Summary: Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, recently issued important instructions on developing the advanced manufacturing industry, stating that since the 18th National Congress, China's advanced manufacturing has grown in innovation capacity, competitiveness, and overall strength, with solid steps toward building a manufacturing powerhouse. He emphasized guiding the new journey with Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, implementing the new development philosophy, coordinating high-quality development and high-level security, and pursuing intelligent, green, and integrated development to strengthen industrial chains and support Chinese modernization. At the National Advanced Manufacturing Conference held in Beijing from September 16 to 17, Li Qiang, Premier of the State Council, delivered a speech, calling for the development of advanced manufacturing as a strategic task and focusing on new-generation intelligent manufacturing, digital-intelligent empowerment, high-end independence, green low-carbon production, and cross-border integration. Li Qiang stressed building an innovation-driven engine, accelerating emerging and future industry applications, deepening the "artificial intelligence + manufacturing" action, and fostering advanced manufacturing clusters while continuing reform and opening up. Zhang Guoqing, Vice Premier, concluded by urging implementation of Xi's instructions and Li's speech, emphasizing key industrial chain actions, new-generation intelligent manufacturing, and a sound ecosystem for advanced manufacturing development.
Summary: General Secretary Xi Jinping recently issued important instructions on developing advanced manufacturing, fully affirming achievements since the 18th National Congress and elaborating on the significance, direction, path, and key tasks on the new journey. The National Conference on Advanced Manufacturing, held in Beijing from September 16 to 17, conveyed his instructions, with participants and cadres pledging to expand and strengthen advanced manufacturing and unswervingly advance toward building a manufacturing powerhouse. Officials from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, National Development and Reform Commission, State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, and other bodies outlined plans for industrial upgrading, technological innovation, fiscal support, financial services, and regional strategies, including Chongqing's actions for characteristic industries and Hebei's leveraging of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei coordination and Xiong'an New Area. Enterprise representatives emphasized independent innovation, digital infrastructure, and clean energy support for manufacturing development.
Summary: General Secretary Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to Jilin University on its 80th anniversary, urging it to focus on national strategic needs and cultivate more high-caliber talent. Faculty, students, and alumni, including Party Committee Secretary Tian Hui, expressed determination to implement the letter's spirit, advance the university's development, and contribute to the comprehensive revitalization of Northeast China and Chinese modernization. The letter also inspired educators and researchers nationwide, such as Fudan University academician Zhao Dongyuan, to enhance teaching and research standards and achieve self-reliance in science and technology. Beijing education officials and university leaders, including Zhang Yaotian and Qiao Junfei, pledged to align higher education with national strategies, integrate education, science, and talent development, and serve economic and social progress. Students like Wang Deyu, Lü Zhiqiang, and alumnus Li Xiang committed to diligent study, innovation, and applying knowledge to serve the country's modernization.
Summary: Ding Xuexiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, attended the opening ceremony of the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning on September 17 and delivered a speech. He highlighted the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area as a key vehicle for building a shared future and proposed four suggestions for a higher-level free trade area, including raising regional openness, upgrading trade and investment cooperation, deepening cooperation in emerging fields, and enhancing connectivity. Myanmar Vice President Nyein Thit, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc, Lao Deputy Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, and ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn also attended and spoke. Ding met separately with the foreign leaders on September 16, expressing willingness to maintain high-level exchanges and expand practical cooperation, while the dignitaries praised China's role and pledged deeper cooperation in infrastructure, trade, and Belt and Road initiatives. During his Guangxi stay, Ding also inspected the China-ASEAN Artificial Intelligence Application Cooperation Center and the Guangxi Key Metals Research Institute.
Summary: The commentary highlights General Secretary Xi Jinping's recent instruction to adhere to intelligent, green, and integrated development in expanding advanced manufacturing, emphasizing the consolidation of the real economy's foundation for Chinese modernization. It cites foreign media marveling at the quality of China's humanoid robots, including smoothly turning screws, as evidence of improved innovation capacity and competitiveness since the new era. The piece underscores the importance of building a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as its backbone, citing efficient industrial and supply chains like Shenzhen's Robot Valley and the Yangtze River Delta's electronics-information industry. It argues that China's complete industrial system has been the strategic anchor for economic resilience, and that amid complex volatile situations, holding fast to the real economy is increasingly necessary. The commentary concludes that with sustained scientific and technological innovation, Made-in-China will provide firm support for Chinese modernization.
Summary: The article reports on Hunan's rural revitalization efforts in former Red Army Long March areas, highlighting Shazhou Yao Ethnic Village in Rucheng County, where three female Red Army soldiers in 1934 cut their only quilt in half for villager Xu Jiexiu, a story Xi Jinping referenced during his September 2020 inspection. It details economic gains, with Shazhou's per capita income rising from 15,000 yuan in 2020 to 28,000 yuan last year, and the village's collective income exceeding 1.1 million yuan. The piece also covers Hunan's poverty-relapse prevention monitoring platform, which has cumulatively included 607,000 people in monitoring targets, with over 70 percent stably eliminating risk. It describes industrial growth in old revolutionary base areas, including Sangzhi white tea's 700 million yuan annual output value and the Yuxu Industrial Park in Xupu County, which generates 30.2 percent of the county's gross regional product on 0.43 percent of its land. The article concludes with a retired soldier's 39-year voluntary narration of Red Army martyr stories in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, emphasizing the enduring bond between the military and people.
Summary: The article highlights the success of Minning cooperation between Fujian and Ningxia, exemplified by the transformation of Minning Town, as a microcosm of ethnic unity and common prosperity. It emphasizes General Secretary Xi Jinping's guidance on forging a sense of community for the Chinese nation as the main line of Party ethnic work since the 18th National Congress. The piece details achievements in poverty alleviation, infrastructure, and cultural integration across ethnic regions, citing statistics on GDP growth and income increases. It underscores the importance of exchanges, interactions, and integration among all ethnic groups, with examples like the popularity of Inner Mongolian milk skin mooncakes and community feasts. The article concludes that under Xi's leadership, all ethnic groups are united to advance Chinese modernization and achieve national rejuvenation.
Summary: A Chinese government official delivered remarks at the opening ceremony of the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in Nanning, Guangxi, emphasizing the importance of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area. The official highlighted the journey from Version 1.0 to the recently signed Version 3.0 upgrade protocol, noting that bilateral trade exceeded 1 trillion US dollars in 2025. Four suggestions were put forward to build a higher-level Free Trade Area, covering regional openness, trade and investment quality, emerging fields like the digital and green economies, and connectivity. The remarks also noted that the Pinglu Canal, connecting Nanning with the Beibu Gulf, officially opened to navigation, shortening transport distance to ASEAN by 560 kilometers. The official expressed China's willingness to work with ASEAN to build a closer community with a shared future.
Summary: The Pinglu Canal, the backbone project of China's New Western Land-Sea Corridor, officially opened to navigation on September 16, providing the most economical and convenient passage from southwest China to ASEAN. ASEAN officials and business figures said the canal enhances regional connectivity, promotes two-way flow of trade, talent, and capital, and helps build a closer ASEAN-China community with a shared future. Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Thanh Binh said the construction fully demonstrates China's formidable infrastructure strength and provides high reference value for ASEAN countries, while Cambodian Ambassador Song Kosal said it will help Cambodia export agricultural products to China. The article also reports that the canal will shorten inland waterway voyages by more than 560 kilometers, reduce logistics costs by 18%–30%, and strengthen trade ties between ASEAN and China, including through new river-sea routes like the "Nanning Port–Can Tho Port, Vietnam" maiden voyage.
Summary: Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, spoke by telephone with U.S. Secretary of State Rubio on the 17th, and the two sides focused their discussion on high-level exchanges between the two countries. Wang Yi stated that over the past period, China-U.S. relations have generally advanced along the constructive strategic stability track defined by the heads of state of the two countries, which serves to respond to the expectations of the international community. He emphasized that head-of-state diplomacy is the anchor of China-U.S. relations, and the two sides should, in the spirit of equality, respect, and mutual benefit, prepare well for the next phase of high-level exchanges, strengthen communication, advance cooperation, manage differences, respect each other's core interests, and send a positive message that China and the United States are committed to advancing constructive strategic stable relations. The two sides also exchanged views on the situation in the Middle East and other issues.
Summary: Wang Yi met with Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Chairman of Indonesia's National Economic Council, in Beijing on September 17. Wang Yi conveyed President Xi Jinping's cordial greetings to President Prabowo Subianto, stating that under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, the China-Indonesia comprehensive strategic partnership has continued to deepen. China is willing to work with Indonesia to jointly advance the self-reliance and strengthening of the Global South, strengthen the alignment of development strategies, and help Indonesia enhance its capacity for independent development. Luhut conveyed President Prabowo Subianto's sincere greetings to President Xi Jinping, stating that Indonesia attaches great importance to its relations with China and is willing to translate the comprehensive strategic partnership into more tangible outcomes of practical cooperation.
Summary: Zhang Shengmin, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, met in Beijing with Indonesian Minister of Defense Sjafrie, who was attending the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum. Zhang stated that security cooperation is an important manifestation of the high degree of strategic mutual trust between the two countries, and that the Chinese and Indonesian militaries must resolutely implement the important consensus reached by the heads of state of the two countries. He called for strengthening strategic communication, intensifying exchanges and interactions at all levels, and expanding practical cooperation in various fields to comprehensively elevate military-to-military relations. Sjafrie said the Indonesian side is willing to work with the Chinese side to maintain the good momentum of development in bilateral and military-to-military relations and to achieve more fruitful results in practical exchanges and cooperation.
Summary: State Councilor and All-China Women's Federation Chairwoman Shen Yiqin met in Beijing with Le Thi Thuy, President of the Vietnam Women's Union. Shen stated that under the strategic guidance of General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and General Secretary and President To Lam, China-Vietnam relations have maintained positive momentum. She expressed China's willingness to implement the top leaders' consensus, carry forward the spirit of the Global Women's Summit, and deepen women's exchanges to promote more profound and substantive progress in building a China-Vietnam community with a shared future. Le Thi Thuy praised China's achievements in women's development and voiced support for strengthening exchanges and mutual learning.
Summary: The Boao Forum for Asia Asia-Pacific Regional Cooperation Roundtable was held in Haikou, Hainan, with approximately 300 representatives attending. The meeting focused on core topics including accelerating regional economic integration toward a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific, deepening connectivity and supply chain integration for energy and economic security, and the digital economy and global governance innovation in the era of artificial intelligence. Participants conducted in-depth discussions, contributing wisdom and pragmatic proposals for advancing the building of an Asia-Pacific community with a shared future and raising the level of regional economic integration development.
Summary: China hosted a special seminar at the WTO Public Forum in Geneva on September 16, themed "Synergy Between Industrial Policy and Global Economic and Trade Governance," organized by Tsinghua University with over 200 representatives from WTO member governments, the private sector, academia, and the media in attendance. Participants unanimously agreed that upholding the rules-based multilateral trading system and implementing industrial policies consistent with WTO rules are of vital importance, calling for multilateral platforms to jointly discuss reform and improvement of industrial policy rules.
Summary: The article, a Zhong Sheng commentary, argues that Japan's failure to eliminate the root cause of militarism—namely, its persistent distortion of historical perception—means it has no future. It criticizes the 2026 Defense White Paper of the Takaichi Sanae administration for employing double standards, defaming China's defense policies as "public opinion warfare" while building its own cognitive warfare capabilities, and for practicing historical revisionism. The piece details how Japanese right-wing forces distort history through textbook revisions, Yasukuni Shrine visits, children's editions of the White Paper, and AI-generated fake media, funded by over 56 billion yen since 2015, to clear ideological obstacles for "re-militarization." It warns that Japan is sliding toward "new-type militarism" by breaking through the postwar system, and concludes that on the 80th anniversary of the Tokyo Trials, Japan must deeply reflect on its war crimes and sever ties with militarism to win regional trust.
Summary: The Fourth China-Africa Peace and Security Forum was held in Beijing on September 17, with the theme "Building Security Together: Seventy Years of sticking together through thick and thin, Shouldering Responsibility Together Under New Circumstances." Minister of National Defense Dong Jun attended and delivered a keynote speech, stating that this year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Africa. Dong Jun said that China and Africa have fought side by side in the struggle against imperialism and colonialism, and that the Chinese military is willing to strengthen strategic coordination with the African side, improve all-dimensional and multi-tiered defense exchange mechanisms, deepen regional maritime security cooperation, enhance defense capabilities in emerging fields, and make new contributions to building a China-Africa community with a shared future. African representatives attending the forum expressed gratitude for China's assistance and support to the African side in the fields of national defense and military development, and willingness to continue strengthening defense and security cooperation with China.
Summary: Minister of National Defense Dong Jun held talks in Beijing with the defense officials of the DPRK, Mauritania, Gabon, and Somalia attending the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum. Dong Jun stated that President Xi Jinping's vision of a community with a shared future for mankind and the four major global initiatives provide strategic guidance for promoting universally beneficial and balanced development and achieving sustainable security. He emphasized that the Chinese military is willing to deepen strategic mutual trust, strengthen bilateral and multilateral exchanges, and jointly address security challenges. The visiting officials expressed support for Xi's initiatives, with the DPRK's Kim Kang-il pledging to strengthen strategic communication, and Somalia's Fiki reaffirming adherence to the one-China principle.
Summary: The China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification held the fourth session of its Tenth Standing Council in Beijing on September 17, with Li Ganjie, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the United Front Work Department, attending and delivering a speech. Li Ganjie stated that the Council had conscientiously implemented the decisions of the CPC Central Committee, held high the banner of patriotism, opposed "independence" and promoted reunification, contributing positive strength to national reunification. He urged the Council to thoroughly study General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on Taiwan work, consolidate the ideological foundation for unity, deepen cross-strait exchanges, create a favorable external environment for reunification, and strengthen organizational development. The meeting adopted a work report delivered by Vice Chairman Zheng Jianbang, with Ding Zhongli chairing, and other vice chairmen including Cai Dafeng, He Wei, Wu Weihua, Su Hui, Gao Yunlong, Jiang Zuojun, and He Baoxiang attending.
Summary: The State Council General Office issued the "Opinions on Further Strengthening Safety Supervision Across the Entire Chain of Fireworks and Firecrackers" to prevent and resolve major safety risks and curb accidents. The document outlines specific measures across production, storage, operation, transportation, and discharge links, including strict licensing, control over drugs, flow information management, and scientific discharge policies. It also emphasizes strengthening product quality supervision, promoting standard compliance, investigating accidents, and cracking down on illegal acts. The Opinions require the State Council Work Safety Commission to coordinate, all departments to cooperate closely, and all regions to strengthen organizational leadership.
Summary: The State Council Information Office held a meeting on September 17 featuring five first secretaries stationed in villages, who discussed their work under the theme "Shouldering the Mission, Working Hard on the Front Line of Rural Revitalization." The officials highlighted achievements in poverty alleviation, rural revitalization, and grassroots Party building, with examples such as Cairen Jizang in Qinghai boosting collective income through breeding cooperatives and Jiang Xingjian in Shaanxi promoting forsythia industry development. Han Yunan in Henan noted village infrastructure and cultural improvements, while Wang Zhonglin in Yunnan emphasized winning trust through field visits and Party building. Sun Guoliang in Hebei, nicknamed "Greenhouse Secretary," built vegetable greenhouses and other projects over 10 years, with villagers petitioning four times for him to stay.
Summary: The National Healthcare Security Administration issued a notice on September 15 to trial a pre-establishment system for medical service price items involving high-level new technologies and new products, moving the acceptance node forward so provincial medical security departments can intervene early and speed up the clinical application of innovations. The system applies to new technologies with clinical breakthroughs, new equipment meeting major needs, and new consumables filling gaps, while excluding iterative upgrades and certain diagnostic reagents. Applications can begin before formal approval—new technologies from clinical research approval and new products from entry into the innovative device special review—with a "one province establishes the item, all provinces follow up" mechanism. Pan Xiangbin of Fuwai Hospital praised the separate price item for ultrasound-guided auxiliary operations, and Zhou Quan of China Securities Co., Ltd. said the reform gives capital more stable return expectations, noting first-half medical equity investment rose 41.7% year-on-year. He Zhiying of Tongji University added that the system lets new biomedical technologies link to pricing early, encouraging investment, research, and clinical trials.
Summary: Two Chinese ministries jointly issued a notice clarifying cost accounting rules to address low-price disorderly competition in important industrial products. A National Development and Reform Commission official said rectification of "involution-style" competition has improved key industries, but irrational competition remains prominent, prompting clarifications on accounting basis, content, method, and subject. The notice specifies that cost investigations may be organized by the two ministries, with provincial departments acting under unified national guidance and industry associations calculating average costs. Accounting shall in principle use an operator's individual cost, or refer to industry average cost with a downward adjustment range where individual costs cannot be directly accounted. Individual cost accounting shall rely on audited records matching sales price contents, consider capacity utilization impacts, and industry average costs may use census or sampling methods, with regional calculations where cost differences are large.
Summary: Seed melon fields in Qie'erkeqi Township, Altay City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, have entered their mature harvest season, with the golden fields spreading out a picture of bountiful harvest. In recent years, the locality has continuously adjusted and optimized its planting structure, based on its water and soil resource endowments,and has guided farmers to scale up the cultivation of specialty cash crops such as seed melons in light of local conditions.The photo shows farmers in Qie'erkeqi Township harvesting and loading seed melons on September 16.Photo by Ardak Baiskhan.
Summary: General Secretary Xi Jinping recently issued important instructions on developing advanced manufacturing, fully affirming achievements since the 18th National Congress and elaborating on the significance, direction, path, and key tasks on the new journey. The National Conference on Advanced Manufacturing, held in Beijing from September 16 to 17, conveyed his instructions, with participants and cadres pledging to expand and strengthen advanced manufacturing and unswervingly advance toward building a manufacturing powerhouse. Officials from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, National Development and Reform Commission, State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, and other bodies outlined plans for industrial upgrading, technological innovation, fiscal support, financial services, and regional strategies, including Chongqing's actions for characteristic industries and Hebei's leveraging of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei coordination and Xiong'an New Area. Enterprise representatives emphasized independent innovation, digital infrastructure, and clean energy support for manufacturing development.
Summary: General Secretary Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to Jilin University on its 80th anniversary, urging it to focus on national strategic needs and cultivate more high-caliber talent. Faculty, students, and alumni, including Party Committee Secretary Tian Hui, expressed determination to implement the letter's spirit, advance the university's development, and contribute to the comprehensive revitalization of Northeast China and Chinese modernization. The letter also inspired educators and researchers nationwide, such as Fudan University academician Zhao Dongyuan, to enhance teaching and research standards and achieve self-reliance in science and technology. Beijing education officials and university leaders, including Zhang Yaotian and Qiao Junfei, pledged to align higher education with national strategies, integrate education, science, and talent development, and serve economic and social progress. Students like Wang Deyu, Lü Zhiqiang, and alumnus Li Xiang committed to diligent study, innovation, and applying knowledge to serve the country's modernization.
Summary: On September 17, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on accelerating high-quality development of radio, television, and online audiovisual services during the 15th Five-Year Plan period. He Biao, spokesperson and deputy director of the National Radio and Television Administration, stated that the administration will adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, enable radio and television media to fully advance into the main battlefield of the internet, and better serve the needs of the people. Officials introduced plans to launch about 100 excellent TV dramas and online dramas, implement the "Micro-Drama Quality Creation and Dissemination Plan" to launch a thousand excellent micro-dramas annually, build a national artificial intelligence application pilot base, and accelerate the legislative process of the Radio and Television Law. They also emphasized deepening international communication, noting that Chinese micro-dramas account for more than 80 percent of the overseas micro-drama market share.
Summary: The article celebrates the release of Hong Kong's first Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development (2026–2030) on September 16, describing it as a top-level design that coordinates development and security while consolidating traditional advantages and creating new ones. It emphasizes the plan's adherence to executive-led governance, setting 105 indicators, and leveraging market roles to address issues like housing difficulties and insufficient development momentum. The plan aligns with the national 15th Five-Year Plan, leveraging Hong Kong's "backed by the motherland, connected to the world" advantage, and includes people-centered goals such as resolving substandard subdivided flats and shortening public housing waiting times by 2030. Chief Executive John Lee and the SAR government conducted extensive consultations, receiving over 17,000 submissions, about 80 percent from ordinary citizens, reflecting broad public consensus. The article concludes that implementation will transform the plan's vision into reality, contributing to Hong Kong's governance-to-prosperity transition and national rejuvenation.
Summary: Chief Executive John Lee announced Hong Kong's first five-year plan for economic and social development (2026–2030) at the Legislative Council, aiming to seize national development opportunities, align with the national 15th Five-Year Plan, and better integrate into the national development agenda. The plan's main thread is "internal connectivity and external outreach," deepening Greater Bay Area construction while leveraging Hong Kong's unique advantage of connecting the mainland with the world. Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Tse Chin-wan elaborated on alignment with the national strategy, while Chief Secretary Chan Kwok-ki and Financial Secretary Paul Chan highlighted the plan's role in guiding future development and empowering the real economy. The plan received positive responses from sectors including finance, education, technology, and culture, with the Northern Metropolis and university town development drawing particular attention. Ordinary citizens at the Wan Chai District Services Centre focused on practical arrangements in housing, healthcare, transportation, and elderly care.
Summary: The 2026 thematic publicity campaign "Forging a Strong Sense of Community, All Chinese Are One Family" was launched on September 17 by the Central Publicity Department, in conjunction with the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee and the National Ethnic Affairs Commission. The campaign precedes the first publicity week for ethnic unity and progress following the implementation of the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, to be held from September 21 to 27. At a pre-departure mobilization meeting, organizers said the interviews will publicize General Secretary Xi Jinping's important thoughts on ethnic work and the Party Central Committee's decisions to advance ethnic unity and progress. The activity organizes central, industry, and local media for centralized interviews in Inner Mongolia, Yunnan, Xinjiang, and other places, with the first batch in Inner Mongolia from September 18 to 24.
Summary: The article reports on Hunan's rural revitalization efforts in former Red Army Long March areas, highlighting Shazhou Yao Ethnic Village in Rucheng County, where three female Red Army soldiers in 1934 cut their only quilt in half for villager Xu Jiexiu, a story Xi Jinping referenced during his September 2020 inspection. It details economic gains, with Shazhou's per capita income rising from 15,000 yuan in 2020 to 28,000 yuan last year, and the village's collective income exceeding 1.1 million yuan. The piece also covers Hunan's poverty-relapse prevention monitoring platform, which has cumulatively included 607,000 people in monitoring targets, with over 70 percent stably eliminating risk. It describes industrial growth in old revolutionary base areas, including Sangzhi white tea's 700 million yuan annual output value and the Yuxu Industrial Park in Xupu County, which generates 30.2 percent of the county's gross regional product on 0.43 percent of its land. The article concludes with a retired soldier's 39-year voluntary narration of Red Army martyr stories in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, emphasizing the enduring bond between the military and people.
Summary: The National Fire and Rescue Administration organized training for backbone personnel in helicopter rope (slide) descent rescue techniques, with 200 personnel from 20 provincial contingents and the mobile contingent gathering in Daqing and Kunming for a 15-day intensive. The training focused on emergency rescue operational needs, accumulated about 60 flight hours, and honed aviation mobility delivery and emergency assault rescue capabilities. The photo shows rescue helicopter formations conducting practical training in rope descent subjects at the Daqing outdoor flight area on September 16.
Summary: The article comments on China's medical reforms through two hospital conversations, framing them as "subtractions" and "additions" that enhance governance and well-being. It highlights practices like internet hospitals and mutual recognition of examination results, which save time and reduce burdens, while the "additions" involve institutional supply, quality standards, and professional skills. The commentary cites General Secretary Xi Jinping's emphasis that "people's health is an important marker of national prosperity and national strength." It concludes that steady, targeted progress, not shortcuts, is needed to build Healthy China's livelihood foundation within Chinese modernization.
Summary: The article discusses the emerging concept of "science drifters" in Anhui, referring to innovative and entrepreneurial talents who come to the province to commercialize scientific and technological achievements. It highlights how Anhui's talent attraction is focused on scientific innovation, with the "USTC Silicon Valley" bringing together more than 70,000 such talents. The piece emphasizes that Anhui's appeal lies in professional support that "understands the technology," industrial soil of "open scenarios," and ecological nourishment of "accompanying the entire journey." It cites examples like Wang Ningning's team, which decided to land its superconducting materials project in Hefei after seeing the advantages of downstream application scenarios and efficient services. The article concludes by quoting General Secretary Xi Jinping's October 2024 remarks during his Anhui inspection that "science and technology must take the lead" in advancing Chinese modernization.
Summary: The article highlights China's progress in special education, citing a new "15th Five-Year Plan Action Plan" targeting a 97% compulsory education enrollment rate for disabled children by 2030. It notes the current rate has already reached 97%, with efforts expanding from county-level schools to township sites and door-to-door teaching. The piece emphasizes moving beyond mere enrollment to quality education, citing examples like medical-education-rehabilitation integration in Weifang and vocational courses in Quanzhou. It calls for stronger teacher supply, technology integration such as AI tools, and better support for students' social integration and employment. The commentary concludes that developing special education reflects social civilization and the value of "not leaving a single one behind."
Summary: The article reports on the autumn harvest of aquatic products in Xinjiang, including over 3.5 million blue lobsters and giant freshwater prawns in the Fourth Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and desalinated South American white shrimp in Urumqi. Sales are expected to be essentially completed around the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays. The piece includes a poem celebrating the transformation of barren wasteland into a fishing village.
Summary: The article highlights the growing consumption potential in China's county towns, driven by shifts in urban-rural relations, income distribution, and consumption patterns, with rural retail sales outpacing urban growth. It emphasizes a positive feedback loop where local income from logistics and e-commerce fuels consumption, supports service sector expansion, and creates jobs. China's super-large market, diverse demand, and vast territory are cited as key economic endowments, though household consumption's GDP share remains below that of middle-income developed economies, representing untapped potential. The piece notes that nearly 60 percent of surveyed American-funded enterprises plan to increase investment in China, and the Ministry of Commerce projects the middle-income group will exceed 800 million people in the next decade. Realizing this potential requires further reforms in income distribution, social security, and urbanization to convert market dividends into sustained economic momentum.
Summary: The article discusses the progress and challenges of China's family doctor contracted services since their 2016 rollout, noting that as of 2025 there are 1.391 million family doctors. It highlights persistent problems such as "signing up for services without actually making appointments" and "emphasizing the quantity of contracts while neglecting the quality of services," attributing these to shortages of general practitioners, lack of unified national evaluation standards, and insufficient drug supplies at primary-level institutions. The piece reports that a new "Notice on Several Measures for Further Deepening the 'Six Expansions' and Solidly Implementing Family Doctor Contracted Services" aims to address these issues by expanding from general practitioners to specialist physicians, from primary-level institutions to secondary and tertiary public hospitals, and from team-based to individual contracting. It cites practices in Shanghai and Beijing, where reforms such as prioritizing outpatient slots for community referrals and building family doctor health management centers aim to enhance the public's sense of fulfillment, concluding that advancing these services is key to improving primary-level healthcare and achieving success through accumulated small victories.
Summary: The article highlights Hebei Province's efforts to protect, inherit, and utilize the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, citing General Secretary Xi Jinping's call to "make overall plans to protect it well, inherit it well, and utilize it well." It details restoration projects, such as the Xie Family Dam and Huajiakou dangerous section, that adhere to "minimal intervention" and "restoring the old to its original state" to preserve historical remains. The piece also describes how canal towns like Cangzhou, Qinghe, and Daming have integrated cultural heritage with urban development, transforming old wharves and ruins into cultural tourism sites. Additionally, it covers the activation of intangible cultural heritage, including performances like "Antoutun Zhongfan" and Wuqiao acrobatics, alongside martial arts traditions such as bajiquan. The article concludes that Hebei is safeguarding its historical legacy while allowing the canal to radiate new vitality in the new era.
Summary: The 2026 Ocean Cooperation and Development Forum opened on September 17 in Qingdao, Shandong Province, with Hu Chunhua, Vice Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, attending the opening ceremony and delivering a speech. Hu Chunhua noted that President Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the development of marine affairs and has led China's marine economy development to continuously open up new prospects, and that President Xi Jinping put forward the important concept of building a maritime community with a shared future, providing Chinese propositions and Chinese solutions for global ocean governance. Hu Chunhua stated that in recent years, China has continuously deepened international cooperation in the marine field, committed to jointly promoting marine economic prosperity and achieving sustainable development. He said China is willing to uphold the concept of building a maritime community with a shared future, working together to build a modern marine industry system with all countries, deepen joint innovation in marine science and technology, build a solid ecological security barrier for the ocean, enhance marine cultural exchanges and mutual learning, maintain the tranquility and stability of the maritime order, jointly promote the development of marine affairs in the new era toward a new stage, and better benefit the people of the world.
Summary: Shen Yueyue, Vice Chairperson of the CPPCC National Committee and Chairperson of the SCO Committee on Good-Neighborliness, Friendship, and Cooperation, attended the opening of the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Traditional Medicine Forum in Nanchang and delivered a keynote speech. She said the forum, themed "Gathering the Wisdom of Traditional Medicine, Jointly Building People's Health," is a concrete action to implement President Xi Jinping's important remarks and the consensus of member state heads of state. She called for actively implementing the four major global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping to promote high-quality development in regional countries. She stressed upholding the people-first principle, mutually beneficial outcomes, innovation-driven empowerment, openness and inclusiveness, and carrying forward the Shanghai Spirit to promote a community of shared health for mankind.
Summary: Wang Bowen, a 34-year-old food delivery rider in Tianjin, has saved nine lives over seven years and now carries an automated external defibrillator (AED) on his bike. After rescuing a woman from an overturned motorcycle in 2022, he bought a first-aid kit and later attended Red Cross training, scoring 99 on the practical exam. In November 2025, he became a Party member of the Tangjiakou Subdistrict Party branch for new employment groups in Hedong District. He used a 5,000-yuan platform bonus to buy the AED, and he has since formed a rider volunteer service team. Wang Bowen said, "Taking orders is my job; saving people is my duty," and he plans to keep riding and remain ready to step forward.
Summary: The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued the "15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the National Crop Farming Industry," setting goals for 2030 to steadily enhance comprehensive grain production capacity while firmly maintaining the bottom line of basic self-sufficiency in grains and absolute security of staple food. The plan also aims to consolidate production capacity for soybeans, oil crops, cotton, and sugar crops, ensure balanced supply of vegetables, fruits, and tea, and improve green production levels through efficient water-saving agriculture and precise fertilizer and pesticide application. It makes specific arrangements for leveraging new quality productive forces in agriculture, including breeding breakthrough varieties, integrating leading technologies such as intelligent rice seedling cultivation and precision irrigation, and developing specialized equipment like pneumatic precision seeders and high-payload crop protection drones. Additionally, the plan addresses enhancing agricultural disaster prevention and mitigation by building databases on seedling, soil moisture, pest, and disaster conditions, and strengthening scientific research on disaster occurrence patterns.
Summary: The article highlights the success of Minning cooperation between Fujian and Ningxia, exemplified by the transformation of Minning Town, as a microcosm of ethnic unity and common prosperity. It emphasizes General Secretary Xi Jinping's guidance on forging a sense of community for the Chinese nation as the main line of Party ethnic work since the 18th National Congress. The piece details achievements in poverty alleviation, infrastructure, and cultural integration across ethnic regions, citing statistics on GDP growth and income increases. It underscores the importance of exchanges, interactions, and integration among all ethnic groups, with examples like the popularity of Inner Mongolian milk skin mooncakes and community feasts. The article concludes that under Xi's leadership, all ethnic groups are united to advance Chinese modernization and achieve national rejuvenation.
Summary: The National Bureau of Statistics publicly released the "15th Five-Year Plan" for Statistical Reform and Development on September ̈ 16. The Plan makes arrangements for improving statistical systems and methods, perfecting national economic accounting, and deepening reform in key areas of statistics. It proposes enriching indicators reflecting the new economy, new quality productive forces, and people's livelihoods, and enhancing the international comparability of accounting data. The Plan also specifies strengthening monitoring for high-quality development, green transition, and people's well-being, while strictly investigating data fabrication and major statistical violations.
Summary: The State Council's "15th Five-Year Plan for Urban Renewal" proposes improving urban public services and fully utilizing idle housing and low-efficiency land, prioritizing the filling of shortcomings in public service facilities. Ningbo, as a national pilot city, has used micro-renewal to transform inconspicuous "corner plots" into reception rooms, art corners, and sports venues, supporting residents' livelihoods. Examples include the "Nuandong Porridge Shop" in Qiangdong Community, which provides free breakfast to the elderly, and a rooftop gateball court in Qingfeng Community, created from a renovated neighborhood center's platform. The city has built over 1,500 "15-Minute Quality Cultural Life Circles" and more than 280 communities have joined the "One-Square-Meter" Space Visiting Plan, linking public spaces to foster new-type neighborhood interactions. Through models like "crowdfunding + adoption" and "exchanging space for services," residents are transformed from "bystanders" into "masters of the house," achieving joint construction, joint governance, and shared benefits.
Summary: The Central Committee of the Communist Youth League hosted a "Red Study Tour" for fifty teachers and students from the Vietnam Youth Academy in Beijing and Jiangxi, centered on the theme of "Firmly upholding ideals Writing a new chapter through joint efforts." Dang Vu Tung, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Youth Academy, said Vietnamese and Chinese youth should become a bridge of friendship and contribute youthful strength to building a better future for both countries. Participants visited the Nanchang Uprising Memorial Hall, attended a "China-Vietnam Youth Friendly Meeting" red concert at Renmin University of China, and toured the Jiangxi Provincial Museum and the Pavilion of Prince Teng, with Vietnamese youth expressing admiration for China's revolutionary spirit and cultural heritage. The delegation also visited Goldwind Science & Technology, BAIC Blue Valley New Energy, Nanchang Huaqin Electronics Technology, and Jiangzhong Medicine Valley, where Vietnamese officials highlighted opportunities for cooperation in technology transfer, human resources training, and supply chain connections. The article concludes that the journey linked the hearts of the two countries' youth and that this red memory will be sown on broader lands.
Summary: Three cybersecurity standard practice guides were released at the 2026 National Cybersecurity Awareness Week sub-forum on electronic product information erasure, held in Jinan, Shandong. Under the guidance of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Secretariat of the National Cybersecurity Standardization Technical Committee organized more than 30 institutions to compile the guides, which cover block erasure of semiconductor storage media, information erasure in recycling processes, and information erasure of mobile intelligent terminals. The guides clarify implementation methods, management requirements, operational procedures, and verification requirements for respective areas. They are applicable to guiding manufacturers, recycling operators, and regulatory agencies, and can be searched, queried, and downloaded on the National Cybersecurity Standardization Technical Committee's official website.
Summary: On September 17, the thousand-mu silage corn in Xinkang Village, Xicha Town, Lanzhou New Area, Gansu Province, entered its concentrated harvest period. Large agricultural machinery operated efficiently through the fields, with mechanized harvesting advancing the process. The harvested silage corn will be processed into high-quality feed to support crop cultivation and livestock breeding industries. The photo was taken by Wang Yanqi (Image China).
Summary: Hainan's first "Hualong One" nuclear power unit, Unit 3 of the Huaneng Changjiang Nuclear Power Phase II Project, was officially put into commercial operation on September 17. The project, which plans to build two 1.2-million-kilowatt units, is the largest electric power engineering construction project in Hainan and uses China's independently developed "Hualong One" third-generation pressurized water reactor technology. Once fully completed, it can generate 18 billion kilowatt-hours annually, saving over 6.32 million tons of standard coal and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 11.6 million tons per year, supporting the Hainan Free Trade Port and China's "dual carbon" goals. The project implemented 86 design optimizations with a 98.1% equipment localization rate, and China Huaneng's fully independent nuclear power production management system, integrating video surveillance, 5G, and artificial intelligence, has been put into full use.
Summary: In Desheng Village, Cangxi County, Sichuan, a mutual-aid elderly care station has been established to address the challenges of home-based care for a scattered, aging population, with villager Zhou Juhua delivering meals and assisting elderly residents like 83-year-old Tang Bingqing. The county piloted an "enterprise + village collective + villagers" model, bringing in Tongxin Health Care Company to build nine health-and-comfort stations offering nine categories of services, including meal assistance and cleaning, while employing villagers as cooks and meal deliverers. The station charges 300 yuan per month per elderly person, and the enterprise also promotes contract farming, channeling 10 percent of proceeds into an "elderly-care feedback fund." Government support includes construction and operating subsidies, with Cangxi County allocating over 10 million yuan annually for elderly-care development. The stations have served 637 elderly people, driven employment for 135 people, and formed a "15-minute elderly-care service circle," according to Wenchang Township Party secretary Li Xingqiang.
Summary: The article recounts the story of the "Nine Gentlemen," nine patriotic intellectuals in Shenyang who secretly compiled over 400 pages of evidence, titled *TRUTH*, documenting Japan's aggression during the September 18 Incident and delivered it to the League of Nations investigation commission in 1932. Their materials became key evidence in the League's report, which in 1933 recognized the Northeast as part of China and denied Japan's claim of "legitimate self-defense." The article notes that Gong Tianmin, one of the nine, was secretly a Communist Party member, and that his descendants donated photocopied originals of *TRUTH* to the Shenyang "September 18" History Museum in 2010. A new exhibition, "Truth: Exhibition of Irrefutable Evidence of Japan's Invasion of Northeast China," opened on September 18 at the museum. Gao Jian, a museum research librarian, stated that the goal is to expose historical truth so younger generations remember history, honor martyrs, cherish peace, and create the future, not to perpetuate hatred.
Summary: The article argues that responding to a child's 110 call after a playground dispute is not a waste of police resources, citing legal protection for minors, grassroots dispute resolution, and the cultivation of rule-of-law awareness. It recounts an incident in Shanghai where an 8-year-old girl called police after being pushed by a boy, and a bystander questioned the response. The piece emphasizes that timely police handling fulfills duties under the Law on the Protection of Minors, which mandates "special and priority protection" for minors. It concludes with police officer Chu Yunhao's statement that the call was not a waste, as every call for help deserves a serious response. The author is a reporter from the newspaper's Shanghai branch.
Summary: The Ministry of Public Security reported that cybersecurity departments nationwide have deepened the "Clean Network — 2026" special operation, investigating over 36,000 cases of online illegal and criminal activities this year. They cracked down on crimes infringing on citizens' personal information, solving more than 4,100 cases involving "file checks" and "doxxing." In response to online rumors, including AI-generated content, they investigated over 11,000 cases and carried out rumor-debunking publicity. They also targeted online water-army gangs and related activities such as paid post deletion and review manipulation, solving over 190 cases. Additionally, they addressed online violence, including "doxxing and hanging people" and phone/text message "bombing," solving over 2,500 cases while guiding platforms to strengthen content review.
Summary: Guangdong Power Grid released its 2025 "Five-Star" Social Responsibility Practice Report on September 3, highlighting over 57 billion yuan in grid investment, over 30 consecutive years of safe provincial grid operation, and a "seventeen consecutive championships" in power supply service satisfaction. The report details achievements including a world-leading average customer outage time in the Greater Bay Area's nine mainland cities, full-grid power restoration within 72 hours after typhoons "Huajiasha" and "Matmo," and installed new energy capacity leaping to 85.8 million kilowatts with offshore wind power ranking first nationally. It also covers green electricity trading exceeding 10 billion kilowatt-hours, the establishment of virtual power plant mechanisms, and digital-intelligent transformation under the "Artificial Intelligence+" action with over 700 self-developed models. During the 15th National Games jointly hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao, the company employed an "intelligent matrix" including AI dispatcher "Mingyue" and quadruped robot "Xiaotian" to achieve "zero outage, zero flicker" power guarantee at the opening ceremony venue.
Summary: The article argues that persisting in integrated advancement of deterrence, prevention, and aversion to corruption is a key strategy for full and rigorous self-governance of the Party and the basic policy for the fight against corruption, rooted in Xi Jinping's thought on Party building. It emphasizes that since the 18th National Congress, the Party has achieved remarkable results in anti-corruption through high-pressure punishment, institutional constraints, and ideological education, rejecting Western governance models based on external checks and balances. The piece details how "not daring," "not being able," and "not wanting" to be corrupt are interdependent, with punishment as the premise, institutions as the key, and ideological self-awareness as the foundation. It calls for whole-chain coordination, improved supervision systems, and normalized integrity education to consolidate the overwhelming victory and eradicate the soil for corruption. The author, a professor at Renmin University of China, concludes that this integrated approach ensures long-term stability and provides political guarantees for national rejuvenation.
Summary: The article argues that enabling the people to enjoy a higher-quality cultural life requires a "qualitative" breakthrough in the scope, connotation, process, and subjects of cultural products and services, emphasizing improved accessibility, ideological content, interactivity, and subjectivity of cultural creation. It states that the key lies in efforts on the supply side, including adhering to a people-centered creative orientation, promoting quality and efficiency in public cultural services, providing more support for mass cultural activities, and better nourishing the people's spiritual world with cultural heritage. The author is a researcher at the Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era of the Ministry of Education.
Summary: The article emphasizes carrying forward the spirit of scientists to guide youth toward basic research, citing General Secretary Xi Jinping's call to stimulate young people's imagination and desire for exploration. It argues that basic research requires sustained talent investment and that adolescence is crucial for developing creative thinking. The piece proposes strengthening spiritual appeal through narratives of scientists' struggles, leveraging science popularization positions like schools and museums, and cultivating a social trend of advocating science. It concludes that coordinating science popularization resources and multi-dimensional advancement are necessary to internalize the spirit of scientists among youth.
Summary: The article is a special feature for "National Love Teeth Day," themed "Healthy Mouth, Healthy Life," focusing on oral health for children and seniors. Zheng Shuguo, chief physician at Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, advises children to control sugar intake, brush effectively, use fluoride, and undergo pit and fissure sealing to prevent caries, while stressing prompt treatment for dental trauma. Zhou Yongsheng, also a chief physician there, notes that periodontitis, not age, is the primary cause of tooth loss in the elderly, and links oral inflammation to diabetes and cardiovascular disease. He recommends early treatment of periodontal disease, fluoride use, and prompt restoration of missing teeth via dentures or implants. The piece emphasizes regular oral examinations every six months for both groups.
Summary: China's first amino acid component-type special medical purpose formula food (FSMP) for rare diseases has been approved for registration, targeting patients over 1 year old with phenylketonuria and filling a domestic market gap. Previously registered phenylketonuria FSMPs were all amino acid metabolism disorder formulas, which limited patients' intake of ordinary foods due to their singular product type. The newly approved formula provides protein while allowing other nutrients to come from low-protein diets, enabling patients to enjoy more everyday foods. The average incidence of phenylketonuria in China is about 0.9 per 10,000, with 120,000 to 150,000 registered patients requiring lifelong low-phenylalanine dietary treatment under medical guidance. Studies indicate that over 94.8% of patients using FSMP show improvement in their condition.
Summary: Tianjin has intensified enforcement of its "Wage Security Action" this year, recovering 86.02 million yuan in wages for 6,111 migrant workers by the end of August. The city has diversified complaint channels and implemented ledger management to ensure every wage arrears appeal is handled and followed up. Law enforcement cadres now conduct on-site interviews to shift from passive complaint reception to proactive service, intervening early to curb disputes. The monitoring and early warning platform has been expanded with public modules for dishonesty exposure and complaint rights protection, while over 5 billion yuan in wages has been distributed through it since 2026. Municipal spot checks on 52 projects led to 146 rectification notices, preventing wage arrears risks at the source.
Summary: Beijing Chest Hospital launched the "Smoking Control and Lung Protection · One Scan, Dual Screening" lung cancer and tuberculosis joint screening project in Yudu County, Jiangxi, the departure point of the Central Red Army's Long March, offering free chest CT screenings via mobile diagnosis-and-treatment vehicles. Hou Dailun, director of the Medical Imaging Center, and Du Jian, vice president of the hospital, were present, with the latter noting the vehicles' adaptability to rural roads to reach remote villages. The project completed 568 person-times of screening that day, with images transmitted to Beijing Chest Hospital for centralized review and results sent to patients' phones. Experts also led local Yudu doctors in image reading and case discussions to improve grassroots diagnostic skills. Since 2023, the initiative has covered 19 provinces and over 166,000 person-times, and the "Long March Journey" will enter 30 key counties across 15 provinces, including Jiangxi, with 500 free slots per county.
Summary: The 48th WorldSkills Competition will open on September 22, and on the 17th, multiple competing teams arrived in Shanghai one after another. The photo shows members of the German delegation arriving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, as captured by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fang Zhe.
Summary: Zhao Xiaoqiu, owner of the Jiuzhou Auto Repair Shop in Beilun District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, rescued a one-and-a-half-year-old child who had choked while eating by applying the Heimlich maneuver he had taught himself, after the child's grandmother ran to him for help. The child, who had turned purple and lost consciousness, gradually regained consciousness and grabbed Zhao's clothes as the ambulance arrived. Zhao, 43, who came to Beilun from Zunyi, Guizhou, in 2001, said mastering life-saving skills has greater meaning and value, and recalled that twenty years ago he drove two elderly people to the Zhoushan ferry terminal to help a cancer patient fulfill his wish to see the sea. A nearby resident, Zhang Xi'ai, praised Zhao's admirable spirit and professionalism, and the child's grandmother brought fruit the next day to express gratitude. Zhao said that reaching out to help others in trouble is only natural.
Summary: The article explains that autumn pollen allergies in northern China are primarily caused by naturally growing native Artemisia (mugwort) species, not artificially planted ones, with experts like Li Yanfei and Wan Tao detailing how pollen dispersal and climate factors have intensified allergy seasons. Yao Meng emphasizes that governance should focus on clearing mugwort within urban and suburban areas rather than distant deserts, using precise timing and methods like "suppressing grass with grass" and reseeding low-allergen native plants. The piece also offers protection advice from Xu Haixia and Liu Shuang, including distinguishing allergies from colds, preventive medication, and avoiding pollen-food cross-reactivity triggers like celery and peaches.
Summary: The 2026 China Carbon Market Conference was held on September 15 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, where the Ministry of Ecology and Environment released the "National Carbon Market Development Report (2026)." As of the end of August this year, the national carbon emissions trading market's cumulative trading volume reached 961 million tonnes, with a cumulative turnover of 65.699 billion yuan. In 2025, annual trading volume hit a record high of 235 million tonnes, up 24.36% year-on-year, following the market's first expansion of industry coverage to include power generation, steel, cement, and aluminum smelting. In 2026, 3,680 key emission units from these four industries are covered, accounting for over 65% of the country's total carbon emissions, with preliminary preparations underway to incorporate petrochemical, chemical, papermaking, and civil aviation industries. The report sets goals for 2027 and 2030 to expand coverage and establish a carbon pricing mechanism, including a voluntary emission reduction market aligning with international standards.
Summary: The Heihe River Basin Administration under the Yellow River Water Conservancy Commission reported that on September 16, the water head of the second concentrated water transfer during the key dispatch period of the Heihe River main stream converged into the East Juyan Lake area. This provides key water source support for the recovery and growth of the Populus euphratica forest and various vegetation in the Ejina Oasis. Due to earlier high temperatures and little rainfall, upstream inflow to the basin remained relatively low. The administration, relying on the Huangzangsi Water Conservancy Hub, implemented dynamic dispatch, increasing reservoir outflow early to advance the water head and later optimizing discharge flow to minimize water conveyance losses. This effectively solved the problem of efficient water conveyance during the low-water period.
Summary: The Shanxi Branch of Postal Savings Bank of China reported that its total loans reached 241.8 billion yuan in the first half of the year, up 9.26% from the start of the year, as it supports the real economy and inclusive finance. The branch increased agriculture-related loans by 7.7 billion yuan and advanced county-level specialty industries under a "one county, one industry" model. It issued 836 million yuan in transition finance loans and 3.719 billion yuan to 34 key provincial projects, including the Jinbei Energy Base and Guloufang Expressway. Inclusive micro and small enterprise loan balances exceeded 33 billion yuan, while technology finance loans reached 26.7 billion yuan, up nearly 28%. The branch also disbursed over 4.5 billion yuan in consumer loans and outlined nine key tasks for future high-quality development.
Summary: The article reports on the nationwide growth of city super leagues and their role in boosting the "ticket-stub economy," where match tickets drive cross-city tourism and consumption. It highlights examples such as the Northeast Regional City Football League, where fans used e-ticket stubs for discounts on attractions, hotels, and restaurants, and notes that similar scenes are unfolding in Jiangsu, Sichuan, Hunan, and Jiangxi. The piece cites data showing that cross-city spectators stay an average of 1.34 days, and that events have ignited consumption in dining, lodging, and leisure, with the Jiangsu Super League achieving "1 yuan of tickets driving 7.3 yuan of peripheral consumption." It also discusses challenges, including cumbersome redemption processes and unclear statistical calibers, and quotes experts like Zhu Di and Guo Bin on the need for deep integration of business formats and locally suited development paths. The article concludes that the ticket-stub economy is a vivid sample of mass sports empowering economic and social development, consolidating mass football and promoting integration of culture, sports, tourism, and commerce.
Summary: The Chinese table tennis team arrived in Nagoya, Japan on September ̄16 to compete in the 20th Asian Games, with 7 gold medals on offer from September ̄20 to 28. Head coach Qin Zhijian stated the lineup aims to prepare for the ̄2028 Los Angeles Olympics and the ̄2032 Brisbane Olympics, emphasizing the team's goal of "striving with great perseverance and determination to win glory for the country has never changed." The team conducted 24 days of closed training at the Chongming Sports Training Base, with players like Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha, and Wang Manyu expressing commitment to giving their all. Coaches Wang Hao, Ma Lin, and Xiao Zhan discussed strategies for team events, doubles pairings, and mixed doubles preparations, noting the competitive landscape of world table tennis is diversifying with many teams undergoing generational transitions.
Summary: The Guangdong Provincial City Basketball League (Yue BA) All-Star Game in Dongguan welcomed teams from Hong Kong and Macao for the first time, featuring competitive duels and cross-regional exchange. The East All-Star Team defeated the Macao team 75:73 in overtime to win the championship, while the West All-Star Team beat the Hong Kong team 87:81 for third place. During a break, the song "Great China" prompted a mass chorus, highlighting the event's role in Greater Bay Area integration. Organizers noted that the joint hosting experience from the 15th National Games has been carried into other events, and Macao team member Li Jiadong praised the enduring enthusiasm of the live audience. Beyond the court, teams visited campuses and Dongguan's intelligent manufacturing base, with a themed market showcasing regional specialties and intangible cultural heritage cuisine.
Summary: The inaugural departure ceremony for the "Mudanjiang–Moscow Container Special Train" was held on September 15 at the Heilongjiang Mudanjiang Industrial Collaboration Park, with the train carrying export goods such as footwear, household appliances, and daily miscellaneous items via the Suifenhe port to Moscow, Russia. The article reports that Mudanjiang City coordinated with China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd., the Harbin Branch of China Railway Container Transport Co., Ltd., customs, and key foreign trade logistics enterprises to ensure the smooth inaugural departure, describing it as a pragmatic measure to implement the industrial collaboration park plan and a landmark achievement in smoothing cross-border logistics and deepening industrial collaboration with Russia. It frames the train's opening as a vivid practice of Mudanjiang City's deep integration into the Belt and Road Initiative and its service to the national strategy of opening to the north, laying a foundation for subsequently striving for a scheduled China-Europe freight train. The article highlights Mudanjiang City's border-location advantages, including four national first-class ports, port qualifications for 10 categories, and 13 open platforms such as the Suifenhe Area of the China (Heilongjiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone, and its century-long history of economic and trade relations with Russia. Looking ahead, Mudanjiang City will take the special train's opening as an opportunity to focus on leading industries such as processing of imported agricultural and forestry products, manufacturing of exported machinery and electronic products, new materials, and biomedicine, promoting normalized train operation and transforming corridor advantages into industrial advantages.
Summary: The article reports on how "entrepreneurship companion running" spaces across China support micro-entrepreneurs at their doorsteps, citing examples in Jinan, Chengdu, and Hangzhou. It quotes officials such as Ning Yanxue, Director of the Jinan Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security, and Liu Liqing of the Hangzhou Municipal Bureau, who describe how these spaces provide subsidized venues, mentorship, and services to help entrepreneurs start and sustain businesses. The piece details how mentors like Sun Qinfu and Li Saiping helped entrepreneur Dai Jun expand his Lu embroidery shop, and how spaces like the Eucalyptus Forest Maker Space assisted Zhou Shiling in turning traffic into business. It also discusses the cost-benefit logic of the program, with Liu Liqing arguing that "entrepreneurship companion running" spaces achieve symbiosis with entrepreneurs by driving employment. Finally, the article outlines Hangzhou's strict supervision mechanisms, including inspections and evaluations that led to the cancellation of four underperforming spaces, and quotes Long Lei of Chengdu on helping entrepreneurs learn from failure.
Summary: The article discusses the importance of supporting micro-entrepreneurs through "entrepreneurship accompaniment" spaces, which provide services like venues, financial support, and training to help small businesses thrive. It notes that past incubation carriers often favored "hard technology" and "high growth" projects, leaving everyday micro-entrepreneurs underserved. The piece emphasizes the need for localities to maintain policy continuity, revitalize existing resources, and ensure services keep pace with entrepreneurs' needs at every stage. It also calls for dynamic management mechanisms to ensure these spaces are sustainable and avoid becoming mere formality. Ultimately, the goal is to help micro-entrepreneurs establish a firm foothold and avoid having to fight or work entirely alone.
Summary: Zhang Yaqin, Founding Dean of the Institute for AI Industry Research at Tsinghua University, said AI has advanced from generative AI to agentic AI, which features autonomy, evolvability, and generalizability, and predicted five major development trends including the rise of the "token economy" and a shift toward intelligent agents. Wang Dajun, Vice President of the Agricultural Bank of China, detailed the bank's "AI + Finance" initiatives, including a digital-intelligent industrial financial service platform that has onboarded over 6 million enterprises. Lü Jiajin, Chairman of Industrial Bank, emphasized the need for proactive innovation in financial intelligence, advocating for risk control, compliance review, and human responsibility in AI applications. Ding Tao, Chief Scientist at CHN Energy, outlined the company's "AI + Energy" strategy, including a unified computing power network and the "Qingyuan" large model for the power generation industry. Zheng Shihui, Vice President of NetsUnion Clearing Corporation, discussed the intelligent transformation of payments, highlighting pilot verification for intelligent agent payments and AI-based risk monitoring.
Summary: The article tells the story of two generations of an American family, the Meis, who forged deep ties with Huangyuan, Qinghai, over nearly a century. Bai Dawei, born in New York, spent his childhood in Huangyuan and later donated over 6 million yuan worth of medical equipment to the county, including a CT scanner and B-ultrasound machines, viewing the town as his only hometown. His father, Boli Mei, settled in Huangyuan in the early 20th century, treated locals free of charge, and left behind hundreds of historical photographs. Bai Dawei's sister Mei'an's last wish was to be buried in Huangyuan, and the family cemetery there is maintained by locals as a testament to Sino-American friendship. The article highlights Bai Dawei's fluent Huangyuan dialect, his honorary citizenship titles, and his ongoing emotional connection to the town despite his inability to return due to health issues.
Summary: Egyptian expert Ahmed El-Drabik said in an interview with People's Daily that China has always been an important driver of BRICS cooperation, from promoting the establishment of the New Development Bank to advocating 'BRICS Plus' cooperation, continuously injecting new momentum into the mechanism. He praised China's proposals on artificial intelligence cooperation, opposing 'decoupling and severing supply chains' and 'small yards with high fences,' as significant for developing countries. El-Drabik noted that BRICS cooperation provides a development approach different from zero-sum games and bloc confrontation, reflecting the commitment to being 'pioneers in safeguarding peace and stability.' He highlighted deepening Egypt-China cooperation under the BRICS framework in infrastructure, trade, and new energy, supporting Egypt's industrialization. Looking ahead to China's 2027 BRICS presidency, he expressed confidence in China consolidating consensus and promoting pragmatic results in economic development, technology, and green growth.
Summary: The article reports on commemorative events held in Berlin around the International Memorial Day for "Comfort Women," featuring a "Statue of Peace" monument that has faced obstruction from the Japanese government since its unveiling in 2020. It notes that the statue was moved from its original site after Japanese demands, and its fate after January next year remains undecided. The piece criticizes Japanese right-wing forces, including current Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae, for denying the forced conscription history, and cites UN experts and German historian Regina Mühlhäuser calling on Japan to provide justice and compensation. It concludes that only through deep reflection on its history of aggression can Japan win the respect of neighboring Asian countries and the international community.
Summary: Japanese intellectuals and peace activists held a seminar in Tokyo on the 16th around the 95th anniversary of the September 18 Incident, exchanging views on "historical memory and inheritance" via video link with Changchun. Participants urged Japan to face up to its history of aggression, reflect on its war responsibility, uphold the "Peace Constitution," and pass down the memory of the harm it perpetrated. Takakage Fujita noted that the September 18 Incident was long concealed by the Japanese government and only became known through the Tokyo Trials, while Miyuki Endo criticized Japan's war memory transmission for centering on its own suffering, such as the atomic bombings, rather than its history as perpetrator. Teruaki Okayama argued that apology must be accompanied by fundamental reflection on why the war occurred, extending beyond the aggressive war to the modern state form that brought disasters to domestic and foreign lands. Mami Ueda expressed concern about Japan's security policy direction, urging the government to apologize to victims and victimized countries, carry out the "Peace Constitution," and promote peace through diplomacy and dialogue.
Summary: Hefei High-tech Zone, a first-batch national high-tech zone and core area of Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, is accelerating construction of a world-class high-tech park, having been included in the national construction sequence in 2018. It has attracted major innovation platforms including the CAS Quantum Innovation Academy, Deep Space Exploration Laboratory, and USTC High-tech Campus, gathering 24 new-type R&D institutions, nearly 600 provincial-level R&D platforms, 135 national-level "little giant" enterprises, 3,700 national high-tech enterprises, and 36 listed companies, with valid invention patents exceeding 29,000. The zone builds a "3+2+X" modern industrial system, with its quantum technology industry ranking second globally per the "2024 Global Future Industry Development Index Report," and its aerospace information industry leading nationally. It is accelerating construction into a scientifically innovative source area, industrial pioneering area, and quality main urban area with important influence.
Summary: Spanish journalist Harvey Ayen, head of the culture section at *La Vanguardia*, has interviewed 32 Nobel Prize laureates in literature over 32 years, and his Chinese edition of *Those Years of the "Literary Boom"* was published in China at the end of 2025. He recalled his last exclusive interview with Gabriel García Márquez, who refused audio interviews because "spoken words are sometimes not beautiful enough." Ayen said Chinese writers have already created their own literary universe, citing Mo Yan, Liu Cixin, Can Xue, and Yu Hua, and praised the National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature as the most complete literary museum he has seen. He noted Chinese literature's influence in the Spanish-speaking world is expanding, with more translations and exchanges, and expressed amazement at Chinese online literature's vitality, looking forward to young Chinese authors' works reaching overseas.
Summary: The article reviews the documentary *The Empowerers*, produced by People's Daily, which showcases Chinese solutions under the Belt and Road Initiative and South-South cooperation. It highlights how projects like the China-Laos Railway and wind power stations in Kazakhstan empower local communities by transferring technology and training talent, as seen with train instructor Dai Rui and station chief Cai Huiyong. The documentary focuses on individual destinies, such as Zambian worker Fred and Kenyan entrepreneur Della, to illustrate how empowerment improves livelihoods and reshapes spiritual worlds. It also emphasizes cross-border friendship and inheritance, exemplified by the master-apprentice bond between Chinese driver Wu Junhong and Lao apprentice Liu Yineng. The piece concludes that China's empowerment practices leave behind technology, standards, rules, and trust, enabling local people to become new empowerers on their own land.
Summary: The article reviews *Toward a Global History of Music*, a new book by American musicologist Mark Hijleh, which replaces Western chronological frameworks with a global perspective, tracing musical exchange from the Silk Road to Andalusia and the Americas. It highlights China's vibrant role during the Silk Road era, citing examples like Zhang Qian's mission and Tang dynasty Chang'an's international sounds, and tells the story of Kuchan musician Lariska to illustrate musicians' cross-continental journeys. The author argues the book's key insight is abandoning "centrism," showing that no music is pure or isolated, as all forms result from fusion and exchange. The piece notes that genres like blues and jazz emerged from colonial and oppressive contexts, and concludes that music's global flow cannot be halted, offering this as the book's message to a divided world. The author is a professor at the China Conservatory of Music and the book's translator.
Summary: The article describes an encounter with a small orange fox street painting in Brussels, which bears the message "Do not assume I do not exist just because I am unremarkable," intended to remind people to pay attention to vulnerable groups. It notes that Brussels, known as the "Comic Capital," integrates art into daily life through casual, hand-painted works on walls and utility boxes, which change people's mood and provoke thought. The piece reflects on how hand-painted advertising walls, though seemingly out of step with an era pursuing speed and precision, beautify the streetscape through their traces of handiwork. It concludes that such artistic expression, like the little fox, quietly poses questions and leaves a lasting impression, encouraging passersby to stop and offer help to those in need.
Summary: The article reports on autumn harvests across China, featuring early-maturing apples in Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province, where grower Du Cheng manages a 164-mu orchard with staggered varieties and a "wholesale + self-pick" sales model. In Bei'an City, Heilongjiang Province, the corn industry chain adds value through deep processing, with Bei'an Xiangyu Jingu Biochemical Technology Co., Ltd. processing 1.06 million tons of corn in 2025 and driving farmers' average annual income up by more than 2,800 yuan. In Nanfu Village, Meixian District, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, pomelo grower Huang Yuliang applies scientific planting methods and promotes his orchard through short videos to build the reputation of Meizhou golden pomelos. In Liuzhou City, Guangxi, rice-for-noodle-making varieties are being expanded and customized to supply the luosifen industry, with the Yiheng Rice Seed Industry Professional Cooperative developing various noodle flavors and expecting output value of 10 million yuan this year. The article also notes the release of group standards for apple quality grades by the National Technical Cooperation Group for the Quality-Oriented Development of Fruits.
Summary: The article marks the upcoming ninth "Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival," highlighting how rural specialty industries across regions like Liuzhou, Gongzhuling, Meizhou, and Yan'an have driven full-chain output value and farmer incomes. It emphasizes that strengthening the industrial chain and deep processing helps synchronize harvest with income growth, addressing seasonal supply imbalances. Consumption is framed as the crucial "last kilometer," with this year's No. 1 Central Document proposing new formats like harvest markets and leisure camping, and the "Golden Autumn Consumption Season" in Shanghai boosting agricultural product sales. The piece stresses that the festival's ultimate purpose is tangible farmer benefits, urging improved interest-linkage mechanisms like contract farming to share income dividends. It concludes with confidence in the agricultural economy's steady momentum in the opening year of the 15th Five-Year Plan.
Summary: An intern nurse at a Shanxi hospital posted unblurred photos of an obstetric surgery on social media, prompting the hospital to delete the content, terminate her internship, and apologize to the patient. The article condemns such privacy leaks as violations of medical ethics and law, citing statutes requiring confidentiality, and warns they erode doctor-patient trust. It urges medical personnel to uphold privacy as an "insurmountable bottom line," improve humanistic care details like shielding during exams, and establish information security measures such as watermarks in electronic records. The piece concludes that protecting patient privacy is vital for citizens' dignity, social fairness, and building a harmonious doctor-patient relationship in China's digital health era.
Summary: The article reports on the growing popularity of HYROX, an indoor fitness running event combining running and functional training, in China. It notes that the State Council issued the "National Fitness Plan (2026–2030)" in July, proposing diverse mass sporting events, and that HYROX, originating in Germany, has rapidly gained traction among young fitness enthusiasts since entering China two years ago. Experts interviewed, including Xu Shunlin of Peking University Third Hospital and Ma Jia of Wangjing Hospital, highlight the sport's benefits for cardiorespiratory endurance and spinal stability, while also cautioning about injury risks and the need for proper assessment. Yuan Fang, general manager of HYROX China, says the sport is positioned as "a competition suitable for everyone," with over 700 authorized gyms nationwide and plans for a new adolescent category. The article concludes with expert advice on safe participation and suggestions for a "half-distance version" or "lightweight experience race" to broaden public appeal.
Summary: The article, from a doctor’s column, introduces ultra-slow jogging as a low-impact, moderate-intensity aerobic exercise suitable for beginners, the middle-aged and elderly, and heavier individuals. It distinguishes this form from brisk walking and ordinary slow jogging, noting its benefits for cardiorespiratory function, fat burning, and reduced joint load. The piece details correct technique, including posture and foot strike, and recommends a pace of 4–6 km/h for 30–40 minutes, 3–5 times weekly. It advises against the practice for those with severe injuries or unstable chronic conditions, recommending medical consultation first. The author is a chief physician at Peking University Third Hospital, and the article was compiled from an interview by People's Daily reporter Lu Fanbing.
Summary: The article recounts how the Long March was first introduced to the world through works created in the 1930s and 1940s, beginning with Chen Yun's "An Account of the Westward March with the Army," published in 1936 under the pen name "Lian Chen." It details how the CPC Central Committee and Mao Zedong solicited personal accounts from Red Army soldiers, leading to the collective work "An Account of the Long March of the Red Army," and highlights Edgar Snow's "Red Star Over China" and Fan Changjiang's news dispatches as key publications that spread the march's story internationally. The narrative emphasizes that these writings not only inspired Chinese revolutionaries but also influenced Western figures like Norman Bethune and Agnes Smedley to support China. The author, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the PLA Publishing House, concludes that these historical records continue to inspire the Long March road of the new era.
