China-Arab, China-Africa cooperation and solidarity and coordination among developing countries.
President Xi Jinping's visit is the first visit by a Chinese head of state to Egypt in 10 years and an important diplomatic action by China toward the Middle East region, with strategic significance for deepening the China-Egypt comprehensive strategic partnership and leading China-Arab and China-Africa collective cooperation. President Sisi attached great importance to this visit, personally designed the itinerary, and together with his wife held a welcoming ceremony rich in Egyptian characteristics for President Xi Jinping and his wife at the airport. On the day of arrival, the Cairo Tower was lit up in brilliant "China red," reflecting the profound friendship of enduring friendship between the two peoples. President Xi Jinping and President Sisi each published signed articles in the largest newspapers of the other's country, reviewing the extraordinary journey of China-Egypt relations over the past 70 years of weathering storms together (风雨同舟, feng yu tong zhou - "wind, rain, same, boat"), expressing the common will to work hand in hand and walk side by side, and emphasizing that the two sides will support each other on the path of rejuvenation and jointly create a better future for the development of their respective countries and bilateral relations.
Shared destiny, win-win cooperation, and mutual learning among civilizations were the three key words of this visit. The ancient Silk Road spanning millennia, the national independence path of heroic struggle, and the development and rejuvenation path of striving for strength through hardships (砥砺图强, di li tu qiang - "grind, polish, plan, strong") closely bind the two countries together. The two sides issued a joint statement, confirming the advancement of the building of the China-Egypt community with a shared future. The two sides committed to continuing to firmly support each other on issues involving each other's core interests. President Xi Jinping emphasized that regardless of the past, present, or future, China is a comprehensive strategic partner that Egypt can trust and rely on. Both President Xi Jinping and President Sisi attach importance to a people-centered approach and emphasize responsibility to the people. The two sides agreed to strengthen exchanges of governance experience to better benefit the two peoples. The two heads of state agreed to strengthen coordination and cooperation in multilateral platforms such as the United Nations, BRICS, and the SCO, jointly advance China-Arab and China-Africa cooperation, and contribute China-Egypt strength to promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
This visit mapped out a new blueprint for China-Egypt win-win cooperation. The Belt and Road Initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping and the "Vision 2030" proposed by President Sisi are highly compatible, and high-quality Belt and Road cooperation between China and Egypt has yielded fruitful results. China has been Egypt's largest trading partner for 14 consecutive years, and Egyptian fresh oranges were among the first African products to enter the Chinese market after China implemented zero tariffs on African countries with which it has diplomatic relations. President Xi Jinping and President Sisi agreed to strengthen the alignment of development strategies, leverage Egypt's unique geographical advantage of connecting the Arab world and radiating to the African continent, and deeply implement the building of the "five cooperation patterns" for China-Arab cooperation and the ten partnership actions for China-Africa joint advancement of modernization. The two sides signed more than 30 cooperation documents in fields such as Belt and Road cooperation, scientific and technological innovation, artificial intelligence, and education and training, and also announced a significant expansion of the scale of local currency swap to further promote trade and investment facilitation.
The joint visit by the two heads of state to the Grand Egyptian Museum was a vivid portrayal of mutual learning among civilizations. The Yellow River and the Nile respectively nurtured Chinese civilization and ancient Egyptian civilization. When the Grand Egyptian Museum opened last year, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to President Sisi, putting forward the important proposition that the two ancient civilizations should move toward each other and continuously deepen mutual learning among civilizations. This time, President Sisi and his wife cordially invited President Xi Jinping and his wife to jointly visit this highest cultural hall of Egypt, leaving a landmark historical moment for China-Egypt civilizational exchanges. President Xi Jinping pointed out that China-Egypt friendship is not only cooperation between the two countries, but also a dialogue between two civilizations. The two sides should promote the view of civilizations featuring equality, mutual learning, dialogue, and inclusiveness, practice the Global Civilization Initiative, jointly promote the coexistence and mutual learning of different civilizations through inclusiveness, and pool more civilizational strength for promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
Wang Yi stated that friendships forged with sincerity can endure for long. President Xi Jinping's historic visit to Egypt was both a journey of carrying forward friendship and, more importantly, a journey of expanding cooperation, fully demonstrating the strategic, leading, and exemplary nature of China-Egypt relations and holding milestone significance. The convergence of the two ancient civilizations of China and Egypt across the Asian and African continents once again proves that different civilizations can completely transcend the logic of confrontation, pursue the dream of rejuvenation side by side, and jointly achieve harmony and shared beauty.
IV. Strengthening Strategic Communication and Safeguarding World Peace and Stability
Wang Yi said that the current international situation is marked by intensifying turbulence, with the war in Gaza dragging on and the US-Israel-Iran conflict flaring up again. From the heartland of Central Asia to the African continent, the most prominent feeling along the way is that the international community places greater value on China's voice and Chinese solutions, expecting China to step forward with a sense of responsibility amid the chaos, uphold fairness and justice, and play a greater role.
During this visit, President Xi Jinping conducted in-depth exchanges with leaders of various countries on the international situation and hotspot issues, speaking out for peace and advocating for justice.
During his talks with President Sisi, President Xi Jinping put forward a four-point proposal on promoting common security in the Middle East, supporting regional countries in exploring the building of a new security architecture for the Middle East from four dimensions—stimulating internal driving forces, advancing comprehensive governance, consolidating the foundation of development, and strengthening international coordination—and emphasizing that the people of the Middle East should be masters of their own affairs, and that the integration of interests among regional countries should be promoted and the soil for conflict should be eliminated. The international community, especially major extra-regional countries, should abandon double standards and respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of regional countries. China is willing to work with regional countries to safeguard the security of international shipping lanes. This is yet another Chinese solution contributed by President Xi Jinping to achieving lasting peace and stability in the overall situation of the Middle East, following his four-point proposition on maintaining and promoting peace and stability in the Middle East and his four-point principle on promoting the resolution of the Palestinian question. International public opinion paid close attention to President Xi Jinping's series of important policy pronouncements, believing that China does not seek geopolitical self-interest or engage in camp confrontation, but places the fundamental interests of regional people at the core, takes into account both security and development, and accommodates the legitimate security concerns of all countries, providing a feasible path and clarifying the direction of effort for resolving the security dilemma in the Middle East.
Under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy, China is constantly exploring ways to resolve hotspot issues with Chinese characteristics: taking mutual respect as the foundation, focusing on respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the countries concerned and adhering to non-interference in internal affairs; taking political settlement as the path, focusing on adhering to dialogue and consultation and seeking the greatest common denominator that accommodates the legitimate concerns of all parties; taking objectivity and fairness as the principle, focusing on clarifying right and wrong, refraining from double standards, and not getting involved in geopolitics; and taking addressing both symptoms and root causes as the goal, focusing on comprehensive measures to resolve contradictions, both striving to ease the current situation and paying attention to solving the root causes of problems. No matter how complex the contradictions or how intense the conflicts, China will always stand firmly on the side of peace, on the side of dialogue, and on the correct side of history.
During the SCO Summit, President Xi Jinping also met separately with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, and conducted friendly exchanges with leaders of various countries. As permanent members of the UN Security Council, China and Russia maintain strategic communication on the international situation. President Xi Jinping and President Putin agreed to deepen comprehensive strategic coordination, advance global governance reform, jointly serve as a positive force advocating world multipolarity, and jointly safeguard world peace, stability, and development. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Uzbekistan. Over the past 10 years, President Xi Jinping and President Mirziyoyev have built deep mutual trust and friendship, leading the continuous advancement of the building of the China-Uzbekistan community with a shared future. President Mirziyoyev emphasized that Uzbekistan will unswervingly develop relations with China, jointly practice the four major global initiatives with the Chinese side, and safeguard international fairness and justice. China and Mongolia are friendly neighbors that respect and trust each other. President Xi Jinping and President Khürelsükh agreed to consolidate political mutual trust, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, strengthen multilateral coordination, and jointly address various challenges.
Wang Yi said that it is particularly worth mentioning that first-lady diplomacy added a warm and unique charm to this visit. Professor Peng Liyuan accompanied President Xi Jinping in attending multiple events and held cultural activities with distinctive features with the wives of President Japarov and President Sisi respectively, promoting people-to-people bonds in a subtle and silent way and strengthening people-to-people and cultural exchanges.
Wang Yi concluded by saying that this year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and the first year of China's 15th Five-Year Plan. The Chinese people, under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China, are firmly confident and continuing to strive, advancing courageously toward the grand goal of building a great modern socialist country in all respects and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. President Xi Jinping's visit coordinated both domestic and international situations, used China's high-quality development to drive common prosperity of regional countries, and devoted itself to safeguarding world peace with the consensus on reforming and improving global governance, vividly interpreting the original aspiration and founding mission of the Communist Party of China of seeking happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation, as well as seeking progress for humanity and common harmony for the world. The righteous path stretches far and wide. We will continue to deeply study and earnestly practice Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy, and with more proactive historical responsibility, continue to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind and continuously open up new prospects for major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Lusaka, September 2) (Reporter Ye Ting) At the invitation of the government of the Republic of Zambia, Xi Jinping's special envoy and Vice Chairperson of the CPPCC National Committee Xian Hui attended the inauguration ceremony of Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, on September 1. On September 2, Hichilema met with Xian Hui at the presidential residence.
Xian Hui conveyed President Xi Jinping's cordial greetings and good wishes to Hichilema, saying that China is willing to work with Zambia, guided by the important consensus of the two heads of state, to carry forward the traditional friendship, deepen political mutual trust and practical cooperation, firmly support each other, and closely coordinate internationally, so as to promote greater development of the China-Zambia comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and better benefit the two peoples.
Hichilema asked Xian Hui to convey his sincere greetings to President Xi Jinping and thanked Xi Jinping for sending a special envoy to attend his inauguration ceremony. The Zambian side thanked China for its valuable support to Zambia over the years, and said it will continue to firmly adhere to the one-China principle and actively expand friendly and mutually beneficial cooperation with China in such fields as new energy, the digital economy, and artificial intelligence.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 3) (Reporter Cui Qi) The Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on September 3: At the invitation of Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mexican Foreign Minister Velasco will pay a visit to China from September 6 to 7.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Moscow, September 3) (Reporters Sui Xin, Xiao Xinxin) The China Guest of Honor activities at the 39th Moscow International Book Fair opened on September 2 at the Moscow Expocentre.
The Guest of Honor activities, themed "Reading China," displayed more than 2,000 titles and nearly 5,000 volumes of fine books, with a focus on showcasing Chinese and foreign language editions of important works by General Secretary Xi Jinping, including Volume I and Volume II of Selected Readings from the Works of Xi Jinping and Volumes I through V of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China. Many Russian scholars and local residents stopped to read them attentively.
During the Guest of Honor activities, the Chinese side held more than 40 cultural events, including the China-Russia Forum on Exchanges of Civilizations, copyright negotiation sessions, new book release conferences, and dialogues and exchanges between writers and scholars. The China exhibition area also hosted a special exhibition of the "Complete Collection of Chinese Painting Through the Ages," as well as exhibitions of mutually translated works of Chinese and Russian modern and contemporary literature, classics of fine traditional Chinese culture, and Chinese online literature works.
Medinsky, aide to the Russian President and Chairman of the Russian Writers' Union; Cherkesova, Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation; Stepashin, Chairman of the Russian Book Union and former Prime Minister; heads of relevant Chinese departments; and nearly 100 publishers from more than 30 well-known Chinese publishing units participated in related activities and visited the China exhibition area.
On the same day, the Chinese and Russian sides also signed the "Memorandum on Mutual Translation and Publication of Chinese and Russian Classic and Contemporary Literary Works" and the "Memorandum of Understanding on China and Russia Serving as Guest of Honor at the 2026 Moscow International Book Fair and the 2028 Beijing International Book Fair."
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Hohhot, September 3) Liu Guozhong, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, conducted a research tour in Inner Mongolia from September 1 to 3. He emphasized the need to thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on agriculture, rural areas, and farmers (三农), follow the deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, closely focus on key links in autumn grain production, effectively carry out agricultural disaster prevention and reduction, make every effort to achieve a bountiful autumn grain harvest, continuously consolidate the foundation of national food security, and provide strong support for high-quality development of the economy and society.
Liu Guozhong successively visited Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner, Horqin District, Kailu County, and Horqin Left Wing Rear Banner in Tongliao City, going deep into the fields to inspect the growth of corn and soybeans, per-unit yield improvement, disaster prevention and reduction, and agricultural service conditions. He emphasized that autumn grain accounts for three-quarters of the annual grain output, and the current period is a critical stage for yield formation. It is necessary to scientifically carry out autumn grain field management by region and category, promptly implement yield-stabilizing and production-increasing measures such as "one spray, multiple boosts," promote the integrated efficiency enhancement of good farmland, good seeds, good machinery, and good methods, and drive large-area balanced yield increases. It is necessary to base efforts on disaster resistance to secure the harvest, strengthen monitoring, early warning, prevention, and response to meteorological disasters, promptly make preparations and dispatch for emergency agricultural machinery, vigorously enhance the capacity for rush-harvesting and drying of autumn grain, and effectively carry out unified prevention and control of pests and diseases. It is necessary to give full play to the role of new-type agricultural business entities such as farmers' cooperatives, actively develop socialized agricultural services, and strive to improve the quality and efficiency of grain production. It is necessary to implement various support policies for autumn grain production, ensure the supply and price stability of agricultural production materials such as chemical fertilizers, plan acquisition and storage plans as early as possible, and effectively safeguard farmers' income from grain cultivation.
During the research tour, Liu Guozhong also learned in detail about the construction of high-standard farmland, protection of black soil, seed industry revitalization, agricultural technology extension, and agricultural water conservation. He emphasized the need to consistently implement the strategy of storing grain in the land and storing grain in technology, and effectively enhance comprehensive grain production capacity. It is necessary to advance the construction of high-standard farmland with high quality, continuously carry out the repair and renovation of farmland ditches and channels and the management of waterlogged plains, and implement black soil conservation tillage measures in light of local conditions. It is necessary to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and the development of smart agriculture, actively select, breed, and promote breakthrough varieties, vigorously promote advanced and applicable agricultural technologies such as dense planting with precise regulation, intensify research, development, and application of high-end intelligent agricultural machinery and equipment suitable for hilly and mountainous areas, and give play to the supporting role of agricultural science and technology. It is necessary to adhere to the principle of "major stability, minor adjustments," and steadily advance the pilot project of extending rural land second-round contracts for another thirty years upon expiration. It is necessary to strengthen agricultural water conservation and efficiency enhancement, deepen the comprehensive reform of agricultural water pricing, actively promote technical measures such as integrated water and fertilizer management and shallow-buried drip irrigation, and empower the development of modern agriculture with efficient water conservation.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 3) (Reporter Li Changyu) A symposium commemorating the 81st anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War was held in Beijing on the 3rd. Li Shulei, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, attended.
The Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was a great war characterized by extreme hardship and perseverance (艰苦卓绝, jian ku zhuo jue - "hard, bitter, outstanding, superb"). Under the banner of the anti-Japanese national united front advocated and established by the Communist Party of China, the Chinese people fought powerful enemies with unyielding resolve and built a Great Wall with their flesh and blood, achieving the first complete victory against foreign invasion in modern times. The Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was an important part of the World Anti-Fascist War. With tremendous national sacrifice, the Chinese people made major contributions to saving human civilization and safeguarding world peace.
At the symposium, responsible comrades from the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee, and the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission, as well as representatives of young officers and soldiers from model anti-war units and representatives of young students, spoke in succession, expounding the great significance of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and expressing their determination and confidence to remember history, honor the martyrs, cherish peace, and create the future, as well as their lofty aspiration to unswervingly follow the path of peaceful development.
The symposium was jointly organized by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee, and the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission. Approximately 200 people attended the symposium, including veteran comrades who participated in the War of Resistance in Beijing, representatives of relatives of anti-war generals, representatives of family members of martyrs who died in the War of Resistance, responsible comrades from relevant central Party, government, military, and mass organizations and from Beijing Municipality, leaders of the central committees of democratic parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and representatives of non-partisan figures, international friends who contributed to the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance in Beijing or representatives of their surviving family members, and representatives of the masses from all walks of life in the capital.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 3) The Asia-Pacific Media High-Level Forum will open on September 5 in Shenzhen, Guangdong. Under the theme "Building a Shared Path to Prosperity for the Asia-Pacific Community: Consensus and Action of the Media," the forum will produce multiple outcomes. Currently, participating guests are visiting various locations including Guangzhou, Foshan, Dongguan, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, and Zhongshan.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Tianjin, September 3) State Councilor Shen Yiqin conducted research on elderly care services in Tianjin from September 2 to 3. She emphasized the need to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions, follow the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, deepen the reform and development of elderly care services, promote the expansion, quality improvement, and efficiency enhancement of elderly care services, and enable the broad masses of elderly people to enjoy a happy and secure old age.
Shen Yiqin visited elderly care institutions, elderly care service centers, elderly care communities, and other venues, where she expressed condolences to the elderly and gained a detailed understanding of the construction of the three-tier elderly care service network, the integration of medical care and elderly care, elderly meal assistance, elderly care service consumption subsidies, and the development of the silver economy. She pointed out that China's elderly population is large in scale and growing rapidly, and that the service needs of the elderly are becoming increasingly diverse and continuously expanding. It is necessary to coordinate various resources, accelerate the improvement of a three-tier elderly care service network covering both urban and rural areas, continuously optimize the elderly care service supply pattern based on home care, supported by community care, professionally supported by institutions, and combining medical care with elderly care, focus on special groups of elderly people with difficulties such as those with disabilities and cognitive impairments, and make every effort to expand the supply of inclusive elderly care services. It is necessary to adhere to doing one's best within one's capability (尽力而为, jin li er wei - "exhaust strength, then act") and acting according to one's capacity (量力而行, liang li er xing - "measure strength, then act"), and to promote the healthy and sustainable development of elderly meal assistance services in light of local conditions. It is necessary to better leverage the roles of the government, the market, and society, and accelerate the establishment of a mechanism for the coordinated development of the elderly care service industry and undertakings. It is necessary to firmly consolidate responsibility for work safety, comprehensively do a good job in the safety management of all types of elderly care service institutions, and resolutely hold the bottom line of safety.
Shen Yiqin emphasized that it is necessary to adhere to the close integration of benefiting people's livelihoods and promoting consumption, advance the implementation of the project to issue elderly care service consumption subsidies to elderly people with moderate or higher degrees of disability, enrich the supply of age-friendly products and services, cultivate new growth points for elderly care service consumption, and continuously enhance the well-being of the elderly.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 3) With the approval of the State Council, the 2026 Beijing Culture Forum, jointly hosted by the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, and the Beijing Municipal People's Government, will be held in Beijing from September 22 to 23.
The 2026 Beijing Culture Forum will be guided by Xi Jinping's cultural thought, thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter to the Beijing Culture Forum, take "Inheritance · Innovation · Mutual Learning" as its permanent theme and "Cultural Heritage and Mutual Learning Among Civilizations" as its annual theme. Anchored in its positioning as a national-level, international, and academic event, the forum will invite important domestic and international guests to strengthen discussions and exchanges, deepen international cooperation, and build global consensus, serving as an important window for understanding Chinese culture, an important platform for practicing the Global Civilization Initiative, and an important channel for promoting international cultural exchange and cooperation, injecting profound and enduring cultural strength into serving the building of a socialist cultural power and promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
This year's forum includes a main forum, five parallel forums, six professional salons, and the regular activities of the Beijing Culture Forum Reception Hall. Chinese and foreign guests will focus on cultural heritage and mutual learning among civilizations (文明互鉴, wenming hujian - "civilization, mutually, learn from each other"), conducting in-depth exchanges on topics such as the systematic protection of cultural heritage, international cooperation in cultural heritage protection, the protection of ancient capitals in the process of urbanization, cultural heritage and literary and artistic creation, and the protection, inheritance, and youth participation in cultural heritage, pooling wisdom and strength to promote the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage and the promotion of mutual learning among civilizations.
It is reported that the forum will invite approximately 600 Chinese and foreign guests, including renowned domestic and international experts and scholars, representatives of world-renowned cultural institutions, representatives of leading cultural enterprises, cultural celebrities, and industry leaders, to attend. The forum will also hold supporting activities such as a special event for the release of important achievements and an investors' conference for the cultural industry.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李 硕
On September 3, the State Council Information Office held a series of press conferences under the theme "Getting Off to a Good Start for the 15th Five-Year Plan," introducing the relevant situation regarding the building of a sporting powerhouse during the 15th Five-Year Plan period.
"We will uphold the principle of running sports in a way that is tangible and perceivable to the people, so that sports can better nourish the people's happy lives." Gao Zhidan, Director of the General Administration of Sport of China, stated that by 2030, the per-capita area of sports venues will reach approximately 4 square meters, the proportion of people regularly participating in physical exercise will reach approximately 40 percent, and efforts will be made to achieve the goal of the total output value of the sports industry exceeding 7 trillion yuan.
More than 5,000 venue facilities will be newly built or expanded or renovated
In July this year, the《Sports Powerhouse Building "15th Five-Year Plan"》was officially released, marking the first national-level special plan with "sporting powerhouse" as its theme. In the same month, the State Council issued the《National Fitness Plan (2026—2030年)》), which is a guiding document for the development of the national fitness cause in our country for the coming years, and also a health roadmap written alongside the people.
Chen Xingnian, Director of the Mass Sports Department of the General Administration of Sport of China, introduced that the new cycle of the National Fitness Plan presents a distinct orientation of "more precise, more extensive, more intelligent, more integrated, and more standardized." In response to the difficult problem of "where to go for fitness," Chen Xingnian stated that fitness venue facilities will be incorporated into local territorial spatial planning, and the implementation of a plan to expand space for public sports activities will be carried out. During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, more than 5,000 small (micro) sports parks, small fitness centers, multi-functional sports fields, and other venue facilities will be newly built or expanded or renovated. At the same time, efforts will be made to practically improve the subsidy policy for public sports venues opening to society free of charge or at low fees, and to encourage innovative opening models
Physical exercise is the most effective means of enhancing the physical fitness of adolescents. Gao Zhidan introducedthat further efforts will be made to strengthen youth sports work, to advance in an integrated manner the promotion of adolescents' physical and mental health and the cultivation of reserve talents for competitive sports; to run well the two major brand competitions for youth, namely the "three major ball sports" and track and field; so that adolescents who love sports and have athletic talent can stand out. Further efforts will be made to deepen the integration of sports and education, to consolidate and expand the "three major ball sports" reserve talent cultivation system that runs through "primary school—junior high school—senior high school."
Leveraging the role of market mechanisms to promote high-quality development of competitive sports
The Aichi—Nagoya Asian Games will open on September 19. Gao Zhidan stated: "We will anchor the goal of achieving two successes simultaneously in spiritual civilization and athletic performance, boost our spirits, tenaciously strive, and strive for excellent results."
Zhang Xin, Director of the Competitive Sports Department of the General Administration of Sport of China, introducedthat in order to better leverage the important role of market mechanisms and social forces in the development of competitive sports, restrictions on running teams, running competitions, and participating in competitions will be orderly relaxed, and support will be given to diversified entities such as enterprises, universities, industry associations, clubs, and families to participate in the training, competition, and other work of competitive sports. "We will reform and improve the management system and operational mechanism of competitive sports, continuously enhance the comprehensive strength and international competitiveness of competitive sports, strive to maintain the position of ranking among the world's foremost in the number of world championships won, and achieve new excellent results in world competitions such as the Los Angeles Olympic Games." Gao Zhidan said
Since the beginning of this year, the General Administration of Sport of China has organized and carried out the"Deepening Governance Year" action in the field of sports, centering on 10 key areas and 31 key tasks. After a period of effort, the sports industry has become more dynamic and more orderly. "We will continue to make sustained efforts, comprehensively build a sports governance system that is complete in structure, scientific in standards, and effective in operation, continuously consolidate the foundations in various aspects such as institutional mechanisms, resource supply, industry norms, and development ecology, and accelerate the pace of building a sporting powerhouse with tangible governance results." Gao Zhidan said
Promoting the improvement in quality, expansion in scale, and upgrading of the sports industry
During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the total output value and value added of our country's sports industry have maintained a relatively fast growth rate, sports consumption potential has continued to be released, retail sales in the category of cultural, sports, and leisure services have maintained double-digit growth, the innovation capacity of the sports manufacturing industry has been stimulated, transformation and upgrading have been intensified, and the number of national-level specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative "little giant" enterprises in the field of sports has reached 294
The enthusiasm of the masses for participating in sports continues to rise, new technologies continue to iterate and upgrade, and the sports industry is ushering in a rare development opportunity. Yang Xuedong, Director of the Sports Economy Department of the General Administration of Sport of China, introducedthat the focus will be on "running events well and making them exciting," deeply cultivating the development of the events economy. The efficiency of approval for hosting events will be improved, the threshold and cost of hosting events will be lowered, and the spectacle of the events themselves as well as the sense of participation and experience of the masses will be enhanced. By expanding the supply of high-quality events, the problem of it being extremely difficult to obtain a ticket for the masses to watch events will be solved
During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, sports culture has become increasingly prosperous. "We will make bigger and stronger the cultural brand of 'Ode to the Chinese Sports Spirit,' tell well the stories of Chinese sports, and better leverage the guiding role of the Chinese sports spirit. We will strengthen the building of civilized conduct in competition venues, cultivate positive and healthy fan culture and event culture, deepen the rectification of the 'fan circle' chaos in the field of sports, and continuously purify the public opinion environment of sports." Gao Zhidan said
Return to TopOn September 3, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessel docked at the West Coast New Area of Qingdao, Shandong, and Sinopec's Qingdao LNG receiving terminal immediately began unloading operations, with more than 80,000 tons of liquefied natural gas being injected into the regional natural gas supply guarantee resource pool, building up reserves in advance for the upcoming peak gas demand period.
Photo by Zhang Jingang (People's Vision)
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 3) (Reporter Lin Lili) Since the beginning of this year, the State Administration for Market Regulation (Standardization Administration of China) has issued more than 2,800 national standards, of which more than 1,400 are national standards for emerging industries, providing strong support for the flourishing development (蓬勃发展, peng bo fa zhan - "flourishing, develop") of new quality productive forces.
The new-generation information technology industry and the new materials industry each issued more than 300 national standards. Standards such as Information Technology — Brain-Computer Interface — Multimodal Data Format and Artificial Intelligence Terminal Intelligence Grading have set pioneering benchmarks for the development of the information technology industry, while standards such as High-Strength Crack-Arrest Steel Plate for Shipbuilding and Polyacrylonitrile-Based Oxidized Fiber have promoted the industrialization of new materials. The high-end equipment manufacturing industry newly issued more than 200 national standards, and standards such as General Technical Specification for Magnetic Direct-Drive Conveying Systems and Intelligent Connected Vehicles — Safety Requirements for Combined Driving Assistance Systems have consolidated the foundation for the development of high-end equipment manufacturing. The new energy industry and the energy conservation and environmental protection industry each newly issued more than 100 national standards. The Safety Requirements for Electric Vehicles and Safety Requirements for Traction Batteries for Electric Vehicles, known as the "strictest in history," have promptly responded to the public's safety concerns about new energy vehicles, while the Energy Consumption Limits per Unit Product of Formaldehyde and the Series of Standards for Water Consumption Quotas in the Yellow River Basin have made the sky bluer, the water greener, and the air fresher. In addition, a batch of important standards such as the Requirements for Mechanical Interfaces Between Flat-Stacked Satellite Star-Arrow have been issued, effectively meeting the urgent needs of the development of emerging industries such as aerospace.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 3) (Reporter Wang Yunshan) The reporter learned from the National Energy Administration: As of the end of July, the nation's cumulative installed power generation capacity reached 4.08 billion kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 11.0%. Among this, installed solar power generation capacity reached 1.29 billion kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 16.1%; installed wind power capacity reached 690 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 19.5%.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 30) Comrade Liu Jiyuan, former General Manager and Party Group Secretary of the China Aerospace Industry Corporation, passed away due to illness in Beijing on August 17, 2026, at the age of 93.
After Comrade Liu Jiyuan's passing, relevant leading comrades of the Central Committee expressed their condolences in various ways and extended their sympathies to his family.
Liu Jiyuan, formerly known as Chen Jiyuan, was born in August 1933 in Xing County, Shanxi Province. He began working in November 1957 and joined the Communist Party of China in July 1952. From May 1960, he successively served as technician and deputy group leader of Office 2, Division 1, Second Academy of the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building; director of Office 2, Institute 12, First Academy of the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building; and director of Institute 12. From January 1983, he served as deputy president of the First Academy of the Ministry of Aerospace Industry. From April 1984 to May 1988, he served as Vice Minister of the Ministry of Aerospace Industry and member of its Party Group. From May 1988 to December 1989, he served as Vice Minister of the Ministry of Aeronautics and Astronautics Industry. From December 1989 to April 1993, he served as Vice Minister of the Ministry of Aeronautics and Astronautics Industry and Deputy Secretary of its Party Group. From April 1993 to January 1999, he successively served as General Manager (Director) and Party Group Secretary of the China Aerospace Industry Corporation (National Space Administration), and General Manager and Party Group Secretary of the China Aerospace Industry Corporation.
Liu Jiyuan was a member of the 14th and 15th Central Committees of the Communist Party of China, a member of the 9th NPC Standing Committee, a member of the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the 10th National People's Congress, and an academician of the International Academy of Astronautics. He served as Chairman of the Chinese Society of Astronautics, received the first prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, was awarded the Allan D. Emil Memorial Award by the International Astronautical Federation in 2003, and received the Theodore von Kármán Award from the International Academy of Astronautics in 2011.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Lanzhou, August 28) Comrade Li Fashen, former president of Lanzhou University, passed away on August 13, 2026, in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, due to illness, at the age of 86.
After Comrade Li Fashen's passing, relevant central leading comrades expressed their condolences in various ways and extended their sympathies to his family members.
Li Fashen was born in September 1940 in Wanxian County, Sichuan Province. He began working in September 1962 and joined the Communist Party of China in August 1983. From September 1962 to May 1984, he successively served as teaching assistant, lecturer, associate professor, and professor in the Department of Physics at Lanzhou University. From May 1984 to October 1989, he served as Director of the Scientific Research Division of Lanzhou University. From October 1989 to February 1993, he served as Vice President of Lanzhou University. From February 1993 to May 2006, he served as President of Lanzhou University.
Li Fashen was a deputy to the Ninth and Tenth National People's Congresses. He also served as a member of the Physics and Astronomy Discipline Appraisal Group of the Fourth and Fifth Sessions of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, and as a member of the Editorial Board of Scientia Sinica, among other positions.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, September 1) Comrade Zhang Shengzuo, former Deputy Head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, and former Director and Party Group Secretary of the State Administration for Religious Affairs of the State Council, passed away due to illness in Shanghai on August 1, 2026, at the age of 93.
After Comrade Zhang Shengzuo passed away, leading comrades of the relevant central authorities expressed their condolences in various ways and extended their sympathy to his family members.
Zhang Shengzuo was born in October 1932 in Wuhan, Hubei Province. He began working in September 1950 and joined the Communist Party of China in August 1953. From 1951 to 1978, he successively served as a cadre in the General Office of the Xinjiang Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League, a cadre in the General Office of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee of the Communist Youth League, a cadre in the General Office of the Secretariat of the Autonomous Region Party Committee, and Deputy Director of the General Office of the Standing Committee of the Autonomous Region Party Committee. From 1978 to 1980, he served as Deputy Secretary of the Urumqi County Party Committee. From 1980 to 1982, he served as Deputy Director of the General Office of the Autonomous Region Party Committee. From 1982 to 1988, he successively served as Deputy Director and then Director of the Second Bureau of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee. From 1988 to 1992, he served as Deputy Head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee. From 1992 to 1993, he served as Deputy Head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, and Director and Party Group Secretary of the State Administration for Religious Affairs of the State Council. From 1993 to 1995, he served as Director and Party Group Secretary of the State Administration for Religious Affairs of the State Council.
Zhang Shengzuo was a member of the Eighth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Deputy Director of its Committee on Religious Affairs.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 3) (Reporter Qu Xinming) The State Administration for Financial Regulation recently issued the "Measures for the Administration of Insurance Company Assets and Liabilities" and the "Notice on Matters Concerning the Implementation of the Measures for the Administration of Insurance Company Assets and Liabilities." Insurance companies shall assume the primary responsibility for assets-liabilities management, adhere to the principles of comprehensive coverage, reasonable matching, a cautious and prudent approach (稳健审慎, wen jian shen shen - "stable, steady; cautious, prudent"), and coordinated overall planning, and effectively guard against the risk of assets-liabilities mismatch.
The Measures standardize the governance structure of assets-liabilities management. They clarify that insurance companies shall establish an organizational system in which the board of directors bears ultimate responsibility, senior management provides direct leadership, the lead department for assets-liabilities management coordinates overall planning, functional departments cooperate with one another, and internal audit departments conduct inspection and supervision. They clarify assets-liabilities management policies and procedures. They require insurance companies to formulate assets-liabilities management plans, to strengthen assets-liabilities linkage at such links as business planning and product development, product pricing management, insurance business management, asset allocation policies, major investments, and entrusted investments, and to conduct stress tests and retrospective analysis. In light of the adjustments to the new accounting standards and solvency rules, they establish regulatory indicators for assets-liabilities, clarifying indicator thresholds.
The implementation notice clarifies arrangements concerning report submission and the transition period after the Measures take effect. For insurance companies whose regulatory indicators do not yet meet the standards for the time being, a 3-year transition period is permitted to be set; insurance companies shall formulate plans to meet the standards, clarify the timeline and schedule, execute them after approval by the board of directors and reporting to the regulator, and the regulatory authorities shall conduct tracking and evaluation of the regulatory indicators during the transition period.
Return to TopFirefighter Pema Chamba
"Everyone is waiting for us to bring back the latest information"
People's Daily reporter Xu Youyao
This is the second time Pema Chamba, a firefighter with the Shigatse Municipal Fire Rescue Detachment, has stepped into the core disaster-affected area.
At the scene, rescue personnel from various units were divided into different teams, conducting careful searches within their designated zones. From time to time, short bursts of calls crackled over the walkie-talkies, mingling with the clatter of shovels striking rocks.
The last time he arrived here was just a few days ago.
At around 3 a.m. on August 28, while it was still dark, Pema Chamba and his comrades set out from the end of the reopened section of National Highway 216 toward the cliff face. The path up the mountain had to be felt out — if they took a wrong turn, they would double back and find the route anew; when they encountered a precipice, they would set anchor points, feeding rope out section by section, with the men climbing one after another. By around 4 p.m., Pema Chamba and the first batch of fire and rescue personnel finally reached the site.
"We didn't rest upon arrival; we went straight into search and rescue," Pema Chamba said. That night, rescue forces airdropped sleeping bags, food, and water, and he and his comrades found a cave-like spot to bed down.
This time was different. The road was open, vehicles could drive directly to the front line, and equipment and supplies were ferried in trip after trip.
The difficulty of entry had dropped considerably, but the intensity had not lightened in the least. "Search and rescue must be as thorough as possible," Pema Chamba said. Reporters at the scene saw people half-kneeling in the mud, picking through the debris bit by bit with gloved hands. Search dogs circled back and forth, noses close to the ground, occasionally stopping to sniff hard in one direction.
As dusk approached, teams were still busy in the core disaster-affected area. "No matter how hard or tiring it is, we have to do the search and rescue work well — everyone is waiting for us to bring back the latest information," Pema Chamba said.
Hu Bo, head of the China Anneng Gyirong Emergency Survey and Detection Team
"Only by measuring risks accurately can we hold the line on safety"
People's Daily reporter Shi Pengfei, People's Daily Online reporter Li Haixia
Darkness had fully set in, and the glow of the lights was kneaded into a blur by the fog in the valley. Heavy machinery was dumping rock fill into the fast-flowing river channel, the roar drowning out the sound of the water. Hu Bo, head of the China Anneng Gyirong Emergency Survey and Detection Team, stood on the edge of the roadbed behind the reopening work face, eyes fixed on the monitoring screen in his hands.
Once the fog rolled in, visibility dropped sharply, leaving only the outlines of the machines visible. Hu Bo's task was to keep watch over hidden risks and hazards, safeguarding the safety of the road repair personnel.
In the highland canyon, getting a drone up for a single flight was no easy feat: as soon as clouds and mist covered it, the signal would drop, and imagery could only be captured in segments, through multiple passes. Hu Bo would lay the returned 3D modeling slices and slope radar data out on the screen and compare them cell by cell — even a displacement of just a tiny amount would be reviewed several times over.
In the past few days, professional rescue forces had been working intensively to repair the damaged section of National Highway 216. Hu Bo was their "sentry" — at any slight sign of change or trouble (风吹草动, feng chui cao dong - "wind, blow; grass, move"), he had to issue a warning in time.
On one occasion, upstream data showed an anomaly. Hu Bo immediately contacted the rear, verified the data as quickly as possible, and then issued a retreat signal. Whistles sounded through the canyon, and people and machinery pulled back to the safe haven. Once the data stabilized, he notified the rescue forces to "return to position." This kind of thing could happen several times in a single night.
"Only by measuring risks accurately can we hold the line on safety." Hu Bo and the monitoring team repeatedly approached the construction site to survey it, keeping a mental ledger of which slopes were loose and which stretches of water ran fast.
After the damaged road was fully reopened along its entire length, the work face continued to push forward. Hu Bo advanced along with the equipment, throwing himself into new environmental monitoring work.
Hu Bin, engineer at the Big Data Center of the Ministry of Emergency Management
"Winning more time for scientific rescue"
People's Daily reporter Liu Wenxin
After the mudslide disaster struck, the scene saw severed roads, power outages, and network disruptions. At around 3 p.m. on August 30, Hu Bin, a senior engineer in the Wireless Communications and Mobile Applications Department of the Big Data Center of the Ministry of Emergency Management, boarded a helicopter and flew with rescue personnel to the border gate area of Gyirong Port.
Hu Bin, 46 years old this year, has participated in communications support work for disaster rescue operations of all kinds, including the Wenchuan earthquake rescue, and is highly experienced. "Restoring the public network one second earlier means winning more time for scientific rescue," Hu Bin said.
After arriving at the border gate area, the moment he jumped off the helicopter, mud came up past his knees. Hu Bin groped his way forward carrying his equipment, first setting up a satellite base station, then attempting to establish a link. But because the mountains were high and the valley deep, Hu Bin tried eight different positions in succession, yet none succeeded in connecting with the target satellite.
Hu Bin discovered that signals from newly erected base stations on the periphery of the core disaster-affected area could be detected, but they did not meet the conditions for stable communication. He made contact with the rear via satellite phone and requested coordination of resources. Upon receiving the notice, the telecommunications operators adjusted and optimized the parameter configurations of surrounding base stations to enhance the network signal coverage at the scene; Hu Bin held his phone aloft, shifting positions continuously in the mud, conducting signal tests...
"It's connected, it's connected! Can you hear me?" At 6 p.m. on August 30, after an afternoon of effort, the public network signal at the scene was strengthened, and Hu Bin successfully conducted a video call with the rear.
At 11:50 that night, after verifying all of the day's data, Hu Bin returned to the tent in the border gate area. "The work isn't over yet. Next, we still need to work to make the communications signal even more stable, providing solid support for rescue and relief operations."
Frontline Psychological Assistance Medical Team
"Helping everyone emerge from the emotional trough as soon as possible"
People's Daily reporter Xian Gan
"Inhale for 4 seconds, exhale for 6 seconds, repeat the deep breathing a few times — do you feel a bit more relaxed?" Dr. Zhuo Yu, from the Mental Health Center of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, guided just-withdrawn rescue personnel through regulation exercises.
Four kilometers from the border gate of Gyirong Port, a tent that had just been pitched was the new position for Zhuo Yu and nine teammates.
On September 2, the road to the border gate area had just been opened, and this national psychological emergency rescue expert team — dispatched by the National Health Commission and led by West China Hospital of Sichuan University — moved into the front line at the earliest opportunity, providing medical and psychological support services.
"Most rescue personnel are relatively stable in mood, but there are also those reporting insomnia and feelings of tension and fear," said Zou Ling, head of the psychological rescue expert team. "Timely psychological soothing and forward-deployed intervention are very necessary."
How to comfort the family members of the deceased and missing is also a key focus of the medical team's work.
The expert team compiled a Tibetan-Chinese bilingual "psychological adjustment booklet" suitable for reading by people in resettlement sites, using simple, easy-to-understand language to guide everyone in easing their grief.
In Gyirong Town, Pema Yangzom, a villager from Rabi Village who had been feeling chest tightness for several days, walked with family members into the medical rescue and soothing station set up at the resettlement site. The doctor who received him, Dainba, came from the Ngamring County Tibetan Medicine Hospital. After learning about Pema Yangzom's symptoms, Dainba prepared a traditional Tibetan medicine remedy for him. "Afterwards, we will also conduct psychological counseling for him — taking a multi-pronged approach to do the psychological assistance work well," Dainba said.
After the disaster, local authorities strengthened the 12356 psychological assistance hotline capacity, while also dispatching medical teams to station at key areas and conduct rotating or mobile consultations in other areas. "We hope that through our efforts, we can help everyone emerge from the emotional trough as soon as possible," Zou Ling said.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 琼达卓嘎
September 3 Sunny
At the rescue site, one is often moved by certain people, certain things.
This morning, I went to a resettlement point for the families of the deceased and missing, and met Dr. Zhuoma, a female doctor born after 2000. She is from the Tibetan Medicine Hospital of Angren County, Shigatse City. She arrived here at 11 a.m. on August 26 and has not left since.
Zhuoma looked somewhat haggard, with obvious dark circles under her eyes. I asked her with concern how she was doing and whether she wanted to rest for a while, but she only smiled and said, "It's fine, I'm young, I can handle it." I caught a glimpse of brown stains on her hands left by soaking medicinal herbs. Such marks are hard to wash off, but she did not mind at all.
Leaving the resettlement point, I ran into my colleague Liu Wenxin. Compared with when I saw her on the front line yesterday morning, her face was still somewhat pale, but her spirits were a bit better. On the night of September 1, she spent the whole night in a disaster-relief tent in the border-gate area, and was the first female reporter to enter the core disaster zone. We chatted for a short while, then each went about our own business.
In the afternoon, I decided to go to Sale Township once more. At 8:30 in the morning I had sent a WeChat message to the township head, Danzeng Wangmu, saying I wanted to meet, and it was not until after 2 p.m. that I received a reply: "Sorry, I just saw it." On previous visits, I had not managed to talk with her much either.
At around 4:30 p.m., I finally met Danzeng Wangmu. "After the residents were relocated, it's not as busy, but every day I still have to arrange for people to help the residents feed the livestock, cut grass, and there are some other matters," she said.
Back at my lodging in the evening, I looked at myself in the mirror. When I first arrived on the front line of the emergency rescue and relief effort, I was acting in a disorganized or frantic manner (手忙脚乱, shou mang jiao luan - "hand, busy, foot, chaotic") every day, and went three days straight without having time to wash my face. These past two days, before going out I wash my face and tidy myself up a bit. For a few days I felt I could hardly hold on, but thinking of them, it seemed I found strength again.
They are the female soldiers, female cadres, female doctors, female volunteers, and female reporters I met during my interviews... Some had not closed their eyes for days, some had hoarse voices to the point of being unable to speak, some were ill yet still held their posts, but every one of them charged to the front.
What everyone thinks in their hearts is the same: in the face of a major disaster, however much strength one has, one puts it all in!
Return to Top(People's Daily, Jilong, September 3) (reporters Xian Gan, Wang Yunshan) The reporter learned from the State Grid Corporation of China that, with the smooth emergency repair of the damaged section of National Highway 216 in Jilong, Tibet, State Grid Tibet Electric Power seized the construction window period, strengthened emergency rescue forces, overcame on-site operational risks such as frequent landslides and falling rocks, and worked continuously without rest (昼夜不间断, zhou ye bu jian duan - "day, night, not, interrupt"), successfully restoring the temporary power supply line in the core area of Jilong Port, Tibet, at 20:00 on September 3, and restoring power supply.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张天培 沈童睿
On August 26, due to a sudden mudslide disaster on the Nepalese side, the Gyirong Port area was severely affected.
After the disaster occurred, the public security organs of Shigatse City and the Shigatse Border Management Detachment of the Tibet Border Inspection General Station acted immediately upon receiving orders (闻令而动, wen ling er dong - "hear, command, then, move"). Figures in navy blue advanced toward danger and charged against the current, rushing to the front line at the first moment.
Transportation and communications in the port area were cut off, and the originally flat roads were covered with mud. Every step forward was fraught with difficulty. The immigration management police force took the lead in advancing into the core disaster area, making every effort to search and rescue in an extremely complex terrain with no complete rescue passage.
After dozens of consecutive hours of high-intensity emergency rescue operations, many police officers had their hands and feet cut by broken stones, and their feet were soaked white and swollen in the muddy water. Although their faces were covered with mud and sweat soaked through their police uniforms, not one person retreated and not one person complained of fatigue.
Early in the morning of September 1, at the site of the emergency repair of National Highway 216 leading to the Gyirong Port, machinery roared. A public security rescue team from the Gyirong County Public Security Bureau and the Gyirong Port Branch Bureau gathered here early. More than 20 police officers shouldered backpacks, ready to go to the front line at any time to participate in search and rescue work.
Simultaneously with the emergency rescue, the transfer of residents in the disaster-affected areas was also extremely urgent (迫在眉睫, po zai mei jie - "pressing, at, eyebrows, eyelashes").
"Everyone, don't panic. We will definitely take everyone to safety!" In the first moment after the disaster occurred, police officers and auxiliary police officers of the Gyirong County Public Security Bureau sorted out in advance the situation of residents of Seqiong Village, Labi Village, and Guoba Village who might be threatened by the mudslide, and transferred residents to centralized resettlement sites in batches and in an orderly manner, making every effort to comfort the residents, ensure their livelihoods, and maintain order.
"Thanks to the police comrades, otherwise we really wouldn't know what to do!" The elderly person living alone, Punima, is elderly and in frail health (年老体弱, nian lao ti ruo - "age, old, body, weak"). When the mudslide struck, his personal safety was under great threat, and the forage piled at his own pasture also faced the risk of damage.
After completing the urgent transfer of residents, the police officers, disregarding the muddy roads at the scene and the hidden dangers of secondary disasters, came to the elderly man's pasture. Everyone picked up farm tools, carried the forage basket by basket, and transported and stored all the forage properly in the warehouse.
Though disasters are merciless, people have compassion. Police officers and auxiliary police officers not only put the safety of residents' lives first, but also kept the livelihoods of the common people in mind.
The Gyirong Border Management Brigade of the Shigatse Border Management Detachment of the Tibet Border Inspection General Station made an emergency dispatch to assist in the evacuation of residents from villages within 14 kilometers of the port. Many residents, out of trust, handed the keys to their homes to them.
Now, supplies are being distributed in an orderly manner at all resettlement sites, and the lives of the transferred disaster-affected residents are properly guaranteed. At the same time, under the complex conditions at the scene, police officers are making every effort to manage the flow of people and vehicles, providing support for the emergency rescue work.
"Maintaining traffic order is itself our primary responsibility. Only by maintaining good order at the scene can all forces invest more smoothly in emergency rescue operations," said a police officer on duty from the Traffic Management Detachment of the Shigatse City Public Security Bureau.
Nature remains silent (山河无言, shan he wu yan - "mountain, river, no, words"), yet the original aspiration speaks; when danger comes, they charge against the current, and their mission is as firm as a rock. In the emergency rescue of the Gyirong mudslide disaster, hundreds of public security police officers and auxiliary police officers, not fearing difficulties or dangers (不惧艰险, bu ju jian xian - "not, fear, hardship, danger"), charged ahead, bearing the mission on iron shoulders and protecting the people with utmost sincerity. With every charge, every act of protection, and every moment of perseverance, they embodied the solemn oath of "the people's public security serves the people."
Return to TopBy: 宋豪新
Early on the morning of September 3, a long queue had already formed at the entrance of the Jilong Port Sub-bureau of the Shigatse Municipal Public Security Bureau.
On closer look, those queuing were Nepali border residents living in Jilong Town; on further inquiry, they had come to register their information and report their concerns. Many of their homes were in villages on the Nepali side directly opposite Jilong Port, and after National Highway 216 was reopened to traffic, many Nepali border residents were eager to return home for a visit.
