Summary: The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, presided over by Xi Jinping, held a meeting on September 21 to study the major issue of persevering with constancy in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, and decided that the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee will be held in Beijing from October 26 to 29. The meeting heard a report on solicited opinions on the draft "Decision of the CPC Central Committee on Several Major Issues Concerning Persevering with Constancy in Advancing Full and Rigorous Self-Governance of the Party" and decided to submit it for deliberation after revision. The meeting affirmed the draft, stating it summarized achievements and experience, analyzed current and future Party building tasks, and made strategic arrangements reflecting the historical initiative of the Party Central Committee. It emphasized that persevering with constancy in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party must uphold Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of the Three Represents, and the Scientific Outlook on Development, fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and study and implement Xi Jinping's thought on Party building in depth. The meeting also stressed the need to understand the importance and urgency of this task from the strategic height of consolidating the Party's governing position and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and to continuously open up new prospects for governing, strengthening, and rejuvenating the Party in the new era.
Summary: President Xi Jinping replied to a letter from young students of 10 U.S. universities who participated in China-U.S. youth thematic exchange activities. He expressed gratification at their fondness for Chinese civilization, their expectations for friendly cooperation between China and the United States, and their willingness to serve as envoys of friendship across the Pacific Ocean. Xi emphasized that Chinese and American youth share the same planet and jointly bear the mission of the times, hoping they will strive to become inheritors, defenders, and developers of China-U.S. friendly cooperation. He urged them to join hands to promote developing mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples and maintaining steady and long-term progress in bilateral relations. The letter followed a recent message from nearly a hundred students, including from Harvard University, recounting their gains from activities like the "2026 China-U.S. Youth Asia-Pacific Heart-to-Heart Journey."
Summary: President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25 at the invitation of Trump, President of the United States of America, as announced by a Foreign Ministry spokesperson on September 21. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun introduced the main arrangements of the visit and China's expectations for developing China-U.S. relations at a regular press conference, stating that President Xi Jinping will have in-depth exchanges of views with President Trump on major issues concerning China-U.S. relations as well as world peace and development. Guo Jiakun stated that head-of-state diplomacy plays an irreplaceable or unique strategic guiding role in China-U.S. relations, and that the exchange of visits between the heads of state of China and the United States within half a year is of historic and milestone significance. China is willing to work with the United States to enrich the connotation of the China-U.S. constructive strategic stability relationship, strengthen dialogue and cooperation, properly manage differences, continuously enhance the well-being of the peoples of both countries, and promote world peace, stability, and prosperity.
Summary: President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25 at the invitation of President Trump, realizing mutual state visits within half a year and jointly establishing the new positioning of China-U.S. relations as building a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship. The article emphasizes the "four stabilities"—positive stability with cooperation as the mainstay, benign stability with competition with limits, normal stability with differences controllable, and enduring stability with peace foreseeable—as the core of this new positioning, which rejects zero-sum logic and the "Thucydides Trap." It highlights progress in institutional mechanisms, economic and trade cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and military communication, while warning that erroneous strategic perception in the United States, particularly regarding the Taiwan question, remains the root cause of bilateral difficulties. The piece argues that a stable China-U.S. relationship is a global public good, essential for world peace, economic recovery, and governance, with both countries hosting major summits in 2026 to foster coordination.
Summary: The article emphasizes that even as China modernizes, grain must still mainly rely on domestic production, with General Secretary Xi Jinping stressing food security as the top priority in governance. It highlights China's new food security concept of basic self-sufficiency in grains and absolute security in staple food rations, amid global risks like the Strait of Hormuz disruptions and El Niño. Xi is reported to have visited farmland in Shandong and Jilin, urging protection of black soil and reliance on China's own seeds and technology. The piece underscores achievements such as grain output above 1.4 trillion jin, high-standard farmland exceeding 1 billion mu, and a broad view of food encompassing diverse agricultural products. It concludes that food security is a strategic issue requiring bottom-line thinking, with the 15th Five-Year Plan setting a binding target of 1.45 trillion jin in comprehensive grain production capacity.
Summary: Commerce Ministry spokesperson He Yadong announced that the Fifth Global Digital Trade Expo will be held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, from September 23 to 27, 2026. Premier Li Qiang of the State Council will attend the launch ceremony and related events and deliver a speech.
Summary: Wang Huning, chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, met in Beijing on September 21 with Muzani, chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly of Indonesia. Wang said that President Xi Jinping's meeting with President Prabowo last year provided new strategic guidance for building a China-Indonesia community with a shared future, and China is willing to deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation and strengthen governance experience exchanges. He added that the CPPCC National Committee is willing to enhance exchanges and mutual learning with Indonesia's People's Consultative Assembly. Muzani said Indonesia highly appreciates China's socioeconomic achievements, firmly adheres to the One-China policy, and is willing to deepen practical cooperation. Wang Yong and Wang Dongfeng attended the meeting.
Summary: Ding Xuexiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, met with the delegation of representatives of Hong Kong and Macao youth flag-raising teams visiting Beijing under the theme "Salute to the National Flag" at the Great Hall of the People and posed for a group photo with them. Ding first conveyed President Xi Jinping's cordial greetings to all members of the visiting delegation and, on behalf of the central government, extended a warm welcome. He pointed out that President Xi Jinping has always cared about the growth of Hong Kong and Macao youth, emphasizing that if the youth develop well, Hong Kong and Macao will develop well, and the country will develop well, and expressed hope that the students would understand, safeguard, and add glory to the national flag as builders and successors of the cause of One Country, Two Systems. Nearly 1,200 representatives of flag-raising teams from primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions in Hong Kong and Macao participated. Xia Baolong attended the meeting.
Summary: Vice President Han Zheng met with Dick, Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives, in Beijing on the 21st. Han Zheng stated that China and Australia are important partners of cooperation, and that China is willing to work together with Australia, taking the important consensus of the leaders of the two countries as the guide, to advance the building of a more mature, stable, and more fruitful China-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Dick stated that this visit allowed him to personally witness the deep economic and trade exchanges and close people-to-people ties between the two countries, and that Australia attaches great importance to the Australia-China relationship and adheres to the One-China policy. The Australian House of Representatives is willing to strengthen dialogue and exchanges with China, expand practical cooperation, and bring well-being to the peoples of the two countries.
Summary: Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli were expelled from the Party and military for serious violations of discipline and law, with the Central Military Commission's investigation report approved by a Political Bureau meeting on September 21. They were found to have violated political, organizational, integrity, work, and life discipline, formed cliques, accepted bribes, and are suspected of serious duty-related crimes, with their cases referred to military procuratorial organs. The decision to expel them was made after study by the Central Military Commission and deliberation by the Political Bureau, and their military ranks had already been stripped. The article states the punishment demonstrates the Party Central Committee's clear attitude in carrying the fight against corruption through to the end, showing zero tolerance with no hiding place for corrupt elements in the military.
Summary: The article, titled "True Friendship Knows No Distance: The Tree of Friendship Continues to Grow New Rings," emphasizes that true friendship transcends geographical distance and that the tree of friendship continues to grow new rings. It appears in the Ninth Edition under the theory section, alongside a piece on persisting in fulfilling the political responsibility of governing the Party with strict discipline. The Seventh Edition also carries the same friendship-themed headline.
Summary: President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25 at the invitation of President Trump, during which the two leaders will exchange views on major issues concerning China-U.S. relations and world peace and development. Chinese and American figures interviewed said the exchange of visits by the heads of state within half a year is of historic and milestone significance, expressing hope that the two sides will enrich the China-U.S. constructive strategic stability relationship and bring more stability and certainty to the world. The article highlights that the meeting will open greater space for bilateral cooperation, provide stable expectations for economic and trade exchanges, and contribute key driving force for addressing global challenges. Experts such as Thornton, Dan Stein, Diao Daming, Wu Xinbo, Wang Qiaorong, Allen, Lawrence Freeman, Qi Haixia, Su Xiaohui, Qian Jing, and Robert Lawrence Kuhn were quoted on these points. The piece emphasizes that stable China-U.S. relations benefit both countries and the world, with cooperation bringing mutual benefits while conflict results in mutual harm.
Summary: The article commemorates the 85th anniversary of the Flying Tigers' arrival in China, highlighting President Xi Jinping's 2023 reply letter stressing that Chinese and American peoples stood together against a common enemy in the struggle against Japanese fascism. Commemorative activities were held in Wuhan, Nanjing, Liuzhou, and Kunming, featuring descendants of Flying Tigers veterans and American youth, including the launch of a program to search for Flying Tigers personnel missing in action and a non-governmental research network. The piece recounts personal stories, such as 105-year-old veteran Harry Moyer's son Peter carrying his father's entrustment, and the grandson of Doolittle Raid pilot Rodney Ross Wilder laying flowers in Nanjing. It notes Xi's call for the Flying Tigers spirit to be passed down between the two peoples, alongside initiatives like the China-U.S. "Flying Tigers Members of the New Era" Initiative and Flying Tigers Friendship Schools. The article concludes with remarks from figures like Jeffrey Greene and General Chennault's granddaughter Calloway, emphasizing youth exchanges and the spirit's role in guiding China-U.S. friendship.
Summary: He Lifeng, the Chinese lead for China-U.S. economic and trade affairs and Vice Premier of the State Council, held economic and trade consultations with U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Greer in New York on September 20. Guided by the important consensus of the two heads of state, and upholding the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation, the two sides conducted candid, in-depth, and constructive exchanges on important economic and trade issues of mutual concern, including implementing the consensus reached in previous economic and trade consultations and promoting bilateral trade and investment. They also held a dialogue on issues related to artificial intelligence.
Summary: Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, held phone talks with German Foreign Minister Wadefur at the latter's request. Wang Yi stated that China and Germany are major world economies and comprehensive strategic partners, and both sides have the necessity to strengthen strategic communication, enhance mutual trust, deepen practical cooperation, release a positive signal of jointly safeguarding multilateralism and free trade. He pointed out that the one-China principle is the political foundation of China-Germany relations, hoping Germany will adhere to it and create necessary conditions for high-level exchanges, while also urging Germany to play a positive role within the EU to uphold free trade and reject protectionism. Wadefur stated that Germany firmly pursues the one-China policy, looks forward to closer high-level exchanges and a new round of government consultations, and supports Europe and China in properly handling differences through dialogue. The two sides also exchanged views on the situation in Iran and the Ukraine crisis, with Wang Yi reiterating China's principled position of committing to persuasion and promoting talks.
Summary: Tie Ning, Vice Chairwoman of the NPC Standing Committee, met at the Great Hall of the People on September กับ a delegation of the Lao National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee led by Bounxou Khaikhamphithoun, member of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and Chairman of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee. The two sides exchanged views on China-Laos relations and exchanges between the legislative bodies of the two countries.
Summary: Lobsang Gyaltsen, Vice Chairperson of the NPC Standing Committee, met in Beijing on September 21 with Zungu, Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania. The two sides exchanged in-depth views on topics of common concern, including implementing the consensus of the two heads of state, promoting the development of the China-Tanzania comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, and strengthening exchanges and cooperation between legislative bodies.
Summary: President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25 at the invitation of President Trump, realizing mutual state visits within half a year and jointly establishing the new positioning of China-U.S. relations as building a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship. The article emphasizes the "four stabilities"—positive stability with cooperation as the mainstay, benign stability with competition with limits, normal stability with differences controllable, and enduring stability with peace foreseeable—as the core of this new positioning, which rejects zero-sum logic and the "Thucydides Trap." It highlights progress in institutional mechanisms, economic and trade cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and military communication, while warning that erroneous strategic perception in the United States, particularly regarding the Taiwan question, remains the root cause of bilateral difficulties. The piece argues that a stable China-U.S. relationship is a global public good, essential for world peace, economic recovery, and governance, with both countries hosting major summits in 2026 to foster coordination.
Summary: On September 21, the main venue event of the 2026 National Unity and Progress Publicity Week was held in Beijing, with Li Ganjie, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the United Front Work Department, attending and announcing its launch. At the event, a theme promotional video was screened, representatives of all 56 ethnic groups issued an initiative calling for unity and progress, and a responsible official of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission stressed studying, publicizing, and implementing the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress to forge a stronger sense of community for the Chinese Nation. The event showcased volunteer service projects, released the documentary "Pomegranate Blossoms — Forging a Sense of Community for the Chinese Nation," launched youth exchange activity brands, and displayed Beijing's achievements. This year's Publicity Week, themed "Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, Striving Forward on the Journey of National Rejuvenation," is the first after the law's formal implementation, co-hosted by multiple central departments and the Beijing municipal government.
Summary: State Councilor Shen Yiqin attended and addressed the opening ceremony of the 8th APEC Ministerial Meeting on Human Resources Development in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. She stated that President Xi Jinping has pointed out that human resources are the primary resource, and that the Chinese government adheres to the people-centered development philosophy, having blazed a path of human resources development with distinct Chinese characteristics. Shen emphasized that human resources development in the Asia-Pacific region faces challenges from technological revolution and demographic changes, and that China is willing to work with all parties to promote high-quality full employment, strengthen vocational skills training, safeguard workers' rights, and promote international talent exchange. The meeting was held under the theme "Shaping Modern Human Resources to Contribute to Building the Asia-Pacific Community," with representatives from APEC economies, the Secretariat, observers, and relevant international organizations attending. Shen also conducted research on cultural and tourism work, emphasizing coordination of development and security to ensure the market remains safe, stable, and orderly during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays.
Summary: At a State Council Information Office press conference on September 21, Liu Huanxin, member of the Party Leadership Group of the National Development and Reform Commission and director of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, outlined plans to accelerate the establishment of a modern grain circulation system during the 15th Five-Year Plan period. He emphasized three key tasks: improving grain purchase and sales, optimizing grain reserves, and developing the grain industry, with the annual gross industrial output value of the grain industry expected to exceed 4.5 trillion yuan. Deputy directors Qian Yi and Qin Yiyun also spoke, with Qin stressing "artificial intelligence + supervision" and the construction of safe, smart, green, and clean grain depots. Liu noted preparations for this year's autumn grain purchase are in place, and highlighted the ongoing implementation of the whole grain action plan to support the Healthy China strategy and safeguard national food security.
Summary: The article reports on Hunan province's efforts to boost consumption vitality by optimizing supply, featuring examples like Dayong Ancient City in Zhangjiajie and the revitalized Wanlou Scenic Area in Xiangtan. It cites the "15th Five-Year Plan" for Expanding Consumption, which proposes further optimizing consumption supply and enriching business formats by 2030. Hunan is deepening a special action to boost consumption, promoting multi-industry integration of commerce, tourism, culture, sports, and health, and innovating consumption scenarios. The province is also seizing the 240-hour transit visa-free policy to build an internationalized consumption ecosystem, with Zhangjiajie receiving 994,500 inbound tourists from January to August. The article highlights that Hunan is leading new supply with new demand and creating new demand with new supply to enhance supply-demand adaptability.
Summary: President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25 at the invitation of President Trump, during which the two leaders will exchange views on major issues concerning China-U.S. relations and world peace and development. Chinese and American figures interviewed said the exchange of visits by the heads of state within half a year is of historic and milestone significance, expressing hope that the two sides will enrich the China-U.S. constructive strategic stability relationship and bring more stability and certainty to the world. The article highlights that the meeting will open greater space for bilateral cooperation, provide stable expectations for economic and trade exchanges, and contribute key driving force for addressing global challenges. Experts such as Thornton, Dan Stein, Diao Daming, Wu Xinbo, Wang Qiaorong, Allen, Lawrence Freeman, Qi Haixia, Su Xiaohui, Qian Jing, and Robert Lawrence Kuhn were quoted on these points. The piece emphasizes that stable China-U.S. relations benefit both countries and the world, with cooperation bringing mutual benefits while conflict results in mutual harm.
Summary: The 2026 National Cybersecurity Awareness Week, themed "Cybersecurity for the People, Cybersecurity by the People — In the Intelligent Era, Cybersecurity Safeguards the Journey," was held nationwide from September 14 to 20, with events in Jinan, Shandong, including the opening ceremony, the Cybersecurity Technology Summit Forum, and a talent recruitment fair. At the opening ceremony, major achievements were released, including the "AI Security Governance Framework 3.0" by the National Cybersecurity Standardization Technical Committee, which upholds people-centeredness and updates risk classification for AI governance. At the summit forum, Yun Xiaochun, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, discussed AI supply chain security, while Miao Shouye, deputy general manager of China United Network Communications Group, called for breaking industry barriers and advancing national AI security standards. The "Blue Book on Youth Development: National Survey Report on Internet Usage by Minors" showed that 78.5 percent of surveyed minor netizens have used AI tools, highlighting gaps in their ability to identify AI-generated content. The week also featured city exhibitions in Jinan showcasing digital and intelligent development, with over 20,000 enterprises offering 142,000 positions at the online and offline talent recruitment events.
Summary: The article commemorates the 85th anniversary of the Flying Tigers' arrival in China, highlighting President Xi Jinping's 2023 reply letter stressing that Chinese and American peoples stood together against a common enemy in the struggle against Japanese fascism. Commemorative activities were held in Wuhan, Nanjing, Liuzhou, and Kunming, featuring descendants of Flying Tigers veterans and American youth, including the launch of a program to search for Flying Tigers personnel missing in action and a non-governmental research network. The piece recounts personal stories, such as 105-year-old veteran Harry Moyer's son Peter carrying his father's entrustment, and the grandson of Doolittle Raid pilot Rodney Ross Wilder laying flowers in Nanjing. It notes Xi's call for the Flying Tigers spirit to be passed down between the two peoples, alongside initiatives like the China-U.S. "Flying Tigers Members of the New Era" Initiative and Flying Tigers Friendship Schools. The article concludes with remarks from figures like Jeffrey Greene and General Chennault's granddaughter Calloway, emphasizing youth exchanges and the spirit's role in guiding China-U.S. friendship.
Summary: The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other departments jointly issued the "15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Pharmaceutical Industry," proposing 10 expected targets, including that by 2030, the operating revenue of pharmaceutical industrial enterprises above designated size shall be no less than 3.5 trillion yuan, first-in-class innovative drugs shall account for no less than ert 25 percent of the global total, and the number of innovative drugs launched shall rank among the world's foremost. The plan proposes that by 2030, biomedical research and development applications will firmly rank among the world's foremost, with systematic breakthroughs in key core technologies and evident digital and intelligent transformation across the entire industrial chain.
Summary: From September 19 to 22, the 24th China International Motorcycle Expo was held in Chongqing, with more than 1,100 enterprises participating and over 3,000 complete motorcycle models on display. The photo shows foreign business representatives negotiating cooperation at the expo site on the 19th.
Summary: The report, jointly released by IDC and Inspur Information, projects China's intelligent computing power scale will reach 2576.5 EFLOPS in 2026, a year-on-year increase of 87.9%, and is expected to reach 10524.3 EFLOPS by 2030. It also forecasts the market size of China's artificial intelligence computing power will reach 51.5 billion US dollars this year, up 37% year-on-year, and 150.1 billion US dollars by 2030.
Summary: At a State Council Information Office press conference themed "Strivers on the New Journey," four space-sector representatives discussed "Walking the New Long March of Space Exploration in the New Era." Long Lehao, an academician and launch vehicle expert, highlighted the Long March family's technological leaps and recalled Qian Xuesen's 1966 suggestion to name the rocket "Long March." Yang Liwei, deputy chief designer of China's Manned Space Engineering Program, recounted his 2003 Shenzhou-5 flight, saying that as an astronaut, "what one chooses is mission, is responsibility, is commitment." He Pengju of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center described the emergency launch of a replacement spacecraft after Shenzhou-20 was struck by space debris, crediting "forward-looking systems engineering design," "strong execution capability," and "synergistic, efficient, organized implementation." Du Changshuai of the Chinese Academy of Sciences shared results from space science experiments, including sending "space mice" to China's space station, and pledged to uphold the "Four Fronts" strategic orientation.
Summary: The article profiles 82-year-old Jiang Shilin of Quanzhou County, Guilin City, Guangxi, who continues his family's three-generation duty of guarding a Red Army martyrs' grave on Mihua Mountain, a duty originating in 1934 when his grandfather Jiang Zhongtai buried seven Red Army soldiers and was later tortured to death by the enemy after instructing his son to guard the grave "from generation to generation." Jiang Shilin, named to the 2026 "China Good Person List" in August, also gives explanatory talks to visitors, including newly recruited police officers, recounting the Xiangjiang River Campaign history. The article notes that Quanzhou County has repaired the grave, designated it a "Xiangjiang River Campaign Red Army Martyrs' Burial Protection Site," and built over 40 "red landmarks" and special tourism routes to promote revolutionary sites for Party member education and youth study tours. Chen Jing, director of the Guilin Red Army Long March Xiangjiang River Campaign Cultural Heritage Protection and Inheritance Center, said the county will further improve protection and utilization of red resources so the red spirit is passed down from generation to generation.
Summary: Deputy Captain Wang Tao of the Fujian, a former fighter pilot, transitioned to naval command after being admitted to the Pilot Captain Class at the Navy Dalian Naval Academy, completing cross-domain training and serving as captain of the Xiangtan. He integrated aviation tactics into warship training, led far-sea patrols, and handled a confrontation with a foreign warship that approached the territorial sea line, warning it off. Wang Tao emphasized that "a strong team is the real skill," mentoring young officers and sailors through a "Captain's Real Combat Mini-Class." He has flown over 1,700 hours safely and now serves on the Fujian, stating, "Refine martial skills and strengthen capabilities, only then can we live up to our mission." The article highlights his loyalty and dedication to guarding the motherland's sea and sky.
Summary: The article emphasizes that even as China modernizes, grain must still mainly rely on domestic production, with General Secretary Xi Jinping stressing food security as the top priority in governance. It highlights China's new food security concept of basic self-sufficiency in grains and absolute security in staple food rations, amid global risks like the Strait of Hormuz disruptions and El Niño. Xi is reported to have visited farmland in Shandong and Jilin, urging protection of black soil and reliance on China's own seeds and technology. The piece underscores achievements such as grain output above 1.4 trillion jin, high-standard farmland exceeding 1 billion mu, and a broad view of food encompassing diverse agricultural products. It concludes that food security is a strategic issue requiring bottom-line thinking, with the 15th Five-Year Plan setting a binding target of 1.45 trillion jin in comprehensive grain production capacity.
Summary: The article contrasts the Red Army's 25,000-li Long March on foot with today's high-speed rail connecting Ruijin and Yan'an, symbolizing China's transformation from a "path of survival in desperate straits" to a "path of development and revitalization." It highlights the prosperity of old revolutionary base areas like Ruijin and Yan'an, where industries and people's wellbeing have improved, and notes similar revitalization in Jinggangshan, Xibaipo, and the Dabie Mountains region. The piece attributes this change to China's correct path rooted in national conditions, and quotes General Secretary Xi Jinping: "Every generation has its own Long March, and every generation must walk its own Long March well." It calls for drawing spiritual strength from the Long March spirit to overcome modern challenges such as technological bottlenecks and high-quality development risks. The article concludes that continuing to tackle hard problems on the new journey of national rejuvenation is the deepest tribute to revolutionary forebears and the best inheritance of the Long March spirit.
Summary: The article uses seed breeding as a lens to examine Chinese modernization, emphasizing the dialectic of "fast" and "slow" in development. It highlights how Heihe City shortened breeding cycles through platform building, precision technology, and "scientific research migratory birds" who use southern light conditions for accelerated-generation breeding. The piece notes that China's improved crop variety coverage exceeds 96% and that the seed industry revitalization action has completed its five-year goals, citing examples like the wheat variety "Pubing 03" and the laying hen "Jingfen No. 6" as results of long-term persistence. It concludes that by anchoring goals and working hard, time can be transformed into an increment of development, expanding new space for Chinese modernization.
Summary: The article discusses the recent surge in nighttime sports consumption and its role in boosting urban economies, citing examples from Wuhan, Xiamen, Chengdu, and Shanxi. It highlights the "15th Five-Year Plan" goal for the sports industry to exceed 7 trillion yuan by 2030 and emphasizes the need to expand participation, extend consumption chains, and improve supply quality. The commentary argues for integrating sports with daily life scenarios, such as through cross-sector events like the Anhui Fashion Sports Culture Week and Jiangsu's "Su Super League" themed routes, to create longer consumption chains. It stresses the importance of differentiated development based on local resources, as seen in Chongli's year-round use of Olympic venues, to convert temporary participation into long-term industrial gains. Ultimately, the piece concludes that nurturing the sports craze serves the people and advances building a leading sports nation and a healthy China.
Summary: The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and other departments publicly released 11 new occupations, including embodied intelligent robot application technicians and sports data analysts, as well as 23 new job types, including community workers, low-altitude logistics personnel, and age-friendly renovation designers. Among the newly released occupations are 5 digital occupations and 3 green occupations, bringing the national totals to 113 and 142, respectively. The article concludes with a poem celebrating the vitality of new trades and the spirit of advancing with the times.
Summary: The article highlights urban governance innovations in Chongqing, such as Beibei District's "I Have a Plot of Land in Beiquan" shared farm, which allows retired resident Zhang Tianfu to legally rent a small vegetable plot to satisfy nostalgia. It contrasts "blocking" citizens' unauthorized vegetable planting with "channeling" through thoughtful governance, citing Nanchuan District's 31 "tidal stall zones" with over 2,100 free stalls, which earned a "China Urban Governance Innovation Outstanding Case" award. The piece also describes Liangjiang New Area converting 14 bridge underpass spans into sports courts, hotpot restaurants, and a motorcycle camping site after safety assessments. It argues that governance must balance rigidity for order and flexibility to soothe people's hearts, emphasizing the "meticulous and detailed approach to governance" in small corners. The article concludes that Chongqing's approach—not ignoring the "small," "difficult," or "old"—reflects governance wisdom rooted in understanding people's needs.
Summary: The commentary praises the age-friendly renovation in Xingrong Community, Chengdu High-tech Zone, Sichuan, for its "small ingenious touches" like sliding magnifying glasses at bus stops and cane buckles at restroom entrances, which address elderly pain points at low cost. It argues that while localities are advancing barrier-free construction with hardware like elevators and ramps, fragmented daily-life demands require meticulous observation and perspective-taking to find fitting solutions. Ingenious methods must extend beyond hardware to address "invisible" cognitive barriers, service blind spots, and lack of care, such as retaining manual service windows and bridging the digital divide. Elderly-friendliness should drive iterative upgrades of social concepts and comprehensive service system improvement. Ultimately, applying more meticulous work to build an all-round, three-dimensional, multi-level elderly-friendly ecosystem will bring greater convenience to the elderly.
Summary: The article criticizes the problem of "emphasizing construction while neglecting management" in high-standard farmland projects, citing idle pump wells and substandard field roads that fail to serve grain production. It argues that construction often becomes a matter of meeting indicator targets, with planning disconnected from the real needs of farmers and large grain-growing households. To resolve this, the piece advocates a demand-oriented approach, highlighting pilots of "building first, subsidizing later" where users invest upfront and receive subsidies after acceptance. It also urges inspections of existing projects to clear bottlenecks in water, power, and road facilities, and to clarify maintenance responsibilities. Ultimately, the commentary stresses that being manageable and usable is the fundamental point, so every plot truly supports stabilizing grain output and enriching farmers.
Summary: The "2026 World Mayors' Dialogue · Wuhan" event, guided by the State Council Information Office, was held in Wuhan, Hubei, bringing together mayors and representatives from cities in the United Kingdom, Finland, South Africa, and other countries for dialogue on scientific and technological innovation, industrial synergy, and people-to-people exchanges. Foreign guests visited intelligent production workshops of Dongfeng Motor, Xiaomi, and HGTECH, with officials like Shokat Ali, Mayor of Manchester, UK, noting Wuhan's transformation from the "City of Steel" and "City of Cars" to the "City of Light" and "City of Chips," while others highlighted cooperation opportunities in agriculture, autonomous driving, robotics, and smart factories. Participants emphasized that inter-city cooperation can turn shared challenges into opportunities, recalling the Chinese idiom "working together in times of difficulty," and discussed people-to-people exchanges, including conservation of the Yangtze finless porpoise, which became Wuhan's mascot. The event also included the 2026 Wuhan International Sister Cities Cooperation Conference, where Wuhan held anniversary celebrations with 7 cities, signed agreements, and released the "Wuhan International Sister Cities Cooperation Opportunity List" and the "Wuhan Initiative on International Sister Cities Cooperation in the New Era."
Summary: The 2026 International Day of Peace commemoration, themed "Cooperating to Meet Challenges, Jointly Building a Homeland of Peace," opened in Wuhan, Hubei, co-hosted by the Chinese People's Association for Peace and Disarmament and the People's Government of Hubei Province. Peng Qinghua, Vice Chairperson of the NPC Standing Committee and President of the CPAPD, and Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, attended and delivered speeches, with UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivering a video address. Peng stated that China is willing to work with all parties to actively practice the four major global initiatives, serving as builders of world peace, contributors to global development, learning from each other's civilizations, and defenders of the international order. Foreign guests expressed willingness to promote inclusive dialogue and solidarity and cooperation, contributing to building a community with a shared future for mankind. Before the ceremony, Peng met with foreign representatives attending the event.
Summary: The "Bright Moon Rises over the Bay Area" 2026 Greater Bay Area Film and Music Gala brought together more than a hundred filmmakers and musicians from across the Taiwan Strait, Hong Kong, Macao, and multiple overseas countries, singing enduring classics and original works to express feelings for family and country. The gala used song as a bridge to showcase the Greater Bay Area's development vitality, with performances including Taiwanese singer Hu Defu's "Young China" and other pieces conveying pride and a sense of mission among Chinese people. Rooted in the cultural identity that Chinese sons and daughters are one family, the gala promoted Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao cultural characteristics, incorporated Lingnan traditional elements, and featured audience sing-alongs and Cantonese performances that stirred emotional resonance. The event highlighted the integration of technology and culture, with robots dancing alongside singers and original works like "Tide" and "May the World Know Peace" presenting the creativity of literary and artistic workers. As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, the gala's music conveyed familial affection, homesickness, and love for the motherland, unfolding the warmth of individual families into the reunion of the "great family."
Summary: The 2026 National Cybersecurity Awareness Week, themed "Cybersecurity for the People, Cybersecurity by the People — In the Intelligent Era, Cybersecurity Safeguards the Journey," was held nationwide from September 14 to 20, with events in Jinan, Shandong, including the opening ceremony, the Cybersecurity Technology Summit Forum, and a talent recruitment fair. At the opening ceremony, major achievements were released, including the "AI Security Governance Framework 3.0" by the National Cybersecurity Standardization Technical Committee, which upholds people-centeredness and updates risk classification for AI governance. At the summit forum, Yun Xiaochun, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, discussed AI supply chain security, while Miao Shouye, deputy general manager of China United Network Communications Group, called for breaking industry barriers and advancing national AI security standards. The "Blue Book on Youth Development: National Survey Report on Internet Usage by Minors" showed that 78.5 percent of surveyed minor netizens have used AI tools, highlighting gaps in their ability to identify AI-generated content. The week also featured city exhibitions in Jinan showcasing digital and intelligent development, with over 20,000 enterprises offering 142,000 positions at the online and offline talent recruitment events.
Summary: The Kunming Road public rental housing project, undertaken by China Construction Xinjiang Construction Engineering Northwest Company, has entered its final sprint stage as a key livelihood project in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. The project, located in Fengdong New City of Xixian New Area, provides 1,818 units of indemnificatory housing and adopts prefabricated construction, new processes, and green, low-carbon technologies to improve construction efficiency and living quality. It follows an industrialization logic of "factory prefabrication, on-site assembly, one-time forming," using prefabricated staircases, formwork-free thermal insulation integrated panels, and lightweight partition panels. The project also includes supporting amenities such as a kindergarten, childcare center, and health service station, creating a "15-minute living circle" to promote social integration. The company aims to push indemnificatory housing from "having adequate housing" toward "having excellent housing" for new citizens, young people, and groups with housing difficulties.
Summary: The article profiles "Sai Kao Si" (Ronald Sakolsky), a retired Pennsylvania history teacher who first went to China in 1999 to teach English in Luoyang and later donated $5,000 to help Yin Yuzhen plant trees in the Mu Us Sandy Land, a forest now named "Sai Kao Si Forest" with over 50,000 trees. After a 26-year separation, he reunited with Yin Yuzhen in August during a return trip to China, where he also met former students and observed China's modernization alongside preserved traditions. He emphasized that the American and Chinese peoples share the same kindness, love of family, and desire for peace, and he hopes Americans will learn more about China through direct experience. The piece frames his story as a testament to people-to-people friendship between the United States and China, symbolized by his planting of two flowers with Chinese and American flags in his front yard.
Summary: "Sekos," an American who was moved by Yin Yuzhen's desertification-control story in 1999, raised $5,000 to help her plant trees and returned to China this year, weeping with her at the airport and planting another tree together in the "Sekos Forest" in the Mu Us Desert. He said the sapling they first planted in 2000 had grown into a sturdy tree over 10 meters tall, and he exclaimed "Unbelievable" at how Yin's family transformed barren desert into fields and orchards. After returning to the United States, he planted two green plants with Chinese and U.S. flags beside them, hoping neighbors would see the thriving cross-border friendship. The article cites President Xi Jinping's point that people-to-people friendship is a precious asset and foundation for bilateral relations, calling the story a vivid epitome of China-U.S. friendship. "Sekos" said the whole world expects the two great powers to consolidate the bridge of friendship, adding, "We only need to hold faith in our hearts and do our own part well."
Summary: In April 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected Dawan Village in Jinzhai County, Anhui Province, urging efforts to "go all out to do a good job in the battle against poverty" and wishing villagers an ever-better life. Over the past decade, local people and cadres developed tea, yellow essence, and rural and red tourism, raising per-capita disposable income to 23,000 yuan last year, more than triple the 2016 figure. The formerly impoverished village has undergone earth-shaking changes, with new roads, tourists, and a national 4A-level scenic area, as villagers build a livable, workable, and beautiful countryside. Reporters noted a transformation in villagers' spirit, exemplified by 77-year-old Chen Zeshen, who grew yellow essence and opened a shop, saying, "We have caught up with the new era, and we thank the Party for its good policies!" The article concludes that the Dabie Mountains bear witness to this decade of greatest change and development in Jinzhai County, with gratitude spurring striving in the old revolutionary base area.
Summary: The article argues that upholding the implementation of the political responsibility for governing and managing the Party is the logical culmination and ultimate foothold of the "Fourteen Commitments" of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building. It details mechanisms for implementing this responsibility, including pressure transmission, rigid constraint, and systematic integration, and emphasizes a closed loop of knowing, shouldering, fulfilling, and pursuing accountability. The piece contrasts this with Western public governance theory, asserting the Party's political responsibility is centralized and unified, reflecting the institutional advantages of socialism with Chinese characteristics. It further calls for tightening this responsibility by implementing the "three more's" requirements from Xi Jinping's speech at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. The author is a professor at Nanjing University.
Summary: The article argues that youth are vital to international communication, citing General Secretary Xi Jinping's call to cultivate talent for telling China's story and enhancing its global influence. It highlights three youth characteristics—cultural confidence, a broadened international outlook, and tech-savvy innovation—that aid in reshaping global narratives. To leverage this, the piece recommends enhancing youth's systematic understanding of the international community through education and research. It also urges building diverse exchange platforms, involving government, social organizations, and enterprises, while encouraging cultural product exports. Finally, it advocates for technology empowerment, using AI and multimodal content to help youth engage globally and present a truthful, three-dimensional image of China.
Summary: The article argues that China should reasonably make up for shortcomings in modern living conditions in rural areas, citing General Secretary Xi Jinping's guidance and the 15th Five-Year Plan's call to create quality living spaces. It defines such spaces as human settlement systems centered on farmers' real-life needs, integrating production, living, and ecological functions. The piece recommends improving infrastructure systems, raising public service levels, enhancing living environment quality, refining governance mechanisms, and optimizing village public spaces. It emphasizes local conditions, long-term maintenance, and farmer participation, citing examples like a "Happiness Home for the Elderly and Children" in Jiangxi Province. The author is a researcher at the Rural Economy Research Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
Summary: The article reports on Beijing's Yanqing District efforts to protect and promote the Great Wall, framing this as a shared responsibility to guard the heritage "as one guards one's own home." It details the opening of the Beijing Great Wall Forest Trail's Yanqing section, which links cultural heritage sites and tourism resources, transforming the experience from "viewing the wall" to "viewing the scenery." Local officials, including Li Zhixin, First Secretary stationed in Shixia Village, and Yu Haikuan, Director of the Beijing Yanqing District Cultural Relics Management Office, are quoted on integrating the wall with surrounding villages and landscapes. The piece also highlights villagers becoming guardians and disseminators of Great Wall culture, as well as innovative methods like XR technology and immersive dramas to make the culture "come alive." Song Haojie, Member of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Yanqing District Party Committee and Head of its Publicity Department, emphasizes adhering to protection first and inheritance priority to empower regional development.
Summary: The article reports on the relocation of a 218-year-old camphor tree during construction of the Pinglu Canal, which opened to navigation on September 16. The tree was moved into the Yunhe Shaping New Town resettlement site, the largest along the canal, after villagers insisted on taking their "tree of good fortune" with them. Zhang Shoulong, an engineer with the Pinglu Canal Project Construction Command, said the transplant took nearly a year and a half, and that 36 ancient trees in total were relocated under a "one tree, one plan" approach. Relocated resident Xu Xiuhua noted her garment factory, which exports to Australia, moved to the new site and hopes the canal will bring more orders. The canal, a 134.2-kilometer river-sea link from the Xijiang River to the Beibu Gulf, involved relocating 2,764 households and 11,228 residents.
Summary: Chinese financial institutions have launched "Token Loan" products for enterprises in the AI and computing-power industry chain, using token consumption volume as a basis for credit assessment. Dong Ximiao, chief economist of China Merchants Union, said token consumption volume directly maps the business activity of AI enterprises, making it more effective than traditional collateral for asset-light, R&D-focused firms. The products serve both computing-power supply and application segments, with credit bases including token invocation volume and data-center hardware. A Bank of Jiangsu manager noted that customers across the computing-power chain can apply, with credit granted through cross-verification and comprehensive scoring of factors like computing-power efficiency and revenue. Lou Feipeng of Postal Savings Bank of China cautioned that token consumption scale does not equal operating capability, and the products remain small-scale tests facing risks from a lack of unified standards and untested risk-control models.
Summary: On September 21, the opening ceremony of the Jingshan Qiaomi rice harvest was held in Huayuantai Village, Sunqiao Town, Jingshan City, Hubei Province. Villagers gathered in one place in the fields, sharing the joy of a bountiful harvest. The photo shows villagers of Huayuantai Village dancing to celebrate the harvest. The photo was taken by Zhao Ping (China Images).)
Summary: The article highlights the progress of HarmonyOS, a domestic operating system, in enhancing digital life in China, with over 85 million devices running HarmonyOS 6 and 7 as of September 7 and projections to exceed 100 million in the fourth quarter. It cites user experiences, such as homestay operator Tang Shuai in Wuhan, who benefits from remote management and a 3D real-scene photography feature added via the system's "Wish List." The ecosystem has achieved deep adaptation of mainstream apps, including travel, office, and service scenarios, leveraging features like app continuation and scenario awareness. HarmonyOS 7 has opened over 20 AI capabilities, with daily calls reaching 3.68 billion, and partners are co-building technology, as seen in "Pixel Master PRO." The article concludes that ecosystem building is a gradual process, with engineer Sun Hang noting feedback-driven optimization, and emphasizes the system's role in strengthening Digital China's foundation through independent controllability and security.
Summary: In Daling Village, Shihou Township, Jiaocheng District, Ningde, Fujian, first secretary Huang Hong has developed a tourism and residency industry by converting idle village houses into simple apartments and promoting the village via social media, attracting over 200 sojourners from places including Beijing, Zhejiang, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Canberra, Australia. He also organized an off-road motorcycle race that drew over 300 participants and spectators, boosting local businesses. Huang Hong emphasized that grassroots service is essential, but party branch building—setting direction, building mechanisms, and leading the team—remains a core duty. He has trained village cadres and brought in a livestreaming company to foster local vitality, ensuring the village's growth does not depend solely on him. The article frames his efforts as embodying the spirit of "persistent efforts that eventually achieve great things" and "not seeking immediate or superficial success," with a planning map for future development but a cautious "take it slowly" approach.
Summary: China's first Aerospace Medical Engineering Conference was held in Tianjin from September 19 to 20, where it was reported that the space station's regenerative life support system has achieved 100% closure of the oxygen resource cycle and over 96% closure of the water resource cycle after more than five years of on-orbit operation. The "Wangyu" lunar landing suit has overcome dozens of technical challenges, with its development progressing smoothly to support extravehicular activities under the complex lunar surface environment. To address protection challenges for longer-term stationing and lunar landing missions, China has implemented the "Dixing Sanhao" bed-rest experiment to verify technologies for weightlessness protection during one-year flights and low-gravity protection during crewed lunar exploration. The China Astronaut Research and Training Center has deployed two types of plant cultivation devices on the space station, providing astronauts with fresh produce while conducting technological verification. It has also pioneered a complete ground-space collaborative verification and on-orbit application system for extravehicular suits, independently developing the "Feitian" spacesuit, which enabled astronauts to set a world record of 9 hours of extravehicular activity in a single sortie.
Summary: The article highlights the diversity of non-Olympic events at the Nagoya Asian Games, including karate, teqball, and wushu, which showcase regional cultural traditions. Fang Wenhao of the Macao, China delegation won silver in men's individual kata, while Gong Li and Li Qiaoqiao defended their titles in women's kumite. Ikram, chairman of the Asian Games Coordination Committee, said the inclusion of non-Olympic events reflects Asian cultural diversity and inclusiveness. The Asian Games is also integrating with the international sports community, with cricket and squash added to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, and Kirsty Coventry, president of the International Olympic Committee, welcomed the possible move of the Asian Games to the year before the Olympics. Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, president of the Olympic Council of Asia, called for shaping Asia's future and driving global sports development.
Summary: The Chinese delegation won 23 gold, 10 silver, and 5 bronze medals as of the evening of September 21. In shooting, Sheng Lihao defended his title in the men's 10m air rifle final, breaking the Asian record, while the team also set a new world record. Gong Li and Li Qiaoqiao won gold in karate, and the Chinese triathlon team took gold in the mixed relay. Zhang Boheng won the men's individual all-around in gymnastics, and the Chinese swimming team earned 5 gold, 4 silver, and 2 bronze medals, breaking two Asian records.
Summary: The article reflects on the Asian Games as a "midterm exam" for Chinese sports, with triathletes delivering "a series of pleasant surprises" by winning two golds, including the mixed relay, and the male athletes' silver marking their best-ever Asian Games result. Lin Xinyu, a double gold medalist, said "This is a beginning; everyone can look forward to the rise of Chinese triathlon," as the team builds momentum toward the Olympics. It cites examples like the women's field hockey team's progression from the 2002 Busan Asian Games to a 2008 Olympic silver, and breaking's Liu Qingyi, who won Asian Games gold and later bronze at the Paris Olympics. The Chinese delegation sent 815 athletes, including 548 Asian Games debutants, using the event as training for the new Olympic cycle. The piece concludes that breakthroughs and competition against Asia's first-rate athletes are assets for growth, helping niche events step onto the world stage.
Summary: The 23rd China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit concluded in Nanning, Guangxi, hosting over 50 economic and trade promotion activities and driving deep integration of cross-border industrial and supply chains. The completion and opening of the Pinglu Canal, a "golden corridor," joined with the expo's "golden platform" in two-way empowerment, opening a new chapter in China-ASEAN cooperation. The expo featured innovations such as the first ASEAN demand exhibition area for precise matchmaking and an AI empowering ASEAN exhibition area, with nearly 100 preliminary cooperation intentions reached and intended cooperation with ASEAN countries exceeding 1 billion yuan. Officials including Timor-Leste's Minister of Trade and Industry Nino Pereira and Cambodia's Secretary of State of Commerce Seng Sing Bora highlighted opportunities for deeper economic, trade, and technological cooperation with China. ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn said ASEAN and China should leverage the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area 3.0 to cultivate new growth drivers in digitalization, artificial intelligence, green industries, and renewable energy.
Summary: Geely and Renault's joint venture in Brazil produced its first locally manufactured Geely Galaxy Starship 7 at the Ayrton Senna Industrial Park in Paraná State, marking Geely's first locally produced vehicle in the Americas. Paraná Governor Carlos Massa Ratinho Júnior said the investment would drive local employment and attract parts suppliers, with Chinese enterprises assisting local industrial upgrading. The park underwent technological renovation in early 2026 to enable mixed-line production of pure electric, plug-in hybrid, and flexible fuel models, with Geely's new energy platform promoting localized supply chains for batteries, motors, and electronic controls. Renault Geely Brazil Company CEO Ariel Montenegro said the upgraded park has become an advanced new energy vehicle manufacturing base, while Geely's Jiang Kehong highlighted local talent cultivation through demonstration teaching and specialized training. Yang Xueliang, Senior Vice President of Geely Holding Group, said the cooperation explores a new path for Chinese enterprises to go global and for a win-win situation between China and Brazil, with first deliveries of the locally produced model scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year.
Summary: The 2026 World Cleanup Day global flagship event opened on September 20 in Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, marking the first time the event has been held in China. Under the theme "From the Clean Your Plate Campaign to Clean Cities," the event released outcome documents including the "Shaoxing Practices" and the "Shaoxing Initiative," with approximately 800 participants from United Nations agencies, international organizations, national ministries and commissions, and domestic and international experts in attendance. The event aimed to consolidate consensus and strength around "reducing food waste and advancing sustainable urban development," and included an exhibition on clean city construction achievements, an environmental sanitation expo, and keynote and parallel forums. The article notes that holding the global flagship event in China for the first time reflects international recognition of China's green development and civilizational progress in urban and rural areas.
Summary: Guangdong Power Grid is enhancing its premium services across the Greater Bay Area, exemplified by cross-border power service integration with Macau in the Hengqin Cooperation Zone, where Macau residents can now use self-service terminals for mainland electricity services via the "CSG Online" portal. The company also deployed innovative solutions like temporary power sharing and mobile charging piles for industrial projects in Zhaoqing, alongside green power initiatives such as photovoltaic-equipped logistics parks. In Shantou's Gurao textile town, it established a "one axis, two networks, three unifications" service system, achieving full automation of 10-kilovolt lines and providing free energy diagnostics to key enterprises. These efforts aim to integrate power business environment optimization into the broader Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area development, with services described as "unbounded," "tangible," and "zero-carbon."
Summary: The article reports on the 2026 Tribute to Physicians Gala, co-hosted by Global Times, Health Times, and Life Times on September 19, where 208 physicians and teams were selected for the "Glorious Physicians" and "National Famous Physicians" honor rolls. It highlights the remarks of several award recipients, including 93-year-old Professor Cao Zeyi, who said he cares most about being a good doctor and hopes China can eliminate cervical cancer by 2050, and 91-year-old Zhu Xueguang, who said he has been fortunate to engage in the honorable professions of doctor and teacher. The piece also features Wu Tianyi, a 91-year-old pioneer of China's high-altitude medicine who has remained on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for 68 years, and grassroots doctor Guo Xiujun, who emphasized professionalism, responsibility, empathy, and perseverance. The article cites General Secretary Xi Jinping's call for Party committees, governments, and society to care for and protect medical personnel and foster an atmosphere of respecting doctors and valuing healthcare, framing these tributes as part of the mission of advancing the building of a Healthy China.
Summary: General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that building a Healthy China by 2035 is a strategic decision made by the CPC Central Committee. The article, authored by an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and dean of the Peking University International Cancer Institute, argues that medical workers are guardians of people's life and health, and that society should respect physicians for their long training, their role as the last line of defense for life, and their benevolent deeds. It calls on physicians to repay societal trust through skill refinement, humanistic care, and grassroots responsibility, integrating personal ideals into the Healthy China initiative.
Summary: Zhang Zhongtao, chief expert of the General Surgery Center of Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, was reported as saying his motivation for innovation is simple: he does not want to let patients' expectations be disappointed, citing a 65-year-old low rectal cancer patient who sought his help to avoid a colostomy bag. He led studies since 2020 on neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy combined with immunotherapy for mid-low rectal cancer, achieving a 3-year disease-free survival rate of 89.1% among patients who completed therapy and surgery, and raising the pathological complete response rate to 40%. At the September 19, 2026 Tribute to Medical Practitioners Ceremony, he received the "Outstanding Achievement" award, and said he would strive to help patients live longer and with greater dignity. He also expressed hope that the younger generation of doctors will have broad knowledge and a wide field of vision, enabling sustained innovation to safeguard health.
Summary: At the 2026 Tribute to Physicians Grand Ceremony, Maimaitili Aisha, chief physician of the Second Department of Neurosurgery at the Neurosurgery Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, received the "Golden Scalpel" award. He has been rooted on the front line of neurosurgery for more than three decades, holding the conviction that he should refine his medical skill to serve the land and let the common people of Xinjiang get their illnesses cured right where they are. He recently led a multi-disciplinary team to successfully treat a rare dural arteriovenous fistula in a child aged 1 year and 8 months, completing the surgery efficiently after a surgical rehearsal. He also leads his team deep into the grassroots to cultivate local medical talent through surgical demonstration teaching, academic training, case discussion, and master-apprentice mentoring, promoting standardized diagnosis and treatment techniques.
Summary: The article profiles several physicians honored for their contributions to China's healthcare system, emphasizing their shift from treatment-centered to health-centered care. It highlights Wang Jianliu's work on early screening for endometrial cancer, Sun Bei's commitment to grassroots healthcare in Heilongjiang, and Yu Deping's 25 years of service at the China-Kazakhstan border. It also features Wang Weilin's pioneering surgical techniques, Wang Jia's integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine care for elderly patients, and Zhang Peng's health science popularization efforts. The piece frames these doctors as embodying the new era's health policy, which prioritizes prevention, grassroots services, and technological innovation.
Summary: The article calls on medical practitioners to embrace new responsibilities, citing the State Council's "15th Five-Year Plan for National Health" goal of an 80-year average life expectancy by 2030. It urges them to respond to the times through technological innovation, particularly in precision surgery, while maintaining a humanistic spirit as technology remains a means, not an end. It also emphasizes expanding responsibilities to include building a comprehensive, full-cycle health service system and promoting high-quality medical resources to the grassroots level. The piece concludes that the tribute to medical practitioners selection serves as a value orientation to transform "respecting doctors and valuing health" into action. The author is identified as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and president of Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Tsinghua University.
Summary: Li Xue, winner of the "Youth Innovation" award and chief physician of the Child Mental Health Center at Peking University Sixth Hospital, builds communication bridges between parents and young patients by combining precise clinical treatment with family-level psychological intervention, using methods like letters to help families express care. She has innovated family intervention models for children with autism, trained nearly 5,000 campus psychological teachers for central and western regions, and led establishment of Yan'an's first public children's psychiatric department. Li Xue recalls her predecessors' admonition to embody humanistic care with scientific spirit, vowing to devote all efforts to helping every child and family, upholding the belief passed down from one generation to the next.
Summary: Wang Yehan, 86, recipient of the "Special Tribute" award and chief physician of neurosurgery at the First Affiliated Hospital of the University of Science and Technology of China (Anhui Provincial Hospital), still appears punctually in the consultation room and ward five days a week, 21 years after retirement. To help patients and families understand brain conditions, he sketches diagrams of lesions, functional areas, and surgical incisions, a habit he has maintained for decades. For a Parkinson's disease patient's family member, he drew a structural diagram of the brain and compared the thalamus to a switch, easing the family's anxiety about surgery. Wang Yehan believes that explaining the reasoning thoroughly and relieving anxiety is itself an important part of treatment.
Summary: The article reports on Lu'an City, Anhui's industrial development, highlighting its adherence to the new development philosophy and integration into the Yangtze River Delta. It details the city's focus on five leading industries, including automobile parts and new energy, achieving significant economic growth with industrial enterprises above designated size reaching 221.31 billion yuan in operating revenue by 2025. The piece emphasizes Lu'an's coordinated development with Hefei, particularly in new energy vehicles, and its progress in digital-and-intelligent transformation and innovation. It also outlines efforts to optimize the business environment through policy support and financial products, positioning Lu'an as a thriving hub for industry.
Summary: Guizhou is addressing its historical difficulty in attracting high-level talent by shifting from full-time recruitment to flexible introduction mechanisms, prioritizing "not seeking ownership but seeking utilization, not seeking permanence but seeking achievement." The province has delegated talent recognition authority to employing units, allowing enterprises like Guizhou Energy Group to independently recruit teams, such as Professor Li Xiaoping's, to tackle core technical bottlenecks like normal-pressure shale gas extraction. To utilize talent effectively, Guizhou has invested over 200 million yuan in research funding across 9 enterprises, inviting experts like Peking University's Wang Bingwu to lead projects on high-value utilization of phosphogypsum, while also supporting medical talent through models like the "one hospital, two campuses" initiative. For cultivation, the province promotes introduction-driven training through programs like the "Jiaxiu Light" visiting scholar scheme and mentor-apprentice pairs, aiming to leave behind a local team that "cannot be taken away." The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article emphasizes that strict discipline and rules are essential for governing the Party and ensuring unity, drawing on Xi Jinping's thought on Party building and his recent inspection speech in Dezhou, Shandong. It highlights the importance of political discipline and rules, referencing the Long March and the "Six Regulations" at Xibaipo as historical foundations. The piece notes that Party discipline has been reinforced through revisions to the Regulations on Disciplinary Actions and intra-Party education, with Xi telling the story of "not eating the apples" to stress consistent strictness. It argues that discipline both restrains and encourages officials, citing Jiao Yulu and Gu Wenchang as positive examples, while fallen officials show the consequences of laxity. The article concludes that on the new journey, strict discipline is necessary to unite the Party and safeguard the steady progress of its cause.
Summary: The article reports on Dongyang City's efforts to support young people returning to their hometowns for entrepreneurship, with village party organizations acting as intermediaries to connect them with resources. Xu Bin, a post-85s inheritor of Dongyang's needle-pierced boneless festive lantern intangible cultural heritage, received help clearing bottlenecks between inheritance and market integration, and now mentors over 10 young "new artisans" with annual lantern sales exceeding 10,000 pieces. Dongyang has built 12 youth rural practice sites across 9 townships, providing one-stop services like employment guidance and skills training, which enabled a youth team in Ziyang Village to revitalize 350 mu of idle land for the Hongfeng 5G Modern Agricultural Ecological Park. Chen Ya, a post-95s young person from Guangqiao Village, Hengdian Town, upgraded a Qing Dynasty ancient residence into a new Chinese-style tea house to capitalize on cultural tourism opportunities. The Organization Department of the Dongyang Municipal Party Committee stated they will continue building youth innovation platforms, strengthening service supply, and matching youth expectations with rural resources.
Summary: Party branches are being established at the frontline of key battles in Wangcang County, Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province, to drive industrial breakthroughs and enterprise services. The county Party committee set up a temporary Party branch for safety and quality improvement of the Jiachuan Chemical Industrial Park, integrating Party members from government and enterprises to coordinate rectification, completing resident relocation one year ahead of schedule and obtaining the D-level safety risk rating. A system of Party members contracting and liaising with enterprises has been implemented, with cadres handling demands such as factor guarantees and ownership disputes, achieving a completion rate exceeding 98%. Zhou Wenchun, Deputy Head of the Organization Department of the Wangcang County Party Committee, stated that the temporary Party branch serves as an organizational bond breaking through departmental fragmentation, and that Party building, when done for real, becomes productive force. The county will continue to explore the integrated development path of“Party building + industrial park”to transform organizational advantages into the endogenous driving force for high-quality development.
Summary: Hisun Pharmaceutical, formerly Haimen Chemical Plant established in 1956, has grown into a comprehensive pharmaceutical and health industry group with annual revenue of 10 billion yuan and products covering more than 100 countries and regions. The article traces its 70-year development from a small local factory to an A-share listed company, highlighting milestones such as obtaining FDA certification in 1992, listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2000, and launching a Class 1 innovative drug in 2021. The company is now implementing a "3+2+1" strategy centered on returning to the first echelon of China's pharmaceutical industry, with pillars in APIs, preparations, and bio-manufacturing. Its Internationalization 2.0 strategy upgrades from "products going global" to full-chain coordination, including developing the U.S. market since 1992 and building an open pharmaceutical empowerment platform in North America via Hisun USA. The article concludes that Hisun Pharmaceutical will continue to anchor to national strategic direction and demonstrate the responsibility of a state-owned pharmaceutical enterprise as China advances from a major to a powerful pharmaceutical country.
Summary: The article describes Yichun City in Jiangxi Province, highlighting its natural resources, historical figures, red revolutionary heritage, and ecological assets, including selenium-rich soil and the Mingyue Mountain scenic area. It reports that Yichun recently established its city spirit as "Honoring Culture, Upholding Virtue, Working in Earnest, and Striving to Lead" after a public solicitation and expert review process. The city spirit is explained as reflecting Yichun's cultural lineage, virtue-based folk customs, pragmatic work ethic, and contemporary drive for innovation and excellence. The article notes Yichun's economic achievements, including its lithium battery cluster and national innovation demonstration status, and frames the city spirit as a source of momentum for advancing Chinese modernization. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The revitalization of traditional opera depends on cultivating an "opera population," which includes both practitioners and audiences, as highlighted by the "Little Plum Blossom" national showcase event for children. The event, which has run for 30 years and recently featured 1,545 young participants across Shanghai and Hebei, mobilizes families, schools, and all parties to grow future opera audiences, aligning with the "Three-Year Action Plan for the Revitalization of Theater (2026–2028)" that proposes cultivating young theater audiences. To expand this population, the article argues for encouraging original children's opera, showcasing rare genres to preserve ecological diversity, and proactively seeking grassroots talent to overcome regional disparities.
Summary: The 38th Hundred Flowers Awards included short dramas for the first time, with more than half of the award-winning works adapted from online literature IPs. Short dramas are lifting up online literature, as adaptations like *Assuming the Surname Langya* drive original novels' popularity, and the reverse-promotion effect from drama to novel is evident. Online literature remains an important source of online literature and art, with science-fiction settings such as time loops and parallel universes becoming popular, and IP adaptation showing new trends, including AI comic dramas. The *2025 Report on the Conversion of Online Literature IPs* shows that conversion grew 25 percent year-on-year, with market share in film, television, animation, and physical publications exceeding 50 percent. While some production parties act impetuously to achieve quick success, causing low-quality works, online literature's responses and explorations in digital transformation are worth watching.