Summary: This article reviews the book *The Breaker, "G60" — Observations on a Chinese-Style Science and Technology Innovation Corridor* by Xie Weiqun, which chronicles the decade-long development of the G60 Science and Technology Innovation Corridor in the Yangtze River Delta. The book highlights how the corridor, linking nine cities across three provinces and one municipality, used institutional innovation and collaborative mechanisms to break down administrative barriers and foster cross-regional integration. It contrasts this Chinese-style approach with overseas models like Silicon Valley, arguing that blindly copying foreign paradigms is incompatible with local conditions. The review notes the corridor's achievements, including over 60,000 high-tech enterprises and cross-provincial government services, while also acknowledging ongoing challenges such as policy differences and bottlenecks in technology transfer. The author concludes that the G60 exploration offers a useful reference for building cross-regional innovation communities and advancing Chinese modernization through grassroots experimentation and incremental reform.
Summary: The article reviews Hu Qiuling's poetry collection *Eighty-Three Fellow Villagers*, which paints portraits of 83 fellow villagers to reveal changes in rural China in transition. It highlights the author's deep immersion in rural life, reviving lost crafts and depicting figures like bamboo weavers, barefoot doctors, and community-run schoolteachers. The review notes the author's sociological analytical ability and empathetic capacity, producing deeply moving details that convey the fates of people amid the times' changes. It emphasizes how individual destinies, such as the pot-mender's melancholy or the schoolteachers' dual life, express the historical sense of rural transformation. The collection is framed as a window for understanding rural China in an era of accelerating urbanization.
Summary: This article argues that literary classics should not be read with fixed labels or passive acceptance, but rather through diverse, active interpretations that allow readers to find personal meaning. Using *Journey to the West* as an example, the author contends that its narrative is disassemblable and extensible, citing sequels and adaptations as proof, and recommends a combination of fast reading, skipping, and close reading to discover novel points such as its language and folk customs. The author identifies middle school students, young people under 30, and parents as groups who must engage with classics, emphasizing that reading before 30 shapes a lifetime of reading habits. The piece concludes by endorsing Sun Baoxuan's saying that reading old books with new eyes makes them new, asserting that each generation's unique experience brings fresh insights to classics. The author is a research fellow at the Institute of Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Summary: The article, written by a museum researcher, introduces the book *The Family Banquet of Lady Xin Zhui*, which reconstructs Han dynasty cuisine using archaeological materials from the Mawangdui tombs in Changsha, Hunan. It details the life of Lady Xin Zhui, her family's social role, and the concept of the "family banquet" as a symbol of familial affection and cultural continuity. The book systematically covers ingredients, cooking methods, utensils, and health practices, while also offering recipes and cultural insights. The author emphasizes that the family banquet represents reunion, longing, and inheritance, connecting modern readers to ancient traditions. The piece concludes with a reflection on food as a fundamental human need and the enduring comfort of family meals.
■ Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China's advanced manufacturing industry has continued to grow and strengthen, with significant increases in innovation capacity, competitiveness, and overall strength, and solid steps have been taken in building a manufacturing powerhouse.
■ On the new journey, it is necessary to take Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guide, fully, accurately, and comprehensively implement the new development philosophy, coordinate high-quality development and high-level security, adhere to the direction of intelligent, green, and integrated development, continue to expand and strengthen the advanced manufacturing industry, enhance the level of independent and controllable industrial chains, accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as the backbone, consolidate and strengthen the foundation of the real economy, and provide strong support for advancing Chinese modernization.
(People's Daily, Beijing, September 17) Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the country, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, recently made important instructions on developing the advanced manufacturing industry, pointing out that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China's advanced manufacturing industry has continued to grow and strengthen, with significant increases in innovation capacity, competitiveness, and overall strength, and solid steps have been taken in building a manufacturing powerhouse.
Xi Jinping emphasized that on the new journey, it is necessary to take Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guide, fully, accurately, and comprehensively implement the new development philosophy, coordinate high-quality development and high-level security, adhere to the direction of intelligent, green, and integrated development, continue to expand and strengthen the advanced manufacturing industry, enhance the level of independent and controllable industrial chains, accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as the backbone, consolidate and strengthen the foundation of the real economy, and provide strong support for advancing Chinese modernization.
The National Advanced Manufacturing Conference was held in Beijing from September 16 to 17. At the meeting, Xi Jinping's important instructions were conveyed. Li Qiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council, attended the meeting and delivered a speech.
In his speech, Li Qiang pointed out that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions profoundly elaborated on the significant significance, direction, path, and key tasks of developing the advanced manufacturing industry, with strong strategic, guiding, and targeted nature, providing important guidance for doing related work well. We must conscientiously study and understand them, resolutely implement them, take the development of the advanced manufacturing industry as an important strategic task, continue to exert sustained, long-term effort, and unswervingly advance toward the goal of building a manufacturing powerhouse.
Li Qiang emphasized that it is necessary to conform to the trends of the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, take the new generation of intelligent manufacturing as the main direction of attack, pay more attention to digital-intelligent empowerment in development strategy, pay more attention to high-end independence in technical routes, pay more attention to green and low-carbon in production methods, pay more attention to cross-border integration in scenarios and business forms, and strive to promote the intelligent, green, and integrated development of the manufacturing industry.
Li Qiang pointed out that it is necessary to focus on key areas, adopt comprehensive measures, and make precise efforts to continuously enhance the innovation capacity, competitiveness, and overall strength of the advanced manufacturing industry. Build an innovation-driven engine for industry, consolidate the support of basic research, strengthen the tackling of key core technologies, and deepen the transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements. Accelerate the large-scale application of emerging industries, strengthen the forward-looking layout of future industries, and promote the renewal and upgrading of traditional industries. Carry out in depth the "artificial intelligence + manufacturing" action, increase guidance and support for the digital-intelligent transformation of enterprises, and consolidate the foundation of intelligent software and hardware. Promote the deep integration of the advanced manufacturing industry and modern service industries, and innovatively develop service-oriented manufacturing. In light of local conditions, cultivate and strengthen advanced manufacturing clusters, and promote quality improvement and upgrading by category and level. Continue to deepen reform and opening up, strengthen the principal position of enterprises, strengthen the supply of policies and factors, create a good development environment, and continuously enhance the momentum and vitality of the development of the advanced manufacturing industry.
Zhang Guoqing, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, said in his concluding speech that it is necessary to deeply study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions, implement the requirements of Premier Li Qiang's speech, and effectively enhance the sense of urgency, responsibility, and mission for developing the advanced manufacturing industry. It is necessary to highlight key points, grasp key links, deeply implement the action for high-quality development of key industrial chains, vigorously develop the new generation of intelligent manufacturing, accelerate the promotion of industrial system upgrading and integrated development, and solidly promote the implementation of various tasks. It is necessary to focus on better leveraging the role of market mechanisms, accelerate the construction of a high-quality standards system, continuously rectify disorderly and irrational competition, actively help enterprises solve practical difficulties, and strive to create a good ecosystem for the development of the advanced manufacturing industry.
Responsible comrades from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, Jiangsu Province, and Hubei Province made exchange speeches.
Wu Zhenglong attended the meeting.
The meeting was held in the form of a video and telephone conference. Responsible comrades from all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government, cities with independent planning status, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, relevant departments of central and state organs, relevant people's organizations, some financial institutions and enterprises managed by the central government, relevant departments of the Central Military Commission organs, and relevant enterprises in the manufacturing field attended the meeting.
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General Secretary Xi Jinping recently made important instructions on developing advanced manufacturing, fully affirming the significant achievements China has made in developing advanced manufacturing since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and profoundly elaborating on the major significance, direction, path, and key tasks of developing advanced manufacturing on the new journey. The National Conference on Advanced Manufacturing, held in Beijing from September 16 to 17, conveyed General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions.
Participants and the general public and cadres expressed that they will take initiative and act responsibly (担当作为, dang chan zuo wei - "undertake, act, perform, do"), striving forward with vigor and purpose (奋发有为, fen fa you wei - "strive, exert, have, achievement"), continuously expand and strengthen advanced manufacturing, and unswervingly and resolutely (坚定不移, jian ding bu yi - "firm, steady, not, move") advance toward the goal of building a manufacturing powerhouse.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as the backbone, consolidate and strengthen the foundation of the real economy, and provide strong support for advancing Chinese modernization."
"Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China's advanced manufacturing has achieved major accomplishments and solid steps have been taken in building a manufacturing powerhouse. The fundamental reason lies in General Secretary Xi Jinping's leading and steering the direction of development (领航掌舵, ling hang zhang duo - "lead, sail, hold, helm") and in the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era," said Yao Jun, Director of the Planning Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. He stated that convening the National Conference on Advanced Manufacturing at the critical moment of the start of the 15th Five-Year Plan is of great significance and far-reaching impact. "We will firmly anchor the goal of basically realizing new industrialization, promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, continuously expand and strengthen advanced manufacturing, and help build a manufacturing powerhouse."
Shao Ji, Deputy Director of the Department of Industrial Development of the National Development and Reform Commission, stated that the National Development and Reform Commission will, in accordance with the deployment of the National Conference on Advanced Manufacturing, solidly promote the quality improvement and upgrading of key industries, cultivate and strengthen emerging industries and future industries, organize and implement tackling of major technical equipment, strengthen the guarantee of energy and resource supply, and take multiple measures simultaneously (多措并举, duo cuo bing ju - "many, measures, together, lift") to vigorously develop advanced manufacturing.
"Central enterprises are the backbone force of China's advanced manufacturing," said Shang Peng, Deputy Director of the Planning and Development Bureau of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. Shang Peng stated that the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council will guide central enterprises to focus on the development direction of advanced manufacturing, continuously optimize the layout structure, enhance original innovation capabilities, and promote the accelerated development of advanced manufacturing in the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, "Adhere to the direction of intelligence, green development, and integration, and continuously expand and strengthen advanced manufacturing."
"Developing advanced manufacturing can not only promote China's manufacturing to climb to the mid-to-high end of the global value chain, but also further activate the potential of domestic demand by creating more high-quality product supply, injecting lasting momentum into the stable operation of the economy," said Tian Jietang, Director of the Industry Department of the Development Research Center of the State Council.
"Building a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as the backbone is an important engine for improving development quality and efficiency and cultivating new quality productive forces," said Zhang Li, President of the CCID Research Institute. He stated that it is necessary to leverage the outstanding advantages of advanced manufacturing's high degree of technology integration and strong radiation-driven effects, promote the transformation of primary, secondary, and tertiary industries toward intelligence, green development, and integration, and accelerate the realization of quality change, efficiency change, and momentum change.
"To accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system, it is necessary not only to strengthen emerging industries, but also to cultivate future industries, and also to optimize traditional industries," said Wang Zhijie, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology. Wang Zhijie stated that Chongqing will implement actions to accelerate the growth of six characteristic and advantageous industries and actions to make breakthroughs in 18 emerging and future industries, continuously enhancing the competitiveness of advanced manufacturing.
Wang Jianfeng, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Hebei Province, stated that Hebei will, based on its industrial foundation and comparative advantages, firmly seize the major strategic opportunities of the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and the high-quality construction and development of Xiong'an New Area, accelerate the transformation of old and new growth drivers, and continuously expand and strengthen advanced manufacturing.
Developing advanced manufacturing cannot be separated from the continuous optimization of the development environment.
Fang Xing, Deputy Director of the Department of Economic Construction of the Ministry of Finance, stated that, based on the responsibilities of public finance, the Ministry of Finance will further leverage the guiding role of fiscal policies and actively cooperate with relevant departments to accelerate the construction of a highly efficient, standardized, fair, competitive, and fully open unified national market.
Zhang Feng, General Manager of the Corporate Banking Department of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, stated that the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China will support the development of advanced manufacturing with high-quality financial services through the simultaneous implementation of "four integrations" — financing, intellectual support, technological support, and connectivity.
Developing advanced manufacturing cannot be separated from the joint efforts of enterprises and frontline employees.
Du Shaohui, Senior Manager of the Dianhong Operations Center of the Digital Grid Research Institute of China Southern Power Grid, stated that he will thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions, take serving the construction of zero-carbon parks as the focal point, and use clean energy to support the development of advanced manufacturing.
Liu Gang, General Manager of the Government and Enterprise Business Department of China Mobile, said that China Mobile will accelerate the construction of a new generation of communication networks, an integrated computing power network, and artificial intelligence infrastructure, ensuring that "wherever industry is, network and computing power are there," supporting "Intelligent Manufacturing in China" with digital and intelligent strength.
Having been engaged in high-end equipment manufacturing for more than two decades, Cao Bo, a senior technician at the 283 Factory of the Second Academy of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, deeply feels that manufacturing is the foundation of the country and the basis of a strong nation. "We will always remain rooted on the front line of precision manufacturing, lead the team to boldly venture into the 'uncharted territory' of technology, and firmly grasp key core technologies in our own hands."
Fang Yu, a researcher from Dongfang Turbine Co., Ltd. of Dongfang Electric Group, stated that he will lead the team to strengthen independent innovation and make positive contributions to enhancing the level of independent and controllable industrial chains.
(People's Daily reporters Liu Zhiqiang, Qu Zhehan, Liu Shiyao, Ge Mengchao, and Wang Guan participated in the writing)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 吴 丹 门杰伟 丁雅诵
On September 16, General Secretary Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to Jilin University on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of its founding, extending congratulations to all faculty, staff, students, and alumni. The earnest expectations and earnest exhortations have greatly inspired the faculty, students, and alumni of Jilin University, as well as the broader community of educators and scientific and technological workers. They all stated that they will bear in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's exhortations and contribute to building a strong education nation, a strong science and technology nation, and a strong talent nation.
In the golden autumn season, the campus of Jilin University is filled with joy and youthful vitality. Jilin University was founded in 1946. Over the past 80 years, the university has carried forward its fine traditions, adhered to reform and innovation, and cultivated and delivered a large number of talents to all walks of life across the country.
"General Secretary Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter possesses a broad and far-reaching perspective (高屋建瓴, gao wu jian ling - "high, roof, build, reach"), with profound thought and rich content, expressing earnest hopes for the university's future development. All faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the university feel greatly inspired and honored," said Tian Hui, Secretary of the Party Committee of Jilin University. "We will deeply study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important congratulatory letter, bear in mind his exhortations, bravely shoulder our mission, advance with gratitude and determination, strive to open up a new chapter in building a world-class university with Chinese characteristics, and make greater contributions to promoting the comprehensive revitalization of Northeast China in the new era and advancing Chinese modernization."
"In 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping made important instructions on the advanced deeds of Comrade Huang Danian, affirming that he 'made outstanding contributions to China's education, science, and research endeavors.' This year, in the congratulatory letter, the General Secretary required us to 'improve teaching and research standards.' I feel the responsibility is on my shoulders and the mission is glorious," said Sun Zhengyu, head of the "National University Huang Danian-style Teacher Team" and senior professor of philosophy and social sciences at Jilin University. He stated that he will always bear in mind the original aspiration and founding mission of educating people for the Party and cultivating talents for the country, implement the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education, enhance professional competence and capabilities, and strive to cultivate new generations of the era capable of shouldering the great task of national rejuvenation.
General Secretary Xi Jinping's earnest exhortations have pointed out the direction of future efforts for the vast number of young students and educational, scientific, and technological workers.
"My classmates and I studied General Secretary Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter at the earliest opportunity, and between the lines we felt his profound expectations for us," said Wang Deyu, a 2026-grade master's student majoring in vehicle engineering at the School of Automotive Engineering of Jilin University. "In the future, I will continue to study diligently, strive with determination, and demonstrate the responsibility of young students in promoting the comprehensive revitalization of Northeast China in the new era and advancing Chinese modernization."
"General Secretary Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter makes us frontline scientific researchers feel deeply the glory of our mission and the weight of our responsibility," said Zhao Dongyuan, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and professor at Fudan University. He stated that basic research is a continuous and vital source of new ideas or resources (源头活水, yuan tou huo shui - "source, head, living, water") for scientific and technological innovation. Only by being willing to sit on the "cold bench" and dare to gnaw on "hard bones," writing papers on the motherland's land, can we better serve the nation's needs and the people's aspirations. He said that he will transform the earnest exhortations into motivation for tackling difficulties, hold fast to the original aspiration of scientific research, bravely venture into the "uncharted territory" of innovation, live up to the trust of the times, and contribute more wisdom and strength to achieving a high level of self-reliance and strength in science and technology.
"The requirements put forward by General Secretary Xi Jinping in his congratulatory letter also provide clear guidance for the development of higher education in the capital," said Zhang Yaotian, Deputy Director of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission. "We will anchor on the goal of building the capital into a model region for a strong education nation, implement the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education, promote the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent, integrate the high-quality development of universities into the broader picture of serving high-quality economic and social development, and guide universities in the capital to play a greater role in the process of Chinese modernization."
Qiao Junfei, President of Beijing University of Technology, stated that in the next step, the university will thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important requirements, precisely anchor on national strategies and the development needs of the capital, optimize the layout of disciplines and specialties, and promote the synchronized development of specialty offerings with talent cultivation and industrial development. At the same time, it will deepen the integration of industry and education, and the integration of science and education, rely on the construction of colleges such as new energy, integrated circuits, artificial intelligence, and cyberspace security, continuously improve teaching and research standards, and strive to cultivate more high-quality talents.
Education, science and technology, and talent are the foundational and strategic supports for comprehensively building a modern socialist country.
"General Secretary Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter is a tremendous encouragement and inspiration to all Jilin University people, and it also constantly inspires us to serve the nation's needs with our skills," said Li Xiang, a 2001-grade alumnus of the School of Physics at Jilin University and Chairman of Yinchuan Weili Transmission Technology Co., Ltd. "I will continue to lead my team in concentrating efforts on tackling key problems to achieve independent control of core technologies in wind power transmission, firmly follow the path of applying knowledge to practical work (学以致用, xue yi zhi yong - "learn, use, to, achieve, application") and serving the country through industry, empower industrial upgrading with scientific and technological innovation, and contribute due strength to advancing Chinese modernization."
"General Secretary Xi Jinping has placed profound expectations on the growth and development of the younger generation," said Lü Zhiqiang, a graduate student at the School of Artificial Intelligence of Ningbo University. He stated that he will devote himself to studying his specialty, build a solid foundation of knowledge, hone his skills in tackling practical engineering problems, and strive to grow into a new generation of the era capable of shouldering the great task of national rejuvenation.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Nanning, September 17) (Reporters Liu Quan, Li Yan) The 23rd China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit opened on September 17 in Nanning, Guangxi. Ding Xuexiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, attended and delivered a speech.
Ding Xuexiang stated that the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area is an important vehicle for building a community with a shared future between the two sides. In November 2021, President Xi Jinping, at the Special Summit to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of China-ASEAN Dialogue Relations, proposed launching the construction of a China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 as early as possible, charting the course for pushing the free trade area toward higher-level development. Thanks to the joint efforts of both sides, the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area has been operating steadily, achieving fruitful results, effectively promoting integrated regional economic development, and bringing tangible benefits to the people of the region.
Ding Xuexiang pointed out that after the Protocol on Upgrading the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 takes effect and is implemented, it will inject a steady stream of new momentum into regional economic development. Focusing on building a higher-level China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, he put forward four suggestions. First, comprehensively raise the level of regional openness. Establish a more complete cooperation framework and institutionalized arrangements, deepen cooperation in areas such as standards and technical regulations, and accelerate the building of an open, inclusive, rules-based regional integrated large market. Second, promote the quality upgrading of trade and investment cooperation. Firmly strengthen confidence and determination to jointly address international trade and economic challenges, further expand the depth and breadth of cooperation, and jointly safeguard the stability of regional and global industrial and supply chains. Third, deepen and solidify cooperation in emerging fields. Jointly promote the development of the regional digital economy, deepen cooperation in artificial intelligence applications, smooth trade in environmental goods and services, and create a new engine for high-quality development of the regional economy. Fourth, make connectivity more convenient and efficient. Leverage the unique advantage of China and ASEAN sharing a common border and landscape (山水相连, shan shui xiang lian - "mountain, water, mutually, connect"), coordinate the advancement of infrastructure construction in railways, highways, ports, and airports, remove bottlenecks in cross-border logistics, and build the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor at a high level.
Myanmar Vice President Nyein Thit, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc, Lao Deputy Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, and ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches.
Subsequently, Ding Xuexiang declared the Expo open and jointly inaugurated it with the guests.
After the opening ceremony, Ding Xuexiang toured the Expo exhibition halls and interacted with heads of participating exhibitors.
On the afternoon of the 16th, Ding Xuexiang met separately with Nyein Thit, Pham Gia Tuc, and Saleumxay Kommasith. He stated that China is willing to work with all parties, taking the important consensus of leaders as the fundamental guide, to maintain close high-level exchanges, strengthen alignment of development strategies, expand practical cooperation, broaden people-to-people and cultural exchanges, jointly build an even closer community with a shared future, and make greater contributions to regional and world prosperity and stability. The foreign dignitaries highly appreciated China's important role in regional development and expressed willingness to deepen cooperation with China in areas such as infrastructure, economy, trade, and investment, advance high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and better benefit the peoples of both sides.
During his stay in Guangxi, Ding Xuexiang also visited the China-ASEAN Artificial Intelligence Application Cooperation Center and the Guangxi Key Metals Research Institute to inspect work on artificial intelligence cooperation and development, and ecological environment protection and governance.
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"Adhere to the direction of intelligent, green, and integrated development, and continue to expand and strengthen advanced manufacturing," General Secretary Xi Jinping recently made an important instruction, emphasizing "consolidating and strengthening the foundation of the real economy, providing strong support for advancing Chinese modernization."
In the finest details, one can see the quality of a major manufacturing country. Some foreign media have taken apart China's humanoid robots and marveled that even the screws "turn particularly smoothly," with all kinds of key components attesting to the level of technological prowess. Since the new era, the innovation capacity, competitiveness, and comprehensive strength of China's advanced manufacturing have improved markedly. From rockets and aircraft carriers at the top, down to screws and nuts at the bottom, what cannot be made grows ever fewer, and what can be made grows ever better.
Accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as its backbone is precisely about achieving an overall leap in the industrial system. From the half-hour supporting-industry circle of the Robot Valley in Shenzhen, Guangdong, to the 1-hour innovation circle of the electronics-information industry in the Yangtze River Delta, and then to the "1-hour auto-parts supporting-industry circle" in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei... Highly efficient and coordinated industrial and supply chains drive rapid implementation of innovation and creation. New quality productive forces surge forth one after another, and the roots of Made-in-China will be planted deeper.
In recent years, braving all difficulties and challenges (顶风破浪, ding feng po lang - "against the wind, break the waves"), China's economy has maintained great resilience and vitality, and its strategic anchor has been the complete industrial system. At present, the more complex and volatile the situation, the more necessary it is to hold fast to the real economy as this foundation. Taking scientific and technological innovation as the guide, continuing with sustained effort and sustained, long-term effort (久久为功), Made-in-China will surely provide firm support for Chinese modernization.
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On September 14, in Shazhou Yao Ethnic Village, Wenming Yao Ethnic Township, Rucheng County, Chenzhou City, Hunan Province, as the musical Waiting for You in Shazhou came to its curtain call, the applause from the audience lingered long after. The audience looked from the Shazhou of the play to the Shazhou of today, where fruits and vegetables waft their fragrance in the pastoral complex, and scenic spots, homestays, and restaurants have been laid out one after another. The former landmark of the Long March has embarked on a new path of integrated development of agriculture, culture, and tourism.
In November 1934, when the Red Army passed through here on the Long March, three female Red Army soldiers lodged overnight in the home of villager Xu Jiexiu. Before leaving, they cut in half the only quilt they had and left one half behind. "What is the Communist Party? The Communist Party is people who, even when they have only one quilt, will cut it in half and give it to the common folk." The plain words of the elderly Xu Jiexiu reflect the original aspiration of Communists.
In September 2020, when General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected Shazhou Yao Ethnic Village, he pointed out: "When the Red Army was short of food and clothing and at a critical moment of life and death, they still had the warmth and cold of the common people in their hearts. Every small detail relates to the overall situation or people's well-being (一枝一叶总关情, yi zhi yi ye zong guan qing - "one branch, one leaf, always, relate, emotion")!"
The warmth and cold of people's livelihoods are reflected in every branch and leaf. More than 90 years on, this reporter traveled through the mountain forests and ravines the Red Army once traversed, inquiring into the original aspiration and reaping warmth.
During the ripening season of nai plums this year, the fragrance of fruit wafted through the Shazhou Modern Agriculture and Tourism Demonstration Base, where more than 400 people are employed at their doorsteps. Strolling through Shazhou Happy New Village, one sees neat rows of new houses, and a happiness canteen, cultural and sports facilities, and a convenience service station all available. The per capita income of the whole village rose from 15,000 yuan in 2020 to 28,000 yuan last year, and the village collective economic income reached more than 1.1 million yuan.
Shazhou Village has joined hands with 10 surrounding villages (communities) to jointly build the Shazhou Ring Rural Revitalization Common Prosperity Demonstration Zone, established 4 village-strengthening companies and 3 common-prosperity workshops, and the average collective economic income of villages in the area jumped from 115,400 yuan to 348,700 yuan. "Learn from the Red Army, and let this 'quilt' be spread ever wider and made ever warmer!" said Zhu Xiangqun, secretary of the village Party branch and great-grandson of Xu Jiexiu.
The change of one village reflects the achievements of a whole region. Continuing to consolidate and expand the achievements of the battle against poverty, Hunan has firmly held the bottom line of preventing large-scale relapse into poverty or new poverty, letting the people feel the tangible fruits of development.
"When the money spent on medical treatment increased, village cadres took the initiative to come to our door to find out about it." Zhou Kai, a villager of Yongfeng Village, Tuqiao Town, Rucheng County, was included in the dynamic monitoring for preventing relapse into poverty or new poverty this July, and the county, town, and village levels worked in tandem to tailor a medical assistance and employment support plan for him.
The ability to identify and to remove from monitoring relies on an ever-denser monitoring network. The Hunan Province Poverty-Relapse Prevention Monitoring and Assistance Management Platform aggregates 27 categories of agriculture-related data from 16 departments, providing precise assistance under a "one household, one policy" approach; as of the first half of this year, the province had cumulatively included 607,000 people in monitoring targets, and more than 70 percent had stably eliminated the risk of relapse into poverty or new poverty.
From the Luoxiao Mountains to the Wuling Mountains, the old revolutionary base areas are unfolding new vistas on the new journey.
"The mulberry tree is set upon the lamp stand; I write a letter to take to my man…" In November 1935, the Second and Sixth Army Groups of the Red Army set out on the Long March from Sangzhi County. The people bid the Red Army a reluctant farewell, leaving behind many deeply moving (感人至深, gan ren zhi shen - "feel, person, reach, extremely, deep") Sangzhi folk songs. Today, "new renditions" of the folk songs are spreading across the mountain villages.
"Sangzhi white tea is sweet in the heart; cold water steeps the tea, slowly it grows strong…" Following the song, this reporter walked into the organic tea garden of Xuehudong Village, Hongjiaguan Bai Ethnic Township, and saw villager Qin Ziying's fingers flying as she picked tea leaves while singing. Sangzhi is a key county for rural revitalization assistance in Hunan Province. From science and technology to talent, from sales channels to brands, whole-chain assistance from multiple provincial institutions and enterprises has enabled the white tea industry in the mountains of western Hunan to grow from nothing and thrive. "The annual output value of Sangzhi white tea exceeds 700 million yuan, covering more than 9,200 households that have emerged from poverty," said Liu Jie, head of the tea garden.
It is not only white tea. The specialty products of the old revolutionary base areas and mountain regions are now developing in many different areas simultaneously (多点开花, duo dian kai hua - "many, points, bloom, flower"): Yongzhou vegetables are directly supplied to the Greater Bay Area, Huaihua rock sugar oranges are sold far away in Southeast Asia, and the brand value of Zhuzhou Yanling yellow peaches is assessed at more than 5 billion yuan… Going further to "thoroughly understand the three characters 'local specialty products'," Hunan has built 12 core production area industrial clusters, arranged 1.3 billion yuan in industrial funds delivered to households last year, and driven 831,000 households that have emerged from poverty to turn small specialty products into major industries.
Heading south from Sangzhi, the Long March trail of the Second and Sixth Army Groups of the Red Army remains in Xupu County, Huaihua City. In the workshop of Hunan Aitu Garments Co., Ltd. in the Yuxu Industrial Park, team leader Li Meihua was busy cutting and pressing seams: "Earning more than 7,000 yuan a month at my doorstep, and still able to take care of the elderly and children at home — it's much more reassuring than 'drifting' to work in other places!"
The name of this industrial park comes from a "hand-holding" across mountains and waters between Yuhua District of Changsha City and Xupu County. Headquarters in Changsha, production base in Xupu; brands in Changsha, contract manufacturing in Xupu… In less than five years since its completion, the park has created, on 0.43 percent of the county's land, 30.2 percent of Xupu's gross regional product, 82.4 percent of its industrial output value, and 100 percent of its foreign trade import and export volume.
For 15 provincial-level key counties for rural revitalization assistance, including Sangzhi and Xupu, Hunan has carried out "one-to-one" paired assistance, and the development momentum of areas that have emerged from poverty continues to strengthen.
At the joint burial grave of unknown Red Army martyrs in Xiaoshui Village, Xikou Town, Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, Huaihua City, the mountain wind sobs. In September 1934, eight soldiers of the Sixth Army Group of the Red Army, running out of both ammunition and food supplies (弹尽粮绝, dan jin liang jue - "bullet, exhausted, grain, exhausted"), leapt from a cliff more than 50 meters high here and died a heroic death. Li Mingliang, a retired soldier, grew up hearing the stories of the Red Army and began giving voluntary explanations in 1987, continuing for 39 years. "My great-grandmother and grandmother once cooked for wounded Red Army soldiers, and Red Army soldiers also rested and recuperated at my home and helped with the chores. This story of a deep, inseparable bond between two parties (鱼水情深, yu shui qing shen - "fish, water, affection, deep") is one we must pass down from generation to generation!" Li Mingliang said.
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The restored primitive landscape of Xihaigu built from rammed earth, the stage scene of rolling yellow sand, and the folk music with Minning characteristics... Not long ago, the indoor drama Mountain · Sea, which tells the story of the Minning cooperation, was staged in Minning Town, Yongning County, Ningxia, drawing continuous praise from many tourists.
Thirty years ago, Minning cooperation began, and a "mountain-sea bond" spanning time and space was thus enacted. Over the past 30 years, batches of Fujian cadres assisting Ningxia have held fast in dedication and continued their struggle, working together with cadres and the masses of all ethnic groups to turn the dry beach into a golden beach.
The development and transformation of Minning Town is precisely a microcosm of all ethnic groups uniting in common struggle and common prosperity and development.
"When the 56 ethnic groups are united together, they form the community of the Chinese nation, and the Chinese nation is one big family." Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has planned ethnic work from the strategic height of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, clearly proposed making the forging of a sense of community for the Chinese nation the main line of the Party's ethnic work in the new era and the main line of all work in ethnic regions, formed General Secretary Xi Jinping's important thought on strengthening and improving ethnic work, and promoted historic achievements and historic changes in the cause of ethnic unity and progress in our country.
Like the morning sun bursting forth, like a great tide surging forward. Under the guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping, more than 1.4 billion Chinese sons and daughters cling closely together like pomegranate seeds, the Chinese nation stands tall and firm, and the great cause of rejuvenation is unstoppable!
Sharing weal and woe (休戚与共, xiu qi yu gong - "rest, worry; glory, shame; life, death; fate, together"), sharing honor and disgrace, sharing life and death, and sharing destiny, the sense of community for the Chinese nation among the masses of all ethnic groups is forged ever more firmly
The towering Tianshan Mountains were once a natural barrier separating southern and northern Xinjiang. Today, the 22.13-kilometer-long Tianshan Shengli Tunnel passes through the Tianshan Mountains, turning a natural barrier into a thoroughfare.
"It's not that piercing the Tianshan Mountains is easy, but that there are people on the other side of the Tianshan..." Xinjiang tour guide Dilnur Tursunjiang's sincere introduction moved countless netizens and also revealed the profound foundation of "the Chinese nation is one family, working together with one heart to build the Chinese Dream."
"Ethnic unity is the lifeline of the people of all ethnic groups in our country, and a sense of community for the Chinese nation is the foundation of ethnic unity." Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has, in the field of ethnic work, combined the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific realities and with China's fine traditional culture, put forward the major original thesis of forging a sense of community for the Chinese nation, formed General Secretary Xi Jinping's important thought on strengthening and improving ethnic work, and promoted the Sinicization and modernization of Marxist ethnic theory.
Closely centering on the main line of forging a sense of community for the Chinese nation, the cause of ethnic unity and progress in the new era has been solidly advanced, the community concept of sharing weal and woe, sharing honor and disgrace, sharing life and death, and sharing destiny has taken deep root in people's hearts, the sense of community for the Chinese nation has been forged ever more firmly, and the building of the community of the Chinese nation has continued to deepen.
—"The Chinese nation" has been written into the Constitution, the Law on the Promotion of Ethnic Unity and Progress has been promulgated and implemented, "forging a sense of community for the Chinese nation" has been written into the revised Legislation Law, the Organic Law of Local People's Congresses and Local People's Governments at All Levels, and other laws, and many localities have formulated regulations on ethnic unity and progress... The forging of a sense of community for the Chinese nation and the building of the community of the Chinese nation have been continuously advanced on the track of rule of law.
—Education on forging a sense of community for the Chinese nation has been promoted into textbooks, into classrooms, and into the evaluation system, and education on forging a sense of community for the Chinese nation has been integrated into the national education system, the cadre education system, and the social education system... "All ethnic groups must cling closely together like pomegranate seeds" has spread across the length and breadth of the country.
Under the guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping, the people of all ethnic groups have gathered their hearts and become spiritually interdependent, and their identification with the great motherland, the Chinese nation, Chinese culture, the Communist Party of China, and socialism with Chinese characteristics has reached an unprecedented (前所未有, qian suo wei you - "before, ever, have") height, forming a powerful force for jointly building the Chinese Dream with one heart.
"From now on, we are of one heart and one mind, united to the end, and under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, we swear to strive for the building of an equal, free, and happy big family!"
In Pu'er, Yunnan, an oath carved on a stone tablet spans time and space, bearing witness to history and reflecting the present.
In 1951, the masses of all ethnic groups in Pu'er erected a stele and swore an oath, carving these resounding words. Over more than seventy years of vicissitudes, although the characters on the stele have faded, the concept has increasingly penetrated people's hearts—
"On this vast, beautiful, and fertile land, the people of all ethnic groups all have one common home, which is China; all have one common identity, which is the Chinese nation; all have one common name, which is Chinese; and all have one common dream, which is to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!"
Not a single ethnic group can be left behind, promoting Chinese modernization through the great unity of the Chinese nation
Bulonggou, meaning "edge of a cliff" in the Dongxiang language, was once the most remote and impoverished village in Dongxiang Autonomous County, Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu. "At that time, I only thought that it would be good if the village could have water and roads connected," said Ma Chunhua, director of the villagers' committee of Bulonggou Village.
Today, the village has not only brought in water and built roads, but its appearance has also taken on a completely new look. The formerly impoverished village has transformed into a rural revitalization demonstration village that has won titles such as "National Civilized Village" and "China's Beautiful Leisure Village."
"The village has been given shape, and it has also been given a soul. The villagers' mental outlook has taken on a new look, and they are determined to build Bulonggou into a happy village on the loess plateau." Ma Chunhua was beaming with joy (喜笑颜开, xi xiao yan kai - "joy, smile; face, open").
The Chinese nation is one big family, and every family member must live a good life. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has placed the acceleration of the development of ethnic minorities and ethnic regions in a more prominent position in the overall national reform and development, and the density of policy measures introduced and the intensity of support have been unprecedented, with all ethnic minorities and ethnic regions building a moderately prosperous society in all respects together with the rest of the country, and profound changes have taken place in urban and rural areas of ethnic regions.
In Gongshan, Yunnan, the Derung people, an ethnic minority hidden deep in mountain valleys. With the completion of the first highway, the opening of the first tunnel, and the completion of the first safe housing unit, the Derung people achieved a leap of "one step across a thousand years."
In Nyingchi, Tibet, Gala Village, a well-known "peach blossom village," with the help of the Guangdong aid-Tibet work team, has played the peach blossom festival card, and homestays and picking and planting gardens have enriched the villagers, making "we must have both clear waters and green mountains and gold and silver mountains" a reality.
One great change after another has converged into a miracle on earth that has left a lasting and glorious mark in history (彪炳史册, biao bing shi ce - "brilliant, shine; history, annals"):
All 420 impoverished counties in national ethnic autonomous areas have been lifted out of poverty, and ethnic regions have cumulatively reduced poverty by more than 30 million people. Ethnic regions, together with the rest of the country, have won the battle against poverty and built a moderately prosperous society in all respects, and the problem of absolute poverty and regional overall poverty that had plagued ethnic regions for thousands of years has been historically solved.
In advancing Chinese modernization and realizing common prosperity, not a single ethnic group can be left behind.
Prosperous borders and prosperous people, industrial support, and educational improvement—one support policy after another has been solidly implemented; ecological rice bowls, tourism rice bowls, and cultural rice bowls—one wealth-generating channel after another has been continuously broadened. The answer sheet of development in the new era is being precisely written in ethnic regions—
On the roof of the world, the power grid is like a web. The Qinghai-Tibet, Sichuan-Tibet, Tibet Central, and Ngari "power sky roads" crisscross the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, weaving safe and reliable "networks of light," "networks of livelihood," and "networks of happiness" for the masses of all ethnic groups;
In the heart of the desert, trains whistle past. The Hotan-Ruoqiang Railway in Xinjiang ended the history of no trains in Lop, Qira, Yutian, Minfeng, Qiemo, and other places in southern Xinjiang, changing not only infrastructure but also the production and lifestyle of the masses;
The thousand-year-old Dong village has been given new life. In Zhaoxing Dong Village, Liping County, Guizhou, the Grand Song of the Dong people attracts tourists from afar, the intangible cultural heritage crafts of Dong embroidery and batik have regained vitality, and the ancient Dong village sings a fashionable new chapter;
One livelihood project after another, one benefit-for-the-people matter after another, show the masses of all ethnic groups sharing the fruits of reform and development, the sense of gain, happiness, and security of the masses of all ethnic groups has been significantly enhanced, and the confidence and motivation of the people of all ethnic groups to jointly strive to promote Chinese modernization through the great unity of the Chinese nation are stronger and more abundant.
A set of figures bears witness to the speed of development: from 2020 to 2025, the total GDP of the five autonomous regions increased from 6.01 trillion yuan to 8.66 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 5.5%. In 2025, the per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents in the five autonomous regions reached 47,300 yuan and 21,600 yuan respectively, an increase of 27.4% and 45% respectively compared with 2020.
Whether on the snow-covered plateau, the Gobi desert, or in deep canyons and dense forests and rocky mountainous areas, the rapid development of ethnic regions has made the masses of all ethnic groups deeply realize that the Chinese nation is one big family, and only when the country is strong and the Chinese nation is well can they live good lives themselves.
Shoulder to shoulder, uniting and striving for the building of a strong country and national rejuvenation
"Do you Inner Mongolians eat mooncakes?"
"Yes, and the ones with milk skin flavor."
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, Inner Mongolia's milk skin mooncakes have become popular, warmly received by tourists from all over the country.
A small milk skin mooncake is a vivid example of the cultural integration, economic interdependence, and emotional affinity of the Chinese nation, and also a lively manifestation of the deepening exchanges, interactions, and integration among the people of all ethnic groups.
Exchanges, interactions, and integration among all ethnic groups are the only way to enhance ethnic unity, forge a sense of community for the Chinese nation, and advance the building of the community of the Chinese nation.
Ethnic dances, square dances, and fan dances are graceful and charming, residents enjoying the cool are chatting and laughing, and children are playing on the flat and wide green paths... At dusk, the small square of Changcheng Huayuan Community in Jinfeng District, Yinchuan City, Ningxia, is bustling with activity. The community is home to residents of Han, Hui, Manchu, Mongol, Tibetan, and other ethnic groups, making it a typical multi-ethnic community.
"On traditional Chinese festivals, such as the Spring Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival, we hold a 'Thousand-Family Feast.' Everyone gathers together, chatting away the estrangement and deepening the affection, just like pomegranate seeds clinging closely together," said Zhao Naixiang, Party secretary of the community party committee and director of the residents' committee of Changcheng Huayuan Community.
Such scenes are everywhere in ethnic regions—
In Panlong Community, Liangqing Town, Liangqing District, Nanning City, Guangxi, people of Han, Zhuang, Yao, Mulao, and other ethnic groups live and study together, build and share together, and work and enjoy themselves together, writing story after story of ethnic unity;
In Wushi Town, Huzhu Tu Autonomous County, Qinghai, people of Han, Tu, Tibetan, Hui, Manchu, Mongol, and other ethnic groups farm, work, make pan embroidery, brew liquor, and run agritainment businesses together, having long formed a situation in which there is me in you and you in me...
With large-scale mobility and large-scale integrated residence, the sons and daughters of all ethnic groups are as close as brothers and sisters in the big family of the Chinese nation, helping each other and watching over each other. The floating population of ethnic minorities in our country has reached more than 33 million, with more than one-third of the ethnic minority population living in cities and scattered areas. Exchange programs for young people of all ethnic groups, mutually embedded development programs for the masses of all ethnic groups, and plans for tourism to promote exchanges, interactions, and integration among all ethnic groups have been implemented, and the depth and breadth of exchanges, interactions, and integration among the masses of all ethnic groups are unprecedented.
Culture is the soul of a nation, and cultural identity is the root of ethnic unity.
In intangible cultural heritage museums, a throng of people moves about (人头攒动, ren tou cuan dong - "people, heads; crowd, move"), national-trend cultural and creative products are sought after, the exhibition of cultural relics and ancient books on forging a sense of community for the Chinese nation has received more than 560,000 visitors, education in the national common language and script has been solidly advanced, and the textbook An Introduction to the Community of the Chinese Nation has been put into teaching use nationwide... New progress has been made in building the shared spiritual home of the Chinese nation, and the building of the community of the Chinese nation has been deeply advanced.
The greatest force is working together with one heart and mind (同心合力, tong xin he li - "same, heart; together, strength"). Realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation cannot be separated from the unity of all ethnic groups, who, hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder, work together and strive together.
East-west cooperation, paired assistance to Tibet, paired assistance to Xinjiang, paired assistance to Qinghai... On the journey of moving forward hand in hand (携手并进, xie shou bing jin - "hold, hands; together, advance") and jointly marching toward modernization, the masses of all ethnic groups are as close as brothers and sisters, performing the touching "mountain-sea bond," forming countless "relatives," leaving behind countless touching stories, and forming a powerful spiritual bond of unity of hearts and joint struggle.
"A China with great unity of all ethnic groups will surely be invincible, will surely have a bright future, our Second Centenary Goal will surely be successfully realized, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation will surely come."
Under the guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping, the people of all ethnic groups are united as one and shoulder to shoulder, promoting the Chinese nation to become a community of shared destiny with higher recognition and stronger cohesion, and forging ahead courageously toward the grand goal of comprehensively advancing the building of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization.
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Respected leaders of various countries,
Distinguished guests,
Ladies and gentlemen, friends:
Good morning, everyone! In this golden autumn season, the osmanthus flowers are in full bloom. I am very pleased to gather with you here in Nanning, Guangxi, to jointly attend the opening ceremony of the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo and the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit. This year's Expo and Summit, themed "Sharing the Opportunities of Version 3.0, Creating a Better Life Together," carry important practical significance. First of all, on behalf of the Chinese government, I would like to extend warm congratulations on the convening of this Expo and Summit! I extend a sincere welcome to all the distinguished guests present!
The Chinese government attaches great importance to the construction of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area. In November 2021, at the Special Summit to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of China-ASEAN Dialogue Relations, President Xi Jinping proposed launching the construction of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area Version 3.0 as soon as possible, raising the level of trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, expanding cooperation in new fields such as the digital economy and green economy, and charting the course for promoting the Free Trade Area's development to a higher level.
The construction and development of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area has traversed a truly extraordinary journey. In November 2002, the two sides signed the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation between China and ASEAN, officially launching the construction of the Free Trade Area. In January 2010, the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area Version 1.0 was completed on schedule, achieving zero tariffs on a large scale and opening a new chapter of rapid progress in China-ASEAN economic and trade cooperation. In October 2019, the Protocol to Upgrade the Version 2.0 took full effect and implementation, with emphasis on expanding openness in the services sector and market access for investment, pushing bilateral economic and trade cooperation to a new level. In November 2022, China and ASEAN officially launched negotiations on Version 3.0, striving to build a more inclusive, modern, comprehensive, and mutually beneficial China-ASEAN Free Trade Area. Through the joint efforts of both sides, the Protocol to Upgrade the Version 3.0 has been officially signed, and both sides are currently going through their respective legal procedures to promote its early entry into force and implementation.
Since the establishment of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, it has operated steadily and achieved fruitful results. Bilateral trade has flourished. China has remained ASEAN's largest trading partner for 17 consecutive years, and ASEAN has been China's largest trading partner for 6 consecutive years. In 2025, total bilateral trade exceeded 1 trillion US dollars, an 18-fold increase compared to 2002. Investment cooperation has continued to deepen. Two-way investment has cumulatively exceeded 510 billion US dollars, and a number of major cooperation projects have been solidly advanced. The China-Laos Railway has helped Laos transform from a "land-locked country" into a "land-linked country," and Indonesia's Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway has paved a fast track for development. Industrial and supply chains have become deeply integrated. The "Two Countries, Twin Parks" projects between China and Malaysia and between China and Indonesia, as well as the construction of the China-Laos Cross-Border Economic Cooperation Zone, are progressing steadily, and the cross-border division of labor network is increasingly well-developed. People's livelihoods and well-being have continued to improve. Economic and trade cooperation has created a large number of jobs, broadened channels for increasing residents' income, and brought tangible benefits to the people of both sides. Driven by the development of the Free Trade Area, there are currently more than 100,000 personnel exchanges between the two sides on average every day, and the popular foundation for mutual understanding and affinity is becoming increasingly solid.
Over the years, the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area has effectively promoted the integrated development of the regional economy and has become an important vehicle for building the community with a shared future between the two sides. Amidst an international situation fraught with change and turbulence, this region has maintained peace, stability, prosperity, and development. Political mutual trust has been further consolidated, open cooperation has continued to deepen, connectivity has become increasingly convenient, and people-to-people bonds have grown ever closer. The China-ASEAN Free Trade Area has played an important role in all this, setting a successful example for Global South countries to achieve common development.
Ladies and gentlemen, friends!
Looking back on the past, we have already been achieving abundant results (硕果累累, shuo guo lei lei - "fruitful, abundant, heavy"); looking ahead to the future, we still need to join hands and move forward together. After the Protocol to Upgrade the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area Version 3.0 enters into force and is implemented, it will form a more powerful "dual-engine drive" together with the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP), injecting a continuous stream of new momentum into regional economic development. Below, I would like to put forward four suggestions on building a higher-level China-ASEAN Free Trade Area.
First, promote the comprehensive improvement of regional openness. The Protocol to Upgrade the Version 3.0, based on the region's characteristics and needs, draws on international high-standard economic and trade rules, and explores the establishment of a more complete cooperation framework and institutional arrangements, which will provide sound institutional safeguards for regional cooperation and development. We should deepen cooperation in areas such as standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment, improve institutions in areas such as competition and consumer protection and micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, and accelerate the building of an open, inclusive, and rules-based regional integrated large market. China will expand high-level opening up, broaden market access and opening fields with the services sector as the focus, share development opportunities with ASEAN, and promote deep-seated integration and long-term stable growth of the regional economy.
Second, promote the quality upgrading of trade and investment cooperation. China and ASEAN account for one quarter of the global population, with a combined economic output exceeding 23 trillion US dollars. Our resource endowments differ, and our industries are highly complementary. The two sides have made higher-level commitments and arrangements for trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, demonstrating our confidence and determination to jointly address international economic and trade challenges. We should practice true multilateralism, further expand the depth and breadth of economic and trade cooperation, and jointly safeguard the stability and smooth flow of regional and global industrial and supply chains. China is willing to leverage its advantages of a complete industrial system and a super-large market, strengthen two-way investment cooperation, import more high-quality ASEAN products, and better benefit the people of the region with the fruits of cooperation.
Third, promote deeper and more practical cooperation in emerging fields. Extending high-level opening-up and cooperation to emerging fields such as the digital economy and green economy is a new breakthrough in the practice of China-ASEAN free trade cooperation. We should seize the opportunities presented by the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, jointly advance the development of the regional digital economy, deepen cooperation in technological research and development and scenario application in fields such as artificial intelligence, and fully unleash the driving force of innovation. We should strive to remove trade barriers on environmental goods and services, and promote mutual reinforcement between green development and economic and trade cooperation. China is willing to strengthen experience exchange with ASEAN, provide advanced technologies and products, and create a new engine for high-quality development of the regional economy.
Fourth, promote more convenient and efficient connectivity. China and ASEAN are geographically adjacent or connected (山水相连, shan shui xiang lian - "mountains, waters, mutually, connect"), which gives connectivity unique advantages and also makes it an important support for economic and trade exchanges. We should coordinate the advancement of infrastructure construction in railways, highways, ports, airports, and other areas, and synergistically promote "hard connectivity" and "soft connectivity," providing strong support for regional economic integration. Southeast Asia boasts numerous excellent deep-water ports, and more than 60 percent of China-ASEAN goods trade is realized through maritime transport. Just yesterday, the Pinglu Canal, connecting Nanning, Guangxi, with the Beibu Gulf, officially opened to navigation, shortening the transport distance between China's southwestern hinterland and ASEAN by 560 kilometers and significantly reducing logistics costs. China is willing to comprehensively strengthen connectivity with ASEAN, actively develop multimodal transport, remove bottlenecks in cross-border logistics, and jointly build the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor at a high level.
Ladies and gentlemen, friends!
The China-ASEAN Expo and the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit, as pragmatic platforms for advancing regional economic integration, are witnesses to, participants in, and promoters of the construction and development of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area. I hope that all parties present will engage in in-depth exchanges and docking, broadly build consensus, and produce more outcomes. China is willing to work with ASEAN countries to continue to build and make good use of this important platform, jointly build an even closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future, and make greater contributions to the prosperity and stability of the region and the world.
Finally, I wish the conference a complete success! I wish all the distinguished guests smooth work and good health! Thank you all.
(Xinhua News Agency, Nanning, September 17)
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With the opening of a single lock gate, river and sea meet. On September 16, the Pinglu Canal, the backbone project of China's New Western Land-Sea Corridor, officially opened to navigation. This golden waterway, carved through mountains and ridges, has become the most economical and convenient passage from southwest China to ASEAN. People from all walks of life in ASEAN have said that the opening of the Pinglu Canal has greatly enhanced the level of regional connectivity, connecting ASEAN countries more closely with China's super-large-scale market and southwest industrial clusters, better realizing the two-way flow of trade, talent, and capital, promoting openness and cooperation between both sides, and helping build a closer ASEAN-China community with a shared future.
"It provides a 'Pinglu solution' worthy of reference for the construction of large canals worldwide."
The Pinglu Canal has a total length of 134.2 kilometers and can accommodate vessels of up to 5,000-ton class. It is the first river-to-sea canal project coordinated at the national level since the founding of New China, and has created multiple world records, including the fastest navigation speed among similar ship locks worldwide and the highest head of any water-saving ship lock in the world. People from all walks of life in ASEAN have said that China, with hard-core technology and an indomitable spirit of struggle, has built this project of the century, providing Chinese solutions for the construction of large canals worldwide.
Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Thanh Binh participated in an on-site inspection before the canal opened to navigation. He said that the construction of the Pinglu Canal applied cutting-edge technology, innovative techniques, and a modern operation and management system, fully demonstrating China's formidable infrastructure strength and level of modern development, and embodying China's development philosophy of optimizing the natural landscape in light of local conditions and seeking well-being for the people. "The practical experience accumulated during the canal's construction has extremely high reference value for ASEAN countries, including Vietnam," Pham Thanh Binh said.
"The massive scale of construction, advanced technological level, and innovative breakthroughs of the Pinglu Canal have left a deep impression on me." Cambodian Ambassador to China Song Kosal said that the Pinglu Canal has built an efficient, convenient waterway passage with low logistics costs, which will help Cambodia open up a brand-new pathway for exporting its agricultural products to China. "The Pinglu Canal provides important reference for Cambodia's construction of water conservancy facilities. I believe the opening of the canal will bring tangible development opportunities to Cambodia."
"The opening of the Pinglu Canal has fully demonstrated China's strength in modern engineering and technology." Boonyong, Vice Chairman of the Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, said that such a complex, vast project was completed in just four years, and the speed of China's infrastructure construction is astonishing. "China has provided a 'Pinglu solution' worthy of reference for the construction of large canals worldwide."
"It will further promote the growth of trade between ASEAN and China."
At 13:50 on the 16th, a long blast of the ship's whistle sounded, anda cargo vessel fully loaded with auto parts slowly entered the lock chamber of the Qishi Junction. This was the maiden voyage of the "Nanning Port–Can Tho Port, Vietnam" river-sea direct foreign trade route. On the day of the maiden voyage, this route and the "Nanning Port–Hainan Yangpu Port" domestic trade route were both inaugurated simultaneously.
According to reports, goods from the southwest region going to sea via the Pinglu Canal can shorten the inland waterway voyage by more than 560 kilometers compared with traditional routes, reduce comprehensive logistics costs by 18%–30%, and save an estimated over 5 billion yuan in social transportation costs annually. For ASEAN countries, the abundant natural resources and specialty agricultural products of each country can enter China's southwest hinterland more efficiently via the Beibu Gulf Port. The two flows support each other, forming a stable and more resilient regional logistics system and achieving a win-win outcome for both China and ASEAN.
"This is major good news for deepening trade between Thailand and China." Chakra, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Foreign Trade of Thailand's Ministry of Commerce, who came to Nanning, Guangxi to attend the China–ASEAN Expo, said in an interview with our reporter that China has remained Thailand's largest trading partner for many consecutive years and is an important export market for Thai mechanical and electronic products, agricultural products, and others. "The Pinglu Canal contains enormous economic opportunities. Through the new waterway, the logistics costs of Thai products exported to China will drop significantly, and Thai products can be delivered more abundantly and quickly to southwest China, providing Chinese consumers with more choices."
Danang Surjono, an official of the Directorate General of National Export Development of Indonesia's Ministry of Trade, said that the Pinglu Canal will bring new development dividends to ASEAN countries. "Relying on advanced engineering technology, the Pinglu Canal has built a new bond of connectivity between the two sides, opening up new space for ASEAN and China to strengthen ties."
Ngeow Chow Bing, Director of the Institute of China Studies at the University of Malaya, told our reporter that the Pinglu Canal will have an important impact on the economic ties between ASEAN and China. "The canal will connect China's inland regions more closely with the Beibu Gulf, helping to further promote the growth of trade between ASEAN and China. The canal will strengthen the status of Qinzhou Port as a shipping hub, which is beneficial to the development of the China–Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park."
"The incremental cargo from southwest China brought by the Pinglu Canal can be connected with Singapore's global shipping network, thereby improving the region's comprehensive logistics efficiency." In the view of Liu Wentian, President of the Singapore China Business Association South China, Singapore can leverage its mature strengths in shipping finance and insurance to provide supporting financial services for cross-border logistics and port-side industries along the canal. "Singaporean enterprises can take advantage of the low-cost logistics brought by the canal to invest and establish operations in Guangxi. I believe that Singapore and China will explore more investment and cooperation opportunities around the canal."
"ASEAN countries will rely on the Pinglu Canal to further integrate into global production and supply chains."
As a major infrastructure project for multi-modal transport combining river, railway, and sea, the Pinglu Canal connects ASEAN to the south, Eurasia to the north, and links up with China-Europe Railway Express trains and rail-sea intermodal transport, threading together countries jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative. People from all walks of life in ASEAN believe that the opening of the Pinglu Canal will bring deep integration of industrial chains and supply chains, injecting new momentum into the strengthening of connectivity between China and ASEAN and the high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative.
Boonyong said: "The Pinglu Canal has expanded the region's pattern of openness, allowing ports and corridors along its route to benefit together. ASEAN countries will rely on the Pinglu Canal to further integrate into global production and supply chains, promoting the building of a closer ASEAN-China community with a shared future."
"From the perspective of broader regional connections, the impact of the Pinglu Canal may not be limited to Southeast Asia; in the future, it may also open up trade routes toward Europe, Africa, and the Indian Ocean." Ngeow Chow Bing said.
Li Yijing, Chief Executive Officer of the ASEAN Fashion Arts Culture Flower Art Alliance, said that after the Pinglu Canal opens to navigation, China's New Western Land-Sea Corridor will connect Singapore's port hub, financial services, ASEAN networks, and the markets of southwest China, "enhancing the resilience of ASEAN-China cooperation".
Vietnam's Da Nang Newspaper reported that the Pinglu Canal is the shortest and most economical sea passage for China's southwest inland region. Every year, ASEAN countries export large quantities of fruit, rice, coffee, andaquatic products to China, andthe newly added waterway routes can provide enterprises with more logistics options.
One canal connects rivers and seas, opening up a new pattern of regional development. The Pinglu Canal connects ASEAN and faces the world; in the future, it will promote openness through exchange, drive development through connectivity, and release the comprehensive value of infrastructure connectivity on a broader scale.
(People's Daily reporters Pang Geping, Sun Guangyong, Zhang Jinruo, and Li Qiang participated in the reporting; Yu Liang, Peng Xiangshan, Zhou Hongzhi, Pan Jincai, and Wang Fei also contributed to this article.)
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 17) Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, spoke by telephone with U.S. Secretary of State Rubio on the 17th, and the two sides focused their discussion on high-level exchanges between the two countries.
Wang Yi stated that over the past period, China-U.S. relations have generally advanced along the constructive strategic stability track defined by the heads of state of the two countries, which serves to respond to the expectations of the international community. Wang Yi emphasized that head-of-state diplomacy is the anchor of China-U.S. relations. The two sides should, in the spirit of equality, respect, and mutual benefit, prepare well for the next phase of high-level exchanges, strengthen communication, advance cooperation, manage differences, respect each other's core interests, and send a positive message that China and the United States are committed to advancing constructive strategic stable relations and jointly promoting world peace and development.
The two sides also exchanged views on the situation in the Middle East and other issues.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 17) Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi met with Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Chairman of Indonesia's National Economic Council, in Beijing on September 17.
Wang Yi conveyed President Xi Jinping's cordial greetings to President Prabowo Subianto, stating that under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, the China-Indonesia comprehensive strategic partnership has continued to deepen and develop. China is willing to work with Indonesia to jointly advance the self-reliance and strengthening of the Global South. The two countries should strengthen the alignment of development strategies and promote the transformation and upgrading of cooperation. China is willing to help Indonesia enhance its capacity for independent development and accelerate its modernization process.
Luhut conveyed President Prabowo Subianto's sincere greetings to President Xi Jinping, stating that Indonesia attaches great importance to its relations with China and is willing to work with the Chinese side to effectively translate the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries into more tangible outcomes of practical cooperation.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 17) (Reporter Ren Tongtong) Zhang Shengmin, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, met in Beijing on the 17th with Indonesian Minister of Defense Sjafrie, who was attending the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum.
Zhang Shengmin said that security cooperation is an important manifestation of the high degree of strategic mutual trust between the two countries. The Chinese and Indonesian militaries must resolutely implement the important consensus reached by the heads of state of the two countries, strengthen strategic communication, intensify exchanges and interactions at all levels, expand practical cooperation in various fields, comprehensively elevate military-to-military relations, contribute to the building of a China-Indonesia community with a shared future, and make greater contributions to safeguarding world peace and regional stability.
Sjafrie said that the Indonesian side is willing to work with the Chinese side to maintain the good momentum of development in bilateral and military-to-military relations and to achieve more fruitful results (丰硕成果, feng shuo cheng gu - "abundant, fruitful, results") in practical exchanges and cooperation between the two sides.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 17) State Councilor and Chairwoman of the All-China Women's Federation Shen Yiqin met in Beijing on the 17th with Le Thi Thuy, member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Vice Chairwoman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and President of the Vietnam Women's Union.
Shen Yiqin stated that under the strategic guidance of General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and General Secretary and President To Lam, China-Vietnam relations have maintained a positive momentum of development. China is willing to work with Vietnam to implement the important consensus of the top leaders of the two parties and two countries, carry forward the spirit of the Global Women's Summit, deepen exchanges and cooperation in the field of women, and promote making progress more profound and substantive (走深走实, zou shen zou shi - "walk deep, walk solid") in the building of a China-Vietnam community with a shared future.
Le Thi Thuy praised China's achievements in women's development and expressed willingness to strengthen exchanges and mutual learning, contributing to the development of Vietnam-China relations.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Haikou, September 17) (Reporter Cao Wenxuan) The Boao Forum for Asia Asia-Pacific Regional Cooperation Roundtable was recently held in Haikou, Hainan, with approximately 300 representatives from relevant parties attending the meeting. This meeting focused on core topics including "Accelerating regional economic integration, moving toward the vision of a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific," "Deepening connectivity and supply chain integration, building a solid shield for energy and economic security," and "The digital economy and global governance innovation in the era of artificial intelligence," conducting in-depth discussions, contributing wisdom and pragmatic proposals for advancing the building of an Asia-Pacific community with a shared future and continuously raising the level of regional economic integration development.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Geneva, September 17) (Reporter Liu He) During the World Trade Organization's 2026 Public Forum, the Chinese side held a special seminar in Geneva, Switzerland, on the 16th, themed "Synergy Between Industrial Policy and Global Economic and Trade Governance." The seminar was organized by Tsinghua University, with more than 200 representatives from WTO member governments, the private sector, academia, and the media in attendance.
Participants unanimously agreed that under the current circumstances, it is of vital importance to uphold the rules-based multilateral trading system and to implement industrial policies in a manner consistent with WTO rules, and they called for the use of multilateral platforms to jointly discuss the reform and improvement of industrial policy rules.
Return to TopIf the root cause of the disease is not eliminated, the residual poison of militarism cannot be completely purged, and the foundation for regional peace and development cannot be firmly consolidated.
On September 18, the historical alarm bell sounded once again. Ninety-five years ago, Japanese militarism deliberately engineered an incident and flagrantly launched a war of aggression against China. The Chinese people rose up in resistance, thereby opening the prologue to the Eastern theater of the World Anti-Fascist War. After 14 years of bloody struggle, the Chinese people, at tremendous national sacrifice, won the great victory of justice over evil and wrote a page that caused a great sensation or tremendous stir (惊天动地, jing tian dong di - "shock heaven; move earth") in the history of the World Anti-Fascist War. Commemorating the September 18 Incident and bearing this history in mind is by no means meant to perpetuate hatred, but rather, on the basis of learning historical lessons and correcting historical perceptions, to safeguard peace and create the future.
On the fundamental issue of historical perception, Japan, as the perpetrator of the war of aggression, has never truly repented, but has instead gone further and further down the road of distorting history. Not long ago, the first programmatic defense document of the Takaichi Sanae administration —the 2026 edition of the Defense White Paper—was officially released. The White Paper makes a major issue of the so-called cognitive warfare topic, and throughout its pages practices blatant double standards: on one hand, it defames China's normal national defense policy interpretations and legitimate expressions of historical positions as "public opinion warfare, psychological warfare, and legal warfare," groundlessly smearing China for carrying out infiltration and creating confrontation, solemnly and with great fanfare playing up the so-called "external cognitive threat," deliberately packaging itself as the "victim" of information warfare; on the other hand, it turns a blind eye to its own track record of systematically distorting its history of aggression and disseminating erroneous views of history, while instead listing the building of cognitive warfare capabilities as a key direction for military expansion. This Japanese practice of distorting the truth or misrepresenting facts (颠倒黑白, dian dao hei bai - "upset, invert; black, white") and confusing right and wrong is, in essence, using the name of "countering cognitive warfare" to carry out historical revisionism in practice.
Over along time, Japanese right-wing forces have continuously crossed lines on the issue of historical perception, persistently eroding the consensus on historical justice, distorting society's historical judgments, and the dire consequences have continued to manifest themselves. At the level of official narratives, they have repeatedly revised textbooks, downplaying heinous crimes of aggression such as the Nanjing Massacre that are so numerous they cannot be fully recorded (罄竹难书, qing zhu nan shu - "exhaust bamboo; difficult write"); deliberately amplifying the "victim" narrative of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to blur their own nature as perpetrators; politicians have taken turns visiting the so-called "Yasukuni Shrine," where Class-A war criminals are enshrined, denying the legal authority of the Tokyo Trials, advocating the "theory that war responsibility remains undetermined," and repeatedly challenging the bottom line of historical justice. At the level of intergenerational indoctrination, they have for consecutive years produced a children's edition of the Defense White Paper, packaging confrontational military content as popular science reading material and distributing it to thousands of elementary schools across the country; they have embedded Self-Defense Force recruitment elements into school activities, and even played up external threats, stealthily implanting the ideology of pursuing aggressive warfare and military expansion (穷兵黩武, qiong bing du wu - "exhaust soldiers; excessive military") into the minds of young people whose worldviews have not yet taken shape. At the level of public opinion manipulation, right-wing forces have used generative artificial intelligence to mass-produce fake audio and video that tamper with the history of Japan's aggression against China, and have used crowdsourcing platforms to pay for the dissemination of false statements. According to public budget data from Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, since 2015 Japan has invested a cumulative total of more than 56 billion yen under the name of "overseas strategic information dissemination," specifically earmarked for smearing public opinion and overturning historical verdicts.