The sudden mudslide disaster shattered the tranquility of the border river valley, and also made the warm mutual assistance across the border all the more precious.
After the disaster struck, the Chinese side urgently dispatched relief supplies across the border to provide assistance, sent professional forces to assist the Nepali side in carrying out search, rescue, and investigation operations, and safeguarded neighborly friendship through concrete actions.
At the scene of the port sub-bureau, the reporter saw police officers patiently receiving every Nepali border resident, carefully registering disaster damage, collecting requests for help, and answering questions one by one, putting them greatly at ease.
Leaving the sub-bureau, the disaster relief liaison point across the road had also hung up a banner reading "Service Point for Nepali Border Residents." Whenever Nepali border residents passed by, volunteers would step forward to greet them — a word of concern, a box of instant noodles, a few bottles of water, conveying the warmth of helping and supporting each other in times of need (守望相助, shou wang xiang zhu - "guard, watch; mutually, help") and overcoming hardships together (共渡难关, gong du nan guan - "together, cross, difficult, pass"). "Lend a hand; help whenever you can," said one volunteer.
Return to TopBy: 李海霞
The rescue personnel formed a commando team, trekking on foot through dense forests and brambles, forcibly carving out a life-detection line—this "one meter" of exploration is not one person venturing into danger alone (孤身涉险, gu shen she xian - "lonely body, cross danger"), but a group of people using fearlessness and perseverance to seek the coordinates of hope.
At the rush-repair work site, an "iron transport force" worked in shifts around the clock. More than 800 truckloads of large stone materials were delivered to the site one after another, piling up a narrow passage above the raging torrent—this "one meter" of extension is the precise meshing of heavy machinery and human will.
At the barrier lake monitoring posts, drone pilots worked in three rotating shifts, keeping a close eye on the real-time monitoring images transmitted back. Rockslides occasionally occurred on the mountain slopes, yet they said with composure: "Don't be afraid! The ground beneath our feet is safe."—this "one meter" of confidence exists because someone uses radar monitoring, drone patrols, and other means to assess risks, passing a "sense of safety" to the rescue and emergency operation site.
Late at night, in the soft lamplight of the resettlement site, a female police officer was gently comforting a frightened child, while medical staff carefully treated the wounds of rescue personnel who had just come off the front line—this "one meter" of care cannot be separated from the silent guardianship of these people in the rear.
I suddenly understood: every meter pushed forward has never been the miracle of a single individual, but of countless pairs of hands tightly clasped together. Everyone thinks with one mind and exerts strength in one direction, turning the mud beneath their feet, meter by meter, back into a road.
Return to TopBy: 常 晋
In the archives of Comrade Xi Zhongxun, there is preserved an appraisal of him made by the Party organization during the high-level cadre meeting of the Northwest Bureau.
"At his usual place of work, every day the office was crowded with masses of people, and when he was together with them, he was always extremely natural and harmonious. Perhaps sometimes he was busy, yet he would rather set aside what he was doing to converse with them amiably, without the slightest air of superiority, without the slightest bureaucratism."
Among these, three details are deeply moving.
"Crowded with masses of people" — the common people were willing to come, came often; there was no lofty official air, only the warmth of pushing the door open and walking straight in. Only by treating the affairs of the common people as one's own proper duty can one become closely integrated with a group (打成一片, da cheng yi pian - "hit, become, one, piece") and work alongside them in the same place.
"Extremely natural and harmonious" — the bearing was not performed or put on. With equality, modesty, and respect, when hearts are not separated by barriers, words can be spoken to the same point.
"Would rather set aside what he was doing" — the affairs of the common people are major affairs, ranked first, and all energy is devoted to enabling the common people to live good lives.
A few brief words are like a sketch: there are fellow villagers crowding the room, scenes of hearty conversation and laughter, and a figure listening attentively. From this, one can truly feel the flesh-and-blood bond between the Party and the masses of the people, which offers profound enlightenment for establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements.
Only by "setting one's feet on the earth and placing oneself among the masses of the people" does one feel truly grounded and full of strength. How did we win the battle against poverty, the largest in human history? It was precisely because the vast numbers of Party members and cadres wore their white shoes into mud-stained shoes, practiced local dialects until they became their native speech, and devoted heart, feeling, and effort to resolving the people's urgent, difficult, anxious, and expectant problems.
I still recall that some village-resident first secretaries were affectionately called "dog-ignoring cadres." Why? Because they called at the door so often, waded through the mud together and worked in the fields together, that even the watchdogs at the villagers' homes stopped barking at the sight of them. This slightly teasing nickname is precisely the reputation of the cadres. With this close bond, the common people open their hearts, and Party members and cadres walk in front and work in front, so that together they can seek ways out and build their undertakings.
General Secretary Xi Jinping has profoundly pointed out: "When the economy develops and the people's living standards improve, it does not mean that the bond between the Party and the people has become closer, or necessarily will become closer; sometimes it instead becomes more distant."
One might well engage in more self-reflection. In undertaking work, are there situations of running more to the higher levels, less to the grassroots, and staying distant from the masses? Is there a shortcoming of not knowing how to do mass work, of being unable to strike up a conversation with the masses? Party members and cadres are public servants of the people. Public servant, public servant — first, one must serve the public, without selfish motives; second, one must serve, without official airs. Sitting squarely on the side of the common people and taking benefiting the people as the greatest political achievement — such a view of political achievements is the true character of Communists.
Comrade Xi Jinping wrote in Up and Out of Poverty: "'Why was the achievement accomplished so swiftly? Swift because hearts were placed in others' breasts.' As long as leaders at all levels can befriend and exchange hearts with the masses, meet them with utter sincerity, and persist in coming from the masses and going to the masses, our work will get better and better, and our cause will flourish."
How does one show sincere and open-hearted commitment (推心置腹, tui xin zhi fu - "push, heart, place, abdomen")? "When comrades with feeling go down to the grassroots to do work, it can be seen, touched, and felt — that is a kind of warmth."
In Zhengding, Hebei, he carried his bicycle on his shoulder to ford the Hutuo River, going from village to village and door to door; in Xiamen, Fujian, he picked up a cup stained with tea residue and drank from it; in Ningde, Fujian, he took the lead in going to the most remote places, becoming "the highest-ranking official ever to come here" in the words of the villagers... From the simple sentiment of "giving a helping hand to the common people, especially the peasants," to the deep affection of "treating the affairs of the masses as one's own affairs," and then to the people-centered feeling of "I will have no self, and live up to the people," what the heart is bound to is a profound and unwavering commitment (一往而深, yi wang er shen - "one, go, and, deep").
Only by going among the masses and serving the masses with true feeling, with passion, and even with devotion, can one accurately identify the people's needs and achieve results that benefit the people.
"Establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements is a long-term task that requires sustained, long-term effort." Party members and cadres might well often use this "organizational appraisal" to examine their original aspirations and measure their shortcomings, asking themselves: How close am I to the masses? What should my appraisal be?
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 3) (Reporter Yu Sinan) On September 1, the 2026 National Science Popularization Month campaign, themed "Technology Changes Life, Innovation Wins the Future," was fully launched. This is the second National Science Popularization Month since the implementation of the newly revised Science Popularization Law. It is jointly deployed and carried out by the China Association for Science and Technology together with 34 member units of the Office for the Implementation of the Outline of the National Action Plan for Improving Public Scientific Literacy, and various activities will last for one month.
The main venue activities of the 2026 National Science Popularization Month are held at the National Center for Science and Technology Communication and the China Science and Technology Museum. The main venue activities are arranged according to four sections: "Seeking the Original Aspiration — Putting Science in the Hands of the People," "Enjoying Science Popularization — Letting the Public Experience Technology," "Exploring Innovation — Bringing the Public Closer to the Frontier," and "Toward the Future — Letting the Public Co-Create the Future." These activities highlight basic research science popularization and present a series of exhibitions and activities.
According to introductions, the National Science Popularization Month will concentrate nationwide efforts on carrying out activities in six major sections, including "Series of Main Venue Activities" and "Distinctive Activities of Member Units of the Outline Implementation Office," mobilizing member units of the Outline Implementation Office, local science and technology associations, national learned societies, universities, research institutes, parks (enterprises), the modern science and technology museum system, and online platforms to carry out joint science popularization actions. As one of the key activities of the National Science Popularization Month, the 2026 World Conference on Public Scientific Literacy Promotion will be held from September 19 to 21, during which the formal establishment of the World Organization for Public Scientific Literacy will be officially announced.
Return to TopBy: 尹双红
Coordinating speed and steadiness means both anchoring the goal—once the direction is clear, moving promptly to get things done—and avoiding arrogance and impetuousness (戒骄戒躁, jie jiao jie zao - "guard pride, restrain impatience"), avoiding undue haste for quick success (不急于求成, bu ji yu qiu cheng - "not hurry, seek, achieve"), and instead building up strength and momentum through accumulation (积厚成势, ji hou cheng shi - "accumulate, thick, form, momentum").
Recently, many office workers on social media have been sharing changes around them: ordering takeout feels safer—when placing an order, one can filter for merchants with "open kitchens and bright stoves"; seeing a doctor is more convenient—some hospitals have introduced extended-hours services, so people can get treatment on the way home from work.
Though the scenarios are small, they reveal the trend of livelihood safeguards steadily improving step by step, and from them one can also appreciate the wisdom of advancing gradually in an orderly manner.
On implementation, he stressed "advancing gradually and steadily in order of priority and urgency, neither overreaching nor lagging behind"; on reform, he pointed out that "reform is work that advances gradually in an orderly manner"; on people's livelihoods, he required "doing solid, real work and advancing gradually in an orderly manner"... General Secretary Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized "advancing gradually in an orderly manner." This is both a way of thinking and a way of working.
In doing work, it is often impossible to achieve success in a single step (一蹴而就, yi cu er jiu - "one, kick, then, achieve"). The objective laws of how things develop, the practical constraints of the current stage of development, the gradual upgrading of the people's needs—these are all factors that must be considered when planning work. The examination paper of the times is constantly renewed, so one must grasp the patience of "gradual" and the rhythm of "advance," continually giving new answers from new starting points.
How does one advance gradually in an orderly manner? It is embodied in coordinating speed and steadiness: anchoring the goal, moving promptly once the direction is clear, while also avoiding arrogance and impetuousness, avoiding undue haste for quick success, and instead building up strength and momentum through accumulation.
Why were we able to win the largest battle against poverty in human history? An important reason lies in maintaining the sober awareness that "poverty alleviation is not about attempting to accomplish everything in one single effort (毕其功于一役, bi qi gong yu yi yi - "finish, all, work, in, one, battle"); people must have secure housing and stable employment, industries that bring prosperity, and sustainable development."
Organizing skills training to broaden income channels; carrying out industrial poverty alleviation to provide job opportunities... Giving money and goods can certainly make the data look better in the short term, but it cannot solve problems at the root, nor is it sustainable; teaching someone how to fish rather than just giving them fish (授人以渔, shou ren yi yu - "teach, people, with, fishing") may seem slow to show results, but it in fact strengthens the people's willingness and ability for self-development, not only aiding the battle against poverty but also laying a deep foundation for the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas.
It is like running a marathon: momentary speed is not victory; being the first to cross the finish line is what makes the champion. Maintaining historical patience, acting only after careful planning (谋定而动, mou ding er dong - "plan, settle, then, move"), every step taken in gradual, orderly advance is a step toward winning the historical initiative.
Moving forward, how big a stride to take must match what is appropriate. Advancing gradually in an orderly manner reflects the pragmatic quality of seeking truth from facts; in scientifically balancing what is needed with what is possible, one makes progress through steady, small steps (积跬步至千里, ji kui bu zhi qian li - "accumulate, small, steps, reach, thousand, li").
Take the livelihood answer sheet as an example: the people expect better educational and medical resources, and look forward to bluer skies, clearer water, and cleaner soil, but our country is still in the primary stage of socialism, and the problem of unbalanced and inadequate development remains prominent. Therefore, we must both do our best within our capacity (尽力而为, jin li er wei - "exhaust, strength, and, act"), doing as much as we can of what can be done under existing conditions, and act according to one's ability (量力而行, liang li er xing - "measure, strength, and, act"), not doing things that exceed the current stage of development.
Compared with some countries that are burdened by high welfare, for the question of development and people's livelihoods, we have found a solution that is both effective and sustainable in the long run, achieving resonance between the two. Combining what is needed with what is possible, not divorcing from reality, not aiming too high, and "advancing stage by stage"—only in this way can work achieve unity between aspirations and results.
Advancing gradually in an orderly manner also reflects strategic thinking, embodied in coordinating "plans for the present" with "plans for the future."
In the core area of the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan city cluster, there is a "blank space" of more than 500 square kilometers—an ecological "green heart." This strategic "blank space" is not only out of consideration for ecological priority, but also reserves precious flexibility for the sustainable development of the city cluster.
In the northern area of Ezhou Huahu International Airport in Hubei, there was once a deliberately "blanked" piece of open land. It was precisely this open land that allowed Huahu International Airport to build a public international cargo station and seize the opportunity of the rapid growth of cross-border e-commerce business. In 2025, the airport's cargo and mail throughput jumped to the forefront globally.
Reserving strategic space for future development means leaving more possibilities for technological iteration, industrial evolution, and functional upgrading. Both basing oneself in the present and keeping an eye on the long term, leaving room and avoiding living beyond one's means, only then can one accumulate momentum for development and win the initiative in development.
"It must be better and still better; one cannot stop." This is true of livelihood safeguards, and equally true of the development of our undertakings. Not being satisfied with achievements already made, maintaining the sense of mission and urgency of always being on the road, anchoring the goal, applying steady effort and sustained, long-term effort, we will surely run the relay baton of history well.
Return to TopBy: 韩忠楠
Finding solutions in China, creating models, and then applying them to the global market is precisely based on this kind of universal innovation capability.
As a "global innovation laboratory," China's enabling role has become increasingly important. This is directly reflected in the changing flow of factors. In the past, it was often Chinese companies that traveled the world with samples and sales teams; today, more and more overseas customers are making business trips to China frequently for innovation, seeking cutting-edge products and solutions.
"When the next generation of technology arrives, we don't want to miss it." An overseas customer articulated the reason for the frequent "business trips to China." The shift from simply examining markets and tapping trade dividends to proactively following China's innovation pace and seizing opportunities for industrial transformation demonstrates the international community's high recognition of China's innovation capability.
China's innovation strength is not only manifested in breakthroughs in individual technologies but also in the developing in many different areas simultaneously (多点开花, duo dian kai hua - "many points, bloom") of its innovation ecosystem. Like a scroll painting whose scenery changes with every step (移步换景, yi bu huan jing - "move step, change scene"), from technological breakthroughs and product development to industrial supporting systems and application implementation, every segment of the scroll has its own character, while each node is connected as a whole, mutually empowering, jointly painting a magnificent picture of the development of new quality productive forces through coordinated evolution.
The most moving part of this painting is not the vivid and striking in style (浓墨重彩, nong mo zhong cai - "thick ink, heavy color") of any single spot, but rather the spirit and vitality of "every stroke giving rise to the next, every part responding to the others." From large models to humanoid robots, from new energy vehicles to innovative drugs, using independent innovation to open new tracks and leveraging integrated advantages to build moats makes this painting full of charm and wit (妙趣横生, miao qu heng sheng - "wonderful interest, burst forth") yet difficult to replicate.
Taking the automotive industry as an example, from a market perspective, foreign automakers are currently facing unprecedented (前所未有, qian suo wei you - "before, ever, have") competition in China, with both market share and profits declining. Yet many foreign companies have not turned and left; instead, they are increasing their investment in China. Why? Because China is not only the most important automotive market but also a vital source of innovation. Observing future industry directions and participating in frontier innovation competition both require this "experimental field." Keeping pace with China's innovation rhythm is the rational choice that serves long-term interests.
Developing in many areas simultaneously does not mean that innovation factors are scattered and fighting separately, but rather achieving efficient coordination through systematic layout. The current "China speed" increasingly benefits from the agglomeration of innovation factors. In the Yangtze River Delta, a new energy vehicle company can assemble all components within four hours; in Bao'an, Shenzhen, presenting robot blueprints means a complete supply chain within one hour, a design proposal within one day, and a sample within three days. Under reasonable spatial and regulatory conditions, factors such as technology, capital, talent, and data interact at high frequency, causing innovation vitality to continuously burst forth and innovation capacity to keep rising.
By connecting upstream and downstream and activating all factors, China's innovation solutions are becoming increasingly adaptable internationally. But this does not mean that innovation models proven in China can be implemented everywhere; rather, it means that Chinese innovation entities can capture market demand more keenly, complete product delivery more reliably, and drive product iteration more rapidly. Finding solutions in China, creating models, and then applying them to the global market is precisely based on this kind of universal innovation capability.
Not long ago, a Chinese automaker's K-Car (light automobile) built for the Japanese market pried open a "fortress market" long firmly held by local brands such as Toyota and Honda. What attracted the most attention was not how many cars the Chinese automaker sold, but that it did better than Japanese automakers in details, incorporating umbrella placement and door-opening posture into product design. On the surface, Chinese innovation wins international market share through creative, detail-rich products and services; in essence, it relies on a set of problem-solving methodologies honed in the vast domestic market.
The competition in innovation is both a comprehensive contest and a marathon. After decades of technological accumulation and innovation breakthroughs, China has joined the ranks of the world's ten most innovative economies, and its position in the global industrial and innovation chains is vastly different from the past (今非昔比, jin fei xi bi - "now, not, past, compare"). Seizing favorable conditions, maintaining strategic clarity, treating innovation as a tree-planting project, and continuing to cultivate it deeply once the direction is clear, the influence of Chinese innovation will become ever more powerful through the baptism of wind and rain.
Return to TopBy: 程 诚
Keywords: harmonious coexistence and shared growth
Event: Recently, an American friend, "Sai Kaosi," returned to the Mu Us Sandy Land and walked into the home of Yin Yuzhen, a hero of desertification control. Twenty-six years ago, he had made a special trip across the sea of sand to seek out the story of this Chinese desertification fighter, and later raised 5,000 US dollars to support her. At that time, yellow sand stretched endlessly, and outside the car window there was not a trace of green; now this place is already thick with green trees and smooth with open roads. Looking at the sandy-land melons and fruits that Yin Yuzhen had grown, "Sai Kaosi" remarked with emotion: "This is truly a miracle. If you take good care of the earth, the earth will reward you."
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Twenty-six years is a very long time — long enough for a child to grow into an adult, long enough for a sapling to bring shade, long enough for a stretch of desert to gain green hope. Time can carry away many things, but it also leaves many things behind — such as the forests of the Mu Us Sandy Land, such as the true feelings of the desertification fighters.
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The tenacity to resist a harsh environment, the selfless donations made with hearts tied to the "boundless distance," the keeping of promises across time… There are so many moving details in the reunion of "Sai Kaosi" and Yin Yuzhen. Some say that in an era chasing traffic, differences are easily magnified, conflicts are often spread, yet kindness is frequently left unnoticed. But this heartwarming story proves with extraordinary vividness: in this world there are countless instances of understanding, respect, and inclusiveness that transcend national borders and spring from the heart.
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When Chinese people host guests, there is a simple tradition. When a friend comes, one always brings out the best things the household has. In order to entertain "Sai Kaosi," Yin Yuzhen's family was busy from early on. Desert-hero hand-grabbed mutton, year-after-year-surplus braised fish, smooth-sailing stir-fried green beans, sweet-sour-bitter-spicy cold rice noodles, rising-steam big steamed buns… These auspicious names reveal the host family's cherishing of their guest.
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A meal is the most common way Chinese people treat guests, and also a distinctive window through which the world comes to know China.
Recently, the film Welcome to the Dragon Restaurant has been showing to wide audiences. War means destruction and death, while eating a meal means that life is still continuing and that life still has dignity. On the film's poster, the dragon is charming and endearing in a naive way (憨态可掬, han tai ke ju - "clumsy, appearance, can, be charmed"), wearing a chef's hat, arms folded, claws tucked in, tightly gripping a copper cooking spoon. Laying down weapons, ending conflict to achieve peace, and eating in peace — this is what the film advocates, and this is also the aspiration of people everywhere.
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Exchange may begin with the taste buds, but what it ultimately reaches is the human heart. The exchange between China and the world has not stopped at trade, but has extended into education, culture, and every other aspect. In Africa, Chinese enterprises have brought electricity, transportation, and education, improving local infrastructure. In the Middle East, Chinese enterprises have built"desert farms," growing Shanghai greens and chives in desert areas, allowing local people to also enjoy"local freshness." What goes out is not only technology and products, but also an attitude of empathizing with others by applying one's own feelings (推己及人, tui ji ji ren - "push, self, reach, others") and treating others with sincerity — longing for peace, so understanding that others also long for peace; pursuing a happy life, and hoping to help more people live good lives.
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Treating others with sincerity also means honoring trust and keeping promises. Just like Yin Yuzhen — words once spoken must be honored, green once planted must grow into shade. In its interactions with the world, China likewise is true to its word and consistent in its actions. "You threw me a quince, I repaid you with a beautiful jade pendant" — back then, numerous Third World countries lent powerful assistance and"carried"China into the United Nations; today, China reciprocates with sincerity, establishing the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund and implementing a zero-tariff policy for all 53 African countries that have diplomatic relations with China; "taking the world's benefit as benefit," China has fulfilled its"dual carbon" commitments, built the world's largest renewable energy system, established the world's most complete new-energy industrial chain, and contributed one-quarter of the world's newly added green area. Adhering to harmonious coexistence and shared growth, sharing weal and woe together on one planet, and continuously advancing the building of a community with a shared future for mankind — the responsibility of a major country is seen both in sonorous words and, even more, in concrete actions.
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Chinese cuisine is popular worldwide because it is all-encompassing and covering everything (包罗万象, bao luo wan xiang - "encompass, contain, ten thousand, phenomena") and drawing on the strengths of many (博采众长, bo cai zhong chang - "broadly, collect, many, strengths"). It never forces anyone to accept one particular flavor, but instead seeks a common taste language with the most open and inclusive posture. Some people like spicy, some prefer sweet, some are accustomed to noodles, some are fond of rice. A dining table need not have only one flavor; what matters most is sitting together around the table, sharing the meal and the joy.
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Whether it is Yin Yuzhen's family feast or the Dragon Restaurant's mixed rice, the meaning within is consistent and continuous throughout (一以贯之, yi yi guan zhi - "one, always, penetrate, through"). Just as sung in My Motherland, "When friends come, there is good wine." What it speaks of is the Chinese people's sense of measure and warmth, and also the Chinese people's culture and aspirations. May friends be widely made, may all under heaven hold each other dear, may every person be able to eat well and live well. Fine food is a language that crosses national borders — and is not harmonious coexistence and shared growth precisely the common aspiration of people all over the world?
Return to TopData released by the National Bureau of Statistics show that from January to July this year, China's manufacturing industry continued to advance its transformation toward the mid-to-high end of the industrial and value chains, with profits of industrial enterprises above designated size in high-tech manufacturing up 50.1 percent year on year, pulling up the profit growth of all industrial enterprises above designated size by 9.6 percentage points. In the first seven months, China's industrial production grew steadily, new drivers of growth accelerated their expansion, and the profits of industrial enterprises above designated size maintained a sound momentum of development.
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Wafers mirror-like, engraving chips in busy toil,
Silver wings fully assembled, awaiting their soaring flight.
Hardcore technology strengthens the sinews and bones,
Toward the new and scaling heights, steps ring with vigor.
Shen Qiuwen
Return to TopBy: 陈昱昕
When Comrade Xi Jinping was working in Fujian, he once said to the staff around him, "We should also visit more often the places where the masses like to go, for only then can we know what the masses need." This plain-spoken remark revealed the importance of investigation and research, and also pinpointed the ultimate goal of the mass line.
The places where the masses like to go are the living source of public opinion. Even if questionnaires are distributed, the true words of the masses may not necessarily be collected. In fact, the pavilions at village entrances, the markets in town, and the night-market parks — these places where the masses like to go are precisely the gathering points of social conditions and public opinion. Only by "striking up a conversation" in the manner of casual family chat, at the times when the masses are at leisure and in the venues where they gather, can one hear expressions free of "filters" and views that are unvarnished.
Going to the places where the masses like to go is for the purpose of identifying problems accurately, gathering consensus, and delivering services to their doorsteps. At the courtyard meetings held on market days in Nanjiang County, Sichuan, the atmosphere was exceptionally lively: some members of the masses pointed out problems with the sewage pipe network, some asked when roads washed out by torrential rain would be repaired. From the audience, questions were thrown out one after another; on the stage, each was acknowledged one by one, with rectification deadlines promised on the spot. In some localities in Jiaozuo City, Henan, the human resources and social security, medical insurance, and market supervision departments set up stalls during the busiest hours of the night market, hanging up signboards reading "Government services enter the night market." How to pay social insurance, how to claim entrepreneurship subsidies, how to apply for a business license — the masses could ask about these matters and resolve their doubts while strolling through the night market. These practices of moving benches into the midst of the masses, moving consulting services onto the stalls, and converting bureaucratic language into plain speech have brought the warmth of policy directly to people's hearts and handled matters to the satisfaction of the masses.
Going to the places where the masses like to go — the key lies in the word "go." Is it a matter of taking off the white shirt, changing into black leather shoes, and sitting down among the crowd, or of holding up a phone, taking a couple of photos, and leaving? Is it a matter of sincerely and wholeheartedly (真心实意, zhen xin shi yi - "true, sincere, real, intention") listening, even if what one hears is jarring, or of having preset conclusions and only noting down what is pleasant to the ear? Different choices reflect different views on political achievement. Only by sinking one's body down and setting aside one's airs can the masses feel that you are "one of their own" and be willing to tell you what is on their minds. This is the basic principle we should follow in making decisions, setting policies, and carrying out work. When the urgent, difficult, anxious, and expectant problems that the masses care about and focus on are accurately identified, properly taken up, and well resolved, then being people-centered is no empty slogan, and grassroots work can truly win the hearts of the people.
Go more often to the places where the masses like to go — take a walk, sit a while, and have a chat. The more mud that clings to one's feet, the more solid the picture in one's heart; the more true words one hears, the more accurate the decisions one makes. This is the plain and simple method of investigation and research, and it is also the old tradition of the mass line — it never goes out of style, no matter the era.
(Excerpted from Jilin Daily)
Return to TopBy: 崔 妍
During an interview in Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, a cadre could barely contain his excitement when discussing the layout of the artificial intelligence industry.
10 million yuan, 100 million yuan, 1 billion yuan — from 2023 to 2025, the revenue of vertical large language models in Haizhu District achieved a "triple jump," a growth that is true to its name (名副其实, ming fu qi shi - "name, matches, reality") explosive.
What is the reason? From initial planning in 2018 to the industry scale now entering the first tier, Guangzhou's layout of artificial intelligence has yielded abundant results (硕果累累, shuo guo lei lei - "heavy, fruit") through eight years of deep cultivation.
For some time now, similar stories have not been uncommon. Hefei in Anhui "bet correctly" on new materials, Chengdu in Sichuan grew a film and television city, Hangzhou in Zhejiang gave rise to the "Six Little Dragons"... Behind this "garden full of spring colors" lies both clear strategic foresight and consistent from beginning to end (一以贯之, yi yi guan zhi - "one, through, connect, continue") strategic resolve.
What is foresight? It discerns opportunity while also consolidating certainty. Seeing the trend, one does not rush in blindly to follow the crowd, but rather rides the wind based on one's own endowments — only then can one fly high and far. Facing the boom in artificial intelligence layout, Guangzhou did not rush to "squeeze in," but instead "stepped back" to first analyze its own strengths, weaknesses, and actual needs, ultimately locking onto application needs in vertical niche segments, turning a small path into a great road. Proceeding from reality in everything, and seizing the moment to work hard once the direction is clear — this is also the requirement of developing new quality productive forces in light of local conditions.
"Stepping back" is not timidity and hesitation, but rather a means to "rise to a higher level." Spreading out the timeline of development, planning ahead and proceeding cautiously step by step (步步为营, bu bu wei ying - "step, step, for, camp"), one will have the patience to overcome difficulties. Just as at present, embodied intelligence is flourishing or in full swing (如火如荼, ru huo ru tu - "like, fire, like, lush"), and good projects are being competed for by cities everywhere — why is Shenzhen "not flustered"? Knowing that the "match point" has shifted from quantity to quality and efficiency, and seeing clearly the trend of building the unified national market, Shenzhen, concentrating with single-minded devotion (心无旁骛, xin wu pang wu - "heart, without, side, distraction") on optimizing its innovation environment, from the mass production of ten thousand units coming off the line to the opening of scenario applications across the entire region, leads the nation in industrial output value, listed entities, and patent applications. Hefei's warming of the "cold bench" of nuclear fusion for more than 50 years is likewise the same: seeing clearly the connection between technology and industry, then focusing efforts on the research link and driving source innovation — "rising to a higher level" earns a "step ahead" in layout. Clearing away clouds to see the sun (拨云见日, bo yun jian ri - "push, cloud, see, sun") and grasping the laws, one knows that hardships and setbacks are all inevitable, and also knows that after climbing slopes and crossing hurdles, the clouds will surely part and the sky will clear.
"Being a step ahead" must not mean hastily seeking success (急于求成, ji yu qiu cheng - "urgent, at, seek, success"), but rather doing things steadily and solidly, "climbing upward step by step." The spring breeze is not valued for its fierceness, but for its gentle, moistening quality that can coax open a thousand flowers and ten thousand trees. Just as when a city cultivates its development ecology well, "every flower" can obtain the nourishment it desires. Like Hefei — not only the nuclear fusion industry, but also storage chips, new materials, and others likewise present a scene of a riot of colors or a colorful scene (万紫千红, wan zi qian hong - "ten thousand, purple, thousand, red"). From this perspective, if a city wishes to cultivate an industrial forest, it should strive to be an "enabler," letting the wind of opportunity and the wind of resources surge and surge, so that whether low shrubs or towering trees, all can thrive together in shared prosperity and mutual growth. With gentle winds, soft rains, and spring-like weather all year round, vegetation will be lush. Conversely, if a city's temperament is impetuous, fierce winds rising from all sides will surely set the branches and twigs swaying.
The spring breeze never stops. Think of the animations "made in Chengdu" — no matter whose story they tell, they always use a few lines of "Sichuan dialect," actively stepping into the narratives of other places; Shenzhen does not "lock up" its enterprises, but instead turns them into nodes on the chain of factor circulation, transforming from "a single place" into "a link in the chain"; look again at Beijing's biomedical industry layout, from local "R&D in the north, manufacturing in the south" to "Beijing R&D, Tianjin-Hebei transformation," and then to the planned "borderless innovation park" — the boundaries between local and global gradually dissolve... Seeing the broad stage and vast opportunities, one's steps cannot help but move toward the distance. Advancing slowly with careful planning, and arriving gradually, is likewise a form of arrival.
With the sobriety of "stepping back," the vision of "being a step ahead," the steadiness of "climbing upward step by step," and the perseverance of "never stopping," one will create the bright vista of "a riot of colors always making spring."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张 枨
At the bank of the Tao'er River, at the foot of Han Mountain, lies Ulanhot, Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia. Before a two-story building with a ridged roof, the four gilded characters "May 1st Site" are radiating brilliance (熠熠生辉, yiyi sheng hui - "shining, bright").
"Ulanhot" means "red city" in Mongolian. "From April to May 1947, the Inner Mongolia People's Representative Conference held in Ulanhot established the first provincial-level ethnic autonomous region under the leadership of the Communist Party of China..." Inside the hall, children on a study tour listened attentively to that red story.
On May 22, 2020, when General Secretary Xi Jinping participated in the deliberation of the Inner Mongolia delegation at the third session of the 13th National People's Congress, he stressed: "The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is the earliest established ethnic autonomous region in China. We must uphold and improve the system of regional ethnic autonomy, strengthen exchanges, interactions, and integration among all ethnic groups, accelerate the pace of economic and social development in ethnic regions, and continue to take the lead in promoting unity and progress among all ethnic groups."
Bearing in mind the earnest instructions, Hinggan League has revitalized its red resources, promoted exchanges, interactions, and integration among all ethnic groups, and injected strong momentum into high-quality development.
Making good use of red resources to build a solid foundation for unity. In the hall of the May 1st Site, tables, chairs, banners, and flags are all restored and arranged according to the original appearance of the conference that year. The immersive original situational drama The May 1st Conference is performed regularly in rotation, giving visitors an experience of experiencing something firsthand (身临其境, shen lin qi jing - "body, enter, its, scene").
"We have built an integrated red study tour base, polished 10 boutique red tourism study tour routes, and promoted a sense of community for the Chinese nation to take firm root and become established (落地生根, luo di sheng gen - "land, earth, grow, root") and permeate people's hearts." Wang Tianfeng, director of the Hinggan League Culture, Sports, and Tourism Bureau, introduced.
In recent years, Hinggan League has continuously repaired and protected revolutionary historical sites, comprehensively applying AR (augmented reality) interactive experience facilities and various other forms to enrich the visiting experience. At the same time, it has developed over a hundred types of grassland red cultural creative products, drawn a full-region red check-in guide map, and promoted the upgrading of red tourism in quality and standards.
Exchanges, interactions, and integration, building a happy homeland together. "The sun rides over the hillside, bathing the earth and lakes, the era of peace and well-being, ushers in a happy life..." Across the screen, the members of the "Red Literary Light Cavalry" Ulan Muqir Art Troupe of Horqin Right Front Banner displayed their sonorous singing voices, sending blessings to online friends in Beijing.
"We have carried out 32 regular 'cloud-based' festive friendship activities with Shanghe Village Community in Haidian District, Beijing, our paired partner in joint construction." Gao Anni, Party secretary of the Xing'an Beijing Community in Horqin Right Front Banner, said, "Using red culture as a bridge can better promote the connection of hearts with hearts."
Offline, the Xing'an Beijing Community is equally a model of ethnic unity. Qi Qige, a Mongolian resident, is a disabled elderly person with many inconveniences in daily life. Guo Lijuan, a Han resident, often visits the elderly woman's home to help clean the house and keep her company in casual conversation. The community's Love Alliance elderly service team, which Guo Lijuan joined, brings together people of all ethnic groups. "We look after one another, just like a family." Guo Lijuan said.
"We promote paired assistance between Party members and families in difficulty, elderly people living alone, and special groups, delivering the warmth of Party organizations to the hearts of people of all ethnic groups." Gao Anni introduced that at present, the community has 3 volunteer service teams and more than 500 volunteers, and has organized 32 volunteer service sessions so far this year.
Pooling efforts for industrial development, writing the answer sheet of common prosperity. "If you have difficulties raising cattle, go find Guo Haiyu." In Daiqintala Gacha of Horqin Right Middle Banner, there is a Mongolian "breeding expert" named Guo Haiyu.
Relying on the "interconnection" model of Party-building-led cross-regional grassroots governance in Horqin Right Middle Banner, the Party branch of Daiqintala Gacha has formed a paired joint construction with the Party branch of Liuhe Village in Tuquan County, and Guo Haiyu strives to deliver his "cattle-raising expertise" to people of all ethnic groups.
"Following the methods Brother Haiyu taught, my family's breeding cows have grown from 5 to more than 30, and selling cattle increases our income by more than 100,000 yuan every year!" Ji Hongyan, a Manchu villager from Liuhe Village, was full of gratitude.
Hinggan League continues to deepen Party-building joint construction, advance industrial support and technical training, and guide people of all ethnic groups to share technology, share resources, build jobs together, and prosper industries together. As of the end of 2025, it has cultivated 1,656 leaders in getting rich in rural and pastoral areas, driving 129,000 farming and herding households to increase production and income; grain output has exceeded 14.3 billion jin, and livestock inventory has reached 13.62 million head, with people of all ethnic groups sharing the dividends of industrial development.
The red torch is passed down from generation to generation. In Hinggan League, people of all ethnic groups are living in close and friendly harmony (手足相亲, shou zu xiang qin - "hand, foot, mutually, close"), helping and watching over one another, and a new picture of united struggle is slowly unfolding.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 龚仕建 乔 栋 江 萌
Behind the Memorial Hall of the Atomic City in Haiyan County, Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, there is a "596" corridor. On the rust-red steel frame are engraved the names of 31,564 base construction workers, including 23 recipients of the "Two Bombs, One Satellite Meritorious Medal." This is the site of China's first nuclear weapons research and development base — State-owned Plant 221.
More than 60 years ago, a vanguard team of more than 20 people pushed into the Jinyintan Grassland at an altitude of 3,000 meters, pitched three tents, and began preparations for the base... The spirit of "Two Bombs, One Satellite" was nurtured and born here.
In September 2020, when presiding over a symposium with scientists, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized, "Inherit and carry forward the fine qualities of the older generation of scientists who bear the motherland in mind and serve the people, promote the spirit of 'Two Bombs, One Satellite,' take the initiative to shoulder the historic mission, and integrate one's scientific pursuits into the great cause of building a modern socialist country." In June 2021, when inspecting Qinghai, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that in its century-long struggle, our Party has cultivated and formed a series of revolutionary spirits with distinct characteristics, which collectively embody the Party's firm convictions, fundamental purposes, and fine work style, and are precious spiritual assets that inspire us to strive unremittingly.
Bearing the instructions in mind, Haibei Prefecture has solidly carried forward and promoted the spirit of "Two Bombs, One Satellite," taken the initiative to shoulder the historic mission, and promoted the deep integration of cultural relic protection and utilization, red education and training, ecological governance and restoration, and comprehensive rural revitalization.
In Branch Plant No. 1 of Plant 221, holographic projection brings history "back to life" — researchers bent over their desks performing calculations, and the roar of machine tools in the workshops. Branch Plant No. 3, the former equipment processing and maintenance plant, has now been transformed into a study camp.
"Protection is the foundation for telling the red story well." Zhang Haiwang, director of the Office (preparatory) for the Protection and Utilization of the Former Site of the First Nuclear Weapons Research and Development Base in Haibei Prefecture, said, "We are simply planting a seed, hoping it will sprout." Since 2013, 22 cultural relic sites at the base have been successively restored.
At the Qinghai Two Bombs, One Satellite Cadre Academy, young teacher Liu Chang stepped onto the stage. With no stage sets, relying entirely on language, she told the story of Guo Yonghuai, recipient of the "Two Bombs, One Satellite Meritorious Medal," committing himself entirely to the service of one's country (以身许国, yi shen xu guo - "take, body, commit, country"), told the story of herders relocating, and told the story of scientific and technological breakthroughs.
"'The spirit of 'Two Bombs, One Satellite' means 'love of the motherland' for ordinary people; for scientific and technological workers, it means 'courage to scale the heights.' What do we rely on today to catch up and surpass? We still have to rely on this very drive," Liu Chang said.
Beyond the classroom, the spirit of "Two Bombs, One Satellite" has already taken root and grown on this plateau.
In the Ketu Sand Area on the northeast shore of Qinghai Lake, Ma Wenhu, senior engineer at the Natural Resources and Forestry and Grassland Bureau of Haiyan County, has been maintaining the same consistency for decades (几十年如一日, ji shi nian ru yi ri - "several, ten, years, like, one, day") in sticking to the front line of desertification control. "In the 1980s, this was 60,000 mu of shifting sand dunes. Whenever the wind blew, the sand buried the railway." Over more than 40 years, more than 40,000 mu of sandy land has been clothed in green once again.
At first, sea buckthorn was planted, but the survival rate was only 30 to 40 percent. The desertification fighters of Haiyan explored the method of "nutrient soil clumps," wrapping the roots of saplings in mud clumps containing fertilizer, which both preserved moisture and supplied nutrients. In the center of the sand area, nearly 20,000 mu of sandy land was deliberately left untouched; the diversity of landforms affects biodiversity, and if the sandy land were gone, the survival of wild animals would be affected. From "declaring war" on the desert to "coexisting" with the desert, the scientific spirit of seeking truth from facts has never changed. Today, the Ketu Sand Area has become an on-site teaching point for red study tours.
More than 60 years ago, for the sake of base construction, 1,279 herder households drove 150,000 head of cattle and sheep to relocate away from the Jinyintan Grassland. Cai Taijia, former Party branch secretary of Dayu Wugu Village, has set aside a space in the New Era Civilization Practice Station to display old objects left behind by the relocated herders. "These are the village's 'family heirlooms.'"
Today, Cai Taijia leads the villagers in developing the collective economy: a beef jerky factory with an investment of nearly 4 million yuan distributes 240,000 yuan in dividends each year, the self-driving campsite on the road east of the lake brings in more than 300,000 yuan in annual rent, and the village's collective income has exceeded one million yuan for five consecutive years. "What we rely on is exactly that drive from back then — when conditions existed, we went ahead; when conditions did not exist, we created conditions and still went ahead," Cai Taijia said.
In 2025, the Atomic City in Haibei Prefecture attracted more than 100,000 teachers and students to receive patriotic education, and received more than one million tourist visits throughout the year. People come following in the footsteps, and leave carrying away the spark. The torch of the spirit of "Two Bombs, One Satellite" still illuminates this plateau today.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Nanjing, September 3) The second "Belt and Road" People-to-People Connectivity Forum, hosted by the Western Returned Scholars Association, opened on September 3 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. Yang Zhen, Vice Chairperson of the CPPCC National Committee and President of the Western Returned Scholars Association, attended the event.
Yang Zhen stated that he hopes the vast number of Chinese students studying abroad will actively leverage their comparative advantages in bridging China and foreign countries and their role as bridges and bonds with extensive connections, continuing to serve as practitioners of a community with a shared future for mankind, disseminators of the China story and the "Belt and Road" story, and promoters of friendly exchanges between Chinese youth and youth from countries jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative. The Western Returned Scholars Association will further play its role as a vital force in people-to-people diplomacy, using cultural and people-to-people exchanges to cultivate a solid foundation of public opinion, and using people-to-people connectivity (民心相通, min xin xiang tong - "people's heart, mutually, connect") to gather the mighty force for jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative.
The forum, themed "Silk Road Heart Bridge · Ningju Consensus — Jointly Building a Beautiful Homeland of the 'Belt and Road' through People-to-People Connectivity," was attended by more than 150 representatives from political, business, and academic circles of over 20 countries jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Mianyang, September 3) (Reporter Zou Xiang) The 2026 Party Newspaper Commentary Integration and Development Forum was held on September 3 in Mianyang City, Sichuan Province. Representatives from central media outlets, provincial party committee propaganda departments, more than 30 provincial-level party newspapers, as well as from academia, industry, and new media platforms, gathering together in one place (会聚一堂, hui ju yi tang - "gather, together, one, hall"), to pool wisdom and ideas from many sources (集思广益, ji si guang yi - "collect, thoughts, wide, benefits") on deepening the systematic transformation of mainstream media. Zuo Yongxiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Mianyang Municipal Party Committee, Ma Hongwei, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of People's Daily, and Tian Junrong, member of the Party Leadership Group and Secretary of the Secretariat of the All-China Journalists Association, attended the forum.
Participating guests held that artificial intelligence, big data, and algorithmic recommendation are reconstructing the logic of public opinion generation and evolution. Party newspaper commentary must firmly uphold the correct political direction, highlight ideological substance as its most distinctive and most prominent advantage, and better shoulder the mission and task of shaping a new pattern for mainstream public opinion. It must strengthen ideological guidance, innovate discourse expression, persist in technology empowerment, and continuously consolidate the common ideological foundation for the united struggle of all the people.
This forum was supported by the Commentary Department of People's Daily and hosted by Sichuan Daily. Participating guests conducted in-depth discussions around the theme "The New Ecology of Party Newspaper Commentary amid Systematic Transformation." The forum also held a "Praising the New Era" Party Newspaper Commentary Fine Works Sharing Session, at which multiple provincial-level party newspapers shared their creative experience in producing outstanding works, showcasing the new momentum of high-quality development in party newspaper commentary.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 3) (Reporter Wu Yanli) "Blooming — The Third National College Student Art Exhibition (Beijing Exhibition)" opened in Beijing on September 3, organized by the China Artists Association, the Central Academy of Fine Arts, and the Hebei Academy of Fine Arts. More than 400 works selected from exhibits across 8 sub-exhibition areas cover various art categories including Chinese painting, oil painting, printmaking, sculpture, animation, digital art, and arts and crafts, collectively presenting the diverse explorations of the new generation of creators and the educational achievements of higher art institutions in the new era.
The "National College Student Art Exhibition" was founded in 2017. This edition innovatively draws on the mechanism of the National Art Exhibition to further stimulate the creative enthusiasm and innovative vitality of young students. It is noted that works of Chinese painting, oil painting, comprehensive material painting, and printmaking are on display at the Art Museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, running until September 6; works of experimental art, digital art, animation, and art design are on display at the Today Art Museum, running until September 13.
On the opening day, the National Higher Art Education Symposium was held concurrently.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Nanchang, September 3) (Reporter Zhou Huan) Recently, under the theme of "Carry Forward the Great Long March Spirit, Take the New Long March Road Well," Jiangxi organized and deployed the first lesson of the 2026 autumn semester — students of all levels across the province, from primary school to university, attending the same "Great Long March Lesson."
The course was jointly produced by the Publicity Department of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial Party Committee Education Work Committee, the Provincial Department of Education, the Provincial Party Committee Party History Research Office, and Jiangxi Radio and Television Station. Based on the cognitive characteristics of students at different stages of schooling, grounded in the basic historical facts of the Long March, and using historical events and moving stories from the Long March as its vehicle, the course guides students to draw strength for striving from red history.
The primary school segment, themed "Heroic Epic," tells vivid stories that took place along the Long March, guiding primary school students to understand the basic course of the Long March. The junior high school segment, themed "Great Expedition," guides students to understand and appreciate the great significance of the Long March and its far-reaching impact on the historical process of the Chinese nation. The senior high school (secondary vocational school) segment, themed "Great Long March Spirit," guides students to understand the rich connotations of the Long March spirit and to appreciate the ideals and sense of responsibility of the revolutionary forebears. The university segment, themed "New Long March, Setting Out Again," tells moving stories of carrying forward the Long March spirit, the practical answer sheet of high-quality development on Jiangxi's red soil, and the growth journeys of young people striving in the new era, guiding students to consciously integrate their personal pursuits into the overall development of the country.
Return to TopIn recent years, Changzhou District of Wuzhou City, Guangxi, has focused on the key groups of "the elderly and the young," relying on public spaces such as community Party-masses service positions and neighborhood centers to provide public welfare services including silver-age classrooms, child care, and arts and culture training, using solid livelihood measures to enhance the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security. The photo shows on September 3, at the neighborhood center of Fengye Community in Changzhou District, middle-aged and elderly music enthusiasts participating in instrumental training.
Photo by Yan Jinchang (Image China)
Return to Top(People's Daily, Hangzhou, September 3) (Reporter Dou Hao) "When I fall ill, there is reimbursement through medical insurance; every month, there is a living allowance; at year-end, there is a dividend..." As Villager Wo Amao of Fenghuang Village, Yaqian Town, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, spoke of life today, his face was full of smiles. In recent years, taking the Thousand-Village Demonstration and Ten-Thousand-Village Improvement Project (千万工程) as the guide, Xiaoshan District has continuously deepened organizational revitalization to drive comprehensive rural revitalization, persisted in promoting pairing between villages and enterprises and joint creation by the Party and the masses, and explored a new path toward common prosperity characterized by "Party building leadership, government-enterprise-village-farmer coordinated action, and income growth for the masses at their doorsteps."
Xiaoshan District continues to explore the "government-enterprise-village-farmer" development model, taking Party building joint-building as the bond and market-oriented operation as the orientation, striving to advance the standardized and normalized construction of "common prosperity workshops" and their market-oriented, brand-based operation. Up to now, the entire district has built 101 "common prosperity workshops," cumulatively absorbing 11,900 persons into employment. At the same time, it adheres to letting the fruits of development be shared by the villagers, striving to build a security system covering livelihood, medical care, and elderly care.
"In the next step, Xiaoshan District will continue to anchor on the goal of common prosperity, further amplify the radiating and driving role of Party building joint-building, and contribute more strength to building a demonstration zone for high-quality development and common prosperity." A relevant person in charge of the Organization Department of the Xiaoshan District Party Committee said.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Lanzhou, September 3) (Reporter Zeng Yichen) To further advance the national strategy for digitalizing education, accelerate the digital-intelligent transformation of education with artificial intelligence as the driving force, and speed up the building of a high-quality education system, the Gansu Provincial Department of Education and four other departments recently issued the "Gansu Province 'AI + Education' Action Plan (2026–2030)," which sets out 5 major tasks comprising 15 specific measures.