Summary: This article reviews the Shanghai-dialect stage adaptation of *The Song of Everlasting Sorrow*, performed at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, and argues that while the production vividly evokes Shanghai's alleyway scenery through dialect and pingtan storytelling, it fails to give protagonist Wang Qiyao a rich inner core. The review contends that the new version hastily cuts key plot points, such as her beauty pageant participation and rise to high society, leaving her later life's "lingering attachment" and "unwillingness to let go" unexplained. It notes that the novel's details—her composure "built on success" and her daily propriety after "the fading of superficial luxury"—are essential for audiences to understand her struggles, but here they lack sufficient weight. The piece concludes that the play risks reducing Wang Qiyao to merely another urban landscape, and suggests the story's most moving aspect—how early glory transforms into day-after-day persistence—needs more delicate writing.
Summary: The documentary *Lingyin*, recently broadcast, takes Hangzhou's Lingyin Temple as its subject and spans 1,700 years of historical time and space, reflecting the continuous extension of the Chinese cultural lineage and the mutual learning and coexistence of Chinese and foreign civilizations. The film strives to make the temple's historical relics, important figures, and humanistic spirit resonate in contemporary life, revealing that the continuation of civilization lies in each generation "storing" the "classics" of the wisdom of the sages in objects. It integrates the insights of Chinese and foreign experts and scholars, presenting the pattern of Chinese civilization's broad-minded acceptance of all things and the atmosphere of world civilizations mutually surging and harmoniously coexisting. The documentary also depicts Buddhism's role in friendly exchanges between China and foreign countries, including an American lumber tycoon's donation of red pine logs and former US President Richard Nixon's donation of a North American redwood tree during his 1972 visit to China. The work highlights the tempering and rebirth of Lingyin Temple during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, as well as its contemporary cultural practices serving people's livelihoods.
Summary: The article discusses the AI micro-drama *Gui Xu* ("Return to the Void"), a "one-person crew" work that exceeded 100 million views by successfully removing the "AI flavor" seen in earlier works. Its success is attributed to delicate narrative, imaginative visuals, and thematic depth, drawing inspiration from Antarctic scientific expedition discoveries to build a virtual world addressing human survival, Earth's evolution, and the ecological environment. The piece highlights the core skill of "storytelling"—moving from fiction to reality—to create immersion within fiction. It notes a broader trend of increasingly mature AI short dramas shifting from "reducing costs" to "increasing effectiveness," with creators evolving from "enthusiasts" into "super individuals" where aesthetic accumulation and artistic judgment become key competitive points. The author is Li Fan from Haidian District, Beijing.
Summary: The article discusses the evolution of national security-themed Chinese film and television, highlighting the recent drama *Confrontation* as a milestone. It traces the genre's history from early classics like *Ten O'Clock on National Day* to contemporary works such as *Rival* and *Old Rival*, which have opened up "incremental space" for creation. The piece identifies three key "transformations": narrative paradigm, production mechanism, and character portrayal, exemplified by shifts from closed-setting suspense to long-term contests and from historical to contemporary settings. It notes that *Confrontation*, led by the Ministry of State Security, enhances authenticity through field research and realistic details. The article concludes by praising these developments for elevating the genre and expressing hope for more powerful stories about nameless heroes on the covert front.
■ Persevering with constancy (持之以恒, chizhiyiheng - "hold, with, continuously, persistent") in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, we must uphold Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of the Three Represents, and the Scientific Outlook on Development, fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, study and implement Xi Jinping's thought on Party building in depth, focus on fulfilling the Party's missions and tasks, implement the general requirements for Party building in the new era, take the Party Constitution as the fundamental basis, uphold the Party's vanguard nature, uphold the Party's overall leadership and the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, focus on improving the Party's long-term governance capacity, maintaining the Party's advanced nature and purity, and maintaining the Party's flesh-and-blood ties with the people, adhere unwaveringly to the strict tone, improve the system for full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, take the Party's political construction as the guide, comprehensively advance all aspects of Party building, fully stimulate the entire Party's initiative, creativity, and motivation, continuously realize the Party's self-purification, self-improvement, self-renewal, and self-enhancement, continuously strengthen the Party's political leadership, ideological guidance, mass organization, and social appeal, and ensure that the Party always remains a vibrant Marxist governing party that is at the forefront of the times, enjoys the heartfelt support of the people, and can withstand the tests of various storms, and always remains the strong leading core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
■ The entire Party must, from the strategic height of consolidating the Party's governing position and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, deeply understand the importance and urgency of persevering with constancy in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, strengthen confidence, maintain resolve, uphold and apply the valuable experience of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in the new era with higher standards and more concrete measures, rectify and resolve the prominent problems facing Party building, consolidate and develop the sound political situation formed through governing the Party with strict discipline, and continuously open up new prospects for governing the Party, strengthening the Party, and rejuvenating the Party in the new era.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 21) The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a meeting on September 21 to study the major issue of persevering with constancy in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.
The meeting decided that the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will be held in Beijing from October 26 to 29.
The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee heard a report on the solicitation of opinions on the draft of the "Decision of the CPC Central Committee on Several Major Issues Concerning Persevering with Constancy in Advancing Full and Rigorous Self-Governance of the Party" within and outside the Party, and decided to submit the document draft to the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee for deliberation after revising it according to the opinions discussed at this meeting.
The meeting pointed out that this solicitation of opinions exercised democracy and pooled wisdom and ideas for greater benefit (集思广益, jisi guangyi - "collect, thoughts, wide, benefit"). All regions, departments, and sectors fully affirmed the draft decision, believing that the draft decision summarized the achievements and experience of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in the new era by seeking truth from facts, deeply analyzed the situation and tasks facing Party building in the current and future period, and made strategic arrangements for persevering with constancy in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, reflecting the historical initiative of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core to strengthen the Party and the country. It has major practical significance and long-term guiding significance for advancing the great new project of Party building in the new era and uniting and leading the people of all ethnic groups across the country to comprehensively advance the building of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization.
The meeting emphasized that persevering with constancy in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party must uphold Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of the Three Represents, and the Scientific Outlook on Development, fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, study and implement Xi Jinping's thought on Party building in depth, focus on fulfilling the Party's missions and tasks, implement the general requirements for Party building in the new era, take the Party Constitution as the fundamental basis, uphold the Party's vanguard nature, uphold the Party's overall leadership and the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, focus on improving the Party's long-term governance capacity, maintaining the Party's advanced nature and purity, and maintaining the Party's flesh-and-blood ties with the people, adhere unwaveringly to the strict tone, improve the system for full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, take the Party's political construction as the guide, comprehensively advance all aspects of Party building, fully stimulate the entire Party's initiative, creativity, and motivation, continuously realize the Party's self-purification, self-improvement, self-renewal, and self-enhancement, continuously strengthen the Party's political leadership, ideological guidance, mass organization, and social appeal, and ensure that the Party always remains a vibrant Marxist governing party that is at the forefront of the times, enjoys the heartfelt support of the people, and can withstand the tests of various storms, and always remains the strong leading core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
The meeting emphasized that the entire Party must, from the strategic height of consolidating the Party's governing position and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, deeply understand the importance and urgency of persevering with constancy in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, strengthen confidence, maintain resolve, uphold and apply the valuable experience of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in the new era with higher standards and more concrete measures, rectify and resolve the prominent problems facing Party building, consolidate and develop the sound political situation formed through governing the Party with strict discipline, and continuously open up new prospects for governing the Party, strengthening the Party, and rejuvenating the Party in the new era.
The meeting also studied other matters.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 21) Recently, President Xi Jinping replied to a letter from young students of 10 American universities who came to China to participate in China-U.S. youth thematic exchange activities.
Xi Jinping pointed out that he was glad to learn that everyone had experienced a pleasant and unforgettable journey in China. In their letter, they expressed their fondness for Chinese civilization, their expectations for friendly cooperation between China and the United States, and their willingness to serve as envoys of friendship across the Pacific Ocean, which he found gratifying.
Xi Jinping emphasized that Chinese and American youth share the same planet and jointly bear the mission of the times. He hopes that they will continue, together with the broad masses of youth from both countries, to strive to become inheritors, defenders, and developers of China-U.S. friendly cooperation, join hands to promote developing mutual understanding and friendship (相知相亲, xiang zhi xiang qin - "mutually know, mutually be close") between the two peoples and maintaining steady and long-term progress (行稳致远, xing wen zhi yuan - "walk steadily, reach far") in bilateral relations, and contribute youthful strength to building a better world.
Recently, nearly a hundred young students from 10 universities including Harvard University wrote to President Xi Jinping, recounting their gains and reflections from participating in thematic exchange activities in China such as the "2026 China-U.S. Youth Asia-Pacific Heart-to-Heart Journey," and expressing their willingness to contribute to promoting China-U.S. friendship.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 21) A Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on September 21 that, at the invitation of Trump, President of the United States of America, President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25.
(People's Daily, Beijing, September 21) (Reporter Cui Qi) At the invitation of Trump, President of the United States of America, President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun introduced the main arrangements of the visit and China's expectations for developing China-U.S. relations at a regular press conference on the 21st.
Guo Jiakun said that during the visit, President Xi Jinping will have in-depth exchanges of views with President Trump on major issues concerning China-U.S. relations as well as world peace and development.
Guo Jiakun stated that head-of-state diplomacy plays an irreplaceable or unique (不可替代, bu ke ti dai - "not, can, replace") strategic guiding role in China-U.S. relations. The exchange of visits between the heads of state of China and the United States within half a year is of historic and milestone significance. China is willing to work with the United States to enrich the connotation of the China-U.S. constructive strategic stability relationship, strengthen dialogue and cooperation, properly manage differences, continuously enhance the well-being of the peoples of both countries, and promote world peace, stability, and prosperity.
Return to TopBy: 国纪平
The vast river of history surges onward, and the great ship of major-power relations always keeps recalibrating its course amid the tides of the times.
At the invitation of President Trump of the United States of America, President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25. The two heads of state will realize mutual state visits within half a year, which is of historic and milestone significance.
In May this year, President Xi Jinping and President Trump held a historic meeting in Beijing, jointly establishing the new positioning of China-U.S. relations as building a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship, and making clear that the two countries will work hand in hand toward the direction of cooperation as the mainstay, competition with limits, differences controllable, and peace foreseeable, exploring the proper way for major countries to get along in the new era.
Having traversed wind and rain, the great ship of China-U.S. relations has anchored at a brand-new coordinate and set sail anew. From Beijing to Washington, the two heads of state will meet again after an interval of four months, which will provide strategic guidance for the China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship to move steadily and far into the future.
The year 2026 is destined to be a historic and landmark year for China-U.S. relations to carry forward the past and open up a new chapter. Jointly shaping the new picture of a constructive strategically stable China-U.S. relationship — this weighty historical responsibility has fallen upon the shoulders of China, the United States, and the peoples of both countries.
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In May, Beijing. In the magnificent and grand in scale Great Hall of the People, the resplendent and solemn Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, and the secluded and serene Chun'ou Studio, the Chinese side, with its profound historical accumulation and firm strategic confidence, impelled the U.S. side to transcend the old paradigm of a zero-sum game where one's gain is another's loss and jointly create a new paradigm for China-U.S. relations.
The two heads of state agreed to take building a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship as the new positioning of China-U.S. relations, providing strategic guidance for China-U.S. relations over the next three years and even longer, promoting the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of bilateral relations, and also bringing more peace, prosperity, and progress to the world.
The inner core of the new positioning is centrally embodied in the organic unity of the "four stabilities." Positive stability with cooperation as the mainstay means abandoning the logic of confrontation and antagonism, placing cooperation in a prominent position in bilateral relations, and continuously enlarging the basic base of common interests; benign stability with competition with limits means acknowledging that competition objectively exists between major countries, but competition should observe boundaries and follow rules, and must not be generalized into all-round confrontation; normal stability with differences controllable means facing up to the long-term and complex nature of differences, managing risks through dialogue and consultation, and preventing conflicts from escalating out of control; enduring stability with peace foreseeable means firmly holding the fundamental bottom line of peace and pursuing long-term peaceful coexistence.
The logic of the "four stabilities" is clear, constituting the profound connotation of a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship, aligning with the three principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation that China has consistently upheld, and further clarifying the strategic boundaries and ways of getting along in China-U.S. relations. The website of the U.S. journal Foreign Affairs published an article stating that the new positioning marks the first time in more than 10 years that China and the United States have reached consensus on how to define a relationship generally recognized by the leaders of both sides, and "the goal of the new diplomatic framework between Beijing and Washington is pragmatic."
The new positioning demonstrates strategic foresight in grasping the evolution of China-U.S. relations —
Extending the time frame, since 1949, the positioning of China-U.S. relations has undergone multiple adjustments, for example, "enemy," "quasi-ally," "constructive strategic partnership," "cooperative partnership," "stakeholder," "new-type major-power relationship," and so on. Over the past decade or so, China-U.S. relations has experienced ups and downs or vicissitudes, rubbing in amid friction, adjusting in amid dialogue, accumulating consensus in amid gaming, and has traversed an extraordinary journey. The way the two sides deal with each other has become increasingly rational and mature, and the mechanisms for handling differences have been continuously improved. This also proves once again that a zero-sum game has no way out, that confrontation and conflict have no winners, and that dialogue and cooperation are the only correct choice for China-U.S. relations.
Entering the new era, Chinese diplomacy actively promotes coordination and sound development among major countries, advancing the building of a pattern of major-country relations featuring peaceful coexistence, overall stability, and balanced development. The proposal of a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship indicates that the Chinese side hopes to realize peaceful coexistence, risk management, and cooperative progress between China and the United States through a more resilient and more sustainable model. It does not evade contradictions, nor does it seek to return to the past, but rather bases itself on reality and seeks results, reflecting the maturity and confidence of Chinese diplomacy.
The new positioning demonstrates profound insight into historical laws —
In today's world, the once-in-a-century transformation is accelerating, and the international situation is interwoven with change and turbulence. Beneath the turmoil and transformation, can China and the United States cross the "Thucydides Trap" and create a new paradigm for major-power relations? Can the two sides join hands to address global challenges and inject more stability into the world? Can they, focusing on the well-being of the two peoples and the future and destiny of humanity, jointly create a bright future for bilateral relations? These questions of history, questions of the world, and questions of the people test the wisdom and responsibility of both sides.
The so-called "Thucydides Trap," in essence, is a zero-sum confrontation narrative derived from the past history of the West. Building a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship is precisely about breaking this old logic. The new positioning emphasizes benign competition rather than malignant confrontation, emphasizes moving toward each other rather than turning back to back, and its goal is to achieve mutual achievement and common prosperity, rather than a zero-sum game where one's gain is another's loss, achieving dynamic balance in China-U.S. relations through strengthening cooperation, effective management, and joint shaping. This provides a brand-new approach and feasible path for resolving the "Thucydides Trap." Countries with different civilizations, different systems, and different paths can certainly coexist peacefully and develop together. The Earth is big enough to accommodate the common development and respective prosperity of China and the United States.
The new positioning demonstrates the major-country responsibility of a great power toward international obligations —
A stable China-U.S. relationship is itself the greatest contribution to world peace and development. As permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and the world's two largest economies, China and the United States together account for more than one-third of the world's economic output and nearly one-quarter of the world's population. China-U.S. relations has long transcended the bilateral sphere and become a key variable affecting global peace, stability, development, cooperation, and governance.
Building a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship is a path of exploration unprecedented in history that China and the United States, as two major countries, have embarked upon with an attitude of being responsible to history, to the people, and to the world, and it will profoundly influence the evolution of the international landscape and inject precious certainty into a turbulent world. Under the guidance of this new paradigm of a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship, the world has the hope of emerging from the mire of zero-sum gaming and moving toward a more stable, cooperative, and just future.
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The course has already been calibrated; the key lies in steadfast implementation.
Head-of-state diplomacy plays an irreplaceable strategic guiding role in bilateral relations. Over these years, although China-U.S. relations has weathered storms, and at times even faced towering waves, ithas maintained overall stability. This situation is fundamentally attributable to the role of head-of-state diplomacy as the "ballast stone" and "compass," allowing the great ship of China-U.S. relations to advance steadily.
Following the Beijing meeting between the Chinese and U.S. heads of state, bilateral relations has opened new prospects amid resilience and set out anew amid cooperation, with positive factors in bilateral interaction continuously increasing. The strategic blueprint drawn by the two heads of state is being transformed into institutional mechanisms and implemented into concrete actions in multiple fields through pragmatic advancement.
For major-power relations to move steadily and far into the future, the solid support of an institutional framework is indispensable.
Under the guidance of the consensus of the heads of state, the relevant departments of the Chinese and U.S. sides have maintained communication in such fields as economy and trade, diplomacy, the two militaries, drug control, law enforcement, artificial intelligence, and people-to-people exchanges, injecting stability into the respective development of both countries with positive expectations.
The economic and trade teams of the Chinese and U.S. sides are maintaining close communication on specific arrangements such as the structure, functions, and operating model of the trade council, promoting the shift of China-U.S. economic and trade consultations from crisis-driven response toward mechanism-based management; the working group meeting of the 2026 China-U.S. Maritime Military Security Consultation Mechanism was held, with the two militaries effectively enhancing mutual understanding and avoiding misunderstanding and miscalculation; events such as the 2026 China-U.S. Subnational Cooperation Dialogue, the China-U.S. Business Community Exchange and Dialogue Activities, and the Third China-U.S. 1.5-Track Dialogue were successively held, with exchanges and interactions among subnational entities, business communities, and strategic academic circles becoming increasingly active... The multi-level, multi-track dialogue and cooperation network between China and the United States is being woven ever denser, the foundation of mutual trust is being laid ever deeper, building institutional barriers for candid communication, resolving differences, and managing crises.
As China-U.S. relations forges ahead through the waves, economic and trade cooperation should continue to serve as the ballast stone and propeller.
Business groups such as the U.S.-China Business Council and the American Chamber of Commerce in China have repeatedly organized business delegation visits to China, with interactions between entrepreneurs of the two countries becoming more frequent; cooperation in traditional fields such as agricultural products, energy, and bulk commodities is advancing in an orderly manner, while exchanges in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence and biomedicine are seeing rising enthusiasm... The positive signals released by the market are precisely the most vivid confirmation of the mutually beneficial nature of China-U.S. economic and trade cooperation.
Two latest survey data are quite persuasive. The latest report of the U.S.-China Business Council shows that 95% of surveyed companies believe their business operations in China help them maintain global competitiveness, 92% of surveyed companies achieved profitability in China last year, and many companies plan to continue expanding their investment layout in China. The latest 2026 China Business Report released by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai shows that, driven by improved financial performance, improved geopolitical environment, and improved regulatory environment, the profitability and business confidence of surveyed U.S. companies in China have both rebounded significantly. The business communities of China and the United States are converging into streams of mutually beneficial cooperation, safeguarding the fundamentals of China-U.S. economic and trade cooperation, and voicing and contributing efforts for China-U.S. relations to forge ahead through hardships.
The connection between the hearts of the people is the most profound force in major-power relations.
The hope of China-U.S. relations lies in the people, the foundation lies in the grassroots, the future lies in the youth, and the vitality lies in the localities. The "50,000 in Five Years" initiative personally proposed by President Xi Jinping achieved its expected goal two and a half years ahead of schedule; events such as the China-U.S. Youth Sports Exchange Week, the Flying Tigers Youth Leaders Dialogue, and "Sailing the Blue Together: China-U.S. Youth Friendship Journey" were successfully held, with the youth of the two countries increasingly becoming a vital new force for China-U.S. friendship; the 2026 China-U.S. Scholars Dialogue and the Tenth China-U.S. Civil Peace Forum were successfully held, with exchanges in the fields of education and think tanks presenting a splendid array of highlights; the two countries have now established 50 pairs of sister provinces/states and 238 pairs of sister cities, with subnational exchanges continuously tightening the bonds between the peoples; the reunion of American friend "Sai Kaosi" with desertification-control hero Yin Yuzhen went viral online, showing the world that the people of China and the United States, working together, can make the world a better place... Multiple U.S. opinion polls show that the favorability of the American public toward China has continued to recover. The people of China and the United States are moving toward each other, time and again accumulating energy for bilateral relations.
Building a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship is a long-term, systematic project. Exploring this new path for major countries to get along, friction and twists and turns are inevitable. By anchoring the consensus of the heads of state without deviating from course, focusing on the cooperation agenda without slackening, and properly handling differences and risks without evasion, ithas possible to push bilateral relations to continuously advance in a stable, healthy, and sustainable direction.
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In building a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship, establishing correct strategic perception is the "first button" that must be properly fastened.
When perception deviates, actions easily stray from the right track. For a long time, some people in the United States have clung to Cold War thinking, regarding China as a strategic adversary and advocating a strategic competition narrative, causing China-U.S. relations to fall into serious difficulties. This erroneous strategic perception is the root cause of all problems in bilateral relations. Recently, the U.S. side has introduced multiple restrictive measures involving China, running counter to the momentum of China-U.S. relations stabilizing and improving, exposing the cognitive disconnect between some people on the U.S. side and the new positioning of bilateral relations.
History has repeatedly proven that if one clings to zero-sum game thinking and ideological prejudice and regards the other as an adversary, China-U.S. relations will be fraught with contradictions. Making strategic competition the overall tone of China policy is both a misreading of China's development path and a misjudgment of the nature of bilateral relations; it both violates the expectations of the two peoples and departs from the trend of the times.
The new positioning is a positive response to the fundamental question of "whether China and the United States are adversaries or partners," explicitly rejecting the erroneous logic of defining China-U.S. relations by strategic competition. It is a reaffirmation, reconsolidation, and reshaping of the future exploration of building a China-U.S. relationship with constructive, strategic, and stable qualities.
China and the United States should be partners and friends; this is the revelation of history and the requirement of reality.
President Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out that, throughout the course of China-U.S. relations, whether the two sides can achieve mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation is the key to whether bilateral relations can develop steadily.
Mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation are the valuable experience precipitated from more than half a century of China-U.S. interactions. Based on the new historical juncture, building a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship fully aligns with and carries forward this valuable experience.
Mutual respect is an important prerequisite for realizing a China-U.S. constructive strategic stability.
China and the United States have different national conditions, and contradictions and differences are inevitable. The two sides should be good at seeking common ground, continuously enlarging the cake of common interests; they should also rationally preserve differences, fully accommodating each other's legitimate concerns, so that competition has limits and differences are controllable.
Since last year, multiple rounds of China-U.S. economic and trade consultations have reached a series of positive outcomes, with "mutual respect" having been written into the outcome consensus reached by the economic and trade teams of both sides on multiple occasions. Practice has proven that, as long as the two sides move toward each other in the spirit of equality, respect, and mutual benefit, they can find the wisdom and methods to resolve differences, laying a solid foundation for China-U.S. relations and creating a favorable environment for the respective development of both countries.
Peaceful coexistence is the bottom line that two major countries must firmly hold.
Conflict and confrontation between China and the United States would be an unbearable disaster for both countries and even the world. The key to achieving enduring stability with peace foreseeable lies in abiding by the three China-U.S. joint communiqués, respecting each other's social systems, development paths, core interests, and major concerns. The Taiwan question, democracy and human rights, path and system, and development rights are the four red lines of the Chinese side that brook no challenge. These are the guardrails and safety nets of China-U.S. relations.
The Taiwan question is the most important issue in China-U.S. relations, one small change can affect the entire situation. Handled well, bilateral relations can maintain overall stability. Handled poorly, the two countries will collide or even conflict, pushing the entire China-U.S. relationship into a very dangerous situation. The one-China principle is the political foundation of China-U.S. relations. "Taiwan independence" is the common enemy of China and the United States, and managing "Taiwan independence" is a key link in building a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship. The U.S. side must handle the Taiwan question with the utmost prudence and safeguard the stable development of China-U.S. relations as well as peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait with concrete actions.
Win-win cooperation is the trend of the times and the inherent color that China-U.S. relations should preserve.
For China and the United States, cooperation benefits both sides, while conflict harms both — this is a simple truth repeatedly tested by practice. Every time cooperation moves one step forward, mutual trust increases by one measure, and the resilience of bilateral relations correspondingly strengthens.
This year marks the opening year of China's 15th Five-Year Plan, with more than 1.4 billion Chinese people comprehensively advancing Chinese modernization through high-quality development. This year also marks the 250th anniversary of American independence, with more than 300 million American people advancing the development of the United States toward a new journey. The Chinese side has always believed that realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and making America great again can completely proceed in parallel, achieve each other, and benefit the world.
Establishing correct strategic perception must ultimately be translated into concrete actions that honor consensus. Upholding the spirit of mutual respect, holding firm the bottom line of peaceful coexistence, and jointly creating the prospect of win-win cooperation, China and the United States should maintain the continuity and stability of policies, injecting more confidence in peace, strength for stability, and momentum for cooperation into the international community.
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The greatness of a major country lies in its vision, and even more so in its sense of responsibility.
From joining hands to fight fascism during World War II and promoting the establishment of the postwar international order, to the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries being called by international opinion "the most striking major event that changed the international strategic landscape," to today's people expecting that "to achieve a stable 21st century, China and the United States must join hands and cooperate," every time China-U.S. relations has moved forward, ithas brought tangible benefits to the two peoples and responded to the earnest expectations of the international community.
At a time when the international situation is interwoven with change and turbulence, the strategic value of China-U.S. relations is becoming increasingly prominent. Whether in promoting the cooling and stabilization of regional hotspot issues, in solving global governance challenges, or in opening up new frontiers for the progress of human civilization, all of these are inseparable from a stable, healthy, and sustainable China-U.S. relationship.
The construction of a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship is itself the supply of a precious public good to the world, which will profoundly influence the evolution of the global balance of power, shape the direction of the future international order, and have a powerful positive radiating effect.
Benign interaction between China and the United States serves both the respective development of the two countries and provides assistance and escort for world economic growth. The industries of the two countries are deeply interconnected, their market sizes and volumes are enormous, and the spillover effects of bilateral interaction extend to the entire world. In May this year, the economic and trade teams of China and the United States reached a series of consensus on establishing a trade council and an investment council, and on promoting the expansion of two-way trade under a reciprocal tariff reduction framework; as soon as the news was announced, ithad the effect of stabilizing global market expectations. Confidence is more precious than gold. Authoritative institutions such as the International Monetary Fund generally believe that the easing of China-U.S. relations is an important prerequisite for global economic recovery. China and the United States conducting constructive communication and cooperation, maintaining the smooth operation of global industrial and supply chains, can inject precious certainty into world economic recovery and create a more predictable external environment for the development of all countries.
Looking around the globe, regional conflicts are rising and falling successively, and various types of security risks are superimposing and resonating; the world needs strategic stability between major countries more than ever. Since 2025, in the face of the complex and volatile international security situation, China and the United States have restored the high-level military communication mechanism, building an important channel for managing the risk of misjudgment at sea and in the region. In May this year, the Chinese and U.S. heads of state exchanged views on major international and regional issues such as the situation in the Middle East, the Ukraine crisis, and the Korean Peninsula. Major countries bear special responsibilities; China and the United States should grasp the trend of the times with a broad vision, properly handle regional hotspot issues with a strong sense of responsibility, do more practical and good things to promote peace and facilitate talks, and strive to be a source of stability for world peace.
Coordination and cooperation between China and the United States possess irreplaceable leading value in the global governance system. From jointly responding to the impact of the international financial crisis, to jointly addressing major public health security challenges under the framework of the United Nations, China-U.S. collaboration has on multiple occasions contributed solutions and strength to solving global challenges. At present, the "four major deficits" of global peace, development, security, and governance are interwoven and overlapping, making coordinated action by major countries even more necessary. China and the United States will respectively host the 2026 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and the G20 Leaders' Summit, with the two summits held only one month apart; the Chinese and U.S. heads of state have reached a consensus of "being pleased to see each other's success." The "dual summits," complementing each other and forming a historic linkage, will create favorable conditions for institutional coordination between the two countries. China and the United States have many resonance points and cooperation points on issues such as supply chains, energy, and the digital economy, and deepening pragmatic coordination between the two sides on these global issues will explore feasible paths for reforming and improving the global governance system.
A new round of the wave of scientific and technological revolution is surging forward, and the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence are simultaneously becoming prominent, becoming a brand-new proposition facing all of humanity. As the world's leading artificial intelligence powers, China and the United States strengthening communication and dialogue, consolidating consensus, and promoting artificial intelligence to move upward and toward goodness and benefit humanity is both the proper meaning of implementing the consensus of the two heads of state and can provide important reference for global digital governance. The two sides should make good use of the intergovernmental dialogue mechanism on artificial intelligence, give play to the constructive role of the business community as the main force of artificial intelligence innovation, break through technological, market, and industrial barriers, release the innovative momentum empowered by two-way cooperation, and make artificial intelligence a new frontier of China-U.S. cooperation and a new ladder for human innovation and development.
When the world stands at a new crossroads, China and the United States calibrating the course of bilateral relations with constructive strategic stability, activating development momentum with win-win cooperation, and improving global governance with benign interaction is an inevitable choice that conforms to the trend of the times and meets international expectations.
Building a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship begins with top-level consensus, values pragmatic practice, succeeds through two-way commitment, and benefits both countries and the world.
China and the United States should grasp the trend of the times, conform to the expectations of the world, and, with the vision and responsibility of being accountable to the world and to history, make correct choices that can stand the test of history and the scrutiny of the times.
The Chinese side is willing to work with the U.S. side to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, promote the China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship to move steadily and far into the future, and continuously inject stability and positive energy into a turbulent and changing world.
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The corn is gradually turning golden, and the fragrance of rice drifts across the fields — again it is the golden autumn harvest season.
Grain, in ordinary times, does not "show its face or reveal its form," but at the slightest sign of trouble or change, it tugs at people's hearts.
Solving the problem of feeding the people — for our great nation with a population of over 1.4 billion — "has always been the top priority in governance."
General Secretary Xi Jinping is deeply concerned about food security and keeps "China's rice bowl" at heart. He steps onto field ridges, enters farm households, inspects seedling conditions, calculates incomes — "always worried and unable to let go."
Since the new era began, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has proposed the new food security concept of ensuring basic self-sufficiency in grains and absolute security in staple food rations, providing fundamental guidance and a course of action for safeguarding national food security, and leading hundreds of millions of people to blaze a path of food security with Chinese characteristics.
Viewing the Resilience of Grain Production from the Holistic Approach to National Security
"China's bowl must hold China's grain; we must rely on our own efforts."
The Strait of Hormuz, at its narrowest point merely 33 kilometers wide, connects the global "grain sack." Research by the World Trade Organization shows that since the outbreak of war in the Middle East, fertilizer ships sailing out through the Strait of Hormuz have nearly "gone to zero."
Turn our gaze to the equatorial eastern Pacific. Sea surface temperatures continue to rise, and the El Niño phenomenon continues to intensify. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations says it "may become the biggest climatic variable affecting global agriculture in recent years."
Geographical conflicts, extreme weather... "Amidst the transformations unseen in a century, one thing after another emerges — sometimes a gray rhino, sometimes a black swan."
General Secretary Xi Jinping has emphasized that "in the face of a volatile and unpredictable situation, one must have a bottom-line consciousness and a crisis consciousness" and that "food and energy security are the most urgent challenges in the field of global development."
Food security is linked to national security; only when the "rice bowl" is held firm can one take the initiative on the overall situation. International grain market fluctuations are intensifying — how to be vigilant in times of peace? There is an answer in a single field.
In the "green gauze curtain" of Dongyujia Village, Bianlin Town, Lingcheng District, Dezhou City, Shandong Province, large grain grower Yu Shulei is busy with the autumn harvest. Speaking of this year's summer grain bumper harvest, this veteran hand at farming exclaims "It was not easy." Last autumn, over half a month of continuous overcast and rainy weather — "the ground was too soft for vehicles to enter, the corn could not be brought in, and the wheat could not be sown. Thanks to the agricultural technicians who planted themselves in the fields and taught us to build on increased seeding rates with meticulous management — two waterings and two fertilizer applications — and the seedlings turned strong, only then did I feel reassured."
This June, during the summer sowing season, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Dongyujia Village, walked into the farmland, and asked one by one: "How many mu have you planted?" "How is the harvest?" "How is the technical guidance?"...
Within this meticulous and concrete concern lies a long-term strategic consideration. "No matter how modernized our country becomes, grain must still mainly rely on ourselves — 1.4 billion people cannot rely on anyone else to feed them; we must do a good job of grain production." The General Secretary's words were firm and powerful.
As early as the 2013 Central Rural Work Conference, when discussing the issue of grain imports, General Secretary Xi Jinping already clearly pointed out that"the rice bowl must mainly hold grain produced by ourselves."
Viewing the whole country from this one plot of farmland on the northwestern Shandong Plain, no matter how the wind and rain rage outside, grain production continues season after season. This once again powerfully confirms that"the reason our country has been able to achieve social stability and public tranquility is that we have grain in hand and do not panic in our hearts."
"Agriculture protects life security and survival security — it is extremely important national security." "The grain issue cannot be viewed only from an economic perspective; it must be viewed from a political perspective. Safeguarding national food security is an important foundation for achieving economic development, social stability, and national security." "China's bowl must hold China's grain; we must rely on our own efforts." Food security is placed at the height of the holistic approach to national security for planning.
This is a profound insight into the international situation:"Look at the truly powerful countries of the world, the countries without vulnerabilities — they all have the ability to solve their own problem of feeding themselves." "If staple food rations depend on imports, we will be led around by the nose by others."
In the farmland of Guoyang County, Anhui Province, row after row of corn promises a bumper harvest. "My family's fertilizer was booked as early as the first half of the year. Once we finish using it, we contact the manufacturer or the agricultural supplies store, and we can replenish at any time." Large grain grower Zhang Linsen said.
The international fertilizer market is turbulent, and many major agricultural countries are"waiting for fertilizer to apply to their fields," yet our country's fertilizer prices have been generally stable overall, with adequate and orderly supply. Behind this lies both the joint efforts of multiple departments to stabilize fertilizer supply and prioritize transport, and the timely response of cross-regional socialized services — China's rice bowl demonstrates strong resilience in resisting risks and adapting to changes.
This is a scientific grasp of the changes in grain supply and demand:"The pattern of tight balance between grain supply and demand in our country will not change for a long time."
Look at demand. Grain production is stable and increasing, but total grain consumption is also rising rapidly. Feed grain is the main driver of demand growth, and industrial grain demand cannot be underestimated —"the tight balance between supply and demand will become increasingly tight."
Look at supply. Facing the red line of"not enough land, not enough water, and the ecological environment can no longer bear the burden," he urged"to allocate resources rationally, concentrating strength to first protect the most basic and most important things."
"Holding the rice bowl steady, we are working hard!" In the paddy fields of Luotian County, Hubei Province, Zhu Renshan held up a rice panicle and said excitedly.
Zhu Renshan is a professor-level senior engineer at the State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice of Wuhan University, having long been devoted to the breeding and promotion of heat-resistant, lodging-resistant Honglian-type hybrid rice.
In April 2018, General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected the National South Propagation Scientific Research and Breeding Base in Hainan, emphasizing that"more than a billion people need to eat — this is our country's biggest national condition." Zhu Renshan listened on site and made up his mind:"China's grain must use China's seeds, safeguarding national food security from the source."
Since the 14th Five-Year Plan, our country's total grain output has continuously stood firmly on the platforms of 1.3 trillion jin and 1.4 trillion jin, with the self-sufficiency rate of staple food rations above 100% and per capita grain possession exceeding 500 kilograms. In the first battle of grain production under the 15th Five-Year Plan, total summer grain output broke through the 300 billion jin mark for the first time.
The great affair of the people lies in agriculture. As long as no major problem occurs with grain, China's affairs will remain stable.
Viewing the Stability of the Granary from the Long View of History
"On the issue of eating, one cannot suffer from amnesia; one cannot forget the pain once the wound has healed."
Bumper harvests are recorded in a thick stack of farm household account books.
Shen Huaide, a villager of Qingshui Village, Tongzhong Township, Chongyang County, Hubei Province, has a stack of family account books kept for more than 40 years.
On August 17, 1981, he was 29 years old, and upon dividing the family property, he received 10.6 yuan in cash;
With land distributed to households, he received 3.84 mu of dry land and 4.72 mu of paddy field, "solving the problem of adequate food and clothing";
In 1995, he sold cattle and borrowed money, scraping together more than 3,000 yuan to buy the village's first tillage machine, plowing fields for fellow villagers;
In 2021, his 6 mu of rice could be harvested in a few hours by a combine harvester. In the past, relying on manual labor, he would have had to be busy for half a month.
Within the small account book lies a great history — from not having enough to eat to eating well, from carrying loads on shoulders and backs to machines going into the fields, from paying agricultural tax to enjoying grain planting subsidies — entry by entry, the income and expenditures of farm households sketch out the course of the era of rural reform and agricultural development.
Food security, viewed within the depth of history, carries even greater weight.
Recalling his youth, when he was sent to the countryside in Liangjiahe, Shaanxi Province, the young Xi Jinping witnessed with his own eyes the hardships of people's livelihoods. The local elderly often said:"Fat first month, thin second month, half-dead third and fourth months."
Speaking of the need to"bear history in mind" on the issue of eating, General Secretary Xi Jinping said with deep feeling:"Our generation, more or less, all have memories of not having enough to eat and going hungry." "There was a time when the problem of eating was always a top difficulty troubling us."
"Without agriculture, there is no stability; without grain, there is chaos" — this has played out repeatedly throughout history, both ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign. The General Secretary has told such historical allusions: the State of Qi induced the State of Lu to abandon grain and plant mulberry, and when the critical moment came, cut off its grain supply and subdued Lu; King Goujian of Yue presented boiled seeds as tribute to the State of Wu, and taking advantage of its total grain crop failure, destroyed Wu in one stroke.
Viewing grain from the long view of history, General Secretary Xi Jinping has cautioned that"on the issue of eating, one cannot suffer from amnesia; one cannot forget the pain once the wound has healed," and that"safeguarding national food security is an eternal subject — at no time can this string be loosened."
Viewing the present from history requires bottom-line thinking.
When grain harvests have been bumper for years running, with high-level stable production and increased output, some people have proposed that"food security is already assured with no worries."
Is that really so? Grain, as a special commodity possessing both commodity attributes and strategic attributes, has basically no possibility of rapidly expanding production or achieving a leapfrog increase in production capacity in the short term.
General Secretary Xi Jinping warns us:"On the grain issue, one cannot rely on luck, one cannot afford to thrash about. Once a major problem occurs, we will be passive for many years to come, and at that time no one can save us."
In the not-too-distant past, in 1996, 1998, and 1999, our country's grain output reached 1 trillion jin three times, but subsequently experienced many years of volatility and fluctuation, paid a great deal of effort, and did not return to 1 trillion jin until 2007.
This is a dialectic of more and less. "A little more or a little less grain is a tactical issue; food security is a strategic issue." "Better to produce more and reserve more; the pressure of having more and the pressure of having less are not comparable."
Viewing the future from history requires adhering to strategic thinking.
Some people worry: on such a high base, how can stable production and increased output be sustained?
"To safeguard food security, the key is to protect grain production capacity, ensuring that when needed, grain can be produced and supplied." "Place increasing agricultural comprehensive production capacity in a more prominent position." From output to production capacity — a change of one character, reflecting strategic foresight.
In Lishu County, Siping City, Jilin Province, vast grain fields undulate like waves; between wide rows and narrow strips, agricultural machinery and agronomic techniques work in synergy.
On July 22, 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the core demonstration zone of the national million-mu green food raw material (corn) standardized production base in Lishu County, and, braving the scorching sun, walked deep into the cornfield, urging:"We must take effective measures to protect the black soil — this 'giant panda in the farmland' — and leave it to future generations. The Lishu model deserves summary and promotion."
This year, Siping has extended the"Lishu model" of protecting black soil to 5.17 million mu, and promoted the"water-fertilizer integration + dense planting" technology to 958,000 mu. Preserving a layer of black soil adds a measure of production capacity; managing a season of field care supports a year's harvest.
How to stabilize production capacity? Item by item, case by case, careful planning. Concerned about farmland, he emphasized that"the strictest farmland protection system must be implemented"; concerned about seeds, he urged that"we must make up our minds to build up our national seed industry"; concerned about agricultural science and technology, he pointed out that"follow the laws of agricultural science and technology and accelerate the pace of innovation"; concerned about farmers, he instructed that"we must not forget the farmer side, and must let farmers receive tangible benefits."
Secure today's harvest, and moreover accumulate tomorrow's production capacity.
As of the end of 2025, the country has cumulatively built more than 1 billion mu of high-standard farmland, and the area planted with independently bred crop varieties accounts for more than 95% of total planting area. The agricultural support and protection policy system has continued to improve, with policies such as minimum purchase prices for rice and wheat continuously refined, and the three major staple grains' full-cost insurance and planting income insurance policies have achieved nationwide coverage.
The 15th Five-Year Plan outline lists the comprehensive grain production capacity reaching approximately 1.45 trillion jin as a binding target, clearly specifying the in-depth implementation of the strategies of storing grain in the land and storing grain in technology.
Looking toward the future, the stability of the great nation's granary requires both output and production capacity; it must attend to the present and also benefit the long term; it must increase grain production and also increase farmers' incomes. The "China's grain" harvested year after year is the confidence when storms come, the ballast stone for economic and social development.
Viewing the Abundance of the "Rice Bowl" from the Broad View of Food
"When we speak of food security now, it is in fact food safety."
Opening the 2025 agricultural production report card, besides the grain bumper harvest, meat output exceeded 100 million tons, and eggs, milk, fruit, vegetables, and aquatic products — every category is in ample supply. Today's bumper harvest, in spatial terms, has already shifted from"vast fertile fields" to"mountains, waters, forests, farmlands, lakes, grasslands, and sands."
A single large yellow croaker plays the"Song of the Ocean."
From near extinction to the rebirth of an industry, Ningde's large yellow croaker in Fujian has swum out of the"blue granary" and swum toward thousands of households.
More than 30 years ago, Comrade Xi Jinping, then Secretary of the Ningde Prefectural Party Committee, made instructions on the "Report on Developing Marine Fish Farming Technology in Eastern Fujian" submitted by local large yellow croaker seedling technology expert Liu Jiafu, requiring concentrated strength to carry out scientific research.
Breeding innovation, smart aquaculture, nitrogen gas freshness-locking... After more than 30 years of relayed struggle, today the total output value of Ningde's large yellow croaker whole industry chain has already exceeded 20 billion yuan. This fish reflects the strategic depth of our country's food security.
"When I worked in Fujian, I worked in the mountains, and I also worked on the coast. At that time I already proposed the broad view of food — meat, eggs, poultry, milk, fish, fruit, fungi, tea... these are all grain." "When we speak of food security now, it is in fact food safety."
The broad view of food is connected to the view of people's livelihoods and the view of development, which General Secretary Xi Jinping has carefully planned.
From the depth of national land resources:"Besides farmland, our country also has more than 4 billion mu of forest land, nearly 4 billion mu of grassland, and vast rivers, lakes, seas, and other resources."
From the potential of the agricultural industry:"Grow grain where suitable for grain, grow cash crops where suitable for cash crops, raise livestock where suitable for livestock, breed fish where suitable for fish, plant trees where suitable for trees."
From the trend of consumption upgrading:"Grasp the trend of changes in the people's food structure, and while ensuring grain supply, ensure the effective supply of meat, vegetables, fruit, aquatic products, and all other types of food — none can be missing."
Behind the abundance of the dining tables of more than 1.4 billion people lies the change of the"rice bowl," the change of industries. Fill the"rice bag," ensure the"vegetable basket," "fruit plate," "oil bottle," and "milk jug," — all localities expand resources, expand space, expand industries, seek food from forests, seek food from rivers, lakes, and seas, seek food from facility agriculture, build a diversified food supply system, and better satisfy the people's needs for a better life.
A "single grain of rice" is expanding the connotation of food security.
At the Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center of the Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, rice breeding innovation is accelerating. Salt-tolerant varieties such as"Qingliangyou 3261," the mid-season rice"Shuangliangyou" series, and the late-season rice"Jiuliangyou" series, among others, have made their way onto residents' dining tables.
"Breeding new rice varieties that are high-yielding, delicious, and safe is our unremitting pursuit." Yu Yinghong, President of the Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, said.
"The safety of what is on the tip of the tongue" — General Secretary Xi Jinping has it constantly in mind:"Food safety is the most important thing; the masses must be assured when eating — this is what I care about most."
Ensuring the quality and safety of agricultural products requires putting strictness first. In 2025, the national routine monitoring pass rate for agricultural product quality and safety reached 98%, and the utilization rates of chemical fertilizers and pesticides have further improved. The total number of green foods, organic products, famous, special, excellent, and new agricultural products, and geographical indication agricultural products has exceeded 88,000, and positive progress has been made in the comprehensive green transformation of agricultural development.
To build a strong agricultural country and realize agricultural and rural modernization, strong industrial resilience is one of the important characteristics. General Secretary Xi Jinping has emphasized:"Strive to build agriculture into a modern major industry."
A "single wheat kernel" strings together an entire chain of industrial upgrading.
In Binzhou, Shandong Province, wheat"transforms" into more than 600 types of products. From using wheat flour to make dried noodles and bread, to using wheat processing residues — bran — to make dietary fiber powder, to extracting arabinoxylan from the byproduct distiller's grains... Technology supports, the chain extends, output value upgrades.
Fields connect workshops, workshops connect kitchens. In the first half of this year, the value added of the national agricultural and sideline food processing industry above designated size grew 4.8% year on year. Innovation chains are built on industrial chains. Since the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has supported the construction of 40 new advantageous characteristic industry clusters, 50 modern agricultural industrial parks, and 200 strong agricultural industry towns, building platforms and carriers for modern agricultural development and industrial highlands.
A relevant official of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said that it is necessary to establish the broad view of agriculture and the broad view of food, actively develop solar greenhouses, intensive livestock and poultry farming, etc., build marine ranches and"blue granaries," actively develop understory economy, enrich the"forest grain depot," cultivate and expand advantageous characteristic industries in light of local conditions, and achieve the unity of food security and modern efficient agriculture.
Golden autumn, vast fertile fields — a bumper harvest is in sight. Season after season of cultivation, year after year of relayed effort — hold the rice bowl firmly in our own hands, laying a solid foundation for the rejuvenation of a strong nation!
(People's Daily reporters Zhu Juan, Wang Hao, Chang Qin, Yu Jingxian, Li Xiaoqing, Deng Jianyang, Li Rui)
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 21) Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He Yadong announced: The Fifth Global Digital Trade Expo will be held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, from September 23 to 27, 2026. Premier Li Qiang of the State Council will attend the launch ceremony and related events and deliver a speech.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 21) Wang Huning, chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, met in Beijing on September 21 with Muzani, chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly of Indonesia.
Wang Huning said that last year, President Xi Jinping held a cordial meeting with President Prabowo, providing new strategic guidance for the building of a China-Indonesia community with a shared future. China is willing to work with Indonesia to jointly implement the important consensus of the two heads of state, deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation, strengthen exchanges of experience in governance, and continuously elevate the building of a China-Indonesia community with a shared future to new heights. The CPPCC National Committee of China is willing to strengthen exchanges, communication, and learning from each other and mutually benefiting (互学互鉴, hu xue hu jian - "each learn, each imitate") with the People's Consultative Assembly of Indonesia, and make greater contributions to advancing the modernization cause of the two countries and bilateral relations.
Muzani said that Indonesia highly appreciates the achievements China has made in economic and social development and regards China as a model to learn from. Indonesia firmly adheres to the One-China policy and is willing to deepen practical cooperation in various fields with China to better benefit the peoples of the two countries. The People's Consultative Assembly of Indonesia is willing to strengthen exchanges and interactions with the CPPCC National Committee of China to further promote the in-depth development of bilateral relations.
Wang Yong, Wang Dongfeng, and others attended the meeting.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 21) On the morning of the 21st, Ding Xuexiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, met with the delegation of representatives of Hong Kong and Macao youth flag-raising teams on their visit to Beijing under the theme "Salute to the National Flag" at the Great Hall of the People, and posed for a group photo with them.
Ding Xuexiang first conveyed President Xi Jinping's cordial greetings to all members of the visiting delegation and, on behalf of the central government, extended a warm welcome to everyone.
Ding Xuexiang pointed out that President Xi Jinping has always cared about and shown concern for the growth and development of Hong Kong and Macao youth, emphasizing that if the youth of Hong Kong and Macao develop well, Hong Kong and Macao will develop well, and the country will develop well. Hong Kong and Macao have ushered in the best period of development in their history. He expressed the hope that the students would understand the national flag, integrating their feelings for the great motherland into their blood and reflecting them in their actions; safeguard the national flag, striving to become models of patriotism and love for Hong Kong and Macao in the new era; and add glory to the national flag, writing a splendid life with fervent youth and serving as builders and successors of the cause of One Country, Two Systems.
Nearly 1,200 representatives of flag-raising teams from primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions in Hong Kong and Macao participated in the visiting delegation.
Xia Baolong attended the meeting.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 21) Vice President Han Zheng met with Dick, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Australian Federal Parliament, in Beijing on the 21st.
Han Zheng stated that China and Australia are important partners of cooperation for each other. In July last year, President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister Albanese, which pointed the direction for the further forward- and good-ward development of bilateral relations. China is willing to work together with Australia, taking the important consensus of the leaders of the two countries as the guide, upholding the spirit of treating each other with equality (平等相待, ping deng xiang dai - "equal, mutual, treat"), seeking common ground while reserving differences (求同存异, qiu tong cun yi - "seek, same, preserve, different"), and mutually beneficial cooperation, enhancing strategic communication, deepening mutually beneficial cooperation, strengthening multilateral coordination, properly handling differences, and advancing the building of a more mature, stable, and more fruitful China-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Dick stated that this visit allowed him to personally witness the deep economic and trade exchanges and close people-to-people ties between the two countries, and that he was very glad to see that the Australia-China relationship has developed in a stable and highly effective and productive (卓有成效, zhuo you cheng xiao - "extraordinary, possess, achievement, effect") manner. Australia attaches great importance to the Australia-China relationship and adheres to the One-China policy. The Australian House of Representatives is willing to strengthen dialogue and exchanges with China, expand practical cooperation, and bring well-being to the peoples of the two countries.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 21) With the approval of the CPC Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Central Military Commission has placed on file for investigation and review Zhang Youxia, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, and Liu Zhenli, member of the Central Military Commission and former Chief of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission. On September 21, a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee deliberated and approved the Central Military Commission's "Report on the Results of the Investigation into Zhang Youxia's Problems and the Proposed Handling" and the "Report on the Results of the Investigation into Liu Zhenli's Problems and the Proposed Handling."
The investigation found that Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli betrayed their original aspiration and founding mission, became alienated from the party (离心离德, li xin li de - "depart, heart; leave, virtue"), lost their Party spirit and principles, and crossed red lines and bottom lines. They seriously violated political discipline and political rules, formed cliques and factions, and were disloyal and dishonest to the Party. They seriously violated organizational discipline, using their positions to provide assistance to others in matters such as promotion, and accepted huge sums of money. They seriously violated integrity discipline, accepting gifts and money in violation of regulations. They seriously violated work discipline, failing to fulfill the political responsibility for full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. They seriously violated life discipline, failing to educate and manage their relatives and staff around them.
Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli seriously violated Party discipline and are suspected of serious duty-related crimes. Their political problems and economic problems were intertwined, and their corrupt accumulation of wealth coexisted with dereliction of duty and malfeasance. The amounts involved are particularly huge, the nature of their conduct is extremely serious, and the impact is extremely adverse. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Regulations on Disciplinary Action of the Communist Party of China" and other regulations, after study by the Standing Meeting of the Central Military Commission and deliberation by a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, it was decided to expel Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from the Party, terminate their qualifications as delegates to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and refer the suspected criminal issues to military procuratorial organs for investigation and prosecution in accordance with the law. The decision to expel the two from the Party will be ratified at a plenary session of the Central Committee. Previously, the Central Military Commission had already decided to strip Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli of their military ranks.
The serious investigation and punishment of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli fully demonstrates the clear attitude of the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission in carrying the fight against corruption through to the end, and once again shows the firm stance that punishing corruption has no forbidden zones, full coverage, and zero tolerance, and that there can be no hiding place for corrupt elements in the military. It is a major achievement of the Party and the military in the fight against corruption, an important manifestation of the determination and strength of the Party and the military, and the people's military has undergone revolutionary tempering in the fight against corruption, becoming purer and more consolidated, and possessing stronger cohesion and combat effectiveness.
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘玲玲 宋亦然 张梦旭
At the invitation of Trump, President of the United States of America, President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25. During the visit, President Xi Jinping will have in-depth exchanges of views with President Trump on major issues concerning China-U.S. relations as well as world peace and development.
China-U.S. relations are the most important bilateral relationship in today's world, bearing on both countries and affecting the globe. Chinese and American figures interviewed by our reporter said that the exchange of visits by the heads of state of China and the United States within half a year is of historic and milestone significance. They expressed hope that, under the strategic guidance of head-of-state diplomacy, China and the United States will jointly enrich the connotation of the China-U.S. constructive strategic stability relationship, blaze a path of correct interaction between major countries in the new era, and, while creating a bright future for bilateral relations, bring more stability and certainty to a world fraught with change and turbulence.
Opening greater space for bilateral cooperation
In May this year, the Chinese and U.S. heads of state held a historic meeting in Beijing and agreed to build a China-U.S. constructive strategic stability relationship, hoping that the two countries will work toward the direction of cooperation as the mainstay, competition with restraint, manageable differences, and a peace that can be anticipated, jointly exploring the correct way for major countries to interact in the new era. The upcoming China-U.S. heads-of-state meeting in the United States will provide strategic guidance for the steady and sustained progress of the China-U.S. constructive strategic stability relationship and open greater space for bilateral cooperation.
Thornton, Co-Chair of the Board of Directors of the Asia Society of the United States, said that head-of-state diplomatic strategic guidance is of great significance to the development of U.S.-China relations. In May this year, the two sides reached important consensus on building a U.S.-China constructive strategic stability relationship, providing an important strategic framework for the future development of bilateral relations. Continued interactions between the two heads of state will create more opportunities for both sides to deepen communication and cooperation and promote the steady progress of bilateral relations.
"I have always believed that exchange is the bridge to understanding, friendship, and peace." Dan Stein, Chair of the U.S. Iowa Muscatine China Friendship Committee, said he greatly looks forward to President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States, and the in-depth exchange of views between the two heads of state on major issues concerning U.S.-China relations as well as world peace and development will help enhance mutual understanding and seek common interests between the two sides.
"Head-of-state diplomacy is the anchor of China-U.S. relations. The meeting between the leaders of the two countries again will help sustain the stable momentum of China-U.S. relations and continuously advance the new positioning of bilateral relations." Diao Daming, professor at the School of International Studies, Renmin University of China, said that building a China-U.S. constructive strategic stability relationship demonstrates the two countries' clear strategic understanding of bilateral relations and helps seek the correct way of interaction.
Wu Xinbo, Dean of the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University, said that the meeting between the heads of state of the two countries will further consolidate the foundation for building a China-U.S. constructive strategic stability relationship, chart the course for the development of bilateral relations in the next stage, "further enhance China-U.S. strategic mutual trust, promote the two sides through dialogue to properly manage differences, strengthen practical cooperation, and benefit both China and the United States and the world with stability and certainty."
Wang Qiaorong, research fellow at the Institute of Contemporary China Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that the upcoming China-U.S. heads-of-state meeting will help consolidate the consensus on the new positioning of bilateral relations, clarify the priorities for next-step cooperation, while properly managing differences, promoting both sides to further translate the China-U.S. constructive strategic stability relationship into concrete actions.
Providing stable expectations for bilateral economic and trade exchanges
As the world's top two economies, China and the United States account for more than one-third of global economic output and about one-fifth of world trade in goods. The interaction between China and the United States has an important impact on both the two countries' economies and the global economy. Multiple Chinese and American figures said that the heads-of-state meeting will provide stable expectations for bilateral economic and trade exchanges and inject certainty into world economic development.
Allen, Senior Fellow at the Asia Society China Center and former President of the U.S.-China Business Council, said that the potential for U.S.-China cooperation is unlimited; both countries have vast markets, and enterprises of the two countries have significant influence in various industrial sectors. "I hope the two countries will further strengthen practical cooperation and make greater contributions to global public interests."
"The U.S. and China are the world's top two economies, each with its own technological development advantages, and the two sides have broad prospects for cooperation in the economic and trade field." Lawrence Freeman, an American international affairs expert, said that the U.S. and China can learning from each other's strengths to make up for weaknesses (取长补短, qu chang bu duan - "take, long, supplement, short") in cooperation, which will benefit both countries and affect the world.
Qi Haixia, Deputy Dean of the Institute of International Relations at Tsinghua University, said that under the guidance of head-of-state diplomacy, China and the United States have reached some consensus on cooperation mechanisms, indicating that the two sides have shifted from "crisis-driven response" to "mechanism-based management" in economic and trade consultations, promoting cooperation to stabilize and improve. The upcoming heads-of-state meeting will send a stronger signal for promoting China-U.S. economic and trade cooperation and enhance confidence of all parties in China-U.S. cooperation.
"In May this year, the successful meeting of the Chinese and U.S. heads of state further transformed the positive momentum of bilateral relations into driving force for practical cooperation in various fields." Wang Qiaorong said that the upcoming heads-of-state meeting will provide political guidance for the development of China-U.S. relations and open new space for bilateral economic and trade cooperation. "China and the United States are important economic and trade partners to each other; cooperation brings mutual benefits while conflict results in mutual harm (合则两利、斗则俱伤, he ze liang li, dou ze ju shang - "join, then, both, benefit; fight, then, all, suffer"). The more stable the China-U.S. economic and trade relationship is, the more certainty the world economy gains."
"The China-U.S. heads-of-state meeting will not only promote the implementation of more consensus, enhance the confidence of enterprises and markets, but also continue to lengthen the list of cooperation between the two sides, compress the list of problems, and promote the healthy and stable development of bilateral economic and trade relations. Only by moving toward each other on the basis of mutual respect and mutual benefit and win-win outcomes (互利共赢, hu li gong ying - "mutual, benefit, together, win") can economic and trade cooperation truly become the 'ballast stone' and 'propeller' of China-U.S. relations." Diao Daming said.