The various acts of Japanese right-wing forces in distorting historical perception are by no means isolated public opinion manipulation; their fundamental aim is to clear ideological obstacles and lay the public opinion groundwork for Japan to break through the postwar system and push forward comprehensive "re-militarization." Deeply reflecting on its history of aggression and eradicating the soil of militarism should have been an important prerequisite and foundation for Japan to take the path of peaceful development, and also a key line of defense for upholding the postwar international order. Today, however, Japanese right-wing forces are doing exactly the opposite of what is expected or required (反其道而行之, fan qi dao er xing zhi - "reverse, its, way; and, act, that"), systematically dismantling this line of defense for peace: domestically, they erode public resistance to military expansion and arms buildup, fabricating so-called justifications for the high defense budget that has grown for 14 consecutive years and exceeded 9 trillion yen; externally, they deliberately conceal the offensive nature of their own military expansion, and for a series of moves that break through the postwar system—such as developing and deploying long-range offensive weapons, reorganizing and establishing the "Air and Space Self-Defense Force," and relaxing restrictions on the export of lethal weapons—they seek to dissolve international public opinion resistance...Japan continues to break through the constraints of the postwar system, using multilateral military exercises to accelerate military unbinding and combat capability expansion, catering to extra-regional forces in engineering bloc confrontation, artificially creating regional tension and instability, and step by step sliding down the dangerous path toward "new-type militarism."
When war criminals are enshrined upon altars, when lies are written into textbooks, when children are indoctrinated with hostility, and when the bottom line of peace is continuously breached—such a Japan is, step by step, destroying its own future. The distortion of historical perception is precisely the ideological root cause from which Japan breeds "new-type militarism." If the root cause of the disease is not eliminated, the residual poison of militarism cannot be completely purged, Japan cannot win the trust and understanding of the international community, especially its Asian neighbors, and the foundation for regional peace and development cannot be firmly consolidated. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trials. At this critical historical juncture, Japan should especially face up to the historical facts of its aggression, deeply reflect on its war crimes, and thoroughly sever ties and draw clear lines from militarism at the ideological root. This is the correct choice that conforms to the fundamental interests of the Japanese people.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 17) (Reporter Mei Changwei) The Fourth China-Africa Peace and Security Forum was held in Beijing on September 17. The theme of this forum was "Building Security Together: Seventy Years of sticking together through thick and thin (风雨同舟, feng yu tong zhou - "wind, rain, same, boat"), Shouldering Responsibility Together Under New Circumstances." Representatives from the defense departments and armed forces of the African Union and 41 African countries, as well as ambassadors to China, attended the forum. Minister of National Defense Dong Jun attended the forum and delivered a keynote speech.
Dong Jun said that this year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Africa. Under the strong leadership of leaders on both sides, China and Africa have fought side by side in the struggle against imperialism and colonialism, and have worked together with shared responsibility in advancing the cause of peace and development, blazing a path of defense cooperation characterized by working together through hardships (同舟共济, tong zhou gong ji - "same, boat, together, cross") and jointly building security. China-Africa security cooperation is conducive to the development of both sides and to world stability. The two sides should carry forward their traditional friendship and follow a path of long-term cooperation based on equality and mutual benefit. The Chinese military is willing to strengthen strategic coordination with the African side, improve all-dimensional and multi-tiered defense exchange mechanisms, deepen regional maritime security cooperation, enhance defense capabilities in emerging fields, deliver more tangible outcomes, and make new contributions to building a China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era.
The African representatives attending the forum stated that China is an important partner of African countries, and expressed gratitude for China's assistance and support to the African side in the fields of national defense and military development. African security is closely linked to global security. They expressed willingness to continue strengthening defense and security cooperation with China and to contribute to the development of Africa-China relations.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 17) (Reporter Ren Tongtong) Minister of National Defense Dong Jun on the 17th in Beijing held talks respectively with Kim Kang-il, Vice Minister of National Defense of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Defense Minister Sid'i of Mauritania, Defense Minister Oukanowa of Gabon, and Defense Minister Fiki of Somalia, who were attending the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum.
Dong Jun said that President Xi Jinping put forward the vision of a community with a shared future for mankind and the four major global initiatives, providing strategic guidance for promoting universally beneficial and balanced development and achieving sustainable security. In today's world of interdependent nations, the deeper the cooperation, the safer the world. We should base ourselves on the security and well-being of all humanity, respect each other, and engage in learning from each other through exchange (交流互鉴, jiaoliu hujian - "exchange, mutually learn"), so as to push the security order toward a more just and reasonable direction. The Chinese military is willing to deepen strategic mutual trust with all parties, strengthen bilateral and multilateral exchanges, promote higher quality and greater efficiency in practical cooperation, jointly address security challenges, and work together to uphold international fairness and justice and world peace and stability.
Kim Kang-il congratulated the complete success of this Beijing Xiangshan Forum, saying that the Korean People's Army is willing, in accordance with the planning and guidance of the top leaders of the two parties and two countries, to strengthen strategic communication with the Chinese military, deepen exchanges and cooperation, and contribute to developing the special friendship between the DPRK and China, which has a long historical tradition.
Sid'i said that the Mauritanian side firmly supports the series of major initiatives put forward by President Xi Jinping, highly values its friendship with the Chinese military, and is willing to further consolidate unity and mutual trust with the Chinese side, tap the potential for cooperation, and continuously advance bilateral relations.
Oukanowa said that the Gabonese side regards China as its most important partner of cooperation, and will join hands with the Chinese side to implement the important consensus of the two heads of state, carry forward the traditional friendship, deepen practical cooperation in fields such as defense and security, and enable the Gabon-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership to yield more fruitful results.
Fiki said that developing relations with China is a firm strategic choice of the Somali side, which firmly adheres to the one-China principle, and is willing to strengthen cooperation with the Chinese side in fields such as maritime security, and continuously raise the level of relations between the two countries and the two militaries.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 17) (Reporter Liu Botong) On September 17, the fourth session of the Tenth Standing Council of the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification was convened in Beijing. Li Ganjie, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, attended and delivered a speech.
Li Ganjie stated that over the past year, the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification has conscientiously implemented the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee, held high the banner of patriotism, focused on its primary mission of opposing "independence" and promoting reunification, leveraged its unique advantages, extensively connected with councils for the promotion of national reunification at home and abroad, did a great deal of solid and effective work, and contributed positive strength to advancing national reunification and the rejuvenation of the nation.
Li Ganjie stated that on the new journey, the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification must thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on work related to Taiwan and the Party's overall strategy for resolving the Taiwan question in the new era, carry forward the patriotic tradition, continuously consolidate the ideological foundation for unity and struggle; adhere to carrying forward the spirit of struggle, firmly guard the common homeland of the Chinese nation; deepen cross-strait exchanges and interactions, continuously enhance the kinship and well-being of compatriots on both sides of the strait; strive to promote China-foreign friendship, actively create a favorable external environment for reunification; steadily strengthen organizational development, continuously consolidate the work foundation for engaging in productive work and entrepreneurship (干事创业, gan shi chuang ye - "do affairs, start enterprise"), and make new and greater contributions to accomplishing the great cause of national reunification and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
The meeting deliberated and adopted the work report of the Standing Council of the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification and relevant personnel matters.
Zheng Jianbang, vice chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification, delivered the work report, and Ding Zhongli, vice chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification, chaired the meeting. Cai Dafeng, He Wei, Wu Weihua, Su Hui, Gao Yunlong, Jiang Zuojun, and He Baoxiang, vice chairmen of the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification, along with standing council members, attended the meeting.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 17) A few days ago, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Opinions on Further Strengthening Safety Supervision Across the Entire Chain of Fireworks and Firecrackers" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions"), making arrangements to prevent and resolve major safety risks and effectively curb the occurrence of accidents.
The "Opinions" emphasize that it is necessary to adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the plenary sessions of the 20th Central Committee, uphold the people first and life first principle, coordinate development and safety, focus on prominent issues, consolidate the primary responsibility of enterprises, the supervisory responsibility of departments, and the territorial management responsibility, and enhance the intrinsic safety level of the fireworks and firecrackers industry.
The "Opinions" put forward a series of specific measures to strengthen safety supervision across the entire chain of fireworks and firecrackers production, storage, operation, transportation, and discharge. In the production link, it is necessary to strictly enforce access licensing and approval for production enterprises, strengthen control over drugs and semi-finished products used in fireworks and firecrackers production, and strictly control safety risks in the production process. In the storage link, it is necessary to strictly enforce safety management for the storage of dangerous goods, and strengthen safety risk control over the storage of chemical raw material warehouses, dangerous goods transfer warehouses, general drug warehouses, and finished product warehouses of fireworks and firecrackers enterprises. In the operation link, it is necessary to strictly enforce access licensing and approval for operating units, strictly prevent safety risks in the operation process, strengthen flow information management, strengthen online information supervision, and strictly enforce safety management in the export link. In the transportation link, it is necessary to strengthen management of transport vehicles and related personnel, strictly enforce licensing and approval for road transport, strengthen supervision over the entire process of loading, unloading, and transportation, and strictly prevent the transportation of fireworks and firecrackers through ordinary freight and courier channels. In the discharge link, it is necessary to formulate discharge policies scientifically and reasonably, strengthen safety management of large-scale fireworks display activities, and strengthen safety publicity and management of discharge.
The "Opinions" emphasize strengthening quality and safety supervision of fireworks and firecrackers products, promoting product quality upgrading, conducting product quality supervision and random inspections in accordance with the law, and strictly prohibiting the production and operation of products that do not meet national standards, such as those with excessive charge amounts or excessive specifications. Strengthen the implementation and improvement of standards, strengthen the construction of the safety production standard system, give play to the rigid binding role of mandatory standards, and promote the full compliance of equipment and facilities of fireworks and firecrackers enterprises. Seriously investigate and deal with fireworks and firecrackers accidents, thoroughly investigate and ascertain the causes of and responsibility for accidents, and learning from one instance to draw inferences for others (举一反三, ju yi fan san - "lift one, reflect three") to carry out investigation and management of accident hazards. Strictly enforce safety supervision and law enforcement, strengthen the connection between administrative and criminal proceedings, strengthen in-depth investigation across the entire chain, tracing of origins, and coordination and cooperation, and severely crack down on illegal and unlawful acts.
The "Opinions" require that the State Council Work Safety Commission and its office give full play to their role in overall coordination and guidance. All relevant departments should each taking responsibility for their own part (各负其责, ge fu qi ze - "each, bear, their, responsibility") and cooperate closely to ensure the full implementation of responsibilities. All regions should strengthen organizational leadership and implement the requirements in light of actual conditions.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 郁静娴
On September 17, the State Council Information Office held a meeting with Chinese and foreign journalists under the theme "Strivers on the New Journey," inviting five representatives of first secretaries stationed in villages to meet and exchange views with Chinese and foreign reporters around the theme "Shouldering the Mission, Working Hard on the Front Line of Rural Revitalization."
Selecting first secretaries and work teams to be stationed in villages is an important work arrangement for consolidating and expanding the achievements of the battle against poverty, advancing comprehensive rural revitalization, and strengthening the building of Party organizations at the grassroots level in rural areas. Since 2015, the vast number of first secretaries and work teams stationed in villages have kept in mind the instructions entrusted to them and continued to strive, becoming an indispensable new force for developing agriculture and strengthening agriculture in the new era.
New concepts, new methods, and new models have brought new vitality to formerly underdeveloped areas and lifted the spirits of the villagers.
"Watching the herding people move into new homes, the village collective economy grow bigger and bigger, and the ecological environment get better and better, even the hardest work is worth it," said Cairen Jizang, first secretary stationed in Lari Village and head of the work team, Duocai Township, Zhiduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province.
After coming to Lari Village in 2015, Cairen Jizang and the village's two committees visited all the grazing points and contacted multiple enterprises, working together to find ways to increase the income of the masses. In the past, herding people raised cattle and sheep scattered, with unstable incomes. After the breeding cooperative was established, cattle and sheep were pooled as shares, with unified management and sales, and in the first year alone, dividends were distributed for more than 2,000 sheep.
In Jinsuoguan Village, Jinsuoguan Town, Yintai District, Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province, Jiang Xingjian, first secretary stationed in the village and head of the work team, was dispatched by Shaanxi University of Science and Technology. He leveraged the advantages of universities, education, science and technology, and talent to promote the whole-chain development of the Chinese medicinal herb forsythia from breeding to sales.
"At present, the collective economy income of Wangshiwa Village, where I was once stationed, has exceeded 1 million yuan for two consecutive years, radiating and driving the development of four surrounding townships," Jiang Xingjian said. "Some young people who had gone out have come back, and everyone's momentum for development and prosperity is even stronger."
In Qianhe Village, Machang Town, Taikang County, Zhoukou City, Henan Province, after years of deep cultivation and solid work, the village has undergone a complete transformation of appearance and situation, with 11 kilometers of cement roads connecting every household and the village collective economy's annual income exceeding 300,000 yuan.
"What is even more precious is that the cultural atmosphere of our village has undergone great changes. Returning to the hometown to start businesses, contracting greenhouses, and finding employment nearby have become new trends, and villagers are striving for development and competing to work hard," said Han Yunan, first secretary stationed in Qianhe Village and head of the work team.
Stay grounded, strengthen capabilities, improve work style, and deepen bonds with the people, becoming "one of their own" whom the villagers trust.
Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province, was once the prefecture-level city with the largest number of people living in poverty in the country. As first secretary stationed in Yingpan Village, Longtoushan Town, Ludian County, Zhaotong City, and head of the work team, Wang Zhonglin wrote a total of 29 work logs and 17 visit record books during his time stationed in the village.
How to win the trust of the masses? Wang Zhonglin's answer is "a pair of feet, a mouth, and a heart." Over the years, he has often gone to the fields to chat with the masses, raised funds from multiple sources to build a Party member activity room, standardized the implementation of the "Three Meetings and One Lesson" system, and discussed industrial development approaches with the common people.
"Greenhouse Secretary" — this is the "nickname" given by the villagers to Sun Guoliang, first secretary stationed in Sishimutan Village, Xinbao Township, Yangyuan County, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, and head of the work team.
Over the years, together with the village's two committees and the villagers, he has successively built 102 vegetable greenhouses, developed the breeding of free-range chickens, geese, and beef cattle, implemented a photovoltaic project, and established a cooperative, driving up farmers' incomes. He also raised funds to repair roads, install streetlights, and build parks, and the living environment in the village has been getting better and better.
In Sishimutan Village, Sun Guoliang has been stationed for 10 years, and the local masses have written joint letters four times to ask him to stay. "What supports me in staying is the genuine feelings forged with the villagers, the responsibility on my shoulders that I cannot put down, and the trust the organization has placed in me," Sun Guoliang said. "As long as there is still work in the village that has not been completed and the villagers still have expectations, I will take root here, doing things in a steady and reliable manner, and live up to the organization's cultivation and trust in me."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 孙秀艳
Using bioprinted skin to repair wound surfaces, using pluripotent stem cell transplantation to treat diabetes... For ordinary people, these new technologies and new products have a strong sense of the future; for the patients concerned, they are the hope of life and health.
However, new technologies and new products must undergo a lengthy transformation process from the laboratory to clinical application, and their implementation and application often still face practical difficulties such as high uncertainty in market returns and long approval cycles for project admission. Even if these bottlenecks are broken through, after the product has already been approved, following the previous pace, application in clinical practice would still require several months to more than a year — because without the establishment of medical service price items, medical institutions are unable to charge fees.
What is gratifying is that the "critical last mile" between the approval of a new technology and the formal acquisition of a basis for charging has finally been opened up. On September 15, the National Healthcare Security Administration issued the "Notice on the Trial Implementation of a Pre-Establishment System for Price Items for Medical Services Involving High-Level New Technologies and New Products" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice"), which proposes that by implementing the price pre-establishment system, the acceptance node for the establishment of medical service price items is moved forward, with provincial-level medical security departments intervening in advance to provide price policy guidance services, making preparations for the rapid establishment of price items after new technologies and new products are approved for application, achieving better linkage between approved application and price establishment, promoting the accelerated clinical application of major innovation achievements, and enabling medical science and technology innovation to better serve benefiting the general public (造福于民, zao fu yu min - "create, benefit, towards, people").
The existing guidelines have already set up more than 200 price items for new technologies and new products
Before the publication of the price pre-establishment system, in the process of compiling 40 batches of guidelines for the establishment of medical service price items, the medical security departments promptly responded to clinical needs, closely tracked industrial developments, paid attention to cultivating emerging industries, and uniformly added more than 200 price items such as proton radiotherapy, surgical robots, and remote surgery, smoothing the charging channels and reflecting the orientation of supporting innovation. In the process of promoting long-term care insurance, the policy level specifically proposed exploring the inclusion of intelligent services and supportive assistive devices related to long-term care within the scope of coverage. At present, these price items have been implemented in medical institutions in many provinces, and some have even been included in local medical insurance reimbursement.
"Our pioneering radiation-free percutaneous interventional technology eliminates the medical risks brought by open-chest surgery, cardiopulmonary bypass, radiation, and contrast agents." Pan Xiangbin, vice president of Fuwai Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, stated that the National Healthcare Security Administration's separate establishment of a price item for ultrasound-guided auxiliary operation fees has promoted the application of new technologies in clinical practice and encouraged medical staff to use more new technologies in the treatment process.
The pre-establishment system focuses on clinical needs, highlights patient benefits, and supports high-quality innovation
Price pre-establishment is equivalent to opening up a fast track for pricing new technologies and new products. Which ones can enter this track?
A relevant person in charge of the National Healthcare Security Administration introduced that this system applies to three categories of situations: new technologies with great clinical value and breakthroughs in diagnostic and therapeutic methods; new equipment that meets major clinical needs, effectively solves diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties in key fields, and improves the efficiency and precision of diagnosis and treatment; and new consumables that fill gaps in diagnosis and treatment, focus on patient benefits, and change surgical plans. For example, the "artificial larynx" auxiliary pronunciation device can solve the postoperative vocalization problem of patients who have undergone total laryngectomy, meeting major clinical needs, and its clinical value is mainly based on patient benefits.
There is a "positive list," and there is also a "negative list." The Notice clarifies that the following situations are not included in pre-establishment: products that are suitable for separate charging as drugs or medical consumables and do not require supporting price establishment; products that are merely iterative upgrades based on existing medical consumables or equipment; and diagnostic reagents other than the three categories of new diagnostic reagents that meet the needs of diagnosis and treatment of major diseases.
Price pre-establishment is a preparatory procedure for price establishment. When does this procedure start? In order to respect the front-end approval requirements of health, drug regulatory, and other departments in the technical admission link, the application time nodes for new technologies and new products differ: new technologies may apply from the date they are approved to enter clinical research, among which new biomedical technologies may also apply from the date their clinical transformation application is accepted by the health department; new products may apply from the date they are approved to enter the drug regulatory department's special review procedure for innovative medical devices. That is to say, the unified time window is before formal approval for clinical application.
"One province establishes the item, all provinces follow up" improves promotion efficiency and provides a more stable expectation of returns for innovation
In plain terms, pre-establishment provides a "roadmap for item establishment." Whether it can ultimately be transformed into a formal price item depends critically on whether the new technology or new product can obtain approval for application from the health and drug regulatory departments. If clinical research fails, the therapeutic effect is poor, or approval is not obtained, the pre-establishment naturally terminates; if formal approval for application is obtained, the originally pre-accepting provincial medical security department will efficiently advance the transformation of results in accordance with procedures.
The Notice clarifies that where existing price items cannot cover medical services related to new technologies and new products, the pre-accepting provincial medical security department will rapidly add new price items through a green channel, and other provincial medical security departments may quickly follow up with item establishment, forming a synergistic effect of "one province establishes the item, all provinces follow up."
In the first half of this year, equity investment in the medical and health field reached 72.56 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 41.7%, but the number of projects increased by only 13.8%, with funds accelerating their flow toward projects in the middle and late clinical stages, close to listing. Zhou Quan, chairman of the board and party secretary of China Securities Co., Ltd., stated that price pre-establishment is connected to people's livelihoods on one end and innovation on the other. The reform not only allows the people to use good products and good technologies faster, but also gives innovation a more stable expectation of commercial returns, enabling capital to dare to invest early, invest small, and invest in hard technology.
"New biomedical technologies can complete price establishment in advance when their clinical transformation and application application is accepted, without having to wait until the product is fully implemented before connecting on pricing. This is equivalent to linking innovation to the fast track of medical insurance pricing." He Zhiying, director of the Institute of Regenerative Medicine at the East Hospital affiliated with Tongji University, stated that price pre-establishment promotes enterprises daring to invest, research institutions daring to conduct research and development, and medical institutions daring to carry out clinical trials, which is conducive to achieving a situation where innovation does not wait and patients are not tormented.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 17) (Reporter Liu Zhiqiang) To consolidate the institutional foundation for governing low-price disorderly competition (无序竞争, wu xu jing zheng - "not order, compete"), promote operators in important industrial product production fields to operate in accordance with the law, and achieve multi-stakeholder co-governance and coordinated regulation of market price order, the National Development and Reform Commission and the State Administration for Market Regulation have recently jointly issued the "Notice on Matters Concerning Cost Accounting for Low-Price Disorderly Competition in Important Industrial Products."
A relevant official of the National Development and Reform Commission stated that at present, the results of rectifying "involution-style" competition are continuously becoming evident, and the competitive ecology of key industries has improved, but irrational competition in some industrial product production fields remains relatively prominent. In the process of governing low-price disorderly competition, all parties have reflected that the provisions on costs in current price laws and regulations are relatively principled, and have suggested further clarifying cost accounting requirements. To this end, the Notice focuses on the issue of cost accounting for low-price disorderly competition in important industrial product production fields, and makes provisions on the accounting basis, covered contents, accounting requirements, and influencing factors of operators' production costs, clarifying the subject, content, and method of cost accounting.
First, the accounting subject. According to the requirements of the Notice, the National Development and Reform Commission and the State Administration for Market Regulation shall, when necessary, organize cost investigations and account for the relevant costs of operators. Relevant provincial-level departments shall carry out relevant work under unified national guidance. Industry associations and other relevant institutions may, under the guidance of relevant departments, calculate industry average costs. Operators may, according to the needs of lawful and compliant operation, account for their own individual costs.
Second, the accounting content. The Notice proposes that cost accounting shall, in principle, be based on the individual cost of an operator producing a specific product. Considering that the individual costs of some operators cannot be directly accounted for, the Notice stipulates that accounting may be conducted by referring to the industry average cost of the product and considering a certain downward adjustment range.
Third, the accounting method. The Notice proposes that accounting for an operator's individual cost shall be based on audited or operator-provided account records with complete formalities, that the relevant cost expenses shall match the contents covered by the product's sales price, and that the impact of capacity utilization rate on individual cost shall be considered. The calculation of industry average cost may adopt a census or sampling method, and industries with large regional cost differences may be calculated by region.
Return to TopRecently, the contiguous seed melon (also known as "seed watermelon") fields in Qie'erkeqi Township, Altay City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, have entered their mature harvest season, with the golden fields spreading out a picture of bountiful harvest. In recent years, the locality has continuously adjusted and optimized its planting structure, based on its water and soil resource endowments, and has guided farmers to scale up the cultivation of specialty cash crops such as seed melons in light of local conditions.
The photo shows farmers in Qie'erkeqi Township harvesting and loading seed melons on September 16.
Photo by Ardak Baiskhan (Image China)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李心萍 邱超奕 王 政
General Secretary Xi Jinping recently made important instructions on developing advanced manufacturing, fully affirming the significant achievements China has made in developing advanced manufacturing since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and profoundly elaborating on the major significance, direction, path, and key tasks of developing advanced manufacturing on the new journey. The National Conference on Advanced Manufacturing, held in Beijing from September 16 to 17, conveyed General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions.
Participants and the general public and cadres expressed that they will take initiative and act responsibly (担当作为, dang chan zuo wei - "undertake, act, perform, do"), striving forward with vigor and purpose (奋发有为, fen fa you wei - "strive, exert, have, achievement"), continuously expand and strengthen advanced manufacturing, and unswervingly and resolutely (坚定不移, jian ding bu yi - "firm, steady, not, move") advance toward the goal of building a manufacturing powerhouse.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as the backbone, consolidate and strengthen the foundation of the real economy, and provide strong support for advancing Chinese modernization."
"Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China's advanced manufacturing has achieved major accomplishments and solid steps have been taken in building a manufacturing powerhouse. The fundamental reason lies in General Secretary Xi Jinping's leading and steering the direction of development (领航掌舵, ling hang zhang duo - "lead, sail, hold, helm") and in the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era," said Yao Jun, Director of the Planning Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. He stated that convening the National Conference on Advanced Manufacturing at the critical moment of the start of the 15th Five-Year Plan is of great significance and far-reaching impact. "We will firmly anchor the goal of basically realizing new industrialization, promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, continuously expand and strengthen advanced manufacturing, and help build a manufacturing powerhouse."
Shao Ji, Deputy Director of the Department of Industrial Development of the National Development and Reform Commission, stated that the National Development and Reform Commission will, in accordance with the deployment of the National Conference on Advanced Manufacturing, solidly promote the quality improvement and upgrading of key industries, cultivate and strengthen emerging industries and future industries, organize and implement tackling of major technical equipment, strengthen the guarantee of energy and resource supply, and take multiple measures simultaneously (多措并举, duo cuo bing ju - "many, measures, together, lift") to vigorously develop advanced manufacturing.
"Central enterprises are the backbone force of China's advanced manufacturing," said Shang Peng, Deputy Director of the Planning and Development Bureau of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. Shang Peng stated that the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council will guide central enterprises to focus on the development direction of advanced manufacturing, continuously optimize the layout structure, enhance original innovation capabilities, and promote the accelerated development of advanced manufacturing in the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, "Adhere to the direction of intelligence, green development, and integration, and continuously expand and strengthen advanced manufacturing."
"Developing advanced manufacturing can not only promote China's manufacturing to climb to the mid-to-high end of the global value chain, but also further activate the potential of domestic demand by creating more high-quality product supply, injecting lasting momentum into the stable operation of the economy," said Tian Jietang, Director of the Industry Department of the Development Research Center of the State Council.
"Building a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as the backbone is an important engine for improving development quality and efficiency and cultivating new quality productive forces," said Zhang Li, President of the CCID Research Institute. He stated that it is necessary to leverage the outstanding advantages of advanced manufacturing's high degree of technology integration and strong radiation-driven effects, promote the transformation of primary, secondary, and tertiary industries toward intelligence, green development, and integration, and accelerate the realization of quality change, efficiency change, and momentum change.
"To accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system, it is necessary not only to strengthen emerging industries, but also to cultivate future industries, and also to optimize traditional industries," said Wang Zhijie, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology. Wang Zhijie stated that Chongqing will implement actions to accelerate the growth of six characteristic and advantageous industries and actions to make breakthroughs in 18 emerging and future industries, continuously enhancing the competitiveness of advanced manufacturing.
Wang Jianfeng, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Hebei Province, stated that Hebei will, based on its industrial foundation and comparative advantages, firmly seize the major strategic opportunities of the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and the high-quality construction and development of Xiong'an New Area, accelerate the transformation of old and new growth drivers, and continuously expand and strengthen advanced manufacturing.
Developing advanced manufacturing cannot be separated from the continuous optimization of the development environment.
Fang Xing, Deputy Director of the Department of Economic Construction of the Ministry of Finance, stated that, based on the responsibilities of public finance, the Ministry of Finance will further leverage the guiding role of fiscal policies and actively cooperate with relevant departments to accelerate the construction of a highly efficient, standardized, fair, competitive, and fully open unified national market.
Zhang Feng, General Manager of the Corporate Banking Department of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, stated that the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China will support the development of advanced manufacturing with high-quality financial services through the simultaneous implementation of "four integrations" — financing, intellectual support, technological support, and connectivity.
Developing advanced manufacturing cannot be separated from the joint efforts of enterprises and frontline employees.
Du Shaohui, Senior Manager of the Dianhong Operations Center of the Digital Grid Research Institute of China Southern Power Grid, stated that he will thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions, take serving the construction of zero-carbon parks as the focal point, and use clean energy to support the development of advanced manufacturing.
Liu Gang, General Manager of the Government and Enterprise Business Department of China Mobile, said that China Mobile will accelerate the construction of a new generation of communication networks, an integrated computing power network, and artificial intelligence infrastructure, ensuring that "wherever industry is, network and computing power are there," supporting "Intelligent Manufacturing in China" with digital and intelligent strength.
Having been engaged in high-end equipment manufacturing for more than two decades, Cao Bo, a senior technician at the 283 Factory of the Second Academy of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, deeply feels that manufacturing is the foundation of the country and the basis of a strong nation. "We will always remain rooted on the front line of precision manufacturing, lead the team to boldly venture into the 'uncharted territory' of technology, and firmly grasp key core technologies in our own hands."
Fang Yu, a researcher from Dongfang Turbine Co., Ltd. of Dongfang Electric Group, stated that he will lead the team to strengthen independent innovation and make positive contributions to enhancing the level of independent and controllable industrial chains.
(People's Daily reporters Liu Zhiqiang, Qu Zhehan, Liu Shiyao, Ge Mengchao, and Wang Guan participated in the writing)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 吴 丹 门杰伟 丁雅诵
On September 16, General Secretary Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to Jilin University on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of its founding, extending congratulations to all faculty, staff, students, and alumni. The earnest expectations and earnest exhortations have greatly inspired the faculty, students, and alumni of Jilin University, as well as the broader community of educators and scientific and technological workers. They all stated that they will bear in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's exhortations and contribute to building a strong education nation, a strong science and technology nation, and a strong talent nation.
In the golden autumn season, the campus of Jilin University is filled with joy and youthful vitality. Jilin University was founded in 1946. Over the past 80 years, the university has carried forward its fine traditions, adhered to reform and innovation, and cultivated and delivered a large number of talents to all walks of life across the country.
"General Secretary Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter possesses a broad and far-reaching perspective (高屋建瓴, gao wu jian ling - "high, roof, build, reach"), with profound thought and rich content, expressing earnest hopes for the university's future development. All faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the university feel greatly inspired and honored," said Tian Hui, Secretary of the Party Committee of Jilin University. "We will deeply study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important congratulatory letter, bear in mind his exhortations, bravely shoulder our mission, advance with gratitude and determination, strive to open up a new chapter in building a world-class university with Chinese characteristics, and make greater contributions to promoting the comprehensive revitalization of Northeast China in the new era and advancing Chinese modernization."
"In 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping made important instructions on the advanced deeds of Comrade Huang Danian, affirming that he 'made outstanding contributions to China's education, science, and research endeavors.' This year, in the congratulatory letter, the General Secretary required us to 'improve teaching and research standards.' I feel the responsibility is on my shoulders and the mission is glorious," said Sun Zhengyu, head of the "National University Huang Danian-style Teacher Team" and senior professor of philosophy and social sciences at Jilin University. He stated that he will always bear in mind the original aspiration and founding mission of educating people for the Party and cultivating talents for the country, implement the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education, enhance professional competence and capabilities, and strive to cultivate new generations of the era capable of shouldering the great task of national rejuvenation.
General Secretary Xi Jinping's earnest exhortations have pointed out the direction of future efforts for the vast number of young students and educational, scientific, and technological workers.
"My classmates and I studied General Secretary Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter at the earliest opportunity, and between the lines we felt his profound expectations for us," said Wang Deyu, a 2026-grade master's student majoring in vehicle engineering at the School of Automotive Engineering of Jilin University. "In the future, I will continue to study diligently, strive with determination, and demonstrate the responsibility of young students in promoting the comprehensive revitalization of Northeast China in the new era and advancing Chinese modernization."
"General Secretary Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter makes us frontline scientific researchers feel deeply the glory of our mission and the weight of our responsibility," said Zhao Dongyuan, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and professor at Fudan University. He stated that basic research is a continuous and vital source of new ideas or resources (源头活水, yuan tou huo shui - "source, head, living, water") for scientific and technological innovation. Only by being willing to sit on the "cold bench" and dare to gnaw on "hard bones," writing papers on the motherland's land, can we better serve the nation's needs and the people's aspirations. He said that he will transform the earnest exhortations into motivation for tackling difficulties, hold fast to the original aspiration of scientific research, bravely venture into the "uncharted territory" of innovation, live up to the trust of the times, and contribute more wisdom and strength to achieving a high level of self-reliance and strength in science and technology.
"The requirements put forward by General Secretary Xi Jinping in his congratulatory letter also provide clear guidance for the development of higher education in the capital," said Zhang Yaotian, Deputy Director of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission. "We will anchor on the goal of building the capital into a model region for a strong education nation, implement the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education, promote the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent, integrate the high-quality development of universities into the broader picture of serving high-quality economic and social development, and guide universities in the capital to play a greater role in the process of Chinese modernization."
Qiao Junfei, President of Beijing University of Technology, stated that in the next step, the university will thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important requirements, precisely anchor on national strategies and the development needs of the capital, optimize the layout of disciplines and specialties, and promote the synchronized development of specialty offerings with talent cultivation and industrial development. At the same time, it will deepen the integration of industry and education, and the integration of science and education, rely on the construction of colleges such as new energy, integrated circuits, artificial intelligence, and cyberspace security, continuously improve teaching and research standards, and strive to cultivate more high-quality talents.
Education, science and technology, and talent are the foundational and strategic supports for comprehensively building a modern socialist country.
"General Secretary Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter is a tremendous encouragement and inspiration to all Jilin University people, and it also constantly inspires us to serve the nation's needs with our skills," said Li Xiang, a 2001-grade alumnus of the School of Physics at Jilin University and Chairman of Yinchuan Weili Transmission Technology Co., Ltd. "I will continue to lead my team in concentrating efforts on tackling key problems to achieve independent control of core technologies in wind power transmission, firmly follow the path of applying knowledge to practical work (学以致用, xue yi zhi yong - "learn, use, to, achieve, application") and serving the country through industry, empower industrial upgrading with scientific and technological innovation, and contribute due strength to advancing Chinese modernization."
"General Secretary Xi Jinping has placed profound expectations on the growth and development of the younger generation," said Lü Zhiqiang, a graduate student at the School of Artificial Intelligence of Ningbo University. He stated that he will devote himself to studying his specialty, build a solid foundation of knowledge, hone his skills in tackling practical engineering problems, and strive to grow into a new generation of the era capable of shouldering the great task of national rejuvenation.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李卓尔
On September 17, the State Council Information Office held a series of press conferences under the theme "Getting Off to a Good Start in the 15th Five-Year Plan" to introduce the situation regarding accelerating the high-quality development of radio, television, and online audiovisual services during the 15th Five-Year Plan period.
Radio, television, and online audiovisual services are important positions for propaganda, ideology, and culture, and are closely related to the daily lives of the people. He Biao, spokesperson and deputy director of the National Radio and Television Administration, stated that facing the 15th Five-Year Plan, the administration will adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly study and implement Xi Jinping's Cultural Thought, enable radio and television media to fully advance into the main battlefield of the internet, enable radio, television, and audiovisual services to advance into the main battlefield of economic and social development, better serve the overall work of the Party and the state, and better serve the needs of the people.
Optimize content supply and enrich the spiritual and cultural products of the people
"Thoroughly publicizing and explaining Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is our primary task." He Biao introduced that efforts will be made to coordinate multiple forces to achieve systematic organization and serialized elaboration, telling both the story of thought and theory and the story of practice. To this end, the administration is building a theoretical publicity matrix to make theoretical publicity more down-to-earth and more warm.
TV dramas, as an art form popularly enjoyed by the people (喜闻乐见, xi wen le jian - "gladly, listen, enjoy, see"), are the "main meal" for satisfying the people's spiritual and cultural needs. Feng Shengyong, director of the TV Drama Department of the National Radio and Television Administration, introduced that during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the administration plans to launch about 100 excellent TV dramas and online dramas. It will also solidly advance key productions such as The Great Long March, China 1927, and Oath Under the Military Flag around important anniversaries including the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March, the 100th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army, the 21st National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the 50th anniversary of reform and opening up, and the 80th anniversary of the founding of New China.
"Micro-dramas are deeply loved by the people, and the number of micro-drama users nationwide has now exceeded 800 million." Wang Xiaoliang, director of the Online Audiovisual Program Management Department of the National Radio and Television Administration, introduced that the "Micro-Drama Quality Creation and Dissemination Plan" will be thoroughly implemented, and the "Five Batches Project" will be implemented, striving to launch a thousand excellent micro-dramas annually and promote the high-quality, popular, and international development of micro-dramas.
In terms of content innovation, the "Radio and Television Content Renewal Plan" will be implemented. Actively expand "Radio and Television +" to empower sports, cultural tourism, education, and all walks of life (千行百业, qian hang bai ye - "thousand, industry, hundred, profession"). "A good drama is a super traffic entry point that can empower all industries. For example, The Peaceful Era boosted the Wu-Yue cultural tourism route, and orders for tourism routes at the filming locations of Tree of Life surged." Feng Shengyong said, "Let TV dramas both remain in the hearts of audiences and enter the lives of the people."
Promote integrated technical support and accelerate the digital and intelligent transformation
The field of radio, television, and audiovisual services is an important area for the innovative development of AI (artificial intelligence) and a fertile ground for the practical implementation of artificial intelligence. "Vigorously build a cloud-based, IP-based, intelligent, and integrated technical foundation, promote the mechanism reshaping, process reengineering, and business connectivity of radio and television stations at all levels, and achieve integrated development of production and dissemination." Liu Jianguo, deputy director of the National Radio and Television Administration, said.
During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the administration will make systematic arrangements around "artificial intelligence + audiovisual." Liu Jianguo stated: "We will take the opportunity of promoting the construction of a national artificial intelligence application pilot base for the radio, television, and audiovisual industry to build an industry-level common AI technology platform, integrate and aggregate the resources and strength of the entire industry, and jointly build and share high-quality audiovisual datasets, vertical large models, and computing resources."
"The radio and television network is an important national information infrastructure and an important support for a culturally strong country, a cyber power, and a digital China." He Biao said that it is necessary to build a strong infrastructure network, comprehensively utilize cable, wireless, satellite, internet, 5G, and other network resources, integrate technologies such as "cloud, network, data, intelligence, terminal, and security," and comprehensively enhance the capacity of the radio and television network to carry diverse audiovisual applications such as ultra-high definition, high traffic, and high bandwidth.
Ultra-high definition is a development trend in global video technology. At present, newly filmed TV dramas (online dramas), documentaries, and other content in China have fully achieved ultra-high definition. Liu Jianguo introduced that by the end of this year, the total number of ultra-high-definition channels of China Media Group and provincial and municipal stations will reach 23, ranking among the world's leading positions.
Strengthen industry management and build a solid defense line for the safe development of radio, television, and audiovisual services
On September 1 this year, the Measures for the Administration of the Development of Micro-Dramas was officially implemented, and the unified logo for micro-dramas, the "Taihua Mark," was also launched simultaneously. Micro-dramas now have their own dedicated regulations and logo, entering a new stage of prosperous development and standardized management.
In the future, it is necessary to improve the comprehensive governance and security guarantee system. He Biao stated that the legislative process of the Radio and Television Law is currently being accelerated, and two newly revised departmental regulations, including the regulations on the administration of cable television and IPTV operation services, will also be released soon.
"Adhere to the integration of managing works and managing the environment, and use the '21 Measures for Radio and Television' as the starting point to continuously improve service and management levels." Feng Shengyong said, for example, further shortening review time limits, implementing simultaneous review by the administration and provincial bureaus, reviewing while broadcasting, and face-to-face communication and consultation, to maximize the quality and efficiency of review.
The current momentum of micro-drama development is rapid, bringing new opportunities and challenges to the industry. "We adhere to both encouraging innovation and holding the bottom line, require AI dramas to be labeled with content markings, and promote platforms to strictly adhere to the bottom line of portrait and voice authorization, achieving full-process gatekeeping." Wang Xiaoliang introduced. "Radio, television, and audiovisual programs generated, produced, and broadcast using artificial intelligence technology must be labeled with corresponding markings; the review of key production links and the final content of radio, television, and audiovisual programs must adhere to manual review and gatekeeping." Liu Jianguo stated.
Over the past three years, the National Radio and Television Administration, together with multiple departments, has continuously promoted the governance of TV "matryoshka" charging and operational complexity, with remarkable results. He Biao stated that entering the 15th Five-Year Plan, on the basis of the "dual governance," progress will be made toward the "dual improvement" of service and experience. Promote integrated TVs and other new types of terminals, so that one TV can enjoy live broadcast, on-demand, and all types of TV services, and one universal remote control can power on and off with one click and switch to channel programs with one click; strengthen public service guarantees, further improve the elderly-friendly and barrier-free service levels of radio, television, and audiovisual services; govern false medical advertising to create a healthy and clear audiovisual environment; develop home comprehensive intelligent terminals centered on the large TV screen to enrich new scenarios of the people's digital and intelligent life.
Deepen international communication and exchange, and tell and spread China's story well
Audiovisual works are bridges connecting the hearts of the people. He Biao introduced that actively responding to the new needs of overseas audiences, in recent years a large number of excellent works showcasing China's new image and the people's new life have been launched, such as Minning Town, My Altay, and The Three-Body Problem, which have aroused widespread response overseas.
"Micro-dramas have rapidly opened up the global market with their lightweight, fast-paced characteristics and have become a shining business card for Chinese culture going global." He Biao stated that Chinese micro-dramas are widely welcomed in more than 200 countries and regions, accounting for more than 80 percent of the overseas micro-drama market share. The going global of radio, television, and audiovisual services is expanding from traditional content dissemination to a model of coordinated going global of "content + platform + technology + operation," and has formed a complete industrial chain globally.
It is necessary to adhere to both "going out" and "bringing in," further promote international exchanges and cooperation, and strengthen exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations. "During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, we will increase the intensity of international dissemination of radio, television, and audiovisual services, further improve policies and measures, integrate the resources and strength of all parties, and strengthen cooperation with overseas mainstream media and online platforms." He Biao said that it is necessary to tell China's story well, tell China's good stories well, and tell the good stories of Sino-foreign cooperation well, so that more excellent Chinese works can arouse empathy and resonance overseas.
Return to TopBy: 冯学知
Attracting widespread public attention (万众瞩目, wan zhong zhu mu - "ten thousand, masses, gaze, look"), the First Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2026–2030) was officially released on September 16! With a blue cover symbolizing openness, progress, and steadiness, and a development blueprint of some 60,000 Chinese characters carrying substantial weight, a future picture of a more prosperous and stable Hong Kong appears vividly before one's eyes (跃然眼前, yue ran yan qian - "leap, as if, eye, front").
From strengthening the building of the "four centers and one highland," to taking the development of the Northern Metropolis as a new engine to promote the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent; from deepening the building of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area and building a global cooperation network, to strengthening disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief capabilities and enhancing public governance efficiency... As the first overall top-level design for economic and social development ever undertaken by the Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong's first five-year plan coordinates development and security, with positioning that is far-sighted and precise, and measures that are enterprising and pragmatic. While consolidating and enhancing traditional advantages, it actively creates new advantages and strengthens competitiveness.
The plan adheres to the combination of an effective government and an efficient market. Hong Kong is one of the freest economies in the world, and through long-term struggle it has formed many proud "gold-lettered signboards," while also accumulating deep-seated contradictions and problems in the economy and people's livelihoods, such as insufficient new momentum for development and housing difficulties. Hong Kong society is generally aware that to solve these difficult problems, it is necessary to reform governance concepts and break outdated old ideas. Hong Kong's first five-year plan adheres to executive-led governance, highlights the responsibility and commitment of the SAR government, sets 105 indicators, and strengthens implementation guarantee mechanisms. At the same time, it fully leverages the role of the market, optimizes the business environment, and promotes the full flow of innovation sources and the vigorous emergence of creative vitality.
The plan closely follows "what the country needs, what Hong Kong excels at," making the preservation of Hong Kong's international characteristics and its integration into and service of the national development agenda complement each other (相辅相成, xiang fu xiang cheng - "mutually, assist, mutually, complete") and enhance each other's excellence (相得益彰, xiang de yi zhang - "mutually, obtain, profit, manifest"). As a long-standing (久负盛名, jiu fu sheng ming - "long, bear, prestigious, name") international financial, shipping, and trade center, faced with a turbulent and unstable world situation, which direction should Hong Kong take — this is the question of deciding which direction to take (何去何从, he qu he cong - "what, go, what, follow"). The 15th Five-Year Plan depicts the blueprint for the country's future development and also provides major opportunities for Hong Kong, opening up new space for development. Hong Kong's first five-year plan fully aligns with the national 15th Five-Year Plan, clarifying Hong Kong's development goals, tasks, strategic priorities, and implementation paths for the next five years and beyond, opening up greater space for fully leveraging Hong Kong's unique advantage of "backed by the motherland, connected to the world."
The plan fully embodies the governance philosophy of putting the people first, and the goals and tasks it sets forth convey warmth and are inspiring and uplifting (振奋人心, zhen fen ren xin - "shake, uplift, people, heart"). By 2030, basically resolving substandard subdivided flats, shortening the public housing waiting time to under four years, and producing about 1,400 hectares of "ready land" over the next five years... As soon as Hong Kong's first five-year plan was released, these "hard-core" indicators quickly became headlines in online media and the focus of public attention and discussion. The full text of the plan has 7 parts and 28 chapters, with one entire part devoted to safeguarding and improving people's livelihoods. From laying out quality education, medical reform, diversified housing, labor protection, and elderly care, to youth and women's development, support for disadvantaged groups, and building a green and livable city, the plan strives to build and upgrade the livelihood security system, strongly responding to the public's urgent concerns and pressing needs, making a better life foreseeable, perceptible, and attainable.
The formulation of the plan is a process of building broad consensus and pooling strong collective strength (coagulating broad consensus and pooling strong joint forces).The preparation of Hong Kong's first five-year plan was urgent in time and heavy in tasks. Chief Executive John Lee and the SAR government earnestly fulfilled their duties as "head of the household" and "first person responsible," actively responding to changes and taking on responsibility, conducting extensive and in-depth research for the formulation of the five-year plan, carrying out a two-month public consultation, and holding over a hundred consultation sessions. All sectors of society responded enthusiastically and actively offered suggestions, with more than 17,000 submissions made during the consultation period, about 80 percent of which came from ordinary Hong Kong citizens. The facts show that Hong Kong's first five-year plan has a solid foundation of public opinion, carries the common aspiration of all Hong Kong society to jointly build a better home, and embodies the superiority and vitality of high-quality democracy suited to Hong Kong's realities under "patriots administering Hong Kong."
On the eve of the release of the official text, an animated short film themed on the five-year plan, Time Post Office, launched by the Hong Kong SAR government, went viral online. The cartoon protagonist symbolizing Hong Kong's first five-year plan, carrying the voices of citizens, under the guidance of the national 15th Five-Year Plan, arrives at a better tomorrow for Hong Kong through the "time mailbox." The film's ending reads: Every stroke writes Hong Kong's future.
The life of a plan lies in its implementation. At present, Hong Kong is ushering in its best period of development. We believe that the Hong Kong SAR government and all sectors of society will certainly be able to work together with one heart and mind (齐心协力, qi xin xie li - "together, heart, cooperate, strength"), step by step transforming the "vision map" of the plan into a "real-scene map" of development, striving to write a new chapter in Hong Kong's transition from governance to prosperity, and playing a greater role and achieving better development in the process of building a strong country and realizing national rejuvenation.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王 尧 陈 然
Around 2 p.m. on September 16, the Wan Chai District Services Centre was preparing to distribute the first five-year plan-related documents of Hong Kong. Before distribution even began, a queue of nearly a hundred people had already formed. Elderly residents arrived early, people working nearby came during their lunch breaks, and some made a special trip to collect the documents. Many media outlets were on site, recording this special moment.
On the morning of the 16th, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region John Lee announced the "First Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2026–2030)" at the Legislative Council, using a five-year plan for the first time to chart the blueprint for economic and social development. His green tie and blue lapel pin carried a subtle design: the tech-inspired pattern on the tie was inspired by the technological development scenes of the Northern Metropolis; the "1st Five-Year" on the lapel pin represented Hong Kong's first five-year plan.
Focusing on long-term interests (立足长远, li zu chang yuan - "stand, foot; long, far") with a clear direction
At the press conference that afternoon, John Lee explained why Hong Kong needed a five-year plan: "We hope that what is done well will be done even better, and gaps will be filled, so that everyone can better understand Hong Kong's development direction."
In his view, in formulating the five-year plan, the first priority is to seize national development opportunities, proactively align with the national 15th Five-Year Plan, and better integrate into and serve the national development agenda; at the same time, in the face of global changes and the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, Hong Kong must recognize changes, respond to changes, and seek changes.
"Internal connectivity and external outreach" has become the main thread running through the plan. Internally, it deepens the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, advancing "hard connectivity" of infrastructure, "soft connectivity" of rules and mechanisms, and "heart connectivity" in areas such as youth, healthcare, and elderly care; externally, it deepens international exchanges and cooperation, leveraging Hong Kong's unique advantage of connecting the mainland with the world.
As the principal official responsible for compiling Hong Kong's first five-year plan, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Tse Chin-wan further elaborated on the plan's alignment with the national development strategy. She stated that the content on Hong Kong and Macao in Chapter 17 of the national 15th Five-Year Plan has already clarified the central government's positioning of Hong Kong. Hong Kong can leverage its advantages in finance, science and technology innovation, and other areas, deepen cooperation with platforms such as Qianhai, enable scientific research outcomes to gain more application scenarios, and draw on the Greater Bay Area's manufacturing strengths to facilitate the implementation of these outcomes.
Hong Kong society immediately turned its attention to the specific arrangements in the plan. Chief Secretary for Administration Chan Kwok-ki stated that the five-year plan is a medium- and long-term development blueprint that points the way for Hong Kong's future development and brings clear expectations to citizens, the business community, and investors. Financial Secretary Paul Chan mentioned that Hong Kong will make good use of its financial advantages to serve and empower the real economy, while also expanding application scenarios for artificial intelligence, strengthening training for enterprises and citizens, and establishing an AI governance framework.
Positive response with promising development
The realistic foundation of Hong Kong's economic development received fresh confirmation on the day the plan was released. On the 16th, the UK's Z/Yen Group and the China Development Institute jointly released the 40th edition of the Global Financial Centres Index report, in which Hong Kong continued to rank third globally and first in the Asia-Pacific region. Chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Eddie Yue stated that the plan clearly articulates Hong Kong's development vision and strategic direction for the next five years, and Hong Kong will continue to leverage its unique advantage of "backed by the motherland, connected to the world."
The Northern Metropolis has captured the attention of the education, technology, and business sectors. President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Nancy Ip welcomed the accelerated construction of the Northern Metropolis University Town, aiming to build an international university town integrating "talent cultivation, scientific research, outcome commercialization, and industrial development." Chairman of the Board of the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Sunny Lee endorsed using the Northern Metropolis as the primary growth engine for higher education and innovation and technology development, forming an innovation ecosystem of deep integration of "industry, academia, and research" through the coordinated development of industrial parks, universities, and research institutions. Chairman of Henderson Land Development Lee Ka-shing expressed support for the high-quality development of the Northern Metropolis, taking the university town as the main development thread to promote the integrated development of education, technology, and talent.
The cultural sector has also found new room for development in the plan. Chairman of the Board of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority Bernard Charnwut Chan said that the plan proposes enhancing international competitiveness and influence, and will accelerate the building of a center for cultural and artistic exchanges between China and foreign countries and promote the integrated development of culture, sports, and tourism. With the West Kowloon Performing Arts Centre expected to open in 2027, West Kowloon will have 10 venues suitable for different types of performances, further forming an international theater hub.
Livelihood concerns discussing the future together
The macro five-year blueprint carries different meanings in the eyes of different people.
Chairperson of the Hong Kong Island Women's Association Jin Ling said frankly that the five-year plan incorporates women's empowerment and family building into the medium- and long-term development system from the perspective of top-level design, upgrading women's development from specific livelihood measures to an important component of the city's long-term development. Liu Aili, Standing Committee Member of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and Chairperson of the Hong Kong Shandong Overseas Chinese Federation, believes that the plan adheres to a people-centered approach to livelihood, making sustained efforts in areas such as education quality improvement, youth development, healthcare reform, increasing housing supply, and protection of labor rights, effectively responding to the urgent concerns and pressing needs of citizens.
"This plan has shown society 'long-term certainty,' and the city's governance philosophy is shifting toward 'forward-looking, long-term strategic planning,'" wrote Hong Kong youth Wu Jiarui on social media.
At the Wan Chai District Services Centre, discussions among ordinary citizens were more down-to-earth. Some flipped through the chapters on housing, healthcare, transportation, and elderly care; some looked for arrangements on employment, the business environment, and industrial development; and others talked about technological innovation, Greater Bay Area coordination, and how Hong Kong can maintain its international competitiveness.
For Hong Kong, what is even more worth looking forward to is how the blueprint will be translated into individual projects and policies, ultimately becoming new momentum for industrial development and tangible changes in the lives of citizens.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 17) (Reporter Liu Botong) The first publicity week for ethnic unity and progress following the implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress will be held from September 21 to 27. To present a panoramic view of the vivid practices of interaction, exchange, and integration among all ethnic groups, and to deeply publicize the achievements of the cause of ethnic unity and progress in the new era, on September 17, the thematic publicity campaign "Forging a Strong Sense of Community, All Chinese Are One Family" was officially launched by the Central Publicity Department, in conjunction with the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee and the National Ethnic Affairs Commission.
At the pre-departure mobilization meeting and special training held on the 17th, the organizers introduced that this interview campaign will deeply publicize General Secretary Xi Jinping's important thoughts on strengthening and improving ethnic work, deeply publicize the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core to comprehensively advance the cause of ethnic unity and progress, and publicize the vivid practices of border ethnic regions in taking the forging of a sense of community for the Chinese nation as the main line, advancing the study, publicity, and implementation of the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, building a shared spiritual home, promoting interaction, exchange, and integration, and driving common prosperity and development.
According to the introduction, this activity organizes central media, relevant industry media, and local media to conduct centralized interviews in Inner Mongolia, Yunnan, Xinjiang, and other places. The first batch of centralized interviews will be conducted in Inner Mongolia from September 18 to 24.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 颜 珂 孙 超
On September 14, in Shazhou Yao Ethnic Village, Wenming Yao Ethnic Township, Rucheng County, Chenzhou City, Hunan Province, as the musical Waiting for You in Shazhou came to its curtain call, the applause from the audience lingered long after. The audience looked from the Shazhou of the play to the Shazhou of today, where fruits and vegetables waft their fragrance in the pastoral complex, and scenic spots, homestays, and restaurants have been laid out one after another. The former landmark of the Long March has embarked on a new path of integrated development of agriculture, culture, and tourism.
In November 1934, when the Red Army passed through here on the Long March, three female Red Army soldiers lodged overnight in the home of villager Xu Jiexiu. Before leaving, they cut in half the only quilt they had and left one half behind. "What is the Communist Party? The Communist Party is people who, even when they have only one quilt, will cut it in half and give it to the common folk." The plain words of the elderly Xu Jiexiu reflect the original aspiration of Communists.
In September 2020, when General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected Shazhou Yao Ethnic Village, he pointed out: "When the Red Army was short of food and clothing and at a critical moment of life and death, they still had the warmth and cold of the common people in their hearts. Every small detail relates to the overall situation or people's well-being (一枝一叶总关情, yi zhi yi ye zong guan qing - "one branch, one leaf, always, relate, emotion")!"
The warmth and cold of people's livelihoods are reflected in every branch and leaf. More than 90 years on, this reporter traveled through the mountain forests and ravines the Red Army once traversed, inquiring into the original aspiration and reaping warmth.
During the ripening season of nai plums this year, the fragrance of fruit wafted through the Shazhou Modern Agriculture and Tourism Demonstration Base, where more than 400 people are employed at their doorsteps. Strolling through Shazhou Happy New Village, one sees neat rows of new houses, and a happiness canteen, cultural and sports facilities, and a convenience service station all available. The per capita income of the whole village rose from 15,000 yuan in 2020 to 28,000 yuan last year, and the village collective economic income reached more than 1.1 million yuan.
Shazhou Village has joined hands with 10 surrounding villages (communities) to jointly build the Shazhou Ring Rural Revitalization Common Prosperity Demonstration Zone, established 4 village-strengthening companies and 3 common-prosperity workshops, and the average collective economic income of villages in the area jumped from 115,400 yuan to 348,700 yuan. "Learn from the Red Army, and let this 'quilt' be spread ever wider and made ever warmer!" said Zhu Xiangqun, secretary of the village Party branch and great-grandson of Xu Jiexiu.
The change of one village reflects the achievements of a whole region. Continuing to consolidate and expand the achievements of the battle against poverty, Hunan has firmly held the bottom line of preventing large-scale relapse into poverty or new poverty, letting the people feel the tangible fruits of development.
"When the money spent on medical treatment increased, village cadres took the initiative to come to our door to find out about it." Zhou Kai, a villager of Yongfeng Village, Tuqiao Town, Rucheng County, was included in the dynamic monitoring for preventing relapse into poverty or new poverty this July, and the county, town, and village levels worked in tandem to tailor a medical assistance and employment support plan for him.
The ability to identify and to remove from monitoring relies on an ever-denser monitoring network. The Hunan Province Poverty-Relapse Prevention Monitoring and Assistance Management Platform aggregates 27 categories of agriculture-related data from 16 departments, providing precise assistance under a "one household, one policy" approach; as of the first half of this year, the province had cumulatively included 607,000 people in monitoring targets, and more than 70 percent had stably eliminated the risk of relapse into poverty or new poverty.
From the Luoxiao Mountains to the Wuling Mountains, the old revolutionary base areas are unfolding new vistas on the new journey.
"The mulberry tree is set upon the lamp stand; I write a letter to take to my man…" In November 1935, the Second and Sixth Army Groups of the Red Army set out on the Long March from Sangzhi County. The people bid the Red Army a reluctant farewell, leaving behind many deeply moving (感人至深, gan ren zhi shen - "feel, person, reach, extremely, deep") Sangzhi folk songs. Today, "new renditions" of the folk songs are spreading across the mountain villages.
"Sangzhi white tea is sweet in the heart; cold water steeps the tea, slowly it grows strong…" Following the song, this reporter walked into the organic tea garden of Xuehudong Village, Hongjiaguan Bai Ethnic Township, and saw villager Qin Ziying's fingers flying as she picked tea leaves while singing. Sangzhi is a key county for rural revitalization assistance in Hunan Province. From science and technology to talent, from sales channels to brands, whole-chain assistance from multiple provincial institutions and enterprises has enabled the white tea industry in the mountains of western Hunan to grow from nothing and thrive. "The annual output value of Sangzhi white tea exceeds 700 million yuan, covering more than 9,200 households that have emerged from poverty," said Liu Jie, head of the tea garden.
It is not only white tea. The specialty products of the old revolutionary base areas and mountain regions are now developing in many different areas simultaneously (多点开花, duo dian kai hua - "many, points, bloom, flower"): Yongzhou vegetables are directly supplied to the Greater Bay Area, Huaihua rock sugar oranges are sold far away in Southeast Asia, and the brand value of Zhuzhou Yanling yellow peaches is assessed at more than 5 billion yuan… Going further to "thoroughly understand the three characters 'local specialty products'," Hunan has built 12 core production area industrial clusters, arranged 1.3 billion yuan in industrial funds delivered to households last year, and driven 831,000 households that have emerged from poverty to turn small specialty products into major industries.
Heading south from Sangzhi, the Long March trail of the Second and Sixth Army Groups of the Red Army remains in Xupu County, Huaihua City. In the workshop of Hunan Aitu Garments Co., Ltd. in the Yuxu Industrial Park, team leader Li Meihua was busy cutting and pressing seams: "Earning more than 7,000 yuan a month at my doorstep, and still able to take care of the elderly and children at home — it's much more reassuring than 'drifting' to work in other places!"
The name of this industrial park comes from a "hand-holding" across mountains and waters between Yuhua District of Changsha City and Xupu County. Headquarters in Changsha, production base in Xupu; brands in Changsha, contract manufacturing in Xupu… In less than five years since its completion, the park has created, on 0.43 percent of the county's land, 30.2 percent of Xupu's gross regional product, 82.4 percent of its industrial output value, and 100 percent of its foreign trade import and export volume.
For 15 provincial-level key counties for rural revitalization assistance, including Sangzhi and Xupu, Hunan has carried out "one-to-one" paired assistance, and the development momentum of areas that have emerged from poverty continues to strengthen.
At the joint burial grave of unknown Red Army martyrs in Xiaoshui Village, Xikou Town, Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, Huaihua City, the mountain wind sobs. In September 1934, eight soldiers of the Sixth Army Group of the Red Army, running out of both ammunition and food supplies (弹尽粮绝, dan jin liang jue - "bullet, exhausted, grain, exhausted"), leapt from a cliff more than 50 meters high here and died a heroic death. Li Mingliang, a retired soldier, grew up hearing the stories of the Red Army and began giving voluntary explanations in 1987, continuing for 39 years. "My great-grandmother and grandmother once cooked for wounded Red Army soldiers, and Red Army soldiers also rested and recuperated at my home and helped with the chores. This story of a deep, inseparable bond between two parties (鱼水情深, yu shui qing shen - "fish, water, affection, deep") is one we must pass down from generation to generation!" Li Mingliang said.
Return to TopRecently, the National Fire and Rescue Administration organized training for backbone personnel in helicopter rope (slide) descent rescue techniques. Two hundred backbone personnel from 20 provincial fire and rescue contingents and the mobile contingent gathered in Daqing, Heilongjiang, and Kunming, Yunnan, for a 15-day practical training intensive. This training closely aligned with the practical needs of emergency rescue operations, strictly implemented professional, standardized, and practical training standards, accumulated approximately 60 flight hours, and effectively honed the aviation mobility delivery and emergency assault rescue capabilities of the fire and rescue forces.
The photo shows rescue helicopter formations conducting practical training in rope (slide) descent subjects for fire and rescue personnel at the outdoor flight area of the Daqing, Heilongjiang Aviation Rescue Mobile Contingent on September 16.
Photo and report by Fang Yuan and Yan Antong.
Return to TopBy: 李洪兴
Every subtle optimization, every policy implementation, is both an enhancement of governance capacity and an increase in the well-being of development.
Having made many trips to the hospital, one cannot help but have this feeling: at the registration window, in the examination corridors, on the waiting-room benches, time is cut into minutes and seconds, then stretched long by emotion. Not long ago, two conversations in the hospital left a deep impression.
One conversation took place outside the consultation room, among several patients and their family members. One family member shared his experience of seeking medical treatment with the others: first consult via the internet hospital, ask the doctor to prescribe the basic examination orders, and after the examinations, bring the results back to see the doctor — saving time, saving effort, and reducing hassle.
The other conversation took place inside the consultation room, a doctor-patient exchange. A patient brought a film taken at a hospital in another city for consultation, worried the doctor would not look at it, so asked, "Do I need to take another one?" The doctor answered crisply, "As long as the images are qualified and clear, no need to retake."
These seemingly routine "slices" of medical treatment are closely bound up with time, and to a certain extent mirror the development and changes of Healthy China. From the former "waiting, relying, asking" to technology-enabled, efficient consultation, the high-quality development of China's health undertaking is quietly reshaping people's diagnosis-and-treatment experience.
This is first of all a practice of "subtraction." What is subtracted? Subtracting the toil of repetition, subtracting the hardship of shuttling back and forth, subtracting the barrier of information, and thereby subtracting the erosion of trust between doctor and patient. The experience shared by that family member is not a flash of individual wisdom, but the echo of institutional design taking root and bearing fruit.
Remote consultation, electronic prescriptions, mutual recognition of examination and test results, medical consortia, cross-regional filing for medical insurance... As medical reform continues to advance, the level of medical service keeps improving, which to a large extent has broken the spatial-and-temporal constraints of traditional medical methods. Behind the reconstruction of the diagnosis-and-treatment model, it is institutions that are "lightening the burden" for the people, and technology that is "slimming down" the procedures. This kind of "subtraction" is carried out with method, with force, and with warmth, and has also achieved reform breaking through barriers, resources benefiting all, pushing public services to transform from "having" to "excellent", from "uneven" to "balanced."
Doing "subtraction" is by no means the endpoint; rather, it requires simultaneously performing a higher-order "addition." That crisp "no need to retake" inside the consultation room is, on the surface, a technical judgment, but in essence, a value judgment. It demonstrates medical professionalism and professional ethics, and displays the institutional achievements precipitated by medical reform.
Take the mutual recognition of examination and test results as an example. The reason it could move from paper to the consultation room relies not merely on the individual professionalism and goodwill of doctors, but even more on the state's systematic "addition" — using standards as the ruler, data as the chain, and responsibility as the anchor. For instance, medical institutions at all levels have more complete equipment, more unified quality-control standards for examinations and tests, more competent professional skills among medical personnel, and so on. These "additions" add the thickness of institutional supply, the precision of governance capacity, and, even more profoundly, embody the people-centered development philosophy in the health field.
Thinking further, whether "online consultation" or "no need to retake," both point to a conception of time regarding health. In the past, many segments of seeking medical treatment were quite time-consuming; today, time has been redefined — pre-consultation uses fragmented time to assemble health information, and mutual recognition of results shortens the time from waiting to clinical decision-making. This cherishing and allocation of "health time" is precisely a portrayal of high-quality development in the domain of people's livelihoods.