Under the plan, Gansu will support universities in establishing joint innovation mechanisms and innovation communities together with leading enterprises and research institutes, build platforms for matching supply with demand, and strengthen the transformation and incubation of AI achievements. Centering on key industries such as new energy, new materials, and equipment manufacturing, it will cultivate a batch of demonstration projects for the industrialization of AI. It will promote the inclusion of AI as a required public foundational course or a designated elective in universities, and support qualified universities in establishing AI-related minor programs and micro-majors. It will lay out a provincial-level education computing platform integrating "supercomputing + intelligent computing," and advance the construction of smart classrooms and the intelligent upgrading of traditional classrooms. It will support junior and senior high schools in purchasing experimental instruments and equipment for the AI field, support higher education institutions in building teaching and research facilities, updating practical training and research instruments and equipment, and building industry-education integrated internship and practical training bases.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张志锋 李俊杰
"5, 4, 3, 2, 1, ignition!" At 10:00 on September 1, at the Dongfeng Commercial Aerospace Innovation Pilot Zone in Jiuquan, the Zhishenxing-1 Yao-1 carrier rocket, manufactured in Chizhou, Anhui, ignited and lifted off, smoothly entering its predetermined orbit, with the mission achieving complete success. This is the first liquid oxygen kerosene carrier rocket manufactured locally in Anhui.
In October 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping, during an inspection tour in Anhui, emphasized: "Keep a firm hold on the foundation of the real economy, accelerate the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, strengthen and expand strategic emerging industries, make forward-looking arrangements for future industries, develop new quality productive forces in light of local conditions, and build advanced manufacturing clusters with international competitiveness."
Thoroughly implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions, Anhui has unswervingly advanced toward "new," on the one hand grasping the iterative upgrading of traditional advantageous industries, and on the other hand grasping the cultivation and growth of emerging and future industries, accelerating its sprint on frontier tracks such as quantum technology, fusion energy, brain-computer interfaces, and aerospace information, with the industrial path growing ever wider. In 2025, the province added 3,200 high-tech enterprises, bringing the total to 23,500. In the first half of this year, Anhui's new growth drivers showed strong momentum: the added value of equipment manufacturing increased by 22.7% year on year, and the added value of high-tech manufacturing increased by 44.6% year on year.
Iterative Upgrading, Seizing the "Commanding Heights" of Pioneer Industries
In the rehabilitation ward of the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University, a stroke patient wearing a non-invasive EEG collection cap is able, solely through brain intention, to complete hand-closing movements with the assistance of a mechanical glove.
"This brain-computer interface device was developed entirely by ourselves," Gao Jun, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Anhui North Microelectronics Research Institute Group Co., Ltd., introduced. The confidence of hardcore innovation stems from Bengbu's decades of deep accumulation in deeply cultivating the intelligent sensing industry.
Bengbu's "China Sensing Valley" has gathered more than 200 upstream and downstream enterprises. In recent years, Bengbu has seized the momentum to extend the intelligent sensing industry toward brain-computer interfaces, building an integrated "R&D–manufacturing–clinical" advantage and achieving a leap in the level of advantageous industries and an iteration of tracks. The Longhu Laboratory was inaugurated and put into operation, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's public service platform for brain-computer interface testing and inspection was simultaneously established.
Today, Anhui is seizing the opportunity of the brain-computer interface industry track, issuing a special action plan and building an industrial layout of "one core, two wings" covering Hefei, Bengbu, and Wuhu, striving to have the industry's level rank among the nation's first echelon by 2028.
Building a Nest to Attract the Phoenix, Creating a "Strong Magnetic Field" for Emerging Fields
In May, the first "Anqing-made" liquid carrier rocket, the "Zhihang-1," completed a full-rocket joint exercise. From satellites to engines, from components to the complete rocket, in just three years, an increasingly complete commercial aerospace industry chain has unfolded along the banks of the Yangtze River. And this is precisely a vivid microcosm of the accelerated rise of Anhui's aerospace information industry.
In Anhui, an industrial map is taking shape: Hefei, relying on the advantages of the Comprehensive National Science Center and the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory, focuses on developing satellite platforms, constellation networking and operations, and data applications; Bengbu and Chizhou, relying on their existing foundations, focus on developing reusable rockets, engines, and shared testing services; Anqing focuses on complete satellite manufacturing. The four cities work in concert, building a "circle of friends" for the development of the aerospace information industry.
In 2024, Anhui issued an action plan to promote the high-quality development of the aerospace information industry, setting a target for the industry scale to exceed 100 billion yuan by 2027; the three-year action plan for accelerating the development of the commercial aerospace industry issued this year further clarifies that by 2028, it will form the manufacturing capacity of 200 commercial rockets and engines and 100 commercial satellites per year. At the level of innovation carriers, platforms such as the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory and Zhongke Satellite are relied upon to accelerate the landing of frontier technologies; at the level of factor guarantees, patient capital is guided to "invest early, invest small, invest in hard tech," continuously attracting the agglomeration of enterprises and talent.
"Laying Eggs Along the Way," Building the "Cradle" of Future Industries
In the USTC Alumni Innovation Park in Luyang District, Hefei, the technical team of Anhui Zhongke Terahertz Technology Co., Ltd. is busy debugging a new generation of terahertz security inspection instruments. This innovation, derived from high-precision monitoring technology on major scientific facilities, can not only detect metals but also rapidly identify non-metallic prohibited items, and has been widely applied in public safety scenarios such as high-speed railway stations and subway stations.
This transformation of achievements benefits from Anhui's exploration and promotion of the frontier science and technology "laying eggs along the way" mechanism, whereby major scientific facilities and frontier basic research do not need to wait for the ultimate goal to be completed before transformation; they can be tackled and transformed simultaneously.
Relying on a number of major science and technology infrastructure facilities such as the strong magnetic field, synchrotron radiation, and tokamak, as well as high-energy-level science and technology innovation platforms such as the Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Anhui uses the USTC Silicon Valley, the Lakeside Science City, and others as vehicles for achievement transformation, implementing in tandem measures such as the reform of empowering rights over job-related scientific and technological achievements and the building of pilot testing platforms, precisely clearing the bottlenecks in the entire chain of patent transformation, prototype trial production, and batch manufacturing.
Today, Anhui's two future industries of quantum technology and fusion energy are rising as clusters. In the field of quantum technology, the province has gathered more than 100 enterprises across the industrial chain; on the fusion energy track, more than 70 industrial chain enterprises have settled in Hefei, covering all segments from upstream superconducting wire and cable materials, to midstream main engine manufacturing, to downstream design and operations.
Keeping in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's earnest instructions, Anhui will continue to polish the golden signboard of scientific and technological innovation, strengthen strategic emerging industries, and cultivate and grow future industries such as quantum technology, injecting strong momentum into writing the Anhui chapter of Chinese modernization.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 杨 昊
AI-agent phones transform into "digital housekeepers" that automatically execute commands, robots enter factories and homes in diverse forms, and computing-power facilities shift toward system-level coordination... In recent days, multiple localities have held science-and-technology innovation practice exhibition activities themed on artificial intelligence, attracting many young people to participate. New technologies, new scenarios, and new applications in the field of artificial intelligence are accelerating their emergence, and the strength of youth is gathering and surging.
Looking across the country, young talent is emerging prominently or making one's presence known (崭露头角, zhan lu tou jiao - "show, expose, head") on the track of the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation represented by artificial intelligence, becoming an important force driving scientific and technological progress.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "The policy focus for cultivating the strategic force of national talent must be placed on young scientific and technological talent, giving young talent more trust, better assistance, and stronger support, and supporting young talent in taking on leading roles and playing the leading part."
The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan proposes: "Carry out in depth youth contribution campaigns in such areas as scientific and technological innovation and rural revitalization for Chinese youth in the new era, and support young people in striving to be vanguards and main forces in all fields and aspects of work." The broad masses of young people are bravely taking on heavy responsibilities (勇挑重担, yong tiao zhong dan - "bravely, shoulder; heavy, burden") and displaying their talents in the field of scientific and technological innovation, contributing youthful strength to advancing Chinese modernization.
Exerting force at critical points, encouraging and supporting young people to devote themselves to the main battlefield of scientific and technological innovation
In February this year, during his first local inspection in the opening year of the 15th Five-Year Plan, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the National Information Technology Application Innovation Industrial Park in Yizhuang, Beijing, and emphasized that "the key to building a great modern socialist country lies in self-reliance and strength in science and technology."
High-performance superconducting target materials are a key shortcoming in the controllable development of China's high-temperature superconducting industry, with high technical barriers and long-term dependence on imports. The youth commando team for independent research and development at Shanghai Superconducting Technology Co., Ltd. started from scratch and launched an assault on the domestic production of high-performance superconducting target materials.
"The difficulty in preparing superconducting targets lies in the fact that the process steps are closely linked or interconnected in a sequence (环环紧扣, huan huan jin kou - "ring, ring; tightly, tightly; fasten, fasten"), with extremely high process precision," introduced team member Qian Han. From raw material powder preparation to material forming and sintering, from heat treatment to subsequent coating applications, the youth commando team continuously optimized raw material ratios, mold structures, and sintering parameters, and also built a dedicated quality control system and testing matrix.
After day-and-night tackling of difficulties and trial-and-error iteration, self-made domestic target materials achieved stable mass production. "Within two years, the entire team worked together to complete the commissioning of multiple sets of high-end equipment, and production capacity increased 20-fold," said Qian Han.
On the journey of accelerating high-level self-reliance and strength in science and technology, the ranks of youth have never been absent, and the creativity of youth radiates brilliance.
Chasing dreams in deep space, a large number of young researchers in the space station construction team participate in the development of core systems; exploring the deep sea, young technical personnel in the "Jiaolong" development team play an important role; in the field of artificial intelligence, a number of young entrepreneurial teams have achieved breakthroughs in algorithms, large models, and other areas...
The General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Several Measures on Further Strengthening the Cultivation and Use of Young Scientific and Technological Talent," guiding and supporting young scientific and technological talent in serving high-quality development; the Communist Youth League system has deepened the building of youth commandos for scientific and technological innovation, becoming an entry point and integration point for inspiring young people to devote themselves to major national strategies and major tasks... More young people are boldly exploring in key fields and contributing their strength to serving national scientific and technological innovation.
Today, in the National Key Research and Development Program, the proportion of young scientific and technological talent under 45 serving as project leaders exceeds 40 percent, and 80 percent of projects under the National Natural Science Foundation are undertaken by young scientific and technological talent under 45, with innovation momentum flourishing vigorously.
Delving deeper into the transformation end, accelerating the movement of scientific and technological achievements toward the production line
At the 2025 China Youth Scientific and Technological Innovation "Open Competition and Appointment" arena competition, the project "'Re-manufacturing' Pioneer — Leader in Remanufacturing of Tunnel Engineering Equipment" from Changsha University of Science and Technology was awarded the title of "Arena Champion."
"Working an average of 13 hours a day, repeatedly conducting sample testing, material ratio adjustment, and process commissioning." Facing long-standing problems in the field of tunnel engineering equipment remanufacturing, such as insufficient material performance and poor process controllability, project leader Xiong Jianda was determined to gnaw through this "hard bone."
Enterprises issue the challenges, youth accept the challenges, actual combat competitions are held, and achievements are transformed... The "challenge topics" on the competition field quickly became "real problems" on the engineering site. Zhu Can, Youth League Committee Secretary of the First Company of China Railway No. 5 Engineering Group, the enterprise that issued the challenge, introduced that the enterprise opened its laboratories and engineering sites, providing the challenge-accepting team with conditions for remanufacturing material performance testing and process adaptability verification, and arranged technical mentors to assist throughout the process.
In the end, the team successfully developed high-hardness, ultra-wear-resistant wire materials specially designed for extreme working conditions, which have been verified in engineering projects of China Railway No. 5 Engineering Group. Tests show that the hardness and wear resistance of the repaired products far exceed those of the base material, providing strong technical support for "extending the service life and renewing" tunnel equipment.
The connection between production and research and the acceleration of implementation are precisely a vivid microcosm of the continuous improvement of the scientific and technological achievement transformation system.
Deepening reforms on the empowerment and achievement evaluation of scientific and technological achievements from public institutions, vigorously building concept verification and pilot-scale verification platforms; laying out regional technology transfer and transformation centers in universities, guiding research to anchor on industrial demand; "Young Scientists Hundred-City Tour," "Open Competition and Appointment," and the "Horse Racing System" stimulating innovation vitality... A series of policies and measures connect industry, academia, and research, link upstream and downstream, build bridges for the innovative achievements of young researchers, and turn "innovation capacity" into "productive forces."
Cultivating toward the growth end, helping the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent
"A valuable project must not only have technological innovation, but also respond to real-world problems, with clear application scenarios, verifiable experimental evidence, and a path for continuous optimization." These words from Liu Shuran, a doctoral student in the Department of Automation at Tsinghua University, voiced the aspirations of the broad masses of young scientific and technological workers.
At the 19th "Challenge Cup" National College Students' Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition, Liu Shuran and her team won the Grand Prize in the main competition with their project "Reliable and Trustworthy Ultrafast, Ultra-Long-Duration, Super-Resolution Microscopy Imaging Technology."
Targeting the spatiotemporal bandwidth product challenge in super-resolution imaging, under the guidance of Dai Qionghai, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the team constructed a high-quality time-series super-resolution microscopic image dataset, innovatively proposed a deformable phase-space calibration mechanism and corresponding neural network, extending the duration of multicolor live-cell super-resolution imaging by more than 30 times and prolonging it to over ten thousand time points.
The educational classroom of scientific and technological innovation is extending toward the vast world.
Science and technology innovation competitions such as the "Challenge Cup," "Creating Youth," and "Revitalization Cup" guide young people in conducting scientific research exploration and innovation practice; relying on science and technology courtyards, the high-quality young farmer cultivation program, and other initiatives, classroom learning and agricultural assistance practice are closely integrated; the "Strong Foundation Plan" and the "Top-Notch Student Training Plan for Basic Disciplines" forge top-notch talent; "breaking the four onlys" and "establishing new standards" are being advanced in depth... Education and cultivation measures work in the same direction, helping to form a vibrant situation in which every person being able to fully utilize their talents (人尽其才, ren jin qi cai - "people, all; exhaust, fulfill; their, their; talent, talent") and talents being fully put to practical use (才尽其用, cai jin qi yong - "talent, talent; exhaust, fulfill; their, their; use, use"), and promoting the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent.
Striving forward in the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the broad masses of young people, with endless and continuous vitality or growth (生生不息, sheng sheng bu xi - "life, life; not, not; cease, cease") in innovation enthusiasm and the enterprising spirit of bravely striving to reach new heights (勇攀高峰, yong pan gao feng - "bravely, climb; high, high; peak, peak"), are taking on leading roles and playing the leading part on the front line of scientific and technological innovation, and stepping forward with responsibility on the new journey of advancing Chinese modernization.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Urumqi, September 3) (Reporter Shang Rongzheng) The Standing Committee of the People's Congress of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region recently published the "Regulations on Expressways of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region," further improving the full-life-cycle governance system for expressway planning, construction, maintenance, operation, use, management, and service, providing legal support for ensuring the safety and smooth flow of expressways, enhancing road-network governance capacity, and promoting high-quality development of expressways.
With regard to the difficulties in expressway construction and management, the regulations specify that requirements for engineering construction standards, construction land guarantees, land acquisition compensation, and land reclamation shall be strictly detailed; they stipulate the construction requirements for expressway ancillary facilities, providing that such facilities shall be designed, constructed, and put into use simultaneously with the main works of the expressway project. The regulations require the standardization of networked toll collection management, and make provisions on toll standards and the duration thereof. In terms of service area management, the regulations make provisions on the basic services that service areas shall provide, and encourage the upgrading of service-area business formats, integrating new business formats such as culture and tourism, logistics, commerce and trade, and the low-altitude economy, to advance improving quality and increasing efficiency (提质增效, ti zhi zeng xiao - "raise quality, increase efficiency") in service areas.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 姜泓冰 宋朝军 姚雪青
At this year's thesis defense session, Guo Yige from the Chinese Department of East China Normal University did not submit a traditional dissertation, but instead participated in the form of "literary work + creative writing commentary." She was also one of 36 master's students in the creative writing program who, for the first time, applied for their degrees through this new method.
Guo Yige was not alone—this year, many universities had their first cohorts of graduates applying for degrees with practical achievements. The Degree Law, implemented in 2025, for the first time explicitly establishes in legal form that "practical achievements" and "dissertations" stand side by side as the basis for awarding master and doctoral degrees. What is it like to defend a practical achievement? How can this method be standardized and used well? What impact does it have on talent cultivation? Reporters visited several universities to investigate.
Literary works—
Concentrating more energy on creation and engaging in deeper thinking
"The defense process felt more like a work-sharing session." After participating in the first practical-achievement degree defense session, Guo Yige said it was "very novel," "after all, we were talking about our own works, so we were less nervous, and all the students spoke very fluently."
At the defense session, the works submitted by everyone covered a wide range of subjects and diverse styles, including science fiction, history, suspense, realism, and other genres, with many works already published in various literary journals.
"The Chinese Department of East China Normal University officially approved the establishment of a master's degree program in creative writing in 2022," said Huang Ping, deputy director of the Chinese Department. "Previously, degree applications in this program required both completing literary creation and writing an academic thesis."
In the process of talent cultivation, the university gradually realized that it needed to better distinguish between the training objectives and evaluation methods of academic master's and professional master's programs. "The creative writing program is employment-oriented and more practice-focused. The Degree Law provides legal support for our reform of degree application procedures," said Huang Ping.
Under the university's guidance, the Chinese Department adjusted the requirements for the degree application stage, adding a practical-achievement channel alongside the traditional dissertation channel. Huang Ping explained that the "creative writing commentary" revolves around the graduate's original work, and focuses on analyzing technical handling, structural design, subject matter selection, and other aspects of the creative process. "Students can concentrate more of their energy on literary creation practice and engage in deeper reflection on the creative process and their works," said Huang Ping.
Like dissertation achievements, each student's practical achievement must also go through stages including topic proposal, pre-defense, overlap-rate detection, review, and defense, as well as a "blind review" mechanism in which works are submitted anonymously and evaluated by internal and external teachers, writers, and editors. "In addition to university professors, the defense expert panel also specially invites well-known writers and critics to participate in the evaluation," Huang Ping explained.
"My graduation practical achievement went through seventeen or eighteen revisions," said Guo Yige. She believes that such evaluation standards are more conducive to cultivating the versatile writing talent that society needs. "This year's graduates have more diverse career outcomes, with many choosing to enter the internet industry for script creation or to join the emerging cultural and creative industries."
Research achievements—
Tackling real problems and promoting practical application
"The practical achievement report meets the requirements for the award of the professional doctoral degree in engineering." In May this year, at the doctoral defense session of the School of Nuclear Science and Technology at Lanzhou University, Wang Haixi and Li Yang passed their defenses, becoming the first students at Lanzhou University to apply for professional doctoral degrees in engineering on the basis of practical achievements.
Wang Haixi and Li Yang are doctoral students in the energy and power major, class of 2022. They developed landmark achievements through the major research project "Development of a Demonstration Device for Boron Neutron Capture Tumor Therapy." At the defense session, a review panel composed of five enterprise (industry) and field experts focused on examining the completion quality, innovation level, and practical application value of the practical achievements.
Why were they willing to be among the first people to try something new (吃螃蟹的人, chi pang xie de ren - "eat, crab, person")? Wang Haixi and Li Yang's answer was: "To solve real problems at the front line of engineering."
Their research achievements made outstanding contributions to the development of the country's first domestically owned, independently developed AB-BNCT (accelerator-driven boron neutron capture therapy) demonstration device. "This device can both efficiently kill tumor cells and avoid damaging surrounding normal tissue, making it suitable for tumors in complex and difficult-to-treat locations," said Li Yang.
Throughout their doctoral studies, the two persisted in research and tackling key problems. Among them, the high-power rotating lithium target studied by Wang Haixi is the "heart" component of the entire device, directly determining the neutron source output performance, equipment thermal safety, and long-term operational stability—it is a key technical bottleneck recognized throughout the industry. Li Yang studied the radiation protection of the entire device, building a "safety armor" for the device to ensure safe operation. "We established a complete technical route and also provided practical reference for subsequent development of similar equipment and industrial promotion," said Wang Haixi.
Applying for a degree with practical achievements does not mean lowering the threshold. Lanzhou University's new "Standards for Awarding Professional Doctoral and Master's Degrees in Energy and Power" stipulates: practical achievements should face national, industrial, and regional development needs, revolve around real engineering problems, and be closely integrated with breakthroughs in key technologies of major engineering projects, the realization of enterprise technological progress, and the promotion of industrial upgrading.
"In research, we had to communicate repeatedly with engineering designers, construction personnel, and review experts," said Li Yang. "At the engineering site, there are no standard answers; we had to find feasible solutions under various constraints."
To ensure the scientific rigor and meticulousness of the first batch of practical-achievement degree applications, the School of Nuclear Science and Technology organized pre-approval review meetings for practical-achieight degree applications and organized expert panels to conduct on-site achievement exhibitions and appraisal sessions. Through on-site observation, rigorous questioning, and deliberation, the expert panel unanimously concluded that the practical achievements met the overall standards, with notable innovation and engineering application value.
At present, these achievements have already been applied to major national engineering projects. "Devoting all my energy to real research, real tackling of key problems, and real application has been very rewarding," said Wang Haixi. Li Yang said with anticipation: "I will continue to work in engineering research and development in the field of nuclear technology applications, applying the experience I have accumulated to more independently developed nuclear medical equipment."
Talent cultivation—
Enriching the comprehensive degree evaluation system and improving the education model
Deep underground in the Beijing section of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, a prestressed concrete cylinder pipe 16 kilometers long and 4 meters in diameter escorts the mighty southern water toward the Daming surge tank. In a connecting well along the pipe lies a "metal box," inside which is a photoelectric integrated system, with an optical fiber extending from the box and running forward along the pipe wall.
This "metal box" and photoelectric integrated system constitute a distributed optical fiber sensing safety monitoring device for prestressed concrete cylinder pipes, which can defuse hidden dangers in water conservancy facilities through sensing and early warning. This device is the achievement that Wang Haoran, a doctoral student at the School of Modern Engineering and Applied Sciences of Nanjing University, participated in developing. This year, on the strength of the important work he independently undertook in the device's monitoring system, he passed his doctoral defense in the form of practical achievements.
In September 2022, Wang Haoran began his doctoral studies at Nanjing University, under the supervision of Professor Zhang Xuping, who has rich experience in engineering technology research and development. As a doctoral student in an engineering professional degree program, his "classroom" was at the production front line and project construction sites.
The safety monitoring of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project was the first major project he participated in. "A prestressed concrete cylinder pipe is composed of a steel cylinder, a concrete core, prestressed steel wire, and an external cement mortar protective layer. This composite structure has high strength, large diameter, and low cost, making it the the first choice for many water conservancy facilities," said Wang Haoran. However, under the influence of pipe aging and water pressure fluctuations, the steel wire may break. When the "broken wires" reach a certain number, the "pipe bursts" can occur, causing serious losses. The distributed optical fiber sensing system achieves advance prevention by capturing the subtle high-frequency acoustic signals generated when wires break.
From the laboratory to the application site, Wang Haoran focused on tackling two key technologies: the distributed optical fiber sensing system and the anomaly event recognition algorithm. This technology and equipment were later applied to the Zhengzhou-Kaifeng Eastern Water Supply Project in Henan Province, and last year the application was extended to similar projects abroad.
"Without genuine application results, one cannot pass the assessment," said Zhang Xuping. First, an expert panel including industry experts must be organized to conduct feasibility demonstration; then a third-party authoritative institution tests the various technical indicators of the equipment; the user unit issues an application report; and authoritative experts conduct an appraisal of the scientific and technological achievements. In addition, a summary report on the practical achievements must be written.
Promoting degree applications based on practical achievements does not mean neglecting or weakening the dissertation; rather, it enriches and improves the degree evaluation system, providing more pathways to success for young people in different fields. Wang Xiaolei, dean of the Graduate School of Nanjing University, stated that we must cultivate both academic talent who explore the "uncharted territory" of science and professional talent who solve the "bottleneck" problems of industry; enterprises and society should also establish the concept of "collaborative education," providing high-quality talent support for high-quality development through organized talent cultivation.
Return to TopBy: 万安伦
Practice yields true knowledge, and practice grows true ability. At present, the fruits of practice are breaking through the single standard of "thesis-only" evaluation in universities, becoming a beneficial exploration in educational reform.
Adapting measures to the specific discipline, advance higher-education reform. For research-oriented disciplines and specialties, the necessity of taking the degree thesis as the method of degree evaluation goes without saying (自不待言, zi bu dai yan - "self, not, need, speak"). For application-oriented and skill-based disciplines and specialties, such as medicine, engineering machinery, and publishing, emphasizing practical achievements is determined by the intrinsic attributes of the discipline itself, and is also the proper course for professional-degree evaluation methods. Making evaluation methods more comprehensive and diverse both conforms to the nature of professional degrees and returns to the original aspiration of educational reform and development.
Returning to practical application, adapt to societal needs. Academic research ultimately needs to return to practical application, which is highly consistent with today's concept of university reform and development. Replacing the degree thesis with practical achievements is by no means "lowering the standard for graduation," but rather raises a higher-standard requirement for students' practical ability, requiring students to conduct practice in alignment with the practical applications of industrial development.
Comprehensive evaluation, improve the talent-cultivation model. The degree thesis is the concentrated embodiment of theoretical research achievements, and it also possesses irreplaceable reference and demonstration significance. Valuing practical achievements does not mean neglecting the degree thesis, but rather perfecting the degree-evaluation system. In the future, we must continue to improve the standards for recognizing practical achievements and the quality-supervision mechanism, striving to cultivate more high-caliber application-oriented talents who meet industry needs and advance industrial development.
(The author is a specially invited researcher of the Fujian Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and a professor at Beijing Normal University; compiled and organized from an interview by People's Daily reporter Zhai Qinqi)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李亚楠
In Yingmaili Town, Jiashi County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, fresh plums hang heavy from the branches in the orchards, a deep purple showing through the thin frost on the fruit.
Fruit farmer Abudureheman Kadir was busy picking and packing fruit in his own fresh plum orchard together with express delivery workers. "In the past, when the fruit ripened, we could only wait at the orchard for buyers to come and collect it. Now express delivery brings the service right to the orchard. With the transport problem solved, the good fruit grown on the Gobi wasteland can be sold to every part of the country."
In the past, growing corn and cotton brought in less than 1,000 yuan per mu of land; now, growing fresh plums brings in more than 5,000 yuan per mu. Abudureheman Kadir also took a detour along the way. "Without experience, I didn't know where to start with pruning, fertilizing, or disease prevention. I couldn't see any returns and was ready to give up." The county organized 13 forestry and fruit technical service teams, and 1,178 technical personnel regularly went deep into the orchards to carry out management and care guidance, maturity assessment, and standardized harvesting training, bringing technology to the front line. After providing step-by-step, hands-on guidance (手把手, shou ba shou - "hand, grasp, hand"), Abudureheman Kadir became more and more skilled at growing. "Now with standardized planting, the fruit quality is good and the yield is stable."
There are quite a few fruit farmers like this in Jiashi County. The fresh plum, also known as the prune, is a specialty product of Jiashi County. At present, the fresh plum planting area in Jiashi County is stable at 570,000 mu, accounting for 50 percent of the national fresh plum planting area. In 2026, the fruit-bearing area reached 450,000 mu, with output expected to exceed 410,000 tons, accounting for 70 percent of the national fresh plum output.
With the development of the fresh plum industry, Jiashi County has built a "single network" for digital supervision covering pre-production, in-production, and post-production, strengthened the promotion and use of soil testing and formula fertilization and dedicated organic fertilizer, and successfully established a national standardized production base for green food raw materials. Jiashi fresh plums have been rated as "climate-superior agricultural products" for four consecutive years. At the same time, Jiashi County has built a whole-chain quality traceability system, strictly guarding the quality line from the field to the fruit basket, ensuring that every fresh plum sold can be traced to its source.
Growing good fruit is one thing, but selling it well is another. Yet fresh plums have delicate flesh and a shelf life of only three to five days, making them an extremely difficult category to transport in fresh produce logistics, and at one time they could hardly be sold in large quantities outside the region. Fruit farmers worried about selling, and express delivery companies worried about transport.
A cold-chain warehousing system with a total capacity of 500,000 tons has been built, and with the support of an intelligent dispatch system, the fresh plum sales period has been extended from 10 to 20 days to 2 to 6 months. Every year during the fresh plum marketing season, cold-chain trucks from leading enterprises introduced locally drive directly to the village entrance, and fresh plums go from the branch to the cold storage in no more than two hours.
E-commerce thrives, express delivery runs smoothly, and the industry prospers. Today, Jiashi County has built 259 rural e-commerce service stations, with express delivery coverage in villages reaching 100 percent, forming a closed-loop system of "delivery + e-commerce + agricultural products + farmers." "Through livestreaming on mobile phones, we sell the fruit to the whole country. The fresh plums are picked and put directly into cold storage. Part of them are shipped away immediately by express delivery, and the rest are sold at staggered times, which both keeps them fresh and fetches a good price," said Abudureheman Kadir.
During this year's harvest season, SF Express set up dedicated service stations in the main production areas. After completing the integrated operations of pre-positioned warehouse pre-cooling and freshness-locking packaging, it achieved direct fresh delivery to key cities within 48 hours and delivery to most regions nationwide within 72 hours. Anahena Aili, head of Kashgar Yijiaren E-commerce Co., Ltd., said that fresh plum sales outside the region now achieve controllable quality, timeliness, and after-sales service, with online orders continuing to increase and covering major cities across the country.
At the same time, Jiashi County continues to extend the industrial chain, developing 22 kinds of deep-processed fresh plum products, including dried fruit, juice, jam, wine, and puree, breaking through the limitation of relying solely on fresh fruit sales. With planting, packaging, cold chain, processing, and sales working in concert, the fresh plum industry has driven employment for more than 200,000 people in Jiashi County, raised the county's per capita income of farmers to 17,000 yuan, and pushed the output value of the entire industrial chain past 10 billion yuan. The little fresh plum has become a fruit of prosperity, yielding big "sweet rewards."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 韩 鑫
For the nation to be rejuvenated, the countryside must be revitalized.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "We must actively develop rural e-commerce and express delivery services, broaden the sales channels for agricultural products, and increase farmers' incomes."
As the only central enterprise that "establishes post offices in every township and extends mail service to every village," China Post integrates rural e-commerce platforms, express delivery logistics networks, and inclusive financial services into one, becoming an important force in boosting the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas.
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During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, China Post's agriculture-related loans grew by more than one trillion yuan, it helped sell over 73.2 billion yuan worth of agricultural products, and completed the delivery of more than 22.1 billion parcels of agricultural products, with multiple indicators reaching new highs, helping millions of households' small agricultural products connect with the national large market and driving thousands of villages' small industries to integrate into the major economic cycle.
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In the opening year of the 15th Five-Year Plan, doing the work of agriculture, rural areas, and farmers well is of paramount importance. Look at an orchard, track a parcel, follow a loan — see on the ground how China Post is depicting a new picture of comprehensive rural revitalization.
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From offline "bulk sales at the market" to online "premium sales"
Strengthen and optimize rural e-commerce, solve the "difficulty in selling" agricultural products
Cuiguan pears have entered the harvest season. At the Shuiguo ( Fruit and Vegetable) Postal Agricultural Product Base in Huoqiu County, Lu'an City, Anhui Province, livestreaming and express delivery join forces to accelerate the fresh fruit delivery.
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On this side, the camera lens is aimed at the large orchard, immersively showcasing the pear-picking process; on that side, unmanned vehicles stand ready in rows — as soon as a user places an order, the pears are packaged on site and sent to the cold-chain distribution center, achieving instant picking and dispatch to all regions.
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"Previously, fresh fruits were sold in bulk at the local market, lasting only four or five days, and it was hard to open up sales channels." Fang Guobin, head of the Yuanwei Planting Professional Cooperative, said with emotion that, relying on Anhui Post's traceability livestreams, products are now sold to all regions and are more competitive.
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Services sinking downward, agricultural products moving upward — similar scenes unfold one after another——
In Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, Jinhua Post has in-depth cooperation with 72 farmer professional cooperatives. Last year, during the grape marketing season, it carried out more than 60 traceability livestreams, with cumulative assistance in sales reaching nearly 28 million yuan;
In Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, Jiangxi Post carried out joint sales with mainstream e-commerce platforms, effectively solving the problem of unsalable agricultural products, with a single navel-orange livestream sales exceeding 4 million yuan;
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"Through extensive research, we found that some agricultural products have a low degree of standardization, scaling, and branding, and lack stable sales channels, which has become a major obstacle to the development of rural industries." Zhang Kedian, Deputy General Manager of the Marketing Department of China Post Group, said that, relying on its network advantages of numerous points and broad coverage, China Post actively explores the development of rural e-commerce, effectively alleviating the difficulty of selling agricultural products.
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Focusing on the online side. With the Youle.com platform as the carrier, immersive livestreaming, direct sourcing from places of origin, and one-click direct delivery form a combined force, pressing the "accelerator button" for agricultural products entering cities. In the first half of this year, the Youle platform, through the "one product, one strategy" operation for agricultural products, created more than 5.45 million packages, and e-commerce key collaborative scenarios diverted approximately 8.3 million customer visits to postal outlets, with more rural good products emerging from deep mountains and heading to the whole country.
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Focusing on the offline side. Relying on postal outlets and Youlegou stations, through digital transformation and professional operation, the downward channel for industrial products is smoother. Today, 1,365 standardized agricultural product bases and more than 420,000 Youlegou stations are interwoven into a network; "pick up a package, and by the way buy some vegetables" and "pay a water or electricity bill, and by the way bring back a bottle of oil" have become the daily routine of many villagers.
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With online and offline coordination, China Post has built the rural e-commerce channel network with the widest coverage and the largest number of stations in China, helping the two-way circulation of "agricultural products entering cities" and "industrial products going to the countryside," and promoting rural consumption upgrading and farmers' income increase and prosperity. Since the 14th Five-Year Plan, postal rural e-commerce has achieved transaction volumes of both agricultural products and industrial products exceeding 72 billion yuan each.
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"Rural e-commerce is an important carrier for serving the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas, and also an important channel for postal universal service to expand its new connotations." Zhang Kedian said that, in the next step, it will deepen featured and differentiated operations, improve the convenience of rural consumption, further consolidate the advantages of the rural market, and by the end of the 15th Five-Year Plan, strive for rural e-commerce commercial circulation to exceed 100 billion yuan, better serving the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas
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From "hidden in deep mountains, unable to be transported out" to "mailed into ordinary people's homes"
Weave a dense delivery network, solve the "logistics difficulty" of agricultural products
Two postal routes reflect the new look of rural areas
In Liangshan, Sichuan Province, a large unmanned aircraft loaded with more than 60 parcels took off from the county seat of Muli Tibetan Autonomous County and arrived at Youyouping Village in just 3 minutes. Muli has many mountains and winding mountain roads; the straight-line distance between the two places is only about 3 kilometers, but delivery by car takes 70 minutes
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This was once the famous "horseback postal route." From goods carried by people and horses, to delivery by car and motorcycle, and then to unmanned aerial vehicles transporting mail, this postal route has been continuously renewed. "Now, the drone postal route has achieved normalized operation, covering remote townships such as Liewa and Xiangjiao, enabling efficient circulation of villagers' online-purchased goods and agricultural specialty products sent by mail." Fan Xue, head of Muli County Post, said.
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Looking north, Shaanxi, Yan'an. In the Luochuan Apple Modern Industrial Park, three unmanned delivery vehicles shuttle back and forth, quickly transporting freshly picked apples to the distribution center. Equipped with high-precision map positioning and multi-sensor fusion systems, they can not only automatically avoid obstacles but also deliver around the clock without interruption
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Lang Xiaoqi, a relevant person in charge of the delivery business department of Shaanxi Post, introduced that, at present, Shaanxi has cumulatively deployed more thana hundred unmanned delivery vehicles, covering 10 prefecture-level cities including Yan'an, providing green and low-cost logistics solutions for multiple geographical indication products
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From the fields to the people's dining tables, behind it all is a smarter intelligent delivery network——
Stepping into the command and dispatch center of China Post Group, on the smart big screen, sorting images from hundreds of processing centers are displayed in real time, with information such as mail volume and vehicle trajectories being immediately obvious at a glance. Dispatchers issue instructions in a timely manner; the entire network's approximately 110,000 cold-chain vehicles, nearly 5,000 unmanned vehicles, and overa hundred various types of drones form a three-dimensional transport capacity, serving mountain township logistics
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"Some agricultural products are located in remote areas with inconvenient transportation; when ripe, they cannot be shipped out, and the logistics difficulty restricts farmers from getting rich." Liu Aili, Chairman of China Post Group, said that, fully leveraging the role of the delivery business as the main force of the industry, China Post, with its logistics resources spread across urban and rural areas, makes agricultural product delivery faster, cheaper, and stable and reliable
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The network is constantly being renewed. After years of construction, China Post has now cumulatively built more than480,000 village-level comprehensive convenience service stations and established 85,000 rural delivery routes reaching directly to villages, with a postal network integrating land and air, covering urban and rural areas, and reaching the whole world, powerfully supporting large-scale, wide-area physical circulation in rural regions
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Models continue to be upgraded. With express delivery enterprises sharing resources, sharing costs, and sharing benefits, "postal-express cooperation" has effectively improved rural delivery service capacity, with coverage of administrative villages now approaching 80 percent; by revitalizing rural passenger transport resources, sharing passenger-post transport capacity, sharing passenger-post stations and yards, "passenger-freight-post integration" has effectively reduced rural logistics operating costs, with more than6,100 passenger-post combined transport routes spread across the country
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"Delivery is the flagship business of China Post and also a powerful lever for boosting comprehensive rural revitalization." Xu Ning, Deputy General Manager of the Delivery Business Department of China Post Group, said that, in the future, with the three-level logistics system, cold-chain system construction, and application of unmanned equipment as key points, it will promote rural delivery to climb to "new heights," pursue "newness," and move toward "intelligence." "This year, the volume of agricultural product delivery business is expected to exceed5.8 billion parcels, and by the end of the 15th Five-Year Plan, the annual delivery volume will exceed15 billion parcels."
From "having nothing to pledge" to "having credit to use"
Cultivate inclusive finance with meticulous care, solve farmers' "financing difficulty"
A "backpack bank" supports the dream of getting rich
In Lushan, Henan Province, inside mushroom cultivation greenhouses, clusters of shiitake mushrooms are "opening umbrellas," looking cute and endearing
Looking at the mushroom logs that have risen like white dough, Liu Wenyi, a shiitake mushroom grower in Maglaozhuang Village, Wawo Town, felt fully at ease: "Thanks to the 'backpack bank' loan for support, this year I've expanded cultivation again!"
The "backpack bank" Liu Wenyi mentioned is a credit service provided by the Henan Provincial Branch of Postal Savings Bank of China for remote mountainous areas. In Lushan County, where mountains are numerous and roads are steep, credit officers pack the materials needed for loan processing and mobile business development equipment into backpacks, carry them along, and provide loans at the doorsteps
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Credit officer Liu Xin, who serves Liu Wenyi, is one of them. For more than7 years, he has been carrying a backpack, traveling over mountains and hills, cumulatively issuing 77.58 million yuan in loans to 738 farmer households, delivering the living water of credit to the people's side
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"Many farmers lack effective collateral assets and also lack credit records, with limited data available for banks to assess, so they want to expand production but cannot obtain financing, which has become a major shortcoming in the development and growth of rural industries." Liu Zhijun, Director of the Agriculture, Rural Areas, and Farmers Financial Business Department of Postal Savings Bank, saidthat, leveraging the natural endowment of inclusive finance, Postal Savings Bank strives to provide credit lines for hundreds of millions of farmers, solving the "financing difficulty."
Weave a "single network." Nearly40,000 financial outlets, with about70 percent located in county-level and below rural areas, and a unique "self-operated + agency" operating model, form a financial service network that sinks deep enough and covers widely enough, serving more than445 million individual customers in county areas
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Explore "new models." Promote the "industry loan," proactively connecting with industrial needs; the Jinjiang City Sub-branch of Postal Savings Bank in Fujian promoted the implementation of the shoe materials industry loan, flexibly matching credit lines and repayment methods according to the characteristics of industry operations; build "credit villages," based on the construction of the rural credit system, the Weinan City Branch of Postal Savings Bank in Shaanxi has cumulatively built 1,316 credit villages, evaluated 62,000 credit households, and relying on online products such as "extreme speed loans," farmers can receive funds quickly without leaving home……A series of new products and new services have transformed individual farmers from "having nothing to pledge" to "having credit to use."
Since the 14th Five-Year Plan, postal inclusive finance has been making comprehensive efforts——
Scale continues to grow. As of the end of last year, the balance of agriculture-related loans at Postal Savings Bank stood at 2.51 trillion yuan, an increase of more than one trillion yuan compared with the end of 2020; the proportion of agriculture-related loan balance in total loans exceeded25 percent, ranking among the forefront of the large state-owned banks. Among them, the balance of inclusive agriculture-related loans was approximately950 billion yuan, doubling in scale compared with the end of 2020
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Integration continues to deepen. With projects such as "store connectivity" and "production-marketing connectivity" being implemented one after another, inclusive financial services have extended their reach to the upstream and downstream of the supply chain, including sales, payment settlement, and other links, promoting deeper synergy between postal services and banking, better serving small, medium, and micro farmers
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Aggregate the "four flows" of commercial circulation, logistics, capital, and information, solve the "three difficulties" of difficulty in selling, difficulty in logistics, and difficulty in financing, and achieve a "win-win" of serving comprehensive rural revitalization and realizing high-quality development: agricultural products sell well, which not only promotes rural industrial development and farmers' income increase and prosperity, but also forms a virtuous cycle of diverting customers to postal finance and creating parcels for delivery, opening up new space for enterprise development
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"Bear in mind the instructions, forge ahead into the 15th Five-Year Plan. We will, with a higher political positioning, practice the service tenet of 'People's Post for the People,' personally getting involved in a situation and stepping up to take responsibility, shoulder greater responsibilities and undertake more tasks in promoting comprehensive rural revitalization, so that the Post can better meet the people's fervent expectations!" Liu Aili said.
Return to TopOn September 3, as the steel box girder of the closure segment was precisely hoisted into place, the main bridge of the Yan'an Road Bridge in Bengbu, Anhui, was successfully closed, laying the foundation for the opening of the entire line to traffic. The Yan'an Road Bridge is the cable-stayed bridge with the largest span in the Huai River basin. Once completed, it will effectively alleviate local traffic pressure and change the current travel situation in which residents must "go around to cross the river."
Photo by Shi Jiamin (Image China)
Return to Top(People's Daily, Tianjin, September 3) (Reporter Gong Xiangjuan) On September 3, the 2026 China Cultural Tourism Industry Expo, hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, opened in Tianjin. With the theme "Deepening Cultural-Tourism Integration, Intelligently Creating a Better Life," and centered on the overall positioning of "industry-leading demonstration, enterprise trading platform, urban traffic gateway, and festive occasion for the people," the expo takes everything into account and balances different aspects (统筹兼顾, tong chu jian gu - "coordinate, balance, take into account, consider") of professional industry exchanges and public interactive experiences, attracting 2,540 cultural tourism enterprises to participate in the expo, covering 30 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) domestically as well as 20 countries and regions.
The expo runs for four days, with a total exhibition area of 100,000 square meters. It features ten major themed exhibition zones, including cultural-tourism integration, new digital business formats, cultural-tourism equipment, international cooperation, Tianjin characteristics, and mass consumption, showcasing new achievements in the integrated development of culture, commerce, tourism, and sports. During the same period, 18 professional events will be held, covering regional collaboration, industrial innovation, technology empowerment, and cultural-tourism consumption, building a national-level cultural-tourism industry platform integrating achievement displays, industry exchanges, project matchmaking, and consumer experiences. The expo also centrally organizes B2B (business-to-business) professional negotiation activities; launches an expo service mini-program to build precise matchmaking channels for supply and demand sides; and establishes a comprehensive service desk providing one-stop services such as consultation and guidance.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 吴 焰 巨云鹏
Shanghai — the Huangpu River cuts through the city, carrying vast expanses of clear water eastward. Its main stream flows into the sea via the Yangtze River; its tributaries wind eastward, becoming the Chuanyang River, the Zhangjiabang, the Yangjing Harbor... merging into the 14,800 rivers and lakes (segments) of Pudong.
The Pudong New Area covers an administrative area of 1,210.41 square kilometers, about one-fifth of Shanghai's total, of which the water surface rate of rivers and lakes reaches 11.47%. In recent years, to address problems such as the single-function of waterfront spaces, spatial fragmentation, and insufficient public participation, the Pudong New Area has adhered to asking the people about their needs, seeking advice from the people, and evaluating results by the people. Building on the existing baseline of river and lake water surfaces, it has focused on carrying out the construction of the "Five Rings" water corridors — the Lujiazui Water Ring, the World Expo Water Ring, the Zhangjiang Water Ring, the Huamu Water Ring, and the Nanpu Water Ring — as well as the Chuanyang River Ecological Green Corridor, so that residents can see green when opening their windows and enter parks when opening their doors, and so that flowers bloom in all four seasons and scenery fills the eyes.
Asking the People About Their Needs
"Residents live and work by the water; they can see the water, but cannot touch it"
"It was bumpy and full of weeds; in the past, nobody liked to go there." Wang Chaolian, a resident of the Jinyumingting residential community in the Pudong New Area, said that the community is adjacent to the Yangjing Harbor and is a standard "river-view residence," but the green space right next to the river channel, due to years of neglect in management and maintenance, had become the most remote corner of the community.
On the map, the Yangjing Harbor is a small river that extends out after the Huangpu River turns at Lujiazui, winding its way into Pudong, and then intersects with the Zhangjiabang, together forming a water ring with a total length of 12.5 kilometers. The Lujiazui area lies within the "ring," hence it is called the Lujiazui Water Ring.
On the Lujiazui Water Ring, more than 30 bridges are erected. Along the banks of the two rivers, there are mostly residential communities as well as enterprise parks and commercial office buildings. But along the water ring, there are 12 riverbank gaps and 16 bottleneck points under bridges; some riverside green spaces are ignored or neglected by everyone (无人问津, wu ren wen jin - "no, person, ask, arrive"), some have illegal structures built on them, and still others have simply become temporary storage yards where certain units pile up construction waste.
"Residents live and work by the water; they can see the water, but cannot touch it." Zhong Lü, chief professional engineer of the Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design General Institute, said that in the past, including the Lujiazui Water Ring, Pudong's waterfront spaces were mostly "sliced up" in this way. Due to the lack of integrated design, construction, and maintenance, their potential ecological, economic, and social value was not fully released.
Persisting in leaving the best resources to the citizens. In recent years, Shanghai has focused on promoting the gradual connection and opening of the waterfront shoreline of the "One River, One Creek" — the Huangpu River and Suzhou Creek. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the Pudong New Area proposed advancing the construction of the "Five Rings" water corridors and the Chuanyang River Ecological Green Corridor. Lujiazui, World Expo, Zhangjiang, Huamu, Nanpu... the 5 water rings involve a total of 13 subdistricts and towns, reaching 2.3 million residents. "Promote the transformation of urban waterfront spaces from single-function to composite and diversified, achieving deep integration of 'water, city, and people.'" Huang Haihua, deputy director of the Pudong New Area Ecology and Environment Bureau, said.
At the end of 2021, the Lujiazui Water Ring was the first to start construction. "We hope that through small renovations, we can achieve major optimization, allowing citizens to get closer to nature, see green along the river, and walk and jog on the waterfront." Du Jun, a second-level researcher of the Construction Management Division of the Pudong New Area Ecology and Environment Bureau, has since moved his "office" to the construction site.
Based on the needs of the masses, the Pudong New Area transformed the vacant green space of the Jinyumingting residential community into a small park of 1,600 square meters, adding plant corridors, benches, and landscape features. Community residents named it "Jingyu Garden." "The elderly and children all love to go there; the once remote corner is now a very lively place." Wang Chaolian said.