Contributing key driving force for addressing global challenges
At present, global challenges are emerging one after another in an endless stream (层出不穷, ceng chu bu qiong - "layer, emerge, not, exhausted"). China-U.S. cooperation bears not only on the well-being of the peoples of the two countries, but also on world peace, stability, and prosperity.
Su Xiaohui, Director of the Institute of Developing Countries Studies at the China Institute of International Studies, said that China emphasizes that both China and the United States should maintain the continuity and stability of their policies, especially honoring commitments and moving toward each other. The international community pays close attention and hopes to see positive expectations for China-U.S. cooperation, providing more certainty for the respective development of the two countries and the international situation.
Diao Daming said that, facing a world full of uncertainty, the China-U.S. heads-of-state meeting demonstrates to the international community that the world's two most important major countries are handling their relations with a responsible attitude. "The stability of China-U.S. relations is an important public good that the two countries provide to the world, and will contribute key driving force for addressing global challenges."
Qian Jing, Vice President of the Asia Society, Co-Founder and Director of the Asia Society China Center, said that the U.S. and China possess world-leading research institutions, medical resources, and biomedical industries; if the two sides continue to deepen cooperation around cancer, a common challenge for humanity, it will continuously benefit the peoples of the two countries and make positive contributions to global public health.
Wu Xinbo said that both China and the United States are permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, and the meeting between the heads of state of the two countries is conducive to world peace and stability. "We look forward to China and the United States building more consensus in the field of global governance, including artificial intelligence, injecting more stabilizing force into world peace and development."
"A China-U.S. relationship that is stable over the long term and capable of cooperatively managing differences has an important impact on world peace and development." Qi Haixia said that the China-U.S. heads-of-state meeting will, through major-country cooperation, provide new ideas for how to build a better world, both enhancing the consensus between China and the United States on "stability" and strengthening the world's confidence in "certainty."
"If the relations between the two major countries, the U.S. and China, remain stable, other countries can better plan their own development, because U.S.-China relations profoundly affect international trade, finance, artificial intelligence governance, and so on." Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Chairman of the Kuhn Foundation of the United States, said that the predictability that U.S.-China relations bring to the world can promote all parties to jointly address more pressing global challenges. The two countries' building of a U.S.-China constructive strategic stability relationship shows that major countries can replace zero-sum games with win-win cooperation, which has far-reaching significance for global stability and development.
(Our reporter Li Zhiwei participated in the writing of this article)
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In September 2023, President Xi Jinping, in a reply letter to the Chairman of the Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation and veterans of the Flying Tigers, stressed: "Looking back on the past, the Chinese and American peoples stood together against a common enemy (同仇敌忾, tong chou di kei - "same, hatred, enemy, resist") in the struggle against Japanese fascism, enduring the test of blood and fire and forging a profound friendship." This year marks the 85th anniversary of the arrival of the "American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force" (the Flying Tigers) to fight in China. Eighty-five years ago, a group of American pilots rushed to the Chinese battlefield and fought side by side with Chinese soldiers and civilians, shooting down more than 2,600 Japanese military aircraft and killing more than 60,000 Japanese troops, forging with their blood and lives the Flying Tigers spirit of defending peace, sharing trials and tribulations together (患难与共, huan nan yu gong - "hardship, calamity, and, together"), and valuing righteousness and friendship. Recently, a series of commemorative activities were held in Wuhan, Hubei; Nanjing, Jiangsu; Liuzhou, Guangxi; and Kunming, Yunnan. Descendants of Flying Tigers veterans and a delegation of American youth revisited the sites of the War of Resistance, traced the footsteps of their forebears, and participated in exchange activities such as the 2026 Flying Tigers Youth Leaders Dialogue, jointly witnessing the launch of the program to search for Flying Tigers personnel missing in action during their aid to China in the War of Resistance and the establishment of a non-governmental research network on the Flying Tigers spirit.
Harry Moyer, 105 years old, is one of the Flying Tigers veterans still alive. He still has a very fresh and vivid memory (记忆犹新, ji yi you xin - "memory, still, very, new") of the years he shared trials and tribulations with Chinese soldiers and civilians. In July this year, his son Peter Moyer came to China to attend commemorative activities carrying his father's entrustment. "When I walked around the corner and saw my father's photo from those years on the exhibition wall, the shock and emotion were beyond words (难以言表, nan yi yan biao - "difficult, to, speak, express")." Peter Moyer said that the Flying Tigers spirit carries the two peoples' concern for each other, "I will take up my father's baton and continue to promote the inheritance and spread of the Flying Tigers spirit."
Rodney Ross Wilder, an American pilot who participated in the Doolittle Raid, bailed out of his aircraft after a combat emergency back then and was rescued by Chinese villagers. "Because they saved American pilots, the local Chinese people suffered frenzied retaliation from the Japanese invaders occupying China, paying an unimaginably enormous sacrifice." said Wilder's grandson, Kantenberger. In July this year, he came to China to attend commemorative activities and laid flowers before the Memorial to the Martyrs of the Anti-Japanese War in Nanjing.
President Xi Jinping stressed that the healthy and stable development of China-U.S. relations in the new era requires the participation and support of Flying Tigers members of the new era, and expressed the hope that the Flying Tigers spirit can be passed down from generation to generation between the two peoples. At the Nanjing Memorial Hall of the Anti-Japanese Aviation Martyrs, Chinese and American students jointly recited commemorative poems; at the dialogue meeting held in Liuzhou to mark the 85th anniversary of the Flying Tigers' aid to China in the War of Resistance, the China-U.S. "Flying Tigers Members of the New Era" Initiative was announced, the Flying Tigers Lecture Hall was launched, and agreements on multiple pairs of Flying Tigers Friendship Schools were signed on site.
In 2022, the Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation launched the "Flying Tigers Friendship Schools and Youth Leaders Program." At present, 48 schools from 11 U.S. states have been designated as Flying Tigers Friendship Schools, and about 120 Flying Tigers Friendship Schools in China have participated in the program. From competing on the sports field to singing joyfully on the same stage, from on-site visits to sincere dialogue, the youth of the two countries have continuously deepened their mutual understanding through exchanges and interactions. After the trip, American students gave feedback to the foundation one after another: "I have a better understanding of this history," "It's so lucky to be able to come to China, we love China." Jeffrey Greene, Chairman of the Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation, said: "American students learned about Flying Tigers history during their trip to China and gained an in-depth understanding of this special bond between the United States and China. After returning home, they will become envoys of carrying forward the Flying Tigers spirit and envoys of spreading China-U.S. friendship."
In May this year, Ma Kuanchi, Vice President of the Flying Tigers Historical Organization of the United States, led a delegation of teachers and students from Pepperdine University to Guilin, Guangxi, to visit the Flying Tigers Guilin Heritage Park. The cave command post, General Chennault's observation rock, aircraft revetments, and various physical objects allowed American students to learn up close about this history of fighting side by side in a war (并肩抗战, bing jian kang zhan - "shoulder to, shoulder, resist, war"). "The Flying Tigers are the most vivid proof of China-U.S. friendship," said Ben Wagen, an American youth, standing in front of the C-47 transport aircraft that flew over the "Hump Route." Ma Kuanchi said that youth are the "torchbearers" and "relay runners" of China-U.S. friendship, and that youth exchanges are an important force for promoting the long-term, stable development of China-U.S. relations.
Calloway, the granddaughter of General Chennault, commander of the Flying Tigers, said that remembering the history of the Flying Tigers is not only about looking back at the past, but also about guiding the future. "The story of the Flying Tigers began in the years of war and fire, and its most precious asset is precisely that it teaches us to hold fast to friendship and pursue peace."
(People's Daily, Washington, September 21)
Return to Top(People's Daily, New York, September 20) (Reporter Song Yiran) On September 20 local time, He Lifeng, the Chinese lead for China-U.S. economic and trade affairs and Vice Premier of the State Council, held economic and trade consultations with the U.S. lead, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Greer, in New York, the United States. Guided by the important consensus of the two heads of state, and upholding the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation, the two sides conducted candid, in-depth, and constructive exchanges on important economic and trade issues of mutual concern, including implementing the consensus reached in previous economic and trade consultations and promoting bilateral trade and investment, and held a dialogue on issues related to artificial intelligence.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 21) Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the 21st, at the request of the other side, had a telephone conversation with German Foreign Minister Wadefur.
Wang Yi stated that China and Germany are major world economies and comprehensive strategic partners. Facing the current impact of unilateralism and counter-globalization, both sides have the necessity to strengthen strategic communication, enhance mutual trust, deepen practical cooperation, release a positive signal of China and Germany jointly safeguarding multilateralism and free trade, strengthen the outside world's confidence in the development of China-Germany relations, and also play a constructive role in the development of China-EU relations. Strengthening China-Germany mutually beneficial cooperation conforms to the interests of both sides and is the correct common choice. We must cherish the progress already achieved, push China-Germany cooperation to go deeper and more solid, and continuously achieve new results.
Wang Yi pointed out that the one-China principle is the political foundation of China-Germany relations. He hopes that the German side will cherish and consolidate China-Germany mutual trust and the tradition of friendship, adhere to the one-China principle, safeguard China-Germany relations and peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait with concrete actions, and create necessary conditions for high-level exchanges between the two sides. China and the EU are comprehensive strategic partners, and China and Europe should not fight a trade war. China has consistently advocated that both sides act with mutual respect and moving toward each other (相向而行, xiang xiang er xing - "towards, towards, each other, walk"), finding ways to resolve each other's concerns through dialogue and consultation. He hopes Germany will maintain a rational, pragmatic attitude, play a positive role within the EU, push the EU to uphold free trade, reject protectionism, and uphold the right path of open cooperation and dialogue and consultation.
Wadefur stated that Germany-China relations have maintained a good momentum of development in recent years. The German side looks forward to further closer high-level exchanges with the Chinese side, holding a new round of Germany-China government consultations, deepening practical cooperation in areas such as economy and trade, and continuously raising the level of Germany-China relations. Germany firmly pursues the one-China policy, and this position will not change. The current international situation faces a series of new threats and challenges, and Germany expects China to exert its influence in international and regional affairs, exploring solutions together with Germany. The German side supports Europe and China in properly handling differences through dialogue, and is willing to play a positive role in this regard.
Wang Yi stated that the important consensus reached by the China-Germany sides today is precisely to insist on resolving China-EU economic and trade issues through dialogue and consultation.
The two sides also exchanged views on the situation in Iran and the Ukraine crisis. Wang Yi reiterated China's principled position, stating that China will only do things conducive to peace, and has always been committed to persuasion and promoting talks. China is willing to continue strengthening communication and coordination with the European side, making joint efforts.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 21) Tie Ning, Vice Chairwoman of the NPC Standing Committee, met at the Great Hall of the People on September 21 with a delegation of the Lao National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee led by Bounxou Khaikhamphithoun, member of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and Chairman of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee. The two sides exchanged views on China-Laos relations and exchanges between the legislative bodies of the two countries.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 21) Lobsang Gyaltsen, Vice Chairperson of the NPC Standing Committee, met in Beijing on September 21 with Zungu, Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania. The two sides exchanged in-depth views on topics of common concern, including implementing the consensus of the two heads of state, promoting the development of the China-Tanzania comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, and strengthening exchanges and cooperation between legislative bodies.
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The vast river of history surges onward, and the great ship of major-power relations always keeps recalibrating its course amid the tides of the times.
At the invitation of President Trump of the United States of America, President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25. The two heads of state will realize mutual state visits within half a year, which is of historic and milestone significance.
In May this year, President Xi Jinping and President Trump held a historic meeting in Beijing, jointly establishing the new positioning of China-U.S. relations as building a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship, and making clear that the two countries will work hand in hand toward the direction of cooperation as the mainstay, competition with limits, differences controllable, and peace foreseeable, exploring the proper way for major countries to get along in the new era.
Having traversed wind and rain, the great ship of China-U.S. relations has anchored at a brand-new coordinate and set sail anew. From Beijing to Washington, the two heads of state will meet again after an interval of four months, which will provide strategic guidance for the China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship to move steadily and far into the future.
The year 2026 is destined to be a historic and landmark year for China-U.S. relations to carry forward the past and open up a new chapter. Jointly shaping the new picture of a constructive strategically stable China-U.S. relationship — this weighty historical responsibility has fallen upon the shoulders of China, the United States, and the peoples of both countries.
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In May, Beijing. In the magnificent and grand in scale Great Hall of the People, the resplendent and solemn Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, and the secluded and serene Chun'ou Studio, the Chinese side, with its profound historical accumulation and firm strategic confidence, impelled the U.S. side to transcend the old paradigm of a zero-sum game where one's gain is another's loss and jointly create a new paradigm for China-U.S. relations.
The two heads of state agreed to take building a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship as the new positioning of China-U.S. relations, providing strategic guidance for China-U.S. relations over the next three years and even longer, promoting the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of bilateral relations, and also bringing more peace, prosperity, and progress to the world.
The inner core of the new positioning is centrally embodied in the organic unity of the "four stabilities." Positive stability with cooperation as the mainstay means abandoning the logic of confrontation and antagonism, placing cooperation in a prominent position in bilateral relations, and continuously enlarging the basic base of common interests; benign stability with competition with limits means acknowledging that competition objectively exists between major countries, but competition should observe boundaries and follow rules, and must not be generalized into all-round confrontation; normal stability with differences controllable means facing up to the long-term and complex nature of differences, managing risks through dialogue and consultation, and preventing conflicts from escalating out of control; enduring stability with peace foreseeable means firmly holding the fundamental bottom line of peace and pursuing long-term peaceful coexistence.
The logic of the "four stabilities" is clear, constituting the profound connotation of a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship, aligning with the three principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation that China has consistently upheld, and further clarifying the strategic boundaries and ways of getting along in China-U.S. relations. The website of the U.S. journal Foreign Affairs published an article stating that the new positioning marks the first time in more than 10 years that China and the United States have reached consensus on how to define a relationship generally recognized by the leaders of both sides, and "the goal of the new diplomatic framework between Beijing and Washington is pragmatic."
The new positioning demonstrates strategic foresight in grasping the evolution of China-U.S. relations —
Extending the time frame, since 1949, the positioning of China-U.S. relations has undergone multiple adjustments, for example, "enemy," "quasi-ally," "constructive strategic partnership," "cooperative partnership," "stakeholder," "new-type major-power relationship," and so on. Over the past decade or so, China-U.S. relations has experienced ups and downs or vicissitudes, rubbing in amid friction, adjusting in amid dialogue, accumulating consensus in amid gaming, and has traversed an extraordinary journey. The way the two sides deal with each other has become increasingly rational and mature, and the mechanisms for handling differences have been continuously improved. This also proves once again that a zero-sum game has no way out, that confrontation and conflict have no winners, and that dialogue and cooperation are the only correct choice for China-U.S. relations.
Entering the new era, Chinese diplomacy actively promotes coordination and sound development among major countries, advancing the building of a pattern of major-country relations featuring peaceful coexistence, overall stability, and balanced development. The proposal of a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship indicates that the Chinese side hopes to realize peaceful coexistence, risk management, and cooperative progress between China and the United States through a more resilient and more sustainable model. It does not evade contradictions, nor does it seek to return to the past, but rather bases itself on reality and seeks results, reflecting the maturity and confidence of Chinese diplomacy.
The new positioning demonstrates profound insight into historical laws —
In today's world, the once-in-a-century transformation is accelerating, and the international situation is interwoven with change and turbulence. Beneath the turmoil and transformation, can China and the United States cross the "Thucydides Trap" and create a new paradigm for major-power relations? Can the two sides join hands to address global challenges and inject more stability into the world? Can they, focusing on the well-being of the two peoples and the future and destiny of humanity, jointly create a bright future for bilateral relations? These questions of history, questions of the world, and questions of the people test the wisdom and responsibility of both sides.
The so-called "Thucydides Trap," in essence, is a zero-sum confrontation narrative derived from the past history of the West. Building a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship is precisely about breaking this old logic. The new positioning emphasizes benign competition rather than malignant confrontation, emphasizes moving toward each other rather than turning back to back, and its goal is to achieve mutual achievement and common prosperity, rather than a zero-sum game where one's gain is another's loss, achieving dynamic balance in China-U.S. relations through strengthening cooperation, effective management, and joint shaping. This provides a brand-new approach and feasible path for resolving the "Thucydides Trap." Countries with different civilizations, different systems, and different paths can certainly coexist peacefully and develop together. The Earth is big enough to accommodate the common development and respective prosperity of China and the United States.
The new positioning demonstrates the major-country responsibility of a great power toward international obligations —
A stable China-U.S. relationship is itself the greatest contribution to world peace and development. As permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and the world's two largest economies, China and the United States together account for more than one-third of the world's economic output and nearly one-quarter of the world's population. China-U.S. relations has long transcended the bilateral sphere and become a key variable affecting global peace, stability, development, cooperation, and governance.
Building a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship is a path of exploration unprecedented in history that China and the United States, as two major countries, have embarked upon with an attitude of being responsible to history, to the people, and to the world, and it will profoundly influence the evolution of the international landscape and inject precious certainty into a turbulent world. Under the guidance of this new paradigm of a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship, the world has the hope of emerging from the mire of zero-sum gaming and moving toward a more stable, cooperative, and just future.
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The course has already been calibrated; the key lies in steadfast implementation.
Head-of-state diplomacy plays an irreplaceable strategic guiding role in bilateral relations. Over these years, although China-U.S. relations has weathered storms, and at times even faced towering waves, ithas maintained overall stability. This situation is fundamentally attributable to the role of head-of-state diplomacy as the "ballast stone" and "compass," allowing the great ship of China-U.S. relations to advance steadily.
Following the Beijing meeting between the Chinese and U.S. heads of state, bilateral relations has opened new prospects amid resilience and set out anew amid cooperation, with positive factors in bilateral interaction continuously increasing. The strategic blueprint drawn by the two heads of state is being transformed into institutional mechanisms and implemented into concrete actions in multiple fields through pragmatic advancement.
For major-power relations to move steadily and far into the future, the solid support of an institutional framework is indispensable.
Under the guidance of the consensus of the heads of state, the relevant departments of the Chinese and U.S. sides have maintained communication in such fields as economy and trade, diplomacy, the two militaries, drug control, law enforcement, artificial intelligence, and people-to-people exchanges, injecting stability into the respective development of both countries with positive expectations.
The economic and trade teams of the Chinese and U.S. sides are maintaining close communication on specific arrangements such as the structure, functions, and operating model of the trade council, promoting the shift of China-U.S. economic and trade consultations from crisis-driven response toward mechanism-based management; the working group meeting of the 2026 China-U.S. Maritime Military Security Consultation Mechanism was held, with the two militaries effectively enhancing mutual understanding and avoiding misunderstanding and miscalculation; events such as the 2026 China-U.S. Subnational Cooperation Dialogue, the China-U.S. Business Community Exchange and Dialogue Activities, and the Third China-U.S. 1.5-Track Dialogue were successively held, with exchanges and interactions among subnational entities, business communities, and strategic academic circles becoming increasingly active... The multi-level, multi-track dialogue and cooperation network between China and the United States is being woven ever denser, the foundation of mutual trust is being laid ever deeper, building institutional barriers for candid communication, resolving differences, and managing crises.
As China-U.S. relations forges ahead through the waves, economic and trade cooperation should continue to serve as the ballast stone and propeller.
Business groups such as the U.S.-China Business Council and the American Chamber of Commerce in China have repeatedly organized business delegation visits to China, with interactions between entrepreneurs of the two countries becoming more frequent; cooperation in traditional fields such as agricultural products, energy, and bulk commodities is advancing in an orderly manner, while exchanges in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence and biomedicine are seeing rising enthusiasm... The positive signals released by the market are precisely the most vivid confirmation of the mutually beneficial nature of China-U.S. economic and trade cooperation.
Two latest survey data are quite persuasive. The latest report of the U.S.-China Business Council shows that 95% of surveyed companies believe their business operations in China help them maintain global competitiveness, 92% of surveyed companies achieved profitability in China last year, and many companies plan to continue expanding their investment layout in China. The latest 2026 China Business Report released by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai shows that, driven by improved financial performance, improved geopolitical environment, and improved regulatory environment, the profitability and business confidence of surveyed U.S. companies in China have both rebounded significantly. The business communities of China and the United States are converging into streams of mutually beneficial cooperation, safeguarding the fundamentals of China-U.S. economic and trade cooperation, and voicing and contributing efforts for China-U.S. relations to forge ahead through hardships.
The connection between the hearts of the people is the most profound force in major-power relations.
The hope of China-U.S. relations lies in the people, the foundation lies in the grassroots, the future lies in the youth, and the vitality lies in the localities. The "50,000 in Five Years" initiative personally proposed by President Xi Jinping achieved its expected goal two and a half years ahead of schedule; events such as the China-U.S. Youth Sports Exchange Week, the Flying Tigers Youth Leaders Dialogue, and "Sailing the Blue Together: China-U.S. Youth Friendship Journey" were successfully held, with the youth of the two countries increasingly becoming a vital new force for China-U.S. friendship; the 2026 China-U.S. Scholars Dialogue and the Tenth China-U.S. Civil Peace Forum were successfully held, with exchanges in the fields of education and think tanks presenting a splendid array of highlights; the two countries have now established 50 pairs of sister provinces/states and 238 pairs of sister cities, with subnational exchanges continuously tightening the bonds between the peoples; the reunion of American friend "Sai Kaosi" with desertification-control hero Yin Yuzhen went viral online, showing the world that the people of China and the United States, working together, can make the world a better place... Multiple U.S. opinion polls show that the favorability of the American public toward China has continued to recover. The people of China and the United States are moving toward each other, time and again accumulating energy for bilateral relations.
Building a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship is a long-term, systematic project. Exploring this new path for major countries to get along, friction and twists and turns are inevitable. By anchoring the consensus of the heads of state without deviating from course, focusing on the cooperation agenda without slackening, and properly handling differences and risks without evasion, ithas possible to push bilateral relations to continuously advance in a stable, healthy, and sustainable direction.
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In building a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship, establishing correct strategic perception is the "first button" that must be properly fastened.
When perception deviates, actions easily stray from the right track. For a long time, some people in the United States have clung to Cold War thinking, regarding China as a strategic adversary and advocating a strategic competition narrative, causing China-U.S. relations to fall into serious difficulties. This erroneous strategic perception is the root cause of all problems in bilateral relations. Recently, the U.S. side has introduced multiple restrictive measures involving China, running counter to the momentum of China-U.S. relations stabilizing and improving, exposing the cognitive disconnect between some people on the U.S. side and the new positioning of bilateral relations.
History has repeatedly proven that if one clings to zero-sum game thinking and ideological prejudice and regards the other as an adversary, China-U.S. relations will be fraught with contradictions. Making strategic competition the overall tone of China policy is both a misreading of China's development path and a misjudgment of the nature of bilateral relations; it both violates the expectations of the two peoples and departs from the trend of the times.
The new positioning is a positive response to the fundamental question of "whether China and the United States are adversaries or partners," explicitly rejecting the erroneous logic of defining China-U.S. relations by strategic competition. It is a reaffirmation, reconsolidation, and reshaping of the future exploration of building a China-U.S. relationship with constructive, strategic, and stable qualities.
China and the United States should be partners and friends; this is the revelation of history and the requirement of reality.
President Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out that, throughout the course of China-U.S. relations, whether the two sides can achieve mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation is the key to whether bilateral relations can develop steadily.
Mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation are the valuable experience precipitated from more than half a century of China-U.S. interactions. Based on the new historical juncture, building a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship fully aligns with and carries forward this valuable experience.
Mutual respect is an important prerequisite for realizing a China-U.S. constructive strategic stability.
China and the United States have different national conditions, and contradictions and differences are inevitable. The two sides should be good at seeking common ground, continuously enlarging the cake of common interests; they should also rationally preserve differences, fully accommodating each other's legitimate concerns, so that competition has limits and differences are controllable.
Since last year, multiple rounds of China-U.S. economic and trade consultations have reached a series of positive outcomes, with "mutual respect" having been written into the outcome consensus reached by the economic and trade teams of both sides on multiple occasions. Practice has proven that, as long as the two sides move toward each other in the spirit of equality, respect, and mutual benefit, they can find the wisdom and methods to resolve differences, laying a solid foundation for China-U.S. relations and creating a favorable environment for the respective development of both countries.
Peaceful coexistence is the bottom line that two major countries must firmly hold.
Conflict and confrontation between China and the United States would be an unbearable disaster for both countries and even the world. The key to achieving enduring stability with peace foreseeable lies in abiding by the three China-U.S. joint communiqués, respecting each other's social systems, development paths, core interests, and major concerns. The Taiwan question, democracy and human rights, path and system, and development rights are the four red lines of the Chinese side that brook no challenge. These are the guardrails and safety nets of China-U.S. relations.
The Taiwan question is the most important issue in China-U.S. relations, one small change can affect the entire situation. Handled well, bilateral relations can maintain overall stability. Handled poorly, the two countries will collide or even conflict, pushing the entire China-U.S. relationship into a very dangerous situation. The one-China principle is the political foundation of China-U.S. relations. "Taiwan independence" is the common enemy of China and the United States, and managing "Taiwan independence" is a key link in building a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship. The U.S. side must handle the Taiwan question with the utmost prudence and safeguard the stable development of China-U.S. relations as well as peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait with concrete actions.
Win-win cooperation is the trend of the times and the inherent color that China-U.S. relations should preserve.
For China and the United States, cooperation benefits both sides, while conflict harms both — this is a simple truth repeatedly tested by practice. Every time cooperation moves one step forward, mutual trust increases by one measure, and the resilience of bilateral relations correspondingly strengthens.
This year marks the opening year of China's 15th Five-Year Plan, with more than 1.4 billion Chinese people comprehensively advancing Chinese modernization through high-quality development. This year also marks the 250th anniversary of American independence, with more than 300 million American people advancing the development of the United States toward a new journey. The Chinese side has always believed that realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and making America great again can completely proceed in parallel, achieve each other, and benefit the world.
Establishing correct strategic perception must ultimately be translated into concrete actions that honor consensus. Upholding the spirit of mutual respect, holding firm the bottom line of peaceful coexistence, and jointly creating the prospect of win-win cooperation, China and the United States should maintain the continuity and stability of policies, injecting more confidence in peace, strength for stability, and momentum for cooperation into the international community.
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The greatness of a major country lies in its vision, and even more so in its sense of responsibility.
From joining hands to fight fascism during World War II and promoting the establishment of the postwar international order, to the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries being called by international opinion "the most striking major event that changed the international strategic landscape," to today's people expecting that "to achieve a stable 21st century, China and the United States must join hands and cooperate," every time China-U.S. relations has moved forward, ithas brought tangible benefits to the two peoples and responded to the earnest expectations of the international community.
At a time when the international situation is interwoven with change and turbulence, the strategic value of China-U.S. relations is becoming increasingly prominent. Whether in promoting the cooling and stabilization of regional hotspot issues, in solving global governance challenges, or in opening up new frontiers for the progress of human civilization, all of these are inseparable from a stable, healthy, and sustainable China-U.S. relationship.
The construction of a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship is itself the supply of a precious public good to the world, which will profoundly influence the evolution of the global balance of power, shape the direction of the future international order, and have a powerful positive radiating effect.
Benign interaction between China and the United States serves both the respective development of the two countries and provides assistance and escort for world economic growth. The industries of the two countries are deeply interconnected, their market sizes and volumes are enormous, and the spillover effects of bilateral interaction extend to the entire world. In May this year, the economic and trade teams of China and the United States reached a series of consensus on establishing a trade council and an investment council, and on promoting the expansion of two-way trade under a reciprocal tariff reduction framework; as soon as the news was announced, ithad the effect of stabilizing global market expectations. Confidence is more precious than gold. Authoritative institutions such as the International Monetary Fund generally believe that the easing of China-U.S. relations is an important prerequisite for global economic recovery. China and the United States conducting constructive communication and cooperation, maintaining the smooth operation of global industrial and supply chains, can inject precious certainty into world economic recovery and create a more predictable external environment for the development of all countries.
Looking around the globe, regional conflicts are rising and falling successively, and various types of security risks are superimposing and resonating; the world needs strategic stability between major countries more than ever. Since 2025, in the face of the complex and volatile international security situation, China and the United States have restored the high-level military communication mechanism, building an important channel for managing the risk of misjudgment at sea and in the region. In May this year, the Chinese and U.S. heads of state exchanged views on major international and regional issues such as the situation in the Middle East, the Ukraine crisis, and the Korean Peninsula. Major countries bear special responsibilities; China and the United States should grasp the trend of the times with a broad vision, properly handle regional hotspot issues with a strong sense of responsibility, do more practical and good things to promote peace and facilitate talks, and strive to be a source of stability for world peace.
Coordination and cooperation between China and the United States possess irreplaceable leading value in the global governance system. From jointly responding to the impact of the international financial crisis, to jointly addressing major public health security challenges under the framework of the United Nations, China-U.S. collaboration has on multiple occasions contributed solutions and strength to solving global challenges. At present, the "four major deficits" of global peace, development, security, and governance are interwoven and overlapping, making coordinated action by major countries even more necessary. China and the United States will respectively host the 2026 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and the G20 Leaders' Summit, with the two summits held only one month apart; the Chinese and U.S. heads of state have reached a consensus of "being pleased to see each other's success." The "dual summits," complementing each other and forming a historic linkage, will create favorable conditions for institutional coordination between the two countries. China and the United States have many resonance points and cooperation points on issues such as supply chains, energy, and the digital economy, and deepening pragmatic coordination between the two sides on these global issues will explore feasible paths for reforming and improving the global governance system.
A new round of the wave of scientific and technological revolution is surging forward, and the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence are simultaneously becoming prominent, becoming a brand-new proposition facing all of humanity. As the world's leading artificial intelligence powers, China and the United States strengthening communication and dialogue, consolidating consensus, and promoting artificial intelligence to move upward and toward goodness and benefit humanity is both the proper meaning of implementing the consensus of the two heads of state and can provide important reference for global digital governance. The two sides should make good use of the intergovernmental dialogue mechanism on artificial intelligence, give play to the constructive role of the business community as the main force of artificial intelligence innovation, break through technological, market, and industrial barriers, release the innovative momentum empowered by two-way cooperation, and make artificial intelligence a new frontier of China-U.S. cooperation and a new ladder for human innovation and development.
When the world stands at a new crossroads, China and the United States calibrating the course of bilateral relations with constructive strategic stability, activating development momentum with win-win cooperation, and improving global governance with benign interaction is an inevitable choice that conforms to the trend of the times and meets international expectations.
Building a China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship begins with top-level consensus, values pragmatic practice, succeeds through two-way commitment, and benefits both countries and the world.
China and the United States should grasp the trend of the times, conform to the expectations of the world, and, with the vision and responsibility of being accountable to the world and to history, make correct choices that can stand the test of history and the scrutiny of the times.
The Chinese side is willing to work with the U.S. side to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, promote the China-U.S. constructive strategically stable relationship to move steadily and far into the future, and continuously inject stability and positive energy into a turbulent and changing world.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 21) (Reporter Yi Shuran) On September 21, the main venue event of the 2026 National Unity and Progress Publicity Week was held 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 announced the launch of the Publicity Week.
At the event site, the theme promotional video of the Publicity Week was screened, and representatives of all 56 ethnic groups jointly issued an initiative, calling on sons and daughters of all ethnic groups to be guardians of the great motherland, inheritors of Chinese culture, promoters of exchange, interaction, and integration, and builders of Chinese modernization, upholding national unity and promoting ethnic unity and progress — everyone sharing the responsibility (人人有责, ren ren you ze - "every person, have, responsibility"). A responsible official of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission stated that the Publicity Week should be taken as an opportunity to earnestly study, publicize, and implement the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, and to promote the Chinese nation into becoming a community with a shared future that has a higher degree of recognition and stronger cohesion.
The event site showcased the "Ethnic Unity Builds Dreams" volunteer service project and the achievements of the social work professionals support program for old revolutionary base areas, ethnic regions, and border areas, released the special documentary "Pomegranate Blossoms — Forging a Sense of Community for the Chinese Nation" jointly produced by China Media Group and the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, launched the first batch of activity brands under the youth exchange program among all ethnic groups, and relevant regions displayed the achievements of Beijing's ethnic unity and progress development efforts.
This year's Publicity Week is the first National Unity and Progress Publicity Week after the formal implementation of the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, focusing on the theme of "Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, Striving Forward on the Journey of National Rejuvenation," and will concentrate on carrying out publicity and education activities to forge a sense of community for the Chinese Nation across the country. The main venue event was co-hosted by the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, jointly with the Central Social Work Department, the Ethnic Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress, the Ministry of Justice, and the People's Government of Beijing Municipality; responsible comrades of relevant departments of the Central Committee and state organs and of Beijing attended the event.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Nanjing, September 21) (Reporter Ke Gaoyang) The Eighth Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting on Human Resources Development was held on September 21 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. State Councilor Shen Yiqin attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.
Shen Yiqin stated that President Xi Jinping has profoundly pointed out that human resources are the primary resource and also the most active and most positive factor in innovation activities. Under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, the Chinese government adheres to the people-centered development philosophy, strives to shape modern human resources that are of excellent quality, sufficient in total quantity, optimized in structure, and reasonable in distribution, and has blazed a path of human resources development with distinct Chinese characteristics in which economic development and livelihood security promote and advance each other.
Shen Yiqin emphasized that human resources development in the Asia-Pacific region has enormous potential and bright prospects, but also faces major challenges brought by the technological revolution and demographic changes. The Chinese government is willing to work with all parties to uphold the original aspiration of Asia-Pacific cooperation, embrace the changes of the times, focus on investing in people, strengthen policy coordination, adhere to achieving mutual benefits through openness (开放共赢, kai fang gong ying - "open, share; common, win"), jointly promote high-quality full employment, jointly strengthen vocational skills training, jointly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of workers, and jointly promote high-level international talent exchange and cooperation, making new contributions to building an open, vibrant, resilient, and peaceful Asia-Pacific community.
The meeting was held under the theme "Shaping Modern Human Resources to Contribute to Building the Asia-Pacific Community." Representatives from APEC economies, the Secretariat, observers, and relevant international organizations attended the meeting.
Shen Yiqin also conducted research on cultural and tourism work, emphasizing the need to coordinate development and security, make every effort to promote the integrated development of culture, tourism, sports, and commerce, better leverage the role of the cultural and tourism industry in expanding domestic demand, stabilizing growth, promoting employment, and benefiting people's livelihoods, and ensure that the cultural and tourism market remains safe, stable, and orderly during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王东辉
The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan makes a series of major arrangements for strengthening the capacity to safeguard food security. On September 21, the State Council Information Office held a themed press conference under the series "A Good Start to the 15th Five-Year Plan" to introduce the relevant situation regarding guarding and managing well the "granary of a major country" and safeguarding national food security.
During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the annual gross industrial output value of the grain industry is expected to exceed 4.5 trillion yuan
Liu Huanxin, member of the Party Leadership Group of the National Development and Reform Commission and director of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, introduced that during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, China's comprehensive grain production capacity continued to improve, grain output climbed to the 700-million-ton level, the grain industry continued to upgrade, the annual gross industrial output value of the grain industry exceeded 4 trillion yuan, grain circulation was efficient and smooth, and grain market supply was adequate with overall stable operation.
"During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, we will thoroughly implement the national food security strategy, adhere to grasping output and production capacity, production and ecology, and increasing output and increasing income together, enhance the capacity for coordinated guarantee of grain production, purchase, storage, processing, and sales, strengthen grain purchase, sales, and reserve management, promote quality improvement and efficiency enhancement in grain circulation, promote the connection of grain production and demand, structural optimization, and quality improvement, and accelerate the establishment of a modern grain circulation system commensurate with China's status as a major country." Liu Huanxin said that efforts should be focused on three key tasks——
Do a good job in grain purchase and sales. Adhere to combining the "two hands" of the government and the market, exert efforts on both the supply and demand sides, pay attention to regulating market order and the construction of logistics channels with both software and hardware efforts, hold the bottom line of "grain grown can be sold" and "grain for eating can be bought," and further invigorate grain purchase and sales.
Do a good job in grain reserves. With an eye to being able to store enough, continuously optimize the variety structure and regional layout of grain reserves; with an eye to storing well, coordinate the stock and increment of grain storage facility capacity, optimize layout, and enhance functions; with an eye to being usable when needed, scientifically grasp the timing, pace, and intensity of grain reserve release and replenishment.
Do a good job in the grain industry. Do the addition well, extending the grain industry chain; do the subtraction well, promoting loss and waste reduction across the entire post-production grain chain; do the multiplication well, stimulating the multiplier effect of industrial innovation... During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, we will thoroughly implement the high-quality grain project, continuously improve the quality and efficiency of grain industry development, and the grain industry is expected to achieve an annual gross industrial output value of more than 4.5 trillion yuan.
The potential of the grain industry is considerable. In recent years, China's grain industry has maintained a stable growth trend, with the gross industrial output value of the grain industry increasing from 3 trillion yuan at the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan period to more than 4 trillion yuan at the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan period.
Qian Yi, deputy director of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, introduced that it is necessary to accelerate high-quality development of the grain industry by strengthening structural optimization, brand leadership, innovation-driven growth, and support guarantees. Food and strategic reserves departments will focus on continuously promoting the grain industry chain to become stronger and better, in light of local conditions and by formulating policies according to different grain varieties, continuously increasing the supply of high-quality grain.
Build safe, smart, green, and clean grain depots
The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan proposes "improving the new model of grain supervision." "We will adhere to placing equal emphasis on supervision and service, take 'artificial intelligence + supervision' as the guide, increase law enforcement efforts on key issues related to the vital interests of the people, and promote more standardized law enforcement, more precise services, and more effective supervision." Qin Yiyun, deputy director of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, stated.
Grain purchase concerns the interests of both farmers and urban residents. "To organize large-scale purchase well, the general principle is to adhere to both market-oriented orientation and protection of farmers' interests, combining an effective market with a proactive government. Market-oriented purchase and policy-based procurement and storage are coordinated to ensure smooth channels for selling grain." Liu Huanxin said that preparations for this year's autumn grain purchase are in place, and measures have been deployed to strengthen purchase organization, invigorate market purchase and sales, conduct regulation at opportune times, optimize services for farmers, and strictly strengthen supervision, maintaining grain prices at a reasonable level.
Improve the level of grain and reserve management and enhance the capacity to safeguard food security. "Build safe grain depots, smart grain depots, green grain depots, and clean grain depots." Liu Huanxin introduced that it is necessary to enhance grain depot safety early warning and proactive prevention and control capabilities to ensure the safety of grain quantity, quality, and storage; promote "artificial intelligence + grain reserves," promote the digitalization of business processes, automation of key links, and intelligent warehouse management; promote the application of green grain storage technologies in light of local conditions to promote high-quality grain storage and quality and freshness preservation; consolidate the achievements of the special rectification of corruption in the grain purchase and sales field, strengthen risk prevention and control, and build a solid foundation for integrity.
The sound storage capacity of standard warehouses nationwide has reached 730 million tons. To manage and use these grain depots and storage capacity well, the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration issued guiding opinions in June this year to strengthen grain depot construction.
Grain must not only be managed well and stored well, but also used well. Currently, global climate warming and the trend of frequent and multiple disasters have put forward higher requirements for grain emergency supply guarantees. China's grain emergency response system has been continuously improved, and the foundation for grain emergency supply guarantees has become more solid. At present, a four-level grain emergency plan system at the national, provincial, municipal, and county levels has been formed, and 7 regional grain emergency support centers have been established in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the Chengdu-Chongqing region, Central China, the Northwest, and the Northeast. There are nearly 70,000 grain emergency support enterprises nationwide, more than 60,000 grain emergency supply outlets, and the daily emergency processing capacity and supply capacity of grain and oil both exceed 1.8 million tons.
Continuously promote the construction of high-standard grain depots and the upgrading and renovation of existing warehouses
The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan clearly states that loss and waste reduction across the entire post-production grain chain should be promoted. "Promoting grain conservation and loss reduction is a long-term project. During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, we will adhere to comprehensive policy measures and deeply tap the potential for loss reduction." Qin Yiyun introduced.
Continuously promote the construction of high-standard grain depots and the upgrading and renovation of existing warehouses, and continuously improve the effectiveness of green grain storage. Implement demonstration projects for the integrated application of green grain storage technologies, gradually increasing the 70 established application demonstration sites to more than 100, covering all 7 grain storage ecological zones nationwide.
Focus on green grain storage, comprehensive utilization, whole grains, and other aspects, organize the formulation and revision of relevant standards, further lead and regulate grain conservation and loss reduction, encourage enterprises to process appropriately, actively tap the utilization potential of by-products, and promote the efficient utilization of grain resources.
Optimize technical services and reduce the grain loss rate. Increase scientific and technological service efforts, guide and solve problems in grain cleaning and drying, short-term storage, pest and mold prevention and control, and other aspects, and promote loss reduction and efficiency improvement in farmers' grain storage.
The dining table is also an important "battlefield" for conservation and loss reduction. Liu Huanxin introduced that implementing the whole grain action plan is an important starting point for implementing the national food security strategy and the Healthy China strategy, which both conserves grain and promotes health.
In December 2024, 7 departments jointly issued the "National Whole Grain Action Plan (2024-2035)," and the implementation results have been remarkable. The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan makes further arrangements for implementing the whole grain action plan. Liu Huanxin stated that the whole grain action plan should continue to be advanced from aspects such as strengthening science popularization and publicity, standard leadership, scientific and technological innovation, and industrial upgrading, to better support the building of a Healthy China and safeguard national food security.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 申智林 孙 超
At nightfall, Dayong Ancient City in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, welcomed its "highlight" moment.
Young visitors from other regions, dressed in Hanfu, had just "shown off" a "time-travel" on the stone-paved streets, then plunged into the block's "flying cinema" to experience digital technology in a 3D world; foreign tourists coming down from Tianmen Mountain, without even time to take off their hiking backpacks, were immersed in the intangible cultural heritage performances.
This scenic area, which had been rather desolate half a year ago, has optimized its business formats and adjusted its structure, shifting from selling tickets to selling services, and its popularity has clearly risen.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" for Expanding Consumption proposes that by 2030, the consumption supply will be further optimized, the quality of goods and services will continue to improve, the supply system will be more complete, consumption business formats, models, and scenarios will be richer, and the adaptability of supply and demand will be further enhanced.
Hunan, which is full of heat in new consumption, has in recent years deepened the special action to boost consumption, promoting the sustained vitality of the consumer market.
Strong industrial vitality drives ample consumption momentum.
Hunan Jinbo Carbon aims at the research and development of high-performance brake materials; carbon-ceramic brake discs, which were previously only available on luxury cars priced at over one million yuan, are now being popularized to cars in the 300,000-yuan class. The insulated magnet wire developed by Jindian Electric helps new energy vehicles optimize high-voltage fast-charging performance. The high-performance silicon steel produced by Hunan Hongwang New Materials has become a key raw material for high-performance drive motors...
Adapting to new trends in the consumer market, Hunan continues to empower consumption.
In the evening, at the Wanlou Scenic Area in Xiangtan, colorful shipping containers had their lights turning on one after another (次第亮灯, ci dai liang deng - "orderly, light, up"), and the Qi Baishi digital light-and-shadow exhibition interpreted the aesthetics of Hunan culture.
This riverside pavilion on the Xiang River had long been in a semi-idle state after its completion. In 2022, Xiangtan introduced Hunan TV & Broadcast Intermediary to cooperate in revitalizing it. "The first move was to light up Wanlou and make it a nighttime urban landmark." Duan Keke, general manager of the Mango Cultural Tourism Xiangtan project of TV & Broadcast Intermediary, said that by adding cultural and technological elements such as the metaverse and light-and-shadow exhibitions, and then linking up the Ferris wheel, aquarium, theme park, and RV hotel, the idle building became lively.
Continuing to polish the "Night Xiaoxiang" brand, Hunan has issued several opinions on promoting the high-quality development of the "night economy," cultivating 100 provincial-level nighttime consumption agglomeration demonstration zones, and creating a full-chain scenario of "night tours, night entertainment, night shopping, night lodging, and night study."
Urban cultural tourism landmarks have been revitalized, and agricultural cultural heritage is also releasing its vitality.
At the Ziquejie Terraces in Xinhua, a World Heritage Irrigation Structure and Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System, the gravity-fed irrigation system on the mountain nourishes tens of thousands of mu of rice paddies.
It is not about simply "fencing off" the heritage, but turning the terraces into a participatory scenario. Tourists can spend 99 yuan to adopt 10 square meters of terraced fields, experiencing farming activities and harvesting ecological rice; research and study programs, mountain sports events, and intangible cultural heritage experience projects have been launched, and homestays and cultural and creative shops are growing in the mountains. Today, Ziquejie receives over 600,000 tourists annually, with more than 5,000 people and multiple enterprises adopting terraced fields.
Shifting from "seeing" to "participating," from "buying" to "experiencing," Hunan continuously deepens the multi-industry consumption integration of commerce, tourism, culture, sports, and health, and innovates diversified consumption scenarios.
This year, Zhangjiajie's international circle of friends has continued to expand. From January to August, Zhangjiajie received 994,500 inbound tourists from 196 countries and regions, a year-on-year increase of 20.47%; tourism foreign exchange earnings reached 109.61 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 40%.
In the Furong Town scenic area in Yongshun County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, a restaurant operator in his 50s uses fluent English to solicit foreign customers. "As our country continues to expand the scope of visa-free countries, among the independent travelers coming to Furong Town, the proportion of foreign tourists has reached 40%." Zhong Fei, chairman of Hunan Huaxia Investment Group Co., Ltd., said.
Seizing the opportunity of the 240-hour transit visa-free policy, Hunan is accelerating the construction of an internationalized consumption ecosystem. It is building a full-chain system of "tax refund at departure + in-city duty-free + cross-border consumption + inbound services." In the first half of the year, Hunan's overseas bank card transaction amount reached 473 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 20.13%; the number of tax-refund-at-departure stores increased threefold, and sales increased 2.6 times.
The "hustle and bustle" gives consumption warmth, and "hard strength" sustains that warmth. With a solid industrial foundation, the supply of goods and services has support; with new business formats and scenarios, consumption demand can be met; with open domestic and international channels, market space can be expanded. Hunan is leading new supply with new demand, creating new demand with new supply, continuously enhancing the adaptability of supply and demand, and promoting the sustained expansion and upgrading of the consumer market.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘玲玲 宋亦然 张梦旭
At the invitation of Trump, President of the United States of America, President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25. During the visit, President Xi Jinping will have in-depth exchanges of views with President Trump on major issues concerning China-U.S. relations as well as world peace and development.
China-U.S. relations are the most important bilateral relationship in today's world, bearing on both countries and affecting the globe. Chinese and American figures interviewed by our reporter said that the exchange of visits by the heads of state of China and the United States within half a year is of historic and milestone significance. They expressed hope that, under the strategic guidance of head-of-state diplomacy, China and the United States will jointly enrich the connotation of the China-U.S. constructive strategic stability relationship, blaze a path of correct interaction between major countries in the new era, and, while creating a bright future for bilateral relations, bring more stability and certainty to a world fraught with change and turbulence.
Opening greater space for bilateral cooperation
In May this year, the Chinese and U.S. heads of state held a historic meeting in Beijing and agreed to build a China-U.S. constructive strategic stability relationship, hoping that the two countries will work toward the direction of cooperation as the mainstay, competition with restraint, manageable differences, and a peace that can be anticipated, jointly exploring the correct way for major countries to interact in the new era. The upcoming China-U.S. heads-of-state meeting in the United States will provide strategic guidance for the steady and sustained progress of the China-U.S. constructive strategic stability relationship and open greater space for bilateral cooperation.
Thornton, Co-Chair of the Board of Directors of the Asia Society of the United States, said that head-of-state diplomatic strategic guidance is of great significance to the development of U.S.-China relations. In May this year, the two sides reached important consensus on building a U.S.-China constructive strategic stability relationship, providing an important strategic framework for the future development of bilateral relations. Continued interactions between the two heads of state will create more opportunities for both sides to deepen communication and cooperation and promote the steady progress of bilateral relations.
"I have always believed that exchange is the bridge to understanding, friendship, and peace." Dan Stein, Chair of the U.S. Iowa Muscatine China Friendship Committee, said he greatly looks forward to President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States, and the in-depth exchange of views between the two heads of state on major issues concerning U.S.-China relations as well as world peace and development will help enhance mutual understanding and seek common interests between the two sides.
"Head-of-state diplomacy is the anchor of China-U.S. relations. The meeting between the leaders of the two countries again will help sustain the stable momentum of China-U.S. relations and continuously advance the new positioning of bilateral relations." Diao Daming, professor at the School of International Studies, Renmin University of China, said that building a China-U.S. constructive strategic stability relationship demonstrates the two countries' clear strategic understanding of bilateral relations and helps seek the correct way of interaction.
Wu Xinbo, Dean of the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University, said that the meeting between the heads of state of the two countries will further consolidate the foundation for building a China-U.S. constructive strategic stability relationship, chart the course for the development of bilateral relations in the next stage, "further enhance China-U.S. strategic mutual trust, promote the two sides through dialogue to properly manage differences, strengthen practical cooperation, and benefit both China and the United States and the world with stability and certainty."
Wang Qiaorong, research fellow at the Institute of Contemporary China Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that the upcoming China-U.S. heads-of-state meeting will help consolidate the consensus on the new positioning of bilateral relations, clarify the priorities for next-step cooperation, while properly managing differences, promoting both sides to further translate the China-U.S. constructive strategic stability relationship into concrete actions.
Providing stable expectations for bilateral economic and trade exchanges
As the world's top two economies, China and the United States account for more than one-third of global economic output and about one-fifth of world trade in goods. The interaction between China and the United States has an important impact on both the two countries' economies and the global economy. Multiple Chinese and American figures said that the heads-of-state meeting will provide stable expectations for bilateral economic and trade exchanges and inject certainty into world economic development.
Allen, Senior Fellow at the Asia Society China Center and former President of the U.S.-China Business Council, said that the potential for U.S.-China cooperation is unlimited; both countries have vast markets, and enterprises of the two countries have significant influence in various industrial sectors. "I hope the two countries will further strengthen practical cooperation and make greater contributions to global public interests."
"The U.S. and China are the world's top two economies, each with its own technological development advantages, and the two sides have broad prospects for cooperation in the economic and trade field." Lawrence Freeman, an American international affairs expert, said that the U.S. and China can learning from each other's strengths to make up for weaknesses (取长补短, qu chang bu duan - "take, long, supplement, short") in cooperation, which will benefit both countries and affect the world.
Qi Haixia, Deputy Dean of the Institute of International Relations at Tsinghua University, said that under the guidance of head-of-state diplomacy, China and the United States have reached some consensus on cooperation mechanisms, indicating that the two sides have shifted from "crisis-driven response" to "mechanism-based management" in economic and trade consultations, promoting cooperation to stabilize and improve. The upcoming heads-of-state meeting will send a stronger signal for promoting China-U.S. economic and trade cooperation and enhance confidence of all parties in China-U.S. cooperation.
"In May this year, the successful meeting of the Chinese and U.S. heads of state further transformed the positive momentum of bilateral relations into driving force for practical cooperation in various fields." Wang Qiaorong said that the upcoming heads-of-state meeting will provide political guidance for the development of China-U.S. relations and open new space for bilateral economic and trade cooperation. "China and the United States are important economic and trade partners to each other; cooperation brings mutual benefits while conflict results in mutual harm (合则两利、斗则俱伤, he ze liang li, dou ze ju shang - "join, then, both, benefit; fight, then, all, suffer"). The more stable the China-U.S. economic and trade relationship is, the more certainty the world economy gains."
"The China-U.S. heads-of-state meeting will not only promote the implementation of more consensus, enhance the confidence of enterprises and markets, but also continue to lengthen the list of cooperation between the two sides, compress the list of problems, and promote the healthy and stable development of bilateral economic and trade relations. Only by moving toward each other on the basis of mutual respect and mutual benefit and win-win outcomes (互利共赢, hu li gong ying - "mutual, benefit, together, win") can economic and trade cooperation truly become the 'ballast stone' and 'propeller' of China-U.S. relations." Diao Daming said.
Contributing key driving force for addressing global challenges
At present, global challenges are emerging one after another in an endless stream (层出不穷, ceng chu bu qiong - "layer, emerge, not, exhausted"). China-U.S. cooperation bears not only on the well-being of the peoples of the two countries, but also on world peace, stability, and prosperity.
Su Xiaohui, Director of the Institute of Developing Countries Studies at the China Institute of International Studies, said that China emphasizes that both China and the United States should maintain the continuity and stability of their policies, especially honoring commitments and moving toward each other. The international community pays close attention and hopes to see positive expectations for China-U.S. cooperation, providing more certainty for the respective development of the two countries and the international situation.
Diao Daming said that, facing a world full of uncertainty, the China-U.S. heads-of-state meeting demonstrates to the international community that the world's two most important major countries are handling their relations with a responsible attitude. "The stability of China-U.S. relations is an important public good that the two countries provide to the world, and will contribute key driving force for addressing global challenges."
Qian Jing, Vice President of the Asia Society, Co-Founder and Director of the Asia Society China Center, said that the U.S. and China possess world-leading research institutions, medical resources, and biomedical industries; if the two sides continue to deepen cooperation around cancer, a common challenge for humanity, it will continuously benefit the peoples of the two countries and make positive contributions to global public health.
Wu Xinbo said that both China and the United States are permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, and the meeting between the heads of state of the two countries is conducive to world peace and stability. "We look forward to China and the United States building more consensus in the field of global governance, including artificial intelligence, injecting more stabilizing force into world peace and development."
"A China-U.S. relationship that is stable over the long term and capable of cooperatively managing differences has an important impact on world peace and development." Qi Haixia said that the China-U.S. heads-of-state meeting will, through major-country cooperation, provide new ideas for how to build a better world, both enhancing the consensus between China and the United States on "stability" and strengthening the world's confidence in "certainty."
"If the relations between the two major countries, the U.S. and China, remain stable, other countries can better plan their own development, because U.S.-China relations profoundly affect international trade, finance, artificial intelligence governance, and so on." Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Chairman of the Kuhn Foundation of the United States, said that the predictability that U.S.-China relations bring to the world can promote all parties to jointly address more pressing global challenges. The two countries' building of a U.S.-China constructive strategic stability relationship shows that major countries can replace zero-sum games with win-win cooperation, which has far-reaching significance for global stability and development.
(Our reporter Li Zhiwei participated in the writing of this article)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 肖家鑫 金 歆
From September 14 to 20, the 2026 National Cybersecurity Awareness Week, themed "Cybersecurity for the People, Cybersecurity by the People — In the Intelligent Era, Cybersecurity Safeguards the Journey," was held nationwide, promoting concepts, popularizing knowledge, and spreading skills in ways that are popular and well-received by the public (喜闻乐见, xi wen le jian - "happy, hear, enjoy, see"), effectively advancing the enhancement of cybersecurity awareness and protective skills across the whole society.
Events including the opening ceremony of Cybersecurity Awareness Week, the Cybersecurity Technology Summit Forum, and the Cybersecurity and Informatization Talent Recruitment Fair, along with multiple thematic sub-forums and themed activity days, were held in Jinan, Shandong. Over the course of the week, forces from all sectors gathered in the City of Springs, conducting in-depth discussions on cutting-edge topics such as artificial intelligence security, protection of critical information infrastructure, and AI supply chain security, jointly depicting a new landscape of cybersecurity in the intelligent era.
New Achievements Emerge to Consolidate the Security Foundation of the Intelligent Era
At the opening ceremony site of Cybersecurity Awareness Week, a series of major achievements leading industry development were released in a concentrated manner, providing technical references and practical guidance for cybersecurity governance in the intelligent era. A number of important cybersecurity achievements, including the "AI Security Governance Framework 3.0," the "2026 Test Results of AI Technology Empowering Cybersecurity Applications," and cybersecurity labeling and filing products for consumer networked cameras, attracted widespread attention. Among them, the "AI Security Governance Framework 3.0" released by the National Cybersecurity Standardization Technical Committee drew particular attention. According to introductions, the framework upholds the principles of people-centeredness and striving toward goodness, continues the logic of "risk classification, technical response, and comprehensive governance," keeps pace with the times (与时俱进, yu shi ju jin - "with, time, together, advance") in updating risk classification, and optimizes and adjusts technical response and comprehensive governance measures, aiming to promote the enhancement of consensus on AI security governance and the strengthening of risk prevention and response capabilities, ensuring that AI technology benefits humanity.
At the Cybersecurity Technology Application Experience Zone located at the Shandong International Convention and Exhibition Center, a batch of cutting-edge technologies and practical achievements, including AI large-model security protection solutions, large-model endogenous security guardrails, and intelligent agent security supervision platforms, were showcased in a concentrated manner. At the China Mobile exhibition area, a "Smart Eye Fraud Recognition Assistant" attracted a queue of people waiting to experience it. The assistant integrates functions such as AI face-swapping and voice-changing simulation and AI deep forgery detection, enhancing users' anti-fraud awareness through immersive and interactive experiences.
At the Cybersecurity Technology Summit Forum, Yun Xiaochun, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and chief scientist of Zhongguancun Laboratory, focused his discussion on AI supply chain security. He believes that the AI supply chain encompasses seven categories of interdependent assets — data, models, software, computing power, platforms, tools, and services — and that any change in the source or version iteration of any category of asset may alter the final security state. The AI supply chain is not built once and accepted once, but rather involves continuous configuration and behavior management. Yun Xiaochun suggested advancing security work forward, conducting verification during the open-source construction stage, while strengthening runtime risk detection and handling. Miao Shouye, deputy general manager of China United Network Communications Group Co., Ltd., suggested breaking down industry barriers and technological divides, achieving end-to-end connectivity and coordination from upstream infrastructure security to midstream platform service security and downstream application scenario security; jointly building new rules for industrial technological innovation, improving the security governance system, and advancing the construction of national standards and norms for AI security.
Whole-Society Participation Builds a Protective Wall of Security
From forums to streets and alleys, the rich and varied activities have enabled cybersecurity concepts to take root and bear fruit.
Young people are the future of the nation. At the Cybersecurity Technology Summit Forum, the "Blue Book on Youth Development: National Survey Report on Internet Usage by Minors" was released. The report shows that 78.5 percent of surveyed minor netizens have already used AI tools in their studies, creative work, or entertainment, making minors a high-frequency group in AI application. However, many minors lack the ability to identify AI-generated content, discern algorithmic bias, and grasp ethical boundaries.