In Chinese modernization, people's livelihoods come first. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "People's health is an important marker of national prosperity and national strength." Those two conversations inside and outside the consultation room make one feel not merely the improvement of individual medical-treatment experience, but also the efforts of a country with an ultra-large population to crack resource misallocation through institutional innovation, bridge service gaps through technology for good, and recalibrate development coordinates through conceptual renewal. Our country is large, with a huge population and diverse needs; for the well-being of people's livelihoods, including the health field, to achieve sustained improvement, there is no shortcut to achieving success in a single step (一蹴而就, yi qu er jiu - "one, step, reach, achieve"); one must make steady progress in an orderly manner (循序渐进, xun xu jian jin - "follow, sequence, gradually, advance") and make precise, targeted efforts. Only by seeing the problems — resource allocation still uneven, service capacity still needing improvement, service refinement still insufficient — can one more effectively aim at a specific target or goal (有的放矢, you de fang shi - "have, target, shoot, arrow") in solving problems and overcoming difficulties. Every subtle optimization, every policy implementation, is both an enhancement of governance capacity and an increase in the well-being of development.
Some say that illness is a helpless suffering, but the convergence of technological dividends, institutional warmth, and doctors' benevolence precisely gives us warm strength to resist suffering. We believe that the livelihood foundation of Healthy China is being built more solidly by countless solid, warm "subtractions" and"additions"; and we believe even more that the development edifice of Chinese modernization, precisely because of countless solid foundations, is rising upward and standing tall.
Return to TopBy: 王云杉
By building a service chain that covers the entire life cycle of scientific and technological innovation, institutionalizing "accompaniment," and enabling "science drifters" to take root with ease and grow toward the sun
"Beijing drifters" and "Shanghai drifters" are widely known; today, in Anhui, the concept of "science drifters" is emerging.
Stepping into the "Science Drifter Station" of the "USTC Silicon Valley," staff members told reporters: "Science drifters" refers to innovative and entrepreneurial talents who come to Anhui, delve into the commercialization of scientific and technological achievements, and pursue their dreams of scientific innovation.
Why are they called "science drifters" rather than "Anhui drifters"? "Anhui" and "science" differ by only one character, but the former points to a region, while the latter emphasizes a purpose. This precisely shows that Anhui's talent attraction is focused on scientific innovation.
When Anhui is mentioned, many people think of the University of Science and Technology of China. The university and the region engage in mutual efforts from both sides (双向奔赴, shuang xiang ben fu - "two directions, run towards"), jointly building a solid talent foundation. Running along the track of scientific innovation, gathering and employing talents from all over the world (聚天下英才而用之, ju tian xia ying cai er yong zhi - "gather, all under heaven, talented people, and use them"), Anhui's vision is growing ever broader. Taking "USTC Silicon Valley" as an example, it has already brought together more than 70,000 innovative and entrepreneurial talents, and an increasing number of teams from Beijing, Shanghai, and overseas are choosing to start businesses in Anhui.
From this perspective, "science drifters" not only reflects the trend of talent mobility, but perhaps also reveals the ambition of a central province: to be "Anhui for scientific innovators."
Thinking more deeply, "science drifter" is not just a label. It marks a high vantage point for concentrating efforts on advancing scientific innovation, conveys the determination and confidence to seize the high ground of innovation, and reflects a systematic capacity for attracting and cultivating talent.
Such capacity stems from professional support that "understands the technology."
The team of Wang Ningning, a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, originally planned only a short-term visit to Hefei, but within half a month directly saw the advantages of downstream application scenarios for superconducting materials in Hefei and an efficient service system, and immediately decided to land the project in Hefei. Subsequently, the "Science Drifter Station" added an independent office according to their research and development needs and coordinated 2,000 square meters of professional factory space. Today, the company's new production line has officially commenced operations, and its products have reached an internationally leading level.
From watching from the sidelines to putting down roots, what moves entrepreneurs is often not just incentives such as rent reductions, but even more so the fact that their technology is understood and their needs are valued. Anhui's innovative appeal is precisely embodied in this understanding and appreciation.
Such capacity is rooted in the industrial soil of "open scenarios."
During research visits in Anhui, "scenarios" were a high-frequency word among entrepreneurs. By connecting with Anhui's industrial resources, Baize Tongjing found a training ground for embodied intelligence models; Zhongke Zhiqi's heart health monitoring system completed more than 100,000 person-times of testing in scenarios such as Hefei communities and elderly care centers, allowing the company to accumulate real data; Lingci Fang's "shop assistant" operates on a regular basis in districts such as Hefei's Lujiang East Street and Hechai 1972, iterating technology through real commercial orders...
Here, entrepreneurs from different fields not only receive support such as policies and funding, but also gain opportunities to deeply integrate into the market and drive innovation through demand.
Such capacity delivers the ecological nourishment of "accompanying the entire journey."
Being understood and helped onto the horse is only the beginning; having patience and accompanying to the end is the key. Taking the "Science Drifter Station" as an example, its value lies not merely in a set of free workstations, but in a laddered cultivation chain of "short-term experience—landing and establishment—accelerated growth." To date, Hefei has built 10 stations, serving the landing of more than 100 projects.
Viewing Anhui's "grand chessboard" of scientific and technological achievement commercialization from the "Science Drifter Station," the local area, by building a service chain covering the entire life cycle of scientific and technological innovation, institutionalizes "accompaniment," enabling "science drifters" to take root with ease and grow toward the sun.
In October 2024, during his inspection tour of Anhui, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "To advance Chinese modernization, science and technology must take the lead, and scientific and technological innovation is the only way forward." Looking to the future, as more and more entrepreneurs complete the leap from technology to product and from product to market, and as talent, technology, capital, and scenarios continue to integrate, the land of the Wan River will surely give rise to new business forms in an endless stream and bear fruits of innovation.
(The author is a reporter from the Economic and Social Department of this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 余 璇
Doctors stationed in schools, rehabilitation therapists entering classrooms, packing education, medical care, and rehabilitation into the same building; setting up schooling sites at the doorstep of communities to make it convenient for rural children with special needs to attend school nearby... These warm and vivid scenes at the start of the school term reflect the steady progress of special education in our country.
Ensuring that every child has a stable desk requires warm and powerful support. Not long ago, the Ministry of Education and six other departments jointly issued the "15th Five-Year Plan Action Plan for the Development and Improvement of Special Education," which clearly states that "by 2030, the enrollment rate of school-age children with disabilities in compulsory education will be consolidated at above 97%."
After years of unremitting efforts, the enrollment rate of children with disabilities in compulsory education in our country has reached 97%. From the expansion and addition of places in county-level special education schools, to the flourishing and spreading widely (落地开花, luo di kai hua - "land, fall, bloom, flower") of schooling sites in townships, to door-to-door teaching that does not leave out remote mountain villages, across the vast land, one bottleneck after another in school attendance has been cleared, and a full-coverage network for controlling dropout and ensuring enrollment is being continuously woven tighter and stronger.
Setting up a desk is easy, but keeping it stable and lasting faces real tests. In this sense, the shift from "achieving" to "consolidating" highlights the developmental change from "having or not having" to "being stable or not" and "being good or not," which depends on stronger support.
It is not enough to merely "have a school to attend"; we must also "attend school well." Running special education well goes beyond the classroom. In Weifang, Shandong, "medical care, education, and rehabilitation" are twisted into a single rope, organically combining early screening of children with disabilities, rehabilitation training, and preschool education. In Quanzhou, Fujian, schools offer special education students courses such as photography, e-commerce, and pottery, enabling children to master a skill and accumulate vocational abilities. Extending the chain of care and concern, moving the starting point of rehabilitation intervention forward, and paving the road for growth and success backward are all an essential or inherent part of the matter (题中应有之义, ti zhong ying you zhi yi - "topic, inside, should, have, meaning") of advancing the cause of special education.
Safeguarding the entire life cycle requires uniting forces to act as a single unit (攥指成拳, zuan zhi cheng quan - "clench, fingers, become, fist"). Promoting cross-departmental coordination, smooth big data flows, and home-school-community collaboration in light of local conditions, making focused efforts to solve problems such as the difficulty of balancing schooling and rehabilitation for special students, and advancing the integrated development of vocational education and employment for students with disabilities all depend on collective wisdom and collective effort. Integrating resources and strengthening coordination can enable children to enjoy a reassuring environment, learning, rehabilitating, and growing at the same time.
The core of education is nurturing people; we must not only achieve "having someone to teach" but also pursue "teaching well." At present, some places have improved "hardware" such as special education school buildings, but face "software" problems such as large teacher shortages and weak professional capacity, especially the difficulty of recruiting and retaining staff in grassroots positions. In the future, we should expand the supply of teachers, strengthen talent cultivation, improve treatment guarantees, and smooth career development paths, so that special education practitioners have more dignity and more prospects.
We should also make good use of technology to empower special education. For example, Chongqing Normal University released the country's first large model for the field of special children's education and rehabilitation, and Yanglingzi School in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, applied the artificial intelligence learning companion "Ling Xiaozhi" to proactively initiate conversations with children. Making precise efforts and actively exploring paths for integrating artificial intelligence technology into special education will help better address shortcomings and support children's happy growth.
Getting children "into" school is the first step; in the long run, we must also pay attention to whether they can "integrate into" the collective and society. Some special students placed in regular schools remain at the physical level of "sitting in the class" without achieving true "learning in the regular class"; some children with disabilities find it difficult to integrate into schools and communities, let alone the broad public life; "children of the stars" may, after growing up, face difficulties in finding employment and retaining jobs due to weak social adaptability...
The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan proposes: "Improve the guarantee mechanisms for special education and specialized education." From schools and families to society, we should all use goodwill to build bridges of understanding and trust, continuously improve the guarantee mechanisms for special education, accelerate the building of a high-quality special education system, and promote the development of special education toward the direction of quality, integration, and universal benefit, so that more children feel cared for and nurtured.
Developing special education reflects the value foundation of "not leaving a single one behind" and measures the water level of social civilization. May every "different" child be seen, be illuminated, and be supported, and equally have the opportunity to shine in life.
Return to TopIn the aquaculture ponds of the Fourth Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, more than 3.5 million blue lobsters, giant freshwater prawns, and other species are being harvested in succession; in Urumqi, the desalinated and domesticated South American white shrimp have come to market in a bumper harvest, with sales expected to be essentially completed around the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays... In the golden September, Xinjiang has entered its autumn harvest peak season, with abundant aquatic products riding the tailwind of holiday consumption to tables across the country.
This is precisely:
Snow-capped mountains embrace a pond,
Nets rise, shrimp leap, water splashes high.
Fresh fragrance hits the market, prices sell well,
Daring to turn barren wasteland into a fishing village.
Cheng Sen
Return to TopBy: 郑登津
Today, strolling through the streets of China's county towns, one can often see new-style tea drinks, fast fashion, and other stores, internet-famous restaurants drawing long queues, and "village coffee" and "township coffee" consumption booming.
The warming of county-level consumption is the result of long-term changes in urban-rural relations, income distribution, and consumption structure converging. China's county regions account for about 90 percent of the country's land area, 50 percent of its permanent population, and 40 percent of its economic output. More trend-setting is the change on the consumption side: in the first eight months of this year, retail sales of consumer goods in rural areas grew 2.3 percent year on year, 1.3 percentage points faster than the urban market. The deeper significance lies in the fact that the public earns income in local logistics and distribution, e-commerce operations, and other positions, and that income is in turn converted into local consumption, consumption supports the expansion of the service sector, and expansion creates more jobs. This positive feedback loop (良性循环, liang xing xun huan - "good, benign, cycle, circulation") is a microcosmic portrayal of the depth of China's economic development.
One of the major endowments of China's economy lies in its super-large market. China has vast territory and a large population; from south to north, the climate and customs, and from east to west, the development gradient, give rise to consumption demand of diverse levels, endowing China's large market with an extremely high degree of richness and inclusiveness.
It must also be noted: the share of household consumption expenditure in China's gross domestic product is lower than the average level of middle-income developed economies. The gap is potential. If the share of consumption expenditure continues to rise in the future, the scale of demand released will drive the development of many industries.
At present, the world economy continues to face pressure, and looking east has become a consensus. A survey report shows that nearly 60 percent of surveyed American-funded enterprises plan to increase their investment in China. The Ministry of Commerce predicts that China's middle-income group will exceed 800 million people in the next decade or more. At the same time, relying on the world's largest and most complete industrial system and rich application scenarios, scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation are deeply integrated here. Consumers pose the questions, industry breaks new ground, and cutting-edge technologies are expected to be relatively quickly transformed into mass-produced products accessible to ordinary people.
Potential is only a possibility; turning it into reality still requires much work, such as how to further deepen income distribution, social security, and urbanization reform. If these accounts are settled well, the long-term dividends of the large market will continue to be transformed into sustained momentum for China's economic development.
(Excerpted from Beijing Daily, originally titled "Seeing Clearly the Positive Feedback Loop Behind the Dividends of the Downward Market")
Return to TopBy: 杨晓露
Phenomenon. Not long ago, the National Health Commission and two other departments issued a notice requiring further deepening of the "six expansions" and solid implementation of family doctor contracted services. Since their full rollout in 2016, family doctor contracted services have continued to expand; as of 2025, the total number of family doctors in China has reached 1.391 million. To advance toward the goal set forth in the "15th Five-Year Plan" for national health — "promoting high-quality development of family doctor contracted services and improving service coverage and the sense of fulfillment among recipients" — targeted efforts and sustained, long-term effort are still needed.
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In the ten years since family doctor contracted services were rolled out, the achievements made across various regions have been solid and tangible.
In Xiangtan, Hunan, the contract signing rate for key populations such as chronic disease patients and elderly people is 85.42%.
In Xining, Qinghai, family doctor contract fulfillment rates have been incorporated into the assessment indicators for primary-level medical institutions, with the fulfillment status of each institution reported on a regular basis.
In Jiangsu, 16,000 family doctor teams have been formed, with 2,447 expert studios and 814 joint wards established.
These figures and measures are a microcosm of family doctors becoming "health gatekeepers" that are easily accessible or within easy reach (触手可及, chu shou ke ji - "touch, hand, can, reach") for more and more people.
It should also be noted that solid implementation of family doctor contracted services still faces many bottlenecks to be cleared and broken links to be repaired. Some people have signed up for years without knowing who their family doctor is; some have signed up but never made an appointment... In some places, phenomena such as "signing up for services without actually making appointments" (签而不约, qian er bu yue - "sign, but, not, appointment") and"emphasizing the quantity of contracts while neglecting the quality of services" exist, and the reasons behind these are multi-layered.
Looking at the demand side: some residents lack trust in primary-level healthcare, handling minor illnesses at home by themselves and going directly to top-tier tertiary hospitals for serious illnesses, without having developed the habit of seeking out a family doctor.
Looking at the supply side: there is already a shortage in the number of general practitioners, with a relatively large per-capita contract caseload and limited physician energy, exacerbating the phenomenon of "signing up for services without actually making appointments".
Looking at the standards side: a unified national evaluation standard for family doctor contracted services has not yet been formed.
In addition, some primary-level medical institutions have insufficient drug supplies and relatively outdated equipment. Family doctors may examine patients and prescribe medications, but if the village or community has no drugs available, patients still have to make another trip to a large hospital, going through the trouble twice — this too diminishes the quality of the service.
Only by tackling problems head-on and addressing problems in a targeted manner can the development of health undertakings and the improvement of the medical and health service system achieve results that more people can see with their own eyes and feel with their own bodies.
This time, the "Notice on Several Measures for Further Deepening the 'Six Expansions' and Solidly Implementing Family Doctor Contracted Services" takes direct aim at untying these various "knots." The expansion from general practitioners to specialist physicians, and the expansion from primary-level medical and health institutions to secondary and tertiary public hospitals, address the shortage of personnel; the expansion from team-based contracting to individual contracting addresses the problems of teams being unable to manage everything and responsibilities being unclear; the expansion from chronic disease management to joint management of chronic diseases and infectious diseases means not only an expansion of the scope of prevention and control, but also an upgrade in services; online contract renewal and digital empowerment both reduce administrative burdens and bring convenience to the public.
The health needs of the public are becoming increasingly diverse and personalized, which determines that medical services must keep pace with these changes and be delivered with meticulous care and attention to detail (下好"绣花功", xia hao xiu hua gong - "do well, embroidery, skill"). Actively guiding regular service recipients to sign up with family doctors, launching personalized service packages for residents with short-term needs, and supporting primary-level institutions in conducting diversified explorations based on local conditions — these are important pathways for advancing contracted services from formal coverage toward substantive benefit for the people.
Throughout this process, the people's firsthand experience must be regarded as the"gold standard" for evaluating the quality and effectiveness of work. Shanghai has launched a"number-source sinking" service, whereby 50% of outpatient appointment slots at the city's secondary and tertiary hospitals are preferentially opened to community health service centers; residents who sign up with a family doctor and are referred through the community can enjoy priority access to consultations, examinations, and hospitalization services. Beijing launched construction of family doctor health management centers in 2025, relying on community health service centers to connect the entire chain of"pre-consultation health monitoring — during-consultation treatment and intervention — post-consultation continuous management." These many practices converge on the same lesson: when reform adds momentum and exploration proceeds with solid steps, the public will feel a greater sense of benefit.
From improving the service level of primary-level medical and health institutions, to doing well in chronic disease prevention and control, to revitalizing traditional Chinese medicine in villages and communities — advancing family doctor contracted services is an important lever for all of these. By implementing and executing each good policy well, and by translating each good service into tangible gains, our cause can achieve great success by accumulating small victories (积小胜为大胜, ji xiao sheng wei da sheng - "accumulate, small, victory, become, big, victory") and continuously open up new horizons.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 马 晨
The waters of the Xianghe Central Wharf ripple gently, telling of the canal transport of bygone days; the lights of Cangzhou's Nanchuan Old Street blaze bright, the bustle of everyday life wafting toward the face; the ancient city of Daming in Handan, with its gray bricks and dark tiles, quietly preserves the traces of time... The Hebei section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal comprises the North Canal, South Canal, Wei Canal, Wei River, and the Yongji Canal ruins, as well as the connecting portion between Baiyangdian Lake and the Grand Canal, stretching 530 kilometers in total. It links Beijing and Tianjin upstream and connects to Shandong and Henan downstream, flowing through 21 counties (cities, districts) in Langfang, Cangzhou, Hengshui, Xingtai, Handan, and the Xiong'an New Area, and is a cultural treasure of the China Grand Canal with distinctive northern characteristics.
The waters of the Grand Canal flow on, unceasing for a thousand years. Regarding the protection, inheritance, and utilization of the Grand Canal, General Secretary Xi Jinping has been constantly keeping it in mind (念兹在兹, nian zi zai zi - "think, this, exist, this"): "The Grand Canal is a precious heritage left to us by our ancestors and a flowing culture. We must make overall plans to protect it well, inherit it well, and utilize it well."
In recent years, Hebei Province has adhered to the principles of prioritizing protection and activating utilization, safeguarding the canal's remains, invigorating the lineage of intangible cultural heritage, strengthening the cultural tourism industry, and solidly advancing the construction of the Grand Canal Cultural Belt, allowing the thousand-year-old canal to radiate new vitality.
Restoring the old to its original state, preserving the Grand Canal's historical remains and its own characteristics
The warm autumn sunlight spreads over the Xie Family Dam section of the Grand Canal in Lianzhen Town, Dongguang County, Cangzhou City. This ancient Qing Dynasty dam, with its layers of rammed-earth marks clearly discernible, tells of a century of canal transport and the traditional wisdom of water management.
"This rammed-earth dam is 218 meters long. The lowest foundation consists of cedar piles driven into the original soil, with rubble stone above as the load-bearing layer. On top is the rammed-earth layer, finally sealed with loess." Liu Xiaoyu, deputy mayor of Lianzhen Town, explained that the rammed-earth layer is the essence of the Xie Family Dam. People boiled glutinous rice into a paste, mixed the paste with lime and clay, and rammed it once every 20 centimeters to build the dam body.
"The South Canal has many bends and numerous dangerous and difficult sections. The Xie Family Dam is one of the dangerous sections, which historically breached multiple times due to floods." Liu Xiaoyu explained that this three-part earth mixture made with glutinous rice paste is extremely sturdy, resistant to strong current impact, and able to effectively withstand flood surges. The dam body still stands on the canal bank to this day.
The Huajiakou rammed-earth dangerous section in Jing County, Hengshui City, likewise uses loess, white lime, and glutinous rice paste rammed into a dam wall. This kind of dam body is exceptionally hard and firm. According to the testing standards of the time, if one drew a strong bow and shot an arrow from 50 meters away, the arrow would bounce back off the dam body without leaving a trace.
At the Zhutangkou dangerous section site in Qinghe County, Xingtai City, the 961-meter-long embankment underwent numerous repairs from its completion in the late Qing Dynasty through the 1990s. Rock-fill dams, dry-laid and mortar-laid stone dams, well-column grid dams, and gray-brick three-part earth dams represent the different forms and construction methods of dangerous sections in different historical periods, reflecting from the side the continuous improvement in science and technology of Grand Canal embankment management. To this day, this dangerous section still plays a protective role.
Along the Hebei section of the Grand Canal, the heritage is rich, including river channels, flood-diversion rivers, flood-diversion facilities, dangerous sections, sluice gates, bridges and culverts, wharves, and sunken-ship sites. The Xie Family Dam in Lianzhen, Dongguang, Cangzhou; the Huajiakou rammed-earth dangerous section in Jing County, Hengshui; and the "river channel section from the Xie Family Dam in Lianzhen, Cangzhou on the South Canal to the Sinu Temple Hub in Dezhou" constitute "two points and one section" and have been inscribed on the World Cultural Heritage List.
In recent years, water conservancy departments across Hebei have adopted measures such as maintenance and restoration, river channel reinforcement, and comprehensive improvement of the surrounding environment, allowing these "living fossils of water conservancy" to continue performing their functions of flood control and bank protection. "The restoration projects adhere to the principles of minimal intervention and restoring the old to its original state (修旧如旧, xiu jiu ru jiu - "repair, old, like, old"), maximizing the preservation of the Grand Canal's historical remains and its own characteristics, so that the canal's cultural remains can be 'brought to life.'" Qi Xiangqian, director of the Cultural Relics Protection Institute of Jing County, Hengshui City, introduced.
At the same time, Hebei Province has built along the canal banks the Grand Canal Xie Family Dam Water Engineering Wisdom Exhibition Hall, the Gucheng Grand Canal Museum, the Linxi Grand Canal Tribute Brick Museum, the Huajiakou Canal Culture Exhibition Hall, and other venues, which have become important windows for displaying the wisdom of canal water conservancy.
Minimal intervention, where cultural inheritance and urban development coexist
The canal was born of "transport" and prospered through connectivity. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal carried functions such as grain transport by water, through which goods and commodities circulated and exchanged, and trade and commerce flourished as never before. Many towns along the route became important trading ports, wharves, grain depots, and ferry crossings.
Near the Youfang Wharf in Qinghe County, Xingtai City, the Grand Canal flows slowly, facing Xiajin County of Shandong Province across the river. The tall gray-brick wharf bears witness to the rise and fall of history, preserving ancient wharf ruins with complete functions for coal, grain, salt transport, and passenger traffic, with clear division of labor and intact remains.
"The Youfang Wharf was built during the Hongzhi reign of the Ming Dynasty, and Youfang Town prospered for a time because of it." Li Yan, deputy director of the Qinghe County Culture and Tourism Bureau, introduced that from the Ming Dynasty to the Republic of China period, relying on the advantage of the Wei Canal connecting south and north, merchants from north and south came and went here, and Youfang Town became a distribution center for goods along the Grand Canal. By the early years of the Republic of China, it had grown into a bustling market town with a population of over 2,000 and more than a hundred surnames intermingling.
In recent years, Qinghe County has taken "canal culture" as its theme, building the Grand Canal Comprehensive Cultural Corridor project and constructing an "Intangible Cultural Heritage Themed Street District" centered on displaying the merchant culture of the Grand Canal, making the thousand-year-old canal merchant culture tangible and experienceable. Today, this place is no longer a transportation hub, but under the influence of canal culture and wharf culture, the former goods distribution center has cultivated a distinctive cashmere industry that has grown and developed, realizing the transformation from a "water-transport trading port" to an "industrial new city."
"At midnight, unaware of the distance traveled, a boat full of moonlight passes through Cangzhou." The Grand Canal flows through the city, and Cangzhou's Nanchuan Tower and Langyin Tower shine with brilliant lights, facing the Qingfeng Tower across the river, recreating the historical splendor of the "three towers standing in tripartite."
"In construction, we adhered to minimal intervention, both restoring historical landmarks and preserving the era's imprint of industrial remains." Li Jintai, director of the Cangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, and Tourism, introduced that the locality has deeply explored the canal's heritage, adapting old remains to fit contemporary cultural tourism formats.
Today, Nanchuan Old Street, the Garden Expo Park, the Grand Canal Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Hall... along the Grand Canal, historical remains, industrial remains, and urban landscapes have been linked into a cohesive whole (串珠成链, chuan zhu cheng lian - "string, pearls, become, chain").
Among the cities that prospered because of the canal, there is one that once served as an auxiliary capital in history — the ruins of the Daming Prefecture city in Daming County, Handan City. After the Yongji Canal was dug in the Sui Dynasty, relying on its position as a water transport hub of the Grand Canal, Daming Prefecture gradually developed into a strategically important military town in the north-south confrontation during the Song and Jin dynasties, a throat of the canal, where grain boats gathered and merchants converged.
Strolling through the ruins of the Daming Prefecture city, a huge sand-table model clearly restores the urban layout of that era. Beneath the glass exhibition corridor, scattered porcelain shards and remnant building foundations tell of the former glory brought by the canal.
In the new urban area beside the old city, the canal's bustling atmosphere remains strong. In the workshop of a time-honored small-mill sesame oil brand, traditionally pressed sesame oil is mellow and long-lasting; in cultural and creative shops and Hanfu experience halls, young people in ancient costumes take photos and check in.
Li Jingyi, deputy director of the Daming County Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, and Tourism, said that relying on the cultural relics and cultural resources of the Daming section of the Grand Canal, Daming has activated and utilized the old city ruins and ancient city walls, built the Grand Canal Museum, cultivated various new cultural tourism formats, allowing the ancient city to be reborn through protection and attracting visitors from all directions to explore the memory of the canal.
Ancient wharves have settled the years; new towns burst with vitality. The towns along the Hebei section of the Grand Canal are relying on the thousand-year-old canal cultural lineage to achieve the coexistence of cultural inheritance and urban development.
Activation and inheritance, cultivating the soil for the growth of intangible cultural heritage skills
The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal winds like a jade belt, linking the urban and rural areas along its banks such as Langfang and Cangzhou. From its digging and completion through its flourishing and prosperous (繁荣昌盛, fan rong chang sheng - "prosperous, flourishing, prosperous, flourishing") era, for thousands of years, northern and southern cultures have blended and collided along the river.
At the Xianghe Central Wharf on the North Canal in Langfang, drums and gongs resound as the national-level intangible cultural heritage project "Antoutun Zhongfan" (flag performance) is staged here. The more-than-ten-meter-tall zhongfan flags flip up and down, and performers raise their hands and support the tops, the colorful banners hovering steadily in midair.
Further south, on the bluestone-paved roads of Shengfang Ancient Town in Bazhou, the ancient music of the Southern Music Society, passed down for a thousand years, flows melodiously. In ancient times, taking advantage of the convenience of the canal transport wharves, northern and southern folk customs gathered here, and at its peak, seventy-two flower festival processions bustled with excitement. Today, on every festival, stilt walking, martial arts, and lantern shows take turns on stage, and the ancient flower festivals have walked out of the old courtyards, attracting many young audiences.
"The canal is a flowing cultural channel. Skills from various places exchanged along the waterways and settled into the unique bustle of the ancient town." Xu Peng, director of the Comprehensive Service Center of Shengfang Ancient Town in Bazhou, said that to explore the cultural heritage of the ancient town, Shengfang has established various folk cultural organizations and carries out more than 200 cultural and entertainment activities each year.
As dusk falls, the Wuqiao Acrobatics Fantasy City in Cangzhou becomes lively. Ancient-style magic tricks and big-vat balancing acts take turns on stage, breaking the boundary between stage and audience, allowing visitors to experience the charm of acrobatics up close. Relying on the canal remains, the locality has innovatively created immersive acrobatic productions, bringing the old stories of riverside performers plying their trade at canal wharves onto the stage.
Huang Jinlin, a tourist from Tianjin, made a special trip to bring his family for a visit. "After watching the immersive acrobatics, we took a walk along the canal and came to understand the canal story that has flowed for a thousand years behind these skills."
In the early morning at the Cangzhou Canal Culture Plaza, tai chi practitioners move with flowing, uninterrupted grace, while nearby, bajiquan enthusiasts stand with steady steps and powerful fists. Historically, when canal transport flourished, escort masters and others came and went without cease, protecting the safety of travelers and helping to drive martial arts styles such as bajiquan to prosperity.
"In the past, martial arts protected canal transport; today, martial arts have entered plazas and campuses, becoming part of the daily fitness activities of ordinary people." Wu Dawei, a provincial-level representative inheritor of Mengcun bajiquan in Cangzhou martial arts, introduced.
The canal cultivated the soil for the growth of skills, and contemporary people have in turn activated and inherited them through innovative means. Today, in the Hebei section of the Grand Canal, urban vitality continues to surge, and the lineage of intangible cultural heritage is passed down from generation to generation. In the process of protecting, inheriting, and utilizing Grand Canal culture, Hebei is safeguarding historical heritage, activating the vitality of the times, and allowing this flowing cultural artery to write an even more splendid chapter for Hebei in the new era.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Qingdao, September 17) The 2026 Ocean Cooperation and Development Forum opened on September 17 in Qingdao, Shandong Province. Hu Chunhua, Vice Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.
Hu Chunhua noted that President Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the development of marine affairs and has led China's marine economy development to continuously open up new prospects. President Xi Jinping put forward the important concept of building a maritime community with a shared future, providing Chinese propositions and Chinese solutions for global ocean governance.
Hu Chunhua stated that in recent years, China has continuously deepened international cooperation in the marine field, committed to jointly promoting marine economic prosperity and achieving sustainable development. The ocean is a strategic frontier for high-quality development. China is willing to uphold the concept of building a maritime community with a shared future, and working together to build (携手构建, xie shou gou jian - "hold hands, construct") a modern marine industry system with all countries, deepen joint innovation in marine science and technology, build a solid ecological security barrier for the ocean, enhance marine cultural exchanges and mutual learning, maintain the tranquility and stability of the maritime order, jointly promote the development of marine affairs in the new era toward a new stage, and better benefit the people of the world.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Nanchang, September 17) (Reporter Yang Yanfei) On September 17, the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Traditional Medicine Forum opened in Nanchang, Jiangxi. Shen Yueyue, Vice Chairperson of the CPPCC National Committee and Chairperson of the SCO Committee on Good-Neighborliness, Friendship, and Cooperation, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote speech.
Shen Yueyue stated that holding this forum under the theme of "Gathering the Wisdom of Traditional Medicine, Jointly Building People's Health" is a concrete action to implement the important remarks of President Xi Jinping and the consensus of the heads of state of member states, and will surely further deepen traditional medicine exchanges and cooperation among SCO countries and enhance the health and well-being of the people of regional countries.
Shen Yueyue stated that we should actively implement the four major global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping and promote high-quality development in regional countries. We must uphold the people-first principle and safeguard the life and health of the people; uphold mutually beneficial outcomes (互利共赢, hu li gong ying - "mutual, benefit; together, win") and deepen cooperation in the traditional medicine industry; uphold innovation-driven empowerment and promote the digital and intelligent development of traditional medicine; uphold openness and inclusiveness and promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations; and carry forward the Shanghai Spirit and actively promote the building of a community of shared health for mankind.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李家鼎
Wang Bowen, a food delivery rider in Tianjin, rides an electric bike that looks a bit different from those of many of his peers. Last year, an extra box appeared on his bike — the delivery box sits on the footboard, while the storage box on the rear seat has been converted into a first-aid kit, containing an automated external defibrillator (AED).
Why would a delivery rider carry a first-aid kit?
Wang Bowen, now 34, became a delivery rider in 2019. Every day he takes orders, picks up meals, and makes deliveries, growing ever more skilled at the job with each trip.
In 2022, on one delivery run, Wang Bowen came across a three-wheeled motorcycle that had overturned, with a woman trapped inside and fuel leaking from underneath. Recalling news reports he had seen of vehicles catching fire after accidents, he quickly stepped forward and, together with people nearby, carefully pulled the injured woman out, staying until the ambulance arrived before leaving. "It was just a small, easy favor (举手之劳, ju shou zhi lao - "raise the hand, do the labor"), but unexpectedly, the relevant authorities issued me a certificate of bravery in doing what is right." Wang Bowen said. "This made me feel that what I did was quite valuable."
Afterward, Wang Bowen bought a first-aid kit and strapped it to his waist, stocked with iodophor and bandages. "When something happens, I can help a little more, one bit at a time," Wang Bowen said.
In September 2023, Wang Bowen encountered a young man on the street who suddenly went into cardiac arrest. Drawing on his experience of rescuing people on the road many times and knowledge learned from educational videos, he tried to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the young man. This experience made Wang Bowen determined to attend Red Cross first-aid training: "Saving people cannot rely on courage alone; it also requires professional knowledge." From wound bandaging and CPR to operating an automated external defibrillator, over 16 class hours Wang Bowen studied extremely meticulously and carefully (一丝不苟, yi si bu gou - "one thread, not hook"), ultimately scoring 99 on the practical exam.
As Wang Bowen's story of doing what is right became known to more and more people, the Party Working Committee of Tangjiakou Subdistrict in Hedong District actively encouraged him to draw closer to the Party organization. In November 2025, Wang Bowen became a Party member of the subdistrict's Party branch for new employment groups.
On the very day after becoming a Party member, Wang Bowen encountered a deaf-mute colleague who had been involved in a traffic accident while making a delivery. He hurriedly called 120 and stayed with the colleague until the ambulance arrived. After the peak delivery period passed, Wang Bowen still could not rest easy, so he rushed to the hospital to check on the situation. Learning that the injured man's father was also deaf-mute and illiterate, he ran back and forth helping with X-rays, paying fees, and liaising with traffic police... Afterward, the delivery platform gave Wang Bowen a 5,000-yuan bonus, and he immediately transferred 1,000 yuan to the injured deaf-mute colleague.
"For the rest of the money, I wanted to use it to fulfill a wish," Wang Bowen said. He knew that the golden window for rescuing someone in cardiac arrest is passing in the blink of an eye (转瞬即逝, zhuan shun ji shi - "turn, instant, immediately, vanish"), so he used the remaining bonus, plus money of his own, to buy an automated external defibrillator. From then on, he became a "two-box rider."
"In seven years of taking orders, I have had nine experiences of saving people. Taking orders is my job; saving people is my duty," Wang Bowen said. The delivery routes have long been etched into his mind, becoming his "safety patrol line." On his rear box are pasted his phone number and a sign reading "AED on board." By day, the equipment travels with him going from street to street and alley to alley (走街串巷, zou jie chuan xiang - "walk, street, thread, alley"); by night, the equipment rests in the residential compound, making preparations for unexpected needs (以备不时之需, yi bei bu shi zhi xu - "use, prepare, not, time, of, need").
Wang Bowen also took the lead in forming a rider volunteer service team. Under his influence, more and more riders have begun to pay attention to small things around them and actively participate in volunteer services. Wang Bowen said he plans to keep riding, continuing to familiarize himself with every corner of the city, and also to be ready for the next moment when he must step forward.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 17) (Reporter Yu Jingxian) Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued the "15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the National Crop Farming Industry," clarifying that by 2030, China's comprehensive grain production capacity will be steadily enhanced, and the bottom line of basic self-sufficiency in grains and absolute security of staple food will be firmly maintained.
The plan proposes that by 2030, the production capacity of soybeans, oil crops, cotton, and sugar crops will be consolidated and enhanced, maintaining a reasonable level of self-sufficiency. The supply of vegetables, fruits, and tea will be balanced, with rich varieties and assured quality and safety, and diversified supply will be better matched with consumer demand. Efficient water-saving agriculture will develop steadily, chemical fertilizers and pesticides will be applied scientifically and precisely, and the level of green production in the crop farming industry will be continuously improved. Monitoring and early warning of agricultural conditions and disasters will become more precise, the capacity for agricultural disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief will be comprehensively strengthened, and high-quality development of the crop farming industry will achieve notable results.
The plan makes specific arrangements for giving play to the leading role of new quality productive forces in agriculture, including breeding and promoting breakthrough varieties; integrating and promoting leading technologies, such as intelligent rice seedling cultivation, precision irrigation, and automated fruit and vegetable harvesting; developing and applying specialized equipment, and promoting high-performance advanced models such as pneumatic precision seeders, high-throughput harvesters, and high-payload crop protection drones; researching, developing, and promoting innovative inputs such as microbial fertilizers; and strengthening the promotion and application of intelligent scenarios.
In terms of enhancing the capacity for agricultural disaster prevention and mitigation, the plan makes specific arrangements around improving the level of disaster monitoring and early warning and strengthening the prevention and response to meteorological disasters, including building databases on seedling conditions, soil moisture, pest and disease conditions, and disaster conditions; coordinating the layout of plant protection capacity and the prevention and control of pests and diseases; and strengthening scientific and technological research and development and research on disaster occurrence patterns.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李昌禹 刘博通 亓玉昆
The restored primitive landscape of Xihaigu built from rammed earth, the stage scene of rolling yellow sand, and the folk music with Minning characteristics... Not long ago, the indoor drama Mountain · Sea, which tells the story of the Minning cooperation, was staged in Minning Town, Yongning County, Ningxia, drawing continuous praise from many tourists.
Thirty years ago, Minning cooperation began, and a "mountain-sea bond" spanning time and space was thus enacted. Over the past 30 years, batches of Fujian cadres assisting Ningxia have held fast in dedication and continued their struggle, working together with cadres and the masses of all ethnic groups to turn the dry beach into a golden beach.
The development and transformation of Minning Town is precisely a microcosm of all ethnic groups uniting in common struggle and common prosperity and development.
"When the 56 ethnic groups are united together, they form the community of the Chinese nation, and the Chinese nation is one big family." Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has planned ethnic work from the strategic height of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, clearly proposed making the forging of a sense of community for the Chinese nation the main line of the Party's ethnic work in the new era and the main line of all work in ethnic regions, formed General Secretary Xi Jinping's important thought on strengthening and improving ethnic work, and promoted historic achievements and historic changes in the cause of ethnic unity and progress in our country.
Like the morning sun bursting forth, like a great tide surging forward. Under the guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping, more than 1.4 billion Chinese sons and daughters cling closely together like pomegranate seeds, the Chinese nation stands tall and firm, and the great cause of rejuvenation is unstoppable!
Sharing weal and woe (休戚与共, xiu qi yu gong - "rest, worry; glory, shame; life, death; fate, together"), sharing honor and disgrace, sharing life and death, and sharing destiny, the sense of community for the Chinese nation among the masses of all ethnic groups is forged ever more firmly
The towering Tianshan Mountains were once a natural barrier separating southern and northern Xinjiang. Today, the 22.13-kilometer-long Tianshan Shengli Tunnel passes through the Tianshan Mountains, turning a natural barrier into a thoroughfare.
"It's not that piercing the Tianshan Mountains is easy, but that there are people on the other side of the Tianshan..." Xinjiang tour guide Dilnur Tursunjiang's sincere introduction moved countless netizens and also revealed the profound foundation of "the Chinese nation is one family, working together with one heart to build the Chinese Dream."
"Ethnic unity is the lifeline of the people of all ethnic groups in our country, and a sense of community for the Chinese nation is the foundation of ethnic unity." Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has, in the field of ethnic work, combined the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific realities and with China's fine traditional culture, put forward the major original thesis of forging a sense of community for the Chinese nation, formed General Secretary Xi Jinping's important thought on strengthening and improving ethnic work, and promoted the Sinicization and modernization of Marxist ethnic theory.
Closely centering on the main line of forging a sense of community for the Chinese nation, the cause of ethnic unity and progress in the new era has been solidly advanced, the community concept of sharing weal and woe, sharing honor and disgrace, sharing life and death, and sharing destiny has taken deep root in people's hearts, the sense of community for the Chinese nation has been forged ever more firmly, and the building of the community of the Chinese nation has continued to deepen.
—"The Chinese nation" has been written into the Constitution, the Law on the Promotion of Ethnic Unity and Progress has been promulgated and implemented, "forging a sense of community for the Chinese nation" has been written into the revised Legislation Law, the Organic Law of Local People's Congresses and Local People's Governments at All Levels, and other laws, and many localities have formulated regulations on ethnic unity and progress... The forging of a sense of community for the Chinese nation and the building of the community of the Chinese nation have been continuously advanced on the track of rule of law.
—Education on forging a sense of community for the Chinese nation has been promoted into textbooks, into classrooms, and into the evaluation system, and education on forging a sense of community for the Chinese nation has been integrated into the national education system, the cadre education system, and the social education system... "All ethnic groups must cling closely together like pomegranate seeds" has spread across the length and breadth of the country.
Under the guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping, the people of all ethnic groups have gathered their hearts and become spiritually interdependent, and their identification with the great motherland, the Chinese nation, Chinese culture, the Communist Party of China, and socialism with Chinese characteristics has reached an unprecedented (前所未有, qian suo wei you - "before, ever, have") height, forming a powerful force for jointly building the Chinese Dream with one heart.
"From now on, we are of one heart and one mind, united to the end, and under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, we swear to strive for the building of an equal, free, and happy big family!"
In Pu'er, Yunnan, an oath carved on a stone tablet spans time and space, bearing witness to history and reflecting the present.
In 1951, the masses of all ethnic groups in Pu'er erected a stele and swore an oath, carving these resounding words. Over more than seventy years of vicissitudes, although the characters on the stele have faded, the concept has increasingly penetrated people's hearts—
"On this vast, beautiful, and fertile land, the people of all ethnic groups all have one common home, which is China; all have one common identity, which is the Chinese nation; all have one common name, which is Chinese; and all have one common dream, which is to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!"
Not a single ethnic group can be left behind, promoting Chinese modernization through the great unity of the Chinese nation
Bulonggou, meaning "edge of a cliff" in the Dongxiang language, was once the most remote and impoverished village in Dongxiang Autonomous County, Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu. "At that time, I only thought that it would be good if the village could have water and roads connected," said Ma Chunhua, director of the villagers' committee of Bulonggou Village.
Today, the village has not only brought in water and built roads, but its appearance has also taken on a completely new look. The formerly impoverished village has transformed into a rural revitalization demonstration village that has won titles such as "National Civilized Village" and "China's Beautiful Leisure Village."
"The village has been given shape, and it has also been given a soul. The villagers' mental outlook has taken on a new look, and they are determined to build Bulonggou into a happy village on the loess plateau." Ma Chunhua was beaming with joy (喜笑颜开, xi xiao yan kai - "joy, smile; face, open").
The Chinese nation is one big family, and every family member must live a good life. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has placed the acceleration of the development of ethnic minorities and ethnic regions in a more prominent position in the overall national reform and development, and the density of policy measures introduced and the intensity of support have been unprecedented, with all ethnic minorities and ethnic regions building a moderately prosperous society in all respects together with the rest of the country, and profound changes have taken place in urban and rural areas of ethnic regions.
In Gongshan, Yunnan, the Derung people, an ethnic minority hidden deep in mountain valleys. With the completion of the first highway, the opening of the first tunnel, and the completion of the first safe housing unit, the Derung people achieved a leap of "one step across a thousand years."
In Nyingchi, Tibet, Gala Village, a well-known "peach blossom village," with the help of the Guangdong aid-Tibet work team, has played the peach blossom festival card, and homestays and picking and planting gardens have enriched the villagers, making "we must have both clear waters and green mountains and gold and silver mountains" a reality.
One great change after another has converged into a miracle on earth that has left a lasting and glorious mark in history (彪炳史册, biao bing shi ce - "brilliant, shine; history, annals"):
All 420 impoverished counties in national ethnic autonomous areas have been lifted out of poverty, and ethnic regions have cumulatively reduced poverty by more than 30 million people. Ethnic regions, together with the rest of the country, have won the battle against poverty and built a moderately prosperous society in all respects, and the problem of absolute poverty and regional overall poverty that had plagued ethnic regions for thousands of years has been historically solved.
In advancing Chinese modernization and realizing common prosperity, not a single ethnic group can be left behind.
Prosperous borders and prosperous people, industrial support, and educational improvement—one support policy after another has been solidly implemented; ecological rice bowls, tourism rice bowls, and cultural rice bowls—one wealth-generating channel after another has been continuously broadened. The answer sheet of development in the new era is being precisely written in ethnic regions—
On the roof of the world, the power grid is like a web. The Qinghai-Tibet, Sichuan-Tibet, Tibet Central, and Ngari "power sky roads" crisscross the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, weaving safe and reliable "networks of light," "networks of livelihood," and "networks of happiness" for the masses of all ethnic groups;
In the heart of the desert, trains whistle past. The Hotan-Ruoqiang Railway in Xinjiang ended the history of no trains in Lop, Qira, Yutian, Minfeng, Qiemo, and other places in southern Xinjiang, changing not only infrastructure but also the production and lifestyle of the masses;
The thousand-year-old Dong village has been given new life. In Zhaoxing Dong Village, Liping County, Guizhou, the Grand Song of the Dong people attracts tourists from afar, the intangible cultural heritage crafts of Dong embroidery and batik have regained vitality, and the ancient Dong village sings a fashionable new chapter;
One livelihood project after another, one benefit-for-the-people matter after another, show the masses of all ethnic groups sharing the fruits of reform and development, the sense of gain, happiness, and security of the masses of all ethnic groups has been significantly enhanced, and the confidence and motivation of the people of all ethnic groups to jointly strive to promote Chinese modernization through the great unity of the Chinese nation are stronger and more abundant.
A set of figures bears witness to the speed of development: from 2020 to 2025, the total GDP of the five autonomous regions increased from 6.01 trillion yuan to 8.66 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 5.5%. In 2025, the per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents in the five autonomous regions reached 47,300 yuan and 21,600 yuan respectively, an increase of 27.4% and 45% respectively compared with 2020.
Whether on the snow-covered plateau, the Gobi desert, or in deep canyons and dense forests and rocky mountainous areas, the rapid development of ethnic regions has made the masses of all ethnic groups deeply realize that the Chinese nation is one big family, and only when the country is strong and the Chinese nation is well can they live good lives themselves.
Shoulder to shoulder, uniting and striving for the building of a strong country and national rejuvenation
"Do you Inner Mongolians eat mooncakes?"
"Yes, and the ones with milk skin flavor."
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, Inner Mongolia's milk skin mooncakes have become popular, warmly received by tourists from all over the country.
A small milk skin mooncake is a vivid example of the cultural integration, economic interdependence, and emotional affinity of the Chinese nation, and also a lively manifestation of the deepening exchanges, interactions, and integration among the people of all ethnic groups.
Exchanges, interactions, and integration among all ethnic groups are the only way to enhance ethnic unity, forge a sense of community for the Chinese nation, and advance the building of the community of the Chinese nation.
Ethnic dances, square dances, and fan dances are graceful and charming, residents enjoying the cool are chatting and laughing, and children are playing on the flat and wide green paths... At dusk, the small square of Changcheng Huayuan Community in Jinfeng District, Yinchuan City, Ningxia, is bustling with activity. The community is home to residents of Han, Hui, Manchu, Mongol, Tibetan, and other ethnic groups, making it a typical multi-ethnic community.
"On traditional Chinese festivals, such as the Spring Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival, we hold a 'Thousand-Family Feast.' Everyone gathers together, chatting away the estrangement and deepening the affection, just like pomegranate seeds clinging closely together," said Zhao Naixiang, Party secretary of the community party committee and director of the residents' committee of Changcheng Huayuan Community.
Such scenes are everywhere in ethnic regions—
In Panlong Community, Liangqing Town, Liangqing District, Nanning City, Guangxi, people of Han, Zhuang, Yao, Mulao, and other ethnic groups live and study together, build and share together, and work and enjoy themselves together, writing story after story of ethnic unity;
In Wushi Town, Huzhu Tu Autonomous County, Qinghai, people of Han, Tu, Tibetan, Hui, Manchu, Mongol, and other ethnic groups farm, work, make pan embroidery, brew liquor, and run agritainment businesses together, having long formed a situation in which there is me in you and you in me...
With large-scale mobility and large-scale integrated residence, the sons and daughters of all ethnic groups are as close as brothers and sisters in the big family of the Chinese nation, helping each other and watching over each other. The floating population of ethnic minorities in our country has reached more than 33 million, with more than one-third of the ethnic minority population living in cities and scattered areas. Exchange programs for young people of all ethnic groups, mutually embedded development programs for the masses of all ethnic groups, and plans for tourism to promote exchanges, interactions, and integration among all ethnic groups have been implemented, and the depth and breadth of exchanges, interactions, and integration among the masses of all ethnic groups are unprecedented.
Culture is the soul of a nation, and cultural identity is the root of ethnic unity.
In intangible cultural heritage museums, a throng of people moves about (人头攒动, ren tou cuan dong - "people, heads; crowd, move"), national-trend cultural and creative products are sought after, the exhibition of cultural relics and ancient books on forging a sense of community for the Chinese nation has received more than 560,000 visitors, education in the national common language and script has been solidly advanced, and the textbook An Introduction to the Community of the Chinese Nation has been put into teaching use nationwide... New progress has been made in building the shared spiritual home of the Chinese nation, and the building of the community of the Chinese nation has been deeply advanced.
The greatest force is working together with one heart and mind (同心合力, tong xin he li - "same, heart; together, strength"). Realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation cannot be separated from the unity of all ethnic groups, who, hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder, work together and strive together.
East-west cooperation, paired assistance to Tibet, paired assistance to Xinjiang, paired assistance to Qinghai... On the journey of moving forward hand in hand (携手并进, xie shou bing jin - "hold, hands; together, advance") and jointly marching toward modernization, the masses of all ethnic groups are as close as brothers and sisters, performing the touching "mountain-sea bond," forming countless "relatives," leaving behind countless touching stories, and forming a powerful spiritual bond of unity of hearts and joint struggle.
"A China with great unity of all ethnic groups will surely be invincible, will surely have a bright future, our Second Centenary Goal will surely be successfully realized, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation will surely come."
Under the guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping, the people of all ethnic groups are united as one and shoulder to shoulder, promoting the Chinese nation to become a community of shared destiny with higher recognition and stronger cohesion, and forging ahead courageously toward the grand goal of comprehensively advancing the building of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 16) (Reporter: Wang Yuxiao) In order to further comprehensively deepen statistical reform and serve Chinese modernization with statistical modernization, the National Bureau of Statistics on the 16th publicly released the "15th Five-Year Plan" for Statistical Reform and Development.
The Plan focuses on the goals of statistical reform and development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, and makes a number of important arrangements in areas such as improving the system of statistical systems and methods, perfecting the national economic accounting system, improving statistics on modern industries, and deepening reform in key areas of statistics.
The Plan proposes enriching statistical indicators that reflect the development of the new economy and new fields, the development of new quality productive forces, and the improvement of people's livelihoods, and improving the statistical indicator system that supports high-quality development. It further deepens reform of the statistical accounting system and methods, consolidates the achievements of reform toward unified accounting of gross domestic product by region, improves the scientific nature and standardization of statistical accounting, enhances the international comparability of accounting data, and provides high-quality accounting results for national macroeconomic governance. It strengthens statistics and monitoring of agriculture, manufacturing, services, and the integrated development of the three industries, to better reflect the construction of the modern industrial system.
The Plan specifies that, centering on developing new quality productive forces, accelerating the construction of the new development pattern, and accelerating the comprehensive green transition, and anchoring the goals of building a strong country in science and technology, building a strong domestic market, and building a Beautiful China, it will improve survey systems, strengthen monitoring and analysis, and provide solid statistical safeguards for promoting high-quality development. Centering on benefiting the people and facilitating their well-being, and investing in people, it will strengthen statistical monitoring, optimize statistical survey systems, methods, and indicator systems in relevant fields, scientifically and objectively reflect the improvement of people's lives and the development of social undertakings, and provide a statistical basis for promoting the well-rounded development of people and common prosperity for all the people. It will strictly investigate and severely punish data fabrication, intensify the investigation and handling of major statistical violations, coordinate the rectification of acts of falsely reporting, concealing reports, and refusing to report statistical data, publicize typical cases, and deepen warning-and-education efforts.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 窦 皓
The "15th Five-Year Plan for Urban Renewal" (城市更新“十五五”规划) issued by the State Council proposes: "Improve the quality of urban public services" and "make full use of existing idle housing and low-efficiency land, giving priority to filling shortcomings in public service facilities in the field of people's livelihoods."
As one of the first batch of national pilot cities for the improvement and upgrading of small-and-micro public spaces in cities selected by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Ningbo, Zhejiang, through micro-renewal, has activated the city's "golden corners and silver edges," and many inconspicuous "corner plots" are being transformed into reception rooms, art corners, and sports venues needed by residents, supporting great happiness in people's livelihoods.
Revitalizing tiny spaces to meet the diverse needs of residents
In the afternoon, beside the artistic tables and chairs at the west corner of the Yangguang Liting (阳光丽庭小区) residential complex in Daqi Subdistrict, Beilun District, Ningbo, 67-year-old Uncle Li is playing chess with his neighbors, while nearby several residents fan themselves with palm-leaf fans and chat about everyday matters. Not far away, children chase and frolic around recreational equipment.
"Previously, this place was piled high with clutter, and we could hardly avoid it fast enough." Uncle Li said with a smile. "Now, when we open the window we see green, and when we come downstairs there are seats, and everyone has a place to play chess and chat."
Yangguang Liting is an old residential complex of nearly 20 years, and cramped space was once a"long-standing major problem" troubling residents.
The once potholed and damaged parking lot surface at the entrance of the residential complex has been repaved, with neatly planned parking spaces; abandoned corners have been transformed into fitness areas with a rich variety of equipment... The Beilun District Bureau of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, coordinating with subdistricts and communities, has cleared out the forgotten"corner plots" and"squeezed" out new space.
The same story is also unfolding in Qiangdong Community, Ximen Subdistrict, Haishu District.
At 5:30 in the morning, the"Nuandong Porridge Shop" (暖东粥铺) in the community already has its lights on, with the aroma of rice rising with the steam. As a public-service station transformed from an idle community house, it mainly provides free breakfast to elderly people and other groups.
When the community solicited residents' needs,"having a place to eat breakfast" was a common aspiration among 243 resident requests. In April last year, the livelihood micro-project"Nuandong Porridge Shop" quickly landed, taking only 5 days from residents raising the need to formal operation.
"Without large-scale demolition and construction, the community Party committee takes the lead, integrating resources from 17 co-construction units to respond to residents' needs." Xu Ying, Party secretary of Qiangdong Community, introduced that, relying on volunteer services and Party-building co-construction, the community continues to make good use of tiny spaces and create diverse service scenarios—
The archive room where materials were formerly stacked has been re-planned, adding childcare and reading functions, becoming a child-friendly scenario; the elderly activity room has been functionally reshaped, upgraded into a cultural sharing space;in co-construction with the Youth Palace, space has been freed up for a"Happy Post Station" (乐活驿站) to let young people grow up healthily and happily.
Turning"corner plots" into public spaces, activating the city's"capillaries" through low-cost micro-renewal—this is a microcosm of Ningbo's revitalization of small-and-micro public spaces. As of the end of 2025, Ningbo had cumulatively built 268"Colorful Livelihood Roads" (七彩惠民路); last year alone, 137 small-and-micro green spaces were added, including 38 pocket parks and 99"Ningbo Mini Gardens" (甬小园).. A relevant official from the Ningbo Municipal Office of Civilization stated that, based on people's daily-life scenarios, revitalizing idle spaces and integrating the concept of civility into the details of renovation not only refreshes the city's appearance but also cultivates a city ethos that inclines toward goodness and improvement.
Integrated into daily-life scenarios, one can encounter"small but beautiful" at every turn
Walking into the second floor of the Huayan Vegetable Market in Yinzhou District, the transparent display case at the entrance is simple and distinctive, containing both replica artifacts such as stone sickles and pottery cauldrons from the Hemudu culture period, as well as old objects donated spontaneously by residents, such as old-style kilogram scales and bamboo-woven baskets. This is the"One-Square-Meter Museum" (一平方米博物馆) jointly created by the Ningbo Museum and Baizhang Subdistrict, which, targeting the pain points of limited coverage of public cultural services and relatively long service distances, brings cultural resources to the people's side."The display case is not large, yet it condenses a thousand-year cultural lineage and preserves the memory of the marketplace, allowing citizens to experience history and culture in their daily lives." Zhang Liang, director of the Ningbo Museum, said.
At the beginning of this year, the"One-Square-Meter Museum" was further upgraded into an art corner, exhibiting the achievements of community calligraphy class students and inviting local calligraphers to write on site."When art enters daily-life scenarios, calligraphy, painting, intangible cultural heritage, and the like can be'encountered at every turn,' which can greatly narrow the distance between culture and life." Zhang Liang said.
At present, Ningbo has built more than 1,500 "15-Minute Quality Cultural Life Circles", achieving full coverage of public cultural facilities at the city, county, and township levels.
The dull thud of gateball balls colliding, teammates' shouts to one another, the squeaking of sports shoes against the plastic floor... In Qingfeng Community, Jiaochuan Subdistrict, Zhenhai District, climbing to the rooftop of the neighborhood center, inside a 373-square-meter rooftop gateball court, more than a dozen gateball enthusiasts from the community are exercising and relaxing.
"The community mainly resettles villagers from two nearby villages, all of whom previously had their own gateball teams and venues. After moving to the new residential complex, due to the lack of a gateball court in the supporting facilities, residents had to go to other communities to play." Qi Hejie, Party secretary of the community, discovered in his work that the rooftop platform of the renovated neighborhood center had ample sunlight and open space, so he coordinated with multiple departments to create this"sky sports space."
"Beside the gateball court, we have also planned a'Sky One-Square-Meter Garden' (空中一米花园) integrating flower and Chinese herbal medicine planting, which in the future will become an outdoor science popularization classroom for children, further expanding the service functions of community public spaces." Qi Hejie said.
The Ningbo municipal community"One-Square-Meter" Space Visiting Plan (宁波市社区“一平方米”空间串门计划, previously hosted by the Ningbo Municipal Party Committee Social Work Department, is now attracting citizens to make appointments to"visit." At present, more than 280 communities (villages) have joined the plan, encompassing various spatial forms such as art museums, art galleries, intangible cultural heritage halls, fitness centers, and handicraft workshops, linking neighborhood public spaces and urban cultural venues to create new-type neighborhood communication and interaction spaces.
Joint construction, joint governance, and shared benefits—residents become"masters of the house"
In the Fengge Chengshi residential complex, Chengxing Community, Zhonghe Subdistrict, Yinzhou District, a"mini garden" jointly created and managed by gardening enthusiasts and community volunteers is eye-catching. This originates from the"Half-Mu Flower Field" (半亩花田) self-governance project, which, through the method of"crowdfunding + adoption," makes use of the corner wasteland beside the residential building corridors to drive residents' participation in community garden construction.
In the exhibition hall on the first floor of Building 98 in the residential complex, embroideries with indigo-blue patterns and scarves knitted from wool are on display. Resident Yin Qinyu is threading a needle, and as her fingers fly, a camellia flower crocheted from cotton thread gradually takes shape.
"We hope to realize self-worth through handicrafts and help more people in need." Yin Qinyu introducedthat the workshop displays works in the building corridors, long-term absorbing willing residents to participate in handmade production, and through"increasing income by skill" helping low-income groups achieve flexible employment, with a portion of the income also used to give back to community public welfare undertakings.
The renovated"Shared Sports Space" in Building 93 is extremely popular. In the evening, whether on the badminton court, beside the ping-pong tables, or on the treadmills, one can always see people exercising. Residents have also set their own rules and practice self-management: taking turns cleaning on weekends, reporting equipment damage promptly, and the last person to leave is responsible for turning off the lights.
Adhering to joint construction, joint governance, and shared benefits, community residents are transformed from"bystanders" into"masters of the house."
In Taoyuanjiang Community, Zonghan Subdistrict, Cixi City, a small community grocery store has used its surplus space to open a cultural convenience store, which has also become a community reception room where residents discuss affairs.
Here, the coffee bar counter is adjacent to the book borrowing area. Festival activities, skills training, reading sharing... On the roll-up banner beside it, the week's public welfare class schedule is written. This place is both a reading venue and a discussion corner for resolving neighborhood disputes.
On the weekend, a"Scholarly Bookish Discussion Meeting" (书香议事会) is underway, with residents discussing the installation location of charging piles. This place has become an important platform for community democratic consultation—9 meetings have adopted 17 suggestions, and residents'"golden ideas" have taken root and blossomed.
"Through the model of'exchanging space for services,' the community lets commercial revenue give back to community public welfare, achieving a virtuous cycle of space revitalization, service optimization, and revenue feedback." Lu Xuefeng, Party secretary of the Taoyuanjiang Community Party General Branch, saidthat introducing community commercial entities not only provides a platform for entrepreneurs to realize their dreams but also allows them to naturally integrate into the community service network, transforming from merchants into partners.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 杨 昊 王 丹
Recently, the "Red Study Tour" for Vietnamese youth to China, hosted by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, held its "A small spark that ignites a prairie fire" (星火燎原, xing huo liao yuan - "star, fire, spread, burn") study camp in Beijing and Jiangxi. Fifty teachers and students from the Vietnam Youth Academy came to China to participate in the study exchange, centering on the theme of "Firmly upholding ideals Writing a new chapter through joint efforts," experiencing in an all-round way the achievements of Chinese modernization, experiencing China's fine traditional culture, and writing a new chapter in China-Vietnam youth friendly exchanges.
"Vietnamese youth and Chinese youth, hand in hand, heart to heart, become a bridge of friendship between the two countries, progress together in joint learning, grow together in joint struggle, and contribute youthful strength to building a better future for both countries." said Dang Vu Tung, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Youth Academy.
Listening to historical stories
During the study tour, Vietnamese youth representatives listened to historical stories, immersively explored the red genes, and continuously deepened their understanding and appreciation of the traditional friendship between the two countries.
At the Nanchang Uprising Memorial Hall, the study camp members began an immersive red classroom. Led by the docent, Vietnamese youth representatives gained an in-depth understanding of the complete historical thread of the Nanchang Uprising and felt that period of stirring years. "The Nanchang Uprising carries precious memories of the Chinese revolution. The spirit of Chinese youth who firmly uphold their ideals and strive courageously is deeply stirring; this power of firm faith knows no borders and is worth learning and passing on by youth of all countries." said Nguyen Quy An, lecturer in the Youth Work Department of the Vietnam Youth Academy.
Walking out of the exhibition hall, everyone was still heatedly discussing their impressions of the visit. Members of the study camp said that the young generation should remember history, cherish peace, and turn this emotion into concrete actions of diligent study and serving the country. Many people said they would bring this memory back to Vietnam, tell it to their families and classmates, so that the friendship between the youth of the two countries can be passed down from generation to generation.
Deepening cultural resonance
At the "China-Vietnam Youth Friendly Meeting" red concert held at Renmin University of China, the symphonic folk music ensemble performance of "Jasmine Flower" had a melodious tune, conveying to friends from afar the enthusiasm and friendliness of Chinese young students; Vietnamese youth brought the song-and-dance performance "Vietnam, My Homeland," presenting the beautiful mountains and rivers and local customs of their homeland on the stage; the dance "Song of Chinese-Vietnamese Youth" displayed the youthful rapport of the two countries' youth, hearts linked, hands joined, advancing together... Gao Yanyan, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Renmin University of China, said that everyone should integrate personal ideals into the overall development of the two countries, strive to be pioneers in building a community with a shared future for mankind, and contribute youthful strength to the cause of human progress.
Located on the banks of the Gan River, the Jiangxi Provincial Museum is a concentrated showcase of Jiangxi's history and culture. In front of the historical ceramics exhibition area, Bui Van Du, specialist in the Student Affairs Office of the Vietnam Youth Academy, carefully examined the exhibits: "These cultural relics are not only the pinnacle of craftsmanship, but also a testament to the endless and continuous growth or life" (生生不息, sheng sheng bu xi - "birth, birth, not, end") of culture."
The Pavilion of Prince Teng is a striking cultural landmark of Nanchang. The study camp members ascended step by step, leaned on the railing and looked into the distance: the Gan River surged onward, and the new look of the ancient city came everything coming into full view" (尽收眼底, jin shou yan di - "completely, receive, eye, bottom"). Student Nguyen Minh Phuong was stunned by the scene before her eyes and thought of Vietnam's Temple of Literature - Imperial Academy and Thien Mu Pagoda in Hue. In her view, true art and literature "possess the power to transcend language barriers and touch the resonance of the soul."
Jointly drawing a new chapter of cooperation
From clean energy to intelligent manufacturing to the frontiers of science and technology, the myriad manifestations of Chinese modernization left a deep impression on the Vietnamese youth representatives.
In Beijing, the study camp visited Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd., where Vietnamese youth observed up close the overall machine design scenarios and intelligent production lines of wind power equipment; at the BAIC Blue Valley New Energy campus, everyone immersively experienced the intelligent manufacturing processes and cutting-edge designs of new energy vehicles; at the China Soong Ching Ling Science & Culture Centre for Young People, everyone experienced cutting-edge technology through participation in interactive science and technology projects. "I hope that youth of Vietnam and China will strengthen exchanges and cooperation in the scientific field, deeply recognizing the important role of youth in scientific and technological development." said Le Thu Hien, Deputy Director of the Social Work Department of the Vietnam Youth Academy.
In Jiangxi, the study camp visited Nanchang Huaqin Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.. This company is deeply engaged in the field of intelligent terminals; in the quiet production workshop, automated production lines operated with precision. Nguyen Van Quyet, Deputy Director of the Youth Work Department of the Vietnam Youth Academy, said that today's "Made in China" is an industrialization model that many countries can reference, and "looking to the future, the two countries can advance cooperation through technology transfer, high-quality human resources training, and closer connections in the supply chain."