In April 2024, the Lujiazui Water Ring was the first to be completed and fully opened to the public. Construction of the World Expo Water Ring began in June 2025; the Zhangjiang Water Ring started construction at the end of March this year; in June, the Nanpu Water Ring and the Huamu Water Ring also started construction one after another.
Seeking Advice from the People
"The wisdom of the masses not only plays a role in specific project construction, but also helps us improve rules"
"The footpath should clearly establish the principle of 'pedestrians first,' set up physical separation barriers, impose speed limits on bicycles, and add reflective mirrors and speed bumps at right-angle bends." When carrying out the design of the World Expo Water Ring connection and upgrading project, a resident put forward such a suggestion.
Zhong Lü introduced that, unlike the generally wide waterfront spaces on both banks of the Huangpu River and Suzhou Creek, the waterfront spaces beside Pudong's "Five Rings" water corridors vary in width — where wide, they are several meters, accommodating both cycling and walking; where narrow, they are only one or two meters, barely enough for two people to walk side by side. "This requires us to adhere to seeking advice from the people when doing the design, making the water rings practical and easy to use."
The Huangpu River, Bailianjing, Dazhai River, Sanlintang Harbor, Xiaohuangpu... with a total length of 22.3 kilometers, the World Expo Water Ring enclosed by 5 rivers embodies the wisdom of the masses.
Practicing the important concept of "the people's city is built by the people, the people's city serves the people," the Pudong New Area adheres to "building together with collective wisdom, creating and sharing together," extensively carrying out collection of suggestions from the people. Through special briefings to the district People's Congress and the CPPCC, on-site collection at subdistricts and towns, and online collection, it received 853 suggestions regarding the connection and upgrading of the World Expo Water Ring. After research and sorting, 95% of these suggestions were adopted to varying degrees.
Standing at the junction of the Huangpu River and the Bailianjing, a once weed-overgrown green space has been transformed into a "Lianxi Park," where waterfront stations, pedestrian footpaths, children's play facilities... having everything one could possibly need (一应俱全, yi ying ju quan - "one, respond, possess, complete"). Walking along the water ring, native and suitable tree species such as metasequoia, camphor, and Chinese tallow tree number 24,000. "The wisdom of the masses not only plays a role in specific project construction, but also helps us improve rules and better serve the governance of the waterfront environment and the construction of waterfront spaces." Huang Haihua said.
On the basis of fully absorbing the opinions and suggestions of the masses, the Pudong New Area Ecology and Environment Bureau and the Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design General Institute jointly compiled the "Guidelines for the Design of Waterfront Spaces of the World Expo Water Ring," which has become a development guide for building the water ring and promoting the functional upgrading of the coastal areas. The full connection is implemented in phases, and in principle no land acquisition is carried out; footpaths and cycling paths should be relatively independent, adopting a separated design... Opening this guideline, 4 categories, 20 elements, and a series of refined normative contents ensure that the overall layout of the water ring is scientific and convenient for the masses to use.
As of now, in the construction of Pudong's "Five Rings" water corridors, more than 5,000 items of needs and suggestions from the masses have been collected, and many have been absorbed into the design and construction.
Evaluating Results by the People
"We do not pursue 'connection for the sake of connection'; the purpose of water ring construction is to serve residents"
"When I first heard that a water ring was going to be built at my doorstep, I was firmly opposed." Liu Yifan, a resident of the Pudong Jiahua Binjiangyuan residential community, said that his community is located at the confluence of the Huangpu River and the Zhangjiabang. The approximately 200-meter stretch of the community adjacent to the river is a high-slope green space and a flood control wall facing the river. To build the water ring, both the green space and the flood control wall would have to be designated outside the community. "The green space inside the wall has always been used by the community residents; why should it be opened to outsiders?" Liu Yifan and many neighbors were all puzzled.
"In the construction process of the 'Five Rings' water corridors, these gaps are the main difficulty." Standing beside the Jiahua Binjiangyuan community, Du Jun pointed to the space along the river side and told reporters that this 200-meter-long, 5-meter-wide area, after consulting historical records, was confirmed to be public land. It was only because, during the past residential construction, it was not managed separately that community residents mistakenly believed the area inside the flood control wall all belonged to the community. Along the entire Lujiazui Water Ring, the length of public land encroached upon reaches 2.11 kilometers.
Since it is public land, can it be forcibly expropriated? "Of course not! We must respect the opinions of residents, and only after full communication can we carry out the work." Du Jun said.
Staff from multiple departments of the Pudong New Area fully understood residents' parking needs, walking needs, and leisure needs, and formulated a comprehensive renovation plan for the riverside green space and the community's road surfaces. "We proposed that for the footpath outside the community after renovation, could glass walls be used, providing better light, being closer to the greenery, and maintaining consistency with the style of the community's original walls?" Suggestions from Liu Yifan and other residents were adopted. In the end, the community's owners' assembly organized a vote on the relevant plan, and with nearly 80% of residents participating, it achieved a 100% approval rate.
Some cadres also frankly admitted that among the "Five Rings" water corridors, even the already completed Lujiazui Water Ring is in fact not fully connected. For example, the Mingzhu Garden community, due to issues such as property rights, building structural safety, and gas safety, was determined through comprehensive assessment to be unable to achieve connection. After doing a good job of explaining to residents, and seeking truth from facts, the original state was maintained. "We do not pursue 'connection for the sake of connection'; the purpose of water ring construction is to serve residents. Whether the results are good or not lies in the reputation among the common people." Huang Haihua said that the construction of Pudong's "Five Rings" water corridors upholds the value orientation of "evaluating results by the people," forming a complete closed loop of soliciting opinions and suggestions before construction, optimizing and adjusting according to residents' feedback during construction, and optimizing management mechanisms after construction.
Return to TopBy: 尹星云
Building on existing resources and focusing on fine-grained needs, carrying out "micro-renovations" at low cost to shore up shortcomings in people's livelihoods, so that the people's sense of gain and happiness takes solid root at their doorstep.
In the early morning, on the rooftop of the community residents' committee of the Shiyuan Village East Community, Baiquan Subdistrict, Yanqing District, Beijing, music drifted melodiously as residents danced and exercised. Previously, however, this space had been piled with clutter and no one had set foot there.
The Shiyuan Village East Community is a newly built residential area, comprising five courtyards and 39 residential buildings. The community is neatly laid out, but ground space is limited. Residents who wanted to dance and exercise nearby had no venue, while going to surrounding parks meant a long trip. "Difficulty exercising, difficulty holding activities" became a concentrated concern among residents.
When the people voice a need, we respond. Staff of the community's Party general branch conducted repeated site surveys but found it hard to designate a suitable area for collective activities. At one's wits' end (一筹莫展, yi chou mo zhan - "one, plan; no, grasp; not, exhibit"), the idle rooftop of the residents' committee building became the breakthrough for solving the problem.
Before the renovation began, the community invited professional institutions to carry out a comprehensive safety assessment of the rooftop's load-bearing capacity and structural stability, confirming that the site could safely host small-scale cultural and sports activities. At the same time, relying on the "Red Building-Door Deliberation Hall" self-governance platform, the renovation plan was made public and residents' opinions were solicited, giving residents the right to speak on governance.
In response to residents' concerns about activity safety, noise disturbance, and lack of guidance, the community addressed each issue item by item with targeted measures. Anti-slip floor tiles were laid on the ground to reduce activity risks; solar-powered lighting was installed to meet the needs of morning and evening exercise; staggered activity time slots were designated and activity volume was strictly controlled to reduce noise disturbance. The community also coordinated with the subdistrict to arrange full-time dance instructors to provide free lessons on a regular basis, ensuring the idle space was not only "usable" but also "easy to use."
The once quiet and neglected rooftop is now bustling with activity. During open hours, instructors lead classes and residents participate enthusiastically, strengthening their bodies and enhancing exchanges amid lively melodies.
Quality venues and professional guidance fully mobilized residents' enthusiasm for participation. The dance team spontaneously formed by the community has grown increasingly mature, repeatedly stepping out of the community to compete on stage. This one space bears witness to the residents' growth and transformation. Community culture is being carried out in a striking manner (有声有色, you sheng you se - "have, sound; have, color"), and neighborly bonds are growing ever stronger.
Revitalizing an idle rooftop in a community, providing a bicycle pump in a shed, compacting a sidewalk before laying permeable bricks... The warmth and precision of grassroots governance are often hidden in one small matter of people's livelihood after another. The Shiyuan Village East Community did not engage in large-scale demolition and construction, but instead built on existing resources, focused on fine-grained needs, carried out "micro-renovations" at low cost, shored up shortcomings in people's livelihoods, and let the people's sense of gain and happiness take solid root at their doorstep.
(The author is a People's Daily Online reporter)
Column submission email: rmrbzzb@peopledaily.cn
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 3) (Reporter Lin Lili) The reporter learned from the State Administration for Market Regulation: The national market regulation law enforcement and inspection work and the symposium on investigating and handling "ghost kitchen" illegal acts clarified the deepening of the special rectification of "ghost kitchens," coordinated advancement of special efforts such as combating organized crime and evil forces, cracking down on telecom fraud, and "cracking down on counterfeiting and striking at fake news," and improvement of cross-departmental coordination and administrative-criminal case transfer mechanisms.
The meeting pointed out that in the first half of 2026, the national market regulation system solidly advanced various law enforcement and inspection tasks, handling a cumulative total of 641,700 cases and imposing fines and confiscations amounting to 6.982 billion yuan, achieving phased breakthroughs in the handling of major cases, the advancement of service-oriented law enforcement, and the construction of standardized law enforcement, with especially positive results in key efforts such as the special rectification of "ghost kitchens."
The meeting required that national market regulation law enforcement and inspection work will focus on precise supervision in key areas, concentrating on rectifying the chaos of "involution-style" competition within industries; relying on the "Guardians of Consumption" iron-fist campaign, strictly cracking down on illegal acts in livelihood-related fields such as food, electric bicycles, and metrology; deepening service-oriented law enforcement, adhering to balancing leniency and severity in enforcement (宽严相济, kuan yan xiang ji - "wide, strict, mutually, assist"), and effectively protecting and stimulating the vitality of business entities.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 亓玉昆
On September 3, the National Fire and Rescue Administration held a routine press conference, jointly with the Central Social Work Department, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and other departments, to interpret relevant content of the "Work Plan for the Action to Enhance the Fire Safety Quality of the Whole People (2026–2030)", which was formally printed and issued on July 24.
Centering on enhancing the fire safety quality of the whole people, the plan makes key arrangements for four actions: the action to popularize fire safety knowledge, the action to conduct practical training in basic skills, the action to carry out evacuation and self-rescue drills, and the action to conduct warning education through case examples.
"We popularize practical, useful fire safety knowledge and skills, so that ordinary members of the public, once they learn, immediately know how to use them, ensuring that they are deeply ingrained in one's mind and heart, and that in an emergency, people make correct judgments instinctively, truly making the public guardians and participants in fire safety." Wang Tianrui, spokesperson for the National Fire and Rescue Administration and Deputy Director of the Fire Supervision Department, stated that the fundamental improvement of the fire safety situation ultimately depends on the enhancement of the fire safety quality of the whole people.
The scale of workers in our country is very large, and they are on the front line; enhancing their fire safety quality is of great significance for building a solid people's line of defense for disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief. The All-China Federation of Trade Unions will take the implementation of the plan as an opportunity to strengthen the trade unions' supervision and inspection of labor protection, give full play to the role of workers' congresses in enterprises, make good use of the "one letter, two books." Carry out activities such as "casually photograph hidden dangers," extensively mobilize workers to organize and carry out emergency drills, effectively master the necessary skills for evacuation and escape, and truly implement joint prevention and control by the masses.
Since the autumn of 2023, the Ministry of Education, jointly with the National Fire and Rescue Administration, has carried out open fire safety classes in the spring and autumn seasons, which have now become a brand activity for promoting fire safety work in schools. The Ministry of Education will promote the "1530" safety education model in primary and secondary schools, that is, 1 minute before school dismissal every day, 5 minutes before school dismissal every week, and 30 minutes before the start of holidays, carry out routine safety education including fire safety on a regular basis, carry out targeted reminder and warning publicity, while strengthening the linkage among families, schools, and communities, to jointly build a firewall for fire safety.
In recent years, the safety situation of elderly care institutions has been relatively severe. The Ministry of Civil Affairs, jointly with the National Fire and Rescue Administration, has deployed and carried out practical training in basic fire safety skills for employees of elderly care institutions, clarifying that by the end of the year, full-coverage training of employees should be achieved, meeting the basic requirements of "being able to report a fire alarm, being able to handle an initial fire, being able to organize evacuation and escape." As of the end of August, 431,000 person-times have been trained.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism focuses on key periods such as holidays and peak tourism seasons, keeps a close eye on key venues, jointly with fire departments, carries out cross-departmental joint law enforcement inspections and unannounced spot checks, strictly investigates and punishes acts such as illegal use of fire and electricity, locking safety exits, etc., establishes ledgers for discovered problems and hidden dangers, rectifies them within a time limit, conducts joint supervision, and resolutely holds the bottom line of cultural and tourism safety.
(He Zhonghuan participated in the reporting)
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 3) (Reporter Wang Zhou) The reporter learned from the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau that since July, Beijing public security organs have made every effort to crack down on crimes involving "tiletamine," successively dismantling 6 gangs that used and trafficked "tiletamine," solving more than 20 cases, and apprehending over 170 criminal offenders. "Tiletamine" was originally an anesthetic exclusively for small pets; criminals mix it into e-cigarette pods, disguising it as ordinary e-cigarettes for sale.
In recent years, drug trafficking gangs have continuously innovated their methods of transporting and selling drugs by relying on social software, same-city delivery, and proxy receipt of parcels, and the disguised forms of drugs are constantly emerging in an endless stream (层出不穷, ceng chu bu qiong - "layer, emerge, not, exhausted"). Since the start of this year, Beijing has seized more than 60 kilograms of various drugs. Beijing police adhere to cracking down through enforcement, addressing problems at the source, and implementing comprehensive measures; at present, the city's overall drug situation is improving and remains stable and controllable.
Return to TopBy: 季正聚
Xi Jinping's thought on Party building provides the fundamental guidance for governing and managing the Party, and for revitalizing and strengthening the Party, in the new era. The second of the "Fourteen Commitments," which constitute the scientific content of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, is "upholding the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee." This is the highest principle of the Party's leadership and a major Party-building principle of a mature Marxist governing party. This major principle is both a fundamental experience underlying our Party's continued success and a solid guarantee for the steady and long-term progress of the Party's and the country's cause on the new journey. Systematically grasping the scientific content, theoretical origins, historical and practical logic, and institutional and practical mechanisms of upholding the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee is of important theoretical significance and practical value for us to study and implement Xi Jinping's thought on Party building in depth.
A Highly Practical and Systematic Political Principle
Affairs are conducted in all directions, but the crux lies with the center. Upholding the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee is not an abstract political slogan, but rather a set of scientific systems for modern national governance with rigorous logic and the integration of substance and function. Within the overall framework of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee demonstrates a high degree of principledness and systematicity.
The "supremacy" and "uniqueness" of its political positioning. In "Enhancing the Consciousness and Resolve to Advance the Party's Political Development," Volume I of Selected Works of Xi Jinping on Party Building, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "We must guide the whole Party to enhance the Four Consciousnesses (四个意识), consciously maintain a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee in thought, politics, and action, and ensure the authority of the Party Central Committee in making final decisions and setting the ultimate standard." The Party Constitution stipulates the "Four Subordinations," the most fundamental of which is that all Party organizations and all Party members subordinate themselves to the Party's National Congress and the Central Committee; the Party Central Committee emphasizes the "Four Consciousnesses," the most fundamental of which is to resolutely safeguard the authority of the Party Central Committee and its centralized, unified leadership. Upholding the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee is the highest principle of the Party's leadership. The Party Central Committee is the supreme decision-making core that steers socialism with Chinese characteristics, and its authority possesses "supremacy" and "uniqueness." The whole Party's political alignment is by no means a formalistic slogan; it must be manifested in concrete work as a unified, coordinated national effort (全国一盘棋, quan guo yi pan qi - "whole nation, one chessboard") with unimpeded orders, and no discounting, alteration, or selective implementation is permitted.
The "full coverage" and "penetrating power" of governance elements. In "Unswervingly Advance Full and Rigorous Self-Governance of the Party and Deepen the Great New Project of Party Building in the New Era," Volume II of Selected Works of Xi Jinping on Party Building, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The Party's leadership is comprehensive, systematic, and holistic; it must be implemented comprehensively, systematically, and holistically." This important assertion fundamentally establishes that all levels of the Party, all organs of the state, and all spheres of society must maintain a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee in political direction, political stance, political speech, and political conduct. The scientific content of upholding the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, the highest principle of the Party's leadership, reflects the holistic nature of governance elements. The centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee is not partial leadership, but leadership that commands the overall situation and coordinates all parties. In its horizontal structure, it encompasses the Party, government, military, civilian sectors, and academia, and the east, west, south, north, and center, unifying all national governance elements under the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, avoiding fragmentation along departmental lines and buck-passing of functions; in its vertical structure, it possesses penetrating power that reaches directly to the grassroots, enabling the strategic will of the Party Central Committee to penetrate the multi-layered organizational system without hindrance, ensuring the implementation of the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments.
The "integration of substance and function" at the systemic dimension. In "Govern the Party with Full Rigor and Must Uphold and Strengthen the Party's Overall Leadership," Volume I of Selected Works of Xi Jinping on Party Building, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The most fundamental aspect of upholding the Party's leadership is upholding the authority of the Party Central Committee and its centralized, unified leadership." Xi Jinping's thought on Party building is a systematic integration that "understands substance and achieves function, with substance and function interpenetrating." "Upholding the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee" is the "substance" that commands the overall situation and serves as the compass and anchor, demonstrating its fundamental, prerequisite position and political resolve; while specific deployments such as "improving the organizational system that is connected from top to bottom and effective in execution" constitute the "function" that is efficiently implemented and put into practice. Without "substance," there is no "function." If the fundamental "substance" of upholding the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee fails to provide political resolve and supreme authority, then all the specific institutional arrangements, administrative tools, and organizational systems at the "function" level would lose their center and degenerate into something lacking a fundamental basis (无源之水, wu yuan zhi shui - "no source, of water") and something lacking a solid foundation (无本之木, wu ben zhi mu - "no root, of tree"), unable to coalesce the immense combined force of the whole Party, the whole military, and the people of all ethnic groups across the country. It is precisely because of the firm establishment of the "substance" that the smooth operation of the "function" of various governance tools is guaranteed, providing a strong guarantee for the development of the Party's and the country's cause.
A Landmark Major Scientific Assertion of Marxist Party-Building Theory
Upholding the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee as the highest principle of the Party's leadership has a profound theoretical foundation in the history of Marxist party-building theory. Entering the new era, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, based on the great new practice of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, has endowed this principle with new scientific content and institutional forms, achieving the theoretical innovation of adapting Marxist party-building theory to the Chinese context and the needs of the times.
Upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground with respect to Marxist party-building theory. That a proletarian party must possess strong centralized, unified leadership is a core tenet of Marxist party-building theory. In On Authority, Engels profoundly demonstrated that authority and subordination are objective laws for the efficient operation of any social organization or machine, holding that without necessary authority, any complex modern socialized production would be unsustainable. On the basis of summing up the lessons of the Paris Commune, he further profoundly demonstrated the extreme importance of authority for a proletarian party. In leading the practice of the Russian revolution, Lenin creatively developed Marx's and Engels's ideas on centralization and authority into the systematic principle of democratic centralism. Upholding the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee is an inheritance and development of classical Marxist principles of leadership and organization.
A principled achievement in constructing an independent knowledge system for Chinese political science. Upholding the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee is a scientific application of democratic centralism and the Party's self-revolution, a principled achievement in constructing an independent knowledge system for Chinese political science, and contains profound theoretical innovation. Viewed from the scientific perspective of democratic centralism, centralism is correct centralism based on and premised upon democracy. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that democratic centralism "organically combines fully developing intra-Party democracy with correctly exercising centralism, which can both maximize the stimulation of the whole Party's creative vitality and unify the whole Party's thought and action, effectively preventing and overcoming the decentralism of deliberating without deciding and deciding without acting." This centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, built on the basis of democratic centralism, can effectively stimulate the whole Party's initiative, enthusiasm, and creativity, and through clear strategic coordination, promote the release of the effectiveness of the entire organizational system. Relying on the Party's self-revolution to explore a successful path for escaping the historical cycle of rise and fall, the theoretical foundation lies precisely in this: a long-term governing Marxist party can, through highly centralized and unified institutionalized internal constraints, construct an endogenous self-revolution mechanism, achieving a virtuous cycle of self-purification, self-improvement, self-renewal, and self-enhancement, thereby making a Chinese contribution to the development of human political civilization.
An Inevitable Choice for Governing an Ultra-Large Country and Realizing the Great Cause of Building a Strong Country and National Rejuvenation
Examined from the depths of historical development and the grand background of the current era, upholding the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee is a profound summation of China's governance experience and lessons since modern times, and is even more an inevitable requirement for responding to changes unseen in a century at the level of the political system, reflecting the unity of historical inevitability and institutional superiority.
A profound summation of historical experience and lessons. As an ultra-large country with an extremely vast territorial expanse, an enormous population, and a complex internal structure, China's history since modern times has repeatedly proven that once the authority of the center declines, the country falls into localism and the internal attrition of polycentric politics, society descends into fragmentation, and the country may even become prey to the Western powers. Since the beginning of the new era, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, the cause of the Party and the country has achieved historic accomplishments and undergone historic changes. General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out: "Safeguarding the authority of the Party Central Committee is by no means a general issue or a personal matter, but a directional and principled issue, a matter of Party spirit and the overall situation, bearing on the future and destiny of the Party, the nation, and the country." The emphasis in the new era on upholding the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee is precisely a profound summation of the historical lessons of both positive and negative experiences. The vitality of a Marxist party lies precisely in whether, amid the waves of history, it can always remain united around a strong Party Central Committee and strictly adhere to the political discipline of maintaining unity of pace. The fundamental reason why the Communist Party of China has been able to lead the Chinese nation in achieving the great leap from standing up and growing prosperous to becoming strong lies in the establishment of a centralized, unified leadership core of the Party Central Committee that can command like an arm directing a hand and possesses an iron will. This is the choice of history and an important prerequisite for maintaining the cohesion of the Chinese nation.
The "greatest certainty" for solving the governance challenges of a major country. The centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee is a reliable guarantee for realizing the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity. At present, the world has entered a new period of turbulence and transformation, with various contradictions piling up and disorder and change interweaving. Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, we have successfully responded to a series of major risks, challenges, and contradictions, further demonstrating the decisive significance of the Two Establishments (两个确立). With the strong leadership and strategic coordination of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, we can face the test of any turbulent and dangerous situations (惊涛骇浪, jing tao hai lang - "startling waves, frightening billows") without fear. Moreover, this can effectively reduce the "cost" of governing a major country, ensuring that major national strategies can be advanced in a unified manner and coordinated in force, achieving a "multiplier effect." The centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee is the anchor that ensures the long-term stability and peace (长治久安, chang zhi jiu an - "long rule, long peace") of the country. In contrast to the frequent "flipping of pancakes" of Western multi-party systems driven by elections, the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee constitutes the "core political software" and institutional core of the country's sustainable development, ensuring that the country's medium- and long-term plans can be carried forward with sustained, long-term effort across generations, conducive to ensuring the continuity of ultra-long-term strategies. This is precisely one of the most core elements of modern state capacity building.
Upholding and Strengthening the Centralized, Unified Leadership of the Party Central Committee through Institutional Norms and Systemic Reshaping
In "Safeguarding the Centralized, Unified Leadership of the Party Central Committee Is a Major Party-Building Principle of a Mature Marxist Governing Party," Volume II of Selected Works of Xi Jinping on Party Building, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "Safeguarding the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee is concrete rather than abstract; first of all, it must be implemented in firmly safeguarding the authority of the Party Central Committee, and in the concrete actions of enhancing the Four Consciousnesses, strengthening the Four Confidences (四个自信), and achieving the Two Upholds (两个维护)." The centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee must rely on a rigorous organizational structure and institutional network, and be transformed into institutional norms and systems that are visible and manageable.
The consolidation of the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee at the institutional level is a continuous and deepening process, mainly involving improving the Party Central Committee's leadership system over major work. Through deepening the reform of Party and state institutions, the Party Central Committee's leadership system over major work has been further improved, forming a unified and efficient leadership system, implementing the Party's overall leadership throughout the coordinated advancement of the Five-Sphere Integrated Plan (五位一体) and the coordinated promotion of the Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy (四个全面), ensuring that the Party Central Committee commands the overall situation and coordinates all parties.
Establishing and improving the institutional system to provide institutional guarantees for upholding the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee. Ensuring a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee in thought, politics, and action requires strengthening the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee through a series of important institutional arrangements. For example, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Party Central Committee, members of the Political Bureau and Secretaries of the Secretariat of the Central Committee, leading Party members' groups of the NPC Standing Committee, the State Council, and the CPPCC National Committee, and the Party secretaries of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate submit annual written reports on their work to the Party Central Committee and General Secretary Xi Jinping; the mechanisms for implementing the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments are improved, with institutional mechanisms established and improved for task division, supervision and inspection, situation reporting, and oversight and accountability in implementing the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments; through the establishment of systems for regular "look-back" reviews, reports, and notifications on the implementation of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions and directives and the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments, unimpeded orders and the prohibition of defiance are ensured; the system of requesting instructions and reporting on major matters is strictly implemented, with timely reporting to the Party Central Committee in accordance with regulations on the progress, work results, and existing problems in implementing the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments and General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions and directives; and so on.
Transforming Upholding the Centralized, Unified Leadership of the Party Central Committee into a Surging Force for Advancing the Great Cause of Building a Strong Country and National Rejuvenation
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "We must strengthen the execution of institutions, strengthen supervision over institutional execution, and effectively transform our country's institutional advantages into governance effectiveness." Transforming the political advantage of the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee into vivid practice in advancing Chinese modernization requires systematic advancement and implementation on multiple fronts.
Focusing on the "great affairs of the country" and strengthening the driving force of major strategic deployments. Fully implement the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee in major decisions bearing on long-term development, such as promoting the development of new quality productive forces, winning the battle for breakthroughs in key core technologies, and preventing and defusing systemic financial risks, thereby gaining the initiative and advantage in great-power competition. Party organizations at all levels should promptly benchmark against and align with the central authorities, promptly correct deviations, implement the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments more resolutely and forcefully, and effectively unify the actions of all localities and departments into a unified, coordinated national effort, breaking down fragmentation along departmental lines and policy hollowing-out in strategic implementation through action.
Connecting the deep vertical network and stimulating the governance vitality of grassroots organizations. Effectively embed the Party's overall leadership in new economic organizations, new social organizations, new employment groups, and grassroots community governance in urban and rural areas, and no weakening, hollowing-out, dilution, or marginalization of the Party's leadership is permitted. By eliminating formalism and bureaucratism to empower and reduce burdens at the grassroots, smoothing channels for democratic communication and expression of demands, organically coupling the principledness of top-level design with the flexibility of grassroots governance, and transforming the Party's organizational advantages into a powerful force for grassroots social governance.
Optimizing selection, appointment, and evaluation mechanisms, and forging a contingent of modernized cadres who are loyal, clean, and responsible. Cadres are an important factor in implementing the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments. It is necessary to build a high-quality cadre contingent capable of shouldering the heavy task of national rejuvenation through rigorous ideological tempering, political training, practical exercise, and professional development. Continuously optimize the mechanisms for selecting, appointing, and evaluating cadres, and promote the transformation of the broad ranks of cadres' political loyalty to the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee into the capacity to effectively respond to major challenges, resist major risks, overcome major obstacles, and resolve major contradictions. Clearly and unequivocally support and encourage cadres who dare to manage and enforce, and who implement the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments without discount. At the same time, resolutely rectify tendencies such as "lying flat and doing nothing" and "blindly and mechanically following trends" that exist in some areas, ensuring that every cell of our Party's vast organizational body can carry out work creatively under the resolute implementation of the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments.
We have already traversed mountains and rivers, and we must continue to trek over mountains and ford streams. The journey of building a strong country and national rejuvenation will by no means be easy or smooth. Only with absolute political clarity, ideological unity of mind and soul, organizational cohesion of steel, and unity of pace in action, uniting more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, and transforming the political requirement of firmly supporting the Two Establishments into the ideological, political, and action consciousness of enhancing the Four Consciousnesses, strengthening the Four Confidences, and achieving the Two Upholds, can we truly transform the political and institutional advantages of the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee into a surging force for the whole Party to advance in unison, propelling the ship of socialism with Chinese characteristics to cleave through waves and be invincible.
(The author is Vice President of the Central Institute of Party History and Literature)
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General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "History shows that an era of great social transformation is bound to be an era of great development in philosophy and social sciences." Since reform and opening up, and especially since the advent of the new era, in the great practice of advancing Chinese modernization, a number of Chinese enterprises have demonstrated outstanding management wisdom in governance transformation, scientific and technological innovation, and global competition. Chinese business administration studies have accelerated their development through exchange and mutual learning with international theories. Profoundly grasping the prominent institutional advantages, solid practical foundation, profound cultural heritage, and full theoretical self-awareness that we currently possess is of great significance for accelerating the construction of an independent knowledge system for Chinese business administration studies.
Constructing an independent knowledge system for Chinese business administration studies is an inevitable requirement of theoretical and practical innovation
Enterprises are the micro-level organizations of economic operation. Business administration studies take the management activities and operational laws of these micro-level economic organizations as their research object. As a discipline with an extremely close connection between theory and practice, business administration studies reveal, at the micro level, the operational mechanisms of enterprise resource allocation, value creation, and organizational governance; guide enterprise business practices; optimize the supply of products and services; enhance innovation and creativity capabilities; cultivate the core competitiveness of business entities; and ultimately satisfy the people's needs for a better life. At the macro level, by distilling the practical experience and regular patterns of understanding from micro-level economic organizations, they provide theoretical support for industrial transformation and upgrading, high-quality development of the economy, and the implementation of national strategies.
After reform and opening up, China's business administration studies developed and grew stronger while taking root in the practice of developing the socialist market economy.
The reform of China's state-owned enterprises has continued to deepen, and the private economy has flourished. This process has driven Chinese enterprises toward independent innovation in technology, management, and other areas, giving rise to a large number of management practices rooted in China's institutions, industries, and cultural soil. For example, state-owned enterprises have integrated Party building into corporate governance, demonstrating unique advantages in tackling key core technologies and undertaking major strategic tasks; the government and enterprises have coordinated efforts to advance scientific and technological innovation and industrial upgrading, forming a governance pattern that combines an effective market with a proactive government; and China's excellent traditional culture has empowered management innovation, giving rise to a people-oriented management philosophy of pursuing profit through righteousness (以义取利, yi qu li - "take, righteousness, take, profit") and coexisting in harmony (和合共生, he he gong sheng - "harmony, harmony, together, grow"). These practical innovations not only apply universal management laws but also contain institutional logics and cultural genes significantly different from those of Western enterprises, providing fertile soil for theoretical innovation in Chinese business administration studies. Theoretically, while learning from and absorbing the analytical tools and research paradigms of Western business administration theory and applying them to the management practices of Chinese enterprises, China's business administration studies have also come to a profound realization that Western business administration theory presupposes a deep-rooted logic of capitalist private ownership, takes shareholder value maximization as its single goal, and finds it difficult to explain the many unique phenomena faced by Chinese enterprises. Therefore, theoretical innovation must be carried out in accordance with China's actual conditions.
Any business administration theory is a product of specific historical and practical conditions. In the great practice of China's socialist economic construction, the continuous improvement of the modern enterprise system with Chinese characteristics and the accelerated building of world-class enterprises determine that we cannot simply apply Western theories mechanically. Instead, we should, on the basis of dialectical materialism and historical materialism, make theoretical summaries of Chinese business administration practice and accelerate the construction of an independent knowledge system for Chinese business administration studies.
Clarifying the direction for constructing an independent knowledge system for Chinese business administration studies
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Accelerate the construction of an independent knowledge system for Chinese philosophy and social sciences, and better answer the questions posed by China, by the world, by the people, and by the times." This important assertion provides fundamental guidance for constructing an independent knowledge system for Chinese business administration studies and clarifies the direction of progress.
Take root in local practice and distill management laws with Chinese characteristics. In recent years, Chinese enterprises have grown rapidly, with stronger strength and better structure. In the global value chain, they are expanding from being mere producers in the past to organizers, brand owners, and solution providers, and a number of enterprises with global competitiveness have emerged. In particular, practices such as promoting the high-quality development of state-owned enterprises through high-quality Party building and mixed-ownership reform have broken the dogmas and misconceptions in Western theory and demonstrated distinct Chinese characteristics. We should adhere to the Two Integrations (两个结合), and by summarizing characteristics, explaining phenomena, analyzing causes, and discovering mechanisms, distill academic categories and concepts from the positive interaction between China's economic practice and theoretical exploration and from China's excellent traditional culture, provide analytical frameworks with greater explanatory power, produce original theoretical achievements grounded in Chinese history, interpreting Chinese practice, and answering Chinese questions, and improve and perfect the modern enterprise system with Chinese characteristics.
Adhere to openness and inclusiveness and solve common problems in cross-border operations. As China increasingly steps onto the center of the world stage, Chinese enterprises are increasingly turning their attention to overseas markets in search of greater development space. At the same time, changes unseen in a century are accelerating, the trend of anti-globalization is rising, and enterprises face multiple challenges in cross-border operations. Chinese enterprises are following the general trend of economic globalization, unswervingly and steadfastly (坚定不移, jian ding bu yi - "firm, steady, not, move") helping to develop an open economy, promoting cross-cultural management and localized operations, strengthening cross-border management of overseas factories and R&D centers, and promoting the formation of a cross-border operation system with Chinese characteristics. Summarizing management strategies and management models that fit the reality of Chinese enterprises going abroad or expanding into international markets (走出去, zou chu qu - "walk, go, out, go") can better seize the unprecedented strategic opportunity period facing Chinese enterprises going global, effectively resolve the risks and challenges encountered in going abroad, and provide Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions for the innovative development of business administration studies under the conditions of economic globalization.
Adhere to giving back to society and actively fulfill social responsibilities. In recent years, China has promoted the integration of the concept of corporate social responsibility into the entire process of production and operation, guided enterprises to give back to society, and supported enterprises in actively contributing to such causes as comprehensive rural revitalization and social welfare. According to the "China Private Enterprise Social Responsibility Report (2025)" released by the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, as of the end of 2024, a total of 235,100 private enterprises nationwide had participated in the "Ten-Thousand Enterprises Assisting Ten-Thousand Villages" campaign, with industrial investment reaching 1.23 trillion yuan, benefiting 161,900 villages. Profoundly exploring the important value of concepts such as enriching the people and improving their well-being (富民厚生, fu min hou sheng - "enrich, people, abundant, life") and balancing righteousness and profit (义利兼顾, yi li jian gu - "righteousness, profit, both, consider") in China's excellent traditional culture, and actively disseminating the concepts and experience of Chinese enterprises in fulfilling social responsibilities, can calibrate the value orientation of Chinese business administration studies and promote the more and more equitable sharing of development achievements among all the people.
Grasp technological change and open up space for theoretical innovation. At present, a new generation of digital technologies represented by artificial intelligence, quantum information, the Internet of Things, and blockchain is accelerating breakthroughs, driving profound changes in the organizational structures and operational modes of enterprises and giving rise to a series of new management issues. Chinese enterprises have keenly seized the opportunities of technological change, carefully studied and formulated their technology strategies, market strategies, and business strategies in accordance with their actual conditions and market needs, accelerated their own transformation and upgrading, actively explored enterprise management innovation in the era of the digital economy, continuously enhanced their R&D capabilities and capabilities for transforming and applying achievements, and built a number of international brands with global influence. Paying close attention to the profound impact of digital technology and the development of the digital economy on enterprise management, and directly confronting the challenges of new technologies to promote theoretical innovation, can lead and promote management innovation in Chinese enterprises under new technological conditions and make contributions to the innovative development of business administration studies.
Focusing on major issues to advance the construction of an independent knowledge system for Chinese business administration studies
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "Problems are the voice of the times, and answering and guiding the solution of problems is the fundamental task of theory." On the basis of grasping the direction, taking major theoretical and practical problems as entry points to provide scientific explanations and produce more influential and persuasive research results is an inherent or obvious meaning within a topic (题中应有之义, ti zhong ying you zhi yi - "topic, inside, should, have, of, meaning") of promoting the construction of an independent knowledge system for Chinese business administration studies.
Deepen research and interpretation of the modern enterprise system with Chinese characteristics. The modern enterprise system with Chinese characteristics is an important component of the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics. It possesses the common features of modern enterprise systems in various countries, and also has Chinese characteristics based on national conditions such as China's market system, institutional environment, and traditional social culture. It is of great significance for enhancing the governance capacity of modern enterprises. By grasping both the general theory and practice of modern enterprise systems and how the modern enterprise system with Chinese characteristics leverages the institutional advantages of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and by conducting in-depth theoretical and systematic interpretation around such dimensions as leadership systems, ownership structures, corporate governance, and enterprise innovation, we can achieve innovation in management theory and management models and effectively guide the management practice of Chinese enterprises.
Deepen research and interpretation of strengthening the role of enterprises as the main body of innovation. Enterprises are the main body of innovation. At present, China is promoting high-quality development with scientific and technological innovation as support, and cultivating and developing new quality productive forces. By improving the scientific management level of enterprises and guiding them to scientifically formulate strategies and plans that integrate into and serve high-quality development, we can build new competitive advantages. Conducting research on such issues as how to enable enterprises to better adapt to new market competition through management innovation and how to use new technologies to support enterprise decision-making and management so as to improve efficiency and effectiveness will enable enterprises to continuously grow and strengthen themselves while firmly grasping the initiative in development.
Deepen theoretical exploration in business administration studies on how the integration of technology and culture gives rise to market innovation. Culture possesses a deeper power and can inject lasting momentum into management innovation. Unlike Western business administration theory, which treats culture as a tool of efficiency and takes Western cultural dimensions as the universal benchmark, Chinese enterprises are actively exploring new business forms that use digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality to activate the resources of China's excellent traditional culture and use cultural innovation to feed back into industrial upgrading. Research can be deepened around such topics as the institutionalized paths for integrating the concepts of China's excellent traditional culture into enterprise strategic management and organizational culture, management paradigms for cultivating national brands and cross-cultural communication, the organizational forms and value creation logic of cultural and creative industries driven by artificial intelligence, and cross-cultural management theories compatible with multiple civilizations in global business scenarios, so as to form original business administration theories that possess both Chinese style and the capacity for international dialogue.
(The authors are respectively the President of Zhejiang Gongshang University and a Professor at the University of International Business and Economics)
Return to TopGeneral Secretary Xi Jinping has stressed, "We must do a good job in the article on sci-tech finance, guiding financial capital to invest early, invest small, invest long-term, and invest in hard technology." As an important engine for cultivating and developing new quality productive forces, the growth and expansion of artificial intelligence cannot be separated from the support of capital, and it is necessary to guide the living water of finance to provide targeted and effective support (精准滴灌, jing zhun di guan - "precise, drip, irrigate") to artificial intelligence. The artificial intelligence industry has the characteristics of light assets, high investment, long cycles, and high risk, which differ significantly from the financial service needs of traditional industries. Research and development of large AI models and high-end chips, as well as optimization of core algorithms, often require long-term, high-intensity investment, and it is difficult to generate stable cash flow in the short term. Relying solely on enterprises' own funds and short-term working capital loans makes it difficult to support innovation breakthroughs. At present, the financial system still has some structural problems, such as mismatched credit models, insufficient supply of long-term patient capital, and inadequate empowerment by the multi-level capital market, making it difficult to fully adapt to the development needs of the artificial intelligence industry. To guide the living water of finance to provide targeted and effective support to artificial intelligence, it is necessary to focus on the innovation needs of the entire chain of the artificial intelligence industry, deepen financial supply-side structural reform, and build a full-cycle financial service system led by patient capital, carried by diversified products, supported by a multi-level market, and guaranteed by a risk-sharing mechanism. Specifically, it is necessary to develop and expand long-term capital, leverage the role of government funds in leveraging, and create a good ecosystem for cultivating patient capital; innovate financial products to provide artificial intelligence enterprises with one-stop comprehensive financial services such as equity investment, credit extension, and bond financing; broaden direct financing channels and optimize the financing structure of enterprises; and improve the risk-sharing mechanism, ensuring both safety and vitality.
——Excerpted from the August 4, 2026 issue of Economic Daily, author: Yin Chengdong, original title: "Guide the Living Water of Finance to Provide Targeted and Effective Support to Artificial Intelligence"
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Planning and building the "six networks" is a major deployment for the opening year of the 15th Five-Year Plan. It can both stabilize investment and expand domestic demand, and is moreover a powerful lever for increasing momentum, improving efficiency, benefiting people's livelihoods, and ensuring security. Relevant ministries and commissions have convened the "six networks" major project coordination and advancement mechanism meeting and the "six-network coordination" coordinated advancement work meeting, promoting the "six networks" construction toward "multi-network coordination, hardware-software coordination, and scenario coordination."
"Unlike traditional infrastructure development thinking, this national key deployment of the 'six networks' is not merely about 'each forming its own network,' but rather about elevating to 'six-network coordination,'" said Xiao Hongwei, director and researcher of the Policy Simulation Laboratory of the Economic Forecasting Department of the National Information Center under the National Development and Reform Commission.
Yang Yiyong, deputy director of the National Technical Committee for Service Standardization, believes that "six-network coordination" is by no means "piecing together" physical facilities, but rather achieving deep coordination, two-way empowerment, forming an efficient, intensive, and safe closed-loop operating system, and enabling infrastructure to achieve "systemic upgrading."
"Different infrastructure networks are like the respiratory, nervous, and circulatory functional systems in the human body. They must both have clear division of labor, each person performing their own duties (各司其职, ge si qi zhi - "each, undertake, its, duty"), and also converge, integrate, and operate in coordination." This is how Li Chao, spokesperson for the National Development and Reform Commission, put it in an analogy. How are the "six networks" to be built, and how are they to function? Reporters went to the front lines of industry to find answers in smart factories.
"Six-network coordination" supports the efficient operation of smart factories
At the Balitai Industrial Park in Jinnan District, Tianjin, the Haier Tianjin Washing Machine Factory, which was completed and put into operation in 2019, is running at full capacity, with products currently exported to 78 countries and regions. In this smart factory, a steel plate "transforms" into a washing machine in just 38 minutes, a washing machine inner drum is produced every 20 seconds on average, and 17 washing machines come off the line every minute on average. The factory has achieved flexible production and mass customization, with a single production line capable of producing 320 models of washing machines and completing 21 process changes within 30 seconds.
Zhang He, head of the factory's engineering technology platform, told reporters that here, the computing power network endows the factory with an "AI (artificial intelligence) smart brain," shifting production decision-making from experience-driven to data-driven; the new-generation communications network enables this 5G factory to possess more than a hundred IoT technologies such as "AI+5G," with 15 5G smart manufacturing application scenarios already implemented; the new-type power grid provides stable support and is also a key link in reducing energy cost; and materials, from entering the factory, to becoming products, to being delivered to consumers, all depend on the efficient operation of the logistics network; the invisible water network and urban underground pipeline network are the networks that "underpin" the factory — the water network has been upgraded from the past "one-way flow" to "recycled use," enabling the factory to achieve 54% water savings, and the urban underground pipeline network has been upgraded from "passive maintenance" to "proactive early warning," enabling the factory to achieve visualized management.
Thousands of kilometers away, in the Wanqingsha Integrated Circuit Industrial Park in Nansha District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, a similar story is unfolding. Six or seven years ago, this area was still stretches of banana fields and sugarcane fields, but today it has been built into a vehicle-grade third-generation semiconductor industry cluster.
In the dust-free workshop of Guangdong Xinyueneng Semiconductor Co., Ltd., the intelligent production line can achieve full-process digital control from raw materials to finished products. R&D, production, quality inspection, and other links are connected across the entire chain, and artificial intelligence can perform in-depth analysis of production data in real time, optimizing processes and improving yield rates and traceability efficiency.
Xiao Guowei, founder and chairman of the company, told reporters that integrated circuits belong to high-end manufacturing and place high demands on all types of infrastructure. Making data "run" both fast and stably requires the support of the new-generation communications network. Across the entire Nansha district, nearly 9,000 5G base stations have been built, seven major industrial parks including Wanqingsha have completed 5G-A network upgrades, 10-gigabit optical networks cover major industrial sectors, and equipment-to-equipment and production-line-to-production-line real-time interconnection has been achieved. For semiconductor manufacturing, stable and high-quality electricity is the "lifeline." To this end, the Wanqingsha park has built a dedicated power utility tunnel, with multiple 110 kV and 220 kV high-voltage lines running directly from the underground integrated utility tunnel to the park, providing stable and sufficient power guarantees for enterprises in the park.
The logistics network is also one of Nansha's unique advantages. The Nansha line of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor, adjacent to the park, has been completed and opened to traffic, and the Phase IV terminal of Guangzhou Port has passed overall completion acceptance, making upstream and downstream industrial chain coordination more efficient, even enabling "direct shipment upon leaving the production line."
Data interconnection unleashes integrated synergy
"For smart manufacturing, factories need to break the boundaries of water, electricity, computing, communications, pipelines, and logistics, achieving data interconnection, resource mutual support, dispatch coordination, and value co-creation," Yang Zijiang, deputy general manager of COSMOPlat Smart Energy, which is responsible for the Haier Tianjin factory project, told reporters. As an industrial intelligence service provider, COSMOPlat currently has more than 9,600 cumulative paying customers.
It is not only necessary to build the "six networks," but even more so to make them work in coordination. Each of the "six networks" has corresponding hardware facilities. Without an overall plan for coordinated networking, problems such as "trench roads" and "spider webs" would arise.
In the early stage of the Haier Tianjin factory's construction, the company already proposed the hope of unified planning of a complete infrastructure network, unified pipeline routing, and optimized construction sequencing. With the coordinated advancement of the Balitai Industrial Park and relevant government departments, the "six networks" smoothly support the operation of enterprises in the park such as the Haier Tianjin factory. "Since the factory took root in 2019, cumulative production orders have grown by more than 400% and output value has grown by more than 350%, with infrastructure providing key support," Yang Zijiang said.
Yang Zijiang explained that the coordination of the "six networks" lies in data connectivity. For example, building a data middle platform that standardizes and integrates all data from the computing power network, communications network, power grid, logistics network, water network, and underground pipeline network, allowing data from different infrastructure networks to "talk" on one platform and achieve coordinated decision-making.
Xiao Guowei said that a factory is precisely the "convergence point" of water, electricity, computing, communications, pipelines, and logistics. The "six networks" are all crucial and indispensable, and at the same time require coordinated innovation to unleash enormous integrated synergy. "'Six-network coordination' applied to production scenarios requires coordinating the energy flow, data flow, and material flow, so that infrastructure investment can be transformed into development quality that enterprises can perceive," Xiao Guowei said.
Breaking through barriers to achieve systemic coordination
When the "six networks" undergo single-point upgrading and coordinated integration, and finally converge to weave the "grand network" of the infrastructure system, the innovation opportunities and development momentum thus unleashed will be even more exciting.
Yang Yiyong said that the computing power network can be seen as the "brain," the communications network as the "nerves," the new-type power grid and water network as the "blood vessels," the urban underground pipeline network as the "meridians," and the logistics network as the "hands and feet," with each network having a clear role and each person performing their own duties. At the same time, the networks can form a two-way feedback coordination model, ultimately building a full-chain system of digital drive, energy security, spatial support, and physical circulation.
"The key at the policy level is to break down departmental barriers and establish a cross-departmental overall coordination mechanism; the key at the technical level is to accelerate the formulation of cross-network data interface standards and interconnection specifications, and build a 'one map' perception and dispatch system; the focus at the industrial level is to innovate business models." Xiao Hongwei believes that traditional infrastructure tends to advance along a single line, whereas the deeper intent of the "six networks" lies in breaking through industry barriers and unblocking data and dispatch bottlenecks, with the key being to achieve systemic coordination from the policy, technical, and industrial dimensions.