At the special sub-forum on enhancing cybersecurity awareness and literacy, Zhang Long, vice president of Qi'anxin Group, stated that the cultivation of cybersecurity awareness should begin from adolescence. Forms such as immersive explanations and special lectures can help children broaden their technological horizons and consolidate their security awareness in practice.
Jinan innovated forms of security concept publicity: 3,000 drones staged an artistic performance in the night sky, deeply integrating cybersecurity knowledge with brilliant light displays; and by tapping into local cultural resources, it launched the image of the Spring City cybersecurity guardian, "An Xiaoxia."
At the "Art Talks Cybersecurity" works exhibition, paper-cutting, cloisonné, shadow puppetry, and other works were combined with cybersecurity themes, allowing audiences to appreciate security concepts through artistic appreciation.
Industrial Integration Empowers the Development of Digital and Intelligent Cities
At this Cybersecurity Awareness Week, the "Digital and Intelligent Jinan · Cybersecurity Lays the Foundation" city exhibition area systematically showcased the achievements of building a strong digital province, digital and intelligent Jinan, and cybersecurity development. The Jinan Municipal Investment Promotion Bureau and the Big Data Bureau released an industrial investment attraction catalog and a list of application scenarios, covering multiple fields such as smart security and data security services.
At the Cybersecurity Technology Application Experience Zone, the trend of integration and empowerment was evident: Inspur Group showcased integrated security solutions, providing full-stack protection for city cloud platforms; Zhongfu Information brought a security governance platform for government data; and enterprises such as Tencent and Baidu displayed their latest achievements in fields such as AI security and cloud security.
The development of the cybersecurity industry cannot be separated from talent support. During Cybersecurity Awareness Week, the cybersecurity and informatization talent recruitment activity was held in an "online + offline" format. The official website of Cybersecurity Awareness Week set up a dedicated talent recruitment section, bringing together more than 20,000 enterprises and offering 142,000 positions; at the offline recruitment fair, students holding resumes communicated face-to-face with corporate recruitment managers, inquiring about job responsibilities and development prospects.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张梦旭 包 晗 李志伟
In September 2023, President Xi Jinping, in a reply letter to the Chairman of the Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation and veterans of the Flying Tigers, stressed: "Looking back on the past, the Chinese and American peoples stood together against a common enemy (同仇敌忾, tong chou di kei - "same, hatred, enemy, resist") in the struggle against Japanese fascism, enduring the test of blood and fire and forging a profound friendship." This year marks the 85th anniversary of the arrival of the "American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force" (the Flying Tigers) to fight in China. Eighty-five years ago, a group of American pilots rushed to the Chinese battlefield and fought side by side with Chinese soldiers and civilians, shooting down more than 2,600 Japanese military aircraft and killing more than 60,000 Japanese troops, forging with their blood and lives the Flying Tigers spirit of defending peace, sharing trials and tribulations together (患难与共, huan nan yu gong - "hardship, calamity, and, together"), and valuing righteousness and friendship. Recently, a series of commemorative activities were held in Wuhan, Hubei; Nanjing, Jiangsu; Liuzhou, Guangxi; and Kunming, Yunnan. Descendants of Flying Tigers veterans and a delegation of American youth revisited the sites of the War of Resistance, traced the footsteps of their forebears, and participated in exchange activities such as the 2026 Flying Tigers Youth Leaders Dialogue, jointly witnessing the launch of the program to search for Flying Tigers personnel missing in action during their aid to China in the War of Resistance and the establishment of a non-governmental research network on the Flying Tigers spirit.
Harry Moyer, 105 years old, is one of the Flying Tigers veterans still alive. He still has a very fresh and vivid memory (记忆犹新, ji yi you xin - "memory, still, very, new") of the years he shared trials and tribulations with Chinese soldiers and civilians. In July this year, his son Peter Moyer came to China to attend commemorative activities carrying his father's entrustment. "When I walked around the corner and saw my father's photo from those years on the exhibition wall, the shock and emotion were beyond words (难以言表, nan yi yan biao - "difficult, to, speak, express")." Peter Moyer said that the Flying Tigers spirit carries the two peoples' concern for each other, "I will take up my father's baton and continue to promote the inheritance and spread of the Flying Tigers spirit."
Rodney Ross Wilder, an American pilot who participated in the Doolittle Raid, bailed out of his aircraft after a combat emergency back then and was rescued by Chinese villagers. "Because they saved American pilots, the local Chinese people suffered frenzied retaliation from the Japanese invaders occupying China, paying an unimaginably enormous sacrifice." said Wilder's grandson, Kantenberger. In July this year, he came to China to attend commemorative activities and laid flowers before the Memorial to the Martyrs of the Anti-Japanese War in Nanjing.
President Xi Jinping stressed that the healthy and stable development of China-U.S. relations in the new era requires the participation and support of Flying Tigers members of the new era, and expressed the hope that the Flying Tigers spirit can be passed down from generation to generation between the two peoples. At the Nanjing Memorial Hall of the Anti-Japanese Aviation Martyrs, Chinese and American students jointly recited commemorative poems; at the dialogue meeting held in Liuzhou to mark the 85th anniversary of the Flying Tigers' aid to China in the War of Resistance, the China-U.S. "Flying Tigers Members of the New Era" Initiative was announced, the Flying Tigers Lecture Hall was launched, and agreements on multiple pairs of Flying Tigers Friendship Schools were signed on site.
In 2022, the Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation launched the "Flying Tigers Friendship Schools and Youth Leaders Program." At present, 48 schools from 11 U.S. states have been designated as Flying Tigers Friendship Schools, and about 120 Flying Tigers Friendship Schools in China have participated in the program. From competing on the sports field to singing joyfully on the same stage, from on-site visits to sincere dialogue, the youth of the two countries have continuously deepened their mutual understanding through exchanges and interactions. After the trip, American students gave feedback to the foundation one after another: "I have a better understanding of this history," "It's so lucky to be able to come to China, we love China." Jeffrey Greene, Chairman of the Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation, said: "American students learned about Flying Tigers history during their trip to China and gained an in-depth understanding of this special bond between the United States and China. After returning home, they will become envoys of carrying forward the Flying Tigers spirit and envoys of spreading China-U.S. friendship."
In May this year, Ma Kuanchi, Vice President of the Flying Tigers Historical Organization of the United States, led a delegation of teachers and students from Pepperdine University to Guilin, Guangxi, to visit the Flying Tigers Guilin Heritage Park. The cave command post, General Chennault's observation rock, aircraft revetments, and various physical objects allowed American students to learn up close about this history of fighting side by side in a war (并肩抗战, bing jian kang zhan - "shoulder to, shoulder, resist, war"). "The Flying Tigers are the most vivid proof of China-U.S. friendship," said Ben Wagen, an American youth, standing in front of the C-47 transport aircraft that flew over the "Hump Route." Ma Kuanchi said that youth are the "torchbearers" and "relay runners" of China-U.S. friendship, and that youth exchanges are an important force for promoting the long-term, stable development of China-U.S. relations.
Calloway, the granddaughter of General Chennault, commander of the Flying Tigers, said that remembering the history of the Flying Tigers is not only about looking back at the past, but also about guiding the future. "The story of the Flying Tigers began in the years of war and fire, and its most precious asset is precisely that it teaches us to hold fast to friendship and pursue peace."
(People's Daily, Washington, September 21)
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 21) (Reporter Liu Wenxin) The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other departments recently jointly issued the "15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Pharmaceutical Industry," proposing 10 expected targets, including that by 2030, the operating revenue of pharmaceutical industrial enterprises above designated size shall be no less than 3.5 trillion yuan, first-in-class innovative drugs shall account for no less than 25 percent of the global total, and the number of innovative drugs launched shall rank among the world's foremost, among others.
The plan proposes that by 2030, biomedical research and development applications will firmly rank among the world's foremost, the efficacy of innovation-driven development will be fully unleashed, and systematic breakthroughs will be achieved in key core technologies in priority areas. The empowering effect of digital and intelligent transformation across the entire industrial chain will be evident, and a precision medicine system will efficiently support comprehensive prevention and treatment of major diseases. The collaborative ecosystem of factors will become increasingly mature, and the space for industrial development will continue to expand.
Return to TopFrom September 19 to 22, the 24th China International Motorcycle Expo was held in Chongqing, with more than 1,100 enterprises participating and over 3,000 complete motorcycle models on display. The photo shows foreign business representatives negotiating cooperation at the expo site on the 19th.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Wei
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 21) (Reporter Gu Yekai) On the 21st, International Data Corporation (IDC) and Inspur Information jointly released the "2026 China Artificial Intelligence Computing Power Development Assessment Report." The report projects that China's intelligent computing power scale will reach 2576.5 EFLOPS (exaflops, i.e., 100 quintillion floating-point operations per second) in 2026, a year-on-year increase of 87.9%; by 2030, it is expected to reach 10524.3 EFLOPS. In 2026, the market size of China's artificial intelligence computing power is expected to reach 51.5 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 37%; by 2030, it is expected to reach 150.1 billion US dollars.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘诗瑶
Seventy years ago, China's space endeavor set sail. On September 21, the State Council Information Office held a press conference with Chinese and foreign journalists themed "Strivers on the New Journey," inviting four representatives from the space sector to meet and exchange views with Chinese and foreign reporters around the theme "Walking the New Long March of Space Exploration in the New Era."
Long Lehao, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a launch vehicle expert at China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, stated that the Long March family of launch vehicles has undergone technological leaps — from one rocket carrying one satellite to one rocket carrying 41 satellites, and from single-use to reusable vehicles — and as one of its developers, he feels proud. China's launch vehicles began with the Long March-1. Long Lehao recalled that in 1966, Qian Xuesen suggested naming the rocket "Long March," signifying that developing China's launch vehicles was like embarking on a new long march toward the sea of stars, just as the Red Army once traversed the 25,000-li Long March, and after enduring immense hardships (千辛万苦, qian xin wan ku - "thousand, hardships, ten thousand, bitter sufferings"), it would ultimately march toward glory.
Yang Liwei, deputy chief designer of China's Manned Space Engineering Program and a special-class astronaut, flew into space aboard the Shenzhou-5 spacecraft on October 15, 2003. This was China's first manned spaceflight mission. During rocket ascent, Yang Liwei encountered resonance, and at that moment he thought he might die — "at that time, there was no time to feel fear. As an astronaut, what one chooses is mission, is responsibility, is commitment."
He Pengju, head of overall test-and-launch technology at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, is a space science-and-technology worker stationed deep in the desert and Gobi. Starting with the Shenzhou-12 mission, he has participated in all subsequent manned launch missions. Last year, when the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft was struck by space debris, China's space program completed — within just 20 days —the crew's transfer to another spacecraft, their return, and an emergency launch of a replacement spacecraft. As a member of the launch team for this emergency mission, He Pengju summarized the experience of accomplishing this formidable task into three points: "the forward-looking systems engineering design of the overall architecture," "the strong execution capability of China's space program," and "synergistic, efficient, organized implementation."
The Long March spirit has taken root, blossomed, and borne fruit in the desert and Gobi, giving birth to the "Two Bombs, One Satellite" spirit and the manned spaceflight spirit. "Energized by these spirits, we will continue to contribute our strength to the motherland's space endeavor." He Pengju said.
Du Changshuai, associate researcher at the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences, shared a photograph at the press conference — Chinese "space mice" in the experimental setting of China's space station. Previously, Du Changshuai and his team successfully sent four mice into China's space station, and after 14 days of on-orbit residence, these mice returned safely to the ground.
Du Changshuai and his team have already led and implemented approximately 200 similar space science experiment projects, achieving a batch of important scientific and application results. "We will continue to uphold the strategic orientation of the 'Four Fronts,' take seizing the commanding heights of science and technology as our core mission, implement organized, systematic space science research, and produce more and better results." Du Changshuai stated.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李维俊
In the refreshing air of autumn (秋高气爽, qiu gao qi shuang - "autumn, high, air, refreshing"), on Mihua Mountain in Caiwan Village, Quanzhou County, Guilin City, Guangxi, 82-year-old Jiang Shilin carefully wiped the bright red five-pointed star on the tombstone of the Red Army martyrs, then bent down to pull up weeds and clear fallen leaves.
Behind the tombstone, the green mountains stood silent. Jiang Shilin said to the tombstone: "I don't know your names or where you came from, but you are my loved ones, and I am also your loved one."
In 1934, after the blocking action at Jiaoshanpu in the Xiangjiang River Campaign, Jiang Shilin's grandfather Jiang Zhongtai took his son Jiang Shouyu, then in his teens, up the mountain to gather firewood, and in the tangled undergrowth they discovered the remains of seven Red Army soldiers.
"The Red Army soldiers gave their lives for the common people; we could not leave them unattended." The father and son found straw mats and rice straw, buried the seven Red Army martyrs nearby, and marked the spot with three bricks.
Afterwards, because he had buried the Red Army martyrs, Jiang Zhongtai was thrown into prison by the enemy and subjected to severe torture. He died not long after his release, at only 34 years of age. Before his death, he deliberately called Jiang Shouyu to his side and instructed him: "You must guard this Red Army martyrs' grave well from generation to generation (世世代代, shi shi dai dai - "generation, generation, era, era")."
From then on, on occasions such as the Spring Festival and Qingming Festival, Jiang Shouyu would bring his family up Mihua Mountain to pay respects at the Red Army martyrs' grave, walking this mountain path again and again. In 2002, Jiang Shouyu passed away, and the baton of guarding the grave was passed to his son Jiang Shilin.
In April 2019, Quanzhou County repaired the Red Army martyrs' grave and erected a tombstone, while also designating it a "Xiangjiang River Campaign Red Army Martyrs' Burial Protection Site." The original earthen mound was transformed into a cemetery covering more than one mu, with the grave mound repaired using marble and blue bricks. The tombstone bears the words "Red Army Martyrs' Grave," and at its top is a bright red five-pointed star.
As more and more people came to pay their respects and offer sacrifices, Jiang Shilin voluntarily took on the work of giving explanatory talks. Newly recruited police officers from the Caiwan Police Station of the Quanzhou County Public Security Bureau also came to Mihua Mountain under the guidance of their seniors, listening to Jiang Shilin recount the history of the Xiangjiang River Campaign and the story of his family's three generations and the Red Army martyrs' grave. "I had heard some red stories since childhood. Now, wearing the police uniform and standing on the ground where the Red Army fought while listening to the explanation, I am even more deeply moved, and I feel a stronger sense of mission," said Tang Jianyu, a police officer at the Caiwan Police Station.
In August this year, Jiang Shilin was named to the second batch of the 2026 "China Good Person List." "As long as I can walk and can speak, I will come whenever called!" Jiang Shilin said firmly.
In recent years, Quanzhou County has continuously strengthened the protection of revolutionary sites and relics from the Xiangjiang River Campaign and the utilization of red resources, building the "Bixue Xiangjiang, Red and Clean Quanzhou" brand. Relying on red positions including the Mihua Mountain Red Army martyrs' grave, it has carefully built more than 40 "red landmarks" and launched related special tourism routes, promoting the Long March revolutionary sites as important venues for Party member education, youth study tours, and the public's commemoration of martyrs.
"We will further improve the protection and utilization of red resources, so that the red spirit is passed down from generation to generation," said Chen Jing, director of the Guilin Red Army Long March Xiangjiang River Campaign Cultural Heritage Protection and Inheritance Center.
(Guo Zhenqian of People's Daily Online participated in the reporting)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 金正波
The sky is high and the clouds are vast, with ten thousand hectares of blue waves. In the depths of the ocean, the Fujian, like a sword drawn from its sheath, cuts through the deep blue sea surface. Deputy Captain Wang Tao stands before the command platform, closely watching the takeoff and landing of every fighter jet.
This year, Wang Tao's post was adjusted, and he came to the Fujian to serve as deputy captain—another brand-new beginning in his military career. From a proud son of the sky piloting fighter jets to a warship commander galloping across the deep blue, Wang Tao has continuously met challenges and switched roles, safeguarding the motherland's blue territory with his skills and courage.
"Improve myself in a broader field"
Having joined the military at a young age, Wang Tao was admitted to the Air Force Changchun Flight Academy by virtue of his well-rounded and outstanding qualities. He devoted himself to studying and practicing hard (勤学苦练, qin xue ku lian - "diligently learn, bitterly practice"), often repeatedly rehearsing operational procedures in the simulator room during spare time. Even when his training had already met the standards, he continued to apply meticulous attention to detail (精雕细琢, jing diao xi tuo - "exquisitely carve, delicately polish") to his maneuvers.
After graduation, Wang Tao was assigned to the "Sea and Sky Eagle Regiment." In this heroic unit with a glorious tradition, the red gene of loyalty and valor deeply permeated Wang Tao. He once wrote in his diary: "Carry forward the eagle's fighting spirit, forge a sharp blade for the sky, and guard the motherland's vast sea and sky."
Wang Tao has flown safely for more than 1,700 hours and has long been tasked with combat readiness patrol missions, honing excellent psychological quality and emergency handling capabilities. During an emergency takeoff mission, his fighter jet suffered a bird strike, and the airframe shook violently. At a critical moment of extreme danger (千钧一发, qian jun yi fa - "thousand jun, one hair"), Wang Tao remained calm in a crisis (临危不乱, lin wei bu luan - "facing danger, not in confusion"), quickly assessing the fault situation, precisely controlling the rudder and stabilizing speed, and with a split-second extreme maneuver, successfully resolved a major danger.
Just as Wang Tao's flying career was improving steadily (渐入佳境, jian ru jia jing - "gradually enter, beautiful scene"), news came of the navy's selection of pilot captains for warships. As the People's Navy accelerates its transformational development, the forces urgently need a batch of sea-sky composite command talents proficient in joint command. Wang Tao, undaunted by the challenge, signed up. Some people advised him: "You've been flying for over a decade, with superb skills and a bright future. Now starting from scratch to learn warships—it's too hard and too much of a loss. Why put yourself through it?"
"Wherever there is need, I will go!" Wang Tao said with firm resolve. "For the navy to advance into the deep blue, someone must break down the barriers between sea and sky. I am eager to embrace challenges and improve myself in a broader field."
After layers of selection, he was admitted as he wished to the Pilot Captain Class at the Navy Dalian Naval Academy, embarking on a cross-domain breakthrough.
"The more perilous the environment, the more it forges real combat skills"
Going from air to sea was a reshaping nearly akin to "re-enlisting."
Aircraft and warships differ enormously in tactical thinking, command logic, professional systems, and other aspects. The entirely new warship professional courses, tens of thousands of equipment parameters, and complex and meticulous command procedures turned this ace pilot into a "new trainee."
Wang Tao started from zero and worked day and night, diligently studying core content such as warship maneuvering, tactics application, equipment support, maritime emergency command, and formation coordinated operations. He filled more than 30 study notebooks, sorting out professional difficulties item by item and filling capability gaps one by one. Hard work pays off in the end (功夫不负有心人, gong fu bu fu you xin ren - "effort, not betray, having heart person"), and Wang Tao ultimately completed his training with outstanding results.
During his watch duty on the warship, Wang Tao was rooted on the decks and in the cabins every day. With his tenacity for painstaking study, he obtained in less than two years the qualifications for deputy captain independent maneuvering, post qualification, and captain full-training qualification. Thereafter, Wang Tao was officially appointed captain of the Navy's Xiangtan, putting to use the "sea-sky dual perspective" he had honed over the years: "Future naval warfare will be won through joint operations. We must break out of old thinking and develop new tactics integrating sea and sky!"
He integrated aviation tactical thinking into warship combat training, exploring multiple tactics and training methods in areas such as ship-air coordinated air defense and intensive training of shipborne helicopters, successfully completing more than 20 major missions including combat readiness patrols and exercises and drills.
During a high-intensity day-and-night exercise, rolling waves and howling wind and rain caused the ship to rock violently. "The more perilous the environment, the more it forges real combat skills!" Wang Tao led the training throughout, using his own flight experience to reverse-deduce enemy aircraft low-altitude penetration tactics, and personally taught officers and soldiers to optimize detection sectors and adjust engagement timing. Under his strict training leadership, the psychological quality and coordination capabilities of the Xiangtan's officers and soldiers were tempered, and the ship's all-domain mobility and all-domain offensive and defensive capabilities continued to leap forward.
"A strong team is the real skill"
In 2024, Wang Tao was ordered to lead the Xiangtan on a far-sea combat readiness patrol mission, with a complex maritime situation and heavy duty pressure.
One day at dawn, a foreign warship suddenly approached our territorial sea line at high speed, and the situation on site suddenly became tense. "Warn and drive off, strengthen evidence collection!" Wang Tao decisively issued the order. He directed the warship to quickly seize a favorable position while assessing the other side's true intentions. Seeing that our side handled the situation professionally and left no opening to exploit, the foreign warship eventually backed down and withdrew.
Wang Tao led the entire ship's officers and soldiers in fulfilling their duty to defend the territory, handling maritime emergencies steadily one after another and safeguarding the nation's maritime rights and interests.
In Wang Tao's view, "One person being strong doesn't count; a strong team is the real skill." In response to the large number of young operators and new cadres, he specially opened a "Captain's Real Combat Mini-Class" to impart real combat cases and winning skills. He encouraged young officers and soldiers: "As long as you are willing to study hard, endure hardship, and dare to break through, everyone can become an 'elite fighter for victory.'"
There was a young radar operator who, upon first boarding the ship, had relatively weak psychological quality and professional ability, making repeated mistakes in training. After discovering this, Wang Tao proactively talked with him to ease his mind: "In soldiering and fighting, the biggest enemy is one's own cowardice. Don't fear shortcomings, don't fear mistakes—the battlefield doesn't believe in tears, only in strength forged through hard training." Wang Tao used gaps between duties to personally mentor him, helping this young operator break through his bottleneck and grow into a backbone of his post.
Deeply cultivating practical combat education and systematic education, encouraging officers and soldiers to train across multiple posts; relying on far-sea missions, major exercises, and the front line of maritime struggle to temper the team, driving the capability upgrade and echeloned growth of warship officers and soldiers... Wang Tao has strived unremittingly, continuously dedicating himself to reserving talent for warships. For more than twenty years, braving all weather and hardships to press on (风雨兼程, feng yu jian cheng - "wind, rain, together, journey"), from soaring in the clouds to guarding the vast ocean, from the Xiangtan to the Fujian, what has changed is his post, and what has not changed is his absolute loyalty and devotion (赤胆忠心, chi dan zhong xin - "red gall, loyal heart") to guarding the motherland's sea and sky.
Standing on the flight deck of the Fujian, Wang Tao cast his gaze into the distance: "Refine martial skills and strengthen capabilities, only then can we live up to our mission!"
(Lin Qinggang participated in the reporting and writing)
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The corn is gradually turning golden, and the fragrance of rice drifts across the fields — again it is the golden autumn harvest season.
Grain, in ordinary times, does not "show its face or reveal its form," but at the slightest sign of trouble or change, it tugs at people's hearts.
Solving the problem of feeding the people — for our great nation with a population of over 1.4 billion — "has always been the top priority in governance."
General Secretary Xi Jinping is deeply concerned about food security and keeps "China's rice bowl" at heart. He steps onto field ridges, enters farm households, inspects seedling conditions, calculates incomes — "always worried and unable to let go."
Since the new era began, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has proposed the new food security concept of ensuring basic self-sufficiency in grains and absolute security in staple food rations, providing fundamental guidance and a course of action for safeguarding national food security, and leading hundreds of millions of people to blaze a path of food security with Chinese characteristics.
Viewing the Resilience of Grain Production from the Holistic Approach to National Security
"China's bowl must hold China's grain; we must rely on our own efforts."
The Strait of Hormuz, at its narrowest point merely 33 kilometers wide, connects the global "grain sack." Research by the World Trade Organization shows that since the outbreak of war in the Middle East, fertilizer ships sailing out through the Strait of Hormuz have nearly "gone to zero."
Turn our gaze to the equatorial eastern Pacific. Sea surface temperatures continue to rise, and the El Niño phenomenon continues to intensify. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations says it "may become the biggest climatic variable affecting global agriculture in recent years."
Geographical conflicts, extreme weather... "Amidst the transformations unseen in a century, one thing after another emerges — sometimes a gray rhino, sometimes a black swan."
General Secretary Xi Jinping has emphasized that "in the face of a volatile and unpredictable situation, one must have a bottom-line consciousness and a crisis consciousness" and that "food and energy security are the most urgent challenges in the field of global development."
Food security is linked to national security; only when the "rice bowl" is held firm can one take the initiative on the overall situation. International grain market fluctuations are intensifying — how to be vigilant in times of peace? There is an answer in a single field.
In the "green gauze curtain" of Dongyujia Village, Bianlin Town, Lingcheng District, Dezhou City, Shandong Province, large grain grower Yu Shulei is busy with the autumn harvest. Speaking of this year's summer grain bumper harvest, this veteran hand at farming exclaims "It was not easy." Last autumn, over half a month of continuous overcast and rainy weather — "the ground was too soft for vehicles to enter, the corn could not be brought in, and the wheat could not be sown. Thanks to the agricultural technicians who planted themselves in the fields and taught us to build on increased seeding rates with meticulous management — two waterings and two fertilizer applications — and the seedlings turned strong, only then did I feel reassured."
This June, during the summer sowing season, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Dongyujia Village, walked into the farmland, and asked one by one: "How many mu have you planted?" "How is the harvest?" "How is the technical guidance?"...
Within this meticulous and concrete concern lies a long-term strategic consideration. "No matter how modernized our country becomes, grain must still mainly rely on ourselves — 1.4 billion people cannot rely on anyone else to feed them; we must do a good job of grain production." The General Secretary's words were firm and powerful.
As early as the 2013 Central Rural Work Conference, when discussing the issue of grain imports, General Secretary Xi Jinping already clearly pointed out that"the rice bowl must mainly hold grain produced by ourselves."
Viewing the whole country from this one plot of farmland on the northwestern Shandong Plain, no matter how the wind and rain rage outside, grain production continues season after season. This once again powerfully confirms that"the reason our country has been able to achieve social stability and public tranquility is that we have grain in hand and do not panic in our hearts."
"Agriculture protects life security and survival security — it is extremely important national security." "The grain issue cannot be viewed only from an economic perspective; it must be viewed from a political perspective. Safeguarding national food security is an important foundation for achieving economic development, social stability, and national security." "China's bowl must hold China's grain; we must rely on our own efforts." Food security is placed at the height of the holistic approach to national security for planning.
This is a profound insight into the international situation:"Look at the truly powerful countries of the world, the countries without vulnerabilities — they all have the ability to solve their own problem of feeding themselves." "If staple food rations depend on imports, we will be led around by the nose by others."
In the farmland of Guoyang County, Anhui Province, row after row of corn promises a bumper harvest. "My family's fertilizer was booked as early as the first half of the year. Once we finish using it, we contact the manufacturer or the agricultural supplies store, and we can replenish at any time." Large grain grower Zhang Linsen said.
The international fertilizer market is turbulent, and many major agricultural countries are"waiting for fertilizer to apply to their fields," yet our country's fertilizer prices have been generally stable overall, with adequate and orderly supply. Behind this lies both the joint efforts of multiple departments to stabilize fertilizer supply and prioritize transport, and the timely response of cross-regional socialized services — China's rice bowl demonstrates strong resilience in resisting risks and adapting to changes.
This is a scientific grasp of the changes in grain supply and demand:"The pattern of tight balance between grain supply and demand in our country will not change for a long time."
Look at demand. Grain production is stable and increasing, but total grain consumption is also rising rapidly. Feed grain is the main driver of demand growth, and industrial grain demand cannot be underestimated —"the tight balance between supply and demand will become increasingly tight."
Look at supply. Facing the red line of"not enough land, not enough water, and the ecological environment can no longer bear the burden," he urged"to allocate resources rationally, concentrating strength to first protect the most basic and most important things."
"Holding the rice bowl steady, we are working hard!" In the paddy fields of Luotian County, Hubei Province, Zhu Renshan held up a rice panicle and said excitedly.
Zhu Renshan is a professor-level senior engineer at the State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice of Wuhan University, having long been devoted to the breeding and promotion of heat-resistant, lodging-resistant Honglian-type hybrid rice.
In April 2018, General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected the National South Propagation Scientific Research and Breeding Base in Hainan, emphasizing that"more than a billion people need to eat — this is our country's biggest national condition." Zhu Renshan listened on site and made up his mind:"China's grain must use China's seeds, safeguarding national food security from the source."
Since the 14th Five-Year Plan, our country's total grain output has continuously stood firmly on the platforms of 1.3 trillion jin and 1.4 trillion jin, with the self-sufficiency rate of staple food rations above 100% and per capita grain possession exceeding 500 kilograms. In the first battle of grain production under the 15th Five-Year Plan, total summer grain output broke through the 300 billion jin mark for the first time.
The great affair of the people lies in agriculture. As long as no major problem occurs with grain, China's affairs will remain stable.
Viewing the Stability of the Granary from the Long View of History
"On the issue of eating, one cannot suffer from amnesia; one cannot forget the pain once the wound has healed."
Bumper harvests are recorded in a thick stack of farm household account books.
Shen Huaide, a villager of Qingshui Village, Tongzhong Township, Chongyang County, Hubei Province, has a stack of family account books kept for more than 40 years.
On August 17, 1981, he was 29 years old, and upon dividing the family property, he received 10.6 yuan in cash;
With land distributed to households, he received 3.84 mu of dry land and 4.72 mu of paddy field, "solving the problem of adequate food and clothing";
In 1995, he sold cattle and borrowed money, scraping together more than 3,000 yuan to buy the village's first tillage machine, plowing fields for fellow villagers;
In 2021, his 6 mu of rice could be harvested in a few hours by a combine harvester. In the past, relying on manual labor, he would have had to be busy for half a month.
Within the small account book lies a great history — from not having enough to eat to eating well, from carrying loads on shoulders and backs to machines going into the fields, from paying agricultural tax to enjoying grain planting subsidies — entry by entry, the income and expenditures of farm households sketch out the course of the era of rural reform and agricultural development.
Food security, viewed within the depth of history, carries even greater weight.
Recalling his youth, when he was sent to the countryside in Liangjiahe, Shaanxi Province, the young Xi Jinping witnessed with his own eyes the hardships of people's livelihoods. The local elderly often said:"Fat first month, thin second month, half-dead third and fourth months."
Speaking of the need to"bear history in mind" on the issue of eating, General Secretary Xi Jinping said with deep feeling:"Our generation, more or less, all have memories of not having enough to eat and going hungry." "There was a time when the problem of eating was always a top difficulty troubling us."
"Without agriculture, there is no stability; without grain, there is chaos" — this has played out repeatedly throughout history, both ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign. The General Secretary has told such historical allusions: the State of Qi induced the State of Lu to abandon grain and plant mulberry, and when the critical moment came, cut off its grain supply and subdued Lu; King Goujian of Yue presented boiled seeds as tribute to the State of Wu, and taking advantage of its total grain crop failure, destroyed Wu in one stroke.
Viewing grain from the long view of history, General Secretary Xi Jinping has cautioned that"on the issue of eating, one cannot suffer from amnesia; one cannot forget the pain once the wound has healed," and that"safeguarding national food security is an eternal subject — at no time can this string be loosened."
Viewing the present from history requires bottom-line thinking.
When grain harvests have been bumper for years running, with high-level stable production and increased output, some people have proposed that"food security is already assured with no worries."
Is that really so? Grain, as a special commodity possessing both commodity attributes and strategic attributes, has basically no possibility of rapidly expanding production or achieving a leapfrog increase in production capacity in the short term.
General Secretary Xi Jinping warns us:"On the grain issue, one cannot rely on luck, one cannot afford to thrash about. Once a major problem occurs, we will be passive for many years to come, and at that time no one can save us."
In the not-too-distant past, in 1996, 1998, and 1999, our country's grain output reached 1 trillion jin three times, but subsequently experienced many years of volatility and fluctuation, paid a great deal of effort, and did not return to 1 trillion jin until 2007.
This is a dialectic of more and less. "A little more or a little less grain is a tactical issue; food security is a strategic issue." "Better to produce more and reserve more; the pressure of having more and the pressure of having less are not comparable."
Viewing the future from history requires adhering to strategic thinking.
Some people worry: on such a high base, how can stable production and increased output be sustained?
"To safeguard food security, the key is to protect grain production capacity, ensuring that when needed, grain can be produced and supplied." "Place increasing agricultural comprehensive production capacity in a more prominent position." From output to production capacity — a change of one character, reflecting strategic foresight.
In Lishu County, Siping City, Jilin Province, vast grain fields undulate like waves; between wide rows and narrow strips, agricultural machinery and agronomic techniques work in synergy.
On July 22, 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the core demonstration zone of the national million-mu green food raw material (corn) standardized production base in Lishu County, and, braving the scorching sun, walked deep into the cornfield, urging:"We must take effective measures to protect the black soil — this 'giant panda in the farmland' — and leave it to future generations. The Lishu model deserves summary and promotion."
This year, Siping has extended the"Lishu model" of protecting black soil to 5.17 million mu, and promoted the"water-fertilizer integration + dense planting" technology to 958,000 mu. Preserving a layer of black soil adds a measure of production capacity; managing a season of field care supports a year's harvest.
How to stabilize production capacity? Item by item, case by case, careful planning. Concerned about farmland, he emphasized that"the strictest farmland protection system must be implemented"; concerned about seeds, he urged that"we must make up our minds to build up our national seed industry"; concerned about agricultural science and technology, he pointed out that"follow the laws of agricultural science and technology and accelerate the pace of innovation"; concerned about farmers, he instructed that"we must not forget the farmer side, and must let farmers receive tangible benefits."
Secure today's harvest, and moreover accumulate tomorrow's production capacity.
As of the end of 2025, the country has cumulatively built more than 1 billion mu of high-standard farmland, and the area planted with independently bred crop varieties accounts for more than 95% of total planting area. The agricultural support and protection policy system has continued to improve, with policies such as minimum purchase prices for rice and wheat continuously refined, and the three major staple grains' full-cost insurance and planting income insurance policies have achieved nationwide coverage.
The 15th Five-Year Plan outline lists the comprehensive grain production capacity reaching approximately 1.45 trillion jin as a binding target, clearly specifying the in-depth implementation of the strategies of storing grain in the land and storing grain in technology.
Looking toward the future, the stability of the great nation's granary requires both output and production capacity; it must attend to the present and also benefit the long term; it must increase grain production and also increase farmers' incomes. The "China's grain" harvested year after year is the confidence when storms come, the ballast stone for economic and social development.
Viewing the Abundance of the "Rice Bowl" from the Broad View of Food
"When we speak of food security now, it is in fact food safety."
Opening the 2025 agricultural production report card, besides the grain bumper harvest, meat output exceeded 100 million tons, and eggs, milk, fruit, vegetables, and aquatic products — every category is in ample supply. Today's bumper harvest, in spatial terms, has already shifted from"vast fertile fields" to"mountains, waters, forests, farmlands, lakes, grasslands, and sands."
A single large yellow croaker plays the"Song of the Ocean."
From near extinction to the rebirth of an industry, Ningde's large yellow croaker in Fujian has swum out of the"blue granary" and swum toward thousands of households.
More than 30 years ago, Comrade Xi Jinping, then Secretary of the Ningde Prefectural Party Committee, made instructions on the "Report on Developing Marine Fish Farming Technology in Eastern Fujian" submitted by local large yellow croaker seedling technology expert Liu Jiafu, requiring concentrated strength to carry out scientific research.
Breeding innovation, smart aquaculture, nitrogen gas freshness-locking... After more than 30 years of relayed struggle, today the total output value of Ningde's large yellow croaker whole industry chain has already exceeded 20 billion yuan. This fish reflects the strategic depth of our country's food security.
"When I worked in Fujian, I worked in the mountains, and I also worked on the coast. At that time I already proposed the broad view of food — meat, eggs, poultry, milk, fish, fruit, fungi, tea... these are all grain." "When we speak of food security now, it is in fact food safety."
The broad view of food is connected to the view of people's livelihoods and the view of development, which General Secretary Xi Jinping has carefully planned.
From the depth of national land resources:"Besides farmland, our country also has more than 4 billion mu of forest land, nearly 4 billion mu of grassland, and vast rivers, lakes, seas, and other resources."
From the potential of the agricultural industry:"Grow grain where suitable for grain, grow cash crops where suitable for cash crops, raise livestock where suitable for livestock, breed fish where suitable for fish, plant trees where suitable for trees."
From the trend of consumption upgrading:"Grasp the trend of changes in the people's food structure, and while ensuring grain supply, ensure the effective supply of meat, vegetables, fruit, aquatic products, and all other types of food — none can be missing."
Behind the abundance of the dining tables of more than 1.4 billion people lies the change of the"rice bowl," the change of industries. Fill the"rice bag," ensure the"vegetable basket," "fruit plate," "oil bottle," and "milk jug," — all localities expand resources, expand space, expand industries, seek food from forests, seek food from rivers, lakes, and seas, seek food from facility agriculture, build a diversified food supply system, and better satisfy the people's needs for a better life.
A "single grain of rice" is expanding the connotation of food security.
At the Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center of the Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, rice breeding innovation is accelerating. Salt-tolerant varieties such as"Qingliangyou 3261," the mid-season rice"Shuangliangyou" series, and the late-season rice"Jiuliangyou" series, among others, have made their way onto residents' dining tables.
"Breeding new rice varieties that are high-yielding, delicious, and safe is our unremitting pursuit." Yu Yinghong, President of the Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, said.
"The safety of what is on the tip of the tongue" — General Secretary Xi Jinping has it constantly in mind:"Food safety is the most important thing; the masses must be assured when eating — this is what I care about most."
Ensuring the quality and safety of agricultural products requires putting strictness first. In 2025, the national routine monitoring pass rate for agricultural product quality and safety reached 98%, and the utilization rates of chemical fertilizers and pesticides have further improved. The total number of green foods, organic products, famous, special, excellent, and new agricultural products, and geographical indication agricultural products has exceeded 88,000, and positive progress has been made in the comprehensive green transformation of agricultural development.
To build a strong agricultural country and realize agricultural and rural modernization, strong industrial resilience is one of the important characteristics. General Secretary Xi Jinping has emphasized:"Strive to build agriculture into a modern major industry."
A "single wheat kernel" strings together an entire chain of industrial upgrading.
In Binzhou, Shandong Province, wheat"transforms" into more than 600 types of products. From using wheat flour to make dried noodles and bread, to using wheat processing residues — bran — to make dietary fiber powder, to extracting arabinoxylan from the byproduct distiller's grains... Technology supports, the chain extends, output value upgrades.
Fields connect workshops, workshops connect kitchens. In the first half of this year, the value added of the national agricultural and sideline food processing industry above designated size grew 4.8% year on year. Innovation chains are built on industrial chains. Since the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has supported the construction of 40 new advantageous characteristic industry clusters, 50 modern agricultural industrial parks, and 200 strong agricultural industry towns, building platforms and carriers for modern agricultural development and industrial highlands.
A relevant official of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said that it is necessary to establish the broad view of agriculture and the broad view of food, actively develop solar greenhouses, intensive livestock and poultry farming, etc., build marine ranches and"blue granaries," actively develop understory economy, enrich the"forest grain depot," cultivate and expand advantageous characteristic industries in light of local conditions, and achieve the unity of food security and modern efficient agriculture.
Golden autumn, vast fertile fields — a bumper harvest is in sight. Season after season of cultivation, year after year of relayed effort — hold the rice bowl firmly in our own hands, laying a solid foundation for the rejuvenation of a strong nation!
(People's Daily reporters Zhu Juan, Wang Hao, Chang Qin, Yu Jingxian, Li Xiaoqing, Deng Jianyang, Li Rui)
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We have taken root in China's soil, based ourselves in the country's actual conditions, and found a correct path that conforms to China's national conditions, follows the trend of the times, and enjoys the support and endorsement of the people, laying a solid foundation for the revitalization of the old revolutionary base areas and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
From Ruijin in Jiangxi to Yan'an in Shaanxi, the two journeys across different times and spaces are a vast and profound difference (天壤之别, tian rang zhi bie - "sky, earth, difference").
In the past, the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, bearing their mission on their shoulders and wearing straw sandals on their feet, trekked twenty-five thousand li, forcing a path of survival through a journey on foot. Today, high-speed rail runs directly between the two cities, 1,857 kilometers in 11 hours and 32 minutes, smooth, efficient, and accessible.
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March. What a single train ticket connects is not only two cities, but also the historical time and space. The historic turn from a "path of survival in desperate straits" to a "path of development and revitalization" bears witness to drastic and profound changes over time (沧桑巨变, cang sang ju bian - "mulberry, mulberry, great, change"). On the train, there are descendants of Red Army soldiers carrying straw sandals and martyr certificates, going to Yan'an to see it on behalf of the martyrs who sacrificed during the Long March; there are tourists who, cherishing the spirit of the Long March, have deliberately embarked on a red journey across a thousand li... The long-cherished wishes of the people along the route have finally been fulfilled, travel has become more convenient, and the national prosperity and social stability (国泰民安, guo tai min an - "country, peaceful, people, safe") that the martyrs sought step by step with all their hearts has, through the hard work and real action of the new era, become the everyday life of rising smoke and bustling activity.
During the years of the Long March, Ruijin and Yan'an were both beacons that lit up the Chinese revolution. Once, the Red Army climbed snow mountains, crossed grasslands, broke through layer upon layer of blockades, and did not hesitate to pave the way with their own flesh and blood, all for the sake of saving a China whose mountains and rivers were shattered, and letting the people live a happy life of independence and self-determination.
Today, the simple aspirations of those years have blossomed and borne fruit on the soil of Ruijin and Yan'an. The impoverished and isolated old appearance has been completely cast off; Ruijin's precision smart manufacturing, cultural and creative toys, textile and apparel, and other distinctive industries are developing steadily, with people's wellbeing improving in tandem. The small apple has grown into a major industry, the ecological environment has improved, the fruit farmers have grown richer, and Yan'an has become a happy homeland of lush mountains and lucid waters (绿水青山, lv shui qing shan - "green, water, clear, mountain"), thriving industries, and peaceful, contented people. The development of Ruijin and Yan'an is a vivid microcosm of the red hot land's march toward revitalization.
This transformation is not limited to one city or one place. Jinggangshan has bid farewell to poverty and, relying on red culture tourism and green ecology, has achieved development and revitalization; Xibaipo has promoted the integrated development of red, agricultural, cultural, and tourism sectors, continuously improving the quality of life of the people in the old revolutionary base areas; the three provinces and seven counties (cities, districts) of the Dabie Mountains region have established the Dabie Mountains Red Tourism City Development Alliance, jointly drawing a new blueprint for development... Those lands that once carried the heavy burden of revolution forward are now moving toward the new.
Where does this transformation come from? The road, perhaps, is the answer. A 1933 road repair plan preserved in Ruijin carries the revolutionary forebears' beautiful vision of "roads open, people safe". Today, including red landmarks such as Ruijin, Zunyi, and Yan'an, the national comprehensive transportation corridors densely weave together cities and countryside, reaching mountains and seas, and the beautiful vision of people enjoying their travels and goods flowing freely is being realized at an accelerated pace.
From "no road to take" to "all roads open", the great transformation on the physical level of roads has its roots in the vigorous vitality of China's path—we have taken root in China's soil, based ourselves in the country's actual conditions, and found a correct path that conforms to China's national conditions, follows the trend of the times, and enjoys the support and endorsement of the people, laying a solid foundation for the revitalization of the old revolutionary base areas and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
The road has been opened, but the journey is not yet over; what we must walk today is a new Long March. General Secretary Xi Jinping has profoundly pointed out: "Every generation has its own Long March, and every generation must walk its own Long March well." Today, the "snow mountains" and "grasslands" that must be crossed have long since changed their forms: they are the hundreds and thousands of failures in the laboratory, the "bottleneck" problems along the industrial chain that must be overcome, and the various risks and challenges on the road of high-quality development.
The more we must overcome various difficulties and obstacles (闯关夺隘, chuang guan duo ai - "break, pass, seize, mountain pass"), the more we must draw spiritual strength from it—the spirit of the Long March is a precious spiritual treasure. The Long March National Cultural Park has been rolled out across 15 provinces along the route of the Long March; the "mobile grand ideological and political course" moves classrooms into historic sites and tells stories into people's hearts, so that those histories are no longer static displays, but perceptible spiritual landmarks. Red resources nourish people's hearts, red genes are passed down from generation to generation—this is a profound echo between the original aspiration of history and the answer sheet of reality, injecting inexhaustible spiritual strength into walking the new Long March well.
"If you think you have it hard, think of the Long March's twenty-five thousand li." From the questioning of "where is the road" to the certainty of "the road is underfoot", from the desperate situation of "forcing a path of survival" to the new chapter of "paving ten thousand broad roads", to reach the other shore of ideals, there has never been a smooth broad avenue to walk; we must advance forward through wind and rain without cease.
The new journey is a new Long March; connecting mountains and rivers with road networks, revitalizing the hot land with industries, creating great achievements with solid work, and continuing to tackle hard problems on the new journey of national rejuvenation—this is our deepest tribute to the revolutionary forebears, and the best inheritance of the spirit of the Long March.
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Viewing Chinese modernization through the lens of breeding time allows one to feel more deeply the confidence of "remaining composed amid turbulent clouds," and to understand more profoundly the "extraordinary sense of urgency and sense of the times."
"What is the hardest hurdle in seed breeding?"
"Time."
In the National Modern Agriculture Industrial Park in Wudalianchi City, Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province, Guan Fangshuo, director of the soybean breeding innovation and research and development center, answered succinctly.
Indeed, the birth of an excellent soybean variety requires at least one generation of hybridization and six generations of self-pollination, which takes about 10 years using traditional breeding methods. Can the "new variety" after 10 years still meet market demand? Only by shortening breeding time as much as possible can uncertainty be reduced.
Entering the park's exhibition hall, a circular spiral seed display tower is eye-catching: 283 soybean varieties are neatly displayed, of which 245 are varieties with independent intellectual property rights. Heihe, whose frost-free period is only 90 days at the shortest, how did it become the prefecture-level city with the most soybean varieties with independent intellectual property rights in the country? Behind this lies precisely the enterprising action of "racing against time."
Building platforms and optimizing services allow seed enterprises to focus on deep research and development with peace of mind. From building a 1,650-mu breeding experimental field to sharing professional testing instruments, resource integration amplifies synergistic benefits.
Technological upgrading transforms "experience-based breeding" into "precision breeding." Previously, manual sowing relied entirely on feel; the four-row plot seeder, modified in accordance with local breeding needs, can control the error of seed spacing to the millimeter level, and a single unit's daily workload is equivalent to that of 200 workers.
"Chasing the sun day by day," seeking time from space. Heihe has a group of "scientific research migratory birds." Whenever a breeding cycle ends, researchers take the harvested seeds southward, using local light and heat conditions to carry out accelerated-generation breeding, thereby extending breeding time and shortening the cultivation cycle.
Looking at the whole from one corner, at present, the coverage rate of improved crop varieties in China exceeds 96%, and the proportion of planting area of independently bred crop varieties exceeds 95%; the seed industry revitalization action has passed its halfway point, and all the goals and tasks of "achieving results within five years" have been completed. Passing the baton one after another, the vision of self-reliance and strength in seed industry science and technology is drawing ever closer.
The cultivation of improved varieties has never been something that can be achieved overnight or in one single step (一蹴而就, yi cu er jiu - "one, step, reach"). Even with molecular technology support and artificial intelligence large-model assistance, the logic of no pain, no gain (一分耕耘、一分收获, yi fen geng yun, yi fen shou huo - "one part, plow, one part, harvest") has never changed. The wheat variety "Pubing 03," which is drought-resistant, cold-resistant, and salt-alkali tolerant, can grow well even on poor sandy land; behind it is the unremitting persistence of Li Lihui's team over more than 30 years. The domestically produced laying hen variety "Jingfen No. 6" achieved the breakthrough of "500 eggs in 700 days," which is inseparable from the relay-style tackling of key problems by Wu Guiqin's team over more than 20 years.
Breeding emphasizes the dialectic of "fast" and "slow." "Fast" means that time waits for no man (时不我待, shi bu wo dai - "time, not, me, wait") and seizing every minute and second; "slow" requires the tenacity of day after day (日复一日, ri fu yi ri - "day, repeat, one, day") and year after year. Reform and innovation are the same. Anchoring goals and working hard, unlocking the "magic" of time between fast and slow, only then can time, a variable, be transformed into an increment of development.
Viewing Chinese modernization through the lens of breeding time allows one to feel more deeply the confidence of "remaining composed amid turbulent clouds," and to understand more profoundly the "extraordinary sense of urgency and sense of the times."
Creating development miracles in "completing in decades what took centuries," Chinese modernization is a modernization of highly "compressed time and space." With the opening of navigation on the Pinglu Canal, goods from the southwestern region exported to the sea via the canal shorten the inland waterway voyage by more than 560 kilometers compared with the traditional route; in the hinterland of the Lesser Khingan Mountains, Yichun firmly holds the "ecological bowl," extending cultural tourism from "prosperity in one season" to "prosperity in all four seasons"... Across the vast land, every place's cherishing and pursuit of time is expanding new space for Chinese modernization.
"Grab a handful of black soil and oil bubbles out; stick in a chopstick and it sprouts." The fertile black soil, which takes about 300 years to "accumulate" 1 centimeter and formed over tens of thousands of years, supports today's granary of a major country. What we gain from it is not only heavy grain, but also an understanding of time—both seizing the day and making sustained, long-term effort.
(The author is an editor of the commentary department of this newspaper.)
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Recently, nighttime sports consumption has been heating up, enriching residents' lives while also adding vitality to the urban economy.
In Wuhan, Hubei, at sports venues with extended evening hours, the sound of balls being struck is rising and falling in succession (此起彼伏, ci qi bi fu - "this, rise; that, fall"); in Xiamen, Fujian, at a Zumba night fitness event, more than 600 residents danced to the energetic beat. Extended venue hours, popular activities, new competitions on offer... As people gain more freedom in when they participate in sports and the scenarios grow ever richer, the sports industry is welcoming new development opportunities.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" for Building a Leading Sports Nation explicitly sets the goal that by 2030 the total scale of the sports industry will exceed 7 trillion yuan. Today, sports are increasingly integrated into leisure, entertainment, and social interaction, and the space for consumption is correspondingly expanding. Only by following this trend and focusing efforts on expanding participation, extending the consumption chain, and improving the quality of supply can new space for growth in the sports industry be opened up.
To turn the desire to exercise into action, the first step is to provide the public with convenient spaces for sports. Beneath the Shuangqiaozi overpass in Chengdu, Sichuan, an unused space has been transformed into a basketball park of approximately 1,800 square meters. Jincheng, Shanxi, has promoted staggered opening of playgrounds at 69 primary and secondary schools, adding dedicated exercise lanes for residents, nighttime lighting, and fencing, and purchasing public liability insurance. Revitalizing marginal land and making reasonable use of existing facilities requires meticulous management. By continuously advancing sports supply from "having something to use" to "using it well," each experience can be converted into an exercise habit, which in turn generates demand for training, equipment, competitions, and more.
"Showing up" does not equal "consuming"; sports activities also need to be connected to everyday life scenarios. At the 2026 Anhui Provincial Fashion Sports Culture Week held in Hefei, residents could watch pickleball and roller skating competitions, take part in challenges such as planks and freestyle rope skipping, and then browse a market gathering sports equipment, cultural and creative products, and food. Jiangsu has integrated resources including scenic spots, cuisine, intangible cultural heritage, and museums around the "Su Super League," creating 100 cross-regional themed routes. Whether by bringing spectating, experiencing, and shopping together in one place, or by letting a single game ticket drive more travel, sports are thereby integrated into a longer consumption chain.
Cross-sector integration is, in essence, about leveraging sports to consolidate time, space, and industry-format resources. Competitions, commercial districts, and scenic areas each have their own operating rhythms, and simple stacking will not necessarily produce a multiplier effect. Taking the spectator's complete itinerary as the thread, aligning competition schedules with transportation, business hours, and sightseeing times, and combining ticketing, accommodation, dining, and attraction reservations into convenient packages will help extend visitors' length of stay and reduce transaction costs. In addition, a reasonable revenue-sharing mechanism should be established to move organizers, platforms, and merchants from short-term borrowing of momentum to long-term cooperation. In the future, only by promoting the effective interconnection of visitor flows, information flows, and consumption flows can the influence of competitions be converted into industrial driving force.
How can a temporary surge of participation be converted into long-term development gains? The quality of products and operational capabilities need to be improved. For example, after the Beijing Winter Olympics, Chongli in Hebei did not simply sit by its venues "waiting for snow to come." In winter it hosts ice and snow competitions, while in summer and autumn it develops mountain biking, trail hiking, and other programs, enabling the Olympic venues to operate year-round.
Developing the sports industry requires patient effort and skillful effort. Some places are rich in ice and snow resources and can extend the ski season, branching into four-season products such as mountain outdoor activities and competition training; some places have beautiful mountains and waters and can develop cycling, hiking, and water sports; some places have a solid manufacturing base and can go deep into sports equipment... With different resource endowments across regions, industrial paths cannot be unvarying and monotonous (千篇一律, qian pian yi lu - "thousand, pieces, one, pattern"). Only by taking a differentiated development path and shaping distinctive features and competitive advantages in light of local conditions can the resilience of industrial development be continuously strengthened.
Promoting high-quality development of the sports industry and continuously meeting sports consumption demand ultimately means serving the people and advancing the well-rounded development of the individual. By grasping changes in demand and providing richer sports products and better exercise experiences, we will surely be able to use the sports boom to activate consumption power and inject ample momentum into building a leading sports nation and a healthy China.
Return to TopNot long ago, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and other departments publicly released to society 11 new occupations, including embodied intelligent robot application technicians and sports data analysts, as well as 23 new job types, including community workers, low-altitude logistics personnel, and age-friendly renovation designers. Among the newly released occupations this time are 5 digital occupations and 3 green occupations. At present, the number of digital occupations and green occupations released in our country has reached 113 and 142, respectively.
This is precisely:
The pace of the era's development resounds with firm strides,
Vitality surges forth in new trades and callings.
Advancing along with the times (与时俱进, yu shi ju jin - "with, time, together, advance"), one stands at the crest of the tide,
A vast world lies open for soaring flight.
Shen Qiuwen
Return to TopBy: 张 燕
In the Beiquan Street area of Beibei District, Chongqing, retired elderly man Zhang Tianfu stood in the small vegetable plot he had rented and claimed, his eyes full of joy. Thanks to the "I Have a Plot of Land in Beiquan" shared farm created by Beibei District, he acts in a legitimate and justifiable manner (名正言顺, ming zheng yan shun - "name, correct; speech, comply") in "owning" a plot of land — not large, but quite sufficient to settle that trace of nostalgia.
This "plot of land" in Beibei has fulfilled many people's dream of growing vegetables. Nostalgia is the root of the Chinese people. "When a person reaches a certain age, the vegetable-growing gene will awaken" — although this is a kind of online banter, it reflects countless real needs.
The nostalgia is genuine, the need is earnest, but urban governance also has rigid bottom lines: public green spaces cannot be occupied, the cityscape environment cannot be destroyed, safety hazards cannot be left behind. Facing vegetables secretly planted by citizens, "shoveling" them away in one stroke is not difficult; what is difficult is both holding the bottom line and seeing the needs. "Blocking" is the most labor-saving approach; "channeling" requires governance done with care.
The people's city serves the people. For urban governance, turning "blocking" into "channeling" is not a multiple-choice question, but a mandatory question. The accommodation and fulfillment within a small space is not a one-way passive concession, but proactive action taken after understanding the needs.
Nanchuan District has set up 31 "tidal stall zones," providing more than 2,100 free stalls, and was awarded the "China Urban Governance Innovation Outstanding Case." Li Dongrong, over sixty years old, sets up her stall in a "tidal stall zone," and remarked with emotion: "Previously I sold at the farmers' market; now it's free here, the location is fixed, and I feel much more at ease."
Those long-idle "marginal corners" under urban bridges have not been "overlooked" either. At a bridge underpass space in Liangjiang New Area, after comprehensive assessments of safety, feasibility, and other factors, 14 bridge spans were converted into basketball courts, football fields, tennis courts, hotpot restaurants, and a motorcycle camping site. People come here, enjoying the river breeze of the Jialing River while exercising, and then eating a piping-hot hotpot, fully savoring the lively human warmth of this city.
The rigidity of governance is meant to regulate order; the flexibility of governance is meant to soothe people's hearts. There is a plot of land in the city — what is planted is vegetables, what grows is nostalgia; there are stalls by the roadside — what is sold is goods, what is held onto is the lively human warmth of the world; there are courts under bridges — what is poured out is sweat, what surges is vitality. The meticulous and detailed approach to governance (绣花功夫, xiu hua gong fu - "embroidery, flower; skill, effort") is hidden in these inconspicuous corners.
Some say urban governance is a difficult problem of "wanting both this and that." Chongqing has offered a way of thinking about the problem: not ignoring something because it is "small," not stopping because it is "difficult," not leaving something idle because it is "old." The wisdom of governance, in the final analysis, is an understanding of "people." Seeing the needs of every person, accommodating every kind of ordinary life, and making room for every sincere passion — this, perhaps, is where a city's power of attraction lies.
(Excerpted from Chongqing Daily, originally titled "The Mountain City Has a Plot of Land, Stalls by the Roadside, and Courts Under the Bridges")
Return to TopBy: 广东省广州市 孔季川
Some time ago, the "small ingenious touches" of the age-friendly renovation in Xingrong Community, Chengdu High-tech Zone, Sichuan, won praise from many netizens. Targeting the real pain points of the elderly, such as deteriorating eyesight and inconvenient mobility, the community installed sliding magnifying glasses for convenience at bus stops, set up cane buckles at public restroom entrances and beside courtyard benches, painted anti-slip warning arrows on downhill sections, and also coordinated with shops along the street to improve age-friendly service details, breaking down the hidden barriers to elderly travel through low costs and small entry points.