Jiangzhong Medicine Valley is a modern traditional Chinese medicine production base, with factory buildings built amid green mountains and clear waters, lush vegetation and murmuring streams. Tran Thi La, lecturer at the Vietnam Youth Academy and Deputy Director of the Political Science Department of its branch campus, was deeply impressed by the combination of "traditional medicine + modern industry": "Technology helps traditional medical prescriptions become more standardized and easier for consumers to accept."
The journey of several days deeply linked the hearts of the youth of the two countries. This exclusive red memory will travel with them across mountains and seas, being sown on broader lands.
(Zhang Xinyuan participated in the reporting and writing))
Return to Top(People's Daily, Jinan, September 17) (Reporter Jin Xin) Recently, at the 2026 National Cybersecurity Awareness Week sub-forum on electronic product information erasure, held in Jinan, Shandong, three cybersecurity standard practice guides were officially released to the public: the "Technical Guide for Block Erasure of Semiconductor Storage Media," the "Management Guide for Information Erasure in the Recycling Process of Electronic Products," and the "Technical Guide for Information Erasure of Mobile Intelligent Terminals."
Under the guidance of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and other departments, the Secretariat of the National Cybersecurity Standardization Technical Committee organized more than 30 storage chip manufacturers, electronic product manufacturers, recycling operators, and third-party institutions to compile the three cybersecurity standard practice guides.
Among them, the "Technical Guide for Block Erasure of Semiconductor Storage Media" clarifies the implementation methods and specific operation commands for block erasure technology of semiconductor storage media, and is applicable to guiding semiconductor storage media manufacturers and electronic product manufacturers in adapting, invoking, and verifying block erasure commands. The "Management Guide for Information Erasure in the Recycling Process of Electronic Products" clarifies the format and content of information erasure logs, recycling management requirements, as well as the style and usage methods of information erasure labels, and is applicable to guiding recycling operators in generating information erasure logs, using information erasure labels, and standardizing information erasure behaviors and business activities. The "Technical Guide for Information Erasure of Mobile Intelligent Terminals" clarifies the specific methods, operational procedures, and verification requirements for information erasure of mobile intelligent terminals such as mobile phones and tablet computers, is applicable to the design and development testing of information erasure functions for mobile intelligent terminal products, and can provide reference for regulatory agencies such as those overseeing telecommunications equipment network access licensing.
The above standard practice guides can be searched, queried, and downloaded for use on the official website of the National Cybersecurity Standardization Technical Committee (www.tc260.org.cn).
Return to TopOn September 17, the thousand-mu silage corn in Xinkang Village, Xicha Town, Lanzhou New Area, Gansu Province, entered its concentrated harvest period. Large agricultural machinery shuttled through the fields, operating with a roar, as mechanized harvesting advanced efficiently. The harvested silage corn will be processed into high-quality feed, supporting the development of the crop cultivation and livestock breeding industries.
Photo by Wang Yanqi (Image China)
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 17) (Reporter Wang Yunshan) On September 17, Hainan's first "Hualong One" nuclear power unit — Unit 3 of the Huaneng Changjiang Nuclear Power Phase II Project — was officially put into commercial operation.
The project plans to build two 1.2-million-kilowatt nuclear power units, making it the largest electric power engineering construction project currently in Hainan. It carries China's independently developed intellectual property "Hualong One" third-generation pressurized water reactor nuclear power technology, vigorously promotes the independent design of nuclear power and the domestic production of equipment, and adopts a safety design concept combining active and passive systems, which can significantly improve the reliability and safety of the nuclear power plant. Once the project is fully completed, annual power generation can reach 18 billion kilowatt-hours, saving more than 6.32 million tons of standard coal and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 11.6 million tons each year. It will provide clean, safe, and efficient energy support for the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port and help achieve China's "dual carbon" goals.
The project has implemented 86 design optimizations on the units in light of local conditions, with the equipment localization rate reaching 98.1%. China Huaneng's fully independent and controllable nuclear power production management system, developed through its own research, has been put into full use. It integrates video surveillance, 5G communications, artificial intelligence, and other technologies, and achieves complete software and hardware independence and controllability through full-chain domestic adaptation, providing solid digital support for the safe operation of the nuclear power units.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王永战
"Brother Old Tang, lunch is here." In Desheng Village, Wenchang Township, Cangxi County, Guangyuan, Sichuan, just past 11:30 in the morning, villager Zhou Juhua rode her electric bike to the home of Tang Bingqing in the same village. Hearing the sound, 83-year-old Tang Bingqing came out to greet her, leaning on his cane.
Zhou Juhua took the food out of the insulated container and laid it out on the table. Braised pork with potatoes, stewed green beans, plus rice and soup. "Today's dishes are quite light, and they taste soft and tender." As she spoke, Zhou Juhua opened a mini-program on her phone, selected "lunch check-in," and recorded the meal delivery.
After the meal, Tang Bingqing called out to Zhou Juhua, "Help me sell some green beans too." Zhou Juhua took the green beans the elderly man had grown, weighed them, and registered them on the mini-program. Before long, the fresh vegetables were online and ready for sale.
Cangxi County has a large migrant labor population, with people aged 60 and above accounting for over 30 percent, and they mostly live scattered and apart. In Desheng Village, the registered population of the whole village is more than 1,800, while the permanent resident population is only a little over 530, of whom people aged 65 and above make up more than half. "With the mountain residents living scattered, home-based care for the elderly is a difficult problem," said Yang Wenju, deputy director of the Desheng Village committee. Elderly people have difficulty cooking, doing daily care and cleaning, and when they fall ill there is sometimes no one to look after them.
To solve this problem, last August, Cangxi County piloted a new path of decentralized home-based elderly care based on an "enterprise + village collective + villagers" model in Wenchang Township, bringing in enterprises to build standardized health-and-comfort stations, with village collectives providing idle land and housing, offering the elderly nine categories of services including meal assistance, medical assistance, mobility assistance, and cleaning. Villagers can work at the stations as cooks or meal deliverers, among other roles, participating in mutual-aid elderly care.
Zhou Juhua, in her 50s, has been a meal deliverer in the village since then, helping 10 elderly people in the village. "Three times a day, morning, noon, and evening, I deliver the meals cooked by the station's cooks to their doors," Zhou Juhua said. At other times she helps the elderly clean their courtyards, picks up parcels for them, sells their agricultural products on their behalf, buys medicines for them, and from time to time takes their clothes and bedding to the station for washing.
After delivering the meals, Zhou Juhua returned to the village's health-and-comfort station. The compound has three buildings, with white walls and gray tiles, clean and tidy. In the kitchen, Liu Xiuhua, a cook hired by the station, was busy kneading dough, "making steamed buns for the elderly this evening."
Since the station was built, not only have the elderly been able to eat hot meals, but left-behind women and healthy younger seniors have also gained stable jobs. Zhou Juhua earns more than 2,400 yuan a month. "I can work at my doorstep, and doing things for the village's elderly gives me a real sense of security." Now, 14 villagers work at the station as meal deliverers, caregivers, cooks, and in other roles.
How can the elderly-care station achieve long-term sustainability? The station's operator, Tongxin Health Care Company, has invested a cumulative total of more than 8 million yuan to build nine village-level health-and-comfort stations in Wenchang Township. "We charge each elderly person a service fee of 300 yuan per month, averaging 10 yuan a day," said Xiang Xu, head of Tongxin Health Care. The company has also developed an elderly-friendly mini-program for service records, purchasing daily necessities on behalf of the elderly, and selling agricultural products on their behalf.
Not far from the station is a field of chili peppers. "This land was previously abandoned. Through the village collective's establishment of a specialized cooperative, land transfer was promoted and chili peppers were planted," Yang Wenju said. The enterprise operating the stations promotes a new model of planting and breeding featuring unified seedling supply, technical instruction, guaranteed purchase, and sales promotion. The enterprise purchases agricultural products at guaranteed floor prices for outside sale, creating "contract farming," and channels 10 percent of the proceeds back into an "elderly-care feedback fund." Now, more than 30 mu of land in Desheng Village has been brought under this new planting and breeding model. Since last year, cumulative sales of agricultural products under this model in Wenchang Township have exceeded 540,000 yuan.
Government support and guidance have also enabled rural elderly care to form a virtuous cycle (良性循环, liang xing xun huan - "good, positive, cycle"). "Every year we allocate more than 10 million yuan in special funds for elderly-care development, used for the renovation of elderly-care facilities across the county and operating subsidies," said Li Lan, director of the Cangxi County Civil Affairs Bureau. Cangxi County invests a construction subsidy of 50,000 yuan in each health-and-comfort station, and also provides an annual operating subsidy of no more than 50,000 yuan, adjusted dynamically according to the number of services provided.
Now, the health-and-comfort stations in Wenchang Township have served 637 elderly people, driven employment for 135 people, and revitalized eight village-level idle assets. "Through the three-way linkage of enterprise, village collective, and villagers, mountain villages, just like cities, have also formed a '15-minute elderly-care service circle,'" said Li Xingqiang, Party secretary of Wenchang Township. He hopes that more and more elderly people can enjoy their later years in comfort at their own doorsteps.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 胡婧怡
In front of the "September 18" History Museum in Shenyang, Liaoning, visitors come in a continuous stream (络绎不绝, luo yi bu jue - "continuous, not, stop"). On the square, the towering Remnant Calendar Monument freezes time at September 18, 1931.
Inside the exhibition hall, a blue cloth bag embroidered with "TRUTH" in red silk thread leads to the story of patriotic figures who bravely resisted and exposed the truth of Japan's invasion of China.
At 10:20 p.m. on September 18, 1931, the Japanese Kwantung Army blew up the Liutiao Lake section of the South Manchuria Railway, falsely accusing Chinese troops of the act, and used this as a pretext to bombard the Beidaying barracks of the Northeast Army, creating the September 18 Incident that shocked the whole world (震惊中外, zhen jing zhong wai - "shock, middle, outside").
After the outbreak of the September 18 Incident, the then National Government attempted to denounce Japan's aggression before the international community through the League of Nations (hereinafter referred to as the "League"). Japan, however, propagandized abroad that the Japanese military's opening of fire was purely "self-defense," and that the establishment of "Manchukuo" was the self-determination and voluntary choice of the people of Northeast China.
To ascertain the truth of the September 18 Incident, in April 1932 the League dispatched an investigation commission to conduct on-the-ground inquiries. As the city of Shenyang was by then completely under Japanese military control, the aggressors used various means to fabricate "public opinion" to deceive the commission.
Faced with the burial of the truth, nine patriotic intellectuals of Shenyang — Gong Tianmin, Liu Zhongming, Shao Xinpu, Bi Tianmin, Zhang Chali, Li Baoshi, Yu Guangyuan, Liu Zhongyi, and Zhang Yunling — formed an "Anti-Japanese Patriotic Group" to secretly collect evidence of Japan's crimes of aggression against China and expose Japan's evil acts to the world. Among them were bankers, medical scientists, and educators, and they came to be known as the "Nine Gentlemen."
Inside the Shenyang "September 18" History Museum, a camera belonging to Liu Zhongming and an organ used by Gong Tianmin's wife bring visitors back to the tense atmosphere of the time. "Once, in order to photograph the notice at the gate of the Kwantung Army headquarters, Bi Tianmin lay prone on the roof of a shop across the street, waiting patiently, until a car passed the headquarters gate, and Bi Tianmin, using the noise of the car engine, quickly pressed the shutter." Han Xiao, a docent at the Shenyang "September 18" History Museum, recounted. "The 'Nine Gentlemen' sorted materials and translated evidence on the second floor of the church. Whenever Japanese puppet secret agents burst in, Gong Tianmin's wife would play a pre-arranged piece of music, and those upstairs would pretend to be playing cards or socializing, thereby evading the agents' searches."
After more than 40 days of intense work, over 400 pages of materials were translated and compiled into a volume titled TRUTH. To ensure the legal validity of the materials, the nine men resolutely signed their real names on them, placed them in a blue cloth bag, and through the efforts of international friends, delivered them to the League of Nations investigation commission. "Because of its systematic nature and legal validity, the TRUTH materials became key evidence in the final Report of the League of Nations Commission of Inquiry affirming the facts of Japan's aggression against China," said Gao Jian, director of the Compilation and Research Department and a third-level research librarian at the Shenyang "September 18" History Museum.
In February 1933, the League of Nations Assembly adopted a resolution by 42 votes in favor and 1 against, recognizing the Northeast as an integral part of China's territory, denying that Japan's launching of the September 18 Incident was "legitimate self-defense," and confirming that the puppet state of Manchukuo was established by Japan against the will of the people of the Northeast. "This was the first time the international community formally characterized the September 18 Incident, giving the Chinese people's resistance against the aggressors the support of international public opinion and morality," Gao Jian said.
It was not until Gong Tianmin's death in 1978 that his son, while sorting through his belongings, discovered that Gong Tianmin's true identity was that of a Communist Party member. In 1925, Gong Tianmin secretly joined the Communist Party of China, and in 1927 he went underground. Gong Tianmin's grandson, Gong Xin, later recounted the process of searching for the TRUTH materials: in 2008, after repeated efforts by the family, they finally received an email from the director of the United Nations Library in Geneva — the original TRUTH materials were held there. The family immediately went to Geneva, photographed the originals and made CDs, and also reproduced the blue cloth bag. On September 17, 2010, the descendants of the "Nine Gentlemen" collectively donated this precious photocopied material of TRUTH to the Shenyang "September 18" History Museum.
More than 90 years later, the exhibition "Truth: Exhibition of Irrefutable Evidence of Japan's Invasion of Northeast China" opened on September 18 at the Shenyang "September 18" History Museum. The relevant facts and evidence tables from the TRUTH materials, the National Crisis Handbook published in 1932 by the Northeast Problems Research Association, the Salvation Handbook compiled and published by the Communist Party of China in 1938... Every physical object, every archive, every photograph records with irrefutable and overwhelming evidence (铁证如山, tie zheng ru shan - "iron, evidence, like, mountain") the indisputable historical truth and the heroic struggle of the sons and daughters of China. "Ironclad evidence refutes fallacies; truth establishes the record. Today, we use ironclad evidence to expose the historical truth and enable the younger generation to correctly understand history — not to perpetuate hatred, but to remember history, honor the martyrs, cherish peace, and create the future," Gao Jian said.
Return to TopBy: 巨云鹏
When a child faces difficulty, bravely dialing 110 to protect themselves, the police officer who arrives in time is the child's first impression of the law.
In the past two days, a video has spread widely in Shanghai.
An 8-year-old girl, while playing in a park, had a conflict with a little boy. After being pushed to the ground, she chose to use her phone watch to dial 110 to report the incident.
The police officer arrived, confirmed that the girl was not injured, and while comforting her, contacted her parents to come. In the video, a bystander raised the question, "Isn't this a waste of police resources?"
Behind this question lies a way of thinking that was once widespread: children's scuffles and fights are not worth taking seriously.
Whether handling a dispute between children after receiving a report is a "waste of police resources" can be viewed from at least three aspects:
First, look at the protection of children's rights and interests. Minors, especially children, receive comprehensive legal protection in our country. The Law on the Protection of Minors clearly stipulates that when handling matters involving minors, one important requirement is to "give minors special and priority protection." From this perspective, when facing a child's call for help, the rapid response and timely handling by public security organs is the proper fulfillment of their duties.
Second, look at the handling of disputes at the grassroots level. In this incident, when two children had a conflict, whether it could be handled efficiently concerned not only the two children and the two families. In the Internet age, these "small matters" may spread through the internet, bringing more people's empathizing with others' experiences (感同身受, gan tong shen shou - "feel, same, body, receive"). Properly resolving a children's dispute at the very beginning is precisely where the "fine needlework" of social governance lies.
Third, look at the cultivation of rule-of-law thinking and legal awareness. Carrying out rule-of-law publicity and education for young people, guiding them to safeguard their own legitimate rights and interests and respect the legitimate rights and interests of others, is of great significance to the growth of young people and the stability of society.
The most relevant education is in practice. When a child faces difficulty, bravely dialing 110 to protect themselves, the police officer who arrives in time is the child's first impression of the law; when children gather together and listen attentively to the police officer's education, seeds of reverence for the law, respect for rules, and respect for others are quietly planted; when the video of this incident spreads online, more people will gain a deeper feeling for rule-of-law thinking and legal awareness.
Children's trust must be guarded with care. "It's not a waste. If it were an adult, they would be held responsible." Returning to the scene of the incident, this was the clear answer given by police officer Chu Yunhao. Every call for help deserves to be taken seriously; every bit of trust in the law deserves a firm response.
(The author is a reporter from this newspaper's Shanghai branch)
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Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 17) (Reporter Zhang Tianpei) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Public Security: Since the beginning of this year, the cybersecurity departments of public security organs nationwide have continuously deepened the "Clean Network — 2026" special operation, adhered to whole-chain crackdowns, category-based crackdowns, and ecological governance, launched a fierce offensive against prominent online illegal and criminal activities to which the people have strongly responded, and simultaneously relied on the national network and information security information reporting mechanism to work together with competent authorities of various industries to intensify efforts to govern online illegal and criminal activities. As of now, the cybersecurity departments of public security organs nationwide have cumulatively investigated and handled more than 36,000 cases of online illegal and criminal activities.
In response to the prominent situation of illegal and criminal activities such as the theft and sale of citizens' personal information and the leakage of citizens' personal information through "file checks" and "doxxing," the cybersecurity departments of public security organs have severely cracked down on criminal activities infringing on citizens' personal information, investigating and solving more than 4,100 related cases.
In response to the frequent occurrence of online rumors involving fabricated facts, substituting one thing for another to deceive (移花接木, yi hua jie mu - "move, flower,接, wood"), and AI (artificial intelligence) generation in areas related to accidents and disasters and related to the economy and people's livelihoods, the cybersecurity departments of public security organs have adhered to rapid investigation and rapid handling, investigating and solving more than 11,000 related cases, promptly carrying out rumor-debunking publicity and responding to public opinion concerns. In response to online water-army gangs acting as behind-the-scenes pushers of online chaos, organized implementation of acts such as manufacturing topics, hyping hot topics, paid post deletion, and inflating views and manipulating reviews, the cybersecurity departments of public security organs have adhered to the work philosophy of addressing both symptoms and root causes and long-term governance, lawfully and severely cracking down on illegal and criminal activities such as rumor-mongering to attract traffic, public-opinion blackmail, inflating views and manipulating reviews, and paid post deletion, cumulatively investigating and solving more than 190 related cases.
In response to online violence illegal and criminal activities seriously infringing on citizens' lawful rights and interests and seriously undermining the order of the online ecosystem, the cybersecurity departments of public security organs have focused on online violence illegal and criminal activities such as "doxxing and hanging people," insult and defamation, and telephone and text message "bombing," comprehensively carrying out crackdowns and rectification. At the same time, they have lawfully supervised and guided internet enterprise platforms to strengthen information content review management and technical early-warning prevention, comprehensively build a long-term comprehensive governance mechanism, and effectively safeguard citizens' lawful rights and interests, cumulatively investigating and solving more than 2,500 related cases.
Return to TopOn September 3, China Southern Power Grid Guangdong Power Grid Company (hereinafter referred to as "Guangdong Power Grid") released its 2025 "Five-Star" Social Responsibility Practice Report. The report shows that Guangdong Power Grid has integrated its corporate development into the process of Guangdong's high-quality development, anchored in reliable power supply, green practices, and innovative breakthroughs, having overall built itself into a world-class enterprise, maintained safe and stable operation of the provincial power grid for over 30 consecutive years, and won the "seventeen consecutive championships" in power supply service satisfaction in the public service public evaluation by the Guangdong Provincial Situation Survey and Research Center, delivering to society a development report card that is responsible and warm.
Over 57 billion yuan in investment enhances "resilience" Grid architecture restructuring empowers high-quality development
At the end of April 2025, the 500 kV Ehuang switch station and related line upgrade and renovation project in Yangjiang, Guangdong was put into operation. This is the nation's largest-scale bundled transmission project for offshore wind power.
In 2025, Guangdong Power Grid signed comprehensive cooperation agreements with municipal governments across the province, using a new type of government-enterprise cooperative relationship to drive the completion of over 57 billion yuan in power grid construction investment for the year, building and strengthening Guangdong's target grid architecture and the modern Greater Bay Area power grid, making power supply increasingly stable and reliable. Currently, the average customer outage time in the nine mainland cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area remains at a world-leading level, and the core areas of Guangzhou, Foshan, Dongguan and other cities have entered the "10-minute power restoration circle."
Facing tests such as frequent extreme weather and large-scale integration of new energy, Guangdong Power Grid has built a "one center, one base" dual national-level emergency platform, established a full-process risk management mechanism, and relied on digital-twin platforms, power grid combat command systems and other digital and intelligent means to empower the full process of disaster prevention, hazard avoidance, and power restoration with increased speed and efficiency.
Around the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day in 2025, strong typhoons "Huajiasha" and "Matmo" came arriving in quick succession (接踵来袭, jie feng lai xi - "follow, come"). Guangdong Power Grid adhered to the principle of "the entire grid as one chessboard" to coordinate resources, with the company party committee coordinating and promoting the resolution of difficult, painful, blocking, and stuck problems at repair sites, with party, government, workers, and youth organizations making joint efforts, and joining hands with all sectors of society, working tirelessly day and night (日夜兼程, ri ye jian cheng - "day, night, travel together") and overcoming great difficulties and challenges (攻坚克难, gong jian ke nan - "attack, key; overcome, difficulty"), achieving full-grid power restoration in less than 72 hours, ensuring the safe and stable operation of important power grid facilities and normal power supply to Hong Kong and Macao, demonstrating China Southern Power Grid's responsibility and commitment amid the wind and rain.
85.8 million kilowatts of new energy surge with "green vitality" Low-carbon development brightens the ecological foundation
Above the blue sea, wind turbines spin in the wind; across mountain fields and rural landscapes, photovoltaic arrays stretch as far as the eye can see; energy storage modules stand quietly... On the land of southern Guangdong, green energy such as wind turbines and photovoltaics is emerging or springing up in rapid succession (竞相迸发, jing xiang beng fa - "compete, each, burst forth"), and clean hydropower from western provinces such as Yunnan and Guizhou comes traversing mountains and ridges (跨山越岭, kua shan yue ling - "cross, mountain; leap, ridge"), jointly painting the magnificent picture of Guangdong's green and low-carbon development. As of the end of 2025, China Southern Power Grid's "west-to-east power transmission" capacity exceeded 43 million kilowatts, with cumulative transmitted electricity exceeding 980 billion kilowatt-hours.
Guangdong Power Grid actively serves the implementation of the carbon peak and carbon neutrality goals, deeply cultivates the construction of new-type power systems, makes overall arrangements around the entire chain of "source, grid, load, and storage," and has built 26 new-type power system demonstration zones and 22 zero-carbon demonstration projects. On Sanshan Island in Yangjiang, the nation's first sea-land integrated offshore wind power flexible DC transmission project has commenced construction. In Zhanjiang, the 500 kV Xuwen East power transmission and transformation project was completed and put into operation, opening up the "main artery" for offshore wind power and thermal power transmission. In Shantou, the nation's first seaside wind power test base has been established, serving the grid connection of 1.2 million kilowatts of offshore wind power. With the rapid development of new energy such as wind power, photovoltaics, and wave energy, Guangdong's installed new energy capacity has leapt to 85.8 million kilowatts, of which installed offshore wind power capacity ranks first in the nation, with a new energy utilization rate of over 99%, and green electricity adds an ecological foundation to the construction of a "green and beautiful Guangdong."
Guangdong is a major foreign trade province, with enormous demand for and scale of green electricity trading. Guangdong Power Grid actively cultivates the new business format of virtual power plants, taking the lead in the southern region in establishing a virtual power plant operation and management mechanism, creating Guangdong's first batch of virtual power plant operators, taking the lead across the entire grid in promoting nearly 80 million kilowatts of wind and solar new energy to fully enter the market, with the southern region's first batch of generation-type virtual power plants participating in electricity spot market trading through the "report quantity, report price" method, using market-based and intelligent resource aggregation models to serve the real economy in reducing costs and improving efficiency, and helping the whole society conserve energy, reduce consumption, and use green energy.
In 2025, Guangdong's green electricity trading volume exceeded 10 billion kilowatt-hours, with vehicle-grid interaction scale leading the nation, and electric energy substitution volume reaching 47.387 billion kilowatt-hours, building a new pattern of green and low-carbon energy supply and contributing to addressing climate change.
Digital and intelligent transformation implements "Artificial Intelligence+" Smart grid better understands electricity demand
During the 15th National Games and the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and Special Olympics, Guangdong Power Grid's "intelligent matrix," including AI dispatcher "Mingyue," humanoid robots, and quadruped robot "Xiaotian," made a collective appearance, conducting routine inspections and providing hard-core support for the safe and reliable electricity supply of the events.
The 15th National Games and the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and Special Olympics were jointly hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao for the first time. As an event partner, Guangdong Power Grid innovatively adopted a new green and low-carbon power guarantee model primarily supplied by "high-reliability utility power + new-type energy storage online," ensuring that the 240,000 meters of power lines and 30,000 lights at the opening ceremony venue achieved "zero outage, zero flicker," reducing carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 100 tons, achieving 14 hours of independent and stable load-bearing operation of the energy storage system, and opening a new path for power guarantee for large-scale events; for the first time, Dianhong technology was comprehensively applied to power guarantee for large-scale events, promoting the transformation and upgrading of the power guarantee model from "human-wave tactics" to "digital and intelligent tactics," achieving the goal of "zero grid failure, zero tripping, zero event outage, zero flicker," and satisfactorily delivering a green, safe, and intelligent power guarantee report card.
In 2025, Guangdong Power Grid accelerated its digital and intelligent transformation, comprehensively building an enterprise-level digital foundation, deepening the implementation of the "Artificial Intelligence+" action, covering 30 demonstration zones and accumulating more than 700 self-developed models, making the smart grid better understand every electricity demand.
Data source: China Southern Power Grid Guangdong Power Grid Company
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Popular support is the greatest politics. The fight against corruption bears on the popular will and on the Party's governing foundation; it is a major political struggle that cannot be lost and must never be lost. Persisting in advancing in an integrated manner the deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption is an important strategy for full and rigorous self-governance of the Party and the basic policy for the fight against corruption. It is a vivid practice of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, and it profoundly demonstrates the Party's firm determination to persistently advance full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. Since the 18th National Congress of the Party, our Party, with a thoroughgoing spirit of self-revolution and with the mission and commitment of "offending thousands upon thousands of people rather than failing the 1.4 billion," has eliminated maladies and brought chaos under control, struck hard at corruption, with unprecedented intensity, breadth, and depth. The fight against corruption has been achieving remarkable results (成效卓著, cheng xiao zhuo zhu - "achieve, effect, outstanding"), evident to all (有目共睹, you mu gong du - "have, eye, together, see"). Embarking on the new journey, we must always maintain the sobriety and perseverance that the fight against corruption is always on the road, always preserve the Party's clean and upright political character, and, with an unwavering and sustained, long-term effort in the anti-corruption strategy, ensure the long-term stability and security of the Party and the country.
Deeply understand the important positioning of persisting in advancing in an integrated manner the deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption
Persisting in advancing in an integrated manner the deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption is an original theoretical achievement formed by General Secretary Xi Jinping in the practice of leading the fight against corruption. In the fight against corruption in the new era, the theoretical system of persisting in advancing in an integrated manner the deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption has been continuously enriched, and the practical path has been continuously improved, promoting the strategic transformation of corruption governance from a focus on treating symptoms to treating both symptoms and root causes (标本兼治, biao ben jian zhi - "mark, root, combine, treat"), and realizing a systematic and holistic improvement in governance patterns and governance capacity. In the second volume of Selected Works of Xi Jinping on Party Building, in the article "Advancing the Modernization of the National Governance System and Governance Capacity with New Achievements in Full and Rigorous Self-Governance of the Party," General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "Advancing in an integrated manner the deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption is not only the basic policy for the fight against corruption, but also an important strategy for full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in the new era." This profoundly reveals the important positioning of persisting in advancing in an integrated manner the deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption, clarifies the organic whole relationship in which the deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption are interdependent and mutually reinforcing, points out the direction for governing the Party in the new era, and provides solid theoretical support for deepening the fight against corruption.
Corruption is the greatest cancer that endangers the Party's vitality and combat effectiveness. If the fight against corruption slackens even slightly, corruption problems can easily rebound and stage a comeback. Since the 18th National Congress of the Party, our Party has always adhered to no forbidden zones, full coverage, and zero tolerance in the fight against corruption, persistently "cracking down on tigers," "swatting flies," and "hunting foxes," resolutely investigating and punishing all kinds of disciplinary and legal violations, continuously releasing the clear signal of full and strict governance and strictness to the end, thoroughly breaking the erroneous argument that "corruption is inevitable and the law cannot punish the many," and fundamentally reversing the lax and soft situation in governing the Party. The essence of high-pressure punishment lies in using disciplinary and law enforcement to break down entrenched interest barriers and deter disciplinary and legal violators, prompting the broad ranks of Party members and cadres to revere Party discipline and state law, abandon fluke and speculative psychology, and curb the breeding and spread of corruption from the source. At present, the situation of the fight against corruption remains severe and complex; the stock of corruption has not yet been completely eliminated, and the increment is still waiting for opportunities to breed, making the governance task arduous and heavy. Under the new situation, the stubborn, hidden, and derivative characteristics of corruption problems have become more prominent, and fragmented and piecemeal governance can no longer meet the practical needs of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party and the fight against corruption in the new era. Persisting in advancing in an integrated manner the deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption is by no means a phased or partial anti-corruption work measure, nor is it different from the governance model of Western political parties that rely on external checks and balances and single legal constraints; rather, it is a strategic, overall, and fundamental governance strategy that runs through the entire process of Party building in the new era and covers all fields of governing the Party. This strategy is based on the essential requirement of self-revolution of a Marxist ruling party, adheres to treating both symptoms and root causes, systematic governance, and internal and external cultivation, realizes the organic integration and joint exertion of punishment and deterrence, institutional constraints, and raising awareness, builds an all-round, full-chain, and deep-level corruption governance system, and has become a systematic project for deepening full and rigorous self-governance of the Party and continuously purifying the Party's political ecology in the new era.
Persisting in advancing in an integrated manner the deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption is deeply embedded in the scientific system of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, contains multiple deep-level theoretical supports, and fully demonstrates the completeness, systematicness, and scientificity of the innovative theory of Party building in the new era. Adhering to the Party's overall leadership and adhering to the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee are the fundamental political guarantees for persisting in advancing in an integrated manner the deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption, ensuring that the direction of anti-corruption work does not deviate, the intensity does not diminish, and the standards do not loosen. Corruption harms the interests of the masses and severs the relationship between the Party and the masses and between cadres and the masses. Persisting in advancing in an integrated manner the deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption is essentially a popular-support project that safeguards the fundamental interests of the people and consolidates the Party's governing foundation. The institutional constraint of "prevention of corruption" is a vivid practice of governing the Party by institutions and by rules, continuously tightening the institutional cage and regulating the operation of power, which can prevent the breeding of corruption from the source. Rectifying conduct and enforcing discipline is the front-line defense against corruption, and normalized work-style building lays a solid work-style foundation for persisting in advancing in an integrated manner the deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption. Firmly pressing and consolidating the primary responsibility and supervisory responsibility for governing the Party provides important guarantees for the implementation of various measures of persisting in advancing in an integrated manner the deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption to be implemented in detail and produce results.
Deeply grasp the practical mechanism of persisting in advancing in an integrated manner the deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption
Persisting in advancing in an integrated manner the deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption, strengthening the deterrence of not daring to be corrupt, tightening the cage of not being able to be corrupt, and enhancing the self-awareness of not wanting to be corrupt, through persistently rectifying conduct, enforcing discipline, and fighting corruption, continuously cultivates a good political ecology of peace and prosperity in the country (海晏河清, hai yan he qing - "sea, peaceful, river, clear") and a clear and upright social or political atmosphere (朗朗乾坤, lang lang qian kun - "bright, bright, heaven, earth"). In the second volume of Selected Works of Xi Jinping on Party Building, in the article "Improving the System for Full and Rigorous Self-Governance of the Party," General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "Improve the working mechanism for advancing in an integrated manner the deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption, and through all-round, whole-process, and full-cycle strict governance, embody the requirements of strictness in all aspects and links of governing the Party, and implement them in Party organizations at all levels and all Party members." In persisting in advancing in an integrated manner the deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption, "not daring" is the premise, "not being able" is the key, and "not wanting" is the foundation; the three are interdependent, mutually reinforcing, and dialectically unified. We must adhere to simultaneous, same-direction, and comprehensive exertion, deeply integrate the deterrent effect of punishment of not daring to be corrupt, the rigidity of institutional constraints of not being able to be corrupt, and the advantages of ideological education of not wanting to be corrupt, and promote anti-corruption measures to cooperate with each other in policy orientation, reinforce each other in the implementation process, and complementing each other to enhance brilliance (相得益彰, xiang de yi zhang - "mutually, get, benefit, show") in governance results. As a major innovative achievement of the Sinicization and modernization of Marxist party-building theory, persisting in advancing in an integrated manner the deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption fully demonstrates the scientific party-governing thought of treating both symptoms and root causes and systematic governance, elevating our Party's understanding of the laws of long-term governance, the laws of governing the Party, and the laws of the fight against corruption to a new height.
"Not daring to be corrupt," as the foundational premise of persisting in advancing in an integrated manner the deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption, is the direct guarantee of the fight against corruption. "Not daring to be corrupt" focuses on strict punishment and is an important starting point for clearing the stock of corruption and curbing the increment of corruption, providing conditions for institutional constraints and ideological education. Given the stubbornness and derivative nature of corrupt behavior, if the high-pressure situation of strict punishment is lacking, institutional constraints and ideological education will become mere formality. Always adhere to the bottom line of zero tolerance for corruption, maintain the high-pressure situation of strict discipline enforcement, continuously release the strong signal that discipline enforcement will become stricter as time goes on, and use heavy blows to rectify disciplinary and legal violations and correct chronic work-style problems, which can effectively deter all kinds of signs of corruption and make those who harbor fluke psychology know fear and stop.
"Not being able to be corrupt," as the key hub of persisting in advancing in an integrated manner the deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption, is an important link connecting punishment and deterrence with ideological consolidation. Relying solely on high-pressure punishment can only treat symptoms and curb temporary chaos, and it is difficult to eradicate the soil for corruption to breed and the institutional and mechanism loopholes. Only by closely following the requirements of governing the Party by institutions and by rules and improving the power operation restriction and supervision system can we realize the transformation from passive punishment to active prevention and complete the leap from "not daring" to "not being able." Focusing on the entire chain of power allocation, operation process, and supervision and control, by improving the Party's internal regulations and systems, improving the supervision and discipline enforcement mechanism, standardizing the decision-making and execution process, and strengthening integrity building in key areas, we can compress the space for power rent-seeking in an all-round way, plug supervision loopholes, eliminate hidden dangers of corruption breeding, and build a normalized prevention and control system with clear powers and responsibilities, standardized processes, in-place supervision, and strong accountability, which can make corrupt behavior have no opportunity and nowhere to hide at the institutional level, consolidate the results of anti-corruption with institutionalized, standardized, and long-term governance, and promote full and rigorous self-governance of the Party to go deeper and become more practical, normalized, and long-term.
"Not wanting to be corrupt," as the value sublimation of persisting in advancing in an integrated manner the deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption, is a fundamental solution based on building the Party ideologically and strengthening the Party theoretically, and it thickens the ideological foundation of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. Fighting corruption is not only about rectifying corrupt behavior and correcting work-style chaos, but also about tempering Party spirit, purifying the political soul, and reshaping the political ecology. Compared with the external deterrence of not daring to be corrupt and the external constraints of not being able to be corrupt, the ideological self-awareness of integrity is the most stable and lasting barrier against corruption and degeneration. "Not wanting to be corrupt" focuses on ideological soul-building, Party spirit tempering, and cultural infiltration, closely follows the requirements of building the Party ideologically and strengthening the Party theoretically in the new era, relies on normalized Party spirit education, discipline education, warning education, and the building of a clean culture in the new era, continuously clearing up the source and correcting the fundamentals (正本清源, zheng ben qing yuan - "correct, root, clear, source") and strengthening the foundation and vital energy (固本培元, gu ben pei yuan - "solidify, root, cultivate, element"), guides Party members and cadres to firmly establish ideals and convictions, practice the original aspiration and founding mission, establish a correct view of power, view of political achievements, and view of career, and cultivate a clean and upright family tradition. Through normalized ideological tempering, continuously enhance the political awareness, discipline literacy, and integrity self-awareness of Party members and cadres, promote the value concept of advocating integrity and rejecting corruption to be internalized in the heart and externalized in action, and eliminate corrupt thoughts and the ideological soil for corruption to breed from the ideological root. Different from the external pressure of punishment and deterrence and the rigid norms of institutional constraints, "not wanting to be corrupt" truly realizes the fundamental transformation from passive constraint and passive discipline compliance to active self-discipline and conscious integrity maintenance, promotes the leap of anti-corruption from treating symptoms to treating root causes, from control to self-awareness, and provides lasting and profound ideological support for the long-term stability and security of the Party and the country.
The deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption are not mutually isolated independent links, but an organic, interconnected, and complementing each other to form a whole (相辅相成, xiang fu xiang cheng - "complement, assist, mutually, complete") complete governance system. Among them, the high-pressure deterrence of not daring to be corrupt lays a rigid premise for institutional implementation and ideological tempering; the institutional system of not being able to be corrupt consolidates the results of punishment and delineates the behavioral boundaries of clean performance of duties; and the ideological self-awareness of not wanting to be corrupt continuously deepens governance results and builds the internal foundation for resisting corruption and degeneration.
Accurately assess the characteristics of the new stage of the fight against corruption, and promote integrated governance through whole-chain coordination
Since the 18th National Congress of the Party, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has persisted in advancing in an integrated manner the deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption, and the fight against corruption has achieved an overwhelming victory and been comprehensively consolidated. Efforts have been made to improve the anti-corruption work institutional mechanism featuring the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, the overall command of Party committees at all levels, the organization and coordination of discipline inspection commissions and supervision commissions, the efficient coordination of functional departments, and the participation and support of the people, laying a solid organizational foundation for systematic anti-corruption work. The deterrent effect of full and strict high-pressure punishment has been continuously released. In 2025, a total of 26,000 people across the country voluntarily surrendered themselves. The institutional anti-corruption prevention system has become increasingly complete, forming a systematic, complete, scientific, standardized, and effective institutional chain, continuously tightening the institutional cage of not being able to be corrupt. At the same time, the work of establishing virtue through ideology and educating people through integrity has been promoted on a normalized basis, using ideals and convictions to strengthen the foundation and vital energy, unite hearts and build the soul, and build layer by layer the ideological foundation of Party members and cadres to resist corruption and degeneration.
In the second volume of Selected Works of Xi Jinping on Party Building, in the article "Making Great Efforts to Eradicate the Soil and Conditions for Corruption to Breed," General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "We must have a clear understanding of the new situations and new trends in the fight against corruption, and a clear understanding of the soil and conditions for corruption problems to arise, and with the tenacity and perseverance of always being on the road, make precise efforts and sustained efforts, and resolutely win the tough battle and protracted battle against corruption." At present, although the fight against corruption has achieved an overwhelming victory and been comprehensively consolidated, the situation remains severe and complex. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "We must make greater efforts in integrated advancement, strengthen the concept of system, strengthen linkage and coordination, connect all aspects of supervision, and promote integrated governance through whole-chain coordination." Resolutely fighting the tough battle, protracted battle, and overall battle against corruption places higher standards and stricter requirements on persisting in advancing in an integrated manner the deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption. We must continue to make sustained and in-depth efforts to eradicate the soil and conditions for corruption problems to arise, and continuously expand the depth and breadth of the fight against corruption.
Strengthen the Party's centralized, unified leadership over the fight against corruption, and improve the responsibility system for the Party's leadership of the fight against corruption. Connect the fight against corruption with the Party's political building, ideological building, organizational building, work-style building, discipline building, and institutional building, integrate the forces of the entire anti-corruption chain, continue to maintain the high-pressure situation of punishing corruption, improve the institutional mechanisms for preventing the breeding and spread of corruption, start from the source, and strive to reduce the space for corruption to grow. Keep a close eye on new-type corruption and hidden corruption, identify the prominent manifestations of corruption, focus on key areas, strengthen daily management and supervision, precisely apply the "four forms," grasp early and small problems, enforce discipline precisely, investigate and punish strictly, resolutely curb the increment of corruption and eliminate the stock of corruption, and continuously consolidate the strong deterrent effect of not daring to be corrupt.
Adhere to governing the Party by institutions and by rules, with institutional improvement, process standardization, and supervision strengthening as the focus, and more scientifically and effectively put power in the institutional cage. Focus on the entire process of power decision-making, execution, and supervision, refine the integrity risk prevention and control mechanism, increase the intensity of punishment for bribery, fill institutional loopholes in key areas and key positions, improve the list of powers and responsibilities, the negative list, and the accountability list, and realize that power operation can be checked, controlled, and supervised throughout the entire process. Improve the systematic, integrated, coordinated, and efficient supervision system, connect Party supervision, state organ supervision, democratic supervision, judicial supervision, mass supervision, and public opinion supervision and other supervision forces, build an all-round, multi-level, and normalized supervision pattern, and enhance the precision, coordination, and effectiveness of supervision. Further improve the Party's internal regulations system and the national legal system, and accelerate the improvement of anti-corruption foreign-related laws and regulations. Strengthen the rigidity of institutional implementation, strictly supervise the implementation of institutions and pursue accountability, eliminate institutional idling and implementation hollowing, and make institutions truly become a rigid barrier that constrains power and prevents corruption.
Adhere to building the Party ideologically and strengthening the Party theoretically, strengthen the building of a clean culture in the new era, and continuously thicken the ideological self-awareness of not wanting to be corrupt. Closely follow the general requirements of Party building in the new era, persistently purify the political ecology, strictly conduct political life within the Party, run education on ideals and convictions, Party spirit cultivation, and integrity and self-discipline through the entire process of education and management of Party members and cadres, guide the broad ranks of Party members and cadres to eliminate corrupt thoughts from the depths of their minds, build a solid anti-corruption and integrity defense line, and realize the fundamental transformation from passive constraint to active self-discipline. Based on industry characteristics, job risks, and the actual situation of the cadre team, carry out precise and differentiated integrity education, and effectively promote integrity education to achieve implementation yielding tangible results (落地见效, luo di jian xiao - "land, ground, see, effect").
Based on the new situation of Party building, we must always adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, persist in advancing in an integrated manner the deterrence of corruption, the prevention of corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption, deeply integrate the measures of punishment and deterrence, institutional constraints, and raising awareness, deepen the treatment of both symptoms and root causes and systematic governance, precisely apply the concept of "full-cycle management," coordinate short-term rectification and long-term building, continuously improve the corruption governance system, continuously improve the penetration of anti-corruption, continuously purify the Party's political ecology, forever maintain the Party's clean and upright political character, and provide solid and reliable political guarantees for the great cause of building a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
(The author is a professor at the School of CPC History and Party Building, Renmin University of China)
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Since the advent of the new era, the people's demand for spiritual and cultural life has continued to rise. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "Strive to raise the level of public cultural services so that the people can enjoy a more fulfilling, richer, and higher-quality spiritual and cultural life." The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan proposes: "Improve the public cultural service system, carry forward and promote the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and enable the people to enjoy a higher-quality cultural life." Enabling the people to enjoy a higher-quality cultural life means ensuring that the people can fully obtain public cultural products and services that are universally accessible, equitable, diverse in category, and of superior quality, meeting the people's diverse, multi-level, and multifaceted spiritual and cultural needs, and embodying the development principle of promoting coordinated economic and social development and of material civilization and spiritual civilization enhancing each other or complementing one another (相得益彰, xiang de yi zhang - "mutually, benefit, each, enhance").
A higher-quality cultural life means that the scope, connotation, process, and subjects of cultural products and services achieve a "qualitative" breakthrough, namely a significant improvement in the accessibility of cultural services, the ideological content of cultural products, the interactivity of cultural participation, and the subjectivity of cultural creation. The accessibility of cultural services means having more cultural services that are close at hand and highly effective, meeting the people's need for immediate access to cultural services, and enabling cultural life to be deeply integrated with daily life. The ideological content of cultural products means that the people can enjoy cultural products with profound and deep ideological connotations, achieving a high degree of identification with and a strong sense of belonging to advanced socialist culture, revolutionary culture, and the excellent traditional Chinese culture. The interactivity of cultural participation means obtaining cultural experiences that are more interactive and participatory, bringing the people more direct sensory experiences, richer emotional connections, and more personalized cultural feelings, evoking emotional resonance and then sublimating into a group's deep value identification. The subjectivity of cultural creation means that the people can directly participate in cultural creation that expresses their own thoughts and viewpoints, using media forms such as short videos, online literature, and digital music to engage in cultural creation and dissemination, giving the comprehensive development of the individual a broader cultural soil.
The key to enabling the people to enjoy a higher-quality cultural life lies in making efforts on the supply side of cultural products and services, meeting the people's cultural needs and enriching their cultural life with high-quality cultural supply. Improving the quality of public cultural service supply can be approached from the entire process of creative production, supply matching, and inheritance and development, guiding cultural workers to adhere to a people-centered creative orientation, innovating the supply model of public cultural services, improving the efficiency of resource allocation for public cultural services, systematically advancing the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage, and continuously enriching the supply of high-quality culture.
Adhere to a people-centered creative orientation. Guide cultural workers to go deep into the people's lives for careful observation, take root among the people and in life, improve the capacity for original cultural creation, repeatedly refine and polish their works, and, in devoted creation, cultivate deep feelings for the people, enhance professional competence, and temper moral character. Through high-quality cultural works that reflect the people's lives, guide people to think deeply about society and life, enabling them to gain intellectual enlightenment and comprehend the true meaning of life, achieving the organic unity of ideological content, artistic quality, and appreciation value. For example, the Shaanxi-style cultural drama The Protagonist, which was popular this year, tells the life ups and downs of several generations of Qinqiang opera performers, abandoning elitist and detached-from-reality narratives, presenting the hardships and regrets, perseverance and resistance of ordinary people, and becoming a quality work integrating realistic themes with excellent traditional culture.
Promote the improvement of quality and efficiency in public cultural services. At present, China's modern public cultural service system, which covers urban and rural areas, is convenient and efficient, guarantees basic needs, and promotes fairness, has been basically established; further improving the level of public cultural services requires greater attention to improving quality and efficiency. In expanding service scenarios, new types of public cultural spaces can be developed by relying on urban study rooms, community cultural stations, cultural corridors, and the like, providing spatial guarantees for high-quality cultural resources to reach the grassroots directly and allowing culture to truly integrate into life. In revitalizing resources, the mechanism for social forces to participate in public cultural services can be improved; through policy guidance, government purchase of services, project support, cooperative operation, and other means, social organizations, enterprises, and volunteer teams can be encouraged to participate deeply in the supply of public cultural services; the reform separating the ownership and use rights of public cultural facilities can be advanced in an orderly manner; the integrated utilization of public cultural facility resources such as public libraries, cultural centers, and grassroots cultural service centers can be promoted; the use efficiency of various public cultural facility resources can be improved; the practical problems of idle grassroots public cultural facilities and low service effectiveness can be solved; and the universality, precision, and effectiveness of public cultural services can be continuously enhanced. Technology should be used well to improve the service effectiveness of smart museums, smart libraries, and public cultural cloud services, narrow the digital divide between urban and rural areas, and raise the level of digitalization of public culture.
Provide more support and guarantees for mass cultural activities. At present, the people's demand for participating in cultural activities is growing day by day; they are both consumers of cultural products and creators of cultural works. Mass cultural activities such as Guizhou's "village-branded" events and the "Rural Good Song Gathering" in Ani'me Village, Yangbi Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, have become cultural IPs with considerable influence. Platforms should be actively built for the people's cultural activities, the mechanism for supporting the development of mass cultural activities should be improved, support for amateur literary and art societies, private troupes, performance teams, senior universities, youth literary and art groups, and community and enterprise cultural backbone personnel in carrying out creative activities should be increased, and a number of grassroots mass literary and art teams should be cultivated.
Better nourish the people's spiritual world with cultural heritage. Cultural heritage bears witness to the historical lineage of the Chinese nation and contains the cultural spirit of the Chinese nation, providing people with a continuous and powerful source of spiritual strength. The systematic nature of cultural heritage protection and inheritance should be strengthened; with the establishment and improvement of institutional mechanisms as a guarantee, the cultural relics inspection and supervision mechanism should be improved, and systematic protection and unified supervision of cultural heritage should be promoted. The management systems and mechanisms for national cultural parks should be optimized to enhance the effectiveness of cultural heritage protection and supervision; with the requirement of building a pattern of comprehensive protection, tangible cultural heritage should be preserved and living traditional culture passed on, and the level of protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage should be raised; with the implementation of major cultural projects as a driver, the value connotation of the excellent traditional Chinese culture should be fully explored, the ideas, humanistic spirit, and moral norms contained therein should be deeply excavated, inheritance and innovation should be carried out in light of the requirements of the times, the beneficial cultural resources of Chinese civilization should be transformed into forms of expression that conform to contemporary aesthetics, and more value symbols and cultural products that carry Chinese culture and the Chinese spirit should be disseminated.
(The author is a researcher at the Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era of the Ministry of Education)
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The spirit of scientists is a precious spiritual asset accumulated by scientific and technological workers in long-term scientific practice, a spiritual engine driving the continuous progress of science and technology, and an inexhaustible force supporting the development of basic research. General Secretary Xi Jinping has repeatedly advocated carrying forward the spirit of scientists, clearly pointing out that "scientific achievements cannot be separated from spiritual support." On April 30 this year, at the symposium on strengthening basic research, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "Carry forward the spirit of scientists, strengthen science popularization and publicity, stimulate the imagination and desire for exploration of young people, and make devoting oneself to basic research the life pursuit of more young people." This important statement connects the internal logic of the inheritance of the spirit of scientists, science popularization and publicity, and talent cultivation, and points out the direction and path for strengthening the cultivation of reserve forces for basic research.
At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating and breaking through, global scientific and technological competition is focusing more on basic and frontier fields, and the importance of original and disruptive innovation is increasingly prominent. As the "master switch" of scientific and technological innovation, basic research is the source of living water for solving "bottleneck" problems and breaking through core technology bottlenecks, and is an important force affecting a country's scientific and technological strength and development resilience. The exploration cycle of basic research is long, and its characteristic of accumulating much to release greatly later (厚积薄发, hou ji bo fa - "accumulate, thickly; release, thinly") determines that it cannot seek quick success and instant benefits, but requires sustained and stable human investment. Strengthening the building of a reserve talent team for scientific research, making great efforts to cultivate a large number of young people with scientific potential, and guiding them to take engaging in basic research as their life aspiration is a long-term plan for consolidating the talent foundation for high-level self-reliance and strength in science and technology.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "Give wings of science and technology to children's dreams, let the future scientific and technological world of the motherland be a gathering of many outstanding people (群英荟萃, qun ying hui cui - "groups, heroes, gather, assemble"), and let the vast starry sky of future science shine with stars!" Adolescence is an important stage for the development of creative thinking. The curiosity of young people who are asking questions thoroughly and relentlessly (打破砂锅问到底, da bo sha guo wen dao di - "break, clay pot, ask, reach, bottom") and their imagination of "daring to think what predecessors have never thought" are indispensable core qualities for conducting basic research. The history of scientific development and the laws of talent growth both show that many scientists developed an interest in science during adolescence, and thereafter continuously explored and bravely scaled new heights. Their personal experiences have set up learnable and feasible models for young people to engage in basic research. By influencing young people with the spirit of scientists, enabling them to recognize that basic research values long-term persistence and that scientific exploration is achieved through persistent pursuit, and gradually guiding them to cultivate the scientific character of "being able to sit on the cold bench and put in hard work," lasting spiritual motivation is injected for their future devotion to basic research. By guiding young people to understand the fruitful achievements in the field of basic research and the outstanding contributions of scientists, helping them recognize that basic research is not an "unpopular field" but a glorious journey that serves national strategy, supports technological innovation, promotes industrial transformation, and enhances human welfare, the consciousness of young people to aspire to devote themselves to basic research and bravely shoulder the mission of the times is thus stimulated. To carry forward the spirit of scientists and cultivate reserve forces for basic research, it is necessary to coordinate science popularization resources and adhere to multi-dimensional and systematic advancement.
Strengthen spiritual appeal through the narrative of the times. Tell the struggle journey and outstanding achievements of generations of scientists rooted in basic disciplines and determined to tackle difficult problems, and demonstrate the value connotation of the spirit of scientists that transcends time and space through the historical depth of scientific and technological development. Closely follow the current frontier development trends of basic research and key field tackling tasks, tell well the stories of scientific and technological innovation in the new era, and stimulate young people's yearning for science. Extensively publicize the advanced models and deeds emerging in the fields of basic research and other scientific and technological fields, pay attention to presenting the academic journeys, career choices, and innovative insights of scientists in basic and frontier fields, especially young researchers, and highlight the contemporary meaning and value orientation of the spirit of scientists in intergenerational dialogue.
Fully leverage the educational function of science popularization positions. Relying on positions such as schools at all levels, science and technology museums, museums, and online publicity platforms, explore rich and diverse forms of science popularization, and transform the spiritual cores of patriotism, innovation, truth-seeking, and dedication into vivid and perceptible specific stories. Promote scientific research institutions, universities, and innovative enterprises to leverage their own advantages, and guide young people to get close to scientists and understand the frontier dynamics of basic research by holding open days, summer camps, and other means. Use new digital methods such as immersive interaction, scenario restoration, and visual communication to build experience spaces integrating virtual and real, allowing young people to "enter" laboratories across time and space, "personally experience" the process of major basic research tackling, and enhance spiritual resonance through interactive participation.
Cultivate a social trend of loving science and advocating science. Taking important occasions such as National Science Popularization Month, National Science and Technology Activity Week, and National Science and Technology Workers Day as opportunities, solidly advance "the spirit of scientists entering campuses" and practical and exploratory science activities for young people, pool the joint efforts of multiple parties, and continuously enhance the level of socialization in carrying forward the spirit of scientists. Organically integrate the carrying forward of the spirit of scientists with news reports on major original achievements in basic research and the publicity and popularization of frontier scientific and technological knowledge, so that young people can witness the strength of science and technology, feel the core of the spirit, and understand the power of foundations. Expand the science popularization talent team, strengthen the whole society's responsibility for science popularization, guide young people to fully understand the internal connection between the spirit of scientists, a strong scientific and technological nation, and the construction of socialist modernization, and let the spirit of scientists truly be internalized in the heart and externalized in action.
(Author's affiliation: China Research Institute for Science Popularization)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 施 芳
September 20 is "National Love Teeth Day," and this year's theme is "Healthy Mouth, Healthy Life," with the sub-theme "Youth Protect Teeth to Build Foundations, Seniors Keep Healthy Teeth to Enjoy Well-Being." Though teeth are small, they affect the whole body. From dental caries to periodontitis, from missing teeth to maxillofacial problems, oral health hazards not only affect chewing and facial appearance but are also closely related to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other conditions.
How can children's oral health be protected? How can elderly people prevent periodontal disease? This page launches a special feature for "National Love Teeth Day," focusing on children's tooth protection and elderly people's oral health, so that smiles begin with "teeth" and health starts from the "mouth."
—Editor
Children: Eat Less Sugar, Brush Frequently
"Baby teeth will fall out eventually anyway, so no need to worry about cavities" — this is a common misconception about children's oral care. "A healthy set of teeth bears important functions such as chewing and maintaining normal facial appearance, and is related to children's nutritional intake, maxillofacial development, and self-confidence," said Zheng Shuguo (郑树国), chief physician of the Department of Oral Disease Prevention and Health Care at Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology. Paying attention to children's oral health — from brushing every time conscientiously, to developing healthy eating habits, to receiving regular oral examinations — every small habit is building a solid foundation for children's future healthy life.
Dental Caries Is the Main Challenge to Children's Oral Health
Zheng Shuguo explained that dental caries, commonly known as "tooth decay," is the most common oral disease in children.
"Baby teeth can chew food, guide the eruption of permanent teeth, and maintain dental arch space, playing an irreplaceable (不可替代, bu ke ti dai - "not, can, replace") role during children's growth and development. Decayed or prematurely lost baby teeth can affect children's eating and the normal eruption of permanent teeth, and in severe cases can lead to unilateral chewing and misaligned teeth," Zheng Shuguo said.
Four Things to Do for Children's Caries Prevention
Zheng Shuguo explained that the occurrence of caries is closely related to bacteria on the teeth, sugar in food, the structure of children's teeth, and the duration of exposure. Cariogenic bacteria in the mouth use sugar to produce acidic substances, which, over prolonged action, can destroy the hard tissue of teeth and form cavities. Therefore, the key to preventing caries lies in scientifically controlling sugar, effective cleaning, rational fluoride use, and pit and fissure sealing.
Scientifically control sugar. The sugar in sugary beverages, candies, desserts, and other foods provides energy for oral bacteria to produce acid and is closely related to the occurrence of caries. Children should reduce their intake of sugary foods, prioritize plain boiled water for daily drinking, and especially avoid eating sweets or drinking sugary beverages before bed; for fruit, direct consumption is recommended, and it is not advisable to replace it with fruit juice over the long term. Frequent consumption of sweets, allowing sugar to remain in the mouth for long periods, more easily increases the risk of caries.
Effective cleaning. Children should insist on brushing their teeth morning and evening every day, for no less than 2 minutes each time, and brushing before bed is especially important. Young children's fine motor skills are not yet fully developed, so parents should help or supervise their children's brushing to ensure that all surfaces of the teeth are effectively cleaned. As children grow older, they can gradually develop the habit of using dental floss to remove plaque between teeth that is difficult for a toothbrush to reach.
Rational fluoride use. Fluoride can enhance the acid resistance of teeth and is currently recognized as one of the effective caries-prevention measures. Children should use fluoride toothpaste under parental guidance according to their age: a rice-grain-sized amount each time for children under 3 years old, and a pea-sized amount each time for children aged 3–6. Children at higher risk of caries can receive professional fluoride application under a doctor's guidance.
Pit and fissure sealing. Doctors will assess based on the development of children's teeth and apply pit and fissure sealing to eligible teeth, forming a protective barrier in the pits and fissures of the tooth surface to effectively prevent caries. The first permanent molars (commonly known as "six-year molars"), which erupt around age 6, are the key targets for pit and fissure sealing.
Dental Trauma Should Be Treated Promptly
"In addition to caries, dental and jaw deformities and dental trauma are also common oral problems in children and adolescents," Zheng Shuguo explained. If a child is found to have an "underbite," severe crowding of teeth, mouth breathing, or other conditions, they should promptly go to an oral medical institution for examination, and an orthodontic specialist should determine whether intervention is needed. The treatment plan needs to be comprehensively determined based on the type of dental and jaw deformity, its severity, and the child's stage of growth and development.
Children are active and lively, and dental trauma easily occurs during sports and play. After trauma occurs, they should seek medical attention as soon as possible. If a tooth is completely knocked out, the dislodged tooth should be found as quickly as possible, held by the crown portion, and the root should not be touched; when conditions permit, the tooth can be rinsed with clean water and placed back into its original socket. If it cannot be repositioned, the tooth can be temporarily stored in saline solution or milk, and the child should go to an oral medical institution promptly for treatment. The more timely the treatment, the higher the probability of saving the tooth.
The early symptoms of children's oral diseases are hidden, and regular examinations help with early detection and early management. It is recommended that children have an oral examination every six months, and children at high risk of caries can shorten this to an examination every three months.
Seniors: Treat Inflammation, Replace Missing Teeth
Many people think "it's normal for teeth to fall out when you get old." "In fact, age is not the real cause of tooth loss; oral diseases such as periodontitis are the culprits behind tooth loss in the elderly," said Zhou Yongsheng (周永胜), chief physician of the Department of Prosthodontics at Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology.
How can elderly people prevent periodontal disease? How can they prevent missing teeth from affecting their physical health? Zhou Yongsheng offered relevant advice.
Periodontal Disease Is the Primary Cause of Tooth Loss in the Elderly
Periodontitis is a chronic infectious disease of the tooth-supporting tissues. If it is not controlled over the long term, the gums gradually recede, teeth become loose, and eventually they fall out.
Periodontal disease is the primary cause of tooth loss among elderly people in China, but most patients rarely seek medical attention on their own. Many elderly people find blood streaks on their toothbrush when brushing, have difficulty biting with strength, and have red and swollen gums, thinking they have "excessive internal heat."
In fact, these symptoms are often signals of chronic periodontitis. "Periodontitis can be prevented and treated. Early detection and standardized treatment can control the condition and preserve natural teeth. If the above phenomena are noticed, one should go to the dentistry department for an examination as soon as possible," Zhou Yongsheng said.
Periodontitis often leads to gum recession, exposing the tooth roots that were originally covered by the gums, and the risk of root surface caries (tooth decay) subsequently rises. Root surface caries is hidden in location, often has no symptoms in the early stage, and by the time there is pain, the decay has often already reached the dental pulp. It progresses quickly and is difficult to treat, making it another important cause of tooth loss in the elderly.
To prevent root surface caries, elderly people should brush their teeth with fluoride toothpaste morning and evening, for at least 2 minutes each time. They can use fluoride mouthwash as a supplement to help remineralize the tooth surface. After gum recession widens the gaps between teeth, interdental brushes (interdental brushes) can be used to gently clean the gaps and exposed root surfaces. For narrower gaps, dental floss can be used to clean the adjacent surfaces of teeth.
Oral Inflammation Affects Overall Health
Zhou Yongsheng explained that chronic inflammation of the mouth not only affects dental health but also affects overall health. Existing evidence shows that periodontitis has a bidirectional relationship with diabetes: the presence of periodontal inflammation is not conducive to blood sugar control, and conversely, diabetes aggravates periodontal destruction. Periodontitis is also closely related to cardiovascular disease. Because the swallowing reflex weakens in elderly people, oral bacteria may also be accidentally inhaled into the lower respiratory tract, increasing the risk of aspiration pneumonia. Therefore, elderly people with systemic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease should incorporate oral health into chronic disease management, and controlling blood sugar and blood pressure is important.
Seek Medical Attention Promptly After Tooth Loss
If periodontitis cannot be effectively controlled, it will ultimately lead to tooth loss; if root surface caries treatment is delayed, it also faces the risk of extraction. Many elderly people feel that "losing one or two teeth doesn't matter," but the impact of tooth loss is chain-like: after chewing efficiency declines, elderly people tend to choose soft and mushy foods, which over time may lead to unbalanced nutritional intake; at the same time, the mouth's self-cleaning ability declines, increasing the risk of caries; in addition, the teeth on both sides of the gap will tilt toward the space, the opposing teeth will elongate, and the occlusion relationship will gradually become disordered; missing front teeth also affect pronunciation and facial appearance, affecting elderly people's social interaction and psychological health.
Zhou Yongsheng recommends that after tooth loss, one should seek medical attention promptly and restore missing teeth through removable dentures, fixed dentures, or dental implants to restore chewing function. Do not delay because "it doesn't hurt"; restoration should be done as early as possible, as prolonged delay may increase the difficulty of restoration.
Those wearing removable dentures should clean the dentures daily, remove them before bed, soak them in room-temperature clean water or denture cleanser, and have regular follow-up examinations. It is recommended to have an oral examination every six months and a dental cleaning at least once a year.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 17) (Reporter Lin Lili) A special medical purpose amino acid component formula food suitable for patients over 1 year old with phenylketonuria was recently approved for registration, becoming the first nutrient component-type special medical purpose formula food (hereinafter referred to as "FSMP") applicable to patients with rare diseases in China, filling a gap in the domestic market (填补空白, tian bu kong bai - "fill, gap, empty, space"). This FSMP will further enrich the food choices for phenylketonuria patients in China and improve patients' quality of life.
The 8 phenylketonuria FSMPs previously registered and marketed in China all belong to the amino acid metabolism disorder formula category. Such products use amino acids (containing no or only a small amount of phenylalanine) as the main raw material, with fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and other ingredients added. Although such products can effectively meet the clinical nutritional needs of phenylketonuria patients, the product type is singular, which to a certain extent limits the intake of other ordinary foods.
The newly approved formula can provide phenylketonuria patients with sufficient protein (amino acids), while fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and other essential nutrients can be supplemented from other low-protein ordinary diets, thereby enabling patients to enjoy more everyday foods in daily life. According to reports, the average incidence rate of phenylketonuria in China is approximately 0.9 per 10,000, with approximately 120,000 to 150,000 registered patients. Because patients have phenylalanine metabolism disorders, they cannot eat normal foods like ordinary people, and must adhere to a lifelong low-phenylalanine dietary treatment, using FSMP under the guidance of doctors and clinical nutritionists. Studies have shown that the proportion of phenylketonuria patients whose condition improves after using FSMP exceeds 94.8%.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Tianjin, September 17) (Reporter Li Jiading) The reporter learned from the Tianjin Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau: Since the beginning of this year, Tianjin has deeply implemented the "Wage Security Action" (安薪行动), with human resources and social security law enforcement departments at both the municipal and district levels intensifying their efforts, filing and investigating cases of wage arrears violations in accordance with the law and promoting the payment of wages in full, coordinating with relevant competent authorities on disputed amounts, and promoting the substantive resolution of conflicts and disputes. As of the end of August, a cumulative total of 86.02 million yuan in wages had been recovered for 6,111 migrant workers.