Chen Xiaobo, director of the Transportation Economics and Industry Research Center of the Comprehensive Transport Research Institute under the National Development and Reform Commission, said that although the scale of China's comprehensive transportation, water conservancy, communications, energy, and other types of infrastructure ranks among the top globally, there are still shortcomings in the spatial layout, supply structure, service functions, and system integration of infrastructure networks. He suggested that at the policy level, overall planning, construction, and integrated integration should be strengthened, and coordination mechanisms for major infrastructure construction should be improved; at the technical level, interconnection of construction and operation information should be strengthened, promoting the realization of "one map for construction" and "one platform for operation" for all types of infrastructure; at the industrial level, the supporting and leading function of the "six networks" for the construction of the modern industrial system should be better leveraged, precisely connecting with and deeply embedding into industrial and supply chains.
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Relevant departments coordinate the advancement of "six networks" major projects
(People's Daily, Beijing, September 3) (Reporter Liu Zhiqiang) The National Development and Reform Commission recently convened the "six networks" major project coordination and advancement mechanism meeting to study and improve the government-bank-enterprise cooperation mechanism and project library construction.
The meeting specifically studied promoting all lead departments and localities to accelerate the construction of the "six networks" project library, strengthening information sharing with financial institutions to achieve efficient "investment-loan linkage"; accelerating the sorting out of a batch of attractive engineering projects for public promotion to society, encouraging the participation of diverse entities; better leveraging the leveraging role of government investment, while simultaneously improving price and fee formation mechanisms and supporting policies, promoting business model innovation, and forming a joint force to advance the construction of the "six networks."
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Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has attached great importance to energy work, issuing a series of important instructions and directives on advancing energy development, creatively putting forward the new energy security strategy of "Four Revolutions, One Cooperation," and making major deployments to accelerate the planning and construction of a new energy system and build a strong energy nation, charting the course for energy development in the new era. The "15th Five-Year Plan for Building a New Energy System" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan") was released not long ago. China Energy Engineering Group has deeply grasped the core essence and practical requirements of the Plan, fully leveraged its advantages in whole-industry-chain integration, and transformed the planning blueprint into vivid practice in serving the building of a strong energy nation.
Grasp the essence of the Plan, and strengthen confidence in development through deepening understanding of the underlying laws
Energy security is being comprehensively deepened toward building an intrinsically safe system. China's energy infrastructure network, spanning east and west, running through north and south, and connecting overseas, has effectively met rapidly growing energy demand. Energy supply is sufficient in quantity and stable in price, and the resilience of supply security continues to strengthen. The Plan adheres to the premise of safety and sufficiency, intensifies the construction of new energy infrastructure, enhances the capacity for energy security risk management and control, and builds a strong and resilient energy security guarantee system.
The green transformation of energy is being comprehensively upgraded through coordinated efforts on both the supply and demand sides. The "green content" and "gold content" of economic and social development have risen in tandem, making major contributions to the global low-carbon transition. The Plan specifies systematic policy measures on both the supply and demand sides, implements a decade-long doubling action for non-fossil energy, strengthens energy conservation and carbon reduction on the consumption side, and actively cultivates new scenarios and new business forms for energy consumption.
Innovation in energy science and technology is advancing comprehensively toward self-reliance and strength. A number of major national heavy equipment projects have been completed and put into operation. Energy technology and equipment have achieved a tremendous leap from following and running alongside to leading the field, and the level of independent and controllable energy industry chains has steadily improved. The Plan focuses on the frontiers of world energy science and technology, strengthens technological breakthroughs and equipment research and development in key areas, makes forward-looking arrangements for future energy technologies, and deeply implements the "Artificial Intelligence +" energy action.
The energy governance system is being comprehensively expanded toward coordination and efficiency. China has continued to deepen reform of the energy systems and mechanisms, initially established a national unified electricity market system, and the vitality of high-quality energy development continues to strengthen. The Plan adheres to comprehensively deepening reform, builds a national unified energy market system, improves the energy pricing mechanism, perfects energy governance institutions, and makes every effort to remove the bottlenecks and obstacles in building the new energy system.
International energy cooperation is being comprehensively expanded toward a multi-dimensional and diversified pattern. China actively participates in global energy governance, pragmatically carries out international energy cooperation, and has achieved energy security under open conditions. The Plan adheres to win-win cooperation, actively expands space for green cooperation and outbound investment, and contributes Chinese solutions to global energy governance.
Based on its main responsibilities and core business, forging key support in serving major national strategies
Through its long-term practice of serving the national energy strategy, China Energy Engineering Group has gradually developed distinctive capabilities in five areas, providing solid support for implementing the deployments of the Plan.
It has forged advantages in planning, design, and consulting in serving major strategies. It has successively undertaken research on major plans for energy, electricity, and other fields under the 13th, 14th, and 15th Five-Year Plans, as well as special research on energy cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, and has built and operated the power industry planning research and monitoring and early warning center, as well as big data platforms for new energy storage and offshore wind power.
It has consolidated its integrated service advantages in building a whole-industry-chain system. It possesses a complete industry chain covering planning, consulting, design, investment, construction, operation, and maintenance, and has explored and formed business models such as the integration of wind, solar, thermal, hydro, and storage, the integration of source, grid, load, and storage, and the integration of investment, construction, and operation, empowering the overall building of a strong energy nation with the holistic efficiency of the industry chain.
It has built innovation source advantages in promoting self-reliance and strength in science and technology. It has established a multi-level innovation platform system covering academician and expert workstations, national and provincial-level research institutions, and overseas R&D centers, and has fully mastered complete sets of technologies and standards and specifications including ultra-supercritical double reheat power generation, million-kilowatt hydroelectric generating units, conventional islands for third- and fourth-generation nuclear power, high-voltage AC/DC transmission, and multi-terminal flexible DC transmission.
It has cultivated green development advantages in deepening cross-border integration. Centering on "Energy +" and "Green Low-Carbon +," it has proposed solutions for integrated energy development, actively explored new business forms integrating future urban energy networks, transportation networks, digital networks, and water networks, and has taken the lead in implementing a number of demonstration projects in areas such as transportation-energy integration, digital-energy integration, construction-energy integration, and production-energy integration.
It has expanded international cooperation advantages in serving the overall national diplomacy landscape. Its business covers more than 140 countries and regions, and it has built a number of world-renowned Chinese power plants, Chinese dams, and Chinese grids. It has taken the lead in establishing the "Four New" alliance of new energy, new infrastructure, new equipment, and new materials, as well as a number of industry alliances.
Shouldering the mission and responsibility of a central state-owned enterprise, contributing strength to the building of a strong energy nation
On the new journey of the new era, China Energy Engineering Group will resolutely implement the deployments of the Plan, anchor on the strategic goal of becoming a respectable world-class infrastructure group for energy, electric power, and water conservancy, uphold fundamental principles and break new ground, and work with practical responsibility, striving to be the main force and vanguard in building a strong energy nation.
Ensuring the implementation of the strategy with high-quality Party building. It will regard the implementation of the Plan as a concrete action in practicing the Two Upholds (两个维护), and integrate the Party's leadership into all aspects of corporate governance. It will lead high-quality development with a correct view of performance, and assist in building a strong energy nation with solid work and tangible results. It will clarify the company's "1358" strategic path, ensuring that corporate development resonating in sync with (同频共振, tong pin gong zhen - "same frequency, resonate together") and moves in the same direction as the national plan.
Serving major national strategies with high-quality project construction. It will advance national major projects such as the Yashang hydropower project and the new navigation channel for the Three Gorges to high standards, innovatively create integrated development solutions such as the electrified canal, electrified Dongting Lake, and electrified Yangtze River, and fully support the construction of new energy bases in the Gobi and other desert areas and inter-provincial and inter-regional power transmission channels.
Forging new quality productive forces through breakthroughs in core technologies. Relying on major national projects, it will intensify efforts to tackle key technological bottlenecks in the energy sector, make breakthroughs in key technologies in areas such as new energy storage, integrated hydrogen energy, and computing-power coordination, advance original innovation, integrated innovation, and open innovation in a coordinated manner, and accelerate engineering transformation, commercial transformation, and industrial transformation.
Cultivating new growth poles for high-quality development through green and intelligent integration. Focusing on advantageous areas such as renewable energy power generation, new energy storage, green hydrogen-ammonia-methanol, and the integration of transportation-energy, water-energy, and construction-energy, it will build a number of green low-carbon demonstration projects and polish its green credentials. It will strengthen the "Rongguang" large model with Energy China characteristics and innovate integrated solutions for computing-power coordination.
Stimulating endogenous momentum through reform of systems and mechanisms. It will accelerate the building of production relations compatible with the construction of a strong energy nation, consolidate the achievements of state-owned enterprise reform, and continuously enhance corporate governance efficiency. It will comprehensively optimize the layout of the entire industry chain covering scientific and technological R&D, planning and consulting, survey and design, engineering construction, investment and operation, industrial manufacturing, and commissioning and maintenance, and accelerate the cultivation of a number of leading backbone enterprises with strong core functions, optimal resource allocation, and high support capacity.
Promoting the construction of a new power system with integrated advantages. It will fully leverage the integrated advantages of the whole industry chain, strengthen the "Four New" alliance of new energy, new infrastructure, new equipment, and new materials, and build an industrial ecosystem with close collaboration among planning and design, technology R&D, equipment manufacturing, engineering construction, and operation services. It will support the optimization of energy consumption patterns and structural adjustment across the entire chain, and extend green energy consumption solutions to high-energy-consuming industries.
Expanding space for international cooperation by deepening the Belt and Road Initiative. It will deepen its presence in key regional markets and build benchmark energy cooperation projects in areas such as large gas turbines, hydropower, new energy, new energy storage, hydrogen energy, and ultra-high-voltage power grids. Following the path of going out, going in, and integrating in, it will share China Energy Engineering Group's mature experience and advanced technologies, standards, equipment, and services with the world. It will actively participate in the formulation of international standards in the energy sector and enhance the international discourse power of Chinese energy technology.
The new journey inspires people to strive forward, and the new mission carries heavy responsibility. China Energy Engineering Group will always bear in mind the "greatest concerns of the nation," transform the advantages of whole-industry-chain integration into tangible results in serving the implementation of the Plan, bravely shoulder its mission in building the new energy system, and make new and greater contributions to writing a new chapter in building a strong energy nation.
(The author is Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Energy Engineering Group Co., Ltd.)
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 3) (Reporter Li Xinping) The reporter learned from China Railway Xi'an Group Co., Ltd.: Since the beginning of this year, the number of China-Europe Railway Express (Xi'an) trains dispatched has exceeded 4,000, nearly a week earlier than last year, with freight volume continuing to maintain high-level operation. Here, on average, a train departs or arrives every 80 minutes. This "steel camel caravan" traversing the Eurasian continent (驰骋亚欧, chi chen ya ou - "gallop, Asia, Europe"), relying on a diversified corridor matrix, on the one hand delivers "Made in China" products to all parts of the world, and on the other hand brings quality global goods into the domestic market.
Overseas corridors are more diversified. According to statistics, since the beginning of this year, the number of trains passing through the southern corridor of the China-Europe Railway Express has exceeded 600, a year-on-year increase of 82%, of which trains dispatched from Xi'an account for more than half. Xi'an has formed a full-timetable train operation model of "six departures and three returns" per week, with the fastest transit from Xi'an to Duisburg taking 12 days, a time saving of 70% compared with sea freight, and a transport cost of only one-fifth of air freight. Laden outbound and laden inbound, balanced in both directions. From January to July, the proportion of return trains on the China-Europe Railway Express (Xi'an) has reached 55.9%, and the balanced pattern of "laden outbound and laden inbound" in both directions continues to be consolidated.
Return to TopOn September 2, at the thousand-mu rapeseed planting base in Tangzhuang Village, Hongshui Town, Minle County, Zhangye, Gansu, agricultural machinery was carrying out rush harvesting of rapeseed in the fields. Relying on its favorable sunlight resources and locational advantages, the locality is vigorously developing the seed production industry, actively introducing new varieties and new technologies, and promoting the "leading enterprise + base + farming household" business model, with notably improved returns.
Photo by Wang Xiaojing (Image China)
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 3) (Reporter Ouyang Jie) The reporter learned from the Air Cargo Branch of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing that since the beginning of this year, China's international air cargo network has continued to be densely woven. In the first eight months, a total of 115 new international air cargo routes were opened nationwide, with the weekly number of round-trip flights increasing by 292. Among them, in August, a total of 11 new international air cargo routes were opened nationwide,with the weekly number of round-trip flights increasing by 34.
From the perspective of route structure, in the first eight months,among the newly opened routes,there were 57 Asian routes,41 European routes,13 North American routes,3 African routes,and 1 South American route. From the perspective of cargo structure,the cargo mainly consists of cross-border e-commerce goods,high-end manufacturing goods,high-value-added goods,electronic products,automotive parts,and the like.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王明峰
Early in the morning, in the Wangcang Economic Development Zone of Sichuan, the standardized production workshop of Yong'an Guanghuan Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. is a scene of bustling activity. Retired photovoltaic panels are "fed" in one by one from the material inlet, and in less than a minute, they are automatically and finely disassembled into seven types of recycled materials, becoming "urban mines" and achieving green, circular recycling and reuse.
Inside the workshop, an automated production line operates around the clock, disassembling 1,700 pieces, or 50 tons, of retired photovoltaic modules every day. The controller displays various parameters, no dust is visible on the floor, incoming materials are neatly stacked, the disassembly process is fully enclosed, and outgoing materials are sorted, classified, and packaged in an orderly manner. Sun Tongyong, the workshop's material supervisor, introduced that the current raw materials mainly come from Ganzi, Aba, Liangshan and other places in Sichuan, as well as other western provinces. The disassembled aluminum alloy frames are sold directly to a recycled aluminum plant in Qujing, Yunnan, for smelting; the laminated components are pyrolyzed by self-developed equipment into glass fragments, solder ribbons, battery cells, and other materials — the glass fragments are sold to Deyang, Sichuan, and Chongqing for processing into recycled glass, the solder ribbons are sold to Chenzhou, Hunan, to extract recycled copper, recycled tin, and recycled silver, and the battery cells are sold to Shangrao, Jiangxi, to extract recycled silver and recycled silicon; the junction boxes removed during disassembly can yield recyclable copper wire, which is sold to Baoding, Hebei, for processing into recycled copper wire. The equipment's removal rate for organic adhesive film can reach over 99%, the comprehensive material recovery rate exceeds 96%, and the output value per ton can reach 5,000 yuan, making it something highly sought after (香饽饽, xiang bo bo - "fragrant, dough ball") in the circular utilization of renewable resources.
Wangcang County promoted photovoltaic applications at an early stage, and its installed photovoltaic capacity has continued to expand. Photovoltaic facilities have been widely deployed in scenarios such as industrial parks, factory rooftops, public buildings, and residential housing. As some photovoltaic modules gradually enter their retirement cycle, standardized disposal and resource-based utilization have become key issues for the sustainable development of the industry. Yang Chaofei, deputy director of the Wangcang Economic Development Zone Management Committee, introduced that the locality adheres to a problem-oriented approach and forward-looking planning, treating photovoltaic recycling and circular utilization as an important measure for cultivating new quality productive forces and promoting green transformation. It is targeting the new track of downstream photovoltaic industry utilization, striving to build a development system featuring leading technology, enterprise clustering, and a fully closed loop, supporting the high-quality development of the photovoltaic industry through end-of-life circular utilization.
East-West collaboration empowers the implementation of industrial projects, and project construction consolidates the foundation for development. In December 2023, relying on the East-West collaboration mechanism with Xiaoshan District of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Wangcang County successfully introduced a circular utilization industrial park project for retired photovoltaic modules with an annual processing capacity of 200,000 tons. The project has a total investment of 310 million yuan and is being advanced in two phases: Phase I, with an investment of 50 million yuan, has built 10,000 square meters of standardized workshops and 2 automated disassembly lines, which have already been put into operation and achieved their intended results; Phase II plans an investment of 260 million yuan, adding disassembly production lines and supporting deep-processing production lines for recycled aluminum, recycled copper, and recycled silver. Upon full completion, it will become a photovoltaic circular utilization industrial base with a complete chain, forming a complete industrial ecosystem integrating collection, disassembly, purification, and deep processing.
The industrial clustering effect is accelerating, and the development capacity of the park continues to improve. Yang Chaofei introduced that the industrial park, led by leading enterprises, is continuously advancing the extension, supplementation, and strengthening of the industrial chain. It is actively laying out upstream and downstream supporting enterprises for retired photovoltaic panel recycling, disassembly and classification, and recycled material processing, forming an industrial pattern of "one core leading, multiple enterprises collaborating, and chain-based development."
Wangcang County is promoting the quality improvement and efficiency enhancement of the photovoltaic industry with a whole-chain mindset. Wang Yiyi, director of the Wangcang Economic Development Zone Management Committee, introduced that the county adheres to the development philosophy of "coordinating photovoltaic development with circular utilization, and giving equal weight to industrial scale and green benefits," and is accelerating the construction of Phase II of the photovoltaic circular utilization industrial park, improving supporting functions such as disassembly and classification, warehousing and logistics, and renewable resource utilization.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李凯旋
Accompanying elderly people living alone to medical consultations, assisting patients from other cities with hospitalization, picking up medications for busy office workers... In recent years, companion medical services have emerged in many places, and the "temporary family members" who provide them have been welcomed, becoming a new employment choice.
The national standard "Socialized Companion Medical Service — Basic Requirements," released recently, addresses current problems such as blurred boundaries in companion medical services and of varying quality or standards (参差不齐, can ci bu qi - "diverse, not even; uneven, varying") in service quality, establishing a service framework covering service providers, service supplies, service platforms, service personnel, service content, service procedures, service evaluation and improvement, and other aspects.
Why is companion medical service needed? How do companion medical escorts develop their professional skills? What are the "growing pains" of the companion medical industry?
Demand for companion medical services is continuously increasing, and the client base is also changing
"Please have a seat, I'll go check the queue number situation." Inside West China Hospital of Sichuan University, companion medical escort Yu Qiong helped patient Aunt Deng sit down, then quickly walked toward the triage desk.
Yu Qiong comes from Fuling, Chongqing, is 50 years old this year, and has been in the profession for more than two years. "I originally worked in finance, and I'm fairly meticulous and careful," Yu Qiong said. Earlier, a relative started a business in the companion medical industry and invited Yu Qiong to join, but what truly made her decide to enter the field was the experience of accompanying her father to see a doctor.
A few years ago, Yu Qiong brought her father, who had lung discomfort, to West China Hospital for treatment. The sprawling campus was like a maze — buildings and departments had to be located by repeatedly checking the directional signs; her father also did not know how to use the check-in and printing equipment. Yu Qiong accompanied him throughout, and the consultation went smoothly, but the look of clumsy and bewildered (手足无措, shou zu wu cuo - "hands, feet, no place to put") on her father's face remained etched in her memory.
"If children are not by their side, can elderly people get proper medical treatment?" Entering the hospital as a companion medical escort, Yu Qiong found that "temporary family members" actually have a real market. Many elderly people's children are busy with work and cannot accompany them; online system operations are complex and elderly people do not know how to use them; many people are unfamiliar with hospital treatment procedures; patients from other cities often have to stay for long periods because of long appointment cycles for examination items... The demand for companion medical services is continuously increasing.
"Without Xiao Yu, I really wouldn't know what to do." 72-year-old Aunt Deng said. In May 2025, she was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil. Her daughter was too busy with work to take time off, so she asked Yu Qiong to accompany her for medical treatment. Aunt Deng felt like she had grabbed a "lifeline." "What I needed most at that time was companionship and someone to rely on."
Booking appointments, preparing materials, checking in and waiting for consultation... Yu Qiong is very familiar with the medical treatment process. She checked Aunt Deng in early in the morning, leaving ample time for the elderly woman to arrive at the hospital for her appointment; through multiple hospital admissions and discharges, Yu Qiong handled all the complicated procedures single-handedly. Gradually, as long as Aunt Deng could hold Yu Qiong's hand, she felt at ease.
But Yu Qiong's work is not merely about accompanying patients and helping them "go through the procedures." In her work, she discovered that many patients actually "do not know how to see a doctor." Some patients do not know how to choose the appropriate department and doctor — registering for the wrong one wastes time at best and delays treatment at worst; others often find it difficult to accurately describe their condition when facing a doctor, even answering questions irrelevantly (答非所问, da fei suo wen - "answer, not, what, asked"). "Take pain as an example — throbbing pain, stabbing pain, dull pain. The more specific the patient's description, the more precise the doctor's diagnosis," Yu Qiong said.
At work, Yu Qiong's backpack always contains thick file folders. She prints out all the patient's existing examination and test results, marking abnormal indicators in red; she prepares in advance a checklist of accurate symptom descriptions, questions the patient wants to ask the doctor, and matters she believes should be followed up on. When entering the consultation room, as the doctor communicates with the patient, Yu Qiong checks against the list, filling in gaps and correcting omissions (查漏补缺, cha lou bu que - "check, leaks, fill, gaps"). "The help of a companion medical escort can make the doctor's consultation more efficient and help patients get more accurate diagnoses."
In recent years, the client base for companion medical services has also been quietly changing. The "silver-haired generation" remains the key group, but Yu Qiong's client list now also includes many younger faces: office workers pressed for time, students who are "afraid of going to the hospital"... Beyond companion services, service items such as proxy consultations and proxy medication pickup have also become common. "In the future, booking a companion medical escort may become as common as ordering takeout or hiring a housekeeper," Yu Qiong said.
Companion medical work is not just "running errands and showing the way" — it requires more solid accumulation
Chengdu, Sichuan, has abundant medical resources, providing fertile soil for the development of the companion medical market and giving young people a new employment choice. Post-95s companion medical escort Fu Shuoyao graduated with a nursing major and previously worked in a medical institution. "My professional abilities match the field, and emerging industries are more attractive."
But after formally taking orders, Fu Shuoyao found that this job is not easy.
In recent months, she has been busy accompanying patient Mr. Yang for medical treatment. Mr. Yang does business in another city and returned to Chengdu for medical treatment during a break. Because he is busy with work and has a tight schedule, his requirement was just one word: fast.
How to make the medical visit fast? There is plenty of preparation involved. First, "draw a map" in your mind: you need to be familiar with the internal environments of Chengdu's major hospitals so patients do not "take detours." You also need to work out a "timetable," estimating queue call times and reasonably planning the order of various examinations and tests. Fu Shuoyao spent a great deal of effort studying route planning. Under her coordination, Mr. Yang was always able to complete his medical visits quickly.
Fu Shuoyao never forgets to observe details at work. She likes to chat with patients — "besides easing their emotions, it's also to understand their living and physical conditions and discover health problems that might be overlooked." It was precisely during casual conversation that Mr. Yang mentioned he occasionally had nosebleeds and coughed up blood, which alerted Fu Shuoyao.
"Minor illnesses are often ignored, and they often drag on into serious illnesses." Under Fu Shuoyao's persuasion, Mr. Yang took the matter seriously. After a series of examinations, he was diagnosed with a bronchial lesion and was admitted to the hospital in time for treatment.
Only with sufficient medical knowledge can one perceive the big picture from small details (见微知著, jian wei zhi zhu - "see, tiny, know, significant") during companion medical service. Outside of work, Fu Shuoyao has not relaxed her studies. "But when patients ask us for judgments about their conditions, we absolutely do not say more than we should," she said, changing the subject. Because they do not have medical qualifications, companion medical escorts cannot perform diagnostic or treatment acts. "Getting that balance right is what truly helps patients," Fu Shuoyao said.
Many companion medical escorts focus their studies on the policy side. By thoroughly researching national medical insurance policies, they can assist patients in completing medical insurance reimbursement more efficiently and enjoying policy benefits. The treatment rules of major hospitals vary; making good use of policies such as green channels and follow-up appointments with additional registration can also save patients time and energy. "There are many details that can improve service quality, and they are worth devoting oneself to intensive study or research (潜心钻研, qian xin zuan yan - "submerge, heart, drill, study")," Fu Shuoyao believes. "Companion medical service is by no means as simple as running errands and showing the way."
Not long ago, Wang Yiqing, who works in the insurance industry in Chengdu, ordered a companion medical service for his mother, who is in her 70s. But he was not entirely at ease, so he decided to leave work early and go to the hospital to check on things.
From a distance, Wang Yiqing saw the companion medical escort helping his mother out of the outpatient building; the elderly woman's bags, large and small, were all slung over the escort's shoulders. Warmth welled up in his heart: "An excellent companion medical escort is as meticulous and patient as a family member."
"If you choose to become a companion medical escort, don't set your mind on making quick money," Fu Shuoyao said. In Chengdu, the monthly income of a companion medical escort is generally 5,000 to 6,000 yuan; "earning over 10,000 a month" requires more solid accumulation. "Seeing patients recover also makes me very happy." In her view, professional fulfillment is equally important.
Professionalization and standardization are important factors in the healthy development of companion medical services
Choosing a day when companion medical orders were relatively few, Yu Qiong came to West China Hospital to conduct on-site teaching. "Today let's go through the proxy consultation process once more." Behind her, several trainee companion medical escorts listened attentively.
During interviews, reporters found that newly entering companion medical escorts span a wide age range, from early 20s to over 50; the industry does not restrict education level or experience, and among practitioners, the majority are full-time mothers and people who switched from other industries, with most lacking professional backgrounds in medicine, nursing, or related fields.
At present, companion medical escorts have not yet been included in the national vocational qualification catalog, and at the national level there is no unified hard constraint on industry entry standards. "Controlling the quality of practitioners has always been a difficult problem," admitted Liu Tao, general manager of Orange Heart Medical Health Technology (Sichuan) Co., Ltd., which operates a companion medical platform.
In recent years, with the development of the companion medical industry, professionalization and standardization are important factors in the healthy development of companion medical services. The Chengdu Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau has actively built a relevant training curriculum system. In March 2025, Chengdu carried out a special vocational ability assessment for companion medical services, issuing the "Special Vocational Ability Certificate for Companion Medical Services" to 27 practitioners who passed the assessment. A relevant person in charge of the Chengdu Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau introduced that as of now, Chengdu has carried out 23 batches of assessments, with a total of 1,460 people taking the examinations and 918 people passing and receiving certificates.
"The special vocational ability certificate provides practitioners with proof of their skills," Liu Tao said with satisfaction. Nowadays, on major companion medical service platforms in Chengdu, requiring "holding a certificate before taking up a post" has become the norm. "In addition, before newcomers register on the platform, we also invite experienced companion medical escorts like Yu Qiong to give them practical training, and they can only take orders after passing the assessment," Liu Tao said.
"The advantage of the platform is stable order volume. In response to the long-standing problems of service guarantees and dispute handling in the companion medical industry, insurance is purchased for both clients and companion medical escorts on every order. The disadvantage is the relatively low unit price. Taking a half-day companion service as an example, if the escort acquires the client individually, the unit price is 200 yuan per order (within 4 hours); if the order is assigned by the platform, the unit price is between 80 and 120 yuan," Liu Tao said. When a companion medical escort is unfamiliar with the business or has disputes with clients, the platform will impose constraints through measures such as suspending order-taking permissions or retraining.
"There are many platforms on the market, and the quality of companion medical escorts is of varying quality or standards. By comparison, I trust companion medical escorts recommended by acquaintances more," Aunt Deng said. For companion medical escorts themselves, taking orders individually through channels such as referrals from acquaintances and promotion on social platforms often yields higher income.
At the same time, companion medical escorts also face the problem of ambiguous professional positioning. Some "scalpers" have transformed themselves, acting in an open and imposing manner (堂而皇之, tang er huang zhi - "grand, dignified, imperial, manner") as companion medical escorts to resell appointment slots, which not only causes trouble for patients and medical institutions but also affects society's trust in companion medical escorts. In April this year, Chengdu public security, in conjunction with the Jinjiang Campus of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, activated a police-hospital joint rapid response mechanism and dismantled two appointment-scalping gangs entrenched in hospitals. The resolute crackdown on the black industry chain will help the companion medical industry develop in a standardized manner.
"We are actively striving to include companion medical escorts in the vocational system and establish service standards," said the relevant person in charge of the Chengdu Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau. Helping the companion medical industry grow healthily both activates new employment space and precisely responds to people's livelihood expectations. In the future, clearer professional definitions, more complete regulatory safeguards, and more professional training systems will drive more people to enter the companion medical industry.
Return to TopBy: 邓 勇
Accompanying medical caregivers help patients with registration, queuing, and scheduling examinations, alleviating the difficulty of seeking medical treatment for some groups of people, and there is relatively large potential demand in some large cities. Accompanying medical caregivers need to master the medical treatment process, basic medical terminology, and emergency knowledge, and be able to accurately relay the patient's condition; strictly adhere to the bottom line of compliance, and resolutely refrain from reselling appointment slots or promoting the sale of drugs; possess patience and empathy, and be able to soothe patients' emotions. Adhere to the "three no principles": do not make medical decisions on behalf of patients, do not disclose patients' privacy, and do not accept medical kickbacks. At the same time, establish standardized service procedures, keep complete records throughout the process, and proactively present the service agreement and identity credentials. Personnel with a medical and nursing background, elderly care practitioners, social workers, and other groups are more suitable for engaging in the accompanying medical care industry.
Hospitals should strengthen their management of accompanying medical caregivers. Hospitals can explore establishing a mechanism of "access registration, behavior control, and public supervision": set up a unified access channel for accompanying medical caregivers, verify identity and the absence of criminal records, and issue temporary access credentials; require third-party agencies and individuals to register, and clearly prohibit soliciting business in consultation rooms and registration areas; publicly display the list of legitimate accompanying medical caregivers and complaint hotlines in the outpatient hall. At the same time, jointly with industry associations, carry out free pre-service training, and grant service marks recognized by the hospital to those who pass the assessment.
Relevant departments should intensify supervision and regulate the development of the industry. First, in accordance with the national standard "Socialized Accompanying Medical Service Basic Requirements," clarify the overall requirements for service providers, delineate the boundaries of accompanying medical services, and standardize the procedures of accompanying medical services. Second, establish a joint law enforcement mechanism involving market regulation, public security, and health departments, and investigate and punish illegal acts such as price fraud and unlicensed operation. In the long run, support accompanying medical caregivers in establishing industry associations, promote self-discipline, incorporate accompanying medical services into the vocational skill level certification system of the health service industry, carry out standardized training and certification, and promote the professionalization and standardization of the industry's development.
(The author is a professor and doctoral supervisor at the Law School of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine; compiled by Shen Shaotie, reporter of People's Daily)
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 3) (Reporter Lu Fanbing) The National Disease Control and Prevention Administration held a themed press conference on the 3rd titled "Scientific Disease Prevention for the New School Season, Safeguarding Health for the New Term." Fei Jia, Deputy Director of the Department of Health and Immunization Planning under the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration, introduced that the overall myopia rate among students nationwide in 2025 was 49.9 percent, a cumulative decrease of 3.7 percentage points compared with 2018 (53.6 percent), and has shown a continuous downward trend over the past five years.
Guo Xin, Chief Physician at the School Health Center of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, suggested that primary and secondary school students should accumulate no less than 70 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per day; continuous reading and writing should not exceed 40 minutes; for non-learning purposes, each session of screen use should not exceed 15 minutes, and total after-school screen time throughout the day should not exceed 1 hour. Parents should promptly review and follow up on the physical examination results fed back by schools each semester, and if there are abnormalities, they should promptly seek re-examination.
The press conference reported that influenza epidemic activity is fluctuating at a low level, and intestinal infectious disease epidemics are generally at a relatively low level of activity. With the arrival of the school season, affected by factors such as concentrated populations, environmental transitions, and adjustments to daily routines, the epidemic risk of common school infectious diseases such as influenza, norovirus infection, and hand, foot, and mouth disease has increased to some extent.
Cao Bin, Chief Physician in the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine at China-Japan Friendship Hospital, reminded that after influenza vaccination, it generally takes 2 to 4 weeks to produce protective antibodies, and the duration of protection lasts approximately 6 to 8 months. Moreover, the virus strains mainly covered by the influenza vaccine each year are not the same, so vaccination should be received annually. In most parts of China, the influenza epidemic season is in November; when conditions permit, vaccination should preferably be completed in September or October. For those who have not been vaccinated in time, vaccination can still be received throughout the entire influenza epidemic season, and it is especially recommended that the elderly, young children, and those with chronic underlying diseases and other high-risk groups for influenza be vaccinated as early as possible.
Regarding norovirus prevention and control, schools should implement the "one look, two ask, three measure, four trace" approach in morning and midday checks. First, look at the child's mental state and whether there are any rashes. Second, ask about symptoms that can be heard or detected, such as headache, abdominal pain, fever, or cough. Third, measure body temperature. Fourth, trace the cause of absence due to illness. When children with vomiting or diarrhea are found, they should be isolated promptly, parents should be notified to take the child for medical treatment, and registration should be completed. When multiple cases with similar symptoms appear within a short period in the same class, the local disease control institution should be reported immediately.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 3) (Reporter Sun Xiuyan) The National Healthcare Security Administration recently released the 3.0 version of the grouping scheme for payment by diagnosis-related groups and by disease score, and simultaneously issued a notice requiring the implementation of relevant work, clarifying that, in principle, regions and medical institutions implementing payment by disease type should complete the preparatory work for switching to the 3.0 version of the grouping by the end of this year, with application on the ground to be completed by the end of March 2027.
The 3.0 version scheme adjusts both the total number of disease categories and their classification. The grouping by diagnosis-related groups (DRG) includes 492 core groups and 825 subdivided groups; the core disease library for payment by disease score (DIP) includes 5,125 disease types, a reduction of nearly half compared with the 9,520 groups in version 2.0, but the proportion of covered cases has increased from 92% to 95%. The 3.0 version grouping clarifies the first batch of grassroots-level disease types, including 31 grassroots DRG groups and 127 grassroots DIP disease types.
The scheme standardizes the management mechanism for retaining and using surpluses from disease-type payment, clarifying that medical institutions may not use the disease-type payment standard as a cap for assessing departments or medical personnel, nor link it to performance distribution indicators. It requires strengthening performance assessment of the use of medical insurance funds by designated medical institutions, implementing incentives for medical institutions to retain and use surpluses from disease-type payment, with retained surplus funds usable as business income for medical institutions. Reasonable overspending caused by major policy adjustments, major infectious diseases, and other factors shall, as prescribed, be shared proportionally between the medical insurance fund and medical institutions.
In terms of optimizing the special-case individual review mechanism, the scheme clarifies that the number of special-case individual reviews in regions implementing DRG payment shall not exceed 5% of the total DRG discharged cases; for regions implementing DIP payment, the number of special-case individual reviews shall be moderately adjusted and optimized, and from 2027 may not exceed 1% of the total DIP discharged cases.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Xi'an, September 3) (Reporter Yang Hao) The 2026 National Industry Vocational Skills Competition — the Second National Women's Home Service Vocational Skills Competition opened on September 3 in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. More than 18,000 contestants from across the country are participating enthusiastically (踊跃参赛, yong yue can sai - "lively, participate in competition"), with nearly 200 contestants advancing to the finals.
The competition is jointly hosted by the All-China Women's Federation, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Commerce, and the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, under the theme "Setting benchmarks in home services, showcasing women's strength," aiming to cultivate a high-caliber women's home service talent pool and women's home service brands. Winning contestants will receive policy support such as corresponding vocational skill level upgrades. The finals feature four competition events — maternal and infant caregivers, organization and storage specialists, housekeeping service workers, and family care workers — as well as two categories of professional demeanor showcase events for home service trainers and home service managers.
Compared with the previous edition, this year's contestants show a trend toward being younger, more educated, and more professional. The average age of contestants reaching the finals is 36, and the proportion with bachelor's degrees or above has risen from 51.6% in the previous edition to 61%, with more and more young people entering the home service industry.
Return to TopOn September 2, medical staff from the Fengnan District Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Tangshan City, Hebei Province, took pulses and provided consultations for residents. That day, the Fengnan District held a traditional Chinese medicine market event at Jiuhe Park, where areas for free TCM clinics, TCM health-preservation science popularization experiences, and TCM cultural interactions were set up to offer health services to the public.
Photo by Li Xiuqing (Image China)
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 3) (Reporter Yi Shuran) The 2026 China International Welfare Expo and China International Rehabilitation Expo, hosted by the China Disabled Persons' Federation, opened on the 3rd at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, centrally showcasing the development achievements of the assistive devices industry and comprehensively advancing the integrated development of technological innovation and industrial innovation in the field of assistive devices.
This Welfare Expo attracted 504 enterprises and institutions from around the world to participate in the exhibition, displaying more than 10,000 kinds of articles, equipment, and technologies used in the daily lives of persons with disabilities and older persons with functional impairments, as well as in professional services. Numerous well-known domestic and international enterprises, including Huawei, iFlytek, BrainCo, Xiangyu Medical, and Ottobock, are all making a public appearance (悉数亮相, xi shu liang xiang - "all, number, appear, show"), and multiple universities and research institutions, including Zhejiang University, Tianjin University, the Beijing Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Research Institute, are exhibiting independently developed assistive technology achievements for persons with disabilities, with the number of exhibitors setting a new historical high.
This Expo has, for the first time, established a brain-computer interface special zone, centrally showcasing the innovative applications in the field of assistive devices for persons with disabilities of cutting-edge technologies such as wearable brain-controlled rehabilitation robotic hands, brain-controlled rehabilitation-assisted self-care systems, brain-computer interface visual reconstruction systems, and high-throughput invasive brain-computer interfaces. It has opened a major launch stage for innovative assistive device products, with 61 globally and nationally first-launched new products being released on site, covering five major scenarios: smart mobility, intelligent vision assistance, barrier-free communication, precision rehabilitation, and future elderly care, comprehensively presenting the latest breakthroughs in frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence, brain-computer interfaces, and robotics.
Since 2007, the China International Welfare Expo has been successfully held for 18 sessions, becoming a professional assistive device exhibition with important influence both domestically and internationally.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李 蕊
"Someone has collapsed! Quick, save them!" At around 7 p.m. on August 23, at a football field in Jining, Shandong, a middle-aged man suddenly fell to the ground without any warning or sign (毫无征兆, wu hao zheng zhao - "not have, sign, indication") while exercising, losing consciousness with his breathing and heartbeat stopped.
At the critical moment, a team that was training on the adjacent field rushed over upon hearing the commotion. Fortunately, all the members of this team came from the First People's Hospital of Jining.
"When we reached the patient, we found him pale, with severely cyanotic lips, dilated pupils on both sides, sluggish light reflexes, no palpable carotid pulse at all, and no rise and fall of the chest — he already showed typical signs of sudden cardiac death," said Zheng Weidong, deputy chief physician of the Department of Emergency Trauma Surgery at the First People's Hospital of Jining and a member of the team. "Every minute of delay worsens the hypoxic brain injury and sharply reduces the chance of survival — this is the most critical window, and the difference of a second can decide life or death."
Without a moment's hesitation, the team members immediately divided up the tasks and took turns performing chest compressions and rescue breathing, carrying out the entire cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedure in a standardized and coherent manner. Some kept a close watch on the patient's consciousness, pupils, and vital signs, while others dispersed the surrounding crowd to make room for the rescue. Everyone cooperated with tacit understanding, working busily without becoming disorganized (忙而不乱, mang er bu luan - "busy, but, not, chaotic"), and initiated the standardized emergency procedure without delay.
Zhang Yaqiong, the team's 120 pre-hospital emergency care worker, simultaneously urgently dispatched the hospital's emergency team. Fu Dongliang, a fellow team member who works as a pre-hospital emergency ambulance driver at the First People's Hospital of Jining, was on the night shift at the hospital at the time. Familiar with the location of the football field, he drove to the scene in less than 7 minutes. On-site condition assessment and transport preparation were seamlessly coordinated, and the patient was quickly taken to the main campus of the First People's Hospital of Jining.
After a series of rescue efforts, the patient, Chen Jun, regained spontaneous heartbeat, and the emergency interventional team then took over to perform surgery. On the morning of September 1, Chen Jun's family members, holding a silk banner of gratitude and a thank-you letter, made a special trip to the hospital to express their thanks to the medical staff who participated in the treatment.
"When I later saw the video of the rescue, I was extremely moved. They literally pulled me back from the jaws of death," Chen Jun recalled. On that day, after exercising, his vision went black and he lost consciousness; when he woke up again, he was already lying in a hospital bed. He made an appointment with the medical staff that once he recovers, he will play a friendly match with everyone. "Even if I can't get on the field, I'll cheer everyone on from the sidelines!"
Zheng Weidong reminded the public that when staying up late, being overly fatigued, or feeling unwell, one must not force oneself to engage in strenuous exercise; if symptoms such as chest tightness, chest pain, dizziness, or cold sweats occur during exercise, one should stop immediately and seek medical attention.
The First People's Hospital of Jining is a top-tier Grade III Class A hospital, and its football team of nearly 100 members comes from more than 40 departments. "For medical staff, saving lives has never been limited by time or place. Whenever there is a need, we rush forward without hesitation," Zheng Weidong said.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 3) (Reporter Kou Jiangze) The Ministry of Ecology and Environment recently issued the "National Carbon Emissions Trading Market 2025 and 2026 Annual Power Generation Industry and 2026 Annual Steel, Cement, and Aluminum Smelting Industry Allowance Total and Allocation Plan," making arrangements for the allocation scope, calculation methods, issuance, and compliance settlement of allowances for the relevant industries, further giving play to the important role of market mechanisms in controlling greenhouse gas emissions and reducing the cost of emission reduction for society as a whole.
The plan proposes that, in accordance with national greenhouse gas emission control targets and the implementation path for carbon peak and carbon neutrality, and with overall consideration of factors such as the macroeconomic situation, historical emission circumstances, market adjustment needs, and the foundation of carbon emission data management, the total allowance amount and allocation plan be formulated on a scientific basis, and gradually be coordinated and aligned with capacity replacement and output regulation policies, strengthening the carbon emission control requirements for non-compliant backward production capacity and self-owned power plants, and promoting orderly and safe carbon reduction in the industries.
At present, the national carbon emissions trading market covers four industries: power generation, steel, cement, and aluminum smelting. Each industry continues the policy intensity of historical years, implements free allocation of allowances based on carbon emission intensity control, and continuously optimizes allocation methods, laying a solid foundation (打好基础, da hao ji chu - "hit, well, foundation") for the orderly implementation in subsequent years of a carbon allowance allocation method combining free and paid allocation. For the steel, cement, and aluminum smelting industries, based on their positioning in the early stage of the expansion of coverage, the allocation methods remain unchanged from the 2025 annual plan; for the power generation industry, on the basis of a comprehensive assessment of market operation conditions and with full consideration of the actual development of the industry, the allowance benchmark values are dynamically adjusted.
The plan clarifies that the decisive role of the market in resource allocation should be fully brought into play, a fair, competitive, and open market environment should be created, and, with "rewarding the advanced and spurring on the backward" as the policy orientation, the lower the carbon emissions per unit of product, the higher the allowance surplus rate. Enterprises should be guided to deeply integrate carbon emission management into strategic planning and production and operation, support should be given to the application of green and low-carbon technologies such as energy efficiency improvement, raw material and fuel substitution, and process innovation, and society as a whole should be enabled to achieve emission reduction targets at lower cost.
The plan also clarifies that key emission units may use allowances from key emission units in their own industry or other industries to complete compliance settlement, and may also use certified voluntary emission reductions registered after the launch of the national greenhouse gas voluntary emission reduction trading market on January 22, 2024, to offset the compliance settlement of carbon emission allowances for the 2025 and 2026 annual periods.
According to the introduction, the implementation scope for the power generation industry covers enterprises included in the list of key emission units for the 2025 and 2026 annual periods of the national carbon emissions trading market, and the implementation scope for the steel, cement, and aluminum smelting industries covers enterprises included in the list of key emission units for the 2026 annual period of the national carbon emissions trading market. The types of greenhouse gases covered by the power generation, steel, and cement industries are carbon dioxide, and the aluminum smelting industry covers three types of greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, carbon tetrafluoride, and dicarbon hexafluoride.
The power generation industry covers direct greenhouse gas emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels, and the steel, cement, and aluminum smelting industries cover direct greenhouse gas emissions from the consumption of fossil fuels, industrial processes, and embodied emissions from carbon-containing products. None of the above industries covers indirect emissions caused by the consumption of electricity, heat, and the like.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 范昊天
As dusk spread across the surface of the Yangtze River, 52-year-old Wan Quan, an old hand from Hankou, drove his vehicle across the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge in Hubei.
As the "first bridge over the Yangtze River," this bridge carries the memories of several generations of people of the river city. Whenever night falls, the warm yellow lights on the bridge become a landmark sight in Wuhan's nightscape.
Wan Quan has more than 30 years of driving experience. In the past he drove a taxi; now he drives construction vehicles for a company. Frequently traveling between the two banks of the Yangtze, he has witnessed Wuhan's cross-river bridges rising abruptly from the ground (拔地而起, ba di er qi - "pull, from, ground, rise") one after another, and has also felt deeply the changes in the lighting on these bridges.
Finding a balance between preserving the classic landscape appearance and achieving green, smart, and energy-efficient lighting
"In the early years, the lighting on the bridge was relatively dim, with low brightness and small coverage. Every time I drove at night, I had to be especially careful," Wan Quan recalled. Now, driving on the bridge, the LED lights are energy-saving and environmentally friendly, the light is bright and even, the field of vision is broad, and driving feels safer.
In 1957, the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge was completed and opened to traffic. 512 spherical palace lanterns composed of 60-watt incandescent bulbs became the main force of the first generation of bridge deck lighting. By the 1970s, all light sources on the bridge had been replaced with 80–125 watt high-pressure mercury lamps. At the beginning of this century, the original cement lamp posts were replaced with steel lamp posts, and the entire bridge was fitted with 250-watt high-pressure sodium lamps, forming the classic orange-yellow nightscape.
Chen Junyu, 37, director of the Industry Technical Review Section of the Streetlight Management Service Center of Wuhan Power Supply Company, remembers that more than 10 years ago, when he worked as a streetlight maintenance worker, he often received emergency repair assignments at night. At that time, the high-pressure sodium lamps commonly used on the several major cross-river bridges left a deep impression on him.
"Sodium lamps look bright, but in fact the light is glaring and color rendering is distorted. The color of the road surface and the outlines of markings cannot be seen clearly. Driving for a long time at night, the eyes easily become sore and dry," Chen Junyu said. The humidity over the Yangtze is high, and in overcast, rainy, or foggy weather, light without the constraint of precision light-control lenses easily scatters, forming a white curtain of light that affects drivers' vision and driving safety.
An even more prominent problem was energy consumption. The photoelectric conversion efficiency of high-pressure sodium lamps is relatively low, and at that time there were no intelligent control measures. Regardless of environmental conditions, the lights were switched on and off at fixed times and brightness was constant. The several hundred lamps on a single cross-river bridge consumed a large amount of electricity, and long-term operation at high temperatures also caused rapid aging and a high failure rate of the lamps.
To solve these problems, in 2016, the local authorities took the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge as a pilot and launched a lighting upgrade trial, installing cold-white LED lamps with a color temperature of 5,000 kelvin on the bridge deck on a trial basis. At that time, the industry generally believed that 5,000-kelvin cold-white light had sufficient brightness and high color rendering, could solve the problems of dim lighting and lamp aging, and at the same time greatly reduce electricity consumption, making it a solution that balanced safety and energy efficiency.
But not long after the pilot operation began, controversy arrived in quick succession (接踵而至, jie shun er zhi - "follow, heels, and, arrive"). "The cold-white light is stark and glaring," "It affects the warm atmosphere of the bridge"... Regarding the newly replaced streetlights on the bridge, many Wuhan citizens expressed differing opinions through various channels. Facing the multiple demands of citizens' sentiments, landscape appearance, and quality-of-life experience, the relevant departments ultimately decided to suspend the plan for full-scale replacement.
In recent years, under the guidance of the "dual carbon" goals, phasing out high-energy-consuming lighting equipment has become inevitable. How to find a balance between preserving the classic landscape appearance and achieving green, smart, and energy-efficient lighting tests the wisdom of urban governance.