At present, all localities are continuously advancing the construction of barrier-free facilities, accelerating the filling of hardware shortcomings such as elevators, handrails, and barrier-free ramps. It must also be noted that checking against a standardized list for construction is only the foundation; there remain a great many fragmented, concrete, and daily-life-adjacent demands that can only be discovered through extremely thorough and meticulous (细致入微, xi zhi ru wei - "fine, detailed, enter, tiny") observation and experience. By persisting in considering things from another person's perspective (换位思考, huan wei si kao - "change, position, think, consider"), going to the site more often to walk around, look around, and listen, age-friendly renovation can find ingenious methods that truly fit the needs of the elderly.
Ingenious methods cannot stop at the hardware level alone. Compared with visible facility shortcomings, the "invisible" cognitive barriers, service blind spots, and lack of care equally easily plunge the lives of elderly groups into difficulty. Public services retaining manual service windows and simplifying service procedures; communities carrying out regular care services for the elderly, popularizing the use of smart devices, and bridging the digital divide... Elderly-friendliness cannot be confined to the renovation and upgrading of physical space; it must further drive the iterative upgrading of social concepts and the comprehensive improvement of the service system.
From age-friendly facilities to age-friendly services, putting more meticulous and painstaking work (绣花功, xiu hua gong - "embroider, flower, skill/work") into it and thinking of more ingenious methods, building an all-round, three-dimensional, multi-level elderly-friendly ecosystem, the elderly will enjoy more conveniences in life.
Return to TopBy: 北京市海淀区 林锦鹏
Pump wells and irrigation pumping stations have been built but are not connected to water or electricity; field roads have been constructed below standard, making it difficult for large agricultural machinery to pass... During a research visit to rural areas in a certain locality, it was found that after the completion of some high-standard farmland, facilities were left idle. The fact that facilities have not truly served grain production exposes the problem of "emphasizing construction while neglecting management."
The purpose of building high-standard farmland, ultimately and fundamentally (归根结底, gui gen jie di - "return, root, end, bottom"), is to increase the output and quality of crops. In reality, some localities treat construction work as merely completing indicator targets, with planning and design disconnected from practical realities (脱离实际, tuo li shi ji - "detach, leave, actual, reality"), ignoring the real needs of farmers who actually work the land and large grain-growing households. When the construction entity is separated from the user entity, and facilities do not fit practical conditions, the waste of "building but not using" readily occurs.
To resolve this contradiction, the key is to adhere to a demand-oriented approach and proceed from reality in everything. To improve compatibility, some localities have piloted "building first, subsidizing later," which is quite enlightening: supporting family farms, large grain-growing households, and cooperatives to carry out construction first according to actual production needs, and then providing subsidies after projects pass acceptance inspection. When users invest their own money and effort, and facilities directly serve cultivation, they will naturally channel funds into the most urgently needed links, reducing projects disconnected from practical realities at the source.
For projects that have already been implemented, one should also look back more often. Inspect one by one the shortcomings in water conservancy, electric power, and road supporting facilities, clear the bottlenecks, and release the utility of existing facilities. At the same time, responsibilities for maintenance and management should be clarified, changing the inertia of emphasizing construction while neglecting operation and maintenance.
The quantity of construction is certainly important, but being manageable and usable is the fundamental point. Stepping out of the misconception of emphasizing indicators while neglecting actual results, and making construction fit actual production needs, will enable every plot of high-standard farmland to truly become a solid support for stabilizing grain output and enriching farmers.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 田豆豆
From September 18 to 21, the "2026 World Mayors' Dialogue · Wuhan" event, guided by the State Council Information Office, was held in Wuhan, Hubei. The event, themed "Jiangcheng of Soulmates, Harmony and Coexistence," brought together mayors and representatives from cities in the United Kingdom, Finland, South Africa, and other countries. Participants engaged in dialogue on topics such as scientific and technological innovation, industrial synergy, and people-to-people exchanges, looking ahead to the broad prospects for inter-city cooperation.
Scientific and technological innovation elevates the "City of Steel" and "City of Cars" to the "City of Light" and "City of Chips"
How has Wuhan risen from the "City of Steel" and "City of Cars" to the "City of Light" and "City of Chips"? As foreign guests delved into the intelligent production workshops of Dongfeng Motor, Xiaomi, and HGTECH, they gradually found the answer.
"I noticed that there are two kinds of license plates on the streets of Wuhan, one blue and one green, with the green ones representing new energy vehicles," said Shokat Ali, Mayor of Manchester, UK. During his visit to the Dongfeng Motor Global Innovation Center and Dongfeng Mengshi Automobile Technology Company, he was deeply impressed by Wuhan's scientific and technological innovation and the transformation of its automobile industry.
At Xiaomi's Wuhan Smart Home Appliance Factory, Victoria Henstock, Deputy Mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand, could not help but take out her phone and continuously film the vivid scenes of intelligent manufacturing by robots. She remarked: "Here, an air conditioner can be produced every 6.5 seconds — it's incredible!"
El Hadji Omar Moussa Diop, Secretary General of Mbour, Senegal, said: "This is my sixth visit to Wuhan, and every time I see new changes. When I came to Wuhan two years ago, the Xiaomi smart factory had not yet been completed, but just one year later it was already in operation. From this, we can observe China's development speed and the rapid changes and constant developments (日新月异, ri xin yue yi - "sun, new; moon, new") in science and technology."
China's rapid development has led the participating guests to see more opportunities for cooperation.
At HGTECH Co., Ltd., many guests gathered around a model of an all-weather intelligent laser weeding robot, carefully observing it and asking about its working principle and whether it causes harm to crops. Tóth Gergely, Mayor of Keszthely, Hungary, said: "Our city has a long history of agriculture. Large-scale agricultural production can also bring many problems, such as the damage to soil caused by excessive use of pesticides. China's new technologies have shown us new solutions."
Roh Young-ho, Chief Representative of the Daejeon Metropolitan City Government's China Office in South Korea, said: "I believe that Daejeon and Wuhan can further strengthen joint research and development, technical certification, and corporate cooperation in areas such as autonomous driving, vehicle-road coordination, robotics, and smart factories."
Andreas Nitsche, District Head of the Second District of Graz, Austria, said: "Countries should advance hand in hand through mutually beneficial cooperation, promoting knowledge sharing, experience exchange, and complementary technological advantages, creating more development opportunities for all parties."
Industrial synergy enables cities to expand cooperation and advance together
In front of a world map at HGTECH Co., Ltd., guests vied to take photos. On this world map, many red and blue dots were lit up, representing HGTECH's global industrial layout.
Today, HGTECH has established 3 R&D centers, 3 production bases, and 10 subsidiaries overseas. In recent years, the company has actively engaged in the field of intelligent manufacturing, deeply cultivating sectors such as machinery manufacturing, the automotive industry, and consumer electronics, with products exported to more than 80 countries and regions. Its branches and marketing networks cover more than 40 countries and regions worldwide, and it cooperates with over 2,000 major clients globally.
The development of HGTECH gave Konrad Fijołek, Mayor of Rzeszów, Poland, much to reflect on: "Although we are a small city in Poland, we must combine local potential with global opportunities. For our enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, building international networks is crucial. Cities can play a very important role in this process. We can build bridges, help enterprises, universities, and institutions establish connections, and create opportunities for sharing knowledge and technology."
Markham, Canada, has a rich pool of talent and a mature high-tech industrial ecosystem. Michael Chan, Deputy Mayor of Markham, said: "Development must be open and communicative, especially in areas such as artificial intelligence, new energy, and new technologies."
Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi, Secretary General of United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific, said: "Today, dialogue and cooperation between cities are more important than ever. Through inter-city cooperation, we can learn from each other, enhance mutual understanding, and turn the challenges we jointly face into opportunities for practical cooperation. I cannot help but recall a Chinese idiom — working together in times of difficulty (同舟共济, tong zhou gong ji - "same, boat; together, cross"). May our cities continue to work hand in hand, share opportunities, and create a future of shared prosperity."
People-to-people exchanges enable technology to truly serve humanity
In the past, due to the decline in water quality of the Yangtze River and disturbance from human activities, the population of the Yangtze finless porpoise continued to decline. In recent years, with the implementation of the ten-year fishing ban on the Yangtze River and multiple conservation measures, the population of the Yangtze finless porpoise has gradually recovered. Wuhan residents, walking along the Yangtze River, are increasingly "encountering" finless porpoises by chance. In April this year, the Yangtze finless porpoise officially became the mascot of Wuhan.
At the Yangtze Finless Porpoise Breeding and Conservation Center, guests watched through glass as finless porpoises swam freely in the water in small groups of three or five. "What do they eat?" "How heavy can they grow?" "Are they raised in fresh water or salt water?" The guests asked in hushed, curious voices. "I suggest that the city of Wuhan make the Yangtze finless porpoise a calling card for Wuhan's exchanges with the world," said Lü Xiao, Director of the Office for Relations with China of the Province of Asti, Italy.
The story of finless porpoise conservation also opened the floodgates for Kim Hyun-jin, Director of the International Trade Division of Daegu Metropolitan City, South Korea: "In 1991, Daegu experienced a severe water crisis. More than 30 tons of toxic chemicals flowed from a nearby industrial park into a river used as a source of drinking water, completely cutting off the city's drinking water supply. From then on, Daegu established clean drinking water and a healthy water environment as priorities for urban governance. Now, in the rivers that were once severely polluted, otters have come to inhabit them in groups. Otters generally live only in clean, high-quality waters, and they have now become the mascot of Daegu Metropolitan City." He also brought many small otter plush toys, which he distributed to the guests.
Soumaly Thammavong, member of the Standing Committee of the Vientiane Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Chanthabouly District Party Committee, Vientiane, said: "An important issue we currently face is how to achieve the coordinated advancement of nature conservation and economic development. We hope to carry out international cooperation in areas such as funding, technology, and talent. Because we all share a common goal — building a clean, green, resilient, safe, modern, competitive, and sustainable city, so that our citizens enjoy a good quality of life."
In China Optics Valley, the guests boarded the "Optics Valley Photon" sky train and experienced the novel sensation of "traveling in the air while scenery flies beneath one's feet." Inside the train, the guests admired the beautiful urban scenery through the huge glass floor beneath them. When they saw citizens on the ground waving to them in a friendly manner, they happily waved back.
Roh Young-ho said: "In the laboratory, technology is only a possibility. Only when it enters factories, cities, and the lives of citizens can it truly become a force that changes lives. I look forward to different cities combining their respective strengths, so that technology truly serves humanity and makes our cities better."
During the event, the 2026 Wuhan International Sister Cities Cooperation Conference was also held. Wuhan held anniversary celebration ceremonies for the establishment of sister-city ties with 7 cities and signed friendly exchange and cooperation agreements with several cities. The conference also released the "Wuhan International Sister Cities Cooperation Opportunity List" and the "Wuhan Initiative on International Sister Cities Cooperation in the New Era."
Return to Top(People's Daily, Wuhan, September 21) (Reporter: Tian Doudou) On September 21, the 2026 International Day of Peace commemoration event, themed "Cooperating to Meet Challenges, Jointly Building a Homeland of Peace," opened in Wuhan, Hubei. The event was co-hosted by the Chinese People's Association for Peace and Disarmament ( CPAPD) and the People's Government of Hubei Province. Peng Qinghua, Vice Chairperson of the NPC Standing Committee and President of the CPAPD, and Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches. UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a video address. More than 300 Chinese and foreign representatives participated.
Peng Qinghua stated that, in the face of changes in the world, changes in the times, and changes in history, China is willing to work with all parties to actively practice the four major global initiatives, jointly serve as builders of world peace, contributors to global development, learning from each other's civilizations (文明互鉴, wen ming hu jian - "civilization, mutually, learn from each other") and defenders of the international order.
Participating foreign guests expressed their willingness to actively devote themselves to the cause of international peace and development, promote inclusive dialogue and solidarity and cooperation, and contribute to building a community with a shared future for mankind.
Before the opening ceremony, Peng Qinghua met with foreign representatives attending the commemoration event.
Return to TopBy: 富子梅
The Haojiang (Macao) river sings, and the tide rises across ten thousand li. The "Bright Moon Rises over the Bay Area" 2026 Greater Bay Area Film and Music Gala brought together more than a hundred filmmakers and musicians from across the Taiwan Strait, Hong Kong, Macao, and multiple overseas countries, singing more than a hundred enduring classics and original new works, using music and song that traverse time and space to express feelings for family and country, jointly painting the new picture of the opening year of the 15th Five-Year Plan.
Light and shadow flow, and melodies echo. The gala used song as a bridge, letting the world see the vibrant vitality of the Greater Bay Area's development. Taiwanese singer Hu Defu's "Young China" moved hearts, "Song of Hot Blood" sang out iron resolve wrapped in tenderness, and "Peerless Hero" and "The Milky Way of the Human World" gave expression to the pride and sense of mission of Chinese people living in an environment of peaceful development, gathering the passion of Chinese sons and daughters striving forward together from the faint glimmer of youth into the mighty torrent of the times, elevating it from the sentiments of the individual self to the responsibility of family and country.
A single gala is a star-studded cultural feast, and even more an emotional bond displaying Chinese culture. The "Bright Moon Rises over the Bay Area" gala, rooted in the cultural identity that Chinese sons and daughters are one family, has consistently upheld the promotion of the cultural characteristics of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, deeply cultivated the fine traditional Chinese culture, actively conveyed the new voice of the Chinese era, and become a cultural bridge connecting Chinese people around the world. The song "Bay" incorporated Lingnan traditional elements to interpret local nostalgia; the Taiwanese folk song was something very familiar and well-known (耳熟能详, er shou neng xiang - "ear, familiar, can, know") and the whole audience sang along; mainland singers performed a Cantonese song with clear pronunciation with correct tones (字正腔圆, zi zheng qiang yuan - "character, correct, 腔, round"), and theme songs from films and TV dramas stirred powerful emotional resonance. In shared memories, melodies froze moments in time, elevated feelings for family and country, and displayed the common pursuit and identification of Chinese sons and daughters with Chinese culture, expressing sincere love for the motherland and earnest longing for reunion.
The gala brimmed with new ideas and creative inspirations, displaying the heat of the times, the height of technology, and the warmth of humanity. The stage's dazzling lighting shifts, robots dance alongside the singers, background imagery extends the artistic conception of the music, highlighting the deep integration of technology and culture. Multiple original musical works rich in subject matter and diverse in genre, such as "Tide" and "May the World Know Peace," presented the vitality and creativity of literary and artistic workers in the new era. Zhou Shen's "Moon Bridge" and Shan Yichun's "The Hardest Won" expressed their true selves through genuine emotion, showing that young singers are turning a new page in Chinese music.
The tide surges over the Greater Bay Area, witnessing the vibrant vitality of integrated development; the bright moon hangs high, carrying the beautiful vision of reunion for ten thousand families. The important traditional festival of the Chinese nation, the Mid-Autumn Festival, is about to arrive, and musical notes, too, have been endowed with the meaning of family reunion, each word and phrase conveying deep familial affection, homesickness, and love for the motherland. In the music, the warmth of one "small family" after another unfolds into the beautiful picture of the reunion of the "great family."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 肖家鑫 金 歆
From September 14 to 20, the 2026 National Cybersecurity Awareness Week, themed "Cybersecurity for the People, Cybersecurity by the People — In the Intelligent Era, Cybersecurity Safeguards the Journey," was held nationwide, promoting concepts, popularizing knowledge, and spreading skills in ways that are popular and well-received by the public (喜闻乐见, xi wen le jian - "happy, hear, enjoy, see"), effectively advancing the enhancement of cybersecurity awareness and protective skills across the whole society.
Events including the opening ceremony of Cybersecurity Awareness Week, the Cybersecurity Technology Summit Forum, and the Cybersecurity and Informatization Talent Recruitment Fair, along with multiple thematic sub-forums and themed activity days, were held in Jinan, Shandong. Over the course of the week, forces from all sectors gathered in the City of Springs, conducting in-depth discussions on cutting-edge topics such as artificial intelligence security, protection of critical information infrastructure, and AI supply chain security, jointly depicting a new landscape of cybersecurity in the intelligent era.
New Achievements Emerge to Consolidate the Security Foundation of the Intelligent Era
At the opening ceremony site of Cybersecurity Awareness Week, a series of major achievements leading industry development were released in a concentrated manner, providing technical references and practical guidance for cybersecurity governance in the intelligent era. A number of important cybersecurity achievements, including the "AI Security Governance Framework 3.0," the "2026 Test Results of AI Technology Empowering Cybersecurity Applications," and cybersecurity labeling and filing products for consumer networked cameras, attracted widespread attention. Among them, the "AI Security Governance Framework 3.0" released by the National Cybersecurity Standardization Technical Committee drew particular attention. According to introductions, the framework upholds the principles of people-centeredness and striving toward goodness, continues the logic of "risk classification, technical response, and comprehensive governance," keeps pace with the times (与时俱进, yu shi ju jin - "with, time, together, advance") in updating risk classification, and optimizes and adjusts technical response and comprehensive governance measures, aiming to promote the enhancement of consensus on AI security governance and the strengthening of risk prevention and response capabilities, ensuring that AI technology benefits humanity.
At the Cybersecurity Technology Application Experience Zone located at the Shandong International Convention and Exhibition Center, a batch of cutting-edge technologies and practical achievements, including AI large-model security protection solutions, large-model endogenous security guardrails, and intelligent agent security supervision platforms, were showcased in a concentrated manner. At the China Mobile exhibition area, a "Smart Eye Fraud Recognition Assistant" attracted a queue of people waiting to experience it. The assistant integrates functions such as AI face-swapping and voice-changing simulation and AI deep forgery detection, enhancing users' anti-fraud awareness through immersive and interactive experiences.
At the Cybersecurity Technology Summit Forum, Yun Xiaochun, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and chief scientist of Zhongguancun Laboratory, focused his discussion on AI supply chain security. He believes that the AI supply chain encompasses seven categories of interdependent assets — data, models, software, computing power, platforms, tools, and services — and that any change in the source or version iteration of any category of asset may alter the final security state. The AI supply chain is not built once and accepted once, but rather involves continuous configuration and behavior management. Yun Xiaochun suggested advancing security work forward, conducting verification during the open-source construction stage, while strengthening runtime risk detection and handling. Miao Shouye, deputy general manager of China United Network Communications Group Co., Ltd., suggested breaking down industry barriers and technological divides, achieving end-to-end connectivity and coordination from upstream infrastructure security to midstream platform service security and downstream application scenario security; jointly building new rules for industrial technological innovation, improving the security governance system, and advancing the construction of national standards and norms for AI security.
Whole-Society Participation Builds a Protective Wall of Security
From forums to streets and alleys, the rich and varied activities have enabled cybersecurity concepts to take root and bear fruit.
Young people are the future of the nation. At the Cybersecurity Technology Summit Forum, the "Blue Book on Youth Development: National Survey Report on Internet Usage by Minors" was released. The report shows that 78.5 percent of surveyed minor netizens have already used AI tools in their studies, creative work, or entertainment, making minors a high-frequency group in AI application. However, many minors lack the ability to identify AI-generated content, discern algorithmic bias, and grasp ethical boundaries.
At the special sub-forum on enhancing cybersecurity awareness and literacy, Zhang Long, vice president of Qi'anxin Group, stated that the cultivation of cybersecurity awareness should begin from adolescence. Forms such as immersive explanations and special lectures can help children broaden their technological horizons and consolidate their security awareness in practice.
Jinan innovated forms of security concept publicity: 3,000 drones staged an artistic performance in the night sky, deeply integrating cybersecurity knowledge with brilliant light displays; and by tapping into local cultural resources, it launched the image of the Spring City cybersecurity guardian, "An Xiaoxia."
At the "Art Talks Cybersecurity" works exhibition, paper-cutting, cloisonné, shadow puppetry, and other works were combined with cybersecurity themes, allowing audiences to appreciate security concepts through artistic appreciation.
Industrial Integration Empowers the Development of Digital and Intelligent Cities
At this Cybersecurity Awareness Week, the "Digital and Intelligent Jinan · Cybersecurity Lays the Foundation" city exhibition area systematically showcased the achievements of building a strong digital province, digital and intelligent Jinan, and cybersecurity development. The Jinan Municipal Investment Promotion Bureau and the Big Data Bureau released an industrial investment attraction catalog and a list of application scenarios, covering multiple fields such as smart security and data security services.
At the Cybersecurity Technology Application Experience Zone, the trend of integration and empowerment was evident: Inspur Group showcased integrated security solutions, providing full-stack protection for city cloud platforms; Zhongfu Information brought a security governance platform for government data; and enterprises such as Tencent and Baidu displayed their latest achievements in fields such as AI security and cloud security.
The development of the cybersecurity industry cannot be separated from talent support. During Cybersecurity Awareness Week, the cybersecurity and informatization talent recruitment activity was held in an "online + offline" format. The official website of Cybersecurity Awareness Week set up a dedicated talent recruitment section, bringing together more than 20,000 enterprises and offering 142,000 positions; at the offline recruitment fair, students holding resumes communicated face-to-face with corporate recruitment managers, inquiring about job responsibilities and development prospects.
Return to TopOn September 15, the Kunming Road public rental housing project, undertaken by the Northwest Branch of China Construction Xinjiang Construction Engineering (Group) Co., Ltd. (referred to as "China Construction Xinjiang Construction Engineering Northwest Company"), entered its final sprint stage. As a key livelihood project of Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, and a key public rental housing project of Fengdong New City in Xixian New Area, this project actively implements Xi'an's construction requirements of"good housing, good neighborhoods, good communities, good urban districts," and through innovation in main-structure construction methods and the application of green, low-carbon technologies,strives to enhance the living and life quality of new citizens, young people, and groups with housing difficulties.
The project is located within Fengdong New City of Xixian New Area, outside the West Third Ring Road, covering approximately 85.88 mu of land, with a total floor area of 215,900 square meters, providing 1,818 units of indemnificatory housing. Guided by the goals of improving living quality and reducing whole-life-cycle operation and maintenance costs of buildings,the project extensively adopts prefabricated construction and new processes and new materials,which both improves construction efficiency and provides a replicable, promotable industrialized construction model for urban indemnificatory housing construction.
The project follows the industrialization logic of"factory prefabrication, on-site assembly, one-time forming."The main buildings adopt prefabricated finished staircases and precast composite slabs; exterior walls adopt formwork-free thermal insulation integrated panels; interior walls adopt lightweight partition panels. The anti-slip strips, embedded rails for handrails, and drip lines of the prefabricated staircases are formed in one go, achieving bare-concrete delivery. The formwork-free thermal insulation integrated panels are constructed simultaneously with the main structure, merging thermal insulation, fire protection, and structural construction, reducing cross-operation of processes. The lightweight partition panels reduce self-weight and improve sound insulation performance.
The project focuses on long-term usage costs and innovatively adopts green, low-carbon technologies. Residential floors adopt dry underfloor heating, which requires no backfilling, absorbs sound and reduces noise, and is easy to install; AMR (double-sided color steel magnesium) composite air ducts replace the traditional practice of air duct insulation plus fireproof panels, being more green and environmentally friendly. Fine control focuses on leakage prevention, crack resistance, and appearance quality; door piers, hanging beams below openings, anti-seepage curbs, electrical meter boxes, and roof-deck ventilation shafts of the parking garage are cast in one go with the main structure; kitchen and bathroom waterproofing adopts full-coverage application with outward extension; post-cast strips have independent supports; the underground parking garage adopts channel steel backing-and-stiffening reinforcement. These practices further consolidate the quality foundation.
The Kunming Road public rental housing project community is equipped with a supporting kindergarten, childcare center, health service station, all-age activity venues, and convenience commercial facilities, creating a"15-minute living circle,"and through smart services, landscape gardens, and public space creation, promotes social integration of resident groups, providing useful practical reference for the high-quality development of indemnificatory housing in Xi'an and even the whole country.
For China Construction Xinjiang Construction Engineering Northwest Company, the Kunming Road public rental housing project is not only a housing security project, but also a systematic practice of responding to people's livelihood expectations through industrialized construction methods. From the prefabricated main structure to green, low-carbon details, from model demonstration practice to the accumulation of technical achievements, China Construction Xinjiang Construction Engineering Northwest Company hopes that through this project, it can push indemnificatory housing from having adequate housing (住有所居, zhu you suo ju - "live, have, place, reside") toward"having excellent housing,"so that new citizens, young people, and groups with housing difficulties can not only move in, but also live well and live with peace of mind.
Data source: Northwest Branch of China Construction Xinjiang Construction Engineering (Group) Co., Ltd.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李志伟 王 远 白紫微
In Plum Borough, along the Allegheny River as it winds through Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, lives "Sai Kao Si" (whose real name is Ronald Sakolsky), who has made his home there for many years.
"A part of my heart remains in China." After returning to the United States from his recent trip to China, "Sai Kao Si" could hardly hide his reluctance to leave.
Stepping into his living room, traces of China are visible everywhere: on the wall hang a peony decorative painting from Luoyang, Henan, and a traditional Chinese painting of giant pandas; in the cabinet are souvenirs he brought back from Luoyang more than 20 years ago; and spread across the sofa are group photos, hada scarves, and bronze galloping-horse sculptures he just brought back from China... But what he treasures most is a large cross-stitch embroidery given to him by Yin Yuzhen — green leaves encircling the globe, with the places where China and the United States are located embroidered in threads of different colors, and the Chinese characters "One Earth, One Dream" expressing the deep friendship between "Sai Kao Si" and Yin Yuzhen spanning more than 20 years.
"Yuanfen (destiny)," speaking of his story with China, "Sai Kao Si" told reporters again and again in Chinese, "All of this is destiny."
Tree seeds, taking root in the sand
"Thousands of hectares of sandy land turned into vast forests — the so-called 'impossible' can become possible"
In 1999, the 40-year-old "Sai Kao Si" was a middle school history teacher in Pennsylvania.
Once while waiting for an appointment at a clinic, he happened to see a notice recruiting English teachers to go to China. And so, by a stroke of luck or coincidence (机缘巧合, jiyuan qiaohe - "machine, opportunity, coincidence, coincidence"), "Sai Kao Si" went to teach in Luoyang through the "Sino-American Teacher Exchange Program." He longed, during that year, to truly step into a Chinese city, to experience the life of authentic Chinese people, and to understand a country he had previously only read about in books.
He became the foreign teacher "S" that students at Luoyang Foreign Language School called him, responsible for English listening and speaking classes for the first and second years of high school, preparing every lesson with the utmost care. In the eyes of his colleagues, "Sai Kao Si" was always loud-voiced, full of passion, and able to mobilize the enthusiasm of every student. Outside of class, "Sai Kao Si" visited seventeen or eighteen schools around Luoyang, even going to poor schools in the distant suburbs and schools in places like Pingdingshan to teach voluntarily.
One day in October 1999, he turned on the television as usual to watch the news. On the screen, amid vast stretches of sandy land, a thin Chinese rural woman, carrying a bundle of saplings far taller than herself, walked bent over along the road to plant trees. In the desolate environment, this figure appeared especially lonely and tenacious.
She was Yin Yuzhen. Though thousands of miles away, this person who was being complete strangers to each other (素不相识, su bu xiang shi - "plain, not, know, recognize") struck "Sai Kao Si" all at once, producing in him a strong resonance.
"I suddenly started crying." That was how he recalled the shock he felt at the time. "I had to do something."
Over the following two months, "Sai Kao Si" searched everywhere for donation channels, contacting more than a dozen organizations, experiencing many rejections, and finally found a charitable organization willing to provide $5,000 unconditionally. "Sai Kao Si" insisted that every cent of this money must go to helping Yin Yuzhen plant trees.
He had never met her, did not expect her to know of him, and never imagined that more than 20 years later, he would be sought out, known, and remembered by many people because of this donation.
In the spring of 2000, a car drove into the Mu Us Sandy Land in Inner Mongolia. The green was gradually disappearing — no trees, no houses, and almost no roads. As far as the eye could see, sand dunes rose and fell, endless yellow sand spreading out.
In the car, "Sai Kao Si" saw for the first time Yin Yuzhen's living environment, and for the first time realized what kind of difficulty it meant to grow a single tree alive in the sand. Watching Yin Yuzhen plant those saplings as thin as fingers, so frail they could be swallowed up by wind and sand at any moment, he admired her, but also harbored doubt from the bottom of his heart: turning a desert into a forest? An impossible thing!
Now, thinking of that phrase again, "Sai Kao Si" laughed. "Yin Yuzhen is the best proof."
On the second day after returning to China this August, he stood before the forest created with the $5,000 — named "Sai Kao Si Forest" by Yin Yuzhen. The dream he had once thought "impossible" to accomplish has now grown into more than 50,000 trees, spreading out into a sea of forest covering ten thousand mu.
"Sai Kao Si" walked into the forest and reached out to touch the tree trunks. The saplings that were once thin and weak now required looking up to see. He said these trees are like the children he and Yin Yuzhen have helped. "Thousands of hectares of sandy land turned into vast forests — the so-called 'impossible' can become possible! All of this is utterly wonderful, nothing could be better."
"Soil also has life." In "Sai Kao Si's" view, this land of Mu Us has regained its vitality — not only have trees grown into forests, but melons, fruits, vegetables, and flowers have also grown out of the yellow earth. Through a listening device inserted into the soil, faint sounds came through "Sai Kao Si's" earphones: the sound of flowing water, and the sound of insects moving about.
The sandy land has given birth to green and life, and has also nurtured his deep friendship with Yin Yuzhen and with China.
Friendship, growing branches and leaves
"China changed me, making me a better person"
After parting in 2000, "Sai Kao Si" and Yin Yuzhen continued their respective lives along different paths.
"Sai Kao Si" returned to his school in Pennsylvania to continue teaching history, only retiring in recent years. In his classroom there once stood a nearly two-meter-tall replica terracotta warrior. Before class after class of American students, he spoke of China's history and of what he had seen and heard in China. The life he lived in China back then has always remained in his memory as a "wonderful experience."
What "Sai Kao Si" did not expect was that his China story would have a sequel.
In May of this year, Yin Yuzhen issued a notice seeking him out, inviting "Sai Kao Si" to return to the Mu Us Sandy Land to see with his own eyes the green vegetation that had already grown into forests on the sandy land. After a relay of people across the internet joined in the search, "Sai Kao Si" and Yin Yuzhen spoke by video call, expressing his wish to come to China and plant a tree together with Yin Yuzhen.
In August of this year, "Sai Kao Si" once again set foot on Chinese soil. The years have turned saplings into tall trees and made his steps no longer vigorous, but his feelings for China have grown even deeper.
At the airport, he embraced Yin Yuzhen tearfully after 26 years apart. At the Mu Us Sandy Land, seeing the seeds of kindness grown into a ten-thousand-mu oasis, he said Yin Yuzhen "is a true hero." On the second day of their reunion, he and Yin Yuzhen once again joined hands to plant an evergreen tree symbolizing friendship.
Besides reuniting with Yin Yuzhen, another unforgettable moment for him was seeing the students he had taught back then — "that beauty is hard to describe even with tears."
The young people who once sat in his classroom now shine in various professions: some have become doctors, some lawyers, some entrepreneurs...
"As a teacher, seeing students having achieved success in one's studies (学有所成, xue you suo cheng - "study, have, obtain, success") is always gratifying." "Sai Kao Si" could hardly contain his excitement, shedding tears several times. "I am immensely proud of every one of them."
Revisiting Ordos, Luoyang, and Beijing, along the way the scenes before his eyes overlapped with his memories, yet were no longer the same. The conditions of the schools left a deep impression on "Sai Kao Si." "The campuses are extremely beautiful, flawlessly beautiful." The villages, towns, and sandy lands of those years have all changed. "Every day in China I am amazed at how far China has moved forward."
When he left China back then, "Sai Kao Si" wished China continued progress toward modernization, but also harbored a faint worry: in the process of moving toward the future, would this country with its long civilization lose its past?
What he saw this time gave him his answer: "China has moved toward the future without forgetting its traditions — the two advance side by side." Like a tree, with branches and leaves reaching upward while roots are deeply anchored in the soil.
"China changed me, making me a better person." "Sai Kao Si" said this again and again. The life he lived in Luoyang back then, the classrooms in cities and villages, the journeys visiting various places, and especially the days spent day and night with Chinese teachers and students, have all become part of his life.
"China made me understand and respect family and tradition more, and taught me to appreciate a simple life." In "Sai Kao Si's" view, he and Yin Yuzhen and his other Chinese friends share many commonalities — the same kindness, mutual respect, a sense of responsibility, a love for the land, and an unremitting pursuit of a better life. "We do not share a language, yet we speak the same 'language from the heart.'"
After returning to the United States back then, he kept in touch with many Chinese friends, and the greeting cards, paintings, and small gifts they sent have all been carefully preserved by "Sai Kao Si," "because these gifts are all filled with the kindness of my Chinese friends."
He stood up and walked toward the sofa, picking up a photo frame he had brought back from China. Every smiling face in the photographs he recognized, and every souvenir in the cabinet he could tell the origin of.
He told reporters, "I am going to set aside a special room to display all these souvenirs and gifts from China. Gifts are memories, and I cherish my memories of China every single day."
Knowing each other, across the ocean
"The American people and the Chinese people share the same original heart; both harbor kindness within"
"I have embraced Americans, and I have embraced Chinese people — the feeling of an embrace is the same." After this year's trip to China, "Sai Kao Si" said this repeatedly.
"In the days since I returned home, from 6 a.m. to nearly midnight every day, I have been making new friends on social media apps and sharing experiences with old friends — it's wonderful. The more widely our story spreads, the stronger this friendship becomes." "Sai Kao Si" said that last week he shared his experiences with 50 neighbors in his community, next week he will go to Pittsburgh to tell his China story to nearly a thousand people, and he will also communicate with several American school principals about establishing connections with Chinese schools. "Everyone who hears my experiences responds with great enthusiasm. We have already lit the spark of exchange, and I hope this passion can continue."
"Sai Kao Si" feels that friendly relations between countries sound grand, but when it comes down to the daily lives of ordinary people, they become very concrete small matters. Before 1999, China was mysterious and distant to him. It was only after stepping into Luoyang, into the schools, and into the lives of local people that China changed from an abstract name into individual people whose names he could call out, stories of interactions, and a life he could truly perceive.
As a teacher who has taught all his life, "Sai Kao Si" is accustomed to explaining misunderstandings between people in classroom language. He said "ignorance" means a lack of understanding, and a lack of understanding easily brings fear — just as whether a Chinese baby or an American baby, hearing thunder for the first time will be afraid, not because the thunder belongs to another country, but simply because the child does not know what it is. "If I could return to the classroom, I would tell my students with the same enthusiasm I have now about the kindness of the Chinese people, and about how China carries forward its history while embracing the future."
He picked up the photograph of him and Yin Yuzhen leaning on each other's shoulders, embracing and weeping, taken during this trip to China. "If I had to choose one photograph to represent the friendship between the American and Chinese peoples, it would be this one. This photograph contains the entire story — it is the whole of this friendship."
"The American people and the Chinese people share the same original heart; both harbor kindness within. I hope Americans will learn more about China, go and walk around China, see China with their own eyes, and read more materials about China." "Sai Kao Si" believes that Chinese people and American people both love their families, both want their children to have better lives, both love peace, and both want the land beneath their feet to become more beautiful. These commonalities are far more important than the differences brought by nationality, and they constitute the most simple and most genuine foundation of people-to-people exchange between the United States and China.
Outside the window, on the front lawn of "Sai Kao Si's" home, two newly planted green plants grow side by side, with the Chinese and American flags standing beside them in the wind.
"I just set this up this morning — they will bloom flowers of different colors." "Sai Kao Si" said he deliberately planted the two flowers in the front yard, hoping that all his neighbors can see this friendship that transcends borders, which also carries his good wishes for friendship, peace, and protecting our shared home planet. He also wants to plant a tree in the backyard later and tell these stories to his grandchildren.
"The path of people-to-people friendship works — we just need to hold faith in our hearts and do our own part. Our story will continue, growing like the Mu Us forest ten thousand miles away." "Sai Kao Si" said.
The story of people coming to know one another will continue across the ocean, growing ring upon ring of new annual growth.
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During the interview, "Sekos" was moved to tears several times. In 1999, he saw on television the story of Yin Yuzhen planting trees to control desertification and was deeply touched. He raised $5,000 from various sources to help her plant trees in the desert, never daring to hope those saplings would survive. Years later, "Sekos" set foot on Chinese soil once again, and seeing how Yin Yuzhen's family had truly transformed a stretch of barren desert into an oasis, creating fields, vegetable plots, and orchards one after another, he exclaimed repeatedly, "Unbelievable." He told the reporter: "I once said to Yin Yuzhen that this was almost impossible. But she proved to me that even impossible things can be achieved."
"Sekos" said that his return to China this year, and the moment at the airport when he and Yin Yuzhen were weeping while embracing each other (相拥而泣, xiang yong er qi - "embrace, and, weep"), was the most unforgettable. And the trees are the most important element in their story. In 2000, "Sekos" and Yin Yuzhen met for the first time and planted a small sapling together in the desert. In August this year, "Sekos" returned to the Mu Us Desert, where the sapling from back then had grown into a sturdy tree over 10 meters tall. During this reunion, "Sekos" and Yin Yuzhen planted another new tree together in the "Sekos Forest" in the Mu Us sandy land. "Sekos" said, "We have planted another tree of friendship." After returning to the United States, he planted two green plants in front of his home, with the national flags of China and the United States placed beside them, hoping that his neighbors would all see the thriving cross-border friendship.
President Xi Jinping has pointed out that the peoples of China and the United States are both great peoples, and that people-to-people friendship is not only a precious asset but also provides an important foundation for the development of bilateral relations. From vast expanses of yellow sand to a forest sea and green oasis, the story of "Sekos" and Yin Yuzhen spanning years, mountains, and rivers has swept across the internet, moving countless netizens. This is a vivid epitome of China-U.S. people-to-people friendship, and it has also settled into the deepest and most solid foundation of public support for China-U.S. relations. This China-U.S. friendship vividly demonstrates that the peoples of China and the United States, working together with a shared purpose (携手同心, xie shou tong xin - "hold hands, same heart"), can jointly build a better world.
"The whole world expects the two great powers of the United States and China to consolidate the bridge of friendship and establish good relations," "Sekos" said. "We only need to hold faith in our hearts and do our own part well."
Return to TopIn April 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping, during an inspection of poverty-alleviation work in Dawan Village, Huashi Township, Jinzhai County, Anhui Province, pointed out that we must "go all out to do a good job in the battle against poverty, and use action to fulfill our commitment to the people," and wished the villagers an ever-better life.
Over the past decade, local people and cadres have been overcoming great difficulties (攻坚克难, gong jian ke nan - "attack, overcome, overcome, difficulty"), developing tea, yellow essence (黄精), and other specialty crops, as well as rural tourism and red tourism, by adapting measures to local "mountain" conditions — "planting tea on the mountains, welcoming guests at home, combining red and green." Last year, per-capita disposable income of villagers rose to 23,000 yuan, more than three times the 2016 figure.
From the battle against poverty to comprehensive rural revitalization, Dawan Village is building a livable, workable, and beautiful countryside. Deep in the Dabie Mountains, the formerly impoverished village has undergone unprecedented and earth-shaking changes (翻天覆地, fan tian fu di -"turn, heaven, overturn, earth"). Roads were built, tourists came in, and mountain products went out. The mountains remain ever green, the waters flow ever long, and the scenery is even more beautiful — in 2024, Dawan Scenic Area became a national 4A-level tourist attraction. The villagers' wallets are fuller, they live in new houses, enjoy a good life, feel at ease, and peals of laughter fly across the Dabie Mountains.
The transformation of Dawan Village is a microcosm of the changes and development of Jinzhai County.
(People's Daily reporters Zhang Zhifeng, Han Junjie, Tian Xianjin)
Editor's postscript
Revisiting Dawan Village, reporters encountered many "unexpected" things: formerly reserved mountain villagers have become fond of talking and laughing; farmers can dance jazz and post it online to "attract fans"; villagers organize their own "village galas," with everyone eager to show off their skills; many elderly people now use smartphones and mobile payments...
Over ten years of transformation, the biggest change in Dawan Village people is their spirit and vigor. Chen Zeshen, 77, once suffered family misfortune and was previously somewhat dull and short of breath. In recent years, he has grown yellow essence, opened a small shop selling agricultural specialty products, and his income has multiplied several times. A good life is the best nourishment — his cheeks have become ruddy, his smiles have increased, and he looks younger. Speaking of the improvement in his life, the old man speaks incessantly and eloquently (滔滔不绝, tao tao bu jue -"surging, not, cease"), his eyes narrowed in a smile, "We have caught up with the new era, and we thank the Party for its good policies!"
The Dabie Mountains bear witness —this has been the decade of the greatest changes and development in Jinzhai County. Gratitude spurs striving; the old revolutionary base area has taken on a new look —a sense of happiness overflows on the smiling faces of the people.
Photography for this page: Li Ge, Chen Bin
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Within the scientific system of the "Fourteen Commitments" of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, upholding the implementation of the political responsibility for governing and managing the Party occupies the position of logical culmination, serving as the ultimate foothold of the entire system and demonstrating a clear practical orientation. General Secretary Xi Jinping has emphasized: "To govern the Party strictly, we must strengthen our awareness of governing and managing the Party and implement the responsibility for governing and managing the Party." For the Communist Party of China, a major party with more than 100 million members and long-term governance, governing and managing the Party must never be relaxed for a single moment. We must firmly grasp the "ox nose" of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, effectively enhance the sense of responsibility and mission for governing and managing the Party, carry strict requirements through the entire process of governing and managing the Party, and provide a strong guarantee for deeply advancing the great new project of Party building in the new era.
It contains far-reaching considerations from theory to practice, from deployment to implementation
The power of theory lies not only in explaining the world, but even more in changing the world. Marxism holds that the dynamic process from practice to cognition and then from cognition back to practice is the necessary path for transforming the objective world. The "Fourteen Commitments" of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, closely interlinked (环环相扣, huan huan xiang kou - "ring, ring, link, link") and rigorously logical, systematically map out the blueprint for Party building in the new era, and are precisely a vivid embodiment of this dialectical process. Each of the first thirteen commitments carries its own specific functional positioning: upholding the Party's leadership is the most essential feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and upholding the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee is the fundamental political guarantee of this ideological system, resolving the basic questions of who leads and how to lead; upholding full and rigorous self-governance of the Party establishes the strategic policy, answering the principled question of how to govern and manage the Party; staying true to the Party's original aspiration and founding mission points to the value destination, answering the question of what the Communist Party of China is and what it is to accomplish. On this basis, the overall layout of Party building is fully unfolded, encompassing political construction, ideological construction, organizational construction, work-style construction, discipline construction, institutional construction, and the fight against corruption. Political construction commands the direction, ideological construction forges the soul and consolidates the foundation, organizational construction gathers strength and reinforces the base, work-style construction rectifies conduct and shapes behavior, discipline construction delineates the bottom line, institutional construction provides guarantees, and the fight against corruption removes disease and treats the root cause. Each item points to the specific path of what to do and how to do it in governing and managing the Party, jointly constituting a systematically complete theoretical matrix. From top-level design to on-the-ground implementation, from knowing what to do to truly accomplishing what has been done, a rigid force is needed to connect and drive the process, and this is responsibility. Upholding the implementation of the political responsibility for governing and managing the Party is the fulcrum for transforming theory into practice.
Marx said: "Thought itself can achieve nothing at all. For thought to be realized, there must be people who use practical force." Responsibility is precisely the norm and rigid constraint on those who use practical force. Marx and Engels clearly stated in the Communist Manifesto that "in practice, the Communists are the most resolute and always driving-forward part of the workers' parties of each country," and this advanced nature itself implies an inherent responsibility. Lenin held that "the Party is the vanguard of the directly ruling proletariat, and is the leader," bearing the major responsibility of leading the state power in carrying out all work. Therefore, the profound theoretical implication of upholding the implementation of the political responsibility for governing and managing the Party lies in this: it combines the thought of the classic Marxist writers with the practical exploration of the Communist Party of China in governing and managing the Party, strengthening and prospering the Party, and transforms the theoretical deployments of the first thirteen commitments into a responsibility system that is operable, verifiable, and accountable, making the "Fourteen Commitments" an organic whole that achieves unity of knowledge and action (知行合一, zhi xing he yi - "know, act, combine, one") and operates as a closed loop.
The mechanism for implementing the political responsibility for governing and managing the Party
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: "With responsibility subjects in place, responsibility requirements in place, and assessment and accountability in place, promote the implementation of responsibility for governing and managing the Party in place." Implementing the political responsibility for governing and managing the Party must rely on a scientifically complete operational mechanism, and through the three mechanisms of pressure transmission, rigid constraint, and systematic integration of responsibility, transform institutional norms into the concrete actions of Party organizations at all levels and Party members and cadres.
The pressure transmission mechanism ensures the smooth flow of the Party Central Committee's policies and orders. The system for full and rigorous self-governance of the Party is vast, encompassing all organizational units from the central level to the grassroots. If there is a lack of effective transmission mechanisms, the phenomenon of pressure diminishing is highly likely to occur. Through institutional designs such as primary responsibility and the "dual responsibility for one post," the responsibility system constructs a pressure transmission chain that runs from top to bottom and through to the end. The Party Central Committee transmits pressure downward through top-level design, political inspections, special supervision, and other means, while Party organizations at all levels at the local level feed back their performance of responsibilities upward through request-for-instructions and reporting, statement of responsibility and reporting on integrity. This two-way interactive transmission mechanism ensures that the Party Central Committee's policies and orders can smoothly reach the "nerve endings" of grassroots organizations, enabling various decision-making deployments to take effect and produce results at the grassroots level.
The rigid constraint mechanism drives responsibility subjects to shoulder responsibility and fulfill their duties. For a period of time, governing and managing the Party has faced the difficulty of too many soft constraints and insufficient hard measures. In the first volume of Selected Works of Xi Jinping on Party Building, in the article "Exploring the Characteristics and Laws of Strict Party Governance in the New Situation," General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Without clarifying responsibility, without implementing responsibility, without pursuing accountability, strict Party governance cannot be achieved." Through the sharp instrument of accountability, the responsibility system constructs a powerful constraint mechanism. By improving accountability regulations and standardizing accountability procedures, serious accountability is pursued against localities, departments, and units where Party governance and management are ineffective and where the intra-Party political ecosystem has deteriorated. This rigid constraint of accountability for every dereliction and strict accountability whenever questions are pursued thoroughly breaks the long-standing malpractice of treating doing well and doing poorly as the same, transforms past soft appeals into untouchable electrified high-voltage lines, and drives responsibility subjects at all levels to act proactively and shoulder responsibility in fulfilling their duties.
The systematic integration mechanism forms a governance pattern of coordinated joint effort. Party building is a systematic project involving multiple functional departments such as discipline inspection, organization, propaganda, and united front work. If there is a lack of effective integration, a situation of fighting separately and acting alone will emerge, and may even produce overlapping work or gaps. By strengthening the primary responsibility of Party committees (Party leadership groups), all forces are integrated under the unified leadership of the Party. The secretary of the Party committee (Party leadership group), as the first person responsible, plays a coordinating and integrating role, twisting all aspects into a single rope and planning and advancing various tasks as one. The supervisory responsibility of the discipline inspection commission serves as an important guarantee, assisting the Party committee in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party and conducting supervision and inspection of the performance of responsibilities. It can be said that the systematic integration mechanism breaks down departmental barriers, enabling governing and managing the Party to move from fragmented and piecemeal efforts (零敲碎打, ling qiao sui da - "zero, smash, break, hit") to "systematic integration," forming a governance pattern of coordinated joint effort in which the Party committee provides unified leadership, departments are each performing their own duties (各司其职, ge si qi zhi - "each, fulfill, its, duty"), and the discipline inspection commission supervises discipline enforcement.
The key to implementing the political responsibility for governing and managing the Party lies in clarifying responsibility and consolidating responsibility
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Full and rigorous self-governance of the Party is the common responsibility of the entire Party; it is necessary to establish and improve the responsibility system by layer and by category, and through clarifying responsibility and consolidating responsibility, promote Party organizations at all levels and the broad masses of Party members and cadres to know responsibility, shoulder responsibility, and fulfill responsibility." The key to implementing the political responsibility for governing and managing the Party lies in clarifying responsibility and consolidating responsibility, and through constructing a closed-loop system of knowing responsibility, shouldering responsibility, fulfilling responsibility, and pursuing accountability, ensure that responsibilities are closely interlinked, promote the implementation and landing of the political responsibility for governing and managing the Party, and realize the transformation of governing and managing the Party from institutional design to governance effectiveness.
Knowing responsibility is the prerequisite for fulfilling responsibility, aimed at clarifying the boundaries of responsibility. For a period of time, some Party organizations and Party members and cadres have had unclear understanding and imprecise definition of the Party building responsibilities they bear. Since the 18th National Congress of the Party, the Party Central Committee has, through formulating and revising a series of intra-Party laws and regulations, constructed a responsibility system with clear subjects and clear requirements. By clarifying the specific connotations and task boundaries of the primary responsibility of Party committees (Party leadership groups), the supervisory responsibility of discipline inspection commissions, the first-person responsibility of secretaries, and the "dual responsibility for one post" of leading group members, every responsibility subject clearly understands what to do and what responsibility to bear, laying a solid foundation for shouldering and fulfilling responsibility.
The key to shouldering responsibility lies in strengthening political commitment. Once responsibility is clarified, it cannot remain merely on paper or in words. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Party organizations at all levels and all Party members and cadres must truly regard the implementation of the political responsibility for governing and managing the Party as the most fundamental political commitment." This requires leading cadres at all levels, especially "top leaders," to firmly establish the concept that "doing Party building well is one's duty, not doing Party building is dereliction of duty, and doing Party building poorly is incompetence," and to regard doing Party building well as a matter within their own remit and a responsibility that must be shouldered. Shouldering responsibility requires leading cadres to be strict in self-discipline (严于律己, yan yu lv ji - "strict, with, self-discipline"), strictly bear their own responsibilities, and strictly manage what is under their jurisdiction, daring to draw the sword when facing matters of principle (大是大非, da shi da fei - "big, is, big, wrong"), daring to brave the difficulties and forge ahead (迎难而上, ying nan er shang - "face, difficulty, and, go up") when facing contradictions and difficulties, and daring to wage resolute struggle against unhealthy trends and evil practices. Only when the "key minority" carries responsibility on their shoulders and in their hands can a leading-goose effect be formed, driving the entire Party organization to form a sound political ecosystem in which everyone shoulders responsibility and every level fulfills its duty.
The focus of fulfilling responsibility lies in integrating the implementation of responsibility into daily work and grasping it on an ongoing basis. The process of fulfilling responsibility is the process of transforming responsibility requirements into concrete work measures. Fulfilling responsibility requires solving the problem of the disconnected or superficial relationship between two things (两张皮, liang zhang pi - "two, sheet, skin") between Party building and professional work, and adhering to planning, deploying, advancing, and assessing Party building work and professional work together. At the same time, through normalized mechanisms such as political ecosystem analysis and research, heart-to-heart talks, supervision and inspection, and statement of responsibility and reporting on integrity, it is necessary to promptly discover and correct problems of a budding or tendency nature. A scientific assessment and evaluation system serves as the "baton" for testing the effectiveness of fulfilling responsibility, ensuring that responsibility is implemented in practice and produces tangible results.
Accountability is the defense line guaranteeing the implementation of responsibility. Where there is power, there must be responsibility; where there is responsibility, there must be commitment; where responsibility is lost, accountability must be pursued. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Firmly bite down on the word 'responsibility' and grasp the key point of 'accountability.'" For localities, departments, and units where problems occur such as the Party's leadership role not being exercised, the implementation of the Party's line, principles, and policies being distorted, Party governance and management being lax and insubstantial, or errors in selecting and appointing personnel, accountability must be pursued, pursuing not only primary responsibility and supervisory responsibility but also leadership responsibility. At the same time, accountability must be precise and standardized, preventing the generalization and oversimplification of accountability. It must both exact force and show warmth. Through precise accountability, the effect of holding one person accountable and alerting a whole area is achieved, thereby strengthening the seriousness of knowing, shouldering, and fulfilling responsibility.
The above four links are closely interlinked and indispensable, constituting a rigorous logical closed loop. The essence of this operational mechanism lies in managing power by institutions, handling affairs according to institutions, and managing people with institutions, promoting the normalization and institutionalization of implementing the political responsibility for governing and managing the Party, and transforming it into the governance effectiveness of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. The political responsibility emphasized by our Party is fundamentally different from the responsibility mechanisms in Western public governance theory. Responsibility under Western public governance theory is often dispersed legal and contractual responsibility. The political responsibility of our Party, by contrast, is centralized and unified responsibility accountable to the fundamental interests of the people, reflecting the significant institutional advantages of the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Further tightening and consolidating the political responsibility for governing and managing the Party
The "four major tests" and "four dangers" facing our Party exist over the long term, and it is necessary to further tighten and consolidate the political responsibility for governing and managing the Party and implement the requirements of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party throughout the entire process of Party building. General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and, standing at a new historical juncture, put forward the clear requirements of the "three more's" for deeply advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, namely, "more resolutely and forcefully implement the major decision-making deployments of the Party Central Committee, more scientifically and effectively confine power within the institutional cage, and more soberly and firmly advance the fight against corruption." The "three more's" point the direction for further tightening and consolidating the political responsibility for governing and managing the Party and clarify the new connotation of the era.
More resolutely and forcefully implementing the major decision-making deployments of the Party Central Committee is a higher requirement for implementing the political responsibility for governing and managing the Party. Whether responsibility is implemented ultimately depends on action and results. This requires Party organizations at all levels and leading cadres to continuously improve their political judgment, political understanding, and political execution, ensuring that the major decision-making deployments of the Party Central Committee are implemented unswerving and thorough (不折不扣, bu zhe bu kou - "not, bend, not, deduct") and in place, and absolutely prohibiting making choices, making alterations, or applying discounts in the course of implementation. More scientifically and effectively confining power within the institutional cage is a deeper expansion of implementing the political responsibility for governing and managing the Party. The implementation of responsibility depends on institutions. Confining power within the institutional cage is itself an important part of the primary responsibility for governing and managing the Party. This requires advancing institutional construction with a spirit of reform, continuously improving the Party and state supervision system, making institutions dense but not cumbersome, effective and practical, strengthening the restriction and supervision of the exercise of power, and in particular strengthening supervision over "top leaders" and leading groups, letting power operate in the sunlight, and eradicating the soil for corruption to breed from the source. More soberly and firmly advancing the fight against corruption is a stronger commitment to implementing the political responsibility for governing and managing the Party. The fight against corruption is a "hard bone" that must be gnawed through in governing and managing the Party, and is a major political struggle that cannot be lost and must never be lost. Maintaining sobriety and firmness means that we must deeply understand the long-term, complex, and arduous nature of the fight against corruption, and maintain the tenacity and perseverance of "always being on the road." Advance in an integrated manner the efforts to ensure that officials do not dare to be corrupt, cannot be corrupt, and do not want to be corrupt, and resolutely win this tough battle, protracted battle, and overall battle.
General Secretary Xi Jinping has cautioned the entire Party: "The Party's governing status and leadership status will not naturally be maintained over the long term; if the Party is not governed and managed, problems may arise, or even major problems." Only a Party that has weathered many vicissitudes while remaining true to its original aspiration can enjoy enduring vitality; only a Party that has forged brilliance and still dares to engage in self-revolution can be invincible and indestructible (无坚不摧, wu jian bu cui - "none, hard, not, destroy"). Reviewing the Party's more than one hundred years of struggle, whenever the responsibility for governing and managing the Party has been grasped tightly and implemented solidly, Party building has been strong and forceful and the Party's cause has flourished; whenever responsibility has loosened and implementation has been distorted, Party building has deviated and the Party's cause has suffered setbacks. The Marxist theory of Party building holds that the proletarian party is distinguished from all other party organizations by its rigorous organizational system and iron discipline, and this advanced nature can only be maintained through continuous self-forging. The political responsibility for governing and managing the Party, as the fulcrum connecting the theory and practice of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, both demonstrates the power of theory and activates the momentum of practice. Upholding the implementation of the political responsibility for governing and managing the Party, enhancing the overall effectiveness of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party through the comprehensive implementation of responsibility, ensures that the Communist Party of China always remains the strong leading core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, leading Chinese modernization to proceed steadily and far.
(The author is a professor at Nanjing University)
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General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out: "We must cultivate and bring forth a cohort of talent skilled at spreading China's fine traditional culture, giving voice to China's message, telling China's story well, and continuously enhancing the influence of international communication, the appeal of Chinese culture, the affinity of China's image, the persuasiveness of Chinese discourse, and the guiding power of international public opinion." This important statement profoundly elucidates the crucial role of talent in international communication. The information technology revolution has greatly elevated the level of mediatization in international communication, yet human subjectivity and the ability of people to harness technological tools have always been the key to building international communication capacity. As "digital natives," the youth cohort is quick-thinking and action-oriented, adept at innovation and eager to share, with high receptivity and sensitivity to various media technologies. They are an important force in reshaping the landscape of international communication and a vital contingent for promoting people-to-people bonds and friendly exchanges between China and other countries. General Secretary Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the unique role of youth in international exchanges, emphasizing that "the key to state-to-state relations lies in the affinity between peoples, and affinity between peoples must begin with the youth." The youth cohort is not only the practitioner of telling China's story well and communicating China's message effectively, but also the actor in exchanging and learning from each other among civilizations (文明交流互鉴, wen ming jiao liu hu jian - "civilization, exchange, mutual, learn from each other") and in promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
With regard to international communication, the contemporary Chinese youth cohort possesses three major characteristics that can help them give voice to China's message and tell China's story well with a more open and confident mindset and demeanor. First, the growth experience of the younger generation has shaped a collective cultural confidence. They are more self-aware in inheriting and innovating China's fine traditional culture, more confident in the path of Chinese modernization, and their growth experience itself is the most vibrant part of China's story. Second, the profoundly changing global landscape has broadened the international outlook of the youth cohort. They are more disenchanted with the long-standing Western-dominated international order and hegemonic discourse, more appreciative of the diversity of world civilizations, full of enthusiasm for exploring new drivers of development and new approaches to governance, and full of expectation for building a community with a shared future for mankind. Third, the information technology revolution driven by digitalization, networking, and intelligence continues to empower the youth cohort to conduct multi-level, three-dimensional external exchanges in innovative ways, transforming China's story into concrete and vivid life narratives within fluid scenarios. Cultural products represented by online literature, film and television animation, and trendy toys are becoming new vehicles through which the youth cohort conducts cross-border interactions and expands its international circle of friends. In the era of intelligent communication, the youth cohort is not only the inheritor of China's fine traditional culture but also the creator of new cultures on a global scale.