It is understood that this year Tianjin has opened up diversified complaint channels of "window + telephone + online," implementing ledger management and dedicated personnel handling for wage arrears appeals, ensuring every matter is properly handled (件件有着落, jian jian you zhe luo - "every piece, has, landing") and every issue receives a response, with 100% of concluded leads receiving telephone follow-up. The mechanism of paired liaison between human resources and social security law enforcement and competent industry department cadres and engineering projects has been promoted, with rights protection QR codes and complaint hotlines publicly displayed in prominent locations such as construction site dormitories, canteens, and entrances and exits.Law enforcement cadres go to the front line to interview workers, promoting the transformation of the governance model from "passively receiving complaints" to "proactively providing services in advance," intervening early to curb the signs of wage disputes at their source.
Tianjin has continued to improve the migrant worker wage payment monitoring and early warning platform, opening six functional modules to the public, including dishonesty exposure and complaint rights protection. Complaint channels for each district, information on 44 dishonest entities, and over 1,500 pieces of deposit guarantee information can be checked with one click, actively accepting social supervision.
Human resources and social security departments, together with housing and urban-rural development, transportation, water affairs, and other departments, have implemented "monthly account reconciliation and disclosure," promoting the standardized application of the monitoring and early warning platform in projects under construction. Since 2026, over 5 billion yuan in wages has been distributed on behalf of workers through the platform, achieving full-process online record management. Through the dual efforts of "online intelligent monitoring + offline on-site verification," the municipal-level special work team has conducted in-depth spot checks on 52 projects and issued 146 rectification suggestion notices, preventing the risks and hidden dangers of wage arrears at the source.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 周 欢
"Uncle Li, lie still, don't move, and the scan examination is beginning..." On the afternoon of August 29th, in Changzheng Yuan Community, Yudu County, Jiangxi Province, inside a 12-meter-long mobile diagnosis-and-treatment vehicle, 73-year-old resident Li Kesheng lay flat on the examination bed. Beside him, Hou Dailun, director of the Medical Imaging Center at Beijing Chest Hospital, affiliated with Capital Medical University, gave instructions while guiding the imaging technician in operating the CT equipment.
That day, the "Smoking Control and Lung Protection · One Scan, Dual Screening" (控烟护肺·一扫双筛) lung cancer and tuberculosis joint screening "Long March Journey" project, coordinated by Beijing Chest Hospital and co-organized by the China Association of Tobacco Control and Health, was launched in Yudu County — the place where the Central Red Army's Long March assembled and departed. The project, relying on mobile diagnosis-and-treatment vehicles equipped with low-dose spiral CT equipment, brings free chest CT screening to the doorstep of the masses in the old revolutionary base areas, allowing everyone, without leaving their village or departing their community, to enjoy professional lung examinations at the standard of a top-tier (third-class Grade A) hospital.
Lung cancer and tuberculosis are two major chest diseases that seriously threaten public health, and early screening and early diagnosis are the key to reducing mortality. Members of the public receiving screening can complete screening for both lung cancer and tuberculosis simultaneously, and if they have pulmonary nodules, pneumonia, coronary artery calcification, or other chest and lung diseases, these can also be detected at the same time.
"The imaging data from the examination has been transmitted back to Beijing Chest Hospital; doctors will review and analyze the images centrally, and in a little over a week, the results will be sent to your mobile phone." After the examination, Hou Dailun, while helping Li Kesheng sit up, said.
In addition to the conventional 12-meter-long mobile diagnosis-and-treatment vehicle, this screening activity also dispatched an 8-meter-long pure-electric compact diagnosis-and-treatment vehicle. "Stop-and-screen, flexible and convenient, adapted to rural road and bridge load-limit standards, able to go deep into remote mountain villages, opening up the 'last kilometer' of grassroots medical services." Said Du Jian, member of the Party Committee and vice president of Beijing Chest Hospital. That day, Beijing Chest Hospital carried out orderly services at two major screening sites in Yudu County—Changzheng Yuan Community and Siyuan Community—completing a cumulative total of 568 person-times of free chest CT screening.
While delivering screening, they also leave behind the technology.
"This kind of nodule is very common; the key lies in scientific assessment—CT value, size, morphology, and whether there is a solid component are all important bases for judging risk..." Said Hou Dailun.
On The afternoon of August 29th, inside the image-reading room of the Radiology Department at Yudu County People's Hospital, experts from the Medical Imaging Center of Beijing Chest Hospital led 5 local Yudu doctors in reviewing the CT images from that day's screening.
Regarding how to give handling recommendations according to different situations, how to arrange follow-up visits, and so on, local doctors raised questions from time to time, and the experts patiently answered them. "The experts carried out on-site image reading, case discussion, and hands-on practical teaching, providing hands-on, step-by-step guidance (手把手, shou ba shou - "hand, grasp, hand") to standardize the diagnosis-and-treatment process, effectively improving our level of diagnosis and treatment." Said Zhong Jiping, chief physician of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Yudu County People's Hospital.
According to introductions, since Beijing Chest Hospital began carrying out mobile CT "One Scan, Dual Screening" public-welfare screening nationwide in 2023, the project has covered 19 provinces, 53 counties, cities, and districts, 130 townships, streets, and towns, with a cumulative total of over 166,000 person-times screened, and over a thousand cases each of lung cancer and tuberculosis detected. In April of this year, Beijing Chest Hospital officially launched the "Three-Year, One-Million-Screen Action Plan"; the "Long March Journey" project is an important component of that action plan, and the activities will follow the footprints of the Red Army's Long March, successively entering 30 key counties across 15 provinces along the Long March route, including Jiangxi, with each county provided 500 free screening slots.
Return to TopThe 48th WorldSkills Competition will open on September 22, and on the 17th, multiple competing teams arrived in Shanghai one after another.
The photo shows members of the German delegation arriving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport.
Photo by Fang Zhe, Xinhua News Agency reporter.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘军国
"Come and help! Please help!" One day in early September, near noon, beside the Jiuzhou Auto Repair Shop in Beilun District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, an elderly woman, looking panicked and holding a young child in her arms, ran along crying, constantly calling out to passersby for help.
Zhao Xiaoqiu, the shop owner who was repairing a car inside, heard the cries, immediately stopped his work, and quickly stepped forward to take the child.
"Is something stuck in the throat? Everyone, call the emergency number quickly!" Zhao Xiaoqiu said as he applied the Heimlich maneuver he had taught himself to give first aid to the young child, while neighbors also quickly gathered around to help.
After the emergency rescue, the young child, who had been suffocating and unconscious, gradually regained consciousness, slowly raised a small hand, and tightly grabbed Zhao Xiaoqiu's clothes.
As the child was out of danger, the ambulance arrived at the scene. According to the child's grandmother, her one-and-a-half-year-old grandson had accidentally choked on something while eating that day. "The child's lips had already turned purple, he was completely limp and powerless (浑身瘫软无力, hun shen tan ruan wu li - "whole body, limp, weak, without strength"), and had lost consciousness." Recalling the dangerous moment, Zhao Xiaoqiu was deeply impressed.
"Admirable spirit, and so professional — worth learning from!" Zhang Xi'ai, a nearby resident who witnessed the whole process, could not help giving Zhao Xiaoqiu a thumbs up and praising him repeatedly.
The next day, the grandmother of the rescued child specially brought fruit to the shop to express her gratitude to Zhao Xiaoqiu.
It is understood that Zhao Xiaoqiu usually takes the initiative to learn first-aid knowledge on his own. He said: "Mastering one more skill gives you more confidence, especially a skill that can save lives — that has even greater meaning and value in learning."
Zhao Xiaoqiu is 43 years old this year. In 2001, he came from Zunyi, Guizhou, to work in Beilun, Ningbo. Over more than 20 years, this warm-hearted and kind man has stepped forward to help others more than once. Twenty years ago, two elderly people came to his shop to ask for directions, saying they wanted to go to Zhoushan to see the sea. During the conversation, he learned that one of the elderly people was suffering from cancer, and his wish was to see the sea. He immediately set aside all his work at hand, drove the two elderly people to the Zhoushan ferry terminal, and helped the old man fulfill his dream.
"When others are in trouble and need help, reaching out a hand to assist is only natural." Zhao Xiaoqiu said.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 赵景锋 李祉瑶 施 芳
Recently, many parts of northern China have entered the autumn pollen peak season. Autumn allergenic pollen mainly comes from herbaceous plants such as Artemisia (mugwort), hop, ragweed, Chenopodiaceae, and Amaranthaceae. The flowers of these plants are not conspicuous, yet they can produce enormous quantities of pollen. Pollen grains are carried by air currents and, upon entering the eyes, nasal passages, and airways of allergic individuals, cause symptoms such as itchy eyes, tearing, nasal itching, sneezing, runny nose, and nasal congestion; in severe cases, they can also trigger coughing and chest tightness.
Allergenic Artemisia plants are mostly naturally growing native grass species
Mugwort is, in fact, the common name for plants of the Artemisia genus. Among the pollen of numerous plants, Artemisia pollen has become one of the main autumn allergens. Li Yanfei (李艳飞), director of the Allergy (Hypersensitivity) Reaction Center at Hohhot First Hospital in Inner Mongolia, introduced that among the pollen allergy patients seen locally each autumn, 70 to 80 percent have Artemisia pollen as their allergen.
Wan Tao (宛涛), a professor at the College of Grassland Science of Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, explained that Artemisia plants are drought-tolerant and resistant to poor soil, and can take root in a new place (落地生根, luo di sheng gen - "land, fall; grow, root") wherever they encounter bare ground; compared with tree pollen, Artemisia pollen grains are smaller and lighter in texture, allowing them to travel farther. Even residents living in urban areas with fewer weeds may be affected by pollen from the distant suburbs. Artemisia pollen contains multiple allergenic proteins; once it comes into contact with human mucous membranes, it rapidly triggers an immune response, causing symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, and itchy eyes.
Yao Meng (姚蒙), director of the Grassland Management Division of the Forestry and Grassland Administration of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, introduced that the Artemisia plants widely distributed in northern provinces such as Beijing, Shanxi, and Inner Mongolia are mainly allergenic species such as Artemisia annua, Artemisia sieversiana, and Artemisia argyi, which are basically naturally growing native grass species rather than artificially planted ones.
Wan Tao introduced that the pollen dispersal distance of Artemisia plants is mainly affected by factors such as pollen quantity and wind direction; in clear weather or when wind force is low, the pollen dispersal distance is generally a few kilometers; only under extreme gale-force weather can some pollen drift to areas over a hundred kilometers away. In this process, factors such as green belt barriers, rainfall deposition, and wind direction changes must also be considered. Therefore, compared with the large quantities of pollen produced by naturally growing Artemisia plants in the surrounding local area, the amount of pollen drifting from distant sandy areas is very small and has very little impact.
From a meteorological perspective, Guo Chunyan (郭春燕), deputy director of the Meteorological Service Center of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, introduced that taking Hohhot as an example, the wind rose diagram shows that the local autumn prevailing wind direction is southwest, indicating that drifting pollen should also mainly come from the southwest; whereas artificially planted Artemisia desertorum is mainly distributed in the northern sandy areas.
Yao Meng emphasized that compared with Artemisia desertorum distributed in distant deserts, what is truly more closely related to most residents is the allergenic Artemisia plants naturally growing within urban areas and on the outer fringes of suburbs. "If we put the governance focus in the wrong place and neglect the large quantities of naturally growing mugwort around us, not only will the investment be large, but it will also be difficult to truly reduce the risk of pollen allergy for residents."
Since Artemisia plants have always been distributed in China, why has autumn allergy received more attention in recent years? "This is the result of multiple factors overlapping." Li Yanfei enumerated:affected by climate factors such as global warming and the northward shift of temperature zones, the Artemisia pollen season has advanced and lengthened, and the overall pollen concentration has correspondingly increased; stimulation from cold air conditioning, temperature and humidity fluctuations during seasonal transitions, and irregular work and rest schedules can weaken the barrier defense function of the respiratory mucosa; excessive intake of high-sugar, high-salt, and high-fat foods, as well as high emotional stress, can also increase the probability of onset.
Artemisia governance must be precise and correct in what is cleared
In recent years, many places in the north have continuously carried out "mugwort clearing campaigns," among which the most direct method is physical removal—uprooting entirely or cutting flush with the ground—to block pollen dispersal at the source. However, clearing mugwort cannot simply be a matter of "pulling it all out"; there is considerable know-how behind it—
First is the timing of clearing. Wan Tao introduced that from June to July, Artemisia plants are in the bud stage; the capitulum inflorescences have formed but not yet opened, and the plants are relatively tall and easy to identify. Clearing at this time can prevent pollen release; if clearing is delayed until late August or even September after the Artemisia plants have dispersed pollen, not only will it fail to block pollen dispersal, but it may actually help them spread their seeds.
Second is the scope of clearing. Yao Meng introduced that Inner Mongolia's current governance boundary is very clear: the focus is on the built-up urban area and a surrounding range of about 1 kilometer, covering both sides of river channels, garden green spaces, both sides of roads, and idle bare land, rather than blindly going deep into the desert hinterland for large-scale mugwort removal, so as to avoid ecological damage and waste of resources; on the urban periphery, the approach of "govern one circle, consolidate one circle, then advance outward" will be adopted, striving over several years to gradually build a buffer zone of low-allergen plants.
Even if the clearing is precise and correct, mugwort is still difficult to eradicate in one go. "Artemisia plants produce enormous quantities of seeds—a single plant can produce hundreds of thousands of seeds—which can remain dormant in the soil for many years. When the original Artemisia plants are cleared and growing space is freed up, after a few rains, the seeds stored in the soil will rapidly germinate," Wan Tao explained.
Beijing's landscaping and greening departments, before the concentrated pollen dispersal period arrives, focus on source reduction and advance the clearing and remediation of wild allergenic plants. For areas such as urban park green spaces, residential communities, school campuses, and major urban roads, an operation model combining segmented pruning and complete uprooting is adopted; for core nodes of plain ecological forests and both sides of suburban transportation corridors, methods such as mechanical pruning and weed crushing and processing are used to inhibit flowering and pollen dispersal.
In recent years, Inner Mongolia has mainly adopted measures of "suppressing grass with grass" and gradual replacement. "After clearing mugwort, we reseed local perennial low-allergen plants such as Leymus chinensis, alfalfa, and Agropyron cristatum, all of which are pioneer plants for sand prevention and control," Yao Meng said. Timely reseeding of native dominant herbaceous plants can form dense and stable local communities, occupying light, moisture, nutrients, and space.
The key to "suppressing grass with grass" is in light of local conditions. Yao Meng gave an example: the mugwort replacement seed pellet technology currently adopted in some areas can customize grass species according to the climate and soil conditions of different regions. In addition, the seed pellets have multiple lines of defense: all species entering the pellets first undergo strict allergenicity assessment; multiple species are scientifically proportioned and mixed-sown, simulating the community structure of natural grasslands; all native species are used and no exotic species are introduced; and community structure and pollen concentration are continuously monitored. "Artemisia governance is a systematic project that requires coordinated action across multiple departments, forming a closed loop from source control and monitoring and early warning to standardized diagnosis and treatment," Yao Meng said.
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How people with pollen allergies should protect themselves
"Don't mistake allergies for a cold." Xu Haixia (徐海侠), deputy chief physician at the Allergy (Hypersensitivity Reaction) Diagnosis and Treatment Center of the Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, reminded that allergy patients who mistakenly take cold medicine for a long time can easily cause bodily damage, and allergic inflammation may also develop into asthma if not controlled. "In terms of symptoms, there are indeed differences between the two: a cold is usually a self-limiting disease, often accompanied by fever and generalized body aches, and can resolve on its own in about a week; whereas allergy symptoms often appear suddenly and persist and recur throughout the pollen season, often accompanied by itching, tearing eyes, or eczema. If suspicious symptoms appear, do not self-diagnose; seek medical attention at a hospital promptly."
Some allergy patients are accustomed to taking medication only after symptoms become obvious. In fact, before continuous sneezing and severe nasal congestion occur, nasal mucosal inflammation may have already started; if treatment is only begun when symptoms cluster together, controlling the condition often takes more time. Liu Shuang (刘爽), attending physician at the Allergy (Hypersensitivity Reaction) Department of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, suggested that for seasonal pollen allergy patients who have recurrent episodes at similar times each year and have a clear diagnosis, preventive treatment can be initiated in advance under a doctor's guidance, taking into account local pollen monitoring results, the patient's own onset time in previous years, and the severity of the condition. For example, 1 to 2 weeks before the pollen peak period arrives, intranasal glucocorticoids and other medications can be used regularly, with antihistamines added if necessary.
Diet is also an important factor that is easily overlooked. Some allergy patients, after eating certain fresh fruits, vegetables, or nuts, also experience itching, tingling, or even swelling within a short period of time. This special allergy is pollen-food cross-reactivity, meaning that on the basis of an allergy to a certain pollen, when the patient consumes plant-derived foods containing protein components with structures similar to that pollen, the immune system may "confuse" the two and produce an allergic reaction. For example, people allergic to Artemisia pollen may have symptoms induced or aggravated by eating certain foods due to this special allergy; common triggering foods include celery, carrots, mangoes, and peaches, as these plants contain protein components highly similar in structure to Artemisia pollen.
Some allergy patients are curious: why did they suddenly become allergic when they had never been allergic before? Xu Haixia introduced that allergies have a sensitization incubation period; the immune system can produce specific antibodies only after years of exposure to pollen, triggering the allergy. Triggers include elevated environmental pollen loads, impaired respiratory barrier function, staying up late and fatigue, and hormonal changes.
"Doing a good job of daily protection can effectively reduce the frequency of allergy attacks and lessen their severity." Xu Haixia suggested that during the pollen season, outdoor activities should be avoided as much as possible during periods of high concentration; when going out, wear pollen-proof specialized masks and goggles, and clothing with smooth surfaces and tight texture; after returning home, promptly clean outer clothing, wash the body, and rinse the nasal passages with saline solution; indoors, maintain appropriate humidity, ventilate reasonably, and use air purifiers if possible. At the same time, one should also develop the habit of paying attention to the local daily pollen monitoring report.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 17) (Reporter Kou Jiangze) The 2026 China Carbon Market Conference was held on September 15 in Wuhan, Hubei Province. The "National Carbon Market Development Report (2026)" released by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment at the conference shows that the national carbon market is operating steadily and in an orderly manner (平稳有序, ping wen you xu - "level, steady, have, order"), with continuously expanding coverage and steadily increasing vitality. As of the end of August this year, the cumulative trading volume of the national carbon emissions trading market reached 961 million tons, with a cumulative turnover of 65.699 billion yuan.
The report shows that in 2025, the national carbon emissions trading market operated for 243 trading days, with an annual trading volume of carbon emission allowances of 235 million tons, up 24.36% year-on-year. The annual trading volume set a new high since the market's opening, and the annual turnover of carbon emission allowances reached 14.630 billion yuan.
In 2025, after the national carbon emissions trading market expanded its industry coverage for the first time, a total of 3,378 key emission units from the power generation, steel, cement, and aluminum smelting industries were included. In 2026, a total of 3,680 key emission units from the four industries are included, covering approximately 8.3 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions, accounting for more than 65% of the country's total carbon emissions. Preliminary preparations for incorporating the petrochemical, chemical, papermaking, and civil aviation industries into the national carbon emissions trading market have been initiated.
As of the end of August this year, the national greenhouse gas voluntary emission reduction trading market has registered a cumulative total of 41 projects and 24.2335 million tons of certified voluntary emission reductions, with cumulative transactions of 21.7068 million tons and a cumulative turnover of 1.737 billion yuan. Eighteen methodologies, including mangrove restoration, offshore wind power, hydrogen production from renewable energy electrolysis of water, and centralized treatment of agricultural waste, have been released successively. In addition to being used for offsetting quota compliance, certified voluntary emission reductions have been extended to carbon neutrality for large-scale events, corporate environmental, social, and governance practices, and ecological restoration.
The report proposes that by 2027, the national carbon emissions trading market will basically cover the major emitting industries in the industrial sector, and the national greenhouse gas voluntary emission reduction trading market will achieve full coverage of key areas. By 2030, a national carbon emissions trading market based on total quota control and combining free and paid allocation will be basically established, and a national greenhouse gas voluntary emission reduction trading market that is honest and transparent, unified in methodology, broadly participatory, and aligning with international standards (与国际接轨, yu guo ji jie gui - "with, international, connect, track") will be established, forming a carbon pricing mechanism with evident emission reduction effects, a sound rule system, and reasonable price levels.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 17) (Reporters Wang Hao, Zhang Cheng) The reporter learned from the Heihe River Basin Administration under the Yellow River Water Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources: on the 16th, the water head of the second concentrated water transfer during the key dispatch period of the Heihe River main stream converged into the East Juyan Lake area, providing key water source support for the recovery and growth of the Populus euphratica forest and various vegetation in the Ejina Oasis, and continuously consolidating the positive trend of the basin's ecological conditions.
Affected by earlier high temperatures and little rainfall, upstream inflow to the basin continued to be relatively low. The Heihe River Basin Administration, relying on the Huangzangsi Water Conservancy Hub, implemented dynamic dispatch: in the early stage, it appropriately increased outflow from the reservoir to quickly open the water conveyance channel and advance the water head; in the later stage, it dynamically optimized the discharge flow based on the actual conditions of water flow propagation, finely controlled the water conveyance rhythm, minimized water conveyance losses to the greatest extent, and effectively solved the problem of efficient water conveyance during the low-water period.
Return to TopSince the beginning of this year, the Shanxi Branch of Postal Savings Bank of China has grounded itself in the development realities of the land of Sanjin, closely followed Shanxi's requirements for transforming its resource-based economy, upheld its financial mission, and focused on core responsibilities and primary business (深耕主责主业, shen geng zhu ze zhu ye - "deep, plow; main, responsibility, main, business"), continuously increasing support for the real economy and optimizing the inclusive financial service system in all respects. In the first half of this year, the bank's total loans of all types reached 241.8 billion yuan, an increase of 9.26% from the beginning of the year, with comprehensive development strength continuing to rise.
Serving the Comprehensive Revitalization of Rural Areas Activating County-Level Development Momentum
The Shanxi Branch of Postal Savings Bank of China has always made serving the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas a key task, focusing on improving the quality of county economies, increasing the efficiency of rural industries, and helping farmers increase income and become prosperous, while continuously increasing the scale of agriculture-related credit extension. As of the end of June this year, the Shanxi Branch of Postal Savings Bank of China saw a net increase of 7.7 billion yuan in agriculture-related loans within the year, up 18% from the beginning of the year, of which inclusive agriculture-related loans increased by 2.5 billion yuan net, and loans to new-type agricultural business entities increased by 800 million yuan net.
Closely following Shanxi Province's "special" and "superior" agricultural strategy, the Shanxi Branch of Postal Savings Bank of China formulated the "Work Plan for the Development of County-Level Specialty Industries," and advanced in depth the development of specialty industries under the "one county, one industry; one county, multiple industries" model, focusing on development around large operators in key industries such as grain procurement, agricultural product procurement and processing, and food and beverages, as well as their upstream and downstream customers. In the first half of this year, the bank's industrial loans and agriculture-livestock loans achieved a net increase of 4.472 billion yuan, adding 17,500 new customers, effectively driving the expansion and growth of county-level micro-credit business and injecting financial vitality into the development of rural specialty industries.
Centering on the goal of building strong counties and prosperous towns, the Shanxi Branch of Postal Savings Bank of China issued the "2026 Work Plan of the Shanxi Branch for the 'Service Project to Strengthen Counties and Enrich Towns,'" clarifying work objectives, providing supporting policies and assessment indicators, and focusing on advancing related work in 17 strong-county sub-branches and 17 prosperous-town areas under 11 second-level sub-branches. As of the end of June this year, the Shanxi Branch of Postal Savings Bank of China's county-level loan disbursement accounted for over 77% of the total within the year.
Focusing on Key Areas and Projects Optimizing the Supply of Financial Products
The Shanxi Branch of Postal Savings Bank of China has been deeply engaged in green transition finance, implementing an "interest rate linkage" model that links loan interest rates to the energy intensity indicators of corporate products, guiding enterprises to achieve preset annual carbon reduction targets and accelerating the green and intelligent transformation process. Since the beginning of this year, it has issued transition finance loans of 836 million yuan to enterprises including Jinding Steel Group Coal Coking Co., Ltd.
Making every effort to guarantee the financing needs of major project construction and precisely aligning with the layout of key regional industrial projects, the Shanxi Branch of Postal Savings Bank of China has actively connected with the list of key engineering projects of the Shanxi Provincial Government, visiting each one in turn and establishing a project database. Within the year, it disbursed 3.719 billion yuan in loans to 34 key projects including the Jinbei Energy Base, the Guloufang Expressway, the Shixin Railway, and the Lanhua Logistics project, effectively helping to improve the quality and increase the efficiency (提质增效, ti zhi zeng xiao - "raise, quality; increase, efficiency") of regional infrastructure and industrial projects.
Continuously advancing innovation in credit products and achieving breakthroughs in multiple areas (多点突破, duo dian tu po - "many, points, break through"). The Shanxi Branch of Postal Savings Bank of China has proactively broken through traditional credit models, providing custom-made or tailor-made services (量身定制, liang shen ding zhi - "measure, body, tailor, make") for exclusive financing products and service solutions to solve financing difficulties for various types of business entities, with innovative businesses such as the first DR benchmark rate loan, digital economy industry loans, elderly care industry loans, and public hospital loans landing one after another.
Deeply Engaging in Inclusive Micro and Small Business Business Empowering the Development of the Real Economy
The Shanxi Branch of Postal Savings Bank of China strictly implements the coordination mechanism for supporting financing for micro and small enterprises, cooperating with government special work teams to jointly carry out customer visits. It has visited more than 50,000 enterprises cumulatively and completed credit extension for more than 24,000 enterprises. In the first half of this year, the Shanxi Branch of Postal Savings Bank of China's inclusive micro and small enterprise loan balance exceeded 33 billion yuan, an increase of nearly 12% from the beginning of the year. Focusing on precise development of "clusters, chains, and towns," the Shanxi Branch of Postal Savings Bank of China has been deeply engaged in Shanxi's specialty industry clusters, upstream and downstream enterprises in industrial chains, and provincial-level key specialty towns, and around local industries and projects such as Dingxiang flanges, Pingyao beef, and Fenjiu liquor, it has launched exclusive credit products for industrial chains, achieving batch customer acquisition and batch credit extension. It has leveraged the role of Micro and Small Enterprise Easy Loans to accelerate the development of online business. It has deepened bank-guarantee cooperation, accelerated the implementation of the private special investment guarantee plan, and continuously expanded product coverage. It has vigorously developed online products such as supply-chain e-loans without core enterprise credit support and credit e-loans, and carried out precise marketing outreach through methods such as whitelists and upstream-downstream chain development. Centering on the industrial clusters of Shanxi's ten major provincial-level key specialty towns, it has accelerated the promotion of cluster e-loans.
Vigorously developing technology finance, focusing on technology-based enterprises, promoting exclusive products for technology enterprises such as sci-tech innovation loans, startup loans, and intellectual property pledge loans, and increasing internal training and external visits and promotion. In the first half of this year, the bank's technology finance loan scale reached 26.7 billion yuan, an increase of nearly 28% from the beginning of the year.
Optimizing Consumer Financial Services Promoting Consumption by Urban and Rural Residents
The Shanxi Branch of Postal Savings Bank of China has proactively connected with commerce and finance departments to build a one-stop convenient channel of "national subsidy + finance." It has set up national subsidy service points at outlets, supermarkets, and merchants within the province, realizing the full-process handling of qualification verification, instant payment discounts, and fund verification and write-off, while also adding credit card spending discounts and large-amount installment preferential activities, allowing more users to enjoy the dual benefits of "national subsidy + finance." At the same time, it strictly implements the interest subsidy policies for consumer loans and credit card installments, vigorously promotes Youxiang Loans and Youche Loans to support urban and rural residents' car purchases, home renovation, and daily consumption, with automatic interest subsidies without application, and customers can enjoy online processing and same-day completion with just their ID documents. In the first half of this year, the Shanxi Branch of Postal Savings Bank of China disbursed over 4.5 billion yuan in consumer loans, benefiting more than 30,000 urban and rural households, effectively improving the consumption experience and reducing consumer credit costs.
In the next step, the Shanxi Branch of Postal Savings Bank of China will continue to focus its efforts on serving the overall situation of Shanxi's transformation, firmly uphold the bottom line of compliant and honest operations, focus on improving customer experience, optimizing service processes, adapting exclusive products, and comprehensive risk prevention and control, clarify nine key work tasks, and continue to contribute to the high-quality development of Shanxi's economy and society.
Data source: Shanxi Branch of Postal Savings Bank of China
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As dusk settled, the Tiexi Stadium in Shenyang, Liaoning, was ablaze with lights. In the first leg of the semifinal of the 2026 Northeast Regional City Football League, Shenyang faced Changchun, and 41,760 spectators filled the stands to capacity. After the match, Zhang Lei, a Changchun fan, and his family did not rush home that night. The Northeast Super League e-ticket stubs saved on their phones became their pass to exploring Shenyang: the Shenyang Imperial Palace Museum and other attractions waived first-gate admission fees, chain hotels offered discounts for consecutive-night stays, and select specialty barbecue restaurants gave 35 percent off... What was originally a same-day round trip was naturally extended into a two-to-three-day short getaway.
Similar scenes are unfolding across the country, following the kickoff whistles of the Jiangsu Provincial City Football League, the Sichuan Provincial City Football League, the Hunan Football League, the Jiangxi City Football Super League, and others. A match ticket stub is no longer merely an entry pass. On the pitch, players run with all their might for love of the game; off the pitch, cross-city spectating, food check-ins, and cultural-tourism consumption are linking various elements into a cohesive whole (串珠成链, chuan zhu cheng lian - "string, beads, form, chain"), writing a vivid footnote for how mass sports boost high-quality development.
Football matches ignite public enthusiasm
The Zhejiang Provincial City Football League (Wuyue Cup), covering 11 prefecture-level cities, is hailed by fans as "Zhejiang people's own World Cup." Ningbo advanced to the knockout stage with an unbeaten record in the group stage, and the city launched a "Have a ticket? GO!" marketing campaign, attracting a large number of fans from neighboring provinces and cities to Ningbo. The Ningbo branch of Postal Savings Bank of China, closely following the ticket-stub economy scenario, embedded digital RMB services into every consumption link, allowing a single ticket stub to connect food, lodging, transport, travel, shopping, and entertainment.
A small ticket stub leverages a big market. In Nantong, Jiangsu, a family of three from Nanjing, after watching a Jiangsu Super League match, used their ticket stubs to enjoy hotel discounts, and the next day took a boat ride on the Hao River and climbed Mount Lang. In Hengyang, Hunan, large numbers of fans arrived early at the Hunan Super League venue and browsed the agricultural specialty market in the square before kickoff. In many parts of Sichuan, "eating hotpot while watching the Sichuan Super League" has become a new trend, with fans taking special trains to away games, blending spectating, food tasting, and short trips into one.
Why has the city super league boosted the ticket-stub economy? The answer lies in the nature of the events. Unlike professional leagues, city super leagues across the country are rooted in the soil of the masses. Participants come from all walks of life—teachers, delivery riders, enterprise employees, self-employed individuals—making them "events of the people around us." The Hunan Super League, with teams from 14 cities and prefectures, turns hometown sentiment into dialect cheers in the stands. The Northeast Super League, held across the four provinces and regions of Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Inner Mongolia, uses football to build cohesion for regional coordinated development. Every home-and-away contest in the Jiangsu Super League is a vivid expression of urban pride. The Sichuan Super League adheres to the concept of "one city, one team, fighting for the city," strictly prohibiting professional registered players from participating, allowing ordinary people to step onto the green field of a provincial league. Strong emotions have generated powerful momentum for cross-city away trips and weekend outings, and have also laid a solid foundation for the ticket-stub economy.
Ctrip data shows that cross-city spectators stay an average of 1.34 days, with one-third of tourists choosing to stay an extra day. The radiation radius of city super league events extends far beyond the host city itself, driving high-frequency personnel movement and consumption flows between city clusters. Meituan data shows that city super league events have ignited consumption in urban dining, lodging, and leisure entertainment. In the first week of the Northeast Super League, hotel and homestay bookings in Shenyang rose 24 percent year-on-year, and searches for "hotels near Tiexi Stadium" increased ninefold. In April this year, during the Jiangsu Super League home match in Yangzhou, grabbing skewers, taking a bath, and strolling night markets after watching the game became the weekend "way to go" for many fans, with sports events adding vitality to the city.
Making a big story out of a small ticket stub
The South Square of the Wenbo Park in Fengxian, Jiangsu, was ablaze with lights, with a high-definition large screen simulcasting the Jiangsu Super League match. Many away-team fans enjoyed free admission to the Liu Bang Hometown Cultural Scenic Area with their ticket stubs, and after the match went to the "second venue" to browse markets and taste food... A single football match activated the county town's night economy. In Anyuan District, Pingxiang, Jiangxi, the traffic from the Jiangxi Super League was transformed into urban bustle.Anyuan District simultaneously layered on the "Spicy Red Anyuan" series of consumption vouchers, with multi-category discounts on dining, department stores, and household services benefiting residents.
"Traffic" does not equal "retention." To turn stadium popularity into real consumption growth, localities are competing to make a big story out of small ticket stubs.
Building a ticket-stub benefits system. Uploading a Jiangsu Super League e-ticket stub to the consumption service platform allows fans to receive multiple benefits for dining, lodging, and shopping. Historical data estimates show that the Jiangsu Super League has achieved the effect of "1 yuan of tickets driving 7.3 yuan of peripheral consumption." Matches are uniformly scheduled on Saturdays, helping fans plan weekend itineraries of "departing Friday, watching the game Saturday, and sightseeing Sunday."
Ticket-stub linkage models are constantly iterating. Changsha, Hunan, leveraged the Hunan Super League to launch 9.9-yuan tickets and multiple combined consumption vouchers, partnering with Taobao and Douyin platforms to distribute subsidies, and coordinating online and offline efforts to generate 680 million yuan in economic benefits. The Northeast Super League built a four-province/region ticket-stub discount alliance, recruiting 25,000 partner merchants in Liaoning Province alone, with nearly 100 scenic spots offering free admission or discount benefits, and developed a supporting mini-program for one-stop merchant search, navigation, and benefit redemption. The Sichuan Super League has cumulatively issued over 100 million yuan in event consumption vouchers, opening stadium advertising space free of charge to local micro and small merchants and agricultural product shops, allowing more businesses to share in the dividends of event traffic.
Event heat activates local industries. The Hunan Super League has driven the growth of local livestreaming, event photography, and self-media content production teams, creating diverse employment opportunities. The Northeast Super League fully deployed a domestically produced VAR (Video Assistant Referee) system, driving the rapid development of local sports technology and event support service enterprises. The Jiangsu Super League has driven cultural and creative development, with peripheral merchandise developed around the event IP (intellectual property) generating revenue in the tens of millions of yuan, while time-honored brands and intangible cultural heritage products have "broken out" through the events.
In the view of Zhu Di, a researcher at the Institute of Sociology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and director of the Consumption and Cultural Sociology Research Office, the ticket stub builds a bridge—on one side is the surging consumption demand of the people, and on the other are the city's rich cultural-tourism and commercial resources. The small ticket stub converts transient event traffic into merchant revenue, street popularity, and urban vitality.
Seeking answers for long-term development
After the excitement fades, how can the events develop in the long run?
In terms of event operation models, city super leagues across the country generally adopt the model of "government guidance, market operation, and social participation." The Jiangsu Super League has established a financial audit department to regulate the supervision of commercial development funds. The Sichuan Super League adheres to frugal event organization, strictly controlling extravagance and ineffective investment. The Northeast Super League broadens revenue channels through sponsorship, IP development, and cultural-tourism linkage. Localities are increasingly reaching a consensus: mass events should not blindly compete over scale, but should place greater emphasis on public participation, actual revenue increases for merchants, the proportion of out-of-town visitors, and the actual redemption rate of ticket stubs.
Some problems have also been discovered in the operation of the ticket-stub economy. In some areas, merchants have signed up in large numbers, but the redemption process is cumbersome and discount signage is unclear, leaving fans to "know there are benefits, but not know how to use them." Some activities emphasize spectacle over results, with large nominal benefit packages but low actual redemption rates. Statistical calibers vary across localities, making it difficult to distinguish between direct consumption by ticket-holding fans, "second venue" consumption, and city-wide comprehensive consumption driven by the events, with consumption growth being simplistically attributed to the events' contribution.
Guo Bin, deputy secretary-general of the National Sports Industry Research Base of Peking University, believes that the ticket-stub economy is not simply about issuing vouchers or offering discounts; the key lies in deep integration of business formats. The event IP is the source of traffic, the ticket stub is the connecting tool, and the ultimate goal is to enhance the city's consumption supply capacity. If the local cultural-tourism, dining, and commercial sectors lack the capacity to absorb demand, no amount of event traffic can be precipitated into long-term consumption growth. For each locality, there is no need to copy the Jiangsu Super League model; rather, localities should base their approach on their own football foundations, cultural endowments, and consumption capacity, and forge a path suited to local conditions.
From a broader perspective, the city super league and the ticket-stub economy are vivid samples of mass sports empowering economic and social development. Football events rooted in the people, on the one hand, consolidate the soil of mass football, build platforms for youth training talent to grow, and ignite enthusiasm for national fitness; on the other hand, they use sports as a bond to showcase urban landscapes, strengthen residents' sense of belonging, and promote deep integration of culture, sports, tourism, and commerce. The small ticket stub bears witness to the vigorous vitality of mass sports and offers an insight: if we embrace the people's passion and make traffic scenarios real, sports can release even more energy.
(People's Daily reporters Qi Zhiming, Liu Hongchao, Song Haoxin, Yang Xun, Bai Guangdi)
Return to TopBy: 孙龙飞 马博文
On September 16, the Chinese table tennis team departed from Beijing and arrived in Nagoya, Japan. The following day, the men's and women's teams began pre-competition adaptation training.
The table tennis competition of the 20th Asian Games will be held from September 20 to 28 at the Sky Hall in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, with 7 gold medals on offer. On September 24, the men's and women's team gold medals will be decided first, followed in turn by the mixed doubles, men's doubles, women's singles, women's doubles, and men's singles champions. China has sent 10 players to compete; Olympic champions Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha, and Wang Manyu are all participating in their third Asian Games, while the other 7 are first-time participants. Qin Zhijian, head coach of the national table tennis team, stated that this lineup is built with an eye toward preparing for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, while also laying the groundwork for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
The competitive landscape of world table tennis is showing a trend of diversification. Asian teams are engaged in a fierce competition where everyone strives to outdo one another (你追我赶, ni zhui wo gan - "you chase, I run"), and many teams are undergoing the transition from the old generation to the new (新老交替, xin lao jiao ti - "new, old, exchange, replace"), with new forces rising rapidly. "From the founding of the national table tennis team to the present day, we have encountered difficulties at every historical stage, but we have always been acting with complete unity and solidarity (团结一致, tuan jie yi zhi - "unite, one, direction") and done our own work well," Qin Zhijian said. "The team's goal of striving with great perseverance and determination (顽强拼搏, wan qiang pin bo - "tenacious, struggle, fight") to win glory for the country has never changed."
Recently, the Chinese table tennis team conducted 24 days of closed training at the Chongming Sports Training Base in Shanghai, from climatic conditions to venue equipment, and from training rhythm to the intensity of sparring, all highly calibrated to this Asian Games.
On the daily training schedule, various targeted drills were packed full, and many players also added extra practice on their own. "We need to make our technical abilities thicker and more solid," Wang Chuqin said, adding that he must play every match with the conviction of certain victory.
The Asian Games is a comprehensive test of the team. Wang Hao, head coach of the national team's men's squad, said: "The men's team event is the first gold medal event in table tennis. We will give our all (全力以赴, quan li yi fu - "full, strength, go, towards") to win the gold and get a good start for the individual events that follow."
Over the past two months, Sun Yingsha has missed several domestic and international tournaments due to injury. With the help of the team, she has been actively recovering, saying, "Once I step onto the court, I must give my all and show my best competitive form." Wang Manyu won the women's singles gold medal at the WTT (World Table Tennis) Sweden Smash, breaking her "championship drought" in singles this year, which has brought her great confidence and further strengthened her direction in training.
Against the backdrop of doubles events being newly added to the Olympics, the national team has been optimizing doubles pairings and experimenting with combinations. "Wang Manyu and Kuai Man know each other well and have stable results, so we have focused on strengthening their training; Chen Yi/Fan Shuhan is a brand-new pairing, and we hope they can bring surprises," said Ma Lin, head coach of the national team's women's squad.
In mixed doubles, the two pairings of Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha and Lin Shidong/Kuai Man are rich in competition experience. Xiao Zhan, deputy head coach of the national team, said that the Asian Games will be used to refine the mixed doubles pairings and observe opponents, making preparations for the next Olympic Games.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 贺林平
The All-Star Game of the Guangdong Provincial City Basketball League (Yue BA), held recently at the Chang'an Sports Park Gymnasium in Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, welcomed teams from Hong Kong and Macao for the first time. Though the two-day schedule was short, the atmosphere was extremely lively, featuring not only thoroughly enjoyable and satisfying (酣畅淋漓, han chang lin li - "drench, satisfy, drip, flow") duels between top players, but also the warmth of exchange and integration among the three regions of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao.
On the evening of September 12, the invited Hong Kong team and Macao team took the court first, with both sides competing vigorously and delivering an exciting game for the spectators. Subsequently, the Yue BA East All-Star Team faced off against the West All-Star Team, with both rosters selected by vote across the cities. In the end, the East All-Star Team emerged victorious.
On the evening of September 13, the final tipped off. The East All-Star Team, after overtime, defeated the Macao team 75:73 to claim the championship; in the third-place game, the West All-Star Team defeated the Hong Kong team 87:81 to take the bronze.
During a break in the competition, an interlude was deeply moving. "We all have a home, whose name is China..." As the melody of the song "Great China" began to play, more and more people joined in the chorus, and the impassioned singing echoed through the arena.
In recent years, various sporting events have become important vehicles and bonds for the integration of the Greater Bay Area. "On the court they are opponents; off the court they are one family." The event organizers stated that last year, the 15th National Games were jointly hosted by the three regions of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao, and the experience of jointly hosting the Games has been carried forward in other events.
"This enthusiasm left a deep impression on me." Li Jiadong, a member of the Macao team, said that after the National Games he returned to Dongguan once again and felt that the enthusiasm of the live audience was as strong as ever, and that the momentum of sports exchange in the Greater Bay Area continues to rise.
As the concluding chapter of this Yue BA, the All-Star Game was not only a stage for basketball competition, but also a platform for exchange among the three regions of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao. During the event, the organizers also arranged for the participating teams from Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao to visit campuses and explore Dongguan's intelligent manufacturing industry base. Outside the arena, a themed market featuring Greater Bay Area characteristics was set up, where specialty goods from various places, intangible cultural heritage cuisine, and distinctive agricultural products were showcased together.
Return to TopOn the morning of September 15, the inaugural departure ceremony for the "Mudanjiang–Moscow Container Special Train" was held at the Heilongjiang Mudanjiang Industrial Collaboration Park. As a long whistle sounded, a special train fully loaded with export goods such as footwear, household appliances, and daily miscellaneous items slowly departed from the station yard of the Heilongjiang Mudanjiang Industrial Collaboration Park, exiting the country via the Suifenhe port and heading for Moscow, Russia. This is a special train operated by Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province, based on the platform of the industrial collaboration park, and is moreover a pragmatic measure to implement the industrial collaboration park plan. It marks a new step forward in Mudanjiang City's opening-up and cross-border logistics development, a major breakthrough in smoothing cross-border logistics and deepening industrial collaboration with Russia, and injects new momentum into the city's industrial development for opening to the north.
To ensure the smooth inaugural departure of the special train, Mudanjiang City coordinated and advanced the relevant work. With the support of relevant provincial departments, it joined forces with China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd., the Harbin Branch of China Railway Container Transport Co., Ltd., customs, and key foreign trade logistics enterprises in working together to overcome difficult challenges (合力攻坚, he li gong jian - "join forces, attack hard"). It insisted on providing services to business entities up front, optimized the train's operating route, and coordinated capacity dispatch, safety inspection, and cargo sourcing, providing strong support for the successful operation of the special train.
The inaugural departure of this special train is a vivid practice of Mudanjiang City's deep integration into the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative and its service to the national strategy of opening to the north. It is also a landmark achievement of Mudanjiang City in relying on the park platform, empowering industrial agglomeration, helping projects land, and improving the quality and efficiency of opening-up. As an important practice in the construction of the cross-border logistics corridor of the Heilongjiang Mudanjiang Industrial Collaboration Park, the opening of this special train has laid a solid foundation for subsequently striving for a scheduled China-Europe freight train. Mudanjiang City will better coordinate trade, investment, corridors, and platform development, effectively reduce enterprise costs, stabilize the industrial and supply chains, promote industrial clustering and agglomeration, accelerate the building of a production base for export commodities to Russia, a processing base for Russian imported resources, and a commercial and logistics distribution base for opening to the north, and strive to be a pacesetter for Heilongjiang in "building a new highland for China's opening to the north."
Mudanjiang City is located in the central area of the Northeast Asian economic circle, adjacent to Russia's Primorsky Krai, and has four national first-class ports. It has successively obtained port qualifications for 10 categories including grain, meat, and Chinese medicinal materials, with an annual cargo handling capacity of 40.2 million tons and an annual passenger handling capacity of 9.32 million person-times. It has a century-long history of economic and trade relations with Russia and possesses 13 open platforms including the Suifenhe Area of the China (Heilongjiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone. In recent years, Mudanjiang City, based on its border-location advantages, has taken industrial landing as the center, project agglomeration as the foundation, and investment attraction as the guide, continuously strengthening the park carrier, improving the cross-border industrial ecosystem, and focusing on developing key industries such as cross-border processing, deep processing of agricultural and sideline products, and cross-border supply chain support, promoting the deep transformation of the regional economy from traditional "corridor trade" to "industrial rooting," and making every effort to build the core carrier of industrial collaboration with Russia and an agglomeration area for an export-oriented economy in Heilongjiang Province.
In the future, Mudanjiang City will take the opening of the special train as an opportunity, focus on the development of leading industries such as the processing of imported agricultural and forestry products, the manufacturing of exported machinery and electronic products, new materials, and biomedicine, optimize supporting services such as cargo sourcing, logistics and transportation, customs declaration and clearance, and financial settlement, continuously improve the efficiency of services to enterprises, and make every effort to promote the normalized operation of the special train, truly transforming corridor advantages into industrial advantages and development advantages. Mudanjiang City will continue to deeply cultivate leading industries, refine the industrial layout, and promote the rapid landing and rapid commissioning of signed projects; rely on the dual advantages of the park and the special train to carry out targeted investment attraction and precisely introduce leading enterprises and supporting projects; and continuously improve the supporting facilities for cross-border logistics, customs clearance trade, and supply chain services, forming a positive, self-sustaining cycle (良性循环, liang xing xun huan - "good, nature, cycle") of "platforms gathering industries, industries driving logistics, and logistics promoting trade."
Data source: News Center of the CPC Mudanjiang Municipal Committee
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王永战 窦瀚洋 李 蕊
Introduction
In the golden autumn season, at the Impression Jinan · Spring World Entrepreneurship Block in Huaiyin District, Jinan City, Shandong Province, morning light falls on the green tiles and upturned eaves. Entrepreneur Dai Jun sets out from home and arrives in just over ten minutes at his small shop in the block — Dai Ji Lu Embroidery Cheongsam Shop. "No morning rush hour, no long commutes. Starting a business at my doorstep — it feels reassuring."
Such scenes are not uncommon. In Xishu Road Community, Jinjiang District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, entrepreneur Zhou Shiling's sand-painting craft workshop, after moving into the Eucalyptus Forest Maker Space, not only gained a stable customer base but also attracted over 4 million followers online; in Gongshu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, a university student 3D printing team moved into the Jingwei Tiandi Creative Industry Park, with new products rolling off the line one after another... They all share one identity — residents of "entrepreneurship companion running" spaces.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, "Adhere to entrepreneurship driving employment." In May 2026, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and other departments issued the "Notice on Implementing the Entrepreneurship Model Leadership Action," proposing to "rely on idle housing in streets and communities, old factory buildings, etc., to establish 'doorstep' 'entrepreneurship companion running' spaces, and build micro-entrepreneurship platforms for handicraft production, life services, snacks and fast food, livestream e-commerce, personalized product customization, and more."
How do "doorstep" "entrepreneurship companion running" spaces accompany entrepreneurs in running and chasing their dreams? Recently, reporters conducted research in Hangzhou, Zhejiang; Chengdu, Sichuan; Jinan, Shandong; and other places.
How are the spaces built?
"Not only must the site be at the entrepreneur's 'doorstep,' but it must also have the capacity to provide quality services"
Starting a business at the "doorstep" was once something Dai Jun dared not imagine. A few years ago, he did wholesale of Lu embroidery clothing in a remote market on the outskirts of Jinan. His stall was cramped, could only do processing of supplied materials, and could not display his consummate Lu embroidery skills. "At that time, I just wanted to find a good location to start a shop."
But choosing a site was not easy: popular commercial districts had heavy foot traffic but high rents; remote locations had low rents but business was hard to sustain. After much searching, he still could not find a suitable venue.
At the moment of hesitation, the Impression Jinan · Spring World Entrepreneurship Block sent an invitation to move in. The block was not only close to home, but the property logistics staff and settled merchants were also mostly old neighbors from the surrounding area. "We all know each other very well, so communication is easy." Dai Jun said this sense of stability is far more practical than blindly chasing popular commercial districts.
For micro-entrepreneurs, a familiar environment and neighbors make entrepreneurship more reassuring. To this end, localities across the country are using idle community housing, old factory areas, entrepreneurship blocks, and more in light of local conditions to build "entrepreneurship companion running" spaces at the people's "doorstep."
In March 2025, the Department of Human Resources and Social Security of Shandong Province and others issued the "Shandong Province 'Dream Creation Escort' Entrepreneurship Companion Running Working Mechanism Plan," proposing to establish "entrepreneurship companion running" spaces relying on existing entrepreneurship carriers. Jinan focused on selecting characteristic cultural tourism and commercial blocks for layout.
"Characteristic blocks and 'doorstep' micro-entrepreneurship are a precise match." Ning Yanxue, Director of the Jinan Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security, believes that from the perspective of business formats, blocks are open and people-friendly, and can naturally gather micro-entrepreneurship projects such as intangible cultural heritage cultural creativity, handmade customization, and life services that "entrepreneurship companion running" spaces focus on serving; from the perspective of location, blocks are mostly situated within residents' "15-minute living circle," which can accommodate both the needs of entrepreneurship and settling down, allowing entrepreneurs to open a shop as soon as they step out the door.
"There are many blocks — how do we choose? We require stable foot traffic and a professional operations team." Ning Yanxue said, "'Entrepreneurship companion running' spaces must not only be located at the entrepreneur's 'doorstep,' but also have the capacity to provide quality services."
The Impression Jinan · Spring World Entrepreneurship Block is located in the Jinan West Station Hub Economic and Business District, managed by a professional operations company, and has also built the city's first "commercial district employment service station," making it more efficient for merchants to recruit and employ people. In 2025, with the implementation of Shandong Province's "Dream Creation Escort" entrepreneurship companion running working mechanism, the block became one of the first batch of "entrepreneurship companion running" spaces recognized in Jinan. At present, Jinan has built 35 "entrepreneurship companion running" spaces.
In fact, building entrepreneurship bases is something many localities have been exploring for years. "'Entrepreneurship companion running' spaces are not starting something anew from scratch, but rather continuing the work one after another, improving quality and empowering on the basis of original entrepreneurship bases." Liu Liqing, Director of the Entrepreneurship Guidance Division of the Employment Management Service Center of the Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security, introduced that Hangzhou stipulates that entrepreneurship bases meeting conditions such as a building area of more than 1,000 square meters, no fewer than 15 settled operating entities, the deployment of 2 or more management personnel holding relevant service certificates, and a complete service system can apply to become "entrepreneurship companion running" spaces. After successful application, space operators and entrepreneurs will respectively receive operating subsidies, venue rent subsidies, and more.
Walking into the Hangzhou Jingwei Tiandi Creative Industry Park, within nearly 120,000 square meters of building space, more than 150 "entrepreneurship companion running" projects are being accelerated in incubation. Gao Jia, Operations Manager of Jingwei Tiandi Creative Industry Park, introduced that four years ago, Jingwei Tiandi was still an industrial park mainly focused on incubating technology-oriented enterprise startups. After being recognized as a Hangzhou "entrepreneurship companion running" space in 2022, the previous series of entrepreneurship policies continued to apply, and new entrepreneurship policies were also introduced.
Hangzhou Jijia Technology Development Co., Ltd., which mainly focuses on 3D printing cultural creativity, moved into the Jingwei Tiandi "entrepreneurship companion running" space in March 2025. Luan Wenlei, the company's founder and general manager, told reporters that at the time, he found the place through Hangzhou's "One Map of Employment and Entrepreneurship" platform. "It's close to home, the venue is suitable, and the space staff respond quickly — so we came."
At the beginning of this year, Jijia Technology achieved a technological breakthrough and could print fine structures that traditional craftsmanship could not produce, but research and development funds were also nearly exhausted. At the critical moment, again through Hangzhou's "One Map of Employment and Entrepreneurship" platform, they learned about the entrepreneurship guaranteed loan policy. "The park staff made the connection; we applied to the bank that month, and 300,000 yuan arrived that same month, interest-free."
Liu Liqing introduced that Hangzhou requires "entrepreneurship companion running" spaces to establish unified visual identification, management systems, and service ledgers, connect to the digital "One Map of Employment and Entrepreneurship" platform, and provide entrepreneurship training and entrepreneurship mentor support for entrepreneurs.
Today, Hangzhou has recognized 100 "entrepreneurship companion running" spaces, including the Jingwei Tiandi Creative Industry Park, providing more than 410,000 square meters of entrepreneurship incubation area.
How does "companion running" "accompany"?
"Not only helping entrepreneurs take the first step well, but also accompanying them to walk steadily and far"
The bottom light comes on, the hand gesture rises, and sand falls to form a painting. As her hands wave, Zhou Shiling quickly outlines the figures of a mother and child with flowing sand, drawing bursts of cheers from the children who have come to learn.
Previously, Zhou Shiling and her husband had run a sand-painting craft workshop in a shopping mall, but it closed due to high rent and few customers. Later, they started a business at home, but the space was small, and it was difficult to reach the market; both sand-painting creation and promotion were limited. At the end of 2022, the couple learned that the rent at Chengdu's Eucalyptus Forest Maker Space was considerably lower than the market price and immediately applied to move in.
Gong Yuanyuan, the person in charge of operations at the Eucalyptus Forest Maker Space, said that the space was renovated from idle community housing, which provided the basis for giving concessions to entrepreneurs. The rent is only about half the market price, and office desks and chairs are also provided.
Compared with traditional incubation spaces, what is different about "entrepreneurship companion running" spaces?
In Gong Yuanyuan's view, the former focuses on helping projects "take root and sprout," while "entrepreneurship companion running" requires full-process companionship through stages such as the project's seed stage, start-up stage, growth stage, and maturity stage. "It's not just helping entrepreneurs take the first step well, but also accompanying them to walk steadily and far."
After moving into the Eucalyptus Forest Maker Space, the sand-painting craft workshop gradually gained popularity, but Zhou Shiling began to worry again: "Many people come to look, but few are willing to pay..." After learning of this, Gong Yuanyuan helped her watch for opportunities such as various entrepreneurship training and competitions, hoping to improve her entrepreneurial skills. In July 2025, the Sichuan Provincial Women's Federation held a special entrepreneurship training class, and Gong Yuanyuan recommended Zhou Shiling to attend.
Over the five days of training, from national entrepreneurship policies to Sichuan Province's entrepreneurship support projects, to methods for cultivating experiential consumption, Zhou Shiling gained a great deal. "I gradually understood how to turn traffic into business."
After returning, Zhou Shiling cooperated with the Chengdu Jinjiang District Cultural Center to run classes and undertake parent-child experience activities. This summer vacation, some children signed up for long-term classes after experiencing them. Recently, she has also planned to move into popular tourist attractions, seeking stable customers by planning themed sand-painting performances.
"Ordinary people starting businesses mostly have skills and enthusiasm, but do not necessarily understand management." Ning Yanxue introduced that to enhance entrepreneurs' capacity for sustained operation, Jinan has established an entrepreneurship mentor system, sending experienced "knowledgeable people" to the side of entrepreneurs.
Walking into the Dai Ji Lu Embroidery Cheongsam Shop, the handmade cheongsams have fine, dense stitching and an antique elegance. Looking closely, the shop also displays various Lu embroidery cultural and creative products — embroidered refrigerator magnets, antique-style round fans, and more — a feast for the eyes or a wide variety of beautiful things.
"I used to think Lu embroidery could only 'live' in picture frames and clothing. Now, with these small items costing a dozen or so yuan, we attract a group of young people." Dai Jun said that in the early days of the shop, it only offered high-end clothing customization as a single business, with high unit prices, few customers, and unstable foot traffic.
Last year, Sun Qinfu, who serves as chairman of the Jinan Huaiyin District Folk Literature and Art Association and general manager of an enterprise, was hired by the operator of the Impression Jinan · Spring World Entrepreneurship Block to become Dai Jun's entrepreneurship mentor. Sun Qinfu is both familiar with traditional crafts and well-versed in the ways of business. Based on the actual situation of Dai Jun's shop, he gave advice: retain the customization service while also developing lightweight cultural and creative products such as Lu embroidery bookmarks and embroidered pendants.
A change in thinking opens up a broader world. Dai Jun quickly enriched his product line. The "Quancheng Impression" series of cultural and creative products sold more than 3,000 units in the first month and was also selected as an official gift of Jinan city.
With products in hand, how to expand the market? Another entrepreneurship mentor, Li Saiping, the person in charge of a hotel, gave Dai Jun another helping hand. She suggested that Dai Jun change his clothing wholesale mindset of "waiting for old customers to come to the door," and instead precisely profile customers and proactively seek sales channels. In addition, Li Saiping also took advantage of opportunities such as the hotel hosting wedding banquets and birthday banquets to recommend Dai Jun's Chinese-style formal wear and embroidered gifts to customers, making the Dai Ji Lu Embroidery brand known to more people.
"We have established a two-tier entrepreneurship mentor team at the municipal and district (county) levels, bringing in successful entrepreneurs, corporate professional managers, and others. The Impression Jinan · Spring World Entrepreneurship Block also selects merchants in the block who do well and have experience to serve as entrepreneurship mentors." Ning Yanxue said that these mentors are rooted in the block, familiar with the local market, and rich in business experience, and can often offer valuable suggestions to micro-entrepreneurs.
Is "companion running" worth it?
"We must not only calculate the small account of immediate investment, but also the big account of promoting high-quality and full employment"
In the "entrepreneurship companion running" space of Kaixuan Street, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, a university student entrepreneurship roadshow guidance salon was lively in session, attracting many entrepreneurs to come and listen.
"This space provides the venue through Kaixuan Street, the community service center is responsible for operations, and entrepreneurs bear the water and electricity costs according to actual usage." Li Dongmei, Director of the Shangcheng District Employment Management Service Center, said that the employment department also gives the space an annual entrepreneurship incubation subsidy of 50,000 yuan, which can basically maintain daily operations.
The Jingwei Tiandi Creative Industry Park, on the other hand, operates on a market-oriented basis. Due to its larger scale, it receives an annual entrepreneurship incubation subsidy of 100,000 yuan. "But we have 6 people responsible for operations services, 4 people responsible for investment attraction, plus investment in event planning and other activities." Gao Jia said that "entrepreneurship companion running" spaces also need to make concessions on rent and other aspects. Overall, the operating costs are relatively large.
Is "entrepreneurship companion running" just losing money for applause?
"We must not only calculate the small account of immediate investment, but also the big account of promoting high-quality and full employment." Liu Liqing said that as business entities continue to increase and entrepreneurship projects grow and develop, employment positions will also increase accordingly. "In the long run, 'entrepreneurship companion running' spaces can achieve symbiosis and win-win with entrepreneurs."
Using "entrepreneurship" to drive "entrepreneurship," lending each other a hand —
The organizer of this entrepreneurship roadshow guidance salon on Kaixuan Street is Liu Xin, who worked in the human resources industry for many years. In March this year, he moved into the space as an entrepreneur, mainly engaged in human resources and entrepreneurship training. As the company's operations continued to improve, he began to provide free skills training to other entrepreneurs in the space.
"At the beginning of starting my business, I also worried about the venue. Later, the space waived 3 years of rent, saving nearly 100,000 yuan, and also helped me connect with business cooperation." Liu Xin said with emotion, "Now that I have the capacity, I also want to help more university student entrepreneurs master the basic skills of entrepreneurship."
After getting through the start-up period, Liu Xin's professional experience became a "resource" for the space. "Many entrepreneurs lack skills such as writing planning proposals and project roadshows, and these are exactly what Liu Xin excels at." Fan Tingting, Deputy Director of the Kaixuan Street Party-Mass Party and Convenience Service Center, said that the space promotes "people like Liu Xin" to hold salons, give lectures, and answer questions, driving entrepreneurs to help and learn from each other.
Entrepreneur Wang Xiang is one of the beneficiaries. He used to provide publicity and promotion services for enterprises. In recent years, affected by the development of artificial intelligence technology and other factors, his business volume declined sharply. After Liu Xin listened to his entrepreneurial needs, he introduced an entrepreneurship mentor to him. "We met in the space's meeting room and figured out solutions together." Wang Xiang said that with the joint help of the entrepreneurship mentor and Liu Xin, he transformed into providing financial agency services, adding 5 to 10 new customers per month, and his business gradually got on track.
At present, more than 20 entrepreneurial teams have moved into the "entrepreneurship companion running" space on Kaixuan Street, with about 70 percent being university students who graduated within 5 years. The operating entities being incubated in "entrepreneurship companion running" spaces across Hangzhou city have reached more than 3,300.
Using "entrepreneurship" to drive "employment," creating more employment positions —
In the Dai Ji Lu Embroidery Cheongsam Shop, a double-sided embroidery table display is particularly eye-catching. Looking closely, red plum blossoms are embroidered on it, with two magpies perched on the branches. The person who embroidered this work is Jiao Ruiqi, Dai Jun's "proud disciple."
Jiao Ruiqi lives near the Impression Jinan · Spring World Entrepreneurship Block and used to spend her days around her children. Two years ago, Dai Jun opened free Lu embroidery public welfare classes to teach residents the craft for free, and Jiao Ruiqi signed up. "She picks it up quickly and grasps things with a single hint." Dai Jun said.
After completing her studies, Jiao Ruiqi joined Dai Jun's shop, earning more than 5,000 yuan per month. "The shop has flexible working hours, pays by piece, and the embroidery materials can be taken home, so it doesn't interfere with picking up and dropping off the children at school." In the Dai Ji Lu Embroidery Cheongsam Shop, there are more than 40 embroiderers like Jiao Ruiqi. In the Eucalyptus Forest Maker Space, there are also dozens of nearby residents who have achieved doorstep employment.
How to truly "accompany" and truly "run"?
"We must both care for and support, and also strictly manage and constrain"
In the first half of this year, the Nice "entrepreneurship companion running" space, located in Qiantang District, Hangzhou, and in operation since 2019, had its plaque removed.
It turned out that in June 2025, Liu Dongrong, the person in charge of the Employment Promotion Division of the Qiantang District Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security, and colleagues conducted an on-site inspection of the Nice "entrepreneurship companion running" space and found that in the venue of more than 3,000 square meters, nearly 40 entrepreneurial teams were in the process of leaving.
After inquiring, Liu Dongrong learned that the space had originally been leased by the operations team from a "sub-landlord." In the first half of 2025, the actual property rights owner suddenly decided not to renew the lease. The operations team could not find a suitable venue in time, and the entrepreneurs could only move out one after another.
During interviews, reporters also found that some spaces, after being listed, were ineffective in attracting investment, with few projects actually settled; some appeared fully leased but lacked substantive entrepreneurship services; and others, when applying for entrepreneurship incubation subsidies, filled in operating conditions that did not match reality.
How can "entrepreneurship companion running" avoid becoming a mere formality?
Hangzhou has established an "entry and exit" supervision mechanism. "The human resources and social security departments at the municipal and district (county/city) levels jointly adopt dynamic management methods such as semi-annual on-site inspections and biennial operations evaluations, using evaluation to promote construction." Liu Liqing introduced that in the semi-annual on-site inspection, if the space area and the number of incubated operating entities no longer meet the recognition standards, the cancellation procedure is initiated; the biennial operations evaluation assesses the space from dimensions such as incubation services, incubation benefits, and operations management.
In the first half of this year, the Hangzhou municipal human resources and social security department evaluated 50 "entrepreneurship companion running" spaces recognized before 2024. "From the results, 4 institutions scored below 60 points and had their 'entrepreneurship companion running' space qualifications cancelled. The Nice 'entrepreneurship companion running' space was one of them." Liu Liqing said.
In addition to strengthening inspections and evaluations, Hangzhou has also set hard standards for space recognition: in 2023, it clarified that "entrepreneurship companion running" spaces must guarantee an effective lease term of more than 3 years; in 2025, it further required that the venue must in principle be a first-hand lease, and made "the venue must operate stably for more than 1 year" a precondition for recognition.
"To promote the long-term healthy development of 'entrepreneurship companion running' spaces, we must both care for and support, and also strictly manage and constrain." Liu Liqing said that strict management is to prevent speculators who "just hang up a plaque and call it done" from exploiting loopholes, so that spaces truly willing to accompany entrepreneurs can stay and develop well.
Even with "companion running" all the way, entrepreneurship can inevitably fail. What to do when encountering failed entrepreneurship projects?