Advancing the urban green lighting project to improve energy-saving results
"As technology continues to advance, LED light sources are performing better and better on important indicators that determine light source quality, such as luminous efficacy and color rendering, which makes large-scale promotion of energy-saving lamps possible," Chen Junyu said. In 2018, the Wuhan Municipal Bureau of Urban and Rural Development (now the Wuhan Municipal Bureau of Housing and Urban Renewal), together with the Streetlight Management Service Center, based on improving urban quality and green, low-carbon development, issued a batch renovation plan to replace the old lamps on main roads and support routes in the central urban area with third-generation LED streetlights in batches. In 2019, the Erqi Yangtze River Bridge completed the LED streetlight renovation of the entire bridge. From 2020 to 2021, LED streetlights were gradually promoted and applied on main urban roads and in old residential communities, laying a solid foundation for the city's green lighting project.
Since the 14th Five-Year Plan, Wuhan has comprehensively advanced the urban green lighting project, gradually replacing light sources such as metal halide lamps and sodium lamps with low luminous efficacy and high energy consumption with LED energy-saving light sources featuring high luminous efficacy, long life, high color rendering, and high stability. At the same time, it has promoted the construction of single-lamp control facilities, combining IoT communication technology to achieve single-lamp dimming control, precisely regulating road surface illumination at different time periods and in different sections, improving energy-saving results and extending the service life of lamps.
In November of last year, the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge launched an upgrade and renovation of its lighting system, replacing the original 150 250-watt high-pressure sodium lamps with 200-watt LED lamps, implementing time-based dimming through a smart control system. Before the renovation, daily electricity consumption was 450 kilowatt-hours; after the renovation, it was reduced to 144 kilowatt-hours, with a comprehensive energy-saving rate of 68 percent, saving approximately 110,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year.
"The new streetlights fully preserve the bridge's landmark nightscape while also well solving problems such as glare and harsh light," Chen Junyu said. More importantly, the new LED lamps combine the characteristics of high luminous efficacy, low energy consumption, and long life, and compared with traditional high-pressure sodium lamps, the energy-saving rate has increased considerably.
Smart lighting management and control platform achieving precise energy saving and consumption reduction
After dinner, Chen Junyu came to the Smart Lighting Management and Control Platform of the Streetlight Management Service Center. There, duty personnel were sitting in front of computers, and the large screen displayed basic data on the city's transformers, lamp posts, lamps, cable lengths, and a map of the connection status of streetlights on different circuits.
"Through this smart lighting management and control platform, we can achieve single-lamp control, time-based dimming, and lighting on demand, achieving precise energy saving," said data officer Peng Jingjing. Pointing the mouse at the circuit loop where the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is located on the map, the screen immediately displayed the dimming strategy for the 70 LED lamps on that section of road and the corresponding energy-saving and consumption-reduction results.
The switching times of the lights are no longer fixed either, but are determined in combination with the intensity of outdoor light. Chen Junyu explained that in summer the sun sets late and in winter it sets early, so they adopt a parallel strategy combining light control with time control, meaning that when the ambient light level falls below or rises above 55 lux, or when the time exceeds sunset or sunrise, the system automatically executes the command to switch the lights on or off.
As of now, the new construction and renovation of full-line LED light sources on five cross-river bridges in Wuhan — the Erqi Yangtze River Bridge, the Second Yangtze River Bridge, the Yingwuzhou Yangtze River Bridge, the Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge, and the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge — have been completed one after another. It is expected that by the end of 2027, these five cross-river bridges will achieve full coverage of smart lighting, which will then be promoted throughout the city.
Return to TopA full cargo aircraft loaded with African specialty products crossed thousands of miles and landed at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, located in Chengdu Eastern New Area; not far away, the international cargo station is accelerating its expansion, goods are moving in an orderly manner within the bonded warehouse, and wide-body passenger aircraft in the maintenance hangar are ready for immediate action (整装待发, zheng zhuang dai fa - "complete, prepare, wait, depart")...
From air routes reaching across the world, to efficient cargo flow, to industries accelerating their clustering along the hub, a gateway hub facing the world is rapidly rising in Chengdu Eastern New Area, expanding new development space for the New Area.
In August 2026, the Chengdu Eastern New Area Conference on Strengthening and Optimizing the Gateway Hub was held, and the "Three-Year Action Plan for Chengdu Eastern New Area to Enhance Gateway Hub Functions and Build a National Gateway for Opening to the West and South (2026-2028)" was officially released. Centering on "hub gathering momentum, opening empowering, industry prospering the city," the New Area will adhere to developing both passenger and cargo transport, promote the integration of port, industry, and city, and comprehensively enhance global connectivity, resource allocation capacity, and industrial driving force.
Hub Gathering Momentum Weaving a Dense Global Air Network
On August 28, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777F full cargo aircraft flew from Addis Ababa to Chengdu, and the Chengdu Tianfu–Addis Ababa full cargo route was officially inaugurated.
The route is planned to operate two flights per week, with African coffee, flowers, fruits and vegetables, and other specialty products on one end, and new energy vehicles, photovoltaic equipment, lithium batteries, and other Made-in-China products on the other. Relying on the Addis Ababa airport hub, cargo departing from Chengdu can also be transshipped to multiple key cities in Africa, making the air corridor between China's western region and the African market more efficient.
A new route has thus been integrated into an ever-expanding global network. At present, Chengdu Tianfu International Airport has cumulatively opened 405 domestic routes reaching 210 destinations, and opened 77 international and regional routes reaching five continents. In 2025, the airport's passenger throughput reached 56.687 million person-trips, and its cargo and mail throughput reached 435,000 tons.
Over the next three years, Chengdu Eastern New Area will expand its international air network in accordance with the layout of "highlighting Europe, densifying Asia and Africa, and consolidating the Americas and Oceania," and accelerate the building of international two-way transit corridors. By 2028, Chengdu Tianfu International Airport plans to open more than 85 international and regional routes, with annual passenger throughput reaching more than 58 million person-trips and annual cargo and mail throughput reaching more than 480,000 tons.
Opening Empowering Unblocking the Flow of Factors
Air routes extend the radius of opening, while facilities and ports make the flow of global people, goods, information, and other factors smoother.
The Phase II of the Sichuan Airlines International Cargo Station, which is about to be put into operation, adds 8 receiving lanes and is equipped with intelligent volume measuring instruments and other equipment. After it is put into operation, the cargo station's annual cargo and mail processing capacity will reach 165,000 tons, and together with Phase I, it will build a cargo service model featuring "separation of inbound and outbound operations, specialized operations, and intelligent operations."
Efficiency gains are also reflected in the journey of a single consignment. Electronic components transported under a single air waybill were carried from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, and after cargo sorting and waybill exchange at the domestic cargo station, were transferred via apron shuttle to the international cargo station, and then flown to Doha, Qatar. Through the "airside direct connection" model, the relevant business can reduce 2 cargo handovers and 1 security screening procedure, shortening transit time by more than 5 hours compared with the traditional model. The "cross-airport transit" business between Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport and Chengdu Tianfu International Airport has entered the stage of normalized operation, further releasing the synergistic efficiency of the "two airports as one."
From January to July 2026, the import and export value at the Chengdu Tianfu International Airport port reached 330.35 billion yuan; designated supervision sites completed 5,991 tons of special cargo import and export, up 40 percent year on year; the international express center completed 13,404 tons of cargo processing, up 93.9 percent year on year. More and more goods are entering, exiting, and being distributed here, making the opening advantages of the gateway hub more visible and tangible.
Industry Prospering the City Converging Airport Economy Momentum
In the Chengdu Tianfu International Airport Comprehensive Bonded Zone, inside a bonded warehouse covering 500 square meters, goods are moving in an orderly manner. The resident enterprise Chengdu Zhuoyun Zhida Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd., relying on the location advantage of proximity to the airport and the policy advantages of the comprehensive bonded zone, carries out customs services, bonded warehousing, supply chain management, international import and export trade, and other businesses. As of the end of July 2026, it has completed 320 million yuan in import and export trade.
Since the Chengdu Tianfu International Airport Comprehensive Bonded Zone was sealed and put into operation on February 27, 2026, its import and export value has exceeded 500 million yuan, with 10 enterprises cumulatively registered and 19 key projects being advanced. Bonded warehousing, supply chain management, cross-border e-commerce, pharmaceutical cold chain, and other business forms are growing rapidly on this open platform.
At the Tianfu base of Sichuan Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co., Ltd., inside the maintenance hangar, an Airbus A330 wide-body passenger aircraft has completed its C check and been delivered. During peak periods, the base can carry out maintenance work on more than 10 aircraft simultaneously, and has cumulatively completed more than 300 aircraft scheduled inspections and more than 500 aircraft repair and modification tasks, with customers covering 23 domestic and international airlines.
From goods passing through the airport, to trade relying on platforms, to industries taking root in the New Area, the traffic brought by the hub is being transformed into growth increments. Over the next three years, Chengdu Eastern New Area will focus on the five major tasks of "improving hub facilities, optimizing the air network structure, strengthening port functions, cultivating airport economy industrial clusters, and creating distinctive scenarios," and promote the "doubling" of both the total foreign trade import and export value of the International Airport Economic Zone and the output value of enterprises above designated size.
Toward the world, linking more possibilities; toward the future, converging development momentum. Chengdu Eastern New Area is using the hub as a fulcrum to amplify opening advantages, promote the joint growth of industry and city, and accelerate the building of a national gateway for opening to the west and south.
Data source: Party and Mass Work Department of Chengdu Eastern New Area
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张 驰 杨文明
Introduction
In the four years since retiring, Lu Wei, a native of Wuhan, Hubei, has spent more than half of each year living in Yunnan, making in-depth visits to more than ten cities including Dali and Lijiang. "Compared with glancing at things superficially (走马观花, zou ma guan hua - "walk, horse, observe, flower") at scenic spots, going into the vegetable markets, old alleys, and ancient villages like the locals do allows for a more immersive experience of the local customs and culture," said Lu Wei.
Data from the Yunnan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism shows that in 2025, Yunnan received 5.5124 million long-stay tourists, with total long-stay spending reaching 69.705 billion yuan, up 41.4% and 54.2% year-on-year respectively; the average length of stay was 83 days.
In March 2025, during an inspection tour of Yunnan, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "The integration of culture and tourism has promoted economic development, and the cultural tourism industry must follow a sustained and healthy path of development." The "15th Five-Year Plan" for Building a Strong Tourism Country, issued in July this year, proposes "guiding localities with the appropriate conditions to develop long-stay tourism."
From "traveling" to "staying," and from "staying" to "creating," new demand and new supply resonate in harmony. The outline of Yunnan Province's "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes innovating long-stay tourism product formats, improving the supporting system for long-stay tourism, enhancing the quality of long-stay tourism services, extending long-stay tourism toward long-stay entrepreneurship, long-stay study, and long-stay wellness, and upgrading the "Long-Stay in Yunnan" series of consumption offerings.
How can long-stay tourism turn "the distant place of dreams" into "a new hometown"? Reporters recently visited Yunnan to find out.
From Tourism to Long-Stay Living
Lu Wei from Wuhan, Hubei, loves to travel, but rolling up his trousers to experience transplanting rice seedlings in the paddy field was a first for him. On June 13, the rice transplanting festival in Zhoucheng Village, Xizhou Town, Dali City, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, kicked off with great fanfare — a traditional celebration in which the Bai people pray for weather being favorable for agriculture (风调雨顺, feng tiao yu shun - "wind, adjust, rain, smooth") and a bumper harvest of various crops (五谷丰登, wu gu feng deng - "five, grains, abundant, rise").
"Clang, clang, clang," to the sound of the rice-planting official's gong, Lu Wei and the villagers got busy in the paddy fields — when the gong sounded fast, they quickened their hand speed; when it slowed, they planted at a steady pace. From time to time, they traded lines of Bai folk songs back and forth. Soon, row after row of rice seedlings stood neatly in the paddy, gently swaying in the breeze.
"Rather than rushing along the way to 'see the sights,' it's better to 'live inside the scenery.'" Lu Wei had visited Dali as a tourist before retiring, but following a tour group along a fixed route left little time and few opportunities to blend into the lives of the locals. After retiring in 2022, Lu Wei had more leisure time and decided to slow down and live immersively in Yunnan.
For his first stop, Lu Wei chose the small western Yunnan city of Tengchong, which boasts scenic beauty with mountains and clear waters (山清水秀, shan qing shui xiu - "mountain, clear, water, beautiful"), a pleasant climate, and dozens of geothermal hot springs. "It's very suitable for recuperation for middle-aged and elderly people." Lu Wei stayed in Tengchong for three months, beginning his new life of long-stay living in Yunnan, and has since spent more than half of each year in the province.
"Yunnan's development of long-stay tourism enjoys the combined advantages of favorable timing, geographical endowment, and human harmony," said Ming Qingzhong, a professor at Yunnan University of Finance and Economics who has long been engaged in research on the development of the cultural tourism industry.
Favorable timing. In most parts of Yunnan, the average temperature in the hottest month (July) ranges between 20 and 23 degrees Celsius, and in the coldest month (January) between 7 and 11 degrees Celsius — cool in summer and warm in winter; the rate of good ambient air quality has remained above 98% year-round; it is one of China's provinces with the richest biodiversity — in "Long-Stay Yunnan," everything in sight is scenery.
Geographical endowment. The province is home to 6 World Heritage sites, 8 national famous historical and cultural cities, and 777 traditional Chinese villages, and is rich in products. Pu'er tea with its lingering flavor, coffee with its fragrant aroma, and flowers competing in beauty and splendor (争奇斗艳, zheng qi dou yan - "compete, oddity, fight, gorgeous")... Visitors can "taste flowers in spring, eat mushrooms in summer, sample fruit in autumn, and enjoy vegetables in winter," savoring the delights of the palate to the fullest.
Human harmony. Yunnan is home to 25 ethnic minorities that have lived there for generations. Traditional folk festivals and celebrations such as the Water Splashing Festival, the Torch Festival, and the Munao Zongge Festival are a wide variety of wonderful things (精彩纷呈, jing cai fen cheng - "splendid, many, present"), while intangible cultural heritage crafts such as Yi embroidery, Bai tie-dye, and Wa brocade display superb and matchless craftsmanship (精妙绝伦, jing miao jue lun - "exquisite, subtle, matchless, peer").
"Long-stay tourism is a new business format and also a long-cycle industry. The better the development momentum, the more necessary it is to prevent rushing into something blindly or in a mass (一哄而上, yi hong er shang - "one, roar, and, go up")." Ming Qingzhong noted that in June 2025, Yunnan issued a positive and negative list for long-stay tourism development, clarifying the path and drawing red lines for the sector. "All localities should strictly implement the positive and negative list, and regions that do not yet have the necessary conditions must not blindly launch long-stay tourism projects."
In addition, Ming Qingzhong believes that since different localities have different characteristics, the development of long-stay tourism cannot be copied mechanically but must proceed in light of local conditions.
In his view, traditional tourist cities have abundant resources and high visibility, but problems such as heavy carrying capacity pressure and excessive commercialization may create a negative experience for long-stay visitors. For such cities, the key is not to enlarge the scale of tourists but to extend the length of their stay. For non-tourist cities, the challenge lies in how to create something out of nothing (无中生有, wu zhong sheng you - "none, middle, produce, have"), cultivating differentiated "small but beautiful" products through stronger authentic experiences, more distinctive regional characteristics, and lower living costs.
"Traditional tourism is passing through a place; long-stay tourism is living in a place." Ming Qingzhong's research has found that when long-stay visitors make the identity shift from "passerby" to "resident," they tend to give more consideration to factors such as living costs, public services, and community atmosphere.
Zhang Jiancheng, from Xichang, Sichuan, has been living in Yunnan for more than four years. A livable environment, convenient transportation, and affordable prices are his three criteria for choosing a long-stay destination.
After repeated comparisons, Zhang Jiancheng chose to live in Yuanmou County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Winters there are warm and sunny, and thanks to the opening of the second line of the Chengdu-Kunming Railway, Zhang Jiancheng can travel from his hometown of Xichang by high-speed train in about two and a half hours.
Yuanmou County's low living costs have also left Zhang Jiancheng quite satisfied. The first time he went to a fast-food restaurant near his long-stay community for lunch, he ordered the buffet — 12 yuan for 20 dishes of his choosing. At the farmers' market, fresh fruits and vegetables were a feast for the eyes with many beautiful things (琳琅满目, lin lang man mu - "exquisite, bright, full, eyes"): 5 yuan for a kilogram of green jujubes, 1.5 yuan for a kilogram of tomatoes. Sometimes, when he bought a lot, the stall owner would even throw in a few extra carrots.
"Life here is affordable; the people here are genuine!" Zhang Jiancheng said with a laugh.
In 2025, Yuanmou County received more than 110,000 long-stay tourists, nearly five times more than in 2019.
From Retaining People to Retaining Hearts
Stepping into the activity room of the Comprehensive Elderly Care Service Center of Liaokuo Subdistrict, Qilin District, Qujing City, one finds 65-year-old Chen Lanning, a long-stay elderly visitor from Chongqing, seated at an electronic keyboard, his fingertips producing a melodious tune.
Following the elderly man into his room, one sees a television, private bathroom, and other amenities all in place, with a smart call button within easy reach. "Qujing's summers are very cool, the service here is very attentive, and the food suits my taste," said Chen Lanning. What pleases him most is that the elderly care service center has a professional nursing team that can be called upon at any time.
Qujing, located in the central part of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, has a pleasant climate and attracts more than 300,000 long-stay tourists each summer. After arriving in Qujing, Chen Lanning had rented a private residence, but because he suffers from underlying medical conditions, he hoped to stay in a long-stay institution with better medical security conditions.
In 2025, nearly 980,000 elderly people lived long-term in Yunnan, up 91.5% year-on-year. How can the new needs of silver-haired tourists for long-stay wellness be better met? Yunnan has launched the compilation of standards for long-stay elderly care services and has invested funds to carry out demonstration pilot projects, building 100 demonstration institutions for long-stay elderly care.
Driven by policy, Qilin District and Liaokuo Subdistrict organized staff to conduct research and found that a hotel in the jurisdiction that had been closed for years, backed by Liaokuo Mountain and surrounded by a beautiful environment, adjacent to hospitals, parks, and supermarkets with complete supporting facilities, had the potential to develop a wellness long-stay business format. The subdistrict adopted a mechanism of "low-rent leasing + public construction, private operation," converting the hotel into a comprehensive elderly care service center equipped with age-friendly facilities such as emergency call devices and anti-slip flooring, which began operation in September 2024. The center has 113 beds, including 58 long-stay beds and 55 care beds; it also houses a traditional Chinese medicine clinic offering acupuncture, tuina massage, and other services.
Zhan Shi, Party Secretary of the Liaokuo Subdistrict Working Committee, introduced that to fully activate existing medical resources, the Liaokuo Subdistrict Comprehensive Elderly Care Service Center works closely with the community health service center, with two general practitioners stationed on-site for rounds and consultations, while simultaneously carrying out disease monitoring and medication guidance, achieving a seamless connection between "long-stay elderly care beds" and "local medical resources."
Chen Lanning tried staying at the Liaokuo Subdistrict Comprehensive Elderly Care Service Center for three months, and the thoughtful care services ultimately led him to settle there permanently.
To help more "silver-haired" people fall in love with long-stay living, Yunnan has also launched five premium long-stay elderly care routes, explored a mechanism whereby "elderly long-stay visitors enjoy the same preferential treatment as Yunnan's elderly," and replaced the elderly preferential treatment certificate with the resident identity card, enabling elderly people from inside and outside the province to "travel with one card" in Yunnan.
However, reporters' research found that many rural guesthouses and remote wellness apartments lack basic age-friendly facilities such as anti-slip flooring and emergency call devices, and age-friendly standards need to be raised; some long-stay sites are far from medical institutions, making it difficult to respond to sudden acute illnesses among the elderly; the service level and conditions of some county and township medical and health institutions need improvement; and some long-stay institutions emphasize marketing over service, with management that is not sufficiently standardized.
In response, interviewees suggested that localities should fill the gaps in supporting facilities for the elderly, medical care, transportation, and other areas, establish a safety guarantee system for silver-haired long-stay tourists, regulate market order, and put an end to false advertising.
At the same time, seasonal mobility is a notable feature of long-stay tourism. During peak periods, large numbers of visitors pour into long-stay destinations, and if the number of long-stay visitors exceeds the carrying capacity of local public service provision, the long-stay experience is bound to suffer.
Li Xiulan has lived long-term in Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, for five consecutive years. She admitted that in past winters, the surge in tourists coming to escape the cold made travel somewhat inconvenient — "after 8 a.m., there were often long queues at the bus stops."
"In the off-season, daily bus ridership is 20,000 to 30,000 passengers; during the long-stay season it exceeds 100,000." Lin Li, dispatch supervisor of Jinghong Hongyun Public Transportation Co., Ltd., acknowledged the considerable pressure. The city's current fleet of 70 buses and more than 100 drivers was at one point unable to meet the travel demand of the long-stay season.
Would buying more buses solve the problem? Lin Li did the math: to meet the demand of the long-stay season, at least 50 additional electric buses would be needed, each costing more than 700,000 yuan to purchase, plus operating costs such as electricity and staff wages — a heavy burden. Moreover, these additional vehicles would mainly be used from October to April each year, with low utilization the rest of the time, resulting in wasted resources and cost losses.
How can the peaks and troughs of long-stay visitor flows be balanced? Jinghong City has explored a new path of "flexible response": during the long-stay season, on the one hand it rents vehicles from neighboring counties and cities to make up the transport capacity shortfall; on the other hand, it optimizes routes and adds stops in areas where long-stay visitors are concentrated.
Take Route 2, which Li Xiulan often rides, as an example. The original route was about 17 kilometers long, with an average departure interval of about half an hour. In the winter of 2025, she found that the bus route had become shorter, buses arrived more frequently, and the buses were no longer as crowded as before.
Not only is transportation "flexibly responsive," but communications can also be "flexibly used." Zhang Yachan, head of the Xishuangbanna region of China Mobile Communications Group Yunnan Co., Ltd., introduced that in response to the needs of long-stay visitors, the company has launched long-stay broadband services that can be started and stopped as needed with no long-term contracts, and has used big data to delineate 141 "migratory bird communities," delivering services to the doorsteps of long-stay residents.
"To build a good long-stay destination, the relevant departments need to shift from 'scenic area thinking' to 'community thinking,' and from 'tourist management' to 'co-governance by residents.'" Ming Qingzhong cited the example of Yuanmou County, which has innovatively established a "Spring Travel" community with service as its main function in areas where long-stay visitors are relatively concentrated, to respond to and address the demands of long-stay residents. "Only when long-stay visitors can find someone to turn to and get things done when they encounter problems can they travel with ease and live with peace of mind."
From Long-Stay Living to Long-Stay Entrepreneurship
"A small table, two benches, 5 yuan per cup of tea, chatting in the sun — very comfortable indeed." After moving to Yuanmou County for long-stay living, Zhang Jiancheng and his wife bought a house locally and also opened a courtyard teahouse. Sichuan people love courtyard tea, and with more and more Sichuanese coming to live in Yuanmou, the teahouse has become a social space.
"Where the heart finds peace, there is home. Long-stay tourists are paying increasing attention to deeper pursuits such as cultural experience, social connection, and spiritual belonging," said Zhang Yunpeng, Director of the Resource Development Division of the Yunnan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism. "This also means that the trend toward expansion and upgrading of the long-stay consumer market is becoming increasingly evident."
At the foot of Cangshan Mountain and by the shore of Erhai Lake, the long-abandoned former factory buildings of the Dali State-Owned Sheet Factory have been transformed into an art and entrepreneurship district gathering 103 cultural and creative brands, attracting more than 150 artisans, with long-stay practitioners accounting for 65%. In 2025, the district received about 500,000 visitors.
"From long-stay living in Yunnan to settling down and thriving, 'the distant place of dreams' has become 'a new hometown.'" Feng Shan, who came to Dali from Chengdu, Sichuan, in 2021, initially set up a stall at the market selling original oil paintings and jewelry. Now, she has become a quality entrepreneur nurtured as a priority by the district, moving into an entrepreneurial storefront created by the operator and enjoying entrepreneurial support including a one-year rent subsidy.
Zhang Yunpeng introduced that among those coming to live long-term in Yunnan, people aged 18 to 60 account for more than 80%, and long-stay entrepreneurship is becoming a new way of life for some. However, entrepreneurs also face problems such as difficulty in precisely matching with venues, funding, and policy resources.
"To safeguard 'long-stay entrepreneurship,' optimizing the business environment is key," said Zhou Xueqiong, Director of the Dali Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau. Dali City has set up a dedicated service window for long-stay entrepreneurship, integrated and consolidated 20 high-frequency business items, introduced third-party institutions to expand free supporting services, compiled the "Dali Long-Stay Entrepreneurship Service Guide," and built a dual-service model of "human resources and social security administration as the safety net + professional institutions providing empowerment," breaking down the identity barriers between local and non-local entrepreneurs.
At present, Dali City has provided employment and entrepreneurship services to 12,000 long-stay residents, issued more than 20 million yuan in entrepreneurship guarantee loans, and the city's long-stay entrepreneurial entities exceed 37,000.
In July 2026, the Yunnan Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security and the Department of Culture and Tourism issued the "20 Measures for Cultivating New Momentum in Long-Stay Entrepreneurship," proposing to improve the "long-stay entrepreneurship talent pool," establish a "long-stay entrepreneurship asset pool" and a "list of long-stay entrepreneurship opportunities," and build a platform for precise matching of resources, promoting the transformation from tourism to long-stay living and from long-stay living to long-stay entrepreneurship.
As more and more long-stay residents take root and start businesses in Yunnan, what changes has this brought to the localities?
Damoyu Natural Village, Tuanjie Subdistrict, Xishan District, Kunming, was originally a centuries-old Yi ethnic village that has quietly transformed thanks to the arrival of long-stay entrepreneurs. In 2017, Guo Peng from Sichuan came to Damoyu Village and rented a 400-square-meter abandoned old house, converting it into a studio for guqin making and contemporary art creation.
"Compared with the hustle and bustle of the city, I prefer the tranquility of the mountains and fields," said Guo Peng. On the recommendation of a designer friend, he visited Damoyu Village six times before finally settling on it.
At that time, the old house was overgrown with weeds and its roof tiles were broken. Guo Peng and the designer planned carefully, and after half a year of construction, the old house was completely renewed. Besides making instruments, Guo Peng grows vegetables and raises chickens in his spare time — art and life blend perfectly here.
Guo Peng's arrival stirred ripples. Word spread from person to person, and Damoyu Village's reputation grew. A group of designers, painters, photographers, and others came drawn by its fame. Today, the village has attracted 210 "new villagers" to take up residence, and 93 idle old houses have been given new life. The village has taken the opportunity to organize an old-house repair team, and the villagers have genuinely shared in the dividends of development.
By the end of 2025, Yunnan had cultivated 2,477 rural long-stay entrepreneurship workshops and 21,800 rural and long-stay entrepreneurship talents. In 2025, the number of natural villages in the province engaged in long-stay tourism businesses reached 865, an increase of 15 times over 2024, revitalizing more than 27,900 idle rural houses and driving 66,900 people to find employment locally or nearby.
During interviews, some respondents also expressed concerns about problems in development, such as the uneven quality of some long-stay entrepreneurship projects, the market pressure on local small vendors and artisans, and the impact of external aesthetics on traditional culture. They suggested that long-stay entrepreneurs should deeply cultivate local cultural and ecological resources and enhance the degree of integration between their projects and local industries with distinctive advantages; relevant departments should safeguard people's livelihood rights and interests and the inheritance of cultural roots, so that long-stay entrepreneurs and local residents can work toward each other in a two-way effort, turning the long-stay industry into a truly sustainable industry that enriches the people and brings happiness.
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From "seeing the scenery" to "enjoying life," the criteria by which tourists choose a residence-travel destination are shifting from "whether it is worth seeing" to "whether it is suitable for long-term living." The change in consumer demand calls for residence-travel services to innovate and bring forth the new.
Residence-travelers are no longer passers-by taking a superficial glance or cursory inspection (走马观花, zou ma guan hua - "walk, horse, look, flower"), but residents putting down roots and living day to day, which places higher demands on service guarantees such as accommodation, dining, transportation, and medical care. Residence-travel destinations must not only improve the living environment, management standards, and service levels, but also build public cultural spaces and cultivate regional cultural identity, so that residence-travelers can "live well," "integrate in," and "stay long." As a pioneer of domestic "migratory bird" style residence-travel, Sanya in Hainan is gradually shifting from a single model of wintering and elderly care to a composite business format combining health and wellness services with quality long-term residence.
Developing residence-travel is not tourism under a new name, should not be regarded as a replica of tourism real estate, and must also avoid the phenomenon of cities and villages all looking identical (千城千村一面, qian cheng qian cun yi mian - "thousand, city, thousand, village, one, face"), with attention to cultivating distinctive and differentiated products. Coastal cities along the Beibu Gulf in Guangxi, relying on their warm-winter coastal climate advantages, are building distinctive programs such as sailing and windsurfing, and are increasingly becoming residence-travel destinations favored by young people.
Residence-travel has tidal attributes, and the demand for summer heat avoidance and winter cold avoidance can easily cause seasonal fluctuations in visitor flow. To solve this problem, one should not simply expand and enlarge capacity, but rather explore flexible supply of public service facilities. Qilin District in Qujing, Yunnan, has converted idle housing into elderly care service institutions and opened them to residence-travelers, which both lowers construction costs and increases summer housing supply, enabling infrastructure to assume reception functions in the peak season and return to public attributes in the off-season.
As the saying goes, there is no scenery close at hand. How to avoid aesthetic fatigue from long-term residence in one place? Some enterprises in Yunnan are exploring the creation of all-season residence-travel routes, allowing residence-travelers to be in Qujing in summer, Xishuangbanna in winter, and Dali in spring and autumn, so that "long-term residence" can also mean "always new."
In addition, while serving residence-travel tourists well, the livelihood guarantees of local residents also deserve attention. The arrival of large numbers of residence-travel tourists may cause problems such as rising prices and traffic congestion; residence-creators, while activating the local economy, may also bring competitive pressure to local business operators. How to walk this balance beam well tests the governance wisdom of local governments. Only when residence-travel tourists and local residents coexist and prosper together can the residence-travel industry truly be sustainable.
In developing the residence-travel industry, one must both see market opportunities and maintain sobriety and rationality; one must both act in light of local conditions and plan systematically. The vitality of the residence-travel industry needs to be jointly stimulated by factors such as a livable environment, quality services, cultural appeal, and governance standards. By unifying "attracting visitors" with "keeping them here," residence-travel can move from a temporary craze to long-lasting popularity.
(The author is a professor at Yunnan University of Finance and Economics; compiled by People's Daily reporters Yang Wenming and Zhang Chi through interviews)
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On August 23, at the Yunxiushan Stadium in Sanshui District, Foshan, Guangdong, the final of the 20th Foshan "Xijia" (Western League) football tournament was a roaring sea of sound, with the eyes of 20,000 people fixed on the pitch. In the end, the Tanwan Game Team defeated the Budweiser-Huaxing Team 4:2 to lift the championship trophy. This football tournament, which spanned 45 days, featured 104 matches, and brought together 48 powerhouse teams from the Greater Bay Area, also came to a close.
From the first edition in 2002 to the 20th in 2026, Foshan "Xijia" has walked 24 years and become a shining calling card of the Greater Bay Area. Why is this amateur football league getting more and more popular? A reporter conducted interviews.
From neighborhood and worker teammates—
A local tournament deeply rooted in industrial workers
Foshan is a typical manufacturing city. As of now, Foshan has 10,600 industrial enterprises above designated size and more than 3 million industrial workers. The Southwest Subdistrict First Division League in Sanshui District was a football tournament that the local industrial workers and surrounding neighbors created for themselves back then. Fans hoped that a tournament at their doorstep could be as thriving as the Spanish First Division, so they jokingly called it "Xijia" (Western League), and the name stuck.
But the history of Foshan people playing football goes back much earlier than this tournament. In the 1950s and 1960s, Southwest Town (later renamed Southwest Subdistrict) already had the scene of "vegetable market in the morning, football field in the afternoon"—vendors packed up their stalls, moved a few bricks to serve as goalposts, and the vegetable market became the pitch. In 1959, when Sanshui did not yet have a single regulation football field, the county government decided to build the Yunxiushan Stadium. In 1992, Sanshui's local enterprise Jianlibao funded Chinese youths to go to Brazil to learn football, and football players such as Li Weifeng set out from this land.
In 2002, the first Foshan "Xijia" kicked off at the Yunxiushan Stadium. From hillside mud to lush green grass, from vegetable market to a grandstand of ten thousand, Foshan "Xijia" has been played for 20 editions.
"About one-third of our team's players come from the business and production positions of two enterprises," said Feng Bingjin, press officer of the Budweiser-Huaxing Team and marketing director of Huaxing Glass. Budweiser Asia Pacific and Guangdong Huaxing Glass are two enterprises that have been strategic partners for 20 years—the former makes beer, the latter makes bottles. This year, the two reached an agreement instantly (一拍即合, yi pai ji he - "one, slap, immediately, combine") and formed a team. In their first participation, this squad made up of industrial workers narrowly advanced from the group stage in third place and fought all the way to the final.
"During the day, the players are operators on the production line and salespeople on the marketing front line; at night, they change into jerseys and become stars enjoying the game on the green pitch," Feng Bingjin said. Every ordinary person's football dream has a place to land—this is perhaps the most moving quality of Foshan "Xijia."
From watching as children to competing as adults—
Young players take up the baton, stepping from the stands into the arena
Foshan "Xijia" is hailed as the "Bay Area World Cup." This year, for the first time, the tournament achieved full coverage of all 11 cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, with 125 players from more than 10 countries and regions, including Brazil, France, and Greece, competing on the same pitch. People of different skin colors, different accents, and different professions came together because of football, competing for the championship over 104 matches.
The joy of playing football lies in every moment of running. In this year's semifinal, Li Junheng, player No. 98 of the Budweiser-Huaxing Team, received a pass from a teammate on the right flank, made a run to the near post and shot, a "arrow through the clouds" that curled directly into the top corner, sending the Budweiser-Huaxing Team into the final and making the audience remember him. During the day, he teaches children to play football at a football training institution in Shishan Town, Foshan. At night, he changes into his boots and transforms from "Coach Li" back to "No. 98" on the pitch.
As a child, Li Junheng had gone with his parents to watch Foshan "Xijia" matches on site, was selected for the Chinese Football Association's U12 outstanding players training camp, and received youth training at a world-renowned football club. Now back in Foshan playing in the amateur league, some people ask him whether he feels a sense of落差 (letdown). He says: "Every place has its own characteristics. Playing football in Foshan 'Xijia' has a great atmosphere, and I enjoy it very much." Players like Li Junheng who have gone from watching to participating are not few. Among this year's 48 participating teams, there are 6 youth united teams, with the youngest player only 15 years old. They have taken up the baton from the older generation of grassroots players and completed the leap from the stands to the pitch.
Driven by the tournament, local sports facilities have become increasingly complete. As of 2025, the total number of football fields in Sanshui District has reached 159, or 1.8 per 10,000 people, far exceeding the national average. Sanshui has also become one of the winter training bases for professional football clubs from various provinces, attracting 70 teams to train there each year.
From vegetable market to "Bay Area World Cup"—
A city gains more vibrant vitality from more than 20 years of tournaments
Foshan "Xijia" concluded with a penalty shootout, but the joy did not stop there.
What made this year's Foshan "Xijia" a hot topic was the "ticket stub economy"—a single electronic ticket stub linked up 1,400 merchants across the city, offering dining discounts, accommodation deals, and scenic spot specials. The tournament cumulatively attracted 2 million fan-visitors, drove consumption of over 250 million yuan, boosted night market consumption at Jiangbiancang near the stadium by 187% month-on-month, and increased the occupancy rate of accommodation in the entire district by 8%.
"One 'Xijia' ignites a city." Deng Yanyan, deputy director of the Publicity Department of the Sanshui District Party Committee and deputy director of the District Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau, said that culture and tourism set the stage and the economy plays the lead role, deeply binding the tournament to urban development.
The joy is not confined to the pitch. Twenty-one "Xijia Nights" took turns on stage, with Lingnan specialty agricultural products such as Xuwen pineapple and Gaozhou longan appearing on stage, and more than 20 "second viewing sites" including Wanda Plaza broadcasting live simultaneously, extending the excitement of the arena to commercial districts and streets. The vibrant vitality of Foshan "Xijia" is also hidden in the cheers of tens of thousands of fans, in the discounts of 1,400 merchants, and in the more than 20 years of time from the vegetable market to the "Bay Area World Cup."
Lu Yongxian, 50 years old this year, has run a Cantonese restaurant in Sanshui for 28 years. In 2011, when a group of sports school students could not participate in a competition because they were short of money, he not only funded them but also personally served as coach, team leader, and sponsor, becoming the team's "jack of all trades." In 2019, the Leminxing team he formed won the runner-up in its first "Xijia" participation. Now, his son Lu Yongquan stands on the pitch wearing the Leminxing team jersey. The joy of and passion for football have been silently passed on between this father and son. "Foshan 'Xijia' has not only stimulated the public's enthusiasm for sports, but has also played an important role in promoting regional economic development and enhancing the city's image," said Wu Lei, secretary of the Sanshui District Party Committee.
This football feast for ordinary people will continue.
■Reporter's Notes
Nurturing spontaneous grassroots passion
Twenty-four years, 20 editions—Foshan "Xijia" has left behind too many moments worth remembering. From a staff tournament in Southwest Subdistrict to 11 cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the breakout of Foshan "Xijia" is not an accidental traffic miracle, but a football story that a city grew in light of local conditions (因地制宜).
As a major manufacturing town, Foshan has a vibrant private economy and a concentration of industrial workers. With a dozen or so players per team, small and micro enterprises, factory workshops, and chambers of commerce and fellow-province associations can easily field a full squad. Locals, migrant workers, and football enthusiasts from all over the Bay Area can all stand on the same pitch. There are no complicated restrictions on venue or season; the audience is made up of neighbors, and stepping onto the field is a pursuit of passion.
Unlike tournaments built from the top down, Foshan "Xijia" has been a game played out by ordinary people from the very beginning. What Foshan "Xijia" competes over is not just competitive level, but the dream that "everyone can take the field" and the human warmth of everyday life rooted in the streets.
A good tournament IP does not necessarily depend on heavy investment; it depends on whether there is suitable soil. Respecting grassroots enthusiasm, nurturing grassroots passion, and giving the public's spontaneous sports a little more space and a little more patience can also nurture a city tournament brand that moves people's hearts.
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At the National Mountaineering Training Base in Huairou, Beijing, China's climbing team is racing against the clock (争分夺秒, zheng fen duo miao - "struggle, minute, snatch, second"), fully preparing for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Every leap and turn on the climbing wall is filled with focus and sweat.
"Beyond routine physical conditioning and event-specific training, we also conduct technical diagnostics through data analysis, gradually carrying out simulation training according to the event characteristics of the Asian Games," said Wang Yunlong, leader of the Chinese climbing team. In the training hall, the coaching staff stares at the motion-capture data on the screens, scrutinizing details frame by frame; beneath the climbing wall, team members repeatedly refine their starting and jumping movements, striving for improvements measured in milliseconds.
This edition of the Asian Games climbing program features men's and women's lead climbing, bouldering, and four-lane speed climbing, six events in total, producing six gold medals. Looking back at the Hangzhou Asian Games, the Chinese climbing team harvested 2 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze medals, with the men's and women's team speed relay both claiming championships, achieving a breakthrough from zero gold medals in climbing for the Chinese team at the Asian Games, and also endowing the entire team with momentum to keep moving forward.
At the Paris Olympic Games, Deng Lijuan won the silver medal in the women's speed event, setting a new Asian record and earning China's first Olympic medal in climbing; Wu Peng subsequently added another silver medal in the men's speed event. These two Olympic silver medals have brought "Chinese speed" onto the world stage, and have also allowed this team to accumulate even greater desire to charge toward the summit.
In 2026, Chinese climbing continues to advance rapidly and vigorously (高歌猛进, gao ge meng jin -"sing high, advance fiercely") on the speed circuit. From the Asian Beach Games to the World Cup stops in Wujiang, Madrid, and Krakow, Poland, team members have broken world records multiple times. At the July stop in Krakow, Poland, the Chinese team secured 2 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze, and twice broke the women's dual speed relay world record.
The Chinese climbing team is full of expectations for this Asian Games. In the men's speed event, Long Jianguo, currently ranked first in the world, and Chu Shouhong, ranked second, will compete together. Deng Lijuan and Zhou Yafei respectively won silver and bronze in the women's speed event at the 2025 World Championships, and at the Asian Games they will continue to strive in this event. For those competing in both lead climbing and bouldering, the men's team has fielded Pan Yufei and Hu Junzhe. Veteran Pan Yufei has rich competition experience, while emerging athlete Hu Junzhe has progressed rapidly with outstanding overall climbing ability. The women's team features Zhang Yuetong and Luo Zhilu competing in two different categories or events (双线出战, shuang xian chu zhan -"double, line, go out, fight"), with both athletes having been tempered through events such as the Hangzhou Asian Games and the Paris Olympic Games, possessing both experience and drive.
"In the speed events, we aim for 1 gold medal; in the bouldering and lead events, we aim for 1 medal." Wang Yunlong said. To achieve these goals, the entire team is seizing time from every detail. The coaching staff has conducted in-depth reviews of this year's concluded World Cup and continental competitions, addressing problems exposed in competition person by person and event by event, with individualized training plans precisely implemented for each athlete.
The challenges do not end at the climbing wall. "Although the competition is held in an indoor venue, the local hot and humid climate and typhoon risks could all affect commuting, venue transfers, and pre-competition training. Moreover, several finals sessions are scheduled for the evening, so athletes' sleep and recovery also need better adaptation." Wang Yunlong said. The entire team is strengthening the proportion of evening training sessions to ensure they perform at their best in the finals.
Return to TopWith the autumn harvest approaching, the fields of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau are bustling with agricultural activity. From orchards to farmlands, the practice of finance empowering agricultural development is flourishing in many places (遍地开花, bian di kai hua - "every, place, open, flower"). In recent years, the Yunnan Provincial Branch of the People's Bank of China has coordinated and guided various financial institutions to deepen their work on the front line of agriculture, rural areas, and farmers (三农), precisely delivering credit resources to the fields, injecting lasting financial momentum into Yunnan's agricultural quality improvement and efficiency enhancement, livable and beautiful countryside, and farmers' income growth and prosperity.
Deepening Work in Specialty Industries — Adding "Financial Wings" to "Local Specialty Products"
Industrial revitalization is the top priority of comprehensive rural revitalization. Building on its diverse resource endowments, Yunnan relies on monetary policy tools such as re-lending for technological innovation and technological transformation, and re-lending for supporting agriculture and supporting small enterprises, closely following the "1+10+3+N" plateau specialty agriculture layout to increase credit issuance, providing full-process supporting services for supplementing, strengthening, and extending specialty industry chains, and promoting industrial value addition, enterprise efficiency gains, and people's income growth through precise financial supply.
Yingjiang County of Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture takes nuts, tsao-ko cardamom, and potatoes as its county-level pillar industries. The Yingjiang Sub-branch of Postal Savings Bank of China, in conjunction with the system-wide "one county, one policy" special initiative, implements "one chain, one policy" customized services in light of local conditions. During the peak nut procurement season, it provides working capital loans and, jointly with the tsao-ko cardamom industry association, launches an exclusive "Tsao-ko Loan," covering the entire chain of potato planting, management and protection, and procurement. As of the end of May 2026, cumulative lending to the three major specialty industries exceeded 140 million yuan. In Pu'er City, which is vigorously developing its coffee industry, the Pu'er Branch of Fudian Bank has created Yunnan's first coffee-themed bank, launching the "Pu'er Coffee Loan" covering planting, processing, and sales, and polishing the regional brand of Pu'er coffee through a "finance + industry + culture" model.
Yunnan's financial system tailors financial products to local conditions across the province, effectively resolving financing bottlenecks in specialty agriculture and promoting the transformation of traditional advantageous industries toward standardization and branding. As of the end of June 2026, the balance of agriculture-related loans in Yunnan Province exceeded 1.45 trillion yuan, of which loans directed to the "1+10+3+N" plateau specialty agriculture accounted for nearly 30 percent of industrial loans.
Focusing on Technology Empowerment — Injecting "Financial Nutrients" into "Smart Fields"
Agricultural modernization cannot be separated from technological support. As new technologies such as drone-based plant protection and intelligent irrigation become widely applied in the fields, financial institutions have simultaneously increased credit support, consolidating the development foundation of "storing grain in technology" through funding guarantees.
In Changning County, Baoshan City, the Baoshan City Branch of Postal Savings Bank of China has provided credit support to local large-scale growers for many consecutive years, used for orchard variety improvement and agricultural machinery procurement. With the guarantee of this year's 170,000-yuan pure-credit "Express Loan," a hundred-mu orchard has adopted drone operations, and surrounding farmers have thereby obtained plant protection services, raising overall planting efficiency in the area. In Midu County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Midu Rural Commercial Bank has granted a credit line of 10 million yuan to Dali Chunmuyuan Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., supporting the construction of its intelligent greenhouses, the operation of its integrated water-fertilizer system, and cold-chain logistics distribution, helping small tomatoes "grow into" a major industry covering the whole country and exported overseas.
Financial funds are precisely directed to key links in agricultural science and technology, not only reducing production input costs and improving farming efficiency, but also accelerating the transformation of traditional agriculture into smart agriculture. As of the end of June 2026, the balance of agricultural facility mortgage loans in Yunnan Province stood at 878 million yuan, up 49.97 percent year on year; the balance of seed industry revitalization loans stood at 6.6 billion yuan, up 31.37 percent year on year.
Serving the Export-Oriented Economy — Building a "Financial Bridge" for the "Road of Opening Up"
At present, Yunnan is accelerating the construction of China's radiation center facing South Asia and Southeast Asia, deeply integrating into the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative, and export-oriented industries of specialty agricultural products have become a new growth pole. The Yunnan Provincial Branch of the People's Bank of China coordinates financial institutions within its jurisdiction to innovate cross-border financial services, taking multiple measures to reduce the operating costs of foreign trade enterprises and helping Yunnan's specialty agricultural products go global.
A leading agricultural enterprise in Binchuan County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, had long been troubled by working capital constraints in its fruit and vegetable export business. In July this year, the Dali Prefecture Branch of Postal Savings Bank of China opened a 1 million yuan customs guarantee for the enterprise, achieving a "zero breakthrough" for local institutions in this business, and also enabling the enterprise to enjoy the convenience of "release first, pay tax later," effectively revitalizing working capital and shortening customs clearance time. The Yunnan Provincial Branch of Agricultural Bank of China has innovatively launched the "Substitute Planting Loan," specifically supporting the planting of overseas cash crops such as rubber and sugarcane, promoting cross-border agricultural cooperation through financial support.
The scale of Yunnan's cross-border financial business continues to expand. In the first half of 2026, cross-border RMB settlement for the province's specialty agriculture, including fruits, vegetables, flowers, and coffee, reached 14.371 billion yuan, up 51.73 percent year on year.
Centering on the three main lines of specialty industries, smart agriculture, and opening up to the outside world, Yunnan continues to enrich the supply of rural financial services, blazing a new path of financial services for agriculture, rural areas, and farmers that fits actual conditions.
Data sources: Yunnan Provincial Branch of the People's Bank of China, Yunnan Provincial Branch of China Postal Savings Bank
Return to TopBy: 环球时报记者 张婉诗 赵瑜莎 张 晗
On August 26, a sudden glacial collapse in Nepal's border region triggered a severe mudslide disaster, causing major casualties and disappearances on both the Chinese and Nepalese sides. It is the most severe cross-border disaster between the two countries in recent years, and the complexity and difficulty of the relief work are unprecedented (前所未有, qian suo wei you - "before, not, yet, have"). "The enormous destructiveness of this disaster shows that the risk of high-mountain glacial disasters has an obvious cross-regional, cross-border character. All countries should further strengthen glacial monitoring, early warning, and risk assessment, and through cross-border cooperation jointly respond to the increasingly severe glacial disaster risk under the background of climate change." Dr. An Hua, who graduated from Stanford University in the United States with a degree in geotechnical and environmental engineering, recently said in an interview with a Global Times reporter.