To fully leverage the unique role of youth and promote the building of a more dynamic and more effective international communication system, it is necessary to continuously form a concerted effort across society from the following aspects.
Comprehensively enhance the youth's cognitive capacity regarding the international community. Compared with other generations, the contemporary youth cohort is "closer" in distance to the world and knows more about the international community, yet their cognition may suffer from fragmentation, one-sidedness, and even falsification. Some young people's contact with the international community remains at the surface level, without delving into the inner workings of regional and country-specific conditions and the international order, and thus failing to form a systematic and comprehensive understanding. Through school education, online education, large-model interactive learning, and other means, the overall understanding of the youth cohort regarding the history and current state of the international community can be continuously enhanced, providing region- and country-specific information resources and digital services for different youth groups or individuals. Support should be given to youth groups in conducting in-depth research, study, and practice within the international community, and through analyzing and comparing the cultural traits and governance approaches of different countries, their international cognition and dialogue capacity should be enhanced, laying a knowledge foundation and accumulating practical experience for their understanding of international issues and participation in global governance. Only youth with a broad international perspective and in-depth, systematic cognition can participate more effectively in international exchanges, tell China's story better, and let China's voice travel farther.
Systematically build exchange platforms and spaces for practice. At present, China's youth cohort actively participates in international communication through organized exchange practices, such as home-ground diplomacy and foreign affairs activities hosted by the government, people-to-people exchange activities held by universities and other educational institutions, volunteer services and public welfare activities of international organizations, as well as self-initiated forms including professional dialogue, people-to-people exchanges, business seminars, and study visits and tourism. While deepening existing modes of exchange, efforts should be made to explore and expand more diverse channels of communication and encourage all sectors of society to build platforms for the youth cohort to participate in international communication practice. The government's leading role should be further brought into play, coordinating and balancing the forces of all parties to provide support and safeguards for youth participation in international exchanges. Various social entities, especially social organizations in vertical fields and multinational enterprises, should be supported in drawing in more youthful strength and wisdom in areas such as scientific and technological innovation, ecological protection, social governance, and volunteer services. Young entrepreneurs should be encouraged to take root in the rich and varied (丰富多彩, feng fu duo cai - "rich, abundant, many, colorful") fine traditional Chinese culture, face the global cultural market, create cultural products with stronger value-leading appeal and consumer attractiveness, and use the overseas expansion of cultural products to bring China's story to life abroad.
Continue to promote technology empowerment and enhance the influence of the youth cohort in international communication. Empowered by technologies such as generative artificial intelligence, the youth cohort can cross language barriers more quickly and precisely, accumulate professional knowledge and skills, and participate in global dialogue. The digital literacy and skills of the youth cohort should be comprehensively enhanced, and young people should be encouraged to produce multimodal content products that transcend cultural differences and cognitive barriers through the approach of "human creativity + intelligent generation," and to carry out precise distribution and sharing through various social platforms, media websites, and other channels. Safe and reliable technical conditions should be provided, a healthy and rational communication ecosystem should be fostered, and youth should be helped to use virtual communities, video games, and various other online platforms to participate more directly in international interaction, telling the Chinese modernization stories of the everyday, the ordinary, and the youthful, and showcasing the confidence, vitality, and rational attitude of Chinese youth. With the assistance of technology, multimodal content production, direct-connection communication channels, three-dimensional interaction relationships, and internationalized innovative expression can help promote the structural optimization of Chinese discourse and narrative ecology, presenting to the world a more truthful, three-dimensional, and comprehensive image of China.
(The author is the director of the National Communication Innovation Research Center at Communication University of China)
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General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out: "Optimize the layout of infrastructure and the allocation of public resources in county areas, and reasonably make up for the shortcomings in modern living conditions in rural areas." The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan proposes "creating quality living spaces in rural areas" and makes specific arrangements to "continue to improve and upgrade the rural living environment, and solve problems such as rural toilet renovation and villages besieged by garbage with a persistent and hardworking spirit of tackling problems." At present, China's rural production and living conditions have improved markedly, and farmers' sense of gain, happiness, and security has been continuously strengthened. At the same time, it must be recognized that in some places there are still problems such as poor management of infrastructure, insufficient quality of public services, and inadequate long-term governance of the living environment. We should focus on the systematic improvement of farmers' quality of life, reasonably make up for the shortcomings in modern living conditions in rural areas, promote the building of livable, workable, and beautiful villages, and consolidate the foundation for agricultural and rural modernization.
A quality living space in rural areas is not merely a more beautiful and better village appearance, nor is it a simple stacking of individual projects such as housing, roads, toilets, and sewage treatment, but rather a human settlement system centered on the real-life needs of farmers, organically integrating production, living, and ecological spaces, and featuring safety and convenience, comfort and livability, effective governance, and rich culture. It includes not only the continuous improvement of infrastructure such as water, electricity, roads, gas, networks, and logistics, but also the effective supply of public services such as education, medical care, elderly care, childcare, culture, and employment, as well as a clean and tidy living environment, harmonious and orderly neighborly relations, and a sustainable governance and management mechanism. To reasonably make up for the shortcomings in modern living conditions in rural areas, we must take the needs of the masses as the direction of construction, take actual results as the evaluation standard, and take long-term management and maintenance as an important safeguard, making multi-dimensional efforts and coordinating overall planning to implement the building of quality living spaces in rural areas.
Improve the infrastructure system. Infrastructure is the material carrier of modern living conditions in rural areas, and promoting the transformation of infrastructure from "having" to "being excellent" is an important part of reasonably making up for the shortcomings in modern living conditions in rural areas. We should take the county area as the basic unit, comprehensively consider village layout, population changes, industrial development, and the radius of public services, focus on making up for shortcomings in rural water supply security, road accessibility, sewage treatment, garbage collection and transport, and clean energy, and promote interconnection, co-construction, and sharing of infrastructure between urban and rural areas. Central villages with a relatively high degree of population concentration and a good industrial foundation may appropriately raise facility configuration standards to enhance their capacity to serve surrounding villages. For villages with small populations and remote locations, small-scale, decentralized, low-cost, and easy-to-maintain construction models should be adopted in light of local conditions, avoiding the simple application of urban standards. At the same time, equal emphasis should be placed on construction and management and maintenance, clarifying the ownership of public facilities, the entities responsible for management and maintenance, and supervision responsibilities, and improving a long-term management and maintenance mechanism combining government subsidies, collective investment, and mass participation.
Raise the level of public services. The core of a quality living space is the all-round development of people, and public services are the key link connecting high-quality development and a high quality of life. We should promote the further extension of public service resources such as education, medical care, elderly care, childcare, culture, and employment to rural areas, and promote the unification of standards, integration of systems, and improvement of quality of basic public services between urban and rural areas. Focusing on new changes such as the aging of the rural population and the rising demand for child care, we should optimize the structure of rural public service supply. Comprehensive and compound public service spaces can be built relying on platforms such as township health centers, village clinics, and elderly care service stations. For example, Penghu Village, Yushui District, Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province, has built a "Happiness Home for the Elderly and Children," which, while serving the elderly, has added spaces such as a book reading room and a children's activity room, meeting the service needs of the elderly for daytime care, meal assistance, and companionship, while also providing space for children's activities on weekends and during winter and summer vacations. Through the integration and reorganization of existing resources, public services are optimized and the dividends of people's livelihood are released.
Improve the quality of the living environment. A good living environment is an important source of the quality of rural life, and the key to improving the living environment lies in acting in light of local conditions. Specifically, toilet renovation should respect farmers' wishes and living habits, scientifically choose technical models, and focus on solving problems such as subsequent maintenance, manure treatment, and winter use; domestic sewage treatment should, according to village size, terrain conditions, and economic capacity, reasonably choose methods such as centralized treatment, joint-household treatment, and resource utilization, and should not one-sidedly pursue high-cost projects; the improvement of village appearance should prevent "one look for a thousand villages" and excessive landscaping, pay attention to protecting local features, traditional texture, and village memory, and combine environmental improvement with preserving nostalgia. For example, some places have used corner plots and idle land in front of and behind houses to build small vegetable gardens, small orchards, small flower gardens, and small parks, and have equipped them with leisure, fitness, and recreational facilities, effectively improving the environment and enhancing villagers' quality of life.
Improve the governance and management mechanism. Reasonably making up for the shortcomings in modern living conditions in rural areas and creating quality living spaces in rural areas depends not only on construction investment but also on governance capacity. We should improve the mechanism for villagers' deliberation and consultation, fully listen to the opinions of the masses on matters such as road construction, sewage treatment, and the use of public spaces, and promote the transformation of farmers from "bystanders" into "participants." We should improve practices such as the points system, the list system, and grid-based management, guide the masses to participate in affairs such as village cleaning, greening and beautification, conflict mediation, and the creation of civilized villages, promote the shift of rural governance from "cadres do, masses watch" to "everyone's affairs, everyone handles," give full play to the principal role of farmers, and provide sustained support for creating quality living spaces in rural areas.
Optimize village public spaces. Rural living spaces must not only meet housing needs but also carry multiple functions such as culture, governance, and industry. With population mobility and village changes, many villages have seen idle schools, old village offices, old factory buildings, and vacant farmhouses. These existing resources can be transformed in light of local conditions into public places such as cultural service centers, children's activity rooms, and rural libraries, turning sleeping resources into effective carriers for serving farmers, developing industries, and rallying people's hearts. We should combine the construction of public spaces with the building of rural culture, support villagers in carrying out festival activities, cultural and sports activities, and farming experiences, and enhance the cultural identity and spiritual cohesion of villages. For villages with distinctive resources, attention should be paid to integrating traditional dwellings, farming culture, and distinctive industries into spatial design, providing conditions for developing new business forms such as rural tourism and study tours.
(The author is a researcher at the Rural Economy Research Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs)
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The Great Wall is a representative symbol of the Chinese nation and an important emblem of Chinese civilization. Protecting and passing on this historical and cultural heritage is our shared responsibility.
"Guard the Great Wall as one guards one's own home." In recent years, Beijing's Yanqing District has continuously raised its level of research, interpretation, display, and dissemination of the Great Wall, done solid work in excavating the cultural value of Great Wall culture and in its protection and inheritance, and pushed forward the continuous extension of the Chinese cultural vein and the passing on the torch from generation to generation (薪火相传, xin huo xiang chuan - "fire, torch; mutually, pass") of civilization.
In Yanqing, Beijing, the Great Wall winds through the forest like a giant dragon.
Yanqing currently has a total of 179.2 kilometers of Great Wall, covering multiple historical periods including the Northern Qi and the Ming Dynasty, with brick Great Wall, stone Great Wall, and earthen Great Wall all preserved—it can well be called a "natural Great Wall museum."
"Guard the Great Wall as one guards one's own home." Build a large scenic area, linking up the cultural and natural landscapes around the Great Wall; deeply excavate cultural connotations, using innovative methods to make Great Wall culture "come alive"; accelerate the integration of culture and tourism, establish a long-term inheritance mechanism... In recent years, Yanqing has vigorously promoted the holistic, systematic protection of the Great Wall, blazing a path of revitalization characterized by thriving culture, prosperous industry, beautiful countryside, and affluent people.
From "viewing the wall" to "viewing the scenery," linking up surrounding cultural and tourism resources
At dawn, on the Great Wall Forest Trail in Shixia Village, Badaling Town, Yanqing District, hiking enthusiasts are walking along the gravel surface through the forest. Following the mountain terrain, the Shixia section of the Great Wall, Shixia Pass, the Huajiayao section of the Great Wall, and the remains of the Northern Qi-period Great Wall gradually unfold before one's eyes.
In 2025, Phase I of the Beijing Great Wall Forest Trail's Yanqing section was officially opened to the public. The trail totals 118 kilometers in length, linking up more than 10 Great Wall cultural heritage sites including Badaling Great Wall, and passing through 18 cultural and tourism resource points including Shixia Pass Scenic Area.
The trail is paved with materials such as logs, earth, and stone, with multiple viewing platforms and rest areas set up along the route. The "Guanxia Pavilion" (Viewing-the-Gorge Pavilion) offers views of Shixia Village, Shixia Great Wall, Shixia Pass Gateway, and other landscapes, allowing visitors to feel the majesty and grandeur of the Great Wall while walking; the small viewing platform "Shiyun Tai" (Stone-Rhythm Terrace) is made of bamboo and wood materials, with guardrails surrounding the platform, and will in the future be equipped with interpretive signs for popularizing Great Wall culture and forest culture.
Standing on the trail at the eastern end of Shixia Village, pointing at the Great Wall winding along the mountain ridge in the distance, Li Zhixin, First Secretary stationed in Shixia Village, Badaling Town, said: "Viewed from this angle, the Great Wall is no longer an isolated 'wall,' but rather a 'landscape' integrated with mountains, forests, and villages—realizing the transformation from 'viewing the wall' to 'viewing the scenery.'"
Walking on the Great Wall viewing trail, without climbing onto the Great Wall itself, and appreciating Great Wall scenery from viewing platforms—this experience has been welcomed by visitors. Gu Wenting, Party Branch Secretary of Shixia Village, Badaling Town, said:"Since the trail opened, it has received more than 20,000 visitor visits in total, and quite a few tourists spend money in the village—reception volumes at homestays, cafés, and restaurants have all risen accordingly." In 2026, Phase II of the trail began construction, totaling 160 kilometers in length, linking up even more cultural and natural landscapes.
As the unopened sections are gradually repaired and completed, a 16.5-kilometer Great Wall tour route will soon be connected throughout, and Badaling Great Wall, Shuiguan Great Wall, Ancient Great Wall, and Huajiayaozhi Great Wall will form the Badaling Great Wall Grand Scenic Area. "After the grand scenic area is completed, it will achieve functional subdivision and service enhancement, better satisfying visitors' diverse, high-quality cultural and tourism needs." Li Zhixin introduced.
"While protecting the Great Wall itself, we must also protect its ancillary cultural relics, environmental features, and the symbiotic relationship with surrounding villages." Yu Haikuan, Director of the Beijing Yanqing District Cultural Relics Management Office, said that the overall opening and management of the Great Wall not only gives visitors a rich experience, but also broadens the path for rural development.
Guarding the Great Wall, passing on the cultural vein—residents become guardians
"Come over here, everyone—let me show you the Ming Dynasty Great Wall remains and tell you the story of how our Shixia Village guards the Great Wall and passes on its cultural vein." Dong Zhuang, a villager of Shixia Village, was enthusiastically telling visitors the story of his hometown.
Shixia Village regularly carries out Great Wall culture popularization activities, and villagers have transformed from residents into guardians and disseminators, achieving a living symbiosis between cultural heritage and the village. The village has built a Great Wall Culture Exhibition Hall, displaying local villagers' decades-long patrol records, old photographs of the Great Wall, repaired heritage structural components, and more; it regularly invites cultural relics protection experts into the village to hold lectures, popularizing Great Wall history and protection regulations among villagers and visitors; local primary and secondary schools have established Great Wall school-based curricula, organizing students to accompany protection personnel up the mountains on patrols, so that children develop an awareness of cultural relics protection.
Over thousands of years, rich intangible cultural heritage—including construction techniques, folk customs, traditional opera, and more—has formed along the Great Wall, and these are important components of Great Wall cultural heritage. Today, these precious intangible cultural heritage items receive meticulous protection.
Liugou Village, anciently known as Phoenix City, was once a Ming Dynasty garrison settlement. The village completely preserves Great Wall remains including the north city gate barbican and the horse-riding ramp onto the wall. In the Township Sentiment and Village History Exhibition Hall, old photographs and old farm tools, one after another, link together the thread of Liugou's transformation from a Ming Dynasty military fortress to a modern village. The newly built Great Wall study trail links up points including the ancient city wall, the Town God Temple, and Great Wall ruins, offering youth-oriented experiential study courses on the history of Great Wall frontier passes.
Implementing the renovation and upgrading project of the China Great Wall Museum, holding brand cultural activities such as the Beijing Great Wall Culture Festival, the Badaling Great Wall Culture Forum, and the Beijing Great Wall Concert... Yanqing continuously strengthens research on Great Wall culture and deepens the excavation of its cultural connotations.
Innovative methods make Great Wall culture "come alive." Stepping into the "Ten Thousand Li Great Wall" full-sense theater, with the aid of XR (Extended Reality) and other technologies, visitors can travel through ancient yellow-sand roads, frontier trade markets, and desolate cliffs, experiencing the profound history borne by the Great Wall. The large-scale immersive situational drama "Dreams of the Great Wall" presents audiences with a "Great Wall dream record" spanning a thousand years.
Promoting development through protection, establishing a long-term inheritance mechanism
Relying on its possessing unique natural advantages (得天独厚, de tian du hou - "get, heaven, uniquely, thick") in Great Wall resources, Yanqing has blazed a path of promoting development through protection, with development in turn feeding back into protection.
Sansi Village, Jingzhuang Town, possesses earth-side Great Wall and stone-side Great Wall ruins dating from the Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty. This village, with a history of 600 years, has radiated new vitality through integrating Great Wall culture into its homestay designs.
Gray bricks, black tiles, wooden doors, wooden windows—stepping into Sansi Village, the "Great Wall Family" Yuanxiangli homestay blends seamlessly with the entire village. In addition to dining and accommodation, visitors can also participate in activities such as the "Sansi Village Patrol" and "Little Village Experience Officer." "We will unlock multiple scenarios including the Great Wall Book House and heritage transmission bases, allowing visitors to experience Great Wall culture in an immersive way." A homestay staff member introduced.
At the end of 2025, the Shixia Pass Valley Tourist Service Center was put into operation. The 8-kilometer-long Shixia Pass Valley links up four villages, and through idle homestead land and collective land contributed as shares in joint operations, villagers have achieved income increases from "three kinds of shares"—rent, wages, and dividends. Zhang Hongli, a villager of Lipao Village, said:"Using our idle old courtyard as a share in the cultural and tourism project, we get dividends at year-end and a salary at ordinary times—life is much more comfortable now."
In the immersive cultural exhibition hall of the tourist service center, graphics, texts, physical objects, and multimedia displays interweave, telling the thousand-year story of frontier garrison duty along the Great Wall; in the cultural and creative products display area, rice-paper embroidery displays fine needlework and Great Wall rubbings emit the fragrance of ink, allowing visitors to personally experience intangible cultural heritage techniques; in the agricultural products exhibition and sales area, Lipao apples, Shixia flower buns, and specialty coarse grains are neatly displayed; in the study and experience zone, specially made lightweight Great Wall bricks are lined up in a row, and children build walls and construct beacon towers with their hands, experiencing the wisdom of Great Wall construction
"Originally I planned to head back right after climbing the Great Wall, but I didn't expect there to be such a well-equipped tourist service center here—you can learn about Great Wall culture, experience intangible heritage, and taste specialty foods. We now plan to stay one more night and tour the entire Shixia Pass Valley thoroughly." Said tourist Zhang Yi.
"In the future, we will continue to adhere to the principle of protection first and inheritance priority, explore new paths for the activation and utilization of Great Wall culture, better integrate it into modern life, and empower regional development." Said Song Haojie, Member of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Yanqing District Party Committee and Head of its Publicity Department.
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On September 16, the Pinglu Canal was completed and opened to navigation. It is the first canal connecting a river to the sea built since the founding of New China, with a total length of 134.2 kilometers and an investment of over 70 billion yuan. It has opened a direct river-sea link from the Xijiang River to the Beibu Gulf, and is also profoundly changing the lives of people along its route.
During the project's construction, 2,764 households and 11,228 residents were relocated and resettled. In this migration of homes, there was one particularly special "resident" — an ancient camphor tree with a trunk diameter of 1.08 meters, a height of 12.3 meters, and a weight of over 50 tons. This year, it turned 218 years old.
Previously, this ancient tree grew in Liangwu Village, Shaping Town, Lingshan County, Qinzhou City, Guangxi, within the planned area of the Pinglu Canal's main channel. Under the original plan, the ancient tree was to be transplanted to the local Expo Garden for unified care. But when staff entered the village to solicit opinions, they heard a different idea from the villagers.
"The old tree is Liangwu Village's 'tree of good fortune.' Wherever we go, we take it with us," said relocated resident Lu Guihua. Wen Meifang, deputy secretary of the Party branch of Shagang Community in Shaping Town, also felt this deeply: "When you move house, some things cannot be left behind." Through many generations (世世代代, shi shi dai dai - "generation, generation, generation, generation"), villagers had rested and chatted in the shade of the ancient camphor tree, and it had long become the spiritual anchor of the entire village. To fully respect public opinion and preserve local memories, the Pinglu Canal construction and management team, together with the local government, conducted multiple visits and repeated deliberations, and ultimately finalized a new plan — letting the ancient tree move into the resettlement area together with the relocated residents.
"From the start of root pruning in 2023 to the completion of planting, the entire process took nearly a year and a half," said Zhang Shoulong, an engineer with the Pinglu Canal Project Construction Command. He explained that transplanting an ancient tree of great age carries high risk and difficulty. To maximize the tree's chances of survival, the relocation team made preparations in advance, using branch trimming and staged root pruning to encourage the tree to sprout fine new roots, enhance its nutrient absorption capacity, and effectively reduce transplant damage. Only after nine months of continuous observation and care, confirming that the tree was growing steadily and new buds had emerged, did the construction team formally begin the transplant operation.
Today, this ancient tree is continually putting out tender new branches and buds, and is growing well. Zhang Shoulong said that during the construction of the Pinglu Canal, a total of 36 ancient trees were relocated and protected, with ages ranging from 86 to 226 years. The team implemented a "one tree, one plan" approach for tracking and care.
The ancient tree's smooth "move" has also given nostalgia a place to rest. "When I was a child, I played under the tree with my friends, and later my son and grandson also often played there. Now that we've moved to a new home, I can still see it at a glance, and it feels especially familiar," said 81-year-old relocated resident Liang Yongjian, voicing in plain words the feelings of many relocated residents.
The ancient tree's "new home," Yunhe Shaping New Town, is the largest resettlement site along the Pinglu Canal. The community covers a planned area of 580 mu, housing 664 households and 2,532 people. Within the community, rows of new homes stand in neat order, roads are flat and open, and supporting facilities such as public service buildings, a comprehensive farmers' market, and landscaped parks are all in place.
Many residents use the ground floors as places for production and business, setting up micro-factories for garment processing and door-and-window manufacturing at their doorsteps. Returning entrepreneur Xu Xiuhua told reporters that her garment factory also moved to the "new home" with her. The factory mainly handles export garment processing, with products exported to Australia and other countries. Since relocating to the resettlement site, the factory has already hired several relocated residents for nearby employment. Speaking of the Pinglu Canal, Xu Xiuhua is full of expectation: "Now that the canal is open, I hope we can receive more orders."
About 100 kilometers south of Yunhe Shaping New Town lies the Beibu Gulf. The ancient camphor tree stands quietly, watching the canal waters rush past from its old homeland, connecting the river to the sea. A new chapter for this land is also slowly unfolding.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 赵展慧
Recently, targeting enterprises in the AI (artificial intelligence) and computing-power industry chain, a number of financial institutions have launched an innovative credit product — the "Token Loan" — which takes the "token consumption volume" generated in enterprises' AI business as one of the important bases for credit assessment, converting intangible computing-power consumption into quantifiable credit resources.
Why can tokens become a factor for banks to consider when granting credit to AI enterprises?
"Token consumption volume is a direct mapping of the business activity level of AI enterprises." Dong Ximiao, chief economist of China Merchants Union, believes that just as the industrial era looked at electricity consumption and the internet era looked at traffic, the high-frequency invocation of tokens to a certain extent indicates that an enterprise has many orders, high market acceptance, and strong customer stickiness. "When evaluating AI enterprises that are asset-light, lack collateral, and emphasize R&D, looking at token consumption volume is more effective than looking at factory buildings and equipment."
Sorting through the "Token Loan" products currently launched by financial institutions, they can be divided into types serving the supply and application of computing power, among others. The bases for credit assessment include not only token invocation volume but also computing-power hardware such as data centers. That is to say, from upstream enterprises that build and train large models, to midstream service providers that offer computing-power operations, maintenance, and technical services, to downstream application entities that use tokens for content innovation, there are segmented "Token Loan" products available for each.
How can AI enterprises apply for such products?
"Customers on the computing-power industry chain can all apply. We will also conduct cross-verification (交叉验证, jiao cha yanzheng - "cross, check, verify") and grant credit based on comprehensive scoring, combining the enterprise's computing-power efficiency, accounts receivable, operating revenue, intellectual property, and other aspects." A relevant business manager at Bank of Jiangsu introduced.
"Incorporating indicators such as token consumption volume into the credit reference has, to a certain extent, transformed the logic of traditional credit risk control, shifting from looking at financial statements and emphasizing collateral to looking at technology and data. This is an exploratory practice of technology finance extending into emerging industries." Lou Feipeng, a researcher at Postal Savings Bank of China, said, but the scale of token consumption is not equivalent to an enterprise's operating capability or innovation capability, and AI enterprise loans still need to be justified by traditional operating indicators.
The "Token Loan" is currently being "tested" on a small scale. Can it be promoted in the future?
Dong Ximiao believes that at present there is a lack of unified standards for token collection, verification, and auditing, and the relevant risk-control models have not yet been tested through a complete economic cycle. Moreover, the AI industry is volatile and technology iteration is rapid. Financial institutions should be vigilant against these risks, continuously optimize risk-control models, data review, and post-loan management, and explore steadily.
Return to TopOn September 21, in Jingshan City, Hubei Province, the opening ceremony of the Jingshan Qiaomi rice harvest was held in Huayuantai Village, Sunqiao Town. Villagers gathering in one place (齐聚, qi ju - "gather together") in the fields, sharing the joy of a bountiful harvest. In the photo, villagers of Huayuantai Village dance to celebrate the harvest.
Photo by Zhao Ping (China Images)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 谷业凯
Where the food delivery has reached is immediately obvious and clear (一目了然, yi mu le ran - "one, eye, understand, clear") on the lock screen's "Live Window" without needing to open the app; video materials on the phone can be transferred to the computer for continued editing with a simple "tap-to-share"; for weekend dinner venue selection, one can enjoy an immersive "3D real-scene restaurant" experience staying at home without going out (足不出户, zu bu chu hu - "foot, not, go out, house")... These vivid slices of daily life reflect the iterative upgrading of the domestic operating system ecosystem.
Two years ago, HarmonyOS was still a new system in its infancy. Today, the continuously iterating HarmonyOS is transforming the digital lives of a vast number of users.
A set of data has drawn much attention: As of September 7 this year, terminal devices running HarmonyOS 6 and HarmonyOS 7 have exceeded 85 million units, with projections to surpass 100 million units in the fourth quarter. The Huawei AppGallery offers more than 400,000 applications and services, with average daily app downloads exceeding 200 million, registered developer numbers surpassing 11 million, and user satisfaction up 36 percentage points year-on-year.
Tang Shuai, a homestay operator in Wuhan, Hubei, has a profound feeling (深有感触, shen you gan chu - "deep, have, feeling, touch") about the change in user experience: "During the HarmonyOS 5.0 period, some functions had not yet caught up in adaptation. Now I use the new system to manage my homestay remotely — paying utility bills and setting door lock passwords remotely are all very convenient." Earlier, Tang Shuai used HarmonyOS's "Wish List" to request the addition of a 3D real-scene photography function to better showcase the homestay environment and improve customers' room-viewing experience. Soon, this innovative feature tailored to industry scenarios was officially launched. Now, he simply holds his phone and scans around the room to generate a 3D real-scene view of the property with one tap, effectively improving the online display effect.
From filling gaps to optimizing experience, the HarmonyOS ecosystem has achieved deep adaptation of mainstream applications, with the application ecosystem continuously improving.
In travel scenarios, Amap and Meituan Crowdsourcing have achieved "navigation that follows the road with sound," bringing cyclists a more convenient auditory interaction experience; in terms of office efficiency, applications such as DingTalk, WPS, Feishu, and WeCom leverage HarmonyOS's app continuation feature to make mobile office work more efficient and smooth; in service models, HarmonyOS proactively matches user needs through scenario awareness, using lightweight functions such as smart reminders and service cards to simplify operational processes and achieve "services finding people."
Building on its underlying technology advantages, the HarmonyOS ecosystem continues to create unique innovative experiences, with numerous ecosystem partners transforming from capability users into technology co-builders. "Pixel Master PRO" leverages HarmonyOS's open APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) and AI (Artificial Intelligence) coding capabilities to generate 3D-printable pixel models from photos, greatly lowering the barrier to 3D creation and development. It is reported that HarmonyOS 7 has opened up more than 20 AI capabilities, with daily AI capability calls on the application side reaching 3.68 billion, and a batch of innovative applications built on HarmonyOS's underlying capabilities have emerged one after another.
From usable to good to use, ecosystem building is not something achieved in a single day (非一日之功, fei yi ri zhi gong - "not, one, day, of, achievement"). "We collect opinions and suggestions from users and developers through multiple channels, turning real usage feedback into concrete handles for system optimization," said Sun Hang, a HarmonyOS R&D engineer.
From consolidating the system foundation to the flourishing of the ecosystem, the domestic operating system has deepened its work in technology and ecosystem, adhering to independent controllability and security reliability, and building a solid software foundation for the construction of Digital China.
Return to TopBy: 李志鹏 施 钰
In Daling Village, Shihou Township, Jiaocheng District, Ningde, Fujian, Huang Hong, the first secretary stationed in the village, has a countdown on his phone — there are still more than 400 days until the day he leaves his post.
When he first arrived a year and a half ago, Daling Village had a permanent resident population of just over 100 people, almost all of them elderly left behind. The former village party secretary told him that the able-bodied young adults had all gone out to work, and that working a stretch in a city factory was worth as much as farming the mountain land for a year.
During last year's typhoon season, in order to evacuate residents from geological hazard risk zones, Huang Hong cleared out the village committee office building, laid out simple beds, and let the evacuated residents stay there temporarily. After the typhoon had passed, staring at those beds that had not yet been taken down, an idea came to him: could the village's idle houses be put to use, and let people from outside come and stay?
He went door to door to persuade people, converting villagers' vacant old houses into simple apartments — 1 room, 2 rooms, 10 rooms... He also went to the township and the district to seek policy support and resources. In this way, Daling Village's sojourner-stay industry slowly grew up.
Over the past year and a half, Huang Hong has run an account on social media called "Ningde Daling Village — Secretary Dabao," sharing the daily life of his village-based work and also promoting Daling Village. More than 200 sojourners have come to this village in the mountains of eastern Fujian, from Beijing, Zhejiang, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and also Canberra, Australia.
A sojourner named A Yu came from Wenzhou, Zhejiang, having worked in design for 20 years before. Previously he revised drawings; now he works the soil. A Yu planted a yellow-peach-flavored tomato and gave the seeds to the whole village. At the village entrance, the tomato seedlings are growing, and when the wind passes, the leaves rustle.
On the mountain road, the sound of engines comes from far to near. That is another group of people. A group of motorcycle enthusiasts, who on weekends come from other cities in Fujian and from Zhejiang to ride the mountain roads. At the end of June, an off-road motorcycle race was held. Over two days, 183 riders plus their family members, more than 300 people in all, came to the village. Homestays, idle rooms in farmers' homes, the village-entrance café, the wood-fired bakery, and the specialty goods shops were all packed with customers. The natural track of steep slopes, scattered rocks, dense forest, and river valleys attracted a spontaneously formed rider community, and weekend riding traffic has continued without interruption.
Stillness and motion, on the same mountain — sheltering the quiet people, and also connecting speed and passion.
Huang Hong, who ties all of this together, is called "Secretary Dabao" by some, and "shop assistant" by others. Every day, he climbs up the slopes, runs to villagers' homes, and chases after people along the field ridges, laying out bedsheets for sojourners, making travel guides, and serving as customer service.
"In grassroots work, if you put on airs, you can't get anything done. Service is the basic skill." Huang Hong said seriously, "The first secretary stationed in a village cannot only be a shop assistant. Setting the direction, building mechanisms, and leading the team — these matters of party branch building are equally part of one's duty and cannot be abandoned."
A planning map is posted on the wall of the village committee office. Water systems, renovation of old houses, tea-tourism integration zones, and mountain-and-sea scenic areas are drawn all over it. How many years will it take to complete this plan? Huang Hong thought for a moment and said, "Take it slowly."
The term of a first secretary stationed in a village is limited; the growth of a village cannot depend on one person. Huang Hong has taught the village cadres the details of service one by one. He has also brought in a livestreaming company to train villagers to become village livestreamers. The hostel converted from the idle school building, the archery and mountain-wilderness experience camp, and the motorcycle-touring rest stop take in the scattered visitors after the race, letting the village generate its own vitality.
In Ningde, more than 30 years ago, the people here escaped poverty by relying on persistent efforts that eventually achieve great things (滴水穿石, di shui chuan shi - "drop, water, penetrate, stone"); today, Huang Hong's efforts have brought new vitality back to a hollowed-out village. Daling Village's "experiment" is not one person fighting alone; behind it, a systematic mechanism is supporting and lifting it.
The countdown on his phone keeps ticking without pause, and Huang Hong has always held to his own "take it slowly" — not seeking immediate or superficial success (不贪一时之功, bu tan yi shi zhi gong - "not, greedy, one, time, of, merit"), not seeking fame for the moment, doing one thing after another.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 21) (Liu Shiyao, Zhan Kang) China's first Aerospace Medical Engineering Conference was held in Tianjin from the 19th to the 20th. It was learned at the conference that: China's space station regenerative life support system has accumulated more than 5 years of on-orbit operation, achieving 100% closure of the oxygen resource cycle and over 96% closure of the water resource cycle. The "Wangyu" lunar landing suit has succeeded in overcoming dozens of technical challenges (攻克数十项, gong ke shi shang xiang - "attack, overcome, dozens, several, items"), providing solid support for extravehicular activities under the complex lunar surface environment, and its current development progress is smooth.
In order to solve the protection challenges of longer-term stationing and lunar landing missions, China has implemented the "Dixing Sanhao" bed-rest experiment, simultaneously verifying the protection technologies for the physiological effects of weightlessness during one-year flights on the space station and for low-gravity protection during crewed lunar exploration.
The China Astronaut Research and Training Center has developed and deployed on the space station two types of plant cultivation devices — substrate culture and aeroponic culture — which, while carrying out related technological verification, provide astronauts with fresh fruits and vegetables; it has pioneered China's complete ground-space collaborative verification and on-orbit application space station extravehicular suit research and development system, independently developed the "Feitian" extravehicular spacesuit, ensuring astronauts have created the world record of 9 hours of extravehicular activity in a single sortie.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘硕阳 陈晨曦
As night fell, Toyohashi, a coastal city southeast of Nagoya, witnessed the moment when athletes' dreams came true. On September 21, the karate events of the Nagoya Asian Games produced four gold medals at the Toyohashi City General Gymnasium. Long after the competition ended, Fang Wenhao, an athlete from the Macao, China delegation who won the silver medal in men's individual kata, was still extremely excited (激动不已, ji dong bu yi - "excited, not, stop"), saying, "I feel like I'm in a dream. I hope this medal can inspire my teammates." At the 15th National Games in 2025, Fang Wenhao and his teammates won the championship in the men's amateur team kata event in karate, achieving a breakthrough of zero gold medals for the Macao team at the National Games. Now, he has added further luster to his athletic career on the Asian Games stage. Although karate is not an Olympic sport, the atmosphere at the competition venue was fervent, and the athletes' contests were intense.
Competitions in major Olympic sports such as swimming, shooting, and gymnastics have been unfolding one after another, while the competition in several non-Olympic events has been equally eye-catching (引人注目, yin ren zhu mu - "attract, person, gaze"). The Chinese team reaped a rich harvest in the karate arena, with Gong Li and Li Qiaoqiao, both champions of the Hangzhou Asian Games, successfully defending their titles in women's kumite 61 kg and women's kumite 68 kg, respectively. "Many non-Olympic events have a unique charm. Karate has its own culture and etiquette, and it is popular in many parts of the world," Gong Li said.
Non-Olympic events such as wushu, sepak takraw, and kabaddi are already "veterans" at the Asian Games. Of the 43 sports at this edition of the Asian Games, 12 are non-Olympic events, many of which carry strong regional characteristics, representing the cultural and sporting development traditions of different parts of Asia. Ikram, chairman of the Asian Games Coordination Committee, noted that the inclusion of non-Olympic events reflects the diversity and inclusiveness of Asian culture.
While promoting Asian sports culture, the Asian Games has also been continuously pursuing closer integration with the international sports community. As new sports added to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, cricket and squash have long been official competition events at the Asian Games. At this edition of the Asian Games, competitions in some events can produce qualification berths for the Los Angeles Olympics. In April this year, the Olympic Council of Asia indicated that the Asian Games might be moved to the year before the Olympics, so as to better serve the function of Olympic qualifying events. This move has also been welcomed by Kirsty Coventry, president of the International Olympic Committee, who attended the opening ceremony of the Asian Games, saying, "I think this is a very good direction to move forward."
On the evening of September 20, the first gold medal in teqball history at the Asian Games was produced at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center. At this edition of the Asian Games, teqball became an official competition event for the first time. As a new sport born only a little over a decade ago, since the beginning of this year, teqball has already appeared at two events in the Olympic Council of Asia series: the Sanya Asian Beach Games and the Nagoya Asian Games. The introduction of events such as virtual taekwondo has allowed the Asian Games to maintain its role as a "trendsetter" in event offerings within the world of sports.
With the increase in events, the number of athletes participating in this edition of the Asian Games has reached 11,000, even surpassing the Olympics. Husain Al-Musallam, director general of the Olympic Council of Asia, expressed the hope that athletes in every event would have the opportunity and possibility to compete. At the same time, various international sports federations also hope to use the platform of the Asian Games to promote their own sports.
"Let us join hands to shape the future of Asia and strive to become a strong force driving the development of global sports!" said Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, president of the Olympic Council of Asia, at the opening ceremony. Guarding tradition while embracing the future, the stage of the Asian Games showcases a rich and diverse splendor.
Return to TopOn the second competition day after the opening ceremony, athletes of the Chinese delegation kept breaking through and setting new records in multiple events. As of the evening of September 21, the Chinese delegation had won a total of 23 gold, 10 silver, and 5 bronze medals.
On the morning of September 21, the men's 10m air rifle event began. The Chinese team composed of Zhang Changhong, Sheng Lihao, and Ma Sihan won the team gold medal with 1899.0 rings, setting a new world record. Sheng Lihao and Ma Sihan also advanced to the final with the top two qualifying scores. In the subsequent men's 10m air rifle final, Sheng Lihao successfully defended his title with 254.2 rings, breaking the Asian record and the event record in this discipline that he himself had held.
In karate, in the women's kumite 61kg final, Chinese athlete Gong Li defeated her opponent 8:2 to defend her title. In the women's kumite 68kg final, Chinese athlete Li Qiaoqiao won the gold medal.
The triathlon competition concluded all its events on September 21. The Chinese team composed of Lin Xinyu, Li Mingxu, Huang Anqi, and Zhang Xirui won the gold medal in the mixed relay event with a time of 1 hour 25 minutes 54 seconds. At this competition, the Chinese triathlon team won a total of 2 gold and 2 silver medals.
Gymnastics welcomed its first competition day. In the men's individual all-around final, Chinese athlete Zhang Boheng won the championship with a total score of 85.065 points. In the concurrently held men's team qualification round, the Chinese team composed of Zhang Boheng, Zou Jingyuan, Lan Xingyu, Sun Wei, and Tian Hao ranked first in the qualification round with 255.361 points, smoothly advancing to the men's team final.
Swimming entered its second competition day. The Chinese team won 5 gold, 4 silver, and 2 bronze medals across 7 events, breaking two Asian records and rewriting one event record. In the women's 200m individual medley final, Chinese athletes Yu Zidi and Yu Yiting swept the gold and silver medals, with the former breaking the Asian record with a time of 2 minutes 06.10 seconds. In the men's 4×200m freestyle relay final, the Japanese team led almost the entire race. The Chinese team composed of Xu Haibo, Fei Liwei, Pan Zhanle, and Zhang Zhanshuo made a vigorous effort to catch up, gradually narrowing the gap from the third leg onward. Zhang Zhanshuo overtook the opponent in the final 50 meters, and ultimately the Chinese team broke the Asian record and won the gold medal with a time of 7 minutes 00.17 seconds. In addition, Xu Jiayu refreshed the men's 50m backstroke event record to win the gold, Dong Zhihao won the gold medal in the men's 100m breaststroke, and Wan Letian and Wang Xue'er swept the gold and silver medals in the women's 50m backstroke.
(People's Daily reporters Gao Ji, Liu Shuoyang, Chen Chenxi, Tao Xiang'an, Sun Longfei, Liu Yao)
Return to TopBy: 晨 曦
In Gamagori City, Aichi Prefecture, where the first gold medal of this Asian Games was born, Chinese triathletes stood on the highest podium twice across all three events, especially claiming gold in the mixed relay on September 21, delivering a series of pleasant surprises (惊喜连连, jing xi lian lian - "surprise, connect, connect").
"This is a beginning; everyone can look forward to the rise of Chinese triathlon." What Lin Xinyu, a member of the Chinese triathlon team who won two gold medals, said is true — the male athletes' silver medal marked the best result since China's participation in the Asian Games, and the female athletes won Asian Games gold for the first time in 20 years. Chinese triathlon is building momentum.
Chinese sports circles speak of the Asian Games as the "midterm exam" and the Olympics as the "final exam." The Asian Games is not merely an arena for competing for gold medals, but also the necessary path for many potentially advantageous events — even niche events — to demonstrate their strength and step onto the world stage. Some events, in the early stages of development, do not yet have the strength to contend for medals at the Olympics; they must first undergo the tempering of continental competition, find their positioning and gain experience through contests against Asia's first-rate athletes, and then make steady, step-by-step progress toward world-class standards.
Looking back at the trajectory of China's competitive sports development, many events have followed the path of advancement from the Asian Games to the Olympics. At the 2002 Busan Asian Games, the Chinese women's field hockey team defeated South Korea on the road to win the championship, qualifying for the 2004 Athens Olympics and finishing in the top four. Thereafter, the Chinese women's field hockey team won consecutive Asian Games titles in the next two editions and took silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, growing into a world-class powerhouse. Breaking made its debut at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, where Chinese athlete Liu Qingyi secured the Asian Games gold while locking in qualification for the Paris Olympics; she ultimately took bronze in Paris, achieving a historic breakthrough for this emerging sport. In addition, women's rugby sevens, women's modern pentathlon, and other events have undergone similar "leap" steps.
The Chinese delegation sent 815 athletes to this Asian Games, with a preponderance of young faces, and as many as 548 athletes who had never before competed in an Asian Games. This Asian Games became a valuable away-from-home training opportunity for them in the new Olympic cycle. To assess the quality of an event and judge the strength of a team, one cannot focus only on the numbers on the medal table; breakthroughs in results, improvements in rankings, and even the process of competing against strong opponents are all assets for growth.
Asia is vast in territory, and the sports development of each country and region has its own strengths, but the overall upward trend is evident. On the Asian Games stage, there are both traditional powerhouses performing steadily and challengers constantly emerging. Every competition and confrontation Chinese athletes face on the field is a stepping stone toward a higher stage. This continental competition provides a lift for events still climbing, and transforms the experience gained in the Asian arena into confidence for looking toward the broader world stage.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李 强 庞革平 祝佳祺 张云河
The 23rd China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit recently concluded in Nanning, Guangxi. This year's expo hosted more than 50 economic and trade promotion activities, driving deep integration of cross-border industrial and supply chains. Coinciding with the completion and opening of the Pinglu Canal, the canal's "golden corridor" joined hands with the expo's "golden platform" in a two-way empowerment, opening a new chapter in China-ASEAN exchange and cooperation.
Multimodal transport boosts deep integration of regional industrial and supply chains
Walking into Hall B1 of the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center, the Pinglu Canal exhibition area, established for the first time, drew many visitors to stop and watch. A popular science documentary co-produced by the Pinglu Canal Group and the Institute for Planets, playing on a large screen, has already become a viral hit across the internet.
The entire 134.2-kilometer route of the Pinglu Canal is completely within sight (尽收眼底, jin shou yan di - "all, collect, eye, bottom"), and the giant ship locks are magnificent and imposing (气势磅礴, qi shi pang bo - "air, momentum, vast, majestic")... At the nearby Maiyue Technology booth nearby, visitors could don "Canal Eye" AR (augmented reality) smart glasses for an immersive experience of the full canal panorama. Meanwhile, the documentary "Century Canal · AR Giant Screen" uses the company's self-developed China-ASEAN multilingual large model, supporting real-time interpretation among Chinese, English, and major ASEAN languages, vividly illustrating the significance of canal engineering construction, technological innovation, ecological protection, and connecting rivers to the open sea (通江达海, tong jiang da hai - "connect, river, reach, sea").
As the first canal connecting rivers to the open sea to be planned and constructed under national coordination since the founding of New China, the Pinglu Canal has built a new channel of connectivity between China and ASEAN. At the expo, the Pinglu Canal exhibition area held a series of promotion and matchmaking activities focused on shipping logistics, cross-border trade, and port-adjacent industries, giving rise to new cross-border investment and industrial cooperation projects and promoting the efficient and deep integration of regional industrial and supply chains.
SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile recently shipped its first batch of auto parts via the "Liuzhou-Pinglu Canal-Can Tho Port, Vietnam" route, becoming the first automotive industry shipper after the Pinglu Canal opened to navigation. The entire journey achieved "one container to the end," with the outbound voyage shortened by about 400 kilometers compared with the traditional eastward route, and logistics costs down about 18 percent. "In the past, exports relied mainly on highways and railways for the domestic leg. Since the Pinglu Canal came into operation, a multimodal transport system of railway, highway, and waterway has taken shape, significantly improving logistics costs and delivery efficiency," said Liu Yan, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of SAIC-GM-Wuling's Overseas Business Division. "The Pinglu Canal not only 'transports faster' but also 'links more steadily.' Wuling's domestic supply chain now connects more efficiently with overseas bases in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and elsewhere. This canal is not just a transport corridor; it is a bond linking the industrial chains of China and ASEAN."
"For Timor-Leste's goods, the opening of the Pinglu Canal is equivalent to opening a new channel into the Chinese market. Through this hub, more Timorese agricultural products have the opportunity to enter southwest China and the broader market, which will help deepen economic and trade cooperation between Timor-Leste and China," said Nino Pereira, Minister of Trade and Industry of Timor-Leste.
This is Timor-Leste's first appearance at the expo as a full ASEAN member state and co-host of the expo. "The expo is an ideal platform for turning cooperation visions into practical opportunities. In the spirit of connectivity, trade, and investment, it brings China and ASEAN together and has played an important role in promoting cooperation among all parties," Pereira said. Timor-Leste hopes to explore more opportunities and cooperate with China in technical and skills development, industrial capacity, supply chains, and market access, he added.
Precise matchmaking realizes two-way engagement between Chinese and ASEAN enterprises
Setting up an ASEAN demand exhibition area for the first time to facilitate precise demand matchmaking is an innovation of this year's expo. The ASEAN demand exhibition area showcased ASEAN countries' technology and application needs in transportation, smart logistics, urban management, and park development, and achieved precise matchmaking with Chinese enterprises.
In the advanced technology exhibition area, the "SpinQ Gemini Lab" quantum computer from Shenzhen SpinQ Technology Co., Ltd. became a star product. Staff said that without the need for complex cryogenic environments, it supports quantum state observation, qubit manipulation, and quantum algorithm experiments, covering scenarios of science popularization demonstrations, undergraduate teaching, and research training — quantum computing can move from the laboratory to the classroom. A representative of the international cooperation department of Singapore's Giti Group exchanged contact information with the company's staff on the spot and expressed hope of introducing a quantum computing enterprise as a frontier technology innovation point for Bali's special economic zone in Indonesia.
"ASEAN countries are continuously increasing investment in the digital economy, advanced manufacturing, and frontier technology, which is an important opportunity for us," said Li Chao, head of SpinQ Technology's South China regional market. "The expo has built a platform for Chinese enterprises to exchange, cooperate, and expand business with ASEAN enterprises, and has also provided an important lever for the company to develop a regional cooperation network."
At the China Datang booth, wind, solar, hydro, and storage data pulsed in real time on the screen of the "Yuheng" energy meteorological large model. Technologies including "Beidou + digital twin dam," the "computing-power-electricity synergy" green power direct supply project in Zhongwei, Ningxia, and the ten-million-kilowatt "wind-solar-thermal-storage" integrated energy base in Togtoh, Inner Mongolia, along with full-scenario zero-carbon solutions covering energy conservation and environmental protection, energy storage and hydrogen energy, and integrated energy services, drew the attention of many visitors. As the chain-leader enterprise of this year's expo green power segment, China Datang became the expo's chief strategic partner for the first time, driving upstream and downstream enterprises including Datang Nanjing Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. and Beijing Zhongtangdian Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd. to participate together through a "large enterprises leading small ones" approach. The chain leader strengthening the chain and clusters forming networks is precisely a vivid microcosm of China-ASEAN green supply chain connectivity. A relevant person in charge at the China Datang booth told reporters that the company will rely on the expo platform to deepen clean energy cooperation with ASEAN countries, share the green opportunities of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 with regional partners, and jointly promote regional green economic development through industrial chain connectivity.
Technology empowerment upgrades and improves AI cooperation
"Brunei cannot only export seafood. We need to build scientific capabilities, professional skills, and industries that can create more added value," Wang Daoxin, chief executive officer of Brunei technology company Poni Group, which participated for the first time in the expo's specially established AI (artificial intelligence) empowering ASEAN exhibition area, told reporters of his purpose in coming.
Wang Daoxin said China has world-leading technological innovation capabilities, and stronger cooperation between the two sides will help Brunei develop a new blue economy. During the expo, the company signed two strategic scientific research cooperation agreements with Chinese research institutions, focusing on marine biotechnology and circular manufacturing, and linking mangrove protection, environmental technology, sustainable aquaculture, and talent development.
In the NanA community exhibition area, which focused on "promoting the implementation of ASEAN application scenarios," AI technology solutions, practical application scenarios, and smart terminal products adapted to ASEAN countries' industrial upgrading and people's livelihood needs attracted many Chinese and foreign business visitors to stop and exchange views.
"Chinese enterprises going global are no longer simply bringing products overseas; more importantly, they are converting technological capabilities into service capabilities in real scenarios, completing localized adaptation and ecosystem co-building together with ASEAN partners," said Zhang Shubin, vice president of iFlytek and chairman of its ASEAN headquarters. In Thailand, the AI Chinese intelligent teaching system has covered more than 170 schools, helping alleviate the shortage of Chinese-language teachers; in Indonesia, iFlytek signed a strategic cooperation and joint venture framework agreement with Sinar Mas Group, through which the two sides will apply iFlytek's clinical decision support system, post-consultation management, and other solutions to "send medical services to the countryside," alleviating the severe shortage of medical services on Indonesia's remote islands... Zhang Shubin said that relying on its self-developed and controllable large model and multilingual capabilities, iFlytek has carried out exploration and cooperation with ASEAN countries in education, healthcare, cross-language communication, and other fields.
Seng Sing Bora, Secretary of State of Cambodia's Ministry of Commerce, visited the NanA community exhibition area and paid close attention to AI-empowered smart agriculture. "China's AI achievements are remarkable. We hope to accelerate the implementation of its related technologies in Cambodia, such as using digital technology to analyze Chinese consumer demand and help Cambodian agricultural products better expand into the Chinese market," he said. AI can analyze soil composition and nutrients, map farmland infrastructure and irrigation systems, and delineate agricultural production zones, he said, expressing hope that the two sides will conduct in-depth discussions on implementing AI application scenarios to further raise the level of Cambodia's agricultural development.
It is understood that this year's expo actively built a platform for China-ASEAN AI industry matchmaking, releasing 42 cooperation demands for ASEAN AI application scenarios and reaching nearly 100 preliminary cooperation intentions, of which the intended cooperation amount with ASEAN countries exceeded 1 billion yuan.
"ASEAN and China should fully leverage the opportunities brought by the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area 3.0 to cultivate new growth drivers in digitalization, artificial intelligence, green industries, and renewable energy," said Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN. The expo will continue to play a key role in translating the opportunities created by the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area 3.0 into stronger business partnerships, broader participation, and new sources of growth, helping ASEAN and China achieve shared prosperity, he said.
(Li Yan and Ma Yunzhe, reporters of People's Daily, contributed to the reporting; Shen Quanchi and Peng Xiangshan also contributed to this article)
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Recently, at the Ayrton Senna Industrial Park in Paraná State, Brazil, the first locally manufactured Geely Galaxy Starship 7 (Geely EX5 EM-i) slowly rolled off the final assembly line. This is the first model produced since China's Geely Automobile Group and France's Renault Group launched strategic cooperation in Brazil in November 2025, and it is also the first automobile produced locally by the Geely brand in the Americas.
Carlos Massa Ratinho Júnior, Governor of Paraná State, who attended the event, said: "The automobile industry is an important pillar of Paraná's manufacturing sector. Renault and Geely's investment in Paraná will drive local employment growth and attract more parts suppliers to settle here. The arrival of Chinese enterprises has provided assistance for the upgrading of the local industry."
The Ayrton Senna Industrial Park, located in São José dos Pinhais, Paraná State, is an important production base for the Renault Group in South America, with cumulative production exceeding 4.3 million vehicles. As the global automobile industry transitions toward new energy, the park, which has focused primarily on traditional fuel vehicle production, faces the need for production line upgrades.
In November 2025, Geely Group and Renault Group jointly established Renault Geely Brazil Company, cooperating under a "capacity sharing" model, leveraging Geely's advantages in new energy technology and supply chain systems, and utilizing Renault's production bases, sales channels, and local operational resources to help both sides further deepen their presence in the South American market.
To accommodate the production needs of new energy models, in early 2026, the Ayrton Senna Industrial Park underwent technological renovation and production line upgrades, introducing advanced manufacturing technologies such as automated chassis assembly systems and intelligent mobile robots. It now possesses the capability for mixed-line production of models with multiple power forms, including pure electric, plug-in hybrid, and flexible fuel. The introduction of Geely's new energy technology platform will promote the localized layout of the supply chain for core components such as batteries, motors, and electronic controls in Brazil.
Ariel Montenegro, President and CEO of Renault Geely Brazil Company, stated: "The upgraded park has become an advanced new energy vehicle manufacturing base in Brazil. In the future, we will continue to introduce new products, improve the industrial ecosystem, continuously enhance manufacturing, supply chain, sales, and service capabilities, and provide Brazilian consumers with more high-quality locally produced models."
With the commissioning of the new energy production line, the park's demand for industrial workers proficient in new energy technology continues to grow. In key positions such as procurement, quality inspection, and supply chain, Chinese technical personnel work together with the Brazilian team to help local employees improve their skills. Jiang Kehong, General Manager of Geely Automobile Group's Manufacturing Engineering and Management Center, stated that, relying on a system combining demonstration teaching with specialized skills training, Geely has cultivated a group of technical personnel, equipment engineers, and production backbone staff locally, providing solid local talent support for new energy vehicle production in the region.
In recent years, Chinese automobile enterprises have accelerated their entry into the Brazilian market, gradually shifting from product exports to localized production and industrial integration. China's technological advantages in the new energy vehicle sector complement Brazil's market demand and industrial base, and the space for cooperation between the two sides is broad. At the launch ceremony for the new model, Renault Geely Brazil Company announced additional investment for the introduction of new energy technology platforms, research and development of new models, and production line upgrades. According to the plan, the first batch of locally produced Geely Galaxy Starship 7 models will begin delivery in the fourth quarter of this year, and the pure electric model Geely Xingyuan (Geely EX2) is scheduled to begin production in December this year.
"From product exports to localized manufacturing, from technology output to joint industrial construction, the cooperation between Geely and Renault in Brazil has explored a new path for Chinese enterprises to go global with high quality and for a win-win situation for all parties involved (互利共赢, hu li gong ying - "mutual benefit, together win") between China and Brazil." Yang Xueliang, Senior Vice President of Geely Holding Group, stated that Brazil is a market of great strategic significance in Geely's global layout, and Geely will actively participate in the transformation and development of Latin America's new energy vehicle industry with an attitude of co-creation and win-win cooperation.
(People's Daily, São José dos Pinhais, Brazil)
Return to Top(People's Daily, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, September 21) (Reporter Liu Junguo) The 2026 World Cleanup Day global flagship event opened on September 20 in Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province. Under the theme "From the Clean Your Plate Campaign to Clean Cities," the event released outcome documents including the "Shaoxing Practices" and the "Shaoxing Initiative." Approximately 800 participants, including representatives from United Nations agencies, international organizations, national ministries and commissions, as well as domestic and international industry experts, city representatives, and enterprise representatives, attended the event, where, amid the exchange and clash of different ideas (思想碰撞, si xiang peng zhuang - "thought, collision"), they consolidated consensus and strength around "reducing food waste and advancing sustainable urban development." Concurrently, an exhibition on clean city construction achievements, an environmental sanitation expo, and keynote forums and parallel forums were held.
World Cleanup Day is a global commemorative observance designated by the United Nations General Assembly that focuses on the living environment and sustainable development. This year, the global flagship event of World Cleanup Day was held in China for the first time, reflecting the international community's recognition of China's green development and civilizational progress in urban and rural areas, and also building an important bridge for deepening exchanges and cooperation in the global field of human settlements.
Return to TopIn October 2025, China Southern Power Grid's Guangdong Zhuhai Hengqin Power Supply Bureau assisted Macau Electric Company in facilitating the installation of self-service terminals in the Government Affairs Service Center of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, achieving a new breakthrough in the integration of power service channels between the two places. After nearly a year of cross-border power service data integration and technical tackling, Macau residents working, residing, and operating businesses in Hengqin, as well as staff of Macau-funded enterprises, can now use the self-service terminals to enter their mobile phone number through the "CSG Online" portal and bind their mainland electricity account number, enabling one-stop processing of major electricity services such as bill inquiry, payment, and printing, while also supporting multi-language switching to better suit customer usage habits.
From "running between two places" to "one machine handling both," cross-border electricity handling between Hengqin and Macau has achieved a new leap
"One machine handling both" is an important step in the leap of Hengqin-Macau power services from "bounded" to "unbounded."