In the Eucalyptus Forest Maker Space, a short drama script company left one year after moving in. The space had helped it connect with film and television production enterprises and also recommended it to enter a web drama base, but none succeeded. Subsequent research found that the company's script planning capability could not keep up with market demand, and copyright issues were never resolved, with many scripts being stolen.
"Companion running does not pursue that entrepreneurship must succeed, but in the face of the detours in entrepreneurs' growth process, 'entrepreneurship companion running' spaces should focus on drawing inferences from a single instance to understand others, promptly identifying problems and precisely providing services." Long Lei, Director of the Entrepreneurship Promotion Division of the Chengdu Employment Service Administration Bureau, said.
Also in the Eucalyptus Forest Maker Space, an entrepreneurial team engaged in music creation took the lesson learned from the mistakes of others. With the space's reminders and help, they focused their energy on strengthening original creation capabilities and protecting intellectual property. Today, multiple songs they have created have been launched on several platforms, and through the space's connections, they have established cooperation with web drama companies, with an increasingly broad market space.
"Not afraid of failure, summarizing failure, and ultimately moving toward success." Speaking of the past, Gong Yuanyuan said with emotion, "'Entrepreneurship companion running' means accompanying entrepreneurs to share the storms and create the future together."
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Opening a sand-painting craft workshop, building a 3D-printing service team, exploring brand upgrades for a small Lu embroidery shop... increasingly, ordinary people are starting businesses "at their own doorstep."
Small and medium-sized micro-business entities are the "capillaries" of our country's industrial and supply chains, the "nerve endings" of the market, and the "economic cells" serving the people; they are also an important force for promoting employment and improving people's livelihoods. However, for a long time, some business-incubation carriers have tilted toward entrepreneurial projects involving "hard technology" and "high growth," while micro-entrepreneurship amid the smoke of everyday city life has been shut out of the door.
Based "at the doorstep," oriented toward ordinary people, serving micro-entrepreneurs, "entrepreneurship accompaniment" spaces make entrepreneurship more infused with the breath of everyday life. However, for micro-entrepreneurs to truly benefit from this, all localities must continue to exert sustained effort in space operation, service provision, policy support, and other aspects, only then can individual micro-entrepreneurship projects establish a firm foothold (站稳脚跟, zhan wen jiao gen - "stand, steady, foot, base") and go further.
Making entrepreneurship have space cannot be separated from overall planning and integration. In the past, localities built quite a few entrepreneurship bases, incubation parks, and the like; how should "entrepreneurship accompaniment" spaces handle their relationship with existing resources? It is necessary to maintain the continuity and stability of policies, carrying on the work one batch after another. Using, in light of local conditions, characteristic commercial streets, entrepreneurship parks, idle community housing, and other physical spaces, revitalizing existing stock, and selecting qualified entrepreneurship carriers for quality enhancement and capacity empowerment, only then can existing investments continue to play their role, and entrepreneurship services can also stay connected and uninterrupted.
Making entrepreneurship have staying power, the key lies in "accompanying" all along the way. What micro-entrepreneurs often lack is not large-scale financing, but suitable venues, timely financial support, as well as market resources and operational experience. Centering on these practical needs, services such as venue and financial support, policy outreach and liaison, entrepreneurship training, mentor guidance, and others must gradually keep pace. From starting out to developing, with corresponding support at every stage, micro-entrepreneurs can have a bit more confidence and take fewer detours.
Making the "accompaniment" sustainable also requires calculating the operations account well. Whether the services of "entrepreneurship accompaniment" spaces can keep up ultimately depends on whether they themselves can establish a firm foothold. To avoid the "accompaniment" becoming mere formality, relevant departments must form a dynamic management mechanism, promoting "the superior win, the inferior exit." Facing the challenges of investment attraction and operations, "entrepreneurship accompaniment" spaces should also explore establishing a virtuous cycle model, achieving symbiosis and win-win with micro-entrepreneurs.
For many micro-entrepreneurs, what they need is not having everything done for them, but rather, when they encounter difficulties, having someone lend a hand and point the way. What "entrepreneurship accompaniment" spaces must do is precisely to place services where entrepreneurship needs them most, so that micro-entrepreneurs no longer have to fight or work entirely alone (单打独斗, dan da du dou - "single, strike, alone, fight"), and so that more ordinary people's dreams can be realized.
Return to TopSeize Industrial Opportunities and Strengthen Key Competitiveness
Founding Dean of the Institute for AI Industry Research, Tsinghua University; Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Zhang Yaqin
Today, "AI+" has gradually become a reality. The new generation of "AI+" is a fusion of information intelligence, physical intelligence, and biological intelligence. Viewed along the trajectory of technological evolution, AI has moved from the stage of discriminative deep learning into the stage of generative AI (artificial intelligence).
Since the beginning of this year, AI has once again ushered in a paradigm innovation, advancing from generative AI to agentic AI, which possesses three major characteristics: autonomy, evolvability, and generalizability, can autonomously complete tasks, and has given rise to the recursive self-improvement of "AI teaching AI". Under this trend, intelligent agents are reshaping the overall architecture of IT( information technology) and the Internet, accelerating the arrival of the "Internet of Agents", and in the future, most interactions will be completed between intelligent agents.
At present, the Institute for AI Industry Research at Tsinghua University has already made deployments in the fields of digital, physical, and biological intelligence, and jointly with Baidu has built Apollo Go, which has become a leading autonomous driving platform, and has launched an AI intelligent agent hospital, which is being piloted at the Tsinghua University Health Center.
Based on industry development, I believe AI has five major development trends: moving toward intelligent agents, with new leaps for agents; the rise of the "token economy"; computing power spreading from data centers to the edge, with 80 percent of future tokens to be generated on terminal devices; CPU( central processing unit) and GPU( graphics processing unit)moving toward a dual-center architecture, with storage adopting a multi-tier architecture and distributed processing; and perceptual UI( user interface)becoming a brand-new natural interaction mode.
"AI+" contains immense industrial opportunities, and may reshape the global economic landscape, becoming key competitiveness for individuals, enterprises, and nations. But it must also be recognized that the rapid development of AI is accompanied by multiple security and ethical risks in the digital, physical, and biological realms, necessitating strengthened risk control and standardized governance, so as to promote the sustainable development of the intelligent economy.
Serving the Intelligent Economy with "AI + Finance"
Member of the Party Committee and Vice President of the Agricultural Bank of China Wang Dajun
The Agricultural Bank of China is comprehensively advancing the construction of a smart bank driven by artificial intelligence as the key engine, effectively supporting the intelligent economy with "AI + Finance", and actively practicing the political nature and people-centered nature of financial work. On the one hand, let finance grow wings of AI, better supporting the construction of a modern industrial system, and promoting high-quality development of the real economy; on the other hand, let finance be equipped with the wisdom of AI, enhancing people's well-being, and better satisfying the people's needs for a better life.
"AI + Finance" serving the intelligent economy has precedents to follow and holds great promise. The Agricultural Bank of China, based on serving the construction of a modern industrial system, is focused on building a digital-intelligent industrial financial service platform. Centering on key industries, it constructs an "industry-customer" graph to achieve precise matching of demands; it innovates the "567" exclusive evaluation system to solve financing difficulties for technology-based enterprises; it launches products such as Kejie Loans and Innovation Points Loans to effectively expand service coverage; and it deploys AI tools across multiple channels to empower the daily operations of customer managers. As of the end of June this year, the platform has onboarded over 6 million enterprises, of which more than 800,000 are technology-based enterprises, and the Agricultural Bank of China provides services to over 360,000 of them.
"AI + Finance" serving the intelligent economy requires systematic support and safeguards. The Agricultural Bank of China is comprehensively consolidating the AI foundational support of "one blueprint, one map, one platform", continuously deepening AI applications, and currently has more than 500 intelligent agents with autonomous planning and decision-making capabilities, more than 4,000 simple intelligent agents encapsulated as shared, reusable standard components, empowering over 700 business scenarios across the entire bank; "using AI to counter AI" empowers the prevention of new types of cybersecurity risks, accelerating the comprehensive and deep integration of AI with cybersecurity work, ensuring that AI is both well-utilized and well-managed.
The Agricultural Bank of China will join hands with all sectors of society, accelerate the large-scale, inclusive application of AI, continuously improve the quality and efficiency of "AI + Finance" in serving the intelligent economy, and contribute greater strength to Chinese modernization.
Promoting the Steady and Far-Reaching Development of Financial Intelligence
Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Board of Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. Lü Jiajin
Faced with the transformation brought by artificial intelligence, the financial industry must be more proactive in innovation and action.
It is necessary to adapt to changing circumstances and boldly explore the frontiers of technological innovation.
In terms of interaction channels, it is necessary to explore the transition from APP to intelligent agents, allowing intelligent agents to proactively perceive customer needs and anticipate customer intentions.
In terms of product forms, it is necessary to promote the standardization and modularization of financial products, embedding them into third-party products, services, and business processes, so that more customers can conveniently enjoy financial services.
In terms of service methods, it is necessary to let AI employees undertake more standardized, repetitive work, reducing the burden on grassroots staff.
It is necessary to uphold fundamental principles and break new ground, always adhering to the principle that finance should serve good. Finance is an industry that manages risk, and the intelligent transformation must make risk prevention and control a permanent topic. It is necessary to input correct values into artificial intelligence and delineate the behavioral boundaries of AI. It is necessary to strictly abide by technical standards, ensuring that intelligent services are explainable, traceable, and correctable, conducting compliance review before the launch of intelligent applications, dynamic monitoring during operation, and circuit-breaker handling in case of anomalies, to prevent problems such as model hallucinations, data leaks, and privacy infringement. It is necessary to shoulder human responsibility, and in key links such as major decision-making, risk judgment, and customer rights protection, let machines provide assistance and suggestions, while humans make decisions and bear full responsibility.
It is necessary to open up and cooperate, joining hands to create a better future. Industrial Bank has always adhered to strict governance of the bank, expert management of the bank, and technology-driven revitalization of the bank, striving to build a first-class intelligent bank. At present, it has cultivated more than 500 intelligent assistants, applied in scenarios such as customer service, anti-money laundering, anti-fraud, technology research and development, and operational support, effectively empowering customers, reducing burdens on employees, and enhancing operational efficiency. Industrial Bank will do a good job in the "AI+" article, letting artificial intelligence better empower finance, serve the real economy, and benefit society.
Striving to Take the Lead in the New Round of the Energy Revolution
Chief Scientist of Information Technology at China Energy Investment Corporation ( CHN Energy) Limited Ding Tao
At present, artificial intelligence has become a key engine promoting the deep integration of the energy revolution and the digital revolution. As a backbone central energy enterprise, CHN Energy accurately grasps the "AI + Energy" trend, striving to take the lead and set an example in the new round of the energy revolution.
Weave a "unified computing power network", build a unified computing power scheduling platform, and following the strategy of "overall planning, combining leasing and construction", achieve unified management and scheduling of the Group's computing power resources. Build a "comprehensive data system", create an intelligent data middle platform, connect data links across the entire coal, electricity, chemical, and transportation industry chain, build high-quality industry datasets, and promote the collaborative empowerment of "AI + Data". Build an "AI capability hub", establish a Group-wide integrated AI platform, providing perceivable, low-threshold AI services. Release the "Qingyuan" large model for the power generation industry with hundreds of billions of parameters, empowering production and operations.
Digital-intelligent production and operations: build more thana hundred intelligent agents covering industrial scenarios such as coal, electricity, chemicals, and transportation, and the integrated production-operation collaborative scheduling and simulation platform has achieved simulation trial operation of complex scenarios across the entire industry chain. Intelligent management: develop an intelligent unmanned review system to promote high-quality, high-efficiency procurement. Build the Jinshi policy-research system to support comprehensive office work and policy research. Innovate intelligent scientific research: deploy AI-driven scientific research
Relying on the industry large model capability matrix and edge-side intelligent terminals, centering on core scenarios, promote the deep integration of AI with industry, helping key production links achieve fewer-person and unmanned operations, and intelligent linkage and collaboration across the entire industry chain. Build the Guoneng e-series ecological collaboration platform cluster, promoting digital-intelligent integration of upstream and downstream enterprises in the industry
Facing the future, CHN Energy will firmly grasp strategic opportunities, work in the same direction with the entire industry, and make greater contributions to safeguarding national energy security and promoting high-quality development of the energy industry.
Promoting Innovation in Payments with Technology for Good
Vice President of NetsUnion Clearing Corporation Zheng Shihui
The payment industry is undergoing a profound intelligent transformation. From a business perspective, the rise of intelligent agent payments, while promoting the convenience of payments, may also bring risks such as model misjudgment and authorization abuse, and AI technology also makes payment risks more hidden and complex. Faced with the opportunities and challenges brought by technological innovation, NetsUnion must better play the functional role of a clearing institution, prevent financial risks arising from innovation, and promote high-quality development of the payment industry
NetsUnion connects commercial banks on one end and payment institutions on the other. From January to August this year, the NetsUnion platform processed 853.126 billion transactions with a total amount of 390.64 trillion yuan, averaging over 3.5 billion transactions per day. How can technological innovation be better integrated into development? NetsUnion focuses on four points for practical exploration
First, facing the innovation of intelligent agent payments, NetsUnion carries out pilot verification around links such as trusted intelligent agents and transaction deposit-certification, joining hands with all parties in the industry to build a trusted payment ecosystem, promoting the growth of intelligent agent payments on a safe track
Second, facing payment risks, NetsUnion relies on large models for autonomous learning and evolution of risk control rules, builds a full-process intelligent monitoring system, accurately identifies payment risks such as online gambling, telecom fraud, credit card cash-out, and false transactions, empowering risk governance in the payment industry
Third, facing new types of AI attacks, NetsUnion relies on intelligent agents to realize an AI-native protection system covering vulnerability identification, attack interception, and data protection, building a solid defense line for payment transaction security
Fourth, facing the needs of diversified development of the payment market, NetsUnion accelerates the intelligent transformation of R&D and operations, rapidly responds to market demands through a new generation of AI programming technology, provides a richer supply of payment products, empowers small-and-medium member institutions through AI to improve business continuity levels, and guards payment transactions with a more stable system
Let Intelligent Agents Truly Run in Industry
Executive Vice President of Baidu Group and President of Baidu AI Cloud Shen Dou
Artificial intelligence today may be equivalent to the first month after the invention of the electric light: the light is on, but the era of reshaping the economic division of labor is far from having arrived. Currently, AI investment accounts for only about 0.4 percent of global GDP, far lower than electricity's nearly 5 percent. Treating AI as infrastructure, we have only just begun
Over the past few years, model capabilities have continued to climb, but the economic curve has not kept pace synchronously. What can truly bring the two closer together is the intelligent agent—it converts model progress into operational results. The key lies in industrial intelligent agents, letting intelligent agents take root in real industrial systems, delivering results and continuously evolving within enterprise knowledge, data, and processes
Enterprise tasks can be roughly divided into three categories: daily operations, professional domains, and core business operations, corresponding respectively to general-purpose, professional, and customized intelligent agents. General-purpose intelligent agents can connect and organize the other two types of intelligent agents, allowing the three types to organically integrate and collaboratively complete more complex tasks. In the joint practice of Baidu AI Cloud and enterprises, intelligent agents have indeed run into the core processes of industry
To make this system operate stably, an "industrial intelligent agent operating system" is needed, receiving tasks from above, connecting enterprise data in the middle, and scheduling cloud computing power from below, organizing intelligent agents, enterprise systems, and cloud infrastructure together. It can effectively utilize the digital achievements accumulated by enterprises over many years, allowing experience to continuously precipitate into organizational capability
Supporting all of this is Baidu AI Cloud's full-stack AI capability, with chips, cloud, models, and intelligent agents forming a closed loop across four layers; placed in an enterprise, it is a system for growth; placed in industry, it is the growth flywheel of AI as infrastructure
Letting intelligent agents truly run in industry and land in the scenarios of the real economy is precisely the opportunity given to us by this era
Accelerating the Development of New Quality Productive Forces for the Modern Water Network
Chief Expert of China South-to-North Water Diversion Group Corporation and Director of the Science and Technology Innovation Department Feng Xusong
China South-to-North Water Diversion Group focuses on intelligent operation and maintenance, intelligent construction, and intelligent governance, continuously improving the level of the "three safeties" of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, fully leveraging the role of the "four lifelines", accelerating the development of new quality productive forces for the modern water network, and providing strong support for safeguarding national water security
Empower with intelligent operation and maintenance to consolidate and elevate the world-class water diversion project, building a solid foundation for the "three safeties" of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. Use satellite remote sensing, drones, robot dogs, and artificial intelligence to build an intelligent control system, ensuring the intrinsic safety of the project. Develop an ice-water dynamics model for the Middle Route, a unified multi-source water dispatch model for the Eastern Route, to enhance the safety of the water supply system. Develop intelligent water quality monitoring and early-warning equipment for algae and other substances, strengthening refined water quality safety
Empower with intelligent construction to support the investment and construction of a batch of major national water network projects, creating benchmarks for the construction of major national projects. Deepen the construction of full-lifecycle digital twin projects, enhancing the high-efficiency tunneling technology level of full-face tunnel boring machines for the Yangtze River Water Diversion to Han River Project and the level of geological disaster prevention and control technology. Break through intelligent construction technology for complex geology in deep-buried tunnels, advancing research and development of robotized excavation, support, and remote control technology. Tackle key technologies for intelligent manufacturing of resource-saving, eco-environmental-protection-type super-large-diameter segments, achieving green intelligent manufacturing
Empower with intelligent governance to build a world-class water network enterprise, enhancing the Group's modern governance capability. The "Tianhe" large model V1 version of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project has been officially launched within the Group, and continues to undergo iterative upgrades, deepening applications in financial review, engineering audit, cybersecurity, and other aspects, promoting the transformation of corporate governance from experience-based judgment to data-intelligence-driven
China South-to-North Water Diversion Group will continue to deepen the implementation of the "AI+" special action, promoting the South-to-North Water Diversion Project and the national water network to resonate at the same frequency with the new generation of intelligent technology, creating a Chinese paradigm of the "smart water network", cultivating new quality productive forces in the water network field, and providing strong water security guarantees for Chinese modernization
Exploring New Pathways for Power Intelligence
General Manager of China Southern Power Grid Artificial Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. Xu Jian
In recent years, China Southern Power Grid has systematically promoted the full-scenario implementation of AI, providing a replicable practical sample for the intelligent transformation of the power industry
The power system is an ultra-large-scale livelihood infrastructure covering hundreds of millions of users, and the effective implementation of AI in it faces industry-wide common bottlenecks such as insufficient explainability and the great difficulty of full-process traceability. China Southern Power Grid has always regarded power grid safety as the primary bottom line of intelligent transformation, establishing a dual-verification mechanism of "AI-assisted decision-making, traditional mechanism models providing final checks", where all AI-generated dispatch, operation and maintenance, and planning plans must undergo review and confirmation by mature traditional power mechanism models before they can be executed, and under the premise of absolutely ensuring power grid safety, the value of AI in improving quality and efficiency has been fully released
Targeting the special operational needs of the power grid vertical domain, China Southern Power Grid has independently developed the "Da Wate" exclusive power model system, promoting the deep integration of general-purpose large models with power grid professional mechanism models, building a solid technical foundation for refined power grid dispatch and new energy consumption. China Southern Power Grid's power business experts, AI algorithm engineers, and developers have joined forces, breaking down the barriers between IT and frontline power grid business knowledge, and has currently built a large-scale, autonomous, controllable computing power cluster, cumulatively iterating thousands of customized operators for power grid scenarios
At present, the AI dividend has manifested across the entire chain: grid planning plans that took days are now compressed to be generated in minutes; the initial response time for dispatch has been reduced from 10 minutes to 5 seconds; intelligent inspection AI can identify dozens more defect categories than manual inspection; intelligent customer service can greatly reduce the intensity of repetitive labor at the frontline
Next, China Southern Power Grid will promote the collaboration of general-purpose and specialized models, efficient scheduling of computing power, and the co-construction of an industry ecosystem, explore the model of computing-power-electricity collaboration, and inject intelligent momentum into the new-type power system
Promoting Intelligence from the Digital World to the Physical World
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Boundless Dynamics Technology R&D Co., Ltd. Zhang Yufeng
Embodied intelligence brings intelligence into the physical world. With the rapid development of large language models and artificial intelligence technology, embodied intelligence is expected to achieve a key leap in generalization capability, make breakthroughs in adapting to the fragmented needs of various industries, and gradually replace human labor in assuming repetitive, dangerous work in production and life scenarios, which is precisely its key value and the opportunity of the times
Boundless Dynamics focuses on building a "general-purpose brain" and "operational intelligence" for robots, enabling robots not only to walk and see, but also to truly understand the physical world and complete complex tasks with their hands
The physical world is full of noise, highly dynamic, and many processes are irreversible; in many cases, "contact" itself is more like a switch; operation is also a series of state transitions, where small errors can accumulate and trigger systemic errors. This is also one of the reasons why, despite the concept of embodied intelligence having been proposed for many years, large-scale commercial implementation still awaits breakthroughs
We actively promote embodied intelligence to understand the physical world and predict future changes, achieve real-time control on the edge side, and use self-developed bodies to achieve software-hardware collaboration
At present, we are advancing embodied intelligence along dual tracks: "industrial skill training" and"commercial generalization training", conducting terminal delivery, cleaning, and organizing in coffee stores, and promoting the implementation of applications such as flexible object manipulation and fine-grained loading and unloading on industrial production lines
Thanks to the strong support of the development of AI large models, embodied intelligence may cross the industrialization gap within the next one to two years and be widely adopted in real-world scenarios
In the future, Boundless Dynamics will accelerate the development of physical artificial intelligence, promote intelligence from the digital world to the physical world, deeply integrate with all walks of life, and truly create industrial value.
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Two generations of one American family: father Boli Mei (柏立美) put down roots in Huangyuan, Qinghai, for nearly 30 years; his daughter Mei'an's (美安) last wish was to be buried in Huangyuan; his son Bai Dawei (柏大卫) regards Huangyuan as his only hometown and has raised and donated more than 6 million yuan worth of medical equipment.
On September 10, across the ocean, in Springfield, Missouri, USA. The 95-year-old Bai Dawei sat at home flipping through the photo album "Imprints" (《印迹》). In a panoramic photo of the ancient city of Dangar (丹噶尔) in Huangyuan, Qinghai, taken in 1942, six children stood on a hillside. "This is me, I was in my teens then. 'Nao' (I) will always be a child of Huangyuan." Bai Dawei pointed at the photo and said in a video call, speaking in an authentic Huangyuan dialect.
On the other end of the screen, in Huangyuan, Qinghai, China. Wang Shikang (王世康), former president of the Huangyuan County People's Hospital, called out in the Huangyuan dialect: "Brother David, hand-grabbed lamb is prepared for you." Across the screen, Bai Dawei's eyes reddened slightly, and his voice trembled a little: "When I have nothing to do, I miss you all." Li Lin (李林), former director of the Huangyuan County Health Bureau, also leaned toward the camera: "Mr. David, we haven't seen each other for over ten years, but none of us can forget you."
In Huangyuan, "Mr. Big Nose" is very famous. "The American foreigner with the big nose, loves to eat Chinese Liangpi (cold noodles). Adds chili and adds vinegar, chili smeared all over his nose..." Wang Shikang recited the nursery rhyme still sung by Huangyuan people today. After hearing it, "Big Nose" Bai Dawei laughed.
Why would an American born in New York be written into a nursery rhyme by the people of Huangyuan? This has to start with a story spanning a century and two generations of Americans forging ties with China.
I
In 1932, Bai Dawei had just turned one year old when he traveled across the ocean to a distant place (远渡重洋, yuan du chong yang - "far, cross, heavy, ocean") with his father Boli Mei, arriving in Huangyuan, Qinghai, in northwest China. Boli Mei had already come to China in 1908, living in Gansu, Qinghai, and other places, and had made his home in Huangyuan.
In the eyes of the people of Huangyuan, Boli Mei was "one of their own." He was modest and sincere, respected local ethnic customs, worked hard to learn Chinese and Tibetan, and used his knowledge of Western medicine to treat people of all ethnic groups free of charge.
Walking into the medical clinic Boli Mei once ran, lifting the hidden door in the floor, descending the steep, narrow wooden stairs, one reaches the basement. Above are thick original wooden beams bearing marks of axes and adzes;around are blue-brick walls, with only a small ventilation window for air. During the bandit unrest before the founding of New China, it was here that Boli Mei helped innocent people of Huangyuan resist the turmoil.
From boyhood to youth, Bai Dawei spent over a decade in Huangyuan. Every blade of grass and every tree here felt deeply familiar to him. Later, Bai Dawei was reluctant to part with (依依不舍, yi yi bu she - "reluctant, reluctant, not, leave") Huangyuan as he left with his family. Afterward, he lived in Hong Kong, China, and other places for over 30 years, eventually settling in Missouri, USA.
For Bai Dawei, the eastern foothills of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the source of the Huangshui River are his only hometown. The longer he was away, the deeper his longing. To keep his native accent from fading, he talked to himself in the mirror every day, "otherwise, after a long time, I'd forget."
II
In 1987, after 38 years away, Bai Dawei finally set foot on the soil of Huangyuan again. A reporter asked Bai Dawei what it felt like to return to Huangyuan that time. Bai Dawei was silent for a moment, then said: "For nearly 40 years before coming back, I hadn't seen my hometown, hadn't seen my loved ones."
He found his childhood friend Qin Cizhe (秦慈哲), and both were deeply moved to see each other. Bai Dawei walked into the old room where he had lived, his eyes full of tears. Seeing his former neighbors and friends, seeing the streets and alleys that had been constantly on his mind or in his dreams (魂牵梦萦, hun qian meng ying - "soul, tug, dream, haunt"), the homesickness buried deep in his heart instantly turned into action.
He wanted to do something practical for his hometown. Li Lin recalled: "He visited many places and first turned his attention to the hospitals, which were short of advanced equipment."
In March 1989, he and his sister Mei'an spent 150,000 Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong to buy a B-ultrasound diagnostic machine, the most needed equipment at county-level hospitals at the time. How did he bring it back? There was no express delivery, no logistics. Bai Dawei carried the machine on a plane, from Hong Kong to Xi'an, and then from Xi'an to Huangyuan.
From that day on, he never stopped.
Wang Shikang began dealing with Bai Dawei in 1988, and the two exchanged dozens of letters, becoming very close and intimate friends (莫逆之交, mo ni zhi jiao - "not, contrary, of, friendship"). Over the following 30-plus years, Bai Dawei traveled between the United States and Huangyuan more than 20 times. In letters to Wang Shikang, Bai Dawei mentioned more than once that he had saved up some money. In one letter, he said he had over 8,000 US dollars, "it's of no use sitting here with me, better to donate it to the hospital, to be used where it's needed." Wang Shikang said: "He wasn't actually wealthy; every cent was raised by him from friends, foundations, and other sources. It was all money taken from other people's pockets and put into Huangyuan."
In 1999, Bai Dawei ordered a CT scanner worth 350,000 US dollars for the Huangyuan County Hospital. At the time, this was practically a "luxury item." "We needed it badly, but we knew it was too expensive and were embarrassed to bring it up," Li Lin said. After Bai Dawei learned of our thoughts, he was a bit troubled, but he still worked very hard on it after returning, "This money was originally donated to another place; he persuaded the foundation people and finally got it donated to Huangyuan."
Bai Dawei made three trips, and in June 2000, the CT scanner arrived in Huangyuan. The Huangyuan County People's Hospital became one of the few county-level medical institutions in Qinghai Province to have a CT scanner at that time.
After the CT scanner arrived, Bai Dawei bowed deeply to the machine and said in the most authentic Huangyuan dialect: "This CT machine must serve the hometown people well." "Every time I see that photo, I feel inexplicably excited and want to cry. What he did was not easy, really not easy!" said Huang Jiong (黄炯), the current president of the Huangyuan County People's Hospital.
Li Lin remembers that once he accompanied Bai Dawei to the countryside to visit several township health centers. "At that time, the conditions in township health centers were poor. If people had any ailment, they had to go to the county or even the provincial capital for examinations. The distance was far, and it cost a lot of money. Bai Dawei felt uneasy seeing this," Li Lin said. "Without a word, he found a way to raise 10,000 US dollars, bought 4 B-ultrasound machines, and distributed them to 4 township health centers."
With the B-ultrasound machines, doctors at the health centers could perform the most basic examinations. Common diseases like cholecystitis and gallstones could be detected in the townships, and those with serious conditions could be referred to the county hospital. Li Lin said, "The equipment was small, but it played a huge role at the grassroots level."
According to statistics, the medical equipment donated by Bai Dawei and his family and close friends to Huangyuan County is worth more than 6 million yuan. The equipment list includes B-ultrasound machines, gastroscopes, ECG monitors, automatic blood cell counters, anesthesia machines... Huang Jiong told Bai Dawei during the video call that the hospital now handles 300,000 outpatient visits a year, while the entire population of Huangyuan County is just over 100,000. "Behind this is your great effort and selfless dedication."
During the call, the reporter asked Bai Dawei: "What supports you in continuing to do this?"
Bai Dawei replied: "There's a feeling in my heart that I must do it, because these are all my family. Some people say I've made a great contribution to my hometown. I say, what I do for my hometown cannot be considered a contribution; it's our duty. Not doing it is not an option; it's as a matter of course (理所当然, li suo dang ran - "reason, that, should, be")."
At a donation ceremony, Bai Dawei said sincerely: "What I do for the Huangyuan County Hospital is fulfilling my duty to my own family. Please, don't ever say the word 'contribution' again."
III
What Bai Dawei brought to Huangyuan was not just medical equipment.
Bai Dawei said he received his early education in Huangyuan and deeply understood the significance of knowledge for children on the plateau. He used his connections to bring foreign teachers to Huangyuan to train English teachers for primary and secondary schools. In 2011, foreign teachers Wang Debao (王德宝) and Wang Sifei (王思菲) came to Huangyuan County No. 1 Middle School and stayed for several years, explaining word by word how to teach and how to get students to speak. The children went from not daring to open their mouths to being able to chat in English, and their spoken English went from halting to speaking or acting fluently and naturally (流利自如, liu li zi ru - "flow, smooth, self, as").
Boli Mei was an excellent photographer who took hundreds of photographs reflecting the social conditions of Gansu, Qinghai, and Tibet at the time, leaving behind precious historical visual records for the region. Bai Dawei donated the hundreds of precious old photographs taken by his father to Huangyuan County in batches. Based on these photographs, Huangyuan County organized experts and scholars to compile and publish the photo album "Imprints." This album has been included in the national archives and documentary materials, filling a gap in Huangyuan County's historical photographic archives. The lens of one American preserved a century of memories for a small town in western China.
On the same piece of land, there are marks even deeper than photographs. In 1927, Boli Mei's first wife and son John died of smallpox in Huangyuan and were laid to rest on the hillside north of the county town. In 2016, Bai Dawei's sister Mei'an passed away in Canada. Her last wish before death was to have her ashes returned to Huangyuan. The family followed her instructions and brought her ashes back to Huangyuan.
During the call, the reporter told Bai Dawei that the people of Huangyuan have been maintaining this cemetery all these years, and a tree has grown beside it: "This tree has become a testament to the friendship between the Chinese and American people, symbolizing the deep friendship between the people of Huangyuan and you. We believe this tree will grow better and stronger." Hearing this, Bai Dawei's voice choked up a little: "Thank you to the people of Huangyuan for maintaining the cemetery so well. I am very grateful."
In summer, wildflowers bloom on this hillside, and the pasture grass grows lush. Several loved ones rest forever in Huangyuan.
In 1998, the Huangyuan County People's Government conferred on Bai Dawei the title of "Honorary Citizen of Huangyuan County." In 2003, the Qinghai Provincial People's Government conferred on him the title of "Honorary Citizen of Qinghai Province." In 2013, when Huangyuan County held its first "Most Beautiful Huangyuan People" selection, Bai Dawei was elected by a high vote as the first foreign "Most Beautiful Huangyuan Person."
Every time Bai Dawei returns to Huangyuan, what he misses most is the food of his hometown—liangpi, yogurt, and hand-grabbed lamb. "He's not picky at all. He stayed in a small guesthouse and wouldn't let us pay a single cent," Li Lin said. Bai Dawei dresses simply, is gentle and kind, and has no barriers in communicating with local people. "Some dialect words that even local Huangyuan people don't use often anymore, he still uses."
Now, at 95, Bai Dawei can no longer return to Huangyuan due to health reasons. He has bladder cancer and his eyesight is not good either. But whenever he talks on the phone with old friends in Huangyuan, his fluent Huangyuan dialect brings the flavor of home right to the listener.
At the Huangyuan County People's Hospital, Bai Dawei's story has been written into the hospital's history. Huang Jiong said that for new employees, the first lesson on joining is to listen to Bai Dawei's story. The hospital is planning to build a hospital history museum to display all the equipment Bai Dawei donated, the letters exchanged, and the old photographs. "Otherwise, our generation knows about it, but the younger people who come later won't. If our staff can't even do this, we'd be letting Mr. David down," Huang Jiong said.
At the end of the call, the reporter asked Bai Dawei: If you could say one thing to the people of Huangyuan right now, what would you most want to say? Bai Dawei looked into the camera and said word by word: "You are all always here, and I will never forget you. I wish you all good health and happiness in everything. Don't forget me; you are always in my heart."
From Boli Mei setting foot on Chinese soil in 1908 to Bai Dawei "returning" to his hometown of Huangyuan through a screen in 2026, two generations, more than a century, the homesickness spanning the Pacific has never been interrupted.
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"This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the BRICS cooperation mechanism. The BRICS countries have grown into an important force attracting the attention of the international community, increasingly demonstrating their unique value on the global governance stage." Ahmed El-Drabik, an Egyptian expert on Chinese affairs, said in a recent interview with a People's Daily reporter that President Xi Jinping proposed that BRICS countries should be pioneers in promoting innovative development, pioneers in safeguarding peace and stability, pioneers in advancing mutual learning among civilizations, and pioneers in reforming and improving global governance, further providing a BRICS solution to addressing the "four deficits" of peace, development, security, and governance.
"China has always been an important driver of BRICS cooperation. From promoting the establishment of the New Development Bank, to advocating 'BRICS Plus' cooperation, to advancing the Partnership on New Industrial Revolution, China has continuously injected new momentum into BRICS cooperation," El-Drabik said. China not only contributes development concepts, but also provides development opportunities for the Global South through cooperation in infrastructure, industry, science and technology, and other fields, leading the BRICS countries to be pioneers in promoting innovative development.
Citing artificial intelligence as an example, he said: "China advocates strengthening international cooperation on artificial intelligence, promoting capacity building, talent cultivation, and technology sharing, and opposing 'decoupling and severing supply chains' and 'small yards with high fences,' which is of great significance to many developing countries." El-Drabik said that the BRICS countries possess a vast digital economy market and abundant talent resources. China's proposal of the BRICS AI-empowered New Industrialization Initiative and the establishment of an international AI application cooperation center will help narrow the global digital divide, promote the formation of a fair and reasonable global AI governance system, and activate the growth potential of the Global South through scientific and technological innovation.
El-Drabik believes that since China, Russia, India, and Brazil launched foreign ministers' meetings in 2006, BRICS cooperation has continued to upgrade, and the "Greater BRICS Cooperation" has become increasingly substantial, gradually developing into an important mechanism for the Global South to strengthen strategic coordination and promote common development. He believes that in the face of profound changes in the international situation, the BRICS countries adhere to openness, inclusiveness, and mutually beneficial outcomes (互利共赢, hu li gong ying - "mutual, benefit; together, win"), providing the world with a development approach different from zero-sum games and bloc confrontation, which precisely reflects the BRICS countries' commitment to being "pioneers in safeguarding peace and stability." The BRICS countries uphold the common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security concept, oppose Cold War mentality and camp confrontation, advocate respecting the sovereignty of all countries and non-interference in internal affairs, and resolve differences through dialogue and consultation, injecting a stabilizing force into the international community.
Speaking of dialogue among civilizations, El-Drabik said that the BRICS countries nurture diverse civilizations and should naturally become pioneers in advancing mutual learning among civilizations. There is no hierarchy of superiority or inferiority among different civilizations. BRICS cooperation itself is a vivid practice of equal dialogue among diverse civilizations. Relying on the BRICS platform, Egypt and China have deepened people-to-people and cultural exchanges, shared governance experience, respected the modernization paths independently chosen by various countries, and broken the "theory of civilizational superiority," setting an example for exchanges among world civilizations.
"The BRICS countries have become an important platform for consolidating consensus among the Global South and promoting the transformation of the global governance system. Looking ahead, the BRICS countries also shoulder a more urgent mission." In El-Drabik's view, in the face of practical challenges such as the development deficit, the digital divide, and insufficient financing, the BRICS countries should uphold true multilateralism, safeguard the central role of the United Nations in the international system, strengthen South-South cooperation, promote reform of the international financial system, make global governance fairer and more reasonable, and serve as pioneers in reforming and improving global governance.
To this end, he highly praised the role of the New Development Bank: "The New Development Bank has expanded local currency financing and infrastructure investment, providing developing countries with more financing options and enhancing the ability of emerging markets to withstand external risks. This is not only conducive to economic development, but also helps enhance the strategic autonomy of developing countries and promote a more just and inclusive international financial architecture."
El-Drabik said that cooperation between Egypt and China under the BRICS framework has continued to deepen and solidify. Since Egypt joined the BRICS cooperation mechanism, cooperation between the two countries in infrastructure construction, economic and trade investment, industrial parks, new energy, digital economy, and other fields has continuously achieved new results, providing strong support for Egypt's industrialization and modernization. "For Egypt, China is not only an important economic and trade partner, but also a trustworthy development partner. Egypt-China cooperation embodies the BRICS spirit of openness, inclusiveness, and win-win cooperation, echoes the aspirations for innovation empowerment, peaceful development, dialogue among civilizations, and global governance, and demonstrates the bright prospects of pragmatic cooperation in the Global South," he said.
In 2027, China will assume the rotating presidency of BRICS. "China has rich experience in organizing large-scale international conferences, and I believe the summit will achieve complete success," he said. "I look forward to China further consolidating consensus among BRICS countries, promoting more pragmatic results in economic development, scientific and technological innovation, artificial intelligence, green development, and other fields, so that BRICS cooperation can better serve the Global South and contribute more Chinese wisdom to world peace, development, and prosperity."
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In an art park in the Mitte district of Berlin, Germany, stands a "Statue of Peace" (Peace Girl) monument. Around August 14 of this year, the International Memorial Day for "Comfort Women," several German civil society groups held commemorative events in Berlin, where many local residents, holding flowers in hand, bowed in tribute before the statue. The plane tree leaves in the park have begun to turn yellow; the statue stands quietly on a stone platform in a corner, hands clasped into fists resting on its knees, as if suppressing something, as if waiting for something.
The International Memorial Day for "Comfort Women" was formally established in December 2012 by the Asian civil society organization "Asian Solidarity Conference on the Issue of Military 'Comfort Women'." On the same day in 1991, Kim Hak-sun, a Korean "comfort women" victim, broke decades of silence for the first time, publicly testifying from her personal experience to the atrocities of the Japanese military's forced sexual slavery, bringing to light this dark history that Japan had long concealed. Between 1931 and 1945, the Japanese government and military forcibly conscripted women in China, the Korean Peninsula, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific region, subjecting them to sexual slavery and physical and psychological abuse; it is estimated that the victims numbered more than 400,000. Today, the living witnesses are dying off at an accelerating pace: only six registered survivors remain in mainland China, and only five in South Korea, all of them over ninety years old — every passing day means another silence in history.
Mitzi Jonelle Tan, who attended the commemorative event, said that when people talk about that history, they should not see only a number — "behind every number there is a name; they were mothers, grandmothers, sisters, or daughters." To remember history and pray for peace, memorial statues of "comfort women" victims have been erected in multiple places, including China, South Korea, and Germany. This "Statue of Peace" in Berlin was unveiled on September 28, 2020, and has been obstructed by the Japanese government many times since its unveiling. The statue was initially placed in a public space on a street in the Mitte district. In 2022, then-Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, when meeting with then-German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, demanded that the German side remove the statue. After several rounds of maneuvering, the statue was forced to be moved from its original site last year and temporarily placed in the nearby art park; its fate after January next year remains remaining undecided or unresolved (悬而未决, xuan er wei jue - "suspend, and, not, decided").
Such cases are not limited to Germany; in the United States, Canada, Australia, the Philippines, New Zealand, and other countries, the establishment of "comfort women" memorial statues has also encountered obstruction from the Japanese side. Why does a bronze statue symbolizing peace make the Japanese government so nervous? The root cause lies in the fact that Japan's right-wing forces have never seriously reflected on their crimes of aggression. From denying the fact of the forced conscription of "comfort women," to visiting the so-called "Yasukuni Shrine," which enshrines Class-A war criminals; from falsifying history textbooks to downplay the nature of aggression, to sophistically recharacterizing the aggressive acts after the September 18 Incident as a "war of self-defense," Japanese right-wing politicians have tried step by step to erase the truth of history and absolve themselves of the guilt of aggression.
The current Japanese Prime Minister, Takaichi Sanae, is a representative figure among them. She has repeatedly made erroneous remarks on historical issues, challenging the bottom line of neighboring Asian countries and the international community, and seriously undermining the postwar international order. However, concealment cannot stop the pursuit of justice. In March this year, 16 independent human rights experts under the special mechanisms of the UN Human Rights Council issued a statement expressing deep concern that "comfort women" victims have still not received fair treatment, and calling on the Japanese government to face up to the truth, provide justice, and offer compensation as soon as possible. German historian Regina Mühlhäuser said that the Japanese government has still not truly apologized, nor has it truly assumed responsibility.
After multiple relocations and prolonged exposure to wind and rain, the wear on the Berlin "Statue of Peace" has become increasingly evident, yet the power in its silence has not diminished in the slightest. Every passerby cannot help but slow their steps, reading from that serene yet resolute countenance the unyielding will of "comfort women" victims in seeking justice, and facing squarely that history which must not be forgotten. The bronze statue is silent, yet it asks every person who pauses before it: how much longer must they wait for justice that comes late? Only by deeply reflecting on its history of aggression and properly handling the "comfort women" and other issues left over from history through concrete actions can Japan possibly win the genuine respect and trust of its neighboring Asian countries and the international community.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Tokyo, September 17) (Reporter Liu Wenzhang) Several Japanese historians and private peace activists held a seminar in Tokyo on the 16th around the 95th anniversary of the outbreak of the September 18 Incident. Participants exchanged views on the theme of "historical memory and inheritance," focusing on war memory, responsibility for perpetrating harm, and the inheritance of the ideal of peace.
The seminar was held in two venues, Tokyo and Changchun, connected via video link. Several participants noted in their remarks that Japanese imperialist aggression inflicted enormous sacrifices on the Chinese people. Japan should face up to its history of aggression, reflect on its war responsibility, uphold the "Peace Constitution," and continue to pass down the memory of the harm it perpetrated in the war.
Takakage Fujita, chairman of the Japanese group "Inherit and Develop the Murayama Statement," said in his address that the September 18 Incident was long concealed by the Japanese government during the war and only gradually became known to Japanese society through the Tokyo Trials, which came as a shock to the Japanese people.
Regarding the current state of war memory transmission in Japanese society, Miyuki Endo, a member of the "Fushun Miracle Inheritance Association," said that Japan's transmission of war memory has long centered mainly on its own experiences such as the atomic bombings, with insufficient attention paid to its history as the perpetrator of harm. She said that the root of Japan's suffering lies in its launching of wars of aggression. "Only by understanding what the Japanese military did in China, seriously confronting the facts of the harm it perpetrated, and engaging in deep reflection can genuine Sino-Japanese friendship be achieved."
Teruaki Okayama, a member of the Japan-China Oral History and Culture Research Association, spoke from the perspective of a descendant of war participants about reflection and apology. Okayama said that apology must be accompanied by reflection, and that what Japan truly needs to reflect on is not only the more than ten years of aggressive war that began with the September 18 Incident, but also the modern state form that started with the invasion of Korea and China, eventually developed into enmity with the whole world, and brought enormous disasters to both domestic and foreign lands. He believes that if Japan cannot fundamentally reflect on why the war occurred, apology may remain merely at the level of words.
Some participants also used history as a reference point to express concern about the current direction of Japan's security policy. Mami Ueda, secretary-general of the Japan War-Bereaved Families Association for Peace, said that the Japanese government should reflect on its wars of aggression, apologize to the victims and victimized countries, carry out the spirit of the "Peace Constitution," and promote peace through sustained diplomacy and dialogue.
Return to TopAs one of the first batch of national-level high-tech zones and the core area of Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei High-tech Industrial Development Zone (hereinafter referred to as "Hefei High-tech Zone") has always upheld the founding purpose of "developing high technology and realizing industrialization," and has explored an endogenous development path of "science—technology—innovation—industry." In 2018, Hefei High-tech Zone was included by the Ministry of Science and Technology into the national construction sequence of "world-class high-tech parks."
Adhering to science and technology taking the lead, and taking the initiative or making a strategic first move (下好先手棋, xia hao xian shou qi - "play well, first move") in innovation. Hefei High-tech Zone has attracted major innovation platforms such as the CAS Quantum Innovation Academy, the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory, and the USTC High-tech Campus to settle there one after another. As of August 2026, it has gathered 24 new-type R&D institutions including the USTC Institute of Advanced Technology and the CAS-Hefei Technology Innovation Engineering Institute, nearly 600 R&D platforms at or above the provincial level, 135 national-level specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative "little giant" enterprises, 3,700 national high-tech enterprises, and 36 listed companies, making it the province's main battleground for scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation; its valid invention patents exceed 29,000. By integrally managing source innovation, achievement commercialization, and institutional innovation through one integrated approach, it strives to contribute to achieving high-level self-reliance and strength in science and technology.
Hefei High-tech Zone adheres to the integrated development of "science, industry, and city," builds a "3+2+X" modern industrial system, with leading industries such as new energy, AI intelligent manufacturing, and comprehensive health rapidly expanding in scale, and future industries being laid out at an accelerated pace. According to the "2024 Global Future Industry Development Index Report," its quantum technology industry ranks second globally, its aerospace information industry leads nationally, the Xinhuai area is under full-speed construction, and the core area of "Two Lakes, One Town" is being upgraded and revitalized. Hefei High-tech Zone is accelerating its construction into a scientifically innovative source area, an industrial pioneering area, and a quality main urban area with important influence.
Data source: Hefei High-tech Zone Administrative Committee
Return to TopBy: 颜 欢
Harvey Ayen, 14, clutching a book, hurried across the streets of Barcelona, Spain, on an afternoon.
That day, the school's new literature teacher led the students in reading excerpts from the works of Gabriel García Márquez. When the bell rang, Ayen did not dash to the playground like his classmates, but shyly borrowed the book and, amid the dappled summer shade of the trees, was anxious to read it all immediately (迫不及待, po bu ji dai - "not, urgent, not, reach").
"Fortunately, my hobby has since become my profession." Decades later, Ayen still clearly remembers that moment when literature entered his life. As head of the culture section and a journalist at Spain's La Vanguardia, Ayen began interviewing Kenzaburō Ōe at age 25, and over 32 years has interviewed 32 Nobel Prize laureates in literature and thousands of writers, making him one of the world's most renowned literary journalists. He has witnessed the flow and convergence of world literature, and in dialogue after dialogue has explored: how literature crosses mountains and seas to connect human hearts.
"A journalist has the opportunity to see the person behind the work"
In Ayen's view, the work of a literary journalist is to build another bridge between writers and readers. "What readers read is a book, but a journalist has the opportunity to see the person behind the work." Twenty years ago, to interview Márquez, who had not granted a media interview in more than 20 years, Ayen flew specially to Mexico and, seizing the opportunity to deliver a Christmas gift on behalf of a friend, knocked on the door of the literary giant.
"In the courtyard there was a solitary little hut, which was his writing room. When I walked in, he was staring at the computer screen, and it was a good while before he looked up and spoke his first words to me," Ayen recalled. The interview, originally scheduled for 20 minutes, stretched into more than three hours of conversation: from literary creation to the Nobel Prize in Literature, from Latin American literature to new works by contemporary writers, the topics flowed in an unending stream (源源不断, yuan yuan bu duan - "source, source, not, continuous"). This was the last exclusive interview Márquez ever gave, and Ayen still remembers the great writer's almost obsessive love of literature and his undiminished curiosity.
"Márquez was the only Nobel laureate in literature who refused audio interviews, because 'spoken words are sometimes not beautiful enough.'" After the interview, the writer even called specially, hoping to revise one of his answers, because he had "thought of a better way to express it." "Even in ordinary conversation, he treated his language as if polishing a novel." Ayen realized that language is not only a tool for writers to express their thoughts, but also a responsibility, an art worthy of repeated refinement and of being passed down through the world.
At the end of 2025, the Chinese edition of Ayen's book Those Years of the "Literary Boom" was published in China. Drawing on ten years of research, detailed interviews, and more than 300 archival documents, he offers a panoramic record of the creative journeys and behind-the-scenes stories of the great Latin American literary figures of the 1960s and 1970s. Through long-term exchanges with writers from various countries, he has become increasingly convinced that readers are moved by literary works from different countries because humanity's understanding of beauty, emotion, and life is interconnected. This understanding has also turned his gaze toward China.
"Chinese writers have already created their own literary universe"
In 2012, Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Like many Western readers, Ayen began to know Chinese literature through Mo Yan. Reading Red Sorghum, he felt a wonderful sense of familiarity. The intense vitality and grand narrative temperament of the work reminded him of Latin American literature; but the work's deep roots in rural experience, its distinctive historical memory, and Chinese cultural traditions present a markedly different literary face. Fourteen years later, Ayen interviewed Mo Yan in Beijing. "Mo Yan spoke of Latin American literature's profound influence on him. But I believe Chinese writers have already created their own literary universe."
In recent years, Ayen has continuously expanded his map of Chinese literature: Liu Cixin has created a grand-scale science fiction universe, with an imagination capable of standing alongside the world's top science fiction masters; Can Xue ceaselessly explores the hidden corners of the spiritual world such as dreams and the subconscious, and is "the Kafka of the 21st century"; Yu Hua endows the resilience of ordinary people with epic power, letting the dignity of life pierce through cultural barriers... "From science fiction to realism, from historical narrative to avant-garde experimentation, Chinese literature displays an unending stream of creativity and vitality."
An important stop on Ayen's Beijing trip was the National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature. This national-level literary museum, which systematically presents the course of modern and contemporary Chinese literature, left a profound impression on him. In the exhibition halls, from Lu Xun to Ba Jin, from Lao She to Mo Yan, the manuscripts, photographs, and works of generations of Chinese writers form a century-long scroll of literature.
"I have interviewed writers all over the world, and I have never seen such a complete literary museum," Ayen said with admiration. "It shows me how Chinese society records its own development and changes through literature. Beyond the well-known writers, there are many new forces worth my exploration and reading. Chinese literature not only shows history to the world, but also tells of new changes. The daily life and emotions of the Chinese people feel close to me, as if Madrid and Beijing were extremely close (近在咫尺, jin zai zhi chi - "near, at, very, inch")."
In recent years, the influence of Chinese literature in the Spanish-speaking world has been steadily expanding. More and more publishers are translating the works of Chinese writers, and more and more book fairs are inviting Chinese writers to participate in exchanges. "In the past, when people talked about Chinese literature, they often thought of only one or two writers. Now the situation is different," Ayen said. "In the minds of overseas readers, Chinese literature is becoming increasingly rich and multi-dimensional."
The more he discovers, the more pleasantly surprised Ayen becomes. "I am amazed that e-reading has already reached the daily lives of young Chinese people so universally, and that Chinese online literature and popular creation are emerging and showing great promise (方兴未艾, fang xing wei ai - "just, rise, not, wither"), with enormous room for development and improvement. I look forward to the works of young Chinese authors reaching overseas — the stories of young people are more likely to arouse the interest of young people!"
After my conversation with him ended, Ayen rose and hurried off to the Madrid Book Fair, then being held in Retiro Park. He continues his pursuit, letting different cultures see one another, letting strangers understand one another, and letting places that were once far apart gradually draw closer between the pages of books.
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From the China-Laos Railway spanning thousands of mountains and rivers and connecting China with Laos, to wind power stations rising abruptly and standing tall against the wind on the icy and snowy wastelands of Central Asia; from wild honey "flying" to the world from the depths of Zambia's forests, to e-commerce platforms carrying the lives and dreams of Kenyan youth... At present, the world has entered a new period of turbulence and transformation. On the ever-changing international stage, China is demonstrating the charm and responsibility of an "empowering major country" with its unique posture, and Chinese solutions are taking root, sprouting, blooming, and bearing fruit in different places around the globe.
The documentary The Empowerers, produced by the International Department of People's Daily, is based on the core theme of "Chinese solutions empowering responses to global challenges." It goes deep into East Africa, Southern Africa, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and other regions, focusing on landmark and representative projects under the Belt and Road Initiative and the framework of South-South cooperation. With an equal perspective, vivid imagery, and a warm touch, the documentary tells the moving stories of Chinese solutions going global and Chinese opportunities empowering the world, interpreting the responsibility and profound connotations of Chinese modernization from a global perspective.
Interpreting the Deep Logic of Chinese Solutions
Unlike the "harvesting-type" modernization path that comes at the expense of other countries' development, and unlike the "dominating-type" globalization model that disciplines other nations with a single standard, China has always upheld the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind, safeguarding world peace through concrete actions, dissolving zero-sum games through symbiosis, replacing domination with sharing, and helping other countries develop through its own development. To better present China's solid footprints on the road to becoming an "empowering major country," The Empowerers not only tells stories of aid and contracted construction but also focuses on the logic of empowerment, highlighting how Chinese solutions stimulate the autonomous development capacity of partner countries and help local economies and societies achieve sustainable growth and development.
Before the China-Laos Railway opened to traffic, faced with an operational system that was a complete blank slate, Chinese train service instructor Dai Rui led her team to teach by drawing diagrams on the ground with pens in the absence of a mock-up carriage, explaining the train layout and operational procedures item by item. Chinese high-speed train driver Wu Junhong practiced with his Lao apprentice Liu Yineng down to the second, transforming the operational standards he had upheld for 17 years into muscle memory that his apprentice could execute with precision. Dai Rui said: "My role in Laos is actually that of a path-paver; what I export is the Chinese standard." This vividly outlines the responsibility and commitment of the "empowerer."
At the Akmola wind power project cluster in Kazakhstan, sufficient electricity depends not only on abundant wind resources but also on professional talent who understand the technology and can operate and maintain the equipment. Chinese station chief Cai Huiyong started from scratch to train local wind power talent. From knowing nothing to independent operation and maintenance, from completely relying on Chinese masters to being able to operate the wind power station autonomously, the local operations team grew rapidly. The meaning of empowerment is to ensure that the torch of development, in the passing and receiving of the baton, continues in endless and eternal development (生生不息, sheng sheng bu xi - "life, life, not, cease").
Focusing on Individual Destinies in a Grand Era
Compared with unilateralism and protectionism, the international public goods China provides are based on distinctly different concepts and principles. For example, the Belt and Road Initiative has promoted infrastructure construction in partner countries, smoothed trade and people-to-people exchanges, driven local economic growth and development progress, and, more importantly, cultivated local talent for partners, effectively improving local livelihoods and changing the destinies of individual local people.
The Empowerers turns its lens on local people, focusing on ordinary individuals in a great era, inviting them to tell local stories, presenting local changes from a local perspective, and using authentic narratives to present a vivid picture of Chinese solutions empowering global development, demonstrating profound humanistic care.
The Chinese honey factory in Zambia changed the trajectory of Fred's life, transforming him from an ordinary driver into a versatile hand proficient in honey harvesting, honey processing, and factory management. This change also extends to the next generation: the income from selling honey has enabled children from more local families to live better lives, allowing them to enter schools and receive formal education. The significance of empowerment lies not only in improving the material foundation and enhancing technical capabilities, but also in reshaping people's spiritual world.
Vivid images, moving stories, and sincere words of thanks one after another show the audience that a full sense of gain and a rich sense of achievement are becoming the ideological foundation and spiritual driving force of local people's lives and work. Della, a Kenyan girl who once felt inferior because of acne, developed skincare products suitable for local people and, relying on Chinese e-commerce platforms for marketing and promotion, moved toward a broader market. When she confidently said, "African girls also have the right to pursue beauty; we deserve better choices," "empowerment" found a more concrete and warm landing point: every ordinary person, once seen, activated, and empowered, radiates brilliance.
Focusing on Encounters and Inheritance Across Borders
Through authentic and delicate imagery, The Empowerers records how people of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds build family-like trust and friendship in a shared cause, making a community with a shared future for mankind concrete and tangible through perceptible moving scenes and vivid stories.
In Zambia, Chinese youth Zhang Tongyang and Fred cooperate seamlessly at work and take care of each other in daily life. Fred watches football matches with Zhang Tongyang, experiencing local life and entertainment, and Zhang Tongyang also introduces Fred to the fun of playing mahjong. Through day-after-day shared struggle and warm companionship, cultural differences gradually dissolve, and a deep friendship based on equality and respect takes root and grows. As Zhang Tongyang stews delicious African beef using Chinese five-spice methods, Chinese cooking and African ingredients collide to create a distinctive symphony of flavors.
The master-apprentice inheritance on the China-Laos Railway is equally moving. Chinese master Wu Junhong treats his apprentice Liu Yineng like his own child, helping him grow every step of the way. Liu Yineng also passes on this subtle yet profound emotion, imparting his knowledge wholeheartedly (倾囊相授, qing nang xiang shou - "empty, bag, confer, teach") to his own apprentices. Batch after batch of young people "grow from apprentice to master," becoming the backbone of the China-Laos Railway. Just like the dok champa, Laos's national flower, that the Chinese masters planted together with their Lao apprentices before returning home, they grow and bloom year after year, sinking their roots deep into this land, just as trust and friendship across borders are passed down and continue from generation to generation.
Facing global challenges, what kind of development solutions does the world need? Perhaps the answer is not singular. But as the documentary's ending remarks so meaningfully state: "What China's empowerment practices leave behind is not just specific projects, but also technology, standards, rules, and trust. When more and more people carry these strengths forward and become new empowerers on their own land, empowerment gains more lasting vitality." This is precisely the most sincere and precious gift Chinese solutions offer to the world: it gives every ordinary person the opportunity to master their own destiny and write their own future on their own land.
(The authors are affiliated with the China Documentary Research Center of Communication University of China and the Television School of Communication University of China, respectively.)
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On this blue planet, how does music traverse land and water, flowing on without cease? Reviewing the course of human music history, what fascinating chapters does it contain? In Toward a Global History of Music (see image, archival photo), published this year by SDX Joint Publishing Company, American musicologist Mark Hijleh replaces the Western music history framework of periodization by chronology with a global perspective, telling a story in a slow and charming manner (娓娓道来, wei wei dao lai - "verb, verb, verb, come") from the Silk Road, crossing westward to Andalusia connecting Africa and Europe, and across the Atlantic finally reaching the Americas, examining the trajectory of musical cultural dissemination and development across several millennia of historical context.
In writing a global history of music, China is indispensable. In this book, the most vibrant image of China appears in the "Silk Road era" (approximately the 2nd century BCE to the 9th century CE). In Hijleh's view, the Silk Road was also a road of music and dance, where various instruments, musical styles, and performance techniques merged freely, endless growth and development (生生不息, sheng sheng bu xi - "life, life, not, cease"), creating extraordinarily lively and bustling (热闹非凡, re nao fei fan - "noisy, not, ordinary") sound culture hubs and centers of artistic creation. From this period onward, China began to display the rich face of a great melting pot of civilizations, exerting influence on the development of global music history.
Hijleh tells the musical stories of the Silk Road in a slow and charming manner, and these familiar stories acquire new flavor in a new historical context: Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions brought back the "horizontal flute music" (music played on the transverse flute) of the Central Asian region, which Emperor Wu of Han's court musician Li Yannian adapted into military music that became all the rage. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji, excelled at the jie drum, and his court musicians and dancers numbered over ten thousand, most of the masters among them coming from Kucha (in the area of present-day Kuqa, Xinjiang). The international sounds of Chang'an in the Tang dynasty filled the streets and alleys (盈街满巷, ying jie man xiang - "fill, street, full, alley"), with Indian Sanskrit melodies, Turkic tunes, Korean music and dance, and Persian scales converging there; strangers from afar, hearing the music, instantly felt like wanderers returning home... The music drifted, spanning a thousand years, and these beautiful stories still linger in the air (绕梁不绝, rao liang bu jue - "wrap, beam, not, end") to this day.
In the book, Hijleh writes the story of the Kuchan female musician Lariska: she began as a military musician, later drifted to Chang'an and made her living teaching her art, and in her later years returned to her homeland, where she was honored as a guest of distinction for skills that amaze people everywhere (技惊四方, ji jing si fang - "skill, shock, four, directions"). Lariska's life experience can be said to epitomize the fate of countless musicians on the Silk Road: musicians traveled back and forth across the Eurasian continent with merchants, armies, monks, and envoys, and no one can say where the "place of origin" of this song or that tune truly lies. As the years passed, these pieces were passed down from generation to generation, being inclusive and embracing diverse elements (兼容并包, jian rong bing bao - "contain, absorb, combine, wrap") of the musical essences of the Central Plains and the Western Regions, shaping the high inclusiveness of Chinese music and endowing it with rich and varied perspectives or appearances (横看成岭侧成峰, heng kan cheng ling ce cheng feng - "horizontal, look, become, ridge, side, look, become, peak") in auditory color and diverse developmental possibilities, making China a great auditory cultural power.
As contemporary music researchers, we have long faced two either-or (非此即彼, fei ci ji bi - "not, this, or, that") viewpoints: one is "Western-centrism," which holds that Western classical music is the authentic tradition and all other music is mere ornament; the other is "China-centrism," which overemphasizes the uniqueness of Chinese music, even to the point of isolating it from the global music network. The greatest inspiration Toward a Global History of Music brings to readers is that it abandons the "centrism" perspective. As a form of human artistic creation, any music is the result of continuous fusion, convergence, and transformation accompanying human migration and exchange; there is no isolated or "pure" music in the world. Whether a guqin piece, a pipa solo, a Buddhist chant, or a "Jasmine Flower," the notes within do not only emit the sound of China—they also contain the sound of the world.
This is also the intent of the book in discarding traditional dynastic and nation-based writing methods and instead using three major cross-cultural flows in human history as its thread to write a global history of music. The Silk Road gave rise to a network of two-way trade and travel across the Asian, European, and African continents; beginning in the 8th century CE, Andalusian civilization exerted a profound influence on Europe through the Iberian Peninsula; after the 16th century, European, African, and indigenous American cultures merged and transformed on the American continent. The book concludes in the digital-intelligence age, when, at a moment when various cultures are influencing and transforming one another at unprecedented speed, music once again welcomes innovation in form and style. Hijleh uses the experience of human development to tell readers that no music in history has ever stood at an arrogant stylistic center, nor at a self-deprecating cultural periphery.
The globalization of civilization has never been a journey of gentle and mild conditions or treatment (和风细雨, he feng xi yu - "gentle, wind, fine, rain"). The blues, jazz, and rock and roll we hear today—tango, salsa, and rap—were all born in the vortex where different civilizations converged; looking back at their formative trajectories, one can often see the imprints of colonialism, oppression, and conflict. Blues music took shape in the Mississippi Delta region of the United States between the late 19th and early 20th centuries; it is both a continuation of African singing traditions in America and a creative struggle by Black musicians in adversity. Listening closely, the witty and humorous lyrics contain melancholy, indignation, and all manner of other troubles. Music is a vital force that constantly absorbs, transforms, and recreates; even when rooted in suffering, it still produces the best and endures without cease.
Music is born in vibration, turning invisible air into flowing life. Just as the atmosphere is one body that no external force can divide, no force can cut off the flow of music. Music will continue its global journey, spanning time and space, flowing on without end. Facing a world still full of barriers and conflict, this may be what Toward a Global History of Music has to say to its readers.
(The author is a professor in the Musicology Department of the China Conservatory of Music and the translator of Toward a Global History of Music.)
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The first time I encountered it was not on a deliberate search. That day, I walked through the familiar lanes of Brussels, the capital of Belgium. At a corner, a small orange fox painted vividly lifelike (活灵活现, huo ling huo xian - "alive, spirit, spirit, appear") poked its head out, as if waiting for passersby to meet its gaze. Beside it was written a sentence: Do not assume I do not exist just because I am unremarkable.
Only later did I learn that this painting was meant to remind people to pay attention to those easily overlooked in life, such as persons with disabilities and vulnerable groups. There was no slogan, no preaching—only a small fox poking its head out from the corner of a wall. All who saw it found it endearing; upon reading the words and looking back again, their hearts gained a little more insight.
In Brussels, such "encounters" are not rare. Brussels is also known as the "Comic Capital," where drawings step out of books and into reality: the Smurfs appear in unexpected places; a fish, a bird, a flower quietly climb onto gray utility boxes; the exterior walls of ordinary homes are often adorned with colorful patterns. They are not the work of professional painters, and the compositions are casual, yet they give the walls expression.
Walking through the city, one often has the illusion of "opening a blind box." With cars coming and going, office workers hurrying past, and vast expanses of gray on overcast days, adorable cartoon animals and brightly colored paintings suddenly emerge from the cracks of daily life. Cement and brick are adorned with fairy tales, changing the mood with which people interact with the city: at the turn of a street corner, there lies a bit of imagination, a bit of humor, a bit of surprise.
In Brussels, one can sometimes also see hand-painted advertising walls. Painters stand on scaffolding, stroke by stroke painting onto the wall images that could otherwise have been printed or displayed on electronic screens. Colors spread layer upon layer, figures gradually take shape, and viewed from afar, it resembles a huge oil painting.