An Hua said that, compared with most previous glacial collapse events, an important reason for the enormous destructiveness of this disaster is that the ice collapse occurred in the Himalayan region, where the altitude is high and the slope is steep. After the huge ice mass collapsed, it violently impacted the mountain body, carrying large amounts of rock and debris as it moved downward, with a vertical drop of up to several thousand meters, and under the effect of the steep terrain it rapidly accelerated. "This failure mechanism is also similar to a volcanic eruption; when water mixes with rough volcanic sand and large amounts of debris, it acts like a powerful piece of 'sandpaper,' strongly eroding everything along its path." An Hua said.
"We are seeing global warming having an increasingly obvious impact on glaciers." He believes that this ice collapse may be related to glacial ablation against the background of climate warming. As the bottom of the glacier continuously melts, meltwater may form channels or even cavities beneath the ice body, weakening the support conditions for the upper ice body, thereby increasing the risk of large-scale collapse. However, he also emphasized that the specific triggering mechanism of this disaster still requires further research and confirmation by scientists.
An Hua said that glaciers around the world have generally shown a trend of ablation and retreat in recent years, and the disasters they bring are a global challenge. From Switzerland to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as the "roof of the world," and the Himalayan region, climate change is continuously altering the stable state of glaciers. According to reports, in May 2025, a large section of glacier collapsed in the Swiss Alps, with large amounts of ice, mud, and rocks burying most of the village of Breaten in Valais Canton; in 2021, a large-scale ice collapse occurred near Nanda Devi Peak in Uttarakhand, northern India. Large amounts of rock, dust, and ice rushed down the valley for about 1,500 meters. The disaster caused more than 200 deaths or disappearances, and multiple villages and two hydropower facilities in northern India were also destroyed.
As for how to further strengthen glacial monitoring, early warning, and risk assessment, An Hua believes that, first of all, it is necessary to strengthen observation of changes in the glaciers themselves; the gravel and other debris on the glacier surface, the state of surrounding permafrost, and changes in lakes around the glacier should also be incorporated into comprehensive risk assessment. "Rising meltwater volumes, increasing crevasses, and declining glacier elevation — these may all become risk early-warning signals." He said that countries can use satellite remote sensing and ground survey equipment to establish long-term monitoring systems, incorporate different risk indicators into models, and conduct assessments of glacial collapse risk. For identified high-risk areas, emergency response plans should be further improved. Once the risk reaches a certain level, early-warning measures should be taken in a timely manner, and preparations should be made for evacuating and avoiding danger for downstream populations.
"Natural disasters have no national borders. This disaster occurred within Nepal's territory, yet it had a serious impact on China's Gyirong Port within its territory. This also highlights the characteristic that high-mountain glacial disaster risk transcends national borders. Glacial disasters are not a problem for any single country to face alone, but a common problem facing the entire region and even the international community." An Hua said that the international community should strengthen cross-border monitoring and coordination, and for all large glaciers, long-term, continuous monitoring mechanisms should be established. Relevant countries should strengthen data sharing, scientific research cooperation, and risk assessment, and explore the establishment of relatively unified monitoring and assessment standards. "In this regard, I call for the establishment of a cooperation mechanism covering the entire relevant region, so that all parties can jointly monitor, jointly research, and jointly respond." An Hua said.
"This enormous disaster has once again reminded us that, against the background of global climate change, the secondary disaster risk brought by the ablation and destabilization of high-mountain glaciers needs to receive more attention. From strengthening long-term glacial monitoring and risk identification, to improving downstream emergency mechanisms, and then to promoting cross-border data sharing and scientific research cooperation — how to detect risks earlier, issue warnings faster, and carry out cross-regional response more effectively is becoming an important topic for disaster prevention and reduction in high-mountain regions." An Hua said.
Return to TopBy: 郑 韬
Sound cooperation between nations is rooted in rational and stable mutual strategic perceptions. Over the past several decades, China and Europe have respected each other, treated each other as equals, and built mutual trust, with practical cooperation reaching an unprecedented breadth and depth, and the dividends benefiting nearly 2 billion people on both sides. Regrettably, in recent years some European politicians have framed their relations with China through a "three-fold positioning," tightened economic and trade ties under the "de-risking" narrative, and attempted to amplify cognitive anxiety by floating the "China shock 2.0" rhetoric. Such deviations have continuously eroded the foundation of bilateral mutual trust. At present, geopolitical conflicts are erupting one after another around the globe, energy security pressures are prominent, and the world economic recovery is weak. Whether China and Europe can safeguard the hard-won consensus on cooperation is not only a political proposition but also a matter of people's livelihoods and well-being.
To step out of cognitive misconceptions, one must first dispel three major myths at their source.
First, do not turn normal market competition into a confrontation of systems. China-EU economic and trade cooperation has always been underpinned by structural complementarity and a win-win situation (互利共赢, hu li gong ying - "mutual, benefit; mutual, gain"). Some European politicians attempt to deliberately generalize normal market competition in specific industries into a zero-sum game at the systemic level, trying to use ideological narratives to sever the industrial bonds that have linked the two sides for more than half a century. Facts speak louder than words (事实胜于雄辩, shi shi sheng yu xiong bian - "fact, surpass, than, eloquent speech"). According to statistics from the General Administration of Customs of China, amid global trade turbulence and the deep restructuring of supply chains, the total volume of bilateral goods trade between China and Europe reached 828.1 billion US dollars in 2025, remaining at a high level with strong resilience. According to Chinese customs statistics, in the first four months of this year, exports from core European economies such as Germany, France, and the Netherlands to China continued to grow against the trend. Cooperation between the two sides in areas such as green transition and the digital economy has continued to deepen and solidify, and the supply-demand chains for people's livelihoods are closely interwoven. Economic operations follow objective market laws, and the rational deployment of enterprises and the real needs of consumers converge into an unstoppable trend of cooperation that no subjective political narrative can arbitrarily sever or reverse.
Second, mutually beneficial interdependence does not equal security risk. Global industrial and supply chains are the natural product of the evolution of market logic, rational economic linkages formed after enterprises weigh costs, efficiency, and innovation, rather than one-way bonds constructed by external force. China-EU economic and trade interaction has never been a zero-sum narrative of one side depending on the other. Europe values the consumption momentum brought by China's super-large market, its complete and resilient supply chain system, and its world-leading new energy production capacity, while China equally needs Europe's high-end manufacturing and precision craftsmanship, its broad value markets, and its well-connected economic and trade networks. This is a deeply integrated two-way interaction, deeply intertwined and mutually dependent (你中有我、我中有你, ni zhong you wo, wo zhong you ni - "you, middle, have, me; me, middle, have, you"), where each side needs the other and they achieve success together. Interpreting the two-way interdependence born of market rationality as so-called "strategic vulnerability" is undoubtedly a major strategic misjudgment. The real risk has never been the mutual connectivity brought by cooperation, but rather the man-made decoupling and breaking supply chains (脱钩断链, tuo gou duan lian - "detach, hook; break, chain") under the banner of "security."
Third, Europe's industrial anxiety should not make China a "scapegoat" for deflecting contradictions. The trade balance between China and Europe cannot be simply judged by the binary logic of "who gains, who loses." The rise and fall of industrial competitiveness, the regional restructuring of global supply chains, objective differences in statistical calibers, the structural mismatch between trade in goods and trade in services, the constraining effects of export control policies, compounded by Europe's energy transition pushing up industrial costs — multiple factors interweaving together have jointly produced the bookkeeping result of a trade deficit, which is a faithful reflection of the operation of market supply and demand. If this is distorted into "China shock" or "China squeezing," it is a crude dissolution of the complexity of economic operations. As Australian scholar Bao Shaoshan analyzed, the root of Europe's manufacturing difficulties today lies in the long-standing problem or deep-seated ailment (沉疴, chen ken - "deep, illness") of industrial hollowing-out accumulated under the long-term dominance of financial capital, rather than external shocks; if Europe chooses isolation over competition and barriers over cooperation, it will ultimately find that what it strives to protect is not the former glory of manufacturing, but a gradually silent "industrial museum."
True confidence lies in calmly viewing the changes in one's own advantages, and even more in tolerantly accepting the legitimate development of other countries. The improvement in competitiveness brought by China's industrial upgrading is not a "deprivation of interests" against Europe, but a natural result of the rebalancing of the global economic landscape. Looking back at more than half a century of China-EU industrial interaction, the two sides have bid farewell to the division of labor model of one-way vertical complementarity and entered a new stage where competition and cooperation are deeply interwoven. Over the past several decades, established European companies such as Volkswagen, BMW, and Michelin have fully shared in the opportunities of China's booming market, and the substantial "China dividend" was once an important support for the high returns of European manufacturing. The passage of time and changing of eras (斗转星移, dou zhuan xing yi - "dipper, rotate; star, move"), China is now firmly the EU's second-largest trading partner, and European industries such as automobiles, chemicals, machinery, pharmaceuticals, and green energy remain deeply embedded in China's production and supply chain system. Whether it is the supply of key materials for lithium batteries and photovoltaic components, or the construction of digital infrastructure, the implementation of 5G application scenarios, and every link of Europe's green transition, digital transformation, and production cost optimization, none can do without Chinese products, technology, and investment. The foundation of China-EU cooperation has not been shaken; on the contrary, new increments of cooperation have grown on emerging tracks.
Shaping China-EU relations should return to the starting point of the fundamental interests of the people. The pursuit of a better life knows no borders and is unrelated to systems; it is a common pursuit of humanity. The European people equally have the right to enjoy coolness in the scorching summer heat, and the freedom to choose high-cost-performance electric vehicles. Some European politicians do not fail to see the crux of the problem; they simply expend a great deal of energy on partisan games and ideological disputes, while the livelihoods and well-being of ordinary people, the level of public services, and the long-term competitiveness of the country are instead pushed further back on the policy agenda. At present, from automobile giants to chemical industry leaders, from the luxury goods sector to new energy development entities, voices at the front line of European industry opposing "decoupling and breaking supply chains" and advocating practical cooperation are constantly heard or echoing in one's ears (不绝于耳, bu jue yu er - "not, cease, at, ear"), and growing stronger. Artificially piled-up barriers cannot stop high-quality external products; what they trap is only the road ahead for one's own development.
Protectionism cannot cultivate technological innovation, nor can it fundamentally cure long-standing industrial ills. Far-sighted people in Europe have long been clearly aware of this. Recently, a report released by the Ifo Institute in Germany showed that the expansion of the EU's trade deficit with China is highly correlated with high European energy costs and the relocation of chemical and manufacturing capacity abroad. Sam Lowe, former senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform, said bluntly that blaming China for Europe's industrial difficulties is a "convenient self-deception," and that the real crux lies in Europe's long-accumulated cost disadvantages, approval constraints, and bottlenecks in innovation transformation. The Peterson Institute for International Economics in the United States has also issued a warning that if the EU builds tariff and regulatory walls in the name of "protecting local industries," it may buy breathing room for some industries in the short term, but in the medium term, protected industries will instead lose the internal momentum for technological iteration. What Europe truly needs to confront are those problems that originate within itself and can ultimately only be resolved within itself.
China-EU relations have traversed more than fifty years of wind and rain. From the perspective of historical development, the current trade balance, industrial anxiety, and cognitive misalignment are nothing more than a wave in the long voyage. The deep adjustment of the world landscape is already a reality; deepening cooperation is not an option but a necessity. Rather than anxiously building walls, it is better to rationally blaze new paths. We believe that a Europe pursuing strategic autonomy will ultimately break through the fog of ideology, form a more objective and rational perception of China, share opportunities in open development, and achieve a win-win situation.
(The author is an observer of international affairs)
Return to Top(People's Daily, Kathmandu, September 3) (Reporter Li Mo) On the afternoon of the 3rd, China's third batch of emergency relief supplies to Nepal was delivered to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, by a Chinese Air Force Y-20 large transport aircraft. Ten forensic identification experts arrived on the same flight as the fourth batch of Chinese experts assisting Nepal.
Zhang Maoming, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, together with Mahabir Pun, Nepal's Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, attended the handover ceremony for the relief supplies and welcomed the expert team.
This batch of relief supplies includes mortuary cabinets, epidemic-prevention materials, and daily-living support items and other supplies urgently needed by Nepal. The Chinese forensic identification experts will swiftly begin their work to assist the Nepalese side in advancing the identification of victims.
China's third batch of emergency relief supplies to Nepal also includes Bailey bridges urgently needed by the Nepalese side for disaster relief. The first batch of Bailey bridge components has already been transported overland to the Lizi Port on the China-Nepal border in Tibet, where they will be handed over separately.
After the disaster occurred, the China Foundation for Rural Development immediately activated its emergency response and actively prepared relief supplies to assist Nepal. With the support of donations from caring Chinese enterprises and individuals, the foundation has raised more than 9,000 items of relief supplies, including tents, emergency rescue kits, quilts, and cotton coats. On the evening of the 3rd local time, the first batch of relief supplies was transported to Kathmandu by a China Southern Airlines flight.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Kathmandu, September 3) (Reporters: Zou Xuemian, Zhang Ping) Nepalese Foreign Minister Khadga Prasad Oli said on the 3rd when meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Zhang Maoming that the Nepalese government sincerely thanks the Chinese side for its generous and swift assistance at Nepal's hour of peril.
Oli said that Nepal and China share the natural ecosystem of the Himalayas and are both countries affected by climate change. The Nepalese side endorses the Chinese view that addressing climate change is a common responsibility of the international community. Nepal has no intention of seeking "climate justice compensation" individually from any specific country, including China, and will seek compensation from the international community within the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Paris Agreement.
Zhang Maoming said that since the outbreak of this severe mudslide disaster, the Chinese side has supported Nepal's disaster-relief efforts in multiple forms. He expressed belief that with the two sides working together through hardships (同舟共济, tong zhou gong ji - "same, boat, together, help"), the peoples of the two countries will certainly be able to overcome the disaster and tide over the difficulties together.
Zhang Maoming stated that climate change is a common challenge facing all of humanity, and no country can try to remain unaffected by others' troubles (独善其身, du shan qi shen - "alone, do well, one's, body"). The Chinese side is willing to continue working together with the international community, including Nepal, to strengthen exchanges and cooperation and effectively prevent and reduce the adverse impacts of climate change.
Return to TopUN Secretary-General Deeply Concerned over New Round of Exchanges of Fire between the United States and Iran
(Xinhua News Agency, United Nations, September 2) (Reporter Shang Xuqian) Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres, said on the 2nd that Guterres is seriously concerned over the latest round of exchanges of fire between the United States and Iran, and urged the two countries to return to the diplomatic track to resolve the conflict.
At the regular press briefing that day, Dujarric said that Guterres is deeply shocked by reports that the attacks caused civilian casualties, including an attack on a wedding event in Iran. Guterres condemned all attacks against civilians. Guterres pointed out that all parties must comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law, including the principles of distinction, proportionality, and precaution. Guterres once again called for an immediate cessation of military operations and urged all parties concerned to exercise restraint and avoid any words or actions that could further aggravate the current tensions. An escalation of the situation would bring disastrous consequences to the wider Middle East region and to civilians beyond the region.
Dujarric said that Guterres urged the United States and Iran to return to the diplomatic track, and that only through dialogue and negotiation can a comprehensive and lasting settlement of the conflict be achieved.
Maduro Defense Team Asks the US Side to Drop the Lawsuit
(Xinhua News Agency, Caracas, September 2) (Reporter Tian Rui) According to a report by Spain's EFE news agency, electronic court records show that the defense team of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on the 2nd, on the grounds that Maduro, as the head of a sovereign state, should enjoy immunity, requested that the criminal proceedings brought against him be dropped.
Maduro's lawyer, Barry Pollack, has submitted two motions to the court. In the first motion, Pollack argued that US courts have no jurisdiction to prosecute Maduro, because the acts he is accused of fall within the scope of "official position" and "state power" and should not be borne personally by Maduro as a "head of state de facto." He also requested that the case be closed in a manner of "no re-prosecution," so as to prevent the same charge from being brought again.
Should the first motion fail, the second motion only requests the dismissal of the charge of "drug terrorism" against Maduro. Pollack wrote that the charge "attempts to prosecute a foreign citizen for conduct that is entirely foreign" and fails to prove that Maduro "intended to harm the United States, its citizens, or its interests."
The US Attorney's Office must respond to the above motions by October 2.
August Was Hottest Single Month on Record in Hungary
(Xinhua News Agency, Budapest, September 2) (Reporter Chen Hao) Data released by the Hungarian Meteorological Service on the 2nd show that in August 2026, the national average temperature in Hungary reached 24.9 degrees Celsius, 3.7 degrees Celsius higher than the long-term average for the same period from 1991 to 2020, setting a record for the highest single-month temperature in the country since records began in 1901.
The data show that the average temperature in many parts of Hungary exceeded 25 degrees Celsius in August, and some areas of the southern Great Plain even exceeded 26 degrees Celsius. Previously, the highest national average single-month temperature record in Hungary was 24.6 degrees Celsius, set in August 1992. The high temperatures were accompanied by severe drought. The data show that the national average precipitation in Hungary in August was only 15.6 millimeters, far below the average level of 59.5 millimeters for the same period from 1991 to 2020. Precipitation in many parts of Hungary in August hit a new low for the same period since 1901, with some areas of the southern Great Plain even recording less than 5 millimeters.
Return to TopBy: 舒 梦
Recently, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed the "Mecca Joint Defense Agreement" in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. This agreement is rooted in the highly aligned practical interests and security demands of the three parties, reflecting a new trend among regional countries to shed security dependence and explore autonomous security paths.
As a major global oil and gas exporter, Saudi Arabia's energy facilities and maritime shipping lanes have long stood at the forefront of geopolitical risk. As regional conflicts continue to ferment, Saudi oil and gas facilities have been repeatedly harassed, and shipping risks in the Strait of Hormuz have risen, affecting the stability of the global oil supply chain. For Saudi Arabia, more security "ballast stones" are needed. Turkey intends to further grasp the initiative in Middle East affairs through trilateral cooperation, converting its advantages in the defense industry and diplomatic mediation into regional influence, and steadily advancing its diversified diplomatic layout. Pakistan, building on its bilateral security cooperation with Saudi Arabia, has upgraded to a trilateral mechanism, both consolidating traditional collaboration and, with the help of defense industry cooperation with Turkey, enhancing its own military capabilities and its voice in Middle East affairs.
The three parties' demands each have their own emphases, but their fundamental goals are highly consistent: to shore up security shortcomings through cross-regional collaboration, hoping to firmly hold the security initiative in their own hands. Behind this consensus is a deep shift underway in the security logic of Middle Eastern countries.
For a long time, the security of many Middle Eastern countries has relied on guarantees from external major powers. But reality has repeatedly confirmed that external security commitments are often bound to the major powers' own strategic interests, making it difficult for them to fully match the core security needs of regional countries. Middle Eastern countries are increasingly clearly recognizing that the security model of dependence on external major powers has inherent shortcomings, and that going it alone is also difficult to cope with complex systemic risks.
Building a local collective security mechanism is, at its core, the pursuit of security autonomy, signaling the clear attitude of regional countries in handling regional affairs autonomously. In the "Mecca Joint Defense Agreement," a clause resembling NATO's collective self-defense rule — "one country attacked, joint response" — has drawn attention from all parties. However, equating this agreement simply with a "Middle East version of NATO" is clearly too early to say (言之尚早, yan zhi shang zao - "speak, it, still, early"). At present, the full text of the agreement has not yet been made public, and key details such as the specific defense obligations of each party, the linkage response procedures, and the rules for coordinated action remain unclear; on the whole, it remains more at the level of political statements. In addition, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan do not hold fully identical positions on many regional hotspot issues, and their strategic priorities differ; the depth and boundaries of defense cooperation will inevitably be pulled by practical interests. Whether political consensus can be translated into concrete military cooperation remains to be observed over the long term.
Despite many practical limitations, the significant importance of this agreement should not be overlooked. It does not amount to a sudden change in the Middle East geopolitical landscape, but it is a clear signal of the transformation of the regional security order. From bilateral security cooperation to multilateral collective exploration, regional countries' steps toward seeking security autonomy have never ceased. Of course, no agreement can instantly achieve long-term regional peace and stability; building mutual trust and refining mechanisms both require steady progress. But what is certain is that regional countries' attempts to autonomously explore security paths are injecting new possibilities into the reconstruction of the regional order.
Return to TopBy: 牟伦海
September 3 is the Victory Day of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and also the Victory Day of the World Anti-Fascist War. On September 2, 1945, under the watch of representatives from China and eight other victorious nations, Japanese representatives signed the instrument of surrender — a hard-won fruit of victory. However, after the war, Japan did not thoroughly reflect on its war crimes, nor were Japanese right-wing forces completely purged; instead, they returned to the political stage in a disguised form. From whitewashing and denying the history of aggression and promoting historical revisionism, to pushing constitutional revision and frequent "remilitarization" moves, the current Japanese right wing is acting with unprecedented arrogance — the result of tactical changes in organizational structure and methods of action by the postwar Japanese right wing.
Restoration —
The inheritance and transformation of the right wing in the early postwar period
In the early postwar period, the United States occupied Japan alone and promoted "demilitarization" and "democratization" reforms in Japan. The Humanity Declaration, which denied the divinity of the emperor, stripped Japanese right-wing forces of their spiritual pillar and their dominant position in the national ideology. Large numbers of right-wing leaders and war criminals were stripped of public office and put on trial, and most of the more than 350 surviving right-wing groups were dissolved. However, the continuation of the imperial system and the wholesale inheritance of the old Japanese bureaucracy preserved the spiritual soil and institutional foundation for the right wing to revive after the war.
With the outbreak of the Cold War, the United States began to drastically adjust its policy toward Japan, shifting from containment to support, and tacitly allowing Japan to implement a series of anti-democratization measures. Large numbers of old military and political forces quickly returned to the political arena. War criminals such as Kishi Nobusuke and Shigemitsu Mamoru escaped punishment and acting in an open and imposing manner (堂而皇之, tang er huang zhi - "grand, and, imperial, of") returned to the core of Japanese politics, subsequently pushing through related legislation that defined Class-A war criminals as "those who died in the line of duty" and granting them generous pensions. War criminals were thus no longer regarded as criminals, but as soldiers who "sacrificed their lives for the country."
Echoing the return of war criminals to the halls of power, Japanese right-wing organizations showed signs of resurgence, with various right-wing groups such as "Daitojuku," "Anti-Communist Volunteer Corps," "All Japan Patriots' Group Conference," and "Japan Student Conference" being established one after another. They continued to follow their prewar style, relying on street violence and intimidation attacks to expand their influence. But as postwar Japanese citizens had increasingly adapted to peaceful life, these right-wing groups quickly provoked social revulsion. At this point, religious conservative forces led by "Seicho-no-Ie" appeared and gradually became the vanguard leading the transformation of the postwar Japanese right wing.
Taniguchi Masaharu, the founder of "Seicho-no-Ie," had vigorously advocated the supremacy of the emperor during the war and fanatically supported Japan's foreign aggression. After defeat, he refused to reflect on the war and sought to restore the old system of direct imperial rule. He realized that the restoration of Japanese right-wing forces could not rely on radical street tactics, and therefore launched the "National General Self-Awakening Movement" with the core demands of "imperial faith, abolition of the occupation constitution, and anti-communist and anti-postwar system," mobilizing believers and citizens nationwide through religious networks, propaganda, and civic assemblies to exert influence on the political world, initiating the transformation of the postwar Japanese right-wing movement.
Some Japanese scholars have pointed out that the former Japanese fascist movement was merely the activity of a small number of radicals, while Taniguchi Masaharu advocated "winning over the hearts of the people and seizing the high ground of public opinion." Later representative figures of Japanese right-wing groups, such as Kabashima Yuzo, were his faithful followers, deeply influenced by him. At the same time, Japan never carried out a thorough accounting of war responsibility after the war, failing to trigger deep reflection on the war of aggression at the level of the whole society. The root of why conservative politicians such as Abe Shinzo and Takaichi Sanae, born in the 1950s and 1960s, vigorously promoted the rightward conservative shift of Japanese society during their tenure in office also lies here.
Transformation —
The rise of the new right wing and the shift in its actions
Entering the 1960s, sustained economic development rapidly boosted the suppressed nationalist sentiment in postwar Japan. The trend of beautifying aggression and overturning the verdict on the war began to appear frequently. In 1963, the Ikeda Hayato cabinet formally decided to hold memorial ceremonies every August 15, "offering the sincerity of mourning" to the more than 3 million dead of World War II. The following year, he restored the abolished system of decorating military personnel, issuing "decorations" to more than 10,000 war dead to "honor their achievements in life."
In 1964, "the first book to comprehensively overturn the verdict on Japan's war of aggression" — Affirmation of the Greater East Asia War — was published, written by the veteran Japanese right-wing literary figure Hayashi Fusao. As a writer who had accompanied the Japanese army in its invasion of China, he openly confounded right and wrong, beautifying Japan's war of aggression as a "war of Asian national liberation" for "self-preservation and self-defense," and distorting the Tokyo Trial as "revenge of the victors against the vanquished." Such claims, so openly summoning the spirit of militarism, were nevertheless regarded by the Japanese right wing as a sacred canon and became an important theoretical foundation for it.
Against this backdrop, the nationalist new right-wing group, loudly proclaiming the "revival of the national spirit," rose to prominence. The nationalist new right wing turned toward nationalism, anti-government, and anti-postwar system positions, fiercely attacking Japan's subservience to the United States. In 1970, at the urging of Kabashima Yuzo, the "Japan Youth Council" was established as the leading body of the National Student Council, with most of its members being followers of "Seicho-no-Ie." The "Japan Youth Council" realized that the postwar Japanese system had become an established fact, and that to realize its political ideals, it had to shift from violent anti-system action to infiltration within the system.
The "Japan Youth Council" was the first to propose the route of "interpretive constitutional revision," no longer simply denying the postwar "peace constitution," but gradually dismantling the postwar constitution through legal interpretation, amendment proposals, and guidance of public opinion. The movement to legislate the imperial era name from 1977 to 1979 served as a trial run for this "moderate" infiltration route. The "Japan Youth Council" abandoned the traditional right wing's violent route, and relying on a nationwide network of grassroots assembly members, pushed forward parliamentary legislation from the bottom up, bringing about the enactment of the Era Name Law in just two years, greatly shocking the Japanese conservative establishment, and various right-wing organizations consequently began to move further toward it.
Hori Yukio, hailed as "the foremost scholar of postwar Japanese right-wing research," pointed out that after the 1970s, the main force of Japanese right-wing forces was no longer the "violent gangs," but rather the "right wing in suits" who looked like ordinary office workers everywhere, "who, among the masses, by organizing mass movements, have become the vanguard of today's rightward shift and reactionary trend."
Institutionalization —
The formation of institutionally embedded right-wing forces and their influence
Entering the 1980s, right-wing forces rose strongly in the Japanese political arena. In 1982, Nakasone Yasuhiro, who had served in the Japanese navy during World War II, became Prime Minister of Japan. He put forward the slogan of "general settlement of postwar politics," emphasizing the liquidation of occupation policies and the revision of the postwar system, and he himself set the bad precedent of a Japanese prime minister visiting Yasukuni Shrine in an official capacity.
The problem of textbook falsification also occurred frequently during this period, and historical revisionism became increasingly rampant. Tanaka Masaaki was a typical figure in this adverse current. He had been secretary to Matsui Iwane, the chief perpetrator of the Nanjing Massacre and a Class-A war criminal, and had always tried to overturn Matsui's conviction. In 1984, Tanaka Masaaki published The "Fabrication" of the Nanjing Massacre, systematically denying the atrocities of aggression through methods such as falsifying Matsui Iwane's diary.
The "Japan Youth Council" was the behind-the-scenes leading force promoting constitutional revision and textbook falsification in the 1980s and 1990s, and thereby established its leadership position among Japanese right-wing forces. In May 1997, the postwar Japanese right wing historically achieved a grand organizational unification, establishing "Nippon Kaigi" (Japan Conference), Japan's largest conservative right-wing organization, whose core operational hub was precisely the "Japan Youth Council." "Nippon Kaigi" brought together representatives from religious, political, economic, judicial, intellectual, and other sectors of society as well as local representatives, becoming "the center of extreme right-wing organizations nationwide" and "the only comprehensive extreme right-wing organization."
"Nippon Kaigi" declares its official positioning to be a "nationwide grassroots national movement organization," self-styled as a mass organization representing the general public. Its political goals include constitutional revision, dispatching the Self-Defense Forces overseas, and rebuilding Japan's national polity centered on the emperor. Through the national movement model, "Nippon Kaigi" is no longer a traditional anti-government civilian right-wing organization, but has transformed into a political force deeply embedded in the postwar Japanese system, attempting to use the democratic system to achieve anti-democratic goals.
All of "Nippon Kaigi"'s goals emphasize the strategy of "from the localities to the center," and therefore it places great importance on cultivating and supporting local forces. In order to exert pressure from local assemblies on central decision-making bodies, "Nippon Kaigi" has established "Nippon Kaigi Local Assembly Members' Leagues" in almost all prefectural and local assemblies. In addition, within the "Nippon Kaigi" organization, separate sub-movement organizations have been established for important issues and groups. The "Japanese Society for History Textbook Reform," the "National Association for the Protection of the Imperial Tradition," and the "National Association for All to Visit Yasukuni Shrine" are representative branches.
To this day, "Nippon Kaigi" has developed into a key force substantively promoting the comprehensive conservative rightward shift of Japanese society. The standing bipartisan assembly members' league supporting "Nippon Kaigi," the "Nippon Kaigi National Assembly Members' Roundtable," together with its affiliated organization, the "Shinto Political Federation," has absorbed the vast majority of members of the National Diet. Led by Abe Shinzo and Takaichi Sanae, many heavyweight members of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party have deep ties to "Nippon Kaigi" and hold numerous important positions in the cabinet and government.
Harm —
Substantive provocation and impact on the postwar international order
The famous Japanese thinker Maruyama Masao predicted as early as 1951 that the "substantive revival of fascism and even ultranationalism" in postwar Japan would be "easier and more probable through the 'legal' conversion of the existing ruling structure to a fascist model." This judgment has been vividly borne out in the evolution of the postwar Japanese right wing.
After more than 70 years of iterative evolution, the Japanese right wing has developed an institutionalized, normalized, and public-opinion-oriented path of militarist restoration — institutionally embedded right-wing forces. This means that the postwar Japanese right wing's mode of seizing power differs from violent terrorist attacks such as the Blood Brotherhood Incident of the modern era, and is more likely to achieve a peaceful seizure of power through deep embedding in the Japanese system. Japanese right-wing forces centered on "Nippon Kaigi" continue to deepen the nationwide national movement and complete comprehensive infiltration of the political, economic, academic, media, and local spheres — precisely the typical example of this new mode of seizing power.
Under the banners of "national normalization" and "proactive pacifism," the "new militarism" that attempts to break through the postwar system and expand armaments is a product of the spread of institutionally embedded right-wing forces into Japan's armed forces. Under a legal cloak, the "new militarism," through revising the "three security documents," lifting the ban on "collective self-defense," and expanding the defense budget, pushes the military strategy to radically shift from "exclusive defense" to "proactive deterrence," using the institutional framework of "democratic politics" and "international rules" to strengthen the military and expand armaments, constituting a substantive provocation and impact on the hard-won postwar international order.
The evolution of the postwar Japanese right wing reflects Japan's institutional defects and latent crises, the root of which is Japan's lack of sufficient reflection on and accounting for war responsibility. This has led to a high degree of historical continuity in the thinking of the general public, making it possible for right-wing forces to confuse the masses through national movements. In particular, the younger generation of Japanese who grew up in the era of the collapse of the bubble economy are more susceptible to incitement by right-wing propaganda, and overall present a kind of "conservatism without ideology." The rise and spread of the "new militarism" stems precisely from this.
History must not be falsified, and lessons must not be forgotten. The "new militarism" is a microcosm of the tactical transformation of the entire postwar Japanese right wing in adapting to the postwar system. It inherits the essence of modern militarism's aggression and expansion, but packages it with greater concealment and deception, and therefore carries greater potential harm. The dangerous trend of the Japanese right wing continuously expanding armaments and frequently overturning historical verdicts is a major security hazard concerning regional peace and the common justice of humanity. Once the disguise is stripped away and the tide surges, if the "new militarism" gains momentum, it will not only undermine regional stability, but will also push the Japanese people into the abyss of war, running counter to the trend of the times toward peaceful development.
(The author is an associate professor at the School of History, Wuhan University, and the Japan Research Center, Wuhan University.)
Return to TopMa Yan, anchor of the "Minning Qiaoxifu" livestream team —
"Village livestreams" leverage rural development
(People's Daily reporter Jiao Siyu)
"Welcome to the Qiaoxifu livestream room — this is the first crop of goji berries grown right here in Minning Town." In the e-commerce assistance workshop of Yuanlong Village, Minning Town, Yongning County, Ningxia, 34-year-old Ma Yan, wearing a blue sanitary cap, held a bag of goji berries up to her chest and spoke calmly into her phone camera.
Ma Yan was born in Zhonghe Township, Yuanzhou District, Guyuan City — a place of mountain upon mountain and ravine upon ravine, with drought nine years out of ten. Before moving to Minning Town, apart from going to the county hospital to give birth, Ma Yan had barely ever left the mountains.
In 2012, under the policy impetus of the Minning cooperation mechanism, Ma Yan's family relocated from Xihaigu to Yuanlong Village, Minning Town.
Family members went out one after another to work as migrant laborers, while Ma Yan stayed home to look after the children and do housework. In 2019, Xu Meijia, a college graduate who had returned to her hometown to start a business, converted an abandoned village market at the entrance to the village into the Minning Hemei e-commerce assistance workshop, going door to door to mobilize left-behind women to come work in the factory. Ma Yan signed up on a try-it-and-see basis.
After joining, she found that 90 percent of the workshop's workers were left-behind women like herself. In 2020, the workshop tried livestreaming to sell products. The first time Ma Yan went on air, she was afraid to face the camera — one moment half her face would appear, the next she would hide beside the lens, and people in the comment section would ask, "Where did the anchor go?" "I was right there beside it, my heart pounding and my body trembling nonstop," Ma Yan said. "At the time Xu Meijia encouraged me, saying I didn't need to keep talking like a professional salesperson — just relax, chat with people, and tell them the story of our relocation. I tried it that way, and to my surprise it worked quite well."
At the workshop, she got the first bank card of her life with her own name on it. "It was 2,400 yuan — my very first salary. I withdrew it all, sat on the bed and counted it again and again. I was so happy," Ma Yan said.
In the days that followed, she experienced many other "firsts" in life: buying lipstick, getting a driver's license, buying a car, flying on an airplane, staying in a hotel... She also went to Fujian and saw many fellow Ningxia natives working and living there, and for the first time truly felt the weight of the four characters "Minning cooperation." "In our Minning Town there are doctors from Fujian and teachers from Fujian; the pencil cases our children use and the clothes they wear — Fujian's imprint is everywhere."
Today, Ma Yan is already a core anchor of the "Minning Qiaoxifu" livestream team. Besides livestreaming, she is also responsible for reception and guided tours at the workshop. When people ask her what has changed the most, she answers without hesitation: "Confidence. With confidence, you're full of drive in everything you do."
"Minning Town has given me a second way of life — and not just for me, but for many 'Qiaoxifu' women of Xihaigu whose dreams have come true," Ma Yan said. Today, in the 3,000-square-meter Hemei e-commerce assistance workshop, there are already more than 90 employees, and daily orders exceed 2,000. Specialty agricultural products such as goji berries, honey, goat milk, and eight-treasure tea are sold across the country through livestreaming and e-commerce. The workshop's annual sales have steadily exceeded 10 million yuan, and in 2025 sales approached 40 million yuan. It has helped nearly 100 relocated residents achieve stable employment, and thousands more have benefited from the industrial chain. Women who were once left behind at home have become anchors, operations staff, tour guides, and entrepreneurs.
"Once one dream comes true, the next one follows right behind," Ma Yan said with a smile. In today's Minning Town, brick houses stand in neat rows, roads are wide, and new vitality surges through the vegetable greenhouses and workshops.
Li Xiaolong, Party branch secretary of Yuhai Village —
Planting "common prosperity" into the land
(People's Daily reporter Qin Ruijie)
At the eastern foot of the Helan Mountains, in Yuhai Village, Minning Town, Yongning County, Ningxia, a new crop of scallions has just been planted across more than 7,200 mu of sandy land. On the field ridge, a young man bent over, pinched a pinch of soil and rolled it between his fingers, then looked up at the newly installed water-saving drip irrigation pipes. He is Li Xiaolong, Party branch secretary of the village, born in 1992, a descendant of Yuhai Village's first batch of relocated settlers.
In 1990, Yuhai Village, as one of Xihaigu's first batch of ecological relocation villages, took root on the barren wasteland at the foot of the Helan Mountains. Li Xiaolong's father was one of that year's "land-reclamation team" members. Li Xiaolong grew up in Minning Town and became the first college graduate to come out of the village's relocated community.
After graduating from university, Li Xiaolong stayed in Shenzhen to build his career, eventually rising to deputy general manager of operations at a listed company with an annual salary of more than 400,000 yuan. In early 2022, word came from his hometown: because no suitable candidate could be found in Yuhai Village, the Party branch secretary post had been concurrently held by a town-level cadre. "The average age of the previous two village committees was nearly 50, and the village's 7,224 mu of sandy land could only be planted with corn, earning at most 1,500 yuan per mu," Li Xiaolong recalled.
He Zhanke, then the first secretary stationed in the village, talked with Li Xiaolong seven times in a row. "If you come back, you may lead a whole group of people to prosperity — prosperity that lasts for generations." He Zhanke's words struck a chord in his heart. He resigned from his high-paying job and returned to the village. "The village work team were outsiders, and even they could contribute to Yuhai Village; I'm a young man who grew up in the village — now that I have the ability, I should come back all the more," Li Xiaolong said.
The first thing he did upon returning was to change the weak and lax state of the Party branch. Li Xiaolong led six village cadres with an average age of 39, starting with Party organization building and the village's appearance, devising plans by category, then mobilizing the whole village to work together.
But what was truly difficult was winning the trust of the villagers.
Before spring plowing in 2022, Li Xiaolong went door to door asking, "What are you planning to plant this year?" "Any thought of planting some cash crops?" The answers he got were almost all shakes of the head — "Can we sell them?" "Never considered it." Li Xiaolong did not push hard. "We had to let people see real results with their own eyes; just talking was useless."
He organized Party member leaders and large growers to take the lead, planting scallions, celery, and white radishes, then worked out a new path: the Party branch took the lead in transferring land, cooperatives led farmers in planting, and enterprises guaranteed purchase of the output. He also connected with more than a dozen enterprise canteens to buy the village's vegetables. "We had to ensure the vegetables had a market before they even left the ground — only then would the villagers feel at ease."
Li Sanbin, who had grown corn in the village for years, planted 20 mu of scallions in his first year and earned 160,000 yuan. Today, Yuhai Village's cash crops have expanded from 280 mu to more than 2,000 mu, and 263 households now grow vegetables; the village collective's economic income has risen from 997,000 yuan in 2020 to 1.61 million yuan. The Yuhai Village Party branch has also shed its "weak and lax" label, transforming from a backward village into an advanced one.
At present, the water-saving irrigation upgrade project for 7,220 mu of high-standard farmland is at a critical juncture, and Li Xiaolong is out in the fields every couple of days. These days, he is often at the village office going through the ledgers, calculating which sandy plots are suited to which crops and which households can expand their vegetable acreage by a few more mu.
"Our fathers' generation moved here from Xihaigu, and they worked until every drop of sweat broke into eight pieces to turn this wasteland into farmland. Now good policies and good industries have arrived at our doorstep — we must lead the villagers toward a better life all the more." Li Xiaolong's goal is simple: to make every villager of Yuhai Village a "vegetable-growing expert" of the sandy land, "to bring everyone along, earning a little more each year, with more hope each year."
Liu Qian, actor at the "See Minning · Drama Village" —
Experiencing the "mountain-and-sea struggle" through practice
(People's Daily reporter Zhang Wen)
On a midsummer afternoon, wind carrying fine sand blew across the loess plateau of the "See Minning · Drama Village" in Minning Town, Yongning County, Ningxia, at the foot of the Helan Mountains.
27-year-old Liu Qian crouched in front of the cave dwelling that serves as the stage for The Loess · Cave, pouring a basin of "clear water" with a splash into the large water vat in the courtyard — in water-scarce Xihaigu, this is the most affectionate ritual at a wedding. The performance had not yet begun, but her palms were already slightly sweaty.
"The character I play is an utterly ordinary villager," Liu Qian said. Liu Qian is a genuine second-generation relocated resident of Minning Town. In the 1990s, her parents moved from Jingyuan County deep in the Xihaigu mountains to the vicinity of "Minning Village." At that time, Minning Town did not yet exist — there was only windblown sand, the Gobi, and a barren wasteland stretching beyond the horizon.
Liu Qian grew up on that Gobi. After graduating from university, she worked in downtown Yinchuan. In the gaps of her busy schedule, she would occasionally scroll past short videos about Minning Town and Minning cooperation, and seeing her hometown's name appear in video after video, she always felt an indescribable stirring in her heart.
In 2025, a fellow relocated villager sent her a message: the cultural tourism project "See Minning · Drama Village" in Minning Town was recruiting actors to perform the stories of the Minning people themselves. Liu Qian stared at the screen for a long time. At that moment, she suddenly remembered the scene of her family's relocation. After thinking it over, she chose to return to Minning Town and become an actor.
The Loess · Cave is one of the outdoor theaters of "See Minning," using a 1:1 restored cave dwelling as its stage, telling the story of a wedding in the era of extreme water scarcity in Xihaigu — a wedding full of twists and turns (一波三折, yi bo san zhe - "one wave, three bends") because of water. Liu Qian plays a villager in it, with no long stretches of dialogue, yet she must convey the hardship and resilience of that era through every glance, every offering of water, every sigh.
During rehearsals, the director required Liu Qian to "not act — just repeat the words the elders have said." To that end, she made a special point of "interviewing" her grandmother and the neighbors and fellow villagers, and the stories of water scarcity and carrying water on one's back flooded into her notebook like a tide.
"I used to think those were just stories. Now, standing in front of the cave dwelling, when the wind blows and the loess stings my throat, I suddenly understand — they weren't stories; they were the days my parents lived through."
At first, no matter how she performed, she seemed stiff and flustered. Then one day, following her grandmother's example, she rolled her sleeves up to her elbows, casually twisted her hair into a bun at the back of her head, and carefully lifted a basin of murky water drawn from the cellar — and the tears came on their own. The director said softly from the side, "That's it. Exactly this."
Today, Liu Qian is already a skilled full-time actor at the "Drama Village." With two performances of The Loess · Cave each day, plus the parade and interactive segments, she performs her role again and again. Among the audience, some wipe away tears, some applaud, and some — like her father — watch quietly to the end, then turn away with reddened eyes.
In the evening in Minning Town, as the theater lights come on, Liu Qian once again crouches before the cave dwelling and pours that basin of "clear water" into the vat. Below the stage, tourists hold up their phones, and some eyes are already moist.
"You come and go, I gaze and gaze, across the sand dunes..." From deep within the village, a chant drifts over. Liu Qian says that every time she hears this line, she thinks of the first time her father took her back to their old hometown — her father stood on the mountain ridge, silent for a long time, and finally said only: "Come on, let's go back to Minning Town. That's our home now."
Agricultural promotion ambassador Wu Juan —
Telling the "mountain-and-sea sentiment" to the world
(People's Daily reporter Qin Ruijie)
In a radish field in Minning Town, Yongning County, Ningxia, at the foot of the Helan Mountains, a "field auction" was getting underway: the furrows served as the auction stage, baskets of white jade radishes still caked with soil were the lots, and auctioneer Wu Juan, in professional attire and high heels, crouched before the pile of radishes, switching effortlessly between Chinese and English. This bilingual video drew 1.8 million views and made Minning Town's white jade radishes famous.
In 1998, seven-year-old Wu Juan was carried in someone's arms, setting out from Zhenhu Township, Xiji County, in the Xihaigu region, and arriving at "Minning Village" at the foot of the Helan Mountains. At that time, "Minning Village" had been founded for barely a year. In 1997, the first shovel of soil for Minning cooperation was turned here, and Wu Juan's family's new life began on this "dry sandy beach."
"At first we borrowed a small room from relatives. I still remember the wind squeezing through the cracks in the door, howling all night long. My parents went out to work before dawn — plastering walls, carrying bricks — and within a year they had built a house of our own," Wu Juan said.
In Minning Town, Wu Juan had her first opportunity to come into contact with the wider world. Her family saved money to buy her a repeater player and cassette tapes, and she hugged it and read aloud at the top of her voice, even muttering to herself during morning runs. This girl from the wasteland studied her way into the English department of Shandong University, becoming the first college student in her family.
After graduating in 2014, Wu Juan became an international flight attendant with Xiamen Airlines. But the farther she traveled, the more her heart yearned for home. Later, Wu Juan resigned from her flight attendant job and returned to the rapidly changing Minning Town. In 2025, a chance encounter changed her trajectory: Yang Qing, then deputy mayor of Minning Town, said to her, "You're a college graduate who went out from our town — could you be a spokesperson for our hometown's specialty agricultural products?"
Only then did Wu Juan take a serious look at her hometown: on the wasteland that once had nothing but windblown sand, industries brought in by Minning cooperation — wine, facility agriculture, e-commerce — had taken root. She decided to make her phone her "new farm tool" and her livestream room her "new field," becoming an agricultural promotion ambassador who sells products through bilingual auction-style livestreaming. "Through Chinese, let good products reach the whole country; through English, bring the world in," Wu Juan said.
Her first video auctioning Tan sheep was an instant hit. After that, she turned the fields themselves into her "auction house." In a cabbage field she picked up a head of cabbage and called it a "jade gem"; for a bottle of red wine, she specially bought a wine-red gown to highlight the product's quality. Topic selection, scripting, filming, editing — at first it all depended on her alone. Wu Juan still remembers the day she filmed the wine: wearing the gown, she shot in the vineyard from morning until two or three in the afternoon, and her skin peeled from sunburn. "With my feet on the muddy soil, my heart is at ease — I'm afraid of nothing," Wu Juan said with a smile.
She doesn't just sell products; she tells the stories behind them. "For many products, I talk about their connection to Minning cooperation," Wu Juan said. For example, when promoting wine, she doesn't just talk about the wine itself, but also about how the vineyard was built and how Fujian merchants invested and supported it. Today, her agricultural promotion short videos have accumulated more than 5 million views.
"Outside merchants see the videos and come to place orders, and foreign friends leave comments asking how to bring Ningxia's agricultural products to their own countries," Wu Juan said.
Evening wind swept across the vineyard as Wu Juan prepared for the next "field auction." "The elders used to say that as long as you're willing to work hard, the Gobi can turn into an oasis. I also believe that as long as you're willing to give, the good things of my hometown can reach the wide world," Wu Juan said.
Return to TopBy: 常 钦
A piece of Fujian tea leaf and a piece of Ningxia wolfberry leaf, crossing mountains and seas to "meet," are made into a new tea. The wolfberry leaves, previously underutilized, have gained a new use, and Fujian's tea-making techniques have gained a new carrier. In 2025, sales of wolfberry black tea reached six to seven million yuan.
The story of the two leaves is not a big one, yet it contains the economic logic of collaborative assistance: when the resources, technologies, and markets of different regions are recombined, the value generated is no longer a simple sum of the parts.
General Secretary Xi Jinping made an important instruction on normalizing east-west collaboration work, emphasizing: "Promote industrial complementarity, personnel interaction, technological mutual learning, conceptual exchange, and work-style mutual learning between the east and the west, achieving mutually beneficial and win-win results (互利共赢, hu li gong ying - "mutual, benefit; together, win") and common development."
This is precisely the answer to where the multiplier effect comes from.
Funds can only be disbursed once, but the capital they leverage can be invested continuously; projects have construction cycles, but the industries they connect can keep extending. The key to collaborative assistance is transforming phased investment into sustained development capacity.
Minning Town is an observation sample. Thirty years ago, this was still a Gobi wasteland where migrants had just settled. Today, wine, cultural tourism, facility agriculture, green energy, processing and manufacturing, and e-commerce have become six pillar industries. In 2025, the per capita disposable income of farmers in the town reached 20,292 yuan, more than 40 times the 500 yuan at the time of relocation; it received 660,000 tourist visits, achieving tourism revenue of 378 million yuan.