A year ago, Macau residents could only handle services such as bill printing at Macau Electric's business halls. In October 2025, Macau Electric's self-service terminals were installed at the Cooperation Zone's Government Affairs Center, and Macau residents living in Hengqin also gained access to the familiar trilingual Chinese-Portuguese-English interface. However, at that time the self-service terminals could only handle Macau local business, while mainland bill printing, invoice issuance, and other services still required other processing methods.
At the Second Power Macau Friends Meeting held in July this year, representatives of Guangdong Power Grid Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Guangdong Power Grid"), Macau Electric Company, the Development and Reform and Statistics Bureau of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, and social organizations were gathering together in one place (齐聚一堂, qi ju yi tang - "gather, together, one, hall"), jointly launching the Guangdong-Macao cross-border "Unbounded Electricity Handling" service initiative, and on that day the core business functions of "CSG Online" were officially launched on Macau Electric's self-service terminals. The machine operation interface and operation logic are consistent with Macau Electric's interface, allowing Hengqin and Macau residents to complete mainland electricity business on the familiar trilingual Chinese-Portuguese-English interface, truly realizing "data runs more, people run less."
Going forward, Guangdong Power Grid will continue to promote the integration of power rules among Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau, advance the coordination of power supply service standards and mutual recognition of technical standards, explore secure sharing of power data, and contribute to the high-quality development of energy integration in the Greater Bay Area.
"Temporary power sharing" seizes timeliness; "green power" empowers emission reduction
Walking into the site of the Zhaoqing Dinghu Ruisheng Smart Logistics and Warehousing Project, rows of intelligent sorting equipment are operating at high speed. To meet the project's electricity capacity expansion needs, China Southern Power Grid's Guangdong Zhaoqing Power Supply Bureau innovatively launched a "distribution box temporary transition + core load hierarchical control" plan. Before the formal power source is completed, electricity is first temporarily routed through distribution boxes, while the power priority of key equipment such as intelligent sorting is raised to the highest level, ensuring the equipment is not affected in any way. In the Gaoyao District hardware cross-border e-commerce industrial belt, a mobile charging pile equipped with high-voltage "temporary power sharing" equipment achieves "plug and play," saving customers over 60 percent in costs.
Electricity must not only "arrive quickly" but also "be used steadily." Zhaoqing Power Supply Bureau has established a dedicated power inspection mechanism, intensifying special patrols during peak overseas promotional periods, with the plant area's voltage qualification rate remaining stable above 99.998 percent. At SHEIN's first carbon-neutral logistics park, large expanses of photovoltaic panels gleam in the sunlight, and the "photovoltaic + warehousing" project is expected to generate 15.19 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, reducing carbon emissions by more than 15,000 tons each year, achieving deep integration of green power with smart logistics and e-commerce warehousing scenarios.
The "one axis, two networks, three unifications" electricity service system lets enterprises start with minimal burdens
On August 18, the Shantou Intimate Apparel Trading Market, located in Gurao Town, Chaoyang District, Shantou City, the "famous town of Chinese knitted underwear," officially opened. As the world's first front-store-back-factory spot goods market and the world's largest live-streaming traceability source for underwear factory origins, this trading platform ended the local underwear industry's more than 40-year history of lacking a centralized professional trading venue.
The Gurao textile industry project has a fast production launch pace and strong enterprise expansion demand, with the textile industry's electricity consumption accounting for over 70 percent of the entire town's total, making it urgent to plan power assurance ahead of schedule and keep pace synchronously. Facing continuously rising electricity demand, the Gurao Power Supply Station of China Southern Power Grid's Guangdong Shantou Chaoyang Power Supply Bureau innovatively created the "one axis, two networks, three unifications" electricity service system. "One axis running through" means jointly building a three-level closed-loop coordination system with the town government, comprehensively moving the electricity service gateway forward; "two networks woven together" means upgrading the smart grid on one hand while sinking the industrial service network on the other, building a solid dual foundation for power supply through the coordination of software and hardware; "three unifications implemented" means promoting a power supply model of unified planning, unified construction, and unified operation and maintenance in the park, letting enterprises start a task with minimal burdens (轻装上阵, qing zhuang shang zhen - "light, equipment, mount, battle").
As of the end of August 2026, 10-kilovolt lines across Gurao Town have achieved full automation coverage, with line fault handling achieving 1-minute intelligent isolation and power restoration, realizing "zero perception" of power supply fluctuations for enterprises. The Gurao Power Supply Station has established a dedicated power liaison point in the Textile City, dispatched "power stewards" to work on-site, and lifted the 160-kilovolt-ampere low-voltage access restriction, allowing enterprises to connect to power quickly upon entering the park. It provides regular free energy efficiency diagnostics for 274 key textile enterprises, helping enterprises save over 70 million yuan in electricity costs cumulatively.
From the trilingual Chinese-Portuguese-English interface at the Hengqin Cooperation Zone's Government Affairs Center, to the "plug and play" mobile charging piles in the Zhaoqing hardware industrial belt, to the 24-hour non-flickering intelligent production lines at the Shantou International Textile City, Guangdong Power Grid is integrating the optimization of the power business environment into the overall development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area with "unbounded" service boundaries, "tangible" response speed, and "zero-carbon" energy supply.
Data source: Guangdong Power Grid Co., Ltd.
Return to TopIn white coats as armor, with benevolence as their lamp, medical workers race against time, contend with illness and pain, and guard the light of life. They live up to the heavy trust that life places in them, carry forward the lofty spirit of "reverence for life, saving lives and helping the injured (救死扶伤, jiu si fu shang - "save the dead, assist the wounded"), willingness to devote, and boundless great love," and continually make new contributions to improving the health of the people, writing a new chapter for the building of a Healthy China.
General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out that "the broad ranks of medical workers are the guardians of the people's lives and health," that "Party committees, governments, and society at all levels must care for and protect medical personnel, fostering a favorable atmosphere of respecting doctors and valuing healthcare," and that "we must carry forward fine medical ethics and medical practice, striving to create a clean and wholesome atmosphere (风清气正, feng qing qi zheng - "wind clear; air upright") in the industry."
At the 2026 Tribute to Physicians Gala, co-hosted by Global Times, Health Times, and Life Times on September 19, 208 physicians and teams were selected for the "Glorious Physicians" and "National Famous Physicians" honor rolls.
The Weight of Life Entrusted
Under the spotlight, Professor Cao Zeyi, the 93-year-old recipient of the "Special Tribute" award, extended both hands to receive the trophy. Over the decades, these hands have time and again snatched patients' lives back from the jaws of death. As one of the first generation of obstetrics and gynecology experts trained under New China, Cao Zeyi has held many titles: president of West China University of Medical Sciences, vice minister of the Ministry of Health, executive vice president of the Chinese Medical Association... But he says: "What I care about most is being a good doctor. I like it when people call me 'Dr. Cao.'"
Today, he still holds outpatient clinics twice a week, and if there are patients who need surgery, he will also go into the operating room to perform operations. "I have to find ways for them. Surgeries that others dare not perform, I will do!" In Cao Zeyi's view, when a patient places their life in a doctor's hands, that is trust, and even more so, responsibility. He says:"People respect physicians; what they respect is not a title, not a halo, but the weight of a life entrusted." Having devoted his life to cervical cancer prevention and treatment, he stood on the award stage and made a wish:"I hope that, with the efforts of our medical colleagues, by 2050, we can solemnly declare to the world that China has achieved the goal of eliminating cervical cancer."
Zhu Xueguang, the 91-year-old recipient of the "Dignity of Life" award and chief physician at Peking University People's Hospital, said with emotion on stage:"I haven't done anything particularly remarkable—I've just been a good 'soldier,' completing my mission. I have been especially fortunate to have engaged in two very honorable professions—doctor and teacher. Seeing patients and teaching have become woven into my life; they are my daily routine. In 67 years of practicing medicine, my greatest happiness has been seeing patients I once treated able to enjoy family happiness (天伦之乐, tian lun zhi le - "heavenly kinship of joy"), and seeing students I taught become pillars of society. I will continue to work hard; wherever I am needed, I will stand there and accept the mission."
Life entrusted to another is not merely a patient placing their life in a doctor's hands—it is even more the doctor responding to that weighty trust with zeal and steadfastness. When trust grows between doctor and patient, medicine ceases to be merely a technology; it becomes a humane care that means empathizing with others by putting oneself in their shoes (将心比心, jiang xin bi xin - "take heart, compare heart"), exchanging heart for heart.
The Mission of Advancing the Building of a Healthy China
In 1962, the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine at Peking University People's Hospital was formally established. For more than 60 years, it has gone through making arduous beginnings in difficult circumstances (筚路蓝缕, bi lu lan lü - "brush path, blue silk"), passing the torch from one generation to another (薪火相传, xin huo xiang chuan - "firewood, flame, mutually, pass"), and grown into a national key clinical specialty. Gao Zhancheng, director of the department, said upon learning that the team had received the "Gold Team" award:"What we carry is not merely the mission of one department, but a line of defense guarding the nation's public health system."
Chronic respiratory diseases seriously affect patients' quality of life. The "Healthy China Action (2019–2030)" proposes implementing a prevention and treatment action plan for chronic respiratory diseases: guiding key populations to detect diseases early, control risk factors, and prevent the occurrence and progression of disease; strengthening health management for COPD patients, improving the lung function testing capacity of primary-level medical and health institutions. Gao Zhancheng has led the team in deep work on standardized prevention and treatment of chronic respiratory diseases such as COPD and asthma; establishing a precision detection system for respiratory pathogens; and repeatedly undertaking treatment missions for major respiratory infectious diseases including SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome),, avian influenza,, and COVID-19; while also training large numbers of respiratory specialty personnel. In recent years, the team has built a respiratory specialty medical consortium platform, radiating cutting-edge diagnosis and treatment experience outward, bringing high-quality medical resources to the grassroots. Gao Zhancheng says:"Let patients in remote areas receive specialist diagnosis and treatment at their doorstep, avoiding long trips for minor illnesses and being unable to wait for major ones."
Gao Zhancheng believes that respecting doctors and valuing healthcare means not only paying tribute to the famous physicians standing at center stage, but also seeing the young physicians quietly growing in consultation rooms and hospital wards. This doctor, who has practiced medicine for 40 years, offers nine characters to young physicians—keep the original aspiration, hone your skills, bear responsibility. In his view, these are not merely professional requirements, but the mission that Healthy China entrusts to physicians.
What physicians pursue is not merely the recovery of individual patients, but even more the mission of advancing the building of a Healthy China. Respecting physicians honors both their struggle to deliver high-quality medical services to every household, and their responsibility that has been passed from generation to generation, never interrupted.
Day-after-Day Steadfastness
"Wherever the place is highest, wherever the place is most remote, that is where I will go!" In 1958, in response to the nation's call, Wu Tianyi set foot on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. That root-taking has lasted 68 years. As an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a pioneer of China's high-altitude medicine endeavor, Wu Tianyi pioneered research in "Tibetan adaptive physiology," and the quantitative diagnostic system for chronic high-altitude disease that he established has become an international standard.
Today, the 91-year-old recipient of the "Special Tribute" award, Wu Tianyi, has hearing aids tucked in his ears and a steel plate implanted in his thigh after a fracture, yet he remains steadfast on the front line of high-altitude medical research. "My life has already merged with this land and its people," Wu Tianyi says.
Guo Xiujun, recipient of the "Outstanding Grassroots Doctor" award and director of the Second Clinic of Peking University Third Hospital, has been rooted in the community for more than 20 years, skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of common and frequently occurring skin diseases. When she received the trophy, many images flashed through her mind. A university teacher who had suffered severe psychological trauma developed vitiligo; Guo Xiujun, while standardizing medication, patiently guided the patient's emotions, helping the patient untie the knot in their heart and persist with regular treatment, markedly improving the condition; an elderly gentleman suffering from bullous pemphigoid became unable to move about easily, and Guo Xiujun used her rest time to visit his home to change dressings, teaching family members hands-on how to provide care... "Practicing medicine at the grassroots has no earth-shaking feats—only day-after-day steadfastness and responsibility." Guo Xiujun says that the most important qualities of a physician are professionalism, responsibility, empathy, and perseverance:"We must not only use medical skill to heal the physical pain of patients, but also use patience and gentle language to soothe anxiety. This is the original aspiration that has never wavered in my more than 20 years of serving at the grassroots and growing at the grassroots."
There is no shortcut on the path of practicing medicine; the benevolence of physicians lies in steadfastness. Paying tribute to physicians means not only looking up at the high-gloss moments on stage, but also seeing the countless dawns and dusks of silent dedication. They are meticulous in ordinary posts; even when daily life is plain, they do not do sloppy work; even when challenges are many, they still advance bravely.
Pooling a Strong Joint Force for the Development of Medical and Health Undertakings
In the view of Lin Haotian, recipient of the "Hospital Management" award and director of the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center at Sun Yat-sen University, respecting doctors and valuing healthcare can activate the vitality of physicians in performing their duties, empower innovation in medical technology, and safeguard the health of the entire people.
Lin Haotian's father was a barefoot doctor. As a child, he often saw his father treating villagers for their illnesses. Villagers sincerely respected physicians from the bottom of their hearts, and after recovering, they would often send vegetables and fruit grown on their own land to express gratitude. "This pure and simple recognition is warm and powerful; it can dissolve the professional fatigue of physicians and help them hold fast to their original aspiration in practicing medicine and maintain lasting professional zeal," Lin Haotian says.
After devoting himself to the medical cause, Lin Haotian led his team in focused efforts to tackle ophthalmic technological innovation, opening an AI ophthalmology clinic, building a 5G intelligent ophthalmic mobile clinic vehicle, going deep into areas with weak medical resources, and opening up the "last mile" of eye disease prevention and treatment services. "The road of scientific research and tackling key problems is strewn with thorns; the team has several times harbored thoughts of retreating, but every time patients tightly grip our hands to express thanks, our hearts are deeply moved. It is precisely this respect and affirmation from patients that has given our more than a decade of overcoming great difficulties and challenges (攻坚克难, gong jian ke nan - "attack key, overcome difficulty") value and resonance," Lin Haotian says.
Exemplary physicians command admiration. To achieve decisive progress in building a Healthy China cannot rely on medical personnel fighting an isolated battle alone (孤军奋战, gu jun fen zhan - "lone army, fight battle"). Only when the broad masses of the people sincerely recognize physicians from the bottom of their hearts, respect physicians, and treat physicians well, can we pool a strong joint force for the development of medical and health undertakings, storing up momentum for the high-quality development of health undertakings.
(Compiled from reports by Health Times reporters Tan Qixin, Han Jinxu, Cao Yuyue, and Life Times reporters Niu Yulei, Wang Shuying))
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General Secretary Xi Jinping has emphasized that "building a Healthy China by 2035 is a strategic decision made by the CPC Central Committee."
The vast number of medical workers are the guardians of the people's life and health, and are also an important force in promoting the development of the health cause. The "Tribute to Physicians" selection event is a practical implementation of telling the moving stories of Chinese physicians' benevolence and medical skill (仁心仁术, ren xin ren shu - "benevolent heart, benevolent skill"), vigorously promoting the lofty spirit of "revering life, rescuing the dying and helping the injured (救死扶伤, jiu si fu shang - "save death, assist injury"), being willing to dedicate, and loving without bounds," and advocating that the whole society form a good custom of respecting physicians and valuing health.
We respect physicians because they have borne the weight of growth that ordinary people find hard to imagine. From medical student to independently practicing doctor, the average requires more than 10 years of long training. During this period, the examinations, assessments, and rotations they experience are too many to be counted (数不胜数, shu bu sheng shu - "count, not, win, number"). The threshold of this profession is paved with sweat and laid with youth.
We respect physicians because they hold up the last line of defense for life. The difference between life and death for a heart attack patient is only 4 minutes; every subtle operation on the operating table may concern the vicissitudes of human life (悲欢离合, bei huan li he - "sad, joy, leave, join") of a family. Behind the peace and well-being of ten thousand households lies the silent support of countless physicians holding up the torch of benevolence.
We respect physicians because, with the bodies of ordinary mortals, they perform deeds of benevolence. Medicine is not only a science, but also a humanity. In sudden outbreaks of epidemics, physicians move forward against the tide or danger (逆行而上, ni xing er shang - "against, walk, and, go up"); in daily diagnosis and treatment, physicians exercise benevolence and medical skill. They are not superheroes, but time and again they choose to become "guardians."
We respect physicians, moreover, because this respect concerns the vital interests of every person. A society that respects physicians and values health can attract outstanding young people to devote themselves to medicine, and can allow physicians to pursue research with peace of mind and practice with confidence. To respect physicians is to respect life itself.
Of course, physicians, feeling the deep affection of society, should all the more hold fast to the original aspiration of practicing medicine, and repay this trust and deep affection with concrete actions. This repayment is reflected in the refinement of skills—at present, artificial intelligence, precision medicine, and the like are profoundly changing the face of medicine. Only by continuously learning and striving to reach new heights (勇攀高峰, yong pan gao feng - "bravely, climb, high, peak") can we live up to the life-and-death entrustment of patients; this repayment is reflected in humanistic care—no matter how far technology goes, physicians must forever retain listening ears, warm hands, and empathetic hearts;this repayment is even more reflected in the assumption of responsibility—we must proactively go down to the grassroots, promote the sinking of high-quality medical resources, and enable people in remote areas to also enjoy advanced medical services. As I often say: the value of physicians lies not only in tackling medical challenges, but also in letting those who need it most feel the warmth of medicine.
At present, we are in a critical period of advancing the construction of a Healthy China. May we always uphold the original aspiration of physicians, both striving to scale the heights of medical technology, using consummate medical skills to resolve the difficulties of illness, and also keeping the common people in our hearts, upholding medical ethics and medical practice, using humanistic care to convey the warmth of medicine. Integrate personal professional ideals into the great tide of the era of building a Healthy China, live up to the mutual entrustment of life, live up to the mission of the era.
(The author is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the dean of the Peking University International Cancer Institute)
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"Dr. Zhang, I have been to many hospitals, and the doctors all said that my rectum and anus need to be removed, but I do not want to spend the rest of my life with a colostomy bag. I came to you to make one last attempt, to see if there is any other way." In the consulting room of Zhang Zhongtao, chief expert of the General Surgery Center of Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, a 65-year-old male patient with low rectal cancer asked with anxiety and hope. Zhang Zhongtao often hears such inquiries in his outpatient clinic, which leaves him tossing and turning due to anxiety or restlessness (辗转反侧, zhan zhuan fan ce - "toss, turn, reverse, side") on many nights. "My motivation for innovation is simple: I do not want to let patients' expectations be disappointed."
Rectal cancer is a malignant tumor with high incidence in China, and the difficulty in its treatment lies in the need to both completely remove the tumor and preserve anal function as much as possible. In recent years, multiple studies have shown that immunotherapy can promote tumor regression. However, among rectal cancer patients, only about 5% are sensitive to immunotherapy, and 95% cannot benefit from it.
How to overcome this treatment difficulty? Zhang Zhongtao keenly discovered that radiotherapy can reshape the tumor immune microenvironment, driving tumors to transform from the "immunotherapy-insensitive type" to the "immunotherapy-sensitive type." Since 2020, he has led a series of studies on neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy combined with immunotherapy for mid-low rectal cancer. The results are highly encouraging or inspiring (令人振奋, ling ren zhen fen - "cause, person, shake, spirit"): among patients who completed neoadjuvant therapy and surgery, the 3-year disease-free survival rate reached 89.1%; the new therapy raised the pathological complete response rate of rectal cancer from less than 15% previously to 40%, and the 3-year disease-free survival rate for patients who achieved complete response was 100%.
"In my view, surgeons should be people with a spirit of innovation." Zhang Zhongtao often tells his students, "As a surgeon, one must maintain curiosity forever and actively embrace new technologies; one must also have a bit of dissatisfaction and continuously explore better treatment plans. Seeing one's medical skills save one patient after another and their families allows one to better appreciate the sense of achievement this profession bestows upon us."
On September 19, at the 2026 Tribute to Medical Practitioners Ceremony, Zhang Zhongtao received the "Outstanding Achievement" award. Speaking about his feelings upon receiving the award and his future work, he said he would strive to help patients live longer and live with greater dignity. He cares about the cultivation of young doctors, hoping that the younger generation will have broad knowledge and a wide field of vision, that the entire discipline will continue to break through technical bottlenecks, and that sustained innovation will safeguard the health of millions of people.
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At the 2026 Tribute to Physicians Grand Ceremony, Maimaitili Aisha (买买提力·艾沙), chief physician of the Second Department of Neurosurgery at the Neurosurgery Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, received the "Golden Scalpel" award. Having been rooted on the front line of neurosurgery for more than three decades, he has lit the lamp of life for patients with his consummate medical skill.
In the past, constrained by technical conditions, not a few patients suffering from complex, high-risk cerebrovascular diseases could only travel a thousand li, going far afield to seek medical treatment. On that long road, an intracranial aneurysm could rupture at any moment, and every second concealed danger. "This land nurtured me, and I too should refine my medical skill, serve this land well, and let the common people of Xinjiang get their illnesses cured right where they are." Holding such a conviction, Maimaitili Aisha anchored on the region's high-incidence, high-risk, complex, hard-to-treat cerebrovascular diseases, going all out to tackle key clinical technical problems.
Two months ago, a child patient aged 1 year and 8 months suddenly developed a headache and loss of consciousness, and was urgently sent to the hospital where Maimaitili Aisha works for emergency treatment. A CT scan showed intracranial hemorrhage in the child. After a multi-disciplinary joint consultation, the doctors believed the child suffered from a rare dural arteriovenous fistula. The child was very young, and the hemorrhagic lesion had already involved key brain regions, so the surgical difficulty and risk were very high. Maimaitili Aisha first fully communicated the condition with the family, then linked up authoritative experts to conduct a remote joint consultation, and after repeated assessment and weighing, determined the surgical plan. To ensure the surgery went smoothly, he united the anesthesiology, intensive care, pediatrics, imaging, and other departments, spending 3 days conducting a surgical rehearsal in advance. In the end, with the team's working together with full strength (通力协作, tong li xie zuo -"thoroughly, exert, cooperate, work"), the surgery was completed efficiently in just 1 hour and 30 minutes, going smoothly throughout. Two days after surgery, the child regained consciousness. Recently, the child patient returned to the hospital for a follow-up visit, and all indicators showed good recovery. Seeing the young life pass through the gate of life and death, Maimaitili Aisha was full of relief, and he said: "Life is so fragile, but also so tenacious. Facing complex diseases, when medical teams work together with full strength, putting all their effort into one direction, perhaps they can obtain better outcomes."
Beyond refining his medical skill, Maimaitili Aisha actively thinks about how to sink advanced cerebrovascular interventional techniques down to the grassroots level, benefiting more patients. So, he led his team deep into the grassroots, through surgical demonstration teaching, academic training, case discussion, master-apprentice mentoring, and other means, hand-in-hand cultivating grassroots medical talent, and promoting standardized, norm-based diagnosis and treatment techniques. "Just a few days ago there was also a doctor who reported good news to me, saying he could already independently perform aneurysm embolization surgery." Speaking of how more and more cerebrovascular disease patients no longer have to travel long distances, and can obtain standardized treatment right where they are, a relieved smile appeared on Maimaitili Aisha's face.
Return to TopBy: 健康时报记者 侯佳欣 生命时报记者 欧阳云霜
Health is the foundation of the people's well-being and the key to national strength. Safeguarding the people's health cannot be separated from the dedication of physicians. The times are changing, and so is the mission of physicians. Shifting from "treatment-centered" to "health-centered" care, physicians are not only healers under the operating light but must also assume multiple roles to adapt to the development of the times.
"Early Warning Officers" for Public Health
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out in the article "Accelerating the Building of a Healthy China": "The health and wellness work policy for the new era, namely, focusing on the grassroots, driven by reform and innovation, with prevention as the priority." Chronic diseases have become the main threat to national health, and the "battlefield" of physicians must also move forward from outpatient clinics and wards to the front line of prevention.
Wang Jianliu, winner of the "Outstanding Achievement" award, Party Secretary of the Peking University People's Hospital and Chief Physician of the Department of Gynecology, is a practitioner of this philosophy. More than 20 years ago, a young female patient had her uterus removed due to endometrial cancer. Although the tumor did not recur, she lost the ability to bear children. "I only saved her life but failed to help her preserve the opportunity to become a mother. As a physician, have I done enough?" This questioning prompted Wang Jianliu to lead his team in establishing a standardized early screening system for endometrial cancer, promoting early screening, early diagnosis, and early treatment of gynecological tumors. He and his team actively conducted research on the metabolic mechanisms of endometrial cancer, confirming that obesity, hyperglycemia, and hyperlipidemia are high-risk factors, and accordingly used metabolic management as a primary prevention measure for endometrial cancer. In addition, he adopted organ-preserving and functional reconstruction techniques for malignant tumors of the female reproductive system, promoting the transformation of gynecological tumor treatment from "preserving life" to "protecting function, promoting fertility, and safeguarding quality of life."
"Medicine cannot only take remedial action after a loss (亡羊补牢, wang yang bu lao - "lose sheep, mend pen"), but must make preparations in advance (未雨绸缪, wei yu chou mou - "before rain, plan ahead")." Wang Jianliu called on physicians in the new era to serve as "early warning officers" for public health, safeguarding the people's health in an all-round and full-cycle manner.
The "Ballast Stone" of Primary-Level Healthcare
The edifice of a Healthy China has its foundation at the grassroots level, where the most urgent health needs lie. Physicians in the new era must take root at the grassroots, settle their minds there, and deliver quality medical services to the people's doorstep. Only when primary-level healthcare is strengthened can the people's health have a solid foundation, and the foundation of a Healthy China be more secure.
Under the spotlight, Sun Bei, winner of the "Outstanding Achievement" award and President of the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, stepped onto the podium. He completes more than 300 pancreatic surgeries annually, holding up hope for patients. In nearly three decades of medical practice, Sun Bei has delved deeply into the field of pancreatic surgery, and the trauma-escalating staged treatment strategy he proposed has been recommended by multiple domestic and international guidelines. When he graduated with his doctorate, faced with invitations from high-quality platforms elsewhere, Sun Bei declined them one by one and chose to take root in Heilongjiang. He knows well that what the grassroots lack is not only good technology, but also people who can lead teams. Since then, he has promoted the "Longjiang Famous Doctor Studio" to be extended to Mudanjiang, Jiamusi, and other places, leading 16 discipline leaders in pancreatic, digestive, critical care, and other fields to routinely conduct ward rounds for difficult diseases and surgical demonstrations. In Sun Bei's view, helping grassroots hospitals build mature discipline systems and talent echelons, so that ordinary people can see a doctor and be treated well at their doorstep, is of great importance.
Yu Deping, winner of the "Outstanding Grassroots Physician" award and Chief Physician of the Department of Psychological Medicine at the Khorgos People's Hospital in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has been rooted at the China-Kazakhstan border for 25 years. Starting as a general practitioner, he successively obtained dual practice qualifications in internal medicine and mental health, becoming the doctor who "can treat anything" in the words of herders, safeguarding patients' physical and mental health in an all-round manner. Driving two hours into the pastoral areas in the harsh winter for rounds, personally teaching village doctors to organize medicine cabinets, standardize medical record writing, and use therapeutic instruments... This is Yu Deping's routine practice, and it is also his fulfillment of the commitment to "plant the clinic where the people need it most."
"Pioneers" of Medical Development
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "Science and technology are sharp weapons in humanity's struggle against disease, and humanity's victory over major disasters and epidemics cannot be separated from scientific development and technological innovation. It is necessary to increase scientific and technological investment in the health sector, concentrate efforts on tackling core technologies, and leverage the advantages of the new nationwide system for mobilizing resources." Facing bottlenecks in treating difficult and critical illnesses and technological barriers, physicians in the new era must dare to break through and innovate.
With four decades of medical practice, Wang Weilin, winner of the "Golden Scalpel" award and Director of the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, has delved deeply into the fields of hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery and organ transplantation. "Medical pioneering cannot be achieved in a single step (一蹴而就, yi cu er jiu - "one step, achieve"); countless accumulations are needed to achieve a breakthrough 'from 0 to 1.'" Wang Weilin told reporters that it was only after accumulating experience from more than 10,000 hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeries and more than 1,600 liver transplant surgeries, and honing surgical precision through the cycle of "practice-summarize-repractice," that he and his team achieved the country's first simultaneous combined liver and bilateral lung transplantation, and innovated combined split-liver, domino, and auxiliary liver transplantation techniques to alleviate the shortage of donor livers.
One "first case" after another has allowed patients standing at the edge of life and death to rediscover hope. This may be the significance of medical pioneering: it lies not in how many technological records are set, but in ensuring that patients truly benefit. One must not only focus on technological heights, but also hold reverence; one must both tackle clinical pain points and improve patients' quality of life. Only such pioneering can inject hard-core strength into the building of a Healthy China.
"Guardians" of Vulnerable Populations
Sometimes to cure, often to help, always to comfort. As the people's health needs shift from "treating disease" to all-cycle, high-quality physical and mental care, the health and wellness undertaking of the new era needs "guardians" who combine both technology and warmth more than ever. For the elderly population, this kind of guardianship is particularly urgent.
"When seeing patients, one cannot only stare at the numbers on the lab report, but must also pay attention to the patient's physical and mental state." Wang Jia, winner of the "Young Rising Star" award and Chief Physician of the Geriatrics (General) Department at Guang'anmen Hospital of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, has worked clinically for 19 years, focusing on the integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine prevention and treatment of endocrine diseases such as diabetes. In response to the characteristics of elderly patients with multiple coexisting diseases and multiple medications, she carefully sorts out medication plans and repeatedly reminds patients and their families of daily life details to avoid excessive diagnosis and treatment. For patients who develop anxiety due to chronic diseases such as diabetes, she patiently listens to their concerns and carefully provides counseling and comfort. Many patients, after recovery, bring other elderly people to seek treatment, forming a long-term trusting doctor-patient relationship.
The essence of medicine is warming life with life. Health "guardians" need to translate professional judgment into the real-life scenarios of every patient, so that the value of physicians extends beyond the clinic to daily family life, becoming a supporting force for the people's health.
"Cultivators" of Health Literacy
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that improving the people's health literacy is one of the most fundamental, most economical, and most effective measures to improve the health level of the entire population. The best doctor is oneself.
Physicians in the new era should focus on disseminating health concepts, transforming medical knowledge into life skills that the masses can understand and use.
Zhang Peng, winner of the "Science Popularization and Humanities" award and Chief Physician of the Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Department of the General Surgery Center at Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, has been active on the front line of health science popularization. He advocates "reducing the average weight of Chinese people by 5 jin," which sounds like an ambitious goal, but he is working hard to practice it. Zhang Peng said that a doctor can only see thirty or forty patients in a half-day outpatient session, but a science popularization video may be seen by tens of thousands of people. Therefore, he opened a science popularization account on a short video platform, completing his "outpatient visits" in another way, from the operating table to the camera. In addition, he has published science popularization articles in many mainstream media outlets, actively participated in public health lectures, and conveyed health knowledge such as scientific weight management to more people.
"Rather than treating obesity after it occurs, it is better to pay attention to health in daily life—scientific diet, reasonable exercise—and not let oneself become obese." Zhang Peng said that physicians have the responsibility to sow the seeds of health among the public, so that everyone becomes the first person responsible for their own health.
The "battlefield" of physicians continues to expand, and their original aspiration to protect the people's health remains as firm as a rock. The dedicated practice of countless physicians is a vivid footnote to "putting the people first and life first," jointly painting the magnificent blueprint of a Healthy China.
(Zhang Hanyun and Zhang Bingyu contributed to the reporting)
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In July this year, the State Council issued the "15th Five-Year Plan for National Health," which clearly sets the goal that by 2030, the average life expectancy will reach 80 years, and major health indicators will enter the ranks of high-income countries. Standing at the historical juncture of the opening and initial progress of the 15th Five-Year Plan, we can clearly feel that the times are calling for new responsibilities from medical practitioners.
How should medical practitioners adapt to the new era?
First, we must respond to the changes of the times with technological innovation. Modern medicine is reshaping the world at an unprecedented pace: artificial intelligence large models and intelligent agents are becoming the "super brains" of precision surgery, augmented reality and mixed reality technologies are equipping doctors with "penetrating wise eyes," and embodied intelligence is transforming from offering advice to personally taking the stage as "skillful hands." Precision surgery is not a mere technological improvement; its core lies in moving from "technical precision" to "value-oriented goodness," returning to the original intention of medicine that puts people first. Facing the future, medical practitioners should actively embrace the digital-intelligent transformation, making new technologies truly effective tools for serving patients.
Second, we must respond to the trust of life with the humanistic spirit. Technology is a means, not an end. No matter how far technology advances, what we face will always be living lives and families with concerns. The theme of this year's Chinese Doctors' Day is "Forging the Soul, Strengthening the Foundation; possessing both high moral character and superb professional skills (德高技精, de gao ji jing - "virtue high, skill exquisite")." "Forging the Soul" emphasizes professional spirit and value pursuit, while "Strengthening the Foundation" emphasizes the foundation of medical service capability; both are indispensable. To be a good doctor who is possessing a fragrant virtue expressed through one's actions (德馨于行, de xin yu xing - "virtue fragrant, at conduct") and skilled through diligence requires a compassionate heart, superb medical skills, and even more so, perseverance and responsibility. Technology is only a means; protecting life and health and improving patients' quality of life are the original intentions. Every auscultation and every operation is a solemn commitment to life.
Third, we must respond to the needs of the country with mission and responsibility. The "15th Five-Year Plan for National Health" proposes promoting a healthcare development approach that places greater emphasis on health-centeredness and a service system that places greater emphasis on quality and efficiency improvement. This means that the boundaries of medical practitioners' responsibilities are expanding; we must not only cure diseases but also participate in building a comprehensive, full-cycle health service system; we must not only be based in large city top-tier hospitals but also promote the sinking of high-quality medical resources to the grassroots level. The responsibility of medical practitioners lies not only in challenging the pinnacle of medicine but also in enabling advanced technology to benefit those who need it most — this is precisely the historical mission that "Healthy China" has entrusted to our generation of medical practitioners.
The tribute to medical practitioners selection is not only an honor but also a value orientation: letting silently dedicated medical practitioners be seen, letting the figures holding the front line be remembered, and letting "respecting doctors and valuing health" be transformed from a slogan into action. With technology as wings and benevolence as the root, use the continuously innovating power of medicine to respond to the new demands the times place on medical practitioners and contribute to the construction of a Healthy China.
(The author is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and president of Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Tsinghua University.)
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In the consultation room of Li Xue, winner of the "Youth Innovation" award and chief physician of the Child Mental Health Center at Peking University Sixth Hospital, a box of toys has long been kept year-round. Facing young, sensitive, and nervous children, she often does not directly conduct the consultation, but rather, through relaxed interactions of paper-folding and playing with toy cars, slowly steps into the children's inner worlds.
Children's mental and psychological health has become a public issue that cannot be ignored. Children often cannot accurately express their emotions and distress, and their symptoms may also be mistaken for "being disobedient" or "having a bad personality." Therefore, families who come to the consultation room often carry with them many contradictions: the child is trapped in the pain of anxiety and physical discomfort without being understood, while the parents are confused and helpless, only hoping that the child will soon "return to school and resume classes." The love that was originally meant to be a mutual effort and commitment from both sides (双向奔赴, shuang xiang ben fu - "two directions, run towards each other") becomes difficult to flow due to poor communication.
Therefore, Li Xue builds a bridge of communication between parents and young patients. In the process of conducting clinical diagnosis and treatment for children, besides precise assessment, diagnosis, and medication treatment, Li Xue equally emphasizes psychological intervention at the family level. She gently guides children and parents to express their feelings and communicate with each other, attempts to use letters to build a platform for parent-child dialogue, assists parents word by word in polishing their replies, helping them break free from the habitual thinking patterns of lecturing and "making demands" about everything, and speak out the love and care hidden deep in their hearts. When children feel that they are cared for by their family members, their path to healing begins.
The warm dedication has also been repaid with the purest rewards. Sometimes, when morning outpatient consultations run past noon, a child will stand outside the consultation room and block those waiting to be seen, saying: "Everyone, wait a moment, let Auntie Li eat first." There have also been adolescents who were once severely ill who, after years of recovery, have specially returned to the outpatient clinic with their university admission notices to report the good news. "The doctor-patient relationship is a very special kind of relationship; it takes 'farewell' as its satisfactory conclusion," Li Xue says. The child's clinical recovery, no longer needing follow-up visits, and freely returning to the normal track of life — that is the outcome most hoped for by physicians.
Deeply engaged in the field of children's mental health for over 20 years, Li Xue has innovated the family intervention model for children with autism, filling the gap in social intervention for school-age children with autism; has trained nearly 5,000 campus psychological teachers for the central and western regions; and in Yan'an, Shaanxi, has taken the lead in establishing the region's first public children's psychiatric department and autism diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation center, extending professional psychological services to areas with weak resources.
Over the years, Li Xue has always remembered the admonition of her predecessors at the beginning of her career: "With scientific spirit, embody humanistic care." Holding the heavy trophy, Li Xue says gently but firmly:"I will devote all my efforts to helping every child and every family — this is the belief passed down from one generation to the next (代代相传, dai dai xiang chuan - "generation, generation, pass along") of our department."
Return to TopBy: 健康时报记者 孔天骄
Wang Yehan, 86 years old, recipient of the "Special Tribute" award and chief physician of neurosurgery at the First Affiliated Hospital of the University of Science and Technology of China (Anhui Provincial Hospital), still maintains a habit to this day: appearing punctually in the consultation room and ward five days a week. Retired for 21 years, he has never truly left the clinical frontline.
Neurosurgery involves the brain, and patients and their families are extremely nervous about treatment."Relying on verbal explanations alone, family members cannot understand; relying on the scans alone, family members also cannot see clearly."Wang Yehan thus conceived the idea of "drawing out" the disease. As one of the earliest experts in China to conduct stereotactic technique and functional neurosurgery research and clinical diagnosis and treatment, Wang Yehan has a relatively clear understanding of brain lesion localization, brain structures, and neural conduction pathways. In his consultation room, one can often see such a scene: Wang Yehan holds the scan in one hand, and sketches on a notebook with the other; with a few strokes, where the lesion is, where the functional area is, where the surgical incision is, how to avoid risks — a rough sketch explains it all perfectly clear and easy to understand (明明白白, ming ming bai bai - "clear, clear, white, white"). This habit, he has maintained for decades.
The family member of a Parkinson's disease patient once came to Wang Yehan holding the scans. The patient's disease course had already lasted several decades, and the effect of drug control was getting worse and worse; the family member was both hopeful and fearful about surgery. Wang Yehan did not rush to explain the surgical plan, but first drew a structural diagram of the brain on his notebook, and pointed with the tip of his pen at the position of the thalamus, saying: "This place is like a switch, controlling trembling and not trembling. What we need to do is adjust this switch to the appropriate position."The family member stared at that diagram for a long time, and his tightly knit brows slowly relaxed:"With you drawing it like this, I seem to understand a bit."
In Wang Yehan's view, explaining the reasoning thoroughly and relieving the anxiety of patients and their families is itself an important part of treatment. Compared with his many honors, what patients remember more deeply in their hearts may perhaps also be that figure bent over the desk, earnestly sketching.
Return to TopThe Dabie Mountains stretch sinuously, and the Pi River surges onward. Rooted in the land of western Anhui, adhering to the complete, accurate, and comprehensive implementation of the new development philosophy, deeply integrating into the overall development of the Yangtze River Delta integration, accelerating the coordinated development of Hefei and Lu'an, unswervingly implementing the main strategy of strengthening the city through industry, concentrating efforts on cultivating five leading industries, the industrial foundation continues to be consolidated, the industrial structure is renewed and transformed, innovation vitality is fully released, this old revolutionary base area steeped in red genes is striving to run out the "acceleration" of high-quality industrial development.
Over the past nearly five years, Lu'an City's industrial economy has delivered a substantial and uplifting report card. In 2025, the city's industrial enterprises above designated size achieved operating revenue of 221.31 billion yuan, an increase of 71.1% compared with 2020; during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the value added of industries above designated size grew at an average annual rate of 9.6%, with the growth rate ranking among the forefront of the province. Business entities are growing rapidly and vigorously, as of July 2026, the city had 1,556 industrial enterprises above designated size, anet increase of 591 enterprises compared with the end of 2020. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, industrial investment grew at an average annual rate of 25.2%, with the growth rate ranking first in the province. Technological transformation work has been making steady progress with high efficiency, accumulating surging momentum for industrial transformation and upgrading.
String after string of dazzling data carves the solid footprints of Lu'an forging ahead through difficulties, and also condenses the striving force of the whole city's upper and lower levels working hard to tackle difficulties.
Strengthening leading industries, consolidating the foundation of cluster development
When industries flourish, the real economy flourishes; when clusters are strong, the industrial foundation is strong. Lu'an, based on its possessing unique natural advantages in resource endowment, closely following the province's industrial layout and Hefei's development direction, anchoring on five leading industries — automobile parts, iron-based and molybdenum-based new materials, new energy, semiconductors and display modules, and aviation key components — adhering to the "one industry, one policy" precise cultivation approach, pushing the industrial tracks to grow ever wider.
Seizing the opportunity of Hefei-Lu'an coordinated development, Lu'an deeply connects with Hefei's construction of the "Capital of New Energy Vehicles," building a "Hefei complete vehicles + Lu'an supporting parts" coordinated development pattern, with each county and district adopting differentiated layouts, each person displaying their own strengths. Lu'an Economic and Technological Development Zone, Anhui Lu'an Jin'an Economic and Technological Development Zone, and Lu'an High-tech Industrial Development Zone concentrate efforts on aluminum-based lightweight die-casting and automotive "three-electric" system integration; Shucheng County deepens battery recycling, Huoqiu County strengthens automotive wiring harnesses, Jinzhai County focuses efforts on power batteries, forming a coordinated industrial development pattern across the entire region.
Industrial chains achieve resonance and synergy, and a large number of Lu'an enterprises are deeply embedded in Hefei's new energy vehicle industrial ecosystem. Key components such as hot-formed door rings and anti-collision beams produced by Anhui Haosite Automobile Parts Co., Ltd. are continuously supplied to Hefei complete vehicle manufacturers such as BYD, NIO, and Volkswagen Anhui. In 2025, the enterprise's output value reached 750 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of over 17%. Anhui Xiongbang Die-Casting Co., Ltd.'s large-scale die-casting equipment has successfully been put into operation, achieving integrated one-piece forming of large automobile components, opening up new development space for Lu'an's "ten-thousand-ton die-casting" in new energy vehicles. By the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the city had 205 enterprises above designated size in automobile parts, an increase of 2.1 times compared with the beginning of the 14th Five-Year Plan period.
The construction of the city's industrial clusters continues to climb new heights. Lu'an has joined the Yangtze River Delta (including Jiangxi) large aircraft cluster led by Shanghai, and the case of "boarding the 'cooperation express' collaboratively building the large aircraft industrial cluster" was selected for the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's 2025 list of practical cases in high-quality development of the manufacturing industry. The city has cumulatively cultivated 3 national-level SME characteristic industrial clusters and 6 provincial-level clusters, with the number of recognitions both ranking second in the province. Four clusters — Huoqiu County's iron-based new materials, Yu'an District's functional composite materials, Jinzhai County's circular economy, and Jin'an District's down textile and clothing — were selected for the province's county-level manufacturing characteristic industrial clusters, with the number ranking second in the province. Lu'an City's power equipment cluster and Lu'an City's advanced metal materials cluster were approved as provincial-level advanced manufacturing clusters. Jin'an District was approved as a 2026 provincial-level service-oriented manufacturing agglomeration area. Jin'an District's down textile and clothing characteristic industrial agglomeration area was selected for the first batch of the key cultivation list of textile and clothing characteristic industrial agglomeration areas (county level) in central and western regions and other areas under the "one county, one policy" approach.
In Lu'an, an industrial ecosystem is increasingly flourishing, where leading enterprises take the lead, SMEs follow up with supporting roles, and large, medium, and small enterprises integrate and coexist.
Deepening digital-and-intelligent transformation, activating endogenous momentum for innovation
Breaking through with digitalization, empowering with intelligence, improving quality with green development, Lu'an adheres to the "one zone, one industry, one model" approach, coordinating the advancement of parks and enterprises, implementing digital-and-intelligent transformation in a layered and step-by-step manner, empowering the transformation of traditional industries and cultivating fertile soil for the growth of emerging industries.
Digital-and-intelligent transformation has achieved solid results. The city has cultivated 5 provincial-level digital transformation demonstration parks, ranking fourth in the province; created 26 provincial-level digital transformation demonstration projects, ranking fifth in the province. It has cultivated 1 national-level intelligent manufacturing demonstration factory "list-revealing" unit, 5 excellent intelligent manufacturing scenarios, 3 5G factories, 4 provincial-level industry-specific industrial internet platforms, and 22 advanced-level intelligent factories. The green manufacturing system continues to improve, with 2 national-level green parks and 17 green factories created, and the pace of green, low-carbon transformation of the manufacturing industry continues to accelerate.
Innovation is the core engine driving Lu'an's industry to break through upward. Lu'an continues to consolidate the principal position of enterprises in innovation, guiding enterprises to increase R&D investment. In 2024, the R&D investment intensity of industrial enterprises above designated size in the city reached 1.51%, an increase of 0.29 percentage points compared with 2020. In Anhui Lu'an Jin'an Economic and Technological Development Zone, Gen Semiconductor (Anhui) Co., Ltd. has achieved mass production of gallium nitride laser chips, opening up the full-chain production model of IDM (integrated device manufacturer), achieving a new breakthrough in domestic chip production capacity, with products reaching the whole country and setting sail for overseas markets. Lu'an Yinrui Technology Co., Ltd.'s lithium polymer batteries are suitable for diverse scenarios such as drones and special power supplies, with overseas market layout continuously expanding, serving as a vivid microcosm of the vigorous growth of Lu'an's emerging industries.
An innovation echelon is gradually rising. The city has cultivated 1 national-level manufacturing industry single champion enterprise, 26 national-level specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative "little giant" enterprises, 338 provincial-level specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative enterprises, and 697 innovation-oriented SMEs; plus 3 provincial-level manufacturing innovation centers, with a batch of high-quality new products, industrial fine products, and first(set) equipment competing to emerge.
Opening the door wide for innovation. Lu'an City deepens the Shanghai-Lu'an counterpart cooperation and Hefei-Lu'an science-and-innovation linkage, promoting the implementation and effectiveness of "R&D in Hefei, transformation in Lu'an." It advances the "double doubling" action for high-tech enterprises and technology-based SMEs, implements the "echelon ascending" plan for innovation entities, encourages leading enterprises to "reveal lists and assume posts" to tackle key technologies, and promotes the accelerated transformation of laboratory technological achievements into actual productive forces. The red fertile soil nurtures the solid-work character, and a batch of local enterprises dare to try and venture, continuously making new progress on emerging tracks.
Optimizing the business environment, thickening the fertile soil for the development of real industries
A good business environment is an important foundation for real industries to take root, sprout, and grow strong. Lu'an closely tracks the urgent difficulties and concerns of business entities, deploying a "combined punch" of policy empowerment, financial assistance to enterprises, and service efficiency improvement, continuously thickening the soil for innovation and entrepreneurship.
Lu'an seizes the national policy opportunity for large-scale equipment renewal and Anhui Province's policy opportunity for building a strong manufacturing province, cumulatively securing 792 million yuan in superior reward-and-subsidy funds, benefiting 375 industrial projects. Facing head-on the pain points and blockages of enterprise financing, it has innovatively launched characteristic financial products such as "industry loans," "tax-registration loans," and "order loans," cumulatively disbursing 1.593 billion yuan, serving 462 enterprises. Among them, the practice of "order loans" was selected for the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's 2024 characteristic cases of high-quality development of urban manufacturing industry and the province's typical cases of optimizing the business environment and promoting high-quality development of the private economy.
The SME service system is becoming increasingly dense. It regularly carries out entrepreneur capability improvement training, cumulatively holding 143 training sessions with 9,137 participants. Around practical needs such as project implementation, customs clearance procedures, and factor guarantees, government services proactively move forward, implementing reform measures such as "start construction upon land acquisition" and"cloud-based approval," concretely helping enterprises relieve difficulties and reduce burdens, assisting enterprises in stable operations and capacity expansion.
Having planted the parasol tree, one attracts the phoenix. Lu'an City's business environment continues to optimize, continuously releasing the surging momentum of high-quality development. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the city's gross regional product successively crossed 7 ten-billion-yuan thresholds, growing at an average annual rate of 6.4%, and Lu'an has become a hot land for industry where factors converge and entrepreneurship dreams are pursued.
The journey stretches ten thousand miles with the wind just right, and the heavy responsibility of a thousand jun calls for setting out anew. Forging ahead into the 15th Five-Year Plan, Lu'an will always anchor on the goal of strengthening the city through industry, strengthening the five leading industries, optimizing traditional advantageous industries such as steel, green food, down textile and clothing, and building materials and home furnishings, deeply integrating into the Yangtze River Delta integration and Hefei-Lu'an coordinated development process, accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system with Lu'an characteristics, acting with determination and perseverance to shoulder the mission, and on the magnificent journey of revitalizing and developing the old revolutionary base area, striving to write a brand-new chapter of high-quality development.
Data source: Publicity Department of the CPC Lu'an Municipal Committee
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 苏 滨
How difficult is it for Guizhou, located in the western region, to recruit high-level talent on a full-time basis?
Some officials say that even with policy safeguards and generous treatment, some talent cannot be attracted or retained, and some cannot be effectively utilized or properly received; "inherent deficiencies" are the main cause;
Some enterprises say that they have made repeated, sincere efforts to invite someone (三顾茅庐, san gu mao lu - "three, visit, thatched, cottage"), earnestly extending invitations, hoping talent will join full-time, only to find poor fit and unsatisfactory results, with grievances they cannot voice;
Some universities say that they do not fixate on "titles" or "honorary designations," but the weak academic ecosystem and relatively few research projects cannot support the full realization of talent's potential, greatly diminishing their appeal.
Insufficient total talent, suboptimal structure, and a shortage of leading talent were once a deeply felt pain for Guizhou's talent work. To make talent—this first resource—the engine of high-quality development, Guizhou yearns for talent more than ever, especially high-level scientific and technological innovation talent. How can a talent "depression" be transformed into a talent-attracting "highland," and how can the western region "borrow wisdom to break the impasse"?
In recent years, anchored in the critical period of industrial transformation and targeting new tracks toward innovation and excellence, Guizhou has broken away from traditional talent recruitment models, innovated flexible talent introduction mechanisms, and precisely introduced high-level scientific and technological innovation talent—not seeking ownership but seeking utilization, not seeking permanence but seeking achievement—striving to introduce one talent, cultivate a cohort of backbone personnel, and leave behind a team that "cannot be taken away."
A breakthrough in talent recruitment is quietly unfolding among the mountains of Guizhou.
Introducing Talent
Transforming mindsets and exploring the delegation of talent recognition authority
As a clean and efficient new energy source, shale gas holds great strategic value. Guizhou's geological shale gas resources reach 8.67 trillion cubic meters, ranking fourth nationally. However, with numerous formation faults, steep folds, thin reservoirs, and low gas reservoir pressure, extraction is extremely difficult.
"High-pressure shale gas is like a pressure cooker—it can hiss and release steam. Guizhou's shale gas is normal-pressure, like a sponge that has absorbed water; you have to keep pressing and repeatedly squeezing to 'wring' the gas out." Wang Shenglong, technical supervisor of the gas production branch of Guizhou Energy Group's shale gas company, offered this analogy.
"In high-pressure, high-yield areas, we will also face challenges such as normal-pressure and low-pressure gas extraction in the future. This is a core technical bottleneck. Only by tackling it in advance can we seize the high ground and win the initiative; attracting high-level talent is the key." Wang Shenglong said.
In 2025, Guizhou Energy Group recruited technical teams nationwide to carry out technical research on increasing production and tapping potential in normal-pressure shale gas—a major provincial-level science and technology project.
In recent years, Guizhou has focused on key industries, expanding the flexible talent introduction chain through projects, platforms, and discipline assistance. Talent recognition authority has been delegated to employing units. Based on the actual investment enterprises make in providing research projects and remuneration for talent, the government provides subsidies or allowances at up to 30 percent and 50 percent respectively, while also providing 1 million yuan in team building funds. A series of supporting policies have been successively implemented.
"To do talent recruitment well in the new era, we must transform our mindsets. Full-time arrangements may not always be suitable; flexible arrangements can also 'quench the thirst.'" Ran Junmin, head of the First Talent Division of the Organization Department of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee, summarized: deepening talent evaluation reform, exploring the delegation of talent recognition authority, and making employing units the protagonists in attracting and using talent—"the government no longer handles everything but mainly serves as the 'goalkeeper' of talent evaluation."
The flexible introduction of Professor Li Xiaoping's team by Guizhou Energy Group is a case in point.
Li Xiaoping is a professor at the School of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering at Southwest Petroleum University, deeply engaged in unconventional natural gas extraction research. The two sides had prior contact and carried out some cooperation, so they were familiar with each other.
In the past, to enjoy government supporting policies for talent introduction, one had to report to industry departments and go through expert review and other recognition procedures.
"Now that talent recognition authority has been delegated, enterprises have more autonomy and can avoid detours." Wang Feng, Party secretary and director of the Talent Development Center of Guizhou Energy Group, said with emotion. Previously, the group had searched everywhere for talent, sparing no expense in offering high salaries; talent joined full-time, but the result was a mismatch between person and position, making it difficult for their abilities to be brought into play.
In June this year, following the enterprise's independent recognition, Professor Li Xiaoping's team officially took up residence.
"We came precisely for the technical research!" Li Xiaoping said. The enterprise provides the platform, funding, and services, and the team can operate with full freedom—a two-way commitment. At present, the two sides have jointly applied for 3 technical patents and 2 invention patents. Guizhou Energy Group has also identified new key technical challenges and awaits continued cooperation.
To date, Guizhou has flexibly introduced 1 academician (team) and 52 leading talent (teams), all of whom have taken up residence and begun work.
Utilizing Talent
Tackling core challenges and empowering talent to build a modern industrial system
"If I were to come full-time, I would indeed need to think carefully and evaluate research resources, academic development, and the academic environment." In April 2025, relying on key discipline assistance, Wang Bingwu, a researcher at the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Peking University, took up residence at Guizhou Minzu University, accompanied by 3 other senior experts. "With flexible arrangements, there are no such concerns; we can fully leverage the platforms and research strengths of our home institutions to jointly tackle local industrial challenges."
It is necessary not only to innovate in attracting talent but also to make good use of talent.
Guizhou Minzu University selected young talent from across the university to join the expert teams. More than 100 resumes were placed on Wang Bingwu's desk. "We selected more than 20 people in total, and the four of us each took the lead in forming four teams." Wang Bingwu said.
Guizhou is rich in phosphate rock resources. For every ton of phosphoric acid produced, 4 to 5 tons of phosphogypsum are generated. As an industrial waste residue, the stockpile of phosphogypsum in Guizhou alone exceeds 100 million tons. To achieve high-value utilization of phosphogypsum, the common method is high-temperature calcination, which is energy-intensive, costs 300 yuan per ton, and yields a main product of calcium sulfate with a purity of only 93 percent and relatively limited uses.
Industrial challenges are precisely the front line for talent research. Focusing on the high-value utilization of phosphogypsum, Guizhou Phosphate Group allocated 10 million yuan in research funding and invited Wang Bingwu to lead the research. The team focused on Guizhou's characteristic resources such as phosphate rock and barite, breaking through core technical bottlenecks, starting from key areas such as large-scale black phosphorus preparation technology and high-value utilization of phosphogypsum, striving to produce replicable and promotable industrial solutions.
"Through the research, we controlled the calcination temperature below 100 degrees Celsius, with the cost per ton not exceeding 70 yuan." What excited Wang Bingwu even more was that the purified calcium sulfate produced by the new technology reached a purity of 98.5 percent and can be used to produce products such as pipes and packaging bags. The laboratory stage has been successfully completed and is now under evaluation.
To cultivate and develop new quality productive forces, 9 enterprises in Guizhou have sorted out key technical challenges around key areas of the modern industrial system, invested more than 200 million yuan in research funding, gathered 12 industrial leading talent (teams), and attracted talent to Guizhou to lead research efforts.
"On the surface, we only introduced 4 experts, and not even on a full-time basis, but behind them is the support of the institutions where the flexible experts work; the resources actually leveraged far exceed expectations." Gong Wei, vice president of Guizhou Minzu University, said.
Attracting talent is not easy, but retaining talent is even harder. Guizhou has included flexibly introduced leading talent in the scope of experts with key contact by the Provincial Party Committee, issued provincial-level "Talent Excellence Cards," and provided services such as talent apartments, forming a combined effect of "enterprise measures + government policies."
"Using talent is retaining talent; placing the right person in the right position is an effective means of retention." Yang Tianxiao, a first-level principal staff member of the First Talent Division of the Organization Department of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee, hit the nail on the head.
To help build a national regional medical center, in January 2024, relying on "group-style" assistance, Sun Xiangzhou, deputy director of the Andrology Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, led a team to Gui'an New Area and currently serves as Party secretary and executive dean of the Guizhou Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (Gui'an Campus of the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University).
"At the beginning, there were few patients—there were even more doctors than patients." Sun Xiangzhou felt enormous pressure when he first arrived, and some core team members began to waver.
To build a stage for talent to work with full commitment, in 2025, the Guizhou Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University and the Gui'an Campus of the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University launched a "one hospital, two campuses" model. Focusing on key disciplines, forming teams of renowned doctors, building specialty departments, and improving diagnostic and treatment technologies... In 2025, the hospital's outpatient and emergency visits reached 386,900, a year-on-year increase of 170 percent; high-difficulty surgeries accounted for 22.3 percent of discharged patients, up 4 percentage points year-on-year. Today, of the 32 core team members, 20 have applied to continue their stay.
Cultivating Talent
Promoting introduction-driven cultivation and leaving behind a local team that "cannot be taken away"
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
From "buying technology" to "learning technology," Guizhou, based on its actual conditions, combines external introduction with internal cultivation, using introduction to promote cultivation, striving to leave behind a local team that "cannot be taken away."
"When experts come to Guizhou, they aim at new technologies and new challenges. The process of tackling problems is also a process of team growth and a process of cultivating local talent." In Ran Junmin's view, this mutual fulfillment is a win-win.
In September 2023, Shen Kaiwen was dispatched from the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University to the Guizhou Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University. At that time still a resident physician, he is now an attending physician in urology.