This may seem somewhat "out of step with the times": in an era that pursues faster, more convenient, and more precise results, there are still those willing to spend more time painting, stroke by stroke, advertising walls that will eventually be replaced. Yet precisely because they are hand-painted, people are willing to take a second look; the traces of handiwork make the advertising images beautify the streetscape.
The integration of art into daily life is what makes Brussels' street paintings bring a knowing smile. They may not be exquisite, nor are their themes grand, but like that small fox, they quietly pose questions to passersby and provoke thought.
Such expression instead possesses a special power. If one were to write directly on a wall, "Please pay attention to vulnerable groups," it might be difficult to attract the attention of people rushing by. But a small fox looking at you, saying, "Do not assume I do not exist just because I am unremarkable," leaves a deep impression instead.
Passing that street corner again, I saw the small fox once more. It still lay quietly at the corner of the wall, looking up at me. I think that those who have met its gaze will always feel something stir in their hearts. In the days ahead, when they encounter someone in need of help, they will stop in their tracks, offer an extra word of greeting, and extend a helping hand.
Return to TopIn Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province, early-maturing apples are coming onto the market one after another
Bumper apple harvest Prospering industry, enriching the people
People's Daily reporters Gao Bing Yu Jingxian
As the autumn breeze brings cool air, in the mountain apple orchard of Chen Tuangou Village, Baota District, Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province, red fruit hangs heavy on the branches, and the fragrance of apples fills the air.
Picking fruit, clipping stems, bagging... Du Cheng, a 38-year-old grower, works with deft, practiced movements, joining more than a dozen villagers in seizing the fine weather to harvest early-maturing apples.
In 2022, Du Cheng took over the transfer of a 164-mu orchard in Chen Tuangou Village. After taking it on, he broke with the traditional single-crop planting model, optimized the fruit variety structure, and adopted standardized management, turning the "old orchard" into a "field of prosperity."
"The orchard mainly has varieties such as Hirosaki Fuji, chicken-heart fruit, and Yanfu No. 6," Du Cheng introduced. The orchard's biggest advantage is its staggered market timing, with early, mid-, and late-maturing varieties fully matched. "From the chicken-heart fruit ripening and being picked in August, all the way through to the late-maturing Fuji coming off the trees at the end of October, there is fresh fruit almost every month, which lengthens the sales cycle."
The orchard uses a dual-track sales model of "wholesale + self-pick," supplying both the wholesale market and catering to suburban sightseeing and picking. As the "lead variety" to hit the market first, the chicken-heart fruit has thin skin, is crisp and sweet, with a pleasantly balanced sweet-and-sour taste, and is highly favored by the market. "For the 15 mu of chicken-heart fruit, the yield is 30,000 jin, and just as it ripened, 25,000 jin were already ordered, at 4.3 yuan per jin," Du Cheng said. During this period, the Hirosaki Fuji has also entered its concentrated harvest phase, requiring the employment of nearly 20 local villagers every day.
"In the early stage, we bagged a total of more than 830,000 fruit bags. By conservative estimate, the yield of late-maturing Fuji can reach 200,000 jin," Du Cheng said.
In the workshop of Yan'an Siye Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. in the Luochuan Apple Modern Industrial Park, the sound of machines running rises and falls in rapid succession (此起彼伏, ci qi bi fu - "this rise, that fall"). "We started preparing some raw materials in August, and we can produce 100,000 sets of boxes every day," said Luo Xiangli, the company's person in charge.
Luo Xiangli explained that, targeting the needs of fresh fruit storage, sorting, and packaging, the company has built a modern corrugated box production line that can produce various specifications of corrugated apple packaging boxes, industrial cartons, gift boxes, express fresh-keeping boxes, and other products, effectively filling the gap in the local apple packaging market and driving employment for more than 80 people.
As a premium apple-growing region, Yan'an City has a total apple planting area of 3.321 million mu, an annual output of 5.279 million tons, and the output value of the entire industry chain has exceeded 60 billion yuan. At the same time, the city is vigorously cultivating and developing leading apple industry enterprises, cooperatives, and other new types of agricultural business entities and socialized services, driving farmers to increase income and become prosperous.
"In recent years, we have focused on 8 key links, including varieties, planting, post-harvest handling, and processing, to promote the high-quality development of the apple industry. With the implementation of projects such as the Luochuan Apple Modern Smart Logistics Center and the Yichuan Cold-Chain Logistics Park, Yan'an apples have achieved 'year-round supply' and 'fresh by the next day,' and the brand influence and market share have also improved significantly," said Lu Shuguo, director of the Yan'an City Fruit Industry Center.
Across the country, the apple industry continues to polish its luster. Not long ago, the National Technical Cooperation Group for the Quality-Oriented Development of Fruits released group standards for apple quality grades and specifications, covering major cultivated varieties such as Gala, Red Fuji, and the Delicious series. A relevant person in charge of the National Agricultural Technology Extension Service Center stated, "Based on the unique quality characteristics of each variety, the standards scientifically define three quality grades—special grade, first grade, and second grade—clarify the classification of fruit specifications, and uniformly match inspection methods and judgment rules. This will provide important technical basis for orchards to produce according to standards, for standardized sorting after harvest, and for achieving high quality at good prices."
(Sun Yanyan participated in the writing)
Bei'an City, Heilongjiang Province, promotes the high-quality development of the corn industry
Black soil yields "gold" Adding value along the chain
People's Daily reporters Fang Yuan Chang Qin
As the "Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival" approaches, waves upon waves of golden grain roll across the vast fields of Bei'an City, Heilongjiang Province. In the 1,000-mu corn demonstration field of Zihe Village, Erjing Town, heavy corn cobs wrapped in green husks hang down among the stalks, growers move between the ridges checking the grain filling, and major agricultural machinery cooperatives are busy with maintenance and commissioning.
Zhang Jianpeng, a major grain grower, stood at the edge of the field, looking at the golden corn ears filling the field, full of expectation for this year's harvest. Every autumn harvest, he organizes vehicles to deliver corn to the Xiangyu Jingu grain collection and storage plant. "We're about to send more than 10 truckloads of grain to Xiangyu. The entire grain sales process is open and fair, so I feel confident," Zhang Jianpeng said.
Once the autumn harvest is in full swing, the bumper corn harvest will be channeled into multiple value-added tracks. High-quality sweet and waxy corn is sent to the agricultural product processing workshops of Bei'an Huasheng Food Co., Ltd. and Heilongjiang Province Sweet-Waxy Era Green Food Co., Ltd., where it is husked, steamed, and vacuum-sealed to lock in freshness, producing 150 million ears of fresh corn annually for sale in major supermarkets across the country; large quantities of kernel corn are continuously transported to the Xiangyu Industrial Park.
Nowadays, the grain collection area of Bei'an Xiangyu Jingu Biochemical Technology Co., Ltd. is already a scene of bustle, with trucks full of corn lining up in an orderly manner to enter the plant—samples are conveyed in sealed containers for testing, the weighbridge weighs automatically, and the electronic display screen in the service hall publicly shows grain grade, weight, and settlement price in real time, with the entire process transparent and subject to supervision.
"Before we even got home, the money arrived in our account in about 4 hours. The efficiency is really high," said farmer Meng Qingbao.
After digital and intelligent collection, storage, and inspection, large quantities of corn enter the deep-processing stage. Bei'an Xiangyu Jingu Biochemical Technology Co., Ltd. settled in Bei'an in 2015. In 2025, the company processed 1.06 million tons of corn, producing 760,000 tons of starch and 30,000 tons of corn germ oil, achieving operating revenue of 2.64 billion yuan.
"The 50,000-ton biological feed project has just been put into production. It is a key step in our extension of deep corn processing and development of a circular economy. This project has a total investment of 65.57 million yuan and has opened up a green circular industry chain of 'corn planting—deep starch processing—conversion of waste into biological feed—feeding back into the local livestock industry,'" introduced Zhang Liang, deputy general manager of the company.
Relying on Xiangyu's starch production capacity, a batch of downstream supporting projects have been successively implemented. Corn soaking water is turned from waste into treasure, producing yeast protein raw materials in short supply on the market; using corn starch as raw material to produce medicinal dextrin and maltodextrin fills the gap in the province's production of pharmaceutical excipients; corn starch is transformed into environmentally friendly degradable materials... Corn has thus broken into the entirely new tracks of new materials and biomedicine.
The whole industry chain system not only benefits large-scale growers but also drives small farmers to share in the added value of the industry. Bei'an promotes good seeds and good methods through the model of cooperation between reclamation areas and local regions, raising corn yields per unit area: enterprises purchase at guaranteed prices, cooperatives handle field organization, and small farmers do not need to bear market risks. Driven by the whole corn industry chain, corn-growing households in Bei'an have seen their average annual income increase by more than 2,800 yuan.
In recent years, Bei'an has deeply implemented the Longjiang Corn Processing Revitalization Action, with the Xiangyu Industrial Park as the main base, implementing 14 corn industry projects, with annual processing capacity exceeding 1.2 million tons and achieving main business revenue of 3.5 billion yuan.
"In developing the corn industry, we cannot just focus on expanding the planting area. The core is extending and supplementing the industry chain, so that a single corn kernel, through multiple transformations, leaves more of the added-value gains with the farmers who grow it," said a staff member of the Bei'an Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
Nanfu Village, Meixian District, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, extends the golden pomelo industry chain
Technology empowers The pomelo fragrance grows stronger
People's Daily reporters Jiang Xiaodan Li Xiaoqing
In golden autumn September, in the land of pomelos, pomelos ripen one after another and come onto the market in succession.
"Only by getting every detail of management and care right can this year's golden pomelos reach a higher level of quality." Huang Yuliang, a planting expert in Nanfu Village, Yanyang Town, Meixian District, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, has been especially busy lately: on the one hand, seizing the season to assist with the picking and sorting of the current season's honey pomelos and connecting them with market sales; on the other, keeping a close eye on the growth of his own golden pomelos, doing solid, meticulous care work in the late stage of fruit expansion, quietly awaiting the golden pomelo harvest and market release.
Walking into Huang Yuliang's pomelo orchard of more than 20 mu, he is methodically completing the task of spreading lime across the entire orchard. The fine lime is evenly scattered and soaks into the soil layer, laying a solid foundation for improving quality across the whole orchard. Having worked deeply in pomelo orchards for more than 20 years, Huang Yuliang reflects that in the past, soil quality was judged entirely by the naked eye; uneven soil fertility and imbalanced acidity or alkalinity were the norm, resulting in uneven growth of fruit trees, and whether the harvest was good or bad depended entirely on the weather.
Now, after long-term on-site guidance from agricultural technical experts and regular science popularization and training, Huang Yuliang has unlocked a new, scientific way of growing pomelos. "Spreading lime may look like a simple farm task, but it is a key step in improving the soil and balancing fertility," Huang Yuliang explained. Regularly spreading lime scientifically can continuously balance the fertility of the soil layer, and especially during the critical fruit-expansion period of golden pomelos, it can help the fruit trees fully absorb nutrients, lock in the sugar content of the fruit, and achieve increased sweetness and improved quality.
From "relying on experience" to "following science," what has changed is not just the growing method, but also the harvest and the confidence. Thanks to scientific planting, Huang Yuliang's orchard output has been stable year after year. "It has remained at around 50 tons for 4 years now, and this year is expected to be another bumper harvest," Huang Yuliang said with anticipation.
On the basis of mastering basic scientific management and care and achieving stable yields and improved quality, Huang Yuliang is also actively building a modern orchard. At the end of last year, he entered into deep cooperation with Beijing Jiabowen Biotechnology Co., Ltd. to create a distinctive "Moonlight Golden Pomelo Garden." "What we are doing now is bringing soil improvement, scientific pruning, precise management and care, and other steps into a unified standard, forming a replicable and promotable high-quality planting system," Huang Yuliang said.
Since the beginning of this year, a full set of refined, intelligent, and standardized planting management processes has taken root, not only optimizing the orchard's planting environment and improving the taste of the flesh and the appearance of the fruit, but also giving the traditional old pomelo orchard a renewed vitality.
From meticulous offline management to online traffic generation, Huang Yuliang has turned his camera lens toward this orchard that has been reborn. "Hello everyone, I am Uncle Moon." This is Huang Yuliang's customary opening line for his short videos. In his short video accounts, he films orchard pruning, grass cutting, fruit tree growth processes, and more, promoting the orchard's ecological planting and scientific management. In the videos, he wears a blue work uniform and speaks in a plain, down-to-earth manner... The authentic, grounded field content continues to go viral, attracting many tourists to come and pick fruit.
"Helping consumers understand pomelos and recognize good pomelos can both build the reputation of Meizhou golden pomelos and bring more customer traffic to the orchard." Huang Yuliang plans to shoot more science popularization pieces, explaining in detail the techniques for distinguishing different pomelo varieties, shopping tips, and storage methods. As a next step, Huang Yuliang plans to actively promote deep-processed products such as pomelo peel candy, lengthening the industry chain and driving surrounding farmers to increase their income and share in the harvest dividends.
Liuzhou City, Guangxi, accelerates the promotion of rice for rice-noodle making
Paddy fields "welcome new arrivals" The fragrance of rice noodles lingers long
People's Daily reporters Zhu Jiaqi Deng Jianyang
In the golden autumn season, at Guangxi Lutang Farm, Shechong Township, Liucheng County, Liuzhou City, Guangxi, harvesters shuttle back and forth, heavy rice ears are drawn into the machines, and golden grains pour down along the conveyor belts, filling one grain truck after another.
From a single grain of rice to a bowl of rice noodles, these rice-for-noodle-making varieties are indispensable. After the paddy is harvested in the field, it is transported directly from the farm to the production workshop of the Yiheng Rice Seed Industry Professional Cooperative, where the production line runs at high speed, and the paddy is transformed into rice and dried rice noodles through processes such as cleaning, husking, milling, and noodle-making.
"Compared with ordinary rice, the rice noodles processed from rice-for-noodle-making varieties are strip-shaped dried rice noodles, with a relatively firm texture that withstands prolonged cooking without breaking. The dried rice noodles are not only supplied to local luosifen shops and pre-packaged luosifen production enterprises, but are also shipped to Changsha, Wuhan, Henan, and other places," said Huang Xiaoge, person in charge of the Yiheng Rice Seed Industry Professional Cooperative.
How to make a good bowl of rice noodles? Catering to different consumer needs, the cooperative has developed noodles in a variety of flavors, including kudzu root, sweet potato, red sorghum, and corn, ranging from small bags suitable for office workers and family users to gift boxes for festive giving—everything is available. At present, the cooperative's orders are steadily climbing, and this year's output value is expected to reach 10 million yuan.
"Catering outlets need dried rice noodles that withstand cooking without clouding the soup, pre-packaging enterprises need special-purpose noodles with consistent taste, and household users need small bags for quick meals. We customize the thickness, length, cooking time, and packaging specifications of the rice noodles according to customer needs," Huang Xiaoge said.
As an important origin of luosifen nationwide, Liuzhou City has 12 rice-noodle rice bases of 100 mu or more each, with a total area exceeding 10,000 mu. In recent years, the scale of Liuzhou's rice-for-noodle-making planting bases has steadily expanded, moving from scattered trial planting to standardized large-scale planting, and from single raw-material supply to diversified development, with the comprehensive output value of the entire rice-noodle industry chain continuing to rise.
"As the area of rice-for-noodle-making varieties expands, planting bases supply special-purpose paddy according to the needs of processing enterprises, and rice-noodle processing is transforming toward refinement and customization," introduced Xu Zhouxu, head of the Rural Industry Development Division of the Liuzhou Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
Good rice makes good noodles, and good seeds are the foundation. At the rice breeding trial base in Xiangyan Tun, Liwan Village, Chengtuan Town, Liujiang District, researchers are conducting screening trials of rice-for-noodle-making varieties.
Since the trial base was established in 2022, it has built a professional breeding trial platform through land transfer. Nearly 200 mu of trial fields bring together more than 20 rice trial varieties, with rice for luosifen rice noodles being a key screening direction. Through breeding trial innovation and standardized green planting, the yield stability and high-quality rate of Liuzhou's rice-for-noodle-making varieties continue to improve.
The rice-for-noodle-making rice industry is expanding into diverse fields. At the Liuzhou Luosifen Food Culture Museum, visitors can tour and experience the history and culture, raw materials, and production techniques of luosifen. The production technique of Liuzhou luosifen has been included in the fifth batch of the national representative list of intangible cultural heritage items.
"As a next step, we will accelerate the development of the rice-for-noodle-making rice industry, extend the industry chain, raise the value chain, and broaden the income-increasing chain, driving more farmers to increase their income and become prosperous," Xu Zhouxu said.
(Li Shuang participated in the writing)
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The ninth "Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival" is about to arrive as scheduled. Across the land of China, another harvest season is at hand.
In Liuzhou, Guangxi, a river snail rice noodle industry has driven the cultivation of over 10,000 mu of dedicated rice, with bamboo shoots, river snails, wood ear mushrooms and other industries developing in tandem, and the full-chain output value exceeding 80 billion yuan; in Gongzhuling, Jilin, fresh-eating corn is selling well in the market, with its distinctive sweetness reaching the dining table from the field; in Meizhou, Guangdong, golden pomelos are wafting fragrance, with some being processed on-site into golden pomelo juice and concentrate; in Yan'an, Shaanxi, bearing abundant fruit (硕果盈枝, shuo guo ying zhi - "huge fruit, overflow branches"), with millions of people engaged in apple-related industries... Harvest is the most beautiful backdrop of autumn, and industries gathering into chains and taking shape give this year's yield even greater substance.
At the Harvest Festival, the main participants are farmers. After working hard for most of the year, farmers hope for increased output and, even more, look forward to their wallets genuinely swelling. Only when agricultural products are sold can farmers obtain income. Over the years, China has continued to develop rural specialty industries, helping more green and high-quality agricultural products expand sales channels and fetch good prices. In the first half of the year, national online retail sales of agricultural products grew 12.2 percent year on year, continuing the positive momentum of booming both production and sales.
Strengthening the industrial chain is an important channel for promoting the synchronization of harvest and income growth. At present, China is deeply implementing the three-year action to promote the development of the agricultural product processing industry, advancing the coordinated development of primary processing, deep processing, and comprehensive utilization of by-products. Due to natural constraints such as climate, agricultural products are prone to concentrated seasonal market availability. In the face of the agricultural production dilemma of "too much or too little," deep processing, while enhancing the value chain, also helps play the role of an industry "reservoir," promoting balance between supply and demand. Looking at the vivid harvest scenes across the country, many raw-material agricultural products have already stepped out of the traditional one-acre-three-fen plot of conventional agriculture, expanding from selling products to selling experiences and scenery, using "agriculture+" to open up new space for value addition and efficiency gains.
Promoting the synchronization of harvest and income growth cannot be separated from consumption, the crucial "last kilometer." This year's No. 1 Central Document proposes cultivating new consumption formats, models, and scenarios such as harvest markets, intangible cultural heritage workshops, and leisure camping. The "Golden Autumn Consumption Season," a key activity of the Harvest Festival launched in Shanghai not long ago, has already produced many good ideas in booth design. For example, in the "Time-Aged Brew" exhibition area, the time-honored Songsheng Sauce Garden displayed soy sauce dried in traditional seven-stone-jar vats, and in the "Branch-Tip Sweetness" exhibition area, a "sweetness showdown" was launched... All kinds of immersive scenarios carry emotions and evoke resonance, bringing agricultural products from the shelves into daily life and greatly enriching consumer experience. Over the years, this activity has cumulatively driven agricultural product sales of over 160 billion yuan. It is clear that by cultivating consumption scenarios along the thread of demand, the harvest can further link urban and rural markets and unleash domestic demand potential.
How can farmers gain a greater sense of fulfillment? It should be recognized that the ultimate purpose of holding the Harvest Festival year after year is to bring tangible benefits to farmers and development to rural areas. From the perspective of the festival effect, the Harvest Festival, linked with the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, is conducive to converting festival crowds into tourist traffic, driving up consumption of specialty agricultural products, farmhouse restaurants, and homestays, while the successive holding of various production-sales activities is conducive to gathering merchants and interconnecting resources — all of which will bring farmers a tangible "harvest economy." Over the long term, it is necessary to continue improving interest-linkage mechanisms such as contract farming and shareholding dividends, firmly "linking" farmers into the industry chain, so that more fellow villagers can share in the dividends of income growth.
This year marks the opening year of the 15th Five-Year Plan, with summer grain output increasing, early rice production stable, and autumn grain harvest prospects promising. Through the steady and improving momentum of the agricultural and rural economy, one can feel the profound confidence behind years of consecutive bumper harvests. By continuing to do well in the major article of developing rural specialty industries and promoting the synchronization of harvest and income growth, the fruits of the harvest will surely be all the sweeter.
Return to TopBy: 白剑峰
Not long ago, an intern nurse at a hospital in Shanxi Province posted a set of photos of an obstetric surgery scene on social media, one of which showed a patient without mosaic blurring, exposing private body parts, sparking heated discussion among netizens. After the incident occurred, the hospital immediately ordered the intern nurse to delete the offending content and terminated her internship qualification. At the same time, the hospital extended a face-to-face apology to the patient and her family and communicated with them sincerely.
The operating room is supposed to be a sacred place for saving lives. However, some people treat the private scenes of the operating room as a "material library" for their social media feeds, publicly disseminating and showing them off. Such behavior not only deviates from the professional ethics of medical personnel, but also harms the legitimate rights and interests of patients. "In the future, when I go to the hospital for treatment, will my privacy also be leaked?" has become the doubt and concern of many patients.
In recent years, incidents of patient privacy leakage have occurred from time to time. Some institutions or individuals have exposed patients' private body parts during live-streamed gynecological surgeries; some have disseminated patients' medical information and private photos without authorization; some have posted screenshots of celebrities' electronic medical records online; some have "precisely" sold pregnant women's information to merchants... These behaviors are infuriating, and even more unsettling. If left unchecked, they will not only damage the image of the medical industry, but may also intensify doctor-patient conflicts.
Medical and health information constitutes personal privacy and should be protected by law. When a person falls ill, they are already enduring both physical and psychological suffering. Once their personal privacy is exposed, they must additionally bear the mental pressure brought by public opinion — making a bad situation even worse (雪上加霜, xue shang jia shuang - "snow, on, add, frost"). If patients' medical information can be arbitrarily disclosed and leaked, who can say they will not be the next victim? Therefore, protecting patient privacy concerns not only the life safety and personal dignity of citizens, but also the fairness, justice, and level of civilization of society.
For medical institutions and medical personnel, keeping patients' secrets is a basic principle and an insurmountable bottom line. Regardless of motive, patient privacy must not be leaked — this is both a requirement of medical ethics and morality and a requirement of national laws and regulations. For example, the Civil Code stipulates that "medical institutions and their medical personnel shall keep patients' privacy and personal information confidential. Those who leak patients' privacy and personal information, or publicly disclose their medical records without the patient's consent, shall bear tort liability"; the Basic Medical Care and Health Promotion Law stipulates that "medical and health institutions and medical and health personnel shall care for and protect patients, treat patients equally, respect patients' personal dignity, and protect patients' privacy." Therefore, medical personnel must not only strengthen their cultivation of professional ethics, but also enhance their awareness of the rule of law. Guarding patient privacy means guarding the conscience of physicians and the bottom line of the medical industry.
Medicine is a product of love, and trust is the foundation of medical care. In essence, the doctor-patient relationship is a "fiduciary relationship." The reason patients are willing to entrust their lives to doctors is that they are "people worthy of being entrusted with life." Against the backdrop of information asymmetry in medical care, patients' trust in doctors stems from recognition of their professional competence and professional conduct. If doctors violate professional conduct and allow patients' privacy to be casually seen, disseminated, and exploited, it will shake the foundation of doctor-patient trust and may even trigger doctor-patient conflicts. Therefore, medical personnel should adhere to benevolent heart and benevolent art, strengthen humanistic care in medicine, and establish a privacy protection system covering the entire diagnosis and treatment process. For example, when doctors examine patients' private body parts, they should pay attention to drawing curtains or closing doors for shielding; when hospital electronic screens display patient information, patient privacy should be fully considered and sensitive information should be concealed as much as possible; before hospitals carry out activities such as teaching, scientific research, and observation that may infringe on patients' privacy rights, they should obtain patients' informed consent... By improving the details of medical services, reflecting the warmth of humanistic care, and providing patients with a safer and more comfortable medical environment.
Protecting patient privacy also requires building a solid "firewall" for medical information security. With the increasing prevalence of medical informatization, medical institutions should firmly establish awareness of patient privacy protection, make it a basic principle of medical activities and operational management, and maintain "zero tolerance" toward behavior that leaks patient privacy. In fact, the risk of patient information leakage does not occur at a single isolated node, but runs through all links of medical activities. Only by strictly checking at every level and issuing warnings at all times can patients' legitimate rights and interests be protected institutionally and the good image of the medical industry be maintained. For example, hospitals can set watermarks in electronic medical record systems to instantly display the login personnel's employee number and viewing time, making every action traceable; when medical personnel are found to be improperly photographing patient privacy, they should be promptly reminded and traced to the source to avoid dissemination and spread; those responsible for deliberately leaking patient privacy should be seriously dealt with and held accountable according to law, making an example of someone to deter others (以儆效尤, yi jing xiao you - "use, warn, example, bad").
In the era of big data, everyone is a "digital person." Behind any piece of data, there may be associated personal sensitive information. At present, China is advancing the construction of digital and intelligent health for all. How to better protect patient privacy is a new issue that cannot be avoided. It is hoped that medical institutions will put the protection of patients' interests first, so that every patient can seek medical treatment with peace of mind, and create a favorable environment for building a harmonious doctor-patient relationship.
Return to TopBy: 中国城市报记者 张阿嫱 郑新钰
Recently, a sport called HYROX (an indoor fitness running race event) has become popular.
HYROX is a hybrid fitness competition combining running and functional training. Its standard format requires participants to complete eight 1-kilometer runs in sequence, and after each run complete one fixed functional training exercise, for a total of 8 kilometers of running and 8 training exercises throughout. The 8 fixed functional training exercises are, in order: SkiErg, sled push, sled pull, burpee broad jump, rowing machine, farmer's carry, weighted lunge, and wall ball throw.
In July this year, the State Council issued the "National Fitness Plan (2026–2030)," which proposes carrying out diverse and varied (丰富多彩, feng fu duo cai - "rich, abundant, many colors") mass sporting events and activities. HYROX originated in Germany and, having entered China only two years ago, has rapidly become popular among young fitness enthusiasts, emerging as a hot new track in national fitness. Why has HYROX suddenly become popular? Compared with traditional fitness methods, what benefits does it offer ordinary people, and can it be promoted nationwide? A reporter conducted interviews on these questions.
The fitness movements feel like "doing farm work," with a strong sense of achievement
A reporter recently visited a gym in Tongzhou District, Beijing. This is a training facility officially authorized by HYROX.
Wang Yuan, the facility's coach, explained that compared with running or strength training alone, HYROX adopts an approach of alternating among multiple exercises, making the training rhythm more varied and more challenging. Therefore, it places certain demands on participants' cardiorespiratory endurance, muscle strength, body coordination, and strength of will. This sport offers both individual challenges and a team atmosphere. During training, everyone adjusts the weight and speed according to their own foundation, encouraging one another and persevering together. "Trainees like this sport because, on the one hand, the training content is diverse and not easy to find boring; on the other hand, after completing each exercise, they gain a fairly tangible sense of achievement," Wang Yuan said.
Pushing the sled is like plowing a field, the farmer's carry is like carrying a load on a shoulder pole, the rowing machine is like drawing water... HYROX is jokingly described by participants as paying money to "do farm work." But in fact, after experiencing the course, the reporter found that many of the machine exercises appear to be simple basic movements of pushing, pulling, and walking, yet in reality they require the coordinated exertion of muscle groups in the legs, core, and arms, placing high demands on whole-body strength and endurance. This is also the key reason many beginners find the experience extremely taxing.
The atmosphere inside the facility left a deep impression on the reporter — throughout the training, music, commands, and cheers ran through the entire session, and even trainees who did not know each other would proactively cheer one another on.
"The number of people participating in this sport is growing. Our facility has classes scheduled almost every day, with each class accommodating up to 12 people training together. During this period, events have been scheduled frequently, and popular time slots are almost always fully booked," Wang Yuan said.
On September 10, the HYROX Beijing station event was held, with 12,000 people registering. Beijing fitness coach Dagang was one of them. When asked why he chose to participate in HYROX, he mentioned two reasons to the reporter: first, HYROX provides a clear "global ranking" and standardized assessment, turning ordinarily loose fitness into goal-oriented "competition preparation"; second, it offers a unique sense of achievement and atmosphere.
"The ritual of striking the bronze gong upon finishing is very strong, and the on-site atmosphere is as lively as a 'school sports meet.'" Dagang said that after completing training, he can gain a sense of achievement from physical breakthroughs.
"The fundamental reason HYROX has become popular is simply that more people are working out." Yuan Fang, general manager of HYROX China, said that the increasingly strong sports atmosphere and continuously growing health awareness have provided fertile soil for this sport's rapid rise to prominence.
At present, HYROX's event footprint has covered multiple domestic cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Wuhan, and Sanya, and the number of authorized partner gyms has grown rapidly from just over 10 at the beginning of 2024 to more than 700 this year, with the industry expanding at a very rapid pace.
Intermittent exercise can improve cardiorespiratory endurance
Xu Shunlin, chief physician of the Department of Cardiology at Peking University Third Hospital, believes that over the past 20 years, the exercise philosophy in the international cardiovascular field has shifted. It no longer unilaterally champions long-duration endurance exercise such as marathons, but instead places greater value on short-distance intermittent exercise stimulation. HYROX's 1-kilometer-per-set design happens to fit this philosophy. Intermittent exercise stimulation can both improve human cardiorespiratory endurance and strengthen spinal stability.
In Xu Shunlin's view, this is precisely HYROX's core value: improving cardiorespiratory endurance, reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, strengthening spinal stability, and improving quality of daily life.
In clinical practice, Xu Shunlin has encountered many enthusiasts of marathons, triathlons, and trail running. Such people have outstanding limb athletic ability and impressive oxygen uptake and competitive results, yet they often experience exercise-induced cardiac injury or impaired cardiorespiratory and cerebral function, ultimately becoming unable to continue exercising and requiring rehabilitation intervention.
By comparison, HYROX's single session of only 1 kilometer of exercise stimulation carries relatively controllable risk; many of its movements derive from sports such as rowing, sled pushing, and sled pulling, which can train trunk stability. Compared with single-form sports such as plain running or brisk walking, it can impose moderate yet precise load stimulation on the spine, suiting today's sedentary population — long-term sitting causes atrophy of the gluteal and lower back muscles, easily leading to a hunched back, cervical spondylosis, and also increasing the risk of stroke. HYROX's movement patterns happen to be able to target and improve the series of physical problems caused by prolonged sitting.
This matches, to a certain extent, the occupational profile of current HYROX participants. According to Yuan Fang, apart from the professional demand for the event from "fitness/strength coaches" themselves, most participants are office workers, with a relatively high proportion working in finance, insurance, and the internet sector.
Ma Jia, chief physician at the National Center for Sports Medicine of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wangjing Hospital of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, said that HYROX's alternating pattern of "1-kilometer running + functional training" can create sustained cardiovascular load and recovery stimulation, causing the body to continuously adjust energy supply and exercise intensity across different movement modes. Long-term regular training helps improve cardiorespiratory fitness, exercise endurance, and post-exercise heart rate recovery, and promotes the autonomic nervous system's dynamic regulation of exercise load.
Low participation threshold, better suited to ordinary people
Can HYROX be popularized across the whole population?
Xu Shunlin believes that HYROX has a relatively low participation threshold and better suits ordinary people's conditions for exercise. Against the backdrop of national fitness, it is a very good choice for the general public without underlying diseases.
Yuan Fang explained that from its founding, HYROX has been positioned as "a competition suitable for everyone." On the one hand, from the format perspective, every fitness movement is built on the body's natural movement patterns — "push, pull, squat, run" and so on — and the movement patterns themselves are not difficult. On the other hand, the event has created a very large number of categories, allowing more sports enthusiasts to find a category that suits them — although there are high-weight, high-intensity events like the "individual elite" category, there are also 4-person relay races in which each person only needs to complete two 1-kilometer runs and two functional training exercises to finish, which is an exercise volume most people can accept. At the same time, the competition sets no cutoff time; participants compete according to their own ability and pace.
At present, there are more than 700 gyms nationwide offering HYROX training and competition-preparation courses. At the same time, the equipment and settings required for training are relatively simple, and those without a foundation can first improve gradually through lighter training.
"Rather than saying the equipment matters, it is better to say the coach matters more." Yuan Fang said that first-tier cities now already have a great many excellent HYROX coaches, but the number is far from sufficient, and he hopes more excellent coaches can go down to second-, third-, and fourth-tier cities. In addition, he revealed that HYROX is also constantly trying to expand the scope of participation — for example, it is developing a new category for adolescents, which is expected to officially launch next year.
Ma Jia cautioned that HYROX is a medium-to-high intensity hybrid fitness program, and suitability for participation cannot be judged solely by age, heart rate, or a single illness; it requires comprehensive assessment combining personal medical history, physical condition, exercise foundation, and training goals. This program has a relatively high exercise load, and improper movement control can easily cause injury — especially when bending at the waist to exert force, when imbalanced pressure on the intervertebral discs can easily induce lumbar disc problems. Many participants often mistake sports injuries for ordinary strain and continue training while injured, worsening the injury.
Ma Jia suggested that during training one must learn to "apply force" and, even more, learn to "release force," actively controlling muscle contraction during the lowering and landing phases of movements to complete cushioning and braking; and to do good monitoring — in the early stage of training, indicators such as subjective exercise intensity, heart rate response, and movement quality can be used to comprehensively monitor training load and avoid sudden increases in training volume. If abnormal conditions such as chest tightness, dizziness, palpitations, or obvious joint pain occur, training must be stopped immediately and medical attention sought promptly, resolutely avoiding competing blindly without proper assessment (盲目竞技, mang mu jing ji - "blind, reckless; compete, contest") and exercising while injured.
All the experts interviewed said that HYROX is a medium-to-high intensity sport, and if one stubbornly "pushes through with brute force" while injured, the result will only be winning the competition and losing one's health.
"True health is judged by the body's various physiological functions, not by competitive sports results." Xu Shunlin believes that the goal of national fitness lies in improving the nation's oxygen uptake and strengthening muscles' stable supporting capacity, rather than purely pursuing explosive power.
Ma Jia believes that as an emerging sport, if HYROX is to be truly promoted to the general public, its corresponding physical-condition admission assessment, periodic assessment, and standardized training will be crucial. He suggested that the organizers could next consider launching a "half-distance version" or "lightweight experience race," such as halving the running distance, reducing the weights, and cutting the number of stations, so that a broader population can experience its appeal within a safe range. "This kind of compromise approach can both stimulate exercise interest and retain competitive fun, helping to drive a grassroots fitness boom, gradually consolidate national health, and contribute to the building of a 'Healthy China,'" Ma Jia said.
(Li Xinuo and Yu Qiuchi, reporters for China City News, participated in the writing and reporting)
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In recent years, ultra-slow jogging has gradually become a new hotspot in mass fitness. Many people describe it as "more effective than brisk walking, more relaxed than running." Ultra-slow jogging is a low-impact, moderate-intensity aerobic exercise, characterized by small stride length, high cadence, and light footfall. Exercise intensity is usually maintained at 60%—70% of maximum heart rate, falling within the typical aerobic metabolic zone; while efficiently burning fat, it places a relatively small load on the heart, making it suitable for exercise beginners, middle-aged and elderly people, and people with larger body weight.
There are clear differences among ultra-slow jogging, brisk walking, and slow jogging. Although brisk walking is safe, its effect on improving cardiorespiratory function is limited. Ordinary slow jogging and fast running have higher exercise intensity, but they also place higher demands on the knee joints, ankle joints, and cardiorespiratory capacity. Ultra-slow jogging can provide more pronounced cardiorespiratory and metabolic stimulation than brisk walking, while also reducing joint load and lowering the risk of injury. For people with weak exercise foundations or limited knee joint function, ultra-slow jogging is indeed a more friendly form of exercise.
A truly scientific, healthy exercise is not the most exhausting exercise, but rather an easily sustainable form of exercise like ultra-slow jogging. Ultra-slow jogging can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, prevent excessive accumulation of body fat, and while doing so can effectively delay the decline in aerobic capacity and the loss of muscle mass, and can also improve insulin sensitivity, improve blood sugar levels, and help lower blood lipid and body fat levels.
Ultra-slow jogging has low exercise intensity, and the impact force on joints upon landing is very small, making it unlikely to cause sports injuries, and it is well suited to people who worry about excessive joint load or cannot withstand high-intensity exercise. When exercising, it can both activate the leg muscles and preserve muscle vitality, and will not wear down the joints due to excessive body weight bearing; persisting over years can also delay muscle loss and enhance one's own immunity.
Ultra-slow jogging is of great help in improving cardiorespiratory function. Long-term regular exercise can improve the efficiency of pulmonary ventilation and promote systemic blood circulation. For sedentary people who lack exercise, relying on a low-intensity, easy-to-learn exercise form like ultra-slow jogging makes it easier to persist. Even if the pace is slow, long-term persistence can also reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Regular aerobic exercise can also promote the release of neurotransmitters such as endorphins and dopamine, thereby alleviating anxiety, improving mood, and enhancing sleep quality. Many people, after persisting in ultra-slow jogging, clearly feel that they sleep more deeply and their mood is more stable, which is closely related to its ability to improve the regulatory function of the nervous system.
How to do ultra-slow jogging correctly?
Ultra-slow jogging does not mean casually"slow jogging." Many sports injuries occur not because of the exercise itself, but because of incorrect movements. First, the body should maintain a natural neutral position, with the head slightly raised, the shoulders and neck relaxed, and the core lightly tightened; when running, transition from the forefoot to the full foot for landing, buffering joint pressure. If the movements are incorrect, two problems are likely to appear: one is slumping with a hunched back and chest (塌腰含胸, ta yao han xiong -"collapse, waist; contain, chest"), with pelvic posterior tilt, the"sitting run," which very easily causes back soreness and pain; the other is taking steps too large and landing heavily, increasing the load on knees and ankles and raising the probability of injury.
Ultra-slow jogging can be carried out both outdoors and at home as stationary practice. Indoor stationary ultra-slow jogging is convenient and space-saving, making it more suitable for busy people. Outdoor exercise, on the other hand, is more conducive to emotional relaxation and psychological recovery.
Ultra-slow jogging usually adopts a pace of 4—6 km/h, and for daily exercise it is recommended to run for 30—40 minutes each time, persisting 3—5 times per week. For people with large body weight and exercise beginners, an interval training method of stationary slow jogging for 30 seconds followed by brisk walking for 30 seconds is recommended. Warm-up and stretching before and after exercise are very important. Before exercise, one should focus on activating the ankle joints and knee joints to avoid joint injury; after exercise, one should perform stretching of the calf, posterior thigh, and gluteal muscle groups to help relieve muscle tension. In addition, when doing ultra-slow jogging, one should choose sports shoes with good cushioning and support performance to reduce pressure on the lower limb joints.
Of course, not everyone is suitable for ultra-slow jogging. If there are severe bone and joint injuries, acute sports injuries, severe cardiorespiratory diseases, or unstable blood pressure or blood sugar control, one should first consult a doctor. For patients with chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, after the condition is stable and professional evaluation has been conducted, ultra-slow jogging can usually be performed, but one must proceed gradually and avoid suddenly increasing exercise volume.
Ultra-slow jogging is a healthy, comfortable form of exercise that can be sustained over the long term. For the large number of people in modern society who sit for long periods and lack exercise, the most important thing is not how fast one runs, but getting moving. Ultra-slow jogging provides one such choice.
(The author is a chief physician in the Department of Sports Medicine at Peking University Third Hospital; this article was compiled from an interview by People's Daily reporter Lu Fanbing)
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The Long March of the Red Army was a major event that influenced the world in the 20th century, a human epic written with will and courage, filled with ideals and the spirit of dedication. How did the world first come to know of the Long March? To answer this question, one must return to the stories of the creation, editing, publication, and dissemination of works about the Long March in the 1930s and 1940s, which have long since become a part of the history of the Long March itself.
Scene after scene of what he had personally witnessed and experienced surged within his heart
When speaking of those who first publicized the Long March of the Red Army to the world, one cannot fail to mention Comrade Chen Yun.
On the eve of the departure of the Long March, Chen Yun, then a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, was appointed Central Representative of the Fifth Red Army Corps. The Fifth Red Army Corps shouldered the arduous task of rearguard duty, and the brutality and intensity of its fighting were surpassing something in degree (有过之而无不及, you guo zhi er wu bu ji - "have, more, than, not, equal to") that of the vanguard units. In June 1935, Chen Yun, acting on orders, left the Long March midway. The reason was that, shortly after the Zunyi Conference, the CPC Central Committee learned that the Shanghai Central Bureau had been destroyed by the enemy, and that the ties between the CPC and the Communist International had been severed. Chen Yun was dispatched to Shanghai to restore the Party organizations in the white areas, endeavoring to re-establish contact with the Communist International. After many twists and turns, he finally re-established organizational ties. Shortly thereafter, he received instructions from the delegation of the CPC to the Communist International, ordering him to rush to Moscow.
From early July to early August, Chen Yun in Shanghai was temporarily removed from the hail of bullets, but the carnage of the bloody battle at the Xiang River, the hardships of crossing mountain ranges, the strategic maneuvering of the Four Crossings of the Chishui River — scene after scene of what he had personally witnessed and experienced surged within his heart. So he took up his pen, under the pen name "Lian Chen," and assuming the tone of a Kuomintang army doctor who had been captured by the Red Army, he gave a detailed account of the Red Army's westward journey, full of many difficulties and dangers (千难万险, qian nan wan xian - "thousand, difficult, ten thousand, dangerous"), starting from Jiangxi. The manuscript was finally revised and completed in Moscow. This precious document, titled "An Account of the Westward March with the Army," approximately 30,000 characters, was published in serial form in March 1936 in the Chinese-language magazine "Quanmin Monthly" published in Paris, France. In July of the same year, a single-volume edition was published in Moscow, becoming the first work to describe the Long March of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.
The Long March described in "An Account of the Westward March with the Army" was, of course, not complete, and among the ranks of the Long March, there was never a shortage of recorders who would continue the narrative.
The "Warrior" newspaper of the First Red Army Corps was a newspaper published continuously along the route of the Long March. On December 30, 1935, as the New Year was approaching, this newspaper devoted two full pages to publishing an article by Zhu Rui, Director of the Political Department of the First Red Army Corps, titled "The Difficult Year, the Great Year," which reviewed the year: "With a pair of feet anda rifle, with bodies that survived a hundred battles, we have accomplished the most magnificent, arduous, and sacred expedition in human history!"
In October 1936, the First, Second, and Fourth Front Armies of the Red Army triumphantly joined forces at Huining, Gansu. Only two months later, the "National Salvation Times," published far away in Paris, began to publish in serial form two works signed "Yang Dinghua": ""An Account of the March through the Snowy Mountains and Grasslands"" and ""From Gansu to Shanxi,"" continuing the narrative of the Red Army's northward march during the Long March and its subsequent eastward expedition into Shanxi. The identity of "Yang Dinghua" was not revealed until 70 years later: he was Comrade Deng Fa, a veteran of the Long March who also worked at the delegation of the CPC to the Communist International.
In 1937, "An Account of the Westward March with the Army," ""An Account of the March through the Snowy Mountains and Grasslands,"" and ""From Gansu to Shanxi"" were combined into one volume titled ""An Account of the Long March."" This jointly authored "An Account of the Long March" should be the first book to provide a complete and detailed narrative of the history of the Long March, but unfortunately, only its Russian-language edition has been discovered to date; the Chinese-language edition has not yet been found.
Writing a passage was, in itself, expanding the international influence of the Red Army
After the Central Red Army victoriously arrived in northern Shaanxi, facing the Kuomintang's news blockade, how did it refute the rumors that distorted, slandered, and attacked the Communist Party and the Red Army in domestic and foreign media? The CPC Central Committee and Comrade Mao Zedong recognized the seriousness of this problem and began to contemplate soliciting personal diaries from comrades who had participated in the Long March, doing a good job of external propaganda, and bringing the truth about the Red Army and the Soviet areas to the people of the whole country and the whole world.
The arrival of American journalist Edgar Snow undoubtedly accelerated this process.
In August 1936, Mao Zedong and Yang Shangkun sent a letter soliciting contributions from the officers and soldiers who had participated in the Long March: "As we are now carrying out international propaganda and conducting large-scale fund-raising campaigns both at home and abroad, we need to publish an 'Account of the Long March,' so we are specially initiating a collective creation, with each person selecting some exciting and interesting episodes from the battles, marches, local work, and army unit work they personally experienced. The writing need only be clear and fluent, not profound or abstruse; writing a passage is, in itself, fund-raising propaganda for the Red Army, expanding the international influence of the Red Army." This was the first collective historical writing activity in the history of the Chinese revolution.
In less than three months, the solicitation campaign received more than 200 submissions. "One third of the contributors were people who had long been engaged in cultural work; the rest were 'sturdy warriors' and fighters who had learned to write essays from red corner newspapers and wall newspapers." Writer Ding Ling vividly described the scene of editing "An Account of the Long March":""Some manuscripts were written on waxed glossy oiled paper, some on coarse paper, red and green manuscripts, riding on donkeys' backs, enjoying the scenery of the northern frontier, choking on dust, crossing countless great gullies—the wrinkled paper, the blurred characters, all stretched out their limbs and lay down on the editors' desks... And so the editors lost their sleep, day and night sorting out and making fair copies of these unexpected, beautifully written articles."
Along with the unfolding of the solicitation campaign and the editing and publication work of "An Account of the Long March," terms such as "Long March," "the 25,000-li Long March," and "the Long March of ten thousand li" became widely circulated.
After the manuscripts were edited, because the Red Army was engaged in the Eastern Expedition, they were not immediately sent to press. It was not until November 1942 that they were printed in Yan'an under the title "An Account of the Long March of the Red Army" as an internal Party reference document. The book also appended 10 Red Army songs and 4 statistical tables, namely, a table of the places passed through and mileages covered by the First Red Army Corps during the Long March, a table of famous mountains, notable waters, passes, and blockade lines passed through, a table of the ethnic minority regions passed through, and a table of the environments encountered during the Long March—all extremely precious primary documents for the study of the history of the Long March.
In the 1950s, "An Account of the Long March of the Red Army" was renamed "An Account of the Long March of the First Front Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army" and was successively published as internal reference materials in serial form and in open publications, meeting readers. Many of the Long March stories and books we are familiar with today were, in large part, based on this book.
It was news reporting, but even more so, living history
Among the works reporting the Long March to the world, there is undoubtedly Snow's "Red Star Over China." This book published its English edition in October 1937, and in February 1938, its Chinese edition, translated as "Xi Xing Man Ji" ("Wandering Notes to the West"), appeared in Shanghai. What many people do not know is that, before the publication of "Red Star Over China," Snow's chapter "The Long March" was published in serial form in the American magazine "Asia,"" and its Chinese version, translated by Wang Heng as "The 25,000-li Long March,"" was serialized in "Wenzhai Zhanshi Xunkan" ("Digest Wartime Ten-Day Journal") and published as a separate volume in January 1938.
"The Long March" was written by Snow in October 1936 after he interviewed Mao Zedong and senior generals of the First Front Army of the Red Army at Bao'an, northern Shaanxi, and later became Chapter Five of "Red Star Over China."" China expert Norman Wilkinson evaluated it: "He needed only 25 pages to describe, most movingly, this epic and magnificent event." Snow wrote:""Whatever you may think of the Red Army, whatever you may think of their political stance (and on this score there is much room for debate), you cannot but acknowledge that their Long March is one of the great feats in military history."
Also attracted by the Red Army was another famous Chinese journalist: Fan Changjiang.
Facing both internal troubles and external threats (内忧外患, nei you wai huan - "inside, trouble, outside, distress"), where was China to go? What exactly were the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army under its leadership like? What was their situation in the southwest and northwest, exactly? In May 1935, carrying these questions, 26-year-old Fan Changjiang hurried from Beiping to Tianjin, found Hu Zhengzhi, General Manager of the "Ta Kung Pao" newspaper, and, getting straight to the point without preamble (开门见山, kai men jian shan - "open, door, see, mountain"), expressed his wish:""I want to go investigate the Northwest, to understand the Red Army."
What followed was his interview journey lasting 10 months and covering 3,000 kilometers. Between 1935 and 1937, Fan Changjiang wrote dozens of news dispatches reflecting the Long March of the Red Army, collected into the books "The Northwest Corner of China"" and "Journey Beyond the Great Wall,"" which aroused strong repercussions. After "The Northwest Corner of China" was published, within less than a month, several thousand copies were sold out; within a short period, it was printed 9 times, with over 100,000 copies distributed. Hu Zhengzhi evaluated Fan Changjiang's series of works thus:"Although they are journalistic reports in nature, they are in fact several pages of living history of the Republic of China."
The history of the narration and dissemination of the Long March, in fact, developed in tandem with the Long March itself. This writing, time after time, recounted the causes, course, and significance of the Long March, displayed the bearing of the Red Army officers and soldiers, and also spread the great spirit of the Long March. They not only attracted and inspired China's revolutionaries and patriotic youth, but also influenced and changed Western society's perception of China. Canadian doctor Norman Bethune, Indian doctor Dwarkanath Kotnis, journalists Agnes Smedley, Israel Epstein, and a large number of other Western figures, thereby embarked on the road to Yan'an and the anti-Japanese front lines. These works recording the history of the Long March transcend time and space, helping more people understand the Long March, understand China, and also inspiring us today to continue walking well the Long March road of the new era.
(The author is Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the PLA Publishing House)
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In the Yangtze River Delta, there is an expressway that is not merely a thoroughfare for vehicular traffic, but also a scientific and technological artery linking nine cities and connecting innovative elements — the G60 Science and Technology Innovation Corridor. The book The Breaker, "G60" — Observations on a Chinese-Style Science and Technology Innovation Corridor, written by Xie Weiqun, uses delicate brushwork to tell the story of "G60"'s decade-long journey in a gentle and engaging manner (娓娓道来, wei wei dao lai - "weichang, weichang, speak, arrive"), providing us with a text that combines the warmth of the scene with theoretical depth for understanding Chinese modernization.
At one time, the invisible walls erected by administrative divisions became a challenge to regional development. One place, one policy; fragmented factors of production; homogeneous industries — innovative resources were trapped within city boundaries, scientific research achievements were locked in laboratories, mutual recognition of talent qualifications was difficult, and cross-provincial government services were hard to handle. The starting point of "G60" was precisely to confront this difficult problem head-on. The author spent ten years tracking and three years conducting field visits, traversing the parks of nine cities and prefectures, interviewing more than one hundred entrepreneurs and managers, and recording this institutional transformation and innovative breakthrough marked by a calm exterior masking profound depth or movement (静水流深, jing shui liu shen - "quiet, water, flow, deep"). How did one enterprise freely lay out its industrial chain across nine cities? How did one scientific and technological achievement complete the leap from sample to product? How did the professional title and qualifications of one scientific research talent gain recognition across provincial and municipal boundaries? The vivid cases in the book tell us that the breakthrough of "G60" lies first and foremost in institutional innovation taking the lead, using collaborative mechanisms to break down administrative barriers.
Many people, upon first learning of "G60," assume it is merely an industrial belt laid out along the expressway. After reading this book, one gains a new understanding: the essence of the Yangtze River Delta G60 Science and Technology Innovation Corridor is to explore a set of cross-regional collaborative innovation paradigms indigenous to China. Silicon Valley and Route 128 in Europe and America were born in an environment of mature market economies and loose local governance, whereas our urban agglomerations have different administrative systems, industrial foundations, and resource endowments; blindly copying overseas models will inevitably lead to incompatibility with local conditions. The Chinese-style solution explored by "G60" does not merge administrative divisions, does not abolish local entities, uses the joint conference mechanism as a link, and operates on voluntary collaboration, shared benefits, and shared risks. Among the nine cities, there is Shanghai's advantage as a source of scientific and technological innovation and a high ground for finance and talent, the strong manufacturing base of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and Anhui's educational and scientific research resources and capacity to undertake industries. "G60" enables all parties to move from competition to symbiosis, each leveraging strengths and compensating for weaknesses, jointly building the industrial chain, innovation chain, capital chain, and talent chain.
In today's intensifying global scientific and technological competition, self-reliance and strength in science and technology requires cluster operations and systemic breakthroughs. The exploration of "G60" provides a useful reference for building cross-regional innovation communities relying on urban agglomerations and concentrating forces to tackle "bottleneck" problems. The book records in detail the decade-long transformation brought by "G60." It has gathered more than 60,000 high-tech enterprises, with the number of companies listed on the Science and Technology Innovation Board accounting for one-fifth of the national total; 195 government service items can now be handled across provinces, mutual recognition of talent qualifications has taken root and become firmly established (落地生根, luo di sheng gen - "fall, ground, grow, root"), and the "1+365" scientific and technological achievement auction mechanism has made the transformation of achievements more convenient and more precise. Behind the numbers lie countless reform details. The author preserves the fervent reform scene within the pages of the book, allowing us to see: technological innovation is the sharp blade, but institutional innovation is the soil that enables the blade to exert its power.
The book does not merely write about achievements; it also objectively records the confusion, contradictions, and challenges encountered along the path of exploration. For example, the nine cities belong to three provinces and one municipality, and differences in policy systems, fiscal and tax rules, and assessment systems objectively exist, making it inevitable that difficulties such as divergent concepts and balancing of interests will arise in coordinated advancement; as another example, the bottlenecks in the transformation of scientific and technological achievements have not yet been completely cleared, there are still shortcomings in the supply of science and technology finance, and there is still room for improvement in integrated services for high-end talent. All of these indicate that the exploration of "G60" is not yet complete, and continuously breaking down old patterns and building a new ecosystem will be a long process requiring sustained, long-term effort.
Looking across the country, urban agglomerations and metropolitan circles have become important spatial carriers for high-quality development, and regional integration and coordinated development is a common issue facing many localities. The Breaker, "G60" — Observations on a Chinese-Style Science and Technology Innovation Corridor tells us that Chinese modernization has no ready-made template; we must dare to start from the grassroots, give play to local pioneering spirit, resolve contradictions through incremental reform, and build consensus through the sharing of benefits. For the general reader, this book is both a practical observation and a theoretical reflection, and moreover an apocalypse for the future.
(The author is the former Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the China National Democratic Construction Association and President of the Shanghai Public Diplomacy Association)
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"Fellow villagers" — a word that feels exceptionally warm and close. In literary classics such as Brother and Sister Reclaiming the Wasteland, The Marriage of Xiao Erhei, and The Hurricane, they have long been richly portrayed. Hu Qiuling's poetry collection Eighty-Three Fellow Villagers, with its truthful, meticulous, and penetrating brushwork, paints portraits of the 83 fellow villagers around him, leading us into the lives of today's villagers and letting us feel the changes in rural China in transition.
What readers can most readily appreciate is the author's abundant experience of rural life: many lost crafts are revived under his pen, professions that sound unfamiliar to people today are narrated, and rural figures bearing the imprints of history are depicted... Without years of familiarity with and deep immersion in rural life, it would be difficult to write such a chronicle of rural figures.
Under the author's pen, we not only encounter bamboo weavers, bricklayers, lacquerers, stonemasons, roof-tile repairers, pot-menders, oil pressers, cotton fluffers, and weavers of blue calico, but also read about barefoot doctors, rice-mill operators, tractor drivers, and community-run schoolteachers. It can be said that the author has a thorough and detailed knowledge of (了如指掌, liao ru zhi zhang - "understand, like, know, palm") the demographic composition, economic sources, and governance models of a specific rural society. In writing these figures, he possesses both the sociological analytical ability regarding rural China and the experiential capacity for empathizing deeply with (感同身受, gan tong shen shou - "feel, same, body, receive") the situations of his fellow villagers. These comprehensive qualities give rise to those deeply moving (感人至深, gan ren zhi shen - "move, person, to, deep") details and images.
The author is concerned with the fates of people amid the changes of the times, and pays attention to their living conditions and inner turmoil. "The wooden mallet, striking the clouds that have slept for so many years" and "from the soft cotton wadding, plucking out bones" — these lines speak of the former glory of rural craftsmen. "On a stormy night, when he patched the last iron pot / the crack at the bottom of the pot suddenly opened its mouth / and sang flower-drum opera // One day, no one will mend pots anymore // He always feels that somewhere in the village / there is a hole leaking people / that cannot be mended" (Pot-Mender Hu Liangqi) — this imaginative image with its tension conveys the pot-mender's deep-seated melancholy.
Through one concrete fellow-villager figure after another, one can see the pulse of the times and the historical sense of rural transformation. The author writes of community-run schoolteachers, whose "left leg steps into the classroom, the right foot / is still in the paddy field" — it was precisely this group that, over several decades, held up the sky of basic education in China's countryside. "A loofah vine climbs in through the window / stealing a look at the world map on the back wall" — this image lets one glimpse the connection between the countryside, farmers, and knowledge, thereby inspiring respect for the dedication of the community-run schoolteacher group.
Eighty-Three Fellow Villagers roots the portrayal of its characters in the soil of the times, while also giving concrete, tangible expression to the writing of the era through individual destinies. The collection possesses both a sober realist concern and a light, rustic romantic imagination full of rural charm. In today's era of accelerating urbanization and ever-changing rural landscapes, this work can serve as a window for us to understand rural China.
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Faced with literary classics, many readers easily fall into two extremes: either they regard them as extremely lofty and unreachable (高不可攀, gao bu ke pan - "high, not can climb") and dare not question them; or they feel that they are merely clichéd or outdated (老掉牙, lao diao ya - "old, fall, teeth") stories from which nothing new can be gleaned. These two attitudes appear to be opposites, yet both stem from the same presupposition—that the meaning of a classic is fixed, and readers can only passively accept it.
In fact, for a work to become a classic, it is often not because it provides some unchanging answer, but because it leaves enough gaps for readers of different eras to find a way in. Therefore, rather than asking "how should classics be read," it is better to change the question: apart from the standard answer, are there other ways of reading?
In my view, when reading classics, one should first of all not attach labels. The more divergent the reader's thinking, the more information one obtains from the book. Conversely, attaching a label to a classic first—for example, saying Journey to the West is about going on a pilgrimage to fetch scriptures and fighting demons, or about resisting feudalism—will read the book to death, making it unworthy of repeated reading. Over the long term, everyone can read out the world of Journey to the West in their own mind. Needless to say, the best sequel to Journey to the West, A Supplement to the Journey to the West, and later adaptations such as The Legend of Wukong, A Chinese Odyssey, and The Little Demon of Langlang Mountain all attest to the disassemblability and extensibility of the Journey to the West narrative—everyone can see themselves in it.
Some say, why bother wrestling with a book like Journey to the West? In my view, the following groups have no choice but to wrestle with it: middle school students with an overall reading task; young people in their twenties and thirties; and parents.
The first group is easy to understand. As for the second, because before the age of 30 the shape of a lifetime of reading is established (those who understand Go know that this is the opening layout of the first 50 moves), one should, while young, turn oneself into a sponge and absorb knowledge from as many fields as possible, and only after 30 digest and deepen it. As for the third, as parents, do you want to maintain as long a dialogue period as possible with your children? Do you hope to share common topics with them? Can you understand what they think and feel? If you agree that children should complete the overall reading of classics such as Journey to the West, what reason do you have not to grit your teeth and persist, until "it seems as if there is light"?
As for specific reading methods, I advocate a combination of fast reading, skipping, and close reading. For some known plots and character traits, a quick skim suffices. The key is to discover novel points and defamiliarize the text, so that one can turn the classic into one's own.
Still taking Journey to the West as an example, what continuously attracts me to this book is its language and folk customs. The language of Journey to the West is extremely lively and is a treasure trove of early modern Chinese; many great scholars cannot resist quoting a few lines from the book in their essays. Journey to the West is also a comprehensive culmination of Chinese folk customs before the 16th century, writing about vegetarian offerings, festivals, weddings and funerals, and local deities, almost at will. When I read Journey to the West closely, I especially feel that I am Chinese, and feel an immense intimacy with Chinese society and Chinese culture. Where does this intimacy come from? It lies precisely in the concrete details of folk customs. Reading these in an interwoven manner, Journey to the West becomes thicker and thicker the more one reads, and increasingly becomes a part of oneself.
The virtue of classics lies in the fact that they are like universes—although there are already so many excellent precedents or works already existing (珠玉在前, zhu yu zai qian - "pearl, jade, exist, before"), there is still room for discussion—this room may be granted to us by the times, and the unique experience of each generation brings unique insights. This is also why reading classics in one's forties or fifties is vastly different from the surging passion of youth. I agree with the late Qing scholar Sun Baoxuan's saying, "Reading new books with old eyes, all new books become old; reading old books with new eyes, all old books become new." By thinking from more angles and introducing more resources, we can all read new flavors out of classics.
(The author is a research fellow at the Institute of Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
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Having worked in museum research for over a decade, my greatest joy and sense of accomplishment comes from discovering vivid details of history in ancient texts and catching glimpses of our ancestors' way of life in excavated artifacts. Participating in the creation of The Family Banquet of Lady Xin Zhui was precisely such an exploration.
This book seeks to restore the complete picture of Han dynasty cuisine, drawing primarily on the dietary archaeological materials unearthed from the Han tombs at Mawangdui in Changsha, Hunan, including abundant food remains, a diverse array of dining and cooking utensils, and detailed written records. In particular, the hundreds of qiance (bamboo slips recording the inventory of burial goods), wooden tags (labels indicating the contents of containers), and several bamboo and silk texts concerning food therapy and health preservation provide us with a rare and precious (不可多得, bu ke duo de - "not, can, many, get") thread of clues for exploring a "gourmet archive."
Who was Lady Xin Zhui? This brings us to an extraordinary and world-shaking discovery (惊世大发掘, jing shi da fa jue - "startle, world, big, excavation"). From 1972 to 1974, archaeologists excavated three Han dynasty aristocratic tombs at Mawangdui in the eastern suburbs of Changsha, Hunan. The tomb occupants were, in order, Lady Xin Zhui, her husband Dai Hou Li Cang, and their son Li Xi. Lady Xin Zhui was the last of the three to be buried and was the one who integrated various elements into a great whole (集大成者, ji da cheng zhe - "collect, big, complete, person") of the family's glory and wealth. The luxurious and exquisite silk garments, the ingeniously designed cosmetic cases, the T-shaped silk painting guiding the soul's ascent to heaven, and the female corpse that has remained undecayed for over 2,000 years all attest to this mistress's pursuit of the joy of life and the preservation of health. Behind the opulent and exquisite burial goods, however, lies her resolute forbearance in losing her husband in middle age and her son in her later years, as well as her painstaking management of and steadfast dedication to the entire family. The inscriptions "Jun xing jiu" (My lord, drink wine) and "Jun xing shi" (My lord, eat) on the lacquerware, and the conventional greetings of "qiang xing jiu shi" (do drink and eat well) and "shu jin jiu shi" (frequently take food and drink) found in the bamboo-slip letters of frontier garrison soldiers of the Han dynasty, all convey simple and sincere wishes.
Why "family banquet"? The bottoms of food vessels from the Mawangdui Han tombs are often inscribed with the mark "Dai Hou jia" (the House of the Dai Marquis). Here, "jia" (house) does not mean "family" in the modern sense, but rather is a self-designation used by marquisate clans of the Han dynasty, corresponding to the "guo" (state) that denoted the domains of the Son of Heaven and feudal princes, reflecting the concept of the unity of family and state. Even so, as a mark of ownership, "Dai Hou jia" here refers not only to Li Cang himself but also to his wife, children, and others — it is the distinctive imprint this family left in the course of history. The Dai Hou family once used family banquets to entertain guests and maintain social and clan relationships; Lady Xin Zhui likewise used family banquets to relieve her husband of the fatigue of official duties and to see her son off with encouragement before his military campaign.
When we speak of "home" today, it encompasses both the material dimension of housing and dwelling, the social dimension of clan and family, and further extends to the emotional dimension of belonging. This book takes "family banquet" as its thematic focus, not specifically referring to the living a life of extreme luxury and wealth (钟鸣鼎食, zhong ming ding shi - "bell, ring, tripod, eat") of ancient aristocrats, but rather returning to the familial affection and human warmth behind food — using food as a medium and emotion as a bond, a family sitting down together to share a proper meal. The family banquet is synonymous with reunion, longing, and inheritance. Times change, ingredients and cooking methods change, but that sense of security of a family sitting together is a spiritual core we can share with Lady Xin Zhui. I hope that when readers open this book, what they read is not just Han dynasty cuisine, but a family's longing, an era's stability, and a civilization's confidence.
The book systematically sorts through the ingredients and seasonings, cooking techniques, dining and kitchen utensils, banquet customs, and health-preservation practices seen in the Han dynasty, revealing in turn what our ancestors ate, how they ate it, what cooking methods they used, what cooking vessels and tableware they employed, and what wisdom of food therapy and health preservation they embodied. In addition, the book attempts to reconstruct how the ancients, represented by the Dai Hou family, prepared a family banquet more than 2,000 years ago, and what hospitality customs, words of blessing, and aesthetics of daily life have been passed down to the present day. The appendix also provides methods and steps for recreating Han dynasty dishes, and distills inspiration and concepts for developing food-related cultural and creative products, building for readers a more diverse and multidimensional new experience of dialogue between past and present.
Food is the first necessity of the people; the warmth of the kitchen hearth comforts a lifetime. The finest flavor in the human world is a family banquet. From now on, eat well and spend time with your family.
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