Behind the growth in figures is the optimized combination and allocation of factors. Ningxia has land, solar and thermal resources, products, and labor; Fujian has capital, technology, enterprises, and markets. Only by bringing the advantages of both sides into the same industrial chain can sustained value-adding capacity be formed.
Over the past 30 years, Fujian has coordinated a cumulative 7.68 billion yuan in assistance funds for Ningxia. Guided by government funds, enterprises and social forces have continuously followed up, with actual funds in place exceeding 100 billion yuan. Twelve Minning industrial parks have gathered nearly 400 enterprises, with annual output value of nearly 35 billion yuan.
From the 7.68 billion yuan in assistance funds for Ningxia to over 100 billion yuan in actual investment in place, one can see the seed role of fiscal funds; from individual projects to industrial parks, one can see the amplifying role of industrial agglomeration. In the economic accounting of assistance, one must look not only at how much was given, but more importantly at how much was driven.
The multiplier effect also comes from the extension of the industrial chain. Grapes can be made into wine and develop winery tourism; agricultural products can reach consumers directly through livestreaming. Every step the industrial chain extends, the added value and the channels for increasing people's incomes may both grow by one layer.
What has more staying power than projects is the capacity of people. Ma Yan, a resident of Minning Town, started by learning pinyin and computers and grew into a core livestream host in the e-commerce assistance workshop. A group of workers growing up may support a new business format. Assistance that leaves behind talent has more staying power than one that only leaves behind factory buildings.
Broadening the perspective to the whole country, during the transition period for consolidating and expanding the achievements of the battle against poverty and effectively linking them with rural revitalization, east-west collaboration has jointly built nearly 800 industrial parks, guided enterprises to invest more than 750 billion yuan in the western region, procured and helped sell nearly 570 billion yuan of agricultural products from the western region, and helped more than 5 million rural laborers in the western region achieve employment. East-west collaboration has become an important mechanism for promoting cross-regional flow of factors, optimizing industrial layout, and expanding the domestic market.
This year is the first year of normalized assistance. The 2026 No. 1 Central Document made arrangements for promoting the coordination and integration of assistance policies, enhancing the effectiveness of industrial and employment assistance, and expanding the scope of east-west collaboration. To make a good article on "mutuality," it is necessary to shift away from the mindset of one-way "assistance" and passive "being assisted," pay more attention to giving play to the role of market mechanisms, accurately identify the convergence points of interests between the east and the west, explore collaboration models such as "industrial enclaves" and "sci-tech innovation enclaves," strengthen two-way cooperation in industry, technology, and talent, and promote two-way flow of factors and coordinated and linked development.
The stage has changed, and the yardstick for evaluation must also change. One must not merely count funds, projects, and factory buildings, but also look at how much capital has been leveraged, how many orders have been generated, and how many jobs have been created; one must look not only at increases in people's incomes, but also at whether they can enter the industrial chain and stably share in the benefits.
Projects have life cycles, but capacity can keep growing; funds will be fully invested, but mechanisms can keep operating. From the value appreciation of the "two leaves" to the growth of an industrial park, the inspiration Minning Town brings is this: the most precious increment of collaborative assistance is transforming differences between regions into space for complementary advantages, and settling external support into continuously growing development momentum.
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Hypertension, diabetes... in China, the incidence of chronic diseases remains remaining at a high level without falling (居高不下, ju gao bu xia - "reside, high, not, descend"), threatening residents' health, and chronic disease prevention and control has become a key priority of the national public health strategy. Advancing the construction of comprehensive chronic disease prevention and control demonstration zones, launching the three-year "Weight Management Year" activity, with more than 5,500 secondary and tertiary medical institutions establishing healthy weight management outpatient clinics, strengthening grassroots chronic disease health management services... In recent years, China has adopted a series of policy measures to strengthen chronic disease prevention and control, achieving positive results. In 2025, the premature mortality rate from major chronic diseases in China declined significantly compared with 2015.
Doing well in chronic disease prevention and control can effectively reduce the disease burden and improve residents' healthy life expectancy. The occurrence of chronic diseases is closely related to factors such as the economy, society, and lifestyle; therefore, chronic disease prevention and control requires the whole of society to "manage" together — individuals managing their lifestyles, grassroots institutions managing key populations with chronic diseases, and using technological means to improve the quality of prevention and control.
Prevention first, managing residents' lifestyles, and integrating health promotion into residents' daily lives. Research shows that long-term unhealthy lifestyles are an important cause of the occurrence and even the younger-age onset of many chronic diseases. Doing well in health promotion and changing residents' unhealthy lifestyles can effectively prevent chronic diseases and delay disease progression. Doctors are the main force of health promotion, and doctors should be encouraged to participate more in health science popularization. Communities should intensify health science popularization in public places where residents carry out their daily lives, and invite medical and nursing personnel to hold science popularization activities in communities. All units can carry out health science popularization in cafeterias, office buildings, and other venues, disseminating health knowledge such as healthy diets and preventing prolonged sitting, and regularly hold various sports competitions and activities to encourage employees to participate in exercise.
Highlighting key points, and managing chronic diseases in a standardized manner. If chronic diseases are not managed in a standardized manner, they may develop into serious illnesses, which not only seriously threatens residents' health but also increases the burden of seeking medical treatment. For example, if blood glucose control in diabetic patients is poor, it may lead to a variety of serious complications, including retinopathy, nephropathy, diabetic foot, cerebral infarction, and others, which are difficult and costly to treat. Community health service centers, township health centers, and other grassroots medical and health institutions are the "gatekeepers" of the people's health and the hub of chronic disease health management services. Family doctor contracted services should be taken as the starting point, integrating the full-process services of "prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, management, and rehabilitation," and providing comprehensive, systematic, and continuous health management services to key populations.
Empowering through technology to improve the quality and effectiveness of chronic disease prevention and control management. With the development of technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and smart wearables, the means of chronic disease prevention and monitoring are becoming more numerous and more precise. From the government level, a regional intelligent monitoring system for key chronic diseases can be established to carry out digitalized and standardized management of disease types, follow-up management, quality control and evaluation, and to adjust health and health policies in a timely manner; from the medical institution level, the quality and efficiency of chronic disease management services can be improved, reducing the work intensity of medical and nursing staff; from the individual level, using wearable monitoring tools enables real-time understanding of one's own health status, thereby allowing timely adjustment of lifestyle habits such as diet, exercise, and sleep, reducing the risk of the occurrence and development of chronic diseases.
Health is the most inclusive public welfare for the people's livelihood. The National Health "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes that by 2030, healthy lifestyles will be popularized at an accelerated pace, and the upward trend in the incidence of major chronic diseases will be effectively controlled. The latest data released by the National Health Commission show that China has built 578 national comprehensive chronic disease prevention and control demonstration zones, and it is expected that by 2035, the total number of national comprehensive chronic disease prevention and control demonstration zones will reach 820. In the demonstration zones, all localities embed health into scenarios such as life, work, and leisure, steadily improving residents' awareness rate, treatment rate, and control rate of chronic diseases, effectively improving the effectiveness of chronic disease prevention and control. Chronic disease prevention and control is a long-term and arduous systematic project that requires the joint efforts of individuals, medical and health institutions, enterprises and public institutions, the government, and other parties. Adhering to prevention first, continuously improving the lifestyle of the whole population, and raising the level of chronic disease prevention and control will continuously consolidate the health foundation of Chinese modernization.
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Inside the operating room of Peking University People's Hospital, Hu Hao, deputy director of the Department of Urology and chief physician, sat before the remote control console of a surgical robot, his eyes fixed on the high-definition surgical images transmitted back in real time.
More than 2,000 kilometers away, 70-year-old patient Liu, an elderly man, lay on the operating table of Qingyuan People's Hospital in Guangdong Province. Hu Hao gently pushed the manipulator, and the robotic arm beside the operating table in Qingyuan rotated in sync. The screen showed that the two-way transmission latency between the two sites remained stable at 42 milliseconds (1 millisecond equals 1/1000 of a second)...
Not long ago, relying on a domestically produced surgical robot and 5G network, Peking University People's Hospital successfully performed a radical nephroureterectomy surgery.
In recent years, with the continuous advancement of domestically produced surgical robots and communication technologies, remote robotic surgery has gradually moved from technical verification toward clinical application. How do doctors "wield the scalpel" from a thousand miles away? How well do patients recover? Is remote robotic surgery truly feasible? A reporter conducted interviews on these questions.
Doctor operates remotely "as chief surgeon"; patient can get out of bed, move around, and drink water the day after surgery
"Mr. Liu was originally scheduled for endoscopic surgery at the local hospital due to urinary stones. The preoperative CT only showed stones in the renal pelvis, but intraoperative exploration unexpectedly detected a lesion in the renal pelvis, and pathology confirmed renal pelvic cancer," Hu Hao explained. The patient also had multiple comorbidities including hypertension, diabetes, old cerebral infarction, and pulmonary infection. If he were transferred to Beijing, traveling long distances with great effort (长途奔波, chang tu ben bo - "long, distance; run, rush"), waiting for appointments, and caregiving support would all be difficulties.
Remote robotic surgery does not mean the robot operates autonomously; the decision-maker and operator remain the doctor, only that the doctor's console and the patient-side robotic arm are not in the same operating room. The doctor's hand movements are transmitted to the robotic arm through a dedicated network, while three-dimensional images of the patient's body, vital signs, and equipment status are transmitted back in real time.
Given that Qingyuan People's Hospital was equipped with the same model of domestically produced surgical robot hardware, after comprehensive review by the department team and multidisciplinary assessment, the 5G remote surgery plan was ultimately confirmed: Hu Hao would remotely control the main equipment in Beijing, while the local medical team in Qingyuan would be responsible for bedside operational coordination in the operating room.
During the surgery, local doctors in Qingyuan handled bedside operations such as robot setup, abdominal wall puncture and port placement, intraoperative instrument coordination, and specimen retrieval. Hu Hao, meanwhile, identified tiny blood vessels and lesion boundaries through the high-definition three-dimensional magnified view of the operative field, and, relying on the two-way voice system, remotely led the core operations of the entire tumor dissection, complete resection, and fine suturing of the wound surface. The entire surgery took less than two hours, with minimal intraoperative bleeding and stable vital signs for the patient.
"There was no lag in intraoperative control; the sense of presence was equivalent to bedside surgery," Hu Hao said. The patient was able to get out of bed, move around, and drink water the day after surgery, gradually resuming food intake after passing gas, with no significant pain and relatively quick overall recovery.
Nationwide, remote robotic surgery has shifted from single-point technical verification toward cross-provincial, multi-center, multi-specialty clinical exploration. In July of this year, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital affiliated with Zhejiang University School of Medicine had already carried out remote gallbladder and liver surgeries spanning thousands of kilometers. West China Hospital of Sichuan University has completed more than 70 remote robotic surgeries, involving specialties such as hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, urology, and gastrointestinal surgery... In many large hospitals, remote robotic surgery has been intensively carried out, and "connecting doctors and patients across the country" is gradually moving from a beautiful vision toward clinical reality.
The clinical outcomes of remote robotic surgery have also gained more solid evidence. For example, for prostatectomy and partial nephrectomy, remote robotic surgery has demonstrated reliability comparable to that of local robotic surgery.
Which patients are suitable for remote surgery? Experts believe that at the current stage it is more applicable to patients with relatively stable conditions, who can be scheduled electively, who already have mature minimally invasive robotic procedures, and who have been assessed as able to safely undergo surgery — such as urinary system diseases like kidney tumors and prostate cancer, benign and malignant liver tumors, gallbladder and bile duct stones, as well as gastrointestinal diseases like gastric cancer. Whether it can actually be performed depends not only on the disease itself, but also on the patient's overall condition, the capability of the local team, and whether the network and equipment have backup links and emergency takeover conditions.
Expert surgical efficiency improves, patient medical costs decrease
64-year-old Xu, an elderly man, lives in Jiangshan City, Zhejiang Province. Previously, he had abdominal pain and fever for more than 10 days without improvement, so he went to the Jiangshan branch of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital affiliated with Zhejiang University School of Medicine for examination and was diagnosed with choledocholithiasis with acute cholangitis. After endoscopic biliary stent drainage and anti-inflammatory treatment, doctors recommended he undergo surgery as soon as possible.
"My son had already taken leave and was preparing to drive me to Hangzhou," Xu said. From Jiangshan to Hangzhou, the drive takes nearly 3 hours. The family had originally prepared to queue for registration, wait for a bed, and rent accommodation in Hangzhou for recovery. Upon learning that experts in Hangzhou could perform surgery through the remote robotic surgery system, he decided to stay in Jiangshan.
On the day of surgery, at the robotic remote surgery center of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital affiliated with Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Liang Xiao, chief physician of the Department of General Surgery, sat before the surgical robot console, gently gripping the control handles and issuing commands to the robotic arms in the operating room of the Jiangshan branch; 270 kilometers away, the four robotic arms in the operating room of the Jiangshan branch simultaneously completed operations including common bile duct exploration, choledochoscopic stone removal, and primary closure of the common bile duct, with network latency not exceeding 40 milliseconds.
One week after surgery, Xu recovered well and was discharged. "It was as if the expert had performed the surgery standing right beside me — the wound was small, the pain was mild, and most importantly, I didn't have to make the trip to Hangzhou," he said.
Xu calculated the costs: if he had gone to Hangzhou for surgery, he would have faced at least three types of expenses — round-trip transportation, food and lodging in Hangzhou, and lost work time for family caregivers — roughly estimated at several thousand yuan. By having the surgery locally at the Jiangshan branch, not only did he save this indirect expenditure, but he could also have treatment costs reimbursed normally under local medical insurance policies.
For some elderly patients with complex conditions, long-distance referral may increase physical burden, and waiting for a bed may also delay treatment timing. Remote robotic surgery can keep patients in their local area, allowing preoperative examination, surgery, and postoperative rehabilitation to be completed in the same hospital, and making family caregiving more convenient.
Liang Xiao explained that the surgical robot can magnify the surgical field more than 10 times, and the three-dimensional view it employs is clearer than the two-dimensional view of laparoscopy, making operations more precise and reliable. "In the past, experts going to the countryside to provide support had to travel long distances with great effort, doing at most one or two surgeries a day; now, a single console can connect to multiple grassroots operating rooms simultaneously, multiplying surgical efficiency," Liang Xiao said. Remote robotic surgery brings not only an innovation in operational methods, but a fundamental transformation in the model of radiating high-quality medical resources.
During the surgery, doctors at the Jiangshan branch observed the standardized procedures up close throughout the process, communicating details and techniques with the chief surgeon in real time. Mao Xiaofeng, director of the Department of General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery at the Jiangshan branch, said, "This is equivalent to moving the advanced training classroom into the operating room, and it is zero-cost 'immersive' training."
In August 2025, the Zhejiang Provincial Health Commission and 9 other departments issued the "Zhejiang Province Action Plan for Accelerating the High-quality Development of 'Artificial Intelligence + Medical and Health' (2025–2027)," which clearly states "promoting the application of intelligent medical robots in scenarios such as surgery, rehabilitation, and nursing," and supports "prioritizing the promotion and application of medical artificial intelligence products with high maturity, strong universality, and good safety in grassroots medical and health institutions."
"We will improve the relevant diagnosis and treatment technical standards for AI (artificial intelligence) medical and health services, and gradually establish and improve supporting policies such as service fee and medical insurance payment," said a relevant person in charge of the Zhejiang Provincial Health Commission.
Who performs the surgery, who is qualified to assist, and what conditions grassroots hospitals must meet — there are clear standards
In the operating room of the Tibet Autonomous Region Hospital, the robotic arm rotated silently and ran smoothly. Meanwhile, more than 2,000 kilometers away in Chengdu, Gao Fengwei, deputy chief physician of the Liver Transplant Center of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, sat before the console, staring at the screen, his hands moving slightly, and the robotic arm in the Lhasa operating room completed cutting and separation in sync.
The patient was a Tibetan elderly man in his 60s with a tumor more than 10 centimeters in diameter on the right lobe of the liver, hospitalized in Lhasa. The day before surgery, anemia was discovered, suggesting the tumor might have ruptured and bled. After the anesthesiologist rechecked the hemoglobin level, it was found that the indicator had dropped significantly, and the situation was urgent. With the assistance of the remote surgical robot, an emergency liver cancer resection surgery was rapidly carried out.
The biggest challenge in remote surgery is that the doctor is not beside the patient. "Previously it was unimaginable to communicate with assistants at any time through camera and voice," Gao Fengwei said. Safety is the first line of defense in remote robotic surgery.
The network is the lifeline of remote robotic surgery. "The surgery uses a dual-channel 5G network, with fiber optic cables routed underground and satellite signals going around through the air. In an emergency, if the line is interrupted, switching can be completed within seconds," Gao Fengwei explained. Network latency in the Tibet region was controlled within 50 milliseconds, far below the 200-millisecond upper limit recommended in relevant technical guidelines. At the same time, network engineers were on duty at both sites, able to resolve sudden problems within 10 minutes. The design of the surgical path also follows the principle of "can stop at any time, safe at any time," so that interruption at any stage would not cause major impact on the patient.
In terms of personnel, the doctors assisting in the Lhasa operating room were Tibetan doctors. After rigorous training, the medical and nursing team in the operating room of the hospital where the remote patient is located can immediately take over control in an emergency. "In the worst case, if the network truly goes down, local doctors can take over to ensure patient safety," Gao Fengwei said.
In 2026, the Medical Affairs Department of West China Hospital, together with the remote surgery team, took the lead in formulating the "Management Standards for the Robot-Assisted Remote Surgery Control Center of West China Hospital of Sichuan University." Who performs the surgery, who is qualified to assist, and what conditions grassroots hospitals must meet — all have clear standards.
"Remote robotic surgery is a restricted-class technology. All personnel of the two medical and nursing teams from West China Hospital and the cooperating grassroots hospitals must undergo professional training before they can be qualified for robotic surgery," Wu Hong, vice president of West China Hospital, explained. To test the coordination and tacit understanding of the teams, both teams must jointly complete more than 10 offline surgeries, with total surgical time exceeding 20 hours. Contingency plans must be in place for all possible surgical accidents, and grassroots hospitals must simultaneously establish complete remote surgery operational standards and emergency handling procedures.
Today, at West China Hospital's International Robotic Remote Surgery Control Center, a dedicated support team has been formed including surgery, radiology and imaging, anesthesiology, surgical nursing, network engineers, and equipment engineers, and a 7×24-hour emergency response mechanism has been established.
In January of this year, the National Healthcare Security Administration officially issued the "Guiding Principles for Pricing Items of Medical Service Prices for Surgical and Treatment Auxiliary Operations (Trial)," establishing for the first time nationwide a unified price item for "remote surgery auxiliary operation fees."
Since remote robotic surgery has not yet been included in medical insurance, in actual implementation, the West China Hospital team mainly relies on hospital funding, horizontal funds, and policy support to subsidize patients. For patients from other regions, although the out-of-pocket cost per surgery is not low, they can save on accommodation, transportation, and living expenses that would be needed for treatment in Chengdu, making remote surgery more convenient and more worry-free.
In recent years, the domestic remote robotic surgery industry has been developing vigorously and prosperously (蓬勃发展, peng bo fa zhan - "flourishing, vigorous; develop, grow"), relying on diverse transmission links such as 5G, dedicated lines, and satellite to continuously break distance records for remote surgery, yet the industry consensus is increasingly clear: simply competing on surgical distance and pursuing technological gimmicks is not the core goal of remote surgery development.
Gao Jie, professor of hepatobiliary surgery at Peking University People's Hospital, believes that the key to the development of remote surgery is to build a standardized, replicable cross-regional diagnosis and treatment sharing system, combining clinical treatment with talent cultivation to continuously narrow the gaps in surgical diagnosis and treatment across regions and reduce the medical burden on the people.
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After the school term begins, some children only realize when they sit down in the classroom that they cannot see the words on the blackboard clearly, and after an eye exam, they are found to be myopic. Some parents, having heard that OK lenses can be "worn at night and removed during the day" and can also help slow the progression of myopia, plan to fit their children with a pair. Can children wear OK lenses? What should be noted?
The full name of OK lenses is orthokeratology lenses, which are highly oxygen-permeable rigid contact lenses worn during sleep at night. They adopt an inverse geometry multi-curve design and correct myopia and astigmatism by temporarily flattening the curvature of the central cornea, achieving clear uncorrected visual acuity during the day after the lenses are removed. This is currently one of the mainstream clinical methods used to control the progression of myopia in adolescents.
For myopia correction, OK lenses are a non-surgical means by which myopic individuals can achieve lens-free vision during the day. Compared with myopia surgery, they are reversible and adjustable, but they must be worn every night; compared with ordinary myopia glasses, OK lenses enable lens-free vision during the day, are convenient for sports, and do not affect appearance.
Those with low to moderate myopia and astigmatism, suitable corneal morphology and curvature, aged 8 years or above, with the ability to independently cooperate in wearing and caring for the lenses, healthy eyes, and a desire for myopia correction or control of myopia progression can all wear OK lenses. Conversely, those who do not meet these conditions are not suitable for wearing them.
How can the safe wearing of OK lenses be ensured? OK lenses are Class III medical devices under national regulations and may only be fitted after a complete set of eye examinations has been completed by professional ophthalmologists and optometrists in qualified medical institutions. Before fitting OK lenses, multiple indicators must be examined, including visual acuity, refractive error, intraocular pressure, corneal curvature, axial length, and corneal topography. After wearing OK lenses, it is recommended to go to sleep directly, avoiding further use of the eyes after insertion. The daily wearing duration is generally more than 7 hours to ensure a sufficient molding effect. For children in higher grades who, due to insufficient wearing time, cannot achieve uncorrected visual acuity of 1.0 in the afternoon, low-power frame glasses can be used to supplement, or the fitting physician can adjust the lens design to compensate.
Safe wearing of OK lenses also requires strict attention to care. The insertion and removal of the lenses must follow the doctor's guidance; hands should be cleaned and the lenses confirmed intact before insertion. The lenses need to be rinsed, disinfected, and stored daily, with special protein-removal care performed once every 1–2 weeks. Choosing an appropriate lens care solution is also important; commonly used options include multi-purpose care solutions and hydrogen peroxide care solutions. The use of tap water, mineral water, and the like for cleaning or soaking the lenses is prohibited, and the lens case and suction remover need to be replaced regularly.
Regular follow-up examinations are equally indispensable. The follow-up schedule for OK lens wearers is the first day of wear, the first week, the first month, the third month, and thereafter once every three months. If myopia control is stable, safety is good, and insertion, removal, and care are well managed, the subsequent follow-up interval may be appropriately extended to once every 3–6 months. Follow-up examination items include visual acuity, automated refraction, corneal topography, corneal epithelial staining, axial length, and lens condition.
Wearing OK lenses also requires correcting these common misconceptions:
Stable visual acuity after wearing OK lenses does not mean that myopia has not progressed; as long as the change in myopic degree remains within the lens molding range, daytime uncorrected visual acuity may still be good. Daytime visual acuity failing to achieve the expected effect also does not mean that myopia control has failed. For some children with relatively high myopia or special corneal morphology, the lens may not be able to fully correct the entire degree, but if axial length growth is effectively controlled, this also indicates that myopia prevention and control may have achieved results. For OK lens wearers, the monitoring indicator for determining whether myopia has progressed is whether the axial length has increased.
The absence of lens damage and normal visual acuity do not mean the lenses can be used indefinitely. According to the requirements of the national registration certificate, the standard replacement cycle for OK lenses is 1 year. During daily wear and care, scratches will appear on the lenses, and the reverse curve design also readily leads to protein deposition, affecting the effectiveness of use. With prolonged use, the optical parameters of the lens itself undergo slow changes, affecting the molding effect and wearing comfort. To better prevent and control myopia, doctors need to combine the child's axial length growth situation and optimize the myopia control effect by adjusting the lens design.
(The author is a deputy chief physician in the Department of Ophthalmology at the Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University; this article was compiled by People's Daily reporter Lu Fanbing through interviews.)
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The recommender's words:
Lu Xun wrote about the people, objects, and events of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, most of which are unfamiliar to today's readers. The People's Literature Publishing House edition includes detailed annotations that provide background introductions and knowledge of literature and history, helping readers understand the original text. The long afterword in this book consists of Lu Xun's richly illustrated with pictures and text (图文并茂, tu wen bing mao - "picture, text, together, splendid") annotations to "The Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars" and "Wu Chang," and now the editors have annotated the afterword itself, expanding and extending it, which is worth savoring.
This year marks the 145th anniversary of Lu Xun's birth, the 90th anniversary of his death, and the 100th anniversary of his writing the prose collection Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk.
As the writer whose works are most frequently selected for middle school Chinese language textbooks, Lu Xun's writings are very familiar to readers. Among them, the prose pieces "From Hundred-Plant Garden to Three-Flavor Study," "Achang and the Classic of Mountains and Seas," and "Mr. Fujino" all come from Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk and remain in many people's reading memories.
Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk was initially published under the general title "Old Tales Retold," appearing serially in the semimonthly journal The Wilderness. With ten pieces of reminiscence, Lu Xun drew a map of his early experiences, explaining his hobbies and aspirations, and recording the path and experiences of his life from childhood to youth. Past events intertwine with present reality, and narration interweaves with commentary, making the collection an important document for studying Lu Xun's early life, thought, and the social conditions of that time.
In February 1926, Lu Xun began writing this "memoir." He had just written "Dogs, Cats, and Mice" and "Achang and the Classic of Mountains and Seas" when the March 18 Massacre occurred. During his period of seeking refuge outside, he wrote "The Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars," "The Five Fierce Spirits," and "Wu Chang." He then left Beijing to teach at Xiamen University, where he wrote the final five pieces: "From Hundred-Plant Garden to Three-Flavor Study," "Father's Illness," "Trivial Notes," "Mr. Fujino," and "Fan Ainong." Recalling the past should have been peaceful and warm, but reality did not give him a quiet writing environment. Not only was he living a life of displacement and hardship (颠沛流离, dian pei liu li - "toss, fall, drift, wander") in Beijing, but he also shuttled between north and south—Beijing, Xiamen, and then Guangzhou—compressing a re-experiencing of his own past into a single short year.
When writing these pieces, Lu Xun was already in his forties. He had published A Call to Arms and was writing the pieces that would become Wild Grass, and he was deeply loved by readers. Many young literary figures gathered around him, learning from him and receiving his care. These young writers came to know Lu Xun through his fiction and essays, but they were never satisfied and wanted to know about his childhood, adolescence, and youth. So Lu Xun began "retelling old tales." Past events are like frosted flowers that have fallen and sunk to the ground; picking them up and examining them yields a distinctive flavor. The contrasts, resonances, and conflicts between his present circumstances and mood and his past experiences make these ten pieces of reminiscence read with pleasing variety and full of ups and downs (跌宕起伏, die dang qi fu - "rise, fall, fluctuate, surge").
The primary value of Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk is that it can be read as a biography of Lu Xun. The individual pieces are relatively independent and not strongly connected; they focus on meaningful and interesting episodes, such as the teacher-student reading and question-and-answer sessions in the Three-Flavor Study, the plants and animals in the Hundred-Plant Garden, the marvels of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the nanny Mama Chang and the hired hand Runtu and his son, the teaching at new-style schools, and the emotional and intellectual shock triggered by the lantern-slide incident. From these, readers can sketch the general outline of Lu Xun's first half of life, come to know his character and thought, sense his thirst for knowledge, self-respect, loneliness, self-confidence, and courage, and empathize with his anxiety and concern for the fate of the nation and its people.
The importance of childhood and adolescence to a person's growth is self-evident or obvious (不言而喻, bu yan er yu - "not, speak, yet, understand"). Lu Xun spent his whole life recalling and "returning home"; most of his fiction depicts the customs and folkways of his hometown. The fictional place names S City, Luzhen, and Weizhuang bear a strong resemblance to his hometown of Shaoxing and its surrounding towns. And Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk can be regarded as a concentrated spiritual homecoming. The people and events recorded in it are connected to the plots of many pieces in A Call to Arms and Wandering, and the narration, description, and commentary in the prose poems of Wild Grass and in numerous essays are also intricately connected or complex (千丝万缕, qian si wan lv - "thousand, silk, ten thousand, thread") with the childhood and adolescent experiences in Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk.
Reading Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk, readers can not only come to know Lu Xun's growth experiences and mental journey and encounter various characters, but also learn about folk customs, the educational system, social structure, and political mores.
In the 1930s, the Japanese scholar of Chinese literature Masuda Wataru visited Lu Xun in Shanghai and asked him what books one should read to understand the changes in China over the past few decades. Lu Xun recommended Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk. Later, when Masuda proposed translating the book, Lu Xun wrote to him: "Translating it is fine, but there are too many details about Chinese customs and trivial matters in it; without many annotations it will be hard to understand, and with too many annotations it becomes tedious to read." The fact that one needs to consult many annotations to understand it reveals from this angle the book's cognitive value.
The descriptions in Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk of plants and animals, gardens, games, toys, and village operas leave readers with a deep impression of the living environment of children in that era. Even more valuable is Lu Xun's account of his own educational experiences. He first attended a family school and a private school; the Three-Flavor Study, thanks to Lu Xun's writing, became one of the most famous private schools in China and remains well preserved to this day. The Shaoxing Sino-Western School, the Jiangnan Naval Academy, and the School of Mines and Railways described in "Trivial Notes" leave first-hand material on curriculum design, the proportion of Chinese and English, and science and engineering subjects, providing many details about culture and education during China's modern transformation. The scenes of miners at work that he witnessed during his internship at a coal mine can also serve as a case study in the history of modern industry. In addition, the episode in which Lu Xun eagerly and voraciously (如饥似渴, ru ji si ke - "as, hungry, as, thirsty") reads Evolution and Ethics will strike a chord with contemporary and later readers who experienced the opening of their eyes to the world.
How the literary giant Lu Xun wrote his works is a frequently raised question. Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk is documentary prose. On the one hand, using rhetoric to establish truthfulness (修辞立其诚, xiu ci li qi cheng - "rhetoric, establish, its, sincerity")—"without sincerity there is nothing"—all the pieces are truthful records of his life experiences. On the other hand, the blending of fictional and essayistic techniques into prose, and the interweaving of history and reality, are a major feature of Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk. For example, the satire of hypocritical social mores in "Dogs, Cats, and Mice" and the emotionally charged arguments against the conservatives who attacked the vernacular language movement in "The Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars" show that the writer was not calmly and sentimentally expressing nostalgic feelings but was still struggling in reality. Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk is autobiography, but not entirely biography; while recalling, Lu Xun continues to write out his indignation at reality and the vigorous assertion of his own life. The final paragraphs of "Mr. Fujino," with their discussion of the relationship between medicine and national boundaries and the meditation before the photograph of Mr. Fujino on the wall, go beyond the techniques of prose and essay—they reach the height of poetry and philosophy.
The title Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk likely draws on the famous lines from Encountering Sorrow: "In the morning I drink the dew that falls from the magnolia; in the evening I dine on the fallen petals of autumn chrysanthemums." This literary image, transmitted for a thousand years, became widely known because of Lu Xun's vivid and striking in style (浓墨重彩, nong mo zhong cai - "thick, ink, heavy, color") continuation and development, crystallizing into a literary masterpiece. Classics are ever new with repeated reading; reading Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk at different stages of life yields different insights. In childhood one is captivated by the plants, trees, insects, and birds of the Hundred-Plant Garden; in youth one empathizes with the longing for home felt in a foreign land; in old age one is moved by the pursuit of truth and fact in recalling the past. Each rereading is, in its own way, a meaningful "plucking dawn blossoms at dusk."
(The author is a research fellow at the Beijing Lu Xun Museum and president of the China Lu Xun Research Association.)
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For a long time, I have harbored a wish: to record the people and events in the shipbuilding industry that I have personally experienced and witnessed firsthand (耳闻目睹, er wen mu du - "ear, hear; eye, see") over many years of work, and that have moved me, filled me with pride, and earned my respect. It is only that in the past, with so many affairs to attend to, I was never able to settle down and complete this task. Now that I am retired and have time, I have taken on this task together with companions who, like me, love the shipbuilding industry.
The shipbuilding industry has long been known as the "crown of comprehensive industry." Its three core systems—the ship, the machinery, and the electrical equipment—are linked to more than 84 percent of all major industrial categories in the national economy. It is both a traditional industry with a long history and a strategic emerging industry that bears on national economic development and national defense security; it is both closely related to the daily necessities of the common people and closely connected to the most cutting-edge science and technology of today. The long course of development of China's shipbuilding industry has left a profound imprint on Chinese culture and has also left a clear navigational track on the history of China's economic development. Fortunately, our generation of shipbuilders has personally witnessed the moment when this ancient industry reached its peak. This achievement was laid down, through making arduous beginnings in difficult circumstances (筚路蓝缕, bi lu lan lu - "straw, path; blue, silk") and devoting oneself heart and soul to a task (呕心沥血, ou xin li xue - "vomit, heart; drain, blood"), by countless sages and people of aspiration from the very beginning of China's modern shipbuilding industry to the present day. I still remember how the old leaders and old comrades of the shipbuilding industry, who came from the era of long-standing poverty and weakness (积贫积弱, ji pin ji ruo - "accumulate, poor; accumulate, weak") in old China, could not contain their emotions when speaking of the achievements of today's Chinese shipbuilding industry—this heartfelt excitement, unless one has shared the fate of the shipbuilding industry throughout one's life, is very difficult to truly empathize with and understand.
In the 1980s and 1990s, China's shipbuilding industry had been entering the international market for less than 10 years when it encountered a prolonged downturn in the international ship market. At that time I had just started working and personally experienced the years when China's shipbuilding industry struggled and groped its way through difficulties: everyone endured the torment of having their "throat gripped" and seeing no hope, yet the unyielding and indomitable (不屈不挠, bu qu bu nao - "not, bend; not, yield") persistence of Chinese shipbuilders commanded sincere admiration. Now, looking back from a place of glory, the heroes who once paved the road "at the foot of the mountain" fill our hearts with respect. Chinese shipbuilders have always been plain and unadorned (朴实无华, pu shi wu hua - "simple, honest; without, flower"), low-key and pragmatic. For the sake of the nation's development and the progress of the industry, they have been pioneering and venturing through hardships (拓荒跋涉, tuo huang ba she - "open, wilderness; trek, wade"), creating countless "China firsts" and "world firsts," yet they have always remained humble and worked in silence. The most outstanding representative among them is Academician Huang Xuhua, but there is far more than one Huang Xuhua—here there are countless figures who have dedicated themselves to the industry.
In the process of writing this book, we consulted a large number of related books and materials and reviewed anew the history of struggle and the history of development of China's shipbuilding industry. We were all the more moved by the self-reliance and self-strengthening of China's shipbuilding industry, and we were deeply proud of its brilliant achievements. We hope all the more to incorporate this valuable industry knowledge into the manuscript, presenting readers with a comprehensive and in-depth world of China's shipbuilding industry.
Based on its positioning as a popular science reader, this book strives, with rigorous professional knowledge, accessible language, and vivid and lively expression, to systematically present the course of development of China's shipbuilding industry and to introduce the basic performance and value and significance of various types of ships and marine equipment products. We focus especially on the typical events, key figures, and representative products among them, taking the development of China's shipbuilding industry as the main thread and stringing together these scattered "pearls," so as to help readers both inside and outside the industry understand this field more clearly and intuitively. Constrained by the length of the book, it can only offer a brief description that is missing many details while mentioning only a few (挂一漏万, gua yi lou wan - "hang, one; leak, ten thousand"). We hope that through this small book, the broad readership will gain a basic understanding of the achievements of the shipbuilding industry and the technological content of marine equipment products, review with us the ups and downs and glories the shipbuilding industry has traversed along the way, appreciate the struggles, contributions, and gains of shipbuilders, and thereby attract more readers to pay attention to the shipbuilding industry, encourage young people to devote themselves to this great cause, and inject new vitality and hope into the future of the shipbuilding industry.
(This article is the preface to the book Striving Toward the Sea: The Road to the Rise of China's Shipbuilding Industry. This edition has been abridged, and the title was added by the editors.)
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What are emotions? Why do humans have emotions? In the book The Nature of Emotions, the author opens a new perspective for us to understand emotions from an evolutionary standpoint.
The author first distinguishes two concepts that are often conflated: emotion and feeling. Although emotion is related to feeling, it is not equivalent to feeling. Feeling is our subjective experience of an emotional state, and in principle only the experiencer themselves can directly perceive it; emotion, by contrast, is a more foundational evolutionary setup, whose purpose lies in better regulating the organism's behavioral responses to the external world.
Precisely because this mechanism is evolutionarily conservative, regardless of whether animals have the inner feelings of "being afraid," "fearing," or "being enraged," we can observe emotional states from their behavior — halted footsteps, hesitant postures, or suddenly stiffened bodies. And as modern neuroscience has developed to this day, scientists can, in the brains of animal models such as mice and fruit flies, locate the neurons involved in regulating these emotional states. When animals face specific external stimuli, these neurons are activated, driving the animals to enter the corresponding states. Scientists can also activate these neurons through artificial means, directly inducing animals to enter a state of feeling as if facing a formidable enemy (如临大敌, ru lin da di - "as if, face, great, enemy").
From this perspective, emotion is more like a "program package" pre-set by evolution. When danger appears, the brain does not need to calculate from scratch every time: should heart rate be raised now? Should eating stop? Rather, it rapidly enters a relatively complete defensive state: attention increases, heart rate and breathing change, and behavioral choices are adjusted accordingly. Such a holistic state can help animals respond to threats more quickly and improve their chances of survival. This may also explain why, over the long course of evolution, emotions have been so tenaciously preserved.
The author puts forward the concept of "emotional prototypes." The specific content of different emotions may differ greatly in every respect (千差万别, qian cha wan bie - "thousand, differ, ten thousand, vary"), but all emotional states share certain common fundamental properties. For example, emotions have positive and negative valence; approaching food or rewards typically brings a positive state; facing danger, threats, and losses readily forms a negative state. Emotions also have persistence; the stimulus that caused the emotion may have already disappeared, but the brain does not immediately return to its original state. We have all had the experience that, long after an angering or worrying matter has passed, one's mood remains "long unable to settle."
Emotions can also generalize. A single dangerous experience may make us more vigilant when subsequently facing similar environments, hence the saying, "once bitten, twice shy" (一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳, yi zhao bei she yao, shi nian pa jing sheng - "one, time, be, snake, bite, ten, years, fear, well, rope"). If an animal only produced a defensive response at the very moment it saw a predator and then immediately relaxed completely, it might find it hard to survive in a natural environment fraught with crises. Similarly, when a person is in an angry state, they may become more sensitive to people and things originally unrelated, even developing what is called "displaced anger." From the underlying design of the brain, this precisely shows that an emotional state is not a simple reflex aimed at a single action, but rather a holistic state capable of lasting for a period of time and influencing multiple behaviors.
This also helps us understand another seemingly contradictory fact: having evolutionary value does not mean the stronger the better. Maintaining vigilance in the face of the unknown and danger is clearly conducive to survival; but if this vigilance lasts too long or reaches too high a degree, it may evolve into anxiety that disrupts normal life. Anger can help an individual resist encroachment, but uncontrollable anger may also harm oneself and others. Therefore, the real question may not be "why do humans have these emotions," but rather under what circumstances these mechanisms that once helped us survive become mismatched with the modern environment. Understanding emotions is not simply telling oneself "don't be afraid," "don't be anxious," "don't be angry," but recognizing that all these states have their profound biological origins. These mechanisms once helped our ancestors cope with danger and seize opportunities, and for this reason have been deeply written into our brains.
For scientists, the real challenge is just beginning. We need to use animal models and modern neuroscience techniques to further reveal how different emotional states are encoded, maintained, and regulated by the brain, and why abnormalities occur under certain circumstances. This can not only help us re-understand ourselves, but may also provide new understanding and treatment directions for emotion-related disorders such as anxiety disorders and depression. In this sense, emotion is not an "evolutionary defect" left to us by evolution, but a window for understanding human nature. How to make this ancient system better adapt to modern life is precisely the question neuroscience is still exploring.
(The author is a distinguished research fellow at the Institutes of Brain Science and the Frontiers Science Center for Brain Science of Fudan University)
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The publisher Zeng Yanxiu once said that a person's life is not written in words, but is written by a person's lifelong actions. This book, Daughter of the Tianshan Mountains: He Jiaolong, is in fact also "written" by He Jiaolong's own actions.
In 1979, He Jiaolong was born on a ranch in Zhaosu County, Xinjiang, where both of her parents were young people who had gone to support border-area construction. The pastoral area had beautiful scenery but harsh conditions, and she grew up in an environment where multiple ethnic groups lived together, developing the ability to solve problems. At the age of 16, in order to lighten the burden on her family, she chose to go to Lanzhou to attend a secondary specialized school. After graduation she did not stay in a big city, but returned to her hometown. At the end of 1999, she was assigned to work as a family-planning cadre in a township, and later passed an examination to become a typist in the county government office; because of her diligence and outstanding abilities, she was continually placed in more challenging positions.
In the spring of 2020, as a deputy county head in charge of agriculture, He Jiaolong first helped farmers, herders, and enterprises sell goods through her WeChat Moments, and later began livestreaming. Starting from zero, she learned from many sources and persisted in livestreaming before work each day, after work, and on holidays, amassing 500,000 followers in six months. She was good at summarizing methods and discovered that the approach of integrating agriculture and tourism could both promote good products and showcase beautiful scenery, achieving two things at once (一举两得, yi ju liang de - "one move, two gains"), so she filmed quite a few short videos, and eventually became famous across the internet for a video of herself galloping on horseback across the snowfield. Unfortunately, in early 2026, while filming a video to promote agricultural and livestock products, she accidentally fell from her horse and died of severe injuries.
He Jiaolong was buried beside her father's grave, coming cleanly and going cleanly; that small earthen grave mound was very plain. Some people wanted to erect a statue for He Jiaolong, but her elderly mother said: "Do not erect a statue for her; do not add burden to the county."
These specific details come from exclusive recollections of He Jiaolong's relatives and friends around her; we have done our utmost to salvage them, attempting to write them out in plain language, hoping to present the vibrant facets of her life. The original intention of this writing is not merely to commemorate, but moreover to gather together the spiritual shining points of an outstanding Communist Party member.
For example, giving one's all to a task (全力以赴, quan li yi fu - "full, strength, give, all") yet not claiming credit. From"Little Dragon Girl""County Head He Talks About Zhaosu" to"Bureau Head He Talks About Ili""He Jiaolong Tastes Xinjiang", He Jiaolong's Douyin account names kept changing with her job transfers; livestreaming, tracing product origins, attending exhibitions, passing on skills and mentoring others — none of it ever stopped. Facing more and more attention and likes, she quoted a Kazakh proverb to remind herself:"You ride fast on a horse, not because you run fast, but because the horse runs fast." Another example: she was willing to help others and support the weak. She had helped many impoverished farmers and herders, devoting herself to helping the poor and also helping them build aspiration. A friend once sent her a child's composition, which wrote about"the hero He Jiaolong in my heart"; she replied:"How hard must I work to be worthy of this child."
He Jiaolong's career was short yet rich. Her life was a life of personal struggle, a life of self-improvement and realizing aspirations in a remote border land. She devoted her life to the cause of prospering the border areas and enriching the people there, and to the people of her hometown. He Jiaolong loved a poem called Use Life to Influence Life, and she also lived herself into a beam of light that lit up others.
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In the spring of 2024, Hong Kong. The opening ceremony of the "Splendors of the Underground: Tang Dynasty Tomb Murals" special exhibition was extended at the last minute, and the half-hour guided tour originally prepared for guests after the opening had only 10 minutes left.
The original plan for the tour was to watch a multimedia segment, because although the first unit was titled "The Eternal Chang'an," the exhibition walls were filled with dancing gracefully in colorful garments (霓裳翩跹, ni chang pian xian - "rainbow clothes, dance lightly") maidservants, guards in gleaming armor, and horses seemingly about to neigh and charge, yet not a single mural directly depicted that city. With insufficient time, how could one explain Chang'an? And how could one open the tour? After a brief moment of thought, Hu Xiao, director of the Social Education Department of the Shaanxi History Museum, spoke: "In the history of China, no city, by its name alone, can compare with Chang'an. Beijing and Nanjing represent urban function; Luoyang and Xianyang represent mountains, rivers, and geography; but only the two characters 'Chang'an' carry the most simple expectation for family and country—long-lasting joy and peace, long-term peace and stability (长治久安, chang zhi jiu an - "long, govern; long, peaceful")."
With just a few words, an entry point for interpretation was opened, and the subsequent tour unfolded smoothly along that path. Later, this insight born spontaneously in the exhibition hall was written into the introduction of The Light of a Prosperous Age: The Flourishing Tang in Cultural Relics.
It was precisely the profound meaning contained in the two characters "Chang'an" that moved the publishing planning team, and "The Prologue of Chang'an" became the first section of the book to be finalized. Historically, there was more than one city named Chang'an, but without the openness, prosperity, and strength of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an would have been just a city. Today, when people speak of "dreaming of returning to Chang'an," what they are truly infatuated with may be that era of a wealthy and powerful nation and a comfortable way of life.
With the theme clarified, what followed proved harder than imagined. The Tang Dynasty collection of the Shaanxi History Museum is remarkably rich—the Hejiacun hoard alone yielded over a thousand gold and silver objects in a single excavation, and the more than one hundred Tang Dynasty tomb murals are unique in the entire country. The cultural relics are as numerous as the stars; at a glance one can see "what the Tang Dynasty had," but what is truly worth exploring is "why the Tang Dynasty could be called prosperous"—how its institutions operated, how its economy flowed, and how ordinary people lived. Following this line of thinking, the eight chapters of the book emerged in response to favorable circumstances (应运而生, ying yun er sheng - "respond to, fortune, and, arise"): the capital, ritual and law, military preparedness, economy, exchange, daily life, aesthetics, and women. From the grand construction of the capital and state institutions down to the everyday lives of ordinary people, a clear main thread runs through the entire flourishing Tang.
The skeleton of the book was assembled, and its flesh was filled with heavyweight cultural relics. In the Tower Gate Painting, the three-tiered que towers stand majestically, the only surviving image of Tang Dynasty imperial ritual architecture; the silver cake for the yongdiao tax came from Huaiji County in Lingnan, inscribing both the rules and the flexibility of the ancient tax system; the agate cup with a gilded beast-head handle, carved from a single piece of banded agate introduced from the Western Regions, perfectly fuses exotic form with traditional craftsmanship... Each cultural relic cuts into history from a different angle, piecing together a complete picture of how the flourishing Tang operated, turning the abstract "prosperity" from an adjective of praise into a tangible, perceptible historical entity.
Who would bring these cultural relics "to life"? Nineteen social education staff members from the museum signed up, working in pairs to write about the same cultural relic. For a pair of glass and agate double-six game pieces, some delved into the craftsmanship while others appreciated the aesthetics; for the gilded silver pot with a dancing horse holding a cup in its mouth, some approached it from the angle of institutions while others reconstructed it through archaeological scenes. One cultural relic grew into completely different forms. In the end, nine authors stood out from the crowd (脱颖而出, tuo ying er chu - "pull, sharp point, and, emerge"), and nine distinctive styles of writing happened to fit together into a complete mosaic of the flourishing Tang. But the drawbacks of co-authorship soon became apparent—each spoke only for themselves. The forty articles were like scattered pearls, lacking a single thread to string them together. Only after repeated sorting, rewriting of openings and endings, and large-scale deletions and revisions were these voices able to form a chorus.
Though the Tang Dynasty has been gone for over a thousand years, its vessels still stand, its murals remain bright, and its stone inscriptions have not been worn away. They stand silently in the exhibition halls, waiting for every person willing to stop. Every cultural relic we see today is light passing through the cracks of a thousand years. We do not see the light itself, but what the light illuminates—a thousand years ago, a group of people lived seriously, and a dynasty operated vigorously. This is the origin of the book's title, The Light of a Prosperous Age.
Every generation has its own mission, and our mission is to let these cultural relics that bear witness to the nation's past continue to shine—from the display cases into the pages of books, from the pages onto the fingertips, from the fingertips into the heart. Only a nation that understands its own historical peak has the confidence to march toward the next peak of the era. This light of a prosperous age, crossing a thousand years, now falls into your hands and mine.
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