The Guizhou Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University implemented the "Teaching-to-Fish Plan"—19 dispatched experts formed mentor-apprentice pairs with 46 local young backbone personnel. Many achieved technical breakthroughs, realizing a fundamental transformation from blood transfusion to blood production.
"Along the way, it was only because of the platform of the national regional medical center that I could grow faster." At that time, Shen Kaiwen, as a locally cultivated target, directly joined Sun Xiangzhou's team. Seeing patients in outpatient clinics, entering the operating room, and participating in research projects—he did not miss a single one.
What impressed Shen Kaiwen most was the diagnostic thinking and concepts.
There was a patient who had previously undergone examinations at another hospital and was found to have abnormal prostate-specific antigen indicators, worrying about the possibility of cancer. Having heard that there were experts in Gui'an New Area, the patient wanted a second opinion.
"After seeing the test results, Dean Sun only had the patient undergo a urine test and recommended anti-inflammatory treatment with observation. A month later, the patient's indicators returned to normal, and the possibility of cancer was basically ruled out." Shen Kaiwen said with some amazement, "In diagnosing patients, one should not rush to conclusions; one must broaden one's horizons and consider comprehensively."
In recent years, the Organization Department of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee has also implemented the "Jiaxiu Light" visiting scholar program, supporting young and middle-aged talent to pursue research and study at high-level employing units outside the province. During the study period, the province provides a maximum subsidy of 90,000 yuan per year.
Dai Yi, associate professor at the School of Chemical Engineering of Guizhou Minzu University, is a "Jiaxiu Light" visiting scholar.
"It broadened my horizons, and with expert guidance, it cleared the fog on my academic path." Last year, Dai Yi studied at Peking University for one year. After returning to the university, he not only successively undertook national and provincial key research projects but also published high-level academic articles.
At present, Guizhou has incorporated the cultivation of local young talent into talent introduction agreements, with tripartite cooperation agreements signed by experts, home institutions, and employing units. Through quantifiable and assessable indicators, it strives to introduce one talent and cultivate a cohort of backbone personnel.
Without competing on subsidies or comparing treatment packages, Guizhou leverages its own advantages to build a model in which enterprises pose the questions, the government helps with the questions, talent and platforms answer the questions, and the market evaluates. The former predicament of difficulty in attracting talent is now transforming into a two-way talent commitment.
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Without rules and standards, nothing can be accomplished — discipline is the "yardstick" for governing the Party and managing Party affairs. Xi Jinping's thought on Party building clearly puts forward "persisting in managing the entire Party and governing the entire Party with strict discipline," emphasizing that this is the fundamental strategy for full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, fully demonstrating the important position of strict discipline.
Strict discipline upholds unity and solidarity.
"We must work together with one heart and mind to walk the new Long March well." On the eve of this year's July 1st Party anniversary, General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech during his inspection tour in Dezhou, Shandong, was inspiring and galvanizing. What does working together with one heart and mind rely on? It relies on common ideals and convictions, on a rigorous organizational system, on the high degree of self-awareness of all Party comrades, and also on strict discipline and rules.
When discipline is strengthened, victory is certain through revolution. History and practice have fully proven that strict discipline is the Party's glorious tradition and unique advantage, and an important guarantee for continuously advancing from victory to new victories.
In upholding strict discipline, the most important thing is to uphold strict political discipline and political rules. Political discipline governs direction, governs stance, and governs fundamentals. On the Long March, a simple yet firm "just follow along" expressed the political consciousness of Communists. The new journey is a new Long March, and it urgently requires the vast number of Party members and cadres to carry forward the red lineage, consciously abide by the Party's political discipline and political rules, and march forward in unison.
Strict discipline tempers the original aspiration and founding mission.
Inside the Xibaipo Memorial Hall, an exhibition board written with the "Six Regulations" records the rules set by Chinese Communists before going to Beijing to undergo a test of character (进京赶考, jin jing gan kao - "enter, capital, rush, take exam"). General Secretary Xi Jinping calls this place "the place where rules were established."
For what purpose are rules established? At the most fundamental level, it is to enable the vast number of Party members and cadres to always understand "who I am, for whom I act, and on whom I rely," and to always bear in mind the fundamental question of what the Communist Party is and what it is to accomplish.
Since the new era, the Regulations on Disciplinary Actions of the Communist Party of China have been revised three times, persisting in simultaneously strengthening Party spirit, Party conduct, and Party discipline, and continuously carrying out intra-Party centralized education such as Party discipline study and education... A series of measures have made laws and discipline "grow teeth" and rules "carry electricity," and have continuously tightened the screws of disciplinary restraint.
General Secretary Xi Jinping has twice told the story of "not eating the apples," and emphasized that "such apples, we cannot eat them now either." History is continuous and consistent from beginning to end; the strict tone, strict measures, and strict atmosphere have been consistent from beginning to end (一以贯之, yi yi guan zhi - "one, use, through, connect"). Only in this way can Communists forever maintain the distinctive character of an army that is righteous and benevolent (仁义之师, ren yi zhi shi - "benevolence, righteousness, particle, army") on the new road of examination.
Strict discipline promotes undertaking work and starting businesses.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "The Party's discipline has both the function of education and restraint, and the function of guarantee and encouragement."
For the vast number of Party members and cadres, abiding by discipline and rules is unconditional and must be practiced as said. At the same time, it must be recognized that strengthening discipline building is not about managing everyone to death, but rather, by clarifying direction, establishing rules, rectifying conduct, and strengthening immunity, forming a clean and upright political atmosphere (风清气正, feng qing qi zheng - "wind, clear, air, upright") within the Party's political ecology, and creating a favorable environment conducive to undertaking work and starting businesses.
Looking back at the past, Jiao Yulu and Gu Wenchang achieved outstanding accomplishments and erected spiritual monuments because they relied on loyalty to the Party and responsibility to the people, and also on strictly abiding by discipline and not seeking personal gain. In contrast, those fallen officials, with lax discipline and corrupt conduct, not only failed to accomplish things but also delayed and ruined affairs.
Only by abiding by rules and discipline can one boldly undertake work; only by working cleanly can one have broad space. Discipline and rules are both the "tightening band" and, even more so, the "protective talisman." The vast number of Party members and cadres must engrave the observance of rules and discipline in their hearts and internalize them as norms of words and deeds that are used daily without conscious awareness.
Whatever stage the cause of the Party and the people develops to, full and rigorous self-governance of the Party must keep pace with that stage. On the new journey, the greater the storms and the heavier the tasks, the more necessary it is to establish and strictly enforce discipline and rules, to unite the mighty force of unity and struggle with strict discipline, and to safeguard the steady progress of the cause of development toward long-term success with a clean and upright atmosphere.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 何昭宇
Walking into the intangible cultural heritage workshop in Xuzhai Village, Huashui Town, Dongyang City, Zhejiang Province, young artisans are busy fulfilling orders for festive lanterns. Previously, Xu Bin, a post-85s young man and the representative inheritor of Dongyang's needle-pierced boneless festive lantern intangible cultural heritage, was worried about expanding scale and cultivating new talent. The village party organization took the initiative to act as an intermediary to facilitate connections (牵线搭桥, qian xian da qiao - "pull thread, build bridge"), helping to connect with intangible cultural heritage support policies and expand cooperative resources.
"The village helped us clear the bottlenecks between inheritance and market integration, so the old craft can go further." Xu Bin said. Now, he has taught and guided closely and personally (手把手, shou ba shou - "hand, grasp, hand") more than 10 young "new artisans," and has also used short video and e-commerce platforms to broaden sales channels, with annual lantern sales exceeding 10,000 pieces.
There was a time when shortage of startup funds, weak supporting services, and limited development channels made many young people aspiring to return to their hometowns become discouraged and turn away (望而却步, wang er que bu - "look, and, retreat, step"). To this end, Dongyang City has listed guiding and assisting young people to return to their hometowns for entrepreneurship as a key task, built 12 youth rural practice sites covering 9 townships, and provided one-stop services such as employment guidance, entrepreneurship incubation, and skills training.
Organizations build the stage, and young people shine. Relying on the technical support and market connection channels of the practice sites, the youth entrepreneurship team in Ziyang Village, Dongyangjiang Town, revitalized 350 mu of idle land to build the Hongfeng 5G Modern Agricultural Ecological Park.
It is not only necessary to attract and retain them, but also to cultivate them well and develop them well. Dongyang City regularly carries out training for practical rural talents and cultivation of "leading geese" for rural revitalization, and organizes young agricultural entrepreneurs to go to other places for study and inspection. Chen Ya, a post-95s young person from Guangqiao Village, Hengdian Town, seeing the opportunity for cultural tourism upgrading of the ancient village and the shortcomings of the consumer business format, proactively connected with the village collective to upgrade and renovate a Qing Dynasty ancient residence and founded a new Chinese-style tea house. "The ancient village has cultural heritage and popularity. If the business format is refined and detailed, tourists will naturally come, and the village will be lively." Chen Ya said.
"Young people returning to their hometowns for entrepreneurship cannot do without the guidance and assistance of party organizations." The relevant person in charge of the Organization Department of the Dongyang Municipal Party Committee said that they will continue to build and make good use of youth innovation and entrepreneurship platforms, strengthen service supply, accurately match youth expectations with rural resources, and let more youthful energy take root and have a promising future in the countryside.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王明峰
In the Huangyang Industrial Agglomeration Park, Wangcang County, Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province, a scene of bustling activity fills the workshop of Wangcang County Xinsheng Glass Products Co., Ltd. From contract signing and project landing to production launch and full-capacity operation, this enterprise took only 80 days.
Yet just one year ago, fragmented land use, lagging supporting facilities, and cross-department coordination difficulties were still the common pain points of enterprises in the park, and many quality projects were stuck at the stage of linking production factors and could not advance for a long time.“In the past, handling procedures and running down supporting facilities took at least half a year. Now Party members and cadres lean in and keep close watch over the work, and enterprises can simply focus on building their plants and starting production with peace of mind.” Ding Xiaolei, head of the company, said with deep feeling.
In recent years, Wangcang County has made efforts to extend the reach of Party organizations into the entire chain of industrial breakthroughs, enterprise services, and team tempering, pushing resources, personnel, and authority to sink fully to the front line. From January to May this year, Wangcang Economic Development Zone achieved operating revenue of 4.313 billion yuan from industrial enterprises above designated size, contributing an 81.8% pull rate to the county's overall industrial growth above designated size.
Party branches are built on the front line of tackling hard problems, and safety and quality improvement sprints ahead at “accelerated speed.”As Guangyuan City's first provincial-level recognized chemical industrial park, Wangcang County Jiachuan Chemical Industrial Park had previously faced the risk of its safety risk rating being downgraded due to insufficient safety protection distances and missing emergency infrastructure, making rectification a matter of extreme urgency. The rectification spanned multiple departments including emergency management, environmental protection, and natural resources, as well as township governments under its jurisdiction and multiple enterprises, with overlapping departmental powers and responsibilities, where advancing separately could easily cause mutual obstruction.
Breaking through the fragmentation of departments and jurisdictions, the Party organization moved forward first. The Wangcang County Party Committee took the lead in establishing a temporary Party branch for safety and quality improvement of the chemical industrial park, with a county-level leading cadre serving as Party branch secretary, integrating Party members from government and enterprises and chemical professional technical personnel into mixed teams, directly setting up the Party branch office in a simple prefabricated building in the park, coordinating rectification matters on site, and turning matters that previously required multiple rounds of joint document issuance into on-site consultation and on-the-spot decision-making.
“Resident relocation and emergency infrastructure construction must start simultaneously; neither end can be delayed.”Zhong Changjun, a cadre of the Jiachuan Chemical Industrial Park Affairs Center who participated in the assault, recalled that during that time Party members and cadres went door-to-door during the day to explain policies, ease residents' concerns, and resolve land boundary disputes arising from expropriation; every evening they held review meetings, coordinating cross-departmental difficulties such as pipeline rerouting and land use adjustment on the spot, putting an end to matters being reported level by level and delaying the construction schedule. In the end, the park completed relocation of all residents one year ahead of schedule, fully equipped itself with a complete set of safety and emergency supporting facilities, and successfully obtained the D-level safety risk rating.
Holding fast to the safety bottom line, the Party branch coordinated a Party member investment-attraction task force that, centering on the “coal—coke—chemical” leading industry chain, precisely extended the chain, and continuously and without pause (马不停蹄, ma bu ting ti - “horse, not, stop, hoof”) rushed to the Chengdu-Chongqing region to carry out targeted investment attraction, with projects such as natural gas-based carbon nanotube manufacturing successively landing, filling gaps in the industrial chain.
“The temporary Party branch is not an emergency product; it is an organizational bond that breaks through departments each going their own way.”Zhou Wenchun, Deputy Head of the Organization Department of the Wangcang County Party Committee, said that only by planting the fighting fortress at the very forefront of contradictions can problems be truly discovered at the front line, contradictions resolved at the front line, and decisions implemented at the front line.
Party members serve at the forefront, and enterprise demands are handled to the bottom of their hearts. Wangcang County has established a system of Party members contracting and liaising with enterprises, selecting and dispatching outstanding Party members from functional departments, with each person contracting at least two enterprises in the park, pushing government services to shift from“enterprises coming to the door to seek help”to“cadres going down to the grassroots to ask about needs.”
Linghang Technology's production water intake had insufficient water pressure, so the contracting Party member linked up the water conservancy department and the park management committee for on-site survey, completing the connection and renovation of the water supply pipeline within one month; Yuanhong Building Materials needed forest land approval for its expansion, and the contracting Party member handled the entire process on its behalf, sparing the enterprise from running back and forth among multiple departments; Xingfeng Paper Industry was under cash flow strain, so the contracting Party member took the lead in coordinating departments and units such as the County State-Owned Assets Affairs Center to build a bank-enterprise matchmaking platform and implement inclusive credit... In the first half of this year, contracting Party members in the park made more than a hundred visits to enterprises in total, handling more than 20 demands such as factor guarantees and ownership disputes, with a completion rate exceeding 98%.
Under the contracting mechanism, a series of long-stalled historical legacy problems have been advanced. Previously, issues concerning enterprise land acquisition subsidies and land use rights disputes had hung in limbo for a long time due to personnel turnover and archival gaps. Jian Kun, a cadre of the Jiachuan Chemical Industrial Park Affairs Center, sorted through historical archives one by one, linked up the petitioning and judicial departments to trace origins and assess, pushing two long-standing accumulated cases toward substantive resolution.
“When Party building is done for real, it becomes productive force.”Zhou Wenchun said that in the next step, the county will continue to explore the integrated development path of“Party building + industrial park,”continuously optimize the front-line organizational system, the enterprise-resident service mechanism, and the cadre selection and cultivation chain, and continuously transform organizational advantages into the endogenous driving force for high-quality development of industrial parks.
Return to TopOn the shore of the East China Sea, in Taizhou, Zhejiang. In 1956, three small private factories were merged through public-private joint management to establish Haimen Chemical Plant. At that time, China's pharmaceutical industry was still in its infancy; 70 years later, Haimen Chemical Plant has grown into a comprehensive pharmaceutical and health industry group with annual revenue of 10 billion yuan, more than 8,000 employees, and products covering more than 100 countries and regions — Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Hisun Pharmaceutical").
Keeping pace with the times and advancing in step with reform. Over the past 70 years, Hisun Pharmaceutical has witnessed the course of China's pharmaceutical industry growing from nothing to something, from weak to strong, from mainly imitation to mainly innovation, and from being rooted at home to expanding globally.
Seventy years of braving hardships and traveling long distances (风雨兼程, feng yu jian cheng - "wind, rain, endure, travel"), seventy years of advancing toward the new. Hisun Pharmaceutical is demonstrating the responsibility of a state-owned pharmaceutical enterprise with a striving posture, writing a new chapter of high-quality development, and contributing to China's leap from a major pharmaceutical country to a powerful pharmaceutical country.
Making Great Efforts Despite Hardships to Establish the Foundation
Hisun Pharmaceutical's predecessor, Haimen Chemical Plant, was established during the infancy of China's pharmaceutical industry, making great efforts despite hardships (筚路蓝缕, bi lu lan lu - "thorny, path, blue, silk") to build the foundation and establish the enterprise. In 1969, Haimen Chemical Plant used a small technical renovation loan of 88,000 yuan to build an oxytetracycline workshop with an annual output of 2 tons, thereby knocking open the door to the pharmaceutical industry. In 1970, oxytetracycline was officially put into production, and by 1977 output had reached 22.9 million tablets, generating a profit of 245,800 yuan that year. In 1976, Haimen Chemical Plant was renamed Zhejiang Haimen Pharmaceutical Factory. From forest chemical industry to synthetic chemical industry, and then to the pharmaceutical industry, the enterprise continuously broadened its industrial layout, with steady and forceful transformation steps.
After reform and opening up, the domestic pharmaceutical industry accelerated technological breakthroughs, and a number of local enterprises aimed at key scarce drugs and strove for breakthroughs, and the enterprise also welcomed development opportunities. In 1986, the national-level project, the Adriamycin project, was for the first time settled at Zhejiang Haimen Pharmaceutical Factory, with a final loan of more than 25 million yuan. In 1988, the enterprise successfully obtained the Adriamycin laboratory results from the Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, and after nearly three years of industrialization development, it was successfully put into production in 1990, ending the history of Adriamycin having to rely solely on imports.
As opening up to the outside world continued to advance, Chinese pharmaceutical enterprises began to benchmark against international quality standards. In 1992, Zhejiang Haimen Pharmaceutical Factory became one of the earliest API enterprises in China to obtain the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) certificate. In 1993, Zhejiang Haimen Pharmaceutical Factory filled the gap in China's antiparasitic drugs.
Riding the wind and breaking the waves (乘风破浪, cheng feng po lang - "ride, wind, break, waves") and leading the trend (立潮头, li chao tou - "establish, tide, head")
In the 1990s, the reform of state-owned enterprises deepened, institutional transformation accelerated, and China's pharmaceutical industry entered a stage of scaled and market-oriented development. In February 1998, Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. was officially established. On July 25, 2000, Hisun Pharmaceutical was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, with annual revenue of 518 million yuan that year.
The support of the capital market comprehensively accelerated Hisun Pharmaceutical's scaling process. During the "Ninth Five-Year Plan" period, the enterprise's cumulative scientific research investment accounted for more than 8% of sales revenue in the same period, with investment scale ranking among the forefront of the industry. During the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" period, Hisun Pharmaceutical's cumulative fixed asset investment exceeded 3 billion yuan, equivalent to the total investment from 1990 to 2005. In September 2009, the first production line of the first phase of the bio-fermentation block project at the Fuyang base of Hisun Pharmaceutical (Hangzhou) Company was put into production; thereafter, the Rudong project in Jiangsu and the Hisun Dongwai New District were successively launched. The pattern of three major production bases in Taizhou, Fuyang, and Nantong initially took shape.
Institutional reform, capitalized operation, and extension of the industrial chain supported the continuous rise of the enterprise's scale. In 2014, Hisun Pharmaceutical's operating revenue exceeded 10 billion yuan for the first time; compared with 518 million yuan at the time of listing in 2000, revenue scale grew about 19 times in 14 years. From a small local factory to an A-share listed company, from a single plant to a nationwide multi-base layout, Hisun Pharmaceutical completed the leap from a factory system to a modern enterprise system.
Opening Up and Cooperation to Strengthen the Foundation
After China's accession to the WTO, the global pharmaceutical industry chain accelerated its shift to China. In 2015, the State Council issued the "Opinions on Reforming the System for Review and Approval of Drug and Medical Device Marketing Authorization," proposing to "adjust new drugs from the current 'drugs that have not been marketed in China' to 'drugs that have not been marketed at home or abroad.'" In 2017, the National Medical Products Administration (formerly the China Food and Drug Administration) officially joined the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). At a critical window period for the transformation of China's pharmaceutical industry, Hisun Pharmaceutical established a transformation path of "open cooperation to consolidate the industrial foundation, independent innovation to activate the growth engine."
In 2012, Hisun Pharmaceutical carried out a branded generic drug joint venture project with multinational pharmaceutical companies, which not only brought advanced production management experience and quality systems, but also promoted Hisun Pharmaceutical's comprehensive transformation from mainly APIs to an integrated research, production, and sales system. At the same time, Hisun Pharmaceutical continued to deeply cultivate the international market, with more than 80 internationally advanced production lines and products sold to more than 100 countries and regions.
While opening up and cooperating, the layout for independent innovation was planned in advance. In 2005, when domestic innovative drug R&D was still in its infancy, Hisun Pharmaceutical launched innovative drug R&D. After more than ten years of tackling key problems, the Class 1 innovative drug applied for by Hisun Pharmaceutical was approved for marketing in 2021. As an innovative drug independently developed and independently owned with intellectual property rights by China, it has obtained 24 global patent authorizations and 7 PCT patents. At present, Hisun Pharmaceutical's shareholding subsidiary, Biomab, has also established a rich product pipeline in individual therapeutic areas.
Advancing Toward the New to Open a New Chapter
At present, China is advancing from a major pharmaceutical country to a powerful pharmaceutical country, and innovative drug going global, digital intelligence, and bio-manufacturing have become new directions for development.
This year marks the opening year of the 15th Five-Year Plan. At this important juncture, Hisun Pharmaceutical is celebrating its 70th anniversary, standing at a new historical starting point. The enterprise has established the development vision of "using the heart as a torch to illuminate the vast galaxy of life and health" and continues to strive with the goal of "becoming a model for Chinese pharmaceutical enterprises to move toward the future."
Centering on the main goal of "returning to the first echelon of China's pharmaceutical industry," Hisun Pharmaceutical is systematically implementing the "3+2+1" strategy. Three major industrial pillars consolidate the basic foundation: APIs consolidate the core advantages of the global supply chain and firmly advance the in-depth global layout; preparations are driven by the dual wheels of "imitation and innovation combined" to accelerate global market expansion; bio-manufacturing builds a "moat" of independent core technology and tackles key specialty innovative drugs for human use. Two major growth segments cultivate new curves: the animal protection segment expands in depth from animal drugs to animal big health, and the medical aesthetics and big health segment builds an industrial ecosystem through "independent R&D + cooperative introduction." One core engine drives the future: innovative drugs build a high-value product pipeline through the dual path of "endogenous cultivation + external expansion."
Facing future industrial tracks, the enterprise is making forward-looking arrangements in the new track of synthetic biology. In 2025, Hisun Pharmaceutical established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Yunsheng Synthetic, focusing on the R&D and industrialization of high-value-added products. Relying on more than 50 years of technical accumulation in the fields of microbial fermentation and semi-synthetic pharmaceuticals, Hisun Pharmaceutical is promoting the upgrade of the traditional fermentation industry to green bio-manufacturing. This is both a manifestation of the extension of the enterprise's technical capabilities and a practice of the enterprise in implementing the national bio-manufacturing strategy. At the same time, its subsidiary Hisun Weilan is making efforts in self-developed functional skincare, continuously broadening the boundaries of the big health industry.
The internationalization strategy is also being upgraded. At present, Hisun Pharmaceutical is advancing its Internationalization 2.0 strategy, upgrading from "products going global" to full-chain coordination. Hisun has been developing the U.S. market since 1992. For more than 30 years, it has strictly adhered to regulatory and compliance standards, with multiple products steadily ranking among the forefront of U.S. market segments. In recent years, relying on Hisun USA, Hisun Pharmaceutical has been gradually building an open pharmaceutical empowerment platform in North America. In 2024, it linked up with three domestic pharmaceutical companies to reach exclusive product licensing cooperation, successfully realizing the global upgrade from "single product going global" to "platform empowerment and industry resource integration." In 2025, Hisun's Brazilian subsidiary was officially established and put into operation. At present, Hisun Pharmaceutical is actively preparing to enter the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asian markets, and has achieved in-depth cooperation with enterprises such as Polpharma of Poland and PiSA of Mexico.
The digital intelligence transformation provides underlying support for Hisun Pharmaceutical's advancement toward the new. Hisun Pharmaceutical has invested a cumulative total of more than 100 million yuan to build a high-standard integrated future factory for APIs and preparations, constructing a full-process digital and intelligent system, and was selected as a Zhejiang Province future factory in early 2026. In the R&D field, AI tools have greatly shortened the molecular discovery cycle; in the production workshop, capsule packaging machines can produce 10,000 boxes of drugs per hour.
Seventy years ago, the workers of Haimen Chemical Plant "stepped one foot at a time and hammered one blow at a time," little by little knocking open the door to China's pharmaceutical industry. Seventy years later, Hisun Pharmaceutical has established an industrial layout covering the globe. From manual to intelligent, from local to global, what has changed is the mode of production and the scope of the market; what has not changed is the corporate responsibility of "daring to be first, inclusive and win-win, weathering storms together in the same boat (风雨同舟, feng yu tong zhou - "wind, rain, same, boat"), and acting with pragmatism and perseverance (务实笃行, wu shi du xing - "practical, solid, earnest, act")."
Seventy years is a milestone, and even more a new starting point. Striving forward in the 15th Five-Year Plan, Hisun Pharmaceutical will continue to anchor to the national strategic direction, adhere to the main line of high-quality development, use innovation as the engine and practical work as the foundation, and demonstrate the responsibility and commitment of a state-owned pharmaceutical enterprise in the era of China's pharmaceutical industry advancing from large to strong.
Data source: Hisun Pharmaceutical
Return to TopYichun City is located in the northwest of Jiangxi Province, currently governing 10 counties, cities, and districts, as well as 3 special functional zones, with a total area of 18,700 square kilometers and a registered population of nearly 5.93 million people. It is named for the fact that "beside the city there is a spring, clear and lovely as spring itself, whose water is pleasant to drink," and since the establishment of the county in 201 BC, it has a history of more than 2,200 years.
Here abundant natural resources and talented people (物华天宝, wu hua tian bao - "objects, splendid; heaven, treasure") and a place where eminent people and spiritual energy reside (人杰地灵, ren jie di ling - "people, outstanding; earth, spiritual") have emerged, producing such notable figures as Kuang Zhong, an upright official of the Ming Dynasty, Song Yingxing, author of Tiangong Kaiwu (The Works of Heaven and the Inception of Things), and the renowned physicist Wu Youxun. The Zhangshu Wucheng site, Yuanzhou Drum Tower, Mengshan Silver Mine site, and Gao'an Yuan blue-and-white porcelain are among the rich historical and cultural relics, earning it the reputation of "a land of beauty south of the Yangtze, a state of flourishing culture and artifacts."
Here the red gene is passed down from generation to generation, as a number of veteran revolutionaries left their fighting footprints in Yichun. Tonggu County was an important cradle of the Autumn Harvest Uprising; Xianyuan Township in Wanzai County was once the seat of the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Soviet Government; and the Yuanzhou Conference was an important strategic decision-making meeting held by the First Front Army of the Red Army during its operations in Hunan and Jiangxi. The arduous years tempered the spiritual foundation of Yichun's people—sincere dedication, courage, and striving ever forward.
Here the ecology is superior and products are abundant. The city's forest coverage rate reaches 54.41%, and it possesses numerous national and provincial-level ecological, cultural, and tourism resources. The Mingyue Mountain, a national 5A-level tourist scenic area, has a high concentration of negative oxygen ions and is being worthy of one's reputation (名副其实, ming fu qi shi - "name, matches; reality, actual") as a natural oxygen bar. The selenium-rich soil across the entire region covers 9.21 million mu, making it one of the three largest natural selenium-rich areas in the country. The selenium-rich hot springs at Wentang in Mingyue Mountain have high selenium and metasilicic acid content.
Relying on its profound cultural heritage and ecological endowments, in recent years Yichun's economic and social development has advanced steadily and swiftly, and the city's brand has continued to be polished, earning nearly 20 honorary titles in succession, including China's Excellent Tourism City and National Civilized City. The three-dimensional transportation network extends in all directions (四通八达, si tong ba da - "four, through; eight, reach"), with high-speed rail, expressways, aviation, and water transport working in coordination, achieving expressway access to every county, rail-sea intermodal transport opening up access to the sea, and economic and trade exchanges radiating to 203 countries and regions. The industrial system has been upgraded and improved, building 8 key industries and 16 provincial-level industrial clusters. The lithium battery new energy materials and applications cluster has been included in the national cultivation pool of advanced manufacturing clusters, and a large number of specialized, refined, unique, and innovative enterprises (专精特新, zhuan jing te xin - "specialized, refined, unique, innovative") and green enterprises have gathered and grown, with innovation momentum continuously released. Yichun has been rated a demonstration city for innovation-driven development, people's well-being has continued to improve, and the overall social situation remains harmonious and stable.
The rise of a city requires not only hard development strength but also the support of cultural soft power. After years of accumulation, in the practice of continuing the historical lineage, inheriting the red gene, and advancing urban development, Yichun has nurtured a unique spiritual temperament. To systematically distill the city's core identity and further enhance its recognizability and influence, in June of this year, Yichun officially launched the work of soliciting and refining the city's spiritual expression and promotional slogan.
Yichun adhered to seeking advice from others openly (开门问策, kai men wen ce - "open, door; ask, strategy") and broadly gathering the wisdom of the people. After a hundred days of public solicitation, expert review, and extensive discussion, the city spirit of "Honoring Culture, Upholding Virtue, Working in Earnest, and Striving to Lead" was officially established. This expression is rooted in a thousand years of cultural lineage, matches the city's characteristics, and anchors its development direction. Combining historical depth, humanistic warmth, and the force of the times, it injects lasting and powerful spiritual momentum into Yichun's advancement of high-quality development.
"Honoring Culture" reflects Yichun's profound heritage of esteeming culture, promoting education, and pursuing truth with diligence. Yichun's cultural lineage has continued for a thousand years, and since ancient times its culture and education have flourished and talented people emerging in continuous succession (人才辈出, ren cai bei chu - "talent, generations, emerge"). During his tenure as prefect of Yuanzhou, Han Yu advocated promoting education and cultivating talent, teaching the truth and imparting professional skills (传道授业, chuan dao shou ye - "transmit, way; teach, occupation"). Lu Zhao and Yi Zhong successively became the first and second zhuangyuan (top scholars) of Jiangxi in the Tang Dynasty, achieving the eternal tale of "half of Jiangxi's jinshi came from Yuanzhou." Since the Tang and Song dynasties, more than 600 academies, including Guiyan Academy, Hualin Academy, Longguang Academy, and Changli Academy, were spread across cities and countryside. Zhu Xi, Wen Tianxiang, and other sages lectured and taught here, and the practice of respecting teachers and valuing education and maintaining a tradition of farming and studying to support the family (耕读传家, geng du chuan jia - "plow, read; pass down, family") became a prevailing custom. In the Ming Dynasty, the scientist Song Yingxing wrote Tiangong Kaiwu, summarizing production practices with the vision of practical learning applied to statecraft and social needs (经世致用, jing shi zhi yong - "govern, world; apply, use"), embodying the spirit of investigating things, seeking truth, and daring to innovate. Since the founding of New China, 16 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering with Yichun origins, including Wu Youxun and Wen Shizhu, have emerged in succession. The profound cultural lineage and the spirit of innovation complement each other, becoming an important source for Yichun to continue its cultural roots and nurture its urban temperament.
"Upholding Virtue" reflects Yichun's spiritual core of generosity and benevolence, openness and inclusiveness, and striving upward toward goodness. For thousands of years, the people of Yichun have esteemed virtue and propriety, valued sentiment and righteousness, forming a fine folk custom of simplicity and honesty, keeping promises and honoring commitments, delighting in charity, and helping one another. The ancient Yuanzhou Prefecture, Linjiang Prefecture, Ruizhou Prefecture, and part of Nanchang Prefecture merged to form today's territory. With interwoven prefectures and counties, diverse dialects, varied folk customs, and colorful intangible cultural heritage, long-term commercial exchange and cultural integration have nurtured the broad-minded character of Yichun people who are good at accepting and tolerant of others. Chen Zhong and Lei Yi achieved the "bond of glue and lacquer" friendship in Yichun; Yuan Jixian and Deng Zilong were loyal and patriotic; Zhangshu herbal medicine merchants built their businesses on integrity... The spirit of virtue has merged into the spiritual bloodline of the local people. Advanced models such as Zhi Yueying, Wang Maohua, and Tan Liangcai have continued to emerge, and 247 people have been listed on the "China Good Person List." Ordinary people's good deeds continue to converge, Yichun has been rated the seventh National Civilized City, and the "City of Good People" has become a distinctive urban symbol.
"Working in Earnest" reflects Yichun's distinctive quality of being down-to-earth, pragmatic and responsible, and capable of doing things well. The people of Yichun have always been industrious and simple, esteeming practical industry. Yuanzhou grass cloth has long enjoyed a fine reputation, Zhangshu herbal medicine customs establish themselves through skill, Wanzai fireworks and firecrackers have been passed down through generations, and the kiln fires of Fengcheng's Hongzhou kilns have never been extinguished. Long-term practice has shaped the distinctive character of Yichun people who do not indulge in empty talk but seek practical results. In 2008, Yichun began laying out the lithium battery industry and has continued to cultivate it deeply for nearly 20 years. It founded the Moon Culture and Tourism Festival and has held it for 19 consecutive sessions, always adhering to drawing one blueprint to the end. It is precisely this quality of basing oneself in reality, working hard in obscurity, and persevering consistently that has enabled Yichun to continuously transform resource endowments into development advantages and turn beautiful visions into reality step by step.
"Striving to Lead" reflects Yichun's contemporary quality of daring to be first, striving to lead, and competing for excellence. Yichun is a red fertile land with a glorious revolutionary history. The red imprints of the Autumn Harvest Uprising, the Yuanzhou Conference, and the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Revolutionary Base Area forged the spiritual genes of the Yichun people—unyielding, tenacious, daring to struggle, and courageous in victory. In today's Yichun, this spirit of vigorous enterprise is continuously being transformed into the developmental drive of learning from and surpassing others and striving for advancement. The entire city maintains the spirit of daring to compare with the strong, daring to climb to great heights, and daring to surpass oneself. It has been successfully selected as a national demonstration city for innovation-driven development, has ranked among the top 100 cities in national advanced manufacturing for 4 consecutive years, and in 2024 and 2025 won first place in the first tier of category-one cities in the province's comprehensive assessment for 2 consecutive years, demonstrating a spiritual outlook of vigorous enterprise and striving for excellence.
Honoring culture builds the city, upholding virtue nourishes the heart, working in earnest prospers the city, and striving to lead reaches far. The city spirit of "Honoring Culture, Upholding Virtue, Working in Earnest, and Striving to Lead" distills the humanistic character of a thousand-year-old Yichun and carries the mission and responsibility of Yichun in the new era. This city spirit, unique to Yichun, is a powerful driving force and precious asset inspiring the people of Yichun to pursue their dreams and strive tirelessly. This spiritual symbol, rooted in history, reflecting the present, and guiding the future, will inspire the people of Yichun to unite their hearts and minds, act with earnestness, and strive boldly to lead, writing a new chapter in the practice of Chinese modernization in Yichun.
Data source: Publicity Department of the CPC Yichun Municipal Committee
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Whether traditional opera can be revitalized hinges on a key indicator — the "opera population." When the opera population grows, opera thrives; the converse also holds. The "Little Plum Blossom" national showcase event starts with children, thereby mobilizing the strength of families, schools, and all parties, allowing not only the seeds of opera to take root and sprout (生根萌芽, sheng gen meng ya - "grow roots, sprout buds") in young hearts, but also drawing more groups into becoming the future audience of opera.
This summer, at the 30th "China Children's Opera Little Plum Blossom Gathering" national showcase event, which lasted 17 days and spanned both Shanghai's Pudong New Area and Hebei's Langfang City, 1,545 young people from various places took part. Makeup test photos, program posters, opera tunes echoing long in the air, and the audience's warm applause — together these crystallized this summer's opera memories.
Since its founding in 1997, the "Little Plum Blossom" event has already walked 30 years. It is a platform for young people to showcase their opera learning achievements, and also a bond connecting professional arts academies with state-owned troupes, having accumulated rich experience in cultivating artistic soil and lifting up young opera talent, and being hailed as the "Hope Project" of the opera world. Over the past 30 years, the "Little Plum Blossom" showcase has witnessed seven former "Little Plum Blossom" award winners grow into leading figures in the living inheritance of local opera genres, winning the "Plum Blossom Award," the highest honor in Chinese theater performing arts, thereby realizing the discovery, cultivation, and precise delivery of professional talent. In recent years, the number of professional-group programs submitted by various provinces has also shown gratifying growth, breaking the previous stalemate in which some regions could not even fill their quotas.
Whether traditional opera can be revitalized hinges on a key indicator — the "opera population." When the opera population grows, opera thrives;;the converse also holds. The "opera population" includes not only opera practitioners, but also the audience groups who watch opera, understand opera, and love opera. The "Three-Year Action Plan for the Revitalization of Theater (2026–2028)," released in the first half of this year, explicitly proposes to "cultivate young theater audiences," "strengthen theater general-education in schools, cultivating students' theatrical aesthetic interest," and "encourage schools with the conditions to establish theater clubs." Against this backdrop, the profound significance of the "Little Plum Blossom" event comes into relief: it starts with children, thereby mobilizing the strength of families, schools, and all parties, allowing not only the seeds of opera to take root and sprout in young hearts, but also drawing more groups into becoming the future audience of opera
Every year at the showcase venue, one can often see lively scenes of parents accompanying, grandparents trailing along, friends meeting up, and teachers leading teams. This year, the "Little Plum Blossom" amateur group showcased a total of 165 programs, with 1,018 students participating, plus another 1,430 team leaders and parents accompanying. This emotional bond, in which children draw in their parents, has cultivated for opera a large contingent of loyal, stable, continuously attending family opera fans. Worth mentioning, at this year's "Little Plum Blossom" medal ceremony evening, figures of foreign children also appeared. From local young people to cross-border "opera fans," this rare experience of learning opera and aesthetic initiation makes them ideal audiences for the opera market
In safeguarding the ecological diversity of opera, the "Little Plum Blossom" event has much it can do. Among the nation's 348 opera genres, a great number of rare genres survive only as "the nation's sole troupe" — solitary troupes carrying on their existence. These genres generally face the real predicaments of limited teaching resources, low popularization rates, and sparse numbers of competition participants. Parents, schools, and institutions in different regions, often in order to achieve results and win honors, generally choose mature-in-convention, widely recognized Peking opera and Kunqu repertoire pieces for competition;;over time, children's operatic horizons become narrow, and niche genres become even more marginalized. The "Little Plum Blossom" event can fully encourage schools or grassroots children's palaces to dig into local repertoire, showcase rare genres and local-characteristic short plays, thereby on the one hand enhancing children's identification with local dialects and local culture, burnishing the cultural calling card of local opera, and on the other hand enabling local opera to cultivate local audiences, ensuring successors for its inheritance, achieving a balanced expansion of the opera population across the entire genre ecosystem
Give the "Little Plum Blossom" stage back to the children, and use works that fit children's aesthetics to attract more peers to pay attention to opera. On the current "Little Plum Blossom" stage, classic excerpts such as "Hujiazhuang," "Sanchakou," and "Drunken Beauty" circulate year after year in a concentrated loop, and the showcase gradually becomes a contest of high notes, somersaults, and other techniques, while the dialectal accents, performance verve, and regional styles of local genres are often overlooked. Rigidly applying techniques not only erases the individual character and vitality of local opera, but can also, through dull and repetitive training, harm children's original interest in opera. Given the age brackets and aesthetic characteristics of young people, one might well encourage more original children's opera creation. The Yushe Club, which has won the "Little Plum Blossom" award for two consecutive years, has original productions "Jingwei Reclaims the Sea" and "Self-Contradiction," both drawn from idiom stories familiar to children and adolescents. Performing plays that children can understand and will enjoy helps retain children who are learning opera;;when the stage performs joyfully, more and more young audience members of the same age will develop interest in opera, draw close to the theater, and continuously expand the ranks of opera audiences
Proactively going down to the grassroots to seek out young prospects is the key for the "Little Plum Blossom" event to break through barriers of opera population resources and geographic location. Judging from past editions of the showcase, disparities between provinces, between urban and rural areas, and between eastern and western regions are pronounced. In economically developed regions with dense academies and troupes and abundant teaching resources, there are many participants, and naturally many winners. Conversely, remote areas and grassroots counties often absent. Remote areas are not lacking young prospects capable of learning to sing opera — rather, these prospects are hard to be seen. The "Little Plum Blossom" registration mechanism cannot be limited to submissions from various localities, for that would effectively cede talent discovery to geographic resources. As some scholars have pointed out, the birth of top-tier talent cannot rely solely on later-stage polishing, still less can it passively wait or recruit by chance. The threshold for discovering and cultivating opera talent must be moved forward, the focus must sink downward, proactively entering grassroots primary and secondary schools, local associations, and arts academies, establishing a normalized, full-coverage screening mechanism for young prospects. Only by proactively reaching out can more children from the grassroots step onto the stage, can good prospects be discovered and cultivated earlier, and can opera inheritance achieve genuine popularization and fairness
Hold fast to the original aspiration of aesthetic education, and quietly await a garden full of fragrance. Only by guarding its original aspiration, sinking its roots into the grassroots, and letting more children feel beauty, experience joy, and gain growth through opera can the "Little Plum Blossom" event truly open an effective path to expanding and increasing the opera population, allowing ancient opera to thrive endlessly in the vast soil of children's aesthetic education
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The 38th Hundred Flowers Awards for Popular Cinema, announced earlier, included short dramas in the awards for the first time, with 15 works such as Summer Fendra and Assuming the Surname Langya each receiving one of five annual honors. Of these award-winning short dramas, more than half were adapted from online literature IPs (intellectual properties).
Online literature has made short dramas successful; interestingly, short dramas are also lifting up online literature. Taking Assuming the Surname Langya as an example, this "textual-research school" web novel, which is both brilliant and rigorous, has attracted over 5 million readers since it began serialization in September 2024; in November 2025, the short drama adapted from it surpassed 800 million total online views within one month of its release, driving the original novel's popularity to surge, with the number of people currently reading it alone exceeding 1 million. Similarly, already-completed web novels such as Dafeng the Nightwatchman and What a Good Girl have returned to the charts because of the popularity of their adapted dramas, and the reverse-promotion effect from drama to novel is quite evident.
For a period of time, as reading data on some online literature platforms declined, micro-short dramas seized market share, and the proliferation of "AI-generated fiction" after the rise of artificial intelligence led to a decline in content quality, people questioned whether online literature had begun to decline. But the duet between online literature and short dramas described above means that online literature remains an important source of online literature and art, and remains one of the most active fields for content iteration and renewal in the digital-intelligence era.
Online literature itself is also changing, no longer only dealing with time travel and rebirth, and no longer limited to major genres such as fantasy and romance. Science-fiction settings such as time loops and parallel universes have become popular in web novel creation, and are showing a new trend of being combined with everyday life scenarios. Works of this type, such as The Beginning and Genius Basic Law, have been well received both in serialized text form and in film and television development. "Infinite-flow" works that adopt game settings are also beginning to rise. Web novels such as The End of Ten Days not only align with the thinking habits of young people after the popularization of the internet, but also express and reflect, in new ways, the challenges that the digital environment poses to spiritual life.
Beyond original creation, IP adaptation is also showing new trends. The 2025 Report on the Conversion of Online Literature IPs shows that in 2025, the conversion of online literature IPs grew 25 percent year-on-year, and their market share in film and television, animation, and even the publication of physical copies of novels has all exceeded 50 percent. The vast majority of leading works in each field come from the conversion of online literature IPs. In particular, because artificial intelligence video-generation models have taken root first in the animation and film and television fields, much original content that was previously constrained by cost and technology has been developed, and a large number of fantasy online literature works have been converted into AI comic dramas. Online literature IPs are leading the "Chinese animation wave," and all of the top 10 works in the annual animation playback rankings come from web novel adaptations.
The positive incentives from IP adaptation are further influencing creators, giving rise to "IP-oriented writing," in which creators consciously prepare for future film and television adaptation from the very beginning of creation. One obvious change is that the length of works is tending to become more streamlined. Creators have realized that overly lengthy narrative structures are not conducive to copyright development and later adaptation, and have begun to actively control length and refine narrative precision, which has indirectly promoted an overall improvement in the quality of online literature creation.
Of course, viewed objectively, in the process of adapting online literature, there are phenomena in which some production parties, acting impetuously to achieve quick success (急于求成, ji yu qiu cheng - "hurry, seek, achieve"), produce works of low quality and homogeneity, and the abuse of artificial intelligence technology also carries the hidden danger of a mixture of both good and bad elements (泥沙俱下, ni sha ju xia - "mud, sand, all, descend") and of quantity without quality. How to actively adapt to digital transformation, how to maintain vitality and the speed of iterative innovation, and how to empower the cultural industry with new content creativity — the responses and explorations of online literature are worth watching.
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When discussing the formation of China's modern urban experience, Shanghai is an unavoidable starting point. The depiction and imagination of the city in modern Chinese literature have also always been closely tied to Shanghai. From Mao Dun's Midnight in the 1930s, writers such as Eileen Chang, Wang Anyi, and Jin Yucheng have continuously constructed a Shanghai world transformed by the passage of time. Among these, the novel The Song of Everlasting Sorrow, which won the Fifth Mao Dun Literature Prize, is precisely one of the important achievements. The more than 40 years of the protagonist Wang Qiyao's life reflect the changes of life in Shanghai throughout the 20th century. From the original novel in 1995, to the Mandarin-language stage adaptation produced by the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre in 2003, and then to the film directed by director Stanley Kwan in 2005, the story of The Song of Everlasting Sorrow has been continually retold. In 2023, the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre adopted a new script and launched a Shanghai-dialect version, and this year it has been brought to Beijing.
In September, theat the National Centre for the Performing Arts' drama theater, raised the curtain on a vivid and striking (浓墨重彩, nong mo zhong cai - "thick ink, heavy color") Shanghai night. Old-fashioned dormer windows and overlapping layers of roof tiles hung above the stage — this is precisely the city Wang Anyi depicted in her novel, where the glittering and splendid urban scenery is formulaic and theatrical in nature, while "the alleyway scenery is the true scenery." The audience watching the story on stage feels as if, like pigeons, they are soaring over the eaves, because the real people and lives of this city are hidden behind the windows of the alleyways. The intimacy and distance between people, their private whispers, take on a regional flavor through the dialect. Gao Bowen, head of the Shanghai Pingtan Troupe, uses pingtan storytelling to transition between scenes, turning the private past affairs behind the windows into legends that can circulate and spread.
Yet such distinctly vivid sounds and appearances do not endow Wang Qiyao and her story with a rich inner core, and this is especially evident in the cutting of key plot points. In previous versions, every step of Wang Qiyao's journey — from deciding to participate in the beauty pageant, to entering high society and being the center of attention (众星捧月, zhong xing peng yue - "all stars, surround the moon") — was meticulously accounted for. But the new stage version lets the transition in between pass by in a hasty blur, leaving only the abrupt turn of fate.
Adaptation, of course, need not fully replicate the novel, and the beauty pageant and lavish banquets need not be laid out as splendid spectacles — but the expectations for life that they gave Wang Qiyao would remain with her throughout her subsequent life. The novel writes that after Wang Qiyao received attention, she became composed: "This composure is built on success." Her joy was half real and half illusory — it came both from life itself and from dependence on external radiance. The audience needs to see the laurels she once possessed in order to understand her later lingering attachment and unwillingness to let go, as well as the price she paid for them.
These experiences also need to be sustained in the details and within the actors' bodies. In the novel, Wang Qiyao inherently possesses a kind of homely beauty; after the upheaval befalls her, every single movement or action (一举一动, yi ju yi dong - "one move, one action"), her clothing and her meals, still reveal the hidden stories of the world of splendor. This may not necessarily be the airs of a young lady, but rather a sense of propriety toward others, an insistence on dignity, a resilience in managing life. The Shanghai-dialect stage version of The Song of Everlasting Sorrow devotes more ink to Wang Qiyao's daily life after the fading of superficial luxury (浮华褪尽, fu hua tui jin - "floating splendor, fade away"), which naturally possesses the charm of the mortal world with its smoke of cooking fires; but because the glory of the "Third Miss" has not been established with sufficient weight, these trivial details struggle to truly enter the audience's hearts, and Wang Qiyao ultimately, along with the eaves, the dialect, and the pingtan, merely constitutes another kind of urban landscape
How the glory of the first half of one's life enters the long remainder of it, how the everlasting regret of "endless, without a final day" is transformed, on Wang Qiyao's person, into day-after-day struggle and persistence — this is precisely where the story is most moving and most in need of delicate writing. And how this glory, passing through one person's fortunes and a city's transformations, illuminates the hopes people refuse to abandon — perhaps this, too, is the direction in which we hope the stage play The Song of Everlasting Sorrow can further proceed.
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In recent years, some cultural documentaries have become visual vehicles for inheriting the cultural lineage and communicating with the world, thanks to their profound historical heritage and vivid contemporary expression. The documentary Lingyin, recently broadcast, is another work striving in this direction. Taking Hangzhou's Lingyin Temple as its subject, the film spans 1,700 years of historical time and space, from the founding of the temple in the Eastern Jin Dynasty to a new chapter of civilization in the new era. Using cultural exchange as a window, it reflects the continuous extension of the Chinese cultural lineage and the mutual learning and coexistence of Chinese and foreign civilizations.
The film does not confine itself to displaying scenic sites and piling up historical materials, but rather strives to make the temple's historical relics, important figures, and humanistic spirit resonate in contemporary life. For example, the "Lingyin Book Collection" behind the Dabei Pavilion is an early prototype of the public library; the Chan masters Daoji and Ikkyū Sōjun, who had considerable connections with Lingyin Temple, are the prototypes of the widely known "Jigong" and "Ikkyū." The fourth episode, Collections, revolves around the protection of cultural classics and historical relics from various dynasties related to Lingyin Temple, revealing that the continuation of civilization lies in each generation "storing" the "classics" of the wisdom of the sages in objects in the manner of their own era, thereby achieving the elevation from the protection of objects to the inheritance of the spirit. This echo between past and present vividly demonstrates the vitality of fine traditional culture that transcends time and space.
The work integrates the insights of Chinese and foreign experts and scholars, and through individual time-space "slices" of cultural exchange, sees the big picture through small details (以小见大, yi xiao jian da - "use, small, see, big"), presenting the pattern of Chinese civilization's broad-minded acceptance of all things (海纳百川, hai na bai chuan - "sea, accept, hundred, rivers"), its pluralistic unity, and the atmosphere of world civilizations mutually surging and harmoniously coexisting. From the first episode, which tells of Buddhism's introduction to Hangzhou and the founding of the temple, to the fifth episode, which tells of the Lingyin Dharma lineage spreading eastward to Japan and Korea and far across the world, foreign civilizations, after being absorbed, transformed, and enriched by Chinese culture, are in turn given back to the world in new forms. The documentary also emphatically depicts the role Buddhism has played in friendly exchanges between China and foreign countries. In the late Qing Dynasty, an American lumber tycoon donated 28 red pine logs to Lingyin Temple for the reconstruction of the Mahavira Hall; in 1972, when then-US President Richard Nixon visited China, he also donated a North American redwood tree to Hangzhou as a symbol of friendship. Today, various international cultural forums and exhibitions are often held in Hangzhou. Centering on a mountain temple, Lingyin weaves a bond that transcends time and space, and to this day it continues to write new chapters of cultural exchange.
The cultural significance of Lingyin Temple goes beyond this. On the one hand, through the process of secularization and socialization, Buddhism has been integrated into the spiritual world and daily life of ancient Chinese people. The documentary vividly presents the connections between traditional folk customs such as the incense market and Laba Festival and Lingyin Temple, and also focuses on the classic poems and prose left here by literati such as Bai Juyi, Su Shi, and Zhang Dai, as well as Eastern lifestyles such as enlightenment and brewing tea while discussing poetry. On the other hand, the work highlights the tempering and rebirth of Lingyin Temple during the years of war. After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Master Juzan called on the monastic community to devote themselves to saving the nation under the concept of "compassion protecting the country"; Master Taixu traveled across the oceans to appeal and agitate, promoting the restoration of traffic on the "lifeline of the War of Resistance," the Yunnan-Burma Highway, and conveying to the world the Chinese nation's firm conviction in resisting aggression. Today's Lingyin Temple, in turn, serves people's livelihoods and warms society through forms such as hosting the Filial Piety and Benevolence Culture Festival and donating the cross-strait "Same Origin" bridge.
Starting from the cultural memory of this thousand-year-old temple, Lingyin tells the story of how foreign culture met, merged with, and generated new life together with Chinese civilization. From the protection and inheritance of classics of successive dynasties to the digital restoration of cultural relics, from the literati's Zen-infused aesthetics of life to the living continuation of folk customs, from cross-border dialogue among civilizations to cultural practices serving people's livelihoods, the echo of a 1,700-year cultural lineage is being integrated into contemporary life in new ways.
Return to TopRecently, the sci-fi-themed AI micro-drama Gui Xu ("Return to the Void") "broke through its circle," with total online views exceeding 100 million. This is a work by a "one-person crew" with a strong personal imprint: one person, more than a dozen hours a day, one episode per week, which has relatively successfully removed the "AI flavor" seen in earlier works of the same genre.
Its care and effort are concentrated in the delicacy of its narrative, the imagination of its visuals, and the depth of its themes. The creator drew inspiration from Antarctic scientific expedition discoveries, building a virtual world woven from elements such as natural phenomena and biological mutations, supported by a logical framework, with themes also pointing toward complex and profound expressions concerning human survival, the evolution of the Earth, and the ecological environment. The relatively rigorous world-building, smooth narrative, and refined audiovisual effects allow viewers not only to marvel at the AI-generated images but also to step into the world AI has constructed. This is precisely the core skill of the ancient craft of "storytelling" — moving from fiction to reality (由虚入实, you xu ru shi - "from, false, enter, real"), creating a real sense of immersion within fiction.
If one broadens the perspective, a batch of increasingly mature AI short dramas is surging into the market, and their creative trends are gradually becoming clear: from "reducing costs" to "increasing effectiveness," with greater emphasis on narrative and expression; creators are evolving from "enthusiasts" into "super individuals," and aesthetic accumulation and artistic judgment will become the key points of competition.
(Li Fan, Haidian District, Beijing)
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Recently, the TV drama Confrontation (Confrontation) has sparked heated discussion among netizens at home and abroad.The popularity of this drama is a vivid microcosm of the sustained exploration of artistic boundaries in film and television creation on the national security theme in recent years.
Classic counter-espionage films such as Ten O'Clock on National Day from the early days of the founding of New China laid the spiritual foundation for subsequent creation on the national security theme.In 1981, Eighteen Years in the Enemy Camp lifted the curtain on TV dramas about the covert front, and thereafter outstanding works such as Harbin by Night, Silent Vows, Plot Against, Lurking, and The Cliff emerged, forming a relatively mature genre narrative and driving a wave of popularity.
However, for a period of time, problems such as detached characters and repetitive plots became prominent in such film and television works. It was not until recent years that contemporary national security-themed works such as Storm Eye, Rival, Special Agent Mission, Old Rival, Top Secret Showdown, and Silent Startle opened up "incremental space" for creation, presenting a sound momentum of accelerated genre development.Represented by the latest Confrontation, the breakthrough significance of this batch of new works is concentratedly embodied in three interconnected "transformations."
The transformation of narrative paradigm answers the question "how is the story told." Traditional spy dramas mostly created suspense in closed settings, with "who is the mole" serving as the sole narrative engine; once the mystery was revealed, the narrative tension had little left. Rival did the opposite, revealing the identities of all parties at the very outset, converting the suspense of "who is the mole" into a "game of time" spanning more than ten years of how to deploy, struggle, and maneuver. Thus, the weight of the story rests on the ways of the world and human hearts behind the long-term contest, and the dramatic conflict is no longer a life-and-death showdown of one moment and one place, but rather the protracted test that the covert front imposes on characters' mentalities, positions, and beliefs. In Old Rival, national security police officer Wu Yu pursues the case of espionage theft at the aerospace city, chasing it for 19 years; the torment and struggle of human nature, the ups and downs of the characters' fates, all unfold slowly over a relatively large time span, granting the work broader narrative depth and also the artistic possibility of approaching the character of historical drama.
The transformation of production mechanism answers the question "how does the sense of authenticity come about." Previous film and television creation on the national security theme mostly focused on historical subjects. In 2023, under the guidance of the national security authorities, Special Agent Mission, which focused on emerging fields such as cybersecurity, brought contemporary real cases onto the screen. The temporal and spatial background of the work was no longer the wartime period; the intense struggle on the covert front during peacetime brought freshness to audiences and also filled a genre gap. The working conditions of the covert front were difficult for past film and television creation to truly touch upon, and could only be "told according to the established conventions" of the spy drama genre; whereas works like Confrontation, led in creation by the Ministry of State Security, have the conditions to "continue the story." The main creative team repeatedly went deep into the front lines to gather vivid material, striving to ensure that every detail in the drama has a basis in fact. The manual stakeouts of the late 1990s, film-based evidence collection, pager-based information transmission, as well as on-location shooting in places such as Fuzhou, all support the heavy sense of authenticity. This new mechanism that organically combines organizational resources and professional resources with artistic creation and production provides safeguards for in-depth field research and professional review, elevating the authentic texture of the works to a new height.
The transformation of character portrayal answers the question "what kind of heroes to shape." This is also the ultimate landing point of artistic creation. Traditional national security-themed film and television dramas excelled at shaping legendary heroes who were both wise and brave, nearly perfect, inevitably carrying a certain sense of distance. Top Secret Showdown, aired in 2025, integrated the character-shaping methods of workplace dramas into the narrative of safeguarding national energy security, with several main characters resembling "people around you and me," narrowing the psychological distance with the audience. Confrontation continues to advance along this line of realism; the daily work routine of the mentor-apprentice pair Ma Qi and He Chunxiao, marked by "deducting points with the mouth, adding points in the heart," vividly presents the intergenerational transmission of the covert front, including villain characters such as Zhu Yingjia and Lin Kanshan, who also have their complete emotional and psychological logic, reflecting the growing maturity of national security-themed film and television creation. With the image of nameless heroes who have weaknesses and attachments standing up, the faith and perseverance of national security guardians, as well as the importance of national security work, become concrete and palpable
The "three transformations" indicate that national security-themed film and television creation has ascended to a new level. We look forward to more outstanding works emerging, telling the stories of the nameless heroes on the covert front more deeply, more attractively, and more powerfully.
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